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On a beautiful morning in 1993, Burundian David Niyonzima found himself caught in the middle of a violent ethnic conflict. Although he escaped unharmed, 25 people, including eight of his students at a local Quaker pastoral training school, were shot and killed. David spent the next few years fearing for his life and the safety of his family. But after a transformational experience of learning to forgive his attackers, David became committed to working for peace in his war-torn country. In 1998, David founded Trauma Healing and Reconciliation Service, an organization that works in local communities to facilitate psychosocial healing and peaceful resolution to conflict.
More recently, David has worked with AFSC to support the development of a truth and reconciliation commission in Burundi, to be set up early next year, which includes the voices of people doing direct healing work in the community. His deep Quaker values have inspired his commitment to God and to peace in Burundi.
On preparing communities for truth and reconciliation
The mechanism for establishing the truth and reconciliation commission is not yet in place in the country but the people are getting ready for it and they are looking forward to having it. Non-governmental organizations are doing all they can in their capacities to make the people ready.
We met with victims of four provinces, the provinces that were most hurt in our opinion, and we went and talked to people as to what they thought about the importance of transitional justice.
Following that process we are doing what you call psychosocial education in which we are preparing the victims to be ready to tell their stories; we are encouraging them to say what they know. Because we know that if they tell their stories, it assists in the healing process.
In 2009 David traveled to South Africa on a trip sponsored by CHEMONICS. He learned from that country's experience of restoring peace.
The thing that was particularly touching for me was talking with a man who had been unhappy with apartheid and was fighting for those who had been unjustly murdered. Somebody packed a bomb in his car, it exploded and took away his arm and half of his eye…somebody wanted to kill him for not supporting apartheid.
When we met with him and asked him about the issue of forgiveness and paying back for the wrongs that somebody has done, he asked a question: How much money, what kind of things can somebody give me in repayment for my right hand that has been blown off by the bomb? It was a very strong and powerful statement to all of us. Of course we all kept quiet, and of course we did not feel anything could be given for him to take the place of the arm that was blown off by the bomb.
The point that he was making was that some things cannot be replaced; some things have no cost that one can find to satisfy the wrong that has been committed.
So the important thing is for us to be able to realize that we can go on and reconcile and forgive and heal because sometimes there's nothing you can do; you cannot replace what has been lost.
Opening people's hearts to what is possible
Right now, I'm heading the Trauma Healing and Reconciliation Service. In our religion (Quakerism) we believe that for peace to be lasting, you have to start on the healing process because healing lays the ground for creating peace in the country. Peace will depend on the healing that takes place. If we plant the seeds of healing then the seeds of violence will not take root.
Our organization, Trauma Healing and Reconciliation Service, is led by this sentiment: that the seeds of tomorrow's peace grow in the soil of today's healing and reconciliation.
I feel very much convinced by it because we've seen that in the Burundi war, most people who took part were people who had unhealed traumas in the past. Either losing their loved ones or parents or feeling that they can revenge by getting involved in the war.
A story of forgiveness
Here in Burundi are cases of, let's say, communities that decide to go out and ask for forgiveness for what they've done. I was recently in one of the communes here in Burundi, in a workshop, and a lady just shared a story of what happened to her.
She decided that she was miserable— she could not sleep, she could not do her every day activities like caring for her family… and she wondered what she needed to do. Because she had lost two children who were killed and a husband, she felt that the weight of the feeling that she was living with was related to the fact that she had lost those loved ones.
One issue that was very hard for her was the sight of the guy in the mob that came to kill her husband and her children. She said that he was also miserable; he was the same way she was in her story. She said that when they met they could not connect with each other and they both felt very uncomfortable. They knew each other, they were neighbors, but they did not know what to do with one another.
She knew that he was the one who killed her husband, being part of the group; and he knew also that he had done wrong to this woman. She told us that somebody facilitated a meeting for the two of them. They faced each other and they were able to talk and the man, the one who killed previously, took that first step to ask for forgiveness.
Elders as peacemakers
The Burundi community had a system that for us is very powerful and very important…. The elders in the country were known as people who'd administer justice to the community but also people who reconciled conflicting parties. When they called people together who were in conflict, the objective was not to punish, but to make sure that everyone acknowledges the wrong that he or she has done. They were a reconciling unit so that the two people would come together and restore the relationship. The elders in the community had that role to play so that the people would cut the vicious cycle of revenge by bringing them together and reestablishing their relationship. So, yes, the tradition of Burundi has that background and that platform already.
Called to relate
God calls us to relate, to relate to himself and to relate to others. And so for me, relationship is not the legal thing like the dos and the don'ts. It's simply an attitude of love and caring that is acceptable both to yourself—in other words you feel convinced of that attitude and feel peace about it—and also acceptable by the ones to whom you are extending it.
For me there's this element of connection that's essential—connection with God, connection with myself, connection with the community or the neighbors, connection with the creation.
If, for example, people in Burundi have the right relationship, regardless of their background—I don't see how they can fight or I don't see how they can kill each other.
So for me, relationship is very important. And even if it's a group of people I don't know, I know I'm related to them because of the human route, because of knowing that they are a human being like me.
About the Author:
Madeline Schaefer is the Friends Relations Fellow at AFSC. She grew up in Philadelphia, surrounded by Quakers of all shapes and sizes. After searching for stories and adventure in distant, cooler climes, she returned home only to find the richest ones right in her backyard. Over the past three years, she has been exploring Quaker thought and culture through audio, a medium she grew to love at Carleton college's student-run radio station. Madeline lives with five lovely people in West Philadelphia, and is involved with Quakers throughout the Philadelphia region.


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Sample Placement Position Descriptions
Below are four sample placement positions offered through AVODAH. This list is intended to give you an idea of the type of positions corps members may have. This is not the full or final list of potential positions available. Position and placement descriptions vary from year to year.
- Apna Ghar - Community Advocate
- DC SCORES - Elementary School Program Coordinator
- Gay Men's Health Crisis - Community Organizing Coordinator
- Tulane Community Health Center at Covenant House - Project Assistant
Organization Name: Apna Ghar
Position Title: Community Advocate
Mission Statement: Apna Ghar (Our Home) provides culturally-appropriate, multilingual services including emergency shelter, to survivors of domestic abuse with a primary focus on South Asian and other immigrant communities.
Specific Duties: Under the supervision of the Legal Advocate, the Community Advocate provides information on rights and options under Illinois and federal law to survivors of violence, assesses their need, develops a plan and then coordinates advocacy services for them. The work is divided between providing crisis intervention on the crisis line as well as in person (25%), providing advocacy including coordination and management of services related to the client's legal issues (65%), and providing case management unrelated to the legal case (10%).
- Assist survivors of domestic violence in crisis by answering the crisis line and completing intake to assess the needs of clients, and develop action plans with clients.
- Provide emotional support and information to clients on their rights and protections available to them under state and federal law.
- Assist clients by helping them file police reports, and with document/evidence gathering for their legal cases as needed.
- Provide legal referrals, and help clients obtain legal representation, and link clients with other appropriate resources available to them.
- Arrange for translators for legal appointments, and court dates whenever necessary.
- Advocate for clients in court by accompanying them to court dates, liaising with their attorneys and guiding them through legal process.
- Follow through to ensure that the client's needs are met.
- Perform other duties as assigned including outreach and systems advocacy work.
Characteristics and Skills Needed for the Position: Empathy, good listening skills, perceptiveness, objectivity, willingness and ability to advocate for women in crisis. Any special language and/or cross-cultural communication skills are a plus.
Training Offered: Illinois state required 40 hour domestic violence training that covers the dynamics of domestic violence, and helps develop empathetic listening and advocacy skills. The training also provides an overview of the laws covering domestic violence, and its intersection with other economic and social issues. On the job training will help in applying these skills on a practical level. Skill development through supervision and other staff development trainings will take place on a regular basis.
Other Important Considerations: Immigrant survivors of domestic violence face linguistic and cultural barriers in accessing services. Most have also survived severe forms of violence. It is important to consider personal and professional boundaries in this kind of setting. The Corps member will receive not only supervision but also support from staff at the agency in working around these issues.
Neighborhood: Uptown, Chicago
Americorps Eligibility: Full-time award
Organization Name: DC SCORES
Position Title: Elementary School Program Coordinator
Mission Statement: DC SCORES empowers students in urban communities using soccer, writing, creative expression, and service-learning. With teamwork as the unifying value, DC SCORES inspires youth to lead healthy lifestyles, be engaged students, and become agents of change in their communities.
Specific Duties:
- Provide training, support, technical assistance and evaluation to the writing coaches involved in the program
- Coach writing two times per week at designated school
- Organize and facilitate Starbucks poetry workshops
- Organize parent initiatives
- Assist with planning and execution of DC SCORES winter program and summer camp(s)
- Assist in developing supplements to writing curricula
- Conduct site visits and game day visits
- Coordinate Shout! special event and help with other special events as-needed
- Represent DC SCORES citywide by participating in community and/or funder forums
- Provide administrative program support including monitoring attendance, enrollment, coach information and evaluation data
- General office duties as assigned
- Contribute to DC SCORES team
- Participate in continuous learning and professional development opportunities
- Carry out responsibilities as outlined in the strategic plan
Characteristics and Skills Needed for the Position:
- Passion for urban education and youth development;
- Creative writing or soccer background a plus;
- Excellent organizational abilities and capacity to manage multiple projects;
- Computer literacy and excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Excellent people skills in a diverse environment
- A team player
- Ability to communicate and relate well with children;
- Bilingual in Spanish a plus.
Training Offered:
- Citywide youth development training (30-hour course) required for all program staff;
- Soccer coaching / licensing training (elementary soccer and middle school specific);
- Curriculum development and evaluation;
- Personal staff development – bi-weekly staff meeting topics are centered on personal and job-related growth (ex. how to create a budget; the interview process; managing personal finances)
- DC SCORES staff retreats
- Annual America SCORES Conference
Neighborhood: Logan Circle, Washington DC
Americorps Eligibility: Full-time Award
Organization Name: Gay Men's Health Crisis
Position Title: Community Organizing Coordinator
Mission Statement: Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) is a not-for-profit, volunteer-supported and community-based organization committed to national leadership in the fight against AIDS. Our mission: GMHC fights to end the AIDS epidemic and uplift the lives of all affected. In fulfilling this mission, we will remain true to our heritage by fighting homophobia and affirming the individual dignity of all gay men and lesbians.
Specific Duties: Direct the recruitment, training and mobilization of a network of clients, community members and staff in support of science-based prevention, treatment and care at the city, state, and federal levels of government. Build support for the world's oldest AIDS organization's city, state and federal policy agenda. Work closely with GMHC Action Center clients and volunteers to build a broad-based movement for comprehensive sex education, expanded health coverage and treatment, and other policy priorities of GMHC and the HIV/AIDS movement.
- Work closely with Program Directors, other GMHC staff, clients, volunteers and community partners, to develop and promote policy and funding agendas.
- Conduct original social science research, research and write literature reviews, and analyze policy options. Use this research and analysis to advance science-based HIV prevention, treatment and care.
- Work closely with the Community Health Department to advocate for effective, science-based prevention and care for the populations most at-risk for HIV infection in the U.S., including: gay and bisexual men; women, particularly Black and Latina women; youth and young adults; intravenous drug users; transgender people; people with criminal justice histories; sex workers; and some immigrant populations.
- Work with the Community Health and Legal Departments, and external partners, to critically analyze current prevention strategies, including the need to incorporate structural factors into individual- and group-level behavioral interventions and the need for concrete structural interventions that address homophobia; racial, gender and economic inequality; mental health issues; stigma; lack of access to health care; lack of sex education and contraceptives in schools and institutional settings; unstable housing and homelessness; substance use; incarceration; and other structural drivers of the epidemic.
- Manage the participation of GMHC Action Center participants (including GMHC clients, volunteers and staff) in public education activities. Coordinate leadership development and mobilization program engaging GMHC Action Center participants in various issue and political campaigns.
- Represent agency in community organizing activities, including coalition development and participation within the agency and in the greater community. Build alliances with faith-based groups, civil rights groups, and others to fight homophobia, racism, sexism, stigma, poverty and other structural drivers of the HIV epidemic.
- Work closely with Public Policy Director and Communications Director, to coordinate, develop and maintain community education and organizing materials, including public policy department web content, press releases, policy briefs, newsletters, flyers and alerts.
- Coordinate Voter Registration/Get-Out-the-Vote campaigns, including event tabling, and voter guides.
- Perform other department or agency related duties or special projects as directed by supervisor.
Characteristics and Skills Needed for the Position: Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Urban Studies, Social Work or related studies or equivalent experience preferred. Proven experience in community education and mass communications. Proven experience recruiting, supervising and deploying volunteers. Excellent public speaking, presentation, training and writing skills. Strong willingness and proven ability to exhibit leadership in coalition with other community partners. Strong organizational skills, and ability to develop and conduct trainings. Familiarity with government budget and policy-making process. Knowledge of HIV policy issues, and ability to work with diverse communities.
Training Offered: Various training opportunities.
Other Important Considerations: None
Neighborhood: Chelsea, New York
Americorps Eligibility: Full-time award
Organization Name: Tulane Community Health Center at Covenant House
Position Title: Project Assistant
Mission Statement: To improve the health of our New Orleans neighbors by providing high-quality, accessible, community-centric care.
Specific Duties: The project assistant provides support to the neighborhood populations served by the Tulane Community Health Centers by coordinating outreach and in-reach efforts in order to most effectively improve the value of the clinic for the community. The project assistant will work closely with the Community Outreach Coordinator to coordinate health and wellness outreach and in-reach efforts and events including computer literacy classes and exercise events; coordinate strategic planning meetings with the clinics' team leaders; standardize patient education materials and monthly health topic across all sites; coordinate patient advisory council activities; and work with clinic leadership to advertise and market the clinic to the community. The project assistant will also act as health advocate within the clinic, working one-on-one with patients and alongside providers to get the word out about community events, community resources and healthy options for exercise, nutrition and other determinants of health throughout the city.
Characteristics and Skills Needed for the Position: Independent thinking, self-motivated, organized, leadership and teamwork experience, and excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience required.
- Strong commitment to the New Orleans community and its members preferred.
- Ability to use various standardized word processing and spreadsheet software; working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access software preferred.
- Familiar with operation of electronic office machines (phones, copier, fax).
- Ability to work in a culturally diverse, patient-centered, holistic atmosphere.
Training Offered: HIPAA (patient privacy), learning different roles of staff and providers
Neighborhood: Treme/French Quarter, New Orleans
Americorps Eligibility: Full-time award
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24.09.2012 - Belgian chondrocyte therapy specialist TiGenix BV (Leuven) has named Jean Stéphenne as its Independent Director and new Chairman of the Board.
Previously, Stéphenne was a member of the executive team at GlaxoSmithKline, and Chairman and President of GSK Biologicals in Wavre (Belgium). He currently serves as Chairman of BESIX, IBA & BioWin, and Vesalius Biocapital.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/people/bio-people/2012-2/jean-stephenne.html


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Why is international research on the prevalence of autism important?
"Got Questions?" is a new weekly feature on our blog to address the desire for scientific understanding in our community. We received over 3000 responses when we asked what science questions were on your mind. We answered a few here and the Autism Speaks Science staff will address the other themes we received in this weekly post.
Evidence suggests that autism knows no cultural, ethnic, or geographic boundaries. It affects 1 in every 110 children (or about 1% of children) in the United States and converging research findings from around the world suggest that autism may affect 1% of the global population. However, most autism epidemiology studies to date have taken place in select areas of relatively developed nations and communities and have used strikingly different study designs that complicate comparison across studies. Further, very little is known about the occurrence of autism in low-resource territories with limited to no public health capacity and infrastructure. By working to address these barriers and to facilitate well-designed epidemiology research around the world, investigators can begin to answer questions surrounding the occurrence of autism globally.
International research can help address questions regarding the causes of autism and changes in its occurrence rates over time. Specifically, by comparing autism prevalence across nations, researchers can generate clues about the involvement of genetic risk factors or environmental exposures. International studies create opportunities to study autism in different ethnic groups, in special populations (e.g., those that are genetically closely related), and among populations with specific or uncommon environmental exposures (e.g., certain pollutants) not found elsewhere.
Additionally, some nations have special resources, such as health registries and surveillance systems that can generate large datasets and make previously impossible studies on the causes of autism possible. Autism Speaks is currently supporting the iCARE project which combines data from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Israel, and Australia to investigate pre- and peri-natal risk factors for autism.
Just as autism's high prevalence rate drove its emergence as a public health priority in the United States, children in nations around the world will benefit when their governments recognize that autism is not a rare disorder. Epidemiology research can help increase awareness about autism and help government agencies develop informed policies regarding care of individuals and families with autism and other developmental disorders within their country.
In addition to epidemiology, it is vitally important to investigate additional areas relevant to public health research and dissemination. Specifically, understanding the economic impact of autism can help researchers and advocates gauge the impact of autism on societies, including the quality of life of affected individuals and families. Equally important, this information can serve as a means to promote increased access to low-cost and widely available services, such as through healthcare insurance reform in the United States. Additionally, the impact of early diagnosis and early intervention on the economic burden of autism can be assessed to further make the case for increased service support to both general and underserved populations in the U.S. and aboard.
International autism research will not only shed light on the scope of the autism challenge around the world but will also serve to raise global awareness of autism. As this increased awareness can help galvanize communities, epidemiologic findings have the potential to influence government, public health agency, and medical organization policies and practices, thus benefiting previously underserved communities. In low-resource countries in particular, these efforts will function to enhance the infrastructure and capacity necessary for ongoing autism research as well as for services. International research may also help uncover previously undiscovered genetic and environmental factors that contribute to the development of autism spectrum disorders, thereby further benefiting the scientific community and ultimately, affected individuals and their families.
December 29, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Yes international research is important but helping other countries facilitate their own research rather than asking for struggling American families to pay for it is the best route at this time.
The data banks are great for the countries themselves- the utility of these banks to American families is unconvincing. Norway, Denmark, etc…are HIGHLY homogenous nations- vastly differnt from the USA. They have differnt vaccination schedules, differnt environmental expsoures (PBAs have been illgeal for many, many yrs there)and very differnt means of counting the ASD population. We all saw the very tricky and manipulative numbers dance by the Danish Serum Insitut and Poul Thorsen (wanted for embezzlement and other crimes). First they counted only out-patient ASD (by far the minority- until recently ASD children were surrendered by their families to the state) then both out and in patient numbers a few yrs later to achieve then same "growth" rate as the USA.
We need a lot less international research and a lot more domestic envionmental research.
January 30, 2011 at 9:40 am
My name is Katie and i have a 21 year old autistic child. He was the best child up until about september when something snapped in him, he has become very agreesive and violent, he is now self-mutalating him self by digging hole on his body. we have been to three different hospitals and no one is willing to take him becuase he is non verbal, we live in michigan but are willing to travel anywhere to get him help. His medications were not changed until the behavior became an issue, nothing has changed in his life. Has anyone ever had this happen to their child? Does anyone have any help for us? we are despriate and in urgent need of help. Please help
February 4, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Hi Katie,
Have you tried the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor? The have an excellent autism program there. I know that they accept patients. It is known as UMACC. Good luck.
May 18, 2011 at 5:03 pm
I just had my son tested for autism a few weeks ago. And she told me that she is tempted to put him in the autism spectrum but hesitates because she thinks that his temperament,anxiety and language problems may be doing a mimic of autism. So now i don't know what to do for him can anyone help???


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I'm reatlively new to tri's and have done a 2 and am training for the nautica in South beach, Miami in a few weeks. I'm considering buying and wearing a trisuit but as I am a begineer and firmly in the clysdale division (200#+) I am a little self conscious about what to wear. For the Tri's I've done I went with a T shirt and bicycle shorts which worked well, but by the end of the bike ride the T-shirt was soaked, and of course the padding in the seat was retaining water for the first half of the ride.
I recently saw a trisuit for about the same price as a pair of tri-shorts I liked and am wondering which way to go. The tri suit fit great, and I loved not having the elastic around the waist but am wondering how silly it will look to be in one and not at the front of the pack, or close to it! Not to mention with a little bit of a belly! Is it unusual to have a beginner/intermediate in a trisuit or am I worrying too much over nothing?
Any help is appreciated.
Hey Coppertop222,
Sounds like a fun event! :-)
Your points about the t-shirt and bike shorts are valid.
Trisuits come as 1 or 2 pieces, so you have options. I have a long torso, so I got a 2-piece and this gives me flexibility to mix and match pieces a little.
Don't you worry at all about wearing a trisuit no matter where you fall in the pack. And, while there is a lot of skin showing on race day, remember everyone is really focused on themselves.
You'll likely see a ton of outfit options and some crazy combinations. But, wear what works best for you & tell yourself you are ready to rock it.
Have a great time & let us know how it goes.
:-) Sara
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Hey coppertop222,
I've worn both "configurations" and the only thing I will say about a full trisuit is that if you need to make a portapotty pit stop, they are A PAIN to get off! But if that isn't a concern, go for the full trisuit. They are super comfortable and do the job. And seriously, your experience level shouldn't dictate what kind of gear you use. Use whatever you're most comfortable in and that will just make the race that much more enjoyable! You'll see all different shapes and sizes on the course so it's nothing to worry about
"If you set a goal for yourself and are able to achieve it, you have won your race." Dave Scott
I am a huge fan of the one piece tri-suit and that is all I will race in. I primarily do long course races and enjoy the freedom they provide.I have raced in two pieces and the one draw back to the shorts is that after awhile they tend to roll down and bunch up, can be a little uncomfortable.
As for the bathroom...not really an issue. You just need to find what YOU feel comfortable in and not worry about what others think. If they are looking at you and what you are wearing, then they aren't really racing.
Train safe, race hard..
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I can tell you exactly how you'll look racing in a trisuit: AWESOME!!!
Serioulsy, you're competing in a triathlon, you're a rock star, and rock stars get to wear whatever they want. No one is going to care.
So that being said, wear whatever is comfortable. Obviously ditch the bike shorts and t-shirt, because they don't seem to be working for you (as well they shouldn't be: cotton & endurance competition don't mix well, and bike shorts + water = diaper).
A lot of people like the tri suit because you don't have to worry about putting on a shirt after the swim, and most cyclists prefer suits or bibs which keep the bike padding in place. In theory you should be faster in the water too, if you're swimming without a wetsuit.
On the other hand, I find shorts to be a bit more functional while training (I'll wear then in the gym with a tech top a lot, regardless of which discipline I'm working that day), and of course, they solve the bathroom issue.
But if you're comfortable in that tri suit, then you rock that tri suit!
-Christopher M
Boston, MA
Thank you to everyone for your replies. After reading what you had to say I went ahead and bought one to wear for the race this coming weekend. I am still a little nervous about wearing it but they won't be as much as the pre race jitters! I'm very excited though as I trained yesterday in it and it felt wonderful to swim, and then run in them. Totally a fan of the trisuit so far, and am looking at other triathlons to do later this summer to wear it again! It seems to be race season and I may have been bitten by the tri-bug. I will be swimming without a wetsuit as I live in south florida so it will certainly help in the water. Thanks also for the training tip, if any of the looks i got were any judge, it isn't often people see someone running in a trisuit. Looks a little more status quo when on the bike. I think for training I'll stick with training in shorts and a performance t-shirt of some variety. Gives me motivation to wear that trisuit in more races!
Good Luck in your Tri this weekend..
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THanks again to all of your advice, Here's a pic from the nautcia that I have been meaning to post.
The local bike shop that was repairing my very old steel road bike lent me the one pictured for the race. Needless to say after riding a Carbon fiber bike I loved it and am looking at one to purchase. Already signed up for my 2nd tri of the year in two weeks and am hoping to do an olympic distance in july and maybe if I stick to the training a half marathon in the winter/early spring next year.
A different local bike shop has a specialized s-works tranistion frame with fairly basic wheels and train for 2K... I don't think a Tri bike is what I need, but it's a hard deal to pass up. I have a road bike and really want one to race in... IDK. we will see!
See, you look fantastic! How did you do? Were you happy with your performance?
-Christopher M
Boston, MA
Agreed, the tri suit looks great! I usually feel like a fashion faux pas when I've got my tri gear on, especially with the compression socks up to my knees and my hair all over the place. But at the end of the day, its all about having a good race and if that's what it takes, I'm ok with looking silly.
I hope you went for the Trisuit! I completed my first triathlon last year in the trisuit and it was so comfortable! I would not race in anything else - "belly" or not, back or front of the pack, no difference to me. Happy training and racing this season!
yeah I was pleased with my performance, and had a really good time.
There were lots of people in trisuits and no one really cared what I was wearing! I've gone on a couple of rides and really like wearing it to get used to the feel and don't think it looks much different than your typical cycling jersey and bib/shorts set.
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Big retail pledges to work with President Obama in second term
The National Retail Federation said this morning it's planning to work with President Obama. The trade group has a lobby machine and is trying to be a bigger link to Congress for U.S. retailers. It also has a network of state retail associations that work the state capitals.
Last month, it held a closed conference for retail human resources executives at the W Hotel in Dallas. NRF speakers told the group that healthcare reform wouldn't be repealed regardless of who was elected president and they were working to "help" write regulations that were still in the pipeline. Unions have been trying to put pressure on the industry for years to offer better paying full-time jobs.
Here's what NRF said this morning:
NRF Pledges to Work with President Obama in Second Term
WASHINGTON, November 7, 2012 – The National Retail Federation today released the following statement from President and CEO Matthew Shay on the re-election of President Obama:
"The top issue facing our nation the day after the election is the same as it was the day before the election – the economy. The U.S. needs public policy that encourages economic growth and removes barriers to job creation. As the industry that supports one out of every four U.S. jobs, retailers look forward to continuing to work with President Obama and the new Congress toward the goal of putting Americans back to work and ensuring that our economy remains the strongest in the world.
"Issues affecting the retail industry are the same critical issues facing policymakers in Washington. On behalf of retailers, their employees and their customers, we want to see health care reform that actually reduces costs instead of imposing mandates, tax reform that makes U.S. businesses more competitive, sales tax fairness that puts Main Street and online retailers on a level playing field, neutral labor policy that doesn't favor either employers or unions over the other, credit and debit card swipe fees based on transparency and competition rather than monopolies, and removal of trade barriers that drive up consumer prices. Those are just a few of the initiatives that can help retailers create jobs, contribute to the nation's economy and provide American families with the products they need at prices they can afford."


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The flu vaccines had been recommended for kids with chronic illnesses, but now pediatricians say many of the hospitalizations and deaths from the flu are among children, and they're trying to make sure kids have a good shot at a healthier season.
"Kids nine years of age and younger need two flu shots in the first year, 30 days apart. After that, it's a shot every year. The reason for that is these viruses are very smart and the influenza virus can shift and change itself each year," Dr. Autumn Clos, Sparrow Pediatric Pulmonologist.
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The "War on Terror" represents a horribly, monstrously wrong turn for the United States, Britain, and the world. Like its offshoot, the aggression in Iraq, the Terror War is a strategic disaster of mind-boggling proportions, a moral, political and cultural failure so immense as to be almost unfathomable, an all-corrupting, counterproductive policy of resounding stupidity. We have not even begun to comprehend the scope and depth -- and duration -- of the harm that this reckless, witless, ignorant campaign has wrought. Tyranny, bankruptcy, decay, division, murder, cowardice and deceit -- these have been the hallmarks and the products of the Terror War launched by George W. Bush and Tony Blair, in supposed reaction to the criminal acts of a small gang of cranks.
Short of an all-out nuclear attack, no enemy of the United States today could have ever damaged the nation as badly as Bush has done with his Terror War. No enemy could have deranged America's core constitutional system as badly as Bush has done, turning the government into a lurid perversion of its founding principles. No enemy could have bled America's treasury as dry has Bush has done; not even World War II or the half-century of Cold War left the nation as bankrupt and debt-ridden as it is today, its economy left completely at the mercy of foreign bondholders. No enemy could have devised a better program for undermining the security, solvency and liberty of the United States than Bush's "War on Terror" has proved to be.
So what should be we thankful for today? (In the public sphere that is; I'm not talking here of personal matters.) Perhaps only this: that we have not yet seen the worst of what Bush's Terror War will inflict upon us, and the world.
Below, Simon Jenkins has more on this theme in the Guardian, taking down Tony Blair's ignorance-riddled fearmongering -- with insights that also apply, in spades, to our own pig-ignorant fear merchants in the White House (and the media, academia, the "think tanks," the politicized churches, etc.).
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Blair is wildly exaggerating the threat posed by terrorism (Guardian)
...Excerpts: [Blair] once confessed to his hero, Roy Jenkins, that he regretted not having studied history at Oxford. He never spoke a truer word. The concept of world security as holistic and vulnerable to incidents such as 9/11 is nonsensical. Politics is not a variant of the Gaia thesis, in which each component of an ecosystem depends on and responds to every other. There is no butterfly effect in international relations. For want of a victory in Helmand, the Middle East is not lost, nor for want of victory in the Middle East is western civilisation lost.
This is as well, since Blair's resumed war in Afghanistan is clearly not being won. We know from the former army chief Lord Guthrie that Blair, despite promising to "give the army anything it takes", has refused the extra troops and armour needed by the pathetically small expeditionary force of 7,000 in Helmand. He has already had to switch tactics from winning hearts and minds to American-style "search and destroy", blowing up villages with 1,000lb bombs (as we saw on TV last week). British commanders are describing "successes" in terms of enemy kills. They should recall that Victorian officers in the Punjab were told that such boasts would be treated as a sign of failure, not success. Such killings infuriated the population and presaged revenge attacks. Has the British army learned nothing?
Blair has not been able to persuade his Nato allies in Europe of his apocalyptic world-view. The use of the word terrorism to imply some grand military offensive against the west may sound good in White House national security documents and Downing Street speeches. But terrorism is not an enemy or an ideology, let alone a country or an army. It is a weapon, like a gun or a bomb. It is not something that can be defeated, only guarded against.
Nor can terrorism ever win. Blair's flattering reference to it was in reality to al-Qaida and to the Islamist jihadism whose cause he has so incessantly advertised. As the American strategist Louise Richardson points out in What Terrorists Want, al-Qaida has not the remotest chance of defeating the west or undermining its civilisation. Only a deranged paranoid could think that. Some group or other will always look for ways to commit random killings, against which national security services need to be vigilant. But this is not war. Richardson points out that these groups are being grotesquely overrated. They cannot plausibly deploy weapons of true mass destruction, and remain stuck with the oldest terrorist tool of all, the man with a bomb (and if we are really negligent, with a plane).
While terrorism can take on different guises, it is not new and is not a threat to human society to rank with a world war or a nuclear holocaust - as the home secretary, John Reid, has absurdly claimed. Terrorist incidents are the outcome of someone's mental pathology and are of no political significance - unless cynical leaders in a targeted community choose otherwise.
What is sad about Blair's statement is not its strategic naivety but the psychology behind it. Why have the leaders of Britain and America felt driven to adopt so wildly distorted a concept of menace? In an analysis of terrorism in the latest New York Review of Books, Max Rodenbeck offers plausible but depressing answers. They include the short-term popularity that war offers democratic leaders, the yearning of defence chiefs and industries to prove the worth of expensive kit and, in Iraq's case, "the influence of neoconservatives and of the pro-Israeli lobby, seeing a chance to set a superpower on Israel's enemies".
All this is true, but I sense a deeper disconnect. The west is ruled by a generation of leaders with no experience of war or its threat. Blair and his team cannot recall the aftermath of the second world war, and in the cold war they rushed to join CND. They were distant from those real global horrors. Yet now in power they seem to crave an enemy of equivalent monstrosity. Modern government has a big hole in its ego, yearning to be filled by something called a "threat to security".
After 1990 many hoped that an age of stable peace might dawn. Rich nations might disarm and combine to help the poor, advancing the cause of global responsibility. Instead two of history's most internationalist states, America and Britain, have returned to the trough of conflict, chasing a chimera of "world terrorism", and at ludicrous expense. They have brought death and destruction to a part of the globe that posed no strategic threat. Now one of them, Tony Blair, stands in a patch of desert to claim that "world security in the 21st century" depends on which warlord controls it. Was anything so demented?
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That's another great column, Chris. Could be the highlight of the day.
Amazingly there are people in America for whom the highlight of the day will come at halftime of an NFL game, when the Turkey-In-Chief appears on the boob tube to slobber through yet another sequence of carefully prepared yet essentially meaningless remarks.
What is it gonna take to wake them up? That's my question of the day.
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Nothing will wake them up
I used to have high hopes for a worldwide recession and a catastrophic inflation. It was sort of an Uncle-Sam-does-Weimar fantasy. I still think that would get their attention, but the consequences would not be good.
I think the American people are so spoiled and so selfish that, when hard times inevitably come calling, they'll get mad and kill the first goat they see. I think they'll keep killing, like the Germans did, until the rest of the world comes calling to straighten them out.
It's a sort of an Uncle-Sam-does-Adolf-Hitler fantasy. It's ugly. I'm ashamed of it, but there it is.


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@mile - In Safari go to Preferences > Advanced > and check Show Develop menu bar, then you can send the current page to Paparazzi. Also you can drag and drop the favicon of the current site from Safari's address bar to Paparazzi's dock icon and it'll pass the site to Paparazzi.
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Are the PDFs generated by this tool different than the ones generated with the 'Save as PDF' command from the Print dialog box (the PDF standard is built into OS X allowing you to save as PDF from any application). You can turn on background printing to get the exact look of the page. The hyperlinks seem to still work as well. Granted the option of saving as one image is not built in.
I almost instantly paid for this wonderful app, as it saves screenshots as pdfs complete with working hyperlinks (only text, though). For the european users: 8 Dollars translate to almost exactly 6 Euros. This is definitely worth it.
I dunno, but the PDFs that Red Snapper makes are not just images in a PDF wrapper. They have selectable, scalable text! I can't imagine why Spotlight wouldn't have an easy time of searching these.
Instead of being a separate ap like NetFixer and Paparazzi, this adds a button to your Safari toolbar...so you can just make one-click snapshots without having to start another app...! Also it offers way more file formats to save to...
Does NetFixer offer saving as PDF? I can't see on its homepage where it does.
Saving as PDF could be a nice feature, since PDFs should (in theory) get indexed by Spotlight. Safari does have a built in "Print To PDF" feature but it will make use of a print CSS if one is available and it will have page breaks, which might not be desired.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. — TOCCATA — Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will conclude their 2012 Tahoe Summer MusicFest with a concert series that commemorates the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy. The series features famed violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn performing Johannes Brahms' Concerto for Violin in D major Op.77 on the legendary Red Stradivarius violin. The concert will conclude with Brahms' symphonic-choral masterpiece, A German Requiem, with soloists Katharine DeBoer, Joy Strotz, and Anna Helwing, sopranos; and Stuart Duke, baritone; and features the Tahoe Symphony Orchestra Chorus. Maestro James Rawie, TOCCATA's founder and Artistic Director, will conduct all performances. Remaining concerts include: Thursday, Sept. 13, 7 p.m., Assumption Catholic Church, Truckee; Saturday, Sept. 15, 4 p.m., North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation, Tahoe Vista and Monday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, Reno, Nev.
Tickets are $30 adults, $25 seniors, (62 and up), and $5 students ages 19-23. Preferred seating is available for $40 and can be reserved online. A grant from the Tahoe Parasol Foundation allows youth 18 and under to enter at no charge. Tickets can be purchased in advance by credit card at www.ToccataTahoe.com or at the door by cash or check thirty minutes prior to the concert. This concert series is supported by a grant from the Kling Family Foundation. For more information visit www.ToccataTahoe.com or call 775-313-9697.


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Published: Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
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The Artists' Guild Gallery will present Ralph Paquin's exhibit, "Genes and Chromosomes," throughout April at the Chapman Cultural Center.
Paquin's exhibit will consist of a balance of sculpture and drawings based around the theme of genes and chromosomes.
"From the moment of conception, our genes predetermine much of the basic condition of our lives, our future. While this is not new knowledge, it remains fundamental. Genetic research is well under way, and the visual language of these genes and chromosomes is prime for creative interpretation," he said.
Paquin has developed pictographs of genes and chromosomes that refer to many human characteristics, including a pinch of mockery. Each shape is the result of hundreds of drawings and models. Selected shapes and forms are being fabricated into various size multimedia sculptures and works on paper.
"Genes and Chromosomes" will be open April 1-27, with an opening reception 5:30-8 p.m. April 5 in the Guild Gallery.
This free exhibit is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Call 764-9568.
Paquin is a department chairman and professor of art at Presbyterian College in Clinton.
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The Sleepy Eye Public Elementary students grades kindergarten through third grade entertained a full audience with their holiday program Monday evening.
The third grade presented "A Place in the Christmas Choir," where Happy the Hound, Santa, Mrs. Santa, dogs, cats and elves like these sing about everyone having a place in the Christmas choir.
For more photos turn to page 2 in the print edition of the Herald-Dispatch or visit the photo gallery below. There is also a short video showing a portion of the holiday program in the local videos section.
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Aiken, SC--It's pretty safe to say in the history of South Carolina gamecock baseball, Michael roth will go down as one of, if not the greatest program to don the garnett and black. Before he resumes his journey as a pro ballplayer, Roth took a little time to pay a visit to South Aiken high school over the weekend.
He's a ballplayer first, but has also become a motivational speaker. He's got plenty to draw on that's for sure. His collegiate career took him to the tops of the sport in winning back to back national titles. Even during his time in columbia, he knew he could impact others and now is continuing down that path.
"After we won the first College World Series a lot of teachers and stuff wanted me to come in and talk to their schools" said Michael Roth "I mentored a kid at an elementary school so I enjoy doing things like that, speaking to students, talking to them about how to handle failure and success. It just kind of took me down that path."
Roth is part of the angels orginazation and is kind of hoping to end up in high class A, instead of the lower level in Iowa, where he says, it snows in april. He's got a point.


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Many Coloradans are coming up short this year, a recent report says. Nearly half of Colorado residents barely have any savings to fall back on, and it's not only those struggling to get by. Many in the middle class aren't putting away any extra cash either.
Thursday night at free seminar, middle class families learned to plan for the future.
CMU student Jake Edmiston said he certainly likes to have his fun with his money but went to the seminar to get some guidance.
"Right out of school, I'm going to need to start planning for and getting an idea of where I'm headed because, before I know it, I'll be in the work force, and before I know it, I'll be looking to retire," said Edmiston.
Loan officer David Shepard said saving and planning for the unexpected is the best way to stay on top of your finances.
"It's a discipline as well, and people just have to get in the habit, and once they do, it's actually pretty powerful," said Shepard.
One third of households earning between $60,000 and $100,000 are not sticking to the guide line of saving one third of their total earnings.
The presentation was free to the public and took place at Major Mortgage.
Regional V.P at Primerica Jay D. Muller will host another workshop on March 2 at Monument Village Coffee Shop from 9 to 10 a.m.


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Hi all, I've been to Rick's Caring Bridge site and he is not doing well. I am praying for him and his family.
Thank you, Pam. I follow Rick and his page. There are only three of us left.
Thanks Pam. I had noticed Rick hadn't been posting of late. Checked out his site and am sorry to hear he is not doing well. Darla
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Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 81(d). Appearance and Witnesses at Small Claim Proceeding.
(1) Appearance and Attorneys. Any party in a small claims action may appear in person or by an authorized non-attorney employee. No attorney can appear with or for a party in any hearing on a small claim action; provided, an attorney may appear in any proceeding after entry of a small claims judgment relating to the execution of the judgment, including any proceeding for the examination of the judgment debtor in aid of execution of the judgment. Any attorney at law or law firm may be a party to a small claims proceeding and may prosecute any claim the attorney or law firm may have, except any claim obtained by assignment, and may appear before the court as any other plaintiff or defendant in the case.
(Amended March 29, 2001, effective July 1, 2001.)
(2) Witnesses. Any party to a small claim proceeding may bring to the hearing witnesses who shall be sworn and may testify on behalf of either party to the small claim. Any party to a small claim may also subpoena witnesses to the small claim proceeding by a subpoena issued and served in the manner provided by the I.R.C.P., but all costs of service of the subpoena and all witnesses costs shall be paid for by the party issuing the subpoena to the witness and shall not be taxed as costs in the small claim proceeding.
(Adopted June 15, 1987, effective November 1, 1987; amended March 30, 1988, effective July 1, 1988; amended March 27, 1989, effective July 1, 1989.)
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interview for H1phop.com, Aug 22, 2002
First, as an independent artist how do you get to so many locations?
"Plains, trains, and automobiles."
I do not mean which vehicle, but how exactly money wise can you afford to get to different locations such as Canada, England, etc?
"Being an independent artist, there aren't too many fools dipping their dirty paws into my money pot. But for the most part, promoters in each respective location pay for me to visit their area and put on a performance. If I end up paying to go somewhere, I make sure the show money makes it all worth it. This is my job. I can't be losing money on trips I intend to make a profit off of."
When you are booked is the airfare and all costs paid for? Can you explain how that works.
"Yes, in most cases they are. I tour my ass off and put on an entertaining show...this helps. Promoters know they will make money by bringing me out because my name has a draw now. Each time I return to a club, the crowd grows...this is the benefit of having a good live performance. I try to make every show special and unique in some way...and that's what I advise other performers to do. Actually SHOWING UP to your scheduled performance is a good idea too."
What would you say too all the rhymers that have turned their PC's into home recording studios and think they will get a deal just by being an "ill" emcee? I personally have heard a lot of talented emcees through the net, but have never heard or seen them in a show. Do you have any thoughts on that?
"I have some important news for them. Ready? YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET A DEAL. Log off and go outside. It's time to rock a microphone that doesn't plug into a soundcard."
Do you think the internet has helped create "icons" in independent hip hop?
"Well...publicists create icons. Fans create icons. Both of those entities exist online, so yes...the internet has been an avenue used to create hiphop icons. Just like littering the city walls with some ugly gold toothed smile.
What makes Sage Francis different?
"He loves you."
Hah, I am sure you are glad for all the fans you have but what about the fans that have just opened their eyes to hip hop? I've heard cases where college students have actually started listening to hip hop for the first time because of the whole "backpack, I am proud to wear quick silver shirts" trend. Being yourself is a good thing, but as a fan of hip hop from a young age and understanding the culture, do you have any thoughts on this?
"How the hell can college students just START listening to hiphop? It's been around for longer than they've been alive. I guess there's a time when we all stumble upon something, so I guess I am happy for them. I wonder if some rock and roll historian is being asked how he feels about rappers finally stumbling upon classic rock. I want to know the answer."
Ah, good analogy. I would imagine a lot of purest rock fans question the subcultures in their genre as well. Anyway, I am asking these questions because there seems to be a lot of negative attention about events being called "nerd" conventions. I just wanted your thoughts on that.
"'Nerd' is an ever-changing term placed on people who don't punch you in the face. I however, will punch you in the face. And so will any hiphopper I keep company with. So whatever these nerd conventions are, they have nothing to do with how many teeth you will lose."
Yea, I have never seen anyone calling someone a nerd after his teeth were missing. I would imagine it would sound more like a "whistle" if he tried. Anyway, what is going on right now for Sage Francis, and what is in the future?
"Lots of love and bear hugs. Albums. Books. Nerd conventions. Labels. Ex-girlfriends. Touring. Writing. Recording. Music. Movies. Emails. Letters. Poetry. Family."
Do you wake up every morning thinking about suicide only to spend the rest of your day scared of death?
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Re: interview for H1phop.com, Aug 22, 2002
These questions suck...ahhh i would ask the best questions cuz im neat
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its dope how you put like, four or five interviews up the same day
dopeness though i looked at all of them
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"'Nerd' is an ever-changing term placed on people who don't punch you in the face. I however, will punch you in the face. And so will any hiphopper I keep company with. So whatever these nerd conventions are, they have nothing to do with how many teeth you will lose."
I'm enjoying this answer best.
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man, everyone quit dissing the questions, 'cause they aren't bad, they are just different... if we kept hearin all the same "good questions" we'd get pretty tired of them. anyway, i like learning new things even little things that I sure wouldn't think to ask.
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Yeah... I liked that interview. New questions are good questions.
Sage, do you think you'll ever reach a point where you can afford not to give interviews, because you'll sell enough records without that publicity? Would you miss them?
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SAN JOSE – After issuing an all-points bulletin for Edgar Frayre, 19, of Stockton, whom police allege is the gunman in the fatal shooting Friday night of 16-year-old Kevric Beverly Jr., Stockton police generated information that he was in San Jose.
Police there arrested Frayre at 12:45 a.m. this morning.
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Hi everyone!
PMS has been working almost great for me...but there is one little issue. (I'm not sure if it's the program or the PS3 though...)
Non transcoded files stutter. (simply put...)
Transcoded files played perfectly though, so I know it's not a problem with my network.
And I've ran into another problem. When trying to find ways to fix the non transcoded files, I messed up my setting so now the transcoded ones are stuttering.
(I'm working on it now though, but just to be sure, I'll ask...)
What are the best settings for a P4 2.26 GHz, on a Wireless G connection?
But, not for 720p and all that, most of my files are 700-800MB DivX-XviD files.
Here are the settings I plan on using this time...
(Anything not mentioned is left default..)
Common Transcode Settings
Transcode Buffer Size: 50
Audio Channels: 2
Maximum Bandwidth: 15
MPEG 2 Video Settings: Good Quality For HD Wifi Transcoding
Force Transcode For: avi (Because if they don't transcode they stutter.)
Remux When Audio Is AC3 (Enabled).
Those settings work too good. (Too low of a quality, the PS3 says the bitrate is about 1MB/s and less.)
What do the keyint vqmax and vqmin settings mean?
(Update 2)
Found perfect settings for my P4 2.26GHz Wireless G PC. (I've watched 2 movies all the way through with no stutters, one was a DivX(being transcoded), the other was an MKV.
MPEG 2 Video Settings: keyint=10:vqmax=1:vqmin=1
(Hope this might help anyone else having problems on an older PC, or ease the stress off the CPU for people on a newer PC.)
Of course, there still is the issue with files that aren't being transcoded...


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- Across US, people rally for 'Justice for Trayvon'
- Jul 17:
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- Criminal charges filed against 3 Oakland protesters in Monday's demonstration
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- Oakland's Youth Radio station suffers vandalism, continues focus on Zimmerman verdict
- George Zimmerman verdict is topic of Cal State East Bay gathering
- Stevie Wonder won't sing in Florida after Zimmerman verdict
- Oakland mops up after third day of protests
- Jul 15:
- Demonstrators take over freeway on third night of protests in Oakland
- Oakland: At least two people injured during hours-long protest; freeway briefly shut down
- Oakland merchants, mayor decry damage from weekend's protests
- Tammerlin Drummond: Zimmerman verdict shows insanity of Florida gun laws
- Chat transcript:: Zimmerman verdict sparks anger, property destruction in Oakland
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- Acquittal in Trayvon Martin case prompts protests, debate
- Zimmerman acquittal hits Oakland hard
- Hayward: Woman allegedly attacks 73-year-old musician on stage after song dedicated to Trayvon Martin
- Oakland: More demonstrations planned as property owners clean up after overnight protest
- Obama calls for calm after Zimmerman acquittal in Martin case
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- George Zimmerman found not guilty in death of Trayvon Martin
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- No arrests after Saturday night vandalism in downtown Oakland
The peaceful protests this weekend in the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal should not dissolve into complacency. They should inspire renewed activism to change gun laws and societal attitudes so that armed confrontations are not encouraged, as they are today in places like Florida, and so that people who end up shooting and killing unarmed individuals have some responsibility if their own actions brought on the confrontation.
We say peaceful protests because the violence and destruction committed by small numbers of protesters -- vandals, really -- in Oakland and other cities have no political legitimacy. Anger over Trayvon Martin's death is understandable, but the impulse to destroy property and attack blameless individuals is never justified. The peaceful marchers and the millions more Americans who had visceral reactions to this case are the ones capable of productive action.
They are, consciously or not, on common ground with Gabby Giffords and others fighting for sensible gun laws and sensible attitudes toward gun violence. The toll it takes nationwide, with murder rates rising after decades of decline, makes it a major public health threat of our day. Its victims disproportionately are young men of color -- often dying at the hands of others of the same race. While the Martin case aroused outrage because it began as racial profiling, the other deaths too often are shrugged off. That is wrong.
Zimmerman's gun changed the dynamic on that fateful night. Calling 911 to report the suspicious character -- Martin was walking at night while black and wearing a hoodie -- Zimmerman was told not to pursue him. Surely he would have heeded that instruction had he not felt the invincibility of carrying a firearm in a state that glorifies the right to kill rather than avoid a fight. This is the societal effect of stand-your-ground laws passed by Florida and some 20 other states.
Martin was upset at being followed. He may well have jumped Zimmerman in a fit of stupid male teenage machismo. But if Zimmerman had done what he'd been told to do, no one would have been hurt.
This case has to reinforce the fears of black families. They need to teach their children not only to obey the law but also how to behave so as not to raise suspicions.
What if a black man in a hoodie had decided a white teenager walking in his neighborhood looked suspicious? What if police told him not to follow the kid but he did anyway? And what if, when the white kid attacked him, he pulled a gun and shot him -- really, does anyone think that black man would not have been immediately arrested? Wouldn't police have looked at why he stalked the kid in the first place? Didn't the teenager have reason to be afraid?
Martin will leave a legacy if this trial inspires more Americans to look critically at our gun laws and the behavior they encourage. Behavior like that of George Zimmerman. Criminal or not.


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In Past Lives of the Rich and Famous, Sylvia Browne, the renowned New York Times bestselling author and reigning queen of psychics provides a rare and riveting look at the (often very surprising) lives some of our most beloved celebrities experienced in the past—before our own time.
Unlike any other book she has written, Past Lives of the Rich and Famous explains what happens before birth. With assistance from her spirit guide, Francine, she offers a unique new look at more than fifty beloved celebrities, including Steve Jobs, Amy Winehouse, Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Martin Luther King Jr. Browne does not just reveal what celebrities were doing in their past lives, but also makes a spiritual connection between what they did then and what they did now. She also tells us whether this is a celebrity's final life, or whether he or she will continue the journey into future lives.
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Renowned New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Browne has written about what celebrities are doing after death. But she has not written about what they were doing before birth— until now. In Past Lives of the Rich and Famous, Sylvia fills us in on the past lives and deeds of some of the biggest celebrities of all time—from Amy Winehouse and Steve Jobs to Elizabeth Taylor and Elvis Presley. With detailed stories of their past lives, she takes us through the ages, from the ancient world to the not-so-distant past, traveling to locales all over the world.
Sylvia explains how past lives work, why we continue to come back to this earthly plane, how cell memory can cause us to feel homesick for a place we think we have never visited, and how a birthmark can be a carryover from an injury from a past life. Browne explains that, after all, past lives aren't someone else's—they are your own. Each of us has our own spirit that endures through the passage of time and the ending— and beginning—of different lives.
Past Lives of the Rich and Famous is highly entertaining, but it offers much more to readers hungry for inside information on celebrities—for both longtime Sylvia Browne fans and newcomers. In the latter part of the book, Sylvia gently takes you through a regression of your own. Not only will you find it enjoyable and relaxing, but it will give you a unique glimpse into your own sacred and immortal soul.
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