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Demantra, OracleAS 10.1.3 and the E-Business Suite
By Steven Chan - EBS-Oracle on May 22, 2007
There's been a recent surge of questions asking whether the E-Business Suite can be used with Oracle Application Server 10g 10.1.3 and Demantra, one of our new product family members.
I'm not a Demantra specialist, but from an Apps architectural perspective, the short answer is: yes. There are a few things to remember about this integration:
- The E-Business Suite Release 11i's application-tier runs on Oracle9i Application Server 126.96.36.199.2 only. It must stay at this level. It may not be upgraded to either Oracle Application Server 10g 10.1.2.x or 10.1.3.x.
- The E-Business Suite Release 11i can be integrated with an external server running Oracle Application Server 10g 10.1.3.x. There are no restrictions on integrating Apps 11i with OracleAS 10.1.3.x. We have not certified this configuration but it's supported. Remember that there's an important distinction between certification and support.
- Alternately, if you have sufficient capacity on your existing E-Business Suite application server, you can install Oracle Application Server 10g 10.1.3.x in a separate ORACLE_HOME on an existing E-Business Suite server.
- You then install Demantra on top of the external Oracle Application Server 10g 10.1.3.x environment. The standalone Demantra environment then connects to the E-Business Suite environment.
- Demantra is an Oracle SSO-enabled partner application, too. If your E-Business Suite environment has been integrated with Single Sign-On 10g and Oracle Internet Directory 10g, you can integrate that combined environment with Demantra, too, to provide Single Sign-On capabilities across Apps and Demantra.
Demantra runs on the latest Sun Java Runtime Engine (JRE) plug-in on the desktop. Oracle E-Business Suite's Forms-based products run on Oracle Jinitiator on the desktop. Depending on how your end-users run Demantra, there may be conflicts between these two Java plug-ins, notably if the same users wish to access the E-Business Suite's Forms-based content at the same time that they're running Demantra.
If so, there's light on the horizon: we're still in the process of certifying the native Sun JRE plug-in with the E-Business Suite. Once that certification is complete, E-Business Suite users can use the native Sun JRE plug-in instead of Jinitiator, eliminating any conflicts.
If your organization wishes to deploy Demantra now, before the E-Business Suite's certification of the native Sun JRE plug-in is complete, you may wish to register in our E-Business Suite Early Adopter Program. I'm still accepting customer nominations for this Early Adopter Program; for details, see:
- Oracle Demantra Documentation Resources, Release 7.1.1 (Metalink Note 415954.1)
- Readme for EBS-Demantra Integration Patch for Demand Planning (Patch 5997112)


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Jan. 26, 2000
SEATTLE - Washington senior Chris Walcott will undergo arthroscopic surgery Thursday on his left knee and will be sidelined up to three weeks, men's basketball coach Bob Bender announced Wednesday.
The surgical procedure will remove loose fragments and clean up the area around his knee joint. Walcott will miss anywhere from three to seven games, beginning Thursday with Washington's (6-12, 1-5) match-up against second-ranked Stanford (15-1, 4-1) in California.
The 6-foot-9 forward has been hampered by a sore knee all season. He missed only one game, a Dec. 30 contest at New Mexico State, after which it was determined he had a bone bruise in his left knee. Walcott played seven subsequent games, but has been extremely limited due to pain and the knee locking up on occasion.
"Whatever is in my knee started floating on Sunday and since then I haven't really been able to walk," Walcott explained. "After the surgery, I'll be back quick and able to play. The one thing that I'm excited for is to be back closer to 100 percent and be able to do something to help us win. The way I was playing, I was limited and wasn't really helping the team."
Walcott played 17 games with 13 starts for the Huskies, averaging 9.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. He is the team's top field goal shooter (.479) and leads the team in 3-point shooting (.458).
"Obviously, we're disappointed that he's going to have to miss some games in his senior year, but it's the best thing for him," said Bender. "It also gives us a much better chance of winning to have him effective in however many games he comes back for. Regardless of timing, the most important issue here is the health of Chris' knee and taking care of the problem that has affected him for some time."
In Walcott's absence, 6-11 sophomore David Dixon will be inserted into the starting lineup. Dixon has played in 11 games and is coming off a season-high 12-point performance against Oregon State on Sunday.

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We have a web application which will mis-behave if a user hits the back button on Firefox tool bar to 'go back one page'. So I am looking for a way to disable (grey out) this button. This question looking for exact reverse behaviors discussed in this question.
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Larsson impressed by countryman
by Stuart Vose
'Karlsson ready to do what it takes' - Seb
Seb Larsson says fellow Swede David Moberg Karlsson has settled in well to life on Wearside.
Moberg Karlsson, a winger who can also play up front, joined the club from IFK Goteborg last month.
The 19-year-old travelled with his new team-mates to Italy and has been making good progress at the club's pre-season training camp.
"He has settled in really well, like all the new boys have," said Larsson, who is entering his third season with the Black Cats.
"I've spoken a bit to him and I think he's been pleasantly surprised. He came to me and said the group was really nice.
"I asked him if he expected anything else. We're gelling as a group and all the new lads have settled in well.
"That's another important thing in pre-season."
Moberg Karlsson is rated amongst Sweden's brightest talents and watched Larsson – an international regular – as he was coming through the ranks as a young player.
And Larsson says the new boy's talent is matched by his work ethic.
"He's come in with a great attitude and is ready to work hard and fight for what he feels is a great opportunity," he explained.
"He is ready to do what it takes to succeed."


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Nicholas William Sacrinty
Position: QB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: June 10, 1924 in Reidsville, NC
Died: April 16, 2008 in Eden, NC
High School: Reidsville
College: Wake Forest (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 17th round (172nd overall) of the 1945 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (15060th overall since 1950)


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woa, we were talking about this at school the week before march break!! remember?
March 18th
We are so living things!
July 4th
stupid me..(facepalm)
May 26th
Oh sorry, I was replying to what Pinkcupcake said
May 16th
i'm not talking about killing the rubberduck. you can kill someone by shoving a rubber duck down his/her throat.
May 16th
I know 3 ways to kill somone with a tub of tooth paste... Is that mad or is it just me?
April 24th
Well, you can't kill a rubber duck because, it's not a living thing. Here I was talking more like ''You can kill someone with a rubber duck, you just have to know how.
April 11th
you could just shove the rubber ducky down someones throat really hard.
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Signs of "Beautiful Creatures" literally plastered Los Angeles as the city prepped for the all-star movie premiere last weekend. I had the privilege of attending the Hollywood event with my supercritical teen girls who enthusiastically rated it a "must see"! Be sure to catch the supernatural drama in theaters nationwide February 14, 2013. Rated PG-13.


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|MTEN wins at Gonzaga
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Idaho men's tennis team got back on the right track with a 5-2 win at Gonzaga Thursday night.
The Vandals earned the doubles point with wins at Nos. 1 and 3 doubles, then sealed the match by winning at Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 singles.
"It's nice to get back on track with the win," Idaho coach Jeff Beaman said. "There were several positives from this match, and it was nice to win a doubles point. We look forward to a good day at practice tomorrow and a tough conference match against UMKC on Saturday."
The win snaps a five-match skid for the Vandals, who improve to 4-6 on the season. Idaho takes on Kansas City in Western Athletic Conference play in Spokane on Saturday.


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The Biblical mandate throughout the Old and New Testaments is to love others – as God loves you; as you love yourself (or at least as you are supposed to love yourself!). It is the same grounding ethic that is also in Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Jainism, and almost every other faith. It is what we are called and prodded to do by the teachings of all the world religions – the very value systems by which we cherish. And yet, unconditional love (sometimes referred to as compassion or the Golden Rule), has never been an ethic that has caught hold in entire societies in practice. So why have we not been better at actually living by such genuine love when we so often claim it is what we most revere?
Most every society, as well as the individuals within them, has been "hypocritical" when it comes to love. It is espoused and professed in word, but too often not in deed. We are all victims of this truth – the religious, the spiritual, and the neither religious nor spiritual. If we are human, we have likely been hypocritical more times than we can count about how we so want people to love one another, and yet we often don't show that love for everyone ourselves.
It is ironic that many despise the "religious" for their hypocrisy by casting aspersions that they don't really love others as they profess. But if you ask such persons if they also value love, they will tell you they do – even though they don't like connecting it to any religious tradition. And yet, they continue not to love and respect those whom they see as hypocrites. They don't see they are violating the very love of others that they criticize in others.
Perhaps you have done this too. Even though I'm very intentional about not doing this, I occasionally find myself doing it as well. Who is not a hypocrite when it comes to love?
Our own era is one particularly susceptible to hypocritical love. Part of this is that we conflate the various meanings of the word, "love", and treat love as an emotion rather than as a conscientious choice and deliberate lifestyle. We have all heard people say that they don't want to be "hypocritical" by acting like they love someone whom they really don't "feel" love for them. This is a prime example of those who don't understand what genuine love is all about.
Love isn't a feeling or an emotion. It isn't something that just happens to you when circumstances arise that make you feel all caring inside. It is a hard-fought, and perpetual determination to act with caring consideration and loving-kindness towards others -- no matter how you feel about them. It is a choice that arises out of an intentional ethical framework that one has created, nurtured, and sustained, and has given countless hours of thought and effort. It is anything but easy or spontaneous. It may be the hardest thing we will ever do in life, and the one in which we must remain most committed to if it is to have any real effect on our character.
It requires us to treat others as we'd want to be treated, not how we think they deserve to be treated based on their words, actions, attitudes, and behaviors. This is what makes it "unconditional" love.
Paul's words from Romans 13.8, "Owe no one anything, except to love one another," imply that we "owe" one another love. There are no qualifications here. There are no "except when…" or "unless s/he" contingencies.
Yet we have to be careful with Paul's metaphor. Love, when it is genuine, is not given, felt and acted upon as if it were a duty. It, ideally, should be done out of the joy of living a life of love. We should so habituate and ingrain love in our characters (since "a loving person" is who we most want to be) that it makes us happy to love others. And if we should ever be tempted to not love others, the thought itself, and much more the action, would be so repugnant to us that we couldn't stand to live with ourselves. We rather should so want to live up to our highest ideals that we do all in our will-power and daily practices to let love fill up our thoughts, emotions, words, and actions.
Will-power, of course, is sometimes lacking. I think Paul has this in mind with his metaphor of love as a duty we have to each other. In other words, if we don't yet have the will-power and determination to love others, then it is better to see it as our duty to others (even if it may mean we are hypocritical in 'loving' them) than to not love them and feel justified in our self-righteous back-patting that at least we weren't hypocritical like those 'other' people.
Granted, it is better to love authentically than begrudgingly. Yet even if you don't feel it, you need to practice it. It is the only way to get better at loving, and to make it a more consistent and harmonious part of your life. Better to be temporarily hypocritical in not living up to your highest ideals than to be permanently hypocritical by thinking yourself as better than those "bunch of hypocrites" who don't practice what they preach.
If you love others, you will naturally not violate the other ethical principles that make for good relationships – like disrespecting, hurting, killing, stealing, lying, etc. This was Paul's point about love being the fulfillment of the rest of the law. As he says, "Love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no harm to its neighbor" (Romans 13.9-10). You don't want to harm yourself, so if you love your neighbor in like manner you will be sure not to do anything that will harm them either.
Again, this is not an ethic about how you "feel" towards your neighbor, but rather how you "treat" your neighbor. To love is an action and an ethic, not an endorphin rush. It is best when it comes from the heart and soul – i.e., when you do it because you want to be the kind of person who loves everyone and everything because it is good to live this way. But even when you have not cultivated that kind of moral, religious, spiritual, or ethical discipline in yourself, it is still better to act as if you love someone when you don't feel it deep inside than to allow your inner core be deprived of the practice of loving others. In a way, you also owe that to yourself – not just others. You have an obligation to make yourself the best person you can be. And if you don't practice loving others when you don't feel it, then you are abandoning that obligation to yourself; and to them.
Coaches and teachers don't let it slide when you tell them you aren't really up to practicing your chosen sport or studying for your elected class. Even less so should we let ourselves slide when we are not living in love towards everyone and everything. If we are going to claim love as our highest value, then we need to practice it – whether we feel like it or not. That is how we will get good at loving – lots of practice, thought, discipline, and effort; for the rest of our lives.


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This is a small series (only C-3PO, R2-D2 and Stormtrooper varieties) of Star Wars character themed sex toys imagined by Balazs Sarmai (of Avengers themed sex toy fame). They're all based on existing adult products available from LELO, so with enough nontoxic paint you could actually make these. And, coming from a guy who once spraypainted his penis silver for a Halloween costume, I can't stress the nontoxic part enough.
Keep going for the other two.
Thanks to SaraDevil, who mentioned she's holding out for a Darth Vader model. Me? I want a Han Solo or Lando Calrissian.


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i couldn't stop laughing this episode
May 12th
I get an odd feeling from Miss Jones...
August 9th
Also Credit and many thanks to Brints for the use of Amazing Man and Dante.
August 9th
Damn super heroes. Can't go anywhere without getting socked in the jaw.
August 7th
Without trying to go overboard, I've got a few more Hall & Oates bits for this series.
August 3rd
Love the Hall and Oates bit and "please continue feeding my ego" which is exactly something I would say!
August 3rd
Thanks to Brints for the use of Amazing Man, star of Super Pops. http://www.b
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Green-News: Tuesday 12.30.08
- Nowadays, a lot people belong to a CSA. And the local food movement is spreading! Some have even coined the term "locavore" referring to people who eat food close to home. And, the number of farmers markets is up nationwide, the highest it's been since 1994; the Associated Press explains.
- Plastic bottles and bisphenol-A (BPA) are in the news a lot lately. And recently, despite consumer outrage, the FDA said BPA is safe as it's currently used, like in food packaging, but now the agency has agreed to reexamine the research on BPA's health risks; The New York Times reports.
- Last week, a small town in Tennessee was flooded by a billion gallons of water and coal ash, when a retention pond for a local coal-burning plant burst! Homes were destroyed, but the long term effects could be worse. Officials fear toxins from the slurry could ruin drinking water; via the Associated Press.
- All the gift giving is over and now the world is neck deep in crumpled wrapping paper. And the U.K. is worried that rubbish from 100 million toys could burn a big hole in the ozone layer. So, they're calling on toy manufacturers to make recycling information more obvious; from Green (Living) Review.
- But don't fret! There are plenty of green-friendly ways to dispose of used wrapping paper. You could recycle it. Shredding it and making compost is another good idea. Stuffing it into a flattened beanbag chair works too or maybe line pet cages with it or mush it up for paper mache crafts; via inhabitots.
- Speaking of recycling, a corporate watched dog reports that 16 of 23 major beverage companies, like Coca-Cola, were given failing grades for their recycling efforts. Companies were graded on multiple parameters, like using less virgin materials and transparency of operations; more from TreeHugger.
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When it comes to political philosophy, especially as it pertains to the shaping of mass values, George Nolfi, the first-time director and screenwriter behind the new Emily Blunt/Matt Damon romantic thriller The Adjustment Bureau, knows his stuff. Despite the baseball cap and athletic, Boston-Irish look, he's a serious scholar who graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's in public policy from Princeton and studied philosophy at Oxford on a Marshall Scholarship before switching to the political science doctoral program at UCLA.
But Nolfi also wrote Ocean's Twelve and worked extensively on the script for The Bourne Ultimatum, so he knows his way around a screenplay. His unique charm is somewhere between Columbo, a PhD candidate, and a corner bar Red Sox fan (Nolfi was born in Boston, but later moved to a suburb of Chicago as a teenager), and he is earnestly passionate about exploring the philosophical, moral, and political issues he has studied through the lens of film, where he hopes he can take a dry subject and make it appealing to a much larger audience.
"Film is a way to raise larger questions in a way that people want to engage with as opposed to it smelling like spinach," he says. "Academic philosophers talk to a really small group of people who are also academics, but the question of what society values is hugely important for everything from whether or not the Egyptian army fires on its own people to whether we have heath care in the United States that tries to include everybody."
Bureau is loosely based on a premise from a same-titled Philip K. Dick story he optioned several years ago. Where Dick's original short was all sci-fi/psycho-thriller, Nolfi expanded the film's canvas to encompass politics, reality, and romance. At its core, the film is about whether fate is a thing to be accepted or challenged and shaped.
Nolfi spoke with the Writers Guild of America, West Web site about The Adjustment Bureau, the crucial involvement of his pal Matt Damon, and how this final script is largely a product of the writers' strike.
This is based on the Philip K. Dick story, but really in premise only, correct?
Yeah, it's an incredibly fertile premise and big idea, but the characters, ultimate theme, and tone are different than the short story.
What are some of the big thematic issues for you in your script and film?
It's fundamentally about whether or not we let life and the constraints and obstacles that everyone faces determine our path or whether we say, "No matter what gets put in my way, I'm going to make my own way in life." Do you let your life be controlled by fate or do you seize your free will? That's obviously one of the oldest questions in philosophy and it's central to any moral theory or religion, so it's fertile ground, but it's also deep underneath there, so I wanted to build an architecture around those concepts that was a thriller and a love story.
Basically, it's about a man falling in love for the first time in his life and fate intervening to say, "Sorry, you can't be with her."
The love story element is a key change from the source material. What made you choose to go with it?
[The short story] is about a guy who wakes up, goes to work, and sees something he's not supposed to see – the agents of fate working on somebody and freezing time, and then they chase him down. It's a dystopic, '50s, '60s kind of tone. But what if you did it as a guy-meets-girl [story] and [the Bureau] tries to take her away from him?
In the first formation of the adaptation, I felt like I knew how to do that. It was a blending of genres – love story and thriller. I felt like I could integrate my longtime interest in large philosophical questions, but presented in a kind of thriller structure. What better to fight fate for than love? From the oldest stories, Gilgamesh and Greek [mythology], it's either you're fighting to be immortal against death or you're fighting for love.
Did you know Matt Damon was attached from the beginning of the writing?
I had a rough script right before he went off to shoot Bourne [Ultimatum], and I said, "If I didn't know you, I wouldn't give you this script because it's not there yet, but I want you to tell me if you think the realm and world and idea are interesting to you. And then let's have a conversation about the character."
He read it and said he was interested. I think the script takes you both to a place where you say, that's what Matt Damon does really well and yet at the same time, it's things he hasn't really done before. It has a fantastical, supernatural aspect to it and a real love story and that's not what people think of when they think of Matt. They think of super-realistic, grounded – even when he does Bourne, it's not James Bond, it's the opposite.
After that initial conversation, I put it aside to work on Bourne for seven months, but when we were done, we had a few conversations. I had an idea of a couple of things to make it better from his standpoint, plus a lot of my own ideas that just happen when you let something germinate for seven months while you're working on something else.
So just to get this straight, you gave Matt a full script initially?
And then had seven months away from it?
Yes, and then I took a few months off because I needed a break and then a few months to fulfill a few other obligations. Then when the writers' strike happened, I said, "Well, I'll sit down and see if I can notch this up."
So this is partly a baby of the strike?
Yeah. Well, there was the first draft that I showed Matt, and then there was the rewrite I finally did during the strike. He read it and said he liked it.
That must be a nice thing to hear from Matt Damon.
It was awesome. There are a lot of steps between an actor saying he's interested in doing something and getting the money and going and doing it, but, yeah, it was great.


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Contra Costa County Family Court Accountability
High Profile Cases In The News...
Trials of a muddled mind
Courts weigh sanity of teenager charged with murdering his mother
By Jeanine Benca and Chris Metinko
Article Launched: 10/21/2007 03:00:36 AM PDT
Church community proves a godsend for stricken familyPeter Mantas can't stop shivering.
He has been in a cold sweat since 3 a.m., when, in a flurry of lights and sirens, four squad cars showed up at his San Ramon duplex to inform him there was "a problem" with his family. Now it is just after 7 a.m., and the estranged father is being told to follow officers into the room at the Danville police station where his 16-year-old son, Andrew Mantas, sits in shackles.
Since Peter last laid eyes on Andrew a year and a half ago, something has gone terribly wrong with the boy.
He is snapping his head around and can't focus on his father's questions. He won't stop asking for cigarettes. "What was that?" he repeats every so often to no one in particular. More... or More...
Commissioner Josanna Berkow
Commissioner James Libey
Hearing Voices
KRON 4's Vicki Liviakis Presents "Hearing Voices"
Part 1
Church community proves a godsend for stricken family
Cathedral that couple gave their time to gives back after woman's death
Article Launched: 10/21/2007 03:00:23 AM PDT
Peter Mantas struggled to describe his shock when he learned that his son, Andrew, was suspected of killing his ex-wife, Dimitra, with a baseball bat.
"How can I even explain it?" he said. "I don't know if you've ever been in water and you're sinking and you're fighting for breath. That's what it was like, like I was drowning."
If there's one force responsible for pulling Mantas, along with his two daughters, from the water in the past year, it is the church community at the Ascension Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Oakland. More...
Danville teen (Rylan Fuchs) fatally shot outside home
The Associated Press - CONTRA COSTA TIMES
The Associated Press
Posted: 01/21/2009 11:46:19 AM PST
DANVILLE, Calif.—Authorities say a 17-year-old boy has died after being shot during an altercation on the front porch of his home in an affluent suburb east of San Francisco.
Danville police Chief Chris Wenzel said San Ramon Valley High School senior Rylan Fuchs was shot once in the throat Tuesday night.
He was pronounced dead at John Muir Medical Center early Wednesday morning. More...
Editorial: Taking care of our kids
MediaNews editorial
Posted: 01/29/2009 12:01:00 AM PST
THREE CONTRA COSTA teenagers shot to death within less than a week. Two in Richmond. One in Danville. All unrelated. It's tragic. We shouldn't overreact. But we should take notice and ask ourselves if we're paying enough attention to our kids. . More...
Family, friends gather to remember slain teen
By Aaron Swarts Correspondent
Posted: 01/31/2009 05:55:46 PM PST
DUBLIN — Several hundred mourners filled CrossWinds Church on Saturday morning to pay their final respects to Rylan Alexander Fuchs. Fuchs, 17, was slain in front of his Danville home the night of Jan. 20.
Rylan's father described him as "an extraordinary and brilliant young man" who was his "son, best friend, basketball buddy and fellow creative spirit." More...
Could have Commissioner Berkow and company prevented yet another tragedy?
Of love & murder: Polk case
Journalist digs deeply into the mesmerizing trial that rocked bucolic Orinda and the nation
By Bruce Gerstman
Article Launched: 07/08/2007 03:06:30 AM PDT
BERKELEY psychologist Felix Polk knew his sons' piano teacher really well. Same with the baby sitter and many of his friends who came to dinner at his home on a regular basis. They were all his patients. It's not surprising that at some point in his career, he met a patient whom he decided to marry, Susan Bolling. More...
Case MSD01-01732 - Superior Court of California - Dept. 51 - Honorable Commissioner Berkow
Judge says county can't ban oral divorce testimony
CONTRA COSTA: State Supreme Court strikes down paper-only rule aimed at speeding up dissolution process
Why is the Elkins case important?
Read the opinion...
By Malaika Fraley
Article Launched: 08/14/2007 06:47:33 AM PDTContra Costa County Superior Court violated state law with a rule that prohibited people in divorce trials from presenting oral testimony, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
The ruling means a new divorce trial for Jeffrey Elkins, a Danville business consultant who challenged the county court's rule that required evidence to be submitted exclusively by written declaration, except in unusual circumstances. More...
Justices strike down Contra Costa family court rules
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by Marie-Anne Hogarth
Article Launched: August 10, 2007
The California Supreme Court sided with a Danville man who sued Contra Costa County Superior Court saying that local rules adopted to speed up trials in the family courts robbed him of justice.
The rules requiring parties to submit testimony in writing ahead of the trial haven't been enforced in Contra Costa County since state Supreme Court justices held oral arguments last May. The case could be the beginning of a larger discussion about balancing efficiency and justice in the family courts. More...
State may ease laws on divorce trials
By Bruce Gerstman
Article Launched: 06/18/2007 03:04:51 AM PDT
As the final step to end more than 20 years of marriage, Danville residents Jeffrey and Marilyn Elkins showed up in Contra Costa Superior Court for their divorce trial.
Marilyn Elkins had an attorney. Jeffrey Elkins, like the majority of divorce litigants, represented himself.
Jeffrey Elkins, a business consultant, was in for several surprises.
First, he learned that Contra Costa family court rules only allowed him and his wife to provide written declarations. Any oral testimony had to come from that written material, including any questions he might ask his wife if he called her to the stand.
Then he found out that he was prohibited from presenting nearly three dozen items of evidence -- ranging from e-mails to documents about his salary. More...
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This Jan. 22, 2004 InformationWeek article [1] covers the new Free Standards Group Accessibility Workgroup [2]. Some highlights:
Accessiblity and freedom have been touted as the foundation of the open-source community since its inception more than a decade ago…
As society becomes more network-centric, the ability to work on a computer becomes less an advantage and more a necessity, says Scott McNeil, executive director of the Free Standards Group. People with physical impairments should have access to the same cutting-edge technology as anyone else, he says, adding, "On a more esoteric level, if you live long enough you're likely to encounter a disability…"
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The Free Standards Group Accessibility Workgroup includes experts on accessibility issues from organizations such as the American Foundation for the Blind, Georgia Institute of Technology Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access, and the Computer Braille Facility of University of Western Ontario. The Accessibility Workgroup also includes developers of graphical user interface desktop environments for Linux such as Gnome and KDE, and Linux developers from Debian, Red Hat, SuSE, and others.
Gnome 2.4 now supports refreshable Braille displays and speech-synthesized software, says Janina Sajka, director of technology, research, and development for the American Foundation for the Blind.
By next year, the group plans to create an Assistive Technology Service Provider Interface that lets screen readers and magnifiers query and interact with graphical interfaces on a consistent basis. The group is also planning to develop shared I/O that lets technologies such as refreshable Braille readers and speech synthesizers plug in to a variety of different client devices. Another initiative will be the standardization of keyboard accessibility for those unable to use a keyboard or mouse, incorporating features such as "Sticky Keys" that let users press key combinations in sequence rather than having to hold them down simultaneously.
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Netanyahu Speech: Iran Reacts
Khamenei's official Twitter account, though not mentioning Netanyahu's speech directly, released several tweets criticizing Israel during the prime minister's trip to Washington.
Once ppl in West #realize their problems stem from Zionist domination over govts, great social movements will give #birth to a new world.— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) March 2, 2015
US officials are obliged to show consideration for #Israel & cover up its #crimes. Zionists corporations' money & power have troubled them.— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) March 3, 2015
In the past 50 yrs, how much money and #reputation has it cost US to support #Israel's crimes? Who other than its nation has paid for it?— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) March 3, 2015
Nuke Talks: Kerry's Latest Remarks
On March 4, 2015, Secretary of State John Kerry said that Iran and the world's six major powers - Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States - made progress after the latest round of nuclear negotiations in Montreux, Switzerland. But he noted that "there are still significant gaps and important choices that need to be made." Kerry also emphasized that the negotiations were the most "viable, lasting alternative" to curb Iran's nuclear program. "Simply demanding that Iran capitulate is not a plan," he said. The following is a transcript of his remarks.
Netanyahu Speech: US Reacts
On March 3, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned against a potential nuclear deal with Iran in an address to Congress in Washington, D.C. Administration officials and several Democratic lawmakers were critical of the speech. President Barack Obama claimed that Netanyahu "has not offered any kind of viable alternative" to diplomacy that would prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Several Republican lawmakers, however, praised Netanyahu's speech. "It was the most powerful and significant speech I've seen by any foreign leader during the 22 years I have been in Congress," said Rep. Peter King (R-NY). The following are excerpted reactions from U.S. officials and lawmakers to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress.
— March 3, 2015 in a statement
— March 3, 2015 to the press
— March 3, 2015 to the press
Netanyahu Speech: The Text
On March 3, 2015, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized a potential nuclear deal with Iran in an address to Congress in Washington, D.C. "We've been told that no deal is better than a bad deal," he said. "Well, this is a bad deal. It's a very bad deal. We're better off without it." Netanyahu's visit was controversial, since House Speaker John Boehner reportedly invited the prime minister without consulting the White House. On February 25, National Security Advisor Susan Rice said Netanyahu's visit "injected a degree of partisanship" into the nuclear negotiations. More than 50 Democratic lawmakers decided not to attend the speech. The following are excerpts from Netanyahu's address.
My friends, I've come here today because, as prime minister of Israel, I feel a profound obligation to speak to you about an issue that could well threaten the survival of my country and the future of my people: Iran's quest for nuclear weapons.
We're an ancient people. In our nearly 4,000 years of history, many have tried repeatedly to destroy the Jewish people. Tomorrow night, on the Jewish holiday of Purim, we'll read the Book of Esther. We'll read of a powerful Persian viceroy named Haman, who plotted to destroy the Jewish people some 2,500 years ago. But a courageous Jewish woman, Queen Esther, exposed the plot and gave for the Jewish people the right to defend themselves against their enemies.
Today the Jewish people face another attempt by yet another Persian potentate to destroy us. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei spews the oldest hatred, the oldest hatred of anti-Semitism with the newest technology. He tweets that Israel must be annihilated -- he tweets. You know, in Iran, there isn't exactly free Internet. But he tweets in English that Israel must be destroyed.
For those who believe that Iran threatens the Jewish state, but not the Jewish people, listen to Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, Iran's chief terrorist proxy. He said: If all the Jews gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of chasing them down around the world.
But Iran's regime is not merely a Jewish problem, any more than the Nazi regime was merely a Jewish problem. The 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis were but a fraction of the 60 million people killed in World War II. So, too, Iran's regime poses a grave threat, not only to Israel, but also the peace of the entire world. To understand just how dangerous Iran would be with nuclear weapons, we must fully understand the nature of the regime.
That year, the zealots drafted a constitution, a new one for Iran. It directed the revolutionary guards not only to protect Iran's borders, but also to fulfill the ideological mission of jihad. The regime's founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, exhorted his followers to "export the revolution throughout the world."
I'm standing here in Washington, D.C. and the difference is so stark. America's founding document promises life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Iran's founding document pledges death, tyranny, and the pursuit of jihad. And as states are collapsing across the Middle East, Iran is charging into the void to do just that.
Iran's goons in Gaza, its lackeys in Lebanon, its revolutionary guards on the Golan Heights are clutching Israel with three tentacles of terror. Backed by Iran, Assad is slaughtering Syrians. Back by Iran, Shiite militias are rampaging through Iraq. Back by Iran, Houthis are seizing control of Yemen, threatening the strategic straits at the mouth of the Red Sea. Along with the Straits of Hormuz, that would give Iran a second choke-point on the world's oil supply.
Iran took dozens of Americans hostage in Tehran, murdered hundreds of American soldiers, Marines, in Beirut, and was responsible for killing and maiming thousands of American service men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Beyond the Middle East, Iran attacks America and its allies through its global terror network. It blew up the Jewish community center and the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires. It helped Al Qaida bomb U.S. embassies in Africa. It even attempted to assassinate the Saudi ambassador, right here in Washington, D.C.
In the Middle East, Iran now dominates four Arab capitals, Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut and Sanaa. And if Iran's aggression is left unchecked, more will surely follow.
So, at a time when many hope that Iran will join the community of nations, Iran is busy gobbling up the nations.
We must all stand together to stop Iran's march of conquest, subjugation and terror.
Now, two years ago, we were told to give President Rouhani and Foreign Minister Zarif a chance to bring change and moderation to Iran. Some change! Some moderation!
Last year, the same Zarif who charms Western diplomats laid a wreath at the grave of Imad Mughniyeh. Imad Mughniyeh is the terrorist mastermind who spilled more American blood than any other terrorist besides Osama bin Laden. I'd like to see someone ask him a question about that.
Iran's regime is as radical as ever, its cries of "Death to America," that same America that it calls the "Great Satan," as loud as ever.
Now, this shouldn't be surprising, because the ideology of Iran's revolutionary regime is deeply rooted in militant Islam, and that's why this regime will always be an enemy of America.
Don't be fooled. The battle between Iran and ISIS doesn't turn Iran into a friend of America.
Iran and ISIS are competing for the crown of militant Islam. One calls itself the Islamic Republic. The other calls itself the Islamic State. Both want to impose a militant Islamic empire first on the region and then on the entire world. They just disagree among themselves who will be the ruler of that empire.
In this deadly game of thrones, there's no place for America or for Israel, no peace for Christians, Jews or Muslims who don't share the Islamist medieval creed, no rights for women, no freedom for anyone.
The difference is that ISIS is armed with butcher knives, captured weapons and YouTube, whereas Iran could soon be armed with intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear bombs. We must always remember -- I'll say it one more time -- the greatest dangers facing our world is the marriage of militant Islam with nuclear weapons. To defeat ISIS and let Iran get nuclear weapons would be to win the battle, but lose the war. We can't let that happen.
But that, my friends, is exactly what could happen, if the deal now being negotiated is accepted by Iran. That deal will not prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. It would all but guarantee that Iran gets those weapons, lots of them.
Let me explain why. While the final deal has not yet been signed, certain elements of any potential deal are now a matter of public record. You don't need intelligence agencies and secret information to know this. You can Google it.
The first major concession would leave Iran with a vast nuclear infrastructure, providing it with a short break-out time to the bomb. Break-out time is the time it takes to amass enough weapons-grade uranium or plutonium for a nuclear bomb.
According to the deal, not a single nuclear facility would be demolished. Thousands of centrifuges used to enrich uranium would be left spinning. Thousands more would be temporarily disconnected, but not destroyed.
Because Iran's nuclear program would be left largely intact, Iran's break-out time would be very short -- about a year by U.S. assessment, even shorter by Israel's.
And if -- if Iran's work on advanced centrifuges, faster and faster centrifuges, is not stopped, that break-out time could still be shorter, a lot shorter.
True, certain restrictions would be imposed on Iran's nuclear program and Iran's adherence to those restrictions would be supervised by international inspectors. But here's the problem. You see, inspectors document violations; they don't stop them.
Inspectors knew when North Korea broke to the bomb, but that didn't stop anything. North Korea turned off the cameras, kicked out the inspectors. Within a few years, it got the bomb.
Now, we're warned that within five years North Korea could have an arsenal of 100 nuclear bombs.
Like North Korea, Iran, too, has defied international inspectors. It's done that on at least three separate occasions -- 2005, 2006, 2010. Like North Korea, Iran broke the locks, shut off the cameras.
The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency, the IAEA, said again yesterday that Iran still refuses to come clean about its military nuclear program. Iran was also caught -- caught twice, not once, twice -- operating secret nuclear facilities in Natanz and Qom, facilities that inspectors didn't even know existed.
Right now, Iran could be hiding nuclear facilities that we don't know about, the U.S. and Israel. As the former head of inspections for the IAEA said in 2013, he said, "If there's no undeclared installation today in Iran, it will be the first time in 20 years that it doesn't have one." Iran has proven time and again that it cannot be trusted. And that's why the first major concession is a source of great concern. It leaves Iran with a vast nuclear infrastructure and relies on inspectors to prevent a breakout. That concession creates a real danger that Iran could get to the bomb by violating the deal.
But the second major concession creates an even greater danger that Iran could get to the bomb by keeping the deal. Because virtually all the restrictions on Iran's nuclear program will automatically expire in about a decade.
Iran's Supreme Leader says that openly. He says, Iran plans to have 190,000 centrifuges, not 6,000 or even the 19,000 that Iran has today, but 10 times that amount -- 190,000 centrifuges enriching uranium. With this massive capacity, Iran could make the fuel for an entire nuclear arsenal and this in a matter of weeks, once it makes that decision.
My long-time friend, John Kerry, Secretary of State, confirmed last week that Iran could legitimately possess that massive centrifuge capacity when the deal expires.
Now I want you to think about that. The foremost sponsor of global terrorism could be weeks away from having enough enriched uranium for an entire arsenal of nuclear weapons and this with full international legitimacy.
And by the way, if Iran's Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program is not part of the deal, and so far, Iran refuses to even put it on the negotiating table. Well, Iran could have the means to deliver that nuclear arsenal to the far-reach corners of the earth, including to every part of the United States.
So why would anyone make this deal? Because they hope that Iran will change for the better in the coming years, or they believe that the alternative to this deal is worse?
Well, I disagree. I don't believe that Iran's radical regime will change for the better after this deal. This regime has been in power for 36 years, and its voracious appetite for aggression grows with each passing year. This deal would wet appetite -- would only wet Iran's appetite for more.
Would Iran be less aggressive when sanctions are removed and its economy is stronger? If Iran is gobbling up four countries right now while it's under sanctions, how many more countries will Iran devour when sanctions are lifted? Would Iran fund less terrorism when it has mountains of cash with which to fund more terrorism?
Why should Iran's radical regime change for the better when it can enjoy the best of both world's: aggression abroad, prosperity at home?
This is a question that everyone asks in our region. Israel's neighbors -- Iran's neighbors know that Iran will become even more aggressive and sponsor even more terrorism when its economy is unshackled and it's been given a clear path to the bomb.
This deal won't be a farewell to arms. It would be a farewell to arms control. And the Middle East would soon be crisscrossed by nuclear tripwires. A region where small skirmishes can trigger big wars would turn into a nuclear tinderbox.
If anyone thinks -- if anyone thinks this deal kicks the can down the road, think again. When we get down that road, we'll face a much more dangerous Iran, a Middle East littered with nuclear bombs and a countdown to a potential nuclear nightmare.
Ladies and gentlemen, I've come here today to tell you we don't have to bet the security of the world on the hope that Iran will change for the better. We don't have to gamble with our future and with our children's future.
We can insist that restrictions on Iran's nuclear program not be lifted for as long as Iran continues its aggression in the region and in the world.
Before lifting those restrictions, the world should demand that Iran do three things. First, stop its aggression against its neighbors in the Middle East.
Second, stop supporting terrorism around the world.
And third, stop threatening to annihilate my country, Israel, the one and only Jewish state.
Thank you.
If the world powers are not prepared to insist that Iran change its behavior before a deal is signed, at the very least they should insist that Iran change its behavior before a deal expires.
If Iran changes its behavior, the restrictions would be lifted. If Iran doesn't change its behavior, the restrictions should not be lifted.
If Iran wants to be treated like a normal country, let it act like a normal country.
My friends, what about the argument that there's no alternative to this deal, that Iran's nuclear know-how cannot be erased, that its nuclear program is so advanced that the best we can do is delay the inevitable, which is essentially what the proposed deal seeks to do?
Well, nuclear know-how without nuclear infrastructure doesn't get you very much. A racecar driver without a car can't drive. A pilot without a plan can't fly. Without thousands of centrifuges, tons of enriched uranium or heavy water facilities, Iran can't make nuclear weapons.
Iran's nuclear program can be rolled back well-beyond the current proposal by insisting on a better deal and keeping up the pressure on a very vulnerable regime, especially given the recent collapse in the price of oil.
Now, if Iran threatens to walk away from the table -- and this often happens in a Persian bazaar -- call their bluff. They'll be back, because they need the deal a lot more than you do.
And by maintaining the pressure on Iran and on those who do business with Iran, you have the power to make them need it even more.
Now we're being told that the only alternative to this bad deal is war. That's just not true.
The alternative to this bad deal is a much better deal.
A better deal that doesn't leave Iran with a vast nuclear infrastructure and such a short break-out time. A better deal that keeps the restrictions on Iran's nuclear program in place until Iran's aggression ends.
A better deal that won't give Iran an easy path to the bomb. A better deal that Israel and its neighbors may not like, but with which we could live, literally. And no country has a greater stake -- no country has a greater stake than Israel in a good deal that peacefully removes this threat.
Ladies and gentlemen, history has placed us at a fateful crossroads. We must now choose between two paths. One path leads to a bad deal that will at best curtail Iran's nuclear ambitions for a while, but it will inexorably lead to a nuclear-armed Iran whose unbridled aggression will inevitably lead to war.
You don't have to read Robert Frost to know. You have to live life to know that the difficult path is usually the one less traveled, but it will make all the difference for the future of my country, the security of the Middle East and the peace of the world, the peace, we all desire.
My friend, standing up to Iran is not easy. Standing up to dark and murderous regimes never is. With us today is Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel.
Elie, your life and work inspires to give meaning to the words, "never again."
And I wish I could promise you, Elie, that the lessons of history have been learned. I can only urge the leaders of the world not to repeat the mistakes of the past.
Not to sacrifice the future for the present; not to ignore aggression in the hopes of gaining an illusory peace.
But I can guarantee you this, the days when the Jewish people remained passive in the face of genocidal enemies, those days are over.
We are no longer scattered among the nations, powerless to defend ourselves. We restored our sovereignty in our ancient home. And the soldiers who defend our home have boundless courage. For the first time in 100 generations, we, the Jewish people, can defend ourselves.
This is why -- this is why, as a prime minister of Israel, I can promise you one more thing: Even if Israel has to stand alone, Israel will stand.
But I know that Israel does not stand alone. I know that America stands with Israel.
I know that you stand with Israel.
You stand with Israel, because you know that the story of Israel is not only the story of the Jewish people but of the human spirit that refuses again and again to succumb to history's horrors.
Facing me right up there in the gallery, overlooking all of us in this (inaudible) chamber is the image of Moses. Moses led our people from slavery to the gates of the Promised Land.
My friends, may Israel and America always stand together, strong and resolute. May we neither fear nor dread the challenges ahead. May we face the future with confidence, strength and hope.
May God bless the state of Israel and may God bless the United States of America.
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AIPAC Conference: Officials on Iran
On March 2, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned attendees of the 2015 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference that Iran "vows to annihilate Israel." If Tehran develops nuclear weapons, "it would have the means to achieve that goal," he said in Washington, D.C. Netanyahu acknowledged that Washington and Jerusalem "disagree on the best way to prevent Iran from developing those weapons." Netanyahu has criticized how diplomacy is being conducted between Iran and the world's six major powers on the nuclear issue.
First, let me clarify what is not the purpose of that speech. My speech is not intended to show any disrespect to President Obama or the esteemed office that he holds. I have great respect for both.
I deeply appreciate all that President Obama has done for Israel, security cooperation, intelligence sharing, support at the U.N., and much more, some things that I, as prime minister of Israel, cannot even divulge to you because it remains in the realm of the confidences that are kept between an American president and an Israeli prime minister. I am deeply grateful for this support, and so should you be.
My speech is also not intended to inject Israel into the American partisan debate. An important reason why our alliance has grown stronger decade after decade is that it has been championed by both parties and so it must remain.
Both Democratic and Republican presidents have worked together with friends from both sides of the aisle in Congress to strengthen Israel and our alliance between our two countries, and working together, they have provided Israel with generous military assistance and missile defense spending. We've seen how important that is just last summer.
Working together, they've made Israel the first free trade partner of America 30 years ago and its first official strategic partner last year. They've backed Israel in defending itself at war and in our efforts to achieve a durable peace with our neighbors. Working together has made Israel stronger; working together has made our alliance stronger. And that's why the last thing that anyone who cares about Israel, the last thing that I would want is for Israel to become a partisan issue. And I regret that some people have misperceived my visit here this week as doing that. Israel has always been a bipartisan issue.
Israel should always remain a bipartisan issue. Ladies and gentlemen, the purpose of my address to Congress tomorrow is to speak up about a potential deal with Iran that could threaten the survival of Israel. Iran is the foremost state sponsor of terrorism in the world. Look at that graph. Look at that map. And you see on the wall, it shows Iran training, arming, dispatching terrorists on five continents. Iran envelopes the entire world with its tentacles of terror. This is what Iran is doing now without nuclear weapons. Imagine what Iran would do with nuclear weapons.
And this same Iran vows to annihilate Israel. If it develops nuclear weapons, it would have the means to achieve that goal. We must not let that happen.
And as prime minister of Israel, I have a moral obligation to speak up in the face of these dangers while there's still time to avert them. For 2000 years, my people, the Jewish people, were stateless, defenseless, voiceless. We were utterly powerless against our enemies who swore to destroy us. We suffered relentless persecution and horrific attacks. We could never speak on our own behalf, and we could not defend ourselves.
Well, no more, no more.
The days when the Jewish people are passive in the face of threats to annihilate us, those days are over. Today in our sovereign state of Israel, we defend ourselves. And being able to defend ourselves, we ally with others, most importantly, the United States of America, to defend our common civilization against common threats.
In our part of the world and increasingly, in every part of the world, no one makes alliances with the weak. You seek out those who have strength, those who have resolve, those who have the determination to fight for themselves. That's how alliances are formed.
So we defend ourselves and in so doing, create the basis of a broader alliance.
And today, we are no longer silent; today, we have a voice. And tomorrow, as prime minister of the one and only Jewish state, I plan to use that voice.
I plan to speak about an Iranian regime that is threatening to destroy Israel, that's devouring country after country in the Middle East, that's exporting terror throughout the world and that is developing, as we speak, the capacity to make nuclear weapons, lots of them.
Ladies and gentlemen, Israel and the United States agree that Iran should not have nuclear weapons, but we disagree on the best way to prevent Iran from developing those weapons. Now disagreements among allies are only natural from time to time, even among the closest of allies. Because they're important differences between America and Israel. The United States of America is a large country, one of the largest. Israel is a small country, one of the smallest. America lives in one of the world's safest neighborhoods. Israel lives in the world's most dangerous neighborhood. America is the strongest power in the world. Israel is strong, but it's much more vulnerable. American leaders worry about the security of their country. Israeli leaders worry about the survival of their country.
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What is a raw food diet?
A raw food diet plan can be described as a diet program, in which at least 75% or everything you eat is in the raw form. Therefore, the foods that are generally included in this diet are fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, grains, sprouts, juices, dried fruit, spices and herbs. A raw food diet consists of interesting and delicious recipes like raw granola, fresh salads, raw vegan nut cheese, raw cheese, sashimi, hot chocolate, chocolate cake, ice cream, salsa, guacamole and pesto. Some of the other fun foods that can be included in a raw food diet are raw chocolate, goji berries, young coconuts, maca and raw honey. There are some people who include fish and poultry of good quality in a raw food diet.
However, most of the raw food eaters also follow a vegan diet and therefore, they do not eat any meat, dairy products or other animal products.
Apart from the raw food diet weight loss benefits, this diet is one of the best ways to detoxify your body too. However, just like any other diet plan, a raw food diet plan should include foods that are healthy and contain essential nutrients like vitamins, minerals, protein, carbs and fats and so on. Fortunately, it is very easy to get all such nutrients from most of the foods that are a part of a raw food diet. In fact, the raw food diet is popular with so many people across the world that there are a number of diets that are based on the consumption of mainly raw food. Some of the diets that comprise of over 75% raw foods are:• Fruitarian diet • Raw food detox diet • Metabolism diet • Eating in the Raw• Green smoothie recipes • Instinctive nutrition • Raw food revolution • Liver cleansing diet • Sun-food diet
There are some people, who follow a 100% raw food diet, which is much better and healthier than a partial raw food diet, but is also much more difficult to follow.
How to start a raw food diet? There are many people who are interested in trying out the raw food diet, but find it difficult to get started. In case you want to begin following a raw food diet, it is important to start out with easy foods and recipes. Complication food options like sprouting, dehydrating, etc, which may require special tools and techniques, should be avoided in the beginning. For a higher chance of success with the raw food diet plan, it is best to stick to smoothies, juices, salads, soups and other raw foods that you are familiar with
Raw food diet menuGiven below are some different meal plans that can be included as a part of a raw food diet menu:
Breakfast • Banana pancakes • Bean sprouts• Flax meal • Fresh fruit • Granola • Oatmeal • Vanilla coconut yogurt
Lunch • Coleslaw made with avocado • Garden salad • Gazpacho soup • Homemade sunflower-seed pate on slices of cucumber• Wheatgrass
Dinner • Carrot soup • Avocado soup • Tai lettuce wraps• Sashimi • Mock meat balls
Snacks & Drinks • Green juice or fresh juices • Guacamole • Salsa with crackers • Smoothies• Spinach and herbal tea • Coconut water• Chocolate cake
It is important for you to realize that switching over to a raw food diet suddenly can have an adverse reaction on your body. Hence, it is best to make a gradual transition from your regular eating habits to the raw food diet plan. It is also best to check with a doctor or a professional dietician, before starting a raw food diet plan.
Raw Food Diet Diabetes
Raw food diet program is the new way of diet program that will help in reducing the weight in healthy manner. These foods are natural, unprocessed and uncooked foods, organic and plant based. Some of the foods present in raw food diet are vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, water. Nuts, seeds. It is not cooked as it contains certain enzymes that are digestible and can be inactivated by cooking.Raw food diet is beneficial for boosting the energy levels, lowering cholesterol, enhancing the appearance of skin, lowering heart diseases, lowering body weight as well as lowering the risk of developing cancers and diabetes. It is rich in fiber as well as potassium and is not caloric dense. Certain reaction to the detoxification of raw foods are head ache, nausea and depression. Certain phytochemical present in the raw foods are inactivated and only gets activated on heating. Thus raw foods can be beneficial for those who are health conscious. But raw foods need to be cleaned properly before consuming to avoid microorganisms. Consult a doctor if you need to switch over to raw food diet. You need to increase the bulk of foods to satisfy the hunger.
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Is there anything worse than being under a ton of stress? We have all felt it, whether at our jobs or dealing with family members. Whatever the case, how you handle stress determines how hard it is on you. Your racecar is not much different. Sometimes your vehicle will be under stress and you might not ever see or hear it, but your performance on the track will change greatly.
It goes so much farther than just tightening every nut and bolt on your chassis and chassis components. This, no doubt, is extremely important. But the teams that are typically experiencing success have a checklist of tasks performed regularly on the car. Some might be more obvious than others, but all of them are equally as important if you are serious about winning.
The following are just a few areas that you should be checking throughout the race year. Some of the areas need to be checked every week while others you could get by with only checking once every few races. The important thing to do is to keep a steady eye on them and make a checklist that shows how often you check them.
Our team has created a list that we tape to a window on the car once it is unloaded after a race. Then when a task is completed, we check it off and the person who performed the task leaves their initials. This helps make sure that everything is done, but it also helps hold that person accountable for the work.
A chassis can be extremely finicky. One bent bar can drastically change the way the car handles. But that bent chassis component may not always be visible, and that is why you should regularly check the welds on the chassis to see if you notice any chipped paint or cracks. If you can, then it is time to put the chassis on a jig and make repairs. Or take it to a mechanic who can repair the chassis.
Your upper and lower control arms undergo a lot of stress as well. They also determine a lot about how well the car handles, as they control caster, camber, toe, and wheelbase. So if the upper or lower control arm is bent, you will have major problems with your setup. A lot of the time it is extremely hard to see a bent control arm. But one dead giveaway is when you are checking your setup notes from the previous race, you notice that the camber has changed considerably although you didn't make any camber changes. Then you can count on either the upper or lower control arm being bent, if not both. Any time you hit another car or encounter the wall with either the right- or left-front wheel, you should be checking the upper and lower control arms.
A bolt hole placed in the chassis to hold additional equipment will weaken that part of the chassis. So anytime there is a hard impact around that area, the first place it will bend is around that bolt. It is important to regularly examine the chassis and chassis components to ensure they are up to par, not only for performance sake, but also for your safety.
Motor mounts are another area deserving close attention. Just a simple glance from week to week will do. Like the welds, you should look for cracked paint or hairline cracks. If you happen to discover either, then more than likely your engine has shifted due to an accident or other stress at some point.
I was involved in a pretty bad accident last year where the entire rear clip had to be replaced. It was a bunch of work but we got the car back to form and repaired everything we saw wrong with the car. We unloaded at the next race and thought we had everything right. But as soon as I went out on the track the car was shaking severely. The yoke on the driveshaft was bent. That's something we would never have been able to see with the naked eye.
The rearend of a racecar can be extremely complicated. It doesn't matter if you are using a quick-change or nine-inch rearend, as each needs to be inspected every week. It can be as easy as glancing underneath the car to make sure you don't have anything leaking out of the rearend or transmission.
On a quick-change rearend you should change the ratchet springs every few races. The ratchet springs ensure that the right-rear and left-rear turn at the rate they are supposed to turn. But once the springs get worn down they will make your car handle very poorly. The one time the springs reached that point in my car I couldn't even touch the gas pedal without almost spinning out. It made the entire car extremely loose, but it could have just the reverse effect; it could make your car extremely tight when you enter the corner. It all depends on which spring goes out first.
You should also check the axles in the rearend on a consistent basis. The axle has splines on each end that will transfer the power from the rearend to the rear wheels. If the axles have been grinded down to where they have very little of the splines left, and there are a lot of sharp edges where the splines used to be, then you need to replace the axles.
There is nothing in your vehicle that will experience as much stress as your engine. The extreme temperatures, the broad rpm range experienced by race engines, and the potentially harmful debris that could enter the engine are just a few variables that will add to engine stress.
One of the more important components needing attention after every race is the exhaust gaskets. This is where you could potentially lose most of the power being generated by the engine. If you blow an exhaust gasket, you will lose back pressure and lose horsepower. If you discover that you have a blown exhaust gasket at the track, there is a quick fix: Use high heat silicone and seal the area around the blown gasket. Allow it to dry before starting the engine. Check all of the gaskets associated with the engine just to make sure that you do not have a blown head gasket or, even worse, a cracked head.
After every race weekend, clean out the carburetor and inspect it to make sure you don't have any dirt or grime inside the carburetor. (See FAQ page 74.) While the carburetor is out, look inside the air bleeds and make certain there is no type of debris inside of them. Also check the boosters to see if any has started to come loose, and replace as needed.
Another point of interest is the spark plugs. You should pull them every few races to make sure the color around the electrodes is consistent. If seven out of the eight are brown and the eighth has little to no color, then you have probably been running on seven cylinders for some time. Also pay attention to how the electrode looks, checking to see if it has any type of debris or aluminum gathering around it. This could help prevent further problems.
The point of all this is not to worry you about your car, but to make you aware of a few areas that most teams inspect from week to week. If you are constantly having trouble with things breaking or falling off once you get to the track, then that is a sign of too little maintenance being performed on the car between races. Just remember when you're not working and inspecting your car, someone is working on theirs and making it better. It might seem like a lot of work, which it can be, but it's more than worth it.


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NASHVILLE, TN — A bill seeking to do away with city and county governments' power to ban firearms in parks, playgrounds and ball fields has failed for the year.
The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Tilman Goins of Morristown did not emerge from the House Finance Subcommittee before the panel closed for the year on Monday night.
The Legislature in 2009 gave city and county governments the ability to opt out of a new law that allowed people with state-issued handgun carry permits to bring their firearms into state and local parks.
The Senate passed its version of the bill to eliminate that local control on 26-7 vote in February. But the House version got caught up on the bill's estimated $38,000 price tag.
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam was among the bill's opponents.
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Amish Proverbs:
Lessons Through the Generations
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To live by God's teachings is the ultimate goal of the Amish. They carefully formulate their lifestyle and culture to reflect the ideals presented in the Bible. Amish often say "you can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lip." Setting an example of a holy life, they believe, makes a greater contribution to society, than simply listening to a church service. The Amish use proverbs to teach children morality and reinforce ideals for adults, threading the sayings into everyday speech. The sayings promote hard work, character development, respect for others, and personal sanctity.
The use of proverbs in modern American society, has diminished within this century. Most likely, this is due to an increase in higher learning, as well as a society geared towards written communication. A college education allows individuals to think with more complexity, eventually abandoning the simplicity of old-fashioned sayings. Books and computers direct the written word away from the more casual, spoken format and promote a more formal writing style. The Amish is a society that does not normally permit higher education and has moral issues against progress. Theirs is a culture learned from the simplicity of their ancestor's lifestyles, and the Amish value this heritage. This simple lifestyle, passed virtually unchanged through the generations, provides an ideal base for the continual use of proverbs.
The primary social units of families are the basis of Amish society. Properly raised children ensure a bright future for the Amish. Proverbs are powerful tools in teaching the very tradition they come from. Elders and parents often recite to children to ensure their knowledge of right and wrong, and even the savings themselves dictate to adults the importance of teaching children properly. The Amish proverb, "A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them a fortune" is similar to the common American saying "Give a man a fish and feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime." The saying, "Children need models more than they need critics" encourages adults to take a positive approach to raising and influencing children.
The behavior, appearance, and actions of children often reflect the ways of their parents in any culture. Whether these traits are inherited or learned, the Amish recognize these similarities. Interestingly, the proverbs the Amish use to describe this phenomenon are often related to agriculture. This introduces the importance the Amish place on farming, and the understanding that the science of agriculture can relate to human life. Take, for instance, the phrases "The apple will not roll far away from its tree" and "Such as the tree is, such is the fruit." In relation to teaching the young, one might hear an Amish adult say "Bend the tree while it is young; when it is old it is too late."
One of the most important traits an Amish couple can teach their children is the importance of being hard workers. The proverb "No dream comes true until you wake up and go to work" relays that a strong work ethic is essential for finding success and respect in farming. In order to have a good farm and provide for his family, an Amish farmer has no choice but to work hard and plan carefully. Without computers and employees, an amishman is the boss and laborer at his own business; any successes and failures are through him. If an Amish couple avoids their work, their weakness is obvious to the entire community by the poor appearance of their land and home. Rising early and working hard is the best way to combat laziness and its repercussions. As the Amish say, "He that rises late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night." Such phrases can serve as motivation for the Amish to work hard, allowing them to provide well for themselves and represent themselves well.
Traditional sayings can also relate to how an Amish person's character should reflect the values of the culture and religion. The Amish practice defenseless nonviolence, taking a passive stance on conflict. The proverb, "It is better to suffer wrong than to do it. And happier to be sometimes cheated than to never trust." relays the importance placed on avoiding judgement and hostility. The Amish have a slow-paced lifestyle, which stresses peacefulness and patience. Their calmness and rationality are apparent in such sayings as "A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains" and "Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience." Again, strains of farming run through these sayings promoting patience in "You can't make cider without apples." and "Don't count your eggs before they are laid."
A close community is central to the Amish lifestyle. Working for ones self and family is just as important as is helping others and being neighborly. As the Amish say, "No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for someone else." Living, worshipping, and socializing with the same people all your life can be trying at times. Amish proverbs such as "How pleasant and good it is when brothers are peaceable, when their doings are in agreement." promote cooperation within the community and respect for its members. Respecting others opinions and observations while limiting your own is a critical sckill of conversation, taught by the saying "Give every man your ear, but few your voice take each man's censure, but reserve your judgment." Honoring the older members, or elders, in a community is especially important, as related by the phrase "If you want good advice, consult an old man."
Religion is central in the Amish culture and with this religion comes the need to resist human temptations. Finding faith in God and His actions can be difficult during hard times, but proverbs can provide justification for difficult tasks or circumstances. The proverb, "Sometimes God calms the storm, but sometimes God lets the storm rage and calms his child." indicates that God has different ways of dealing with turmoil. This disorder is a part of life and teaches one how to be strong and cope with his or her troubles, as presented in "The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor the man perfected without trials." The Amish gain an incentive to trust in God and prayer through the saying, "Courage is fear that has said its prayers." The consequences of succumbing to human weaknesses, particularly those recognized by the Bible for the Amish, are relayed by proverbs. Making one concession can lead to a series of sinful behaviors, as related in the phrases "One lie brings the next one with it" and "Getting sick is easy; getting well is the trick."
Amish heritage plays a critical role in the Amish lifestyle of today, and culture is deeply rooted in tradition. The proverbs passed through the generations are time-tested lessons of how to lead a morally sound lifestyle. By following the same values as their ancestors, the Amish of today are certain that their way of life is consistent with tradition. The perpetuate the usage by teaching their children with the same phrases and constantly reminding themselves of their importance. Using the phrases frequently prevents the Amish from forgetting the sayings, and most importantly, the lessons they hold.


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SEATTLE - A memorable summer month for Colby Gilbert was capped off on Friday at the IAAF World Junior Championships as the U.S. Junior 5,000-meter champion matched the best finish ever by an American in the event. Along with Gilbert, freshman Amy-Eloise Neale concluded her race season with an 11th-place finish in the women's steeplechase finals.
The World Junior Championships finish up Sunday at Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene, the first time the meet has ever been held in the U.S. Eligible athletes are 19 years-old and under.
Gilbert, who redshirted his first season as a Dawg, kicked hard over the final stretch of the race to finish ninth in the 5k final in a time of 14:09.98. That was just a couple seconds off his personal best set at the Stanford Invitational this year of 14:07.13.
"I wanted to finish on a high note; I wanted to PR, but that's a solid time," said Gilbert after the race. "I wanted to finish strong. In the last mile, we were rolling." Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia got the gold in 13:25.19.
Neale, who also redshirted the spring track season, ran her second steeplecahse in three days for her native Great Britain after qualifying for the final in Thursday's prelim. Temperatures were up and times were slower in the final, with Neale running eight seconds slower than the prelims, finishing 11th overall in 10:25.14.


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"The full House Armed Services Committee is scheduled to mark up this year's Defense Authorization bill on Wednesday. House Republicans oppose the repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell,' as well as the recent Navy statement allowing chaplains to determine what religious ceremonies they will or will not perform.
"The Navy's position is prudent. It anticipates requests that chaplains may receive in states that have extended marriage to same-sex couples and leaves the judgment of what to do in the hands of chaplains.
"Republican opposition is not about doing what's best for the military. It is the Navy's, and not the House Republicans', policy that shows deference to the religious beliefs of the clergy."
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