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Public health and healthier lives are of major concern to everyone, and SUNY Fredonia researchers and staff are active contributors to issues impacting the health of those in the region and on the campus. Public health is community health. Public health and healthier lives are impacted by the air we breathe, the water we drink, actions we take in our daily lives, and interactions within our communities.
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The mission of public health is to fulfill society's interest in assuring conditions in which people can be healthy. One of the primary core functions of public health is the assessment and monitoring of the health of communities and populations at risk. This assessment and monitoring identifies health problems and priorities allowing for the formulation of public policies designed to solve identified local health problems and establish priorities. Associate Professor Raymond McLain, Sociology/Anthropology, for the past two years, under a grant funded through the Chautauqua County Health Network, has been collecting and analyzing local health data in order to produce the Chautauqua Community Health Assessment report. This has involved the development of a community health data tracking system and STEPs to a Healthier Chautauqua County evaluation design and reporting. Dr. McLain's work has created a data tracking system that captures information on an on-going basis, established a clearinghouse for community health data via the Internet, assisted in identifying community health priorities, and interpreted data to produce the Chautauqua County 2005-2010 Community Health Assessment for submission to the New York State Department of Health. He has also provided evaluation services for the STEP public health initiative grant, working with key representatives from the Chautauqua County Health Department, STEP Consortium, and United Way. This project is on-going.
Our Drinking Water
The Chautauqua County Water Net project, under the direction of Geosciences Professor Michael P. Wilson, is a continuation of Dr. Wilson's long-standing interest in water resources. The Chautauqua Water Net is a water-quantity monitoring network consisting of flow or level measurements and detectors for wells, springs, lakes, streams, reservoirs, rain and snow. The work is sponsored by the Chautauqua County Health Department, and they and several other agencies cooperate in field data acquisition, records access and analysis of results. Long-term monitoring of our water resources provides important information on quality, quantity, management of water resources and impacts policy-making. Dr. Wilson and his undergraduate research assistants monitor ground water levels at fourteen sites and continuous stream flow at two sites in Chautauqua County. In addition, they collect available data from all NOAA weather stations and USGS gauging stations in the County. Dr. Wilson maintains records in a computer database and provides interpretations of the data in written reports to the County at the end of each year.
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For more than fifteen years, SUNY Fredonia has had a direct link with
the safety of swimming beaches in Chautauqua County through the Chautauqua County Internship Program. Under the supervision of Professor Wayne Yunghans
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Often, health and safety hinge on appropriate prevention and behaviors. Under the direction of Co-PIs Sally Murphy, Ph.D., Director of the Counseling Center and University Police Chief Ann Burns, CEASE (Campus Education Awareness Support and Effect), a project grant awarded by the US Depart of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, is a collaborative campus and community project. The SUNY Fredonia Counseling Center and University Police partnered with The Salvation Army, Brooks Hospital and Village of Fredonia Police Department in a joint effort to respond to violent crimes against women on campus, including the crimes of dating violence and sexual assault. The grant has supported effective programming for CEASE, coordinated through and housed in the Counseling Center in LoGrasso Hall. Julie Bezek is the Project Director of CEASE. Now it its second year, CEASE coordinates campus policies and procedures regarding violence; collaborates with community agencies that provide services to victims of violence; provides campus education regarding violence; and serves as a referral for questions and issues. CEASE provide prevention education for all campus constituents, and trains campus administrators, staff and community partners to effectively prevent, identify, and respond to violent crimes against women.


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Is there any script for linux which can backup the home directories and mysql databases in separate directories . i mean best of all scripts which is general and any one can use that one.
By backup i mean , i just to makr tar.gz and copy to separate directories
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I'm reading a book (Yangians and Classical Lie Algebras by Molev) which regularly uses (what appear to me to be) clever tricks with formal power series to encapsulate lots of relations. For instance, if we let $S_n$ act on $(\mathbb{C}^N)^{\otimes n}$ by permuting tensor components, so that e.g. $P_{(1 2)} (a \otimes b \otimes c) = b \otimes a \otimes c$, then working in $({\rm End} \mathbb{C}^N)^{\otimes 3}(u, v)$ we have the identity
$\left(u - P_{(1 2)}\right)\left(u + v - P_{(1 3)}\right)\left(v - P_{(2 3)}\right) = \left(v - P_{(2 3)}\right)\left(u + v - P_{(1 3)}\right)\left(u - P_{(1 2)}\right)$
This is used to motivate the definition of an operator $R_{(j k)}(u) = 1 - P_{(j k)} u^{-1}$, the Yang R-matrix, which is then used to express an enormous family of relations on an algebra by multiplying by a matrix of formal power series.
Of course it's straightforward to verify that the above expression holds if we multiply out the terms. That said, it seems considerably less straightforward to me how one would start from $S_3$ and end up at the equation above. Is this just a marvelous ad-hoc construction, or does it belong to some class of examples?


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Okay, so yes, we love to shop, but don't think for a second that everything out there is worthy of our glorious rave reviews. Doubtblush is here to remind you that although we seem to gush over a lot, there are certain things out there that leave us scratching our heads and asking, "But why?"
We don't know what J.Crew is doing with this Delphinium Jacquard Sweatshirt ($320). They've created a dry-clean-only sweatshirt with hand-applied jewels for $320. We think we should just call Grandma to come over with her BeDazzler to make our own.
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anyone who defines their own name on urban dictionary
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A foolish or stupid person.
Matt is the Village Idiot
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Synonym for someone who believes USA to be the only nation equipped with the internet.
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synonym for our nations current president
George W. Bush is a complete idiot.
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synonym for our nations current president
George W. Bush is a complete idiot.
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Anyone who belongs to and/or elects to join a village comprising of idiots
Do we really need an example? :p
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I would never call you a moron, or even an imbecile for that matter. That wouldn't be right! I know you are an idiot.
Chris tarafından 1 Kasım 2004, Pazartesi
Doing the same thing and expecting a different result.
Ralph is an idiot.
Danielle tarafından 4 Haziran 2004, Cuma
An epithet that describes anyone but you.
It is a statistical certainty that there is someone out there in the planet who considers you an idiot. That person doesn't matter, of course -- he's an idiot.
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Most of us are aware that Clearing is no longer considered a taboo subject; associated previously with underachievement and missed opportunity.
Instead, it's a system that gives students who have missed the mark or wish to reassess their options the chance to find a university place that's right for them. And with around 3,000 courses at Russell Group universities advertised during Clearing last year, it's certainly a process to be considered.
Despite it's increasing popularity (a massive 57,000 students found places through Clearing last year- a 2,000 increase from the year before), it can still leave some prospective students feeling panicked.
But as Ucas's exclusive media partner for Clearing, the Telegraph has several useful resources to utilise, ensuring your Clearing experience is a breeze.
Our recently launched smartphone Clearing app is now available to download via both the Apple and Google stores – a Clearing aid that saw 47,000 downloads during the summer of last year.
The app allows prospective undergraduates to search for vacancies in real time, 24 hours a day, from midnight on Results Day.
Students can prioritise their search by course, institution or location. On the course detail page you can have a look at the length, type and level of the course on offer, to make sure you're well suited to it.
All of the listings will be accompanied by essential details, including telephone numbers for the institutions' admissions offices, and Ucas course codes.
Clicking on an institution's telephone number will directly call that university's Clearing department.
>> Check out our Clearing page for more help and advice
Specialised search options are available for both UK/EU applicants and international applicants, for whom different places may be available
The Telegraph will also publish a full list of vacancies on the day, in print as well as online, and updated listings will be published in the paper the following Saturday and Thursday.
You can also research potential course choices with the Telegraph's University Course Finder online or download the free app. The app allows you to compare stats on courses including costs, student-to-staff ratio and student satisfaction.
More advice and information is available on our Student Life page, our Student Life Facebook page, and our student-focused Source magazine, out on Results Day. Be sure to visit our section dedicated solely to Clearing for more advice on what to expect.
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The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
The Kite Runner Chapter 12 Summary
- Amir remembers long nights in Afghanistan (specifically the first night of winter or yelda) when he stayed up late with Hassan. Currently he stays up late thinking of Soraya. Or, as Amir calls her, "My Swap Meet Princess."
- Amir often goes over to the Taheri's table at the flea market to steal glances at Soraya. This is turning into a full-fledged obsession. Or, as some would call it, a romance.
- One day at the flea market, Amir asks Baba if he wants a Coke. Baba knows what's up: Amir is going over to talk to Soraya. He gives Amir a little speech about nang and namoos (honor and pride). Amir says he won't embarrass anyone.
- Amir goes over to chat up the lovely lady. He probably stays a little too long by Afghan standards. But it's going so well! Soraya even asks about Amir's writing and he promises to bring her a story sometime. Just when things are getting a little steamy (according to Afghan standards a conversation this long is apparently risqué), Soraya's mother walks up. She asks Amir to stay; he politely refuses.
- Amir keeps thinking about Soraya. And going over to the Taheri booth at the flea market.
- One fine flea market Saturday, Amir and Soraya are talking at the Taheri booth. Soraya tells Amir how she wants to become a teacher. She also tells Amir a story about how she taught one of the Taheri family servants to read. Now she wants to be a teacher.
- The conversation is going well. Amir reaches into his pocket and hands her one of his stories (just as he promised). Just then, the General shows up. He gives Amir a little talking-to and takes the story from Soraya. He puts it in the garbage and reminds Amir – quite subtly for a military man – that Amir should check himself before he wrecks himself.
- Later that very week, Baba gets a cold. It seems harmless, but then Amir catches Baba hacking up blood. Not a good sign.
- They go to a county hospital since Baba doesn't have health insurance. The doctor finds a spot on Baba's lung, and sends Baba to a pulmonary clinic. Amir prays.
- At first, they meet with a Russian pulmonologist. Baba isn't happy since, well, Russia did a lot of bad things to Afghanistan. Actually, the doctor was born in Michigan, but that's not enough for Baba. They switch doctors.
- The new doctor gives Baba his prognosis. The cancer will be fatal.
- Baba doesn't want Amir to tell anyone about his illness.
- For a while, Baba does well. He still goes to the flea market. But he slowly wears down. He calls in sick to the gas station one day. By Halloween, Baba no longer gets out of the car to bargain at the yard sales. By Thanksgiving, he can't make it past noon. By Christmas, Amir is driving the van on his own. Baba loses weight. The Sunday after New Year's Day, Baba has a seizure and collapses at the flea market.
- The doctor at the hospital goes over Baba's CAT scans with Amir. It doesn't look good. The cancer has spread into Baba's brain. The doctor recommends steroids, anti-seizure medication, and palliative radiation.
- General Taheri, Khanum Taheri, and Soraya visit Baba and Amir at the hospital. Two days later, the hospital discharges Baba. A radiation specialist tries to talk Baba into getting radiation treatment, but he refuses.
- Baba is resting on the couch. Amir asks Baba to visit General Taheri and formally request Soraya's hand in marriage. He does this not only because he loves Soraya, but also because his father is dying. Amir knows the marriage will please his father. Baba calls the General and sets up a meeting for the next day.
- Amir drops Baba off at the Taheri's home. Amir goes back home to wait for Baba to call. The phone rings about an hour after Amir dropped Baba off. The General has accepted.
- However, Soraya needs to talk to Amir. Soraya wants Amir to know about her past before they proceed any further. Here's the story: Soraya was living in Virginia with another man after having run away from home. Lots of gossip. Soon enough, the General shows up. He takes Soraya home, where she discovers her little romp has caused Khanum Taheri to have a stroke, paralyzing the right side of her face. End of story.
- Amir still wants to marry Soraya. Remember, he's got his own checkered past. If Amir called the wedding off, it'd be the pot calling the kettle black. No, it'd be worse than that.
- The chapter ends with Amir's regrets. He wishes he could be as open as her and tell her about Hassan and Ali. He opens his mouth but doesn't say anything.
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A visual excursion through abstract light shapes, textures and subtle gradations of light and color. There are shapes withing shapes and colors within colors, mysteries within enigmas. "Lines of Light" consists of three different light journeys--Snow Light, Blind Light, and Translected Light.
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Are you one of the many merchants apprehensive about the Google Shopping changes coming in fall? You aren't alone but we are here to help. Google Product Search was essentially a "set it and forget it" proposition. Most merchants would feed products and never really check into Google Merchant Center to evaluate performance. After all the listings were free.
Sure, it's reasonable to be concerned that what was once free will now cost you something. It will also require a more detail oriented focus to optimize Product Listing Ads on Google Shopping compared to the current Google Product Search. In fact, the new Google Shopping will require two pieces. First, feeding products to Google to be available to use with Product Listing Ads. Secondly, you'll need to create, manage and optimize the paid ads. Google Shopping is really a hybrid of a traditional Comparison Shopping Engine and a pay to play ad service.
Though the changes can be daunting, we feel they will ultimately benefit merchants by leveling the playing field.
We'll be doing posts frequently as new information becomes available for strategy and implementation. Today's blog post the first of a series to help you through the changes.
Step 1: Check the Google AdWords guidelines!
The first thing you should do is be aware of Google AdWords guidelines. AdWords is pretty strict when it comes to what you can and can't promote on the Google Search, Search Partner and Display Network pages, whereas Google Shopping has typically been less stringent on what you can and can't promote.
Now that all listings for Google Shopping will be funneled through the AdWords platform, it's important to begin familiarizing yourself what is and isn't allowed to be promoted.
Here are some areas we've identified where merchants may run into problems:
- Healthcare/Medicines: This is perhaps the most troublesome industry for Google AdWords, because (it seems) many merchants are flagged inappropriately for selling "drugs" or "medicines" that aren't approved. Case in point: a merchant selling vitamins and supplements that have ingredients similar to drug names may be flagged, even if the products don't contain drugs.
- To get such products approved through AdWords, you may need to call the Google Helpline at 1-866-2GOOGLE. As of right now, Google AdWords doesn't have a spot in AdWords Editor, the offline editing platform PPC Specialists use, to request exceptions to show PLAs, so calling the 866 number is the best way to go.
Other reasons for healthcare/medicine exclusions may be that a pharmaceutical product or supplement makes a claim that can't be substantiated, may actually contain dangerous ingredients, may be a non-certified pharmacy, and more.
For more information on what is and isn't allowed to be advertised through AdWords, visit this page on the Google Help Center.
- Tobacco Products: Now available for sale on Google Shopping, cigars, cigarettes and the like aren't allowed in AdWords, so merchants selling those kind of products may want to get more aggressive on other paid engines. Products such as cigar flasks and holders are still fair game in AdWords.
- Other prohibited categories Google has mentioned in updates (some of which were previously allowed in Google AdWords) include: vehicles; guns, ammunition and knives; tobacco and cigarettes; traffic devices; products relating to casino and gambling; products or digital goods that require additional software installation in order to be purchased; and products bundled with service plans.
While we're staying up on updates as they become available from Google, the best thing you can do now is watch your Product Feed. Make sure nothing is being disapproved. Check your email inbox to ensure you haven't received any store-specific notifications from Google yet.
And the fun part: Keep checking your listings on Google Shopping to see if you're competitors are still showing. Our guess: many are about to back out because this change can be scary without the right system or support in place. Don't back out—let us help!


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Height: 6-2 Weight: 218 lbs.
Born: April 23, 1942 in McKeesport, PA
High School: Clairton
College: Notre Dame (school history) (Kelly college stats)
Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 2nd round (13th overall) of the 1964 AFL Draft.
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Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 6 (8785th overall since 1950)
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The Entropy of Dimer or Monomer-Dimer Systems on Lattices
How many ways are there of covering a chess board with dominoes (the dimer problem) or covering a fraction p of the squares (the monomer-dimer problem). Dominoes cover two neighboring squares, and must not overlap. This easily generalizes to the same questions on arbitrary lattices in any dimension. We discuss results (mostly very new) , proved, numerical, conjectured, particularly for d-dimensional rectangular lattices. There is a wonderful conjecture. Certainly no familiarity with dimer problems is assumed.


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In a rare glitch on the technical side of magicthegathering.com, the Born of the Gods release notes, intended for publication only after the set was fully spoiled, have been put up early by accident. Since the Leonin is out of the bag already, they are being left up, and with them, forty-odd never-before-seen cards from the set. One of my favorites of the new cards is a white rare creature with bestow, which is a little bit of a Nighthowler mirror, and that has the potential to get very big:
Eidolon of Countless Battles 1WW
Enchantment Creature - Spirit (Rare)
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Eidolon of Countless Battles and enchanted creature get +1/+1 for each creature you control and +1/+1 for each Aura you control.
Let's do the math. Say you're in mono-white heroic in Theros block Limited. You go turn one Favored Hoplite, turn two Phalanx Leader, turn three Gift of Immortality on the Leader, turn four Eidolon of Countless Battles on the Leader. That's 10 power spread across your two creatures - one of which is very, very well protected - and when you lose your Phalanx Leader, guess what? It comes back, with the Gift at the end of the turn, and so does the Eidolon! That's a hell of an ideal board state you can set up. But divine luck and righteous white weenie beatdowns in Sealed aside, the Eidolon is truly fun at the casual table. I know a ton of Voltron-style EDH decks will want to take advantage of it, and there are definitely some wacky combos with Flicker and Bramble Elemental to be had.
What do you think of this Nyxian creature that embodies an army? Let me know in the comments.


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*A free download of Jay-Z's new album "Magna Carta Holy Grail" was made available exclusively to the first 1 million Samsung Smartphone and tablet users just after midnight Thursday. But according to USA Today, the launch did not go off as smoothly as planned. The app didn't work for many customers who found themselves frustrated … Continue reading Jay-Z's Samsung Download Hit with Glitches, Leaks
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There was something magical about being transformed to a mystical location with "fantastical creatures" in the show Varekai now playing at the Sprint Center. This amazing show will provide you with drama, comedy and an endearing love story.
Deep within a forest, at the summit of a volcano, exists an extraordinary world - a world where something else is possible. A world called Varekai that is coming to Sprint Center May 14-18.
From the sky falls a solitary young man, and the story of Varekaibegins. Parachuted into the shadows of a magical forest, a kaleidoscopic world populated by fantastical creatures, this young man sets off on an adventure both absurd and extraordinary. On this day at the edge of time, in this place of all possibilities, begins an inspired incantation to life rediscovered.
The word Varekai means "wherever" in the Romany language of the gypsies the universal wanderers. This production pays tribute to the nomadic soul, to the spirit and art of the circus tradition, and to the infinite passion of those whose quest takes them along the path that leads to Varekai.
The music was amazing made up of lovely voices and talented musicians. The performers mastered their skills with amazing athleticism and grace. Between the sets, costumes, music and scenery the audience truly was transformed to the summit of the volcano and involved in these creatures lives.
Varekai is a family friendly show. There are 6 more performances remaining at the Sprint Center so visit their website or the box office to purchase tickets. You can read a review of the show here.


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David J. Hardy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department Chair
Office: University Hall 4745
B.A., Psychology, California State University, Long Beach, 1990
Specialty/Areas of Interest:
Information processing, visual attention, neuropsychology of HIV/AIDS, event-related brain potential correlates of cognition, aging and cognition, human factors and applied issues in psychology, history of psychology, parapsychology
Courses Taught:
PSYC 100 General Psychology
Brief Bio:
Since my arrival at LMU in 2004, I have maintained a variety of teaching and research interests in psychology. For instance, what is the impact of HIV or of aging on cognitive functioning? What was the role of psychologists in the eugenics movement? Why do some researchers investigate the possibility of ESP? These and other questions I address through the crucial perspective of psychological science. I conduct research with colleagues from the psychology department as well as with collaborators from a variety of institutions such as Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. I also have a laboratory here at LMU, and I routinely involve students in my research. My research informs my teaching, and my teaching informs my research.
Recent Publications:
Bernard, L. C., & Hardy, D. J. (in press). Individual differences in motivation affect behavior ratings of attractiveness. Psychological Reports.
Goodkin, K., Hardy, D. J., Singh, D., & Lopez, E. (in press). Diagnostic unitility of the International HIV Dementia Scale for HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment and disorder in South Africa. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences.
Morales, G., Matute, E., Murray, J., Hardy, D. J., O'Callaghan, E. T. & Tlacuilo-Parra, A. (2013). Is executive function intact after pediatric intracranial hemorrhage? A sample of Mexican children with hemophilia. Clinical Pediatrics, 52, 950-959.
Goodkin, K., Lopez, E., Hardy, D. J., & Hardy, W. D. (2013). Neurocognitive decline in HIV infection. Psychiatric Annals, 43(5), 204-211.
Satz, P., Cole, M. A., Hardy, D. J., & Rassovsky, Y. (2011). Brain and cognitive reserve: Mediator(s) and construct validity. A critique. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 33, 121-130.
Hardy, D. J., & Vance, D. E. (2009). The neuropsychology of HIV/AIDS in Older Adults. Neuropsychology Review, 19, 263-272.
Hardy, D. J., Hinkin, C. H., Levine, A., Castellon, S. A., & Lam, M. N. (2006). Risky decision making assessed with the gambling task in adults with HIV. Neuropsychology, 20, 355-360.
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|Air Force Wild Weasel
|Seek, Attack, Destroy
The quote is stuck to a sheet of steel the size of a TV tray. Few people notice the sign, now on the floor of the squadron's break room, adorned with its cartoonish-looking Soviet mobile rocket launcher and large, all-capital block letters. But the quote, a relic of the Cold War, is priceless.
Such is the mentality of the F-16CJ pilot. A Scud hunter. A radar killer. A Wild Weasel. He's an aviator who can intimidate by mere presence, and close the eyes of an enemy nation's defenses.
In Europe, suppression of enemy air defense — or SEAD — duties fall to the 22nd and 23rd Fighter Squadrons at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Their roles are virtually interchangeable. For example, when one returned home from Operation Northern Watch, the other was on its way to take over the same mission enforcing the U.N.-mabdated northern no-fly zone over Iraq.
Life as a Wild Weasel means many things. It means flying the world's most advanced F-16s — Lockheed's Block 50 models — and carrying the sophisticated high-speed anti- radiation missile. It means history. It means being away from home more than a traveling salesman. And it also could mean making the nightly news once a week, targeting and killing Iraqi radar sites.
"We send a message by our mere presence," said Capt. Jim Cleet, a pilot with the "Big 22." "The bad guys know we're carrying the high-speed anti-radiation missiles. It makes them shut down their radars."
Life as a Weasel
The Wild Weasel lineage for the suppression of enemy air defenses started in March 1965. Flying modified F-100 Super Sabres, the first Wild Weasels launched against North Vietnam targets on Thanksgiving 1965. The Weasels' primary mission was negating surface-to-air-missile sites. This role eventually evolved into the suppression mission.
The SEAD mission — with a motto of "first in, last out" — means F-16 drivers have to reach out and touch their foe, even at high altitudes. Pilots like Cleet soar into enemy territory hoping enemy ground patrols turn on their radars and find them.
When the enemy turns on its radar, the Wild Weasels find it. Then it's a race. Who can fire first? Then, who can avoid the oncoming missiles?
Advantage: Wild Weasel. Cleet and his brethren have a Mach 2 — nearly 1,400 mph — passport out of harm's way. Radar patrols are nearly immobile.
But there's more to it than that, according to Cleet.
"There's a lot of coordination that goes on. You have a lot of assets you need to work with," he said. "There's also a tough physical and mental challenge. You never want to minimize a threat. You have to have a healthy respect for it."
Capt. Jed Hutchison from the 23rd Fighter Squadron agreed. "We're the only guys who do this," he said. "It's a huge mental challenge."
That challenge became fully evident to members of the 23rd Fighter Squadron — deployed to Operation Allied Force as the 23rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron — on May 2, 1999. During the campaign's 15th night over Yugoslavia, Capt. Sonny Blinkinsop earned a Silver Star. He destroyed an SA-3 surface-to-air anti-aircraft short-range system designed for destruction of aircraft like his. Then he helped direct defensive aircraft away from anti-aircraft artillery fire.
Twenty-nine days later, SEAD pilots flew as many as 92 missions a night. They were part of nearly 780 sorties per day. At the operation's end, Spangdahlem's Fighting Hawks chocked up 4,600 flying hours, 1,071 sorties and fired 191 HARMs.
Col. Greg Ihde, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, said actions like Blinkinsop's come with the territory. A fast pace, busy days and action "downtown" are not uncommon to any of his team.
"People are pumped. This is what they came in the Air Force for in the first place," he said. "If we deploy them and they go somewhere and sit, that's not a good idea."
Renewed sense of purpose
Spangdahlem's air space is admittedly confined, and range time is tightly controlled. The weather in southwestern Germany, with its mountain peaks and rolling hills, can turn nasty in a hurry. Snow, rain, fog and gray skies overpowering operations are common during the peak winter months.
To overcome the air space issues, the squadrons train regularly with the Dutch and Belgian air forces. That includes a recent
emphasis on night flying, wearing night-vision goggles. The deployment schedule keeps them knee- deep in activity for two-thirds of the year in places like Turkey, Italy, Southwest Asia and points beyond.
And weather? The weather flight can only do so much.
While the colors and conditions of winter can dampen spirits, morale has been nothing but up since Sept. 11. Airmen across the flight line supporting the mission are excited again about their roles. Senior Airman Robert Hoag loads HARMs onto the F-16s. He said the renewed sense of mission has everyone on a high.
"After Sept. 11, we knew we were fighting and bombing things for a purpose. Deploying and the high operations tempo actually pumps people up," he said.
There's also a responsibility that comes with the mission. Outfitting and maintaining $20 million airplanes fitted with $200,000 HARMs isn't something Airman 1st Class James Gilliam, an F-16 crew chief, takes lightly.
"There's a lot of responsibility. If you jack it up, it's not going to be your supervisor getting in trouble. It will be you," he said. "It's all about attitude. You know you'll be gone a lot. You know about the weather here. We all learn to get along and do our jobs."
The wing's top enlisted person knows the wing's NATO-ordered workload is demanding. Command Chief Master Sgt. Ken McQuiston said he sees the strain on some airmen's faces. Deploying them seemingly nonstop to Operations Deliberate Forge, Enduring Freedom, Northern Watch and Provide Comfort takes its toll, especially on families.
"Since Sept. 11, we've been on full afterburner," he said. "When we signed up, we asked to have a target on our chests and backs. But our families didn't. With every challenge, the wing has performed superbly. It has really responded at a level that puts me in awe."
McQuiston is one of the people preparing Spangdahlem for a new airlift mission, where as many as 13 C-17s may be parked on the ramp. Keeping his troops aware of their value to the Air Force, NATO and the world is one of his primary concerns.
"Most people here are fighter folks. The sorties will be their first priority. Each person at Spangdahlem is an integral piece of the puzzle," he said.
Hoag said he understands teamwork and believes his flying counterparts do, too.
"We put the stuff on the jets that goes boom," the munitions loader said. "They'd have a hard time blowing things up without us."
With morale and teamwork at an all-time high, one question lurks for the Wild Weasels: How long will they continue to have jobs?
The not-so-wild Weasel
With the inherent dangers of pilots volunteering as surface-to-air missile targets, the Defense Department is looking at other ways to gouge an enemy's eyes. One of them could yank the pilot out of the cockpit completely.
It's called the uninhabited combat aerial vehicle. Recently, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Air Force chose Boeing to build it. Command and control systems are being built in Seattle while the airframe takes shape in St. Louis.
Entering its second phase, the four-year, $131 million program will demonstrate the feasibility for an unmanned system to "effectively and affordably prosecute 21st century suppression of enemy air defenses and strike missions," according to the agency. The unmanned system is primarily designed to conduct pre-emptive and reactive suppression of enemy air defense missions effectively and affordably against the anticipated 2010 threats, according to the agency's program manager Larry Birckelbaw.
"[It] is the next step on the path to a revolutionary new weapon system," Birckelbaw said. "[The unmanned system] exploits real-time, on-board and off-board sensors to quickly detect, identify and locate both fixed and mobile targets. Overcoming the technical challenges to conduct these demanding and dangerous missions with an unmanned system will provide the war fighter with a revolutionary capability that saves lives."
Where does that leave Wild Weasel flyers in outposts across the globe? Suppression is one of many missions flown by F-16 jocks at the only composite fighter wing north of the Alps. They'll find other work. But most of the air-breathing Wild Weasels feel like they'll be around for the foreseeable future.
"We're a growth business. We provide trained, well-equipped forces for NATO," Ihde said. "We've got the capability, we know all the rules, and we have a lethal and capable force package."
For pilots like Cleet, there's more to his duty than capability. There's heritage, pride and honor.
"Our guys were dodging surface-to-air missiles in Vietnam. We were integral in Desert Storm and Allied Force. There may have been different systems, but it's the same vital mission," he said. "Being a part of that day-to-day history is important. It's important to know where you came from.
"There will always be F-16 HARM shooters," he added.
Hutchison said the capability is a must-have item on a theater commander's checklist.
"People have gained a lot of respect for us over the past few years. You don't go anywhere without us," he said.
Today's Wild Weasels give enemy surface-to-air missile operators the same "maximum opportunity" offered by their Cold War counterparts two decades before.
According to Ihde, a 26-year Air Force veteran, giving them this opportunity is Air Force fun like no other.
"It's not like we're crazy, but it takes someone with a lot of guts to want to waltz in and have a bad guy 'light you up,' " he said, smiling. "You drive in and hope somebody wants to shoot at your airplane. Then we go to work.
Article byTech. Sgt. Jason Tudor, Published in Airman's Magazine


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The marijuana green rush is reportedly creating a rabid smoke screen of commerce and greed across Washington State, where people from all walks of life and various parts of the country have crossed over into pot-friendly territory in hopes doing one thing -- getting rich ...
Will Ending Pot Prohibition Boost Organized Crime?
Legalization of marijuana in the United States is destined to create a highly lucrative environment for organized crime, according to a new report published by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Who Will Be the Last to Legalize Weed?
When work takes me outside the green states to the land of prohibition, my activist friends in places like Texas, Missouri, Georgia, and Florida all proclaim that "this state is going to be the last to legalize weed." They can't all be right, but the fac...
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Easy Crock Pot Beef Recipe
Ingredients for Easy Crock Pot Beef:
- 2-pound beef roast (or whatever size fits into your crock pot)
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Put one of the quartered onions on the bottom of the crock pot. Place the beef roast on top of the onion. Put the pieces of the other onion over the top of the beef. Pour the entire contents of the can of coconut milk evenly over the top of the beef. Cook on the lowest setting for approximately 8 - 10 hours. Serve the onion with the roast beef and use the juices to make gravy.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A regulatory panel is ready to release the latest monthly revenue figures for Ohio's four voter-approved casinos.
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The figures for May were up slightly from the previous month and totaled about $71.2 million. The casinos in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo have drawn more than $346 million so far this year.
The state collects about one-third in taxes and distributes the money to Ohio's 88 counties, as well as school districts and host cities, among others.


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Another successful Highland Games. The 143rd Annual event is now behind us and we look forward eagerly to the 144th on New Year's Day 2015.
2015 will be a special year in the hearts of those of Nova Scotian descent as it was on Gallipoli on that year that the first of the Waipu soldiers were killed in action in the First World War.
To that person who did the "rain dance" instead of the Highland Fling - you are not popular with us! The inclement weather dampened but did not extinguish spirits.
A few athletic events were cancelled because of safety concerns and the Scottish Official Board Dancing was moved to another venue. Apart from this, the remainder of the days programme was completed.
The evening Ceilidh was a great success, although the numbers attending were down a little from previous years.
I must express my appreciation of the great work done by our volunteers on the lead up to the games, at the games and the clean-up following the games. Without them there would be no games. We are always on the lookout for more volunteers so if anyone is interested please don't hesitate to come forward during the year and we will fit you in where appropriate.
I will keep you posted on upcoming events in our Caledionian Park and on progress with the Celtic Barn project.
I look forward to seeing good numbers at next year's Highland Games on New Year's Day.
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Sandi grew up in Germany, Sedalia, Mo., and Manhattan. She attended Manhattan Catholic Schools and graduated from Park University in Parkville, Mo., with degrees in social work and social sciences. She worked as a social worker for the state of Missouri until she
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STANFORD, Calif. – A year ago, Stanford nickelback Usua Amanam made his first collegiate start. It was against San Jose State, Saturday's season-opening opponent, and it provided a preview of the disruptive style of defense that would characterize his play.
Of his six tackles in the 20-17 victory, four were behind the line of scrimmage. He also recovered a fumble in a game that provided a template for the now fifth-year senior. Amanam would earn Defensive MVP honors in the Rose Bowl, making the interception that sealed Stanford's 20-14 victory over Wisconsin.
After arriving as a star running back out of San Jose's Bellarmine College Prep, Amanam suffered a foot injury in his first training camp and eventually shifted to cornerback, a position of need for the Cardinal. His role continued to evolve and nickelback has become the position Amanam seems most suited for.
David Shaw, Stanford's Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football, explained why:
"The two biggest things about Usua, is he's under 5-11, but he doesn't know it," Shaw said. "He doesn't see himself as a smaller player. He plays like a big guy. He's got a ridiculous chip on his shoulder and he plays hard. He's ultra-competitive.
"The second thing is, he's as quick as a cat. His athleticism, demeanor and competitiveness help him make some big plays that, maybe, some other guys wouldn't make. He comes off the edge and those big tackles can't get down to him because he's so low. That makes him a great blitzer."
The nature of a nickelback is, "It's a hard position because you're in the slot, you've got to handle the running game, you've got to see the running game, and you're playing a linebacker position, essentially, in a defensive back's body," Shaw said. "Not all guys can do it. Usua can."
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The college football season opened last weekend – without Stanford, which had an opening-week bye. Shaw said watching others play on television was "harder than I thought it was going to be."
But it was also useful.
"We wanted to watch with a critical eye and see teams that maybe came out flat or took early unnecessary timeouts because of mental mistakes," said Shaw of instructions he gave to staff and players. "We wanted to make sure we don't start that way. Hopefully, we can learn lessons from what other teams did."
Not all of the Cardinal got the message.
"I didn't even realize college football was starting until I turned on the TV and saw [ESPN College] Gameday," Amanam said.
Upon reflection, did Shaw like the idea of an opening-week bye?
"I was 50-50 before," he said. "Now, I'm against it. It's just hard watching other people play when we have to wait. Now, we're antsy."
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Monday represented a turning point in the evolution of fifth-year senior linebacker Shayne Skov. It was the first practice in which he took part without a knee brace.
Skov blew out his knee early in the 2011 season and, even though he contributed throughout the 2012 Rose Bowl campaign, he never felt completely recovered.
"It doesn't even compare," Skov said. "Last year was a struggle. I wasn't playing the same way I was used to.
"This year, I'm glad to be back physically. I'm medically cleared. My knee is 100 percent healthy. Having that liberty to run around without my knee brace on was tremendous. I'm really excited."
Skov remains undecided on whether he will wear the brace during the game. His knees don't need the support, but there's that mental need of knowing there is extra protection.
"It's kind of a crutch," he said. "I've got no problem playing without it, but having gone through injuries, I don't know if I want to take that risk."
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Last year, Shaw tried warning anyone who would listen about San Jose State: "That's a good team," he said.
The Spartans, who had struggled in recent years, put a scare into the Cardinal. And, Shaw was right, the Spartans were good. They finished 11-2 and won the Military Bowl in Washington, D.C.
"They came out fast and punched us a couple of times in the mouth," Amanam said. "It wasn't until the third or fourth quarter that we realized we were in a dogfight.
"Looking back on that game is going to help us prepare for this year's game a little better. We're a little more aware of what they're capable of."
The San Jose State staff has changed, with head coach Ron Caragher arriving from University of San Diego to take over for Mike MacIntyre, now the coach at Colorado.
Stanford coaches have the benefit of watching San Jose State's first game on tape – a 24-0 victory over Sacramento State. Otherwise, there are few clues to their similarity to last year.
"We've looked just at personnel, just to see them play," Shaw said. "There are things we could have done better and there are things we could have done smarter. That's on us to make sure we don't do that again.
"Last year, we had to get used to our team leader of three years (QB Andrew Luck) not being there, and jelling on the offensive line. We were still coming together as a team."
This year?
"We're going to get their best shot, and they're going to get ours," Skov said. "It's going to be a heck of a football game."
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Despite all the expectations, the high rankings, and the recent success of the program, "You don't really know what your team is until you've started playing games," Shaw said.
"Training camp, you have an idea. Spring ball you have an idea. Even first week of preparation, you're starting to see guys really teeing up and getting ready to play. But until you play your first few games and face your first adversity, whether it's being down in the fourth quarter or giving up a big play and seeing the team respond, that's when you start to see what kind of a team you have."
Case in point: the 2012 season, and the team's recovery from a 4-2 start with a 6-0 finish.
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Mike Bloomgren, the Andrew Luck Director of Offense and one of the Cardinal's triumvirate of playcallers, will be on the field. Mike Sanford, the quarterbacks and receivers coach, will be stationed in the press box.
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Evan Crower, a junior from San Diego, has secured the backup quarterback spot despite having received no action in his first two seasons.
"He's probably made one of the biggest jumps on our team between last year and this year," Shaw said. "He's had a great training camp and we're very comfortable with where he is knowledge-wise. The hardest part for him is he's got to prepare like a starter.
"We had a talk with him last week: 'You've got to be ready. You can't have a question. You've got to know it all, because if you get the call, it could be third-and-7 and you're going to have to win the game for us.'
He's understood that role and has prepared himself. We're very confident in him."
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The opening weekend featured enforcement of the new "targeting" rule, and resulted in at least six ejections from NCAA FBS games, including two that were overturned.
Stanford has prepared since spring ball with an emphasis on proper tackling techniques.
"Every day we did a tackling circuit with our defense, talking about tackling," Shaw said. "The last phrase I left the guys with was, 'Keep your head up and wrap up.' If you're going to go kill a guy, that's not what football is right now."
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Receiver Ty Montgomery struggled with injuries last year, but has shown coaches that he is ready, physically and mentally.
"I wanted to see him healthy again," Shaw said. "I wanted to see his confidence back. And we need him to be very versatile. He's no longer the young guy anymore. He's our most experienced receiver."
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Stanford and San Jose State have played almost annually since 1900, when the great Fielding "Hurry-Up" Yost coached Stanford in the afternoon and San Jose Normal (now San Jose State) at night, all after coaching a San Francisco high school in the morning.
Stanford beat San Jose 35-0 and 24-0 in the first meetings between the schools that featured Yost vs. Yost. San Jose Normal's Willie Heston would follow Yost to Michigan and carve up Stanford in the first Rose Bowl, in 1902.
As for the series, this is the last scheduled meeting.
"Hopefully, this is not the last Bill Walsh Legacy Game," said Shaw, of the series which has taken on the name of the former Stanford coach and San Jose State player. "Hopefully, we'll get it back on the schedule. The proximity makes it a rivalry to a degree. And, I believe, there's a lot of mutual respect.
"The decision will be made from an office bigger than mine."
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Stanford's 31-28 victory over San Jose State in 1993 was a special one for Shaw. After failing to catch a pass in his first start, a week earlier in a loss at Washington, Shaw was eager to contribute.
"I'll never forget, I ran a play, and came back and went over to Coach Walsh and said, 'I'm not the fastest guy, but the safeties are sitting.'
"He said, 'Are you sure?'
"I said, 'Absolutely.'
"Unbelievably, a Hall of Fame coach just listened to a kid who wants to catch a ball. He went back and called the same play again, and I made my first touchdown catch."
Shaw also caught the winner – the only one of his career.
Does that mean Shaw has a soft spot for receivers who sidle up to the coach and claim they're open?
"I take it with a grain of salt," Shaw said. "Having played receiver before, we're always open. Everything's always open. The 'go' route is always there, particularly with NFL receivers. Every time they come off the field, 'Hey, you've got to look to my side. I was wide open.'
"If they're more specific than 'I'm always open,' then we listen."
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Skov reflected on his Sports Illustrated regional cover (Aug. 19 issue) and the accompanying in-depth profile written by Pete Thamel. The story chronicled Skov's life, and included some painful elements. But Skov was pleased with the piece and appreciated the vehicle that allowed him to express gratitude to those in two countries and on both coasts who helped him progress as a person and a player.
"I wanted to express the impact that other people had on my life," Skov said. "That's the one thing I tried to convey. As an individual, I'm a byproduct of contributions from a lot of people who put a lot of love and care into me.
"You don't necessarily get to express your appreciation all the time, but if you can demonstrate that you've learned from the life lessons they've taught you, then you can be your own individual. But at the same time, you represent your parents and their expectations and the values they taught. It's the greatest way that you can show your thanks."
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What will fans discover about redshirt freshman running back Barry Sanders, who will make his collegiate debut on Saturday?
"He's an electric back," right guard Kevin Danser said. "What he can do is unbelievable. Sometimes you're watching film and you have to wonder, is this guy trying hard? He makes like three jukes and passes through the entire defense. It seems truly effortless for him. It should be amazing to see him play."
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Danser just initiated a fantasy football league for the Cardinal offensive line.
However, he still can't figure out a way for offensive linemen to score points.
"Maybe we'll count pancake blocks," he said.
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As of Tuesday, Skov looked as fairly ordinary as an athletic, 6-foot-3, 245-pound individual can be. His traditional Mohawk was nowhere to be seen.
"I get it cut Thursday," he said. "I've got to wait as long as possible. I'm trying to save money. College student's budget."
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Working Paper 131: Feminisation/defeminisation: identity-work; dilemmas in primary school teaching and nursing
Nevertheless if we proclaim that technology in general more often symbolizes masculinity than it symbolizes femininity, I think few lay people and few scholars would raise any objection. (Melström 2002: 461)
The article revisits research in the sociology of health and education undertaken during the nineteen- nineties and the intensification of managerial change agendas. We explore how gendered relations enable the accomplishment of new political economies in education and health. Since the early nineteen-nineties both spheres of work have been subject to increasing managerial scrutiny and professionalising agendas. We explore the effects of these agendas on the redistribution and reprofessionalisation of work in primary schools, hospitals and clinics. We consider the significance of these redistributions for practitioners of nursing and primary teaching. Specifically, both nurses and teachers are pressed to scientise and technologise their discourse and practice in response to managerial imperatives. Science and technology as cultural domains are both strongly associated with the masculine. Yet the masculinisation of nursing and primary teaching has not necessarily led to the elevation of nurses' and primary teachers' status. Drawing together two analytical frameworks (labour process and post-structuralism), the paper presents and examines this anomaly.
Working Paper 131: Feminisation/defeminisation: identity-work; dilemmas in primary school teaching and nursing, Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, pp 21, Series Working paper series, August(2010), ISBN 978-1-904815-94-5
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A very grateful pooch jumped right into her rescuers arms on Monday in Clearwater, Florida after being trapped underneath the floor boards of the porch in her home for two days reported the Humane Society of Pinellas County.
Delilah Gagliardi's dog Allie disappeared on Saturday, and despite looking everywhere for her pooch, there were no signs of the dog. On Monday however, Delilah heard whimpering underneath the floor while sitting in her living room.
In came the Humane Society of Pinellas County rescuers Maddy Ferguson and Shelby Ross who listened carefully for the cries of Allie, but nothing happened; that is until Delilah's baby began to cry, and Allie then began to whine.
The rescuers had to dig under the house and dismantle the front porch. At the same time, Allie was digging her way out towards her rescuers. The dog had climbed underneath the home through a small hole and couldn't get out.
And here are the best parts of this happy story:
- Allie was safely rescued.
- Allie jumped into the arms of Maddy and Shelby and kissed her rescuers all over their faces.
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'Chance to correct
a historical flaw'
LEGISLATORS pushing the decriminalization of libel are just correcting "a historical flaw" that has remained in the statute books for eight decades and made "a mockery" of the concepts of democracy and freedom of expression.
In a statement read by Malou Mangahas, executive director of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, during a joint hearing on the decriminalization of libel by the Senate committees on justice and human rights and mass media on Thursday, Mangahas pointed out that Philippine libel is defined by the 84-year old Revised Penal Code, which was enacted during the American colonial period.
PCIJ's Mangahas briefs the committee on the context of today's libel laws
Because of this, Mangahas said, the concept of Philippine libel is still tied to the idea of stamping out criticism and dissent. "Libel in our history, in the Philippine context, has always been a political tool of the powerful, and very often politicians," she told the committee.
Mangahas was one of several resource persons of the committees that made a strong pitch for the decriminalization of libel, arguing that the criminal nature of Philippine libel laws force the state protect or shield people who are in positions of influence from criticisms.
"The state should not be taking the side of people who are being accused of wrongdoing," Mangahas said. "Criminal libel puts journalists and netizens under the thumb of the state – which files criminal libel suits on behalf of the supposed injured parties, typically politicians and the powerful, who also dominate and control the state."
resource persons from media organizations exchange views with committee members on the decriminalization of libel


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Teeing Off: The Arizona Wildcats womens golf team will travel to Honolulu this week to compete in the 16th annual Dr. Donnis Thompson Rainbow Invitational. Play begins Tuesday, March 27 and runs through Thursday, March 29. the 54-hole tournament will have a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start each day, with 18 holes played everday.
The Field: Defending champion Arizona, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, UTEP, Osaka Gakuin (Japan), Cincinnati, Weber State, Colorado, Colorado State, Brigham Young, TCU, LSU, Minnesota, Wichita State, Montana State and host Hawaii.
Wildcat Lineup: Golfer Yr. Avg. Top 10/20 Low Rd. Events Natalie Gulbis Fr. 72.25 3/1 67 5 Cristina Baena Jr. 74.57 3/0 70 6 Julia Kraschinski So. 74.00 0/0 73 1 Anne Lee So. 75.77 0/0 72 4 Laura Myerscough So. 76.50 1/0 71 6
Coach Greg Allen on the Dr. Thompson Rainbow Invitational: "It's been several weeks since our last event, so we are ready to get back into competition. We have been practicing very hard and gearing up for these final two months, with winning the post season events as our ultimate goal. The golfers are excited to get going again and we all hope to begin building momentum as we head down the stretch run."
Last Year at the Dr. Thompson Rainbow Invitational: The top-ranked Arizona womens golf team came from behind to win the Dr. Thompson Rainbow Wahine Golf Invitational. The Wildcats shot a 19-over-par 883 to beat second-place Pepperdine by two strokes. Sophomore Cristina Baena and senior Jenna Daniels both finished the tournament at 3-under-par 213. Baena claimed medalist honors after two playoff holes to record the first individual title of her career. Freshman Julia Kraschinski tied for 10th place (11-over-par 227), while junior Christina Monteiro finished tied for 17th (14-over-par 230). Senior Jill Gomric shot a 6-over-par 78 on day one of the tournament, but then had to withdraw from the second and third round of play after she injured her right wrist.
Last Time Out at the Wildcat Invitational: The second-ranked Arizona womens golf team claimed the championship at its lone home tournament, the Wildcat Invitational held at The Raven Golf Club at Sabino Springs., by shooting a team total of 875. Arizona out-dueled No. 1 Duke and No. 5 Stanford to earn the title. Head coach Greg Allens squad held a four-stroke lead entering Wednesdays final round, but still needed a strong performance down the stretch to claim the title. With only nine holes remaining, the Wildcats were three shots back of the top-ranked Blue Devils. However, Arizona shot four-under-par as a team on the final nine holes to surge ahead of Duke as it combined to shoot 12-over-par on the back nine. Leading the late charge for Arizona was stellar freshman Lorena Ochoa, who earned medalist honors for the third time in her young career. Ochoa completed the tournament with a total of 213 (-3). Ochoa, like the entire Arizona team, needed a late push down the stretch to position herself in first place. With only 13 holes to play, the freshman from Guadalajara, Mexico trailed Dukes Candy Hannemann by six strokes. Ochoa tied Hannemann and won the individual title in a sudden-death playoff with a birdie on the first extra hole. Also playing a large part in the Wildcats success was Arizonas other standout freshman Natalie Gulbis. Named Golf World Collegiate Player of the Week on Feb. 21, Gulbis finished in fifth place with a three-day total of 216 (E). Sophomore Anne Lee finished the tournament tied for eighth place with a three-round total of 219 (+3). Lees previous high finish was a tie for 26th place at last years Pac-10 Conference Championships. Arizona junior Cristina Baena tied for 31st place at 13-over-par 229, while sophomore Laura Myerscough tied for 52nd place with a tournament total of 233 (+17).
Ochoa on the LPGA: Freshman Lorena Ochoa will not participate in the Dr. Thompson Rainbow Invitational with the Wildcats this week because she is Rancho Mirage, Calif., participating in the Nabisco Championship with the LPGA. The Nabisco is one of the tours four major tournaments. Through two rounds, Ochoa led all amateurs and was tied for seventh place overall. Ochoa fired rounds of 72 and 71, five strokes off the lead. Last month, Ochoa finished tied for seventh place at the Welchs/Circle K Championship, the LPGA event held in Tucson. She shot a total of 276 (-12).
Baena Says Aloha: Junior Cristina Baena has found much success in Hawaii. The junior earned her first individual championship last year at the Dr. Thompson Rainbow Invitational by shooting a 3-under-par 213 and outdueling teammate Jenna Daniels after two playoff holes. During Baenas freshman campaign, she tied for tenth with a three-round total of 224 (+8) at the Rainbow Invitational in Hawaii.
Tiger, Jenna and. . . Lorena: In being named Rolex College Golfer of the Month for February, freshman Lorena Ochoa became just the third golfer in the history of the award to win the honor three times in one season. She was also honored for the months of September and November. Ochoa joins elite company, Tiger Woods of Stanford won the award three times in 1995-96 and Jenna Daniels of Arizona won it three times last year.
The Fountain of Youth: Of the 94 individual rounds played by Arizona golfers this season, freshmen and sophomores have played 54 of them. The Wildcats fielded a lineup consisting of only underclassmen in winning the TRW Regional Challenge. Coach Greg Allen has relied on freshmen and sophomores for leadership and performance on the course. Freshman Lorena Ochoa has played 17 rounds, freshman Natalie Gulbis has played 12, sophomore Julia Kraschinski has played 2, sophomore Anne Lee has played 9 and sophomore Laura Myerscough has played 14 rounds.
Cats In the Polls: Arizona currently stands at No. 2 in the College Golf Foundations MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings. Despite finishing 13 strokes ahead of top-ranked Duke in their last meeting, the Cats still trail the Blue Devils in the poll. Freshman Lorena Ochoa occupies the nations top spot in the individual rankings after capturing three individual titles so far this season. Other UA golfers ranked in the poll include freshman Natalie Gulbis and junior Cristina Baena. Gulbis is ranked eighth in the latest edition of the poll. Gulbis won the first championship of her career at the TRW Regional Challenge and has three top-10 finishes in just four scoring events this season. Baena stands at No. 16, she currently owns a stroke average of 74.57 and has three top-10 finishes. The Wildcats also occupy the No. 2 spot in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index. Arizonas freshmen duo of Ochoa and Gulbis hold the Nos.1 and 2 spots in the Sagarin index, respectively.
Freshmen Hitting the (Record) Books: The Wildcats two freshmen combined to go 11 shots under par in round one of the Stanford/Pepsi Invitational. Ochoa shot a 66 (-6) and Gulbis, in her first round of collegiate golf ever, checked in with a 67 (-5), both rounds rank near the top on the all-time record list for Arizona freshmen. Marisa Baena shot a seven-under-par 65 in May 1996 for the lowest round ever by a Wildcat freshman and Annika Sorenstam carded a five-under 67 at the Stanford Invitational in October 1990 for the third-best round by a UA freshman.
Golfer Date Tournament Score Marisa Baena 5/1996 NCAA West Regionals 65 (-7) Lorena Ochoa 10/20/2000 Stanford Invitational 66 (-6) Natalie Gulbis 10/20/2000 Stanford Invitational 67 (-5) Annika Sorenstam 10/1990 Stanford Invitational 67 (-5)
Ochoas Accolades: The personal honors have begun to pour in for Arizona freshman sensation Lorena Ochoa. Golf World magazine named Ochoa its Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 29, 2000. Ochoa was later honored by the College Golf Foundation as the Rolex College Golfer of the Month for September. The CGF again named Ochoa Golfer of the Month for November and February, becoming only the third golfer in the history of the award to be so honored.
Princess Christina: Senior Christina Monteiro did not travel with the team the weekend of Nov. 10-12 to Estero, Fla. for the Match Play Championships in order to remain in Tucson for UAs annual homecoming festivities. Monteiro was selected as the athletic departments nominee for homecoming queen.
Hello, Old Friend: UA squared off against Georgia in the first round of Novembers Match Play Championships. The Georgia Bulldogs are coached by former Wildcat head coach Todd McCorkle. The meeting in the Match Play Championships was the first between the Cats and McCorkle since he left Tucson in late June.
Fall Season Wrap-Up: The Wildcats completed a successful fall season by capturing two team titles and two individual titles. Four Arizona golfers garnered a total of nine top-10 finishes in just four scoring events. The Wildcats opened the fall with a second-place showing at the NCAA Fall Preview, shooting 598 and finishing just three strokes behind champion Duke. The following weekend saw the Wildcats earn their first title with an 892 at the Comcast/Dick McGuire Invitational. Freshman Lorena Ochoa won the individual title with a three-round score of 212 (-7). In October, Arizona won its second team championship of the year by shooting 873 at the Stanford/Pepsi Invitational. Arizonas two freshmen, Ochoa and Natalie Gulbis, opened the tournament with rounds of 66 and 67. The Wildcats wrapped up the fall season with a sixth-place finish at the Golf World Invitational and a seventh-place finish at the CGF Match Play Championships. Ochoa again earned medalist honors at the Golf World Invitational. Junior Cristina Baena notched three top-10 finishes, including second place at the Comcast/Dick McGuire Invitational and third place at the NCAA Fall Preview. Arizona finished the fall season ranked No. 2 by the College Golf Foundation and had three golfers ranked individually in the top 15.
2000 National Champions: The Wildcats topped off a dominant season in which they won nine tournaments by a combined total of 73 shots by capturing the 2000 National Championship in May. The title is the schools second in the last five years. Arizona turned in one of the most dominating performances in the 19-year history of the national championship tournament. Second-place Stanford finished trailing Arizona by 21 strokes, the third-largest margin in NCAA Championship history. Three Wildcat golfers finished in the top 10 at the championships, held at Crosswater Course in Sunriver, Ore. Alumna Jenna Daniels took the individual title with a one-under par 287, sophomore Julia Kraschinski finished in second, and junior Cristina Baena tied for tenth.
Wildcat Coaching Staff: Coach Greg Allen, who was hired in late July, comes to the University of Arizona from Texas where he was the assistant coach for the Longhorns mens golf team. Allen helped guide Texas to the 1999-2000 NCAA Central Region championship and a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Allen graduated from Murray State University in 1993. Coach Allen is assisted by Amy Solfisburg who is in her eighth year with the Wildcat womens golf program. Solfisburg attended the University of Arizona and is a native of Michigan.


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Yes indeed.... tasty tablets that are actually filled with a secret chemical that slowly kills us all....
Feb 12th
i need real food
Jan 11th
lol no
Jan 11th
Gosh , Why Are Tablets So Popular These Days ?
Dec 20th
I'd rather not have tablets XP cuz I like the sensation and texture of food....IMMA REBEL :D
Dec 28th
You mean plates?
Dec 18th
I like to taste every bite of the food I'm eating... I don't know if I will be able to adapt myself to such a thing!
Dec 5th
my brother below! :3 and, i dont think this is a good idea. i like my food fancy style!
April 1st
Yes! So i can carry my BACON, Pizza, and Pie in my pocket!
March 30th
Not bad.. I like your ideas
Dec 14th
yah thats nice
Dec 4th
I am pretty sure that this is just a joke torak
Dec 19th
I believe this idea has already been scrapped.
May 25th
noooo! Then we might confuse Fire Sauce with Mild Sauce and my Tacos and Enchiladas will never be spicy again!!!!
Feb 18th
Not yum,...it's been tried before!
Jul 10, '08
But what about my bacon! Who will think of the bacon?!
Jul 10, '08


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My new laptop is two months old, the first day I got this laptop I noticed this but I assumed it was a bug in Windows 8. However I still have this issue today after reformatting and installing all updates.
The problem is that the disk shows 99% usage from an application...
In this case Dropbox, but the usage is never over 2 MB/s; in this case it is 0.8 MB/s.
What can I do about this?


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Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, and Powell should be forced to watch the videos below over and over. They are solely responsible for what has happened in Iraq. This isn't Obama's fault. It's the fault of the neo-cons that wasted $1.5 trillion of our wealth, killed or maimed 50,000 American soldiers, murdered hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis, and have unleashed religious wars across the Middle East. The military industrial complex thanks them heartily. Colin Powell said this to President Bush before the Iraq invasion:
"You are going to be the proud owner of 25 million people. You will own all their hopes, aspirations, and problems. You'll own it all."
The dark lord – Dick Cheney – will be wheeled onto the set of neo-con warmonger Sean Hannity to blame Obama and his weakness for this disaster. The neo-cons will circle the wagons to deflect blame for the worst decision in modern US history. Oil prices were $25 per barrel on the day we invaded Iraq under false neo-con pretenses. Today it is $107 per barrel. That was only 11 years ago. The amount of blood on the hands of Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and the rest of the neo-con warmongers is too large to calculate. Do you think the Iraqi people have any hopes or aspirations left?
Gruesome Footage Of ISIS Atrocities Reveals Al Qaeda Jihadists "Will Stop At Nothing"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/13/2014 12:38 -0400
Judging by the gruesome propaganda video being released by ISIS, it is no wonder the Iraqi soldiers and police stripped off uniforms and ran… As The Daily Mail reports, blood-thirsty jihadists are carrying out summary executions on civilians, Iraqi soldiers and police officers – including 17 in one street alone – on their warpath to Baghdad, the UN said today. As a shocking picture of the ISIS insurgency continues to develop, the Islamist group are posting barbaric videos online with the intent of showing the world they will stop at nothing to achieve their end game. The aim is to terrorise Sunnis in Iraq's army and police forces and deepen their already low morale. It appears to be working as that fear is one factor behind the stunning collapse of Iraqi security forces.
Via The Daily Mail,
In one, which is too graphic to publish, fighters are seen knocking on the door of a Sunni police major in the dead of night.
When he answers, they blindfold and cuff him. Then they carve off his head with a knife in his own bedroom as sweetly lilting religious hymns are played over the top.
Shock and awe: An ISIS propaganda video shows militants blindfolding a Sunni police major in his home before cutting off his head
Shocking: Footage reportedly taken by ISIS militants shows Islamist fighters randomly shooting pedestrians and motorists as they take over towns and cities in Iraq
Armed with a machine-gun, the gang film themselves shooting cars off the road then move in to video close-ups of the victims' blood-stained bodies slumped in the seats. In another clip, they gun down a pedestrian.
Video of the civilian killings
Sabre-rattling: An Islamic militant issues a call to arms, saying: 'Declare Allah the Greatest! Allah is the Greatest!' in a video released by ISIS
An explosion as militants of ISIS allegedly seize an Iraqi army checkpoint in the northern Iraqi province of Salahuddin
A man is executed in a propaganda video released this morning by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as the Al Qaeda-inspired militants continue their march towards Baghdad
ISIS Propaganda video… (gruseome)
Where we stand…


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Laptop battery maintenance and use of skills
by Skeggzatori
Laptop battery maintenance and use of skills
All friends are worried about buying notebooks this problem. Indeed, with the birth of Centrino technology makes the laptop battery for longer standby time possible. Even some manufacturers of notebook computers even more marked for 10-hour "battery life standard."
In fact, this is just an advertisement to attract the attention of consumers only. Most laptop batteries can not meet the so-called "official standard", perhaps my friends will recall that Asus's patented power-saving technology, Power 4 Gear Technology (an updated version of the Power 4 Gear +), known as the M6 series of books battery extended to 5.5 hours, but Asus's sales staff told the author of the books of the time, battery life, also about 3 hours.
Of course, having said that, battery manufacturing process there is the problem is not that we consumers can be resolved. So when faced battery there is no "official battery life standards" when friends do not surprised, because not so long to use up time is normal (if your laptop battery time to reach the official standards, then please do not Paizhuan, I said that most of the books). If a friend who has reached the battery uniwill 7016 battery standby time less than "official battery using the standard," then we can still be extended through a number of ways: the 1,25 ? ~ 40 ? using a standard external environment, the use of lithium-ion batteries can reach the best condition, if the temperature is too high, not only run the notebook computer itself to slow down or even crash, but the battery in such an environment is also under the will affect its efficiency. So, as far as possible under the indoor environment using a laptop. 2, the less frequently used device is disabled.
Usually when using the battery-powered best to temporarily disable the swap the unwanted interfaces, such as wireless network card, printer port, infrared port, 1394 Firewire port, etc., or would waste a lot of battery power, the specific method is in the " Control Panel "-" System "-" hardware "-" Device Manager "to find their own want to disable the device, and then click on" disabled "can be, and need to use the time to be" enabled devices ", is very simple. After disabling the use of results have been very obvious, you can save a lot of power. 3, reduce internal power consumption of devices. More and more CPU-frequency, high-speed hard drives will bring a lot of energy consumption and increased heat dissipation.
Therefore, no special requirement, then the best use within the system or a third-party software to control the drive speed, do not open too many windows and programs in order to avoid CPU overload of work, so not only can reduce the battery power consumption, another can also reduce the bulk heat, in the "autumn tiger" there is the season, this is still a little benefit. D, start charging the battery of the notebook is very harmful to Start charging in the end there any disadvantages? Once I have a buddy to see my phone is start charging, and then over that one: wow!
How dare you start charging, you are not afraid of the battery exploded! ? Although a joke, it reflects a lot of friends of the use of errors. In the laptop batteries, uniwill 7026 battery the previous design of some models is that if the use of battery-powered, then even if the plug AC adapter, books, or the use of battery-powered, which means "can not be recharged into the" phenomenon of today's notebook computers are not so The design of the dangerous, and when the plug when the AC adapter immediately shifted to an external power supply and began to charge the battery.
So now there is no need for shutdown recharge. E, long-term without batteries not leave your side The issues are often ignored users. But this problem from time small, and I talk to the laptop engineer told this writer, many notebook manufacturers on the proposed user to control the battery power more than about 5%, this approach is to eliminate electrode passivation, since the Laptop batteries at the factory the time has already begun the slow self-discharge (to activate the battery thing has been accomplished in the workshop, and do not need us to worry about), a laptop is likely to be consumers at the factory six months after purchase, but the battery has discharged half a year a. And then here is my suggestion that my friends is that if long-term without the battery while using AC adapter, power supply, it is best left to the laptop battery for at least 40% – 50% of the electricity I let the self-discharge, if there is no electricity, then let the battery self-discharge , it is easy to problems or even scrapped.
You want to, ah, self-discharge is certainly to be put, but which no power anything you put it, ah, no problem will be strange! There is also a need to pay attention to the question: If you do not have a long-term battery-powered and powered by AC adapter (such as students), put the battery in a cool dry place such as cabinets. Such an approach is to avoid the humid environment, while if the machine do not, it is best separated from the battery and the books you do not believe we bought a time when attention to cell phones and books look at businesses are not separated from the battery and the machine placed?
F, Death of, but there is no way to pull the battery I have seen some friends before the machine does not properly shut down phenomenon, and even illegal shutdown is not useful, Blame the great "fainted dead" system bar! Older brother who directly come to the final one-two with eyes closed, foot-stomping three to pull the battery, only to hear the laptop batteries uniwill n251 battery Yishengcanjiao to shut.
In fact, this approach has been very harmful, because in the standby state, the memory is powered and working, if the rash direct access to the battery down, data loss is inevitable, but do not get inserted when the AC adapter, laptop battery , such an approach can only be a hundred harm than good.
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