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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper spent the remaining day and a half of his four-day Israel trip on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 21 and then Wednesday, Jan. 22 playing the tourist, taking in some of Israel's holiest sites, being honored, entertained and being the entertainment. Harper's afternoon was filled was filled with visits to some of the holiest sites in Jerusalem, first visiting the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum with Netanyahu and then visiting the Kotel, Western Wall the holiest site for Jews. Harper's third day was capped with a state dinner hosted by Netanyahu and his wife Sara, and the Canadian Prime Minister again gave a mini concert, which is fast becoming his hallmark. Harper then spent his last day in Israel on Wednesday, Jan. 22 playing tourist visiting by helicopter some important religious sites in the Galilee in Northern Israel. He was also feted by the Jewish National Fund and visited the Bird Sanctuary being renamed in his honor and then be awarded an honorary doctorate from the Tel Aviv University from the Tel Aviv University where the Canadian Prime Minister partook in a question and answer period.
With an extremely busy and tight schedule during his first two days in Israel, Harper and his wife Laureen had little time to enjoy the historical, religious sites and the beauty of Israel. On the first day of his trip, Sunday afternoon, Jan. 19 Harper and Laureen took the scenic route as they went through Jerusalem's old city after arriving at Ben Gurion international Airport in Tel Aviv and on their way to Netanyahu's office. The Harpers visited the Mount of Olives where they were treated to an expansive view of Israel's old city and information from their chosen guide Haim Cohen, "a research fellow at the University of Haifa."
Then the next morning on Monday, Jan. 20 as the Canadian Prime Minster went to Ramallah in the West Bank to meet with the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas, where Harper and his wife toured the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem.
While the countries' leaders were hammering out trade and economic agreements on Tuesday morning, Jan 21 the first ladies, spent time together with Sara Netanyahu showing Laureen Harper some of the sites in Jerusalem. They had a breakfast together following it up with a visit to Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo.
In the afternoon, Prime Minister Netanyahu played museum guide hosting Harper at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum where they were accompanied by their wives. At every stop in the museum Netanyahu would "explain the exhibits" to his Canadian counterpart. Harper wrote in the guestbook; "They are remembered always, in our hearts, in our prayers and most importantly in our resolve. Never again." The tour ended in emotionally touching the Hall of Names, the room's dome and walls are all covered with photos of those who perished in the Holocaust.
Reaching the Kotel at sunset, Harper was joined by a number of Members of Parliament that were part of his delegation along with some other Jewish members of his delegation. Harper spent a solemn moment praying at the Kotel, wearing a Kippah on his head and both his hands firmly on the wall; the affect was all the greater in the glow of Israel's warm golden sunset. Harper was greeted by hundreds of Israeli worshippers including Canadian Israelis, and members of his delegation who "cheered" and wanted to "touch his hand," like a celebrity or a sacrilegious as it is, like a he was himself a religious figure.
Harper was suppose to visit the Dome of the Rock, a holy site for all three religions of Israel, Muslims, Jews and Christians, but ended up cancelling that stop because Israel's security Shin Bet had concerns prompting PMO spokesman Jason MacDonald to issue a statement, which said; "Out of respect we have decided not to visit the Dome of the Rock on this trip."
In the evening on Tuesday, Jan. 21 Prime Minister Netanyahu and his wife Sara hosted a state dinner in honor of Prime Minister Harper and his wife Laureen held at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem and attended by Harper's delegation of nearly 300 including six cabinet ministers, six Members of Parliament, and 21 rabbis, a Catholic priest, Jewish communal leaders, business leaders and lobbyists, and the newly appointed Canadian ambassador to Israel Vivian Bercovici.
At the dinner Netanyahu toasted Harper which Arutz 7 reported was a response to Harper's address in the Knesset the day before which Netanyahu called "a historic speech." Harper according to Arutz 7 "told Netanyahu that he appreciated his warm friendship which, he said, transcends the personal friendship between the two leaders and extends to both countries."
The major highlight of the state dinner was the Canadian Prime Minister's short singing performance, playing the keyboard and singing the Beatles "Hey Jude" and "Have a Little Help From My Friends" to the crowd in attendance. Harper got the crowd singing along to Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline," which prompted a standing ovation, but throughout Harper's set Netanyahu and his wife Sara were seen singing and "humming along." Netanyahu also gave a Harper a standing ovation and commended the performance after, saying; "Terrific, thank you Stephen - that was great," and called Harper a "Canadian rock star."
Prime Minister Harper and his wife spent the morning of his fourth and last day in Israel on Wednesday, Jan. 22 visiting the holy and historical sites near the Sea of Galilee, both Jewish and Christian. The Harpers were taken by a Black Hawk helicopter to the region to view the full panoramic view of area's beauty. Minister of strategic affairs Yuval Steinitz and the newly appointed Israeli ambassador to Canada Rafi Barak hosted the Harpers, as both Netanyahu and Peres had already headed to the Davos World Economic Forum.
The sites the Harpers viewed were predominantly Christian pilgrimage sites and related to the New Testament Bible and Jesus, a locale with a history that is 3000 years old. Harper is an Evangelical Christian, but does not speak publically much about his faith as to not interfere with being the leader of a multi-faith country. They visited Capernaum on the coast of the Sea of Galilee, which was the "centre of [Jesus's] public ministry" after he departed from Nazareth. The one Jewish site visited was the Synagogue of Capernaum's ruins, "the first synagogue" in the Galilee, where Jesus supposedly attended. The Harpers also walked along the sea's coast, in itself a Christian holy place.
The Harpers were given a tour of the Franciscan Church of the Beatitudes by its nuns, located at the site where "Jesus Christ is said to have delivered the 'Sermon on the Mount.'" Even in an area filled with miracles sacred to their religion, the nuns could not help but be "star struck" by the Canadian Prime Minister, according to the Canadian Press two nuns took out their iPhone and asked to take a photo with Laureen Harper.
Harper was then feted by the Jewish National Fund and visited and toured the Hula Lake Nature and Bird Park in the Hula Valley. At a ceremony, Harper and Laureen laid the cornerstone of the visitors' center that will be "named in Harper's honor," the Stephen J. Harper Hula Valley Bird Sanctuary Visitor and Education Centre. While the auditorium will be named in the Prime Minister wife's honor and called the Laureen Harper auditorium.
The dedication and honor according Ambassador Barak was Israel's "symbolic way to say thanks" to the Canadian Prime Minister for his unwavering support. Harper delivered some remarks at the ceremony, expressing; "I do hope that although it all bears my name, you will all think of you, as Jewish Canadians whenever you come here, think of this as part of what you contributed to this country of Israel and to this relationship between Canada and Israel."
The Prime Minister and his wife and some of the delegation were then given a "tour of the sanctuary" and park. The Harpers had the opportunity to take in some "bird watching" when they were taken out in a trailers to the wetlands to view the flying cranes.
Harper capped his day on Wednesday evening, Jan. 22 and his Israel trip by be awarded an honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University for "exemplary conduct as a prominent world leader who promotes freedom, human rights and the rule of law." The elaborate ceremony full of pomp and circumstance "featured a string quartet," university President Joseph Klafter gave the introductory speech, Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai also spoke, and the Canadian Prime Minister donned the university's "black and red robes." Everything Canada-Israel was celebrated along with the man of the hour. President Klafer praised Harper stating; "At a time when voices are calling for a boycott on Israeli academia... Mr. Harper is voting with his feet." Mayor Huldlai declared the Prime Minister a "great friend of Israel and the Jewish People," and "indeed mishpachah."
Harper then partook in a question and answer period with university students and journalists, where his comments were highly critical of the turmoil in the Arab nations of the Middle East. Harper began his trip celebrating Israel as the only democracy in the Middle East and he ended his trip criticizing the "unrest"in Israel's neighboring Arab and Muslim countries; Egypt, Syria and Iran, which only highlighted and justified Israel's security concerns to the global community. The university ended the ceremony announcing the establishment of the Stephen J. Harper research chair for interdisciplinary Canadian -Israeli studies focusing on the "challenges facing both Israeli and Canadian society" in his honor and funded by the Canadian Friends of Tel Aviv University.
Earlier Harper spent the third day of his four-day Israel trip in important meetings with Israeli leaders, first meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Israeli opposition leader Chaim Herzog. Harper then attended a joint cabinet meeting with a team of some his most important economic ministers that accompanied him on the trip and with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu where they signed significant bilateral agreements between both countries. After they had a press conference which predominantly focused on the peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians and Canada's position on the Jewish settlements in the West Bank, where Harper again departed from policies of international community towards Israel.
The Canadian Prime Minister and his contingent now move on to the second leg of his trip on Wednesday, Jan. 22-25 to Amman, Jordan for three days, where he will meet with "Hashemite King Abdullah II and Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour," before returning back to Canada on Saturday, Jan. 25 with a relationship even more close and secure to Israel and its leadership more in sync than ever.
PHOTO GALLERY: PM Stephen Harper receives Honorary Doctorate from Tel Aviv University, Jan. 22, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: PM Stephen Harper visits the Sea of Galilee, Jan. 22, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: PM Stephen Harper tours the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Jan. 21, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: PM Stephen Harper visits the Western Wall, Jan. 21, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: PM Stephen Harper tours the Church of the Nativity during his first official visit to the West Bank, Jan. 20, 201
- Stephen Harper Middle East Trip, Jan. 17-25, 2014
Bonnie K. Goodman is the Editor of the Academic Buzz Network, a series of political, academic & education blogs which includes History Musings: History, News & Politics. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies, both from McGill University, and has done graduate work in Jewish history at Concordia University as part of the MA in Judaic Studies program. Her specializations are US, Canadian & Israeli politics.


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It's almost tournament time, and people are beginning to wonder how many Pac-10 women's basketball teams will reach postseason play. Remember, last season the conference got six entries into the NCAA Tournament. That won't happen again. Here's what will take place:
1. Stanford is already in. The Cardinal's 21 wins should secure a high seed. However, the recent loss of point-guard J.J. Hones will hurt the team's chances to go to the Final Four.
2. ASU may earn a higher seed than Stanford. The Sun Devils have 23 wins, tops in the Pac-10, and could still win the conference championship. If the Sun Devils win the Pac-10 Tournament, they could earn a No. 3 seed and play deep into March.
4. USC is on the bubble but could still get a nod. The Wildcats face the Trojans on Saturday and will have a say in whether
2. UCLA is at .500. The Bruins are 7-7, 13-13. They will be invited to the N.I.T. but they rarely accept such invitations.
So, six Pac-10 teams will be playing after the regular season. Only four will be playing for real. Let's hope that Stanford and ASU can represent the conference well. It's been a long time since a Pacific-10 representative has played in the Final Four. This could be the year.
See you on the radio!
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|Waterloo woman arrested for vehicle damage
The Seneca County Sheriffs Office reports that Crystal L. Breese, age 20, of Waterloo was picked up on an arrest warrant for Felony Criminal Mischief 3rd charge. Breese was arrested after a routine traffic stop by Sheriff's Deputies where it was discovered that she was wanted out of the Town of Tyre Court.
The Criminal Mischief charges are the result of an incident that occurred in the Town of Tyre in August 2012 where it is alleged that Breese hit and kicked a vehicle owned by a Wayne County resident. The damages to the vehicle were estimated to be about $900.
Breese was arraigned in the Town of Tyre Court before Justice Mills and committed to the Seneca County Correctional Facility in lieu of $500 cash bail or $1,000 secured bond. Breese is due to reappear in on January 15th 2013 at 6:00pm to answer the charges.
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JWC TO THOMAS CARLYLE ; 14 August 1855; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18550814-JWC-TC-01; CL 30: 30-32
Tuesday / 5 Cheyne Row[14 Aug. 1855]
No Dear; I dont take to your seabathing place, because I have a place of my own in view! Positively I fancy I have found the Coming cottage!1 I am just going off to consult Tait about it. And at all events you must go and look at it with me next Monday, before we incur any lodging-expenses—which would be best laid out on a place "all to oneself."2
I took such an amount of air and exercise yesterday as would have DONE FOR most nine-teenth century females! Started at eight, by the boat,3 with a good tide and was at the station a quarter before nine. Was quite well situated in my open carriage and reached Brighton without the least fatigue. Bathed the first thing; and then walked along the shore to a little Inn I had been told of by Neuberg and Ballantyne; as a charming quiet place "for even Mr Carlyle" to stop at; found it, of course, noisy dirty not to be even dined at by Mrs Carlyle—and walked on, still further along the cliffs, to a village I had SEEN ON THE MAP, and was sure must be very retired. The name of it is Rottingdean. It is 4 miles at least from the Brighton Station. I walked there and back again!! and in the last two miles along the cliffs I met just ONE man! in a white smock! Thus you perceive the traveller expences to one of the quietest sea villages in England is just per boat & third class train 3/10d!. a convenient locality for one's cottage at all rates. The place itself is an old sleepy looking little village close on the sea, with simple poor inhabitants. not a trace of a Lady or gentleman bathe[r] to be seen!— In fact except at the Inn there were no lodgings visible. I asked the maid at the Inn, "was it always as quiet as this?"— "always," she said, in a half whisper, with a half sigh,—"a-most too quiet!"— Near the Inn, and so near the sea you could throw a stone into it, are three houses in a row—the center one old—quaint, and empty—small rooms but enough of them—and capable of being made very livable in at small cost—and there are two "decent women" I saw, who might either of them be trusted to keep it— But I should fill sheets with details without giving you a right impression—you must just go and look. I returned to Brighton again—after having dined at the Rottingdean Inn on two fresh eggs a plateful of homebaked bread and butter, and a pint bottle of Guiness (chaarge 1/6d)—I walked miles up and down Brighton to find the Agent, for that cottage—did finally get him by miracle—name and street being both different from what I set out to seek—and almost committed myself to take the cottage for a year at 12£ (no taxes or rates whatever) or to take it for 3 months at six pounds— However I took fright about your not liking it,—and the expences of furnishing &c &c—on the road up—and wrote him a note from Alsops shop4 that he might not refuse any other offer and hold me engaged till you had seen and approved of it. If Tait shared this cottage and went halves in the furnishings it would cost very little indeed—My only objection to it this morning, is that one might not be able to get it another year and then that would be done with the furniture? But oh what a beautiful sea! blue as the Firth of Forth it was last night!—I lay on the cliffs in the stillness, and looked at the "beautiful Nature"5 for an hour and more, which was such a doing of the picturesque as I have not been up to for years. The most curious thing is the sudden solitude beggining without gradation just where Kemptown6 ends— It is as if the Brighton people were all enchanted not to pass beyond their peir—7
One can get any sort of Lodgings in Brighton—I brought away the card of one—very beautiful, and clean as a pin where the Lady "received no dogs nor children"—"dogs she did not dislike, but she dreaded their fleas." An excellent sitting room and bed room 30/ —sitting room and two bedrooms 2£—but then they are such rooms as one has at home not like Eastbourne! But Brighton is Brighton—Rottingdean is like a place in a novel. I am stiff today.— I had to walk to St Pauls last night—after all my walking—before I got an omnibus and then from Alsop's home—and last night the results of Cremorne8 in the Kingsroad were what shall I say?— strange upon my honour! First I heard a measured tread and then out of the darkness advanced on me eight soldiers carrying high over their heads a bier! on which lay a figure covered with a black cloth all but the white white face! and before I had recovered from the shock of that—some twenty yards further on behold precisely the same thing over again!
I asked a working man what had happened— "It was a great night at Cremorne—storming of Sebastopol—30 or forty soldiers were storming, when the scafolding broke, and they all fell in on their own bayonets! The two who had passed were killed they said and all the others hurt"— But a sergeant, whom I accosted after, told me there were none killed and only three hurt badly.9
Lord Goodrich10 had your Zouaves11 and it is come back with a farewell note to me from the Lady.12 and Lady Sandwich brought on Sunday anecdotes Germanique13— Is that one of the books you had lost? Your silent room is swept and the books dusted—
I am making shocking writing but my pen is horrid— My mind in a frightful hurry—and my hand very unsteady with yesterdays fatigues—
A letter from you was eagerly asked for last night—but it came this morning— Those Cows14 must have been Philistines in some previous in some previous15 state of existence
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Microsoft training program helping veterans as they transition out of military
Information technology classes underway at 3 bases
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Microsoft has rolled out a training program at three military bases to help veterans as they transition out of the military.
"As soon as I heard about this opportunity, I jumped on it," said Cpl. Joseph Priest.
He is one of 18 Marines at Camp Pendleton taking part in a 16-week Microsoft certification program.
"70 percent of those who go through the program are working in the tech industry," said Sean Kelly, who is with Microsoft. Kelly is a veteran himself and served in the Navy.
The technology giant first made the program available at a base in Washington near its corporate headquarters. Now, Microsoft has rolled it out to Camp Pendleton and Fort Hood in Texas.
"It's great to be able to do this while we are transitioning because we still get a stable paycheck because we're on active duty," said Staff Sgt. Taylor Harris.
The program makes no guarantee of employment, but it does offer its graduates a guarantee of an interview with Microsoft.
"That's huge," said Priest. "Those kinds of opportunities don't come around very often."
Taking a certification program on the outside can cost thousands of dollars. Microsoft is hoping to expand the program to other bases in the near future.


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At Season's enjoy either casual or semi-formal dining at its best. Full service bar, seasonal favorites and specials with a beautiful view of Rend Lake golf course. Meeting and banquet rooms for up to 250.
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Located at the Rend Lake Resort, this friendly restaurant offers fine regional cuisine with a waterfront view. Try the Sunday afternoon all-you-can-eat fried chicken buffet.
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Why Declaring War on Fox News Could Be a Mistake for Obama
Here's what we think about this.
Over the weekend, White House communications director Anita Dunn announced the official beginning of the Obama administration's war with Fox News. Of course, the battle has been openly brewing for months now. Even during the campaign, Obama's team gave up on sending surrogates to the network. "It was beyond diminishing returns," Dunn told the New York Times. "It was no returns." But now the war is out in the open. "We're going to treat them the way we would treat an opponent," she told the paper. "As they are undertaking a war against Barack Obama and the White House, we don't need to pretend that this is the way that legitimate news organizations behave." Yesterday on CNN, she clarified: "Fox News often operates almost as either the research arm or the communications arm of the Republican Party."
The White House's logic seems to be that there's no point in trying to be fairly portrayed on Fox News. Even if they send administration officials to try and reason with its hosts and viewers, the way the information gets presented eliminates any net benefit. (Especially when hosts like Glenn Beck make up facts and present them as sincere truth — the Times cited a moment when even fellow Fox reporters were angered that Beck claimed Fox White House correspondent Major Garrett was "never called on" in the briefing room, when he had in fact been called on that very day.) It's also helpful to have a foil to fight against. In the continuing effort to portray tea partiers and birthers and the like as a sort of faux-patriotic lunatic fringe, the act of isolating Fox is an easy way to draw some lines in the sand. (We think online slideshows are just as effective, frankly.)
But there are plenty of negatives to this take-no-prisoners approach. To begin with, each regular Fox News viewer does not only represent one vote lost to President Obama. There is literally no limit, other than cholesterol-induced high blood pressure, to how angry this constituency can get. And an angrier group which, we have seen, is easily organized and mobilized by the network is one that is more likely to try to win over other voters, more likely to donate and raise money, and more likely to engage in the kind of meaningless, but attention-getting, tactics that make their views seem more widely held and genuinely American than they actually are. Yes, this kind of thing alienates some moderates, but in this era of endless, confusing news input, coverage is everything. (Remember the health-care town-hall protests? Suddenly the opinions of this guy were reaching hundreds of thousands of viewers, and not just through Fox.)
So if Team Obama ignores Fox, it just gives the network's talent the chance to further caricature him as a socialist, foreign, effete, America-hating Other. It isn't a racist portrayal, necessarily, but is certainly one that gives actual racists a lot of comfort. Not countering that will help Fox viewers conveniently forget that Obama is intelligent and well spoken. George Bush, who certainly wasn't the latter, came across as human and likable in interviews. It was one of his greatest strengths (and for critics, one of his most confounding attributes).
Recognizing Fox as an enemy worth fighting is an admission of weakness for a president whose appeal has been partly predicated on the promise of unity. Glenn Beck, with his 3 million viewers, has been called a "cultural phenomenon." You know what? So is Glee, a show with well more than twice that many viewers. Hysterical conservative hyperbole isn't America. A showtune-singing multiracial gang of hopeful high-school losers, including a gay kid and a pregnant teen that's America. Beyond the fact that Fox will use this White House move to boost their ratings (Obama winning the election has always been their golden ticket they're on track now for their best year ever), it makes it seem as though they're actually wounding the president. When you're winning, acknowledging the enemy isn't necessary. (Remember when Obama wouldn't do those ten town halls with McCain?)
And this will allow mike-toting bullies like Glenn Beck to claim that they've cowed the president. No doubt we will hear in the coming weeks that Obama is "afraid" of Fox News. When he spoke to every network except for Fox last month, host Chris Wallace called his administration "the biggest bunch of crybabies I have dealt with in my 30 years in Washington." Glenn Beck would never have the balls to say to Obama's face what he's said on air over the past few months. And now he'll never have to. Bill O'Reilly, at least, during the election, went toe-to-toe with Obama. But he was positively docile, for him, when he did it — distinctly more polite and deferential than he is to almost any other liberal-leaning guest. O'Reilly, whatever you think of him and his opinions, is undoubtedly an intelligent, well-researched guy who is quick on his feet and firm in his convictions, which are largely unhysterical. Glenn Beck doesn't have the wit, the knowledge, or the spine of Bill O'Reilly — but now we'll never get the chance to see that proven.
Barack Obama himself doesn't need to answer all of the insane rhetorical questions asked of him by Glenn Beck and his compatriots. That would obviously be a mistake. But legitimizing Fox News in this manner seems nearly as bad. Either way, he's playing their game.
White House: Fox News 'a wing of the Republican Party' [NYDN]
Fox's Volley With Obama Administration Intensifying [NYT]


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The Lock and Key Event is something to check out if you are looking for a good alternative to internet dating or even the club scene. It takes out the traditional first meet complications by adding a twist. That twist is adding fun into the mix. The females wear lock necklaces while the men wear keys. Every time you unlock you get a ticket that enters your name into the drawing to win prizes such as cash, hotel stays, dinner and tickets to popular events in the city.
The parties are scheduled nationwide to various cities and its coming to Charlotte, NC on Friday, November 2, 2012. It's a great way to network and meet people while having a good time. If you have the time, it is worth it to try something new. You just might meet the love of your life or make a really great friend. This is a mature event, 25 and over.
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Above: Jessica Penne (left) and Vanessa Mariscal (right) will compete in the inaugural Invicta FC event.
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Tuesday August 10th, 2010
As many in Elbert County are aware, this Sheriff race has been hotly contested and had its share of drama.
What started as a race between 3 Republicans (Weiss, Heap and Sexton) at one time became a race between 4 candidates when former Sheriff Jack Knous joined the race immediately prior to the County Assembly. At the Elbert County Assembly, just Sexton and Heap were moved forward to the primary. Then the Weiss team routed a petition and were initially denied a slot on the primary election ballot however one law suit and a bit of courtroom drama later (see related articles) saw the name Weiss added to the list.
Tonight, the final ballots were counted and the unofficial results are as follows:
Unofficial Election Results for the Elbert County Colorado Sheriff
Bob Sexton 1,597 votes 36.63%
Shayne Heap 1936 votes 44.40%
Brian Weiss 827 votes 18.97%
Worth noting that of the total voter registration of 11563, 48.54% voted (or 5,613 votes). By all means a great turnout and something Elbert County should be proud of.
PLEASE NOTE: In accordance with normal election practise, the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder's Office will conduct canvassing of the votes in order to verify the votes cast are correct. Unless changes are required as a result of that work, the results made official.


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Music, Movie & Anime Reviews
Slow City by Liz Janes
A wonderfully direct and captivating album, though it's somewhat hampered by some muddled production.
In Rotation: Winter Severity Index, William Ryan Fritch, 2814 & Eco Virtual
Wintry darkwave, glorious orchestral-folk cacophonies, sleepy urban soundscapes, and vaporwave muzak.
Hyper Light Drifter (Original Soundtrack) by Disasterpeace
Disasterpeace's evocative soundtrack is reason enough to play "Hyper Light Drifter."
Settlers by Western Skies Motel
Leave it to a guy from Denmark to compose the perfect soundtrack for driving across the Nebraska prairie.
Blind Spot EP by Lush
Lush's first release in two decades contains nothing all that groundbreaking — but why would it need to?
Wavehymnal EP by Makeup & Vanity Set
Another solid, engaging release by one of the best musicians working in electronic music today.
Deafcult by Deafcult
You get the sense that Deafcult's members love making this music, and they love making it as loud and raucous as possible.
Oh! by The Big Eyes Family Players
A chilled, challenging psychedelic album that will reward the patient listener.
Translucence / Drift Music by John Foxx, Harold Budd
"Drift Music" is lovely but "Translucence" is required listening material for fans of elegant, serene ambient music.
Turbo Kid by François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell
The ultra-gory post-apocalyptic BMX action film with a heart of a gold that you've been waiting for.
Into the Heart of the Eternal by VidnaObmana
A fantastic point of entry into the career of one of ambient music's most distinctive and prolific voices.


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Civic leader Edward T. Matheny Jr., who graduated from SouthwestHigh School in 1940, takes a fond look at his alma mater on Sunday, January 29, 2012, at 2 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
"Every son and every daughter bears thy hallowed name; far above all others, always thou shall bring us fame. Southwest! Southwest!"
So goes the SouthwestHigh School alma mater.
Matheny - author of two books on the history of SouthwestHigh School, The Rise and Fall of Excellence and Once More with Feeling - discusses the school's proud past.
Former Kansas City Star editor Laura Hockaday said of Matheny: "You have given so many people so much pleasure with your books. You have captured people and events for all time. That is a great gift to Southwest and all its distinguished alumni."
This presentation is part of the Missouri Valley Sundays series, a program of the Missouri Valley Special Collections at the Central Library. The series is made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Admission is free. RSVP online [1] or call 816.701.3407. Free parking is available at the Library District Parking Garage at 10th & Baltimore.
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Over 30 years ago, I left the city where I was born and raised, certain that I'd never live there again. Now, however, circumstances have changed. Having aged parents with failing health, I feel the need to be near.
During my time away, I traveled extensively and resided overseas for more than 10 years, feeling I could go almost anywhere and quickly be at ease. In sharp contrast, returning to live in this place I once called home, I often felt disconnected from the people and places I encountered, like a stranger in a strange land.
When confronted with new and strange environments, I've often found that photographing not only connects me with my surroundings, but also clarifies my thoughts and feelings. Cautiously hoping that this would once again be the case, I began to explore my familiar yet unfamiliar new home, camera in hand.
Having no preconceived idea of how or what I'd photograph, I worked slowly and deliberately. I was drawn to small, unspectacular, everyday moments; simple moments that were rich in nuance, gesture and detail.
Special Thanks to the people and city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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In Tuscaloosa, West Alabama and the rest of the world, April 24th, 2010, is World Meningitis Day. This day is set aside in order to remember all of those who have been touched by meningitis, and to take stock of our personal and family levels of preparedness.
Meningitis is a condition in which the meninges suffer from inflammation. The meninges are protective membranes that cover the brain and the spinal cord, hence, the often used term spinal meningitis. The inflammation is typically caused by an infectious process occurring in the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. However, meningitis may also be caused by some form of physical injury, cancer or certain drugs.
If meningitis is caused by an infectious process, it is usually due to bacteria, virus, fungus or parasites. The treatment regimen will differ with each, so it is important to have an accurate diagnosis of the cause. Bacterial meningitis is usually the most severe and can be caused by several different kinds of bacteria. Infection with Neisseria meningitidis, a particular kind of bacteria, is often referred to as meningococcal disease. It can be fatal in as many as 10% of cases and is always a medical emergency. Although it is a very serious infection, it can be treated with relatively common antibiotics. Proper treatment will reduce the severity of the disease and reduce the person-to-person spread of the infection.
For a wide variety of reasons, anyone can contract meningitis. Pre-teens, adolescents, college students living in dorms and travelers to countries where it is typically present are at a greater risk. Preventing the disease through vaccination is obviously the best strategy. Meningococcal vaccines available today will protect against most types of meningococcal disease, yet they will not prevent all cases.
It's important to know the risks and to take the necessary steps to protect yourself and your family. To learn more, visit the CDC Meningococcal Vaccine website or contact your local County Health Department. If you need to locate a physician locally, you may wish to consult the DCH Health System Physician Directory.
Visit the Birmingham Health Technology Examiner for additional articles on infectious disease and health technology.


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"The November Man," a new spy thriller starring former 007 Pierce Brosnan, is standing very much in the shadow of a popular spy movie franchise, but it isn't James Bond this movie is imitating. From the eastern European locations to Marco Beltrami's score, "The November Man" has a major case of Bourne envy. It doesn't really have the budget for the gigantic, action set pieces that are one of the hallmarks of the Bourne movies, and so director Roger Donaldson ups the ante on the violence, which is the primary reason for the movie's well-deserved R rating.
Insofar as imitating other franchises is concerned, more's the pity. Donaldson directed the iconic eighties Cold War thriller "No Way Out," and shouldn't have to imitate anybody. (He also previously directed Brosnan in the disaster movie "Dante's Peak.") But for better or worse, "The November Man," which is based on Bill Granger's "November Man" novel "There Are No Spies," trades heavily in spy movie clichés.
Brosnan (who is also an executive producer on the movie) plays Peter Devereaux, a CIA assassin who's hung up his guns after his protegé (Luke Bracey) accidentally shoots a young boy during an op. He's dragged back into the saddle when a Russian general's political bid coincides with a parade of colleagues suddenly turning up dead, and the next likely victim makes it personal for Devereaux.
The parallel between the modern hired assassin and old west gunslingers has been done before, as recently as the George Clooney vehicle "The American," and screenwriters Michael Finch ("Predators") and Karl Gajdusek ("Oblivion") don't try to hide it here. Even more obvious is the looming confrontation between Devereaux and his former protegé, a plot device that's been old hat since Charles Bronson and Jan Michael Vincent did it back in "The Mechanic." The filmmakers would like us to believe that no one can be trusted in this movie, and as most fans of spy fiction know, generally in these stories no one CAN be trusted. Oddly, the one glimmer of originality here is that some characters either can, or will have late changes of heart. You'll likely be able to spot these, however.
Brosnan, at sixty, looks great and has no difficulty convincing the audience that he's a bad ass. The character is supposed to be American, and no accommodation is made for Brosnan's Irish accent. Probably just as well. Few will notice. Aussie hunk Bracey, who was in "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," actually does sound convincingly American. You do have to wonder about the odds of two assassins this ridiculously handsome popping up at the same time on any operation.
Olga Kurylenko, who co-starred in "Oblivion" and the Daniel Craig Bond movie "Quantum of Solace," is affecting as a woman of mystery whose past turns out to have a lot to do with the mayhem at hand. Will Patton, as a CIA suit, is effective, but had far more to do in Donaldson's "No Way Out." TV and feature character actor Bill Smitrovich, who plays the handler who brings Devereaux out of retirement, has been very busy lately because he's very good. He's a scene-stealer here.
Everyone involved in this is busy. Donaldson has been announced to helm "Icarus Factor," a new thriller that sounds like it ought to be a Robert Ludlum title but is apparently an original screenplay. Brosnan is rumored to be appearing in the next "Expendables" movie. Bracey is currently shooting the remake of "Point Break," playing the Keanu Reeves role.
"The November Man" tries to keep too many balls in the air for its own good, and frequently runs the risk of confusing the audience while not building enough momentum. The bloody action scenes occur at regular enough intervals to keep everyone awake, and most of it makes sense by the end credits. The plot never quite musters the cerebrality of a John LeCarré novel, and the action isn't big enough for Bond or Bourne. "The November Man" is serviceable, but ultimately not quite the name brand.


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Shanesha Taylor, the 35-year-old single mother of three from Phoenix who was arrested in March and charged with two counts of felony child abuse after leaving her 2-year-old and 6-month-old sons alone in a hot SUV while she attended a job interview, just caught a big break in court. Taylor had already pleaded not guilty to those charges and said that she was forced to leave her two kids unattended in the locked vehicle under the hot Arizona sun because she couldn't secure a babysitter. Taylor's third child was in school when she attended that job interview.
Prosecutors overseeing the case against Taylor came to an agreement with the single mom On July 18 and won't be prosecuting her on those felony child abuse charges, as long as she meet certain conditions, according to Yahoo! News. Those conditions imposed by the office of Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery include "completing parenting and substance abuse treatment programs and establishing education and child care trust funds for her children."
If she can fulfill those requirements as set forth by the court, the charges against her will be dismissed. The moms' lawyer, Benjamin Taylor – no relation - said that the screening for possible substance abuse is standard protocol in these kinds of cases, adding that his client doesn't have any substance abuse issues.
Taylor's mugshot, which depicted her crying and sorrowful, garnered national attention for the single and unemployed mom. With her children placed into state care, an anonymous benefactor posted her bail. Money poured into a fund established in her name to help in her defense. On that day in March when Taylor left the kids inside the car, temperatures inside the vehicle had exceeded 100 degrees, even though she had the windows rolled down about an inch.
Following Friday's plea arrangement, Taylor said "I'm grateful for the offer that was extended to me and the opportunity to resolve this situation as well as to show my intentions." To date, according to The Huffington Post, the fundraising website established in Taylor's name has taken in more than $114,000 in donations. According to her lawyer, Taylor has put some of those funds toward a new place to live.
"You helped make today possible for me. You gave me life," Taylor said. "You provided a future for my children. I truly appreciate you."
Although Taylor's two children left in that hot SUV are still under state care, she has been granted visitation rights. Under the supervision of a Child Protective Services agent, the single mom has had regular visits with her kids beginning last May. For more on Taylor's story, see the video accompanying this article.
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As a follow-up to the construction of a graph that $S_6$ acts on in Constructing a graph based on numbers of vertices, incident edges, and incident triangles, I am now specifically looking at the relationship between the 6 sets of sets of 5 disjoint 2-cycles (ie $\{(ab),(ac),(ad),(ae),(af)\}$ to the 3 sets of 5 pairwise disjoint 2-cycle triangles (ie $\{\{(ab),(cd),(ef)\},\{(ac),(be),(df)\},\{(ad),(bf),(ce)\},\{((ae),(bd),(cf)\},\{(af),(bc),(de)\}\}$. I think it's important that $\frac{6}{3} =2$ but I am still a bit lost on how to construct an outer automorphism from this info. I would appreciate it if someone could steer me in the right direction.
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Using the 6 sets of sets of 5 disjoint 2-cycles and the 3 sets of 5 pairwise disjoint triangles to exhibit an outer automorphism of $S_6$.
Consider sets $A$ consisting of 5 sets of three disjoint transpositions, such that each transposition appears exactly once.
To find these sets, it makes sense to look at all transpositions having a common element. For example, look at $T = \{(12),(13),(14),(15),(16)\}$. In a set $A$, all these transpositions must be present. Furthermore, since $A$ has $\binom{6}{2}/3 = 15/3 = 5$ elements, and no element of $A$ can contain two transpositions of $T$, each element of $T$ is contained in exactly one element of $A$. From this information, it is not too hard to construct all suitable sets $A$.
There are 6 such sets: $$\{(12)(34)(56),(13)(25)(46),(14)(26)(35),(15)(24)(36),(16)(23)(45)\} \\ \{(12)(34)(56),(13)(26)(45),(14)(25)(36),(15)(23)(46),(16)(24)(35)\} \\ \{(12)(35)(46),(13)(24)(56),(14)(25)(36),(15)(26)(34),(16)(23)(45)\} \\ \{(12)(35)(46),(13)(26)(54),(14)(23)(56),(15)(24)(36),(16)(25)(34)\} \\ \{(12)(36)(45),(13)(24)(56),(14)(26)(35),(15)(23)(46),(16)(25)(34)\} \\ \{(12)(36)(45),(13)(25)(46),(14)(23)(56),(15)(26)(34),(16)(24)(35)\} $$
Now any $\sigma\in S_6$ permutes this $6$-element set by applying it to all the numbers in the cycles simultaneously. Show that this gives rise to an outer automorphism $S_6\to S_6$.


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Norman Brinker, Dallas' most prominent restaurateur died yesterday while vacationing in Colorado. Former D CEO writer, David Moore, wrote a great piece on Brinker, the man who took Chili's, Burger King, Steak and Ale, Bennigan's, and Jack in the Box to the world. Brinker was 78.
Norman Brinker, R.I.P.
by Nancy Nichols Posted in News. Jun 09, 2009 at 12:21 pm
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One of the crown jewels of the Dallas business scene. There's no counting the number of today's independant restaurateurs who got their chops under his tutelage. A solid Brinker pedigree is always considered a plus on a resume. My most sincere condolences to his family.
Great guy. He did a lot for his community. And his ex started the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Brinker has a great spot in my heart. RIP Mr. Brinker.
Great man, great boss, great food and great polo!
I'm up here in Canada, and the headline news blurb stated Brinker was "known for popularizing the salad bar". I was shocked, and tried to explain to my in-laws that he was much more than that in the restaurant industry.


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Camila Finn
Sao Paulo, Brazil
"It is a compliment to be compared with Gisele (Bundchen)."
- Camila Finn
Watch out, Brazilian supermodels. Your competition is here. There's a hot young sheriff in Model Town and her name is Camila Finn. A former Ford Supermodel of the Year when she broke into the industry at a young age, Camila Finn has been an industry staple -- primarily at runway shows -- for over five years. As she maintains a nifty balance between school, catwalks, magazines, and photo shoots, this Brazilian beauty is poised to climb higher in the next phase of her stellar career. Alessandra Ambrosio and Gisele Bundchen both know who she is. If you don't know Camila Finn yet, we think that it's about time that you did.
As we all know, the day-to-day life of a model can be busy and stressful with very little downtime. Although she is one of the busiest budding faces in the industry, Camila Finn still finds time for herself. If it's her favorite food that she needs, it's anything barbecued. If it's music, then it's on with Aerosmith or Coldplay and a whole lot of dancing. If she needs a social networking fix, she'll happily jump online and answer question from fans.
One area where she has offered advice is the subject of long-term relationships. Having maintained one with a boyfriend back in Brazil, she talks to him nightly on Skype and applies -- in her words -- "double the confidence," "twice the patience" and "double the understanding" of a regular relationship to make things work. Good luck with that, Camila. If it doesn't work out, you know where to Skype us for a spontaneous social media-inspired dance-off date.
Camila Finn has yet to reach the fashion heights of fellow Brazilians Gisele Bundchen or Liliane Ferrarezi (one of her personal heroes), but at this stage she's doing a lot of things right. Besides laying the groundwork for a prosperous modeling future, she has kept up on her school studies and is considering computer science as a possible career backup down the road.
Through her professional presence and visibility, she has also given back to pop culture in her own way by further branding Brazil as one of the world's most generous supermodel capitals. Her competition aside, is Camila Finn going to rise tall as the new face of Brazilian models? We'll soon find out.
Camila Finn BiographyIn a stark contrast to the future supermodels who got their starts playing with dolls and dreaming of fancy outfits, big paydays and body image issues, Camila Finn had no interest or aspiration to be a model. As her sister ended up in the health-care field, she had no siblings to push her toward modeling, but what she did have was a fateful shopping trip. On a stroll with her mother in the shopping district of Botucatu in 2002, she was cornered by Malu Ornelas, an agent for Ford Models. This initial meeting proved to be both Camila Finn's "get out of school free" card and her ticket to a completely different way of life.
After getting her feet wet as a model in Brazil, Camila Finn headed to the Big Apple in 2004 to take a crack at the big, scary world of modeling while being tutored for school on the side. By the fall of that year, she had successfully landed two solid gigs. The first was her debut on the runway as a Calvin Klein model for the 2005 Spring and Summer collection.
Following her selection as the December cover model for the Brazilian version of GQ, Camila Finn made waves in January 2005, by capturing the title of Ford Supermodel of the Year, along with a contract that guaranteed her $250K. Naturally, her industry stock rose to new heights and before the year was complete, she had ventured to the Milan runway for Gucci, showed off the Chloe and Alberta Ferretti Autumn and Winter collections, and hit the pages of the Italian version of Vogue for an editorial.
camila finn joins hermes and emporio armaniNow at an age when most teenagers were preoccupied with homework and raging hormones, Camila Finn was squarely focused on modeling and primed to use her 2005 success to go even further. Her runway output went from eight major shows in 2005 to more than 80 in 2006, with names like DKNY, Diane von Furstenberg and Sportmax added to the list. Another one of those names -- Hermes -- was so impressed with her runway work that they inked her to her first fragrance contract. Other highlights for Camila Finn included a Harper's Bazaar editorial, a stroll on the Fashion for Development fashion show runway and a deal to be a major face of Emporio Armani.
The commitment that Camila Finn put into her work was also given back to her by the companies that trusted her. Calvin Klein and DKNY, who had both brought her on for runway shows, sought her out for side contracts. For the former, she was chosen as a model for the fall commercial campaign of 2006, while the latter hired photographer Peter Lindbergh to lens her for one of their product lines. A few months after being the closer for Valentino in Paris, Camila Finn enjoyed another career high-point by appearing in the September 2007 Vanity Fair with fellow Brazilians Alessandra Ambrosio and Gisele Bundchen with the famed Mario Testino behind the camera.
camila finn poses for ellen von unwerth and walks for elie tahariSince closing out 2007 with a magazine cover for Vogue (India) and a runway show for Ralph Lauren, Camila Finn has continued her dual success in print and on the runway. In 2008, she split her time between New York and Milan to tout the fall collections of Betsey Johnson and the Vera Wang Lavender Label, while finding time to collaborate again with Diane von Furstenberg and Emporio Armani. She set the bar even higher for her print endeavors with an editorial project for V that saw her get photographed by the legendary Ellen von Unwerth.
To begin the illustrious 2010 fashion season, Camila Finn walked the runway for the Elie Tahari collection. Having now endured the modeling life from ages 11 to 18 without a hitch, her story thus far has clearly been one of survival, staying power, and success. With more high points and far less low points than many of her counterparts, the next chapter of Camila Finn's modeling portfolio promises to be even more fulfilling for her to experience and for us to observe.


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• Working with the choreographers on developing the dances, teaching the dances and rehearsing the dances.
• Researching any period style of dance and movement in the productions as required by the choreographers.
• Assist in dance auditions and is expected to attend meetings as scheduled.
• Be available to work with the choreographer for all prep sessions.
• Assist with the staging of the final, full-company number of the cabaret.
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I woke to rattling windows and the thundering sound of bombs. Chamonix, France, was no longer the winter wonderland that existed in my romanticized mind. The freezing level had risen, and all the white fluffy snow had turned to peanut-buttery mush. Soon after the resonations of avalanches settled the phone rang. A British accent excitedly uttered, "Get your chalk bag, your rock shoes, your harness, flip-flops, sunglasses and sun cream. Limestone, the Mediterranean, coffee, gelato, red wine: We're going to Italy." I hardly needed convincing. The ski lifts were all shut and black flags – designating the avalanche hazard as extreme – fluttered in the pouring rain.
Three of us piled into a small Renault, stacking a few ropes, quick draws and a handful of clothes in the back. Plowing through the flooded streets of the Chamonix Valley, we drove to the Mont Blanc Tunnel and the respite of the Italian border. We stripped hats, gloves, scarves and puffy jackets with every kilometer we covered.
Within three hours we surfaced from the car, squinting in the bright sun reflecting off the white limestone. Buzzing on caffeine, we donned small packs and headed up to the cliffs. Passing the token Virgin Mary perched at the start of the trail we trekked through orange groves and olive bushes. Our noses filled with smells quelled by high-mountain winters and snow-filled valleys. After lusting over hard routes, we agreed upon a "warm-up". Clipping the first and second bolt, hips pressed in, Jeff looked at the roof looming overhead and reached up, fingers filling a polished dish. After a brief rest, he stepped up again. "This time I'm really going for it, watch me, watch me, TAKE!!"
Skeptically, I stepped up next. If this was climbed in 1900, how hard could it be? Humility was quickly found on the overhanging buckets, wacos and tufas as I lowered off. Jeff offered Jonny, the "strongest" of the crew, a friendly bet. Slave for the day, should he fall off, and the same in return should he send. With little grace, dire determination, a knee smear and lots of grunting Jonny made it through the roof. He smiled, "How many grapes can you peel Jeff?"
With scrawny winter arms, large ski legs and soft, uncalloused fingers we quickly reached the threshold of our endurance. We giggled at the thought of our friends sitting miserably beneath the gloomy skies of Chamonix, dressed head to toe in rain jackets and alpine boots for the treacherous journey to the supermarket.
With forearms aching, raw fingers, cherry noses and pink shoulders, we ambled back to the car in no particular rush, basking in the sunny escape. An evening dip in the Mediterranean sufficed for a shower before a delectable meal of Italian pasta "al dente" and cheap red wine. Sitting in the heart of the old town with homemade gelato melting on our tongues, we agreed we should most likely stay a few days longer, at least until the rain stopped back home.
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Multiple layer necklaces are a huge trend this season, but why bother with mixing and matching when you can simply slip one necklace over your head! The Crystal Corona Necklace ($118) is a multiple layer necklace look in one easy piece. It has faceted stones of various shapes and sizes arranged on five connected oval-link 14K gold-plated brass chains. The metallic blush acrylic stones are set in a zinc and brass bezel setting with the look and luminosity of glass but are lightweight. And best of all they are virtually shatter-resistant.
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Japanese instrumental quartet LITE return with their third full-length release "Illuminate" on August 16th. The album was recorded during two sessions – five tracks recorded and mixed by John McEntire of Tortoise at Soma Electronic Music Studios in Chicago and a further three tracks done with J Robbins (Jawbox) at Magpie Cage in Baltimore.
"Illuminate" signals a change in direction for the band with the addition of synths and myriad percussion instruments placing an emphasis on texture and rhythm while remaining faithful to the pillars of LITE's trademark dual-guitar sound: precision, power and unforgettable hooks. Nowhere is this more exemplified than on the stop-start futuristic rock of "Image Game" or the swirling soundscapes heard on "100 Million Rainbows".
Formed in Tokyo in 2003, the band – Nobuyuki Takeda (guitar), Kozo Kusumoto (guitar), Jun Izawa (bass), Akinori Yamamoto (drums) – are cited as an influence by a new wave of young instrumental bands around the world. Extensive touring since their formation has won them fans in Europe, the US and beyond thanks to their intense, incendiary live performances and a steady stream of EPs and albums has firmly established them as one of the most exciting bands to have emerged from Japan in the last decade.
The band have most recently toured the US twice with Mike Watt & The Missingmen and will appear at Fuji Rock Festival in Japan for the second time following their first Asian tour and will soon return to European shores.
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text: May 23, 2013 18:29 Projecting what the Saints will do Saturday Projecting what the Saints will do Saturday Advocate story Comments Projecting what the Saints will do Saturday Fifth round Pick 144 — Denard Robinson, Michigan, ATH, 5-10, 199 Robinson was considered a Heisman contender as the Wolverines quarterback, but everyone knew his future lay as a receiver/special teams guy. Robinson lacks great speed, but he can change direction and could even be the slot/hybrid type like Darren Sproles. Robinson is OK with not being a quarterback anymore, but it would be interesting seeing him lining up in a wildcat every now and then. Sixth round Pick 183 — Cory Grissom, DT, South Florida, 6-1, 306 A low center of gravity is always an asset for a 3-4 nose tackle, and Grissom has that. He's got strong legs and loves to attack centers. The Saints won't be expecting their nose tackles to make that many plays outside the box so that's in Grissom's favor as well. Grissom had to overcome injuries for the past couple of years, but if he can avoid them in training camp, there's a probable roster spot for him. Ted Lewis Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe


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Tennessee v Garner a fleeing burglary suspect was shot and killed by a police officer for a purse and $10. The officer was following Tennessee law and department policy at the time of the shooting. The decision itself changed things nationwide.
Me personally if I found someone stealing from me whether it be car, home, garage or whatever I would confront and detain until police arrived. Should he decide to leave the scene I would not fire him up for stealing stuff. My stuff is insured so I can get better stuff if it is stolen. On the other hand should this person become A DANGEROUS AND IMMEDIATE THREAT then I would take whatever actions needed to stop that threat.
Should I encounter someone in my home if feasible I would confront and hold for LE and again should he decide to leave I would not shoot him for doing so. Please bear in mind this is my opinion you do whatever you can legally do or live with. It does not matter what the BG coulda, woulda or was gonna do "He could have turned around and become a threat" is not a defense. The legal logic to this uses the theory of an oncoming car.
A car driven by a BG is coming towards you, he is using the car as a weapon, you have nowhere to go, you draw and fire killing the BG and stopping the threat. This situation could be easily articulated as being reasonable and justified.
A car driven by a BG is coming towards you, he is using the car as a weapon, you have an avenue of escape and you get out of the way and the car passes you, the direct and immediate threat is now over you have no legal right to use deadly force as the threat has passed. Now should he turn around and come back the clock starts all over again. If not the BG's mother will be in court saying "My son after charging you in the car felt so bad he was on his way to church to confess and then to turn himself in to the police when he was brutally shot by this armed maniac"
Whatever or however you explained "Well he coulda turned around" "He was gonna come back" would not be a legal defense in any state that I am aware of. The threat has to be immediate and direct not coming at a later date and time.
Everytime a thread like this is posted you should review your state laws regarding castle doctrine and stand your ground laws and what you are legally allowed to do.
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Billionaire says Netanyahu called and asked if he would "do an ad or a statement" to support him.
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First Publish: 1/19/2013, 6:33 PM
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Billionaire Donald Trump says his of Binyamin Netanyahu on YouTube was Netanyahu's idea.
Trump told Shalom TV that Netanyahu called and asked if he would "do an ad or a statement" to support his campaign in Tuesday's Israeli parliamentary election.
"I said absolutely," said Trump. "They sent a crew in from Israel."
The tycoon said in Friday's interview that Netanyahu is a "great man and a great prime minister."
The video was funded and produced by JDPR, an Israeli public relations firm owned by Jonny Daniels, an immigrant from England who has also worked with conservative Likud MK Danny Danon.
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More than 20 graduates will suit up for Alabama's game against LSU in the BCS National Football Championship Game on Jan. 9 in New Orleans
Women finish sixth overall; men come in 18th
Carison Kemei finishes 12th for the men to earn All-SEC honors
UA women's team climbs three spots to No. 6 while the men move up to ninth
Carison Kemei wins men's race for the Crimson Tide
Career BestsTrack 800 meters - 1:50.22 1,500 meters - 3:43.06 Mile - 4:03.57 3,000 meters - 8:10.12 5,000 meters - 14:51.30Cross Country 8 kilometer - 24:45AccoladesCross Country NCAA All-South Region (2010) All-SEC (2010) NJCAA All-American (2007)Track Indoor NJCAA All-American, 800m (2008) Indoor NJCAA All-American, Mile (2008, `09) Indoor NJCAA All-American, 1,000m (2008, `09) Indoor NJCAA All-American, 3,000m (2009) Outdoor NJCAA All-American, 1,500m (2008, `09) Outdoor NJCAA All-American, 5,000m (2009) Outdoor NJCAA All-American, 4x800m (2009)Senior (2011-12)Cross CountryUA's top finisher at the 10-kilometer NCAA South Regional with a time of 32:09.4 to finish 28th ... placed 16th at the 8-kilometer SEC Championships with a time of 24:50.30 ... came in 7th overall at the Crimson Classic with an 8-kilometer time of 25:21.47 ... UA's top finisher in 37th with a season-best time of 24:50.60 at the 8-kilometer Greater Louisville Classic ... finished ninth at the 8-kilometer Commodore Classic with a time of 25:32.30 ... was UA's second finisher at the Georgia Invitational with a 25:51.02 8-kilometer time to finish 12th.RS Junior (2010-11)Cross CountryEarned all-SEC and NCAA All-South Region honors in cross country ... finished 98th at the NCAA Championships ... came across fifth at the NCAA South Region Championships ... was 12th at the SEC Championships ... finished 84th at the Pre-National meet.
Indoor SeasonCompeted in the mile, 3,000 meters and distance medley relay during the indoor season ... helped win an SEC title in the DMR with a meet record of 9:39.06 ... set a personal best in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:10.12 at the Husky Classic ... finished 12th at the SEC Indoor Championships in the mile and had a season best time of 4:05.48 at the Meyo Invitational.
Outdoor SeasonDid not compete. Was named to the SEC Spring Honor Roll.
Junior (2009-10)Cross Country Did not compete.
Indoor SeasonFinished third in the mile at the Indoor SEC Championship with a time of 4:07.27.
Outdoor SeasonHad a personal best time of 3:43.06 in the 1,500 meters at the Florida Relays, finishing third ... finished fourth in the 800 meters at the SeaRay Relays with a personal record of 1:50.22.
At Butler CCSophomore (2008-09)Earned All-American indoors in the 1,000 meters, mile and 3,000 meters, while garnering All-American accolades outdoors in the 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters as well as the 4x800-meter relay.
Freshman (2007-08)Earned All-American honors on 12 occasions as well as Academic All-America accolades four times ... earned indoor All-America status in the mile and 800 meters as well as the 1,000 meters...was an All-American outdoors as well in the 1,500 meters.
Prep and PersonalThe son of Peter and Mary Ronoh ... attended Kipsangui High School in his native Kenya ... is a double major in economics and finance.


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DEJOSEPH v. CONNECTICUT.
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DEJOSEPH v. CONNECTICUT. , 385 U.S. 982 (1966)
John DeJOSEPH, petitioner,
No. 759, Misc.
Supreme Court of the United States
December 5, 1966
William D. Graham, for petitioner.
Petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut and/or the Appellate Division of the Circuit Court of Connecticut denied. Dissenting opinion by Mr. Justice Stewart with whom Mr. Justice Black and Mr. Justice Douglas join.
This case illustrates, in even more compelling terms than Winters v. Beck, 385 U.S. 907, the need for this Court to make clear the meaning of Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335.
The petitioner was charged in a Connecticut court with criminal nonsupport, a misdemeanor under Connecticut law punishable by imprisonment of up to a year. At his arraignment he told the judge that he was indigent, and requested that counsel be appointed. The judge informed him that appointment of counsel was not possible because the charge was only a misdemeanor. At trial, the petitioner again indicated that he wanted counsel, but his request was ignored by the trial judge. He attempted to conduct his own defense, and was convicted and sentenced to six months in jail. The conviction was affirmed by the Appellate Division of the Connecticut Circuit Court. That court noted that the petitioner had failed to request findings on the issue of his indigency, as required by local practice rules, and held that without more proof of indigency he could not claim that he had been deprived of any right to appointed counsel. Clearly, constitutional claims cannot be blocked by such procedural obstacles, in a case where the defendant, appearing alone in court, saw his requests for counsel denied outright by one judge and totally ignored by another.
The petitioner's conviction in this case is squarely at odds with the decision of the Federal District Court for the District of Connecticut in Arbo v. Hegstrom,
261 F.Supp. 397 (Civil No. 11,340, decided June 16, 1966). Arbo was charged in Connecticut with criminal nonsupport, the identical offense with which the petitioner here was charged and convicted. Unlike the petitioner, Arbo pleaded guilty and never requested that counsel be appointed for him. Nevertheless, the Federal District Judge held that Gideon guaranteed Arbo the right to appointed counsel. Arbo's conviction was set aside because he had not been told of his right to counsel, and the State has not appealed.
Arbo was set free. The petitioner, convicted of the same offense in the same State, remains in jail. When the meaning of a fundamental constitutional right depends on which court in Connecticut a person turns to for redress, I believe it is time for this Court to intervene. I would grant certiorari and set this case for argument.
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Schepis, T; Gaemperli, O; Treyer, V; Valenta, I; Burger, C; Koepfli, P; Namdar, M; Adachi, I; Alkadhi, H; Kaufmann, P A (2007). Absolute quantification of myocardial blood flow with 13N-ammonia and 3-dimensional PET. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 48(11):1783-1789.
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The aim of this study was to compare 2-dimensional (2D) and 3-dimensional (3D) dynamic PET for the absolute quantification of myocardial blood flow (MBF) with (13)N-ammonia ((13)N-NH(3)). METHODS: 2D and 3D MBF measurements were collected from 21 patients undergoing cardiac evaluation at rest (n = 14) and during standard adenosine stress (n = 7). A lutetium yttrium oxyorthosilicate-based PET/CT system with retractable septa, enabling the sequential acquisition of 2D and 3D images within the same patient and study, was used. All 2D studies were performed by injecting 700-900 MBq of (13)N-NH(3). For 14 patients, 3D studies were performed with the same injected (13)N-NH(3) dose as that used in 2D studies. For the remaining 7 patients, 3D images were acquired with a lower dose of (13)N-NH(3), that is, 500 MBq. 2D images reconstructed by use of filtered backprojection (FBP) provided the reference standard for MBF measurements. 3D images were reconstructed by use of Fourier rebinning (FORE) with FBP (FORE-FBP), FORE with ordered-subsets expectation maximization (FORE-OSEM), and a reprojection algorithm (RP). RESULTS: Global MBF measurements derived from 3D PET with FORE-FBP (r = 0.97), FORE-OSEM (r = 0.97), and RP (r = 0.97) were well correlated with those derived from 2D FBP (all Ps < 0.0001). The mean +/- SD differences in global MBF measurements between 3D FORE-FBP and 2D FBP and between 3D FORE-OSEM and 2D FBP were 0.01 +/- 0.14 and 0.01 +/- 0.15 mL/min/g, respectively. The mean +/- SD difference in global MBF measurements between 3D RP and 2D FBP was 0.00 +/- 0.16 mL/min/g. The best correlation between 2D PET and 3D PET performed with the lower injected activity was found for the 3D FORE-FBP reconstruction algorithm (r = 0.95, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: For this scanner type, quantitative measurements of MBF with 3D PET and (13)N-NH(3) were in excellent agreement with those obtained with the 2D technique, even when a lower activity was injected.
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I wasn't the first person to enjoy my very first vibrator. No, that honour went to the creepy gentleman behind the counter whose penis seemed to live vicariously through my new florid-pink jelly vibe – he eagerly showed me how to grip the shaft, insert batteries and twist the speed knob this way and that, this way and that, until I had a little lump of bile in my throat.Ah! Those little shops of horror we know as Adult World. I don't know one woman who goes weak at the knees at the thought of stepping into a wank warehouse like this to purchase an intimate item.Which is why it bugs me that the Carte Blanche insert (24 Oct) about sex stores for women could only feature two women-oriented 'sensuality boutiques' – Whet in Cape Town and The Bedroom in Durban -- in the whole of South Africa that have enough clout as viable, long-standing businesses.Women form a rather large and growing consumer base, so I'd imagine their money and pleasure would make a compelling business argument for women-friendly sex stores. If Ann Summers worked in the UK, surely we can do it here?No place for pleasureOh but I forget.Saffa women don't like sex, talk about sex, want sex or have any desires beyond working, cooking, cleaning, praying and playing mom. And if even if they do, ordentilike mense sure don't want to hear about this smut. Or be near any stores catering for it. If they are, they'll be sure to complain bitterly until the company owners buckle under the Godly pressure. I mean. Siesa. It's a wonder Woolworths still manages to sell saucy underwear.This short-sightedness (by mall owners in particular) bothers me for two reasons.Firstly, it inadvertently perpetuates the stereotype that women are sexually inhibited (what kind of libertine are you if you can't walk into an Adult World without sniggering or balking) and that sex can only be relegated to the corner of filth; and secondly, women who do walk into these sex stores don't know what they're buying and end up with products that are potentially very harmful to their health.Novelty toys versus the real dealIf I'd checked the packaging on my first made-in-Taiwan very jelly vibe I'd probably have found the words 'novelty toy' somewhere.See, those kaleidoscopic, glow-in-the-dark, glitteratti latex/jelly/rubber toys that line the walls of the average sex store are made in China using cheap and potentially toxic materials (including cadmium and carcinogenic phthalates) that are readily absorbed through the delicate linings of the vagina or anus. What's more, the material is very porous (making it a breeding ground for bacteria) and very unstable (so it breaks down after awhile leaving bits of toxic material in places you don't want bits of anything).Tagging these toys with 'novelty' status means that manufacturers don't have to take responsibility for where or how you use their products – or the reactions you may have to them.But these are usually the toys cash-strapped South Africans can afford. And generally the only toys stocked in places like Adult World. The higher end, better designed and quality toys (majors found in SA include Fun Factory, Nexus and Lelo) are really only to be found online or at 'speciality' stores – those catering to the gay and fetish market, or women's sensuality boutiques – all two of them.Not allowing these stores to mainstream means that these products remain prohibitively expensive for the average Saffa and keeps information and education about sex and sex products behind closed doors. It's a form of censorship, really, that can physically harm people. A case of you don't know what you don't know can give also give you cervical cancer (did you know that certain jelly rubber toys melt into eachother on contact?)Check out information on the materials your sex toys are made of here. Get smart, play smartJelly, latex and rubber toys may have their place in your goodie box, but if the sheen has left your jelly toy and the surface has gone dull it's time to throw it out or start using it with condoms. In fact, use a condom on any porous material. It's something I've always done and it minimises clean-up time after.If you have a latex allergy or you can afford to buy better quality, you'll want to go for silicone (medical grade – don't be fooled by cheapies with the words 'silicone' or 'sili-gel'; and real silicone is always opaque ), glass or acrylic products. They're generally more expensive, but are non-porous, non-toxic and won't give your insides a chemical peel. Personally, I love silicone goodies.This information is available online, but for myself, I know it's so much nicer to speak to someone face to face. Someone who knows what she's talking about. If you find yourself in the area of one these sensuality boutiques – go check them out. Support them. Speak to the women there. Ask the questions, look at the products. If enough of us empower ourselves and support these businesses, women's sexuality may one day be acceptable enough to have a Whet or a The Bedroom in a mall next to CUM books. Wouldn't that be grand.Read Dorothy's blog here.Follow her on Twitter here.How many of you haven't bought a dildo or vibrator because the thought of where you'd have to buy one actually makes your skin crawl?
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