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Given the opportunity to plead to a lesser offense and receive a time-served sentence, the defendant changed his mind and said he wants to go to trial, risking life in prison.
Erice Green, 47, who has been arrested 46 times since 1978, is already serving a 30-year prison sentence for phoning a fake bomb report to the St. Johns County jail.
He was sentenced in June as a habitual offender and a "prison releasee reoffender," which doubled the length of his sentence.
Including the time Green was held pending his trial in May, he has been incarcerated for 1,357 days.
Green now faces a charge of being a principal to armed robbery with a firearm or deadly weapon.
His attorney, Gary Wood, told Circuit Judge J. Michael Traynor that the prosecution agreed to a deal that would allow Green to plead no contest to the lesser-included charge of being a principal to grand theft.
He would have been sentenced to time served, Wood said.
At his court appearance on Friday, Green told the judge that he had agreed to the deal but now wanted to put his fate in the hands of a jury.
"I changed my mind," Green told Traynor. "I want to go to trial."
Green said he understood that, given his record, a conviction could mean life in prison.
Wood told the judge that he was thinking about filing a motion to withdraw as Green's attorney.
"We're not ready to go to trial," he told Traynor.
The judge scheduled a status conference for July.
Following are some of the other court proceedings that were resolved last week.
Rayshaun Ramon Reynolds, 25, was sentenced to 42 months in prison after pleading no contest to trafficking in 28 to 200 grams of cocaine and selling cocaine.
The judge said the statute requires Reynolds to serve a minimum mandatory three years in prison and pay a mandatory $50,000 fine.
He was given credit for having served 65 days in jail.
Andrew Paul Rybinski, 17, pleaded no contest to aggravated battery for attacking a fellow inmate in October, the night before Rybinski was sentenced for home invasion with a firearm.
"We contemplate the bottom of the guideline" to run with the six-year term he received in October, said Rybinski's lawyer, Bryan Shorstein.
The newest charge was a second-degree felony, punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
The inmate that Rybinski beat in the detention facility needed 69 stitches to close his wounds, Assistant State Attorney Cheryl McCray said at the time.
Circuit Judge J. Michael Traynor sentenced Rybinski to 38.55 months in prison, to run concurrently with the home invasion sentence.
Deborah Lynn Turner's 36-month prison sentence was suspended pending her successful completion of the same term on drug-offender probation after she admitted violating on charges of uttering a forgery (checks) and petit theft.
All of his client's problems "stem from her crack cocaine addiction," said attorney R.J. Larizza.
As a special condition, the judge sentenced Turner, 29, to 364 days in jail.
Traynor was going to have her complete the jail's drug-treatment program but was reminded the program doesn't include bed space for women.
Jerry Wayne Underwood, 41, originally in court for violating probation for cocaine possession, picked up a new charge of burglary, which the state reduced to trespassing, a second-degree misdemeanor.
Underwood admitted the violation and pleaded to the new charge. He was sentenced to 300 days in jail for the felony and given credit for 125 days. He got 60 days and credit for 55 for the misdemeanor.
The terms are to run concurrently.
Probation was modified and reinstated for Bobby G. Whitty, 28, who admitted violating probation on a charge of robbery by sudden snatching.
After serving 12 months of drug-offender probation, Whitty will serve regular probation for the remainder of his term.
Christopher Michael Wilder, 28, pleaded no contest to driving while his license was revoked as a habitual offender, which violated his probation on an identical charge.
He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and given credit for 53 served.
Allan Ray Williams, 22, admitted violating probation by skipping a drug test, missing a counseling meeting and absconding from supervision.
It was Williams' second failure to stay on probation without a violation. He was originally charged with selling cannabis.
He was sentenced to 12.1 months in prison and given credit for 125 days already served in jail.
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Running Time: 93
Director: Henri Pachard
Companies: X-Cast Entertainment, American Xcess, X-Cast Entertainment,American Xcess
Cast: Don Hollywood, Reno D'Angelo, Alec Metro, Rod Fontana, Nicole (I), Trinity James, Julie Night, Lili Anne, Randi Wright, Tommy X
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Genre: All-Sex
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Julie Night has a knack for producing a ton of saliva, and not only does she deliver some sloppy oral work to Reno D'Angelo, but she also ferociously spits all over a mirror and licks it up while taking it from behind. Furthermore, Alec Metro surrenders himself to some serious abuse, as his co-star chokes him, dunks his head in the toilet, and forces him into major foot worship. Additionally, Rod Fontana wants Trinity James to urinate on him, and they unsuccessfully and strangely move from room to room to try to make this happen. The problem with the two aforementioned scenes is that the performers' shenanigans severely interrupt the flow of the actual intercourse.
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CLEVELAND -- The Chicago Bulls clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference on Friday night with a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, but there wasn't much celebrating going on.
"It's great," Derrick Rose said. "We're happy, of course, to have it. But we still got to keep things going. We got to keep playing good basketball and keep trying to get better."
Carlos Boozer said the top seed has been a goal discussed only internally.
"It's exciting," he said. "It's a goal that we quietly had. We didn't talk to you guys about it too much, but we kept it amongst ourselves.
"It's a goal that we were chasing and we're proud to have that goal. But we have other goals, too. We're not done with this thing."
Joakim Noah pointed out the improvement made from last season, when the Bulls qualified for the playoffs on the last day of the season.
"The growth has been formidable," he said. "Last year we qualified on the last day. And today, we are the No. 1 seed, and that feels pretty good.
"It's good to be a No. 1 seed, but at the end of the day we understand that there's a bigger picture. We're staying focused, but it's definitely an achievement, and we're excited about it ... And we realize if we come right, if we come with the right mentality, we feel like we can beat anybody."
Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau stayed true to form and kept the achievement in perspective.
"It's the next step," he said. "We still have a ways to go.
"[The No. 1 seed] doesn't guarantee anything, but when you study the numbers, having a Game 7 at home is an advantage. You want to put as many things in your favor as you can."
This marks the first time since the 1997-98 season that the Bulls will go into the playoffs as the conference leader. That also was the last time they won an NBA title as Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen captured their sixth championship.
The Bulls are one game behind the Western Conference-leading San Antonio Spurs.
Thibodeau said he'll only rest the players who are injured over the next three games.
"You want them to be in rhythm and you want everyone playing their best," he said. "The two things you're focused in on are you want to be playing your best basketball, and you want to be healthy. So if someone is injured, we'll sit them down. If they're not injured, they're going to play."
Noah may be one of the banged up players resting, and he joked about his coach's philosophy.
"It doesn't matter what I think about it," Noah joked. "This is a dictatorship."
Rose, who said it's fine with him if his minutes don't change, will lead his team into a first-round series against the Indiana Pacers, beginning either Saturday or Sunday in Chicago. The Bulls were 3-1 against Indiana in the regular season.
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Mr Cunliffe also reiterated Labour's pledge to run surpluses
as National is planning to do, unless faced with another
global downturn or domestic disaster.
The pledge to get the employment rate to 4 per cent would
mean 20,000 fewer unemployed people, based on today's
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Treasury's most recent projections for the unemployment rate
for the years ended June 2017 is 5.2 per cent and for 2018 it
is 5.1 per cent, but revised projections will be announced on
Thursday in Bill English's sixth Budget.
Speaking to reporters at Parliament, Mr Cunliffe said when
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as low as 3.5 per cent and achieved average unemployment of
3.9 per cent for five years.
"We did it then and we'll do it again because Labour is the
party of jobs."
He acknowledged that National would be getting the books back
into surplus on Thursday and said getting the books in order
was important.
"But we also know that New Zealanders want more from their
government than tidy book-keeping."
"The Budget is more about numbers - it's about people."
The Government would try to tell the country that the surplus
meant their economic management had been a success, Mr
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"They will ask us to ignore the stagnant wages of most
working families. They will ask us to turn a blind eye to the
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Dont agree with all the picks in the mock but I would love these 3 picks for the Niners!
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Originally posted by 49er4life:
I have been ringing the Nate Allen in the second bell for a while now. Unfortunately he has been climbing up draft boards.
This would be a great draft!
Originally posted by dman:
I kinda want Spiller but Graham would be nice too.
My mock was Spiller, Williams, Allen so Id be happy with this!
Originally posted by MiamiNiner:
Two defensive players out of three possible picks in the first two rounds.....when we really need the help on offense...doesnt make that much sense.
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Shawn and John Kimber of Amarillo announce the engagement of their daughter, Julia, to Jhered Montoya.
Montoya is the son of Yoby and David Henthorne of Wasilla, Alaska.
The couple plan to be wed July 9 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church.
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Parents who are concerned that their child is a bully, being bullied, or both needs to get involved, Hertz says. "Talk to their school if there are changes in behavior or academic achievement or if a previously outgoing child has become withdrawn and is not wanting to go places."
Bullying can also take place via text messaging, Facebook, and on other web sites. "Ask where your kids go online the same way that you ask where they are going when they leave the house," she says.
Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner John Auerbach agrees. "Bullying is a prevalent problem in schools and in the lives of young people and it can have dire consequences," he says via email. "For these reasons, it is important to prevent bullying before it starts, rather than merely developing responses when it occurs."
Going forward, he says, "Changing social climate in schools and supporting young people in developing healthy relationships with adults and peers are the best ways to prevent bullying."
Auerbach says that youth who have more social support from adults and peers are less likely to experience severe negative consequences from bullying. "So, when bullying does occur, it is very important that parents take it seriously and take a role in working with the child's school to find a solution," he says. "Parents can talk with their children about the bullying, express empathy, and never suggest that the bullying is the victim's fault."
"Bullying now follows kids to their home, and we are starting to hear more stories about kids hurting themselves or others to get out of the bullying," says Jennifer Newman, PhD, a staff psychologist in the division of trauma psychiatry at North Shore-LIJ Health System in Manhasset, N.Y. Newman's hospital offers free counseling to children who are affected by bullying.
Prevention of bullying starts at home. "Parents have to be really aware of what is going on with children and talk openly about bullying and be in contact with their school and teachers and work together as a team," she says. "Schools are rolling out programs to stop bullying, but they are finding that these programs may not be as effective if they don't include families."


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Poppy Seed Cake
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|Almond extract
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|Sifted powdered sugar
|1 Tablespoon
Beat cake mix, eggs, and water for 3 minutes with electric mixer.
Add poppy seeds and almond extract; beat until well mixed.
For 2 quartlayer cake: Divide batter between 2 wax paper lined, glass baking dishes.
Cook one layer at a time on bake (6) for 6 minutes.
Rotate dish.
Cook on high (9) for 3 minutes.
After 5 minutes, remove cake from dish to cool.
Stack layers and dust with powedered sugar.
For bundt or tube cake: Follow dish manufacturer's instructions regarding greasing.
Pour batter into dish.
Cook on high (9) for 9 to 10 minutes.
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NJ man admits to cocaine saleApril 10,2014WHITE RIVER JUNCTION A reputed member of the Jersey Boys drug gang was released from jail Tuesday night with credit for time served after pleading guilty to selling cocaine last year in Springfield.
Joseph Black Atkinson, 19, entered his plea in White River Junction criminal court in exchange for a one-year sentence.
In February 2013 a woman told police that Atkinson and two other teenagers from New Jersey barged into her house, took a safe with more than $4,000 in it, and forced her at gunpoint to give them a ride to Springfield.
Much of the case against Atkinson and the other two was thrown out when a judge suppressed large parts of the evidence from the traffic stop in which they were arrested and the subsequent police investigation.
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THE faces of vanished men, widely believed to be victims of death squads in Belarus, came back yesterday to haunt Europe's most autocratic leader.
In a poignant and courageous display, their pictures were printed on T-shirts and posters in an opposition demonstration against President Alexander Lukashenko. It was a last act of defiance before Belarus goes to the polls tomorrow. The election is already tainted by reports of mass vote rigging.
One of the demonstrators, Irina Krasovskaya, told of her despair as she lined up outside the presidential palace. Her husband, Anatoly, disappeared two years ago. She said: "After such a long silence it is hard to know whether my husband is still alive or not.
"I just want to publicise the fact that people are being kidnapped and eliminated and the government keeps us in complete ignorance about what is going on." Hounded and harassed by the authorities, the Belarussian opposition has put the fate of the vanished men at the centre of its campaign to end Mr Lukashenko's seven years in power.
The demonstration was more a display of weakness than of strength. Even the KGB, which proudly retains its Soviet-era name, intervened only to keep the pavement clear for passers-by.
If accusations that opposition leaders were murdered by death squads commanded by senior figures from the regime worry the people of Minsk, passers-by were not showing it. There were only 30 demonstrators.
While many in the Belarussian capital are fed up with widespread poverty and the president's often bizarre behaviour, few believe that there is any chance of voting him out. Even the opposition appears to be resigned to losing an election which seems sure to qualify as one of the least democratic in recent European history.
Anatoly Lebedko, a leader who was at yesterday's rally clad in a white T-shirt covered with the faces of four of the missing men, said: "Lukashenko cannot win the election. He can only appoint himself president for another five years.
"Repression is the permanent state of Belarussian society. There are just waves when it gets slightly worse or slightly better." For some foreign observers in Minsk, the election's only real interest lies in seeing how shameless the president's team will be in falsifying the result: bumping his vote up to 60 or even 80 per cent.
Most concede that he would win a fair contest anyway. But the true level of his support will never be known as unsupervised advance voting began on Tuesday, leaving ample time for rigging before polling day itself.
Apparently worried by the way Slobodan Milosevic left office last autumn, Mr Lukashenko has vowed to use his security forces to stop "a Yugoslav scenario". The 47-year-old former collective farm boss, who is a polished performer with a popular touch, poses as a man who can defend Belarus from the West and its supposedly aggressive intentions.
He has vowed to expel the US ambassador, a veteran of Washington's intervention in Central America in the 1980s, and the head of mission of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, a former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service.
So erratic has Mr Lukashenko become, and so calamitous the state of the Belarussian economy, that he has even managed to antagonise President Putin, the country's most important ally.
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Comedians Mark Lundholm and Kurtis Matthews combine just enough laughter with tears, showing audiences that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Determining your hormonal balance and taking it into account from the beginning will promote a faster, more successful recovery and improve your chances of remaining clean and sober with a lower chance of relapsing.
The summer months are particularly difficult in early sobriety. But when you gather a group of sober people for any activity, you are bound to have fun.
Dr. Lisa Strohman, founder and director of the Technology Wellness Center, talks about the global issue of technology addiction and overuse.
Once you make the decision to get clean, you are no longer powerless and living in a hopeless state of mind. You are now on your way. You have bailed yourself out of heroin's prison, and you never have to go back.
An international expert on sexual addiction, Doug Weiss has been teaching people how to have great sex for more than 30 years.
One relapse doesn't have to precede a complete downward spiral into that old dark tunnel of substance abuse. You can rebound.
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Temple Hayes turned to spirit to pull her from the car wrecks of addiction. Today, she's showing others how to be exactly who they are and live the life their hearts desire.
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Fruit Salad With Port
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A healthy recipe that can be served as a nice summer dessert (topped off with some whipped cream), or served atop some cottage cheese for a great summer meal. Recipe from The No Salt Cookbook.
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- 2 peaches, peeled and sliced
- 1 bunch seedless grapes, stems removed
- 2 bananas, sliced
- 1 pint fresh strawberries, halved
- 2 tablespoons port wine
- 1 tablespoon brandy (optional)
- Place all fruit in a bowl, pour wine/brandy over the top and toss ingredients together gently. Chill prior to serving.
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Testing out Ks, Rs, and Ss. I usually print these and leave them hanging around on my desk to ponder.
Went to Chris Cornell's solo show last night. Decent, but I prefer him with Soundgarden.
Looks like I took a whole handful of uppers and then discovered the snap lines in AI, doesn't it?
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Back then, retailers could return unsold copies for $. So, factor that in, too. Here's the rest of that:
Check out these sales numbers. Pretty mind-blowing considering a top-selling comic makes about 1/3 of those numbers these days.
Look at these sales numbers! A "successful" comic makes about 1/3 of those numbers now. Pretty crazy.
Blambot's Nov. pay font, UNEARTHED BB. An unconventional uncial font with autoligs for duplicate letters & numbers.
Blambot's November pay font, UNEARTHED BB. An unconventional uncial font with autoligs for duplicate letters & numbers.
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Signing with Shooter at the DH booth. This was when we were working on the Gold Key properties.
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Week three advice? I am repeating week 2, as during the 90 seconds of running I was not really able to talk at all and it takes me the full 2 minutes to recover. How is the jump from 90 seconds to 3 minutes? I am really excited about this program. It seems so DOable!
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38 y/o Married, Mom of 3, work full time. Started C25K 3/22/09. Weight loss goal: 70 lbs overall. Current weight loss 30 lbs.
Pitter Pat 5K 3/14/09 (walking) 53:18
Lean Green 5K 4/4/09 (walk/run) 49:22
May Day 5K 5/2/09 (run/walk) 42.41
Kitchen Run 5/9/09 (run/walk just a widdle) 42 and change
Bass Pro Halloween Run 10/31/09 (run/walk)
Just checking in - finally made it to week 2 - (maybe it was the sneakers? lol)
This week trying to get into cross training on off days.
Haven't really had any bad aches and pains or shin splints (thanks to the stretch video rose post(s) at the beginning of each weeks thread. Just waiting for my cardio to catch up with the rest of me.
Chase Corporate Challenge 5K - June 11, 2009
Take Your Base 5K - June 27th, 2009
Percy Sutton Harlem 5K - August 22nd, 2009
Susan Komen - Race For The Cure - September 13th, 2009
Determined: I am in Minneapolis! Thanks for the encouragement. Were you able to talk while running at the beginning?
Digital: Yay, another beginner beginner! We can do it. Did you ever think 60 or 90 seconds of jogging could feel so long? Push on!
Hi All-
My name is Carolyn and I just completed W1D1 yesterday. Thank goodness for the rest day in between! I forgot to stretch and now completely understand why this is such an important first step!!
I am a complete novice at this and looking for all the advice I can get. I have never run before and at 34yo., full time teacher and mother of two (7 and 5), I decided I need to do something for me. I have many friends that run and have been completely inspired by them. I typically don't stick with exercise, so I am determined to make this part of my life. I know it is still really early, but I enjoyed my walk/run yesterday so much that running could be it for me. We will see. I have enjoyed reading the posts in the forum and have already found a ton of helpful info. Hopefully I will keep you posted on my progression!! Thanks!
Just got back from the gym and finished w3d1! I was getting a little bit of a side cramp at the beginning (too much coffee this morning), but it worked itself out and I finished.
Rose - just wanted to give you a big thank you for keeping this site updated and posting the links!
Are you planning on running a 5K?: I haven't signed up for any yet, but do plan too. I am actually signed up for the mini-maration in Indianapolis on May 2, but I will be walking that with a neighbor. I am hoping to incorporate some jogging intervals with it though...
What is one fear you have about running a 5K? - passing out by the side of the road or getting picked up by the you are too slow bus!
If you already have, what was your time (don't be ashamed, mine are posted below and they reek!) and what's your goal for your next one? I've done a couple, but it's been a few years ago, time has been between 32:00-34:00. I would love to get one in at 30:00 or under!
Congrats to all!
Hi, Newbie here..
Name is Dan, 34 y/o. Married with two small kids and work two jobs, upwards of 55-70 hours/week. Haven't run in over a decade. Started W1 on 4/16, will most likely do that through the rest of this week and start off slowly. Also picked up a new bike on 4/17, haven't been on a bike in nearly two decades. Needless to say I have gone in head first trying to whip myself back into shape, and while round is a shape, it's not one I want to be any longer. I started with diet, now I'm throwing in running and biking. Two months ago I was 65 lbs over my goal weight. As of this moment, I'm 42 lbs away.
Never thought of taking up running again, but several of my co-workers have cought the fever and over the past two years I watched one co-worker go from over 325 down to 165 and he finished his first IronMan last year. Very impressive! While I have no dreams of every attemping a IronMan.. there is a small triathalon (1/4-15-5K) that is runs right past my house that I've been watchin for the past few years.. It's at the end of July and depending on how my transformation from overworked, and overweight to just overworked goes. I may just dive into the water and try it out.
Just wanted to say "HI" and I'll be checking back weekly to see updates!
MNBrian - I too completed the C25K, ran my race, and promptly quit running. Let's make it stick this time!
Tinkymore & Gmaxwell - I think dodging lightning bolts is to advanced for anyone! Hope the weather lets up for both of you. Good luck with week 3!
LittleCaryn - You CAN do it! Week 5 is manageable, speaking as someone who was scared of it. That race with the 1/2 mile climbe at the end sounds brutal!
cinlo - When I feel like I have to carry my cell phone (any time I'm not running in my neighborhood, and it came in REALLY handy the day I broke my ankle!), I usually wear my Camelbak, and there's room in there for it. When I don't feel like wearing the Camelbak, I got a neoprene (waterproof) case for my phone, and I'd stuff in my sport bra (sorry guys!). Never seemed to chafe or bother me at all, but it is small.
MN Grandma - Rain for you too, huh? Seems everyone is having rain today (including me). Hope it stops and you can start week 3!
I'm avoiding work right now, so I better go. I plan to start week 6 tonight.
Hi All -
So this is W1 day 1 for me! I have always wanted to be a runner & realized that I just need to start.
Wish me luck!
So I guess I get a nex to my name....
Just finished W1D3. I am a little bit emotional (at the risk of sounding silly). Doing this makes me feel so much better mentally about myself that it really is worth the pain. Have a great day everybody.
Hello there to everybody lots of new people that is good.B-) I completed W3D2 yesterday and plan on completing week 3 tomorrow. It wasnt so bad. I also had knee pain in week 2 and took extra rest days and it eventually went away thank goodness. It is raining here today also hopefully it will be nice tomorrow so I can finish up week 3. Keep Running everybody and have a great week.
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Are you planning on running a 5k?
Yes I am already entered in the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge - June 11, 2009 in NYC @ Central Park
What is your one fear about running a 5k?
That I won't be able to finish - that it would take me hours to finish and by the time i reach the finish line everyone will have gone home lol
Don't have a time - haven't run a full 5K yet - still working on it - Fastest mile I have ever run was 17:40(which is intervals actually)
My goal is to just be able to finish - and to hopefully run most of it. (all in the same day of course) lol
Chase Corporate Challenge 5K - June 11, 2009
Take Your Base 5K - June 27th, 2009
Percy Sutton Harlem 5K - August 22nd, 2009
Susan Komen - Race For The Cure - September 13th, 2009
not usually until the last two intervals....which seem like they take FOREVER
Chase Corporate Challenge 5K - June 11, 2009
Take Your Base 5K - June 27th, 2009
Percy Sutton Harlem 5K - August 22nd, 2009
Susan Komen - Race For The Cure - September 13th, 2009
Good Luck this week everyone! I actually did my W2D1 yesterday. Only thing I can say is no issues today.
I congradulate those who are beginning runners and are "pushing through" and returning runners who are not doing "to much to soon". It is very hard to be patient when you remember what you used to do.
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After weeks of speculation, cameras will roll today as Jim Tressel publicly reveals his plans for moving from the football field to a university presidential office.
Tressel, the former head football coach at both Youngstown State University and Ohio State University, who led both teams to national titles, is a finalist for two university presidencies at YSU and the University of Akron. Beginning in 2012, Tressel served as UA's vice president of strategic engagement; in 2013 he became executive vice president for student success.
He'll appear at a 1:30 p.m. open forum in UA's Student Union Theatre. The news media, at least those from Northeast Ohio, are expected to attend in droves.
The university worked with two Cleveland television stations to provide pool coverage — one shooting from the audience, focusing on Tressel's presentation and the other shooting from the stage, focusing on the audience. The university will live stream the public forum at http://www.uakron.edu/live.
Announcements that Tressel had first applied for the UA presidency and then was named a finalist, have generated much media coverage, said Eileen Korey, a university spokeswoman.
"Like in the past, when he was announced as being hired two years ago, when we started the coaching class, we've been inundated by media not only in Ohio but well beyond," she said.
That's why the university is trying to plan for a large news media turnout.
The forum, though, is for the campus and the community, she said. The venue seats 320 people.
There are few large spaces on campus, and the university wanted to treat each of the three finalists equally so all of the forums are in the same place.
Akron's other two finalists are Ronald A. Nykiel, provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Md., and Scott L. Scarborough, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Toledo. Their forums were earlier this week.
Tressel's YSU forum will be 2 p.m. Monday in the first-floor meeting room of Tod Hall.
Ron Cole, YSU spokesman, said he hasn't heard from news media outlets outside of the Mahoning Valley that plan to attend.
The forums, which follow meetings of the candidates with the deans, unions, faculty and executive staff and a campus tour, will use the same format as last year's when YSU trustees selected Randy J. Dunn as university president. Dunn resigned after eight months to take the presidency of Southern Illinois University. His last day at YSU was March 21.
"We want to make sure we treat all the candidates in the same manner," Cole said.
The other two YSU finalists, Gary L. Miller, chancellor of the University of North Carolina, Wilmington; and Mary Cullinan, president and English professor at Southern Oregon University, will visit YSU and participate in 2 p.m. forums Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
Trustees plan to meet May 8 and may select a president but have said an announcement won't be made until a contract is negotiated.
UA trustees plan to meet in executive session tonight at the Portage Country Club and Monday at the Student Union. The board has also scheduled meetings for May 12 and May 19 in the Student Union Board Room.
Welcome to Youngstown State President Cullinan!
Tressel speaks! Stop the presses! Did UA livestream the other candidates?
JT really does not want to come to Youngstown. Take a look at his application materials and compare them to the other two. Then you'll see how little work he put into his application.
The good coach Tressel - a fat cat for a job of a president - he will fit right in!
If only Northeast Ohio could look past the mountains they have created and to the rest of the world!
A coach.... and he wants to be President??
this is tressels plan. that's why he applied two days before time ran out. he figured if akron didn't want him, ysu would, and he'd settle for sloppy seconds.
Tressel = Liar, cheat and disgrace. With those descriptive terms that can be applied to his background, he sounds like the perfect candidate to lead a major institution in the Mahoning Valley. Why not, when the Valley has had past leaders like Traficant, Philomena, Bailey, Fergus, O'Nesti, Tsagaris, Kerrigan, Cronin, Antonini....the list goes on and on and on....
Mr. Tressel is by far the most qualified candidate for President of The University of Akron. In the two years he has served as Vice President, he has been out on the campus meeting students, assessing the strengths and needs of the University, and doing everything in his power to make the University a better place. Three of my children currently attend Akron. Each of them has met Mr. Tressel and spoken to him because he is out and about keeping informed on what is happening. The current president, Proenza, hides in his ivory tower like most academics. My kids couldn't pick Proenza out of a lineup.
Most importantly, Jim Tressel truly cares about the students. We had a problem earlier in the year with a missed financial aid deadline. My kids ran into brick wall after brick wall until they contacted Mr. Tressel. He went far above and beyond the call of duty and he solved the problem.
Jim Tressel made a mistake at Ohio State and he has paid for it. He is moving forward and making the best of the situation. That is a great example for college students to see and follow. I think Akron will hire him but if we don't take advantage of the opportunity Youngstown would be well served with a great man like Jim Tressel as President.
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Menus are not working, just says pending when I try to add pages to new menus I create
I go to Appearance -> Menus and create a new menu, I select a category or page (both have the same error), click on Add to Menu but instead of the new menu item having the correct name, it says (Pending), and when I click on Save Menu the item disappears.
I have already tried deactivating all my plugins, going back to the default theme and reinstating and updating WordPress core.
Do you have any suggestions as to what could be causing this?
I never had this problem before, I think it might have something to do with the new 3.4.1 WP


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New to WP, CSS, and this is my 1st time building a website. So far this theme is amazing and would recommend it to anyone.
Only question I have is that I am trying to add some color to the home page and I am struggling to find out how to change the colors of the widgets and if possible the main nav/menu.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Baseball officials are cautiously
expecting good news soon from the Bush administration that would
clear the way for Cuba to participate in the first World Baseball
"We remain guardedly optimistic and are looking forward to
receiving a positive response to our reapplication, hopefully
within a matter of days," said Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief
operating officer.
DuPuy spoke Wednesday following a meeting of the owners'
executive council. Several ownership committees met during the day,
with the full quarterly owners meeting set for Thursday at a north
Scottsdale resort.
DuPuy also gave the council a report on his troubled efforts to
get the Washington City Council to approve a lease agreement with
baseball for a new stadium for the Nationals. Major League
Baseball, which owns the team and moved it from Montreal, says it
will not sell the franchise until it has a lease in place.
Last month, the U.S. Treasury Department denied baseball's
application for Cuba to play in the United States. A permit is
necessary because of laws governing financial transactions with
Fidel Castro's communist country. Baseball filed a new application
that said any money earned by Cuba in the tournament would be given
to charity.
Castro has said the money would be donated to U.S. victims of
Hurricane Katrina. The Cuban roster was not made public with those
of the rest of the competing nations on Thursday, but DuPuy said
there was no talk of an alternate plan that would revamp the
tournament format without Cuba.
"We are not discussing alternatives because we are hopeful and
confident we are going to get approval," DuPuy said.
The International Baseball Federation has said it would revoke
its sanction of the event if Cuba is not allowed to compete.
Cuba's first-round games would be played in Puerto Rico, a U.S.
protectorate. The tournament's semifinals and finals are scheduled
to be played in San Diego.
The sale of the Nationals, meanwhile, remained stalled while the
City Council decides when or whether to vote on a reworked lease
DuPuy said MLB hopes a vote can avoid deciding the issue in
binding arbitration. He said the arbitration process has begun with
a mediator, but would not comment further.
Council Chair Linda Cropp has suggested a possible vote on a
reworked proposal for a lease by Feb. 7.
"We wanted a decision by Dec. 31, which was a contractual
obligation," DuPuy said, "so the sooner they bring it to a vote
the better. Even if we're in the middle of an arbitration, if we
get a positive vote and we could proceed with it, that would
obviate the need for arbitration."
Meanwhile, he said talks with Mayor Anthony Williams and members
of the council were continuing.
"We want to stay in Washington. We're very pleased with the
reception that people in Washington gave to the team," DuPuy said.
"We're continuing to work with the mayor, we're continuing to work
with the council and we're hopeful that we can get it done."
On Thursday morning, the owners will vote on the sale of
controlling ownership of the Cincinnati Reds by financier Carl
Lindner to a group headed by Robert Castellini, chairman of a
family-owned Cincinnati produce company that's been in business for
a century.
The new ownership group includes William and James Williams, who
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China has become a major source of investment money for Imperial County, investing in projects ranging from hotels to solar generators, according to the head of the Imperial County Economic Development Corp.
At the 10th annual China Business Outlook conducted by the San Diego World Trade Center, Timothy Kelly, president and CEO of the county's EDC, said Chinese banks and wealthy individuals have become an increasingly important source of funding for the county, which hosted more than 50 Chinese delegations last year.
Kelly said that in the recent past, Chinese investment helped the funding of the Alliance Regional Center, which includes a Holiday Inn ("hotels are a very easy-to-explain market in China"), as well as the El Centro Town Center, where Chinese dollars helped attract the University of Phoenix.
One reason for the investment, Kelly said, is the EB-5 visa, which allows foreigners to move to the United States if they have invested at least $500,000 here.
"Many people are looking for ways of getting their money or their families out of China," he said. "But we're seeing our greatest success now with Chinese banks."
Chinese banks, which often have strong reserves in U.S. dollars, have become increasingly interested in foreign investments, partly out of concern that the domestic market may be overpriced.
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when I activate the plugin I get the following error
when I activate the plugin I get the following error
I followed the error, so I can see that the Lightbox plugin automatically includes a class used by EasyMail too: same class loaded twice, that's the error.
EasyMail makes a check before including the class, after a quick look into Lightbox plugin code it seems that that plugin does not make the check. So I think the solution is to patch the Lightbox plugin.
Open the file lightboxplus.php, search the line 62:
and replace with:
if ( ! class_exists('simple_html_dom_node') ) require_once('classes/shd.class.php');
@titan1719 please test it and let us know if it solve the issue.
@dzappone let us know what you think about this patch.
thank you very much for the support and instructions given to me, the problem is solved;)
This is only a workaround, but no solution. LightBox Plus can not be configured (Picture title, etc.).
Error in the next update of ALO EasyMail newsletter resolved?
Workaround by eventualo is OK.
Here is a brief description in German.
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Rocketing back from the past
North Coast, August 25, 2013
Lynn Ischay, photographer and reporter; Emmet Smith, designer
Older Clevelanders fondly recall 'flying' in three slippery, silvery rockets as they spun around at long-shuttered Euclid Beach Park, but a new generation — as well as game oldsters — can enjoy zipping well beyond the boundaries of Northeast Ohio in Ron Heitman's refurbished and re-imagined rocket cars. Lynn writes:
Clevelanders know that the sleek rockets once flew through the air, gliding in a large arc around the tower at Euclid Beach Park on the Lake Erie shore. Built in 1938 by the park's welder, the stainless steel rocket ships celebrated the Flash Gordon era and offered bird's eye views of the park, the waves, and fishermen on the pier.
Read and see Lynn's photo story here.
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Atiya Bose and Kajal Bhardwaj of the Lawyers Collective explain why a specific statute to address HIV/AIDS - its prevention, its treatment, and the manner in which we respond to the people most affected by it - is necessary. The HIV/AIDS Bill 2007, that is to be presented to Parliament, covers all these aspects
HIV has revealed the inadequacies of both existing laws as well as of the health infrastructure in India in an unprecedented way. It has highlighted most particularly the tensions and conflicts between health, human rights, state power and wealth. In the health care setting, the lack of adequate resources pits the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS (to treatment) against the rights of doctors and healthcare workers (to universal precautions) making everybody vulnerable, and exacerbating discrimination.
Existing laws and policies reveal deeply rooted biases and inherent contradictions, which make it difficult for those living with aids and vulnerable people to access services. Prime examples are the criminalisation of sexual activity between men, soliciting for sex work or injecting drug use, resulting, as discussed earlier, in the isolation of these communities, and in the negation of their rights.
Different countries have adopted different legal strategies to address HIV. In some countries HIV has been included in existing anti-discrimination and health legislations to address the issues discussed above. Accordingly, discrimination on the basis of HIV is prohibited in the US under the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 and in the UK under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. In some of these countries HIV specific legislation may be found in the context of HIV testing or confidentiality like the Pennsylvania Confidentiality of HIV-related Information Act, 1990. On the other hand some countries have enacted omnibus HIV legislations such as the Cambodian Law on Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS 2002 and the Philippines AIDS Prevention and Control Act, 1998 respectively.
Why we need a special law on HIV
India has no existing anti-discrimination legislation which would cover discrimination on the grounds of HIV. Nor is there sufficient existing health legislation in India to address all the issues discussed above. Specifically, a law on HIV is required for the following reasons:
- The vagaries of common law: Most legal issues that arise in the context of HIV/AIDS are governed by common law – where law is defined by principles set down in prior case law by judges. This allows for the personal predilections of judges to impact cases of HIV and AIDS, an approach that lends itself to inconsistency and to rulings that are sometimes in opposition to the existing, well thought out policy of the government.
- Addressing discrimination: The guarantee of equality in the Indian Constitution is available only against state entities and there is no restriction on discriminatory practices in the private sector, be it in healthcare, employment, or education. Most countries have enacted anti-discrimination laws applicable to the private sector to ensure a universally applicable legal system.
- Insufficiency of policies: As we have seen earlier, the National Aids Prevention and Control Policy (NAPCP) though it mandates a rights-based approach, does not have the status of law and is neither binding nor enforceable in court.
- Law reform: There are various interventions amongst marginalised populations in India that effectively check the spread of HIV, notably, condom promotion and needle syringe and exchange programmes. Existing legislation could set these initiatives at naught and the interventions have to be legally protected to ensure that they continue providing services and information that empower persons to protect themselves and others from HIV/AIDS.
- Fulfilling international obligations and commitments: In 2001, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. India as a signatory to this Declaration is committed to general obligations such as the prohibition of discrimination and specific obligations such as ensuring that by 2005, at least 90% of young persons aged 15 to 24 have access to information, education, and services necessary to reduce their vulnerability to HIV. The Indian government is obligated therefore to enact legislation that will fulfil these and other obligations such as the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women
For all these reasons we need a specific statute to address HIV/AIDS - its prevention, its treatment, and the manner in which we respond to the people most affected by it. A nationally applicable rights-based statute would serve several purposes: it would provide holistic coverage, consistency, clarity and predictability in order for courts to effectively pass judgment in HIV/AIDS cases; it would provide certainty for people to seek remedy from a strong, reliable legal system; and it would enshrine ethical, equitable and just practices that become harbingers for change in the many, many other contexts and spheres in which people are continuously disempowered. It will ultimately reflect the ideals and principles for a more inclusive and humane society.
The HIV/AIDS Bill 2007
A unique joint initiative of the government and civil society has led to the preparation of a comprehensive HIV/AIDS Bill that will soon be introduced in Parliament. The HIV/AIDS Bill 2007 is the culmination of a rigorous three-year research, drafting and consultative process that has involved stakeholders from across the country and from every region.
Regional level consultations organised in co-ordination with the National AIDS Control Organisation and State AIDS Control Societies and their representatives along with NGOs were held in the north, south, east, west and the northeast of the country. Groups and communities with specific perspectives on the epidemic like PLHA, sex workers, men who have sex with men, injecting drug users, healthcare providers, workers, women, children and legal experts have discussed and debated the Bill at length. Ultimately it is these discussions, debates and consultations that have shaped the bill. Drafted by the Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit (LCHAU), this Bill embodies principles of human rights and seeks to establish a humane and egalitarian legal regime to support India's prevention, treatment, care and support efforts vis-à-vis the epidemic.
Highlights of the Bill:
Prohibition of discrimination: The HIV/AIDS Bill specifically prohibits discrimination related to HIV/AIDS in both the public and private spheres. Under the Bill, no person may be discriminated against in employment, education, healthcare, travel, insurance, residence and property, etc based on their HIV-related (be they infected or affected) status.
It covers all acts and omissions that are discriminatory on the basis of HIV status, whether it is actual or perceived and whether the person discriminated against is HIV-positive, a relative, a friend, or is associated with HIV as in the case of groups that are considered in the public imagination as 'vectors' of the epidemic such as sex workers or injecting drug users or truckers or migrants. (Collectively, in the Bill, these persons are referred to as 'protected persons.')
Further, since discrimination in healthcare settings is attributed largely to the lack of healthcare workers' right to a safe working environment, the Bill imposes an obligation on healthcare institutions to provide universal precautions and training to all healthcare workers. The Bill also addresses hate and discriminatory speech, making it punishable.
Informed consent for testing, treatment and research: The Bill requires specific, free and informed consent for HIV related testing, treatment and research. HIV testing must be accompanied by pre- and post-test counselling, HIV treatment may commence only after an explanation of risks, benefits and alternatives available while HIV research may take place only after the research subject is informed of aims, methods, sources of funding, possible conflicts of interest, institutional affiliations of the researcher, potential benefits and risks, possible discomfort and the right to withdraw consent.
The Bill statutorises existing standards of informed consent and exceptions to it while also increasing access to healthcare services for children and young persons. The Bill also requires special attention to be given to women and young persons and for specific counselling regulations that will create an atmosphere conducive to individual decision-making. Consent for HIV testing under the Bill is not required when it is ordered by courts, required for testing blood, organs, semen etc., or for surveillance.
Disclosure of information: The Bill guarantees the confidentiality of HIV-related information (including the HIV status of a person) and outlines the exceptions under which disclosure can be made - 'partner notification' and the 'duty to prevent transmission.' The Bill specifies the exact protocol for, and circumstances in which, a healthcare provider can notify the partner of an HIV-positive person about their status. It recognises the particular vulnerability of women to violence in such situations and specifies that partner notification should not take place if there is an apprehension of violence. The Bill also imposes a duty on all HIV-positive persons to prevent transmission through various measures like using safer sex practices or informing their partners. Here too the duty does not exist in the presence of violence.
Right to access treatment: The Bill provides for universal and free access to comprehensive HIV related treatment, prevention, care and support. This includes: services, information, voluntary testing and counselling services in every sub-district, counselling, medicines for opportunistic infections, post exposure prophylaxis, anti-retroviral therapy, nutritional supplements, prevention of mother-to-child transmission, diagnostics, etc. Many of these services are already part of the national HIV/AIDS programme including the ARV rollout plan of the Indian government. Under the Bill, access to treatment must be provided in a sustained, accessible and acceptable manner. The Bill also requires the National HIV/AIDS Authority to notify protocols for HIV related treatment and testing.
Risk reduction:Risk reduction strategies minimise a person's risk of exposure to HIV/AIDS. It includes programmes that promote safer sex, provide clean needles to drug users, or provide information to children. Since they are provided to communities and persons often subjected to criminal sanction under various laws (sex workers, injecting drug users etc), the Bill specifically protects risk reduction strategies from civil and criminal liability and law enforcement harassment. This does not mean, for instance, that injecting drug use is legalised. It simply means that providing clean needles to protect a person from HIV cannot be stopped on grounds that this promotes drug use.
Information, Education and Communication (IEC): Information is the key to any successful prevention programme. The Bill treats the government IEC programme as an essential component in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Communications messages should be positive and evidence based, and should speak not just about prevention but also about care, support and rights. The Bill recognises the right of all persons to information and education relating to health and the protection of health from the State, and focuses particular attention on women and young persons and on the necessity of creating IEC specific to their needs. The Bill obligates the State to institute IEC programmes that are evidence-based, age-appropriate, gender-sensitive, non-stigmatizing, and non-discriminatory.
Implementation and grievance redressal: The HIV/AIDS Bill creates innovative grievance redressal and implementation mechanisms. The Bill provides for health ombudsmen to be appointed in every district to provide easy and quick access to health services for all persons should they be discriminated against or denied treatment. It also provides for internal complaints mechanisms in institutions. Grievance redressal provisions also include special procedures in courts like suppression of identity, speedy trials etc. The emphasis is on quick trials and creative redressal. Thus a case related to discrimination could see a court awarding damages and directing the person who discriminated to undergo sensitisation and training and doing community service. In terms of implementation the Bill establishes HIV/AIDS Authorities that will take over from the national and state aids control societies with an independent and accountable structure and expanded policy and programme base.
Special provisions: The Bill specifically recognises certain rights for women, children and persons in the care and custody of the State who due to social, economic, legal and other factors find themselves more vulnerable to HIV and are disproportionately affected by the epidemic. Prisoners and detainees are provided with specific access to risk reduction strategies, counselling and healthcare services.
The Bill attempts to recognise and address some underlying causes of the vulnerability of women to HIV and suggests the registration of marriages, the provision of maintenance and the right of residence for HIV-positive women. The right of HIV-positive women who are pregnant to proper counselling and to decide on treatment options is specifically recognised. The Bill also recognises the link between sexual violence and HIV and provides for counselling and treatment of sexual assault survivors and directs the setting up of sexual assault crisis centres.
Special provisions for children and young persons include the right against discrimination in education and to access healthcare services and information in their own right. This is particularly important for street children and those living on their own. It also provides for protection of inheritance and property rights and recognises community-based alternatives to institutionalisation for vulnerable and affected children; provisions that were a direct result of feedback from the consultation with children's groups.
The HIV/AIDS Bill 2007 envisages a detailed and carefully planned strategy to address the HIV epidemic through an extensive prevention, care, treatment and support programme that entails widely disseminated and easily accessible IEC, an accountable and accessible government response, access to healthcare services and treatment and the protection and promotion of the rights of persons living with or affected by HIV. One of the key visions of the Bill is to establish a government initiative on HIV/AIDS that is completely accountable and that is implemented at every stage with consultations.
It is worth reiterating that in the HIV context, only by protecting the rights of those most vulnerable can we hope to tackle the epidemic and thereby protect all. By providing for a right against discrimination, to informed consent, to confidentiality and to access treatment, we encourage people to come forward for testing with the understanding that there will be no adverse consequences to their HIV-positive status and if there are, the law will offer protection.
By recognising the rights of women, we empower them to demand information and safer sexual practices from their partners. By premising the IEC programme on the right to information, we empower all persons to demand IEC in their languages, regions and to suit their specific needs. By protecting needle exchange, condom promotion and sexual health information programmes, we help those most marginalised in society by morality and law to protect themselves and others from HIV. By recognising the right of all citizens to question their government we make government bodies accountable, consultative and democratic, creating a strategy to tackle the HIV epidemic where every person is a stakeholder, every voice is included and no one is left behind. We help the epidemic emerge from the underground so that HIV/AIDS is no longer a synonym for fear, neglect, discrimination and violence but for empowerment, compassion, united action and triumph.
(Atiya Bose is media and communications officer and Kajal Bhardwaj is head of the technical and policy unit at the Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit. The Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit was set up in 1998 based on a realisation that law, policy and judicial action that upheld the human rights framework had a central role to play in effectively containing the HIV epidemic. The Unit comprises lawyers, law students and activists working in offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore, and offers free legal services to persons living with, affected by or vulnerable to HIV and undertakes advocacy and research initiatives related to law, rights and HIV.)
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October 14, 2010 – November 5, 2012
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|Succeeded by
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|Member of the Senate
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June 27, 2007 – October 17, 2010
|Member of the House of Representatives
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June 17, 1947
The Hague, Netherlands
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Johannes Stefanus Joseph "Hans" Hillen (born June 17, 1947) is a former Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He served as Minister of Defence in the Cabinet Rutte I from 2010 to 2012.
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Hillen studied sociology at Utrecht University. He has been a (sports) journalist for the Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), teacher and civil servant (in the eighties he was spokesman of minister of Finance Onno Ruding and defender of his outspoken budget cuts) before entering in politics
From 1990 till 2002 he was a member of the House of Representatives and from 2007 till 2010 a member of the Senate. From October 14, 2010 to November 5, 2012 he was minister of Defence.[1] He is in favor of a strong defence and close ties with NATO.
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From 2003 till 2007 Hillen was president of CVZ, the Dutch council for the healthcare, and from 2005 till 2010 a member of the executive board of the Dutch employers' organization VNO-NCW. He also did some writing, he wrote columns for Elsevier and Katholiek Nieuwsblad.
Furthermore he is involved in the Edmund Burke Foundation, a Dutch conservative think tank. In 2004 he left the advisory council because a conflict of opinion with prominent co-member Bart Jan Spruyt, who wanted to found a new political party with Geert Wilders.
Personal life[edit]
Hillen is married and resides in Hilversum. He is a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Some people seem able to traipse through life doing only the bare minimum. But while aspiring only to the mediocre may allow you to enjoy, say, "The Hangover Part III," it could cause more than a bad headache when it comes to state-mandated auto-insurance coverage. Do you carry more than the minimum required by the state you live in?
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Those sums went a lot further in covering drivers, passengers and cars back in 1969 when they were enacted, but chances of replacing a new vehicle for $7,500 today aren't great. Ohio's new minimum, which took effect in March with a nine-month grace period, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, increased coverage to 25/50/25. Similarly, legislators in Illinois last month passed a bill that, if signed by Gov. Pat Quinn, will raise its coverage minimums for the first time in two-dozen years to 25/50/20 starting in 2015 (up from 20/40/15), according to the Chicago Tribune.
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