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Lawyers for five men accused of orchestrating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks this week asked President Barack Obama to release records of their detention by the Central Intelligence Agency, contending that they cannot mount a viable defense unless they have access to documents about brutal interrogations.
In a letter dated Oct. 22, 14 military and civilian attorneys assigned to defend the suspects before a Guantanamo Bay military commission assert that records of the secret detention program have been classified not to protect national security, but rather because of "fear of public embarrassment and the desire to conceal war crimes."
The letter says classification rules "facilitate further concealment of war crimes committed by agents of our government" and "prohibit us from faithfully discharging our duties and defending these men."
The letter accuses the U.S. of violating its obligations under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, an international treaty signed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 and ratified by the Senate six years later. "No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture," the convention states.
A Defense Department spokesman declined to comment. A White House spokeswoman, Caitlin Hayden, said the letter had been received, but she declined to comment on "ongoing military commission prosecutions."
She added that President Obama considers the CIA interrogation program "inconsistent with our values as a nation," and said the administration "supported the CIA's cooperation" with the Senate intelligence committee, which has compiled a lengthy report on the clandestine interrogation program and has been wrangling with the spy agency over declassifying portions of the document.
Mr. Obama has suggested the U.S. violated the Torture Convention in its treatment of accused Sept. 11 organizer Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other detainees. "We compromised our basic values–by using torture to interrogate our enemies, and detaining individuals in a way that ran counter to the rule of law," the president said in a May speech at National Defense University.


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Police were dispatched to Antrim Area Hospital on almost 230 separate occasions in 2012, the Antrim Guardian can reveal.
Following a high volume of cases which came before the local Magistrate's Court, the Guardian requested the figures under the Freedom of Information Act.
Police attended the hospital on 227 occasions in 2012, which means that on average there were more than four call-outs every week.
Twenty-two of these dispatches related to alleged assault offenses, 10 of which involved injury.
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The United Ireland – You Decide campaign, which was officially launched on Friday morning, May 3, in Crossmaglen, will see people from Crossmaglen County Armagh and neighboring Creggan Upper in County Louth going to the polls on May 25 on the question of Irish Unity.
The campaign group has taken on the ambitious plan to host a mock border poll asking almost 3,000 people, "Do you think Ireland should be reunited?"
Chairperson of the group Emma McArdle outlined the vision of the campaign saying:
"Our group has come together to tell the story of the people on the ground who actually live day and daily with the effects of the border. Our voice has been lost in this debate so far and so we want to articulate how the border impacts on us."
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Three local charities will benefit from the efforts of some brave men this June when they take a run up Dublin Street in a pair of stilettos.
The Carlow Stiletto Sprint, an alternative to the "wo-men's" mini marathon, will see some daring divas show off their high-heeled skills when they run, jog and walk through the center of town.
Carlow Mental Health Association, Asante Eye Care Kenya, and Chic and Cheerful – a voluntary run charity shop in Carlow that supports women and children's projects in Kenya and Ethiopia – will all benefit from the fundraiser.
[Source: Irish Independent]
The Slieve Russell Hotel in Ballyconnell has been chosen as home to members of the American delegation following U.S. President Barrack Obama while he is attending the G8 Summit of world leaders in neighboring Fermanagh next month, The Anglo-Celt can confirm.
In the past, the U.S. President's overseas entourage to such events has been known to be as large as 600 persons-strong, and The Celt understands that for the month of June, a total of 2,000 rooms have been booked to accommodate traveling members.
All rooms for the weekend of the summit, taking place June 17-18, have been booked, though the hotel, golf and country club with Ciúin Spa and Wellness Centre will remain open to the public.
[Source: The Anglo Celt]
Two of Clare's Oireachtas members have received abusive correspondence from pro-choice and pro-life campaigners about proposed abortion legislation, it emerged last week.
Deputy Michael McNamara and Deputy Timmy Dooley have outlined a minority of campaigners that resorted to inappropriate language in a week when eight county councilors requested a referendum on the government's proposed Protection of Life in Pregnancy Bill.
Despite a statement from Catholic bishops that the new bill is unnecessary to ensure that women receive "the life-saving treatment they need during pregnancy," six Oireachtas members and 24 county councilors have rowed in behind the need to provide legal clarity for the medical profession who have to intervene with terminations of the unborn.
[Source: Clare Champion]
Twenty-five Cobh residents have committed to taking legal action against the establishment of a new metal recycling facility at the former Verolme dockyard in Rushbrooke and will be personally liable for legal fees of around $79,000.
At a meeting on Tuesday night in Cobh, following expert legal opinion the Cork Harbour Alliance for Responsible Development (C.H.A.R.D.) has decided to lodge judicial review proceedings.
As a result, 25 individuals have committed to be signatories to the High Court proceedings, which will cost around $79,000.
[Source: Cork Independent]
A County Derry teenager who died after being struck by a car in Newtownstewart on Friday night, May 3, has been described as a "good-hearted lad."
Cathal Donaghy (16), from Craigbane village, was on his way to Omagh in a mini bus for a night out with friends when the collision happened at Beltany Road, Newtownstewart about 11 p.m. on Friday. The teenager was standing outside the bus when he was struck by a car.
He was taken to Altnagelvin Hospital but died from his injuries on Saturday afternoon, May 4.
[Source: Derry Journal]
An invitation has been extended to retiring Manchester United boss, Sir Alex Ferguson, to attend the 40-year anniversary celebrations of the Donegal Manchester United Supporters' Club.


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With Help from HBO, Vice Looks To Escape Current TV's Shadow
An underground weapons factory operated by children in the Philippines, ex-communicated Mormons gone wild and a West African "fat farm" where visitors try to put on beauty weight like geese raised for foie gras.
Those are just a few of the stories that Vice Media plans to bring to a new documentary news show called "Vice" that launches on Time Warner HBO starting this spring.
The partnership between HBO helps illustrate Vice's transformation from a gritty lifestyle magazine for the hipster set to a much bigger new media company that produces movies for its Web site and external partners like HBO.
But Vice executives say the partnership shouldn't compromise the brand's street credit or alienate its core youth audiences.
"Generation Y has grown up with the most sophisticated bullsh– meter out there," said Shane Smith, Vice Media Group's founder and CEO. "We are more brutal and straight to the point. There's no other way of doing it."
Mr. Shane was speaking at the Television Critics Association's semi-annual press conference, a gathering of cable and broadcast network executives to pitch their new shows for the year.
That for-the-kids approach to documentary reporting sounds a lot like what Al Gore's Current TV envisioned when it set out back in 2005. Amid dismal ratings and following a fallout with host Keith Olbermann, that network is now getting swallowed up by Al Jazeera as it tries to expand its viewership in the U.S.
Vice says it long existed in Current TV's shadow, as far as financial support and having a footprint on tradiitonal cable goes, but executives were always skeptical about overtures from Mr. Gore's venture to partner on programming.
"Maybe the model was similar, but they didn't have a really strong indiosynchratic voice. How we execute content is different than how they ever did," said Eddy Moretti, chief creative officer at Vice and executive producer of the new HBO show.


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Novice at meat-curer looking for advice. I'm making 2 pancettas this season.
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When a 19-year-old out for a midnight joy ride got caught in a speed trap traveling more than 100 miles per hour in a 45 zone, his troubles had only just begun.
Officers immediately stopped the vehicle, and when they pulled Alain Cassagnol out of his Mercedes to arrest him for speeding, they noticed a "strong smell of marijuana emitting from his person," according to the police report.
The cops asked Cassagnol if he had drugs with him and Cassagnol admitted he had 5.4 grams of weed hidden near his groin.
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RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University's men's basketball team rolled to a 97-31 non-conference victory over Crowley's Ridge College on Tuesday at McBrayer Arena.
EKU Head Coach Jeff Neubauer became the school's second winningest coach. The eighth-year skipper moved past Rome Rankin with 136 victories on the Colonel bench. He is 78 wins behind all-time leader Paul s. McBrayer.
Sophomore Robbie Stenzel had a game-best and career-high 14 points. He hit 5-of-6 from the field, including 3-of-4 from three-point range, to go along with three assists and three steals.
Eastern (18-6) used a pair of runs to take complete control in the first half. With the game tied 3-3, the home squad rolled off 14 unanswered. After the Pioneers (7-18) scored five straight, the Colonels went on a 23-4 run.
Glenn Cosey got it started with a three-pointer. Stenzel knocked down a trey, was fouled on the play, made the free throw and then followed with a lay-up for six straight points. Marcus Lewis capped it with another spectacular dunk. Cosey threw a behind-the-back pass up court while he was going out of bounds near the half-court line. Lewis took the pass and completed a windmill dunk for a 40-12 Eastern Kentucky lead.
The margin reached 30, 44-14, with just under three minutes left in the opening half. The Colonels had a 36-point lead at the break, 52-16. EKU shot 60 percent from the field in the first half and committed 15 fewer turnovers (19-4). CRC made 26 percent of its first half shots.
Eastern led by 50-plus the final 14 minutes. The Colonels took their largest lead of the game, 70 points, on a jumper by freshman Jaylen Babb-Harrison that made it 95-25 with three minutes left.
Eric Stutz contributed 13 points, seven rebounds and seven steals. Babb-Harrison finished with a career-high 10 points. Six Colonels scored in double figures.
EKU made 55 percent of its shots from the field while CRC hit on just 26 percent. The Pioneers turned the ball over 36 times, compared to just 12 for Eastern.
Eric Giersch came off the bench to lead Crowley's Ridge with nine points.
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Pvt_Moose wrote: no one said women are all looking for the same thing. but just that there are certain things they do look for. its not about "tricking" them, its about getting around first judgements. make sense?
the 100 percent success thing i threw up there so people wouldnt act like they are too good for advice. most guys get offended when you give them advice about women.
im not saying im a person to give advice, i just said i took advice and its working out really well.
how many people do you know who would like to be more social? or go out to bars or clubs and only talk with their friends?... this behavior is fine but its limited. if you can be comfortable talking to anyone in all types of situations you can have a good time anywhere. and it will help you out in other areas. you work at a job and your intimidated by your boss, well guess what if you get good at speaking to all types of people you prolly wont be afraid to chop it up with your boss... and so on.
Pvt_Moose wrote: i wanted to find another girlfriend. and i wasnt sure how to do it so looked for advice, why is that a bad thing?
id like to know what the people opposed feel is the "proper" way to find a partner and how its different from what you Think i am doing?
you keep making shit up, im not trying to just fuck and be done. i Never said thats what i wanted.
Pvt_Moose wrote: your telling me to look better???.... wow.
and im the dick?
becoming a better speaker is a far better attribute, in my opinion.
Pvt_Moose wrote: these guys dont talk about relationships. they try to show people who to get there... well some do, those are the ones i listen to.
but you cant get into a relationship without metting right, .. right
it doesnt really matter how you meet if you have good chemistry, and thats whats gonna make something last. the "pick up" wont matter later on if two people are still together


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UPDATE: Walmart's proposed grocery store draws critics
Published: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 5:37 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 11:02 a.m.
It's becoming a familiar story in Sarasota County: Another proposed Walmart, another wave of community opposition.
The Sarasota County Commission delayed a hearing Wednesday on whether to rezone four acres at Bee Ridge and Beneva roads for a proposed Walmart Neighborhood Market, citing a commissioner's absence.
Commissioners worried that the rezone request could deadlock in a tie vote with the five-member commission down one member for the day. Commission Chair Carolyn Mason was out sick.
The hearing was rescheduled for April 24.
A week after angry residents convinced Sarasota city leaders to reject the retail chain's proposal for a new Supercenter on Ringling Boulevard, the company is confronting objections to a proposed 41,180-square-foot grocery store at Bee Ridge and Beneva roads.
Homeowners said the Ringling store would not be compatible with their neighborhood. Similar arguments will be made Wednesday before the Sarasota County Commission.
Traffic is the top concern.
Bee Ridge Road is already a busy six-lane interstate connector and the intersection with Beneva Road is one of the county's most congested.
Sharon Whalen lives in a condo nearby. Traffic backs up for blocks during peak travel times. Just leaving her complex can be an ordeal.
Whalen said she and her neighbors have gathered more than 300 signatures against the Walmart proposal for a four-acre parcel the currently holds a church.
"This just loads up a neighborhood that is already kind of feeling death by a thousand strikes," she said. "We just don't need anymore."
But the neighborhood's bustling commercialism may also work in Walmart's favor.
The 98,000-square-foot Ringling store was proposed for a largely residential area. Bee Ridge is mostly commercial. The intersection with Beneva already has a Publix, Starbucks and Walgreens.
County planners have recommended approval of the rezoning request to a commercial designation, citing the abundance of existing commercial development in the area.
Whalen believes the intersection needs a mix of high and low intensity uses. She notes the current zoning allows office, professional and institutional development, which she does not oppose.
"We've got traffic issues, we have safety issues," she said. "Above all commissioners have a choice. They don't have to say yes to a zoning change."
Walmart has pursued three new stores for Sarasota County in recent years. The only one to open so far is on the edge of Newtown at U.S. 41 and Myrtle Street.
Walmart Spokesman William Wertz said the Newtown Neighborhood Market "filled a void in the city and brought residents a convenient, affordable shopping opportunity."
Wertz said the store at Bee Ridge and Beneva would provide similar benefits and create 90 jobs.
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Authorities say a California surfer has been killed by a shark off a beach at coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department says in a statement that the attack Tuesday morning at Surf Beach killed 39-year-old Francisco Javier Solorio Jr. of Orcutt.
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Security levies: Voters could decide
March 30, 2013
Ohio school districts may soon have the option to ask voters to provide money for school safety and security — and nothing els....
if the districts can be trusted to use the money for security and thats it, no shady BS like replaniting the football field because it enhances security, and be honest with the voters, than all these security levies should pass if our people have any common sense at all.
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I agree with universal checks. So let's move on. Universal checks will prevent felons and other previous lawbreakers from getting guns but we currently do not prosecute all attempts by these folks from trying to by a gun which is against the law. Why is that? I don't know.
Universal background checks will make you feel good but until the Gov't complies a searchable list of the diagnosed mentally ill, schizophrenics, bipolar etc, (illnesses you can have and pass a background check) you will be missing the on the large population who are most likely to commit the crimes that we find so disgusting. You don't see anyone rushing this idea to the forefront because the ACLU will fight this as a privacy issue.
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I know schools need good causes and better funding. But why do we always look at the property owners for the funding. I have family living in North Carolina. There schools seem to have the funding they need. Their property taxes are lower than mine. And yes their state income taxes are higher. So isn't the main thing to properly fund our school for the future. Our children? There must be a better way to fund our schools then just taxing property owners too death.
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SCHOOL SAFETY. What is the correct solution to the "student safety from shooters" problem? No question, it is an important issue. No one needs further instruction on how to feel about a "Sandy Hook" or a "Columbine". One instinctively gets sick. These situations are so horrific, so deeply sad.
It is natural to want to prevent such things from ever happening again. Many actions could be launched in the name of increased school safety. But what would be the actual results? After the remedial action, will safety actually be improved by any reasonable measure, or will we just feel a little better for a while because we tried? Our leaders must consider the odds, estimate the costs, weigh the true effects, and wisely assign responsibilities.
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SCHOOL SAFETY. Odds and responsibilities: The Multi-State Lottery Commission estimated the odds of hitting the recent $320,000,000 jackpot at 1 in 175 million. We all know that buying a powerball ticket is a nearly-infinitely guaranteed waste of $2.00. Yet many play anyway, based on hope or entertainment or whatever.
But who cares? A powerball bet is $2.00 freely pulled out of an individual's pocket -- by him, not by the government or any other kind of thief. His may not be a smart bet, especially if he is spending his last $2.00 and his family just sent him to the store for food. But in this free country, it is his business, not anyone else's. If he is causing a problem, it is his problem -- or his family's --to solve. It is certainly not the government's problem.
Yes, the Powerball brings temptation to the weak or adventurous. Yet, in this free country, the choice of whether to gamble on the lottery is left to the individual; he is not forced by govt. to play.
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SCHOOL SAFETY. Odds, cost, true effects, responsibilities: But sometimes we MUST turn to government to solve a problem. For instance, the government confiscates multi- billions of dollars each year from US taxpayers to pay for a military sufficiently strong and awesome to keep us from being attacked by our many dangerous enemies. The preparation isn't always successful – for example, Pearl Harbor and 9-11. Yes, billions are wasted -- perhaps because it is government, because it is very large, because it is military, and for other reasons. And precious lives are lost. But despite the immense cost and waste involved, despite the uncertainty of being attacked, most would agree that we need some kind of military to protect our homeland, and further, that government must do the job and that all taxpayers should share the cost burden.
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SCHOOL SAFETY. The odds: During the 32 years from 1981 through 2012, there were 137 incidents of fatal school shootings in the US resulting in 297 deaths (per Slate website). Per the US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, October 2011, there were 79,000,000 students enrolled. The average length of the school year is 180 days (US Department of Education, 2001-2002). So, in the US, we see about 14 billion student days a year. Over a 32 year period, that would mount up to 455 billion student days. Very roughly, if 297 were shot at school during the most recent 32 years span, the odds of a US student being fatally shot in a US school on any given day are about 1 in 1.5 billion.
So if you thought buying a powerball ticket was a longshot at 1 in 175 million, you will readily accept that expecting your US student to encounter a shooter at school is a very, very, very unfounded expectation at 1 in 1.5 billion.
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SCHOOL SAFETY. The odds and the costs: a fair-sized meteor exploded over Russia a few weeks ago. The damage would have been much worse if it had blown up closer to a population center.
What are the odds that such a falling body could hit Marietta? Imagine the loss of life and terror. Should we consider moving Marietta somewhere up river or inland? No, the meteor might hit there, too. Maybe we dig tunnels and start living underground.
Not! Despite the horrible consequences of having a meteor fall on Marietta, the costs to even partially protect ourselves would just be outlandishly large and unaffordable. It's easy to accept that the wise course would be to not spend any money on protection from meteors. We just hope and pray our luck continues.
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SCHOOL SAFETY. Despite the very slim odds that a shooter will attack a school here, it is natural and good that our school leaders have been discussing the threat -- searching for affordable actions that would truly make a difference. Parents expect the leaders to seriously address this issue.
Rep. Andy Thompson's guidance seems very wise. He suggests "authorizing multiple district employees to carry concealed weapons rather than using levy money to employ a single, uniformed security officer." If certain district employees are authorized to carry weapons at work, they should receive training and pass a certification for being armed on school property. And they should be paid something extra for taking on that additional responsibility. If you really think the (shooter at school) threat requires spending, then arming a few trained and trusted district employees would be the most affordable actions a school could take to protect its campus. And it would really work.
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This is the best Markdown editor I have found so far.
This app is perhaps my dream note-taking app. I have to take notes on a lot of scientific equations generally involving lots of exponents and subscripts, so being able to take notes in Textile or Markdown and be able to convert them automatically to HTML for export is a dream. (In, say, Word or TextEdit, I end up fiddling around with the formatting panels for so long that I lose track of the lecture.)
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But that's just my personal taste...
@tee_cee that's subjective :). ET's version is sweet, though, and was the inspiration for several of the features in nvALT. He's also been great about sharing code for customizing backgrounds.
nvALT's major difference is that it has MultiMarkdown preview with direct HTML source view, as well as online sharing of notes.
Plus, it has that sweet OS X-style bottom bar on the main window :).
There is also this other fork of Notational Velocity (by Elastic Threads), with a slightly nicer interface:
A great little upgrade about the original NV.
New version with customizable notes list colors!
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Still in NYC doing press, going from interview to interview, running like a mad man, but had to drop this line to you. Ok, tomorrow is the day! I hope you're ready! As usual, I will be sitting by the message board waiting to hear what the real critics thought! You know that's you, right... I hang on your every word. I mean, this is one of my favorite films that I've done. That music, Gladys Knight, Pastor Marvin Winans, Mary J Blige, man I love watching this movie, and wait until you see that church scene. YOU AIN'T READY! LOL. I gotta go on to the next interview now. This has been a long week, and I'll be in Canada over the weekend. Hoping to make it home in time to have a nice quiet birthday dinner. THE BIG 4-0! I think I'm looking better with age... LOL, don't you say a word!... LOL.
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A man accused in the overdose death of a Fargo blues guitarist says he will plead guilty in federal court.
Nathan Evenson, of Fargo, is charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance resulting in death.
Authorities say Evenson and Nicole Wadsworth, of Grand Forks, distributed the heroin that resulted in the June death of 30-year-old Cody Conner.
Wadsworth pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge earlier this month.
Another person charged in the case, Seth Lund, pleaded guilty earlier to injecting a drug-filled needle into Conner's arm.
A plea hearing for Evenson has not been set.
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Here is a video from the other day at a crowded line up on the Florida coast. No one was injured and everybody was all smiles at the end.
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Here is a video from the other day at a crowded line up on the Florida coast. No one was injured and everybody was all smiles at the end.
This post will probably elicit only about, oh, 900 comments.
Yankee is right but bottom line:
you were not in the right.
The wave was a left and there were people paddling for it and getting to their feet right behind you.
you didn't look to your right as you were padding in, and didn't yield to those who were closer to the peak.
The guy who dropped in on you did the same thing you did. just a bit more blatantly.
Honestly it looks like one of those cluster-f lineups where everyone, including you, is just focusing on themselves, in your case literally with the go-pro.
you should be mad about that guys dropping in on you because he was clearly a danger to you and others in the lineup surfing like that, that person needs to get some lessons to learn about surf ettiquette
Dude... are you serious? You must have never seen anyone else make one of these posts before...
Prepare to be eviscerated! Good luck!!!!
looks like karma to me - you dropped in on the girl in the bikini and then somebody dropped in on you. somewhere online, she's probably posting the same question....
but yeah, you need to find a different spot. there's a tipping point in a crowded line-up, where there are so many people that all pretense of surf etiquette is dropped and it's dog eat dog...that spot looks like one of those places and so questions like yours become moot.
Moot is right, I'm starting to see what really happend and why it was the way it was. But what made it all good in the end. Everybody was smiling and having a good time. To me, there is no bad day on the water. Unless jaws says hey.
you dropped in on the girl and then snowballed her wave.
4 people taking off for the same wave...yeah, I'd surf somewhere else.
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AIGA Voice has an interview with Peter Morville about his new book, Ambient Findability. A question from the interview that everyone responsible for a web site should be asking themselves (emphasis mine): "Can [people] find your content, products and services despite your website?" Love that.


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Monday, July 9, 1962
•An estimated $450 in merchandise was stolen last night from the Hicken Garage and Lumber Co., in Higbee. Among items taken were small tools, 20 Yale padlocks, small cans of BPS paint and cans of Spray paint, knives, names letters of the type used on mailboxes, change from a soft drink machine and other items. The intruders also strung carpenter string inside the Hicken building, about like a spider would spin a web, it was reported. Investigating are the Randolph County sheriff's office and the Highway Patrol.
Thursday, July 9, 1987
•No change in expression was mirrored on the face of a mannequin in a window at Nola Leach, 317 West Reed, following an accidental jar of the window. A car climbed the curb when the driver sought to utilize a parking place at 9"06 a.m. today. Police said the driver, a 92 year Moberlyan, suffered a cut on the chin and was transported by his daughter to seek medical attention. The window was shattered from the impact of the 1978 Chevrolet Nova. Officers said the driver intended to use the brake but his foot pressed against the accelerator instead.
Tuesday, July 9, 2002
•Young entrepreneurs serving lemonade on a hot summer day made a customer of Bill May who was mowing a lawn when free lemonade was delivered to him. After the yard was completed he made a visit to the lemonade stand as a "paying customer." Featured in a photo were May, Emily Dalton, Sarah Dalton, Shelby Schmit, Addie Rose Davis, Caitlin Holtzclaw. The girls had a variety of ideas on ways to best use their profits including shopping or donating to their church.
•Residents of Mulberry Street in Huntsville will have to wait for paving of their road due to a recent water break under the area. According to Ward I Councilperson Jaime Bailey during Monday's council meeting, the decision to not pave the road was brought on when a resident from the city called the Department of Natural Resources about the leak in the 200 block of the street. Since then, the city has been told by the department to have the water tested and to hire an engineer to relocate an existing water line from the property where a new Randolph County jail will be constructed on the site of the existing Randolph County farm.
Monday, July 9, 2007
•Attending the Madison Annual Car Show and Cookout held Saturday July 7 on the Madison Christian Church lawn has become a tradition for many. Although the sun was a scorcher Saturday over 50 vehicles registered for the show. Wilbur Shepherd and Miss Madison Courtney Brammer were featured with his red and white 1955 Ford, which was the featured vehicle on this year's t-shirts. Jim Jones' 1969 Camaro received Best of Show and Longest Distance went to Carl Chandler from Olathe, KS. This year a craft show was held in conjunction with the car show on The Body Shop parking lot.
Page 2 of 2 - •Commander Kevin Palmatory of the Moberly Police Department, Public Information Officer, announces that on July 6 about 1:45 a.m., a Moberly Police officer was on patrol in the 1200 block of Concannon when he observed a suspicious white male wearing a glove and carrying a flashlight. The officer attempted to contact the subject who in turn fled on foot. After a short foot pursuit, the subject was taken into custody and identified. A computer check revealed a warrant on the individual who then admitted to breaking into vehicles and stealing items. Numerous items of evidence were located on the suspect's person.
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Published: Monday, June 10, 2013 at 2:12 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, June 10, 2013 at 2:12 p.m.
Steve Patton of Spartanburg, S.C., wasn't amused by Columbus resident Chris Burleson's question of why time and money would be spent on a trial for the young man accused in the Boston bombings. "He stirs raw emotions, and in times of stress these emotions give us adrenaline to get the job done, but once the smoke clears, we need to put those emotions aside in order to see clearly," says Mr. Patton. "It was clear thinking and detective work that revealed the identity of the Boston bombers. While serving jury duty, I have seen defense lawyers trying to twist the truth.
I have also seen a defense lawyer make every effort to reveal the truth. In one case, a 15-year-old was accused of rape. If all the adults in the room acted on emotion, the boy's life would have been ruined. Our complicated legal system gave his lawyer time to gather facts and prove that the whole story was made up. The Tsarnaev brothers have killed a few people and maimed more. I guess that for a terrorist that represents a battle won. If we abandon our legal system to get revenge on one lowlife, then we hand terrorists an overwhelming victory.
Chaos and mob violence are the tools that serve terrorists best."
SPOTTED on a sign and repeated by Dick Roberts of Mountain Home: "Put The Politicians On Minimum Wage And See How Fast Things Change."
WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS: Jim Foster of Mills River tells that a friend was thinking about buying a new house in the country. The friend asked Mr. Foster to go with him for a look at it.
"We found the town, but we couldn't locate the road," says Mr. Foster. "We drove over to City Hall, where a community get-together was going on, and asked around, but no one had heard of the road. Even the policemen and fire personnel were stumped. We went in City Hall and consulted a map, with no luck, until finally one young man came to our aid. He pointed to the map, showing us exactly how to get there. I thanked the young man and asked whether he was with the police department or fire department. "Neither," he replied. "I deliver pizzas."
QUIPS AN OLD-TIMER: "A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband. A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife. A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man."
WHAT TIME IS IT?: A truck driver had been on the road for an exhausting eight hours and decided to pull over and take a nap. As soon as he fell asleep, there was a knock at the door of his cab. "Can you tell me the time, please?" asked a jogger.
"Yeah, it's 4:30," said the truck driver. He fell asleep again, but there was another knock at the door of his cab. It was another jogger who wanted to know the time. "It's 4:40!" barked the truck driver. Deciding to really try to sleep a little, he wrote on a piece of paper: "I Don't Know The Time." He stuck the paper in his windshield.
But soon another jogger was knocking at his door. He rolled down the window, and the jogger said, "It's 5:25."
LAST BUT NOT LEAST: The Arts Council of Henderson County is looking for artists who are interested in demonstrating their art or craft at the 54th annual Art on Main Festival, which will be held along downtown Hendersonville's historic Main Street on Oct. 5 and 6.
Artists will be required to demonstrate on both days of the festival. The Arts Council is looking for candidates in media such as plein air painting, carving, wood turning, blacksmithing, spinning, jewelry, weaving and lampwork. An application is available on the Arts Council's website at www.
acofhc.org. The deadline for consideration is June 28. Applications may be dropped off or mailed to the Arts Council office at 401 N. Main St., Third Floor, Hendersonville, 28792.
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A Saudi Arabian man who started an Islamic charity in Oregon has been taken off a United Nations list of people subject to sanctions for ties to al-Qaida but remains on a similar U.S. terrorist list.
The U.N. Security Council committee monitoring sanctions against al-Qaida removed Soliman al-Buthe, now a deputy minister in Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Municipalities, from the list today.
His attorney, Tom Nelson, said the action is vindication for al-Buthe, who is still trying to get off the U.S. list.
He still faces arrest if he returns to the United States. A federal indictment alleges he smuggled $150,000 in cash collected by Al Haramain Islamic Foundation in Ashland to Saudi Arabia to help terrorists in Chechnya. His co-defendant, Pete Seda, is serving 33 months in prison.
— Jeff Barnard, Associated Press
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Apple's 7-for-1 Stock Split Is 'Very Unusual'
Apple raised eyebrows Wednesday afternoon by announcing a 7-for-1 stock split along with its second-quarter earnings.
"A 7-for-1 is very unusual," Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices, wrote in a note. Within the S&P 500, he said, there have been only three splits since 1980 that were larger than Apple's announced plan: Metromedia in 1983, Capital Cities/ABC in 1994, and MasterCard earlier this year. All were 10-for-1 splits.
Splits don't change anything fundamentally about a company or its valuation, although they have a history of generating a short-term pop in a company's stock price. During the 1990s, companies that announced splits outperformed peers with similar stock profiles by 9% in the following year, according to a 2002 study conducted by David Ikenberry, dean of the University of Colorado's business school.
At Wednesday's closing price of $524.75, the split would price shares at $74.96 (dividing the current price by seven). That's slightly below the $77.91 average price of the stocks in the S&P 500. Along those lines, that $74.96 price tag would make Apple shares the 13th lowest-priced stock if it were in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It isn't a blue-chip stock.
Trading will begin on a split-adjusted basis on June 9 for shareholders of record as of June 2.
In the 1990s, an average of 64 companies in the S&P 500 split their stocks each year, according to S&P. In 1997, there were 102 total stock splits.
But splits waned in popularity at the turn of the century, both before and after the financial crisis. From 2008 through 2013, only 12 S&P 500 companies, on average, split their stocks each year. There were 14 stock splits in 2013.
So far this year, four companies have split their stocks, including Google which completed its 2-for-1 stock split earlier this month.


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Syphilis is a highly contagious disease spread primarily by sexual activity, including oral and anal sex. Occasionally, the disease can be passed to another person through prolonged kissing or close bodily contact. Although this disease is spread from sores, the vast majority of those sores go unrecognized. The infected person is often unaware of the disease and unknowingly passes it on to his or her sexual partner.
Pregnant women with the disease can spread it to their baby. This disease, called congenital syphilis, can cause abnormalities or even death to the child.
Syphilis cannot be spread by toilet seats, door knobs, swimming pools, hot tubs, bath tubs, shared clothing, or eating utensils.
What Causes Syphilis?
Syphilis is caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum.
How Common Is Syphilis?
Syphilis was once a major public health threat, commonly causing serious long-term health problems such as arthritis, brain damage, and blindness. It defied effective treatment until the late 1940s, when the antibiotic penicillin was first developed.
According to the CDC, the rate of new cases of syphilis had plummeted in the 1990's and in the year 2000 it reached an all time low since reporting began in 1941. However, new cases of syphillis doubled between 2005 and 2013 from 8,724 to 16,663.
How Do I Know If I Have Syphilis?
Syphilis infection occurs in three distinct stages:
Early or primary syphilis. People with primary syphilis will develop one or more sores. The sores are usually small painless ulcers. They occur on the genitals or in or around the mouth somewhere between 10-90 days (average three weeks) after exposure. Even without treatment they heal without a scar within six weeks.
|Secondary stage rash on the palms of the hands.
The secondary stage may last one to three months and begins within six weeks to six months after exposure. People with secondary syphilis experience a rosy "copper penny" rash typically on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. However, rashes with a different appearance may occur on other parts of the body, sometimes resembling rashes caused by other diseases. They may also experience moist warts in the groin, white patches on the inside of the mouth, swollen lymph glands, fever, and weight loss. Like primary syphilis, secondary syphilis will resolve without treatment.
Latent syphilis. This is where the infection lies dormant (inactive) without causing symptoms.
Tertiary syphilis. If the infection isn't treated, it may then progress to a stage characterized by severe problems with the heart, brain, and nerves that can result in paralysis, blindness, dementia, deafness, impotence, and even death if it's not treated.


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January 18, 2013
Employee shareholder scheme 'means more red tape'
Proposals for new employee-shareholder contracts are flawed and will lead to more red tape, the Law Society has warned. The proposals are contained within Clause 27 of the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, currently before the House of Lords. The Law Society says it is concerned that small businesses, the prime target audience for this proposal, will be put off by the complex tax, company law requirements and extra costs. Law Society president Lucy Scott-Moncrieff has written to members of the House of Lords asking that the proposal be deleted from the Bill.
Small firms losing faith in their energy suppliers
Trust in energy suppliers has reached a new low among small firms – with just 36% of SME decision-makers saying they trust their energy provider. That's the finding of new research by business community Ingenious Britain, in conjunction with business money-saving experts MakeItCheaper.com. To put that finding into context, the 500 SMEs polled had more trust in their banks (50%), insurance providers (51%), solicitors (69%) and accountants (77%). And the research shows that, should allegations regarding price-fixing be proven, SME business owners and managers would overwhelmingly seek compensation – 84% said compensation should be provided and 77% said they would seek a claim.
100 new tax inspectors will target the 'affluent'
HMRC's Affluent Compliance Team is to recruit 100 additional tax inspectors. In addition to targeting taxpayers with an annual income of more than £150,000 and wealth of between £2.5 million and £20 million, the unit will also cover those with wealth in the range of £1 million to £2.5 million. Roger Atkinson, director of the Affluent Teams, said: "Good quality intelligence is central to catching the cheats and so we are expanding our Affluent Intelligence Unit fourfold. The new team will be fully operational by April and focused on delivering an additional £75 million a year. This is very good news for all honest taxpayers."
Business owners still unaware of personal tax return deadline
A new poll conducted in December 2012 by Crunch Accounting and OnePoll reveals that 68% of UK sole traders and business owners say they still don't know the deadline for filing their self-assessment tax forms. The survey also found that a worrying 61% are unlikely to file their self-assessment tax forms by the 31 January deadline. This reflects recent news from HMRC that 6 million people are yet to complete their return. It could also lead to HMRC cashing in on a potential £600 million in late return fines (£100 fine per person).


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The Market's One-Offs Are Adding Up
If you have a dozen "one-offs," do you have any one-offs?
This morning the ISM manufacturing survey fell out of bed, dropping to an eight-month low reading of 51.3, far below the Street's consensus of 56. It follows a string of weakening data, most of which has been summarily dismissed. When the December jobs report landed with a thud last month, it was an "outlier." When the durable-goods report hit last week, it was "steady as she goes."
It may be tempting to dismiss the ISM report as a one-off as well, given the lousy weather. "Despite the monthly declines," Barclays wrote, "We expect manufacturing activity growth to pick up throughout the year." All that's left to figure out, they said, is just how "transitory" the January factors were.
The U.S. ISM reading has to be taken in context with the ISM readings out of China (bad) and Europe (better), as well. China's official manufacturing PMI fell to 50.5 in January, which means the world's two largest economies are seeing a slowdown. Granted, Germany's PMI improved, as did the eurozone as a whole. But Europe's "recovery" from its second recession since 2008 remains a very muted affair. In short, with the U.S. and China in questionable growth trajectories, the Fed rolling back the stimulus, and the emerging market a hot mess, it's hard to say where the global economy's big growth driver is, if it even exists.
"The combination of weakening Chinese data, and the gradual turn in Fed policy, will continue to fuel negative sentiment," Societe Generale forex strategist Kit Juckes wrote. "Flows of money into EM since 2010 have been huge. The path back towards any kind of neutral fed policy stretches ahead of us and the Chinese economic slowdown is no flash in the pan. So the drivers of the current turmoil aren't going to go anywhere and any respite is likely to be temporary."
The U.S. economy has certainly had its up and downs since the Big Down. The difference during most of that time was that you had the Federal Reserve promising to metaphorically paper over any cracks in the walls. That's changing, though, and it's making investors less willing to take chances. Thus, the global, pan-asset sell-off.
The major indexes are all off more than 2%. The S&P 500 is down about 40 points right now, and the Dow is down more than 300 points. For those keeping track at home, it's the fourth consecutive triple-digit move, and the third of the past four sessions in which the Dow has been down at least 200 points intraday. Still, there's no real panic in the air, at least as far as equities are concerned.
"Today's pullback doesn't change anything with regards to the near-term structure," wrote Mark Newton, chief technical strategist with Greywolf Execution Partners, "which has been bearish since late Dec. 31 highs, as part of an overall bullish intermediate-term trend." He noted that breadth is more than 3-1 to the negative side, and declining volume is running 9-1 over advancing volume.
For now, though, stock traders may want to worry more about the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury note than anything else. "The ten-year yield is a key barometer," UBS Art Cashin wrote. "It is threatening to break below the 2.6% level on weak ISM and more currency hijinks."
The 10-year at last sounding had fallen down to 2.59% after being up at 2.68% earlier on Monday.


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Got Her Life Together: Maia Campbell Is Off Them D-Rugs And Acting Again! [Video]
- By Bossip Staff Categories: Arrests, Congratulations, Drugs Are Bad M'kay
Praise the Lord. Maia Campbell is finally clean, sober and employed! The actress and her co-stars have been posting all kinds of photos from the set of their new TV One series on Instagram.
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Congrats to Maia on her comeback! Keep up the hard work.
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|American Airlines Flight 11 crashes into north tower of the WTC.
8:45 a.m.: Hijacked passenger jet, American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts, crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center.
9:03 a.m.: A second hijacked
airliner, United Airlines Flight 175
Boston, crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and
9:17 a.m.: The Federal Aviation Administration shuts down all New York City area airports.
9:21 a.m.: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey orders all bridges and tunnels in the New York area closed.
9:30 a.m.: President Bush, speaking in Sarasota, Florida, says the country has suffered an "apparent terrorist attack."
9:40 a.m.: The FAA halts all flight operations at U.S. airports; this was the first time in U.S. history that air traffic nationwide was halted.
9:43 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon; evacuation begins immediately.
|American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon.
9:45 a.m.: The White House evacuates.
9:57 a.m.: President Bush departs from Florida.
10:05 a.m.: The south tower
of the World Trade Center collapses.
10:08 a.m.: Secret Service agents armed with automatic rifles are deployed into Lafayette Park across from the White House.
10:10 a.m.: A portion of the Pentagon collapses.
10:10 a.m.: United Airlines Flight 93, also hijacked, crashes in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh.
|A portion of the Pentagon collapses.
10:13 a.m.: The United Nations building evacuates.
10:22 a.m.: In Washington, the State and Justice departments are evacuated, along with the World Bank.
10:24 a.m.: The FAA reports that all inbound transatlantic aircraft flying into the United States are being diverted to Canada.
10:28 a.m.: The World Trade
Center's north tower collapses from the
top down.
10:45 a.m.: All federal office buildings in Washington are evacuated.
10.46 a.m.: U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell cuts short his trip to Latin America to return to the United States.
10.48 a.m.: Police confirm the plane crash in Pennsylvania.
10:53 a.m.: New York's primary elections, scheduled for Tuesday, are postponed.
10:54 a.m.: Israel evacuates all diplomatic missions.
10:57 a.m.: New York Gov. George Pataki says all state government offices are closed.
|United Airlines Flight 175 hits WTC's south tower.
11:02 a.m.: New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani urges New Yorkers to stay at home and orders an evacuation of the area south of Canal Street.
11:18 a.m.: American Airlines reports it has lost two aircraft. American Flight 11, a Boeing 767 flying from Boston to Los Angeles, had 81 passengers and 11 crew aboard. Flight 77, a Boeing 757 en route from Washington's Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles, had 58 passengers and six crew members aboard. Flight 11 slammed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. Flight 77 hit the Pentagon.
11:26 a.m.: United Airlines reports that United Flight 93, en route from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, California, crashed in Pennsylvania. The airline also states that it is "deeply concerned" about United Flight 175.
11:59 a.m.: United Airlines confirms that Flight 175, from Boston to Los Angeles, crashed with 56 passengers and nine crew members aboard. It hit the World Trade Center's south tower.
12:04 p.m.: Los Angeles International Airport, the destination of three of the crashed airplanes, is evacuated.
12:15 p.m.: San Francisco International Airport is evacuated and shut down. The airport was the destination of United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in Pennsylvania.
12:15 p.m.: The Immigration
and Naturalization Service issues highest alerts at U.S.
borders with Canada and Mexico.
|United Flight 93 crashes in Pennsylvania.
12:30 p.m.: The FAA says 50 flights were in U.S. airspace, but none reported any problems.
1:04 p.m.: Bush, speaking from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, says all appropriate security measures were being taken, including putting the U.S. military on high alert worldwide. He asks for prayers for those killed or wounded in the attacks and says, "Make no mistake, the United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts."
1:27 p.m.: A state of emergency is declared by the city of Washington.
1:44 p.m.: The Pentagon
states that five warships and two aircraft carriers
would leave the U.S. Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia, to protect the
East Coast from further attack. The two carriers, the USS George
Washington and the USS John F.
Kennedy headed for the New York coast.
1:48 p.m.: Bush leaves Barksdale Air Force Base aboard Air Force One and flies to an Air Force base in Nebraska.
2:30 p.m.: The FAA announces there would be no U.S. commercial air traffic until noon EDT Wednesday at the earliest.
|President Bush conducts National Security Council meeting by phone.
2:49 p.m.: At a news conference, Giuliani states that subway and bus services were partially restored in New York City. When he is asked about the number of people killed, Giuliani says, "I don't think we want to speculate about that -- more than any of us can bear."
3:55 p.m.: Karen Hughes, a White House counselor, indicates the president was at an undisclosed location, later revealed to be Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. There, he conducted a National Security Council meeting by phone. Vice President Dick Cheney and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice were in a secure facility at the White House. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was at the Pentagon.
3:55 p.m.: Giuliani now says the number of critically injured in New York City is up to 200 with 2,100 total injuries reported.
4 p.m.: Reports from various
news outlets indicate Osama bin Laden is responsible for the attacks.
4:06 p.m.: California Gov. Gray Davis dispatches urban search-and-rescue teams to New York.
4:10 p.m.: Building 7 of the World Trade Center complex is reported on fire.
|As many as half of the first 400 firefighters on the scene were killed.
4:20 p.m.: U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, D-Florida, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, says he was "not surprised there was an attack, but was surprised at the specificity." He says he was "shocked at what actually happened; the extent of it."
4:25 p.m.: The American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange indicate they would remain closed Wednesday.
4:30 p.m.: The president leaves Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska aboard Air Force One to return to Washington.
5:20 p.m.: The 47-story Building 7 of the World Trade Center complex collapses. The evacuated building was damaged when the twin towers collapsed.
6:10 p.m.:Giuliani urges New Yorkers to stay home Wednesday if they can.
6:40 p.m.: Rumsfeld, the
U.S. defense secretary, holds a news
conference in the Pentagon, noting the building is operational. "It
will be in business tomorrow," he said.
6:54 p.m.: Bush arrives back
at the White House aboard Marine One and schedules to address the
7:45 p.m.: The New York Police Department indicates that at least 78 officers are missing. The city also says that as many as half of the first 400 firefighters on the scene were killed.
|"These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve," President Bush said, in an address to the nation.
8:30 p.m.: President Bush
addresses the nation, saying "thousands of
lives were suddenly ended by evil" and asked for prayers for the
families and friends of Tuesday's victims. "These acts shattered steel,
but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve," he said. The
president went on to say that the U.S. government would make no
distinction between the
terrorists who committed the acts and those who harbored them.
9:57 p.m.: Giuliani says New York City schools would be closed Wednesday and no more volunteers were needed for Tuesday evening's rescue efforts. He said there was hope that there were still people alive in rubble.
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Stunning. Breathtaking. Awesome. The adjectives roll out as one enters the most beautiful ground in India. The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association [HPCA] Stadium in Dharamsala, with a capacity of 23,000, is as picturesque as the Adelaide Oval and Newlands, if not more. A small and glittering green plate, the ground has a snow-capped background in the form of the Dauladhar hill-range. The mountains add to the serenity of the venue, which lies at an altitude of 1317 metres above sea level. Another impressive feature is its openness and small-sized stands, which allow for winds to sweep across, giving fast bowlers assistance in the air. The venue is the first in India to use winter rye grass scattered around the outfield, which prevents the grass from dying when temperatures fall below 10 degrees.
Getting to Dharamsala, however, is difficult. The terrain is hilly and the nearest airport is in Chandigarh, 250 kilometres away by road. The harsh winters, during which it rains and snows, are also deterrents to organizing international matches here but it hosted its first ODI in January 2013, between India and England, despite snow falling at the ground in the preceding weeks. The 2010 expansion of the IPL brought Dharamsala wider attention and it has the potential to become one of India's most popular venues.
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VC in 2013: Shasta Ventures' Tod Francis on 'Real Businesses' Separating From the Pack
As the new year begins, we asked several venture capital investors to reflect on the past year and give us their outlook for 2013. Continuing our series is Tod Francis, a managing director at Shasta Ventures.
Francis speaks about how companies with strong business models have fared well in the past year, and how mobile and enterprise software–particularly startups that improve enterprise operating performance–are exciting opportunities for future investment.
Looking back, how would you characterize 2012?
This was the year when the real businesses gained separation from the pack. The year started in a frenzy around consumer tech businesses. Incubators and seed funds were all the rage and it seemed as if any early-stage company could get funded. As the year unfolded, the market reinforced the need for business performance. Now, companies with strong business models are being rewarded while startups that have not demonstrated momentum may not get funded.
What is most important issue VC faces in 2013?
The venture industry is in a good place. There are massive technology changes impacting all businesses and consumers. This creates opportunities for innovative entrepreneurs to be successful and venture firms to generate strong returns. However, there is tension at the early and later stages. A large number of startups that were seed funded will not be able to raise follow-on rounds. There are also later-stage companies that raised money at billion-dollar valuations that may face severe adjustments.
What do you see as the biggest investment opportunity for venture capital in 2013?
We are excited about two main disruptions. First, mobile is connecting everyone all the time. This has an impact on every business and consumer. We are investing behind Internet-connected devices such as Nest, mobile-enabled businesses such as Cherry and TaskRabbit, and mobile platforms like Crittercism. The second area is enterprise software. The tech stack is being rebuilt with new cloud-based technology. We have seen companies like Apptio, Lithium Technologies, Turn and Zuora have break-out years and are looking for more software companies that improve operating performance at the enterprise level.
What is your New Year's wish for the industry in 2013?
More brilliant entrepreneurs with crazy, disruptive ideas; more sharp engineers; rational behavior by investors; and a healthy IPO environment for successful companies…
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- Mar 15:
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- Contra Costa County loses state call center in labor dispute
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- Richmond sweetens deal with $1 million loan in hopes of securing health care call center
- California should directly run health care exchange call center: Contra Costa Times editorial
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- County supervisors plan decision on whether to put Affordable Care Act call center in Richmond or Concord
Politics trumped risk to local taxpayers when Contra Costa supervisors on Friday approved a deal to run one of the state's health insurance call centers.
The centers, a key part of President Barack Obama's health care reform legislation, will provide consumers comparison information about insurance plans and help them sign up for coverage.
The state plans to run two of the centers and has been negotiating with Contra Costa to run the third. County supervisors had promised that there would be no cost to the general fund, that they would only sign a deal if the state fully covered the cost.
But in the end, supervisors reneged. They ignored staff members' repeated warnings of uncovered legal liability that could prove very costly to the general fund. Kathy Gallagher, county director of employment and human services, was blunt: "We're very concerned about the risk to the county."
She noted that the state steadfastly refuses to protect the county from financial risk in case of lawsuits stemming from operation of the center. She warned that the risk was real, and the magnitude immeasurable. Yet that risk was not factored into the finances of the deal.
Supervisors not only irresponsibly approved the contract with the state but also agreed to lease Concord office space for the operation from a politically powerful campaign contributor -- even though the ever-changing numbers suggested that a Richmond site would be a better deal.
For all the public debate in the past month about the call center, the key information needed to analyze the contract with the state and compare the two sites was withheld until the last moment. There was no public vetting before the special meeting.
Blame county staff for waiting until the last minute. Blame Supervisor Federal Glover, the board chairman, for calling the meeting on just one day's notice. But, most of all, blame politics.
While the call center will bring 200 jobs to Contra Costa, there is no rational reason for the county, or any county, to run one-third of a state operation that will serve residents across California. This isn't a county function; it's a state responsibility. But a Sacramento political deal with labor unions reportedly drove that decision, even though a county-run center will be more expensive.
As for the Concord site selection, it too was about influence. The final analysis prepared by county staff wasn't really an apples-to-apples comparison. The numbers for the site owned by the Concord-based Garaventa family, best known for its garbage collection company, made assumptions that didn't comply with the state's requirements. The same flexibility was not extended to the owner of the Richmond site.
None of that really mattered to Supervisors Glover, Karen Mitchoff and Mary Piepho. They backed their financial backer from the onset. They ignored the financial risk to the county.
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Published: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 10:26 a.m.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister says Israel would be a "willing partner" in a cease-fire with Gaza's ruling militant group Hamas.
Benjamin Netanyahu made the pronouncement Tuesday at a meeting with U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon, who is in the region as part of an international diplomatic push to end nearly a week of fighting between Israel and Hamas.
Netanyahu says that "if a long-term solution can be put in place by diplomatic means, Israel will be a willing partner."
Israel launched the offensive last week to end months of rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.
Ban has condemned the rocket attacks but urged Israel to show "maximum restraint." He also has offered his services to help broker a truce.
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Niklas Gustavsson has been appointed Executive Vice President Public & Environmental Affairs and member of the Volvo Group Executive Team. He will assume his duties on April 1, 2013 and will succeed Jan-Eric Sundgren, who was appointed Senior Expert Adviser to the CEO and senior management.
Niklas Gustavsson, born 1971, has worked within the Volvo Group since 2008 as Head of Public & Environmental Affairs. He has many years' experience in the automotive industry, including responsibility for environmental and social issues within the Volvo Car Group and heading several environment-related automotive projects.
Jan-Eric Sundgren will start as Senior Expert Adviser on April 1, 2013, and will thus step down from the Volvo Group Executive Team. He will represent the Volvo Group in several external workgroups and boards, and will also assist the CEO and senior management on issues pertaining to the environment, technology, policies, research and education.
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SARASOTA - A burglar targeting homes in St. Armands Circle has been prying open sliding glass doors and looking for unlocked entryways, says Sarasota said.
The burglaries have been occurring since November, often targeting valuable jewelry in master bedrooms. Police say the suspect may be watching homes to determine when a homeowner is away.
Police are urging residents to use their alarm systems and to ensure any video functions the systems may have are working properly.
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and the atmosphere of the club," John Duesler, President of The Valley Swim Club said in a statement.
Travadone wrote: The supplements I take I'd piss in that pool and would turn it a complexion of radioactive goodness.
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POW/MIA Group Draws Fire Over Bergdahl Support
The angry dispute over President Barack Obama's decision to swap five Taliban prisoners for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has reached the motorcyclists who campaign on behalf of missing troops in Vietnam.
The Boise Valley POW/MIA group, which rallied to the Bergdahl family's side as soon as he was captured in 2009, is getting hate mail from those who say Sgt. Bergdahl deserted his post or even went over to the enemy. The advocacy group, whose efforts to bring American servicemen home from war are usually seen as non-controversial, has found itself in the political, military and social firestorm the Bergdahl case has sparked.
"Utterly disgusting that you would support this traitor," Dennis Sullivan, of Mesa, Ariz., wrote to the Idaho POW activists, in an email reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. "ALL the evidence says he left his post voluntarily. And you dare to consider desertion equal with capture? You are a disgrace to every legitimate POW organization out there."
Mr. Sullivan signed off, "With the ultimate in sickening disgust," and declared the POW activists "traitors in your own right."
Mr. Sullivan, who said he had not served in the military, confirmed that he wrote the email but declined to comment on it further when contacted by The Wall Street Journal.
"You should be ashamed," Leo Gessford, Jr., wrote to the Boise Valley group in an email. "You're no better than the rat that walked out and turned his back on his brother soldiers." Mr. Gessford didn't respond to requests for comment.
"You give bikers a bad name by supporting a deserter who got 6 members of the service killed looking for him," he wrote, referring to allegations that other soldiers died because they were searching for Sgt. Bergdahl. "In fact, you give America a bad name by supporting negotiations with terrorists."
Military officials say they are waiting until Sgt. Bergdahl receives medical clearance before questioning him over the circumstances of his disappearance from his outpost in Afghanistan's Paktika Province. An earlier investigation determined that he left voluntarily, but did not accuse him of desertion, according to people familiar with the classified document. The Army said this week that it had no evidence of misconduct after he was taken prisoner.
The Boise Valley group was one of several area POW/MIA groups that attended annual Bring Bowe Home events in Hailey, Idaho, where the Bergdahl family lives. During Sgt. Bergdahl's long captivity, the group set up booths at local fairs and distributed stickers to remind the public of his situation.
"It's up to the Department of Defense to decide what's going to happen" to Sgt. Bergdahl, said Ralph Kramer, director of the Boise Valley group. "Our job was to support the family and get him home." The group had a meeting recently where members aired their thoughts on the Bergdahl case, according to Mr. Kramer. The consensus among members, according to a person present, was relief that he had made it home safely.
"As far as we as a group are concerned, this part is over," Mr. Kramer said.
The contretemps over Sgt. Bergdahl continues, however.
Several of the sergeant's former comrades-in-arms have accused him of desertion and of putting other soldiers in mortal danger, a charge that resonated with several letter-writers.
Others suggested politely that the activists withhold their support for Sgt. Bergdahl until the Pentagon determines whether he is guilty of desertion. "Thank you for your attention and consideration," wrote Matthew Brock, who owns a computer-consulting business in Tucson.
A few urged the activists to ignore the controversy and stick by the family. "I am livid that people are accusing him of all the negative crap," wrote Dennis Hodo, a civil engineer who says he is now 100% disabled due to post-traumatic stress disorder from his service as a medic in Vietnam.
"The bottom line with me is we don't know" what Sgt. Bergdahl did, Mr. Hodo, who lives in Donithan, Mo., said in an interview.
A Bergdahl family spokesman had no comment on the issue.
"There has been a huge piling on of everybody in the case," said Boise Valley POW activist Lance Stephensen, whose father was listed as missing in Vietnam from 1967 until his remains were returned home 21 years later. "They're all kind of jumping the gun in my estimation." Mr. Stephensen was among the first POW activists to rally to the Bergdahls' side after the sergeant's capture, and he remains a family friend.
Sgt. Bergdahl's father, Bob Bergdahl, said in an interview last year that the family was grateful for the support given by Vietnam-era activists. "We're constantly around people who are still waiting for someone to come home," Mr. Bergdahl told The Wall Street Journal. "We're like adolescent teenagers compared to people who have persevered for decades."


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The Search for Solutions After Nascar Daytona Crash
Nascar officials haven't yet said what they will do to make their races safer for fans after a final-lap pileup in Nascar's Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway injured 28 spectators yesterday.
But the solution is likely to include moving the audience farther from the action. It seems like the only thing left to do.
Through the 1950s race spectators often stood right behind knee-high guardrails or became human crash barriers in the many spots where there were no rails. But ever since a Mercedes-Benz racecar crashed into the stands killing 80 people at the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 1955, race officials have generally, gradually increased the space between tracks and viewing areas.
In its review of airborne hazards Nascar might wind up taking a look at the 2011 crash of a racing airplane at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nev., that killed 11 people. In air racing there are no physical safety buffers other than space. When racing returned to Reno last fall organizers increased the distance between the course and the grandstands.
If Nascar finds it cannot rely on fences and other barriers, it may have to make similar moves.
Speedway president Joie Chitwood III said in a press conference today that Daytona reviewed its fencing arrangement and other safety matters in 2009 and installed new fencing for the 2010 season. The fence in the front stretch where the crash occurred is 22 feet high. "So felt like we had done everything with respect to protocol in making sure we were prepared for yesterday's event," Chitwood said.
This weekend's crash will lead to further review. "I think that's the key that we learn from this and figure out what else we need to do," Chitwood said.
Nascar and other racing organizations have spent decades rolling out safety measures aimed at making auto racing safer for drivers and the people who watch them. That's why wheels and other parts are attached to many types of racecars with safety tethers to keep them from flying into the grandstands.
At big tracks like Daytona International Speedway, towering webs of catch fencing loom over spectator areas to keep airborne cars and debris from injuring fans. But the fences aren't invulnerable. In Saturday's crash the engine, tires and other parts from Kyle Larson's car went through the fence. Had the engine landed in a crowded seating area the incident would have been far worse.
The crash in part reflects a confluence of safety measures. Record speeds over 210 miles per hour and bad crashes in 1987 led to the restrictor plates now used on the large super speedways to limit engine power and slow the cars. While lowering racing speeds reduces danger to drivers in collisions, it also results in close, bunched-up racing and cars finishing in packs because they can't get away from each other. The large packs often lead to pileups in which cars can take to the air.
In other types of racing such as Formula One, European sports cars and Moto GP motorcycle competition, tracks have vast runoff zones designed to give racers space to slow down or come to a stop before hitting barriers or getting close to spectators. However, the proximity of fans to the action is a traditional part of Nascar's appeal.
So the racing group will have to be careful in its approach to avoid alienating fans – both those who feel safety is inadequate and those who still want to get even closer to the cars as they speed by. Any change could mark a shift in Nascar culture.
The Daytona 500 that opens the Nascar Sprint Cup season airs today at 1 p.m. ET on Fox.


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BlackBerry Takes Preorders for Indonesia Smartphone
BlackBerry is now accepting preorders for the low-cost, Foxconn-made smartphone it's releasing first in Indonesia, where its devices have traditionally been popular.
The Waterloo, Ontario-based company said Monday it expects the smartphone, called the BlackBerry Z3, to be priced at 2,199,000 Indonesian rupiah (US$189), and that an official unveiling of the device will take place on May 13 in Jakarta. The phone can be ordered from two Indonesian telecommunications providers, Indosat and XL.
As part of a plan to cut its phone making costs amid declining market share in Indonesia and elsewhere, BlackBerry has outsourced much of its hardware business to Taiwan's Foxconn, officially known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, which produces most of world's iPhones and iPads.
BlackBerry Chief Executive John Chen said in February the Z3 would first go on sale in Indonesia before expanding to the rest of Southeast Asia.
The phone "will be pretty critical for BlackBerry," said Daniel Pang, a senior research manager at IDC Malaysia who focuses on devices in Southeast Asia.
Indonesia is "basically their last bastion," he said. But even there, the company has fallen behind as competitors have advertised aggressively.
Mr. Pang noted that while the device's price is attractive, the Z3's touch screen may be a turnoff to consumers who prefer BlackBerry's traditional QWERTY keyboard. In addition, the Z3 lacks dual-SIM functionality, which some competing smartphones offer.
"I'm not so sure the Z3 will be their savior," he said. "Loyalty to BlackBerry in Indonesia is in some ways built in," he said, "but they've still lost a lot."
A BlackBerry spokesman said Indonesia is a big market for the company and BlackBerry is a "trusted and respected brand."
The Z3 runs the BlackBerry 10 operating system, has a 5-inch display and comes with content formulated for Indonesian users, such as special virtual stickers for its popular BlackBerry Messenger app, the company said.
A special version of the phone, called the "Jakarta Edition," will come with "Jakarta" inscribed on the device's back, BlackBerry said.
Separately, Blackberry has said it plans to launch this fall a retro-style device, known as the Classic, with a tactile keyboard.