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Life Lessons Vol.4 - "Minnie the Badger"!
Welcome to Blueberry Wood, the home of Minnie the Badger!
Minnie the Badger was a nosey little Badger!
Until one day, when Minnie discovered what can happen to nosey little Badgers....!
Widowed in 2008, I'm a man of 43 who has experienced more than his fair share of light & darkness in his life. I found writing to be enjoyable & cathartic, and it gave me back a little reason & purpose. It also gave me hope that maybe life could be worth living again, and with a wonderful new partner in my life, who gave birth to our beautiful little daughter in April 2012, life seems much more wonderful now! I hope you will try my books and find a tale in them that amuses, scares, touches, entertains or even arouses you! Thank you and bless you for giving me a moment of your time. Enjoy my stories, and please tell all of your friends !!!! Best Wishes, Rob Thomas.
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"Dear Arcturians,
I heard you have a message and that you wanted me to get my computer. I am now ready to receive your/my message,
Very good Suzille, we are joyous that you are closing the gap. The gap we speak of is the illusionary "distance" between your ego/self, grounded one and your Soul/SELF, higher dimensional ONE. It is time now, beloved, to complete the process of closing that gap. We speak to you specifically as well as to ALL those you receive this message in any form. If YOU are ready to receive this message, somehow it will get to you.
Closing the gap is the process of fully remembering, downloading, integrating and being your true SELF while still visiting the third dimension via your earth vessel. Your earth vessel is indeed a vessel, such as your car, from which you exit every night when you're sleep and whenever you have a deep meditation. Every time you exit your earth vessel and move your consciousness into the fifth dimension, you are creating your own personal bridge to the fifth dimension.
This bridge is like a neural synapse in that whenever you use this the connection it gets stronger. So many of our beautiful grounded ones have created their bridges, either consciously or unconsciously, that there is a virtual highway of bridges from third dimensional Earth to fifth dimensional Terra. It is on fifth dimensional Terra that our Planetary Ascension Team holds a Light Vessel to whom their third dimensional counter part can connect.
The closing of the gap is like lassoing a hoarse. Now this horse is a great stallion of immense power and leadership abilities. Therefore, if you throw out you lasso in fear or anger, it will easily escape your grasp. On the other hand, when you throw out your lasso in unconditional love, the stallion literally steps into its loop to assist you in coming Home."

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The cyclic group of $\mathbb{C}- \{ 0\}$ of complex numbers under multiplication generated by $(1+i)/\sqrt{2}$
I just wrote that this is $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}i$ making a polar angle of $\pi/4$. I am not sure what to do next. My book say there are 8 elements.
Working backwards, maybe the angle divides the the four quadrant into 8 areas? I have no idea


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08 July 2013
Photo: Paul ZimmerFed Cup Trophy
The ITF has announced the seeds for the 2014 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas draw, which takes place in Paris on Wednesday.
The draw will be held at the offices of BNP Paribas in Paris on 10 July at 19:00 local time (17:00 GMT) and will be streamed live on FedCup.com so you can follow all of the action as it unfolds.
The 2013 finalists are automatically the top two seeds in the 2014 World Group, while the remaining seeds are based on the latest ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking of 22 April 2013.
The four seeded nations in the 2014 World Group are:
- Italy (1)- Russia (2)- Czech Republic (3)- Slovak Republic (4)
Each of the seeds will be drawn against one of the following unseeded nations:
- Australia- Germany- Spain- USA
The four seeded nations in the 2014 World Group II are:
- Serbia (1)- Japan (2)- Sweden (3)- Switzerland (4)
- Argentina- Canada- France- Poland
Furthermore, the ITF is pleased to confirm the 2014 Fed Cup dates as follows:
- World Group/World Group II first round 8-9 February 2014- World Group semifinals, World Group/World Group II play-offs 19-20 April 2014- World Group Final 1-2 November 2014
The three regional Zone Group I events in 2014 (Americas, Asia/Oceania, Europe/Africa) will be held in the week commencing 3 February 2014.
The 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final between Italy and Russia will take place in Cagliari, Italy on 2-3 November.
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I like to save the Worst category for last, just like dessert. All year I look forward to hearing what voters will say about the baddest of the bad, and I'm rarely disappointed. This year we had fewer covers nominated in this category than last year, so you'd think the genre as a whole is getting better. But just like that little girl with the curl right on the middle of her forehead, when our covers are good they are very very good, and when they are bad, they are horrid.
This year's "winner" is truly in a class by itself. It's not unusual for the worst winner to receive more votes than any other single cover in the contest that's happened before. But our winner received nearly twice as many votes as any other cover, and nearly half of the total votes placed in the worst category. The reactions ran the gamut; some readers threw up their hands and typed "WTF?" Others were offended by the obvious oral sex going on. Many couldn't figure out what was going on, but hoped to find out. Still others had elaborate theories to explain the seemingly impossible body positions of the characters. The most popular were:
It took me a full hour just to read through all the comments, and I've taken the unprecedented step of giving this cover more space than ever allotted before so you too can read them. You may want to put down any beverages before reading what voters had to say about Rumor Has It:


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It is the mission of the Office of Crime Victims Advocacy to identify the opportunities and resources victims need in order to recover and to facilitate the availability of those resources and opportunities in communities statewide.
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HTC PlayStation certified devices coming in 2012
HTC will be the first third party manufacturer to launch PlayStation Certified devices, Pocket-Lint reports. Sony opened the certification initiative over a year ago when it announced PlayStation Vita. But until now, none of the the other smartphone makers were interested.
PlayStation Certified smartphones and tablets have the ability to download and run PSOne and other Sony developed content, even when they lack physical keys of a traditional gaming console. They do it via PlayStation Suite – a gaming framework that can be installed on Android devices, and emulates hardware gaming controls on a touchscreen.
The only requirements for Android smartphone or tablet to be PlayStation Certified is to run Android 2.3 Gingerbread or higher, and to have the adequate hardware. Minimum of which probably is 1GHz single-core CPU, 512 MB of RAM and Adreno 205 level GPU found on Sony Ericsson Xperia Play.
It might give you hope that most of current mid to high end HTC phones, including all the Desires and Sensations could become PlayStation Certified sometime. Unfortunately, I can not see a single business reason for HTC to do so. Expect PS compatibility in smartphones announced at Mobile World Congress, at best.
Neither company confirmed this yet. But the Congress in Barcelona is just around the corner and looks as good place as any for HTC and Sony to break the news.


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Telescope Module, Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope
Original 36-inch reflecting telescope that flew on the Shuttle twice as part of the ASTRO mission. It employs a medium dispersion spectrometer at a modified prime focus. It was designed to observe faint celestial objects in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum. On the first mission in December 1990 the instrument observed over 75 astronomical sources including active galactic nuclei, quasars, variable stars and supernova remnants. After this successful mission it was modified to concentrate on the relatively unknown far-ultraviolet region and flown on Astro-2 in March 1995. Observations from this second flight provided a wealth of data including the first clear detection of the distribution of intergalactic helium left over from the Big Bang. Its calculated distribution in the pre-galaxy formation Universe fits the bubble and void geometry seen in the earliest and present universe. The telescope was manufactured by the Center for Astrophysical Sciences and the Applied Physics Lab of Johns Hopkins University. It was transferred from NASA in 2001 and is now displayed in the Explore the Universe gallery.
Transferred from NASA, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center.
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August 30th
Oh my goodness! Thomas the Choo Choo Train!!
August 16th
That show has always scared me. They have creepy expressions and only hteir eyes move.
August 16th
you could have taken it a step farther-- my real name is James.
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August 14th
*EXTREME GASP!!!* My bro LOVED that show. He collected all the trains, bought the railroads, and set it up in the CENTER of our living room. Recently, we had a cousin visit who liked the show. Constantly - "Thomas Tank!! Thomas Tank!"
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Is there a canonical way to find out the last time that
yum update was run on a system?
Our set up is that we have staging servers that run automatic updates, and provided they don't fall over, we will manually update our production servers about once a month (barring critical updates). (I say manually, ideally I want to manually trigger an update across all of them, but that's another issue).
But you get busy, tasks slip etc. So I want to set up a nagios check that will start bothering us if we've left it too long.
Searching the web hasn't got me very far. Poking around the system, the best thing I've found so far would be something like:
grep Updated /var/log/yum.log | tail -1 | cut -d' ' -f 1-2
which gives me something like
Mar 12 which I can then convert into a date. There are a few minor complications about whether the date is this year or last year, and I'd also need to check
/var/log/yum.log.1 in case of checking immediately after a logrotate. But that is just scripting details.
This can of course be 'fooled' by an update to a single package rather than a general update.
So is there a more canonical way to see when
yum update was run?
Edit: I've now written a Nagios NRPE plugin that uses the idea I put forward in the question. You can grab it from https://github.com/aptivate/check_yum_last_update


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WALNUT, Calif. -- Washington State sophomore CharLee Linton ran the third-fastest 10,000-meters race in Cougar women's history Thursday night during the Distance Carnival portion of the 56th Annual Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif.
Linton, from Shorewood, Wash., debuted in the 10k with a time of 35 minutes, 17.29 seconds for 13th place among the 39 mostly collegiate runners in the Women's Silver Elite section.
In the Men's Invite Elite 10k, redshirt senior Andrew Kimpel (Spokane) ran a time of 29:41.06, and senior Drew Jordan (Medford, Ore.) ran a time of 29:49.39, for 17th and 18th places out of 28 runners in this section.
Freshman John Whelan (Etna, Calif.) ran a time of 29:54.72 for ninth place out of 34 racers in the Men's Olympic Development Elite 10k race.
The rest of the WSU contingent will be competing Friday at the Mt. SAC Relays. For live results go to http://www.mtsacrelays.com/results14.html.


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The opening Pacific Coast League boys water polo match-up between Irvine and Corona del Mar today at the Woollett Aquatics Complex turned out to be an intense battle.
One of Irvine's top players, Zack Kamai, suffered a throat injury in the third quarter and was seen floating on the pool surface. He was rescued and taken to the side of the pool by his father, who jumped in the pool and members of both teams, treated by paramedics and cleared to return to the game.
Corona del Mar, ranked No. 4 in the county, rallied for an 11-8 victory over No. 8 Irvine.
We're working on this story and will have comments from Kamai, Irvine Coach Ray Wong and Corona del Mar's Barry O'Dea.
We'll also have a report on tonight's University-Woodbridge girls volleyball match which Woodbridge won in five games.
We're just back from that exciting match.
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Chris Chrstie's GOP apologists took out their hatchets to attack the messengers delivering bad news about the so-called "Bridgegate" affair where Christie claims a rogue group of staff and appointees closed down lanes on the GW Bridge. Using former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani as his attack dog on Sunday morning talk shows, the former U.S. attorney attacked the credibility of the first-and-only witness to come forward with any information about "Bridgegate," 51-year-old Port Authority appointee David Wildstein. Guiliani indicts Wildstein's testimony suggesting he only wants New Jersey to pay his legal bills, now that he offers the first glimpse on any real facts on what happened. Giuliani and other Republicans are perfectly content with Christie's Jan. 9 press conference when he denied knowing anything about the George Washington Bridge closing before the occurred Sept. 9-13, 2013.
Joining Giuliani's attack on Wildstein on national TV were Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, both defending Christie without, as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) said, any facts. Now that the blackout on eyewitnesses has been broken by Wildstein, the GOP pounces on anyone offering any explanation other than Christie's. Wildstein "wants somebody else to pay his legal bills and he can't get them paid unless the governor is responsible," said Giuliani on CBS' "Face the Nation," not mentioning the obvious that New Jersey currently pays Christie's pricey criminal defense attorney Randy Mastro from Washington, D.C.'s Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLC. Christie's hatchet men don't ask why not a single witness connected with the GW Bridge lane closings has come forward, including Christie's 41-year-old former Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Anne Kelly.
Trying Christie's case on Sunday morning talk shows, the GOP hopes to get their boy off the hook, when there's a blackout on anyone remotely connected with "Bridgegate." Christie insisted at his Jan. 9 press conference that he hadn't talked with Kelly, not a peep, because he knows she lied to him. But Christie's explanation of a "rogue" staff from otherwise diehard loyal employees lacks plausible deniability. Firing everyone connected with the scandal doesn't meet the smell test, smacking of a cover-up from Day 1, when the New York Times published Jan. 8, Kelly's incriminating email to Wildstein, "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee," wrote Kelly to Wildstein, to which he responded, "Got it." Giuliani wants anyone connected with the Bridgegate investigation discredited, especially Democrat Rep. John Wisniewski who heads the New Jersey investigative committee.
Saying Wisniewski would like to be governor, Giuliani concocts the most lame excuse why no one should believe the New Jersey Assembly's investigative committee. "What I've said is I have skepticism about the governor's statement," said Wisniewski, referring to Christie's explanation that his loyal staff went rogue, ordering the GW Bridge lane closings without his approval. Christie's defenders don't want to hear from any witnesses connected with Bridgegate. They'd like the whole mess to disappear, believing Christie's Jan. 9 denials in his press conference where he insisted he didn't learn of the lane closing until after they occurred. What Christine didn't deny—and no one asked him—was whether he ordered Kelly to punish Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich for not supporting his reelection bid. Without any real facts, defending Christie carries political risks to the GOP.
When more witnesses come forward, the GOP can't continue to say that everyone contradicting Christie is part of a vast left wing conspiracy to discredit the New Jersey governor. No one's heard a peep from his former Chief of Staff Bridget Anne Kelly who Christie tossed under the buss. In a bad sign for Chrsitie, Kelly hasn't come forward to admit guilt and corroborate Christie's story that she went "rogue" without Christie's knowledge or approval. Describing Wildstein's recent allegations as "one person's word against the other," 44-year-old former VP candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) might regret defending Christie when the facts come out. Rushing to his defense carries certain risks when only Wildstein has come forward. "Nothing has been proven and you always give a person the benefit of the doubt in those kinds of situations," said Ryan, knowing no other witnesses have spoken.
In shades of Watergate, when the GOP hierarchy defended Nixon and were forced to eat crow when the facts came out, rushing to Christie's defense could damage budding political careers. For has-beens like Giuliani, he's got nothing to lose since his political aspirations have been dashed in recent years. GOP hopefuls like Ryan need to consider the risks of defending a man currently under investigation by New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman. Instead of attacking Democrats in the legislature like Wisniewsky, Giuliani mentioned nothing about the U.S. Attorney's probe. Firing his long-time political strategist and campaign manager Bill Stepien, Christie shows the extremes to which he'll go to save his hide. If there were really no truth to Christie's payback of Sokolich, why would he fire Stepien for simply making disparaging public remarks about the Fort Lee Mayor?
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Adrien Broner (27-1, 22 KOs) announced via Twitter this week that he wants an immediate rematch with Marcos Maidana (35-3, 31 KOs). Broner suffered the first loss of his career against the rugged Argentine slugger on December 14, 2013 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
"…Ya'll [are about] to see me back in the ring in some weeks," Broner tweeted. "And I ain't fighting nobody until I fight [Maidana] again…I'm a warrior."
Broner was dismissive of Maidana before facing him. He ridiculed the fighter as someone who did not belong inside the same ring as Broner, saying Maidana was basically a steppingstone who would be "easy money." Broner even said he would "flatline" Maidana.
But Broner's tune has now changed.
"I'll give props when it's due and [Maidana] out hustled me that night, but this rematch with be different," Broner tweeted.
It was Broner's second fight at welterweight since jumping up to the 147-pound division from lightweight. Broner's first foray at welterweight was a split decision win over Paulie Malignaggi last June. While Broner appeared to have advantages over Malignaggi in both speed and power, Malignaggi was able to peck away at him through all 12 rounds, to the point that many at ringside believed he actually deserved the nod over Broner.
And against Maidana, Broner was simply outslugged. Maidana put Broner down to the canvas in Rounds 2 and 8, hurt him numerous times and outworked Broner in the late rounds to take home a clear victory.
One has to wonder whether Broner, 24, just moved up in weight too high, too soon. I posed that very question to renowned boxing trainer Ronnie Shields recently at his gym just outside of Houston.
"If I was in his corner," said Shields. "I'd tell him, look, you have to be smart about this. Another loss would hurt you really bad. Take a couple other fights."
Shields said he'd advise Broner to move down to 140 pounds for at least a year or two.
"Because to me, he's not strong enough to be a welterweight right now. He's a good fighter. You can't take that away from him. But he's not strong enough at that weight, and the guys at the weight are really, really strong."
Shields is one of the smartest guys in the sport today. In an age when far too many in boxing earn the title of trainer simply by throwing a towel over their shoulder, Shields is a throwback to another era. He's the real deal.
"Just think. If he'd have beaten Maidana, the next fight would probably have been Keith Thurman. He's way too big for [Broner], way too strong for him."
He's right. Isn't he? Having sat ringside for Thurman's last two fights, I can tell you the thud of his powerful punches is a sonic boom compared to the punches Broner and Maidana land. Jumping into the ring too soon with a guy like Thurman would be bad news for Broner.
Still, Shields said he knows what Broner is thinking in wanting to jump right back into the ring at 147 against Maidana.
"You have to understand that Broner is a fighter. That's what a fighter wants to do. He wants to avenge his loss."
But Shields said in order to be successful in the sport of boxing a fighter and his team have to think long-term. Boxing is not a sprint; it's a marathon.
"This is a career you're talking about, and boxing is a business…so [Broner should] let these guys beat themselves up a little bit. Maybe go down to 140 pounds, win that belt there, you know, unify that belt, then in a year or two go back up to 147 pounds. Those guys are still there. They're not going anywhere."
There are many good fights for Broner at junior welterweight, including the division's premier talent, undefeated lineal champion Danny Garcia. Shields told me he absolutely loves that fight.
"He can compete with Danny Garcia. Danny Garcia is a really good fighter. It'd be a great fight."
Shields said Broner's natural size fits in nicely at 140, but not 147. He believes Broner would be wise to recognize that, and make the move down instead of facing Maidana again.
"That's the best option."
Shields knows how to guide careers. He's trained some of the very best fighters in the world, including legendary champions Pernell Whitaker and Evander Holyfield. Presently, Shields' marquee talent is oft-avoided junior middleweight Erislandy Lara. He also trains undefeated prospects Jermell and Jermall Charlo as well as middleweight contender Bryan Vera. Broner would be wise to heed his advice.
"He's still a small guy. He's got no height on him, and he doesn't have the power to compete with those guys at [147]. I mean, look, skill-wise, he can fight anybody…he can fight anyone because of his skill. But be a smart guy…take a step back. There's no shame in it."
Can he make 140?
At WW he gets destroyed by the top guys. I say stay at WW so i can see him beat up a few more times.
He shouldn't have skipped 140 in the first place, but that's another story....
Go back to 140, and win about 4-5 fights down there, fight Garcia to Unify the titles and then move back up....
There are some good names at 140, and he can have big fights there.....
Broner Vs Matthyse will definitely be a big draw!
The public/boxing fans are funny. Motherfockers can't seem to figure out if they're shrewd managers, bloodthirsty fans or promoters.
First he was "ducking" 140. (Right, that makes sense. What's funny is I wouldn't be shocked if some morons will start making the fallible case that he did, which will just prove my point.)
Then he actually gets beat in a tough match and that same public wants to advise him to go back down.
Now he's stupid because he's risking his career by rematching Maidana at 147.
Had he won, people would've said he should "challenge himself" by going to 154.
He can't do anything right, can he?
At some point you start to realize the public's frustration with a fighter isn't rooted in his choices but in the perception.
There's money in comeuppance.
If I was a fighter, I'd be the biggest heel in the focking world and totally manipulate the public.
This is the rough, and perhaps sad, truth of boxing: a fan ain't worth sh*t if he ain't coming out of his pocket.
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And as an aside, people say Floyd won't be a draw without his "0" are grossly wrong. Completely wrong. He'll be even bigger.
All a loss would do is make people love him and support him in the future. Trust me. That a loss would kill his drawer is nothing but uninformed nonsense from Youtube posters and marketing neophytes.
(I have some pretty remarkable quantitative and qualitative date to unequivocally support this.)
Vinnie Mac figured this out a loooooooooooong time ago.
His drawing power won't take a serious hit until he takes at least two or three losses in a row.
Speaking of Vinnie Mac, the announcement of the WWE Network is sending shockwaves through the industry.
I've spoken in the past of these PPV giants finding a way to distribute without satellite. WWE, the innovators of PPV, just found a way to cut them out -- something every PPV content provider has been dying to do FOREVER.
Without getting into too much detail. Instead of using the somewhat outdated cable model to distribute PPVs, they're using a diverse assortment of digital platforms to deliver HD telecasts to the audience.
(UFC is working diligently towards that, too. They launched a service. Even Top Rank even bought a lotto coupon to test it via PC but they don't have the infrastructure to do it.)
Keep in mind, you guys see all these outlandish figures -- $150m PPV revenue, $136m, all humbug. Like an angry ex-wife, distribution takes HALF! -- and think the fighters and promoters just get so rich. NO. The real breadwinners are cable and satellite.
For that reason, I wouldn't be shocked to see a similar approach tested or implemented completely by the end of Floyd's contract.
Serious question: Would you guys pay $9.99 a month for SHO-GBP network a la Netflix that shows nothing but boxing-related stuff, includes all past GBP PPVs, SHO, HBO - and FS1 telecasts AS WELL AS every PPV (including Floyd's) ALL IN HD at NO extra charge?
Basically, for under $120 a year, you get every SHO PPV in HD -- Floyd, Canelo, Broner etc. -- as well as every PPV ever produced by Showtime and GBP.
I really want your opinion on this so I might pose/post this question elsewhere as well.
(Swizzy, I'm doing you a favor. Holla at ya boy.)
I would totally be on board if it were somehow a unified boxing channel...there's only so much Showtime and Golden Boy content to watch before you get bored. The reason It'll work for WWE is because they own the rights to all the now defunct promotions like, WCW/NWA, AWA, and World Class Wrestling...years of classic wrestling. Their library is endless.
Ditto U-Shogun! Boxing was born the way it is. There is no fix. And there is always gonna be bycthing and itching. Hehehe!
Like my late, great god uncle, Musicman Tiny Tim said: "(Da game) is like a banana -- naturally crooked.... And [everybodeee and dey momma] will keep going apesh*t. Hehehe! Holla!
Uh-oh! The satellite providers are already shook! This is going to revolutionize the pay-per-view model.
Look at the statement from DirecTV, who traditionally count on PPVs as a significant, an EASY, source of revenue:
"Clearly we need to quickly re-evaluate the economics and viability of their business with us, as it now appears the WWE feels they do not need their PPV distributors," DirecTV said in a statement, adding that the audience for its events "has been steadily declining, and this new low-cost competitive offering will only accelerate this trend."
Just a matter of time, my friends.
Broner should fight Amir Khan and Floyd should fight Chino, Broner needs to stay away from Punchers for a second.....
It's pretty obvious that Broner should be at 140. He needs to cut down on the party life
and keep his weight down between fights so he doesn't suffer cutting weight. One more
loss and he's history.
here it is http://www.boxingscene.com/fighting-words-make-break-canelo-broner--73572
Hey I will admit I enjoyed seeing Broner getting his *** kicked all over that ring. The only thing he did was
hit Chino late as fu$$ after the bell in the tenth. A bitch move. Just like rolling around on the mat looking
for a way out.
Broner isnt a top gun , he isnt an elite fighter. He is a skilled and entertaining fighter at times, he is flashy
like Radam said, he is flashy fast but doesnt hit through his targets so at 147 he wont have any power.
If he goes to 140 he will still get beat up by the top guys Garcia, Mattysse and the likes.
Broner will have to learn how to dig deep, what true conditioning is, lay off gaining weight and learn to
punch through his targets......
But he wont, he will keep living his nasty life and cash out of the game early, and come back late.
Broner is a clown, he does not take the sport seriously. There others who are just as talented if not more, who better deserve his position. People say they give Broner props for showing heart against Maidana. By flopping, hitting after the bell, or when his opponents head went through the ropes? Yeah he made it to through the fight but his skirt was lifted up from a strong wind via South America. And now he's going against "Big Bro's" advice and taking the rematch, he should just pull a Ghost and fight MP to get pulverized once and for all.
@CC, I concur. Pac would destroy that kid. That is what he is, a 24 year old kid who has kids.. all over the place
Nevermind the insignificant Office! I believe he should be initiating seminars to inplementing write in ballot promoting
Who will win the Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward fight?


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Just a few years ago, the term "FBO" would have drawn blank stares throughout most of Asia. Today, the region is savvier about general aviation and more focused on making itself hospitable for private aircraft. Still, travelers should not expect Western-style infrastructure or support.
June 1, 2008
Travel to Asia and the Middle East has become a requirement for many businesses. But while the infrastructure to support business aviation in those areas is improving, it still presents unique challenges for private jet travelers.
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For technology lovers, today'sbusiness jet cabin is a wonderland, offering everything from moving-map displays with satellite photos to in-flight use of a BlackBerry. And every time you think you've seen it all, along comes another innovation-often for less money than you paid for the product it replaces.
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The transition from office or home to the cabin of a private aircraft should be effortless and comfortable. With that in mind, designers and engineers continue to seek ways to make business jet cabins as plush and inviting as the environments you've come to appreciate on the ground.
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In a sloppy, foul-filled affair, the Toronto Raptors (17-17) used another third quarter spark to pull away from a flawed Detroit Pistons squad for a 112-91 home win.
After shooting a meager 33.3% (16-48) in the first half, including just two made baskets over the final 8:35 of the second quarter, Toronto sprung to life immediately out of halftime. An 8-0 run in slightly more than a minute set the tone for what would go one to be a 34-20 third quarter and a 62-37 second half.
Although every Toronto starter scored in double digits, it was a solid bench effort that bailed out a foul-plagued Raptors' squad that finished with 30 fouls and six players sporting four or more personals.
The Good:
The Four (Former) Kings
Their numbers don't exactly jump off the stat sheet, but the quartet of former Sacramento Kings that comprised the return in the Rudy Gay trade served as key contributors off the bench against the Pistons. All of John Salmons, Greivis Vasquez, Chuck Hayes and Patrick Patterson offered positive second unit production for a team that needed it, with Amir Johnson, Jonas Valanciunas, Kyle Lowry and Terrence Ross all dealing with foul trouble. Salmons did a bit of everything in guarding Brandon Jennings, handling the ball and making a pair of key shots (albeit missing six more), Vasquez stabilized the offence in the absence of Lowry, Hayes finished with seven rebounds while reminding some about what he does by diving to retrieve a ball headed out of bounds and Patterson continued to offer up reliable front court production.
Free Throws
In a game that features 56 combined fouls, you can bet that free throw shooting is going to be a factor. And when the difference in execution from the charity stripe is as pronounced as it was on Wednesday night, that's an awfully significant advantage for one team to have. The Raps made the most of their attempts, making 31-34 freebies, with Lowry (9-9) and DeMar DeRozan (13-16) leading the charge. On the other side of the court, you had the visiting Pistons making just 19 of their 35 chances (54.2%). The chief culprits in their free throw woes were Josh Smith (3-9) and Andre Drummond (2-6).
The Bad:
Winning Ugly
For those who noted the title of my "Bad" entry and reacted with the thought that winning ugly is still winning, that's exactly the point. Whether its fouls/free throw success or the hot/cold shooting, you can't discuss any of the weaker aspects of the Raptors' Wednesday night performance without at least acknowledging some of the positive returns. Sure, DeRozan and Johnson went 0-16 from the floor in the first half, but the two finished with 29 points and a combined +26 plus/minus mark. Yes, the club had some abysmal cold stretches, but they also scored 64 points off three-pointers and free throws. True, Drummond controlled the glass with 16 rebounds (five offensive), but he also finished a game-worst -24. In other words, when you win by 21 points, even "The Bad" can be "The Good".
The Random:
You want random? How about this... Robin Lopez is apparently embroiled in a feud with the Raptor.
The Opposition:
You could offer up a reasonable argument that any of Jennings, Smith, Drummond or Greg Monroe would represent an upgrade for anyone that the Raptors have at any of their respective positions. But as many predicted going into the season, chemistry and fit have been issues for the Pistons. The question now is whether they are issues that can be resolved. As talented as they are, it's difficult to foresee Jennings or Smith ceding shots or changing their games to allow their younger teammates to adapt.
Next Up:
This ever-important nine-game stretch continues with the Brooklyn Nets, who will be fresh off a date with the Miami Heat, visiting on Saturday (7:00pm, TSN2) on what is 'Drake Night'. For those wondering, the Raptors' Global Ambassador WILL NOT be performing on the night that bears his name.
Prediction: Raps 104, Nets 101 (19-7 this season)


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- I read a great story on the American Association website, written by Bob Wirz of Independent Baseball Insider. Daniel Peralta is a rookie outfielder with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 2004, Peralta was a minor league pitcher that struggled with arm injuries before being released by the Cardinals in 2009. Peralta has since spent two and a half years in the independent league absolutely destroying the baseball. Playing for the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings of the, now defunct North American Baseball League, he was third in the league in hitting with a .392 average in 85 games with 17 home runs and 81 RBI. He followed that up hitting .332 with three big flies and 70 RBI in 98 games with the Wichita Wingnuts of the American Association. Peralta has flourished in his time with the Diamondbacks. What's crazy is that Peralta has advanced from independent ball, through the D-Backs minor league system to their Major League roster in only 11 months. Advancing through Single A and Double A, Peralta maintained an average between .297 and .346. He rarely strikes out and his power numbers have stayed consistent. In six games with the Diamondbacks, he continues to pound the baseball. In six games and 24 at-bats, the 27-year-old pitcher turned hitter, enters the second week of June batting .357.
- All-time hits leader Pete Rose is back in baseball. Rose will manage one game for the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League (June 16). Rose says he's doing this for the love of the game and that may be true, but I believe the Atlantic League giving him his time in the sun is bigger than the game. Bluefish general manager, Ken Shepard, summed it up perfectly. "The Atlantic League was created to be a league of second chances"


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Sleepless Nights "The Traditional Country Soul of Patty Loveless" debuts September 9 Nashville, Tenn.
- For those aching to hear the pure, lonesome tenor from the Appalachian siren of modern country, the wait isover. With her first release in three years, Patty Loveless is back with her19th CD on a new label, Saguaro Road Records, formed in June 2008 by Direct Holdings Americas Inc. Direct Holdings also markets and sells audio and video entertainment products under the Time Life brand, which it uses underlicense from Time Warner Inc.
Produced with her husband and musical soul mate, Emory Gordy Jr., and backedby a Who's Who of Nashville A-list session players, including Harold Bradley, John Hobbs, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Harry Stinson, Steve Gibson and Biff Watson, with background vocals by Vince Gill, Sleepless Nights features14 titles that the pair culled from a pool of nearly 500 songs. This albumof classics celebrates the many facets of heartache that make country music the diary of the common man.
"Emory and I were talking over dinner about recapturing some of these moments from my youth," Loveless explains, "because I want to inspire and remind people of what country is made of. It takes me back especially to mybrother, Roger, and my sister, Dottie, and the music they loved.
"It's a little bit of a history lesson, but I think once you hear the songs,the stories ... you're going to be drawn to it," continues Loveless. "People lived a little differently then, but at the same time, there's a lot more in common [with today] than people would think." Hailed by People magazine as"equal parts Linda Ronstadt and Patsy Cline" when her two-million-selling Only What I Feel was released, Loveless has always believed in honoring her upbringing. Born in rural eastern Kentucky to a coal mining father who loved bluegrass, Patty followed her roots all the way to the Opry stage afterfirst catching the ear of Porter Wagoner when she was only 13. She released
her self-titled debut in 1987 and has never looked back.
A CMA Female Vocalist and Album of the Year winner, Loveless has consistently set a standard for what country music should be with platinum CDs and chart-topping songs like "You Don't Even Know Who I Am" and "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye." As Time magazine once noted, "Her songs catalog every sin a man can commit,every pain a woman can bear. If you turn on the radio and hear a strongheart breaking, chances are it's the one in that plangent Loveless voice..."
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LEHI — They came from all over the country, big and small, fast and slow. They came to experience a touch of magic and hoped some of the charm dust would stick. They came to workout with their legendary hero, Jimmer Fredette.
Hundreds of college and NBA players do summer camps, but only one made ESPN's SportsCenter this week when Fredette put on a show for the little ones gathered in his name.
Friday was the final day of Jimmer Camp for Shooters at the XSI Factory in Lehi. There, kids did more drills than Makita, charting shots in a diary, learning to increase range, create space, be more explosive, shoot off the dribble, hit the step back jumper, and receive wise words about life.
Charles Barkley once said, "I am not a role model." He repeated that mantra on a Nike commercial. Fredette cannot avoid such duty. To his critics and admirers alike, his life will be judged on and off the court.
Fredette started his senior season at BYU on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a superhero, a montage takeoff from DC comics. His life imitated art.
"It's big, it's the reason my grandson came to this camp," said Bill Allinson of Riverton. "Jimmer is good with the kids. He shook everyone's hand. Once in the individual drills, he came out and did them with the kids and gave them high fives. He is a great mentor — it's fun."
Leticia Orozco brought her son Liam Cabrera all the way from Juarez, Mexico, for the Jimmer camp. Did 11-year-old Liam watch Fredette play this year? "Of course, definitely, he is big time," said the mother.
Julie Hendrickson from Ogden called the camp "fabulous" and Fredette a "great, great" role model. "It's not only the skills my son Samuel is learning, but how to cope in life. It's been fantastic — the best camp we've been to."
Tina Rustand from Tucson, Ariz., specifically signed up her two sons Austin, 13, and Jackson, 6, for the camp because of the personalities — specifically Fredette and camp director, former BYU star Marty Haws and his partner, former Atlanta Brave slugger Dale Murphy.
"With the talks we've had with Jimmer and his dad, Al, teaching them skills and to be good people and rise above and be all they can be, it's been great," said Rustand.
One of the biggest complaints or suggestions coming out of the first annual Jimmer Camp is folks want to see more of Jimmer. "But that's unrealistic," said Rustand. "A guy at his level can't be here all the time."
"Jimmer can't be here every day all day long, but he had made his presence known," said Haws.
And, boy, did he.
At one session, on cue, under pressure and with all those adoring eyeballs focused on him, Fredette took five shots from distance at half court, three-quarter court and full court.
With perfect rotation, the shots rose and sailed towards the rim. The ones he made didn't rattle in — they snapped the net. He made four of five and the kids had their jolt of something from George Lucas' version of Yoda and basketball Star Wars.
Of course, it made SportsCenter, the week he won an ESPY for the College Athlete of the Year.
"It was kind of impromptu," said Haws of Jimmer's shots. "We'd just finished one session and the next session was here and we had them all line up in their lines. Jimmer was just out messing around. He started stepping back like he does and before you know it he was four or five steps beyond half court. It was probably the highlight of the whole thing. The kids love it."
The Jimmer Camp for Shooters actually piggy-backed an established program by Haws and Murphy based on character education titled "I Won't Cheat." It is a program partnered up with Little League and the Little League World Series where players can be seen on ESPN with "I Won't Cheat" patches.
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The latest release of the IBM Adapter for Django now supports Django 1.2. Aside from enabling you to use the most recent version of Django, this release adds a few new goodies into the mix, that I'm sure many will appreciate.
For example, IBM's adapter (through the underlying DBI wrapper) now uses persistent connections, which are especially helpful when dealing with Django – as it lacks connection pooling. (Of course DB2 also has the Connection Concentrator to aid in reducing the usage of server resources and improving scalability.)
Furthermore, the adapter adds support for the DECIMAL datatype, a necessary feature when dealing with money and currencies. Various enhancements and bug fixes were included too; check them out on Google Groups.
As a reminder, DB2 Express-C is an absolutely free of charge version of DB2 and it's production ready (not a toy version). You can download it from here. Take it for a spin, experiment – chances are you'll like it. If you need a guide to getting started, be sure to check out this free e-book by my colleagues Raul, Ian, and Rav.
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What about informix support in the django adapter?
you still need to install db2 on the machine that hosts the code to connect to the db2 server?
wow, it's wonderful, but it will be a better news if Django could possiblely support MongoDB
I don't think you need DB2 on the Django machine.
At most, you'll need the IBM Data Server Client for ODBC and CLI:
Is it possible to use this driver to connect to a iSeries As400 db2 server ? Do we need some software installed on the server side ?
I got the Db2 express version running on my development computer but I got not look to connect to our Ibm server yet.
Any idea where I could find some help?
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AMC Renews "Preacher" for Season 2
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Here is the latest in our year-long look at one cool comic (whether it be a self-contained work, an ongoing comic or a run on a long-running title that featured multiple creative teams on it over the years) a day (in no particular order whatsoever)! Here's the archive of the moments posted so far!
Today we look at the latest edition of Rick Geary's brilliant Treasury of 20th Century Murder series of graphic novels, The Terrible Axe-Man of New Orleans!!!
I couldn't find a direct link to this book at NBM Publishing, but here's a link to their front page, where it is is featured prominently in the "Just Added" section (you can also always just search for Rick Geary once you get to NBM's site).
Okay, so anyhow, Rick Geary does a series of books about famous murders. I've already featured two of them, and heck, I might feature another one before the Year of Cool Comics is finished.
This time around, the tale is about a mysterious "Axe-Man" in New Orleans in the 1910s who would pry open people's doors and come in at night and, well, attack them with axes (he would use the victim's own axe!!!).
Geary's books are extremely predictable, in the sense that he follows the same exact writing pattern every time out, but the pattern is such an obvious one that it is hard to knock him for following it each time.
He establishes some local history of the place where the murders take place, like as seen below…
Then he gets into the murders, and he does an excellent job of precisely describing what happens and drawing all of the little details.
Here's one murder…
His plainly stated way of delivering the facts allows you to pretty easily get swept into the frightening aspect of the story. Especially when he details those people who seem to have stopped the murderer as he was prying their doors open! Can you imagine that?!? Sitting there, knowing some dude trying to kill you is trying to enter your home?!? Spooooky.
Geary's research is always spot-on, and I enjoy the way that he details all the various theories about who the Axe-Man really was.
His hand-lettering is also quite awesome.
These books are some of the most dependably awesome books out there (interestingly enough, NBM also publishes a similar series of books, Lewis Trondheim's Little Nothings series – obviously the two are not similar in style, just the fact that they are each always dependably great each volume that gets released in the series).
Highly Recommended.
I must admit, this looks rather interesting. Gonna buy this.
Especially because it is based on real events and not fiction.
More especially, because these murders were never solved.
Some excerpt from the author which shows that the research produced some nice angles for the book:
"Part of this scene-setting involves a brief look at other notable criminals of the period, including men who jumped out of trees to scare women and another who clipped schoolgirls' hair on crowded streetcars. "In my research, I came across descriptions of the various eccentric street criminals that operated in New Orleans concurrently with the Axe-Man," Geary said. "These people were prankish and mostly harmless, but they give a colorful background to the city's state of mind."
Just read this the other night and was wowed and fascinated by it like I usually am with Geary's "Murder" series. I realized in looking at the book's jacket that I'm missing quite a few of the other volumes in the series and need to pick them up as oon as I can. They are all well worth the read.
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TC TO WILLIAM MAXWELL ; 9 September 1842; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18420909-TC-WIMA-01; CL 15: 83
Troston, Ixworth, Suffolk / 9 Septr, 1842—
Dear Sir,
Your Papers respecting the Templand business have followed me out hither; I find them all right, clear, and in due final order; and have much satisfaction in returning you the Receipt signed as you direct; and so, with many thanks for your kind services, closing this Transaction. It would have been briefer, had I known the ground as I now do, to have gone to you at once; and surrendering the matter into your hands from the first, to have waited, as I have lately been doing, in perfect silence, till the issue matured itself without farther intervention of mine.
I have to beg that you will now convey to His Grace, in some fit way, my acknowledgements for his handsome treatment of me in this matter; my true satisfaction and thankfulness that all has ended as it does. It would have been a lasting sorrow to my Wife and me, had we parted from her mother's kind and generous Landlord in an unkind manner; and terminated a relation rendered mournfully interesting now in a spirit so different from that in which it had always been carried on!
With many thanks, I remain,
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Our employees have been with us for many, many years. To them, serving our guests is not just a job or even a career -- it is a passion. You won't find a more dedicated, knowledgeable and helpful team at any other hotel in San Francisco. Our team also has excellent inside knowledge of the City and will be pleased to assist in helping you make the most of your stay with us.
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Each evening we host a delightful complimentary wine reception. On offer are local California wines, artisanal cheeses, charcuterie, nuts, olives, fresh fruit and hot hors d'oeuvres. Depending on your mood, secure a private corner table in our candlelit reception area, or mingle with other guests and compare stories of your San Francisco adventures!
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There Really Domestic Violence In Jewish
· Leigh Nachman Hofheimer, Program
Coordinator, Washington State Coalition
Against Domestic Violence
· Michelle Lifton, Director, Project
D'vora: Domestic Violence Outreach
Response and Advocacy, Jewish Family Services,
Seattle, WA
Domestic Violence at the Intersection
of Lesbian/Bisexual/Trans/Gay and Jewish
· Connie Burk, Executive Director,
The Northwest Network of Bisexual, Trans,
Lesbian and Gay Survivors of Abuse, Seattle,
Domestic Violence and Women with
· Yael Balla-Avni, Director of Support
Services, Jerusalem Rape Crisis Center
· Additional speakers TBA
Special Considerations when Dealing
with Elderly DV Victims
· Tsippi Nachshon-Glick, M.S.W, Ministry
of Social Services, Israel
· Joyce Graczyk, Council for Jewish
Elderly, Chicago, IL
· Additional speaker TBA
Breaking the Double Isolation:
DV and Substance Abuse
· Aileen Hoffman, Director of Family
Services, FEGS, Health and Human Services
System, New York.
· Gina Ryan, Coordinator of Family
Services, FEGS Hempstead Mutliservice Center.
· Additional speaker TBA
Domestic Violence and the Ethiopian
Community in Israel
· Rachel Bialer, Director, Woman
to Woman: Jerusalem Shelter for Battered
Women, Israel.
· Debbie Gross, Director, The Crisis
Center for Religious Women, Jerusalem, Israel.
The Unique World of the Orthodox
Jewish Victim
· Nadine Wolfson, President and Founder,
Shalom Task Force, New York.
· Lisa G. Twerski, Director of Training
and Special Projects, Shalom Task Force;
co-founder, Brairot.
· Noach Korman, Advocate and Rabbinical
pleader, founder Bat Melech Shelter, Jerusalem,
· Esti Palant, Director, Bat Melech
Shelter, Jerusalem, Israel.
Dilemmas of Gender and Law: The
Bais Din, The Get and Agunot Issues
· Moderator: Evelyn Brook, president,
Coalition of Jewish Women for the GET (Canada),
board member, Auberge Shalom… Pour
· Dr. Norma Baumel Joseph, Chair,
Department of Religion, Concordia University,
co-founder International Coalition for Agunah
· Sharon Shenhav, Esq, Director,
International Jewish Women's Rights Project;
member, Commission to Appoint Dayanim, Jerusalem,
· Cheryl Leon, Director, Project
Shield, Jewish Children's Bureau,
Chicago, IL.
Perspectives from Israel: Challenging
the Cycle of Domestic Violence
· Rachel Bialer, Director, Woman
to Woman: Jerusalem Shelter for Battered
Women, Israel
· Israela Hirshberg, Director of
Rehabilitation Program and Half-Way Apartments,
Woman to Woman: Jerusalem Shelter for Battered
Women, Israel.
Healing Using Jewish Ritual in Recovery
from Sexual and Domestic Violence
· Naomi Tucker, Executive Director,
Shalom Bayit: Bay Area Jewish Women Working
to End Domestic Violence, San Francisco,
· Marcia Cohn Spiegel, Activist and
Writer, Los Angeles, CA.
Storytelling: The Basic Unit of
· Toby Landesman, LCSW, consultant
and author, Chicago, IL.
· Richard Geer, PhD, performer, founder,
community theater groups, Chicago, IL
Spirituality and Healing from Abuse
· Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, Rabbinic
Director, Jewish Board of Family and Children's
Services (JBFCS), New York, NY.
· Libbe Madsen, JBFCS, New York,
· Rabbi Pamela Wax, Westchester Jewish
Community Services, Westchester, NY.
· Sylvana Trabout, private social
worker, New York, NY.
Addressing Sexual Violence in Israel
· Yael Balla-Avni, Director of Support
Services, Jerusalem Rape Crisis Center,
· Na'ama Tamari-Lapid, Coordinator,
Victim-Witness Assistance Program, Jerusalem
Rape Crisis Center, Israel.
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
in the Ultra-Orthodox Community
· Debbie Gross, Executive Director,
The Crisis Center for Religious Women, Jerusalem,
· Abigail Frenkel, Supervision Coordinator,
Sexual Assualt Crisis Center, Tel Aviv,
Engaging with Challenging Texts
· Rabbi Cindy Enger, Director, Jewish
Program, FaithTrust Institute, Seattle,
· Rabbi Michelle Fisher, Congregation
Har Shalom, Potomac, MD.
Aspects of Domestic Abuse: The
Personal and the Professional
· Brynna Fish, Coordinator, Chai:
Family Violence Program, Jewish Family Service,
Cleveland, OH
· SaraKay Smullens, Private social
worker, Philadelphia, PA
· Jeanne King, PhD, psychologist,
Sedona, AZ
Sanctuary in a DV Shelter: A Team
Approach to Healing
· Lisa Blitz, CSW, Director of Genesis,
Jewish Board of Family and Children's
Services, New York, NY.
· Lesley Samuels Young, CSW, Director
of Transition Center, Jewish Board of Family
and Children's Services, NewYork,
· Additional speaker TBA
Finding Hope: Healing and Answers
Through Dialogue
· Cheryl Kravitz, Executive Director,
The National Conference for Community and
Justice, National Capital Area Region, Washington,
· Toby Myers, National Center on
Domestic and Sexual Violence, Houston, TX.
A Journey Towards Freedom: Healing
Through a Community Seder
· Rabbi Lisa Gelber, Associate Dean,
Rabbinical School of the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America, New York, NY
· Michelle Lifton, Director, Project
D'vora: Domestic Violence Outreach
Response and Advocacy, Jewish Family Services,
Seattle, WA
· Alison Iser, Crisis Line Advocacy
Manager, Eastside Domestic Violence Program,
advocate, Project D'vora, Seattle,
Lost in the Shuffle:
Jewish Survivors of Sexual Victimization
· Vicki Polin, Executive Director,
The Awareness Center--the Jewish Coalition
Against Sexual Assault/Abuse (JCASA).
· Rabbi Yosef Blau, Yeshiva University,
New York.
· Dr. Michael J. Salamon, founder/director,
Adult Developmental Center, Hewlett, NY
· Na'ama Yehuda , Vice-President,
The Awareness Center.
The Individual as a World: Text
Study and Family Court Representation
· Esther Sha'anan, attorney, legal
advisor, Woman to Woman: Jerusalem Shelter
for Battered Women, Israel; teacher of Torah
to women.
Doubly Victimized: Women and the
Justice System
· Joan Zorza, Esq., founding editor,
Domestic Violence Report and Sexual Assault
Report; author, Violence Against Women (2002).
· Toby Myers, National Center on
Domestic and Sexual Violence, Houston, TX.
Legal Rights of Refugee/Immigrant
Populations in the U.S.
· Leslye Orloff, Associate Vice President
and Director, Immigrant Women Program, Legal
Momentum (formerly NOW Legal Defense and
Education Fund).
Taking on the Legal System
· Robin R. Runge, Esq., Director,
Commission on Domestic Violence, American
Bar Association, Washington, DC
· The Rachel Coalition, Jewish Family
Services, MetroWest, NJ
Suzanne Goiser, Staff Attorney.
Diane Finn, Coordinator, Client Services.
Karen Goldman, co-chair, Legal Services
Educating Rabbis and Reaching Congregations
· Rabbi Diana Monheit, New York Board
of Rabbis
· Debbie Gross, Executive Director,
The Crisis Center for Religious Women, Jerusalem,
Justice, Only Justice, Shalt Thou
· Judge Eugene Hyman, Santa Clara
County Superior Court, CA.
· Gus Kaufman, PhD, psychologist,
social activist, Atlanta, GA.
· Yocheved (Jacqueline) Koplowitz,
co-president, co-founder, Retreat From Violence,
Inc., Atlanta, GA.
Jewish Texts and Trafficking in
Women in Israel
· Naomi Graetz, author, "S/He
Created Them: Feminist Retellings of Biblical
Stories", Professional Press, 1993;
"Silence is Deadly: Judaism Confronts
Wifebeating", Jason Aronson,1998, Jerusalem,
Collaborating with
Secular Agencies
· Susan Lebovitz, Jewish Community
Outreach Coordinator, Safehome, Johnson
County, KS
· Andrea Bernard, Assistant Director
for the Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership
Against Domestic Violence, Boston, MA
· Andrea Silverstone, RSW, Executive
Director, Peer Support Services for Abused
Women, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
· Nadia Brotherston MSW, Clinical
Supervisor, Jewish Family Service, board
member, Peer Support Services for Abused
Women, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Innovation in Programming: Project
Sarah and Project Eden
Project Sarah:
· Esther East, MSW, LCSW, founder,
Director, Jewish Family Service, Clifton,
· Eileen Stein, CSW, Jewish Family
Service, Clifton, N.J.
· Cheryl Kramer, PhD, consultant
and trainer, Project Sarah and Shalom Task
Project Eden:
· Chana Widawski, M.S.W., Coordinator,
Project Eden, Brooklyn District Attorney's
Office, Brooklyn, NY· Henna White, Jewish Liaison, Brooklyn
District Attorney's Office, Brooklyn, NY
Working in Small Jewish Communities
· Diane Chodorow, Co-Chair of the
DVora Project in Albuquerque, NM
· Rabbi Beth Schwartz, founding member,
Clergy Task Force, Knoxville Community Coalition
on Family Violence; Temple Beth El, Knoxville,
· Additional speaker TBA
Building a Jewish Domestic Violence
Agency from the Ground Up
· Nicole Furie Lesser, LICSW, Director,
Kol Isha, Jewish Family & Children Services,
Newton, MA
· Ellen Goldsmith, MSW, LCSW, Project
Manager, Jewish Domestic Violence Program,
Jewish Family Children's Service,
Long Beach, CA
Developing Programs Focused on
Survivor Empowerment
· Brynna Fish, Coordinator, Chai:
Family Violence Program, Jewish Family Service,
Cleveland, OH
· Jan Wood, Executive Director, CHAI:
Colorado's Jewish Community Resource on
Domestic Abuse, Denver, CO
Negotiating Tensions Between Counseling
· Wendy Lipshutz, LMSW, Director,
Shalom Bayit Program, Jewish Family &
Career Services, Atlanta, GA
· Michelle Lifton, Director, Project
D'vora: Domestic Violence Outreach
Response and Advocacy, Jewish Family Services,
Seattle, WA
Community Based Approaches: U.S.,
Israel and Argentina
· Dana Shany Atzmon, member, 'Tamuz',
an Urban kibbutz, Beit Shemesh, Israel.
· Fernanda Ortega Tarica, M.D., Shalom
Bait – a program to prevent, assist
and research family violence in the Jewish
community; Argentine Association for the
Prevention of Family Violence, Buenos Aires,
· Baltimore Shofar Coalition:
o Mimi Kraus, LCSW-C, coordinator, Family
Violence Prevention Services, Jewish Family
Services of Central Maryland, Owings Mills,
o Nancy Aiken, PhD, Director, CHANA –
Counseling, Helpline & Aid Network for
Abused Women, Baltimore, MD
o Esther Giller, founder, President of Sidran
Institute, Baltimore, MD
Addressing Domestic Abuse Across
the Generations in the Russian-Speaking
Jewish Community
· Faye Levine, MSW, CSW, ACSW, Director
of Social Services, Edith and Carl Marks
Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn,
· Inna Zaslavskaya, Project Coordinator,
Emigre Family Violence Program, Edith and
Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst,
Brooklyn, NY
· Marina Livshits, PhD, Zhensky Golos,
a Russian-speaking service of Kol Isha,
Jewish Domestic Violence Program, Jewish
Family & Children Services, Newton,
Preliminary Thoughts: Addressing
the Needs of Men
· Ellen Loy, LCSW-C, Director of
Counseling Services, Outreach Programs and
Training, House Of Ruth Maryland, Inc.,
founding clinician, CHANA: Counseling, Helpline
& Aid Network for Abused Women, Baltimore,
· Connie Burk, Executive Director,
The Northwest Network of Bisexual, Trans,
Lesbian and Gay Survivors of Abuse, Seattle,
· Gus Kaufman, PhD. psychologist,
social activist, Atlanta, GA
The Intersection of Social Work
and Medicine in Preventing and Addressing
Domestic Violence: Promising Practices from
· Diana Flescher, M.D., advisor,
Advisor to the Deputy Director General,
Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
· Revital Gross, Senior Researcher,
Smokler Center for Health Policy; Associate
Professor, School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan
University, Israel
· Suzanne Jacobs, LICSW, MSW, pioneering
member, pilot Women's Health project,
Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
Extending the Work: Management
and Other Relationship Issues
· Jacqueline Miller, CSW, Director,
Family Violence Services, Jewish Board of
Family and Children's Services, New York,
· Lisa V. Blitz, CSW, Director, Genesis,
a domestic violence shelter, Jewish Board
of Family and Children's Services, New York,
· Ellen Yashinsky-Chute, MSW, ACSW,
Director, Clinical Services, Jewish Family
Service of Metropolitan Detroit, founder,
Shalom Bayit, Jewish community task force
against domestic violence, Detroit, MI
Men Who Batter:
Intervention Programs and Community Change:
What Part of this is Jewish
· Lisa G. Twerski, Project Director,
Brairot Domestic Violence Educational Course;
Director of Training, Shalom Task Force,
Brooklyn, NY
· Phyllis B. Frank, Director, VCS
Community Change Project, Rockland County,
The State of Maryland's Response
to JWI's National Needs Assessment:
Addressing the Needs of Jewish Women in
Maryland through Collaboration
· Nancy Aiken, PhD, Program Director,
CHANA: Counseling, Helpline & Aid Network
for Abused Women, Baltimore, MD
· Wren Cronan, Project Coordinator/Trainer,
Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence,
Bowie, MD
Creating Synagogue Communities
of Safety, Healing and Justice
· Naomi Tucker, Naomi Tucker, Executive
Director, Shalom Bayit: Bay Area Jewish
Women Working to End Domestic Violence,
San Francisco, CA
· Paul Kivel, author, violence prevention
educator and activist, Oakland, CA
The Power of Togetherness –
Working in Coalitions to Create Social Change
· Hilla Kerner-Soliman, Executive
Director, The Association of Rape Crisis
Centers in Israel, Jerusalem
· Speaker(s) TBA
The Role of the Media in Creating
· Guy Ami-Ad, General Manager, id.image;
Volunteer, Association of Rape Crisis Centers
in Israel (ARCCI), Jerusalem
· Hilla Kerner-Soliman, Executive
Director, ARCCI, Jerusalem
· Speaker TBA
Restorative Justice as a Process
for Change: Jewish Perspectives and One
Individual's Story
· Rabbi Drorah Setel, Buffalo, NY
· Nancy Schwartzman, documentary
filmmaker; co-founder, Creative Director
of HEEB Magazine, program director, National
Foundation for Jewish Culture, New York,
· Jonathan C. Stillerman, PhD, co-founder,
co-director, Men Can Stop Rape, Washington,
Engaging Men in the Response to
Violence Against Women
· Sunny Fischer, Executive Director,
Richard Driehaus Foundation, past Chair,
Family Violence Prevention Fund
· Barbara Engel, activist, Chicago
Sexual Assault Services Network, Chicago
Metropolitan Battered Women's Network
· Jamie Kalven, author, activist,
board member Family Violence Prevention
Trafficking of Women and Children:
Specific Responses
· Aviva Kurash, International Association
of Chiefs of Police, Police Response to
Violence Against Women Project
· Ada Pliel-Trossman, Ministry of
Labour and Social Affairs, Jerusalem, Israel
· Other speakers TBA
· Elana Sztokman, teacher, Judaism
and Gender Issues, Florence Melton Adult
Mini-School, Melbourne, Australia; co-founder,
Mavoi Satum, Jerusalem, Israel
· Additional speaker(s) TBA
Addressing the Needs of Children
Impacted by Domestic Violence
· Andy Sommer, Director, Children's
Center, Woman to Woman: Jerusalem Shelter
for Battered Women, Israel
· Sarah Franco, founding Executive
Director and Wendy Jenkins, LCSW, Clinical
Director: The JAFCO Jewish Children's
Village, South Florida.
· Additional speaker(s) TBA
Jewish Girls and Pop Culture: Managing
the Mayhem
· Mindy Shapiro, National Project
Director, Rosh Hodesh: It's A Girl
Thing!, KOLOT, Wyncote, PA
Boys will be Men: Raising Non-Sexist,
Nonviolent Jewish Boys
· Paul Kivel, author, violence prevention
educator and activist, Oakland, CA
Preventing Teen Dating Violence:
Sexual Harassment and Bullying
· Barri Rosenbluth, School-Based
Services Director, SafePlace, Austin, TX
· Bobbie Gordon, Outreach, Prevention
and Education Coordintor, SHALVA, Chicago,Il
Educating Jewish Teens about Teen
Dating Abuse (may be more than
one workshop depending on space):
· Project Sarah, Jewish Family &
Children's Service of Greater Mercer County,
Princeton, NJ: Andrea Lamb Gaynor, LCSW
for JFCS, Gail Rose, Lori Simon, Besty Ie,
Wendy Cohen
· Cynthia Wasko, Director of Education,
CHAI, Colorado's Jewish Resource on Domestic
Abuse, Denver,CO
· NCJW Essex County Section Teen
Dating Abuse Project: Gail Margolis, Ann
Shuch, Myrna Wertheimer, Livingston, NJ
· Debbie Korman, Outreach Educator,
SHALVA, Chicago, IL
Survivors and Mothers: Addressing
Teen Abuse
· Ellen Zelda Kessner and Vicki Crompton,
co-authors, "Saving Beauty From The
Beast: How to Prevent and Combat Teen Dating
· Ahava Shira, trainer, facilitator,
curriculum developer, Women and Violence:
Education is Prevention Program, Montreal,
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Caroline M Mitchell, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Women's Health Care:• HIV• Sexually transmitted diseases• International women's health• Immigrant health care
Washington, 2006
Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2008
• MD Degree (Harvard Medical School, 2002)• Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology (University of Washington, 2006)• Masters in Public Health, Epidemiology (University of Washington, 2009)• Women's Reproductive Health Research Career Development Scholar: HIV-1 and the Female Genital Tract (University of Washington, July 2006–March 2010)
• The Female Genital Innate Immune Response to Vaginal Microbiota (K08)• Immune Response of the Upper Genital Tract Mucosa to Bacterial Colonization• Development of New Tools to Examine Host-Microbe Interactions in the Reproductive Tract• Modeling Intracellular and Extracellular Raltegravir (RAL) Pharmacokinetics in the Female Genital Tract and Blood after a Twice Daily 400 mg Dose over the Course of a Menstrual Cycle
• American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists• American Society for Microbiology• Institute for Translational Health Sciences, University of Washington
Reed S, Laya M, Melville J, Ismail S, Mitchell C, Ackerman D. Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and clinical associations among veiled East African women in Washington State. J Womens Health Mar 2007;16(2):206-13.
Mitchell C, Balkus J, Agnew K, Cohn S, Luque A, Lawler R, Coombs R, Hitti J. Bacterial vaginosis, not HIV, is primarily responsible for increased vaginal concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses May 2008;24(5):667-71.
Mitchell C, Jennings C, Brambilla D, Aldrovandi G, Amedee AM, Beck I, Bremer J, Coombs R, Decker D, Fiscus S, Fitzgibbon J, Luzuriaga K, Moye J, Palumbo P, Reichelderfer P, Somasundaran M, Stevens W, Frenkel L for the Dried Blood Spot Working Group of the Infant Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network. HIV-1 DNA yield from dried blood spots is diminished after storage in a humid incubator at 37°C compared to -20°C. J Clin Microbiol Sept 2008;46(9):2945-9.
Fredricks D, Fiedler T, Thomas K, Mitchell C, Marrazzo J. Changes in vaginal bacterial concentrations with intravaginal metronidazole therapy for bacterial vaginosis as assessed by quantitative PCR. Journal of Clinical Microbiology Mar 2009;47(3):721-6.
Mitchell C, Hitti J, Agnew K, Fredricks D. Comparison of oral and vaginal metronidazole for treatment of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy: impact on fastidious bacteria. BMC Infectious Disease June 10, 2009;9(1):89.
Mitchell C, Balkus J, Agnew K, Lawler R, Hitti J. Changes in the vaginal microenvironment with metronidazole treatment for bacterial vaginosis in early pregnancy. J Women's Health Nov 2009;18(11):1817-24.
Mitchell C, Moreira C, Fredricks D, Paul K, Caliendo A, Kurpewski J, Cu-Uvin S. Detection of fastidious vaginal bacteria in women with HIV infection and bacterial vaginosis. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics & Gynecology 2009:236919. Epub 2009 Nov 12.
Mitchell C, Kraft K, Peterson D, Frenkel L. Cross-contamination during processing of dried blood spots used for rapid diagnosis of HIV-1 infection of infants is rare and avoidable. J Virological Methods Oct 28, 2009. [Epub ahead of print]
Srinivasan S, Liu C, Mitchell CM, Fiedler T, Thomas KK, Agnew KJ, Marrazzo JM, Fredricks DN. Temporal variations in human vaginal bacteria and relationship with bacterial vaginosis PloS One 2010; 5(4): e10197.
Mitchell C, Hitti J, Paul K, Agnew K, Cohn S, Luque A, Coombs R. Cervicovaginal shedding of HIV-1 is related to genital tract inflammation independent of changes in vaginal microbiota. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2011 Jan;27(1):35–9. doi: 10.1089/aid.2010.0129. Epub 2010 Oct 7.
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JBW TO THOMAS CARLYLE; 25 May 1822; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18220525-JBW-TC-01; CL 2:113-115.
Haddington 29th [25? May 1822]
My dear Sir
Your last letter passed me on my way to Edinr on Saturday, and only reached me on my return on Wednesday evening. You are ready to get into a mighty passion are you not? but stay a moment till you hear my defence.
I did not know I was going to town till a few hours before I set out; so that I had no time to instruct you of my intentions[.] While there my forenoons were entirely occupied in shopping, making calls, running after Dr Chalmers, walking to Slateford, 1 and seeing the Panorama of Naples,2 (which, by the way, if you have not seen you ought to see). My afternoons in dining out, or with a party at home— Had I been alone I could have arranged my time otherwise, and more to my own satisfaction; but my motions being dependent on my Mother it was utterly impossible for me to afford you one half hour, although I really wished it. I hope I need not say more. I have found you a reasonable being of late—as such then I shall treat you—
You were not better pleased with my last letter than I am with yours. Write always thus, speak always thus, and you will not find me the weak, inconsistent Being you take me for— The affectionate interest you take in my welfare can be disagreeable to me only when it seems likely to prove hurtful to yourself— But no more of this hateful subject. I trust we understand each other at last. and I may now enjoy your friendship without the dread of finding it one day converted into enmity—
My mind is still in an evil way— I came home full of wise resolutions— The dust, and bustle, and follies of Edinr made my heart turn again to study and retirement. I thought to rise at five on Thursday morning. but fatigue made my head bad. I slept till nine— I opened 'Mary Stewart'3 after breakfast but Dr Fiffe4 interrupted me, and teazed me to play at shuttlecock till I consented— When we had finished: I observed the Piano open and Lord Byron's 'fare thee well' (my favorite song)5 staring me in the face: I sat down and played and sung badly till dinner time. The evening I spent as I spend too many, at an odious tea party. and by the time that I had heard little Charles Terrot6 say his prayers and got him put to bed my day was gone! And so have gone the following ones. Since my return I have read Atala,7 twelve lines of Mary Stewart; written two pages of two Novels, and four lines of an ode to Whilhelmina and moreover I have darned two rents in my gown behold the fruit of my resolution—the sum total of my labours. But I am resolved to make a vigorous effort tomorrow for it fills me with shame to lead a life like this (my horse is lame which is greatly in my favour)—
I like your project exceedingly— Do let us set about it forthwith— I admire your lines upon Napoleon very much and feel grateful to you for the kindness you there show him; for I am sure it is for my sake you have dealt with him so mercifully— Were I selfish I would almost regret you sent me these[—]they have made me so dissatisfied with my own. I do not like Atala— What tempted you to send me such nonsense?
Mr Irving told me you thought of entering the lists with Plutarch.8 Have you that project still in view. I liked it much. It is a pity you should allow year after year to glide away without making any vigorous effort to become known— You may suppose my wish to see my friends famous is one of the effects of my ruling foible—but surely there is nothing weak in longing to see those I love happy and filling the station in life Nature designed them for— I send you a little silly translation: of the verses you gave me long ago9— Don't laugh excessively at it. But write me a better that I may profit by discovering its defects[—] Give me a subject the next time you write.—
Forgive this very stupid letter. I am labouring under a severe headach[e] but I could not think of letting another day pass without writing lest you might fancy any thing the matter with me
Your sincere friend
Jane B Welsh
Shandy sends you his love.


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Matt O'Sullivan Qantas's headaches over its fleet of A380 aircraft have been further compounded after a defect was found in a newer engine on one of its superjumbos, which is still being assembled.
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I have spent the last few hours reflecting on the life contributions of Maya Angelou...oh, not so much the formal recognition she's acquired internationally, but of her "words", those quickly said rhythmic songs of wisdom that only Maya Angelou could sing.
I've seen Dr. Maya Angelou speaking to a crowd, becoming "one" with an auditorium of strangers; and the smart ones knew when they walked in the doors, they would end up strangers no more. Her aura, her energy spoke to all: don't come up in here with an attitude of distance. We are all connected. All human beings. Forget your color, background and who you think you are...we are all connected by humanity.
I have learned lessons just by reading her words online. Sometimes, I didn't know where she was coming from, what was happening in her life to write as she did on Twitter. Now, as I re-read...it just makes sense. Writers who are wise, will always "carefully" affect the people who read their words. Writers who are honest, will always inspire honesty. Writers who are proud, will always encourage their readers to be proud. You ARE what you READ.
Thank you, Maya Angelou for being one of the most inspiring women of our century. God made you just the way you were supposed to be: Accessible to the world. Thank you for representing the African woman and the American woman. And thank you for showing us how to conduct ourselves in front of cameras...and behind cameras.
To remind myself of who I am and perhaps, who you are---I share these words of wisdom by our most celebrated teacher and poetess in America and the World, Dr. Maya Angelou:
"You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive."
"One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."
"Nothing can dim the light which shines from within."
"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style."