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Former state Senate Republican Jim Brulte, a self-described nuts and bolts guy, is turning his considerable political skills toward winning the chairmanship of the California Republican Party.
Clearly a party that can claim not one statewide officeholder and is not only the minority party in both chambers of the Legislature but doesn't even have the votes to pretend to be part of the proceedings is in need of new leadership.
The November election was a disaster for California Republicans, so bad that Democrats hold super-majorities in the Senate and Assembly. Democrats can do pretty much as they please and Republicans are reduced to whining about it.
That's bad for California, desperately in need of two parties that can disagree but also find common ground. And it's also bad for Democrats, because without push-back from Republicans - and the votes to back it up - Democrats are in danger in actually believing their own press releases.
That could take time, and while we all wait for Democrats to self-destruct, who knows what mischief one-party rule might result?
It would be far better for Republicans to dissect what when wrong in November (actually what's been wrong for a long time).
Immigration might be one area for Republicans to consider given the state's rapidly changing demographics.
But as Brulte told The Sacramento Bee's David Siders, "Ask me in the spring of 2016."
It turns out the party platform is not up for a vote for three years. Brulte wants to concentrate on fundraising, recruiting candidates and voter registration.
Important nuts and bolts jobs to be sure, but without common-sense, forward looking party positions, all three are going to be tough. That can't wait three years.
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Definition of warm-blooded in English:
1Relating to or denoting animals (chiefly mammals and birds) which maintain a constant body temperature, typically above that of the surroundings, by metabolic means; homeothermic: some theories suggest that the dinosaurs were warm-blooded
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- If it fell in the known range of temperatures of a warm-blooded animal, the vinchuca might as well try for a meal.
- They are endotherms, or warm-blooded animals, generating their own body heat, and they can finely tune the thermal, water, and chemical balance of their bodies from minute to minute.
- Keeping a constant body temperature is the most serious challenge facing warm-blooded mammals in an aquatic environment.
technical homeothermic, homeothermal
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- While it is true that cold-bloodedness in extant animals today is associated with a three-chambered heart, it is by no means therefore certain that a four-chambered heart has to mean warm-bloodedness.
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Adium is a fast and free instant messaging client which supports AIM, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo!, Google Talk, Yahoo! Japan, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, and Lotus Sametime. Adium supports beautiful WebKit message display, tabbed messaging, encrypted chat, file transfer, and more. Give it a try; you won't look back.
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There's an update on audio and video development status on the adium blog.
They still don't give any date estimates though.
I agree that file transfers are slow, but I've never had a problem with Adium otherwise and I've been using it for maybe 3 years now. I love this app!
Is anybody having a problem with MSN contacts? Whenever mine log off, they disappear from my list. They are there again if I do a sign off-and-on, (or if they log back on), but this just sort of "bugs" me. :D Any ideas?
Adium is fantastic. So customizable, so dependable, so subtle. And A/V might be enough to fend off the oncoming Trillian!
Audio and video are in development, see this (quite long) message.
Audio chat support won't come anytime soon. It was planned to lay down the foundations during this summer, but that project got cancelled:
Maybe next year.
This app totally rocks. Is there any chance they will include the google talk libraries for doing audio? Then I won't have to use iChat anymore!
There are a couple annoying things about it (when you paste in a link, you'll see the link text, but the other person will only see the URL, for one - especially annoying with Wikipedia), but overall it's a really nice app, and it's simplified my IMing a whole lot. Now I can be on 5 IM accounts with just 1 program!
Very customizable and reliable... also saves me from having multiple chat apps open at once.
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Max5 This is accommodation taken to a different level ... lets start, about location it's just outside Phuket town busy area and still walking distance to the bus terminal, the Fresh Market and Robinson Mall or even to one or two Go-Go bars if you're up to it, the village where the hostel is in is quite and if you're looking forward to relax this is the place you're looking for; Cleanliness, spotless everything from the entrance door to the rooms and the bathrooms are shiny-clean it is amazing; Value, if you take into consideration that there are other places for the same price being crap the price you pay here is more than fair; Facilities, again can't stress more how many good things this place has, a nice kitchen where you can cook a quick meal, the home theather with a good selection of movies in case the rain locks you in, free internet access and even a bit of munchies for the morning, also while I was staying they changed the doors in everyroom for ones that make no noise when you open or close them, if that's not thinking about the guests wellbeing then what is it? Now the most awesome thing about Ananas, service, Maw and PiTi the owners really love what they are doing and will do their best or even more to make you feel home, once you walk in you can see they are doing it for the love of it and not to rip off some money out of travellers like some other places do. All in all, after having been in some guesthouses and hostels in SE Asia I'm going to say this is the best place you can find around!!
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absolute favorite mantel decoration: the deer head! The "canvas" is made of shims from the hardware store stapled together and stained. Then I used my silhouette to cut out the deer head in two separate parts so that it would be large enough to fill the canvas. Once the vinyl was positioned on the shims I painted over everything and then removed the vinyl.
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So I have been running a 5k training about once or twice a week. I overpronate and wear the right shoes for that.
For some reason I have been getting this sorta sharp pain (with no swelling) on the left side of my right ankle or JUST above the top.
I have switched shoes from Asics to Sauconys for overpronation but still doesn't seem to control the problem. I need to ice it when I get home from running....Again this pain is JUST right foots ankle on the left side only ....
Any idea what this might be?
I'm not following when you say "...or JUST above the top". Do you mean just above the top of the ankle bone (bony protrustion) on the inside of the ankle?
Does the pain get worse as the run progresses? Or does the pain get lesser as the run progresses? Can you find a spot on the bone where, when you push it, it hurts quite a bit?
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Thanks for the reply...
Turns out after going to my normal Ortho that I sorta reinjured my right foot again, with more stress fractures on my foot but on a diff. spot. So that was the cause. I am at Max Vit D and Calcium already so they I guess are concerned why my bones (or density) isn't improving. I am going in for a endocrinology (sp) in a week or so to see whats going on.
Calcium is only one of many minerals required to make bone, magnesium, phosphorus, boron being some of the many others. Even if you have plenty of calcium and trace minerals, the average digestive system will only take in a few percent of the most popular forms of these as supplements. Some people with weak stomach acid absorb even less. The most popular form of calcium added to foods, calcium carbonate, is almost indigestible. Calcium citrate is an example of a form of calcium that can absorb at 10 times the rate, even with weak stomachs.
Taking calcium with vitamin D improves its absorption, but does not guarantee it will wind up in your bones instead of your arteries or kidneys. That's one of the jobs of fat-soluble vitamin K, which most people are deficient in, and which few supplement with in any meaningful way. The best forms of K are produced by bacteria, which few people ingest unless they are fond of fermented foods.
Even with minerals absorbed and distributed, nearly half of bone is something other than minerals, including water, collagen and other proteins. The hard to store vitamin C is essential to the formation of the collagen matrix into which your minerals must deposit in order to increase bone density. Take it with your calcium for the buffering effect. Vitamin A is important too, but like D and K, needs to be absorbed with dietary fat. Without a strong matrix, even mineralized bone is prone to breakage. One of the problems with bone mineralization drugs is that they produce franken-crystals in bone that make them more brittle.
We already know you are taking care of one of the most important steps to increasing healthy bone density, which is to produce the demand via exercise, but activity will just increase the likelihood of fractures and other damage if your nutrition is not complete. Hormones are very important to bone management, but they are also dependent on proper nutrition, which includes content and timing. While the doctors are busy figuring out your symptoms, I would consult with a nutritionist famiiar with the potential reasons for why your bones have lost their density in the first place, if that is indeed the problem you have. Chances are your blood calcium level tends to be low, increasing your PTH levels and stimulating the breakdown of bone to release calcium into the blood. Bone health is not rocket science, but is more complicated than most people think.
Thanks for the reply! Sounds good to hear!!
So something like this, YOUR GUESS, could it be caused from taking protein powder. I only use Body Fortress protein 1 scoop with 8 ounces after weight lifting.
I am seeing a great Minneapolis/St Paul Twin Citys Orthopedics doctor from Summit Orthopedics, plus a another clinic doc and finally a Endocrinology doc at HealthEast in St Paul MN. I think I was correct on the spelling for endo*** doc!! :)
I will be seeing the endocrinologist in a few weeks and hopefully they will tell me whats up! I take it that is where your last paragraph more or less comes in.
So do you think, again your opinion, that any of this could be caused from over the counter protein powder? Again I only take the protein powder, no steriods etc...
Well, I am tempted to go off-subject again because I always think there is another onion layer to peel away, especially when confronting difficult cases like what you are going through right now. Straight up, though, I have to say I am surprised that you are following your weight-lifting sessions with whey protein powder alone, because I wasn't expecting that to be a problem at all. It made me re-think my general opinion that protein after exercise is a good thing. I still think it is, but there may be a round-about connection when your body reacts to the next meals. You otherwise didn't mention any dietary interventions like caloric restriction, fat restriction, carb restriction, etc. A scoop of whey protein after vigorous exercise is supposed to be a good thing. I will say that brands are important, and there is a lot of opinion in weight-lifting circles about that. The type of filtering, heat used in processing, isolate vs. concentrate, etc., are points of passionate discussion. Personally, after trying the lower cost products and reading the labels, I switched to Jarrow because it has less junk in it and I trust the brand. Beyond that, I am wondering if there could be an effect caused by the artificial sweeteners in the BF product. Almost all of the wheys out there are artificially sweetened, because they don't want to defeat the other purpose most have in mind when supplementing with whey after workouts, which is also carb-restriction. More and more, though, there seems to be some evidence that the body at least begins to react to artificial sweeteners the same way it responds to actual sugar. It may be a psycho-somatic response, but it seems to be there (BTW, this applies to Stevia or anything else that tastes sweet, regardless of other pros and cons). Ever notice that people who drink a lot of diet beverages tend to retain weight?
My whole reason for digression here is the effect of glycemic load on bone calcium, which is what we are trying to talk about (I think). The general process is that a blood sugar rise (and in my opinion, based on various current hypotheses not adequately tested), or the expectation of a rise in blood glucose level after eating, calcium is released from bones in order to buffer the resulting acid imbalance caused by digesting sugars. What I am saying is that although the dose of BF is actually lean, there could be some reaction to the taste of sugar. I just have trouble believing that so small a dose could have such a profound effect, unless there are other aspects of your diet that might intensify the response from your body to this treat after vigorous exertion. OK, you asked for an opinion, and there it is, if there is going to be a tie-in at all.
Further off the subject, there may be other reactions to the intake of calcium with or without vitamin D that could come into play. It is interesting to note that several studies have indicated no improvements in bone density after calcium supplementation, even with supporting co-factors. As I mentioned earlier, your exercise turns out to be a more effective catalyst for bone mineralization than the presence of the raw material alone. Moreover, there are indications that calcium consumption (or perhaps more correctly, absorption) often does more harm than good, since unneeded calcium must be eliminated by the body, leading to the formation of "stones" and storage of calcium in various organs and tissues of the body, including the cardiovascular system, not excluding the heart itself. Remember how eggs were good for us, then bad for us, then good for us again? Calcium is on the roller-coaster now.
As I alluded to earlier, there is a very good chance that dietary interventions, whether prescribed or self-modulated, may have some impact on hormone levels, which in turn are hammering your bone matrix. Bone is so incredibly complicated the reasons for its lack of health are often a step or more ahead of our best intentions and treatments. When I mentioned some of the popular "bone density meds," I was talking about more than crystal formation. The bisphosphonate drugs retard the breakdown of old bone in order to preserve more dense bone, but the irony is that healthy bone only contains a small percentage of old bone. The majority is middle-aged and there should be about the same amount of new as old. When there isn't enough new, the old is a poor replacement, taking on more of the characteristics of porcelain. Any minerologist can tell you that crystalline structures are often in flux, continuing to define themselves until they are easily fractured along molecular borders. This occurs even in metals, which is why structures need to be periodically replaced. Bone is designed to continually reinvent itself, based on an intertwined collagen matrix into which mineral salts are laid to add hardness. Left unchanged too long, it becomes brittle. But that's only part of the story, since we draw on this rich mineral reserve constantly in order to balance blood chemistry. Another problem with too much calcium is that it can be used to armor pathogens, and it can bond with other metals that need to be eliminated from the system. This won't happen if it deposits into tissues, as it often does. The reasons for this are of course more complex than intake.
When I spoke of timing of meals, I mentioned it because when we eat often has a greater effect than what we eat. How and when things are metabolized occupies vital organs that are involved in other things such as hormone production. Eating too close to bed time, particularly of carbohydrates, can throw off the night-time production of critical hormones that affect recovery, and might have an effect on what you are going through. One thing that occurred to me when you mentioned the whey, is the question: if you are not getting your carbs then, when are you finally succumbing to the need for carbs, without which you will starve? I agree that right after a workout may not be the best time for them, for the thermogenic and hormonal effects, but late in the day is definitely not the time. My guess is you already know this, so the mystery continues. Hopefully the docs will examine whether or not, like many people who are exercising for health, you are on the verge of insulin resistance, and the complications in calcium distribution that can cause.
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These are a few of the most notable video game releases for home computers and gaming consoles in North America for the month of October 2013.
Gamers can catch them all, go faster than the speed of sound, be the vengeance of the night, and party with friends in some of the notable video game releases for the month ahead.
These are a few of the most notable video game releases for home computers and gaming consoles in North America for the month of October 2013.
Sonic Lost World (WiiU & 3DS, October 22nd, Sega) – Sega's latest title featuring Sonic the Hedgehog is coming exclusively to Nintendo platforms. Lost World has you controlling the speedy blue blur through multiple unique worlds in his battle against a new series of foes, the Deadly Six. The WiiU version contains unique worlds that work in multiple dimensions with a number of branching paths, as well as side-scrolling levels. Multiplayer functionality is also included.
Pokemon X/Y (Nintendo 3DS, October 12nd, Nintendo) – The phenomenon continues with the worldwide launch of the latest Pokemon title, exclusively for Nintendo's current handheld gaming system. The first 3D handheld title introduces the sixth-generation of Pokemon in the Kalos region. Although many new monsters are included, would-be trainers and masters can also acquire one of the original starting Pokemon from the first games as well.
Batman: Arkham Origins (Windows, PS3, X-Box 360, WiiU, October 25th) – A prequel to the popular Batman: Arkham Asylum action-adventure game, Origins finds the caped crusader on Christmas Eve as a smattering of assassins target him all at once. The game introduces new gadgets, side missions, and in some versions, multiplayer. The WiiU version lacks the multiplayer of the other versions, but comes in at ten dollars cheaper in price.
Wii Party U (WiiU, October 25th) – A sequel to the successful Wii Party, this game with a focus on mulitplayer also comes packed with an extra Wii Motion Plus controller at no extra cost. Players can use their Miis as they compete in over 80 mini-games, including some that use the touchscreen and camera features of the WiiU's gamepad.


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www.Tippmannparts.com is excited to announce the release of the Project Salvo paintball gun by US Army Paintball. This exciting new marker is packed full of new features including: a six position collapsible and foldable stock, an AR-15 style shroud with four built-in Picatinny rails and a new AR-15 style magazine that doubles as a helpful toolkit. The marker also incorporates a flat-top Picatinny rail built into the receiver, which makes it simple for players to quickly add a handle, sight, scope, flashlight, or a variety of other mods.
Another great feature of this marker is its extensive upgradeability. The Project Salvo marker can easily accept the eGrip upgrade as well as several other performance upgrades from the Tippmann 98 Custom Platinum Series such as the Cyclone Feed System, Response Trigger and Flatline barrel.
Much like Alpha Black, the name selected for this new marker is rooted in U.S. Military history. Project Salvo was a series of tests conducted by the U.S. Army's Operations Research Office (ORO) from the mid to late 1950s. The research obtained through Project Salvo helped lead to the development of the AR-15, which would go on to become the M-16 – widely considered among the most respected and proven rifles ever utilized by the United States armed forces.


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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Thursday, Jan. 31, 2012
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW) -- There were 11 in all. They sat quietly in two rooms of chairs inside Aiken's City Council chambers, but they were focused. They're actually a few of Aiken's worst violent offenders.
"And they're good people. They are good people. It's just they've made some bad mistakes, and they don't know how to get away from it," said Shelby Saunders, the spokesman for the new program called Aiken Safe Communities.
It's a crime prevention initiative born in High Point, N.C. Originally, it was thought up by a Harvard professor. It reduced violent crime by 57 percent in High Point. Now, it's here in Aiken. High Point police officers visited Aiken in mid-2012.
In December of 2012, law enforcement and community officials from Aiken visited High Point to see how the program works firsthand. Saunders was there.
"No matter where you're at in Aiken, if you re-offend, you will be fast-tracked to the top of the list [to be prosecuted]," he said.
To hammer that home, just like they do in High Point, these offenders in Aiken heard from local police chiefs, Solicitor Strom Thurmond, even agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Drug Enforcement Administration; and Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The task force also included the Aiken County Sheriff's Office; the Jackson Police Department; the North Augusta Department of Public Safety; the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services; the New Ellenton Police Department; the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division; the South Carolina Department of Corrections; and the U.S. Attorney's Office.
"They're not ready for that. From a mindset, from a life perspective, these gentlemen in this community, who are not very worldly, they're not ready to deal with that type of time," said Christopher Garris, who watched among the audience of city workers and community members.
Garris is a bail bondsman in Aiken, who understands what's at work here. He's a former New York gang member. He knows what the addiction to crime feels like.
"They're giving these young gentlemen alternatives to better themselves," he said of the Safe Communities initiative.
Here's how it works. If the men with a history of violence called in to this meeting cooperate, the community works with them to help them. If they ignore the message and re-offend, officers and prosecutors work together to expedite their case and send them quickly to prison on large sentences.
It's a choice the 11 men will face after Thursday's call-in.
"They're not going to be able to find everyone a job or provide all for them, but they can give them some assistance and putting them in the right direction and helping them get a driver's license, Social Security card," said Chief Charles Barranco of the Aiken Department of Public Safety of the help the community can offer.
Barranco knows just how successful this program is in High Point, N.C. Now, it's Aiken's turn.
"We go on," he said. "And we want to make a difference here in Aiken."
Saunders told News 12 the program is already working in Aiken. After the meeting, he spoke with one of the offenders. Saunders says one offender asked him when was the earliest that he could call for help on Friday.
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For anyone who crossed paths with Tony La Russa before a game, it became something of a ritual.
"How's it going?" you would ask.
"I'll let you know in three hours," he would answer.
A lighthearted bit of banter? His facial expression and body language suggested otherwise. It was clear baseball consumed the biggest part of La Russa's day, every day of the season, right up to his retirement last October. He was what you call a grinder. Maybe even a grinder's grinder.
So keep that in mind when you pick up a copy of his recently released book, "One Last Strike," the story of the St. Louis Cardinals' scarcely believable journey to the 2011 World Series championship. "Field of Dreams" this is not.
Rather, this is a personal invitation to a grindalong, a preferred spot next to La Russa during his final year on the job -- in the dugout, in his office, walking the streets late at night after a loss, during retrospective asides as he considers a career of sober, unrelenting focus.
If you've ever wondered what criteria he used to align his bullpen, his philosophy on intentional walks, the reasoning behind his tactical decisions, this is a 404-page treasure chest.
"About making any really hairy decisions: agony is what it feels like, unless you don't care," writes La Russa, who has never been accused of apathy.
He is more expansive in this forum than he typically was after a game, when he was more concerned with competitive correctness and protecting trade secrets. Example (not exactly a spoiler): When he felt it was called for, La Russa would instruct his pitchers to hit opposing batters.
"The decision wasn't easy," he writes, "but I had to make it."
Naturally, Bay Area fans will have an interest in La Russa's reflections on his 10 seasons with the A's. He recounts, for example, the effort he and pitching coach Dave Duncan put into persuading a skeptical Dennis Eckersley that he could and should be a reliever. He also explains why he never suspected Mark McGwire of PED use until McGwire came clean after being hired as the Cardinals hitting coach.
"My defense of Mark was based on what I could observe and my knowledge of the type of program we had," La Russa writes.
He praises Duncan to the skies for his ability to relate to pitchers and for his voluminous charts documenting past matchups, trends and tendencies. He continues to kick himself for the speech he gave his players before the 1990 World Series, in which the A's were swept by the Cincinnati Reds.
"I totally mugged the message that would have made us more competitive," writes La Russa, who said that A's team "walked onto the field as defending World Series champions who were more interested in 'digging ourselves.' I should have challenged them. We had a chance to make history by repeating as world champions. History would have trumpeted their egos."
While there's plenty of historical reference, this is mostly a thought-by-thought account of the 2011 season, beginning with La Russa's drive from St. Louis to the Bay Area after the Cardinals' disappointing effort in 2010. It's the self-portrait of a man who devoted a career to considering every angle and every conceivable ramification of every decision he made, to the point where we, and apparently he, sometimes wondered if he was enjoying the ride.
"You can't truly savor what you're doing," he admits in the foreword, "while you're doing it."
Contact Gary Peterson at 925-952-5053. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/garyscribe.
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The man was discovered at approximately 8:30 a.m. His age and identity are being withheld until next of kin are notified, Brown said.
Although the man's death does not appear to be the result of a homicide, it does appear to have been "unnatural," Brown said.
Leadville police are leading the investigation, which is ongoing, Brown said. The district attorney's office also is conducting a precautionary investigation.
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Holy life mantra.
Winning a tennis match is about finding opportunity at every possible point, forward-moving momentum and never stopping to admire your own shot.
I distinctly remember standing in Elizabeth Park in West Hartford, Connecticut after chairing my second Walk Now for Autism. Oh yes, the turnout was phenomenal. Oh yes, the families were celebrating their loved ones. Oh yes, we raised a lot of money. But, it occurred to me that there were 3,000 people standing in this beautiful park, while the people we needed to HEAR our cheers were off doing something else. Where were our policy makers? Where were our legislators?
We had opportunity. We had momentum. To be cliché, the ball was in our court.
Serve to start the match.
Tennis coaches are always saying, "Use your own strengths. Focus on your game."
My mother told me in high school I was going to get a degree in "phoneology," because like most teenage girls I was ALWAYS on the phone. This skill has proven a useful tool.
The day after the Walk, I put my degree in phoneology to work by calling my Congressman, Chris Murphy's office. A lot. I called the local office and I called the Washington office. I had been around the autism block enough to know, that I could not be the ONLY person in his district living with autism. There had to be hundreds and he needed to hear from us. And by the same token, we needed to hear from him, and other policy makers about exactly WHAT was being done to help our children. Why were kids not getting services in school? Why were there no jobs for adults with autism? And what was the deal with this insurance coverage business?
We needed an autism forum.
The serve was returned. Our first Autism Speaks autism forum was attended by about 100 people and held in the heatless auditorium of a local middle school.
Being in a defensive position in tennis is not really the best scenario, but a player has to make the most of it by staying on her toes, looking for the opening in the court, playing smart.
That first autism forum has been the opening in the court. The Congressman has since done two additional forums to make them an annual event, and they have served as a model for other Congressional representatives in Connecticut. My goal this year was to host an autism forum in every congressional district in the state and to date, we have almost succeeded.
At the end of every forum, I feel like I have played a mental tennis match. I've nodded my head so many times in agreement with people, watched questions bounce back and forth between the audience and panelists and sometimes the amount of work looming before us feels like I've been smashed by an overhead.
Whether we all think of ourselves as competitors, we are. Every point is critical. Any point could decide the game.
Congressional forums such as the ones held in Connecticut should be happening in every state. They don't have to be Wimbledon. Start thinking about who comes to your Walks? Who are the policy makers? What are the questions you need answered and who can answer them?
It's about looking for the opportunity. Game. Set. Match. We win.
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When you work out, are you working hard or hardly working? Exercising at the correct intensity can help you get the most out of your physical activity — making sure you're not overdoing or even underdoing it. Here's a look at what exercise intensity means and how to make it work for you.
How do you know how hard you should be exercising? For most healthy adults, the Department of Health and Human Services recommends these exercise guidelines:
To reap the most health benefits from exercise, your exercise intensity must generally be at a moderate or vigorous level. For weight loss, the more intense your exercise, or the longer you exercise, the more calories you burn.
However, balance is important. Overdoing it can increase your risk of soreness, injury and burnout. If you're new to regular exercise and physical activity, you may need to start out at a light intensity and gradually build up to a moderate or vigorous intensity.
So think about your reasons for exercising. Do you want to improve your fitness, lose weight, train for a competition or do a combination of these? Your answer will help determine the appropriate level of exercise intensity. Be realistic and don't push yourself too hard, too fast. Fitness is a lifetime project, not a sprint. Of course, if you have any medical conditions or you're not sure what your exercise intensity should be, talk to your doctor.
When you're doing aerobic activity, such as walking or biking, exercise intensity correlates with how hard the activity feels to you. Exercise intensity also is reflected in your breathing and heart rate, whether you're sweating, and how tired your muscles feel.
There are two basic ways to measure exercise intensity:
Studies show that your perceived exertion correlates well with your heart rate. So if you think you're working hard, your heart rate is likely elevated.
You can use either way of gauging exercise intensity. If you like technology and care about the numbers, a heart rate monitor might be a useful device for you. If you feel you're in tune with your body and your level of exertion, you likely will do fine without a monitor.
Here are some clues to help you judge your exercise intensity.
Moderate activity feels somewhat hard. Here are clues that your exercise intensity is at a moderate level:
Vigorous activity feels challenging. Here are clues that your exercise intensity is at a vigorous level:
Beware of pushing yourself too hard too often. If you're short of breath, in pain or can't work out as long as you'd planned, your exercise intensity is probably higher than your fitness level allows. Back off a bit and build intensity gradually.
Another way to gauge your exercise intensity is to see how hard your heart is beating during physical activity. To use this method, you first have to figure out your maximum heart rate — the upper limit of what your cardiovascular system can handle during physical activity.
The basic way to calculate your maximum heart rate is to subtract your age from 220. For example, if you're 45 years old, subtract 45 from 220 to get a maximum heart rate of 175. This is the maximum number of times your heart should beat per minute while you're exercising.
Once you know your maximum heart rate, you can calculate your desired target heart rate zone — the level at which your heart is being exercised and conditioned but not overworked.
Here's how heart rate matches up with exercise intensity levels:
If you're not fit or you're just beginning an exercise program, aim for the lower end of your target zone (50 percent). Then, gradually build up the intensity. If you're healthy and want a vigorous intensity, opt for the higher end of the zone.
To determine your desired target heart rate zone, use an online calculator. Or, here's a simple way to do the math yourself. If you're aiming for a target heart rate of 70 to 85 percent, which is in the vigorous range, you would calculate it like this:
For example, say your age is 45 and you want to figure out your target heart rate zone for vigorous intensity exercise. Subtract 45 from 220 to get 175 — this is your maximum heart rate. To get the lower end of your target zone, multiply 175 by 0.7 to get 123. To get the higher end, multiply 175 by 0.85 to get 149. So your target heart rate zone for vigorous exercise intensity is 123 to 149 beats per minute.
So how do you know if you're in your target heart rate zone? Use these steps to check your heart rate during exercise:
Here's an example: You stop exercising and take your pulse for 15 seconds, getting 33 beats. Multiply 33 by 4, to get 132. If you're 45 years old, this puts you in the middle of your target heart rate zone for vigorous exercise, since that zone is 123 to 149 beats per minute. If you're under or over your target heart rate zone, adjust your exercise intensity.
It's important to note that maximum heart rate is just a guide. You may have a higher or lower maximum heart rate, sometimes by as much as 15 to 20 beats per minute. If you want a more definitive range, consider discussing your target heart rate zone with an exercise physiologist or a personal trainer.
Generally only elite athletes are concerned about this level of precision. They may also use slightly different calculations that take into account gender differences in target heart rate zones. These differences are so small that most casual athletes don't need separate calculations for men and women.
Also note that several types of medications can lower your maximum heart rate and, therefore, lower your target heart rate zone. Ask your doctor if you need to use a lower target heart rate zone because of any medications you take or medical conditions you have.
Interestingly, research has shown that interval training, which includes short bouts (60 to 90 seconds) of higher intensity exercise interspersed throughout your workout, is well tolerated, even by those with certain cardiac conditions. This type of training is also very effective at increasing your cardiovascular fitness.
You'll get the most from your workouts if you're exercising at the proper exercise intensity for your health and fitness goals. If you're not feeling any exertion or your heart rate is too low, pick up the pace. If you're worried that you're pushing yourself too hard or your heart rate is too high, back off a bit.
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With over 80 clubs on campus each year, there's sure to be a club for everyone! Clubs become active by "chartering" in order to have access to college resources, hold meetings and events on campus, and to enable them to raise funds for events. If you are interested in forming a club, visit the Forming a Club page to see the forms and process needed to charter a new club.
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NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's basketball team (6-14, 2-5) saw a 14-point first half lead evaporate, as the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks (14-5, 4-2) fought their way back in the second half to seal a 69-57 victory Saturday night at William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Junior Alisa Roberts led the Islanders with her fifth double-digit scoring game with 17 points, including a perfect 6-for-6 from behind the charity stripe and three from behind the arc. Junior Verne'qua Taylor scored 10 points and tallied six rebounds and eight assists, one shy of her career best. Taylor scored 10 of the Islanders 22 second half points and Roberts tallied seven of them.
SFA was paced by two players in double-figure scoring. Tammara Marion tallied 20 points and five rebounds while Ashlee Mells added 10 points and registered eight rebounds.
The Islanders led as many as 14 points with 8:03 left to play in the first half, but the Ladyjacks gained momentum on a 20-6 run in the second half to overcome the deficit and take a 16-point lead with 5:17 left to play.
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi jumped out to a 4-0 lead to start the game with buckets from Imani Dunn and Myeisha Myles before SFA scored back-to-back buckets to tie it at four. The Islanders extended the lead to nine on a 9-0 run. Roberts made two free throws before Dunn and Zoe Vega-Vega each scored during the run. Roberts then triggered her first three of the game to give the Islanders the 13-4 advantage.
SFA answered with a 4-0 run to pull within five, but the Islanders padded the lead to 10 on a 5-0 run. Brandi Huff delivered her third three-pointer of the season and Taylor's dish to Jessica ammer gave the Islanders an 18-8 lead. SFA tacked up two free throws before Jammer's back-to-back layups extended the lead to 12 at the 8:30 mark. Roberts added another trey from downtown before the two teams traded baskets and free throws.
The Islanders saw their lead quickly evaporate as the Ladyjacks gained momentum on a 13-2 run with back-to-back three's and a layup to pull within three with 2:30 left to play. Vega-Vega hit a jumper before SFA's Brittany Matthew's added a free throw. Taryn Gregory's put back pushed the Islanders lead to five, but back-to-back layups by the Ladyjacks in the final seconds cut the Islanders lead to one.
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi headed into the locker room up 35-34. Roberts paced all scorers with 10 points, including two from downtown. Vega-Vega and Jammer each added six points. Taylor tallied six of the Islanders 10 assists in the half. Mells paced the Ladyjacks with eight points while Matthew and Marion each added seven apiece. The Islanders shot 43.8 percent from the field to the Ladyjacks 31 percent.
Roberts opened the second half with two free throws and Taylor triggered a layup before SFA answered with a 20-2 run. During the run the Ladyjacks garnered their first lead of the game and didn't look back. The Ladyjacks took the 42-41 lead at the 15:20 mark with a three-pointer from Tierany Henderson. SFA followed by extending their run to take a 12-point cushion with 8:15 left to play. Taylor hit one of two free throws to end the 10-minute dry spell before SFA's Annette Davis's layup pushed the lead to 14. Roberts answered with a free throw and back-to-back layups by the Ladyjacks extended the lead to 16. Damequia Montgomery and Vega-Vega both hit from the charity stripe to make it 60-46 with 4:15 left to play.
The Islanders went 14 minutes without a field goal until Taylor scored a layup with 2:19 left to play. Taylor answered at the free throw line before Roberts hit her third three-pointer of the game to cut the Ladyjacks lead to 11. After SFA scored, Huff triggered her second three-pointer of the game to bring the Islanders within 10. Marion hit two free throws before Taylor scored with 35 seconds to go.
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi will return home to the American Bank Center for two games next week. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, the Islanders will take on Nicholls State before facing Northwestern State on Saturday, Feb. 4. Both games are slated to tipoff at 7 p.m.


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- Were you looking for information on trainers with the title Illustrious?
- Grand Master (376-450) ⇒ Illustrious Grand Master (451-525) ⇒ Zen Master (526-600)
Illustrious[1][2] is the seventh stage of a profession learned at the appropriate profession trainer. One must be at least level 75 to learn an Illustrious profession skill. One exception is Fishing where you can become Illustrious as soon as you can catch enough fish to level up to it.
Profession skill levels fall into eight stages of increasing ability to learn and execute recipes: Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert, Artisan, Master (), Grand Master (), Illustrious Grand Master (), Zen Master (), and Draenor Master ().
Notes Edit
- Not counting any racial or other bonuses, at a skill level of 425[citation needed] you can learn the Illustrious stage and gain up to a maximum of 525 points.[1][2]
References Edit
- ^ a b Amanda Miller 2009-08-23. BlizzCon 2009 Insider Trader: Cataclysmic professions. WoW Insider.
- ^ a b Malgayne 2009-08-21. WoW: Cataclysm Recap. Wowhead News.


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Three men have been arrested and stolen guns, pills, pill bottles and some $32,641 in cash seized after a search warrant was executed in the Stone Lick residence of Hubert D. "Hubie" Messer last week.
Also recovered at a Ravenswood apartment was a big screen TV and X-Box game system stolen in another burglary.
Arrested and charged with transferring and receiving stolen property were Jonathan L. Drennen, 27, D.F. Brown, Jr., 25, and Messer, 41.
Detective Ross Mellinger of the Jackson County Sheriff's Department who spearheaded the investigation said information obtained concerning a February 24 burglary in Roane County led to Drennen, Brown and finally to Messer.
Five guns stolen in the Roane County burglary were recovered at Messer's, along with a gun stolen in a 2012 Jackson County burglary. Five firearms were found wrapped in a blanket and hidden under hay in a barn, while another was found in a bathroom of the Messer residence.
Various prescription medications and medication bottles were also seized, along with some 16 bundles of cash totaling $32,641 found in gun safes in a bedroom and kitchen cabinets.
Also seized in the course of the investigation at a Ravenswood apartment was a big screen TV and X-Box games system in another burglary.
Assisting Mellinger in the search were Chief Deputy Herb Faber, Lt. Chris Metz, Cpl. Roger Rhodes, Deputies George Burnem and Mike Strobee and Spencer Police Department Officer Cooper.
Mellinger said the investigation is continuing and addition charges and arrests are expected.
Drennen, Brown and Messer were arraigned and lodged in the South Central regional Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond each,
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If Jupiter takes 12 years to complete a cycle and Saturn takes 29 ½ years to complete a cycle, then it is logical that it would take Jupiter, the faster moving body, even more time than its own cycle to reach Saturn's new position to be conjunct again. The Jupiter/Saturn synodic cycle is 19.859 years [often rounded off to 20 years]. If one knows when the last Jupiter/Saturn conjunction took place, then rather predictably, future such synodic returns can be estimated even without an ephemeris. In Tables of Planetary Phenomena by Neil F. Michelsen one can find the outer planet conjunctions from 501 B.C. to 2100 plus their major aspects including the quarter and half cycles from 1700 to 2050. There is no need to immediately purchase this text, but be aware that such reference texts are valuable additions to your professional library.
The Neptune/Pluto synodic return or conjunction occurs approximately every 500 years; the Uranus/Neptune return every 170 years; and the Uranus/Pluto return every 140 years so none fit the human life span very well. Rather, modern astrologers use those synodic returns to describe larger mundane changes in the world. In fact, most modern mundane astrologers rely heavily upon the synodic returns of all of the outer planets to fill out their interpretations and forecasts.
The synodic returns most noticeable in personal charts are the Saturn synodic returns: 45 years Saturn/Uranus; 36 years Saturn/Neptune; 33 years Saturn/Pluto and the Jupiter returns: 20 years Jupiter/Saturn; 14 years Jupiter/Uranus; 13 years Jupiter/Neptune and 12 years the Jupiter/Pluto return. These synodic returns are only important if their conjunction closely aspects a planet, angle or sensitive point in the natal chart or even the natal chart of a country, a corporation, etc. Yes, we are talking about transit cycles of the outer planets, but particularly, the synodic return as an interplanetary "dance".
Table of Planetary Pairs in Synodic Conjunction Late 19th-Early 21st Century
8 Ge 19
18 Cp 48
16 Vi 28
26 Sc 26
29 Ta 20
27 Sg 49
28 Ge 01
28 Cp 13
16 Ta 29
4 Le 45
22 Li 47
11 Cp 14
0 Ar 45
29 Ta 46
2 Ca 04
13 Le 07
27 Li 36
22 Cp 46
14 Pi 22
1 Ta 36
14 Cp 00
26 Vi 36
12 Ta 28
25 Cp 12
8 Li 06
22 Ta 43
0 Aq 29
10 Sg 06
9 Aq 32
3 Ar 00
25 Ta 38
26 Ca 04
2 Li 27
7 Sg 41
5 Aq 56
10 Ca 50
9 Le 12
8 Vi 25
5 Li 54
3 Sc 18
1 Sg 44
0 Cp 01
27 Cp 09
22 Ge 31
6 Ca 03
19 Ca 16
6 Le 53
27 Le 36
23 Vi 40
24 Li 53
28 Sc 26
*Asterisk denotes the middle point of the direct, retrograde and direct conjunction of the planetary pair extending the contact effect to over 8 months, and longer for Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
Look at the table above to find the most recent synodic conjunctions of the outer planetary pairs most pertinent to human affairs. If you are interested in mundane astrology you may notice the correlation of synodic planetary returns to appropriate historical events such as the 1914 triple Sat/Pluto synodic return at 2 Cancer 04 and the Jupiter/Uranus synodic return at 9 Aquarius 32 that same year to mark the beginning of WW I. Then again in 1941 a triple Jupiter/Saturn synodic return at 12 Taurus 08 and a Jupiter/Uranus synodic return that same year at 25 Taurus 38 mark the beginning of the U.S. entry into WW II with the1942 Saturn/Uranus synodic return at 29 Taurus 20 following soon after. See what other mundane correlations you can make.
The Neptune-Pluto return will not occur again in our lifetime since the synodic cycle is approximately 500 years. The last return was on August 2nd, November 5th, 1891, and April 30th, 1892 from 7:42 – 8:38 Gemini, so only historical charts will show evidence of activated personal planets. And by 2385, or so, when Neptune and Pluto next conjoin in their synodic return, none of us will be here tell the story – at least in this incarnation.
Even though this planetary pair only joins up every 170 years or so, 1993 is the only year in the twentieth or twenty-first century for a Uranus-Neptune conjunction. As stated earlier, this synodic return is larger than the human life span and more accurately describes mundane events and situations. However, if such a conjunction occurs within a close orb of aspect (one to two degrees) to any of the natal chart inner planets or angles, then expect the impact of the planetary influences to be expressed through the house and planet or point activated. For instance, if the Uranus-Neptune synodic return of February 2nd, August 20th and October 24th of 1993 from 18:33 – 19:34 Capricorn hit a personal planet or point in 16 – 21 degrees of cardinal signs, the impact would trigger sudden insights toward spiritual understanding, or even heightened psychic ability. The fact that the conjunction occurred in Capricorn brings a Saturn influence of some responsibility and discipline to the creative potential of this combination. Certainly, creative experimentation would be appropriate to unfold one's inner vision of beauty. Use your understanding of the nature of each planet's energy in its expression through the life situations described by the house placement. As in all multiple planet combinations, one must always remember to add into the mix any other natal planets that natally are in 1-2 degree orb of aspect, and therefore also activated.
The Uranus-Pluto synodic return occurs approximately every 140 years and the most recent conjunction occurred on October 9th of 1965 and on April 4th and June 30th of 1966 in 16:06 – 17:10 Virgo. The planetary influence of Uranus is said to upset the status quo and to explore new ideas. Most modern astrologers would say the influence of Pluto is to tear down old structures and build new, even wielding the power of the masses to do so. Those individuals with personal planets or angles from 14 – 19 degrees of mutable signs were the "shakers and movers", as suggested by the planet(s) and house(s) activated, who by their own personal transformation paved the way for massive societal change. As you can see from the chart of synodic returns, several other returns occurred during the 1960's compounding the ground swell for major change. Civil Rights and Human Rights were causes championed by many amidst the Vietnam War protests. The drug culture seems more shaped by the synodic returns of Jupiter to Pluto in 1968, to Uranus in 1969 and to Neptune in 1971 when the down side of side of abuse became evident as a serious social problem. The era of the 1960's was such a major sea-change for many people of all cultures because of the several synodic returns that occurred in such short succession.
The Saturn-Uranus synodic return occurs every 44-45 years and most recently in 1988 in Sagittarius. Saturn represents discipline and responsibility meeting innovation and independence, two opposite influences. This combination represents structure and tearing down of that same structure. It is the established rule of society coming into contact with the fresh new ideas about how to make things better. Saturn will add caution, limits, delays and restrictions to the unique innovations and free-spiritedness of the Uranus influence. Uranus shocks and rebels against the established structures and commitments of Saturn. If the polarity of those ideals can be integrated to address the great issues for the betterment of mankind, the results could impact the world in a solid and lasting way. The natural tendency if for these planets to polarize people rather than bring them together. This most recent conjunction in Sagittarius indicates that the impact may be to polarize people into philosophical or religious ideologies. Extremism is a distinct possibility.
Saturn and Neptune conjoin every 35-36 years, and most recently in 1989 in Capricorn. The Saturn and Neptune combination represents reality colliding with unrealistic ideals either on an individual or societal level. Morals (Saturn) and values (Neptune) may be open to criticism or even criminal prosecution because those affected will have difficulty accepting the consequences of their actions. Indeed, the Saturn/Neptune conjunction if making close hard aspect to a personal planet or angle can bring much guilt or remorse for some action that was less than noble. On a material level, consequences are again the issue. Responsibility is at odds with dreams or fantasies. Money can be squandered, but also addictions can be cured. The key is to find the optimum balance between living one's ideals and being responsible for the consequences that might engender. The most recent conjunction of Saturn and Neptune in Capricorn adds another count for Saturn, so the message of responsibility is doubly emphasized for those impacted by this synodic return.
Saturn and Pluto conjoin in synodic return every 34-35 years. This powerhouse combination is where the politically correct meets hidden motives aimed toward control. The last conjunction in Libra in 1982 defined the "go-go" eighties where corporate greed and materialism ruled the day. Certainly, many affected by this synodic pair experienced excesses in career over-drive, sexual experimentation and personal control issues. Those strongly affected by major hard aspects to inner planets, may build a wall of protection for fear of probing too deeply into past wounds. There is a "don't get too close" caution from those directly affected, or possibly manipulation from hidden enemies. Whatever the case, this combination can be quite explosive when that which is restrained breaks loose. Envision a volcano or an earthquake as a metaphor.
Jupiter and Saturn make their synodic return approximately every 20 years. This combination is widely associated with leadership and political or humanitarian overtones, and is particularly associated with leaders that define generations. If this combination activates a chart angle or personal planet, then prominence of some sort is suggested as described by the house position and any aspects from other planets. In itself, the focused goals and caution of Saturn may be expanded by the optimism and opportunity of Jupiter. The philosophical influence of Jupiter may express in the more traditional ways of Saturn through political action or humanitarian aid. Last occurring in 2000 in Taurus, a presidential election year, issues of finances, moral values and self-worth were the emphasis.
Occurring every 14 years, the Jupiter-Uranus synodic return was last in Aquarius in 1997. Since then, the "Age of the Internet" has mushroomed. Uranus in its own sign provides fertile ground for the natural expansiveness of everything Jupiter touches. Expansion as well as sudden change are keywords most associated with this pair which can be confirmed by the 80% drop in the NASDAQ from 2000-2003 when the bottom dropped out of tech stocks. Increasing independence and freedom to explore new ideas and places is an urge for those whose personal planets and angles are activated by this pair.
The Jupiter-Neptune synodic return occurs every 13 years and the last return was in 1997 in Capricorn. This combination lends itself to high hopes and grand visions. Hopefully, other positive confirmations in the chart will support this potential when it contacts charts angles or personal planets. The boundaries of illusions and delusion are expanded which can express in day-dreaming, and fantasizing. Clearly, this combination has a philosophical bent with the natural rulers of the 9th and 12th houses conjoined. Though drugs or alcohol could be an issue, more likely interest in meditation, religion, metaphysics or higher education can be the case. Sometimes the "rose-colored glasses" of this combination may lead one to believe the "grass is greener" somewhere else. Most recently in Capricorn lends a good balance of reality to the combination.
Jupiter and Pluto make their synodic return every 12-13 years, the last pairing occurring in 1994 in Scorpio. Imagine the eternal optimist meeting the dark side, the philosopher delving into psycho-analysis. Natural rulers of the 8th and 9th houses conjoined suggests joint ventures, foreign investment, or religious leaders plagued by scandal. Jupiter and Pluto together can also be about exercising power and control in a big way. At home in Scorpio, the combination suggests the extremes of Pluto.
Celeste Teal's, Identifying Planetary Triggers, provides a full explanation of planetary returns to their own natal position. Though this article focused on synodic returns of planetary pairs, her Chapter Three, "Introducing the Returns" provides good basic explanation of the concept of returns including how to calculate them. Remember, the synodic return is when a faster moving planet not only returns to any starting point in its own cycle, but moves beyond that point to again conjunct another slower moving planet; therefore, the principles of calculating a return apply equally to calculating a synodic return.


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We all know that coffee roasting is somewhat of an art form, but 19-year-old Deana May is taking it to the next level. An upcoming artist from Robeline, La., Deana has been an aspiring creative since her childhood. Her artwork is created mostly with watercolor, oil pastels and acrylic, but there is one other medium that she has been experimenting with lately . . . coffee! Community® coffee, to be exact.
So far Deana has created three Community-coffee inspired pieces, two of which were made using nothing but our Signature Blend Dark Roast (and a paintbrush of course). Now that takes some patience! Her third piece was created using mixed media, including recycled Mochasippi lids from one of our CC's Community Coffee House® locations.
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Demopolis man wanted for alleged weekend shooting surrenders to police
Published: Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.
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The second of two Demopolis men wanted in connection with separate shootings this weekend have surrendered to authorities.
Christopher Banks, the 27-year-old who was wanted on charges of first-degree assault, turned himself in at the Demopolis Police Department about 10:30 a.m.Thursday.
Banks is accused of shooting another man in the legs during an argument at about 5:50 p.m. Saturday on Patterson Drive in Demopolis. The victim was treated for his wounds at DCH Regional Medical Center.
Banks also was processed at the Demopolis Police Department and later transported to the Marengo County Detention Center to await a bond hearing.
Travis Doniel Wesley, 29, who is suspected of the Saturday night shooting death of Lequinton Montrell Lomax, surrendered earlier, at about 4:30 a.m. Thursday, said Demopolis Police Chief Tommie Reese.
Reese said Wesley's family was instrumental in convincing him to give himself up to the Demopolis Police and U.S. Marshal Service Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Wesley is accused of shooting and killing Lomax at a residence on Wolf Circle in Demopolis. Reese has said it is the first killing in Demopolis since he became chief in 2009.
According to Reese, the two men had been involved in an ongoing dispute that escalated Saturday night.
Wesley was processed at the Demopolis Police Department before being transferred to the Marengo County Detention Center to await a bond hearing, the chief said.
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John Parker, a member of Waynesville Chapter, Order of DeMolay is recognized with the very prestigious Past Master Councilor – Meritorious Service Award.
The PMC-MSA is awarded to Past Master Councilors that have, with the assistance of his chapter, completed all designated tasks during their term of office. Some of these tasks include; participating in civic events, community service, and charitable contributions. John, along with the rest of the members of Waynesville Chapter achieved all of these goals and more.
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Loretta Roppel, 79, of Alsen, ND, passed away Tuesday November 20, 2012 at the Cavalier County Memorial Hospital of Langdon, ND.
Funeral services will be Saturday, November 24 at 1:30 p.m, at the Brooks Funeral Home of Langdon with Pastor Norm Economy officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 23, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Brooks Funeral Home of Langdon. Interment will be in the Alsen Cemetery.
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BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — A 74-year-old Maine man was charged in the shooting deaths of two tenants inside an apartment he rented out at his home, and detectives are investigating whether the violence is connected to a landlord-tenant dispute, state police said Sunday.
James Pak was arrested at about 10 p.m. Saturday following a standoff at his suburban neighborhood home in Biddeford, about 15 miles south of Portland, police said. He is charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of Derrick Thompson, 19, and Thompson's girlfriend, 18-year-old Alivia Welch.
Thompson's mother, Susan Johnson, 44, had called police to Pak's home about three hours earlier. She and her 6-year-old son also live in the apartment, which is attached to the main house where Pak lived.
Biddeford police rescued Johnson and her young son, and Pak retreated to his part of the house. He surrendered hours later after talking to police negotiators, said state police spokesman Steve McCausland. A gun was found in the house.
Johnson was being treated for a gunshot wound at a Portland hospital, officials said. Her younger son, Brayden, was not hurt.
Detectives are investigating whether the violence stemmed from a landlord-tenant dispute, McCausland said. Johnson and her family moved into the apartment in October.
Pak is being held at the York County Jail in Alfred and is expected to make his initial court appearance either Monday or Wednesday, depending on the availability of a judge.
The victim's bodies were transported Sunday to the medical examiner's office in Augusta, where autopsies will be performed.
Thompson was an auto detailer at a local car dealership and had attended Biddeford High School, and Welch worked at a local coffee shop and graduated from Thornton Academy in Saco, according to their Facebook profiles and a list of Thornton Academy graduates. Two people who answered a phone call at the coffee shop would not comment.
Welch and Thompson married in July, according to both their Facebook profiles, but McCausland said police weren't aware whether they were married.
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England pulls plug on Pietersen's hopes for a return
South Africa-born batsman Kevin Pietersen's hopes of a recall to the national team were in tatters due to "lack of trust" in the player.
South Africa-born batsman Kevin Pietersen's hopes of a recall to the national team were in tatters due to "lack of trust" in the player.
Hashim Amla's appointment as permanent skipper signals changing times for the Proteas.
The caring, empathetic man who has left the cricket field is a far cry from the brash young batsman who took the Proteas helm more than a decade ago.
Australia's Ryan Harris took the last two wickets as South Africa came within five overs of saving the third Test - skipper Graeme Smith's final game.
Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers helped the Proteas to 71 for four, at stumps on day four of the third Test against Australia.
Graeme Smith's departure from international cricket will push the Proteas into a new period - lacking experience and, potentially, a leader.
Proteas Test captain Graeme Smith has announced an end to his international career, which will take affect after the current series against Australia.
South Africa has been bowled out for 287 in their first innings against Australia on day three of the third Test.
Following Australia's win over the Proteas at the weekend, Graeme Smith has downplayed SA's under-performance, saying the wicket aided Aussie's win.
SA captain Graeme Smith says his team's victory over India was part of "a fitting tribute" to Jacques Kallis, who has announced his retirement.
Jacques Kallis has bowed out of his final Test match for SA, playing a crucial part in the 10 wicket win over India.
Virat Kohli says India was surprised by the Proteas' decision to draw the five-day Test, but their Test captain Graeme Smith has defended the choice.
Test captain Graeme Smith has been withdrawn from last three one-day internationals against Pakistan because of "post concussion syndrome".
South Africa cricket captain Graeme Smith looks back with pride at his team's achievements on the road.
A dream debut for Kyle Abbott has left Pakistan reeling at 14 for one and still trailing by 239 runs in the third and final Test in Centurion.
Facing an extremely hostile attack, New Zealand were in deep trouble trailing South Africa by 478 at stumps on day two in Port Elizabeth.
Victory against New Zealand will not assure Graeme Smith's Proteas team the status they crave -- greatness.
What the SA cricket team has achieved over a sustainable period of time has been nothing short of remarkable, Proteas coach Gary Kirsten has said.
South African captain says it is the individuals' choice whether they respond to on-field Aussie chirps or not, writes Neil Manthorp from Adelaide.


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LinuxTag - Live from Berlin
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I wanted to share some of the daily activities from LinuxTag in a way other than snapshots of the conference posted to a site. There is a wonderful open source service call Animoto. Here is my second attempt at producing a video. Live from Berlin.
About Animoto.
Animoto Productions is a bunch of techies and film/tv producers who decided to lock themselves in a room together and nerd out. Their first release is Animoto, a web application that automatically generates professionally produced videos using their own patent-pending technology and high-end motion design. Each video is a fully customized orchestration of user-selected images and music. Produced on a widescreen format, Animoto videos have the visual energy of a music video and the emotional impact of a movie trailer.


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The Mashup, your only college comedy radio source, will feature Quinn Formel and Brian Agler as guests this week!
Quinn Formel, a recent graduate of Tufts University, is the former Artistic Director of "Major: Undecided." Since moving to New York this past year, Quinn has been working as a freelance production assistant and making the funnies.
Brian Agler, also a recent graduate of Tufts University, is the former Executive Producer of "The Institute." Brian is a member of the new NYC based sketch comedy group, "Feats of Strength." Watch some of his stand-up here: http://www.rooftopcomedy.com/college/standup/watch/2011NCCCRRM_TUFTS_bagler
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In the first round of the Thunderbird Classic Girls Basketball Tournament held at Skyline Tuesday evening, the eighth seeded Macksville Lady Mustangs were pitted against top seeded and #2 ranked 1A div. II Norwich, the Eagles starting with a 5-16 first quarter lead and going on to defeat the Lady Stangs 45-71.
But while the first half was lop-sided in Norwich's favor 15-37, the second half was a different story, showing a different Macksville team coming out on the court, playing up tempo basketball and out-scoring the Eagles by one 18-17 in the third quarter and staying close in the fourth.
We put it all together in the second half." said Macksville sophomore Tara Bunker. "If we start the way we end, we will win some more games."
At the beginning, neither team could score until minues into the quarter, with Norwich getting the first points. The scoring stayed low for the quarter with turnovers and missed shots plaguing both teams. Selena Galen caulked up Macksville's first point shooting a free throw, then Mindy Wood and Galan each scored a two-pointer, the score at the end of one with Norwich leading 5-16.
Macksville doubled their points scored in the second quarter with Tara Bunker, Galan, Karissa Langlois, Kristina Murphy and Wood each getting a basket.
Many of the Eagles' points came from the line, Norwich shooting 100 percent of their free throws. The score had Norwich leading the Stangs 15-37 going into the half.
A different Macksville team showed up in the second half - this time making seven baskets. Four of them were the old-fashiioned three-pointers - making the free throw after getting fouled making the two-pointer.
Much of this happened with the Lady Stangs turning up their game, running their fast break full tilt and scoring many of their third quarter points in transition. Kiley Freeman, Langlois, Wood and Bunker in all made 18 points, one more than Norwich's 17. The score after three quarters with Norwich leading 33-54.
Norwich out-scored the stangs 12-17 in the final quarter. Still, it was close in the second half with the Eagles scoring four more points than the Stangs 30-34. Norwich took the win 45-71.
The score could have been much closer if it weren't for the Eagles' phenomenal free throw shooting, making 100 percent, going 26-26!
Scoring for Macksville: Wood 13, Bunker 11, Langlois 10, Galan 5, Freeman 4, Murphy 2.
Free Throws made: 9 - Bunker 5, Langlois 2, Wood 1, Galan 1.
The Lady Stangs will move on to the second round consolation game on Friday when they play the Cunningham Wildcats, the game starting at 5 pm. Earlier in the season, the Lady Stangs knocked off the Wildcats 51-27.


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Denying the Holocaust : Addressing An Issue of Pressing Moral Concern
80.This book is a traditional work of scholarship, designed to illuminate the evolution of Holocaust denial since the end of World War II. It did not have any purpose other than documenting a trend. I strongly believe, as I indicated earlier in this statement, that teachers must be vigilant about not bringing their personal views into the classroom. Moreover, I believe that the horror of the Holocaust and the toll it took on its victims can be laid out simply and starkly. Similarly, when one writes about the topic one need not wax rhetorical about it. The facts speak for themselves. My scholarship highlighted the audacity of the deniers' claims, and the way they abuse historical inquiry in order to sow confusion.
81.As an academic enterprise, this book is strictly grounded in scholarship. It is an attempt to expose those who would deliberately skew history and further aggravate the anguish caused by the Holocaust, anguish to those who suffered and their descendants and anguish to all those who see this event as an example of the terrible horrors that can occur when hate and prejudice are allowed to run rampant.
82.Denial of the Holocaust is as unbelievable as the Holocaust itself and, though no one is being killed as a result of the deniers' lies, it constitutes a form of abuse, especially for the survivors. The book became, therefore, an attempt to convey to others the pain Holocaust denial inflicts.
83.But this work must also be seen as a fight on a larger front. In the course of analyzing Holocaust denial, I came in contact with other forms of historical denial, e.g. Japan's refusal to take responsibility for its abuse of the Korean "comfort women" during the war or the rape of Nanking. Such attacks have the potential to alter dramatically the way history is transmitted from generation to generation. They foster a climate in which no fact, no event, and no aspect of history has any fixed meaning or content. Any truth can be retold. Any fact can be recast. Should Holocaust deniers succeed, no historical fact is safe from either denial or revision. This is particularly true if the area in question concerns "inconvenient history," i.e. history that today is troublesome whether it be for a country, institution, religion, or political group.
84.I was often challenged by friends and colleagues as to why I, a serious historian, was studying the equivalent of flat earth theorists. These good natured critics fell prey to an obvious danger: the assumption that because Holocaust denial is so outlandish it can be ignored. The deniers' world view is no more bizarre than that enshrined in the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a report purporting to be the text of a secret plan to establish Jewish world supremacy. The deniers draw inspiration from the Protocols, which has enjoyed a sustained and vibrant life, despite the fact it has long been proven to be a forgery.
85.It is important to understand the close connection between Holocaust denial and antisemitism. The former is grounded in the latter. Therefore my work also became a fight against this awful form of prejudice. But in fact, it was more than just that, for when one fights and exposes one form of prejudice it is the equivalent of fighting them all.
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How Cool is That?
This is a guest post by Cheryl Cohen, who is the Online Community Director of IAN Project at Kennedy Krieger Institute.
A few weeks ago, in northern Maryland, we received the gift that kept on giving: two back-to-back blizzards that delivered nearly four feet of snow. Housebound for several days, I began to gain a better understanding of the phrase stir crazy, and I turned, like many people, to the Internet for solace. Next time you are snowed in, stir crazy, or even simply curious about what families are saying about autism spectrum disorder (ASD), you should know about the Interactive Autism Network (IAN) and IAN State Stats, in particular.
IAN State Stats is a tool that shows you how families have responded to questions administered by IAN Research, the largest online autism research project. IAN State Stats summarizes data on complex issues to indicate the overall status and trends in autism treatment, diagnosis, and expenditures. People involved in policy and public health decisions use these tools to compare state performance against national performance and to signal key issues to be addressed through policy interventions and other actions. The data used for analysis reflect the current IAN Research data.
Here is one of the charts from IAN Stat Stats:
This graph shows the mean (average) amount of time in months between the time that parents first felt that something was wrong with their child's development to the time that the child was first diagnosed with an ASD. It compares the data reported by research participants in Maryland (the state that I selected) to the U.S. as a whole. Considering the vital importance of early intervention, this lag time (gap) between the time parents of children with ASD recognize that something is wrong and when they are able to get a diagnosis is of interest to policy makers and advocates.
The information presented is based on an analysis of responses from the questions:
- How old was this child when you FIRST became concerned that something was wrong with his/her development? (Choices include a range of ages)
- What was this child's FIRST autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis?
- When did this child receive this FIRST ASD diagnosis?
You can see that the lag time is very long, and that it varies widely by ASD diagnosis. You can also see that the lag time in Maryland is not very different than that in the U.S. as a whole.
If you look at a state in which people have less access to care, such as Louisiana (below), you can see that the lag time for most ASD diagnoses is much longer there than for the U.S.
Though these results are discouraging, exploring the IAN data is a pretty cool way to spend a snowy day.
Find out more about IAN State Stats and how you can participate in the IAN Project.


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The regular Palmyra R-1 Board of Education reviewed and discussed the Dec. 1 school board retreat/work session that took place Tuesday night in the office of the Board of Education.
Long-term goals were discussed as well as the strengths and weaknesses at the individual buildings. The overall consensus was that the time was very beneficial to the board and administration.
In other business:
• The board set the PRIDE Academy Graduation ceremony for 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, at the high school.
• The application was accepted from Dakota Fox to submit for the Missouri School Board Association Belcher Memorial Scholarship.
• Both incumbent school board members - Chuck Keller and Martha Keim - came in to file for re-election.
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Published: Friday, November 9, 2012 at 9:56 a.m.
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Stephen Summers from Mountain 1st Bank & Trust was recognized by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) and awarded the Patriot Award, which recognizes supervisors for their support of employees who serve as a Reservist or Guardsman.
This award is the second highest state recognition given by the U.S. government to employers for their outstanding support of employees serving in the Guard and Reserve. By receiving this, Stephen Summers will be eligible to receive a state level award.
In the last two years, only five awards of this kind have been awarded to businesses in our region.
Mountain BizWorks will present a free two-hour seminar for small business owners entitled "Best Practices & Key Management Ideas for Small Business Operations."
The event will feature a panel of experienced CEOs from a variety of companies, including food service, franchise operations, business service, and retail. These business leaders will share how they have adopted key ideas and best practices – why they work, and how to apply them – and will answer questions from attendees.
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