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Professional truck drivers have become accustomed to being the target of continual federal regulations relating to the safe operation of a commercial motor vehicle. As trucking safety groups join forces with the Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) regulations continue to be compounded on top of regulations to ensure truck drivers perform their duties safely. What these groups are largely missing is the fact that the majority of truck drivers take road safety very seriously and do their best to operate within the guidelines of the FMCSA.
After a ten month break from writing for the Examiner, the most recent incident involving trucking safety has brought me back to the "paper and pen." The failure by safety groups and regulatory agencies to acknowledge that a much larger and menacing problem exists within the realms of road safety must finally be understood. It relates to the constant battle which takes place between truck drivers and their own motor carrier dispatchers.
Professional truck driver, Abe Attallah is the most recent driver who found himself in such a situation as he informed his dispatch with K&B Transportation that he was too tired to continue driving. With the incident caught on video, this all-too-common experience for drivers went viral across trucking social media sites. The video above is a must-see for those who fail to understand that this type of driver abuse is common-place within the industry.
The driver was within his full rights under FMCSA regulations to stop driving due to driver fatigue. Eventually, Mr. Attallah was given that right by the dispatcher, but only after being verbally abused and threatened by a final dispatcher who should be terminated from his position. The dispatcher even brought the driver's wife and family into the conversation, mentioning to the driver not to be upset when he receives a "$400.00 paycheck" for the week.
FMCSA Regulation § 392.3 clearly states:
"No driver shall operate a commercial motor vehicle, and a motor carrier shall not require or permit a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle, while the driver's ability or alertness is so impaired, or so likely to become impaired, through fatigue, illness, or any other cause, as to make it unsafe for him/her to begin or continue to operate the commercial motor vehicle."
Once the driver informs the dispatcher that he or she is too tired to continue driving, it should be the end of the conversation. Although K&B Transportation happened to be the one motor carrier that "got caught" in this abuse of truck drivers, it is a continual battle within the industry, driver vs. dispatcher, which has been going on for years.
It is not a matter of "manning-up" or that it's "just trucking", but a direct decision by the driver to operate within the required FMCSA regulations and to take road safety seriously and with professionalism. For those drivers who pretend to be safety advocates but are no more than puppets for the unsafe carriers, they too add to the problem. However, when drivers work to abide by the regulations and operate within safety for themselves and the general public, they should not have to be faced with threats and abuse by their own employer.
The FMCSA, Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee and these uniformed "Safety Groups" should now accept the fact that drivers are targeted with abuse, fear and intimidation on a regular basis. Professional truck drivers have begun to share their own experiences through their FaceBook page, as represented by the following post:
- "This has happened to (my husband) a few times. He used to push himself harder and longer because dispatch or whoever from the company would force him to keep going. He has even been threatened with losing his job. One night I was with him on the road and we were pushing and pushing to get this load delivered. We didn't get to eat much except a couple sandwiches. We were lucky we could stop to go to the bathroom. We almost went off the road. (He) realized then what was more important. He hasn't done it since! He tells them now if you want your load and your truck then come get it because NO load is more important then my life or my wife's life. There are companies that force drivers to drive without sleep, or food, or even time to stop and shower. Being forced to drive in bad weather or icy road conditions also. This problem needs to be discussed and action needs to be taken against all companies. It's not just the big companies that do this, the smaller companies do it too and its worse sometimes. (He) has even been penalized with a late fee because we stopped to nap and didn't get to deliver on time, but the load got there (two hours late) but he got it there. The abuse is unbelievable! Anyone who doesn't drive has no idea what goes on in the truck or what the drivers go through. It is physically and mentally tiring and it is abuse to the drivers. Plan and simple abuse... abuse of authority also."
As this most recent battle between truck driver and dispatcher took place and due to the overwhelming response via trucking social media outlets, officials of K&B Transportation apologized to the driver and promised such responses from dispatchers would cease to take place. One can only assume it is due to the fact that this one carrier simply "got caught."
The majority of professional truck drivers do their best to operate within the safety guidelines of the FMCSA regulations. They too, want to make it home safely to their families while performing vital commerce to the Nation. The next time FMCSA listens to industry recommendations by safety groups, hopefully they will finally accept the fact that drivers face their own battles when it comes to adhering to safety regulations.
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By contributing to the Proudly Cincinnati campaign, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of UC provided private support to the university. Their gifts supported scholarships, fellowships, co-op opportunities and more to help transform student lives.
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This barbecue season reconnect with wood and try wood chips instead of charcoal. If you get the chimney lighting system, wood chips can be just as easy as self-lighting charcoal with a lot fewer chemicals. The added benefit is flavor, which can make wine pairings even more interesting. With charcoal you are limited to pairing smoke and burnt charcoal, while using real wood chips you can pull in some of the different wood notes that many wines inherently have. Different trees make the barbecue taste differently: mesquite has a stronger bite than hickory, which has a beautiful richness, while apple wood has a sweet character and pecan is actually nutty. Now you can pair your wine to your wood, so to speak.
Here is a quick riff on grilled hot dogs, starting with Boars Head bratwursts, available locally at Publix. We used hickory wood, though apple wood would be an excellent option. To give this meal a different, fresh flavor make your own refrigerator pickles. It's easier than you think. Use a base of ½ cup cider vinegar and ½ cup seasoned rice wine vinegar (my favorite secret ingredient). Add 2 tablespoons of sugar and one tablespoon of salt (if you don't use the seasoned rice wine vinegar then up the sugar and salt) and stir. I add in a bunch of fresh chopped dill and a few sprigs of mint. Slice two cucumbers very thin and add to the liquid mixture in a sealable container. These pickles will be ready to eat in a few hours, but to speed up the process you can microwave the liquid a little before adding the cukes and then refrigerate. I adore these fresh, cold pickles and I was never much of a traditional pickle lover.
Instead of white cheddar use some French goat cheese, or chevre, which brings great flavor to the brats and plays off the herbal components of the fresh pickles. I get the largest hot dog buns I can find (these are brats after all), slather the bottom with Dijon mustard and then add the chevre. Plop on the wood chip grilled brats and top with your homemade pickles and voila! Now you have a gourmet hot dog.
People tend to want one pairing option, as if there is only one choice. There is always more than one choice, and some of that decision-making depends on the likes and dislikes of the chef and/or guests. I originally thought of Germany, because these are bratwursts, but most locally available German wines will be sweeter than most people want. I'm also incorporating French chevre, which is most often paired with Sauvignon Blanc. This is why I like to think outside of the box and a recent favorite wine came to mind: Jules Taylor 2011 Gruner Veltliner.
The grape originates in Austria (which plays off the Germanic aspect of this meal) but has a lovely floral character coupled with bright mineral acidity. This option, from New Zealand, has a little more ripe citrus fruit and slightly less minerality than an Austrian "Gruvy". On the nose I get white peach with a hint of nectarine, mineral notes on the mid-palate and a finish that has a hint of warm spice and citrus. The acid cuts the fattiness of the brats yet still harmonizes with the chevre, which likes the citrus tartness and has its own mineral components to maintain the melody. The minerality of the wine not only works with the chevre but also works with the dill and mint in the fresh pickles. Playing off two of the dish's components makes for a guaranteed pleasing pairing. Available locally at your neighborhood ABC Fine Wines and Spirits for $15, Jules Taylor's "Gruvy" won't break your bank yet still provides loads of complex flavors.
If you can't find this wine, then a dry German Riesling would also work. If you had to go red, and I tend to go red most of the time, then think a lighter red with some nice red fruit acidity like an Italian Barbera, for example the 2011 Pavia Blina Barbera d'Asti. This Barbera is fermented in stainless steel to keep its ripe fruit flavors. Think Bing cherries and red currants, yet it still has its own mineral acidity without being too tannic or too heavy. For $12 this wine is a steal, and also available at your local ABC Fine Wines and Spirits. To play off of the wood flavor components of the grilling think of a woody red grape like Tempranillo (often described as cedary) and the 2008 Sabor Real Tinto de Toro Joven has that woodiness without being too tannic for the brats and chevre. Remember to match up flavors you like, and that when you use real wood, you can get far more than smoke as an added flavor component, giving you more to pair with your wine. Happy grilling!


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Panel discussion on Ableism - Nov. 14 at 5:30 p.m.
Nov 13/13
Many students in Instructor Ravi Gokanis PS282 Community Psychology class will be completing a placement with a local service agency that works with people with developmental disabilities. In an effort to address some of the challenges associated with Ableism, the discrimination against people with disabilities, Gokani will be moderating a panel discussion on Abelism on November 14 at 5:30 p.m. in the SC Johnson Building, SCJ 127.
The panel includes:
- Kristie Beckham - Kristie is an experienced self-advocate, an outspoken leader in her community for disability rights travelling across Ontario to raise awareness among academic and community groups about disability issues, discrimination and poverty.
- Alexis Buettgen - Alexis is a PhD student in Critical Disability Studies at York University and has a master's degree in community psychology from Laurier, as well as more than 10 years experience working and volunteering with people with disabilities.
- Susan Walters - Susan is the Transition, Supported Employment, Student Placements Supervisor at Community Living Brant
- Christine Hathaway Christine holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology from the Western University and is considering graduate studies. She is a self-advocate who has been working with a Community Service Learning student from the PS282 course
"The goal of the panel is to provide a range of perspectives to the students about Ableism, said Gokani. I'm very excited and honoured to have such wonderful panelists to represent the perspectives of an academic, a service provider, and persons with lived experience with Ableism.
The panel discussion is open to the public. For more information, please contact Ravi Gokani at email@example.com


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JavaOne and Oracle Develop vs Oracle OpenWorld
By RickRamsey-Oracle on May 20, 2010
This year, Oracle OpenWorld will be held Sept 19-23rd in San Francisco.
Also this year, JavaOne and Oracle Develop will be held Sep 19-23d in San Francisco.
How can that be?
Simple. Oracle has acquired the city of San Francisco.
OK, not all of it. But an awful lot of it.
And it didn't actually acquire the city of San Francisco. It just sorta borrowed it.
So, Oracle OpenWorld will be hosted at the Moscone Center, as usual.
But JavaOne and Oracle Develop will be co-located at the Hotel Nikko, the Hilton, Parc 55, and the surrounding area - collectively known as The Zone.
What's the difference between the three events?
Oracle OpenWorld focuses on technologists, business users, and partners. As it always has. JavaOne and Oracle Develop help developers and deployers of Java, Solaris, and Sun server and storage systems interact, share information, and learn.
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Has anyone had weightloss surgery? I'm looking into getting the Lapband and curious if anyone else has one.
I had a rny almost a year ago. You tube has an extensive gastric bypass community of bloggers. They were a huge help to me before and after surgery. Most hospitals have support programs in place, the process usually takes a few months just to get a surgery date. I was required to go through their pre-surgery program which included support meetings, a consult with a dietician,a physical, consult with an exercise trainer, a phycological evaluation and a bod pod which is a machine that measures your lean mass and fat and determines your bmi. This test is repeated at six months along with blood tests to determine your vitamin statis. I have fought my weight for years gaining and losing hundreds of pounds but always ending up higher than the weight I started at. I have had no major issues and am about 6 pounds away from my ideal weight. It is really hard in the beginning and it takes awhile to discover what works foodwise for you after the surgery. I am tremendously thankful for the surgery. It has changed my life.
I have a close friend who did this, she opted to not do the lapband, but the perm, I can't remember wy, but she had specific reasons for it.
She had both diabetes & sleep apnea so she fortunately qualified for her insurance to cover her proceedure.
After the proceedure, she had trouble eating more than a couple of bites at a time, liquids were the easiest to digest...many things came back up...her taste changed...not trying to scare, but prepare, trying to remember all the things she told me as she went along.
I think it's been 3-4 years now, she looks great, probably size 14ish? She has since had breast reduction (covered by ins) a tummy tuck (also covered because of her bypass) and had under her arms done, (not covered). She said no matter what she did she couldn't get that ring off around her mid section, they removed 8 lbs of skin/fat from that area..that's like having a baby!
Her eating changed over the years as she adjusted, she added more foods as she went & tells me over & over she doesn't regret a second of having it done!
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Fresno State: (2009-10) Competed in ten matches in Equitation on the Flat earning three wins against Texas A&M, UC Davis, and Sacred Heart University...maintained a high average competition score of 77 throughout the season...competed in her third Varsity Equestrian National Championship and earned her third varsity letter...was voted team captain for the 2010-11 season by her fellow teammates. (2008-2009) Went 6-6 overall ... earned a season high 86 points over Georgia for a 4-1 team win ... earned MVP against South Dakota State ... had close matches at the season-conclusion 2009 VENC Championships. (2007-2008) A talented second-year performer who had a solid freshman season in Equitation on the Flat ... scored a season-high 76 against Kansas State ... earned wins against New Mexico State and SMU ... helped the `Dogs reach the Varsity Equestrian National Championships in Waco, Texas.
Personal: Born May 17, 1989 in Redondo Beach, Calif. ... parents are Renee and Clint Marshall ... hobbies include art, photography and rollerblading ... her favorite athlete is David "Big Papi" Ortiz because she is a huge red sox fan ... biggest athletic thrill was winning Nor Cal Medal Qualifier and scoring an 86 in the Equitation on the Flat against Georgia ... won numerous ribbons in the children's and amateur hunters, jumpers, equitation, and medals ... most admires her parents for always offering an encouraging hand ... major is Agricultural Business ... chose to attend Fresno State for the Equestrian Team.
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Junior Emily Dvorak posted a third place finish in both singles and in doubles with partner Meredith Maltby.
Nov. 5, 2013
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane's doubles tandems of senior Klara Vyskocilova and sophomore Jacqui Katz and junior Emily Dvorak and sophomore Meredith Maltby each teamed up to post third place finishes in their respective doubles draws, as the Wave completed the fall portion of its 2013-14 campaign this past weekend at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Tulane's doubles squads combined for a 4-2 mark for the event. Vyskocilova and Katz downed Mississippi State's duo of Georgiana Patrasc and Petra Ferancova, 8-6, in the first round, but dropped a hard fought 8-6 decision to Alabama's Carmen Blanco and Emily Zabor in its semifinals. However, the TU team rebounded with an 8-4 victory over Northwestern's Jillian Rooney and Manon Peri in the third place match.
Dvorak and Maltby opened play with a convincing 8-2 win over UNC-Greensboro's Steph Falcon and Alisha Burton but fell in their second match to Northwestern's Lok Sze Leung and Furman's Ansley Speaks, 8-3. In the third place contest, Tulane's duo downed Middle Tennessee State's Alexa Torres and Flavia Nagayama, 8-3.
In singles action, Katz and Dvorak each advanced to the third place matches in their respective draws but came up short. Katz defeated Loyola Marymount's Laura Mueller, 6-1, 6-0, in her first contest, but fell to Clemson's Annie Lynn Miao, 6-2, 6-1. In the third place match, Leung downed Katz, 6-3, 6-2.
Dvorak started off with a three-set win over Vanderbilt's Maggie Leavell, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-3, but lost to Loyola Marymount's Lisa Pillar in the semifinals, 6-3, 7-5. Dvorak then dropped a, 6-2, 6-0, decision to Samford's AnnMarie Lyon in the third place match.
Vyskocilova and Maltby each lost their first round matches, but both players rebounded with a pair of victories to claim the consolation titles. Vyskocilova fell to Northwestern's Belinda Niu, 6-3, 7-6, but came back to drop Georgia State's Masa Grgan, 6-2, 6-3, and then took the consolation with a, 6-3, 6-3, win over Mississippi State's Alexandra Perper.
Maltby, meanwhile, fell to Blanco, 6-4, 6-2, but grabbed a, 6-1, 6-1, win over UNC-Greensboro's Yasmin Franco, 6-1, 6-1. Maltby then claimed a, 7-5, 6-3, victory against UAB's Caroline Faught in the consolation final.


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The announcement that loyal YoVille players have been waiting for has finally arrived. After Zynga announced earlier this year that they planned to shut this much loved game down forever, and after months of uncertainty, players finally received word that the game they love has been sold. On Thursday, the official YoVille app page on Facebook informed players that YoVille has been sold, and will be renamed.
The official statement posted on the YoVille forum states that Zynga and Big Viking Games, who has been working tirelessly to acquire the doomed game since Zynga announced its closure plans, have reached an agreement. YoVille will officially change hands on May 12, and will be renamed YoWorld.
Some players expressed concerns that they would lose all the virtual items they have gathered over the five years the game has been live. Today's announcement eased these concerns by informing players all game history and details will be transferred by May 12. However, if players wish to have their YoVille history deleted they should contact Zynga support by May 10.
YoVille is a virtual world game that launched in 2008. It allows players to buy, sell, and trade virtual items while decorating their virtual homes, hosting virtual parties with their human friends, and more. The game was among the top games on Facebook at its peak, but bugs and hackers reportedly led to its decline.
In January 2014 Zynga announced they planned to close YoVille for good, but fans of the game wouldn't go down without a fight. Players flocked to the Big Viking Games Facebook page, which is the company that created YoVille before selling it to Zynga, begging them to purchase YoVille back from Zynga to keep it alive. Big Viking Games expressed interest in purchasing the doomed game, and reached out to Zynga.


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Ill-fated HMS Bounty visited Peninsula in 2008
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Robin Walbridge, who skippered the Bounty to the region between tall-ships festivals in Victoria and Tacoma, said the script for the 1962 movie "The Mutiny of the Bounty," starring Marlon Brando, called for the ship to be burned in the film.
"They were supposed to burn the ship at the end of the movie, but Brando said he wouldn't be in [the movie] if they burned the ship," Walbridge told the Peninsula Daily News on June 21, 2008.
"So that is why we have her today."
The HMS Bounty, which was on a West Coast swing, also called on Port Townsend as part of the flotilla from Victoria to Tacoma by way of the Port Angeles port of entry.
On Monday, it took on water in the middle of Hurricane Sandy in the Atlantic and sank.
Fourteen crew members were rescued, and one died.
Walbridge is listed as missing.
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Ovid attorney appointed to Tompkins Ethics Board
Steven J. Getman has been reappointed to serve as a member of the Tompkins County Ethics Advisory Board.
Under provisions of the County Code of Ethics, the five-member board meets at least once a year and at other times, as convened by the Chair. Among its responsibilities, the board takes testimony and receives complaints concerning alleged unethical practices, which may be submitted by any individual. It also reviews financial disclosure statements filed by County officials and recommends the manner in which any conflicts of interest may be resolved.
Getman was reappointed to the position by the Tompkins County legislature at its meeting December 17, 2013. His term expires December 31, 2017. This is his second term with the board.
An attorney, Getman is of counsel to the law firm of Franklin & Gabriel, in Ovid, New York, where he represents a wide variety of clients on civil and criminal matters, including municipal law and criminal law. In addition to his law practice, Getman is an adjunct instructor with Keuka College's Criminal Justice (ASAP) program.
He currently resides in Ithaca, New York.
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Being a comic book fan for over twenty years, brings big expectations when the industry announces a new television show is coming. That said, everyone should try to give this show some slack. Yes, media darling Joss Whedon is running the show (alongside Executive Producer Jeph Loeb), and the show has the backing of the billion dollar Mickey Mouse. These don't have to be reasons to crucify the show for not being spectacular so far.
The last episode that aired before the winter break, brought more comic book characters into the T.V. universe with edition of Deathlok. Also, one of the main cast members was shot and at deaths door to give us a cliffhanger and entice the viewers to return. Fast forward to March 4th, and the next episode. The show was very exciting, because it showed more of what is going on behind the scenes with Coulson (Clark Gregg), and even brought the journeyman actor Bill Paxton into the fold (albeit for one episode apparently). Paxton's character was very cool and added more back-story to the show itself, and specifically Coulson and Agent Ward (Brett Dalton).
The preview for the next episode is bringing some of the elements of the Thor movie franchise aboard, but one must wonder if this is just a ploy to get more viewers or actually has something to do with the ongoing subplots of the series. Viewers need to have faith in not only Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse), but also in Marvel's television studios as well. These guys know what they're doing and have a track record on the big screen that second to none. It might be a long first season due to an extended plot, but give it a chance because the creative team seems to be heading in the right direction...for now.
Marvel has been moving their television and cinematic universe away from mainstream comics continuity for a few years now. They follow more closely with the Ultimate Universe, than normal continuity. This is something some long time fans have a hard time adjusting to, and rightly so, but in the end, most are happy just to see their heroes jump off the pages of their favorite comics, and onto their flat screen televisions!


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The legal drinking age in Pennsylvania is 21. Students under 21 are not permitted access to alcohol, and students over 21 are limited in their alcohol use on campus.
Illegal drugs and parafernalia are not permitted on campus at any time by anyone. Strict sanctions will be imposed on any students violating the following policies:
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Alcohol and Drug Programs Resources for education, treatment, and/or counseling for drug and alcohol problems are located both on and off campus.
The counseling center provides direct service to students and acts as a liaison with county, state, and federal resource agencies. Diagnostic assessments, community education, and consultations are available.
The counseling staff coordinate a wide range of education programs in the area of drug and alcohol use, including addictive behavior, alcoholism, drinking and driving, co-dependency, addiction and the family, and responsible party hosting.
College employees showing signs of alcohol or drug abuse on campus may be terminated from employment if found to be in possession of or using illegal substances on campus. An employee assistance program (EAP) is available for all employees.
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Last week, water tests showed nitrate levels in the city of Aspermont's water was above the allowable EPA standards, prompting the city to issue a water warning.
Since the tests, the city has been providing bottled water -- along with vouchers for bottled water -- to those who are most affected by the nitrate concentrations. Those include the elderly with immune deficiencies, women who are pregnant or nursing, and infants under six months of age.
Aspermont officials are working with chemist to get the nitrate levels in the water back down to healthy standards. City Administrator for Aspermont, Sonny Campbell, explains that this involves mixing water from Miller's Creek into the contaminated wells to bring nitrate levels back down.
Boiling the water is not effective in removing the nitrates and at-risk residents should wait on the warning to be lifted before resuming the use of tap water.
For those at risk who get their water from the City of Aspermont, vouchers for the bottled water can be picked up at City Hall, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. through 4:30 p.m.


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Shia LaBeouf in Boozy Bar Fight (VIDEO)
Shia LaBeouf was not very good during a recent fight scene.
Even worse — it was not for a movie.
Gossip Cop has learned that LaBeouf got beat up by a guy in the early morning hours last Thursday in and outside a Vancouver restaurant/bar called Cinema Public House.
A source on the scene tells us another patron "said something stupid" to the actor, and then the two went at it.
According to our eyewitness, "They were both really drunk."
But the fight didn't end when they were kicked out by security.
We're told the other guy continued to pummel LaBeouf on the street.
Apparently, the Transformers star was so inebriated, "He thought a lot of people [on the street] were attacking him, but the other people were trying to help" diffuse the situation.
Eventually, the brawl was broken up, and LaBeouf, who's in Vancouver shooting The Company You Keep, hopped into a cab and split.
LaBeouf has been in a few scraps over the years, including a fight last February at a bar in Sherman Oaks, California.
Now there's video of part of the fight. Check it out below.


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New Bern's Stormwater Management Program
Answers to frequently asked questions and a look into the first steps and initial analysis of the City's new Stormwater Utility. Interviews with City Engineer Jordan Hughes & Public Works Director Mark Stephens. This video also includes instructions on how to report drainage problems in your neighborhood and a breakdown of the stormwater utility fee.


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One of the best things about the new FasTrak mower from Hustler is its versatility. Although it is powerful, durable, and tough enough to handle commercial use on huge tracts of land, it was essentially built to fill the needs of the regular homeowner. This simple fact means that the FasTrak can pull a number of rabbits out of its hat. It is built to last with a heavy-duty solid steel frame that can take a great deal of serious use, but it is also easy to learn to use, understand, and steer around the backyard.
Although it can plow through fields of thick weeds, the FasTrak is more than just a monster. It is easily capable of bringing a poised, elegant flair to tasks where the most delicate touch is needed such as edging a bed of rose bushes. Under the hood, the FasTrak has plenty of power to spare, and it can chew through entire landscapes in no time at all. Up top, however, it features luxurious and comfortable seating that will ensure you never tire no matter how long the job takes.
You can choose from a side discharge of 48, 54, or 60 inches or even attach a mulch kit if you need to. FasTrak mowers come with regular hour meters, ZT 3100 transmissions, and commercial duty sealed deck spindles. The ignition is electronic and the fuel tank can fit just over three gallons of gas – plenty to complete even the largest gardening jobs.
The FasTrak has a top speed of about eight miles per hour and it can also go up to five miles per hour in reverse just in case you missed a spot. Even at its top speed, the FasTrak still does a thorough, efficient job of cutting your grass down to size. Its full eight miles per hour top speed will ensure that you don't spend a second more out under the burning sun than you have to.
The blade spins at over 18 thousand feet per minute in all models, and you can select cutting heights in quarter-inch increments from anywhere between as low as one and a half inches to as tall as four and a half inches. The cutting height selection system on the FasTrak is one of the most highly customizable systems found in any lawnmower in the industry.
There are three different engines available with the FasTrak mower, depending on the size and power you need. All three are Kawasaki FS engines. The smallest comes with 22 horsepower, the middle child has 24 horsepower, and the older brother gets a full 26 horsepower.
Hustler has a reputation of standing behind its products, and the FasTrak mower is no exception. The machine itself comes with a limited residential warranty that is valid for up to either four years or as many as four hundred hours of work time. If you are using your FasTrak for commercial purposes, you still get to count on a limited commercial warranty that is valid for up to either one full year or the same four hundred hours of work time. The tractor frame and the leading edge of the deck both come with limited lifetime warranties.
Maintenance and upkeep are easy to perform on the FasTrak. This mower, in fact, is one of the easiest to maintain of any mower in the industry. Any Hustler Mower Parts that may require regular maintenance are easy and quick to both access and perform maintenance on.
There are a wide variety of attachments available for use with the FasTrak to make mowing easy and painless no matter what conditions in which you may find yourself. If you suffer from back pain, if the terrain you have to mow is particularly uneven, or even if you just want a little more comfort, try out the extra shock-absorbing Flex Forks attachment. These front-caster forks are the ultimate in comfort and will help to provide a more evenly distributed cutting height in very uneven yards. The Flex Forks attachment will also help to improve cutting uniformity when the mower is operated at high speeds, further allowing the FasTrak to live up to its name.
If you don't like the cut grass spread indiscriminately all over your lawn, invest in the 2-Bag Catcher attachment. This package of catcher, hopper, and blower assemblies are both easy to install and remove at will. The catcher assembly can contain over seven full bushels of cut grass.
There is also a Light Kit available if you need to mow your lawn after dark and a Stripe Roller attachment so that you can get your lawn looking like a stadium. If you need an even more comfortable mowing experience, add on the Steering Extension Kit that will allow you to sit back and steer like a king with a package of extended and adjustable steering levers.


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I'm asking as I've looked for such & can't find a comprehensive list.
Feel free to post any less-well-known rolling distros, but I'm really looking for a comprehensive list. I'm thinking of creating a Wikipedia page "List of rolling-release Linux distributions". If there's already a good list somewhere then would help produce a draft of the Wikipedia page. If there isn't such a list on the Web it highlights the need of gathering that information on a site where most people would look for it.
Wikipedia seemed to me like the obvious choice but suggestions of a better site [preferably, but not necessarily, a wiki] are welcome.
Please don't post Dev.-branches: eg Fedora-Rawhide, Mandriva-Cooker, OpenSuSE-Factory etc.
Also, please don't post the following rolling-distros as I'm already aware of them: Aptosid, LMDE, AnitX; OpenSuSE-Tumbleweed; Yoper; Foresight; PCLinuxOS; Unity; Arch, ArchBang, Chakra, Kahel; Gentoo & Sabayon; Lunar, Sorcerer, SourceMage.
If any I've mentioned aren't rolling do correct me. I know some might not call AntiX & LMDE rolling as Debian-Testing "cycles". I also know PCLOS & Sabayon can need to be reinstalled (eg when PCLOS re-forks the Mandriva base).
BTW I know there's a similar question asking "What distributions have rolling releases?" that was asked in August -- however it seems "inactive" and I'm really after a comprehensive list not the usual suspects.
[Please leave a comment if you want to help create such a list or email my user-name at gmail.]
PS If anyone objects to the question please post a comment so the moderator can choose whether to close it. I'm happy to re-edit the question if anyone wants so please let me know. :-)


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TUCSON ?C The University of Arizona football team held its seventh practice of its 2007 Fall Camp on Wednesday night, with a shorter than usual practice at the Rincon Vista Complex. Like each of the previous practices, the Wildcats worked through routine drills, including individual, group, special teams, 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 segments.
Wednesdayˇ?s evening workout was bit warmer than the Wildcats have become accustomed to over the past week, as sunny skies prevailed with temperatures steadily in the 90s. The warm temps could be partly to blame for a somewhat sluggish performance by the Wildcats, or it could just be the typical "wall" that most teams hit after a few days in full pads and the daily grind that accompanies fall camp.
With players wearing only shells (shoulder pads and helmets), the 7-on-7 was not nearly as eventful for either side as Tuesdayˇ?s. Willie Tuitama got off to a solid start, completing passes to Rob Gronkowski (five yards), Travis Bell (seven yards), Chris Jennings (eight yards) and Anthony Johnson (ten yards). He also completed his next three passes to Brandon Lopez, Gronkowski, and Rod Rivera for five yards apiece.
However, after the perfect start, Tuitama tried to force a pass late over the middle to Johnson, where Spencer Larsen had dropped into his zone coverage. The senior linebacker intercepted the pass, ending the Tuitamaˇ?s string of completions. On the next play, the blue shirt defernse nearly came away with another pick, as Wilrey Fontenot stepped in front of Tuitamaˇ?s pass, breaking up the pass intended for Terrell Reese.
Kris Heavner and Tyler Lyon also saw action in the drill, but neither had much significant success finding receivers downfield. Heavnerˇ?s longest completion was an eight-yarder to Terry Longbons out of the backfield, while Lyon was able to find Gronwkoski for 12 yards for his only completion.
In 11-on-11 action, Tuitama and the offense got off to a bit of a slow start. After a couple short gains, Tuitama looked for Johnson over the middle, but the ball was batted away by Corey Hall. However, on the next play, Tuitama went right back to Johnson on nearly the same play, but this time the two connected for a gain of 12 yards.
Several plays later, B.J. Dennard hauled in a spectacular catch to keep the momentum on the offensive side. Tuitama led Dennard nicely into space over the middle, but Dennard had to make a diving catch to reel in the 17-yard pass. On the next play, Tuitama handed off Jennings, who made an outstanding read, cutting back to his left and bursting into space for a gain of at least eight yards.
Later on, Tuitama was able to draw the defense offside and he immediately went for the deep ball. Streaking down the left sideline was David Roberts, who had beaten Devin Ross on the play. Roberts made a nice over-the-shoulder catch, keeping a foot inbounds and caught the pass for a 30-yard pickup.
Three plays later, Tuitama again went to the air. After avoiding the rush and stepping up in the pocket, he found Mike Thomas open for a gain of 18 yards along the right sideline.
Later in the segment, Heavner wasted no time making big plays. On his first play, he went to the air and completed a pass to Delashaun Dean for a gain of 30-yards. On the next snap, Heavner tossed a perfect pass downfield for Gronkowski, who made the catch 37 yards downfield. Both plays could have gone for touchdowns in live, full-contact action.
Arizona will hold its first two-a-day workout tomorrow. The morning session is set to begin at 7:45 a.m., and is open to the public and media. The evening workout is slated for 5:45 p.m. Like all fall camp practices, time and location is subject to change.
- The Arizona staff moved Wednesdayˇ?s practice up an hour to 4:45 p.m., and shortened the practice slightly in advance of tomorrowˇ?s two-a-day practice.
- Several players finished up Summer Session II finals earlier and the day, which was one reason why the staffed pushed two-a-days back to Thursday.
- Wednesday was by far the warmest day of camp thus far, as Tucson reached a high temperature of 97 degrees.
- 7-on-7 passing stats: Tuitama (9-12, INT), Kris Heavner (5-6), Tyler Lyon (1-3)
- 11-on-11 passing stats: Tuitama (10-15), Heavner (5-6), Lyon (3-6, INT)
- 11-on11 action proved to be a bit sloppy mechanically for the Wildcats, as the defense jumped the snap count early on two occasions, while the offense had one false start.
- Lionel Dotson and James Alford recorded "sacks" during 11-on-11 action, while Josh Lewis and Ricky Elmore hurried Tuitama into a throw. In live action, the play could have resulted in a sack.
- Towards the end of the workout, Tyler Lyon was intercepted by freshman cornerback Trevin Wade.
Head Coach Mike Stoops
On Wednesdayˇ?s practice:
"Today was not quite as good as weˇ?ve had. We didnˇ?t practice as sharply today. Our intensity and focus was not what it has been, I guess. We sort of hit that wall. We moved practice up and with the heat, we just werenˇ?t as sharp."
On senior defensive end Louis Holmesˇ? summer arrest on misdemeanor charges:
"Obviously, Iˇ?m very disappointed. I donˇ?t have all the information; there are two sides to every story. We obviously donˇ?t condone fighting in any way. You canˇ?t win in those situations."
"Weˇ?ll handle the situation. We will let the process work itself out."
"Nothing good happens after midnight. You just canˇ?t win in those situations. That has always been our message."
On freshman wide receiver Devin Veal:
"Devin has been terrific. He has a lot of talent and catches the ball with great ease. I havenˇ?t seen him drop a pass yet in camp."
Defensive coordinator Mark Stoops:
On senior cornerback Wilrey Fontenot:
"Wilrey is doing good. The big thing with him and a guys like him and Antoine who have played a lot is continuing to improve. As a senior, itˇ?s your last shot. You have to go out and leave it all on the field. And, you canˇ?t make the same mistakes as youˇ?ve made in the past."
On Fontenot possibly being overshadowed by the well-credentialed Cason:
"With the position hi plays, heˇ?s out to the wide side of the field. You probably get a little less action there than where Antoine plays (boundary corner). That is also probably why he gets a little unnoticed."


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george clooney & stacy kiebler
these two want to give me a heart attack :))
look at them...oh, my sweet god.
george is in 'giorgio armani & stacy is in 'marchesa'.
he always has a very pretty girlfriend,
but for my taste this one is the a "real deal".
she is a golden goddess herself.
but who else can be the the woman of 'zeus' himself ;)


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I have been reading a book, "Introduction to Lattices and Order", and I'm trying to solve exercise 8.29 as the following in it:
Suppose that $P$ is a complete lattice and let $F$ and $G$ be order-preserving maps. If $F$ and $G$ have a common fixed-point, then they have a least common fixed-point given by $a := \wedge \{x \in P \mid F(x) \le x \mathop{\&} G(x) \le x \}$.
My proof is: for all $y \in \{x \in P \mid F(x) \le x \mathop{\&} G(x) \le x \}$, I have $a \le y$, so $F(a) \le F(y) \le y$ and $G(a) \le G(y) \le y$. Therefore I have $F(a) \le a$ and $G(a) \le a$. Here I want to prove that $a \le F(a)$ and $a \le G(a)$, but it seems hard to do so because I don't assume that F and G are commute.
Could you advise me about this problem?


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six questions
about Godzilla
How did Godzilla
come about?
What did
you think of Hollywood's version of the Big G in Godzilla '98?
called by J.D. Lees
Mike Tyson (blown up): Godzilla
King Kong (blown up): Godzilla
LAPD (regular): Godzilla
Power Rangers (blown up): Godzilla
Superman (regular): Godzilla
Mothra (regular): Mothra, in a squeaker
There's something about Godzilla that warms your heart, especially if you're standing too close when he sneezes. So the Big G destroys a few major Japanese cities while taking pot shots at other monsters. So he disrupts some traffic patterns and sends a gaggle of badly dubbed scientists into a panic. He's still the King of Monsters, and don't you forget it. J.D. Lees, editor of G-Fan: The Journal of Japanese Monsters, spreads the gospel of Godzilla six times a year with tale-of-the-tape comparisons with other mutants such as Mothra and Rodan (or King Kong or the Power Rangers) and film reviews (Japan cranks out Godzilla movies like America does action heroes). By far the most entertaining part of the zine, even if you're not a monster fan, is the letters column. "I seriously think Fire Rodan would defeat Gyaos even if he lost his ray breath," argues teen fan Robby Walsh of Washington, D.C., noting that Rodan can fly while the rat-like Gyaos can't even turn his head because he has two throats. A few paragraphs later, James Schafer of Salem, Oregon, is asking how exactly the chunky Godzilla can swim so damned fast. "The laws of physics cannot be skewed that much," he writes. Hey Jim, you questioning Godzilla, man? You seen the size of that guy lately? If he wants to swim, he'll swim. ($4 from Box 3468, Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada R0A 2A0)
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text: Here is an uplifting electronic jam from Zedd called Clarity. It features Louisa Rose Allen, better known as Foxes. We have posted a few songs by her including her break out track Youth. If you don't know Foxes, you should check her out at Her Official Site. German electronic dance producer Anton Zaslavski AKA Zedd has made a name for himself quickly in the genre. In 2002 he began playing for the German band, Dioramic and didn't break into the electronic genre until 2009. He has done a lot in three short years. This new track Clarity really displays his range. He brings in a female vocalist and pairs it with the subtle (Woaaaaah) of a male group. It's catchy as hell and meshes surprisingly well with the bass line. The build ups are gradual and the drops are mild, yet satisfying. You just gotta check this one out. It's already topping the charts and it's been out less than 24 hours! That being said, Get your earz wet!


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LAREDO, TEXAS (Webb County) - Webb County Sheriff's deputies keeping a close eye on a home known for illegal activity arrested a man on drug charges.
Early Thursday morning, the deputies approached two individuals seen leaving the home at the intersection of Espejo Molina and Morales near Kennedy Zapata Elementary in El Cenizo. Upon further investigation, deputies learned that one of the individuals, 29-year-old Joe Chavira, had an arrest warrant for theft out of Harris County.
Chavira also admitted to carrying crack cocaine hidden inside his sock wrapped in aluminum foil.
The suspect remains at the Webb County jail on charges of possession of a controlled substance in a drug free zone, a felony charge. A $2,500 bond was set for the theft warrant along with a $2,851 cash bond for multiple traffic violations. Chavira will be extradited to Harris County.


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- Hibiki Mizuno '15, American Studies & Social, Cultural, Critical Theory
- Alexander Turner '15, Sociology
- Savannah Whiting '13
- Ben Zucker '15, Music & Social, Cultural, Critical Theory
Faculty Advisor
- Ethan Kleinberg, Director of the Center for the Humanities, Professor of History and Letters
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Pyxis is a small constellation in the Southern sky. Its ancient Greek root, a type of precious vessel, was absorbed into Latin nautical speak to signify a "Mariner's Compass." In much the same way that ancient peoples constructed worldviews by connecting seemingly disparate stars and creating narratives from them, we aim to connect the dots across different disciplines in the humanities, revealing the various critical and creative ways a topic can be approached, analyzed, and discussed, in our quest for intellectual discoveries.
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Never in a million years did I think I'd mention a gaming video on this blog. But when I read about a game called "Cooking Mama" in Dave Thomas's column in the Denver Post, I had to laugh out loud. As Dave writes:
Anyone who has watched "Iron Chef" knows that Japan long has understood the inherent competition and one-upmanship of the kitchen. Chefs battling it out on TV for a panel of judges fits nicely with the county-fair pie contest or the neighborhood rivalry for the best barbecue.
It shouldn't come as a surprise that someone decided it would be fun to make a video game about cooking.
"Cooking Mama" uses the touch screen and stylus to string together a series of mini-activities that concoct a tasty stew of fun. Whipping the stylus across the screen chops onions and washes rice. Flip a patty of meat, knead a ball of dough, strain a colander of soup or blow into the DS microphone to cool things. Each recipe features a series of steps that allows you to dish up more than 70 meals.
This sounds like a game even a Baby Boomer like me could get into. Well, maybe if I actually had a Nintendo - ha!
If you're into gaming, check out Wiifanboy's review, Peeking at Cooking Mama's potential (and thanks to Wiifanboy for the screen grabs, too.) You may want to look at the Cooking Mama site, though you have to able to read Japanese to figure it out.


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School enrollment, primary (% net)
Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Description: The map below shows how School enrollment, primary (% net) varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the world is Canada, with a value of 99.92. The country with the lowest value in the world is Somalia, with a value of 15.00.
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison
More maps: Africa | Asia | Central America & the Caribbean | Europe | Middle East | North America | Oceania | South America | World |


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Jason Rist, our casual graphics designer here at TweakTown, has designed us a bunch of new article award images including the regular "Editor's Choice" along with a bunch of new awards including "Best Features", "Best Overclocking", "Best Value" and "Best Performance".
Apart from looking extremely cool, our new award system will allow you to make a more conscious decision when buying hardware since we are now able to award products more specifically than ever before. All of our article conclusions will now be split up into these sections with a break down summary on each specific area of the product.
Feel free to leave your comments on the new design below!


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This page contains a text in New Testament Greek with a modern English translation. This particular text and its translation are extracted from a lesson in the Early Indo-European Online series, where one may find detailed information about this text (see the Table of Contents page for New Testament Greek Online in EIEOL), and general information about the New Testament Greek language and its speakers' culture.
4:1 Kai palin êrxato didaskein para tên thalassan, kai sunagetai pros auton ochlos pleistos, hôste auton eis ploion embanta kathêsthai en tê thalassê, kai pas ho ochlos pros tên thalassan epi tês gês êsan. 4:2 kai edidasken autous en parabolais polla, kai elegen autois en tê didachê autou.
4:3 akouete, idou exêlthen ho speirôn speirai. 4:4 kai egeneto en tô speirein ho men epesen para tên hodon, kai hêlthen ta peteina kai katephagen auto. 4:5 Kai allo epesen epi to petrôdes hopou ouk eichen gên pollên, kai euthus exaneteilen dia to mê echein bathos gês. 4:6 kai hote aneteilen ho hêlios ekaumatisthê kai dia to mê echein hrizan exêranthê. 4:7 kai allo epesen eis tas akanthas, kai anebêsan hai akanthai kai sunepnixan auto, kai karpon ouk edôken. 4:8 kai alla epesen eis tên gên tên kalên, kai edidou karpon anabainonta kai auxanomena, kai epheren eis triakonta kai en hexêkonta kai en hekaton.
4:9 kai elegen, hos echei ôta akouein akouetô.
4:10 Kai hote egeneto kata monas êrôtôn auton hoi peri auton sun tois dôdeka tas parabolas. 4:11 kai elegen autois, humin to mustêrion dedotai tês basileias tou theou. ekeinois de tois exô en parabolais ta panta ginetai, 4:12 hina
blepontes blepôsin kai mê idôsin,
kai akouontes akouôsin kai mê suniôsin,
mêpote epistrepsôsin
kai aphethê autois.
8:36 (memory verse) -
ti gar ôphelei anthrôpon kerdêsai ton kosmon holon kai zêmiôthênai tên psuchên autou?
From the King James version:
4:1 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: 6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
9 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. 11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: 12 Thatseeing they may see, and not perceive;
and hearing they may hear, and not understand;
lest at any time they should be converted,
and their sins should be forgiven them.
8:36 (memory verse) --
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?


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(11 a.m. EST) -- Hurricane Paloma is currently a very dangerous Category Four hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. A hurricane warning is in effect for Grand Cayman and much of Cuba, and several cruise lines have altered itineraries in anticipation of the storm.
Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas, which departed October 30 from Baltimore, will not make its scheduled port of call in Grand Cayman on Saturday. Instead, the ship will visit Cozumel on that day.
Luxury line Crystal Cruises has altered the itinerary for Crystal Symphony. That ship will call at Grand Turk in the Turks & Caicos on Saturday, November 8, instead of visiting Grand Cayman as previously scheduled.
Disney Cruise Line has also announced changes for Disney Magic. The ship, which is leaving Port Canaveral on Saturday, will visit Costa Maya on Monday (instead of spending a day at sea), Cozumel on Tuesday (instead of St. Maarten) and Grand Cayman on Wednesday (instead of St. Thomas).
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The week that was: Last week's top 10 stories
The BTN bus tour continues to make its way across the Big Ten landscape, stopping in Madison on Monday. You can follow all of our tour coverage here and don't forget about the TV schedule. To no surprise, much of the tour material finds its way on our top 10 stories from the past week. See the entire top 10 list in this post.


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"Behind the Scenes"
A Place Called Ananda
The Trial by Fire that Forged One of the Most Successful Cooperative Communities in the World Today
by Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters)
It has been difficult for me to write about Ananda Village, Ananda Sangha, the Ananda Communities, etc., etc. Years ago, when we were negotiating to lease a house in the Pacific Heights section of San Francisco (we called it Ananda House), the lady negotiating the deal telephoned our bank in Nevada City for references. The bank's reaction took her aback at first.
"Oh, Ananda!" came the almost shocked reply.
"What do you mean? Is there something wrong with them?"
"No, nothing at all wrong. It's just that they're sowell, so complex!"
That has been the problem also with writing about Ananda. When I wrote The Path, I brought the story of Ananda only as far as the front door, so to speak. And when I wrote the book listed here, A Place Called Ananda, I couldn't bring it much farther than that. It's all sowell, so complex!
Ananda's very genesis goes far backinto, and perhaps beyondmy childhood. I began thinking seriously about the need for intentional communities when I was fifteen. Later, after meeting my Guru, I found he'd been thinking along these lines before I was born. The more I contemplate the subject, the more I realize it was simply an ancient idea whose time had come again.
I first wrote this book at a time when efforts were being made to destroy me and Ananda in the law courts. I felt a need in people to understand who and what we are, and who and what we are not. I had been reticent on the subject of my separation from SRF. I never hid behind self-justifications, nor said (as I think many people might have done), "I felt, for various reasons, that it was best to go off on my own." Instead I told the simple truth. What I said without hesitation was, "I was thrown out." It wasn't a pleasant truth, and my simple statement could not fail to make some of my hearers think, "Well, he must have done something terrible to warrant such a punishment!"
I had no desire to accuse anyone. Nor could I honestly feel that I'd been wrong in my actions, which had resulted in my expulsion. Thus, for years I made no attempt to defend myself, though I did ask friends for help in understanding what had happened to me. Out of a sense of loyalty to my Guru, moreover, I urged people to write to SRF, to subscribe for their lessons, and to visit their ashrams and centers.
I knew what the outcome would be: SRF's representatives would speak against me, in utter ignorance of the facts. My feeling was this: Those whom God wants to help through me will come to me; those whom He wants to help through them will stay with them. It is all the same to me what they do, for our Guru's mission is one and the same.
Some people did indeed turn away from me and Ananda. Others felt attracted to my way of teaching, or to me as an expression of my Guru's ray of the divine light. Others, unfortunately but inevitably, thought, "A plague on both your houses!" and turned away to other paths.
It would have been easy for me to do what SRF's president, Daya, herself wanted me to do: simply to say, "I resigned." When she requested this of me, however, I replied, "I can't say that. It isn't true, and you know it isn't true!"
In exasperation she exclaimed, "Well, you should have resigned!" Perhaps so. I didn't, however. Uninformed and often very personal attacks from my brother and sister disciples have become a sub-motif of my life.
In 1990, Daya and SRF launched a lawsuit against me and Ananda. Their effort to discredit me in public forced me to reply. This book was written in order to make clear, as charitably as I was able, the real story behind my separation from SRF.
This book too, however, hardly got past the front door in terms of Ananda's history. It ended shortly after our actual beginnings.
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With the holidays finished and a new, uncharted year ahead, many find this time of year to be best for setting goals and resolutions for 2014, including getting fit and in shape. Just because you spend most of your hours at work doesn't mean you can't get steady, regular exercise in, nor does it mean you should avoid it. Regular exercise, as many health experts recommend, plays a strong role in managing stress, improving mood, boosting energy, among other benefits. Recent articles have cast light on the dangers of sedentary posture, including sitting at a desk for more than an hour at a time and its damaging effects on your health.
Even if you're spending more than 40 hours a week at the office, you can integrate some helpful exercises into your daily routine. Many of these exercises can be done discreetly in your cubicle, during an extraordinarily boring teleconference, for example.
Here is a list of quick and easy exercises you can do at work, guided by some helpful how-to's you can access right from your desk:
- Wrist and forearm stretches, as seen on PopSugar.com. The wrists and forearms are areas especially vulnerable to stress and overuse for those working in a desk-based office setting. Also, with carpal tunnel syndrome being a common prevalent condition affecting people who type at computers regularly, you'll want to pay special attention to these areas. Click here to review five simple step-by-step stretches to get your wrists and forearms in shape, including the At-Your-Desk stretch.
- Core areas, including the back, stomach and legs- Looking for exercises that get you up and moving, elevating the heart rate a bit without having to leave your office? WebMD offers their five-minute exercise video clip, which incorporates use of the desk and office chair for a series of 5 simple exercises. These exercises focus on core areas including the stomach, back and legs and involve a series of easy-to-perform dynamic movements to break up your typical office posture.
- Neck - Stuck on a boring conference call for the next hour? It's a great time to focus on the neck, as you can still talk and listen to your boss or teammates while sitting in the comfort of your chair. Kathryn Howell, fitness instructor and of Gimme 5 in the Office video fame, shares some simple head and neck rolls you can do while rattling off last month's numbers to your team on your daily sales call.
While the above exercises don't offer much of a comprehensive cardiovascular workout, there are easy ways to get solid aerobic activity at your place of work -- and they involve minimal changes in your behavior. Instead of hanging out with buddies at a nearby lunch spot for the entire hour, choose to cut lunch short to walk for 20-30 minutes back to your office building. Or better yet, as everyone waits for the elevator to the 8th floor each morning, choose to take the stairs each day, incorporating a quick and purposeful way to get your heart rate up and the blood pumping.
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In "The Art of Beauty: Volume 2", Master Artist Johnny Gonzalez showcases his unsurpassed talent with a new collection of fresh, bold and edgy images. From natural beauty shots to gorgeous, creative editorials, each image promises to command the viewer's attention and indeed show the true Art of Beauty. His unique vision and passion for hair and makeup artistry once again tell an inspiring story and prove why he continues to be known as one of the most influential and respected artists in his field.
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Well, I watched the cutscene after the 3rd visit as well, and it's the one saying you've landed on Kashyyyk, with a short line about what you found on Coruscant, and Kota cutting you short saying it's none of his business. So the new scene takes place between that and the one at the end of Bespin. We can't really edit it into the Bespin one, because the dialogue is between Starkiller and Juno, and we can't put it in the other one because that's right after. Maybe I could look for a quick clip of just those two in the ship, preferably with their backs to the camera to explain the poor lipsyncing.
The video may be disabled, but you can click the little box in the bottom right, and copy the url, and watch it right on youtube.
I think the Wii version uses live cutscenes, so I think you could just turn off music and effects, and there's the audio. I'm not sure if you can replay levels on the Wii though, so I'd have to have it set up beforehand I guess.
And yes, the 3rd visit has you going and you fight a simulation of your father. I never thought about how well the Jedi temple goes before the cutscene in your old house on Kashyyyk though. I don't know if the Wii has that part. If it does, then it should work fine, but if it doesn't, I may think about this more.
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Over the years, the Nigeria government has been unable to secure its official websites, thus raising questions over claims by the government that it had mounted efforts to reduce the growing threat of violation of its digital presence.
The year 2012 witnessed multiple cyber-attacks of notable official government websites including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Ministry of Science and Technology.
According to recent statistics, the number of cases involved with the defacement of government websites in Nigeria has continued to rise from 10% back in 2010 to 60% as at 2012, reports Centrex Ethical Lab, a cyber-security and intelligence firm based in Abuja.
The data shows that there has been an alarming increase in cyber violations of official websites of government agencies and parastatals over the last three years, as a total of 23 official government websites (.gov.ng) were reported defaced in 2012 alone, out of a total of 60 website defacements during the
year, including 15 cases of violation of .org government websites.
While government officials have refused to comment on such cases, experts blame the lack of knowledge as a key reason for the vulnerability of government websites.
According to cyber-security expert, Nsikak Nelson, the lack of understanding of ethical hacking among government officials is the main reason for the growing attack.
Cyber-crime, especially website hacking has seen tremendous growth around the world as major banks in the U.S were hit with the biggest cyber-attacks in history, as well as the Vatican website being hacked twice in one week last year.
These cyber attacks are expected to increase in 2013 and beyond as cyber-criminals continue to think of clever and sneaky ways to obtain customer's credit card information and personal data, as well as in response to unfavourable government policies and actions.


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College Hockey:Sacred Heart ups Unbeaten Streak to 12, Edges Connecticut
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STORRS, Conn. — Four points.
That's what this weekend boiled down to for Sacred Heart. The Pioneers' high powered offense might not have been firing on all cylinders and the weekend sweep certainly wasn't pretty, but with a 3-2 win over Connecticut Saturday night at Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum, Sacred Heart (13-9-4, 11-6-3 AHA) now owns a 12-game unbeaten streak, tops in the country and best in program history.
"It was a hard fought weekend for us," Pioneers' assistant coach Scott McDougall said. "We really worked hard for those four points. [Goalie Steven] Legatto made two or three really huge saves that turned the hockey game [tonight]. That game could have gone either way, but we'll take the two points and keep it rolling here."
Despite ending the first period with as many penalties (three) as shots on net, the Huskies found themselves in a 1-1 game. Erik Boisvert, who victimized the Huskies for the game-winning goal in overtime Friday, scored a power-play goal at 7:16 to put Sacred Heart up 1-0.
UConn's Matt Miller was called for a pair of penalties at 7:39 and 10:53, respectively. The Pioneers controlled the puck during each of their power plays, but their shots were sprayed wide or above the net, as Sacred Heart couldn't push the lead to two.
"Our penalty kill was pretty good tonight," McDougall said. "They took a lot of penalties and our power play wasn't great tonight. But credit the guys on the penalty kill, they had to play a lot tonight."
Sacred Heart drew eight penalties, while the Huskies were called for nine in the game.
Connecticut (4-20-3, 4-14-3) made their first shot on net of the night count. Jeff Sapieha took a pass from Tom Janosz in the right faceoff circle and passed it down low to Justin Hernandez at the left post. Hernandez flicked it past the back of Legatto, tying the game at 13:36.
The teams combined for eight penalties in a gritty second period. Sacred Heart's Nick Johnson was whistled for interference 37 seconds into the period, leading to near disaster on the Huskies' power play, as Sacred Heart tallied three separate breakaways, including a two-on-one that was thwarted when a point-blank shot from Matt Gordon was turned away by Garrett Bartus. The rebound bounced to Eric Delong on the weak side, who also was denied by Bartus.
"He gives us a chance every night," Connecticut coach Bruce Marshall said of Bartus. "I think he's gone toe-to-toe with every goalie he's gone against."
After nearly 20 minutes of mucking and grinding, it was only fitting that the lone goal late in the period wasn't fit for any highlight reels. Sacred Heart's Nick Johnson picked off a pass deep in UConn territory and was taken down as he flicked a shot near the crease, but somehow the puck bounced into the net to give the Pioneers a 2-1 lead with at 18:51. The tally was Johnson's 21st, tops in the nation.
"That's a shot from a goal scorer," McDougall said. "We had some chances this weekend that we thought we could have scored on and got some goals that we couldn't believe went in."
The Huskies drew a power play midway though the third when Legatto was called for interference. With Mike Rosata serving in the box, the seconds ticked away on UConn's man advantage as Sean Ambrosie passed to Marcello Ranallo in the slot, who was denied by Legatto. However, the puck bounced out and was collected by Chris Waterstradt, who passed it back to Ambrosie in the crease. The freshman's shot was on mark and produced a 2-2 tie at 9:46.
However, Sacred Heart grabbed the final goal and the lead at 4:46. Mitchell Stretch whipped the puck down low from beyond the right faceoff circle and David Berube was there to collect it on the left post and beat Bartus with a series of nifty moves from in close.
Bartus finished with 33 saves, while Legatto turned away 24 Huskies' shots.
Despite the loss and weekend sweep, Marshall harvests few qualms about his team.
"We've gone Air Force, RIT, Army on the road, and now Sacred Heart, who hasn't lost in twelve games," Marshall said. "I didn't think we were that far away from them. If we were starting a playoff series next Friday, I'd feel pretty good about it."
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Georgia's recent warm daytime temperatures have home gardeners itching to dig in the soil and plant summer crops. But University of Georgia experts warn gardeners not to be tempted. Soil temperatures are still far too low for seeds to germinate and transplants to survive."In Georgia, we may have a warm front come in one day and a cold front a few days later," said Bob Westerfield, a consumer horticulturist with UGA Cooperative Extension. "It may hit 75 degrees outside, but the air temperature isn't important when it comes to gardening - the soil temperature is."Westerfield has been tracking the soil temperature in his research plots on the UGA campus in Griffin, Ga. Last week, he recorded a soil temperature of 48 degrees."That soil's not ready for tomatoes. Summer crops need from 60 to 65 degrees." he said.Green beans can handle temperatures of about 55 degrees, but it is still not quite warm enough for them. If gardeners ignore his advice and seed their gardens, he says the seeds won't germinate.Gardeners who cannot resist the temptation can still plant cold season crops like asparagus, beets, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, collards, kale, lettuce, mustard, onions, peas, potatoes, radish, spinach and turnips.To track the soil temperatures in your area of the state, Westerfield recommends two different strategies. Buy a soil thermometer or use a meat thermometer to test the soil in your garden plot or rely on UGA's Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network at www.georgiaweather.net.Soil temperatures "creep up slowly" and Georgia soils should be ready to sow in seed by early-to-mid April, Westerfield said."And don't be swayed by the vegetable transplants lining the garden center shelves," he said. "Just because plants are in the stores doesn't mean it's time to plant them."For more information on vegetable gardening in Georgia, see the UGA Extension publication, "Vegetable Gardening in Georgia" on the Web site www.caes.uga.edu/publications.
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Yes, you heard right. Preakness 2009 walk in drinks are banned! Walk in beverages to the Preakness 2009 public infield at Pimlico Race Course are banned.
That race is May 16. Before you could bring in coolers. Now you have buy their beers for $3.50 a pop. Cha-ching!
Also new – a rock concert. Say what? ZZ Top and Buckcherry will perform on a man made sand pit.
This is not a joke.
The Toyota Pro Beach East Volleyball Tour will be played there too. Yes, beach volleyball with horses makes total sense.
At least prices haven't change – still $50. Why the "entertainment" change?
Says the track to the Washington Post:
"Our goal is to make the Preakness the best experience for anyone who walks through these doors. From our perspective, by changing the alcohol policy, it gives more people the opportunity to have a pleasurable experience.
"We're in business to make a profit. But there are multiple goals here. With the music and the volleyball and so on, if people aren't going to bet every race they have something else they can do. It's an upgrade of the experience."
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LONDON — VTB Bank plans to launch an Islamic bond worth about $200 million in the second half after postponing from last year, when defaults and Dubai World's woes hit the market, a source familiar with the deal said.
VTB has cut the size of the sukuk, or Islamic bond, from an original target of $300 million, the source said.
According to a VTB document referring to the originally planned launch, the three-year VTB Leasing sukuk issue had been scheduled "for December 6th with a view of execution in mid-December 2009."
VTB declined comment.
The sukuk market thrived in the run-up to the credit crisis because these vehicles, underpinned by tangible assets, were seen as relatively safe.
The sector was stung, however, by the double whammy of the liquidity freeze in the financial crisis and defaults from high-profile Middle Eastern issuers Saad and Investment Dar.
State-owned Dubai World averted further havoc by promising last month to pay investors in the sukuk issued by subsidiary Nakheel.
VTB first mooted plans for a sukuk — to be issued by VTB Leasing (Europe) — in March 2009, and in the summer its investment banking unit VTB Capital set up an office in Dubai.
According the document related to the original planned launch, the sukuk, to be issued through a special purpose vehicle located in Bermuda, uses aircraft held by VTB Leasing as the assets that will underpin it.
Liquidity House and VTB Capital are named in the document as joint lead managers and bookrunners.
A sukuk does not pay interest, but in its simplest form, known as an ijara, it pays investors revenue streams derived from the assets that underpin it.


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In actuality, Anna Hepler rarely stands still for very long. She is a woman of spritely motions and galloping curiosity. These photographs frame her in the constant, but rarely perceptible,act of observation. Dan Dowd literalizes the act of seeing through her and, in so doing, acknowledges the artist's duty to share the world as they encounter it.
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Anytime you read the words "old school" in an album review you tend to get an involuntary grimace and a twitch in your eye. But once in a while you can use that term and feel good about it. You can wave that banner much as the cover character does on Trenchrot's inaugural feast of obliterating death metal, "Necronomic Warfare". This bludgeoning debut was released on February 18 through Unspeakable Axe Records.
Trenchrot was founded in 2012, ex-Crypt Sermon members Steve Jannson (guitar, vocals) and Brooks Wilson (guitar), along with the devastating rhythm section of Steve Geptik (bass) and Justin Bean (drums).
These Philadelphia-based bastards of throwback Swedish death mix in just the right amount of thrash mayhem to rattle your marrow. "Necronomic Warfare" makes for an imposing debut album. Throughout the record listeners are going to find recall moments for bands like Pestilence, Asphyx, Obituary. Bolt Thrower. and even a little Possessed. The album is ripe with meaty mosh riffs and tasty solos. Jansson's vocal attack falls somewhere between John Tardy (Obituary) and Martin van Drunen (Pestilence, Asphyx, Hail of Bullets).
The opening track, "Death by Trenchrot", slices in and disembowels before you feel the sting. Songs like "Gustav Gun" and the title track reign mid-tempo sonic savagery, while "The Most Unspeakable of Acts" and "Maddening Aggression" are blistering bloodletters. The wailing fretwork on "Necrotic Victory" make your fingers itch to play air guitar, but you know you're simply not worthy yet.
The album closes out with the three tracks from last year's highly impressive demo "Dragged Down to Hell", which is a nice addition to the record.
"Necronomic Warfare" could very well have been pulled from a time capsule back into sunlight a quarter century later. The production is solid but still dirty and raw enough to fit the harsh feel of the music. Trenchrot delivers on the promise of its demo with an album packed with merciless death metal aggression, bloodthirsty riffage and pulverizing blast beats and stick work. Amercian death metal lives on. Wave the flag!
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Edward Snowden is a true PATRIOT on par with Samuel Adams, Thomas Paine, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington. Just like the original founding fathers, he has risked everything in his effort to make this a country we can be proud to say we live in. Obama, the NSA, Wall Street, Congress, and the military industrial surveillance complex are the true terrorists and traitors to this country. God Bless Edward Snowden and keep him safe.
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In shocking news, Sea Isle City police arrested a couple for having sex on the beach. They obviously didn't care about being spotted. On Tuesday, NJ.com shared the news about this couple. Reports are that they were allegedly having sex in the surf when they got caught.
The couple Matthew McPeak, 27, and Stephanie Wallington, 23 were near the 46th Street beach. It was only 4 p.m. when they were caught and police found them because a group had started watching them. This had not stopped them and police called them out of the water to arrest them. They were arrested on charges of lewdness and were later released with summons.
A picture from the scene shows them being arrested but both did have on clothing at least. She was wearing a small bikini and he has on a pair of swim trunks. There is no word of what they had to say about being arrested at Sea Isle City for having sex on the beach. Hopefully they learned a lesson from this one.


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LOS ANGELES - Washington State University cut USC's lead to two in the final minute before the Women of Troy knocked down a three with 13 seconds left to hand the Cougars a 67-62 defeat in Pac-12 Conference play in Los Angeles Thursday evening.
Senior guard April Cook led the Cougars (10-12, 4-6 Pac-12) with 18 points while fellow senior Jazmine Perkins notched her second straight double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. WSU was held to 38 .5 percent from the floor and was forced into an uncharacteristic 20 turnovers by USC (12-9, 6-4 Pac-12) who shot 50 percent in the second half to hold off the WSU comeback attempt. The Cougars finished with nine three's while holding USC, the conference's leader in three-point shooting, to 4-of-16 (25.0%).
Perkins opened the game with a steal and three for the Cougs. Junior forward Carly Noyes later hit a jumper from the left elbow and senior guard April Cook followed with a three from the top of the key for an early 8-2 WSU lead.
USC would follow with a 6-0 spurt which later turned into a 13-3 run and give Southern California a 15-11 lead at the 10:04 mark.
The first half would then see the game tied four different times over the final ten minutes. Sophomore guard Brandi Thomas connected on a pair of three's, Perkins added old-fashioned three-point play and junior guard Sage Romberg hit at three before USC closed the half with four straight points and take 32-27 lead into the break.
Perkins and Thomas each finished the half with six points as WSU shot 43.5 percent from the floor but committed 11 turnovers. USC scored 16 points from inside the key while being held to 38.7 percent shooting.
Noyes opened the second half with a jumper but USC countered with an 8-0 run to build a 40-29 lead. Perkins sparked the Cougs with consecutive driving layups before getting whistled for a controversial offensive foul call while driving for another layin.
USC would take advantage of the call and momentum shift, scoring the next five points to open up a 12-point lead. Southern California would later extend its run to 11-2 and take a 52-35 advantage with 9:56 remaining.
The Cougars turned to the veterans as Cook hit a three while she was fouled and converted on the free throw. Perkins followed with a couple free throws and Noyes later added a layin. USC answered with six straight points before Cook caught fire from the outside, hitting a pair of three's and adding an old-fashioned three-point play for her own 9-0 run and pull the Cougs within eight, 60-52 with 4:56 remaining.
Minutes later, Perkins continued to attack the basket, drawing fouls and knocking down free throws to score five straight points. The Cougar defense came up big on USC's next trip down as Tarnowski made a steal and dished to Cook who drove the lane and got her layup to fall to make it a five-point game.
USC would miss both free throw attempts on their next trip down with 58 seconds remaining and Tarnowski followed by knocking down a three from the left wing to cap WSU's 10-0 run and cut the USC lead to 64-62 with 43 seconds remaining.
Southern California would get the big shot it needed as the ran the clock down and dished out to Ariya Crook on the right wing who hit a three with 13 seconds left to end the Cougars comeback and seal up the conference victory.
Noyes and Thomas added eight points for the Cougs as Perkins finished with four assists.
The Cougars wrap up their Southern California road swing against UCLA 2 p.m., Saturday.
Katie Grad started for the first time this season...Jazmine Perkins' three in the first half gave her 1,200 career points...Perkins notched her fifth double-double of the season, fourth of Pac-12 play and ninth of her career...April Cook scored a season-high 18 points and matched a career-high with four three's...Perkins made a career-high eight free throws...WSU's nine three's tie for the second most this season...the Cougars committed 20 turnovers for just the third time this season, first time in Pac-12 play and first time since against Gonzaga (11/30/11).