text:
Ensuring that prosecutors comply with their ethical and due process disclosure requirements has been a distinctly vexing problem for the criminal justice system, particularly in light of the frequency of wrongful convictions caused by prosecutorial misconduct. The problem stems from the shortcomings of the Brady doctrine and institutional forces that make it difficult to hold prosecutors accountable when they commit misconduct. In response to these challenges, commentators have offered numerous reforms to increase compliance with prosecutors' disclosure requirements; however, many of these proposals are complex, would impose considerable burdens on the system, and/or would require new legislation or regulations. Instead, this Essay calls for a short Brady colloquy during which a judge would question the prosecutor on the record about her disclosure obligations. Such a colloquy would provide judges an additional tool to enforce Brady, nudge prosecutors to comply with their disclosure obligations, and make it easier to punish prosecutors who commit misconduct. Most importantly, judges could implement a Brady colloquy today without the need for additional legislation or ethical rules.
This past March in the Bronx, an innocent man who had been jailed for over eight months awaiting trial for an alleged sexual assault was nearly convicted of a crime that he did not commit.[1] He was spared when, at the culmination of the two-week trial and after the defense gave its closing argument to the jury, the prosecution conceded that it possessed exculpatory evidence supporting the defendant's innocence.[2] The alleged victim initially told the police that she was not assaulted but rather that the alleged sexual encounter was consensual.[3] The police collected this statement from the complainant at the time they arrested the defendant, and it had been in the prosecutor's file throughout the investigation, pretrial proceedings, and trial. Following the disclosure, the prosecutor confessed error and dismissed the case. The defendant was immediately released, his liberty restored.[4]
In many respects, this case is atypical of the flaws that plague our criminal justice system, because the prosecutorial misconduct was revealed before the defendant was convicted and sent to serve a lengthy prison sentence. However, in other respects, the case is representative of Brady[5] violations that have plagued the criminal justice system.[6]
In Brady v. Maryland, the Supreme Court held that due process requires prosecutors to disclose favorable evidence to defendants.[7] In later cases, the Court clarified that favorable evidence includes exculpatory and impeachment evidence.[8] The Court also made clear that the failure to disclose Brady evidence violates due process "irrespective of the good faith or bad faith of the prosecution."[9] Finally, the Court limited Brady's reach by extending it only to material evidence, which it has defined as evidence that is so favorable to the defense that "there is a reasonable probability that, had the evidence been disclosed to the defense, the result of the proceeding would have been different."[10]
While there is ample room to critique the substance of Brady, there is growing recognition that Brady violations are rampant. Indeed, Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit succinctly summarized the problem in a recent opinion, explaining: "There is an epidemic of Brady violations abroad in the land. Only judges can put a stop to it."[11] Scholars have also long identified prosecutorial misconduct, and particularly the failure to meet Brady obligations, as a systemic problem that has not been effectively addressed.[12]
The inability to curb the epidemic of Brady violations is not due to a lack of creative ideas to address the problem. On the contrary, reformers have offered numerous proposals to increase disclosures.[13] For the most part, these reform proposals can be separated into two categories. One category seeks to make it easier to identify past Brady violations and to hold prosecutors accountable for violating Brady. These include proposals to shame wrongdoers by including the names of offending prosecutors in judicial opinions.[14] The second category of proposals seeks to substantively change prosecutors' disclosure obligations, for example by abandoning Brady's materiality requirement or by circumventing Brady altogether with legislation requiring open-file discovery.[15] Despite these efforts, the problem continues unabated.[16]
In the face of this complex problem, this Essay offers a decidedly low-tech, simple, and, to some, perhaps naive suggestion to address the problem of undisclosed Brady evidence: During pretrial hearings, and before a defendant enters a guilty plea, the court should ask the prosecutor a handful of questions on the record to investigate whether the prosecutor possesses evidence favorable to the defendant that has not been disclosed. If the court refuses to propound the questions, the defense attorney should offer an affirmation on the record about what material she requested of the prosecutor and what, if anything, she received in response. The defense attorney should then invite the prosecutor to correct any misstatements about the prosecution's response to the defendant's Brady request. The goal of this procedure is obvious—to nudge prosecutors to fulfill their due process disclosure obligations.[17] For many prosecutors, the simple on-the-record colloquy with the court, or the anticipation of it, will cause them to be prepared to respond by having carefully reviewed the prosecution's information.
The Brady colloquy proposed in this Essay is offered as an invitation to search for other easily implemented policies to address the criminal justice system's epidemic of Brady violations.[18] In this sense, the proposal here is offered in the spirit of one solution hospitals settled on to curb the insidious spread of infections in hospitals. What turns out to be effective in that context is not necessarily complex; well-placed reminders, thoughtful placement of sinks, and the use of short checklists significantly reduce infection rates.[19]
The remainder of this Essay outlines the questions courts should ask during a Brady colloquy. This Essay then identifies several implications of implementing this procedure, including how the procedure allows for an increased judicial role in disclosure calculations, nudges prosecutors to comply with Brady, increases the possibility that wrongdoers will be held accountable, and incentivizes well-prepared defense counsel. This Essay concludes by noting the ease with which such a Brady colloquy could be implemented.
I. A Model Brady Colloquy
There are many potential questions judges could pose to prosecutors to increase their compliance with their disclosure obligations. Local practice, state ethical rules, and existing pretrial procedures will influence which questions should be asked. However, here are five questions judges could use in most jurisdictions. The first four questions are designed to be asked during a pretrial hearing or before accepting a guilty plea. Judges should ask the fifth question after the prosecution's case in chief or after the defense's opening statement.
- Have you reviewed your file, and the notes and file of any prosecutors who handled this case before you, to determine if these materials include information that is favorable to the defense?
- Have you requested and reviewed the information law enforcement possesses, including information that may not have been reduced to a formal written report, to determine if it contains information that is favorable to the defense?
- Have you identified information that is favorable to the defense, but nonetheless elected not to disclose this information because you believe that the defense is already aware of the information or the information is not material?
- Are you aware that this state's rules of professional conduct require you to disclose all information known to the prosecutor that tends to be favorable to the defense regardless of whether the material meets the Brady materiality standard?[20]
- Now that you have heard the lines of cross-examination used by the defense and have a more complete understanding of the theory of defense, have you reviewed your file to determine if any additional information must be disclosed?
Finally, in addition to these questions,[21] the judge should remind prosecutors throughout the proceedings that she is prepared to conduct an in camera review of any information that the prosecutor is on the fence about disclosing.
II. Increasing Compliance with Due Process Disclosure Obligations
This proposal is not offered to address all of the problems of Brady violations. However, there are at least four reasons why those concerned with preventing miscarriages of justice and the resulting erosion of public trust in the legitimacy of the criminal justice system should consider this proposal.[22] In short, the regular use of a Brady colloquy promises to: (1) give judges a more active role in policing disclosures; (2) increase the incentives for prosecutors to live up to their due process obligations; (3) make it more likely that misconduct will be punished; and (4) help ensure defense counsel is adequately prepared to challenge the prosecution's case.
A. Judicial Intervention
Having recognized the epidemic of Brady violations, Chief Judge Kozinski concluded that the judiciary was the only body that could remedy the misconduct.[23] Yet, while he trumpeted an active judicial role as the solution, Chief Judge Kozinski also acknowledged the role the judiciary played in allowing misconduct to flourish, concluding that "[s]ome prosecutors don't care about Brady because courts don't make them care."[24] In order to remedy the situation, Chief Judge Kozinski concluded that judges "must send prosecutors a clear message: Betray Brady, give short shrift to Giglio, and you will lose your ill-gotten conviction."[25]
A Brady colloquy answers Chief Judge Kozinski's challenge, giving judges a tool to more aggressively police the prosecution's due process obligations. Such a tool addresses one of the fundamental flaws of Brady: it provides a constitutional right to criminal defendants, but it leaves prosecutors in charge of vindicating that right by vesting the disclosure power with them.[26] Some judges who are inclined to actively encourage prosecutors to meet their due process disclosure obligations will see this proposal as a comparatively unobtrusive way to do so.[27] Indeed, when I presented a similar recommendation to Texas judges as part of the Texas Center for the Judiciary's annual judicial training conference in 2013, several judges immediately indicated a willingness to implement this procedure in their courtrooms to help ensure the fair administration of justice.
A Brady colloquy also enables judges to have a more active role in cases resolved through plea bargains. This is important in our current system because plea bargaining is "not some adjunct to the criminal justice system; it is the criminal justice system."[28] Given its prevalence, plea bargaining is often cited as a procedure that marginalizes the role of the judiciary by replacing it with privately negotiated dispositions.[29] However, a pre-plea Brady dialogue is a valuable tool for judges who want to ensure that prosecutors meet their ethical and constitutional disclosure obligations. To be certain, in United States v. Ruiz, the Supreme Court limited Brady's reach in the plea bargaining context.[30] However, ethical obligations still apply, and while the holding in Ruiz does not require it, the implication of the Court's opinion is that prosecutors retain a due process obligation to disclose at least some exculpatory information before accepting a guilty plea.[31] Regardless, conducting a Brady colloquy before allowing guilty pleas would certainly help to ensure the disclosure of some evidence that is favorable to the accused.
B. A Nudge for Brady Compliance
A Brady colloquy has the potential to increase disclosures by altering the incentives prosecutors currently face in calculating whether to disclose information to the defense. First, it would help to realign the trial prosecutor's incentives to disclose Brady evidence by making the potential costs a prosecutor faces in the event of nondisclosure more tangible and immediate. As the system currently operates, if undisclosed Brady evidence comes to light, it is often years, and sometimes decades, after a conviction.[32] Furthermore, such revelations are often the result of detailed postconviction investigation and litigation, which occurs only in a small fraction of cases. As a result, the initial decisionmaker tasked with determining whether information should be disclosed is often unavailable at the time the nondisclosure comes to light. The trial prosecutor has often moved on, retired, died, or simply does not remember the details of the case needed to offer an explanation for the nondisclosure.
A brief Brady colloquy would address this by requiring the trial prosecutor to answer questions about her disclosure decisions at the time when the effects of these decisions are most poignant. A colloquy, at least in part, personalizes the decision about whether particular information should be disclosed. In this way, the proposal helps to ensure that the prosecutor recognizes the weight of her constitutional obligation at the front end of the process. It also serves as a reminder that, while there are many institutional forces that affect whether Brady evidence is disclosed,[33] the trial prosecutor ultimately is left to make the disclosure decision in the moment of litigation. Given the nature of the adversary system, anything that reminds the prosecution of its role to pursue justice, not just convictions, should be considered.[34]
Second, a Brady colloquy changes the stakes of the prosecutor's initial calculation about whether a particular item of information needs to be disclosed. Currently, a prosecutor starts from the position that her decision about disclosure, often made in private without consulting the court, defense counsel, or even another prosecutor not directly involved in the case, will have the final say on whether the Due Process Clause requires disclosure. However, if judges conduct a Brady colloquy, prosecutors will know that their initial disclosure decision will be at least minimally reviewed and questioned on the record by the court. While such a contemporaneous review of the prosecutor's disclosure calculation may not alter the practices of the intentional wrongdoer, it should lead to more disclosures in situations in which Brady evidence would have otherwise been withheld in the absence of bad faith.
Third, this proposal responds to the empirical work of Ronald F. Wright and Kay L. Levine documenting the existence of "young prosecutors' syndrome."[35] Wright and Levine explain that experienced prosecutors characterize their inexperienced selves as exceedingly adversarial, uncompromising, and overly focused on winning.[36] Such an attitude, which the prosecutors contrasted with the more balanced views they developed with experience, undoubtedly contributes to Brady violations. It was perhaps a factor in why the young prosecutor in the Bronx nearly failed to disclose the Brady material in the case discussed in this Essay's Introduction. The use of a Brady colloquy may help to overcome the overly aggressive posture of some young prosecutors because, as Wright and Levine found, these same young prosecutors hold judges in high regard.[37] That is, the Brady colloquy itself will be an effective signal to young prosecutors of the importance the judge places on enforcing a prosecutor's ethical and Brady obligations.
C. Increasing Prosecutorial Accountability
While this Essay is primarily focused on increasing the rate of Brady compliance on the front end, one additional benefit of this proposal is that the answers prosecutors provide during a Brady colloquy will make it easier to punish them if undisclosed Brady evidence later comes to light. There has been significant attention given to the lack of punishment following Brady violations.[38] Even in cases in which the misconduct surfaces quickly, as it did in the case from the Bronx above, individual prosecutors responsible for the misdeeds are seldom punished. Indeed, the assistant district attorney in the Bronx continues to prosecute felonies there.[39]
Scholars and practitioners have offered many proposals to hold prosecutors accountable for misconduct. Some have suggested public shaming.[40] Others have called for criminal penalties, civil penalties, or professional discipline.[41] It is beyond the scope of this Essay to evaluate which, if any, of these proposals should be pursued. However, a prosecutor's answers during a Brady colloquy could increase the chance of both detection and punishment. Depending on the nature of the prosecutor's answers, such punishment could take the form of prosecution for perjury, judicial sanctions, or discipline from state bar associations. Admittedly, the institutions with the authority to pursue punishment must still have the institutional desire and means to pursue it. But a transcript with unequivocal assertions that no Brady material exists in response to precise questions from a judge would eliminate some hurdles to punishing prosecutors who fail to meet their due process obligations.
D. Incentivizing Effective Defense Preparation
Finally, the use of a Brady colloquy may have positive effects on the practice of criminal defense. At a minimum, it should encourage defense counsel to think more strategically about what categories of favorable evidence may exist and how this information may become a part of the defense theory, lead to changes in the defense theory, or provide additional avenues of investigation.[42] Of course, the prosecution's duty to disclose Brady evidence exists absent a request by the defendant.[43] However, a detailed request aided by a brief colloquy from the trial court should trigger more disclosures than a boilerplate Brady motion filed as a routine matter.
Chief Judge Kozinski's dissenting opinion is just one recent example of many urgent calls to respond to a wave of Brady violations.[44] Regardless of whether one agrees with his characterization of the problem as one reaching epidemic proportions, it is difficult to deny that there is a problem worth addressing. In the face of this problem, a Brady colloquy merits consideration. It could be implemented today, without passing legislation, changing the ethical rules, or giving judges additional authority. In addition, the potential negative consequences of implementing a brief Brady colloquy are far from severe. Of course, some prosecutors might be insulted by having to answer these or similar questions from the court, believing that the questions themselves amount to an accusation.[45] Additionally, some defense attorneys may be reluctant to ask the court to perform a Brady colloquy, perhaps fearing that the request will be received poorly and might result in the prosecutor's unwillingness to offer favorable plea bargains to the attorney's future clients. And some judges may fear that asking such questions will be seen as too pro-defendant.[46] However, despite these and other potential objections, the proposal is a low-cost intervention[47] in the criminal adjudication process that can help address a vexing problem with far-reaching consequences. At a minimum, it represents an idea worth testing—a test that could be implemented today by any judge who wants to answer Chief Judge Kozinski's call to the judiciary to actively protect the rule of law by ensuring that prosecutors meet their due process and ethical obligations.
Jason Kreag is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. He has refined the proposal offered in this Essay based on many conversations with defense attorneys, prosecutors, and judges.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Pre-order the HTC Evo 4G LTE for Sprint for just $149.99 at Wirefly
Sprint only started taking pre-orders for the newly announced HTC Evo 4G LTE yesterday, yet the superphone is already being offered for less.
Wirefly is the third party retailer that has also started accepting pre-orders for the Evo 4G LTE, but it's doing so at a price that's $50 lower than what Sprint is asking for the handset. So you can go to Wirefly right now and pre-order an HTC Evo 4G LTE for just $149.99. You'll still need to sign a new two-year contract of course. The good news is that the same price is available for Sprint customers wishing to upgrade their existing phones.
The Evo 4G LTE is expected to be out on May 18. However, that being merely rumored information (and not something actually confirmed by Sprint), it's uncertain at this point. We'll have to wait and see. Anyway, if you'd like to be among the first people to handle the Evo 4G LTE, you should probably pre-order.


text:
President Obama also reminded the world that a "legally binding" international climate agreement is not, in the end, legally binding anyway, while repudiating the notion that "Science" can dictate and bind national economic and political decision-making.In other words, if1 the U.S., China, India, Brazil, and the E.U. follow through on their commitments, greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced -- not reduced enough to avoid devastating consequences for poor and low-lying countries, but reduced rather than increased, which is something.
The framework of the deal appears to essentially be an agreement amongst major emitters to move forward with verifiable domestic actions to reduce carbon emissions and spur clean development, rejecting the abstract emissions targets and timetables that were the hallmark of the Kyoto protocol.
So what do we do next? Simon Zadek argues persuasively that trying to "fix" Copenhagen through multilateral negotiations is the wrong approach. He argues that "[s]tudied history will point to Copenhagen as the last serious attempt to use 20th century techniques to arrange our 21st century affairs." I'll let Dan Drezner or other experts in international affairs assess his suggestion for restructuing systems of global governance, but his first suggestion is right on the mark. It takes Friday's small bet and raises the ante.
[D]eal with climate with the right people where the action is. Whilst not wishing to trivialize today's pain, we can deal with climate more effectively by catalyzing ambitious national action leveraged with international co-operation. We can get a better global deal, but only once nation's have whetted their appetite for low carbon growth and development through action, not theory. This is not, as i have repeatedly argued, downgrading expectations, but upgrading them by leveraging where the real energy for change lies, and then uploading the results into a far smarter global deal going forward.We don't need to wait for a global agreement to begin reducing greenhouse gas emissions now. Those who take the lead now will not only show the way for those who follow, they will reap the benefits of being the ones who develop the technology -- and the jobs that come with it. Tom Friedman has been making this point for a long time. It's past time we started listening.
Link to the EnergyCollective via John Whitehead.
1Bold face and italics because it is it is a very big "if".


text:
William Mann
University of Pennsylvania
William Mann is a doctoral student in Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests are in corporate finance, secured lending, and financial contracting. He earned his bachelor's degrees in math and economics from the University of Georgia and an MS in Finance from Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management.


text:
|Page tools: Print Page Print All RSS Search this Product
A Basic and Expanded Confidentialised Unit Record File from the 2006 General Social Survey, this CURF draws together' information from areas of social concern. The focus is on the relationships between characteristics from different areas, rather than in depth information about a particular field. Topics include health, housing, residential mobility, education, work, income, financial stress, broad assets and liabilities, information technology, transport, social capital, voluntary work, family and community, crime, attendance at selected sport, culture and leisure venues and participation in sport and recreational activities. Some information is also included on visa status.
Labour Mobility Survey, February 2006, Basic Confidentialised Unit Record File, Cat.No. 6202.0.30.004
Household Expenditure Survey and Survey of Income and Housing, 2003-04, 2nd Edition, Basic and Expanded Confidentialised Unit Record File, Cat No. 6540.0
The Second Edition of the Household Expenditure Survey and Survey of Income and Housing, 2003-04 CURFs include additional data on the HES files only. The new items relate to the effects of selected government benefits and taxes on household income. and are derived from the survey data in conjunction with other data. The items include household taxes on production (previously referred to as indirect taxes), social transfers in kind (STIK) (previously referred to as indirect benefits) and final household income (disposable income plus STIK minus taxes on production).
This The third edition of this CURF contains additional information on taxes on production (previously referred to as indirect taxes) based on the revised methodology which was developed for the 2003-04 study of the effects of government benefits and taxes on household income. This will facilitate comparison of the taxes on production information between the 1998-99 and 2003-04 CURFs.
If you have any questions or would like more information about the items listed please contact us.
Document Selection
These documents will be presented in a new window.


text:
What is on your Columbus area stay at home mom Christmas list? While certainly clothes and jewelry or techno gadgets are terrific gifts, many Central Ohio moms are so busy that they would appreciate something much simpler—and just as thoughtful. The Columbus Stay at Home Mom Examiner often asks for restaurant gift cards each holiday—and Cici's Pizza has a great gift card deal this holiday season.
If you are like many busy moms, you know that there are a few nights a month (or even a few nights a week!) that are a little overscheduled, rushed or just downright hectic. Do not forget, there is also the random Ohio cold and flu bug invading the household to infect mom, dad, the kids or a combination and create harmony havoc! Unfortunately, no matter the calamities or pace of the day or the week, the "What's for dinner, Mom?" question is ever present! This is the main reason restaurant gift cards top many Christmas wish lists for busy parents.
If you are not familiar with Cici's Pizza, it is a national chain with locations locally in Gahanna, Westerville, Grove City and on Columbus' west side. They serve up an unlimited pizza, pasta, salad and dessert buffet for under $6 in many area locations—plus specialty pizzas and carry-out service. They also offer catering and options perfect for informal holiday gatherings or parties throughout the year.
Why a gift card to Cici's for the holidays? They offer a buffet, which to many parents of picky eaters, speaks volumes! Perhaps you have one child who hates black olives while another will not eat pizza without them? With CiCi's wide variety of pizza selections on the buffet, plus fresh salad, soup and oven-baked desserts, a gift card to Cici's would make not only parent recipients happy, but little, picky diners, as well!
Also, during the 2010 holiday season, CiCi's is giving away a free adult buffet with every $20 gift card purchase—so gift givers can receive a free lunch or dinner for him or herself while giving a busy parent a night off! Do you want to order a Cici's gift card or put it on your Christmas list? Visit a Central Ohio Cici's Pizza restaurant!
For More Information, to find a Cici's near you or to view Cici's Menu:
Have a story or idea to share that would interest ColumbusStay at Home Moms? Email Angela! She cannot wait to hear about your experiences and ideas! Columbus Stay at Home Mom Examiner pages are all about sharing a love of all that Columbushas to offer families!
Interested in ColumbusStay at Home Mom Issues? Don't miss an update! Subscribe above and you will receive an email notification every time Angela posts a new article! Don't worry--we never share your personal information. Your email address will only be used to keep you posted on new Columbus Stay at Home Mom articles! You may also follow Angela on Twitter to keep up with her latest adventures, on the homefront and beyond!
Disclosure: The author is not compensated by the manufacturer, venue or service featured in this article. The information provided is done so as a service to readers and should not be viewed as an endorsement by the author.


text:
"Revenge" season 4 is coming up quickly and fans are looking forward to how this season will be different. On Sept. 1, Scoopla Screen posted a promo video of the upcoming season. While there are still a lot of questions, it is clear that Victoria Grayson will be coming for Emily Thorne.
The "Revenge" season 4 promo shows flashes of things that have happened during the past three years. Even though the season 3 finale ended with Victoria being admitted to a psych ward, she is still determined to get payback. Victoria is angry and feels that everything she has loved has been taken from her. She says, "Emily Thorne, I'm coming for you."
Executive producer Sunil Nayar also revealed several "Revenge" season 4 spoilers. Fans can look forward to a lot of changes in the characters. Victoria will suddenly be free woman now that Conrad is dead. David will have to adjust to being in the world again after being wherever he was hiding for so many years. Emily will be learning what it means to be Amanda Clarke and will attempt to live in truth.
David Clarke's story will be unveiled slowly. Nayar said that instead of giving all the information right away, it will be more like a "slow burn." The executive producer also said,
"Some characters will become aware of his existence very quickly and others will become aware of his existence much later."
New characters include Phyllis, a mental patient, played by "The Simpson's" voice actor Yeardley Smith. Elena Satine of "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." will be playing Louise. She is described as the black sheep of a wealthy Southern family. She has good intentions, but is "slightly unhinged."
What are you looking forward to the most in "Revenge" season 4? ABC will premiere the new season on Sept. 28, so mark your calendars and set your DVR to record the new episodes.


text:
Download DBZ AMV - Fightin' in the Fast Lane video
Download DBZ AMV - Fightin' in the Fast Lane video on savevid.com
Download DBZ AMV - Fightin' in the Fast Lane streaming video in flv, mp4, avi formats direct easily on Savevid.com.
DBZ AMV - Fightin' in the Fast Lane
- Provider: YouTube Link:
- Rate: Please rate this video Views: 1 Downloads: 3
*This Dragonball Z AMV is non-profit and does not represent another company. This is a fan-made video and solely exists as entertainment. I don't profit from making these, I make these for enjoyment! Credited to TV Tokyo and Association.*
'Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.'
The greatest Z-Fighters fight with the fastest pace in the cosmos! Now you can experience their life.....in the "fast lane!" (Within reason)
Song: Fast Lane - Bad Meets Evil (Royce da 5'9" and Eminem)
Enjoy! And watch it in HD!
- Tags:
- Category: Flag video


text:
Machine A holds important source data that needs to be backed up. Machine B is where the data will be backed up to. They're both Ubuntu. I want to have an automated process that allows machine A to create an encrypted tarball and copy it to machine B, without human intervention, but doesn't allow anything except copying the file over to a target directory.
I thought about using a chroot jailed account, but this seems to be a pain to set up and overly complex. I really just want to be able to have machine A to copy files to machine B, via automatic cron, but I also want to prevent the mechanism that allows the copy from allowing any other actions (copying to any other directory, logging in, executing any other commands noninteractively, etc.). Also, the transfer must be encrypted (e.g. using ssh somehow).


text:
Element Six completes its acquisition of Barat Carbide Group
4 October 2007
Element Six announces the completion of its acquisition of Barat Carbide Holding GmbH from the German private equity investor, Equita. The acquisition is one of the largest and most significant in the group's history and raises the group's total turnover to $0.5bn and the number of employees to 4,000.
"Acquiring Barat Carbide is an important step for Element Six in its ambitious programme of growth over the next few years with the aim of generating $1bn in revenue within the next few years. In particular, it will support the company's goal of bringing novel material engineering solutions to a broad range of new markets and applications," says Christian Hultner, CEO of Element Six.
Karl-Georg Hildebrand, Managing Director of Barat Carbide adds, "The strengths of both organisations in their different markets make us a powerful force in the materials technology sector. This is a very exciting period in the materials business as rapid developments in technology are creating new market opportunities."
New business opportunities
"Adding Barat Carbide to the Element Six group of companies is a key part of our growth strategy as well as underlining our position as the leader in the development of hard frontier materials," notes Christian Hultner. "We not only broaden and strengthen our activities in materials technology but we will also be able to benefit immensely from combining our joint expertise to offer innovative materials solutions that currently lie outside the scope of existing technology."
The acquisition brings together companies with leading positions in complementary fields. Barat Carbide is a leader in the development and manufacturing of tungsten carbide wear solutions for soft rock tools in mining, construction and road planing as well as wear parts for oil & gas, chemical and other industries.
Element Six is the major player in the development of synthetic diamond and cubic boron nitride for various industrial applications. Its products are mainly used in the manufacture of tools for applications including drilling, sawing, cutting, grinding and polishing of many different materials ranging from ferrous and non-ferrous metals, natural stone and concrete, wood based materials, plastics, glass and ceramics. Another arm of its business deals with synthetic diamond products for use advanced engineering solutions in medical, optical, radio frequency, thermal management and precision applications.
Materials science research is in an extremely active and exciting phase with the development of a variety of new processing technologies driving a convergence between superabrasives and tungsten carbide- materials that have been perceived as having distinct markets and application areas. "The combined knowledge base of Element Six and Barat Carbide in these areas will lead product innovation to deliver new levels of performance to our customers," says Christian Hultner.
ENDSReturn to news archive


text:
OneWed.com recently released their top trends for 2010, based on opinions of brides and vendors from across the country. What's hot this year is great news for brides on a budget, who still want to do a wedding that's on trend.
As Part 1 of this two-part series, here are five ways you can use these trends to save big bucks on your wedding budget.
Screw the trends, be yourself
This is the number one craze. Instead of your ceremony and reception being the traditional hum-drum wedding everyone's been to a hundred times, infuse your wedding with your personal style and interests.
For the last few years brides have been fitting their maids with varying dresses in the same color and material. The look is going further this year with un-cloned hair and shoes and dresses in different material. In fact, tell your maids to buy whatever dress they want in black (which is a hot color this year). If this is too little control for you, ask them to have you approve it first.
Money saving tip! You don't need to have personalized napkins, a bouquet toss or dancing if you don't want to. Don't do what everyone else does. You'll find there are many things you can cut out of your wedding budget if you are open to doing something different.
Bright color, black backdrop
The two color trends this year are bright colors with no white (other than the bride's gown) and all white with black accents.
Money saving tip! an all white wedding with black accents can be a big money saver since white linens, etc are the least costly and are usually standard with venues and caterers. Consider bright colors if you're doing a casual or outdoor wedding.
Earth-friendly "I do's"
More couples are choosing to go green with their nuptials (another great color choice, by the way).
Money saving tip! wear vintage jewelry or a dress…you don't need to know someone who has one, visit antique shops or vintage stores and you can often find things at a real bargain. For a more casual wedding, antiques or vintage in your décor can be another way to save. Check out Silver Moon Vintage in Chicago for bridal gowns and accessories.
Groomed for success
Men are getting more involved in the planning process for their weddings. Brides, if you let your groom get involved, the wedding will be more about your love for each other, instead of just about you.
Money saving tip! it's more of a marriage tip than a money saving one…don't blow off your future spouse's thoughts on cutting or saving money with the wedding. They may have some great ideas that could keep you from being in wedding debt until your 10th anniversary.
Everything old is new again
Old is the new "new!" Go retro with "Rat Pack" themes and tea-length dresses.
Money saving tip! wearing and using "used" has never been hotter. Work this trend as much as you can and save big time.


text:
Degree of Behavioral Neoteny Differentiates Canid Polymorphs
Version of Record online: 26 APR 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1987.tb00645.x
1987 Blackwell Verlag GmbH
Volume 75, Issue 2, pages 89–108, January-December 1987
Additional Information
How to Cite
Coppinger, R., Glendinning, J., Torop, E., Matthay, C., Sutherland, M. and Smith, C. (1987), Degree of Behavioral Neoteny Differentiates Canid Polymorphs. Ethology, 75: 89–108. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1987.tb00645.x
Publication History
- Issue online: 26 APR 2010
- Version of Record online: 26 APR 2010
- Recieved April 30, 1985; September 29, 1986
- Abstract
- References
- Cited By
As with juvenile wolves or coyotes, adult livestock conducting dogs displayed the first-half segment of a functional predatory system of motor patterns and did not express play or social bonding toward sheep; whereas, like wolf or coyote pups, adult livestock protecting dogs displayed sequences of mixed social, submissive, play and investigatory motor patterns and rarely expressed during ontogeny (even when fully adult) predatory behaviors. The most parsimonious explanation of our findings is that behavioral differences in the two types of livestock dogs are a case of selected differential retardation (neoteny) of ancestral motor pattern development.


text:
You need to upgrade your Adobe Flash Player to watch this video.
Download it from Adobe.
Download it from Adobe.
Young Coed Couple Having Sex Amateur Video
Submitted by Anonymous 1778 days ago
Subcribe to this video owner
- I like
this video4Thank you for voting!
- I dislike
this video3Thank you for voting!


text:
The Tree of Life
by Richard von Busack
WITH A strong theme of feminine mercy vs. masculine authority, with its acute longing for reconciliation with the past, with its tender faith that "no one who loves the way of grace comes to a bad end," Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life states its themes as baldly as if it were a silent movie. It's surprising to see such an essentially simple film so roundly misunderstood.
The Tree of Life is not so much written as captioned; as always in Malick (Badlands, The New World), one can hear every interior monologue as if surrounded by ellipsis ("… hear us …"). The images, sharp and yet lambent, are of a lost world—a peaceful world that breaks out in storms of color and rage. The calm center is Mrs. O'Brien. Jessica Chastain plays this "lover of the way of grace," and she's as much a dancer as an actress.
The story begins in the 1960s, back when the worst news was still delivered by telegram. A family's younger brother, just 19, has been killed. Malick implicates the military in the film's color scheme; the rigid father, Mr. O'Brien, still dresses in khaki and suntan-colored suits, as if he had never left the Army. We might well guess the boy died in Vietnam.
This memory of loss transfixes a man of today, Jack (Sean Penn). His 2011 is a terrible place. There is no shelter from the sky, just avenues of imprisoning glass and steel: Lovecraft-size atriums in a financial district.
"Find me," Jack hears—it is the call of his dead brother. As Jack rides a glass elevator through these towers, we glimpse a lone boxed-in tree: perhaps some scion of the tree that survived the Oklahoma City bombing or the similar surviving tree at Ground Zero in New York.
In memory, Jack is led back to his early childhood home in the outskirts of Waco, Texas, in the late 1950s. It's radical enough to make a 1950s movie without "Rock Around the Clock" on the soundtrack. It's absolutely drastic to remove references to television or cinema from the frame. Malick concentrates on what turns out to be far more evocative material: the vast, wide world of the younger Jack (Hunter McCracken) and his brother. In this world, Jack's father is his ruler and his bitter enemy.
Malick takes away the simplest motivations for a father's wrath: he's not a child abuser, and he's not a drinker. Brad Pitt's Mr. O'Brien is disenchanted, scheming for a way out of his factory job. He's a constant litigator, always pursuing patent cases. We see him, transfixed by pride, in the rotunda of the Texas state capitol. He's like a Catholic in the Sistine Chapel.
O'Brien loves classic music with a compulsion. He plays the organ in their church. He forces his family to listen quietly to classical records at dinnertime, to civilize them. In this lean, unsparing performance—his best—Pitt recalls the fierceness of the fathers of those days. He embodies their volcanic moods, their vanishing, their sudden inexplicable returns, their crucial need for obedience. Yet there is another way besides the path of domination. The red-haired, slim mother beckons to it.
People dismiss The Tree of Life as pretentious. That's fine; they said the same thing coming out of Sunrise, L'Atalante and The Magnificent Ambersons. Some few minutes of touchingly animated dinosaurs and inner and outer space make up The Tree of Life's soft underbelly. These moments of visual scope are all secured to the rest of the film. Jack plays in a field with boys who claim to have found a dinosaur bone. Microscopic animation of spirochetes at play match one of Mr. O'Brien's unsuccessful inventions: a kind of spring-loaded contraption, coiled like the bacteria.
Malick has sometimes been on unsteady narrative ground when making his transcendental cinematic essays about crime, war, labor or colonial history. He's much more assured making this memory play. The Tree of Life is the meeting place of cinema and sacred memory. It's an invocation of something that is all-seeing, all-remembering, death-defying.


text:
Most seriously, you've made a serious logical error pp300-306 ("grepping for primes"), where your prime caching is broken. I've submitted an errata report via wrox, but noone's got back to me yet (a week or so later!). Have they passed it onto you yet?
The core of the logical error was:
my @primes = grep { ( exists $isprime{$} and $isprime{$} ) or ( $isprime{$} = isprime($) ) } @numbers;
but that should have been:
my @primes = grep { exists $isprime{$} ? $isprime{$} : ( $isprime{$} = isprime($) ) } @numbers;
your version implements "if it's cached AND PRIME then use the cache else (re)calculate and cache it", whereas mine implements "if it's cached, use it (whether prime or not) else calculate and cache it", which is what you meant. This also explains, btw, why your "inline cache inside is_prime was faster than you expected - it was the first "fully cached" version you wrote:-)
See my errata report for more details.. please feel free to get in touch!
(also had a hard time submitting this anonymously, captcha image link was broken in chromium, absent in firefox). grarrrr..]]>


text:
The effect of oral treatment with natural or recombinant human interferon alpha (HIA) on inflammatory airway disease in young standardbreds was assessed in a double-blind, randomized clinical trial. A total of 34 horses with nasal discharge, excess mucus in the trachea, and a persistent cough of at ...
Peritoneal fluid from 10 healthy young male Holstein calves was analyzed three times (2 to 3 days, 12 to 15 days and 27 to 30 days) during the first month of life. A new technique for collection of peritoneal fluid from calves positioned in left lateral recumbency was developed. The technique was fo...
Contribution of unmeasured anions to acid-base disorders and its association with altered demeanor in 264 calves with neonatal diarrhea
Background The quantitative effect of strong electrolytes, unmeasured anions (UAs), pCO2, and plasma protein concentrations in determining plasma pH and bicarbonate (HCO3−) can be demonstrated using the physicochemical approach. Demeanor of calves with diarrhea is associated with acidemia, dehydr...


text:
Remember, do not eat or drink anything unless you were given different instructions.
If you have been instructed to take any medication take it with a small sip of water.
If you were told to bring medication to the ASC bring them with you.
Wear loose comfortable clothing.
Do not wear any jewelry. This includes wedding rings, earrings and other body piercing. All jewelry must be removed prior to surgery.
Do not wear nail polish, hair spray, body lotion, perfume or make up.
Do not bring valuables to the ASC.
Bring your glasses and a case for storing them. You will not be able to wear contact lenses during surgery.
Bring your dentures or hearing aides and cases for storing them.
You may bring a book or magazine to read before your go into surgery.
Bring your MGH blue card.
Plan to arrive at the ASC at the time your surgeon's office instructed you to.
Go to the second floor of Mass General West and turn right after getting off the elevator. This is the ASC. The phone number is 781-487-2900.
You will get a gown, robe and slippers to wear. You will also get an identification bracelet, which you should keep on until you leave the ASC.
Before your surgery you will meet a nurse, an anesthesiologist and a certified nurse anesthesiologist.
Once you have gone to the operating room, your escort, family member or friend may wait for you in our waiting room.
A cafetaria is located next door at 52 Second Ave.
Our staff will let your escort, family member or friend know how you are doing and when you will be ready to go home.


text:
New Stock Coverage: Scarlet Letter for Crimson Exploration
Justin Sharon
Wall Street ratings agencies set the tone for today's stock market.
On a light volume day when Wall Street traders didn't have much company, one was anything but the loneliest number. The
(^DJI) added on 111 to another new record, while
(^GSPC) shares stand a sole point away from an historic summit of their own.
Concerns over Europe, whose official anthem is preposterously "Ode to Joy," abated for 24-hours, and Ludwig van Beethoven's Stateside mood music was much more the market's liking, with
Steinway Musical Instruments
(LVB) surging some 3.64%. (Looking at today's Italian angst, the EU's song should surely be "
," especially with
(BBRY) — based in that Ontario town — lately enduring a tough time of it.)
Language translator
Rosetta Stone
(RST) rose 2.82% to finish at a fresh 52-week peak; send some of the product, if not its stock, to the Dutch finance minister currently
trapped in a Tower of Babel
St. Jude Medical
(STJ) fell 1.98%, so "Say a Little Prayer" for it. "Do You Know The Way to San Jose?" One hopes so, with
eBay Inc.
(EBAY), based in California's third-largest city, having just jumped 1.52%. Please
deliver some stock options to poor Dionne Warwick
, pronto.
Today in economics, analysts expect a slight slippage in pending home sales for February at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. On the earnings front, expect
Allied Irish Banks
China Automotive
China Life Insurance
PVH Corp.
Red Hat
(RHT), and
Texas Industries
(TXI) to release results.
Crimson Exploration
(NASDAQ:CXPO): Canaccord rates the Houston energy firm a Hold, which institutional investors often take as Wall Street research speak for "sell."
Fifth Street
(FSC): JPMorgan has a fresh Overweight on FSC.
(MTZ): The Coral Gables construction company is covered with a Buy at Lazard Capital.
Palo Alto
(PANW): Needham picks up the recent Initial Public Offering at a Buy and sets it a $70 target price. The firm's 'next generation firewall' offerings are seen as particularly promising, in the broker's opinion.
(CRM): Stephens starts the stock at Overweight.
The Medicines Company
(MDCO): Shares, a strong performer yesterday, get begun with a Buy at Guggenheim.
Vascular Solutions
(VASC): Piper Jaffray assigns an Overweight on the medical instrument outfit.
Weingarten Realty
(WRI): Evercore resumes WRI at Equal Weight.
(See also:
Stock Upgrades: AOL, You've Got a Check in the Mail
Stock Downgrades: Hump Day Headache for Cliffs Natural Resources
No positions in stocks mentioned.
The information on this website solely reflects the analysis of or opinion about the performance of securities and financial markets by the writers whose articles appear on the site. The views expressed by the writers are not necessarily the views of Minyanville Media, Inc. or members of its management. Nothing contained on the website is intended to constitute a recommendation or advice addressed to an individual investor or category of investors to purchase, sell or hold any security, or to take any action with respect to the prospective movement of the securities markets or to solicit the purchase or sale of any security. Any investment decisions must be made by the reader either individually or in consultation with his or her investment professional. Minyanville writers and staff may trade or hold positions in securities that are discussed in articles appearing on the website. Writers of articles are required to disclose whether they have a position in any stock or fund discussed in an article, but are not permitted to disclose the size or direction of the position. Nothing on this website is intended to solicit business of any kind for a writer's business or fund. Minyanville management and staff as well as contributing writers will not respond to emails or other communications requesting investment advice.
Copyright 2011 Minyanville Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


text:
This image has been resized. Click here to view the original image. Always view original. Don't show this message.
Edit | Respond
1 comment (0 hidden)
Anonymous >> #231742
Posted on 2014-01-29 00:48:38 Score: 3 (vote Up/Down) (Report as spam)
I like Amy's body. This color makes she feels even more stark naked and unprotected ;)


text:
Temple of the Sun God (Monkey Temple)
Many visitors to the temple make the 30-minute zigzagging trek up the mountain from Jaipur's east gate for another reason, to see the monkeys who converge here. The hundreds of rhesus macaque monkeys who descend upon the temple are used to getting fed by temple visitors and are not at all camera shy.
The larger ones can get aggressive, so if you plan to feed them, keep the food in a sealed bag out of sight or it's liable to get grabbed right out of your hand. Locals hanging around the base of the path will claim you need an escort to protect you from the monkeys for a charge. This really isn't necessary, so feel free to decline.


text:
Paul McCartney, suffering from a viral infection, was forced to re-schedule dates on his U.S. tour. Fans in Arizona need not worry though, his planned concert on Aug.12 at the US Airways Arena in Phoenix will continue as scheduled.
The 71 year old former Beatle was hospitalized in Tokyo on May 20 during the Asia leg of his "Out There" tour. McCartney was to continue on for performances in Japan, and South Korea, but those dates had to be canceled. Sir Paul issued an apology to his Asian fans, who held vigil outside the hospital.
The U.S. leg of the tour was scheduled to kick off on June 14 in Lubbock, TX, but due to health concerns it will not resume until July 5, in Albany, NY. McCartney issued a statement on his website stating "I'm sorry but it's going to be a few more weeks before we get rocking in America again. I'm feeling great but taking my docs' advice to take it easy for just a few more days. Look forward to seeing you all soon."
Other cities re-scheduled for October are New Orleans, Dallas, Atlanta, Nashville, Jacksonville, Fla. and Louisville, KY, where the tour will finish on October 28. "Out There" was originally planned to wrap on Aug. 14 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, where The Beatles played their final full length concert in 1966.
Certainly not a show to be missed, McCartney was last seen in Phoenix in March of 2010, where he began his "Up and Coming" tour. For tickets to his Aug. 12 show in Phoenix log onto usairwayscenter.com
For full tour dates check out paulmccartney.com


text:
Secondary Sources: Unemployment Benefits, Labor Force Participation, How We Spend
A roundup of economic news from around the Web.
–Unemployment Benefits: Evan Soltas responds to an earlier post on the expiration of unemployment benefits in North Carolina. "I don't think that, given high unemployment and few job openings, that unemployment compensation is a meaningful disincentive against work search. Further, I think that it is likely that, on the margin, the "active search" requirement is more powerful in keeping people in the labor force than is desperation."
–Labor Force Participation: Timothy Dunne and Ellie Terry look at the decline in the labor force participation rate. "Our colleague Julie Hotchkiss examined the decline in labor force participation from the onset of the Great Recession into early 2012, concluding that cyclical factors likely accounted for most of the drop. In this post, we examine how labor force participation has changed since the start of 2012 (and admittedly, we're much less ambitious in our analysis than Julie). Motivating our analysis, in part, is the observation that much of the recent decline in the labor force participation rate (LFPR) is related to rising retirements (see the November 19 Research Rap by Shigeru Fujita). This is not surprising, as the percentage of individuals aged 65 and older in the population has been increasing sharply over the last half decade. That said, our approach indicates that the LFPR of prime-age workers (ages 25–54) continues to fall, and this is an important source of the overall decline in LFPR in the recent data. Such declines in LFPR in these age categories should be less related to retirement decisions, keeping on the table the possibility that a weak overall labor market remains a key drag on labor force participation."
–How We Spend: Matthew C. Klein put together a great graphic looking at how we spend. "Let's take a look at the powerhouse of consumerism, retail spending — mindful that consumer purchases drive about 70% of economic growth in the U.S."
Compiled by Phil Izzo


text:
Campus Life (CSLIS)
The Student Activities Center at the SC aims to bring the campus partners that offer student life programs together in a functional way. Campus Life (CSLIS) now has a central place in which to work and focus their collaborations, which will produce a more active and meaningful campus life.
The Campus Life office is located on the 2nd floor of the Student Center.
Visit the Campus Life website!
(707) 664-4323


text:
EAU D'ÉNERGIE Eau de Toilette
EAU D'ÉNERGIE Eau de Toilette
Energizing Body Spray
A delicacy for the skin, this perfume does more than just enchant the senses! A perfumed mist that gently cares the skin with natural fruit essences and the anti-oxidant power of Vitamin E and moisturizing agents. Skin is left comforted, supple, velvety-smooth and radiant.
Eau d'Energie is a fragrance for every day, every occasion, perfect as a shot of vitality for a sense of well-being.
Product Actions
You May Also Like:
AQUATHERMALEInvigorating Body Wash$28.00Add to Cart
Gentle care for the skin, enriched with natural fruit essences combined with Vitamin E and moisturising agents, for comfortable, supple, velvety-smooth skin that radiates with softness and beauty.
Skin is left comforted, supple, velvety-smooth and radiant.
An energizing scent with awakening and stimulating notes of orange pulp, mandarin, physalis, lemon, apricot pulp and fresh jasmine.


text:
The article discusses the Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union also known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop or Hitler-Stalin pact that was signed on August 23, 1939. It mentions that the Soviet Union has saved 12 million people including two million Jews in Poland from Hitler's...
We Jews abhor violence, especially when it is directed against a group targeted because of its culture, ethnicity or religion. The events of the past few months in the Kosovo region of Yugoslavia have been horrific. Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic has sent his army into the province to bring th...
Mauritius in 2000 held its seventh free election since independence, resulting in the third democratic transfer of power in its history. This article describes electoral politics since independence and demonstrates that, by virtue of their numbers, it also remains an inescapable fact that Indo-Mauri...
pt. 1. Health care, taxes, and guns: archetypal issues. Two systems in restraint: contrasting experiences with cost control in the 1990s / Robert Evans ; What price Canadian? taxation and debt compared / David Perry ; Between the sights: gun control in Canada and the United States / Leslie A. Pal --...
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is full of wonderful Mediterranean beaches, historical ruins dating as far back as Neolithic age, impressive medieval palaces and rugged mountains. Soli is one of the 10 ancient city kingdoms of Cyprus and dates back to at least 700 BCE. It flourished i...
Let me share with CJN readers an anecdote that, I believe, speaks to the tunnel vision we Jews in Canada exhibit politically. In the winter of 2000, while on vacation in Florda, I was criticizing the Liberal party's attitudes towards the Middle East to my mother in a small fruit store in Hallandale....


text:
18-Years-Old Bulgarian Hottie Covers 'Maxim' Magazine
Updated on: 17.04.2008, 14:25
Published on: 16.04.2008, 14:54
After big success on world fashion scenes the Bulgarian girl from Pleven will please her fans in the native country.
The beauty, who presently lives and studies in London, shares for the magazine about her first kiss and the British men's flirtations.
Blaga also tells about the things she dislikes in the opposite sex and the aromas, which predispose her to sex.
This month's Maxim issue will also delight the reader with two other girls' hot erotic sessions - Tzveti and Claudia.
Themes of the magazine this time are the poorest Bulgarians, the smallest things in the world, the infinite love of reggae - legend Bob Marley to the football and sincere interview with famous TV hero Deo.
Latest from Bulgarian.news.bg
Latest from Entertainment
- 17.06.2009, 07:40 Bulgarian advertises a casino of Schwartzenegger, Willis & Stalone
- 12.06.2009, 00:17 Nigel Kenney wants closer contact with the audience at his concert in Sofia
- 12.06.2009, 00:18 N.O.H.A present a completely new song in Bulgaria
- 08.06.2009, 00:25 "Terror" come to Sofia


text:
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) today vetoed the controversial Arizona's so-called "Religious Freedom Bill" (Senate Bill 1062), according to ABC News, Feb. 26, 2014. The bill would have allowed businesses to refuse service to gays or to people suspected of being gay.
In response to the bill, the Hispanic National Bar Association canceled its 2015 convention Phoenix. Apple Inc., American Airlines and the Arizona Super Bowl Committee also lobbied the Governor to veto the bill. Arizona's two Republican United States senators, including former Presidential nominee John McCain, urged the Governor to veto the bill. Former Massachusetts Governor and Presidential nominee Mitt Romney joined McCain and others in calling for a veto.
After vetoing the bill, Governor Brewer cited the fact that Senate Bill 1062 was not part of her legislative agenda for Arizona. Furthermore, Brewer noted that the controversial bill did not move Arizona forward. Brewer stated:
"My agenda is to sign into law legislation that advances Arizona. I call them like I see them despite the cheers or the boos from the crowd. After weighing all the arguments, I have vetoed Senate Bill 1062 moments ago."
Supporters of the bill claimed that the legislation had been "mischaracterized by its opponents as a sword for religious intolerance." However, since enough Arizona legislators support Brewer's veto to prevent an override, it is likely that Senate Bill 1062 will not reemerge on the political horizon in Arizona.


text:
Lincoln LS Coilovers,Lincoln LS Coilover Kits
Featured Coilovers Products
Coilovers, Coilover Kits
Featured Coilover Products
Lincoln LS Coilovers are common components used in car Lincoln LS automotive suspension systems. The term Lincoln LS coilover is a moniker that stands for coil spring over strut, and has been popularized over the years as more and more people began experimenting in automobile upgrades. Lincoln LS Coilovers are shocks absorbers surrounded by Lincoln LS coil springs, and they are often included by the Lincoln LS vehicle's manufacturers as a single item, installed, replaced, and repaired together.
The use of Lincoln LS coilovers has made for better damping and better adjustment of Lincoln LS vehicle height and rigidness. If you need to replace or upgrade a Lincoln LS coilover kits in your Lincoln LS vehicle, you can find a number of aftermarket Lincoln LS coilovers to use in your Lincoln truck, Lincoln car, or Lincoln SUV. Whether you need a full Lincoln LS coilover or a slip on version, you should be able to find one that works directly in your Lincoln LS vehicle's suspension system.


text:
New Suicide Squad: The Lineup
Today, the top secret government strike force known as Task Force X—but lovingly referred to by its members as the Suicide Squad—enters a new era with Sean Ryan and Jeremy Roberts' New Suicide Squad. Which means, of course, that's it's also very new reader friendly. If you've never read a Suicide Squad comic before, if you're not even sure what the Suicide Squad is…well, there's never been a better time to start rooting for the bad guys.


text:
Even without Kevin Garnett the Boston Celtics were able to rout the Miami Heat on the heels of a 21-0 run in the second quarter to ultimately beat the heat 106-77.
Garnett was suspended one game for elbowing the Heat's Quentin Richardson. Richardson was fined $25,000 for his own part in the scuffle.
Dwayne Wade scored 29 poitns in a game in which Boston was able to almost entirely supress the Miami offense, limiting them to 32% shooting.
MIchael Beasley and Jermaine O'Neal were unable to support Wade. Beasley had early foul trouble while O'Neal shot 1-10 from the field.
Ray Allen scored 25 poitns for the celtics including seven threes. Glenn Davis, who filled in for Garnet, did not buckle under the pressure and scored 23 points of his own.
Paul Pierce had 13 points and Rajon Rondo had 8 points, 12 assists, and seven rebounds.
The Celtics also dominated MIami on rebounds 50 to 33.
The Heat will go back to Miami for Game 3 to try and even out the series at home.
Related Articles:


text:
Check out the following sideline inbounds plays to see how you can implement some new alternatives out on the basketball court this year. The effective plays offer a variety of options and can be used at practically any level of basketball.
Sideline Inbounds Play vs. Man-to-Man
Submitted by Jon Pye, Central Missouri State, Warrrensburg, Missouri
The Set-up: 3 will inbound the ball on the sideline. Meanwhile, 5 starts out on the low near side block and 4 is positioned on the far side low block. 2 begins on the near elbow of the free-throw line and 1 starts out at the far elbow.
The Action: The play gets underway as 2 sets a pick for 1 across the free throw line. 1 comes off the pick and receives a pass from 3 a little bit beyond the top of the key. After 2 sets the pick, he then sets another pick, this time for 4 down on the far low block. 4 then curls off that screen and comes to the middle of the lane. After 3 dishes off to 1 in the beginning, 5 then sets a back screen for 3.
The Finish: After receiving the inbounds pass from 3, 1 looks for 5's back pick of 3 and then feeds a backdoor pass to 3 for the layup.
Special Play for a Late Game 3-Pointer
Submitted by Seth Greenberg, Long Beach State University, Long Beach, California
The Set-up: This play works out of a box set with 1 as the inbounder. 2 starts out on the near low block and 3 starts out on the far low block. Meanwhile, 5 is on the near elbow of the free-throw line and 4 starts at the far elbow.
The Action: 2 should be your best shooter. After a down screen by 5, 2 cuts off the screen and comes to the top of the key to get the inbounds pass. At the same time, 3 cuts across the baseline to the near corner and creates a triangle with 2 and 5. Then, 4 makes a screen right in the middle of the free-throw line area. If 2 doesn't get the pass in, 4 flare-screens for 2 at the top of the key and can cut to the basket if the defender helps on 2.
The Finish: The inbounder could have a few options here if he really reads the defense in this situation. He can look for 3 for a three-point field goal on the nearside or he can hit 2 with a skip pass on the opposite side behind the arc. Also, 4 may be open for a three-point try at the top of the key.
The previous plays can be seen on Championship Productions' DVD "Over 50 Sensational Sideline Inbounds Plays." Check out our entire Winning Hoops library by clicking here.
This week's playbook breakdown features three plays stemming from an under-the-basket inbounds situation that requires a quick basket. These plays offer options against a man-to-man defense and a zone defense, and can also net easy layups or high-percentage jumpers.
Vs. Man-to-Man Defense
The Set-Up: This play allows for an effective set-up of a 3-point shot. The 1 player will inbound the ball while 2, 3, 4 and 5 set up in a box formation around the paint. 5 and 3 will set a double screen for 2 in the lane, while 2 sprints around the screens and across the foul line and flares out to the corner for a jumper.
The Finish: 1 pass-fakes to 4, who makes a fake cut to the hoop before sprinting out to the near corner, and 2 sets up the defense by cutting to the ball and then comes off the double screen for the corner jump shot. After 1 pass-fakes to 4, he hits 2 in the corner for the open look.
Vs. Zone Defense
The Set-Up: 1 inbounds the ball while the other players line up across the foul line. 3, 4 and 5 set screens for 2, who steps beyond the three-point arc for the jumper after receiving an over-the-top pass from 1. When the triple screen is made, 2 really must sell the fake in order to create the necessary separation.
The Finish: 1 passes the ball to the spot and 2 fakes cutting to the ball before ducking back out to the top of the key as 3,4 and 5 close the gap with screens. 2 receives the pass from 1 and takes the open jumper from up top.
The Set-Up: 1 has the ball on the baseline while 5 and 2 start out on the opposite low blocks. 4 is at the side of the foul line on the same side as the ball. 3 is at the top of the key. 2 then pops across the lane on a diagonal. 2 and 5 next set staggered screens for 4. 4 then uses both screens and breaks hard to the basket around the backside. After 4's break, 2 then curls around 5 and looks for the ball while rolling backside to the hoop.
The Finish: 1 passes to either 4 on the initial backside roll or dishes off to 2, who curls around 5 after setting the screen. 4 and 2 are the top options here and 3 is the safety valve up at the top of the key.
The previous drills can be found on Championship Productions' DVD "Over 70 Baseline and Under the Basket In-Bounds Plays" featuring Michael Podoll of Winning Hoops. Click here to see the entire "Best of the Best" Winning Hoops Set.
About Us | Security & Privacy | Shipping | Affiliates | Advertise With Us | Help | Contact Us | Site Map | Drake University Distance Learning | Gift Certificates | Request a Catalog | Print Order Form
© 2016 Championship Productions, Inc.


text:
- Home
- Ace Issues
- Arts
- Books
- Food
- Movies
- Music
- Sports
- Tech
- News
- Best of Lex
- Opinion
- Calendar
All posts tagged Table 310
Ace's Lexington Daily Photo 7.14. 2012 French 75. Eli's Birthday
Ace Lexington Daily Photo 7.14.2012 "French 75. Je t'aime." Eli's Birthday. Eli Riveire. Submit Lexington Daily Photos for consideration via acelist at aceweekly.com, or tag us on twitter, facebook, pinterest, tumblr, or instagram. Include a photo title and your name, […]
Table 310 Brunch Service: A Big Wet Kiss
By Patrick O'Dowd The New York Times recently revisited Eric Ripert's Le Bernardin, reaffirming the restaurant's four-star rating. The writers over at the culture blog The Awl took note
Table 310 Desserts in Food and Wine Magazine
Parks' Pic of F&W page, featuring her pot de creme, by Sideshow Photo Pick up the November edition of Food and Wine Magazine for a glimpse of Table 310's


text:
Summer has become that time of the year that networks do trials on shows and see if they work. It works because there is not quite the long list of shows to compete against so it's easier to find success. The only thing that new shows have to compete against is the fact that it's summer so it's short and usually people go on vacations during this time.
USA Network and TNT have used this time to really dominate the TV ratings as they seem to premiere high quality shows during the summer that have people talking and anxiously waiting for their return. This year, the main networks are trying out their hand at trying to capture that summer TV show gold as they will be releasing new shows to see what sticks.
What show are you excited to see this summer?
#5: Extant (CBS)
Starring: Halle Berry, Goran Visnjic, Pierce Gagnon, Camryn Manheim
Premiere Date: July 9th
Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbp7q8C7fzM
From producer Steven Spielberg, Halle Berry stars as an astronaut who returns back home after being in space for 13 months. But she comes home with a little parting gift. She seems to be pregnant with something, but we have no idea how she got pregnant.
While this show screams ET (especially with Spielberg involved) it looks like it's going to deal with a lot of different elements, perhaps some fantasy, but defiantly drama and mystery. The show is currently a mini-series but if the show turns out well we could see a season 2.
#4: Rush (USA Network)
Starring: Tom Ellis, Sarah Habel, Odette Annable
Premiere Date: July 17th
Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcY9o56oHhA
The show follows hard-paryting doctor William Rush who is a doctor in Los Angeles who works with celebrity clients that do not so innocent things.
The show looks a lot like another USA Network show, Royal Pains, but it looks like it will focus more on the drama then the comedy. While I'm sure it's going to have some lighter moments, it looks like this show will delve into darker themes as the lead is certainly not your typical doctor.
#3: Legends (TNT)
Starring: Sean Bean, Roxana Brusso, Ali Larter, David Meunier
Premiere Date: August 20th
Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUr2NX3W4q8
Follows a man named Martin who is the master at being many different people for the police but things get complicated when an anonymous person from his past threatens to expose everything about him.
This show looks to be very intriguing as it's really going to dive into drama and thrilling action sequences as Sean Bean plays the hero (or perhaps villain) in the show.
#2: The Night Shift (NBC)
Starring: Eoin Macken, Jill Flint, Freddy Rodriguez, Ken Leung
Premiere Date: May 27th
Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROuM4tJqXUo
In this show, we follow a pair of doctors who used to date but broke up because he broke up with her. When they meet again, she sees that he has a lot of issues that he needs to work through and she tries to help him through it.
The show looks a lot like Grey's Anatomy but instead of focusing on many couples, it looks like it's just going to be just one main couple. NBC is really trying to get back to where it was in the early 2000s when it dominated TV but they have a long way to go to catch up to ABC.
#1: Murder in the First Degree (TNT)
Starring: Taye Diggs, Kathleen Robertson, Tom Felton, Nicole Ari Parker
Premiere Date: June 9th
Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiTOknBVCFk
In this show, we follow two detectives work a case from the start of the first murder all the way to the end of the trial.
In this first season, it looks like Tom Felton is going to be the bad guy. Felton has proved that he can be sinister and be the 'bad boy' before (see Harry Potter films) and it's going to be very exciting to see him portray a possible serial killer. The concept of the show is very interesting as we kind of get a fast forward version of this on Law and Order but it will be interesting to see it in more depth.


text:
Source: WindowsForum.eu
quote: THERE IS NO REASON TO THINK MICROSOFT WILL CHANGE THEIR MIND ABOUT THIS.
quote: It's going to a take an epic failure for them to change their mind.
quote: All of this stuff is readily available.
quote: win8 sales suck because laptops/desktop sales are slumping,
quote: Microsoft has also borrowed Windows 7's desktop "snapping" and inserted it into the Windows 8 UI to allow snapped Windows 8-style apps. The concept has been extended to allow a 4-app snapped configuration. What's more, the snap-fest can extend to up to 8 simultaneously snapped apps in a multi-monitor setup.
quote: the quickest way for the list is to hit Windows Key + Q.
quote: Interesting note, using microsoft RDP in windows 7 doesn't keep the same font DPI and icon sizing on the remote system.


text:
Harry was ecstatic to hear that he had advanced potions class with Ron and Hermione (though no one was sure how Ron made it into that class). He hoped that the company of his friends would make the painful hour and a half tick by faster. It wasnt that he didnt like the subject matter, it was mildly interesting. It was that the potions master seemed to have a personal vendetta against him. Of course that was only the opinion of half the class.
Snape hates everyone, Ron assured, And its the first day, I mean come on. Hes probably less grouchy today than any other day
other than the last.
I wouldnt count on it, Ron.
Just try not to do anything worth getting glared at for.
Hermione, he called you an insufferable know-it-all for giving him the right answers to a question, Harry reminded.
She couldnt really think of a good retaliation.
He even docked us points for it! Ron turned to the brunette. For the sake of the Gryffindor house, dont answer anything unless he asks you personally.
Ron! What is it with you!? She seemed to have had enough. All day you have been treating me poorly, and I wont have it! You better stop acting like Im an enemy and treat me more like a friend!
Awe, Hermione, thats how Ron says that he loves you! Harry laughed to himself, and Rons face went beet red. Even the tips of his ears turned a pleasant shade of pink. Hermione wasnt spared of the embarrassment either, her cheeks also burned red. Harry took no notice of this, and walked down the stairs into the dungeons. They were just as dark and dreary as the year before. Upon reaching the potions room, Ron yanked open the door and waited for his comrades to pass. They all sat together as usual. Soon the room filled with chattering sixth years of several houses, but everything became dead silent when Professor Snape appeared from his office. You could hear the tapping of the potion masters shoes as he walked to the front of the room.
This is Advanced Potions. The potions master swept the room with his hawk-like eyes. No students dared to look directly at him. Turn to page ten in your textbooks. Today, and for the rest of the week, we will be covering the Draught of Living Death. This class is not for amatuers or for slackers. We will not be reviewing any of last years material, or the basics of potion making. You are in Advanced Potions for a reason. If you dont know what that reason is then you shouldnt be here. I doubt most of you should even be in this class. He looked directly at several students, including Ron and Harry. But it is not completley my decision. If it was, there would not be an Advanced Potions class, since most of you are dunderheads who got in here by sheer luck and are not worthy of brewing such erotic concoctions as you will be in this class. He paused for a moment, and looked at a few slytherin. Though some of you do belong here
I hope.
The welcome at the first class of the year was always an interesting one with Professor Snape. The students immediately flipped to page ten of their textbooks and waited for further instructions. Being the curious type, Harry turned back several pages to the beginning of the textbook. The first four pages were a basic review, but the other six covered a different potion.
Harry raised his hand, and Snape walked up behind the boy.
Mr. Potter,page ten comes after nine and before eleven.
Several slytherins who were sitting close by snickered, including Draco Malfoy.
I know that, but Professor, I was wondering why we arent covering amortentia. Harry pointed to the page in the book picturing a heart shaped flask of liquid with a mother of pearl sheen.
Did I not say turn to page ten, Potter?
Yes, you did, but-
I did not say page five. If you had obeyed my instructions you would not be asking me this question. And thats yes SIR.
Yes, SIR I did obey your instructions, but I wanted to know what was on the other pages-.
If you must know, I decided not to cover that potion first. Snape sneered at the teenager and turned the page to ten. Ten points from gryffindor for not sticking to directions. The other gryffindors in the room let out a collective sigh, and Hermione elbowed Ron.
It wasnt me you had to worry about!
The class began with a rocky start for Harry already.
They began to brew the potion, a blue steam filling the room. The directions were step by step, and not as difficult as one would have imagined.
Now, bring out the Valerian root and Sopophorous Bean. The text will tell you to chop them, but disregard this and crush them with the side of your dagger.
What happened to sticking to directions, Professor? Harry gave him the most cocky grin he could muster. After seeing Snapes expression, he immediately regreted it.
Methinks young Mr.Potter needs a reminder on how to treat authority. He whisked around the chair and leaned over the teenagers shoulder. It would be prudent to clear your schedule tonight, you have detention with me.
weee its an ongoing story
Dang it, Harry, what is with you pissing Severus off?
Great job...can't wait for more!
Great job...can't wait for more!
Ha ha Harry got detention
Niceee haha i love reading bout Snapes class and all his insults
Did he just say "erotic" in the context of potions? and no one called him on it?!... I'd so call him on that.
hahaha I thought it was sexy X3 see Sevy can be a sexy sexy man.
No one REALLY listens in Snape's class, so they wouldnt have caught it anyways.
No one REALLY listens in Snape's class, so they wouldnt have caught it anyways.
lol I would have been to busy staring at his ass, I guess, but still. I think anything concerning sex can snap a teenager out of any boredom induced coma. lol
Did you write this?
if you did, I felt like I was reading it straight from one of the books. Great job!
if you did, I felt like I was reading it straight from one of the books. Great job!


text:
Native Plants
Welcome to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center's collection of 42,624 plant images. We have listened to our users and made it even easier to find images in this updated version of the image gallery. All thumbnails are linked to larger versions of the image and image information.
Search image gallery:
Verbesina alternifolia
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney
Wingstem, Yellow ironweed
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol:
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
|NPIN Image Id: 42066
|NPIN Image Id: 30871
|NPIN Image Id: 31595
|NPIN Image Id: 37443
|NPIN Image Id: 37444
|NPIN Image Id: 37445
|NPIN Image Id: 37446
Additional resourcesUSDA: Find Verbesina alternifolia images in USDA Plants
Google: Search Google Images for Verbesina alternifolia


text:
JWC TO LADY AIRLIE; 15 October 1851; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18511015-JWC-LAI-01; CL 26: 207-208
5 Cheyne Row / Chelsea Wednesday [15? October 1851]
Dear Lady Airlie,
Since the day that I left you in the trousseau-room at Alderley, I have written some fifty letters, I should think,—more or less flowingly,—to correspondents old and new; how comes it then,—I wish some Clairvoyant, or Physiologist, or other exceptionally deep-knowing human Being would tell me:—that to you, who have been oftener and more kindly in my thoughts than some of these others, & to whom moreover I had promised to write soon, no letter should have yet got itself written by me?— I have given myself a variety of reasons for this silence, some absurd enough to make a cat laugh—but the most reasonable reason, and the only one that will bear being offered as an excuse is this. I find myself in a false position with you as a correspondent! Don't misunderstand me; I do not mean that you being a brilliant young Countess, and I a poor Philosopher's elderly wife, there should be thro' that any difficulty in our writing to one another. My life has been too much made up of strong contrasts that I should feel the external discrepencies between us at all perplexing for me at this date—but the false position which bothers me is an accident, produced by your lovely enthusiasm, by your—what shall I say? passion for genius and wisdom and "all that sort of thing"! My Husbands writings and speech have found a quick response in your noble nature—you feel enthusiastically grateful to him for giving you high aspirations, and strengthening you for good. And therein you do well; People who elevate and strengthen us in this modern world being so woefully scarce; one can hardly be too grateful to that man or woman who does us that benefit or even honestly strive to do it. But you go further—by the transfiguring light of your "beautiful enthusiasm" you contrive to see a sort of a Teacher even in me!—not because you ever heard any wisdom from me, or have any ground for believing me wise, the least in the world; but just because I am Mr Carlyle's Wife!1— Now this is what I mean by being in a false position towards you—I am here receiving a certain sentiment of consideration from you, which I feel to be given me on false pretences and not feeling in myself—loving you as I do—the straightforward virtue to wholly disclaim it; I should like to keep up your illusion of Faith, so flattering to me, by writing you, not such offhand letters as I write to others, and as nature prompts me to write, abounding in nonsense rather than in sense, but instead, little exquisite sheetfuls of—what shall I say?—female Carlyleism! I should like— —but no good ever comes of trying to pass for wiser or better than one is—and in any case the thing is frankly impossible to me. So I have decided on making you this little foolish avowal once for all—and writing henceforth, so long as you choose me to write, on the veracious principle of having no wisdom of my own "to speak of"!
I heard of you two or three days ago from Miss Farrer—that you were "happy there," and "delighted with everything"—good news for me, who wish you all the happiness possible in a conditional world,2 from the bottom of my heart— Miss Farrer wrote me a lively good humoured letter along with "a homage of two chickens" from her Norfolk residence. I am glad you have written to her for I know she loves you, and there is much good in her.
Mr C made out his visit to the Ashburtons at Paris but it seemed to be rather a failure— Lady A confined indoors with cold all the while, and Mr C ruined in his sleep, by a beautiful Time piece in his bedroom which "struck even the half hours"! and by the want of "a four posted bed" &c &c. He returned after a week in a most domestic frame of mind, bringing little Nero a homage of a new collar and leading string!— The Ashburtons are now at the Grange— Lady A kindly invited me there for three weeks along with the Taylors3—but but—I confess to finding the Taylors too boring, for being lived in the same house with a second time! Besides I had been about so long! and my soul as well as my household affairs, were getting out of order and needing to be sorted up,—
Do write to me and tell me how you pass your time, everything about you will be always interesting for me— Yours affectionately
Jane Carlyle


text:
Public entities, businesses, and anyone else regulated by the State and Regional Water Boards have something new to cheer about: ex parte communications are now allowed in specified adjudicatory proceedings. Governor Brown recently signed SB 965 into law, which allows interested persons to communicate with members of the water board while one of the following actions is pending: adoption, modification, or rescission of (1) state waste discharge requirements and federal NPDES permits, (2) conditional waivers of waste discharge requirements, and (3) conditions of water quality certifications. However, the boards can choose to block further ex parte communications beginning 14 days before the proceeding occurs. Existing law prohibited all such communications at any time while an adjudication was pending before the boards.
There is one big catch, however.
The Pitchess procedure allows for the discovery of confidential personnel records of peace officers in specific circumstances. These records can be disclosed only where they are material to the subject matter of pending litigation, and only after an in camera inspection of the records by a court prior to disclosure. Typically, Pitchess motions – which are usually made by criminal defendants – occur in the courts. Under existing case law, Pitchess discovery cannot be used in certain administrative hearings, particularly where the records are not relevant to the issues in the hearing. Many assumed that Pitchess discovery could not be used in any administrative proceeding.
Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. © 2003-2014 Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson, A Professional Law Corporation. Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Blog Design by Cake Farm


text:
"Proponents of single-sex schools argue that separating boys and girls increases students' achievement and academic interest," said author Janet Shibley Hyde, PhD, of University of Wisconsin-Madison. "Our comprehensive analysis of the data shows that these advantages are trivial and, in many cases, nonexistent."
For advertising and promotion on HealthNewsDigest.com, call Mike McCurdy: 877-634-9180 or [email protected] We have over 7,000 journalists as subscribers.
Top of Page
Us | Job Listings
| Help | Site
Map | About Us
Advertising Information | HND Press Release | Submit Information | Disclaimer


text:
Acts 13:9 (NIV) Then Saul, who was also called Paul, .....
This verse does not explain much how Saul became Paul. Who changed his name? Why was it changed?
This verse does not explain much how Saul became Paul. Who changed his name? Why was it changed?
Actually, we don't know that his name was changed at all. He may have had both names to start with as per the custom of his day as both a Jew by blood and a Roman citizen. After his conversion and change of direction he seems to have decided his other name was a better moniker.
(source: catholic.com)
The suggestion that the confusion is born out of having had multiple names from birth is born out by other sources such as Protestant writer F.F. Bruce, although his conclusion is that both names would have continued in use and it is only the preference of the NT writers in which we see a change.
(source: F. F. Bruce, The Spreading Flame)
In any event, we do not have a Scriptural source for the why and how of the name change. The most direct hint we have is the one you mention in Acts that simply notes he was "also known as". This is combined with the references to him by both names and and our own deductions from the correlation in how he was generally referred to before and after his life changing encounter with the Christ he had been persecuting.
How was Saul changed to Paul?
It's possible that Paul changed his own name, especially to divorce himself from his former Jewish activities, where he arrested and murdered many of Jesus' own. He may have changed his name to be better received by the church, because he was notorious throughout the whole church by the name of Saul. Church people feared him and it was recorded that many still did not trust his conversion as genuine, even years after they heard about it, so therefore refused to trust him.
Saul as a name means 'asked or prayed for', and Paul means little or small. Paul would certainly agree with becoming less or smaller so Christ could become greater. It is a meek humble name, in its' meaning, which are traits God likes.
Paul, himself, never uses the name Saul, which occurs in reference to him only in Acts of the Apostles. Acts first refers to 'Saul' as Paul in verse 13:9, which follows immediately after mention of Sergius Paulus, described as the deputy (proconsul) of the country. It is possible that Saul was already known as Paul, and the author of Acts chose this encounter as an opportune point at which to introduce the name Paul. Another possibility suggested by the conjunction of Acts 13:7 and 13:9 is that Saul chose to adopt the name Paul in honour of the proconsul:
Rex Wyler refers in The Jesus Sayings, page 43, to Josephus' mention of a Saul who violently persecutes Jewish peasants, hobnobs with powerful men in Judea, appears related to Herodian rulers, and participates in scenes parallelled in Acts. Wyler reports that the parallels suggest to some scholars that this could either be the Paul of Acts, or perhaps the model from which later writers devised certain scenes. The Saul (or Saulus) that Josephus describes was active in the mid to late 60s, which is actually too late to have been Paul himself, but possible as a model for the portrayal of Saul in Acts of the Apostles. A careful reader of Acts can see Saul portrayed as totally disreputable, in contrast to the saintly Paul who replaces him in the narrative. On this analysis, it is possible that Paul never used the name Saul, but that the author of Acts of the Apostles used this name in order to provide a graphic contrast between the early 'Saul' and the later 'Paul', knowing that the name Saul could be associated by many of his contemporaries with another infamous Saul described by Josephus.


text:
The world's first 3-D erotic film is about to hit American shores. China Lion Film Distribution said Thursday it acquired the U.S. and Canadian rights for "3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy," a Hong Kong soft-core adult film that opened in parts of Asia and other global markets last month. China Lion Chief Executive Milt Barlow said his company was "still in conversations with its theatrical partners" in the U.S. on a release date, but that "I'd like to think we can get it in the July-August period."
He said that for the movie's initial release it likely would be shown on a combined 50 to 60 screens in the U.S. and Canada, and expand to up to 200 screens if there's strong demand. "The audience will decide," he said. The Ming Dynasty-era costume sex romp mixes campy humor, orgies and inspired set pieces — a fountain in the shape of the male anatomy — with more intense scenes of rape and sexual sadism. The story focuses on a lustful young scholar who leaves his wife in search of sexual fulfillment.
While the movie serves up plenty of nudity, it is primarily adult erotica and shuns the explicit hard-core sex scenes found in porn films. The 25 million Hong Kong dollar (US$3.2 million) Cantonese-language film is a remake of "Sex and Zen," a 1991 sex farce that has since reached cult status and earned its place as one of Hong Kong's most successful Category III films. (Category III is the equivalent of NC-17.) Both films are based on "The Carnal Prayer Mat," a 17th-century Chinese erotic novel.
The 3-D remake is the brainchild of Stephen Shiu Jr. and his father, Stephen Shiu, who produced the 1991 version. As of MAY 22, the film had pulled in $4.8 million since its opening in Hong Kong on April 14, making it a certified blockbuster in this city of seven million people. In a twist, the film's ultimate message is that true love — and monogamy — triumphs over promiscuity.
"It's an Asian take on an erotic movie," Mr. Barlow said. Reviews of the film have been mixed, and the film's scenes of sexual violence have met with some controversy. "There are a couple of scenes that are a little more intense," Mr. Barlow said, "but it's in the context of the story line."
He expects the movie to earn an NC-17 rating. China Lion specializes in the distribution of Chinese-language movies in North America, Australia and New Zealand. Its theatrical partner is AMC Theatres in the U.S. and eastern Canada (and Consolidated Theatres in Hawaii) and Cinaplex Odeon in western Canada.


text:
We can only show a fraction of available finish combinations on our website. For a full selection, please visit one of our showrooms.
Due to limitations in display and photo equipment, actual colours may look different. Please visit one of our showrooms to see actual colour samples.
5 piece cope & stick
Raised panel
5 piece cope & stick
Recessed panel


text:
im happy to see baskteball is 4th....its alot tougher then most people who dont play think it is. The constant change of pace and the physical play in the paint...its a tough sport unless your a soft finesse player who only shoots jumpshots like channing frye
I disagree with the ranking. Its a measurement of athleticism in a sport, and not which is the hardest to do or become good at. It leaves all skill sports down the list even when they are much harder to become good at and to play.
This isnt a toughest sport in the world, this is a toughest sport in the USA. Where is Australian Rules Football? Where is Rugby League? pfft.
Every person that comes from overseas says we r crazy to play those sports without padding. AFL and Rugby are way harder then American Football.
I agree Boxing is the hardest though.
No ****ing way is baseball tougher than soccer. Soccer should be towards the top.
This is a measurement of skill and athleticism. Hand eye coordination is a SKILL.
If you have the ability to do anything automatically, its usually considered a skill.
I would agree with this ranking 100%.
Pricey, this is a ranking based on all sports
Boxing >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> UFC.
distance running is 40... It should be top 5
if this is correct Metro then ESPN r fking lame as. Honestly baseball is laughable when saying its harder to play then soccer.
Boxing is obviously the hardest sport to play, crazy stuff.
Australia Rules has to be top 5 if not top 3 toughest sports in the world to play. the odds of staying in the AFL more then 3 years is so high its not funny. i would take AFL being tougher then the NFL and NBA hands down every time. in AFL u get fking crunched with no protection every minute and u have to be able to kick that ball 50 metres hitting people on the chest and then most players run 20km per game while taking these hits. its crazy. Every person that comes to Australia and watches a game says we r crazy and that its tougher then any major American sport.
Have you played baseball before?
Soccer honestly has too much flopping to be consider "tough".
You really think soccer players would stand a chance against athletes like in the NBA, NHL, and NFL?
look, running is my life... don't dis-respect it please