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Headlines for Tuesday:
- No ACM! (60 words)
- The secret to waking up early (54 words)
- My alma mater is t3h c00l (41 words)
- Still getting horrible packet loss for international sites (45 words)
- You only live once! (121 words)
- Checking my financial course (384 words)
- Ay, my dad... Fireworks! (283 words)
|days straight that I'm out of bed before 7:30
|hours spent working on my thesis
|e-mail messages sent
|snail mail letters posted
|Find Rails documentation (research)
|Write notes for The Princessa
|Mail all my letters
|@0630 1h Work on my thesis
|@1000 1.5h Work on my thesis
|@2000 1h Work on my thesis
|Design alternative interfaces for my search engine (research)
|Catch up with my Moleskine
|E-mail Simon a nice thought
|Catch up with business cards
|Sketch my research study design (research)
|Go to Bautista and work on my business card design
|Write meeting report for Dec 15, 2006 (research)
|Search Scopus for expterise location papers (research)
|Upload meeting report to research wiki (research)
|E-mail Mark about research papers (research)
|Find music + tech people : Benedict Alegre
|Get people to help me get Upcoming.org for Metro Manila off the ground
|Blog about waking up early
|Download papers on expertise location
1. No ACM!: 07:45
Oh no! I tried using the ACM Digital Library through my library access earlier, and I couldn't get full-text access. I've sent my research supervisor a panicky e-mail. While he's solving that problem, I'll focus on designing my research study.
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2. The secret to waking up early: 07:57
Woke up at 6 today. It's getting easier and easier.
I discovered the secret to waking up early!
Sleep in the same room with someone who snores. ;) This guarantees that you'll be early to bed, early to rise...
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3. My alma mater is t3h c00l: 08:36
I heard from Gabby Dizon that Ateneo de Manila University will use the popular cross-platform roleplaying game Neverwinter Nights to help students learn programming (scripting, in particular).
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4. Still getting horrible packet loss for international sites: 19:02
0% packet loss to www.pldt.com.ph, 71% packet loss to www.google.com. The international links are still broken. ARGH.
Good thing my dad has stopped jokingly blaming the slow Internet on me... ;)
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5. You only live once!: 19:26
... and each night is as important as every other night, and each day is as important as every other day.
I'm going to be audacious and ask IBM for what I need to do even better on my thesis. I don't know if it's going to blow up. It's hard to finetune subtle things over e-mail. But whatever happens, I'm better off trying the outrageous than letting things slide. If it turns out to be a mistake - well, I'll learn, and there are other opportunities I can pick up. But I need this, and I deserve to do work I can be proud of!
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6. Checking my financial course: 22:20
I must be doing something right if my mom's financial advisor is impressed by my planning. ;)
We visited Tina at the bank today. After my mom finished a little business, I took advantage of the free financial advice. I told Tina about the money I'd earmarked for various expenses, the emergency fund I'd set up, and the savings I set aside. She was glad to hear that I'm already thinking about all of these things at 23 years of age.
Tina recommended a split between a diversified balance fund and a high-risk, high-growth equity fund. Asian equities are doing pretty well, although the foreign currency hit and the fees for transferring money probably mean that I should keep Canadian money in Canada for now.
It's good to know that I'm on course, and to get an idea of what's coming up ahead. I'll keep money in a liquid high-interest savings account first because I don't know how much I'll need when I transition into the working world. I will probably want to furnish a place, update my wardrobe, get used to a new lifestyle, etc. I know I'll feel satisfied if I can cover all of my startup costs and restore my emergency fund without taking stuff out of my investment fund.
When the dust settles, I'll look into the investment options. My next milestone would be three to five years out, when I decide whether to stay in Toronto or move on. I like what my mom did with our place on Bautista: rent the house until she decided to buy it. It seems like a good way to get a feel for a place. We'll see. But I should be able to diversify into really-long-term (retirement or 10+ years), medium (3-5 years), and liquid assets.
I pay attention to stuff like this because I would hate to waste these great opportunities through mismanagement. Besides, sorting this out early takes less effort than dealing with the consequences of bad planning. =) And it's fun! I like seeing my books balance. I like knowing that the basics are taken care of and that there's some room to take crazy chances and follow my intuition. I like abundance and growth...
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7. Ay, my dad... Fireworks!: 22:31
My dad sounded *so* disappointed earlier! He trudged up the stairs and said, "Sacha, I'm so sad..."
I looked up from my computer and asked him what was going on.
The second World PyroOlympics is coming up soon, and he had really wanted to go and shoot it. He was so excited! He had shot it last year (a story in its own right), and he wanted to talk his way into press access for the event. But my dad didn't want just any kind of press access. He wanted to find out if he could get away with, say, representing a horse breeders' magazine... ;) Why? Just for the sheer heck of it!
So he... obtained... a press pass (don't ask how) and was about to hit them up for access when one of the organizers recognized him, shouted his name and called him over. It turned out that the organizers had lost my dad's business card, so they couldn't get in touch with him, but they wanted to invite him to the VIP area for the fireworks festival. With dinner and everything!
He went home with an envelope containing an invitation for "John Chua and Family". Just for showing up. He didn't even need to talk about a fictional horse-breeder magazine. But he was *so* disappointed! Imagine that! Preparing an outrageous setup, getting all excited about seeing just how far he could push the universe, and the universe just handed him the prize on a silver (or at least nice porcelain) plate!
Ay, my dad... You think I'm crazy? ;) You should meet *him!*
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Kansas City police said they would like to talk to a man who took off with an older man's wallet after it had fallen to the floor.
Police said the 90-year-old victim was at a restaurant in the 2500 block of Northeast Vivion Road Wednesday between 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Detectives said the victim had been sitting on a stool at the counter and dropped his wallet when he moved to a booth.
Police said a man wearing a white T-shirt came in, immediately picked up the wallet, ordered food and then left.
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AAA plans drive for Goodwill
Published: Friday, March 29, 2013 at 10:19 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 29, 2013 at 10:19 a.m.
Starting Monday and continuing through April 5, AAA South is assisting Goodwill Manasota by having a four-location donation drive at area AAA offices.
During this time, people can leave donations for Goodwill at an AAA office and be entered into a chance drawing for four passes to the winner's choice of Disney theme parks.
The four locations are: 6210 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton (798-2221 or AAA.com/Bradenton); 11531 Palmbrush Trail, Lakewood Ranch (756-0606 or AAA.com/LakewoodRanch); 3844 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota (929-2299 or AAA.com/Sarasota); and 2100 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice (493-2100; AAA.com/Venice).
Larger items, including furniture and cars, can also be donated, with home pickup by Goodwill, by calling 355-2721.
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Huntsville, Alabama (July 15, 2009): On Tuesday, July 14, the Huntsville Police Department Major Crimes Unit (MCU), along with the Madison-Morgan County Strategic Counter-drug Team (STAC) and investigators from the Madison County District Attorney's Office arrested Kerry Lynn Flemming, 46, of Huntsville in connection with a murder-for-hire scheme after Flemming attempted to enlist another person to kill his (Flemming's) estranged wife.
This incident came to light in late June when the Major Crimes Unit received information alleging that Flemming had offered an individual cash to kill an unknown female. After an extensive investigation, Major Crimes Unit Investigators determined the allegation to be legitimate. Madison County District Attorney Rob Broussard was briefed on the details and promptly assigned investigators from his office to assist with the investigation. The STAC Unit was brought in to assist with the investigation and provide technical expertise.
After an extensive collaborative effort, Flemming was arrested and charged with one count of Criminal Solicitation (Class A Felony). He is currently being held in the Madison County Jail. Additional charges could be brought as this investigation continues.


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Per Pro Football Focus (A very respected group):
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blo...giants-week-9/Through the first eight weeks, Casey Hampton, Brett Keisel, and Ziggy Hood have been the hands-down worst 3-4 defensive line in the league. In 359 combined run snaps, they have just 12 defensive stops. In 499 combined pass rushes, they've pressured the quarterback just 13 times.


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OAKLAND -- The Coliseum was activated from its own disabled list of sorts Tuesday when the A's and Cincinnati Reds returned to renovated and meticulously tested clubhouses damaged during a sewage overflow on June 16.
After evaluations by a hazardous materials company that began on the day of the overflow and were completed two days later, work on the affected areas, which also included the umpires' dressing room between the two clubhouses, started on Thursday. It was completed and cleared for use Sunday night.
"We basically stepped back and let the facility do the work and repair everything that had to be repaired," said A's stadium operations manager David Rinetti. "They tested carpets and anything that was porous and they removed everything that needed to be removed."
Carpet was not only replaced but dry wall and tile was removed up to a foot in the damaged areas. The A's had carpet tiles in storage from when the clubhouse was originally renovated several years ago and those were used to replace the damaged carpets in the manager's office, training room and hallway.
"It's plush," said manager Bob Melvin of the new carpet in his office.
New carpet was put down in significant areas of the visiting clubhouse and umpires' room and was also installed in the hallway between the two clubhouses. The A's did their own testing after the hazmat company completed its work looking for possible harmful bacteria. Everything checked out clear.
Rinetti confirmed that a large mass was found to be clogging a pipe and caused the overflow.
"They don't know what it is, but they found it and they are very confident that it will be cleared for us moving forward," Rinetti said. "They did go through other parts (of the stadium) and cleared areas that we'd had issues with before. It's my understanding they plan to do this periodically now in response to this issue."
The A's filed a "clean bill of health" report to the Major League Baseball Players' Association and the umpire's union.
Several A's officials, including Rinetti, were asked about the cost of the repairs, but claimed they did not know. AEG, the company that manages the facility for the city of Oakland and Alameda County, did virtually all of the work.
"Working with AEG on this, they did an outstanding, excellent job getting this done for us," Rinetti said. "I called them when it was happening and they said, `We're on it, we'll get it fixed.' And they did."


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Twitter's most recent tweets about Mondays:
- "If Monday had balls, I would kick Monday in the balls" – @JordanConnor11
- "Monday feels like the longest day of the week!!" – @TrapOfficiall
- "You know what's worse than Monday? Nothing" – @QuotingJokes
Poor Monday. It has such a bad rep for no reason. It is notorious for being a "bad day" by no fault of its own. Yes, I have been the victim of a Monday before, but lately I can't help but wonder if Mondays are only bad because we give them the power to be bad. Here's what I mean.
If you've ever taken a speech, philosophy, or theories class, you might've heard of the self-fulfilling prophecy. The self-fulfilling prophecy, for those of you who aren't familiar with the term, is when you think so much about something that is or isn't going to happen, that it actually does or doesn't happen. For example, there are those who believe that if you think positively about getting a good grade on a test you have coming up – and picture it happening – you'll actually get a good grade on the test. Basically you give power to the negativity or positivity.
Throughout our culture, Mondays are referred to negatively so often. In the Garfield comic, Garfield hates Mondays because bad things always seem to happen to him on that day. In the movie Office Space, Nina says to Peter "someone's got a case of the Mondays," suggesting Mondays are the bearer of all bad things. Commonly sourced Urban Dictionary even defines Monday as "the biggest waste, of exactly one seventh of your life," and "the reason Sundays suck."
In case you're wondering, the way to counteract the self-fulfilling prophecy is to focus only on the event and not your feelings associated with it. Be prepared for the worst, but don't get caught up in your feelings of what will happen if the worst does occur. The key for avoiding a "case of the Mondays"? Hear what other people have to say about the day, but don't take it to heart. What may be true for them might not be true for you. Don't doom yourself to a bad day just because of pre-existing stigma.


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Two Carthage men were arrested on Sunday after police say they found a methamphetamine manufacturing operation in a home in the northwest part of Carthage.
The Jasper County Prosecutor's Office file one count each of possession of chemicals with the intent to create a controlled substance against Dusty R. Hodson, 27, and Calvin L. Ratliff, 24, both of Carthage, this week.
The two were arraigned this morning and were still in custody at the Jasper County Detention Center in Carthage on $3,500 bond as of Wednesday afternoon.
In a written release, Carthage police said they responded to a call at 6:30 p.m. Sunday about drug activity at an address in the northwest part of Carthage.
The caller specifically said methamphetamine was being made at the address.
Police said they received consent to search the home when they arrived and found items and ingredients commonly used to make methamphetamine, along with pieces of drug paraphernalia that tested positive for methamphetamine.
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LIVERMORE -- Plans to demolish two office parks to make way for housing in south Livermore has tenants worried about the future of their businesses.
More than 50 tenants and neighbors of the parks turned out Wednesday to hear representatives of Sunset Development Company detail the plans.
Chris Truebridge, a senior vice president with Sunset, reviewed several options for replacing Sunset Office Plaza and Livermore Financial Center, including high density apartments, two- and three-story townhomes, and single-family houses.
"The idea is to come up with a plan that you may not love but that you'd be OK with," Truebridge said. "We have to come to a compromise."
The 13-acre Sunset Office Plaza was built in the early 70s and has more than 75,000 square feet of medical, dental and office space in 10 buildings. The Livermore Financial Center is slightly older and has four buildings on two acres. The two Sunset-owned properties are surrounded by homes, with a shopping center between.
During the often contentious meeting, audience members questioned the affect of more neighborhood traffic and crime, as well as potential overcrowding at Sunset Elementary School. Others worried about the loss of small businesses.
Neighbor Joan Mumma, who patronizes the Sunset complex, wants it to remain.
"There's nothing else like it," she said. "It would be a disservice to the people in Livermore who go to these professional people. I just think it's 100 percent wrong to contemplate this."
Truebridge said Sunset, that owns and manages Bishop Ranch in San Ramon, has considered the change for some time. The decision, he said, stems from revitalization efforts causing a shift in the Livermore office market to downtown.
"The reality is we can't keep that complex full," he said.
Mark Triska, a commercial real estate broker and senior vice president of Colliers International in Pleasanton, said Livermore is experiencing a "high" office vacancy rate of 19 percent. Residential vacancies, he said, hover in the low single digits.
"If you compare the vacancy rates, that tells the story right there," Triska said.
And, commercial rents downtown, he added, are typically 35 to 50 percent higher.
Dean Weinberg, a chiropractor and director of Diversified Medical Center, has leased his office in Sunset Plaza for two years, and said he'd like to stay.
"You are interfering with my business," Weinberg told Truebridge. "If I have to move, I know I'm going to lose a significant amount of business."
Sunset Development sent letters to tenants Dec. 28 and to neighbors on Jan. 11, notifying them of plans to ask the city for rezoning for housing.
Weinberg, who recently signed a new 26-month lease, said it was a shock.
"It felt very sneaky," he said.
While a few residents adjacent to Sunset Plaza appeared open to one-level, single-family homes, others vowed to take the fight to the City Council. Attendees also worried over losing a noise-stopping greenbelt buffer.
"You're talking about putting this in and all that quiet goes," said resident Mary Caress.
Truebridge said planning will take most of 2013 and that no tenants will be forced out this year. Those with leases up this year will go month-to-month, and will get 90-day notices if they must move. He said Sunset will present new plans to the public in about three weeks and will have more meetings before submitting plans to the city.
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AtLarge opens office in Manchester, England
Published: Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 12:46 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 12:46 p.m.
SARASOTA - AtLarge Inc. — the local website, applications, social media and online advertising campaign creator — has opened an office in Manchester, England.
The office is the Sarasota-based company's first international operation.
"It has always been a personal and business goal of mine to foster a presence in Europe and I cannot be more thrilled to share this expansion — all the more so given that I grew up in this part of the world," said Anand Pallegar, AtLarge's chief executive.
AtLarge chose Manchester, in part, because of government investment. Pallegar noted that the English government recently moved the BBC from London to Manchester.
Other factors that drew the business were education and access to talent, including the largest student population in Europe, and international access to key markets, he said.
Pallegar also noted the "creative and digital" sector in Manchester employs about 63,000 people; that the city is home to some of the largest global sports brands, including Manchester United; and that Manchester has the only Internet exchange outside London.
The CEO said that Sarasota would remain "the epicenter of our business strategy."
"It's the core of our operations and we are committed to growing it as our headquarters, driving awareness to it through the markets we serve," Pallegar said.
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'Once Upon a Time,' Season 2, Episode 14, 'Manhattan': TV Recap
So add the City That Never Sleeps to the list of locations for this show.
We meet Bae and as many have suspected, we've met him before. It's try to connect with your parent week on "Once Upon a Time": Cora and Regina, Bae and Rump, Henry and…
In Fairytale past, Mira once loved Rumple… before he went to war. Wait, wasn't he a coward? Cut to Mr. Gold getting out of a cab in NYC with Emma and Henry. Emma tries to trick Bey into opening the door by saying it's a UPS delivery, but he shimmies down the fire escape. She chases him (Rump can't run) and when he's down, they recognize each other! He's Henry's dad.
Emma talks to Bae who has no idea who Gold is. He insists on having the discussion at a bar down the street. She still thinks he used her about the watches, which is when Neil gets to tell her that August did it.
"You left me and let me go to prison because Pinocchio told you to?" she says, which has to be one of the funniest anguished lines ever. He thinks it was destiny, and that something good came from there being together. She disagrees, forgetting about the existence of Henry, I guess.
Rump/Gold thanks Henry for bringing him, and Henry's all nice to Rump.
At the front, Rump is upset by a little girl prisoner with no eyes begging for a sip of water. She has eyes in her palms, and she says that's how she knows her name. She offers to tell him his future and at first Rump resists the allure of dark magic. The seer tells him his wife is with child, but Rump's actions will leave the child fatherless, and there's no way to stop it. "Some day you'll help me again," she says.
Emma calls Mary Margaret for comfort.Emma returns to the apartment and lies that Bae got away, which she just insisted she wouldn't do.
Rump tells Henry he didn't always have the ability to see the future, that seeing the inevitable isn't all it's cracked up to be. Regina goes to see Belle and uses magic to get things out of Belle's purse, looking hard at a post-it note that has a library number on it. The evil trio look through the stacks instead of a book they find a map!
David puzzles out the family information, which is funny. Regina is both Henry's great grandmother and his stepmother. David and Rump are both Henry's grandfather. Mary Margaret optimistically thinks new family relationships might mellow everyone out. Rump picks the lock to get into Bae's apartment. Inside, Emma sees something in the dream catcher but won't tell Gold anything, He knows she's holding out on him and raises his voice, when Bae appears.
In the battle front in Fairytale past, Rump wants to desert, based on what the seer told him. He grabs the mallet and injures himself. Mira knows what he did when he limps home, holding Belfire. That was a fast nine months. She's completely disgusted by him. Little baby Bae grabs Daddy's nose, though. Gold is thinking about that as Bae speaks. Cue Henry entering, and Bae figuring out he's the father. Henry's upset by the truth and goes out on the fire escape. Henry tells Emma she's just like Regina. Well, it's about time he had a touch of understanding for the woman who was his only mom for 10 years.
Robert Carlyle is really bringing it. Bae seems just crazy stubborn when he won't even listen to his once-loved dad. Gold pleads with him to allow him to make it up to him. He offers to make Bae 14 again, then to take away the bad memories. But Bae is still too angry about Rump releasing him over the pit. It was a split second thing, Bae. Get over it, you abandoned Emma, after all.
And the stranger in Storybrooke took a little iPhone video of Regina magicking Belle's possessions out of the bag. Lazy, Regina, lazy. In the library, Cora stuns Hook. Regina's concerned, but Cora insists that Regina having the dagger will get Henry back.
Gold, as the Dark One, confronts the Seer, now a child, in the woods. He makes her predict what will happen but it boils down to her saying someone else will break the curse. She gives him her burden of seeing the future, and in gratitude tells him a boy will lead him to Bae, but the boy will be his undoing. Rump says he'll have to kill him. Guess he hasn't learned how the Seer's information isn't what it seems.
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This has been on my list of places to go and do and is my no1 preferred whisky of all time. The tour only cost you £2.50.
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BEAVER CREEK- Master illusionist Jason Bishop brings his dynamic illusion and magic show to the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek Tuesday.
The Jason Bishop Show is one of the largest touring illusion show in the United States. From his breathtaking "Double Levitation" and his cutting edge "Op-Art and Plasma illusions," Bishop features original, state-of-the-art magic. Each show features sleight of hand, grand illusions and close-up magic that is captured live and projected onto large movie screens.
Bishop might have a person passing through his body one moment or make goldfish appear from nowhere the next. Designed to entertain, engage and enthrall audiences of all ages, guests can expect to be captivated by his magical skill, unique style and signature sense of humor.
"Jason Bishop is one of the greatest modern illusionists of our time," said Kris Sabel, executive director of the Vilar Performing Arts Center. "No other act is able to demonstrate such a unique array of talents."
Consistently delivering a high energy, highly interactive shows, Bishop's performances have landed him appearances in Las Vegas and aboard several notable cruise ships including Celebrity Cruise Lines and Disney Cruise Lines. In addition, he was awarded magic's prestigious "Jack Gwynne Award for Excellence in Presentation" in 2007.
Tickets for The Jason Bishop Show are available online at vilarpac.org, by phone at 970-845-TIXS or in person at the VPAC Box Office in Beaver Creek.


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Be a part of the ultimate St. Patrick's Day party in Dublin, Ireland. Do it like the Irish as you rub shoulders with locals and travellers alike - thousands take to the streets to celebrate Ireland's patron saint with their biggest annual party. Spend an epic day in the city packed with Irish culture & tradition, parades, concerts, singing, and dancing. Catch the coach from London or meet the group in Dublin – whatever works for you! Get set for good times all day & all night.
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Meet up with your Contiki Team this morning & get ready to go Irish at the biggest St. Patrick's Day party on the planet. We'll jump on the coach & jet across England & Wales before crossing the Irish Sea to Dublin to let the good times roll! On arrival we'll head to our hotel where you'll be based for the next 3 nights. Later, it's time to get the party started with a night out on the town, so grab your new travel buddies & head out & hit the streets. Or, if you've chosen to meet us in Dublin, on arrival make your way to the hotel to meet the rest of the tour group who have opted to travel on the coach from London.
Happy St Patrick's Day! Spending it in Ireland is the best place to be in the world & today is going to be epic as you are part of Ireland's biggest annual party! Locals & travellers take to the streets to celebrate, so make sure you're up & ready to go early to get the best possible spot. Donning green, white & even a bit of orange is an absolute essential, so make sure you brought the right gear & costumes with you before you leave home. Get into it like the locals as you spend the day dancing, singing & having all round good times.
- Experience fun, festivities, parades & craic in Dublin on St. Patrick's Day
We'll start the day off right with an included walking tour of the city, so you can really get your bearings. Check out the city sights including Trinity College, the 'Tart with the Cart', the Monument of Light, Parnell Square, St. Stephen's Green, plus the unmissable Temple Bar district, where you'll no doubt be spending some time over the next few days.
We'll top off the tour with our highlight, a visit to the Guinness Storehouse. Dublin is the home of this famous black drop, so what better place to learn all about it than where it comes from. Get your Guinness facts & figures on a walking tour, topped off with a pint at the SkyBar at the top. Tasting the real deal with Dublin's best views as your backgrop is a totally memorable experience.
This afternoon is free go Irish & get local, so head back to somewhere you might have liked the look of, or find a place to park up with your travel buddies & get amongst the buzzing city vibe. The city is perfect for getting around on foot, so cross over Penny Bridge & explore the shops, find a pub for a tasty lunch or just to hang out & people watch the cool crowd & street performers. The Irish are great, so making friends with the locals is a must! Ask your Tour Manager where the best places to head is, and get involved.
- See Trinity College, the Monument of Light, Parnell Square and St. Stephen's Green
- Entry to the Guinness Storehouse
- Souvenir St Patricks Day Hoody
- Farewell Evening at The Merry Ploughboy Pub Euro 57.00
Chill or catch up on some much needed sleep on the coach today, as we make our way back to London. Don't forget to swap email addresses with your new travel buddies, as your tour ends on arrival in London.
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STOCKTON - A 22-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with multiple injuries after being attacked by four other women in central Stockton, authorities said.
The attack occurred at an unspecified time Saturday near West Washington and South Commerce streets, police said. The woman was walking in the area when someone hit her on the head with a metal bar, knocking her to the ground, officers said.
The assailants then continued to kick and punch the woman, inflicting a number of injuries, authorities said. One of the attackers was described as a Latino woman 23 to 30 years old standing 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 130 pounds with black hair, brown eyes, a white T-shirt and black pants.
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CRYSTAL BAY, Nev. — One of America's favorite reggae/roots bands is making its long-awaited return to Lake Tahoe — and its debut in the Crown Room at the Crystal Bay Club.
Hailing from St. Croix, Virgin Islands, Midnite weaves the cultural lyrics of old school roots music with modern day experiences to create a unique listening encounter, according to a biography on the band's website. Roots/reggae, done naked and raw, is an apt description for Midnite's musical style, in which they forgo the frills of extensive remixes, overdubbing and other musical refinements.
Below is an excerpt from the band's bio; learn more at www.midniteband.com:
Lead singer Vaughn Benjamin's electrifying voice seems an amalgamation of many great voices in reggae-soulful, chanting, edgy. Vaughn's potent lyrical style and his brother Ron Benjamin's exquisite production, vocals, dub, arrangements, keyboard and bass musical arrangements form the nucleus of this musical, rootsy-heavy sound, which includes Christian Molina (drums), Edmund Fieulleteau (guitar), Edwin Byron (guitar) and Ras L (keyboards).
"Unpolished" is the title of their debut album, which includes such classics as "Don't Move," "Mama Africa," and "Love the Life You Live." It was originally released in 1997, while the band was located in Washington, D.C.
In 1999, Midnite linked up with Wildchild! Records for their second release "Ras Mek Peace." Incredibly, this album was recorded using only two channels and was mastered without any reverb, filtering, compression or equalization. Songs like "Hieroglyphics," in which graffiti is likened to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, showcase the intelligent songwriting that pervades all of Midnite's works.
Following the release of Ras Mek Peace, Midnite returned to live in St. Croix so that they could work with the local musicians and make recordings at their African Roots Lab without any outside interference. The fruits of these labors can be found on their third album "Jubilees of Zion," which was released on their independent Afrikan Roots Lab record label. The expansive, hypnotic rhythms continue, alongside the messages of peace, universal brotherhood, and cultural resistance to Babylon.
In June 2002, Midnite made their Northern California debut at the 9th Annual Sierra Nevada World Music Festival. That same month saw the release of Midnite's fourth album "Seek Knowledge Before Vengeance." Released on their Afrikan Roots Lab record label, this album raises the bar of cultural roots reggae as we know it today.


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It's time to get out the calendar and mark down some dates. There is a lot looming on the horizon in the world of arts and entertainment -- and a lot that comes with high anticipation. So we asked our Bay Area News Group arts and entertainment writers to pick events they are most looking forward to in the coming 12 months. From Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" and the music of Muse to China's terra-cotta warriors and the return of "Star Trek," here are our 13 top picks for 2013:
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Find your Muse
Muse's big, bold update on Queen-style rock has been hit or miss in the studio. Yet the band always seems to impress onstage, following in the mighty footprints of U2, Radiohead and, yes, Queen by combining high energy with high concept in ways that make the music compelling. Does it matter that its latest album "The 2nd Law" is hardly Muse's finest hour? Not really. We've seen Muse enough times in concert to believe that frontman Matthew Bellamy and his mates will once again shine under the lights. Muse performs Jan. 28 at Oracle Arena in Oakland. Band of Skulls opens the 7 p.m. show. Tickets are $55-$69.50 at www.ticketmaster.com.
-- Jim Harrington
Off to see the wizard
Monkeys, witches and munchkins: Oh, my! Some of author L. Frank Baum's beloved characters hit the iconic Yellow Brick Road once again in director Sam Raimi's "Oz: The Great and Powerful." This Disney prequel of sorts cyclones its way into theaters on March 8 and, based on trailers, it looks like it'll be swirling with eye candy, from the dazzling special effects to its hot cast: James Franco as the magic man behind the curtain and Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz and Mila Kunis as three witches of varying repute. Let's just hope it turns out to be good; make that, wickedly good.
-- Randy Myers
Return to the final frontier
The reboot of the "Star Trek" franchise in 2009 was so good that expectations are really high for the next "Trek" film, which opens June 4. Happily, director J.J. Abrams returns for "Star Trek Into Darkness" along with the original cast (Chris Pine as the young Kirk, Zachary Quinto as the young Spock) and some writers with real fanboy cred -- Damon Lindelof ("Lost") and Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (the reboot) -- have whipped up the script. The first trailer for the film shows what appears to be a battle royale that destroys much of Starfleet and Starfleet Command in San Francisco, which means, of course, that Enterprise needs to ride to the rescue. The Big Bad is supposedly Benedict Cumberbatch ("Sherlock"), who is listed in the credits as "John Harrison" but may really be Khan Noonien Singh of "Trek" lore. Sounds good to me.
-- Charlie McCollum
Another degree of Kevin Bacon
"The Following," a creepy psychological crime thriller starring Kevin Bacon, has piqued my interest on two fronts: As a TV fan, I'm curious to see where the story takes us. As someone who covers television, I want to see if a cablelike show can attract the masses needed for broadcast success. After viewing the pilot, I'm riveted. Bacon is fantastic as a troubled former FBI agent who is called back into action to hunt down a serial killer. But "The Following" is much more dark, intense and gory than your typical broadcast show. Can it become a hit on Fox, a network known for "Glee" and "American Idol"? We'll soon find out when it premieres 9 p.m. Jan. 21.
-- Chuck Barney
The warriors of China
Unless something is added at the last minute, there's no question what the hot ticket will be on the Bay Area museum scene this year. San Francisco's Asian Art Museum has scored a biggie with China's "Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor's Legacy," a show that will feature 120 rare objects from the massive tomb complex of China's first emperor. The centerpiece: 10 of the 8,000 extraordinary life-size terra-cotta figures that fill much of the tomb. (China only allows a maximum of 10 figures to go out of the country for any exhibit.) "China's Terracotta Warriors" will open Feb. 22 and run through May 27. Tickets ($8-$22) are already on sale; www.asianart.org.
-- Charlie McCollum
A look at war
The National Theatre of Scotland's celebrated Iraq War drama "Black Watch," which has gotten raves from London to New York, takes a deeply piercing look at the human cost of war. Gregory Burke wrote the site-specific piece based on exhaustive interviews with members of the 300-year-old Scottish regiment who'd served in Iraq. The unflinching drama, hailed by critics as thrilling and transfixing but also disturbing, will be staged May 8-June 9 in San Francisco's historic Armory building (333 14th St.) by the American Conservatory Theater. The New York Times called it "a necessary reminder of the transporting power that is unique to theater." Tickets are $100, www.act-sf.org.
-- Karen D'Souza
Regional stage
'The Wild Bride' returns
Theatergoers and critics alike fell hard for the "The Wild Bride" in 2011, so it's no surprise that the Berkeley Rep wanted to bring the show back for a well-deserved encore. Directed by Emma Rice, who also helmed Kneehigh Theatre's lovely "Brief Encounter," this is a devilishly moving fairy tale that mashes up Faustian themes, Brothers Grimm monsters and Southern Gothic atmosphere. It's a whimsical tale of wonder and woe shot through with blues, puppetry and dance that is guaranteed to leave you smitten with the pleasures of live performance. The English import returns Jan. 26-Feb. 17 at the Rep, 2025 Addison St., Berkeley. Tickets are $22.50-$89; 510 647—2949, www.berkeleyrep.org.
-- Karen D'Souza
A new home
When the $64 million SFJAZZ Center opens Jan. 21, it could be a game changer for the Bay Area jazz scene. The amphitheater-style performance space -- down the block from the San Francisco Symphony and War Memorial Opera House -- is intimate, with adjustable seating for 350 to 700 concertgoers. No seat is more than 55 feet from the stage, which will be filled with luminaries at the first concert, Jan. 23: emcee Bill Cosby, pianists McCoy Tyner and Chick Corea, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, saxophonist Joshua Redman, bassist/singer Esperanza Spalding and others. That show is sold out, but most of those performers will stick around through Jan. 27, performing each night with the all-star SFJAZZ Collective. Crazy, right? Then, SFJAZZ brings in more top-tier artists (i.e., bassist Dave Holland, fado singer Mariza, percussionist Zakir Hussain, pianist Brad Mehldau), each for four days at a time, often with a different band each night. Tickets: $50-$150 for opening week, then generally in the $25-$70 range; 866-920-5299, www.sfjazz.org.
-- Richard Scheinin
Visual arts
A Dutch treat
One of the world's most famous paintings is paying a visit to the Bay Area. Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" is the centerpiece of the new exhibit: "Girl With a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis" which opens Jan. 26 and runs through June 2 at San Francisco's de Young Museum. Drawn from the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis in The Hague, this traveling show -- the de Young is one of only two stops for the full exhibit -- includes 35 works from the Dutch Golden Age. Also on display: "The Goldfinch" by Carel Fabritius and four works by Rembrandt van Rijn. The exhibit not only deals with artistic innovation of the 17th century in the Netherlands, but it also places the works in the context of the country's economic and technological achievements. Tickets to "Pearl Earring" are $15-$25 and include general admission to the museum. The de Young is located is located at 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, http://deyoungmuseum.org.
-- Charlie McCollum
In with the new
As Charles Anderson, Company C Contemporary Ballet's artistic director once said, "Our audience expects curveballs." And, boy, does the Walnut Creek dance troupe deliver. This is the company, after all, that built a work around bluegrass versions of Led Zeppelin songs. Company C opens its 11th season this month with three intriguing world premieres, including Brian Reeder's "dinner party gone wrong" piece "Being Served"; Anderson's romance-themed "Beautiful Maladies," set to ballads by jazz legend Chet Baker; and Patrick Corbin's sure-to-be provocative "For Use in Subhuman Primates Only," another look at relationships, set to tracks from the famed U.K. trip-hop act Massive Attack. Performances are Jan. 17-19 at Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts ($23-$45, 925-943-7469, www.lesherartscenter.org) and Feb. 7-10 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco (415-978-2787, www.ybca.org).
-- Randy McMullen
Video games
More car thievery
There are plenty of ambitious games in the pipeline. Irrational Games' "BioShock Infinite" and Naughty Dog's "The Last of Us" are proof of that. But Rockstar North's "Grand Theft Auto V" will likely top both in terms of size and scope. This is the studio's first game since 2008's "Grand Theft Auto IV," and it brings the series back to Los Santos, the franchise's twisted take on Los Angeles. With three protagonists and the Southland as a playground for crimes and misdemeanors, there's plenty of opportunity for skewering and satirizing California life. "Grand Theft Auto V" is scheduled for release in the second quarter of 2013.
-- Gieson Cacho
'Spring'-ing forward
A worldwide centennial celebration of Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" ("Le Sacre du Printemps") is about to break out. When "The Rite" was given its premiere by Ballets Russes in Paris on May 29, 1913, it caused a near riot. Now San Francisco Ballet presents the world premiere of choreographer-in-residence Yuri Possokhov's interpretation of "The Rite," Feb. 26-March 10 at War Memorial Opera House. ($20-$295; www.sfballet.org). Next, June 19-22, Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony in a Stravinsky mini-festival: two programs revolving around "The Rite," while exploring its folk influences and folding other Stravinsky masterpieces into the mix. ($15-$155; www.sfsymphony.org). Later in the spring, the Ojai North! festival, co-presented by Cal Performances at UC Berkeley, June 13-15, is abundant with cutting-edge programs. On opening night, Ojai offers the world premiere of choreographer Mark Morris' new take on "The Rite," danced by the Mark Morris Dance Group to music performed by The Bad Plus, which will play its own arrangement of the Russian masterwork. ($20-$110; www.calperformances.org).
-- Richard Scheinin
Inside a conspiracy
Here's an action novel to savor by the fireplace. In "The Third Bullet" (Jan. 15, Simon & Schuster, $26.99, 496 pages), Stephen Hunter brings back his former Marine sniper/hero Bob Lee Swagger to revisit one of the most tantalizing mysteries of the past half-century: the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Ballistics expert Swagger wants to know why only the third bullet (the fatal shot) exploded and how a killing that has remained controversial for so long could have been planned and executed in just the two and a half days after the motorcade route was announced. Using the established data as his base line, Hunter jumps between 1963 and today to create a terrific thriller that "answers the question 'What if?' in astonishingly plausible detail," according to best-selling author Vince Flynn. Crime novelist Michael Connelly ranks "The Third Bullet" as "Hunter's best so far." That's good enough for me.
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My student Mary came to me nearly in tears one day after class. She'd been working for years to get into a headstand, yet continually watched newer students lift up with ease before her. She asked, "What am I doing wrong?"
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Jim Goodman, a Crescent, Iowa, landowner, joined Toni and Philip Brink of Traverse County, Minn., in Washington, D.C., on July 24-26 as part of a Ducks Unlimited farmer fly-in. These fly-ins help educate and inform legislators of the importance of the 2012 Farm Bill conservation programs, specifically funding for the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
Goodman and the Brinks met with their state delegations, which included Ranking Member Collin Peterson (MN) of the House Agriculture Committee; Reps. Steve King (IA), Leonard Boswell (IA) and Tom Latham (IA); and Sens. Al Franken (MN), Amy Klobuchar (MN), Tom Harkin (IA) and Chuck Grassley (IA). They discussed the details of the farm bill, how they have implemented WRP and CRP on their farms and the importance of the programs' renewal to landowners and fellow farmers across the country.
"We're pleased to join conservation-minded producers in these meetings with their elected leaders," said Eric Lindstrom, government affairs representative in DU's Great Plains Region. "The farm bill is the single-largest private lands habitat conservation program in the country and Congress needs to recognize the importance of these conservation programs."
Goodman farms more than 8,000 acres near Council Bluffs, along the Missouri River Valley in western Iowa. His primary operation consists of corn and soybean production and he currently has more than 70 active CRP contracts on his property, including nine large, restored wetland basins. Over the years, Goodman has enjoyed the ecological, economic and recreational benefits provided by these restored habitats; his trip to Washington allowed him to tell this success story and encourage support from members of Congress.
Similarly, the Brink family raises corn and soybeans on 3,400 acres of southern Red River Valley land in west-central Minnesota. They have 70 acres enrolled in CRP and more than 164 acres enrolled in WRP. The Brinks have demonstrated the value of incorporating wetlands and other conservation practices into their sustainable agricultural operation for increased economic and biological diversity.
"As the farm bill continues, it is important that members of Congress continue to hear from farmers, like the Brinks and Mr. Goodman, regarding the significance of conservation programs," said Dan Wrinn, director of public policy at DU's Governmental Affairs Office. "Voluntary conservation programs provide landowners with resources that financially benefit their farms and improve wildlife habitats. These programs are essential to move rural America forward and ensure farmers and ranchers can be competitive and successful in fulfilling local, national and global needs for food, fiber and energy."
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Police think the same man is behind four robberies at Academy Bank on Briargate Boulevard. The latest robbery took place Monday.
Academy Bank on Briargate Boulevard has been robbed five times since January. The first one has been solved. The last four took place in May, June, July and August. The suspect description in all instances is the same, a white man, about six feet tall, weighing around 160 pounds and thin. Police are asking the community, especially those who live in the area to keep an eye out for him.
"If he feels it was relatively easy for him and he's comfortable, maybe he knows the surroundings, where he can get away, that's his level of comfort, so maybe that's where he's going back," Barbara Miller, with the Colorado Springs Police Department said.
Miller said the police department works with banks and gives them tips for deterring bank robberies. She suggests things like having a no hat or sunglasses policy, having high-quality surveillance outside the building, hiring off-duty officers or security guards, training employees and having a height measurement chart.
There have been 16 bank robberies in Colorado Springs this year, an increase from last year's 12. All of this year's robberies, except the four latest at Academy Bank, have been solved.
Police search for suspect in four Academy Bank robberies
Police think the same man is behind four robberies at Academy Bank on Briargate Boulevard. The latest robbery took place Monday.
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STOCKTON - A 28-year-old man who was being arrested early Monday on suspicion of assaulting an underage girl he was dating turned his anger on a Stockton police officer and required a wrap device to subdue him after kicking the officer, authorities reported.
The suspect, Rigoberto Salgado, 28, was taken to San Joaquin General Hospital, where he was pre-booked before he was jailed on suspicion of battery, resisting arrest, assault on an officer and narcotics violations, according to a report.
Police got a call about 1:20 a.m. Monday regarding a man assaulting a woman in the middle of the intersection at California and Lindsay streets, just northeast of downtown. They learned that the suspect, Salgado, and victim were in a dating relationship and that Salgado was accused of striking her in the face during an argument.
As Salgado became uncooperative and continued to interrupt interviews, officers tried to put him in the back of a patrol car. He refused to get up off the ground and had to be carried, at which point he kicked an officer several times in the shin. When the officer released him, Salgado got back on the ground and began slamming his head into the concrete, claiming he was going to kill himself, police reported.
This led to a small laceration on his head, and the restraint was deployed to help control Salgado, police said. While searching him, officers also discovered 0.46 gram of crystal methamphetamine, according to a report.
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Kristen Stewart won't be a Bond girl, if it's up to Daniel Craig.
The "Breaking Dawn -- Part 2" actress recently said that she would love play a Bond girl, so Australian radio personalities Kyle and Jackie O asked the current James Bond star what he thought of Stewart's chances.
"No," Craig said. "She's in 'Twilight'."
E! Online reported Craig said it with "disgust."
Upon further review ... yeah, there might have been a little bit of disgust.
But Craig quickly put his happy face back on, clarifying he's only being callous because both actors' franchise films are currently in direct competition at the box office:
"No, I'm being nasty. I'm only saying that because it's ("Breaking Dawn -- Part 2") coming out this weekend so we're in direct competition with them," he admits with a chuckle. "I'm sure she'd make a great Bond girl."
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PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- A single complaint from a Sacramento man has forced the California Highway Patrol and other state government agencies to remove information from their websites that was intended to help motorcyclists safely execute the allowed lane-splitting maneuver, the American Motorcyclist Association announced.
Kenneth Mandler, a former state employee who now conducts training sessions on how to get a state job, petitioned the California Office of Administrative Law in 2013, claiming the CHP created an "underground regulation" by formulating and distributing guidelines for safe lane splitting.
Lane splitting, also called lane filtering, is the practice of riding a motorcycle or scooter between lanes of stopped or slowly moving traffic. The practice has been permitted in California for decades and no statute prohibits it. No other state allows the maneuver.
The CHP posted its guidelines with the intention of helping motorcyclists and motorists understand safe practices and to discourage unsafe lane splitting.
"Some have interpreted the recently published Motorcycle Lane Splitting Guidelines as rules, laws or regulations that could or would be enforced by the department," according to a CHP statement. "The guidelines were never intended for this purpose and were prepared simply as common sense traffic safety tips and to raise public awareness."
The Office of Administrative Law sided with Mandler, noting that CHP Commissioner J. A. Farrow certified that his department would not "issue, use, enforce, or attempt to enforce the public education information." The OAL determined that posting the guidelines on the website was "issuing" them.
"By forcing the California Highway Patrol to remove its guidelines, Mr. Mandler and the Office of Administrative Law are denying the public vital safety information," said Nick Haris, AMA western states representative and a member of the California Motorcyclist Safety Program Advisory Committee, which helped write the guidelines.
"Lane splitting is still allowed, and motorcyclists are still using this long-recognized riding technique to relieve traffic congestion and improve safety," Haris said. "But now, neither riders nor motorists have a place to turn for authoritative guidelines on the practice."
The AMA supports the continued use of safe lane splitting in California and the implementation of lane-splitting laws in other states, coupled with extensive rider and driver education programs. The AMA position statement reads, in part: "Reducing a motorcyclist's exposure to vehicles that are frequently accelerating and decelerating on congested roadways can be one way to reduce front- and rear-end collisions for those most vulnerable in traffic."
Denny Kobza, of the Bay Area Riders' Forum and a member of the California Motorcyclist Safety Program Advisory Committee, said he was extremely disappointed that the CHP was forced to take down the guidelines. "It is very disturbing that one person can affect three years of hard work," Kobza said. "We put a lot of hard work into those guidelines, because lane splitting is a safer way to go than waiting for a motorist to make a mistake."
Kobza said he hopes the guidelines can be reposted to state government websites soon.
The complete AMA lane splitting position statement is available here: http://americanmotorcyclist.com/Rights/PositionStatements/LaneSplitting.aspx.
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Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States, is dead, and the U.S. is in possession of his body, according to an announcement Sunday night by President Barack Obama.
A small team of Americans carried out the attack and took custody of bin Laden's remains, the president said Sunday in a late-night statement at the White House. He said no Americans or civilians were killed.
"Justice has been done," the president said.
A jubilant crowd gathered outside the White House as word spread of bin Laden's death after a global manhunt that lasted nearly a decade.
Two senior counter-terrorism officials earlier confirmed that bin Laden was killed in Pakistan. One said bin Laden was killed in a ground operation, not by a Predator drone. Both said the operation was based on U.S. intelligence.
Officials have long believed bin Laden, the most wanted man in the world, was hiding a mountainous region along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
The Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Centers and Pentagon, that killed more than 3,000 people, set off a chain of events that led the United States into wars in Afghanistan, and then Iraq, and America's entire intelligence apparatus was overhauled to counter the threat of more terror attacks at home.
Al-Qaida was also blamed for the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa that killed 231 people and the 2000 attack on the USS Cole that killed 17 American sailors in Yemen, as well as countless other plots, some successful and some foiled.
The U.S. has put its embassies on alert, warning Americans of potential al-Qaida reprisal attacks.
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2.7 Conclusions
2.7.1From these numerous individual facts the following conclusions can be drawn:
2.7.2For almost all Einsatz or Special Commandos and for a number of Battalions, the mass shooting of Jewish men of draft age - hundreds or thousands of people for each unit - can be documented for the period as early as the end of June or in July. These shootings were mostly carried out under the pretext of "retribution", punishment for "plundering" or else portrayed as a struggle against "partisans".. This behaviour corresponded to commands which the Einsatzgruppen had received at the beginning of the campaign. In some cases, as we have seen, the leaders of the units even made reference to having received orders to this effect.
2.7.3The behaviour of the units followed a standardised pattern which however was not altogether uniform: the age limit of those to be shot varied from one unit to another; while in some places the entire male population in the designated age group was shot, the executions in other places included different percentages of the male population. Clearly the leaders of the units also had a certain amount of leeway as concerns the nature of the orders given to them; as we have seen, these were not always very precise and left a certain amount of room for interpretation.
2.7.4This sort of "indirect" command, based upon the intuition and initiative of the subordinates, is characteristic for the Nazi system. It was employed especially when subordinates were being asked to do something which clearly violated the accepted law. The Highest Party Court of the Nazi Party had appropriately characterised this sort of "indirect" command in 1939, when it was asked to deal with the question of whether Party members were to be punished for capital crimes committed in the course of the November pogrom of 1938. The Highest Party Court concluded at that time that "for active Nazis from the early period of struggle it was self-evident... that in actions where the Party does not want to openly appear as the organiser, orders are not issued with absolute clarity or in the smallest detail. He [the active Nazi, P.L.] is therefore accustomed to interpret more than is literally stated, just as those who give the orders often are accustomed - in the interest of the Party - not to state everything but to hint at what is to be achieved by the command. This is especially the case when it is a question of illegal political demonstrations."116
2.7.5This technique of command-giving was also employed in 1941 in connection with the mass murder of Soviet Jews. The leaders of the individual units were granted a certain latitude, only however within the context of a framework determined by the SS leadership.
2.7.6In order to assure that the basic policy intentions of the SS leadership were actually put into practice by the units, Himmler, Heydrich and Daluege undertook extended inspection tours in the occupied Eastern territories in the first few weeks of the war. In this way, they encouraged the units to continuously increase the number of Jewish men to be shot. The inspection trips thus constituted an important instrument for reinforcing the system of "indirect command". The units continuously reported these shootings, as we have seen from the event reports; these reports were made known to a large number of agencies in the Reich.
2.7.7Thus it is clear that the murders had a systematic character: they cannot be explained as spontaneous reactions of individual SS leaders to specific local situations; rather they followed a uniform pattern and were in accord with central orders.
112. 'einsetzen nur zur Liquidierung der Juden' YV 053/127, KTB Btl. 322, 2.8.41.
113. '3. Komp. nimmt alle im Alter von 16 bis 45 Jahren in Bialowisce befindlichen männlichen Juden fest und führt die Evakuierung aller übrigen Juden aus Bialowicz durch.' Ibid., 9.8.41.
114. 'Von der 3. Komp. wurde heute die Liqudierung der im Gefangenen-Sammellager in Bialowiecza untergebrachten männlichen Juden durchgeführt. 77 Juden im Alter von 16 bis 45 Jahren wurden hierbei erschossen.' YV, 053/127.
115. 'Umgesiedelt wurden 259 Frauen u. 162 Kindern nach Kobryn. Erschossen wurden alle männlichen Juden im Alter von 16-65 Jahren (282 Köpfe) und 1 Pole wegen Plünderung.' Ibid., 15.8.41.
116. 'dem aktiven Nationalsozialisten aus der Kampfzeit selbstverständlich ..., daß Aktionen, bei denen die Partei nicht als Organisator in Erscheinung treten will, nicht mit letzter Klarheit und in allen Einselheiten befohlen werden. Er ist infolgedessen gewohnt, aus einem solchen Befehl mehr herauszulesen, als wörtlich gesagt ist, wie es auch auf der Seite des Befehlsgebers vielfach Übung geworden ist, im Interesse der Partei-gerade, wenn es sich um illegale politische Kundgebungen handelt - nicht alles zu sagen und nur anzudeuten, was er mit dem Befehl erreichen will.' BAB, NS 36/13, printed in Longerich (ed.), Ermordung, pp. 43f.
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A careful review of the Multimodal Treatment Study for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (the 'MTA Study') reveals serious methodological flaws that undermine its scientific validity.
"The Sedative-Like Effect of Epinephrine," Arch Gen Psych Vol 12 (1965).
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The drugging of children for A.D.H.D. has become an epidemic. More than 5 million U.S. children, or 9.5 percent, were diagnosed with A.D.H.D. as of 2007. About 2.8 million had received a prescription for a stimulant medication in 2008. ...


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A San Quentin inmate who was facing 54 years to life for spitting on a prison counselor and threatening a guard succeeded in getting a 15-year term instead.
Earl Thomas, 54, could have received the higher sentence because of his three prior strike convictions under the "three strikes" law. But after a hearing in Marin County Superior Court, a judge agreed to disregard two of those strikes.
Judge Kelly Simmons said a life sentence felt "out of proportion" for spitting and making threats.
"It doesn't feel right to me," she said.
The issue centered on Thomas' lengthy prior record. His first strike conviction was in 1981 for a robbery in Missouri. He received a 10-year sentence.
His second and third strikes came in 1994, when he was charged with raping and pistol-whipping a woman in Los Angeles County. He served a seven-year prison term, according to prosecution filings.
Two drug convictions followed later. In 2005, while serving time at San Quentin, he picked up another 10-year sentence for "gassing" -- throwing a mix of urine and feces -- at a prison guard.
A few years later -- in the incident that eventually led to Tuesday's hearing -- he was charged with spitting on a prison counselor's left hand and then threatening to kill the guard who restrained him.
Thomas' lawyer, Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Fitzgerald, asked the judge to knock down some of Thomas' prior strikes and thus spare him a potential life sentence.
Fitzgerald argued that 54-year sentence would be unconstitutionally excessive. She cited Thomas' mental illness, his lack of medication and the fact that prior strike convictions occurred decades ago.
The prosecutor, Deputy District Attorney Geoff Iida, argued that the law only allows judges to strike prior strike convictions in extraordinary circumstances. Iida said Thomas' violent sex offense and his ongoing criminal behavior justified leaving the strikes alone.
"He has earned removal from society, and now we have the ability to do so," Iida said.
Simmons largely sided with the inmate's argument and struck two of the three prior strikes, removing the possibility of a life sentence. The decision applies only to the current offenses, not any crimes Thomas might commit in the future.
Thomas then accepted a plea offer, admitting to the spitting and threats charges. Under the arrangement, Thomas will receive a term of 15 years and two months that covers his existing "gassing" sentence and the new convictions for spitting and threats.
With time and custody credits, his remaining time in prison could be about 10 years.


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Economists Worry About Fiscal Cliff Resolution
Economists at Wall Street's biggest banks are warning that a resolution of the year-end "fiscal cliff" situation remains elusive despite the outcome of elections Tuesday.
Forecasters are worried that since the levers of government are in essentially the same hands as before the election, lawmakers may be hardening themselves against any form of compromise to deal with a threat many economist say could bring a new recession.
The clock is ticking: At year end, broad-based Bush-era tax cuts are set to expire at the same time a series of drastic government spending cuts are set to kick in automatically. Lawmakers generally acknowledge something does, in fact, need to be done, but that hasn't made a solution any easier.
The central problem is the lack of change. President Barack Obama was reelected. Democrats retained control of the Senate, while Republicans held on to the House of Representatives. The fiscal cliff can only be resolved if lawmakers work together.
"Returning to status quo likely means all sides see the voters as supporting their views, which means reaching compromise is not likely to get any easier," economists at Bank of America Merrill Lynch warned clients.
The central issue is the fight over taxation. The president is willing to raise taxes on the wealthy, while Republicans are staunchly against such an action, even if it would help reduce the deficit.
"If Republicans do not concede ground on this issue, then the risk rises that Democrats allow the Bush tax cuts to all expire in order to push their own 'middle income tax relief' plan," Bank of America said. The bank says there's a good chance that an inability to come to terms on this point could leave the fiscal cliff unresolved into the start of the new year.
Barclays Capital economists agree the chance of going over the cliff temporarily is "high." They also reckon a comprehensive and lasting solution to the problem will take more time than elected representatives have left in the year. That means government leaders may be forced to put in place temporary fixes while they wrangle over a deal.
IHS Global Insight also sees an extended effort at finding a solution, and its analysts suspect tax hikes and government spending cuts will be part of the eventual deal. An inability to compromise "would be a recipe for turmoil in the financial markets, and would threaten such a severe shock to the economy that the pressure to come to some sort of compromise would be extreme."
Many economists agree some form of higher taxation and lower government spending will be the end product of negotiations, even if they're not sure when the deal will be delivered.
Wells Fargo's chief economist John Silvia expects the Bush tax cuts to stay, although the highest earners may pay more. There will likely be government spending cuts to the tune of $100 billion that will include defense cuts. New taxes on interest and dividends are likely, Mr. Silvia said.
RBC Capital Markets analysts expect Republican House leaders to fight strongly to keep in place all the Bush tax cuts, confident in their belief the president has no mandate to force action. But because the legally mandated budget cuts will strike hard at military spending, the administration has a "bargaining chip" to extract concessions from House Republicans.
"The probability Republicans capitulate on allowing current top-end tax rates to expire is actually higher than is probably appreciated," RBC Capital Markets said.


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Thanks to Cunningham's hint followed by Jolie Lash's prompting, we now know what Cunningham was doing yesterday—getting interviewed by Access Hollywood about his role as Ser Davos Seaworth! In fact, there's an excellent video interview with the actor (who's awfully charming, if I may say so) as well, which covers the same material
Hopefully no one will seriously take issue with their changing the hand from which Davos's is lacking a few joints!
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Every Shabbos i light my candles and go into my long list of personal prayers, the list is lengthy as you could imagine, but one prayer i always add in the very end is "please let my husband and family be safe walking to and from Shul". I know this seems so simple , but Baltimore is not known as the safest place in the world, and unfortunately there have been attacks on the Jewish community, and it scares me.
Yesterday i went to meet Dovie and my husband on their way home from Shul and as i could see them in the distance i noticed something that didn't look right. As they got closer i realized Dovie had a bump on his head about the size of a small egg. I think my heart dropped into my feet and i felt my breath skip a few intakes. It looked terrible but he was fine, it happened earlier in the morning and he was over it.
( this pic taken after a lot of arnica, looks so much better)
It made me think about how quickly a life can change. One day your pregnant and the next thing you know you are giving birth to a world you never knew before. One day your planning your daughters birthday party and the next day a simple check-up reveals the scariest diagnosis a mother can get ( for herself). One day your daughter refuses to stand the next day she is standing like she knew what to do her entire life. One day you feel like you will never wake up from a scary fog you are living in and one day everything seems ok again and the sky looks pretty clear. This is life its happy, its joy, its scary, its exciting, its LIFE and i love it soooo much.
I love you life!!!
Maybe because its the Jewish month of Adar and Adar means only one thing JOY. I love Adar i feel it all the way to my bones. The Simcha of this time of year comes out of me like a huge ray of fun and excitement. I love love love Purim and start planning months in advance. I have so much joy in making little costumes for my kids and planning our Shalach-Manos( gift baskets)
I can not wait and have so much to share with you guys but how about a little project to get us in the mood...
( i wish i could take credit for this project but i found it online and i don't remember where)
Cut your toilet paper tube in half,
and then cut little points to make a crown.
One tube makes two crowns.
Paint or color as you like.
Attach String by punching holes and tying.
Now put it on and get in the mood!
And don't forget the Giveaway it ends Wendesday!