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This August, it's all about spices at Capella Singapore. I am very excited as we prepare for the Old World Spice and Wine Tasting Experience happening from the 29th of August through the 1st of September.
One of the things I am looking forward to is to try the cuisine of our guest chef, Meryem Cherkaoui. Chef Cherkaoui is a Moroccan chef, who has spent many years in France perfecting the exquisite French cooking techniques and incorporating the flavors of Moroccan cuisine.
Having visited Africa once on a holiday, I can well attest to the vibrant flavours and aromas that arise from all the exotic spices used in their cooking. As such, I am truly anxious to savor the flavors of Morocco made with the intricacy and delicacy of the French kitchen.
The other person I am very excited to meet at the Old World Spice and Wine Tasting Experience is Nora Gasparini, a perfumer who specialises in creating bespoke perfumes and fragrances for people. Nora is based in Bali, which is home to the exotic scents also used by prestigious beauty brands such as Hermes and Dior. I was thrilled to learn that she was no stranger to these exclusive spices and also uses them in her work.
What is particularly exciting about Nora is that, in line with the gourmet spice and wine event, she is bringing a selection of spice infusions created from edible spices. Imagine being able to create your own special perfumes from ingredients in the kitchen!
One of the main highlights in the series of events is the Old World Spice and Wine Tasting Experience taking place throughout the grounds of Capella Singapore on Saturday the 31st of August from 11:30am to 5:00pm. Chef Mereyem, together with the chefs at Capella Singapore, will be creating different stations featuring tapas made with spices from various parts of the world. These tapas will also be paired with a selection of 26 rare Old World wines.
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Recently I've seen a resurgence in chatter about Tilt-shift effects in photography. I think it has stemmed from the use of tilt shift in the introduction videos for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest. Here I outline a brief tutorial in achieving tilt-shift miniaturisation effects using GIMP
Where possible in this tutorial I'll give keyboard shortcuts or menu options rather than describe various tools and button. When writing these kinds of articles it's less ambiguous if you do this.
What is Tilt-shift?
Tilt shift has been around long before digital effects came about, and means different things to different people. What I'm referring to is primarily the use of digital effects to make a photograph of a real place appear to be a photograph of a small scale model. Anybody who visited and taken photographs of a model village (or LegoLand) will know what I mean: high viewing angle and shallow depth of field are give-aways here.
Choosing your photograph
Photograph selection is important here. A family snap at a local picnic spot might not work unless that spot is high up and you are looking down. What you are looking to do here is create a scene which looks like the photograph was taken from above and close to the subject. Lanscapes work well, as do cityscapes -- particularly if they are looking downwards on the scene. Inclusion of smaller subjects such as people, animals or cars will help add to the illusion. I've chosen a public domain photograph of City Hall in London (taken by Andrew Pingstone and found on Wikipedia). The original can be seen in figure 1.
Open up GIMP and load your photograph.
Make it more vivid
Miniature models tend to have brighter more vivid colours and photos of them tend to reflect this. We need to fake it. There are a few ways to do it but the lazy way is to adjust the saturation.
- Select Colours->Hue-Saturation
- Adjust the saturation figure until the colours are more vivid and dare I say garish. In this case I adjusted it to 93.
Create a mask
The next step is to apply blurring; first, we must select the right area. To do this we need to create a mask with a gradient (because we need graduated blurring)
Press Shift+Qto create a quick mask -- the whole image will be shaded red
Select the Gradient tool(or press L)
- Change the gradient type to bi-linear and apply the gradient to a narrow area where the main focus will be. The red should be strongest where the focus will be clearer
- Once you are happy hide the mask using
Shift+Qagain. You should be then left with a selected area.
Apply the blur
Photoshop tutorials for tilt shift usually point to the Lens Blur filter but GIMP doesn't have one of those (see note below). That's fine because we can use the Gaussian blur filter anyway.
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Filters->Blur->Gaussian Blur
- Tick the
preview boxand expand the dialog so you can see it
- Select your blur setting to suit your photograph. In this case I set it to about 7
(Note: it's not entirely true that Gimp doesn't have the Lens Blur filter. There is the Focus blur plugin which does something similar but I'm sticking with the stock GIMP install here)
Once you are happy with the blur you can drop the selection by Select->None or Ctrl+Shift+A
The final image
Figure 4 shows the final image. Note how the blurring gives the impression of a narrow focal plane and this lends to the fake miniaturisation. With greater time and attention you can achieve a much better result. As with all such things the key is in the detail.
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This work may be distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, version 3.0, with attribution to "Ryan Cartwright, first published in Free Software Magazine". Illustrations and photographs are released into the public domain.
What a weird idea...
This is exactly the opposite of what I would normally be trying to do!
It's a cute effect, though. :-)
There are better examples
There are better examples than mine to be honest and as with all things, taking greater time and care will produce a better effect. I can't really think of a practical benefit to doing this but life's not always about being practical is it.
I forgot to include a link to the original photograph on Wikipedia so here it is:
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A suggestion
Instead of the Quick Mask, if you duplicate the base layer, apply blur, then make it a Layer Mask and use the gradient to selectively expose the underlying in-focus layer, the mask layer's opacity setting allows more control over the effect.
Good point
I have used a layer mask in this effect myself. In this tutorial though I was trying to simplify it as much as possible. Like most good free software there are a number of ways to achieve certain results in GIMP.
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Similar Tutorial using lens blur.
We recently did a similar tutorial that uses our version of focus blur (packaged into a Windows installer):


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"I am honored to be a Mississippi boy. I am honored to stand amongst the greats of Mississippi with my name right there," exclaimed Marty Stuart.
That's how the opening ceremony started for the unveiling of Marty Stuart's very own star on the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center's walk of fame.
Marty Stuart: a four time Grammy award winner, a crowd pleaser, and now one of the few with a star on the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center's Walk of Fame in Meridian.
The Sparkle and Twang exhibit takes visitors on a musical odyssey through Stuart's eyes. Those who helped bring the exhibit to Meridian, say it will awaken your artistic senses.
"This event is bringing back the cultural activities that this town has been enjoying for many, many years," says Betty Lou Jones, the President of the Jimmie Rodgers Foundation.
The exhibit has been through major cities like Cleveland and Los Angeles. Stuart is glad to bring it home.
"It is a Mississippi product, so it's wonderful to get to bring it back home and share it with friends and family,' says Stuart.
"The memorabilia inside the MSU Riley Center represents more than 40 years behind classic greats of country, rock, gospel, and bluegrass music. Out of all of these pieces of history, there is one that stands out for Stuart.
Actually, make that two. It was hard for Stuart to narrow it down to one.
"Well it all started with a little yellow guitar right there," remembers Stuart. "There is also the brown suit that I was wearing and the shirt and tie and the case when I got off the bus in Nashville, Labor Day weekend 1972. I was 13 years old. I was wearing that suit. It was bought here in Meridian and it comes back home to the very place it was bought."
And now that it's here, Stuart wants everyone to dive in.
"It's like a treasure chess that is open."
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Transmission is a free, lightweight BitTorrent client. It features a simple, intuitive interface on top on an efficient, cross-platform back-end.
Transmission sets initial preferences so things "Just Work", while advanced features like watch directories, bad peer blocking, and the web interface can be configured with just a few clicks. Macworld put it this way: "It's fast, it's extremely lightweight, and â" even though it's available for a variety of platforms â" it behaves just as you'd expect a Mac program to."
Transmission supports full encryption, file selection, a web-based interface, groups, peer exchange, automatic port forwarding, webseeds, watch directories, tracker editing, global and per-torrent speed limits, and more.
Its code is freely available online and is licensed under either the GNU Public License v2 or the MIT License. The development team welcomes anyone who is interested in contributing code, documentation, translations, or other help.
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I've never had a crash from the last two versions of Transmission. Perhaps this is something specific to your set-up?
@boethius :
I've never had a crash from the last two versions of Transmission. Perhaps this is something specific to your set-up?
I was an happy user of Transmission, and hoped for a while for the 0.8 version.
But I'm sorry to say, it's a failure : it always bug and crash, and I must restart my mac to use it after having done any little change.
Perhaps they will soon offer a 0.8.1 with bug fix ?
@ian_groh : It depends. Azureus has more features, but requires more resources. Eg Azureus supports transfer encryption. This is a feature that requires lots more CPU resources, but can result in faster transfers.
I use Transmission when I do work at the same time and I use Azureus when something downloads while I sleep.
i tried azureus and xtorrent before this gem.
simple, easy, small, no crap you don't need like azureus, and no "buy this now." i'm stoked i found this app.
Is this, or Azureus better?
The latest nightlies have selective file downloading. Works really really well. This at least now is the hands down best torrent client for mac imho. Great work team!!
Exactly the lightweight solution that prevents a torrent download from giving me the Azureus nightmare.
I think it should really create the files at their full size when downloads start, though. I saw some files being destroyed when a disk ran full because of that when I tried an eaerlier version. So: nice if you are sure your hard drive won't run full.
Comparing this with Azureus is like trying to match a Mac with a PC wreck anno 1997.
Azureus - which disappointingly seems to be the 'de facto' standard client - is so accumulated of bloat and a mess to configure (I hear it doesn't even ship with the proper settings pre-configured for optimal efficiency).
Transmission is a Mac app.
It would be a shame not to see it being considered legitimate on trackers in general, if not to say, a horrible tragedy. But now, seeing that they've changed a whole lot in the app, and hopefully conformed to most of the general praxis, there seems to be a chance for a very welcome revival! Granted, I know that at least one of the vital trackers out there has changed their policy towards allowing Transmission once again.
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Quote: Tahrir Square protesters say they plan to march Friday to the presidential palace in Heliopolis unless the army makes its stance clear.
Youth-led groups issued a statement calling for all Egyptians to march on the palace, the People's Assembly and the television building, in what they are calling the "Friday of Departure."
They say the army must choose which side they are on: That of the people, or the regime.
"We the people and the youth of Egypt demand that our brothers in the national armed forces clearly define their stance by either lining up with the real legitimacy provided by millions of Egyptians on strike on the streets, or standing in the camp of the regime that has killed our people, terrorized them and stole from them," read the statement.
The protesters say the army has until Thursday morning to make its position clear. A lack of response will be interpreted as support for Egypt's ruling regime.
The march will commence after Friday Muslim prayers and Christian services, according to the statement.
Meanwhile, the liberal Democratic Front Party is expected to release a statement later on Monday calling on the military not to take part in cracking down on protesters.
"We believe that the president is trying to involve the army in a confrontation with the people," Ibrahim Nawar, official spokesman for the party, told Al-Masry Al-Youm. "In our statement we will remind the army that it is the shield of the people."
Nawar added that he expects military presence will be beefed up in Cairo and Giza to prevent large numbers of protesters from reaching Tahrir Square, which has become the central gathering area of tens of thousands of protesters for the last six days.
Quote: The past few days I have heard so many stupid things from friends, blogs, pundits, correspondents, politicians, experts, writers that I want to pull my hair. So, I will not beat around the bush, I will be really blunt and give you a handy list to keep you from offending Egyptians, Arabs and the world when you discuss, blog or talk about Egypt. Honestly, I would think most Progressives would know these things, but let's get to it.
"I am so impressed at how articulate Egyptians are." Does this sound familiar? Imagine saying this about a Latino or African American? You don't say it. So don't say it about Egyptians. Gee, thank you oh great person who is of limited experience and human contact for recognizing that out of 80 million people some could be articulate, educated and speak many languages. Not cool. Don't say it. You may think it, but it makes you sound like a dumb ass.
"This is so sad": No, sad were the thirty years of oppression, repression and torture.
" I loved Sadat": Mubarak was made of the same cloth of Sadat. Same repression, same ill-treatment of their people, yet you were all in love with Sadat. Hmm, where and when do you think the repression started? The State Of Emergency? Sadat was not loved by the Egyptian people. Why do you love Sadat?
"What they did to the Mummies is horrible": Yes, but who did it? Think, Mubarak, for years has been playing the "I am the stabilizing force". The one thing you know about Egypt, the stuff that was underground and from the past, you will be distraught and find the protestors to be disgusting. Yet it was not the protesters who did it. In Alexandria, the young people protected the library. Did anyone carry that story? Statement from the Director of the Alexandria Library:
The library is safe thanks to Egypt's youth, whether they be the staff of the Library or the representatives of the demonstrators, who are joining us in guarding the building from potential vandals and looters. I am there daily within the bounds of the curfew hours. However, the Library will be closed to the public for the next few days until the curfew is lifted and events unfold towards an end to the lawlessness and a move towards the resolution of the political issues that triggered the demonstrations.
"The Muslim Brothers are Terrorists" Maybe you should look at their English Website, or try something easy like this link Check this out:
The Muslim Brotherhood is not on the U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organizations list. It renounced violence in the 1970s and has no active militia (although a provocative martial arts demonstration in December 2006 raised some alarm that they may be regrouping a militia.)
Nevertheless, the Muslim Brotherhood or Ikhwan Al Muslimun in Arabic, is frequently mentioned in relation to groups such as Hamas and Al Qaeda.
"The Twitter Revolution". No, this is the Revolution of the Egyptian people. Egyptians resisted for decades. They were tortured, jailed and repressed by the Mubarak and Sadat regimes. Twitter and Facebook are tools. They did not stand in front of the water canons, or go to jail for all these years to get the credit. There were demonstrations all summer long and for a several years through out Egypt but they are rarely covered, because we are worried about what Sarah Palin said, or some moronic Imam saying something stupid. Does it sound a bit arrogant to take credit for a people's struggle?
"The women are so brave": Egyptian women have always been brave. If you want to know about Sadat's Egypt, read Nawal El Saadawi's memoir while in jail. Memoirs from the Women's Prison
"Al Jazeera has come to it's own": Al Jazeera has been on it's own, you just only noticed. . Do you think you believed the Bush administration spin about Al Jazeera? Just maybe you believed the bullshit? They must be doing something right if all the factions on the ground want to shut them down. The tyrants, the US and the Israelis. Hmm, maybe they are speaking truth to power?
"Mubarak kept the peace treaty": So, what do you think, if the Egyptian people choose another government, they will go to war with Israel? Maybe they will demand a few more things from Israel in how they negotiate with the Palestinians. Maybe Gazans will get better treatment? Maybe the balance of power will not be tipped over to Israel? Egypt protests: Israel fears unrest may threaten peace treaty. Hmm, so we should support the oppression of 80 million Egyptians for a false stabilization?
"If they get Democracy they will elect extremists". Imagine if the world said that about America. The Tea Party threatens world stability, as did the Bush administration. How would you like if others used that as a threat to support an autocrat who made all opposing parties illegal? In truth, US politics threaten world stability more than Egypt does. Second, the implication is that democracy is not to be trusted in the hands of "certain" nations, people and religions is offensive, racist and ignorant. You do not claim to value human rights, democracy and freedom and then you make exclusions based on race, nationality and religion. Don't say this shit.
"The people are so nice": Yes they are, it's your ignorant self that assumed they are all terrorists and fanatics. What did you think? Glad you went to Egypt and found the Egyptians nice. After all, they do have a cosmopolitan civilization of over 5,000 years, yet you reduced them to "rag heads" , "jihadists", "ali babas", "terrorists", the list is endless. Imagine saying this about African Americans? Asians? Nope. Just don't fucking say it. It's patronizing.
It's time Egyptians were heard. It's time the pundits and "Egypt hands" (old recycled western diplomats) were retired. These people were as good at predicting the current events as our economists were in predicting the economic calamity. I am glad you all got to see things from Egypt outside your comfort zone. Maybe now, you can give Egyptians and Arabs some respect. The people in Egypt are struggling for human rights, dignity and freedom. Like the rest of us, they want the economic means to care for their families. Break down those closed ideas that dehumanize the Arab and Egyptian people in general. That is all I ask.
Quote: If you were watching Fox on Monday, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Egypt was on the verge of being taken over by a pack of terrorists. Anchor Steve Doocy characterized the Muslim Brotherhood this morning as "the godfather of al-Qaida."
And several potential Republican presidential hopefuls have cited worries about the Muslim Brotherhood as a reason for the United States to continue to support the authoritarian regime of Hosni Mubarak.
To get some hard facts and context about the controversial Islamic movement, we spoke with Nathan Brown, a political science professor at George Washington University and director of its Institute for Middle East Studies, who has written extensively on the Muslim Brotherhood. What follows is a transcript of our conversation, edited for length and clarity.
Can you give a rundown of the history of the group and where it came from?
The group was founded in 1928. It was a broad movement aiming at increasing religious knowledge among Egyptians, doing good works, and making society more Islamic. It gradually got more and more into politics. It was suppressed in the late 1940s and it never really fully regained legal status after that. In the 1940s, they did form sort of a paramilitary wing to combat the British troops who were still in Egypt and volunteer for the war over the creation of Israel in 1948.
Then in the 1950s and 1960s, when the Gamal Nasser regime tried to crush them, some members of the Brotherhood developed ideas that essentially legitimated armed rebellion against the government. Some leaders were executed and so on. In the 1970s, they were allowed to reemerge, but they were never given legal status. Since that time they've disavowed violence. They've said that they're willing to work within the rules of the game, that they're a reform movement, not a revolutionary one. They have found a variety of ways to run candidates for parliament and to take an active role in Egyptian public life.
What role do they play day-to-day?
Their formal title is "the Society of Muslim Brothers"; it is not "the Muslim Brotherhood political party" or anything like that. They claim they have got a broad reform agenda -- social, religious, political, educational and so on. Over the past decade they made real strides in the political realm. In the 2005 elections, they got one-fifth of the seats in parliament. After that point, the regime came down on them hard -- arrested some top leaders, tried to close down businesses that were associated with Brotherhood supporters, arrested an awful lot of the foot soldiers in the movement, and so on. The organization reacted by saying, "We have to take care of our organization first. We're in this for the long haul, we think in terms of decades and generations, not in terms of political maneuvering for the next elections."
So they basically scaled back a little bit of their political movement, and the architects of their political campaign found themselves less influential within the movement. What that means is, the movement right now is led by people who are very cautious and are really trying to preserve the organization. They are probably less skilled in politics like making alliances and speaking to the press. When the current strikes started, therefore, they really reacted in a little bit of a hesitating manner.
I've seen several people describe the Brotherhood and their agenda as "radical" -- referring to the religious aspects. Would you describe them as radical?
Well, they certainly take their Islam seriously. But in many ways this is a very conservative movement. The current general guide is a professor of veterinary medicine. He's a shy guy. These are not fire-breathing radicals at the top of the organization. And whenever somebody talks a little bit too violently and impatiently, they are told either to calm down or to leave the movement.
Their agenda is to make Egypt better. And their conception of what's good and bad has a religious basis. So that means increasing religious observance, religious knowledge. It also means probably drawing more heavily on the Islamic legal heritage for Egypt's laws. They don't want to necessarily completely convert Egypt into a traditional Islamic legal system. But if the parliaments going to pass a law, they want it to be consistent with Islamic law.
A lot of their program is just standard reform stuff -- independence of the judiciary, the end of corruption, protecting the environment. Especially when they got more political over the last 10 years or so, what they really began to push was a very general reform language that takes Islamic coloration in some areas. But an awful lot of it is consistent with other reform programs coming from reformists all over the political spectrum.
Somebody said on Fox News today that the Muslim Brotherhood is the "godfather of al-Qaida." Is there any relationship there, historically or in the present?
You shouldn't be watching Fox to learn about the Muslim Brotherhood is the lesson from that. Here's what I would say: The concerns about the Muslim Brotherhood's relationship to political violence is not based on hallucinations -- it is there. In the 1950s and '60s the Brotherhood did develop this strain of thought that said, the existing government is not Islamic and therefore some kind of armed clash is inevitable. That strain has basically been repudiated by the Brotherhood. In fact, al-Qaida openly and consistently attacks the Brotherhood as having sold out.
What happened was that the sort of ideas that were gestating in the more radical streams of the Brotherhood, those ideas essentially spawned some more radical groups. And they began attacking Arab governments, like the Egyptian government and Algeria, in the 1970s and 1980s. The Brotherhood wanted nothing to do with them. But in a sense you could see there is a common genealogy there.
When those attempts failed in the 1980s and 1990s to overthrow existing Arab governments, the current leaders of al-Qaida -- people like Ayman al-Zawahiri, who is Egyptian, and Osama bin Laden, who is Saudi -- said: "We're making a mistake. We're attacking the Egyptian government, the Saudi government, and the Algerian government. But let's go to the source, the government that is really backing them, and that's the United States."
But in its present form, the Brotherhood is not advocating political violence?
They specifically and repeatedly repudiate it. They have in the last couple days thrown in their lot with this uprising. But as far as they're concerned, it's a peaceful uprising, not a violent one.
Is it known how big the Brotherhood is?
Not really, because it's not a legal organization. The do have some firm sense of membership. If you join the Brotherhood, you are expected to attend regular meetings, go to discussion groups, that sort of thing. My guess is that it's probably much smaller than people think. But it does have a little bit of the cachet of being people who are seen as public-spirited and good, moral and upstanding. They would appeal to a much wider spectrum of Egyptian public opinion than their narrow membership base would suggest. In a total free election, they might get between 20 and 40 percent of the vote.
Is it an all male organization?
No, they do have female groups within the organization. The leadership is pretty much all male.
Let's say at some point there's a new government in Egypt in which the Brotherhood has a voice. How would they change the foreign policy of Egypt on Israel or relations with the U.S.?
They're clearly suspicious of the United States, and you'll hear some anti-American slogans from them -- but no more so than from any other place in the Egyptian political spectrum. They don't stand out there, and there are probably more anti-American people in the committee of opposition leaders.
With regard to Israel it's a little bit different. Israel is unpopular in Egypt. And the Brotherhood since the 1930s has a very strong history of backing the Palestinian cause. They are critics of the Camp David accords and the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty. Those are all popular stands. That said, no one in Egypt wants a war with Israel right now. So the Brotherhood tries to finesse this by saying, 'This treaty really needs to be put up for a referendum." If they were in the government, I think they would be in an embarrassing position. This is an international treaty that was ratified -- are you willing to abide by the state of Egypt's international treaty obligations or not?
If it was a broad-based coalition government in which the majority clearly favored maintaining the current peace treaty, I think the Brotherhood would say: "We don't like this, we're not in favor it. But we're willing to accept the results of a legitimate political process." That's my guess.
Is the Brotherhood something that should be a source of fear in the way it's being talked about by many people?
We've got a big headache in Egypt. The regime in its current form is toast. Our regional policy has been based on a very close working relationship with the Egyptian government since 1974, so we've got fundamental rethinking to do. The Brotherhood is part of that headache. It's not the biggest part. Is there cause for concern? Yes. Is there cause for fearful reaction? Absolutely not.
Quote: The Egyptian theatre now has four key players — Lt Gen Sami Annan, Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Army, Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, Defence Minister, Air Marshal Ahmed Shafiq, Minister for Civil Aviation [and now Prime Minister], and Lt Gen Omar Suleiman, the intelligence chief. Of the four, Lt Gen Annan commands 468,000 troops, Field Marshal Tantawi oversees 60,000 Republican Guards while Lt Gen Suleiman is rumoured to be ailing. '
crash wrote: is this just not that interesting to the SFR community? this is the biggest thing to happen in the middle east since the invasion of iraq, and the most exciting thing to happen since fall of the shah (even though that didn't turn out so well).
it's a peaceful, popular, secular, antifascist revolution... what more could you ask for?


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A Dearborn County man was arrested after authorities said he tried to sell a distilling apparatus.
Indiana State Excise officers were tipped off that a Feb. 2 posting on Craigslist advertised a homemade "moonshine still" for sale for $150.
The device was made using a 5-gallon bucket, 20-liter pot, copper wiring, air locks and a tester, officers said.
Curtis McNutt Jr., 30, of Dillsboro, was arrested on a misdemeanor preliminary charge of possession of a still or distilling apparatus for the manufacture of liquor.
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Updated Burn Down Whitepapers
By Shawn Lafferty-Oracle on Mar 26, 2014
An effort was made to explain in detail how information flows from P6 into P6 Analytics, specifically the Primavera - Burn Down Subject Area within Oracle Business Intelligence. The Primavera - Burn Down subject area captures data at a specific point in time (user defined), then uses that point in time capture to compare how a project should progress over time if everything goes "according to plan". P6 Analytics has the ability to capture which activities are progressing according to plan and which ones are ahead or behind schedule by comparison to the original point in time capture of the project. The Primavera - Burn Down Subject Area captures units and costs, as well as activity status counts (Not Started, In Progress, Completed, etc...).
For details on the exact measures that P6 Analytics displays in Oracle Business Intelligence, and how those measures are calculated and stored, we have created three new whitepapers. The three whitepapers detail how units and activity counts are calculated and stored on a daily basis. In addition, we have a whitepaper that details how the overall flow of data moves through the data capture process (ETL), and what the expected results will be in Oracle Business Intelligence within the Primavera - Burn Down Subject Area of P6 Analytics.
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I enjoyed this year's Halloween more than the first two I'd spent in Canada. I had spent both previous Halloweens in Graduate House, and while graduate students can be quite creative in their costumes and adept in their impersonations, it doesn't quite have the same feel as handing lollipops and chocolate bars to kids. (Even the teenagers who really should just buy their own candy! ;) )
And what a perfect evening, too. Just the right temperature, even for me. (Granted, I had a shawl.) Everyone was chatting. Halloween's a surprisingly good time to practice talking to other people. I managed to say "Happy Halloween" with warmth dozens of times in a row! (Although I get the feeling it's not really a happy-greeting kind of holiday... bah, who cares!)
Dressing up was fun, too. W- helped J- make a halo, wings, and robe for her angel costume. J- sewed the robe herself, though! =) Industrious girl. As for me, I felt like Reyna Elena, resplendent in my white terno with a flowing skirt and petticoat. J- lent me a tiara, and W- draped a (color-coordinated) throw around my shoulders to keep me warm.
Our outfits drew plenty of comments, and the Tux penguin pumpkin I made also got a few knowing smiles and short conversations from passers-by. =) Little unique touches... <grin>
Next year, we're going to make it even more wonderful. We might make a charred skeleton, following instructions on the Net. I'll probably pick up doggie treats, too. A number of people were walking their dogs. One had a particularly cute pug with a spider costume. That one definitely deserved a treat! I'm also looking forward to getting to know more of the neighbors. That felt nice. =)
Happy Halloween. Kids think of it as Free Candy Day, and I think of it as Free Chatting day. =) Hope your Halloween was fun, too!
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In the azure shells made by the sky and the sea in the Split archipelago, the blue island of Šolta appears out of the silent Adriatic. Throughout its turbulent past Šolta has been invaded, defended, and attacked by pirates and discovered by artists. Whether it was an invader, farmer or an artist – all of them have left traces of their stay here.
If you want fish dishes and other delicious treats, a visit to the fishing village of Maslinca is the right choice. For sipping cocktails in the swimming pools visit Nečujam, and when you want to have the island under you, walk up to Vela straža, the tallest peak on the island or ride some bikes on the Šolta roads. And if you want some night life, the discos or the bustle of the hot summer nights will offer a great time.
Šolta is an island in Croatia. It is situated in the Adriatic Sea in the central Dalmatian archipelago, west of the island of Brač, south of Split (separated by Split Channel) and east of the Drvenik islands (separated by the Šolta Channel). Its area is 58.98 km² and it has a population of 2,000 inhabitans.
The highest peak of Šolta is the summit Vela Straža which is 238 metres high. On the north-eastern coast of the island there are the large bays of Rogač and Nečujam. In the western part of the interior of Šolta there is a field approximately 6 km long and 2 km wide.
The economy of the island is based on vineyards, olives, fruit, fishing and tourism. While the main settlements (Grohote, Gornje Selo, Srednje Selo, Donje Selo) are inland, the main fishing centres are Maslinica,which is exposed to only north-westerly winds, making it a good shelter for smaller boats. Rogač is the main port and Nečujam and Stomorska the centre of the island's tourism. Maslinica and Stomorska are popular nautical places.
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$15.3M contract for BAE to develop targeting system
BAE Systems Inc., Nashua, N.H., was awarded a $15,300,196 cost-plus-fixed-fee incrementally-funded contract. This increment is worth $5,000,000. The award will provide for the development, prototyping and testing of the Joint Effects Targeting Systems Target Location Designation System. Work will be performed in Nashua, with an estimated completion date of March 17, 2016. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with four bids received. The Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-13-C-0026).
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The Lady Bulldogs recently played in a scrimmage at Live Oak High School on November 17, which got Coach Becca McCray even more excited for the season to kick off. Despite only having three practices before the scrimmage, the girls played as a cohesive unit. McCray commented that the she and the girls are extremely excited for the season.
The 2012-13 season tips off on November 27 at 7 pm for the Lady Bulldogs against Marysville. Last season, Gridley lost their opening game to Marysville 50-43.
The Lady Bulldogs will host the Lady Bulldog Holiday Classic on November 29, 30, 31. Teams to attend and brackets will be released next week.
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Generally, coverage of alternative treatments is limited and differs depending on your state and insurer. However, most insurance plans and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) do offer coverage for services from a
, and virtually all cover osteopathic physician services. Additionally, some mind-body techniques have found their way into the insurability mainstream, such as
Known as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), these therapies can be used in conjunction with or in the place of conventional medicine. The main commonality among these therapies is that they are not considered part of conventional Western medicine; indeed, many are imported from Asia, Europe, or elsewhere. However, the line between CAM and conventional medicine is not always clear. The complete list of CAM therapies is quite lengthy, but some examples can be found in the article
Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine: What's What?
According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the National Institutes of Heath, more than one-third of US adults use some form of CAM.
For as long as there's been medicine, people have had numerous healing alternatives from which to choose. Many of the most popular CAM therapies have been around for centuries (such as homeopathy) if not millennia (such as
). In the past 15 or 20 years, however, CAM has enjoyed a resurgence of interest among US consumers, a trend that has not escaped the attention of insurers. What accounts for CAM's renewed popularity? Some of the many factors include:
When surveys discovered the number of Americans using CAM who were willing to pay out-of-pocket for services, insurers felt some pressure to include at least some of these treatments in their plans. This was despite the fact that scientific evidence did not uniformly support their effectiveness (and still does not for some types of treatment). Although more studies exist using CAM methods than in the past, it is an area that needs more research.
Coverage of CAM is largely determined on a state-by-state basis, but certain plans are more flexible than others, so don't be shy about inquiring into your options.
As mentioned, most plans cover
osteopathic manipulation
. This is because chiropractic is the third largest medical profession in the country after regular MDs and dentists, having licensure in all states. Doctors of Osteopathy (DOs) have legal standing identical to MDs in all states, as well. Acupuncture has gained licensure in many states as of late, a good example of how consumer interest can influence state regulators. Beyond these more pervasive CAM practices, some plans also cover treatments such as massage,
, and even medical
. One popular area of CAM that is almost never covered by insurance is dietary and herbal supplements.
When considering CAM treatment, it is important to compare the amount of your deductible to the cost of the treatment. In addition, most insurers only pay for a limited number of visits, which is usually far fewer that the number recommended for complete treatment. If you know you will be using CAM services in the future, one option is to purchase a "policy rider," which is extra insurance that covers CAM treatments. These are available from a number of reputable insurance companies.
Health Spending Accounts, also known as HSAs, are savings accounts specifically set aside to pay for healthcare services that are often offered outside traditional health insurance plans. You
permitted to pay for most CAM treatments with most HSA funds. Although you are spending your own money from these accounts, the money you put in is tax deductible, which can mean great savings. For more information on the types of HSA accounts available, see
Health Spending Accounts: A Compliment to Regular Insurance
Alternative Medicine Foundation
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Canadian Interdisciplinary Network for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research
Homeopathic Medical Council of Canada
Final report, March 2002. White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. Available at:
http://www.whccamp.hhs.gov/finalreport.html. Accessed June 12, 2014.
Paying for CAM treatment. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine website. Available at:
. Updated July 2011. Accessed July 22, 2012.
The Use of CAM in the United States. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine website. Available at: http://nccam.nih.gov/health/financial. Updated August 2013. Accessed June 12, 2014.
Whorton J. Countercultural healing: a brief history of alternative medicine in America. WGBH Educational Foundation website. Available at:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/altmed/clash/history.html. Accessed June 12, 2014.
Last reviewed June 2014 by Michael Woods, MD
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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Challenge Likely as Cochran Certified Mississippi Winner
The Mississippi Republican Party on Monday officially certified Sen.Thad Cochran as the winner of its June 24 runoff election, but that merely sets the stage for Chris McDaniel to formally challenge the results.
The state party delivered its results to Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann Monday, giving Mr. Cochran a 7,667-vote margin. That figure is 974 votes more than the difference reported between the two candidates two weeks ago.
The party's certification is hardly the end of the story. Mr. McDaniel's attorney, Mitch Tyner, told reporters in Jackson Monday that he has up to 10 days to file a legal challenge to the results in state court.
What happens next is unclear. Mississippi has no recount statute and state law dictates that the parties, not the state, certify primary election results. The law that Mr. McDaniel's team has suggested would invalidate thousands of votes for Mr. Cochran is difficult if not impossible to enforce.
Mr. McDaniel's team has suggested a redo of the runoff should take place. That would be extremely rare but not unprecedented for a Senate race. Republican Norm Coleman floated the possibility of a redo of his 2008 razor-thin loss to Sen. Al Franken, but the courts eventually upheld Mr. Franken's victory.
The one time it did happen was after New Hampshire's 1974 Senate race. Republican Louis Wyman and Democrat John Durkin deadlocked, with Mr. Wyman winning on election night and Mr. Durkin prevailing in a subsequent recount.
The Senate, which must agree to seat each of its members, declined to agree to seat either man. Mr. Durkin eventually won the redo election in September 1975.


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OAKLEY -- This year's shop local campaign is alive and well in Oakley where Boy Scout Troop 152 is again selling Christmas trees for the fifth year running.
On their Main Street lot, donated by Sheer Security, Scouts and parent volunteers offer personal service while helping customers choose either a Douglas or Noble fir to brighten their holidays.
The Scouts know that their hours will be rewarded as 100 percent of the proceeds go to the boys to be used for Scout activities during the coming year.
Before the tree lot, the troop relied on a number of small fundraisers that earned money to help the Scouts participate in summer camp and other activities. Seven years ago the idea of taking a big trip came about and with it, the question of how to fund it.
"There are so many fantastic things to see all over the country, not to mention the world," said Earl Tanner, Assistant Scoutmaster. "We were wondering how we could fund something like that."
It took some planning, but five years ago the tree lot was up and running and both the troop and the community have benefited since then.
The physical work begins the first of November when work parties clear the lot of weeds, set up fencing and lighting and get everything out of storage. Once the trees are delivered -- 524 this year from Washington -- Scouts and parents get them ready.
"The neat thing about our trees is that every one is standing in water, keeping it fresh," Tanner said.
With trees from 3 to 12-feet, there's one for every ceiling and space. The tree lot also sells fresh wreaths and offers free popcorn and candy canes, plays holiday music and provides a handy barrel for Toys for Tots presents.
Scouts and parent volunteers sign up for shifts that keep the lot manned 24/7. "Every three- to four-hour shift has three to four adults working and five to 10 boys," said Jeff Lim, Scoutmaster. "The Scouts are broken up into different positions, some greet and assist customers, others carry trees to the cashier and to the customer's car."
The Scouts' participation pays off, both in acquiring life skills and a portion of the proceeds from the tree sales.
"The boys learn customer service and how to speak in a professional way," Tanner said. "They have to punch a time clock, be responsible and be on time. If they can't make their shift they have to find a replacement."
Lim sees another benefit from this project -- teamwork.
"It's really brought the boys together in a big way," Lim said. "And to go along with it is all the parent participation. The camaraderie it's built within the adult community working on the lot has really been great as well."
Once the last tree has been sold and bills have been paid, all the proceeds go into individual Scout accounts, the amount determined by the number of days and hours each Scout put into the tree lot. Each boy then uses the funds to pay for Scout activities.
"As Scouting goes we have activities every month -- backpacking, camping, snow boarding and our weeklong summer camp," Lim said.
And then there's the big trip.
This year's was the Southwest trip, where the troop spent 10 days touring the Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, Zion and Bryce Canyon. "Some of these kids would never get out of California, yet to put them on an airplane and have them camp for two weeks helps them learn leadership and how to take care of themselves," Tanner said.
Troop 152 donates a number of trees to Oakley organizations as part of their thank-you for the community's support, which both Lim and Tanner describe as very positive. They cite loyal return customers and former Scouts, happy to see another Boy Scout tree farm. Another big thank you goes out to all the volunteers, without whom the Christmas tree lot would still be a pipe dream.
As with any holiday endeavor the perfect balance is one in which both sides benefit and this appears to be true with Troop 152's tree lot.
"We always want to give back to the community that's helping our Scouts," Lin said. "The boys plan their activities every year and select what they want to do. Financially, this allows them to do it."
What: Troop 152 Christmas Tree Lot
Where: 3460 Main St., Oakley
When: 4 to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 4 to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Information: 925-818-0578 or www.troop152treelot.com.


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Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful as he arrives in St Peter's Square to hold his last general audience at the Vatican February 27, 2013. The weekly event which would normally be held in a vast auditorium in winter, but has been moved outdoors to St. Peter's Square so more people can attend. The pope has two days left before he takes the historic step of becoming the first pontiff in some six centuries to step down instead of ruling for life. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
The sound of church bells filled the streets in Downtown Lansing at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday marking Pope Benedict's official retirement. Bishop Earl Boyea led the mass on Thursday at St. Mary's Cathedral, giving special attention to the Pope's retirement. He said it's a time for thanksgiving and looking forward as the Cardinals get ready to elect the successor.
"I'm really feeling full of hope, I think this is an occasion for the Holy Spirit to be guiding us and I'm just very pleased about that," said Bishop Boyea.
About two hundred people gathered at St. Mary's on Thursday and some say it's a special moment they wouldn't miss.
"It was a privilege to be here to be able to pray for the Pope and to wish him well," said Rebecca San Miguel.
"I heard that the Bishop is saying mass today, so I made it a point to come to daily mass specifically today to pray, to serve and to give thanks to the Lord," said John DeWitt.
The Pope's resignation was unexpected and historic, considering the last time a Pope stood down was centuries ago.
"I think some people is feeling a bit concerned. They wonder where the church is going to go on all of this and I simply say trust in the Holy Spirit," said Bishop Boyea.


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What struck me as odd, is that it appears as if seeking in streams seems to only be implemented for MPEG files:
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It started me thinking: what if we're streaming MKV's to a Popcornhour, or Quicktime Movies to an iPad? Don't they need seeking as well?
Then I got this wild idea: what if we used FFMpeg for our seeking needs? It would be quite like transcoding, but instead copying. It would instantly make all FFMpeg supported formats seekable.
Something like this would do the trick:
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Do you think it would be a good idea to create a StreamUtil.getInputStream(File file, Range.Time range)?


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(WOMENSENEWS)--It's 2014 and we still see female candidates facing one particular issue that males do not have to confront.
Both Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee for 2016, and Wendy Davis, who is running this year for governor of Texas, have to face the B-word.
No, we are not talking about the word "bossy," which Lean-In.org and the Girl Scouts USA propose banning in effort to protect girls' leadership potential.
We are talking about the big-girl B-word: Bitch.
Recently, a conservative newspaper published an article based on the memos and journals of one of Clinton's best friends, Diane Blair, a political science professor from Arkansas who died in 2000. Blair's papers show Clinton as a tough political strategist, alternately anguished by or at home with the rough and tumble of Washington politics.
The conservative media piled on. "Hillary papers show ruthless, ambitious First Lady," Minority Report announced, and many similar posts appeared on right wing websites.
The Blair papers included excerpts from a memo on Clinton by pollsters Celinda Lake and Stan Greenberg on May 12, 1992: "While voters genuinely admire Hillary Clinton's intelligence and tenacity, they are uncomfortable with these traits in a woman."
Meanwhile, Davis has been called a "stone cold bitch" and a "lying bitch" by conservative websites because she divorced a husband who had, years ago, financially supported her through Harvard Law School.
As we found in the research we examined for our book, "The New Soft War on Women," gender bias hasn't disappeared. It's just gone underground, creating land mines for female candidates and turning young women away from politics.
Young men were twice as likely as women to have thought about running for office "many times," whereas women were 20 percentage points more likely than men never to have considered it, research by the Women and Politics Institute at American University found last year in the first-ever survey of the political aspirations of 18- to 25-year-old men and women.
Critical Coverage
In 2012, a 19-year-old blogger at Columbia University, Julie Zeilinger, noted in her blog that fewer women today in top colleges are seeking high campus offices. Young women, Zeilinger said, were acutely aware of the coverage of both Clinton and Sarah Palin. "Not only were these women abused and constantly criticized for attempting to lead, they were again reduced to the way they looked, for how they achieved or failed to achieve a ridiculous standard of perfection and ultimately femininity."
This year, young women are watching Clinton and Davis and--if news agencies aren't careful--finding the same old double standard at work in the way both sexes see forceful, competent men and women.
Men who fit that description are seen as assertive, worthy of promotion and likeable. It's all positive, reports New York University psychologist Madeline Heilman.
But women who are competent and forceful are seen by both sexes as unlikeable--unfeminine, aggressive, conniving and untrustworthy-- what Heilman calls "your typical constellation of 'bitchy' characteristics.'" She says that often, such women are seen as "not just unlikable, but downright awful."
Less competent women are seen as more likeable, but not very good at their jobs. A real double bind for women: be very competent and you're seen as a bitch, and won't be promoted. Be less competent, and you won't move up or you may wind up out the door.
An experiment conducted at Columbia Business School and New York University underlines the problem. Columbia professor Frank Flynn and NYU professor Cameron Anderson selected the resume of a real-life female entrepreneur who was quite successful and noted for her outgoing personality. The woman's real name, Heidi, was placed on one set of identical resumes, and a man's name, Howard, on another. Half of a group of business school students read Heidi's resume, the other half read Howard's.
The result was stunning. The students rated Heidi and Howard as equally competent, but Howard was judged to be likable and a good colleague. Heidi, however, was seen as overly aggressive, selfish and not someone you'd want to work with.
Unfortunately, women frequently are not even aware of this dynamic. When psychologist Heilman gave a lecture at Duke, and mentioned the "bitchiness cluster," the university newspaper reported that her words "actually elicited gasps from her audience."
Narrower Emotional Channels
In our book, Sallie Krawcheck, the former director of Bank of America's wealth management division, notes: "I can't count the number of times I have seen men slam something on a table, even throw something. You sort of do a mental eye roll and move on. I can count on one hand--on one finger--the number of tantrums I've seen a woman have. As she was having it, I remember thinking to myself, Bitch. So if I'm having that view, it's hard to imagine that someone else isn't having the same view. Women need to operate in narrower emotional channels than men."
That's certainly true when it comes to anger. Research by psychologists Victoria Brescoll, of the Yale School of Management, and Eric Uhlmann of the HEC management school in Paris, report that expressing anger is an effective means for attaining higher status for men; for women, it has the opposite effect. When men express anger at work, they are seen as powerful, competent and worthy of a high salary. Angry women, on the other hand, are viewed as less competent, less powerful and less likely to be paid a high salary.
What can women do about the "competent but unlikable" syndrome?
"Overinvestment in one's image diminishes the emotional and motivational resources available for larger purposes," professors Herminia Ibarra, Robin Ely and Deborah Kolb write in the Harvard Business Review. "To manage the competence-likability trade-off--the seeming choice between being respected and being liked--women are taught to downplay femininity, or to soften a hard-charging style, or to try to strike a perfect balance between the two. But the time and energy spent on managing these perceptions can ultimately be self-defeating. People who focus on how others perceive them are less clear about their goals, less open to learning from failure and less capable of self-regulation."
In other words, it's such a tough nut that maybe the best advice is just to know what you want and go for it.
But the media can also play a vital role. Until the news media take a hard look at the ways in which they are inadvertently promoting bias, all the flag waving for gender diversity will go for naught. Journalists need to turn their sharp eyes on their own coverage of women in politics before things can change.


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MORRISVILLE, Vt. - U.S. marshals caught up with a former Vail man in Vermont more than a decade and a half after he fled the area.
Bryant Haswell has been on the Eagle County Sheriff's Office most wanted list after failing to comply with the terms of his probation in connection with a 1996 incident in which he was riding his bicycle drunk and slammed into Chris Meisel, causing a serious brain injury. Meisel was walking her two dogs on a Vail recreation path when Haswell hit her.
His blood alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit at the time of the accident, according to incident records.
"This person came out of nowhere in the dark and hit me," Meisel said after the collision. "I never saw him."
Passing motorists on Interstate 70 stopped to help Meisel, her dog, and Haswell, who was also injured.
Meisel said she doesn't remember the accident.
"I didn't wake up for 48 hours," Meisel said when Haswell was named to Eagle County's most wanted list in 2006.
Meisel spent more than four months recovering from brain swelling. After a stay at Swedish Medical Center in Denver, she underwent five weeks of physical therapy at Craig Hospital, where she had to ensure her caretakers she could cook, buy groceries and provide correct change for the bus, Meisel said.
On her last day at the rehab center, Meisel overheard a man talking about how he was recovering from an accident in which he seriously hurt a woman.
It was Haswell.
"I said 'Nice to see your face, Bryant' and I left," Meisel said.
Meisel lived in the valley for two decades. She left Vail for Chadron, Neb., where she opened a ladies clothing store and other businesses, and still lives. She is a cancer survivor.
The charges
Haswell was charged with second-degree assault, a Class 4 felony, and DUI in connection with the Sept. 20, 1996, incident.
He pleaded guilty to the felony and misdemeanor assault. He received a deferred judgment four year sentence on Nov. 24, 1997. He was ordered to pay restitution $33,535.15, plus additional amounts to be determined based on proof of Meisel's expenses, according records from the District Attorney's Office.
He was given a deferred sentence and could have stayed out of jail if he stayed out of trouble.
He didn't.
He left the area after failing to pay the full amount of restitution. Haswell broke probation again by driving drunk in Florida, according to records from the District Attorney's Office.
Haswell went missing from the Vail area when the District Attorney's Office filed several motions to revoke his deferred judgment and sentence, based on his failure to comply with most of the conditions of his probation and deferred sentence.
The District Attorney's Office last filed a motion to revoke his deferred sentence on Nov. 23, 2001.
Haswell has been missing ever since.
The latest arrest
The case showed up in Vermont's U.S. marshals office earlier August, forwarded from Colorado's violent offender task force, said Bill Gerke, with the U.S. marshals office in Vermont.
The U.S. marshals worked on it for about a week, finally narrowing it down to Haswell's girlfriend's address in Morrisville, Vt.
They put the home under surveillance and when Haswell showed up they arrested him, Gerke said.
Morrisville is one town north of Vermont's Stowe ski resort.
"He gravitated from one ski resort to another," Gerke said.
The marshals turned him over to Vermont state authorities and deal with his extradition.
He was arrested Aug. 14. There was no problem with the arrest, Gerke said. Haswell admitted to his identity and to the fact that he had an outstanding arrest warrant, Gerke said.
Local prosecutors say they'll extradite Haswell back to Colorado to face charges.
Staff Writer Randy Wyrick can be reached at 970-748-2935 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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April 28, 2004
Connecticut to Buy 20 Percent Green Power by 2010
Connecticut Governor John Rowland celebrated Earth Day on April 22nd by requiring that the state facilities draw on renewable energy for 20 percent of their electricity needs by 2010. The governor's executive order also requires state facilities to run on 50 percent green power by 2020 and 100 percent green power by 2050. The order will avoid the emissions of at least 420 million pounds of carbon dioxide by 2020. See the governor's press release.
A growing number of utilities are offering green power throughout the country. The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) announced on Earth Day that Alliant Energy is now offering Green-e certified renewable energy to its 500,000 customers in Iowa and Minnesota. In upstate New York, Rochester Gas and Electric Company (RG&E) and Select Energy began offering wind power to their customers last week. In Rhode Island, Narragansett Electric Company started offering green power to its customers in late March. In the Southeast, Georgia Power started selling green power in mid-March and Laurens Electric Cooperative, a rural electric cooperative in northern South Carolina, is now offering green power to its 46,000 customers. See the press releases and announcements from CRS, RG&E, Select Energy, Narragansett Electric, Georgia Power, and Laurens Electric Cooperative.


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Morin, St. Paul topple Torrington
Austin Morin caught five passes for 222 yards and two TDs to lead host St. Paul over Torrington, 52-37, Saturday in NVL action in Bristol.
Eli Parks rushed for 136 yards and three TDs for St. Paul (2-1). and Logan Marchi tossed for 420 yards on 21-of-33 passes and four TDs. Daija Fitzpatrick and Parks also had an interceptions.
Desmond Langs caught TDs of 60 and 35 from Connor Finn for Torrington (0-3), and Nate Bresson caught a 13-yard TD pass. Tyler Marens also ran for a score.
Avon 42, Nonnewaug 7: Mark Violette scored on a 9-yard run in the second quarter and Nick Bordierre added the PAT kick for the visiting Chiefs. Violette had a fumble recovery for Nonnewaug (1-1).
Brunswick 55, Taft 48: Billy O'Malley threw for four TDs and ran for another to lead visiting Brunswick in Watertown.
Quentin Harris rushed for 129 yards and two TDs for Taft (0-2) and also passed for 321 yards on 24-of-39 with four TDs. Alex Huard caught four passes for 129 yards and Nadir Pearson added seven receptions for 102 yards.
Mick Pernell of Naugatuck had three catches for 27 yards and a TD.
Cheshire Academy 42, Gunnery 20: Chandler Coleberg ran for 101 yards and a touchdown, and Frank Zembo added 102 yards rushing and a score to lead the Cats (2-0). Mat Kehoe completed 14-of-21 passes for 225 yards and three TDs, and also ran for a score.
Girls soccer
Valley Regional 5, Holy Cross 0: In Waterbury, Ashley Sherman had three goals and Malena Frazier and Sydney Lee also scored
Emily LeGrand made 11 saves for Valley (4-2-1). Michaelina Gagliardi and Catherine Flaherty combined on 13 saves for the Crusaders (3-4).
Shepaug 2, Northwestern 1: Sarah Stratton scored twice, including on a penalty kick.
Morgan Gillette scored on a penalty kick for Northwestern (1-5). Samantha Moravsky made eight saves for Shepaug (3-3) and Kaelyn Hester made six saves for Northwestern.
Chase 4, Gunnery 1: Sarah McCauley scored four goals and now has 14 goals for the season.
Brittany Antous and Emily Grimes recorded assists for Chase (4-1-1) and Madison Jensen made 15 saves.
Hand 3, Cheshire 1: Al Pelletier scored on an assist by Lily Dolyak, and Kendall Goodman scored on two corner kicks for Hand (3-0-3).
Olivia Sacco scored on an a penalty kick for Cheshire (4-3). Zoe Riccio had five saves.
Oxford 8, Kolbe Cathedral 0: Melanie Cianciola scored three goals and Makena Hillman added two goals as the Wolverines claimed their first win of the season. Kelly Ward, Hannah Bickley and Taylor Saja also scored and Meghan Sastram recorded two assists.
Brooke VanBuiten and Hannah Bickley also had assists. Oxford keepers Audrey Pratt and Rachel Videira each had one save.
Cheshire Academy 6, Stoneleigh-Burnham 0: Amanda Montano had three goals and an assist for the Cats (2-2).
Abby Kandal, Darcey Marmolejos and Danielle Putnam also scored. Darien Dunham and Elena Escobar added an assist each.
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Kennedy 3, Ansonia 0: Kevin Mugonoke scored three goals in the second half for the Eagles at Municipal Stadium.
Andi Tasholli and Kevin Hoxha had assists and Arslan Nikocevic made 10 saves for Kennedy (2-6). Nicky Sorleo made 15 saves for the Chargers.
Northwestern 2, Gilbert 2 (OT): Late Friday, Ivan Moreira and Steven Fortier scored goals for the Highlanders (3-1-2) and Winter Thorne-Kaunelis scored twice for the Yellowjackets (0-3-3) at Walker Field.
Palmer Piana made eight saves for Northwestern and Austin Stoeke made 12 saves for Gilbert.
Rye 3, Cheshire Academy 2: Brian Ji and Emanuelle Roku scored goals and Mitch Graham had 11 saves for the Cats (1-5).
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It was a cold and blustery night in downtown Buffalo, when indie-rapper B. Dolan of Strange Famous Records hit the stage at Dukes Bohemian Grove Bar (affectionately referred to as DBGBs) on Saturday night. The venue was cozy, dark, small and intimate, and despite the cold, a sizeable crowd showed up for Dolans appearance which promised the feature of a live backing band.
Dolan took to the stage around 12:30am, without the back up band that was originally promised, but with good reason. He explained that one of his bandmates whom suffers from celiac disease had unfortunately consumed a salad with croutons that nearly killed him. His humour about the situation and the fact that he promised to play an extended set as compensation led to no disappointed fans, as Dolan was more than capable of holding his own alone on stage, with only the help of a DJ playing his beats.
Dolan opened his set with Still Here, King Bee, and fan favourite, Kitchen Sink, and continued his performance that mainly comprised of his regular material such as Film the Police and Which Side, but with some added treats like a spoken word piece about ODB (Who killed Russell Jones?), an introduction to his new poem he is writing about the one and only Bill Murray, and a dance-off with a crowd member to LL Cool Js You Cant Dance.
Toward the end of a great set, Dolan did a fake encore, pretending to hide behind a beam on the side of the stage to the laughter of the audience. Dolan did a great job of entertaining and interacting with the crowd throughout the entire duration of the performance, and proved that indie hip-hop is alive and well.
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As a young priest, Eleutorio Ramos once wrote a strong letter to a co-pastor, defending the Latino parishioners at St. Thomas Church in Los Angeles.
"My greatest displeasure is over the way you have been mistreating and hurting so many of our people," Ramos wrote in the 1967 letter. "Some of the Spanish-speaking people at the parish have expressed to me their feeling that you are prejudiced against us Latins."
But that very same spirit of defending Latinos dissolved when it came to his own desires. Instead of protecting the young parishioners, Ramos desecrated their innocence, according to old and recently released personnel files from the archdiocese.
Ramos admitted to police in Orange County that he had molested at least 25 boys over the span of a decade. It was, according to published reports, the largest single admission of child abuse in the history of the Orange County diocese.
One by one, victims came forward as his name was reported in newspapers.
One victim told police he was 11 when Ramos took him to a San Diego motel and allowed three men to tie him up, blindfold him and rape him, according to published reports. Ramos denied those charges.
Ramos was ordained in 1966. In two decades of priesthood, he had been transferred 15 times because of reports of sexual abuse that had escalated in the 1970s and 1980s.
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles transferred him to a church in Placentia, Orange County, in 1975. He lasted only four months. But Ramos continued to be placed in parishes all around the area, including Santa Ana and Anaheim until he was sent to parishes in Tijuana.
Archdiocese files show that from 1983 to 1989, Ramos took one boy to a mountain cabin in San Bernardino County, to a hotel near Disneyland, at a hotel near Universal Studios, and various times to the city of Tijuana.
While some of the complaints against Ramos had been made public in the 1990s — including a lawsuit against the Diocese of Orange in 1994 — others came out later after more attention had been given to the issue of priest abuse. Some complaints in the archdiocese personnel files were received in 2003 and 2004, where victims came forward to allege incidents of molestation dating back to the 1970s, after the issue received greater public attention.
One victim said he had been given alcohol and marijuana by Ramos when he was 13 around 1971-72 and that Ramos at various times had groped him and exposed himself and masturbated in front of him. The incidents continue to affect the victim's adult relationships, the victim said.
Ramos was suspended from priestly duties in 1991, but was never charged with a crime because a Supreme Court decision in July invalidated California's statute of limitations on sex crimes, according to published reports.
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"I may hate the sin, but never the sinner."
I first encountered that quote many years ago while reading Irving Stone's Clarence Darrow for the Defense, and it has stuck with me ever since, upsetting me in a way a throwaway line in an obscure book rarely does.**
How can one separate the sin and the sinner, I wondered.
Just read the history books, studded with crimes committed on such a grand scale that you question how we could possibly be an evolved, enlightened species.
Or watch the news, and see the just-as-horrific, but much more intimate, personal acts of violence and cruelty happening right now, right down your block, acts which you are ultimately just as powerless to stop as those in the history books.
With all the evil menacing the world, how can one allow for such a distinction between sin and sinner? Surely, they are both worthy of our scorn and anger and – if there is justice in this world – our punishment …
A couple of months ago, I was watching Bob Costas interview Jerry Sandusky, the ex-Penn State coach accused of committing terrible sexual atrocities against numerous young boys who had been entrusted to his care. The coach was trying to assert his innocence, but it was an incredibly damning performance, full of odd pauses, incongruous justifications, and frankly, sheer lunacy. In my mind, he was guilty of something, and if only a fraction of the alleged crimes were true, then this was clearly a very evil man, deserving certainly of our hatred, not to mention of the harshest punishment imaginable that a civilized society can dole out.
But upon reflection, I realized something important: I couldn't relate to this guy at all. The things he allegedly did, the way he was trying to explain himself, his entire thought process, it was all completely foreign to me. How could I possibly understand him? I wasn't attracted to little boys. I couldn't go around committing acts of tremendous brutality on innocent kids, and then find ways to justify my actions. And then I thought of another quote (also widely misattributed to the Bible):
'There but for the grace of God, go I"
I mean, what if, for whatever reason – whether because of a genetic predisposition or something that happened during my childhood (or both, which appears to often be the case with true pedophiles) – I was only attracted to little children.
How awful and how difficult would it be to have to go through life constantly denying a key part of one's essence and the pleasure associated with sexual satisfaction? Would I be willing to resist the temptation to act on my illicit desires? Probably so, but only because my conscience wouldn't allow me to hurt others, even if for my own benefit, a trait I attribute to the extremely constructive nurturing I've received … something which Sandusky almost certainly did not have.
So I saw the situation in a new light. I was fortunate to have a strong, normal upbringing, showered with love, instilled with high morals and values, taught the power of self-esteem and the difference between right and wrong. Just as importantly, I was wired to accept all those lessons and internalize them – to do and be (mostly) good.
Sandusky, on the other hand, clearly has faulty wiring. Assuming he is guilty, he was cursed with an abnormality, a disease, which I was blessed to not have. He also likely had a destructive childhood, or at least destructive events within his childhood, that made it too hard for him to avoid the disastrous consequences of his disease and/or made it too easy for him to justify those consequences.
The same can be said for the vast majority – if not all – of the people who commit similar atrocities. That's not to say we should forgive these people; certainly that is a difficult thing to ask, especially if we or our loved ones have been personally victimized by such evil deeds. Nor does it mean we should be lenient in our treatment of those people. If anything, this mindset may call for harsher punishments: If genetics is the root cause of evil, then redemption and rehabilitation are virtually impossible; and if nurturing is to blame, the best modern medicine and psychiatry has to offer won't likely accomplish much either.
No, we may not forgive or show mercy, but we can perhaps understand evil in a more constructive light.
I was recently reading an article in New York magazine about Levi Aron, the Hasidic Jew who kidnapped, murdered and – in a subsequent panic – dismembered an 8-year-old boy in a crime that generated a great deal of local publicity for its grisly nature and unusual circumstances. At the end of the piece, the distraught father of the boy is cursing Aron, and a fellow Hasid is trying to comfort the dad with a passage from the Talmud.
"I told him he shouldn't hate," the man said, "because God is in everything."
I'm not a religious man, so I don't know about God's relationship with evil – if He is responsible for the awful atrocities that permeate our world, then he is not worth my faith or devotion. But I do agree that hate isn't the appropriate emotion for dealing with evil men.
No, Darrow had it right. You can hate the sin, but you should pity the sinner.
Pity the sinner, and be thankful that you are not one of them.
**Many folks, myself included, believe the quote or one like it was something Jesus said in the Christian bible, but it's actually a paraphrase of something written in a letter written by St. Augustine – Ghandi also referred to it in his autobiography.


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Russell Wayne Walberg, 61, of Echo, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at the Avera-Marshall Medical Center in Marshall.
Funeral Services were held on Tuesday, July 24, at Rock Valle Lutheran Church, rural Echo. Burial was in the church cemetery.
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Russell Wayne Walberg was born on January 24, 1951 to Earl and Laura (Weseloh) Walberg in Hutchinson. He was baptized in February of 1951 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hector and confirmed in 1966 at the Cross of Calvary Lutheran Church in Olivia. He attended and graduated from Olivia Public Schools in 1969. Russell then went on to Mankato Vocational College in Mankato graduating in 1971 with a degree in Auto Body Mechanics.
On June 16, 1973, Russell married Sandra Lecy at Rock Valle Lutheran Church in rural Echo, Russell worked for a few years in the Auto Body profession in Olivia before moving to Echo in 1973. Russell and Sandra made their home on a farm outside of Echo where Russell began farming. Russell was a member of Rock Valle Lutheran Church and was active with the church counsel.
Russell enjoyed fishing, hunting, going to the lake, attending the stock car races, and especially spending time with his children, grandchildren and family. Russell enjoyed farming and after his accident he continued to be involved as much as he could until his death.
Russell is survived by his wife, Sandra; mother, Laura; children: Tracy Walberg of Brainerd, Teri (Mike) Smith of Redwood Falls, and Anthony (Sarah) Walberg of Echo; grandchildren: Jaydn and Kenadi Walberg and Kevin and Tyler Smith; brothers: Melvin (Kathi) Walberg of Monticello and Doyle (Jan) Walberg of Redwood Falls; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
His father Earl, mother and father – in –law, Noral and Hildora Lecy, and nephew, Jon, preceded him in death.
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