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Many progressive Democrats have long argued that the party fares best when Dems buck the common wisdom about conservatives having momentum and take a bold stance on critical issues, based on progressive principles. WaPo's E. J. Dionne, Jr. makes the case exceptionally well in his column today "What Wisconsin Democrats can teach Washington Democrats."
Washington Democrats, including President Obama, have allowed conservative Republicans to dominate the budget debate so far. As long as the argument is over who will cut more from federal spending, conservatives win. Voters may think the GOP is going too far, but when it comes to dollar amounts, they know Republicans will always cut more.
In Wisconsin, by contrast, 14 Democrats in the state Senate defined the political argument on their own terms - and they are winning it.
Dionne acknowledges that Wisconsin Republicans may win the round with their sneaky passage of Walker's attack against on public employee unions, which Walker will sign. But Walker has branded himself, in Dionne's words, as an "inflexible ideologue" and he and Wisconsin Republicans have damaged the image of their party nationwide with a pivotal constituency -- working class voters. Further, adds Dionne,
Here's the key to the Wisconsin battle: For the first time in a long time, blue-collar Republicans - once known as Reagan Democrats - have been encouraged to remember what they think is wrong with conservative ideology. Working-class voters, including many Republicans, want no part of Walker's war.
A nationwide Pew Research Center survey released last week, for example, showed Americans siding with the unions over Walker by a margin of 42 percent to 31 percent. Walker's 31 percent was well below the GOP's typical base vote because 17 percent of self-described Republicans picked the unions over their party's governor.
At my request, Pew broke the numbers down by education and income and, sure enough, Walker won support from fewer than half of Republicans in two overlapping groups: those with incomes under $50,000 and those who did not attend college. Walker's strongest support came from the wealthier and those with college educations, i.e., country club Republicans.
In November, Dionne notes, working-class whites gave Republican House candidates a 30-point lead over Dems. But many blue collar Democrats still have positive feelings about unions, which have helped provide their families with decent living standards. Walker's and the GOP's escalation their war against unions won't sit well with this constituency.
Dionne credits Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) with having the savvy to learn a potentially-powerful lesson from the Wisconsin Dems, and now Schumer wants to "reset the debate" over the federal budget battle in congress:
...As Schumer noted, the current battle, focused on "one tiny portion of the budget," evades the real causes of long-term budget deficits.
Schumer dared to put new revenue on the table - including some tax increases that are popular among the sorts of blue-collar voters who are turning against Walker. Schumer, for example, spoke of Obama's proposal to end subsidies for oil and gas companies and for higher taxes on "millionaires and billionaires." Yes, closing the deficit will require more revenue over the long run. But right now, the debate with the House isn't focusing on revenue at all.
Schumer, who spoke at the Center for American Progress, also suggested cuts to agriculture subsidies and in unnecessary defense programs. He proposed changes in Medicare and Medicaid incentives that would save money, including reform of how both programs pay for prescription drugs. The broad debate Schumer called for would be a big improvement on the current petty argument, which he rightly described as "quicksand."
As Dionne concludes, "Wisconsin Democrats have shown that the only way to win arguments is to take risks on behalf of what you believe. Are Washington Democrats prepared to learn this lesson? "


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This research examined the effects at follow-up during middle school of a comprehensive elementary-school intervention program, the Child Development Project, designed to reduce risk and promote resilience among youth. Parental consent to participate in the middle school study was obtained for 1,246 students from six program and six matched comparison elementary schools. Three of the program elementary schools were in the "high implementation" group, and three were in the "low implementation" group during the elementary school study. Findings indicated that, studywide, 40% of the outcome variables examined during middle school showed differences favoring program students, and there were no statistically reliable differences favoring comparison students. Among the "high implementation" group, 65% of the outcome variables showed differences favoring program students. Overall, program students were more engaged in and committed to school, were more prosocial and engaged in fewer problem behaviors than comparison students during middle school. Program students who experienced high implementation during elementary school also had higher academic performance, and associated with peers who were more prosocial and less antisocial than their matched comparison students during middle school. Implications of these findings for prevention programming are discussed.
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Journal of Primary Prevention
Volume 24, Issue 3 , pp 243-262
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- 1. Developmental Studies Center, Oakland, California
- 2. University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO, 63121
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The city of Lancaster may move to a more simpler method of handling annexations and zonings.
On Tuesday, City Council unanimously approved first reading of an ordinance to consider an annexation and the accompanying zoning request at the same time, instead of voting on a rezoning request after the property has been annexed into the city.
An ordinance has to pass two readings before its adopted.
Lightning struck a home in the Bell Town community and firefighter Darren Player jumped into action.
It was July 12, 1987. The county, in the midst of a drought, hadn't seen rain in weeks.
An afternoon thunderstorm rolled through. Lightning crackled and popped all around, and when it struck, Player was the first to the Bell Town Volunteer Fire Department to drive the fire engine.
Player remembers the date well. And understandably so.
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man investigators say kidnapped his ex-girlfriend from her home, dragged her by her hair and threatened to kill her on Sept. 10.
Warrants have been obtained charging Demarkeo Jamar Wright, 24, of 313 Robinson Road, Lancaster, charging him with first-degree burglary, first-degree criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping.
KERSHAW – It may take some time to determine the identity of the remains found in Kershaw on Friday night.
A Kershaw resident called the sheriff's office after his dog found the bones and brought them into his yard, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office.
The remains were found off Decree Road, near Old Lancaster Highway and U.S. 521 South in the town of Kershaw. The area is not too far from Andrew Jackson High School.
Who will it be – Vincent Sheheen or Nikki Haley?
South Carolina voters will decide who will be the next governor in about a month.
However, some area officials met recently with both gubernatorial candidates, Republican Haley and Democrat Sheheen, to express concerns about job creation and education funding.
There continues to be heated discussion over the way the city of Lancaster awards hospitality tax grant funding.
On Tuesday, City Council voted 4-3 on its hospitality tax committee's recommendation to award funding to five groups for the first quarter of 2010-11. The city had $40,000 in funds to award.
Groups awarded funds are:
• Community Playhouse of Lancaster County, $10,849 for its 2010-11 season
• Lancaster County Council of the Arts, $7,843 for "The Nutcracker Ballet"
An on-duty S.C. Highway Patrol trooper received minor injuries when he crashed into a tree while trying to avoid a head-on collision Tuesday.
Lance Cpl. Christopher Logan, 37, was headed west on Pageland Highway about 7:10 p.m. when he encountered a brown or tan Dodge Intrepid in his lane.
VAN WYCK – Last year, Jim Williams seriously considered hanging up his fireman's helmet.
After almost 40 years of service with the Charlotte Road/Van Wyck Volunteer Fire Department, Williams, then 78, felt the time was right. He had assisted in thousands of calls during his years of service and was looking at retiring.
That was until a call came in over the radio about a man trapped underneath a fallen tree. Williams heeded the call and was the first on the scene.
KERSHAW – Truck drivers and residents have called 911 because train cars are blocking intersections in the town of Kershaw.
Town Councilman Morris Russell said he's heard from constituents who are concerned about the time it takes for the trains to clear from intersections.
Russell, a member of the Kershaw Fire Department, said he wasn't addressing the issue from an emergency services standpoint. He said residents are complaining that it seems that it is taking longer for the trains to move through town.
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office collected almost 100 pounds of unused and expired prescription medications during a national drug "take-back" initiative Saturday.
The sheriff's office collected prescription and over-the-counter drugs, anonymously, with no questions asked, at the sheriff's office, the Buford Recreation Center and the sheriff's office substations in Kershaw and Indian Land from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Totals were:
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• Buford: 8 pounds
• Kershaw: 2 pounds
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"Definitely Peter. You can say that's my biggest influence," Alain Jackinsky says, referring to the legendary DJ Peter Rauhofer. "I've been influenced by him since I was a kid."
That might come as a surprise to people who know the 32-year-old Jackinsky only through his regular collaborations with DJ Paulo, including last year's club hit "Chicky Boom." Actually, it comes as a surprise to Paulo himself.
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"I thought I was! Get out!" Paulo retorts playfully, overhearing Jackinsky's answer. Metro Weekly reached Jackinsky by phone last week while he was staying at Paulo's Los Angeles home. The two were preparing to travel to Palm Springs, where they tag-team DJ'ed an after-hours party at last weekend's White Party.
Jackinsky met Paulo about six years ago, when he opened for the popular American tribal-house DJ at an after-hours party during Montreal's famed Black and Blue Festival. Jackinsky had just started DJ'ing at a couple gay bars in Montreal, including Sky Club. "Every time he'd come to Montreal, we'd hang out," Jackinsky says. "We realized we had a connection and we slowly started working on music together."
Jackinsky was raised in provincial Quebec, moving to big-city Montreal as soon as he finished high school in 1999. Montreal allowed Jackinsky to connect with music in a way that he couldn't growing up. "My parents were really religious, and they kind of did everything for me not to go in this direction," he says. His parents, Jehovah's Witnesses, disallowed even school band or choir, so the best Jackinsky could do as a teen was pretend he was a radio DJ. "I would mix alone in my basement." When he came out Jackinsky "lost all my family. I mean, I still talk to them, but I don't even consider them my parents really. I'm dead to them, and they're dead to me, basically."
Fortunately, Jackinsky has plenty of support on the DJ circuit. He made his New York debut last year, and will hit Brazil next month. He'll make his Washington debut this Saturday, April 6, at Town Danceboutique as the headline DJ for the main event during Cherry weekend.
"There are definite similarities, but we're not the same," Jackinsky says, when asked to compare his sound to Paulo's. He then defers to Paulo, who can be heard in the background saying, "You might be a little bit lighter." "I may be more big room," says Jackinsky, adding he's slightly less of a fan of after-hours parties than Paulo. When asked about playing after-hours, which start in the middle of the night, Jackinsky laughs: "The hours are a little weird."
Alain Jackinsky spins Saturday, April 6, for Cherry at Town Danceboutique, 2009 8th St. NW. Tickets are $12. A Cherry VIP Host Pass, allowing no-line entrance at all main events, are $100 each. Visit towndc.com or cherryfund.org.
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Fed to Housing: We Got Your Back
Some discussion about another round of quantitative easing centered on the whether the Federal Reserve would time its move around the elections. But Ben Bernanke & Company might have been waiting for housing.
In a typical business cycle, housing is The Fed friend because homebuyers respond so vigorously to interest rates.
But as has been said so many times before, this cycle isn't typical. For most of the recovery, housing has been a drag on economic growth: oversupply, job losses, and tight lending standards offset the allure of record low mortgage rates.
Some of that imbalance is easing. Home inventories have been worked down and businesses are hiring, if only modestly.
The housing sector remains a shadow of its boom-time self, but summer data show a stronger tone. This week's numbers include a six-year-plus high in builders confidence, a 2.3% gain in housing starts and a rise in both demand and prices of existing homes.
Because it addresses both affordability and lending standards, QE3 should strengthen this forward momentum. That means the Fed's new action will get more bang than when housing was in freefall.
The Fed plans to buy mortgage-backed securities on an open-ended basis. The aim is to narrow the spread between uber-low Treasury yields and mortgage rates. Although mortgage costs are already incredibly low, the spread between those rates and Treasury yields have widened in recent months.
Millan Mulraine, senior U.S. macro strategist at TD Securities, noted lower rates should boost refinancing and home buying in coming months.
"With the wind now on the back of the housing sector, this approach could become decisive," Mr. Mulraine says.
A recovery in home construction and prices will in turn ease another obstacle to buying: the reluctance of banks to lend.
Bailing out housing and supporting home values are "critical to enhancing the value of banks' existing capital and getting them back into the lending game," says Michael Drury, chief economist at McVean Trading and Investments.
"The key is not the level of mortgage rates, which are already quite attractive to borrowers and buyers," says Mr. Drury, "but rather the willingness of banks to lend as their existing capital base improves and the risk on future housing investments is mitigated by asset appreciation."
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In New Orleans, the onset this week of the bacchanalian Mardi Gras is one sign that the Crescent City is roaring back to life. Another is that this week marks the end of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's charters of Carnival's Sensation and Ecstasy. Both ships, which have served as floating apartment houses to provide homes for emergency workers rebuilding and repairing the city, will say goodbye to New Orleans on Thursday, March 2.
Holiday, in Mobile, is finishing up this week with its post-Katrina assignment as well.
After departing, all three ships will receive fairly major refurbishments, with some getting additional features. For more details, check out Carnival to Renovate Ships Following FEMA Charters.
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In this issue, with nary a vampire creation to his name (he prefers werewolves), he instead gives his very firm opinion on Twilight, True Blood, and even Buffy...
In this issue, with nary a vampire creation to his name (he prefers werewolves), he instead gives his very firm opinion on Twilight, True Blood, and even Buffy...
It started like this. A Facebook Status Update along the lines of "Stephenie Meyer is the stupidest, most pointless lackwit in existence and should have her face ripped off by ravening, rabid squirrels while Alan Ball stands by, laughing with maniacal glee." (Or something of the sort.)
Then came the rebuttal. "Oh, don't be like that, Twilight's not so bad. Sure, it's not high literature or anything, but it's an enjoyable read and has a fun take on vampire mythology -- plus, the movies are at least faithful to their source, unlike that excuse for a Sookie Stackhouse story Ball calls True Blood."
And then came this…
It's not just that Twilight isn't high literature -- it's not even literature at all. It's lurid, poorly developed melodrama designed for prepubescent girls and women with a skewed sense of relationships (why act for yourself when a hot, hunky guy can solve everything?). It reflects Meyer's skewed, wonky "religion" to a tee and encourages values that should have been left behind a century ago. Not to mention it's horrendously written -- at least J.K. Rowling can tell a compelling story. Meyer has no idea how to do so -- witness the ridiculous non-structure of New Moon. The woman's an idiot. And her take on vampires isn't fun -- it's stupid and lame.
I liken the phenomenon to the brief love affair adolescent girls had with Hanson. Most of them are too ashamed to admit it now, and the backlash is already happen with Meyer's books. My writing partner has a sixteen-year old daughter who used to adore the Twilight books. Now she and all of same-aged friends openly mock them. The studio is smart to push these films out as fast as possible -- they know that it's nothing more than a fad. And fads may flare up brightly, but they burn out quickly.
I'm deeply offended by Meyer's assertion that women are only defined by their male counterparts. I've written quite a few female characters in my time, and I'll lay serious money on the fact that I understand the female psyche far more intricately than that simpering housewife, to whom husbands and children are the Alpha and the Omega.
Her work is themeless, poorly structured and peopled with shrill, one-note characters. Her prose is formulaic and uninteresting (sure, it's easy to read, but so are "Dick and Jane" books) Her work has nothing whatsoever to say -- it's vapid fantasy for impressionable tweeners and bored housewives exactly like Meyer herself. Truth be told, the bulk of her readers are undereducated and not well-versed in real world relationships. Who cares if she's popular for this brief instant? Abysmal films like Norbit and Big Momma's House raked in tons of cash; popularity isn't a signifier of quality.
As for True Blood, familiarize yourself with the word "adaptation." Movies and TV shows are different than books, and when you follow the written page like scripture, you end up with Chris Columbus's Harry Potter films. I'm sick of whiny fanboys bitching when things are altered for the sake of cinematic clarity, as it shows a sense of obsession and utter misunderstanding on the part of individuals who have absolutely no idea how to tell a story in different formats. In the case of Harris' work (and yes, I've read them) Ball has actually bettered the books in his adaptation -- no surprise there, really, as the books weren't that good to begin with. He's given us deep, intriguing characters and a genuinely provocative (and most of all, adult) story.
There's really no comparison between it and Twilight -- it's better in every conceivable manner.
And here's where you're gonna really go crazy – it's better than Buffy, too. Unlike Whedon's work, its characters don't all speak in the same voice, and it hasn't betrayed its characters for the sake of luring in new viewers (hey, we've decided Willow's suddenly gay… oooh, here's Dawn, an utterly useless character to appeal to the tweeners!).
I'm not a fanboy. I feel no blind obedience to the genre. I come at things as an artist trying to genuinely say something and as such, I have a great love for the reflective (and often transgressive) power of art. Indeed, I think the overwhelming internet fanboy culture has altogether weakened literature and cinema over the past decade. Point of fact, I mostly despise fanboys (particularly the idiotically obsessive Browncoats -- sure, Firefly was fun, but it's been repeatedly lapped on both a philosophical and fun level by Ron Moore) who tend to focus only on superficial, surface qualities of a piece of work -- they concentrate on the "cool" rather than the provocative.
I don't want sheer escapism. I want to be stimulated and provoked. I want to walk away from something with a new and intriguing perspective. I want metaphor and allegory. That doesn't mean that everything has to be Schindler's List, but I don't feel the need to waste my time with sheer fluff anymore. I find the phrase "turn your brain off" to be insulting. Might as well say "act like an idiot." It's the same effect. As far as we know, this is the only life we have, and exposing yourself to the same thing ad nauseum is a crime against your mind.
I have no patience for superficial readings of art. I spend my days going over theme, symbolism and meaning. I don't read fanfiction, I don't read tie-in books, I don't read "fun" series, because, again, I don't want simple escapism. Genre fiction and cinema is at its best when it acts as a prism to reflect real world issues and cultural mores. I enjoyed the first three seasons of Buffy due to the fact that Whedon was clearly interested in applying standard horror tropes to the high school experience -- it was an interesting metaphor. Seasons 4 through 7 lost this due to his involvement with other projects, and the dropoff is stark and obvious.
This is part of why I adore True Blood. Because, unlike Charlaine Harris, Alan Ball has an actual artistic voice. He has something to say, and it's filtered through her basic framework. Ball is known for pushing the envelope on subject matter that stimulates him. He's considerably expanded and deepened the characters. Characters don't have to be likable (witness the wondrous Alex in A Clockwork Orange -- he's repellent, but always watchable); rather, they have to be interesting. And the combination of Ball's exceptional writing and Paquin's bravura performance make the character of Sookie Stackhouse endlessly interesting. She seems so much more flawed and real than in Harris's novels, even when she goes over the top. The major problem with Harris's writing is that it's ordinary. Bland. The allegories are bush league clichés compared to Ball's. He's done a rare thing -- taken shoddy source material and made something out of it that actually matters.
If all you want is base entertainment, more power to you. Art is obviously subjective, and different people take away different things. Me, I want more than simple storytelling -- I want to take away something genuine. Something human. This is probably why I'm consciously drawing away from the genre lately. Because it's mostly turned into fanboy wank. I get paid to write genre because I'm good at it, and I'm happy to share my stories with the Geek Speak audience. Over the past year, I wrote a lot of genre, and a host of films will be coming out for the next couple of years that reflect that. But there'll be a time, not far in the future, where I leave it behind completely for new artistic goals. I recently wrote a straight comedy and found it intensely satisfying. Also, I'm making my directorial debut at the end of the year, and it's a drama. One that hopefully, in some small way, matters. At least, it matters to me.
Unlike Twilight, which matters not at all. To anyone.
And the debate raged on… "Are you saying that Ron Moore, as in Ronald D. Moore, the architect of the utterly ridiculous Starbuck-is-an-angel, "All Along the Watchtower"-is-a-galactic-reference-point fourth season of BSG, is in any way superior to Joss Whedon even at his (approximation of) worst? Are you insane?"
And thus it will continue, ever an anon. All of this has happened before, and will happen again.
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Metropolitan area employment, July 2010
September 08, 2010
From July 2009 to July 2010, nonfarm employment decreased in 25 of the 36 metropolitan areas with annual average employment levels above 750,000 in 2009.
The large metropolitan area that reported the biggest over-the-year percentage increase in employment was Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas (+2.5 percent), followed by Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, Virginia-D.C.-Maryland-West Virginia. (1.4 percent) and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (+1.1 percent).
The largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment in large metropolitan areas were posted in Las Vegas, Nevada and San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (‑2.3 percent each), and Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California, and Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California (‑2.1 percent each).
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metropolitan Area) program. July 2010 employment data are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — July 2010" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL-10-1210.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Metropolitan area employment, July 2010 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2010/ted_20100908.htm (visited June 28, 2016).
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Like a watched pot that refuses to boil Invest 93L is still nothing but a tropical wave in the mid-Atlantic. In fact, the National Hurricane Center now gives it a 50-50 chance of turning into some sort of tropical cyclone, down from 80% earlier in the week. According to the NHC's Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion is still showing signs of getting better organized, but "lacks any significant deep convection."
Weather Underground founder Dr. Jeff Masters says in his Wednesday morning blog entry that high wind shear is the main reason 93L is still just a tropical wave. However, he also notes that forecasters expect the wind shear to ease off Wednesday night. "With the atmosphere around 93L reasonably moist, this may allow the system to become a tropical depression as early as the 11 pm EDT Wednesday NHC advisory. Thursday morning is probably a more likely time for classification as a TD, though."
Whether 93L will strengthen into some sort of cyclone is an open question, but Masters says the course projections from the major computer models are a little more firm. All of the models predict that the disturbance will continue west-northwest at 13 - 19 mph for the next four days. The UKMET and the European models offer the fastest solution, predicting that the disturbance will arrive in the northeast Lesser Antilles Islands on Friday evening, move over Puerto Rico on Saturday evening, and approach the Southeast Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands on Sunday evening."
So far, Invest 93L has been a whole lotta nothin' for hurricane forecasters and weather geeks, but that's good news for coastal residents who have learned to keep wary eye on tropical weather forecasts. Despite the lack of any immediate threat to any land mass, it's still important for everyone in potential target areas to monitor the tropical weather forecast.


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Remove 22Find (22find.com Hijacker)
Uninstall 22Find from Windows control panel to remove the main program from the computer. To stop 22Find.com from conquering home page and new tab of your browser, you need to remove extensions or plug-ins.
22Find is a browser redirect adware. It fits this description because it can get inside your computer without asking for permission. Free software and tools is the common offender to get 22Find inside your computer. They will be installed in accord into the computer once you run the downloaded program.
When loaded onto the computer, 22Find dominates the home page of the affected browser. Instead of the default setting, you will now see a search box from 22find.com. Aside from that, users also described the adware as aggressive in issuing pop-up advertisements while they are browsing the web. The new home showing many icons that are useless, dismay many people. See the attached image on this page.
Normally, 22Find is installed into popular browsers like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. It is integrated as browser helper object in order to start the service when user launch affected application. This adware can monitor user's online activities and record visited web sites and search term. Later on, 22find.com uses this data to serve relevant ads.
To remove 22Find from home page, you must delete the add-ons from browser. Also, there is a need to uninstall the program from Windows control panel. Lastly, scanning with anti-malware tool can help find and delete items linked to the adware.
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22Find Removal Procedures
Systematic procedures to get rid of the threat are presented on this section. Make sure to scan the computer with suggested tools and scanners.
Step 1 : Run Anti-Malware Program to Automatically Remove 22Find
Running anti-malware scan on the affected computer can instantly remove components installed by 22Find. However, there is no guarantee that this will check and fix existing problems on all Internet browsers.
If you did not get rid of 22Find using this virus scan, please check the manual removal instructions as outlined below. Restoring Windows to previous state prior to the infection may also be the solution.
1. Click on the button to start downloading our recommended anti-malware tool. Save it to an accessible location inside your hard drive or clean USB drive if you are downloading from a different PC.
2. Once the download completes, install the tool using the default configuration. You do not need to change any settings while running the installation procedure.
3. Update the program when installation completes. Typically, this is an automated process, so, Internet connection is required in order to download necessary database.
4. Run a complete scan of the affected computer and remove all identified modules linked to 22Find.
5. To finalized the removal process, the program prompts to restart Windows.
Step 2 : Uninstall 22Find from Windows Control Panel
You may skip these steps if the previous scan has successfully removed 22Find from the computer. Though, if there is a need to carry out manual removal, please execute these steps and refer to guide below specifically created to remove the threat from particular browser.
1. Open Control Panel using instructions below base on your operating system.
Accessing Control Panel on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7
Click on Start > Control Panel. Window should open where you can adjust your computer settings.
Accessing Control Panel on Windows 8
a) Hover your mouse on lower-left corner of the screen and wait for the icon to appear.
b) Right-click on the icon to display list of accessible programs.
c) Select Control Panel from the list. Window should open where you can adjust your computer settings.
2. When Control Panel window appears, click on 'Uninstall a program' under Programs area.
3. Your display now shows a screen to uninstall or change a program. Look for a name 22Find and click on Uninstall/Change. If it is not present, try to look and remove entries such as Cherished Technology Ltd..
4. On the next prompt, you need to confirm the uninstall process.
5. Click OK to proceed with the removal of 22Find.
Step 3 : Remove the 22Find Add-ons and Extensions from your browser
Internet Explorer Instructions
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Navigate to top menu and click on Tools. Next, select Manage add-ons from the list. A window where in you can manage Internet Explorer add-ons will open.
3. Click Toolbars and Extensions on left side of the window.
4. Then, to remove 22Find from this list, simply highlight it and click on Remove button. If 22Find is not present, it might be using a different name. Find and delete related entries like Cherished Technology Ltd..
5. Click OK to save the settings and restart Internet Explorer.
Google Chrome Procedure
1. Open Google Chrome.
2. Locate and click the Wrench or Three-bars icon on top-left portion of the browser. Then, select Settings from the list.
3. Once it opens a window, click on the Extensions located on left side panel.
4. Usually, Google Chrome has empty Extension, unless if you install base on your preference. Also on this area, you can find the item provided by 22Find. Remove the unwanted entry. If in case it is not present, you need to find and remove relevant extensions already mentioned above.
5. You may now restart Google Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox Direction
1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Navigate to top menu and click on Tools. It will display a drop-down list; please select Add-ons to open the configuration window.
3. Click Extensions on the left panel. This will show a list of installed extensions.
4. Find the 22Find extension. If it does not exist, find related items such as already mentioned above. Click the Remove button to uninstall it.
5. Click on the X of Add-ons Manager tab to close the current window.
6. Back at the Firefox browser, go to the address bar, type about:config. Next, click on 'I'll be careful, I promise!' if it displays a warning "This might void your warranty!"
7. Type 22Find in the search box. You will see all items that were modified by 22Find. Right-click on the modified preference and click on Reset to restore the original setting. Repeat the process on all affected entries.
If 22Find is not present, try to look for a related entry. It may use a different name like Cherished Technology Ltd..
8. You may now close the window and restart Mozilla Firefox.
Step 4 : Optional Browser Cleanup
If the previous instructions failed to remove 22Find, this procedure will help you reset browser settings to default value. The process quickly removes adware and other malicious components from your browser.
NOTE: Please be aware that running this tool may also remove add-ons, extensions, or plug-in that you intentionally load on the browser, not just 22Find.
1. Download Avast! Browser Cleanup by clicking on the button below.
2. Double-click on avast-browser-cleanup.exe to run the file.
3. If you receive "security warning" from Windows, just proceed and run the tool.
4. On initial run, the tool will check the browser for unwanted programs. If it finds any programs with poor reputation, it will prompt for instant removal. Please click "Remove all add-ons listed below and cleanup browser." After removing unwanted add-on, we're not yet done. You still have to continue to steps below in order to reset browser settings.
5. On Avast! Browser Cleanup interface, you will see popular browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. Select browser program that is affected by 22Find and click on Reset browser settings to its default value.
6. Next, you will receive a prompts if you want to revert settings for the affected browser, just click Yes to proceed.
7. Lastly, Avast! Browser Cleanup will display a message "Browser settings have been successfully reset" after making the changes. Click on OK and restart the browser.
Prevent 22Find From Ruining Your Computer
Take the following steps to protect the computer from threats. Suggested tools and security setup within installed software helps prevent the same attack on your PC.


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OXFORD – The arts have been at the center of Sam and Mary Haskell's lives, and now there's a constant reminder of that connection at the University of Mississippi.
About 70 friends and well-wishers gathered at the Gertrude Castellow Ford Center for the Performing Arts on Friday to witness the dedication of the Sam and Mary Haskell Theatre.
"What a joy and a humbling – beyond words humbling – experience this is," said Mary Donnelly Haskell, a singer, actress and former Miss Mississippi. She's a 1981 alumna of Ole Miss.
Amory native Sam Haskell said his mother taught him to value the arts by taking him to operas, plays and concerts when he was a child.
"I believe she's looking down here, and she sees the beautiful theater being named for us," he said.
He left Ole Miss in 1977 and began working for William Morris Agency in Los Angeles, where he eventually became an executive vice president and worldwide head of television.
"I've always loved that title," University Chancellor Dan Jones said. "I want worldwide in my title."
As the Haskells' careers developed, they kept their alma mater in mind. Robert Khayat, chancellor emeritus, said he first met them in the 1980s.
"They said, 'We need a first- class performing arts center,'" Khayat recalled. "Every time I saw them after that, that subject came up."
Jones said the Haskells have a history of devoting their time and talents to the university. Jones told the audience that not only have they given their own money, "they've asked you for yours, as well."
The pair, who moved back to Oxford in 2010, co-chaired Ole Miss' most recent capital campaign. In addition, Sam Haskell serves as chairman of the Ford Center's advisory board. Mary Haskell has performed on the theater's stage numerous times, and she mentors students.
Sam Haskell said education and sports are the "cake" at Ole Miss, but he's grateful there's always been a place for the arts, too.
"The arts are the icing on the cake," he said. "The arts give it flavor. The arts give it style and flair."


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A former Kentucky player who helped the Wildcats win two national championships in the 1940's has died.
Ralph Beard, an All-American college basketball star died early on Nov. 29 at his home in Louisville.
A speedy, 5-foot-10 guard, Beard was among Adolph Rupp's famed "Fab Five," along with Alex Groza, Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones, Cliff Barker and Kenny Rollins.
Beard, who would have been 80 on Dec. 2 was born in Hardinsburg, then moved to Louisville to attend high school.
After his pro career ended, Beard returned to Louisville and went to work at Gould's Pharmaceuticals as a salesman and later as general manager.
Beard was 79.


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There's never a shortage of stocks going the wrong way in any given chunk of time. No stock goes straight up, and sometimes fundamentals can get a bit wobbly. Let's take a closer look at five of this past week's biggest sinkers.
May 16
Weekly Loss
DXP Enterprises (NASDAQ:DXPE)
World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE:WWE)
NQ Mobile (NYSE:NQ)
Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ)
ANI Pharmeceuticals (NASDAQ:ANIP)
Let's start with DXP Enterprises. The provider of industrial services lost more than a third of its value after posting uninspiring quarterly results. Sales rose 20%, but that was largely the impact of acquisitions. Organic sales inched just 1.7% higher with operating income and earnings declining for the period.
World Wresting Entertainment also got slammed to the mat last week. Investors bailed on the league of grapplers after announcing a contract renewal with NBCUniversal. It plans to collect about $200 million a year by offering Monday Night Raw on USA Network and Friday Night Smackdown on SyFy. That may seem like a lot of money for a new multi-year deal, but investors were spoiled by the much grander sums that were negotiated for other sport platforms.
NQ Mobile was another company that lost a third of its value on the week. The Chinese provider of mobile Internet services plunged after warning that it won't report its annual report on time. This isn't the first time NQ Mobile has blown its filing deadline. It filed for a 15-day extension last month, when it wasn't going to make the April 30 deadline. That 15-day extension wasn't enough.
This is problematic, because as a Chinese growth stock it's going to draw some accounting concerns. In fact, Muddy Waters last year accused NQ Mobile of flimsy accounting. What started out as a modest gray cloud is now bubbling with thunder and precipitation, and that won't change until the company can crank out audited financials.
Canadian Solar didn't shine very bright after serving up disappointing financial results. Revenue clocked in ahead of its earlier guidance, but it was still less than a year earlier. Gross margins contracted to the point where profit fell well short of expectations. Canadian Solar's guidance calls for revenue during the current quarter to fall well short of market forecasts.
Finally we have ANI Pharmaceuticals slumping after pushing through dilutive financing. The developer of generic pharmaceutical products filed a primary offering of $250 million in mixed securities and a secondary offering for 3.5 million shares. ANI Pharmaceuticals took a brief dip earlier this month after missing Wall Street's revenue forecasts, and tapping the market seems poorly timed despite ANI's monster run over the past year.
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In our quest to understand trading options for consistent income, we often consider the impact on P&L of entering new trades as soon as we close the last. This method increases the use of risk capital without adding to capital at risk, effectively improving capital efficiency. A recent article on Capital Redeployment tested the effects on five ETFs; this article will focus on just the SPX using short Strangles and exiting at 25 percent of premium received.
A short Strangle is an undefined risk option strategy in which an OTM (out of the money) Call option is sold while concurrently selling an OTM Put option, resulting in premium received. The max gain is the premium; the max loss cannot be determined which is why this is called an undefined risk trade. A one lot Strangle requires just 2 options to be sold (1 option per leg). When trading low cost underlyings, like ETFs, the Strangle offers the opportunity to bring in more premium than is practical with an Iron Condor (IC).
To determine the impact of increasing capital deployment on the SPX, Tasty Trade recently conducted a test from 2012 through May 2014 monthly expiration (a total of 28 months). To increase the number of redeployment trades, winners were exited when 25 percent of the premium was reached.
The test criteria was as follows: enter a 1 SD (standard deviation) short Strangle at the first trading day of each month, with about 45 DTE (days till expiration); exit the trade when 25 percent of premium is reached, or hold to expiration; if exiting with a profit and 15 DTE or more remain, enter another 1 SD short Strangle; repeat as often as possible.
The results: when comparing redeployment at 25 percent vs. single trades exited at 50 percent, the latter had a higher P&L, higher Percent Winners, highest Daily P&L, and lowest Max Loss.
In conclusion, while the overall totals seem to indicate that the redeployment at 25 percent is less desirable than a single trade exited at 50 percent, a closer look reveals a different conclusion. If we only look at redeploying twice (rather than three or more), the P&L would be $17,278 (25%) vs. $14,890 (50%). This difference is significant, while the Max Loss is close (-$2,977 vs. -$2,871 respectively).
Also, since the time period (from 2012) is predominantly bullish, it would be helpful to see if the losses for the Third and Fourth trades occurred predominantly on the Call side of the short Strangle. Perhaps testing at different SDs (for example, 1.5 SD and 2 SD) would yield interesting and revealing results.
And then there is the consideration of Weekly trades using the 50 percent exit strategy for a single trade. This represents, on average, 4.33 trades per month (compared to the 2.78 trades of this test).
If you would like to learn more about options, and how to generate consistent weekly income trading options, go to Options Annex.


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Recently I started exploring registry and I found the following registry key:
It seems to contain some codes along with software details. I'm wondering if the codes are the product keys I entered during software installation.
This page on MSDN says that it's a product code. Is the product code different than the product key? If not, are there different product codes for different license types?


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Delicious pie recipes from the Canton Barn, a CT antiques auction gallery. Pies photographed in antiques and collectables settings by photographer and baker, Susan Wacht, co-owner of Canton barn and owner of GeminEye Images. A feast for the eyes as well as for the palate. Over 70 color photos in an 80 page book. Includes short history of the Canton Barn.
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Nancy - Thank you so much for the kind words and lovely compliments on my photography and the pie book. It was a project that was in the works for a long time. I am happy to know that folks are enjoying it so much. But you're right....that slice of pie seems tastier when it has been baked by someone else and is waiting for you "on reserve"!
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nusich says
I just received this book as a birthday present. It is beautifully photographed and the recipes are clearly and simply written. The forward is historically interesting. It all brings me back to fun evenings all through the years at the auction barn. Nice job, Susan! however, there is nothing like "reserving" your pie on a Saturday night. My daughter- in law comes all the way from Ca, for a night and pie at the barn. Aha! A Christmas present solved!
Nancy Usich
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Yeah long podcast
Damn you Brett
Damn you Brett
AHAHAHAHAHAA I'm not even listening to it now, I'm going to watch the Destiny Unfinished. This will be my evening entertainment later.
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Time to listen to what they got wrong.
Still not syncing with iTunes :(
Early Cast!
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So. Much. Giant.Bomb.
E3? more like Bee3 am i right?
@billy_ray_valentine: It's like binge-eating a crate of pizzas, I love it.
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My personal prediction: all their predictions were wrong.
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Wasn't expecting this so soon, fuck it..no sleep yet!
cant wait for last guardian!!!!!!
I love it when the crew was interested with Akiba Trip. They are in for a disappointment (it won't meet their crazy expectations)
That's one depressing picture.
Wow, their Zelda prediction was on-point, huh? XD
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You're going around collecting batteries for your flashlight?! Because a flashlight has only... ~10 minutes of battery life?
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Unfortunately, Alex nailed that F-Zero prediction. He's probably right about its future too.
But to be fair, F-Zero GX/AX is so damn good that I don't know if Nintendo needs to make another one. If only just keep providing avenues to play it.
why wasn't this up on monday instead?
I liked The Club!
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Its a shame you guys dont care about sports games. NHL 15 looks pretty awesome so far.
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Been able to listen to something all the time, non stop during my last 2/3 days of studying. Very much appreciate the hard work you guys are doing, you're kings among men.
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I'm not a fan of hockey but I couldn't believe how amazing that looked! Stunning. Can't wait for some Madden!
Drew: "Police don't have tanks!"
He's technically right but they're not far off.
That Battlefield discussion.. yeesh. Sounds like Visceral games was going to be axed if they didn't make a cheap, safe bet like that Battlefield "mod". That's depressing.
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A lot of that was actually pretty damn close, or simply spot-on. Some of it... well, yeah, they aren't psychic.
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@adoggz: dude u r so right
"oh no, Koreans!"
love it
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@draxyle: Not sure about that. Visceral actually already worked on BF3 in 2012, they made the last DLC End Game. You'd assume to give them some first hands-on experience with Frostbite and the BF franchise for any future endeavours. So a BF game from Visceral might have been in the plans for quite a while.
The 3DS launched with Nintendogs + Cats! How could you forget! :P
I have come from the future! to laugh at your predictions.
Brad: Did you get the sense this (Hardline) is EA's big thing for the show?
Jeff: Boy I hope not!
Wow. They were completely off the mark with Nintendo... and I'm glad they were, because the Digital Event did hit all the right spots. For me, at least.
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Super interesting to listen to this after the fact.
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I guess the mention of Senran Kagura just took everyone's breath away.
GiantBomb - we groan when we talk about nintendo. I still love these guys.
No Ham Duets is the lamest prediction to date. So sad.
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So does Lego Batman 3 actually feature the other DC characters in its story this time? That was the issue I had Lego Batman 2. The story focused primarily on Batman, Robin, Superman, Batman villains and Lex Luthor. The other DC characters that were present were barely present.
Does The Last Guardian even actually exist?
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Gossip Girl: New York, I Love You XOXO/
Part 1 of 3: Gossip Girl is Dead, and so is Bart
Bart's second death opened the door for Blair's second wedding (featuring #1 better hair than her first, and #2 Meester Chuck), Georgina to find her one true scheming love, and Lily to spend her days blissfully drunk with her first husband. We didn't get the answers to all our questions, but we did get the answer to the biggest of them all: "Who am I?" Well, that one secret Gossip Girl would never tell turned out to be Dan Humphrey. Plot holes, shmot holes. But the YKYLK staffroom is oddly okay about it (some of us called it. Others had thought it was Jenny. We're just glad it wasn't all a Dan Humphrey dream).
This episode treated us both to flashbacks (Dan's buzz cut! Chuck's scarf!) and a flash-forward wherein Nate has rubbed two brain cells together to become a viable candidate for mayor, Serena has married the man who made her teenage years miserable, and Henry Bass wins all the medals for Best Dressed Child.
It took two tries, but they finally did it.
They killed Bart Bass.
If the series wasn't ending, I would say he'd be back to win a 2013 man of the year award. But we'll assume they got him this time.
Unlike Bart's previous death, the family wasn't feeling it. Sure Blair and Chuck had a moment in the alley - but that had more to do with guilt.
The beaded purse was probably a bit much with that dress from last week, but I'd love to see it on it's own.
The feelings of guilt over Bart's death didn't seem to last too long, as Blair was able to sleep peacefully and keep her purple eye makeup looking perfect.
Unlike the police, former adversary Uncle Jack was able to get back into the country and find them within hours. He did so in style with a tailored grey suit, pink shirt and a full tea service.
He's looking a bit worse for wear these days - a little gaunt wouldn't you say? Maybe a return to New York will be good for his health.
While Chuck and Blair were stuck in last night's clothes, Jack was full of good ideas. Namely this:
I'll give you a moment to squee and collect yourselves.
Okay on to what's really important: what does Blair Waldorf wear to her second wedding?? Turns out it's the something blue in a stunning Elie Saab.
Her hair is also back to its former glory. Wearing it down hasn't done B any favours over the past season or two and I get it. Your hair changes. Sometimes it gets oilier. Stars! They're just like us! But when you're Blair Waldorf, you have the luxury of daily access to stylists and sending Dorota to hair styling school. Regardless, wearing it up like this is beautiful. And that's a very grown up version of the headbands she once rocked like a champ.
I know she said this is the perk of a lifelong relationship with Elie Saab, but how the hell did they tailor it to fit so well? I'm no seamstress, but I know this is the kind of tailoring that takes time.
Whatever. She looks amazing and as improbabilities go, this is the least of our concerns. Although, does a lifelong relationship also get you the perk of your dress being your "something borrowed"?
Over the past few seasons, the flamboyant Chuck we once knew and loved toned it down. Sure there was purple (there was always purple), but there were so many suits and so much grey. But Chuck heard our cries of boredom and brought it hard for the wedding of 2012.
A white tux! It will look dated in future wedding photos (if any profesh photos exist. Will they all be on Instagram?), but that's okay! He's Chuck Mothereffing Bass and he can do whatever he pleases. Pale pink shoes? Yes. He's Chuck Bass. A sparkly blue tie to match his brides dress in under an hour? Yes. He's Chuck Bass.
Other dudes can try, but they will never measure up to his style when he puts the effort in.
I know the cops are hot on his heels, but I kind of want to tell him to slow his roll just a bit. Because as lovely and a conniving as she can be, he's got a lifetime of this face and these friends to contend with.
This is years of judgement right here, my friends. Eleanor in her leopard print wrap strikes me as a formidable mother-in-law. You'd want to be on her good side at all times. Serena? Well, we all know how those Best Frenemies work. At least Lily will be drunk most of the time, so her well dressed and bejewelled judgement will be easier to handle. But hidden from the picture is Dorota, who'll likely be judgier than all of them combined. Chuck doesn't want to mess with that if he values his ascots. Cross Dorota and suddently the dry cleaner "accidentally" "loses" them.
All my reservations aside, they do make a well dressed pair.
And I'm sure it's all worth it for this:
You need another squee moment, don't you?
Of course, none of this would be what it is without the other high school sweethearts of the UES. S, after reading the unpublished feelings of Humphrey, cancels her flight to LA, gets the girls out on full disply and heads to Dan's new place to confront him.
The coat itself is fine enough, but the Missoni dress? I probably could have given this a Worst Outfit nomination.
It's like she wore a well tailored carpet bag that is doing her décolletage no favours - other than making sure we know she's got some serious cleave action going on.
Now, even if you disagree with me on the dress, I bet we can find common ground on the shoes. What do you think you'd wear with that dress (keeping in mind you've also paired it with a rather plain 3.1 Phillip Lim grey coat)? Maybe a pair of knee high boots? Or a great pair of black pumps? Or some adorable booties? All of those choices would make sense. But this is what S wore.
Yes. Glitter Louboutin stilettos with black tights. A+ for seasonally appropriate hosiery (not usually her strong suit). D- for the out of place daytime glamour. If she knew she was headed to a wedding, maybe. But since she was just headed over for a come to Jesus moment with Gossip Girl Dan, this is an odd choice. I know because I've seen what everyone else wore.
Sure Georgina wore bondage booties, but they kind of make sense since she's usually wearing a plate of spiky armour.
And what was S greeted with when she headed back to the city?
God Dan. Enough with the chest hair already. You can be an artiste and slightly less furry. Or at least stop wearing so many damn V-necks. I do like the blazers though. Mostly because I love what is happening here.
I mean, holy crap Dan! What is this? You've got some mad Oscar Wilde steez happening here. Well, you know, considering you're straight, not dead and probably not quite as talented. But steez. Yes. The long burgandy coat with the grey blazer lapels layered over it and the leather satchel make up for all of your other fashion crimes this season. Of the entire series for that matter.
You really went out on a bang Humphrey. Quite literally, considering you were Gossip Girl all this time.
Can't say I saw that one coming. Not even a little bit. Well played, Humphrey. I bet if we went back and re-watched all six seasons, we still wouldn't guess it was you.


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Athletic Director Peter Dalis
"This morning, there was a conference call with the senior administration of both schools, including Miami president Edward "Tad" Foote and UCLA chancellor Albert Carnesale and both athletic directors. At that time, a decision was reached to cancel the UCLA-Miami football game because the potential conditions posed by the threat of Hurricane Georges were too great to put the young men and staffs of both schools at risk.
"This decision was a mutual one between the senior management of both schools."
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to create a new national wildlife refuge in Middle Tennessee.
The refuge would cover approximately 25,000 acres in Franklin County near Estill Fork, Hurricane Creek and Larkin Fork.
Dwight Cooley, who manages refuges in Alabama, said the tract is 1 of the most important in the southeast.
Living within it are at least 15 federally endangered or threatened species and a number of species considered endangered or threatened in Tennessee. Much of the land is forested and provides habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife.
The agency hopes to have a draft plan for public review in April and have authorization for the refuge by fall.
Fish and Wildlife is taking comments on the proposal.
More information is available at fws.gov/southeast/paintrockriver.
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According to a Jan. 30 report from MMA Fighting, UFC President Dana White says Julianna Pena's recent knee injury was the worst damage he has ever seen in the realm of MMA.
Pena, 24, tore her ACL, MCL, LCL and meniscus while training this week at a gym in Spokane, Wash.
White thinks Pena's injuries were so bad that she could be out up to two years. It's interesting to hear White say Pena's injuries were the worst he has ever seen, especially after Anderson Silva's leg literally snapped in half during his UFC 168 fight against Chris Weidman.
However, it makes sense when fight fans consider the amount of time both fighters will be sidelined for. Silva is expected to return by the end of 2014, while Pena could be sidelined up to 24 months.
"It's the worst injury I've ever heard of, ever, in this sport, and you hear about those types of injuries in football," White said of Pena's affliction. "Apparently, when she came into the gym -- and again, she was hysterical when I talked to her, crying -- she was training in her gym and one of her training partners, a guy, was saying to her, 'oh, you're wearing your Ultimate Fighter shirt, we're real scared.' He says that and was talking smack to her and then basically attacked her.
"He jumped on her back, started cranking her neck, and the way she fell her knee blew out. The most disgusting thing I've ever heard in my life. A year-and-a-half to two years she'll be out, and I told her to leave that disgusting gym and go somewhere else with new coaches, new training partners, whatever. And that's all I know."
White took it so far as to hint that Pena was assaulted.
"It sounds like assault to me, but how do you consider it assault in a gym? You know what I mean?" White asked.
White explained that the story Pena's coach told of the incident wasn't even close to what the "TUF 18" winner had to say about the situation.
"That's so far from the story she told me right after she was completely hysterical and crying, completely opposite," he said. "Completely different story from what she told me. Somewhere in the middle lies the truth."
Pena was slated to fight Jessica Andrade at UFC 171. Fellow TUF 18 contestant Raquel Pennington has been tapped to fill in for the injured superstar.


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Peak oil
Peak Oil is the point in time when global oil output reaches its maximum level.
Expanded Definition
Peak oil is entirely related to production rates. It is the point at which maximum production is reached, beyond which production declines.
A single oil field can serve as a simplified model for all of the oil fields in a country, or all the fields in the world. Before it is drilled, the field is naturally pressurized. If you drill a single well, the oil will flow at a certain rate. Drill more wells, and the oil will flow at a higher rate. This holds true until the underground pressure begins to decline, at which point the output from the field declines. This point occurs with the majority of the oil remaining underground, and the actual rate of recovery varied depending on the geology and production methods used.
M King Hubbert, a petroleum geologist for Shell, developed a statistical method for modeling all of the fields in an entire system. In 1956, he used his model to predict that U.S. oil production would peak between 1965 and 1970 (the actual peak came in 1970). Since that time, numerous parties have been trying to apply what is now known as Hubbert Peak Theory to global oil production.
In recent years, several oil industry insiders have suggested that the peak in global production is imminent. Kenneth Deffeyes wrote '"Beyond Oil: The View From Hubbert's Peak, which predicted the peak would occur toward the end of 2005. Legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens has been claiming we are at peak oil. Matthew Simmons, an investment banker in the oil industry, wrote Twilight in the Desert, which points to the possibility that peak oil within Saudi Arabia may be imminent. Several other books are available on the topic ranging from scientific inquiry to doom and gloom.
The difficulty in modeling a global peak comes from multiple factors. First, Peak Oil theory was developed to evaluate conventional liquid oil wells. Therefore, production from unconventional sources such as oil sands, shale, gas to liquids, and coal to liquids is not accounted for. Second, national oil companies do not think about maximizing their production; rather, they think about maximizing the life cycle of oil revenue for their company. Sometimes, they are just incompetent and unable to develop their resources properly. Also, many oil-producing regions are engulfed in chaos, resulting in lower oil production than pure geological factors would dictate.
It is often believed that technology has the potential to reverse peak oil after it has occurred. The proponents of this idea generally point toward CO2 injection to recreate the pressure in the wells, advanced drilling methods, superior seismic data, and the ability to drill in new locations such as ultra-deep water. Looking at the application of this technology in the U.S. over the past 38 years since the peak in U.S. production, it appears that the net result is improved recovery rates and greater overall production, but to date the U.S. has never returned to the same rate of production that was possible in 1970.
In any case, the only way to know that Peak Oil has occurred is in retrospect. The likely impact is difficult to assess. Most parties agree that if Peak Oil does occur in the next few years, oil will never be cheap again. The more important factor which will dictate pricing is whether supply outpaces demand.
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Rwanda's celebrated female hip hop star ,Oda Paccy dropped a new dance hall song named Rendezvous .
It features several artists like Jay Polly, Uncle Austin, King James and Alpha Rwirangira. The love song speaks of a couple planning to meet up.
"The song is dedicated to my fans, the video is on the way," says Paccy.
The mother of one plans to release her second album late, 2014.
Paccy boasts of songs like Miss President, Umusirimu, Boom Boom and Touch my body featuring Urban Boys.
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design/remodel option Your remodeling pro must submit design plans
to your local city and/or county building code enforcement officials to obtain
the proper permits to begin work. If your project is a simple one, a schematic
may suffice. More involved projects usually require construction drawings and
blueprints from an architect or designer.
Architects must have
a degree in architecture, three years of experience with an architectural firm
and a state license. Note: Many architects specialize in structural design for
commercial properties or custom homes and do not accept remodel projects.
Designers do not need a license
to practice, though many find it beneficial
to earn professional certification from any
of several industry groups, ASID from the
American Society of Interior Designers is
one. Designers excel at the kind of creative
interior makeovers featured on HGTV. Many
designers are self-taught.
For most home remodels, an architect is too costly. Designers, however, can frustrate
a contractor with structural problems.
Jim Strite, president
of Strite Design & Remodel of Boise, Idaho, says design/remodel firms such
as his, which integrate professional design and construction, offer homeowners
the best value for their dollar.
"We start out discussing
the ideas and the investment right upfront before we start putting pen to paper,"
he says. "A good design/remodel firm will be constantly comparing the cost
to the design and the design to the cost. Having a design/remodel firm, both the
designer and the construction department are working toward the same aim: to maximize
the project for the homeowner."
Strite tells horror stories
of how independent designers and contractors have turned into warring camps over
either bad design by the former or poor execution by the latter.
remodelers are technicians; they're left-brain, linear thinkers. They know how
to put the erector set together once they see the plan but they don't have the
right brain, which is the creative side," he say. "Conversely, contractors
often find that what the designer thought was an existing structure is not, so
now the erector set isn't going to go together as anticipated and the inspector
wants some more plans and the designer is down the road on other projects and
may get back to you in two weeks."
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To report an instance of suspected trafficking, please call the HOTLINE: 1.888.3737.888
2007 U.S. Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report
Attorney General's Annual Report to Congress on U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons Fiscal Year 2006 (May 2007)
2006 US Department of State Human Rights Report (Released March 2007) - Includes reporting on human trafficking
Assessment of U.S. Government Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons September 2006 (Multi-Department Report)
Report on Activities to Combat Human Trafficking: Fiscal Years 2001 - 2005 (Department of Justice)
The United States of America is principally a transit and destination country for trafficking in persons. It is estimated that 14,500 to 17,500 people, primarily women and children, are trafficked to the U.S. annually. 1 The U.S. Government is strongly committed to combating trafficking in persons at home and abroad. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, enhances pre-existing criminal penalties, affords new protections to trafficking victims and makes available certain benefits and services to victims of severe forms of trafficking. It also establishes a Cabinet-level federal interagency task force and establishes a federal program to provide services to trafficking victims. The U.S. Government recognizes the need to sustain and further enhance efforts in order to achieve the goals and objectives of the Act.
The U.S. Department of State began monitoring trafficking in persons in 1994, when the issue began to be covered in the Department's Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Originally, coverage focused on trafficking of women and girls for sexual purposes. The report coverage has broadened over the years, and U.S. embassies worldwide now routinely monitor and report on cases of trafficking in men, women, and children for all forms of forced labor, including agriculture, domestic service, construction work, and sweatshops, as well as trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation.
Internationally, the U.S. has initiated many anti-trafficking and development programs to assist countries to combat this ever-growing phenomenon. Mandated by the TVPA in 2000, the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking was created in the State Department (G/TIP Office). The G/TIP Office has provided millions of dollars in grants to organizations all over the world to implement programs in order to combat trafficking. These programs include disseminating information on the dangers of trafficking, strengthening the capacity of non-governmental organizations to protect those groups from abuse and violence, and outreach and economic opportunity programs for those most at risk of being trafficked. The U.S. has assisted countries to enact anti-trafficking legislation, trained law enforcement officials, prosecutors, border guards and judicial officers on detecting, investigating, and prosecuting traffickers, and protecting victims and provided start-up equipment for new anti-trafficking police units. The www.HumanTrafficking.org Web site for East Asia/Pacific countries is a response to a recommendation of participants at the Asian Regional Initiative Against Trafficking (ARIAT) meeting in 2000.
Nationally, the US government is committed to prosecuting traffickers and assisting persons who have been identified as victims of trafficking.
In November 2003, the US Congress reauthorized the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003 provides resources and initiatives to assist the 18,000 to 20,000 victims of human trafficking who are trafficked into the United States every year.
The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 was signed into law on January 2006.
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Welcome to the third offering of the Small Grants Program. Below please find the link to the FY2016 application. This year we have increased the maximum allowable amount of each project to be $15,000, up from $10,000. Additionally, we are now able to offer the application in MS Word making the process much easier. We look forward to funding some great projects that will increase public access for fishing in Massachusetts.
Public Access Small Grant Description
Public Access Small Grant Application
If you have any issues with the above links, please contact Ross Kessler at email@example.com.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts plays an important role in supporting recreational fishing activity in the northeast region of the United States. In fact, about half of all regional participation occurs here. Nearly 700,000 men, women and children are estimated to participate in saltwater fishing in our tidal waters each year.
While the type of fishing and species sought often will determine the fishing mode, may it be from boat or shore, boating accounts for the most significant share of the overall recreational catch. This is understandable given the mobility of the boating fleet and its ability to use technology to find fish. Boating, however, although it provides the platform for recreational activities other than fishing, is an expensive proposition for most of the Commonwealth's anglers. Consequently, about half of all saltwater recreational fishing trips take place from shore. MarineFisheries has identified a need for the Commonwealth to acquire lands, build infrastructure and develop management plans to further enhance public access to our tidal waters for our shore-based sport fishermen.
Massachusetts has a respectable history in providing public access to our boating community. Much of this work has been accomplished through our Department's Public Access Board (PAB) by building boat launch facilities. The PAB takes full advantage of the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration funds to develop these boating facilities.
We began the effort of developing better shore-based public access with our purchase of over 100 acres of beachfront on Martha's Vineyard in 1993. The land on Chappaquiddick Island, commonly known as East Beach , protects 1.5 miles of ocean shore frontage. The beach links the 200-acre Wasque Reservation and the 500-acre Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, both owned by The Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees), a state-wide private land conservation organization. We manage the property with the assistance of The Trustees so that a coordinated ecological management effort is applied to the entire barrier beach ecosystem.
Another Marine Fisheries site on Martha's Vineyard is Dogfish Bar , located in Lobsterville along Oxcart Road. The beach provides shore fishing access to Vineyard Sound, however, an official parking space has yet to be developed at this site. Our third site is located at Craven's Landing in East Sandwich. This site provides access to Scorton's Creek.
Click here for a Coastal Zone Management web page outlining the rights the public has along the shoreline.


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June 1 is Worldwide LAM Awareness Day, but LAM or better known to doctors and those who suffer from this devastating disease is Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Never heard of it? Most people have not either, but for those diagnosed with this disease, they learn quickly.
One such person who was diagnosed is writer, Marie Lowe, who has had enough sadness in her life. After being the sole caregiver to her mother who recently passed from ovarian cancer, she now faces this diagnosis after never being a smoker, in fact, many of the victims of this disease never smoked. She is a runner who loves to mountain bike; she is now a victim of this devastating lung disease that could be robbing her of the things she loves.
Being a sufferer of Sarcoidosis, this writer can empathize with anyone who has any lung disease, but for the last month, it has been under control, after suffering a major exacerbation.
As for Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, victims are always women of childbearing age. This disease increases the amount of muscle cells which becomes the lining of the lungs, causing a thickening of the lungs and cysts to form taking up room in the lungs needed for air. Once this occurs, the victim has a difficult time breathing.
According to WebMD, no treatments have shown a cure for this disease, or even show improvement. Those affected find some relief by using inhaled bronchodilators such as albuterol or ipratropium can help open the airways, reducing shortness of breath, but only help some people. Because the disease affects only women, it is believed that estrogen plays a large part in the disease, but the actual cause is unknown. Because this disease is not recognized well enough to have the necessary funding the way cancer, diabetes, multiple sclerosis and other well known diseases have national prominence; a cure may be a long way down the road.
Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis is progressive. As of this day, there is no known cure. Most of the women living with LAM experience a steady decline in lung function, with increased shortness of breath over time. Some women with the disease rapidly progress while others progress slowly: in some studies, nearly 90% of women were alive 10 years after diagnosis with LAM and the hope is that a cure will be found so those with this illness can live a full life.


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Release Date: 2013-12-27 (Limited)
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Narrated by Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett, Journey to the South Pacific will take moviegoers on a breathtaking adventure to the lush tropical islands of remote West Papua, where life flourishes above and below the sea. Join Jawi, a young island boy, as he takes us on a journey of discovery to this magical place where we encounter whale sharks, sea turtles, manta rays, and other iconic creatures of the sea. Home to more than 2,000 species of sea life, this exotic locale features the most diverse marine ecosystem on earth. An uplifting story of hope and celebration, Journey to the South Pacific highlights the importance of living in balance with the ocean planet we all call home.
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Now former frontman for the band RATT delivers his statement on why he decided to leave his band RATT of 30 years:
"After 30 years creating the band Ratt and losing a real brother, Robbin, it's time that I personally part ways with the band.
I am officially done with having anything to do with them due to the constant turmoil, unresolved business, personal attacks/threats in the public forum, and most of all, the disrespect to the fans.
I'm very content and proud of the legacy and the music I've created. This music will live well beyond any of our lifetimes.
I owe no one anything but a huge heartfelt thank you for coming to the party for the last 30 years.
With much respect, life goes on and the music I created will continue to be heard for years to come despite the dark clouds that have lingered for far too long.
I will personally continue to make music and perform live shows.
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I'd like to use three screens. I've looked on Google and found a lot of different and contradicting answers, so I decided to post a question.
What I have now: three screens, and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 with 2 DVI ports and 1 HDMI port. I think that just linking the HDMI port to another screen won't work, and I've found a lot of solutions, but I'd like to hear the best and cheapest way to get it done.
I also have an old NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT. Could I use that to send the signal, but let the 460 GTX do any calculations? Or perhaps it's possible to let Windows/the card think the three screens are one screen, so it's only really rendering one big image that can be split somehow?


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DAVE School graduates can be found working in nearly every major game, television and film studio around the world. Our Alumni have recently worked on projects such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Walking Dead, Call of Duty: Ghosts, and more! Below are a few examples of the projects the graduates have worked on.