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Believing that God was calling him out of Egypt, Michael sought an exit visa at a time when no university student was permitted to hold a passport or leave the country. God intervened again, and miraculously provided approval of his application. He immigrated to Australia, where he studied at Moore Theological College in Sydney, was ordained as a minister, and met and married his wife, Elizabeth.
The Youssef's came to America in 1977, and in 1978 Michael received a master's degree in theology at Fuller Theological Seminary in California. He later earned a doctorate in social anthropology from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Michael served for nearly ten years with the Haggai Institute, traveling around the world more than 32 times, teaching courses in evangelism and church leadership to church leaders. He rose to the position of Managing Director at the age of 31. The family settled in Atlanta, and in 1984, Michael became a United States citizen, fulfilling a dream he had held for many years.
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Citing concerns that children are being increasingly tracked and targeted by online services and advertisers, the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced a major update of rules that limit what information can be collected when kids under 13 visit websites or use mobile apps.
But the agency stopped short of enacting some changes that were fiercely opposed by Silicon Valley companies like Apple (AAPL), Facebook and Google (GOOG), which argued it would be unfair and impractical to make them responsible for other companies' apps and websites that primarily serve young kids.
Even with those compromises, the new rules will force many online services to significantly change the way they operate, by requiring them to obtain a parent's permission before collecting some of the information that increasingly serves as valuable currency in the Internet industry -- such as GPS location data and browsing histories, which can be used to deliver the personalized ads that fuel many online businesses.
The rules mean that "parents -- not social networkers or marketers -- will remain the gatekeepers when it comes to their children's privacy not only online, but also on phones," said James Steyer of the nonprofit group Common Sense Media, who argues that parents have the right to shield their children from personalized commercial messages.
Speaking at a Washington, D.C., news conference, federal officials said the new regulations, which take effect July 1, are needed to protect kids in an era when youngsters use smartphones and tablets to access all kinds of Internet games and services. Parents and privacy groups praised the action as a long-overdue update to rules enacted 12 years ago, when Internet browsing involved relatively simple websites viewed on desktop computers.
But some industry groups complained the changes will make it more difficult for smaller, independent developers to create new apps for kids. And big Internet companies cautiously welcomed some of the changes but said they are still trying to determine how the rules will affect their business.
"We're initially concerned" that the rules "will not be workable because they fail to account for the technical realities of the Internet," said a statement by the Internet Association, a Washington trade group that represents Google, Facebook and other major online companies.
The new rules expand a 1998 federal law known as the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, which required website operators to obtain parental consent before collecting identifying information such as names, phone numbers or addresses of children under 13.
The commission is now extending those rules to mobile apps, while adding children's photos, videos and location information to the list of data that can't be collected without a parent's consent. The FTC is also requiring parents' consent when children's apps or websites use "persistent identifiers," such as cookies, that can track a child's online history and preferences even without knowing her name, if that tracking is used to deliver ads based on the child's online activity.
The rules give online businesses several options for obtaining a parent's consent. Companies can hold a video conference call, require a valid credit card account or accept a signed permission form that has been scanned and submitted online.
East Bay parent Mike Katz-Lacabe said he welcomed the new rules, saying they sound "better than what we have now." The San Leandro father of two under-13 daughters said he tries to adjust his computer to minimize tracking by cookies, but added that it's difficult to control where a child goes online.
The FTC will also require children's websites or apps to get parents' consent if they use software "plug-ins" that collect personal data from users, even if the programs come from third-party companies. Such programs might include advertising, embedded videos or links to social networking sites -- such as Facebook's "Like" button -- which may track or share information about a viewer's browsing habits.
Developers and online ad companies, including Google, opposed that move.
"I'm afraid that, quite frankly, the FTC will be pushing people out of that market because of this," said Tim Sparapani of the Application Developers Alliance, who added that many small and independent developers use third-party plug-ins -- even if they don't use any of the data that's collected -- and don't have the resources to obtain parents' permission.
In a partial victory for some Silicon Valley firms, the agency ultimately decided that the third-party companies, including Facebook and Google, were not liable for getting consent, unless they have "actual knowledge" that a website or app is primarily serving kids under 13.
In another concession, the FTC dropped a proposal that would have held online app stores, such as the Google Play or Apple iTunes markets, liable for getting parents' consent to any data collection by children's apps.
But watchdog groups said they will continue pressing Google and Apple to adopt tighter controls on the apps they distribute. "They need to do more," said Steyer at Common Sense Media.
Apple did not respond to a request for comment, while a Google spokeswoman declined to comment except for a brief statement that said the company is evaluating the new rules.
Contact Brandon Bailey at 408-920-5022; follow him at Twitter.com/BrandonBailey.
These are among the Federal Trade Commission's legal changes taking effect July 1 to give parents more control over the information gathered online from children under 13.
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OW's DH texted me today because STBX's work knows hes been committed but they don't know the WHOLE story. OW's DH had the nerve to ask if he would be walking into an inquisition today at work and I lost it, I told him he can tell OW "You're Welcome" for STBX not mentioning the real reason hes commited and covering for her stank butt. Im not defending STBX but I am irritated that everyones painting him as 100% the bad guy when that homewrecker played her fair part too. OW's DH may not talk to me for a while and Im fine with that. They can keep burying their heads in the fucking sand and pretending nothing happened but Im gonna call them out on their dumb shit every time.
STBX just called and I kept it short and brief, I wouldnt have answered but I didnt know the number and thought it might be his boss or something. STBX sounds sad that I don't wanna sit and chat but hopefully this will be baby steps to getting him to detach. Tomorrow after the caseworker brings up the seperate living arangement idea it'll be intersting to see how he takes it. Good thing he's lockedup. They started him on Neurotin and some other medication today.


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The Colorado pop-rock act, led by singer-songwriter Ryan Tedder, just keeps cranking out smash singles and hit records. It's most recent album, "Native," has already produced three platinum-certified singles -- including the blockbuster "Counting Stars."
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Tina Fey said she has no plans to ever host the Academy Awards.
While William Shatner made the point during Sunday's telecast that the Oscars should let Fey and Amy Poehler host the Oscars every year, Fey told the Huffington Post that probably won't happen.
"I just feel like that gig is so hard," she said, adding that her gender would make hosting duties extremely taxing.
"The amount of months that would be spent trying on dresses alone ... no way."
Then wear a tux. Or your bathrobe ... whatever. Just do it.
Talk of Fey and Poehler co-hosting the Oscars intensified after the pair earned rave reviews hosting the Golden Globes this year.
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Opening ceremonies for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games should be interesting.
Every host country does its very best to put on an amazing presentation to wow the crowd and dazzle the folks watching on TV. But when the United States athletes come marching out, it will be disappointing at best.
It won't be the athletes themselves -- I'm sure they'll do great. But it's what they'll be wearing that'll make me hang and shake my head.
In case you haven't heard, the United States athletes will be wearing specially made suits by Ralph Lauren. Sounds nice for a company like Ralph Lauren to step up and do that, doesn't it? Well here's the catch: The uniforms were made in China, and along with that Chinese-made suit comes a French-style beret.
Yes, it's the truth, and it has sparked quite a controversy lately. And I can't help, but join in on the chiming.
Is this what we've become? A country that can't even provide uniforms for their athletes on the global stage that are produced "in-house"? When the U.S. athletes come out in the opening ceremonies, it'll be nothing more than a salute to China and France. It's like the United States is saying, "Thanks for the clothes and hat design." It'll also - unfortunately - be the United States displaying their dependency on other countries.
We're the richest, most powerful country in the world, and we can't even produce American-made uniforms for our athletes. It's sad, absolutely sad.
Ralph Lauren should have had second thoughts -- they should have just made the uniforms in the U.S. -- so everyone could just hate the ugly French hats, but no, they didn't.
I sure hope the next company that volunteers to make the U.S. uniforms learns from this. And if Ralph Lauren does get the green light to produce uniforms for the athletes again, hopefully they understand peoples' concern.
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My friendship and association with Alex Segura dates back to late 2004 when he invited me to join Robot 6's ancestor blog (or however you want to call its relation) The Great Curve. I wear my bias on my sleeve for this interview–I've always been a supporter of Segura's work–be it years at DC Comics, or more recently, his current role as Executive Director of Publicity and Marketing at Archie Comics. In addition to discussing what he's accomplished to date at Archie (and hopes to achieve in the near to long term), we delve into his own writing and musical pursuits (in the band, The Faulkner Detectives).
Tim O'Shea: Before your first stint with Archie a few years back, you worked at Wizard. So I gotta ask, what's your reaction to the end of the print magazine?
Alex Segura: On a gut level, it's sad. Wizard was a big part of my getting into comics – or at least, sticking with them – in middle school and into college. There were times when I wasn't actively buying any regular comic books but would still pick up Wizard to keep tabs on the industry. Working there was also huge. It was my first full-time job in the industry and gave me a crash course in comics and how they work. I also met some of my best friends there – many of whom I still talk to on a regular basis. Hell, I live with Ryan Penagos, who I first met at Wizard. So, yeah. I have a lot of fond memories of both my time at the company and my relationship with the magazine leading up to that.
Professionally, I'm not all that surprised. There was a time when Wizard was a major tastemaker – they had a big part in the rise of Image and for a long while broke major news from the Big Two. But with the rise of comic news on the web, it just seemed like they got left behind. Hopefully this new incarnation can revive the company. We'll see.


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Burnout is the experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest (depersonalisation or cynicism), usually in the work context.
Any organisation or team that relies on pro-bono efforts from its members runs the risk of burnout. In this article I'll explain what causes burnout, how to recognise it, how to prevent it, and (if it happens) how to treat it.
Disclaimer: I'm not a psychiatrist and this article is based on my own experiences of working in pro-bono contexts, such as free software projects and volunteer organisations.
In a pro-bono context we're expected to work without economic incentive. That is, we sacrifice family life, professional advancement, free time, and health in order to accomplish some goal we have decided to invest in.
In any project, we need some kind of reward to make it worth continuing each day. In most pro-bono projects the rewards are emotional, not economical. Mostly, we do things because people say, "hey, great!" This is a powerful motivator. It is why I'm writing this blog at 3.50am.
However, we are economic beings, and sooner or later, if a project costs us a great deal and does not bring economic rewards of some kind (money, fame, a new job,...) we start to suffer.
So burnout is when we spend too much time on a particular project, with too little economic reward. Our minds simply get disgusted, and say, "enough is enough!" and refuse to go any further. If we try to force ourselves, we get sick.
People are very good at manipulating each other, and themselves, and this is often part of the process that leads to burnout. We tell ourselves that it's for a good cause, that the other guy is doing ok, so we should be able to as well.
When I got burnt-out on some free software projects, I remember clearly how I felt. I simply stopped working on it, refused to answer any more emails, and told people to forget about it.
You can tell when someone's burned-out. They go offline, and everyone starts saying, "he's acting strange... depressed, or tired..." It can appear to happen suddenly, but the warning signs are usually visible long before.
Diagnosis is simple. Has someone worked a lot on a project that was not paying back in any way? Did he make exceptional sacrifices? Did he lose or abandon his job or studies to do the project? If you're answering "yes", it's burnout.
There are some simple rules to reduce the risk burnout to a low level:
- People must never work alone on projects. This is probably the main factor: the concentration of responsibility on one person who is naive enough to not set their own limits. At the FFII we insist that a workgroup start with three or more people.
- People need day jobs. This is hard but necessary. Getting money from somewhere else makes it much easier to sustain a sacrificial project.
- Set limits. Don't do a tough project for more than a year or two years. Find someone else to take over before it's too late for you.
- Education. When we explain to people what burnout is, they recognise it faster and can take action before it happens. Action means telling people, "I need help and/or financial support".
- Help improve the organisation. Using inefficient tools makes the cost of a project higher. Making yourself irreplacable almost guarantees burnout. Ensure the organisation has a stable, documented framework so people can switch in and out of projects easier.
The simple cure to burnout is to get paid for your work. This is hard in volunteer settings but sometimes it's possible. More and more companies are paying developers to work on free software, for example. At the FFII we're building up a core of full-time professionals who can work for years without getting burnt out.
But even if you're payed well, you run the risk of burning-out...
"economic" rewards
I don't think it's necessarily economic payback that makes the difference.
Some of the worst burnout I've ever experienced was from jobs that paid very well but left me feeling spiritually and intellectually void. For example, I couldn't really complain about the pay in telephone tech support (it was the most lucrative option I had at the time).
But, what drove me crazy was spending two hours a day in a car, commuting to and from the job, and then spending eight hours with nothing but people's trivial problems with their ink jet printers in my head. In fact, these things stuck in my head so much, that I would find myself talking about printers after I got home. Which was just too much—something like 10-12 hours a day with my brain 'stuck in first gear'!
In fact, the pay really contributed to the burnout, because, as a provider for my family, I felt very guilty about leaving a good paycheck behind, even when the job itself is killing me.
I think I lasted about four months in that job. After I quit, I took up two part time jobs doing manual labor, which doesn't fill your head with trivia, so you're free to use it for your own purposes (and I always have something to think about). On the other hand, I didn't keep those jobs that long, either, as I finally got a professional break some months later (ironically, the increased upper body strength from three months of package handling turned out to be useful in the professional job, since my first task was to move the office out of my employer's home into a professional building!).
On the other hand, I don't think there's one metric for what everybody is looking for in terms of meaning. For me, intellectual stimulation for its own sake and a certain amount of recognition is the primary motivator. Money, beyond a basic living, is secondary for me (though it can be regarded as one form of recognition).
On the other hand, of course, if you aren't making a basic living, then not being paid can leave you feeling pretty disgusted, especially if you went in with the expectation of income.
Personal failure - I'm a procrastinator
I think I'm burned out right now because of my personal failure - I'm a heavy procrastinator. It simply means not doing some task, because I convince myself I must be doing something more important, and naturally I get very little done. There is no way you can be a heavy procrastinator like me and not get into trouble. When I get into trouble, I get stressed out and easily frustrated, and if the environment isn't in "support mode" and you have to keep on working missing deadline after deadline but still need to keep going - you'll probably burnout too. Well, there is an obvious cure - do the work, and get happy - right? Anyone else?


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November 2, 2005
A confrontation after a high school football game leaves parents wondering if the punishment was just for all students. And as News 12 reports, some parents say the code of conduct is not being applied fairly to all students.
It was after this football game three weeks ago when Glynis Key says a situation involving several black and white students escalated.
An incident report indicates a Columbia County officer responded to a large fight, but officers say some students refused to leave.
"There were five individuals. Charged as a result were three black males and two white males," Capt. Steve Morris said.
"In my mind I think how our boys wind up in handcuffs and basically those boys didn't wind up in handcuffs," said Glynis Key, Lakeside High parent.
All charged with disorderly conduct…
"Of the five there was only one transported to jail and that was only because he caused a real ruckus," Morris said.
But Glynis says it was the Columbia County school system playing favorites.
"I think Columbia County school system is unfair to a lot of minorities," Key said.
This comes after the three black students at Lakeside were suspended. The two Evans students, both white, one was given school suspension and punishment for the other is pending the investigation.
"The white kid that did land the punch, he was given four days ISS, and he was not suspended from school at least ISS you get to keep your grades up," Key said.
Associate Superintendent Charles Nagle says there were no disciplinary records for the Evans students, but all three students from Lakeside had disciplinary records and that's why the school board is recommending expulsion at a tribunal hearing. But Glynis says the copies of the disciplinary reports leading up to the accumulation, she never saw or signed.
"So parents go in there not even knowing what they are going in there for, just accumulation of offenses," Key said.
But Glynis says the offense after this game as not handled fairly.
A tribunal is set for Thursday for the Lakeside students. The parents of these students have set up a lined for concerned parents that may be going through similar situations.


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Arlene Cuklanz-Kussman, 88, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the Clarkfield Care Center in Clarkfield.
Funeral services were held Wed., Oct. 23 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Terril, Iowa.
Arlene Ethyl (Roy) Cuklanz-Kussman, the daughter of Calvin and Edna (Willard) Roy, was born July 3, 1925, in Jeffers. Arlene grew up in Jeffers and graduated from the Jeffers school system in 1942. She married Marvin Cuklanz on Christmas Day, 1943. They had two sons and two daughters. The couple lived and worked on a farm just southwest of Terril, Iowa for 16 years. Then they brought a business and moved into town until 1967. Marvin took a job as a federal meat inspector, which moved them to Sioux City, Iowa. Arlene worked at the Aalf's Clothing Factory for several years while in Sioux City. They later moved to Estherville, Iowa, to be closer to their roots in Terril. Marvin passed away in 1990. On July 31, 1994, she married Howard Kussman and they remained in Estherville until the fall of 2010. In 2010, they moved to Granite Falls, where later she would be moved into the Clarkfield Care Center for her remaining years.
Arlene was active in all the Lutheran churches she was a member of over the years. She enjoyed cross-stitch and plastic canvas work. She loved having her family get together and they couldn't leave until they were filled to the brim.
Arlene is survived by her husband, Howard; two sons, Larry and wife, Nancy, of Granite Falls; Richard and wife, Cindy, of Leonard-town, Maryland; one daughter, Colleen Skuya and her husband, Richard, of Sioux City; one son-in-law, Richard Taylor and his wife, Judy of Milford, Iowa; two stepsons; Rick Kussman and his wife, Deb, of Scottsdale, Arizona; Jeff Kussmam and his wife Jennifer, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; two stepdaughters: Brenda Pladson from Waradale, Australia; Stacey Kirschenman and her husband, Lonnie, of Irene, South Dakota; two sisters: Marlys Sorenson and Lavonne Nimefro; two brothers; Gordon and Gary Roy; 27 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin; one daughter: Carol Taylor; three brothers: Walter, Robert and Dale; and three sisters: Margaret, Marion and Deloris.
Arrangements were with Henry-Olson Funeral Homes and Crematory.
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There's a new culinary academy in town -- and Le Cordon Bleu might do well to pay attention.
That's because the San Francisco Cooking School's philosophy is a major departure from traditional culinary institutes.
Nestled into an airy space on Van Ness Avenue, just steps from the Opera House and City Hall, Jodi Liano's new school isn't aiming to churn out top toques. It's about producing the kind of yuzu-savvy, umami-proficient, problem-solving cooks the Bay Area's top restaurants require.
Liano, a longtime cooking instructor and food writer, has lined up a who's who of advisers. The school's deans include Daniel Patterson of Coi and Plum fame, Craig Stoll from the Delfina restaurant group and Bill Corbett, pastry chef at Absinthe. And she's supplemented the professional program with a roster of cooking classes -- one-offs and series -- for newbies and foodies alike.
In other words, it's not just the next sous or line cook lining up on Van Ness. It could be you. Naturally, we had questions.
Q Northern California already boasts at least three major professional culinary programs and at least half a dozen smaller cooking schools. Why this? Why now?
A Two and a half years ago, I started talking to chefs and friends who said students from culinary programs were not as prepared. The curriculum was outdated -- and consistent from Texas to California. And a whole new, relevant set of skills was not being taught.
Q Some culinary academies have come under fire recently for promising -- or at least implying -- that their expensive certificate paves the path to four-star, exec-chef greatness, when the reality is very different. What's your take?
A People have been sold a bill of goods. You learn to be a chef after you cook for a really, really long time. Having a certificate is not like having an MBA. You apply, they say, "Work for two nights. Let's see what you've got." We're training them to be a cook. That's why we named it the Cooking School. We're preparing people for that entry-level interview so they can blow people's minds.
Q So what kinds of skills are we talking about?
A A sense of urgency, responsibility, attention to detail. (Culinary graduates) could follow a recipe, but they couldn't fix anything. They need to know how to fix a broken mayonnaise. They need to understand how and why. They need to know how to apply French-derived techniques to a more modern, global pantry. Acid doesn't have to be from white wine vinegar. It can be yuzu in a beurre blanc. Restaurants these days are a little Wild West.
Q This is a school with two paths -- a six-month professional program and a series of classes for passionate home cooks and culinary newbies, right? I see Kara Lind from Kara's Cupcakes is doing a cupcake boot camp this weekend ...
A There's an intense pool of talent here. Ryan Farr is doing a butchery class for intermediate-level home cooks. We're doing pickling, fermentation classes. And people are coming from as far away as Sacramento, lots from the Peninsula, the East Bay -- stay-at-home dads, lots of 20-somethings, people after work. It's a nice mix. People think of this as entertainment. It's very social.
Q How handy are they in the kitchen? Any surprises?
A (Laughs) We've had a few who said, "Oh yeah, I have an immersion circulator in my kitchen." An. Immersion. Circulator.
Open House
What: Cooks and food lovers can catch a glimpse of the new San Francisco Cooking School during an open house from noon to 3 p.m. Jan. 19. Tour the kitchens, learn about upcoming classes for all levels of cooks, meet the instructors and watch free cooking demonstrations.
Where: 690 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco; 415-346-2665; www.sfcooking.com
Professional certificate programs: The winter session for professional culinary arts is full; applications for the full-time program that starts May 6 and the new pastry arts certificate program, which begins Sept. 3, are being accepted now.
Recreational classes: Classes range from a session on fresh, fast weeknight suppers ($130) to a hog butchery course taught by 4505 Meats' Ryan Farr ($225, including 10 pounds of meat to take home) and a macaroon workshop with Laurie Ellen Pelicano from Tartine Bakery ($160). Find the full list at www.sfcooking.com.


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LXE introduces Thor
March 22, 2011 - MMH Editorial
Easy-on, easy-off front panel. That's just one of three unique features on the new Thor vehicle-mount computer, unveiled Tuesday by LXE (Booth 4268) at a press conference.
Thor's new features include a field-replaceable, water-resistant front panel that can be changed in minutes with a screwdriver, a quick-mount smart-dock that allows the computer to removed with one hand and is easily transferred between forklifts or to IT for software updates, and an ignition control function that enables the computer to start with the forklift ignition, saving the operator an extra step.
These innovations are designed to enhance uptime and improve the user's bottom line. Bill Roeder, LXE's vice president of product management, said he believes the introduction of the Thor vehicle-mount computer technology will "turn the industry on its ear."
ProMat 2011 will be held March 21 - 24, 2011 at McCormick Place South in Chicago. The tradeshow will showcase the latest manufacturing, distribution and supply chain solutions in the material handling and logistics industry.
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Published: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 7:32 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 7:32 p.m.
A Houma man was hospitalized New Year's Eve night after being rescued from his burning home. Bayou Cane Fire Chief Ken Himel said a 73-year-old was the only occupant of the duplex on the 150 block of Jennings Lane. As of Tuesday night, the man was receiving treatment at Terrebonne General Medical Center for moderate burns and smoke inhalation. The cause of the fire, which decimated the injured man's duplex, was not known. The injured man was the home's only occupant. The call came in around 5:15 p.m.
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The National Weather Service in Buffalo issued a wind chill warning that remains in effect until 11 a.m. Tuesday. Winds are expected to be from the west at 15-to-25 mph with wind chill values dropping from 25-to-30 below.
The weather service stated "dangerously cold wind chills will result in a risk of hypothermia and frostbite for anyone outside for even a short period of time. The wind chill will make it feel like it is 25 degrees below zero or colder.
If you lose power and plan on running a generator, make sure the generator is outdoors and properly ventilated, the service advised, adding that snow should be removed from exhausts as fresh air intakes are needed for high efficiency.
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PHOENIX -- A's outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was granted leave from the team to travel to Miami, where 14 family members who fled Cuba with him two years ago finally reached the United States on Saturday.
Cespedes, who left Saturday night, has been concerned about his family's well-being in the Dominican Republic, where they had taken up temporary residence after their defection while the outfielder came to the United States to play baseball for Oakland last season.
Cespedes' mother, along with several cousins and aunts, arrived by ship from Turks and Caicos Islands, and the player was ecstatic when he heard that they were about to reach the United States.
"Big smile on his face ... tears, and then smiles," manager Bob Melvin said.
Cespedes is expected to return to Arizona on Monday or Tuesday, Melvin said. Tuesday is more likely, considering the quick turnaround to be back in Arizona for an afternoon game.
"He just went back for a short period of time," Melvin said. "He just wanted to see them, and he'll come back here as soon as possible."
The manager added that Cespedes finally being reunited with his family was a dramatic development for him.
"Big day for him, huge," Melvin said. "I know there were times last year when he was grinding on it pretty hard -- for good reason -- and maybe some this spring a little bit. He felt like they were in a good place. It was just a matter of getting them to the United States, and it took a long time to do it."
The manager said solving the family issue could help Cespedes' outlook and possibly affect his performance as he embarks on his second big league season.
"It was a very emotional day for him, and I know it's a weight off his shoulders," Melvin said. "It's something he doesn't have to think about, whereas last year he was constantly thinking about it."
Cespedes has a 3-year-old son living in Cuba with the boy's mother.
Anderson came out of the game for precautionary reasons and didn't think the injury was serious.
"I feel all right," he said. "It was a kind of a freak play at third that you don't really expect to happen, but it's part of the deal sometimes. I don't think it's anything major -- it's a neck strain/spasm, nothing to be too concerned about."
After Eaton opened the game with a leadoff single, Cliff Pennington hit a chopper to third baseman Josh Donaldson, who misplayed the ball for an error. As Donaldson retrieved the ball to his left, Eaton rounded second base and broke for unoccupied third.
Anderson sprinted to cover the base, but Donaldson's relay was behind him, and he slid awkwardly into the base and Eaton.
"It was pure athleticism at its finest at third base," the pitcher said.
Anderson walked back to the mound but did not even attempt a warm-up pitch before being removed.
"We're fairly confident he'll be all right to make his next start," Melvin said. "It was a scare, though. A guy like that, you never want to take a chance with."
Jemile Weeks, who is nursing a sore shoulder, sat out. He will be sent to minor league camp Monday to get some controlled at-bats, and Melvin said the club wants to be absolutely sure he is healthy before putting him in a game.
Six nonroster invitees were reassigned to the minor league camp, most notably shortstop Addison Russell, along with pitcher Kyler Newby, catchers Ryan Ortiz and Beau Taylor and infielders Miles Head and Jefry Marte.
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Bust out the piñatas and line up the blow -- Jimmy Howard has won two consecutive games. He looked more calm and sound than he ever has in an NHL game, not sliding 12 feet out of the crease or spoon-feeding juicy rebounds to the opposing team. The two buzz words that always surround Howard are "rebounds" and "consistency" .... well, he controlled the puck, and for at least two games now we haven't screamed at him like parent watching their child wander into oncoming traffic.
- And while Jimmy may have played well enough to get the win and the first star, he hasn't yet earned the right to a human face:
- Drew Miller looked pretty good, getting some PK minutes and playing the waning minutes of his first Red Wings game. I can't lie, I was a little nervous. 20+ years of Michigan State sports have trained me to cringe anytime there is a Spartan involved in the final seconds of a game while guarding a lead. In fact I was momentarily confused when Miller wasn't lined up in the prevent defense.
- Kronwall and Stuart both looked excellent to me. For the most part we've seen solid play in our own end the last couple of weeks. Take out the abortion orgy in Toronto and you've got 5 games with one or zero goals allowed.
- What to say about Tomas Holmstrom. 9 goals before mid-November. He should start screaming "I'M NOT DEAD YET MOTHER FUCKERS" each time he scores. Here was my non-hockey-liking dad's take on his goal: "I mean, it's goals like those ...... the guy just throws the puck at the net and it bounces in? How is this even a sport?" We have a conversation at least once a week that revolves around how bizarre I am for following hockey. Then I remind him that he soaks his nail clippers in anti-bacterial solution and makes his Christmas lists with Microsoft Excel.
- Good officiating tonight. (Lies.)
- Non sequitur graph:
- I love the Eaves/Helm/Draper line. Love it. So much that I want to take it on a special vacation to New Hampshire.
- Brad May gets in fight #4, and loses again. I really don't care, I just like having him in the lineup. They did a feature during the pregame show where he was giving Abdelkader some fighting tips. Now, I really like Abdelkader, but if I see him get into a fight, I am immediately going to look up the Griffins roster to see who will be taking the place of his bloody carcass for the next eight weeks.
- Top 3 Wings:
#2 ~ Henrik Zetterberg: 1 Goal, 1 Assist. Hell of an effort. He and Livonia Native Ryan Kesler went at it the entire game, with Z getting the last laugh with the game-winner. It seems like the whole team is on Z's shoulders right now.
#1 ~ Jimmy Howard: Stopped 31 of 32 shots. He has survived another day as a goaltender in Detroit.


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STATELINE, Nev. - London 2012 is still on the horizon, but the South Lake Tahoe community is already looking ahead to the 2026 Winter Olympics and the possibility that those Games could come to Lake Tahoe.
Even though he thinks the skiing is great here, Bode Miller said he would just assume those Games didn't come to Tahoe. The Vancouver 2010 Olympic gold medalist in the super combined ski event is in town for the 23rd annual American Century Championship.
For Miller, he'd rather see the lake and the surrounding mountains kept as pristine as possible.
"It's a huge responsibility. It's no joke. The entire world is focused on your little area," Miller said after finishing the first competitive round of the ACC on Friday.
"Tahoe's such a pristine, nature kind of area, and if you have to prepare for that kind of thing, there's a down side, too. There's parts about it that no one focuses on because it's the Olympics, but an area like this, you'd love to see it stay how it is," Miller said.
Chad Fleischer, a former member of the U.S. ski team and a downhill national champion, also made it out to the ACC, and was more optimistic about the potential bid.
"It would be an amazing venue. It would be great to see the Olympics held in a place with such great people and such great skiing," Fleischer said on Thursday before teeing off at the sixth hole.


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Dave Matthews Band At Citi Field
Get your tickets now to Dave Matthews Band for this summer! They'll be playing at Citi Field July 16th and 17th and tickets are going fast. Citi Field is a great venue for the concert and you'll get to check out the new stadium if you haven't been yet, and enjoy a great concert. Hurry and order your tickers now, they're going fast and have only been only sale for one day. They go for $75 and if you've been to a Dave Matthews Band concert, you know it's worth it!


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FREETOWN, 4 March 2014 - A Fisheries and Marine Training Institute, established by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) with funding from the Russian Federation, was officially opened today by the President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma.
The ceremony was attended by Vasily Sokolov, the Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries of the Russian Federation, and Alexandere Bregadze, Russian Ambassador to Sierra Leone and Guinea.
The Institute will offer Sierra Leoneans new skills, helping them become Deck officers, Marine engineers, and specialize in radio communication, refrigeration, and fishing gear technology. The new facility will also provide tailor-made training courses to employees of the fishing industry.
President Koroma thanked the Russian Federation and UNIDO for their valuable contributions to developing the country's fisheries sector. He said that the quality training programme offered by the Fisheries and Marine Training Institute will support the Government's programme aimed at enhancing and growing the fisheries sector.
Russia's Astrakhan University has provided training for the instructors of the Fisheries Institute and contributed to developing a curriculum which will allow the utilization of the experience and technologies of the Russian Federation for the prosperity of the people of Sierra Leone.
Ambassador Bregadze said he was convinced the new Institute will further strengthen the already close ties between Russia and Sierra Leone, and contribute to achieving the country's fisheries potential, as well help in creating new jobs, increasing the fish catch and fighting illegal fishing.
Philippe Scholtes, Officer-in-Charge of UNIDO's Programme and Technical Cooperation Division, said the Organization appreciated the partnership with the Russian Federation and Sierra Leone, and that Russia's financial and technical support will contribute to developing the country's fisheries industry in an inclusive and sustainable fashion.
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SAN LEANDRO -- An art teacher was arrested Halloween night for allegedly masturbating in public and trying to get the attention of trick-or-treaters passing by his car.
At about 10:30 p.m., Alameda County Sheriff's Deputies found Carlos Tellez in his car on the corner of Mateo Street and Green Court in unincorporated San Leandro.
According to deputies, Tellez was masturbating inside his 1998 Mazda Protégé while trying to get the attention of passing children who were trick-or-treating.
Tellez allegedly had his pants unzipped and pulled down to mid-thigh while his shirt was pulled up to his mid-chest, according to deputies.
Tellez, who worked as an art teacher at the Livermore Valley Charter Preparatory in Livermore, was initially detained by a passer-by who caught him in the act.
Deputies arrested Tellez for indecent exposure but has since posted bail, according to the Alameda County Sheriff's Office.
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office Special Victims Unit is actively seeking the public's help in identifying other possible witnesses or victims.
Witnesses can contact the Special Victims Unit at 510-667-3645 or the Anonymous Tip Line at 510-667-3622.
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SMSTS Training - CITB Site Management Safety Training Scheme (DAY RELEASE)
- Date:
- Wed, 28 Nov 12 - Thu, 06 Dec 12
- Times:
- 08:45 - 17:00
- Duration:
- 5 days
- Delivery Schedule:
- Block
- Venue:
- Southampton, UK
Please note the dates for this course are as follows: - 28th, 29th, 30th Nov & 5th, 6th Dec
- Overview
- Objectives
- Course Agenda
- Who Should Attend?
- Assessment
- Venue
- Progression
- Accreditation
- Other Dates
This 5 day SMSTS Training course is designed for site managers, site agents and persons who are, or due to be, responsible for planning, organising, monitoring, controlling and administering groups of staff and a workforce. In order to obtain the qualification delegates MUST attend all days of their chosen course.
The SMSTS certificate is valid for 5 years, after which time candidates must sit the SMSTS Refresher course in order to renew their SMSTS certification
The SMSTS course covers all relevant legislation and other aspects which affect safe working in the building, construction and civil engineering industries. It highlights the need for risk assessment in the workplace, the implementation of the necessary control measures and adequate communication to sustain a health and safety culture among the workforce.
At the end of the SMSTS course successful candidates will be able to: -
- implement all health, safety, welfare and environmental legislation which affects them during their daily work
- implement new guidance and industry best practice
- state their duties and responsibilities with regards to health, safety, welfare and the environment
The SMSTS course will cover the following topics: -
- Site set up
- Risk Assessment
- Method Statements
- Scaffolding
- Electricity
- Excavations
- Demolition
- Confined Spaces
This course is intended for project managers, site managers and site supervisors as well as proprietors of small to medium sized companies. Client-based personnel would also benefit from attending the course.
At the end of the CITB SMSTS course, each individual has to pass an examination and present a suitable health and safety solution to a site activity which qualifies them for the Construction Site Managers Safety Certificate.
Delegates must attend all of the days, in accordance with the course programme, to achieve the necessary learning objectives to qualify for the certificate.
This certificate expires every five years. After this period certificate holders are required to sit the SMSTS two day refresher course to renew their qualification for a further five years.
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Romsey Road, Copythorne
By Car
- From Southampton Exit Jct 2 of the M27
- At the roundabout take the 3rd exit heading towards Romsey (Poultons Park) Ower
- You will then arrive at another roundabout where you will need to take the 1st exit for Poultons Park/Ower.
- Continue past Poultons Park and after 75 meters take the right hand turning onto Romsey Road which is the A31 (Cadnam).
- Follow this road for 1 mile where the venue will be on your left hand side
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"A Cultural Paradox: Fun in Mathematics" is ideal for students who need a little push to get motivated, and also great for scientists and those in the math community that like to be in-the-know on relevant and current topics. Perfect as an accompaniment to any science class/course, this slim e-book can be read in the same time it takes to sit through one or two math classes, or roughly 68 minutes and 47 seconds.
The mathematics is correct. The key is to realize that the second round (after Monty opened Door Two) probability for each of the remaining two doors should not be treated equally. This is what makes it such a counter intuitive problem. The typical response is that there is a mistake and insist that the doors have equal weight. For a more detailed explanation please refer to http://mathforum.org/dr/math/faq/faq.monty.hall.html.
Jeffrey, I got to the end of 'pick a winner' fearing that the storytelling won over the discipline. After the door was opened you were prepared to reassign probability to door 3, but not to door 2. Both doors should have been treated equally. First round probability for each of three doors is 1/3. Second round probability for each of two doors is 1/2. To choose to switch vs not to switch, is a new choice, independent of the first round. Opening one more door would naturally produce certainty… (more)
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Celebrities Promote Health Insurance, Face Taunts
With health insurance websites working relatively well now, supporters of President Barack Obama's health law are turning their attention to promoting the law among the uninsured, particularly younger people.
California and other state health exchanges–with the help of Enroll America, an industry-funded group with ties to the White House–rolled out a new effort this week called "Tell a Friend – Get Covered."
The campaign is aimed at younger Americans and asks people to tweet, Facebook and email friends about the importance of signing up for insurance. Younger, healthier people are being encouraged to sign up for insurance in part to offset the costs of covering older, sicker Americans.
On Thursday, at least a dozen people with varying degrees of fame tweeted their support of the campaign, including Toya Wright (star of a BET reality show), Fran Drescher (best known as "The Nanny" on a CBS comedy from 1993-1999) and Rocsi Diaz (an Entertainment Tonight correspondent).
Maroon 5 singer (and People's current sexiest man alive) Adam Levine was perhaps the best-known person tweeting support of the health law. Like other celebs he received several replies from "Obamacare" opponents, as well as a remark from a fan who didn't seem interested in the finer points of the Affordable Care Act.
Are u excited to watch Gaga perform live on your show next week? @adamlevine
— J E T (@JETTYFIERCE) December 12, 2013
It's not clear how many of the celebrities wrote their own tweets. The messages featured a suspicious lack of exclamation points and questionable spelling that marked many of the entertainers' other tweets. A spokeswoman for the campaign said it didn't write tweets for the celebrities, although many appeared to use examples that the campaign provided. "They just asked everyone to use the #getcovered hashtag," spokeswoman Alisha Tischler said.
@MarlonWayans I couldn't agree more. Happy Thursday! — Mamacita (@Mamacita8701) December 12, 2013
Here's the thing…you never know. #GetCovered protect yourself and your family. — scott foley (@scottkfoley) December 12, 2013
Obamacare opponents quickly replied to several of the celebrities–such as "Superman" actor Brandon Routh and food personality Andrew Zimmern–with less-than-positive comments.
@BrandonJRouth which plan did you get? How did you get the website to work for you?
— RJD3 (@skylordric) December 13, 2013
I can't believe he's a sell out. It's a sad day when you have to unfollow Zimmern because he can't stick to food. pic.twitter.com/5cpK0ge5kT
— Colby Bauer (@TheGastropod) December 12, 2013
A few celebrities replied, although for the most part they ignored the negative comments. Comedian George Lopez responded to one woman asking for his Instagram information.
#GetCovered at this moment so you put yourself in the best place for the next moment. http://t.co/VSwm845vJe — George Lopez (@georgelopez) December 12, 2013
Former White House staffer (and "Harold & Kumar" actor) Kal Penn appeared to be the exception to other celebrity efforts, with a somewhat risqué tweet. He also directly responded to one of his critics, saying that his mom would probably agree with her opinion.
@kalpenn How embarrassing. — Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) December 12, 2013
"Entourage" star Adrian Grenier's tweet wasn't picked up by anti-Obamacare tweeters (although it didn't get many retweets either).
#GetCovered at this moment so you put yourself in the best place for the next moment. http://t.co/DpFmm0m8bx
— Adrian Grenier (@adriangrenier) December 12, 2013
This is the start of a longer social media campaign, organizers say, and more celebrities are expected to tweet and help White House and state officials with outreach efforts to the uninsured in the coming months.


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On Christmas Eve 1997, with failing health, Louie Jaquett thought he was 100 years old. He looked at the calendar on the wall, and smiled.
Born in Switzerland in 1898, he arrived in America eight years later. The life of an Iowa immigrant was no better than for those in the industrialized cities. Though the air was clean, the landowners considered the foreigners little more that farm animals.
Glenie, his future wife, was born in a log cabin on Bear Creek. She had the coloring of her Swedish mother and the temper of her Irish father. They met as teenagers at a July Fourth picnic and, over time, fell in love.
Though Glenie's family was poor, Louie's was poorer. When the young couple announced their engagement, her parents were skeptical of Louie's ability to provide for his family. "Love won't stop the hunger pains," were the words her mother used. Her father, remembering his own young love years earlier was more realistic, "You're stubborn like your mother, and I've learned not to argue with her; be a good wife Glenie."
Glenie's parents were correct, love was no substitute for a good meal, but it made a dandy appetizer. The passionate, but poor couple married on Valentine's Day in 1917. They leased a small plot of land and were inseparable. The neighbors would say that you'd never see Louie taking out a load of manure without Glenie standing behind him on the wagon.
In an age where women were expected to be homemakers and pregnant, Glenie broke the mold. They were more than husband and wife, they were partners, and best friends. They did not hide their affection.
An elderly Louie told an embarrassed 30-something grandson the secret to a happy marriage. "Glenie and I had an agreement that whenever one of us wanted to make love, all we had to do was 'inkle' and, if possible, the other would comply." "Inkle," to Louie, meant raising your eyebrows a few times in rapid succession.
When Louie's grandson, Craig, recounts this story, he tells how he wanted to end the conversation, but Louie insisted on dispensing birth-control advice. "You've got to learn self control. Glenie and I would make love at the drop of a hat, (or overalls) and yet we only had one child. Do you know why? I had self-control!"
The couple was blessed with a deep love and good health maintained by hard work and clean living. But the calendar is heartless.
When both were in their 80s, Glenie suffered a stroke and Louie broke an ankle. Unable to maintain their property and take care of each other, the couple sold their lands and moved into a nursing home. Life there agreed with them. According to Louie, "It's a lot like living on the farm, minus the cooking, cleaning and pitching manure."
To everyone's surprise, their health improved and they remained active octogenarians. They would take drives down to Bear Creek with Louie at the wheel and Glenie enjoying the views of her youth. Though they had separate bedrooms, they had two easy chairs in Louie's room - they would sit there for hours holding hands and dozing.
Life in the nursing home did not lessen the couple's affection; Louie would crawl into his wife's bed every Valentine's Day in celebration of their anniversary.
Louie had a few bad years after Glenie died. He was in his early 90s, lonely, and his awareness seemed to fluctuate with the seasons. He lost interest in life and sometimes prayed to be taken to Glenie in heaven.
Then he got it in his head to live to be 100.
"If I lived to be 100, now that would be something." He would say with wonder.
After his decision to reach triple figures, Louie began pacing himself. He would sleep most of the day, waking only when family would visit. Every birthday they would bring him a cake and sing "Happy Birthday." When they were finished he would say, "Today I'm 96-97-98. Now if I live to be 100, that would be something."
Louie had only five months before his 100th birthday on May 10, when his health began to fail. Constant pain from a hip too badly broken to repair had sapped all that was left of any remaining vitality. He would be incoherent for days at a time and was unable to leave his bed. When he would regain consciousness, he would ask in a feeble voice, "Am I the oldest man in the world yet?"
He regained consciousness on Christmas Eve. His family was around his bed. Someone had brought in a calendar for the next year, turned the page to "May 1998." The contradiction of Christmas decorations in May was lost on Louie. He believed it to be his 100th birthday.
"His family sang 'Happy Birthday' to him for the last time. Louie smiled and said, One hundred years. Now, that is something; I can't wait to tell Glenie." Then a day later, he died.
Louie Jaquett squeezed a lot of life and a lot of love in 99 years and 7 months.
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RICHMOND -- Perhaps Jeff Ritterman's finest hour in public office unfolded in secret meetings.
In spring 2010, he and his City Council colleagues grappled with Chevron Corp. leaders in high-stakes negotiations over millions the city sought in new utility tax revenues. Chevron vowed to bankroll a competing ballot measure linking tax cuts for its refinery to tax cuts for average households.
Ritterman's anti-Chevron bona fides were beyond reproach, giving him leverage to strike a deal with the energy giant, then sell it to skeptical constituents.
"Ritterman was kind of like (former President Richard) Nixon, the only leader who could go to China," said Councilman Jim Rogers, who was party to the meetings. "(Ritterman) handled some tricky high-level negotiations (with Chevron officials) about as well as could be done. It was an exemplary performance."
Both sides dropped their threats. The city accepted $114 million in payments over 10 years from Chevron.
Tuesday's City Council meeting will be the final act of what has arguably been among the most energetic and consequential terms ever served on the Richmond council. His four-year term was marked by historic triumphs such as the deal with Chevron and the successful wooing of a Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory campus, as well as high-profile setbacks such as his failed effort to make Richmond the first city in the nation to tax soda.
"He really worked (getting the national lab campus) as hard as it could be worked," Councilman Tom Butt said of Ritterman's public and private efforts to beat out more than a dozen competing cities as the site for the new lab, the largest public project in the East Bay in decades. "It's hard to say one person was the difference between getting LBNL or not, but if there is one person, it's Jeff."
There were big misses, too. Ritterman, who is Jewish, backed down in the face of public outrage after calling on the council to pass a resolution condemning Israel for intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. In November, Ritterman's quest to pass Measure N, the tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, was crushed by a 2-1 margin at the polls, and the bruising campaign was marred by heated exchanges and charges of racism.
"That was the hardest I worked on anything," Ritterman said. "Sure, some of the attacks hurt, but I don't have any hard feelings."
It was February 2011 when the retired cardiologist decided that his first term on the council would be his last.
He and his partner of 13 years, Vivien Feyer, vacationed in Mexico with liberal icon and anti-Vietnam War activist Daniel Ellsberg, his wife and other couples. Ritterman, 64, acknowledges that Feyer urged him to not seek re-election.
"She sees me more as a healer than as a warrior," Ritterman said. "And she is smarter than me and my most trusted adviser, so I trust her."
He kept his decision a secret for more than a year because he didn't want to jeopardize his courting of LBNL, he said.
Chatting over coffee at the Point Richmond Starbucks on a recent afternoon, Ritterman said the campaign vitriol that marked his war on soda never dampened his spirits.
He spent dozens of hours with radio, television, and print and digital media. Dozens more were spent fighting small rhetorical battles with opponents on social media sites and email groups. On weekends, he trudged around town, pulling a red wagon loaded with 40 pounds of sugar -- the amount he said the average Richmond child drinks in a year, and extolled the virtues of taxing sugary drinks to everyone he could. He was heckled and shouted down but never shrunk away.
Ritterman is a gregarious, warm communicator with a boyish smile, playful sense of humor and a penchant for squeezing shoulders and arms.
But he's not without his prickly side. Along with the shouting matches over the sugar tax, Ritterman had numerous spats with City Councilman and provocateur Corky Booze, occasionally coming inches from literal head butts while seated at the dais.
"I don't regret a single vote I made on the council," Ritterman said. "But I regret losing my cool. I acted unkind at times, and that is my failure."
In September 2011, Ritterman and Booze traded accusations of ethical misconduct, and Ritterman filed a complaint with a state political watchdog agency and the Contra Costa County district attorney, implying that Booze shook down a transit startup company for campaign dollars. The company, Cybertran, was backed by Ritterman, and Booze charged that Cybertran's leaders were swindlers.
But while supporters say Ritterman was a victim of scurrilous attacks by Booze and his supporters, others say Ritterman gave as good as he got.
"He's well-meaning, but he is an ideologue with a huge ego," resident Felix Hunziker said. "And he has no qualms about starting fights and hurling inflated insults."
Hunziker, a member of the city's Police Commission and a veteran of barbed social media debates with Ritterman over the sugar tax, said he nevertheless has high respect for Ritterman's "intelligence and passion," and that his loss is a blow to the city's progressive coalition.
While the spats are burned in the public memory, those close to Ritterman say they belie the councilman's skill at consensus building.
"He knows how to cut a deal, he can compromise, and I don't think he gets enough credit for that," Butt said.
Ritterman said he was never more conflicted than during and after the Chevron negotiations. It was his political allies who were most skeptical of the deal, he said.
"I had to keep everyone, including the (Richmond Progressive Alliance), at arm's length during those secret negotiations," Ritterman said. "Some progressives, maybe most, were not in favor of a deal with Chevron, but I was not willing to risk bankruptcy, and I felt that if the deal was a good one, everyone would eventually embrace it as the practical solution."
Ritterman says he also looks forward to the uncertainty of the future, and having time to relax with family, especially his 16-month-old granddaughter, Amiela. He says he hopes to work consulting and teaching on matters of public health.
But don't expect to see Ritterman at the rambunctious City Council meetings any time soon.
"I'll be taking a long break from Tuesday nights," Ritterman said, grinning.
Contact Robert Rogers at 510-262-2726 and follow him at Twitter.com/roberthrogers.


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Silver alert for Hendersonville woman canceled
Published: Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 9:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, January 17, 2014 at 11:01 p.m.
Carol Lynn Peterson, 22, of Hendersonville was located by the Pueblo County Sheriffs Office in Colorado Friday night, and a Silver Alert for her has been canceled.
"She was coherent. She was healthy. She was there obviously on her own free will," said Chief Deputy Frank Stout, spokesman for the Henderson County Sheriff's Office. "They were able to observe her and speak with her, and she is in very condition, so the silver alert was lifted."
The N.C. Center for Missing Persons issued a silver alert for Petersen on Jan. 10.
Petersen left the area with her boyfriend, Brian Keith Medley, and her family was concerned because they said they had not heard from her and Petersen has a form of cognitive impairment.
"There were no signs of abuse," Stout said Saturday. "She was able to answer all of their (law enforcement officers') questions. She knew what time it was. She knew what day it was. She knew where she was, so therefore that Silver Alert was lifted. We got that information back from Pueblo County Sheriff's Office last night."
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Northern California boasts some of the world's greatest music festivals, including Outside Lands, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and of course Monterey Jazz.
The offerings run the gamut, from San Jose Jazz to Monterey's indie-pop gathering First City to the jam-band-friendly High Sierra in Quincy to Santa Cruz Blues. We also should definitely mention Stanford Jazz, Treasure Island, San Francisco Jazz and BottleRock Napa.
And, yet, people still want more -- and are willing to travel to get it.
It's become fairly commonplace for music lovers to journey hundreds, even thousands, of miles to attend the top events. It's a way to experience a new area, while enjoying some of your favorite musicians. Plus, they lineups can be downright sensational
The following is a look at some of North America's top festivals -- all of which are definitely worth the road trip.
It's also worth noting that many of these events stream performances live -- often free of charge -- through YouTube or some other site. Yet details aren't usually announced until closer to the actual dates, most likely to maximize ticket sales. So keep checking the festival websites for information if you want to enjoy the music from the comfort of your own home.
The Governors Ball
When: June 6-8
Where: New York City
Tickets: Single-day tickets start at $100; three-day passes at $230; http://governorsballmusicfestival.com/
Lineup: OutKast, Vampire Weekend, The Strokes, Skrillex, Jack White, Phoenix, Disclosure, more.
The skinny: Start spreading the news -- New York now boasts one of the nation's most enticing music festivals. It's set out on Randall's Island, which means that folks can actually ferry out to the three-day affair. (They can also get there by other means -- but taking the ferry sounds like the most fun.) The Gov Ball, which debuted in 2011, delivers a fine mix of indie and alt rock as well as electronic dance music (EDM) and some hip-hop. Yet, its No. 1 selling point is that it's in New York City, which means that travelers can arrive early or stay late to get a taste of the Big Apple. Notably, did anyone else notice that our Oakland Athletics are playing at Yankee Stadium June 3-5?
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
When: June 12-15
Where: Manchester, Tenn.
Tickets: Passes start at $284.50; www.bonnaroo.com
Lineup: Elton John, Kanye West, Jack White, Lionel Richie, Skrillex, Wiz Khalifa, more
The skinny: It started out in 2002 as primarily a jam-band fandango and has grown into one of the most diversely appealing music events in the world. Some 80,000 happy campers will turn out to a 700-acre farm in rural Tennessee to commune with nature, party with fellow music lovers and enjoy some 150 live performances held on 10-plus stages. It's like Woodstock for the 21st century. Over the years, Bonnaroo has hosted such greats as Phish, Radiohead, Stevie Wonder, The Police and Bruce Springsteen. The 2014 lineup is a particularly nice mix of R&B, hip-hop, indie-rock, electronic dance music and other styles.
Chicago Blues Festival
When: June 13-15
Tickets: Free; www.cityofchicago.org
Lineup: Billy Boy Arnold, Dr. John, Aaron Neville, Bettye LaVette, Willie Clayton, more
The skinny: This one belongs on the bucket lists of all big blues fans. It should be viewed as a necessary pilgrimage -- rather than a simple vacation plan -- by those who worship the music made by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and the Windy City's many other blues legends. The vibe is decidedly mellow yet joyful, as blues lovers from around the globe gather in Chicago's lovely Grant Park to enjoy food and drink, sun and shade, and terrific tunes. The lineup is always strong — but the 2014 bill, highlighted by Dr. John, Aaron Neville, Billy Boy Arnold and Bettye LaVette, is the best one in years.
Montreal Jazz Festival
When: June 26-July 6
Tickets: Prices vary per show. Many performances are free. www.montrealjazzfest.com
Lineup: Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Keith Jarrett, Michael Buble, Terence Blanchard, Rufus Wainwright, Trombone Shorty, Beck, more
The skinny: One of the truly great things about this world-class festival is that people can customize their own experiences. Folks can attend the whole 11-day affair and never drop a dime on music, choosing instead to just catch the multitude of free outdoor shows. Or, folks can pick and choose from the many ticketed events, held at everything from rock clubs to upscale performing arts spaces. They can load up on pop or stick strictly to jazz. Plus, the event is held in the heart of the city — as opposed to a park or fairground — so it's easy to enjoy the divine dining options and many other charms of Montreal. For its 35 edition, Montreal Jazz boasts another tremendous lineup, highlighted by Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Beck, Brad Mehldau and so many others.
When: Aug. 30-Sept. 1
Where: Seattle, WA
Tickets: Three-day passes start at $112; http://bumbershoot.org/
Lineup: Foster the People, Wu-Tang Clan, Elvis Costello, J. Cole, Los Lobos, The Replacements, The Head and the Heart, more.
The skinny: It's one of the more family friendly festivals, offering up comedy, theater, children's shows and other forms of entertainment to go with an amazing array of musical talent. It's set in the Seattle Center, which was originally built for the 1962 World's Fair. So that means that it's easy to combine a trip to Bumbershoot with stops at the center's many attractions, including the Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, the Pacific Science Center and the Space Needle.
Austin City Limits Festival
When: Oct. 3-5, 10-12
Tickets: Three-day passes start at $225; www.aclfestival.com
Lineup: Eminem, Pearl Jam, OutKast, Lana Del Rey, Skrillex, Beck, Lorde (weekend two only), The Replacements, more
The skinny: It's hard to think about the fall, when we haven't even gotten to the summer yet. Still, this is one worth planning way ahead for. This terrific Texas gathering, which takes place at Austin's lovely Zilker Park, is always one of the year's top festivals. It's grown so popular that it now takes place -- a la Southern California's mighty Coachella festival -- on two consecutive weekends. The lineup is mostly the same for each weekend, at least in terms of the major headliners, but there are a few differences. Most notable, the immensely talented Lorde only performs on weekend two -- so that's definitely the one travelers should try to attend.
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The best of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012
The winners of this year's Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year were announced last night – chosen from 48,000 entries submitted by amateur and professional photographers from 98 countries.
The winning images will be on show at the Natural History Museum in London until 3 March 2013, after which the collection will go on tour around the world. This gallery shows some of our favourites from the exhibition.
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Why the recently announced Singularity University falls short:
For an institution that claims to be "preparing humanity for accelerating technological change," it sure seems to be spending a lot more time talking about nifty gadgets than about the connection between technology and society.
Also worth checking out is George Dvorsky's roundup of the ensuing debate.
A look at the x-risk posed by human super-intelligence and abuses of power/authority:
If the first intelligence-enhanced human is smart enough to rise to power in a country with a large military and nuclear arsenal, then expansionism can begin under the guise of whatever rallying call of the week is expedient.
An interesting little rant …
Every health problem, mental or physical, will be treated in light of the person's genome, which will be part of a person's medical record. Drug doses will be determined genomically because different people can have greatly varying sensitivities to medicines. Almost any medical recommendation may be tailored to the sufferer's genome.
His fear is that, when a citizenry has no sense of the horrors and true cost of war, they will choose to go to war like any other policy decision, "weighed by the same calculus used to determine whether to raise bridge tolls."
If the early adopters don't go crazy and/or use their newfound abilities to turn the world into a totalitarian dictatorship, then they will concisely and vividly communicate the benefits of the technology to their non-uploaded family and friends. If affordable, others will then follow, but the degree of adoption will necessarily depend on whether the process is easily reversible or not.
The purpose of the Seasteading Institute—and of this gathering—is to figure out how to make aquatic homesteads a reality. But Friedman doesn't just want to create huge floating platforms that people can live on. He's also hoping to create a platform in the sense that Linux is a platform: a base upon which people can build their own innovative forms of governance. The ultimate goal is to create standards and blueprints that can be easily adapted, allowing small communities to rapidly incubate and test new models of self-rule with the same ease that a programmer in his garage can whip up a Facebook app.
We are just now witnessing the beginning of what is surely going to be a huge wave of self-sufficient communities, enabled by the new modes of production made possible by the Internet and communications technologies. The prospects for this are enormous for everyone, but especially those in poorest and most dependent places on Earth.
Cowell says there is now "a self-imposed moratorium on 'wetwork'", or all synthetic biology experiments, until researchers can show that what they are doing is safe.
this makes it easy to build a complete UAV for less than $500, which is really kind of amazing. As exciting as that it is, it's also sobering to know that a technology that was just a few years ago the sole domain of the military is now within the reach of amateurs…
In open source warfare, an insurgency's strength grows through a proliferation of groups with a similar high level objective: a weaker nation-state. The question becomes: how is this proliferation achieved?
"Our adversaries are constantly watching what's going on in Iraq and Afghanistan," he said. "They're adapting and drawing insights and they're going to make us fight this different kind of war. This manual is not a solution for Iraq or Afghanistan, but it will prepare Soldiers and Marines for where we are going in the future and the enemies we will face."
As 2009 opens, our financial institutions are deep in massive, irrational panic. That's bad, but it gets worse: Many other respected institutions have rational underpinnings at least as frail as derivatives or bundled real-estate loans. Like finance, these institutions are social constructions. They are games of confidence, underpinned by people's solemn willingness to believe, to conform, to contribute. So why not panic over them, too?


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