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Budget Deal 101
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D., Wash.) reached an agreement on spending levels for the government for the next two years. That's right. TWO YEARS. Not two weeks or two months. Here's what it does and doesn't do:
Q: After the shutdown and all the mudslinging, can we really use the words "budget" and "deal" in the same sentence?
A: It appears so. Mr. Ryan and Ms. Murray have agreed on how much spending the government should allocate for programs like the military, education, housing, and transportation for the year that ends Sept. 30, 2014, and the year that runs from Oct. 1, 2014 until Sept. 30, 2015. Congress must still vote to actually appropriate that money, and congressional spending committees must draw up legislation, but a huge part of the heavy lifting is done.
Q: Well that didn't seem so hard. Can we tune out Washington until 2014 now?
A: Not quite. Mr. Ryan and Ms. Murray have to sell their plan to rank-and-file members of Congress. The House plans to vote on the proposal later this week and the Senate plans to vote on it possibly next week. Mr. Ryan's sales pitch will come at a conference meeting Wednesday morning with Republicans.
Q: How does this avoid a government shutdown?
A: Congress has funded many government operations through Jan. 15, 2014. Now that lawmakers know how much money to spend, they can write spending bills. Remember, government shutdowns usually aren't over whether or not to fund the government, they are over how much money the government should get to operate. Mr. Ryan and Ms. Murray have agreed on "how much" for the next two years.
Q: What does the deal do?
A: It would replace roughly half of the automatic spending cuts that are set to take place in 2014 with other budget changes. In other words, it increases the budget for federal agencies to $1.012 trillion in 2014, up from the $967 billion level that would be in effect without a deal.
Q: Wait a second. This just sounds like more government spending. Did they pull another fast one on everyone?
A: They are increasing spending on certain government programs in 2014 and 2015. But they are doing this while making permanent changes to certain programs that ends up actually reducing the deficit by an additional $22.5 billion over 10 years, and more after that. This includes things like changes to the way government pensions are funded. So it replaces $63 billion of sequester cuts over two years, and includes an additional $22.5 billion in deficit reduction.
Q: Can this deal pass the House of Representatives?
A: Mr. Ryan made a strong case at the Monday night press conference for why this is the best deal conservatives could hope for, highlighting how it includes new deficit reduction and doesn't raise taxes. He says he has briefed Republican leaders and has their support. He does not seem worried one bit, and his reputation is on the line.
Q: If rising health care costs are supposed to be the biggest budgetary problem, how can the chairmen of the budget committees claim a victory without tackling Medicare?
A: Mr. Ryan and Ms. Murray know they have work to do on Medicare, but they did make one change in their deal that will extend some restraints on the program. The sequester currently cuts 2% from Medicare payments to health care providers from 2013 through 2021. The Ryan/Murray deal extends those cuts to 2022 and 2023. That's not much, but it's something.
Q: Expanded unemployment insurance benefits are expiring at the end of December. Does this impact that?
A: No. That could be dealt with separately, but it's not part of this deal.
Q: The farm bill is also expiring. I'm hearing crazy things in Internet chat rooms about my milk prices. Should I be stockpiling 2%?
A: The farm bill is being addressed separately, though it sounds like they will have a temporary extension in place to prevent an egg nog bubble.
Q: Phew. Thank goodness they prevented another government shutdown and took the debt ceiling off the table.
A: Um. No. They did likely prevent another government shutdown, but they did nothing to address the debt ceiling issue. That will have to be dealt with in February or March.


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The Yoga Rx: Alternative vs. Modern Medicine
There is a growing wave of alternative thinking in the world, and most of us are blessed to have a choice between conventional and alternative ways of living. This can include lifestyle choices, food choices, medical decisions, consumerism, spirituality and education, to name a few. What used to be considered radical is now finding its way into the mainstream.
In Boulder, Colo., where I live, there is an abundance of options for natural grocers, alternative health care practitioners and holistic education centers. Even our pets have access to natural foods and medicines. And for a city of only 100,000, there are more than 60 yoga studios in the community. Needless to say, I am at home in this place.
Here, my tendencies toward natural living are fed by the abundant and accessible information about how to integrate even more natural practices into my daily life. For instance, I was thrilled to slowly cut out every toxic product from my routine and replace it with something that wasn't (in my mind) ruined by processing, chemicals or the like. I felt so proud of myself and my ability to live a sustainable, plant-based, organic existence!
That said, you can only imagine how I must have felt when I was faced with a very unwanted health condition that every doctor — holistic and conventional — seemed unable to diagnose.


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A big thank you to Movies, Silently, �an excellent blog that I like to read which explores silent films(did you know that Hopalong Cassidy was a silent film hunk before he was a cowboy hero to baby boomers?) �Movies, Silently has nominated me for the Super Sweet Bloggers Award! �I was very surprised and humbled to receive this nomination. �It's a nice affirmation to know that other bloggers are reading your work and appreciating it.
There are 5 steps involved in accepting this Super Sweet Bloggers Award. �I need to post the �award on my blog, answer 5 questions about myself, thank the blogger who nominated me, nominate 13 (a baker's dozen) bloggers that I read for the award, and also notify the 13 that I have nominated them. �On to my 5 questions!
1. Cookies or cake? �Cookies would be my choice, either with a glass of milk, a cup of coffee, or a cup of tea.
2. Chocolate or Vanilla? �Chocolate, of course!
3. Favorite Sweet Treat? �Snickers bar, every time. �I love those Snickers ads, where someone who is cranky-the touch football player acting like Betty White-gets a Snickers bar to eat and then they're back to their normal selves.
4. �When do you crave sweet things the most? �I do have more of a salt tooth actually-popcorn, chips, doritos, nuts, �but I do enjoy the sweets at holiday times: Christmas, Easter, �and Halloween.
5. �Sweet Nick Name? �When I was little, my dad called me "Pumpkin". �Awww!
Time for me to send the Super Sweet Bloggers �Award on to the following blogs that I enjoy:
Classic Film and TV Cafe
Grand Old Movies
Riding the High Country
Knitted Notes
Film Noir of the Week
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear
Caftan Woman
Pioneer Woman
Tales of the Easily Distracted
MacGuffin Movies
Classic Movie Night
Do I Get a Redo
My Love of Old Hollywood
Pioneer Woman lives on a ranch and �is a blogger, photographer, cooking show host on The Food Network, and �homeschooling mom. � I enjoy her site-especially for the recipes! � �Do I Get a Redo is by a friend sharing her journey as a wife, mom, and how her faith is growing and impacting her life. � Knitted Notes is written by a lady in Italy, who writes about classic movies she loves, her knitting creations, and politics in Italy. � The other sites I posted links for are dedicated fans of classic films; for some reason, my link wouldn't let me highlight My Love of Old Hollywood, but do search the site out via google, bing, or whatever search engine you like.
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I have a folder with about 10,000 ripped MP3s (around 40GB) unable to be accessed with the most recent PS3MS. On the advice of this thread, I downloaded an older version of PS3 Media Server and the folders and files became visible on the PS3. However, when I go to copy them to my PS3 hard drive, I get a 80030420 error (no idea what this means, nothing online about it) before the copy process is about to begin. Any advice on where to go from here? By the way, I am using a crossover cable to copy files over to my PS3, it has worked well for video folders 20GB+.
THIS is what I'm referring to, you are the one asking for help here!
Above you are saying you get a problem when copying files to your PS3 hard drive. How is copying files to a hard drive anything to do with PMS?


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Published: Friday, February 22, 2013 at 7:25 p.m.
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Chihuahua Martinez & Chihuahua All-Stars, Descarga Cubana (Vinyl LP)
(Andale 5921),Released 1964;Re-Issued 2013;
Vinly LP Andale Records is proudly reissuing Chihuahua's groovy, flute-driven album, Descarga Cubana on LP - the first time the record will be back in print since it was released in 1964. Chihuahua came from Cuba to New York in 1959 and performed as a sideman with everyone of note in the Latin American scene - from Ray Barretto to Cachao - before forming his own "all star" group and releasing two LPs. Volume 1 of Descarga Cubana is full of deep grooves and afro-cuban jazz improvisations. (label) Audio Clips Led by timbalero Chihuahua Martinez, this album is jammed with Afro-Cuban flair. In the 50s and 60s Chihuahua took part in many significant recordings as a sideman with great jazz musicians of that period. To my knowledge, he recorded only two albums under his leadership. This album is jam-packed with straight-ahead conjunto and descarga featuring Chocolate Armenteros (trumpet), Chombo Silva (tenor sax), Rudy Calzado (vocals) and Puppi Legaretta (flute/violin). This one kicks conga! (Jose Rizo, 96/97 Catalog)
Category: Dance Traditions => Descargas/Mambo=> Cuba
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Chihuahua Martinez & Chihuahua All-Stars, Descarga Cubana
CD (Andale 235459),Released 1964;Re-Issued 1991;
Back in stock! Led by timbalero Chihuahua Martinez, this CD jams with Afro-Cuban flair. In the 50s and 60s Chihuahua took part in many significant recordings as a sideman with great jazz musicians of that period. To my knowledge, he recorded only two albums under his leadership and they are both complete on this one CD. This CD is jam-packed with straight-ahead conjunto and descarga featuring Chocolate Armenteros (trumpet), Chombo Silva (tenor sax), Rudy Calzado (vocals) and Puppi Legaretta (flute/violin). This one kicks conga! (Jose Rizo, 96/97 Catalog)
Category: Dance Traditions => Descargas/Mambo=> Cuba
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Jerry Gonzalez, River Is Deep - Jerry Gonzalez & Fort Apache Band
CD (Enja 79665),Released 1982;
Back in stock. Import title. This CD documents the young, raw and explosive Fort Apache sound, recorded live in Berlin in 1982. This early Fort Apache Band includes Jorge Dalto (piano), Steve Turre (trombone), Edgardo Miranda (guitar), Nicky Marrero (timbales) and Papo Vasquez (trombone). 'Bebop' simply kicks conga! (José Rizo, 98/99 Catalog)
Category: Latin Jazz => Latin Jazz
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Benny Moré, Pare...Que Llegó El Bárbaro
CD (Discuba 501),
"To me, this CD is pure magic. I've listened to it many, many times and I can never get enough of it. Many of today's salsa stars try to imitate his singing style. He was a strong bandleader demanding nothing but the best out of his musicians. I love the soothing bolero, 'Oh Vida.' Beny is my favorite vocalist of all time. His bands grooved something serious. Beny Moré is one of Cuba's most beloved sons. Most of his material is great."
Category: Salsa/Son => Son, Guaracha, Guajira=> Cuba
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Israel "Cachao" Lopez, Cachao Y Su Ritmo Caliente: From Havana To New York
CD (Caney 501),Re-Issued 1994;
"Not only is Cachao the godfather of the Cuban bass, but his influence on the way Latin music is played today is enormous. I really believe that every salsa or Latin jazz band today should pay royalties to this great musical master of our time. Not only does this CD capture many of the original 1957 legendary descarga sessions with other Cuban master musicians, but it also includes 1961 sessions recorded in New York City with trumpeter Clark Terry and reed player Jerome Richardson providing jazz overtones."
Category: Dance Traditions => Descargas/Mambo=> Cuba
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Jerry Gonzalez, Ya Yo Me Curé - Jerry Gonzalez & Fort Apache Band
CD (Sunnyside 1068),Released 1980;Re-Issued 1995;
"This is another pivotal album that opened the door to a whole new approach to playing Afro-Cuban jazz. The rumba element is much more dominant. This was Jerry's first album as a leader. Here he freely continued to develop his distinctive style of conga drumming within straight-ahead jazz. Versatility is great, but to really dig into a tune and become part of its essence is a rare thing indeed. Jerry has created a very tasty and respectable trumpet voice as well. All of his material is premium. This band is on the cutting edge of Afro-Cuban jazz...hands down."
Category: Latin Jazz => Latin Jazz
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Julio Gutierrez Y Su Orquesta, Progressive Latin
CD (Disco Hit/Gema 1532/3015),Re-Issued 1994;
"What impressed me most about this CD is Julio's use of space and the length of the tunes, considering that in the era when it was recorded, 2 1/2 minute tunes were standard. Great musicians like El Negro Vivar (trumpet) and Chombo Silva (sax) were able to beautifully stretch out over an almost post-bop/Afro-Cuban jazz setting. There is some serious blowing on this disc. This is another essential Latin jazz gem from the late 50s/early 60s."
Category: Latin Jazz => Afro-Cuban Jazz=> Cuba
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Los Terry, From Africa To Camaguey
CD (Tonga 9703),Released 1996;
"A very talented family of young musicians from Cuba who are very active in the new Cuban jazz movement which incorporates traditional folkloric and religious elements. Their sound is fresh, highly innovative, explorative and downright solid. I love it. "
Category: Latin Jazz => Afro-Cuban Jazz=> Cuba
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Mongo Santamaria, Skins
CD (Milestone 47038),Released 1976;
"Mongo has also recorded a good 50 to 60 albums as a leader. His range has been the most colorful, from charanga and conjunto to jazz and Latin-funk. One thing that has always been the common denominator in his music is the rich Afro-Cuban drumming. This CD has a strong 'Blue Note' jazz flavor, recorded with jazz greats Nat Adderley (cornet), Chick Corea (piano) and Hubert Laws (flute/tenor sax). I use two tunes from this CD as theme songs for my radio show--'Dirty Willie' and 'Bembe Blue.' this CD is straight-ahead. After Chano Pozo, Mongo is the next great jazz conguero."
Category: Latin Jazz => Latin Jazz
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Mongo Santamaria, Afro Roots
CD (Prestige 24018),Released 1958;
" 'Afro Roots' is an essential disc of incredible Afro-Cuban drumming and rumba. Mongo brought together an impressive assemblage of master musicians: Francisco Aguabella, Willie Bobo, Al McKibbon, Armando Peraza, Emil Richards, Chombo Silva, Carlos Vidal, and Cal Tjader. 'Timbales y Bongo' is a three man show with Aguabella, Bobo and Mongo as a trio.....incredible."
Category: Folkloric => Afro-Caribbean Folklore/Jazz=> Cuba
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Poncho Sanchez, Freedom Sound: Featuring Wilton Felder & Wayne Henderson Of The Jazz Crusaders
CD (Concord Picante 4778),Released 1997;
"Poncho pays a fine tribute to the legacy of the Jazz Crusaders. Poncho Latinized the Jazz Crusader sound beautifully, and he even included Jazz Crusaders Wayne Henderson (trombone) and Wilton Felder (tenor) on some of the tracks. Poncho's band always kicks ass."
Category: Latin Jazz => Latin Jazz
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Ray Barretto, Carnaval
CD (Fantasy 24713),Released 1973;Re-Issued 1993;
"This is a true Latin jazz classic. 'Summertime' and 'Exodus' are my favorites. With masters like El Negro Vivar (trumpet), Chombo Silva (sax) and percussionists like Willie Rodriguez, Ray Mantilla and Rudy Calzado, you know that most of the numbers smoke. This material comes from the early 60s albums 'Latino' and 'Pachangas with Barretto.' This is Ray Barretto's finest Latin jazz work."
Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa
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Rumba Club, ¡Mamacita!
CD (Palmetto Records 2027),Released 1997;
"This is another, highly contagious, wonderful, recent Latin jazz CD. Andy Gonzalez has really proven himself as a producer. This group jells brilliantly, especially when Andy (bass) is playing. All of the jocks on Jazz Radio KLON love playing cuts from this disc, especially the great jazz broadcaster Chuck Niles."
Category: Latin Jazz => Latin Jazz
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Santana, Santana (First Album: 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
CD (Sony/Legacy 65489),Released 1969;Re-Issued 1998;
"Carlos Santana is another important element in the historical growth of Latin music. His unique style of presenting Latin music embellished with blues guitar riffs, wailing organ cries and rock trap drumming blew everybody away. Carlos' innovation was fresh and exciting, and it turned millions of people's curiosity to the world of Latin music. His music made Latin music more acceptable. This was that important first album with memorable tunes like 'Evil Ways' and 'Soul Sacrifice.' I am still totally captivated by his early recordings."
Category: Pop/Other => Rock
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Soul Bossa Trio, Soul Bossa Trio
CD (CuBop 003),Released 1995;
"This is a very interesting band from Japan that uses an organ in their Latin jazz sound. They also use jazzy vocalists on some tracks with jazz guitar, brass and harmonica. The CD sounds great! It's definitely not just a trio. Their sound remotely reminds me of the 'El Chicano' Latin jazz sound of the early 70s. Very creative and innovative stuff."
Category: Latin Jazz => Latin Jazz
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Tito Puente, El Rey
CD (Concord Picante 4250),
"To me this is one of Tito's finest Latin jazz efforts. Coltrane's 'Equinox' kicks. The fact that the great Francisco Aguabella (congas) and the late Jorge Dalto (piano) are part of this session makes this disc that much more special."
Category: Dance Traditions => Big Band Mambo Jazz
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Tito Rodriguez, Tito, Tito, Tito
CD (WS Latino 4088),Re-Issued 1989;
"Tito Rodriguez was a master bandleader/vocalist whose professionalism is legendary. He frequently incorporated jazz elements into his music. Tito's bands always swung hard. This wonderful session included the great Israel "Cachao" Lopez on bass. It has two great descargas. Solid!"
Category: Dance Traditions => Mambo, Cha Cha Cha, Pachanga
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School Board passes retention policy, interim budget
Published: Monday, June 10, 2013 at 9:26 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, June 10, 2013 at 9:26 p.m.
The last monthly meeting Monday of the 2012-13 school year before a July recess for the Henderson County Board of Education was largely procedural and invited little controversy.
Policy 606, "Promotion and Retention," which spells out the class promotion requirements for k-12, passed unanimously. The biggest change to the policy this year was for third-graders who fail to demonstrate reading proficiency at End of Grade testing.
Beginning with the next school year, those students would be given a chance to go to summer reading camp. If they still don't test proficient after camp, they will receive additional remedial instruction over the course of the school year.
The board also passed its interim budget resolution, which authorizes the payment of salaries and benefits and other costs associated with the start of the new fiscal year on July 1, until the state passes its budget.
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The Bush Administration's hideously named military offensive in Iraq's Diyala province ("Arrowhead Ripper" — there's a real hearts-and-minds moniker for you) is having the same effect we've seen in all the other many pushes and surges and crackdowns during the botched conquest: killing innocent people, alienating the locals, strengthening the insurgency — and allowing the ostensible targets of the operation to escape long before the action begins.
Arrowhead Ripper has been tearing through Diyala's capital city, Baquba, since June 18, Inter Press Service reports. The announced goal of the operation is to cleanse the area of "al Qaeda terrorists" — the term of art now given to anyone who's not down with the Bushist program. Or who just looks like they might not be down with the program. Or who just happens to be lying in their bed when Apache helicopters come calling on the village. But just as in the destruction of Fallujah in late November 2004 — a vast human sacrifice offered to the gods in gratitude for the Leader's re-election — the long, noisy PR build-up to the Diyala operation gave the leaders of the "al Qaeda associated groups" plenty of time to melt away into the night, safe and sound to fight another day. Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno, commander of U.S ground forces, admitted cheerfully that 80 percent of what he called upper-level al Qaeda leaders fled before the attacks began, the Air Force Times reported on June 22.
From Fallujah, the curiously untouched "al Qaeda" leaders — including the one-time Bushist bogeyman, Zarqawi — spread mayhem elsewhere while American forces were attacking hospitals, raining chemical weapons on residential areas, and driving 300,000 people from their homes in the city. In similar fashion, the curiously untouched terrorist leaders from Diyala are obviously raising murderous hell elsewhere — perhaps in previously peaceful Amerli, where more than 150 people were killed last week in one of the worst terror bombings of the war. (Terror bombings by the asymmetricals, that is; the state terror bombings that began with the first shock-and-awe "decapitation raids" and continue to this day have of course killed far more Iraqis.)
Arrowhead Ripper is being presented in the American press as an unalloyed success. Taking their lead from the New York Times and other bastions of the corporate media, newspapers and TV stations across the United States are carrying reports of the number of "al Qaeda" fighters killed in the province. The operation has been extensively extolled by Republicans in Congress, warbloggers and other abettors of aggressive war as proof that the "surge" is finally starting to work.
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But the people of Baquba have a different view, as IPS reports. Reporter Ali al-Fadhily (the Baghdad-based partner of correspondent Dahr Jamail) has taken a novel approach to covering the offensive; instead of sitting in the Green Zone with Michael Gordon taking dictation from White House aides turned Pentagon flacks, al-Fadhily actually went to Baquba and talked to the people there. What he found was vast destruction, numerous civilian fatalities (up to 350, say members of the American-backed Iraqi government) — and, as in Fallujah, the war crime of collective punishment being carried out against Sunni civilians, with an inevitable rise in support for armed resistance to the occupation. Some excerpts:
Ongoing U.S. military operations in Diyala province have brought normal life to an end and fueled support for the national resistance. Baquba, 30 mi. northeast of Baghdad, and capital city of the volatile Diyala province, has born the brunt of violence during the U.S. military Operation Arrowhead Ripper. Conflicting reports are on offer on the number of houses destroyed and numbers of civilians killed, but everyone agrees that the destruction is vast and the casualties numerous...There is nothing unusual about this story. As already noted, it could have been written after Fallujah or any of the other "offensives" and "new strategies" and "security pushes" we have seen during the war: Blunderbuss attacks. Innocent victims. Iraqi anger. Bitterness and radicalization. The knowingly mendacious conflation of all insurgents with "al Qaeda." And the loud, cumbersome preparations that give the honchos of violence plenty of time to get away, leaving behind only the scrubs — and the civilians — to take the blow.
The operation was launched June 18 "to destroy the al-Qaeda influences in this province and eliminate their threat against the people," according to Brig. Gen. Mick Bednarek, deputy commanding officer of the 25th Infantry Division. But most Iraqis IPS interviewed in the area say the operation seeks more to break the national Iraqi resistance and those who support it. Adding credibility to this belief is the fact that the U.S. operational commander of troops involved in the operation told reporters June 22 that 80 percent of the top al-Qaeda leaders in Baquba fled before the offensive began.
"Americans want Sunni people to leave Diyala or else they face death," Salman Shakir from the Gatoon district in Baquba told IPS outside the U.S. military cordon around the besieged city. "They warned al-Qaeda days or maybe weeks before they attacked the province and so only us, the citizens, stayed to face the massacre." Shakir said many of his relatives and neighbors were killed by the military while attempting to leave the area. "I cannot tell you how many people were killed, but bodies of civilians were left in the streets."
"We all know now that the U.S. military is using the name of al-Qaeda to cover attacks against our national resistance fighters and civilians who wish immediate or scheduled withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq," Hilmi Saed, an Iraqi journalist from Baghdad, told IPS on the outskirts of Baquba.
The Iraqi Islamic Party, a Sunni political group in the Iraqi cabinet, issued a statement July 1 alleging that more than 350 people had been killed in the U.S. military operation in Baquba. The group called the operation "collective punishment" and said "neighborhoods in western Baquba have witnessed, since last week, fierce attacks by occupation forces within Operation Arrowhead Ripper." The statement added, "The forces shelled these neighborhoods with helicopters, destroying more than 150 houses and killing more than 350 citizens. Their bodies are still under the wreckage. And they have arrested scores of citizens."
...Animosity towards the United States appears to be rising throughout the area as a result of the military action. "Americans are pushing us to the corner of extremity by these massive crimes," Abbas al-Zaydi, a teacher from Baquba told IPS. "They simply want us to sell cheap our religion, history, tradition, and faith, or else they would call us terrorists."
Al-Zaydi added, "My son was not a fighter, but he was killed by a militia leader who is at the same time an Iraqi army division commander. Our great fault is only that we are Sunnis, and Americans do not like that."
"It is clear now that any Iraqi who refuses to serve the American plan is considered an enemy of the United States," a community leader in the city who did not want to give his name told IPS.
A cynic might be forgiven for believing that at this point, the Bush Administration is happy to have an amorphous mass of violent groups out there, just beyond reach, able to keep the country in constant turmoil — a turmoil which requires the continued presence of American forces to keep it from worsening, as Bush and his Iraqi capos have been stressing this week. It is certainly an open fact that the United States has begun giving weapons to an alarming array of groups in recent months, some of which have been involved in the insurgency, and all of them beyond direct U.S. control. (This is an extension of earlier, more secret American moves to arm and train various sectarian and freebooting militias to operate on "sort of the dark side, if you will," to quote Dick Cheney.)
No one pursuing a rational strategy of containing violence in Iraq would adopt such a policy. That leaves us with two basic choices. Either the Bush Administration is pursuing a rational strategy whose true aims are not the ones given publicly for the surge; or else the Bushists have come to believe their own lies about al Qaeda's "central" role in the insurgency.
The latter could well be true. The shallow intellects who have driven the entire project of aggressive war in Iraq are certainly stupid enough to fall for their own bullshit (if we may resort to the vernacular) — just as Adolf Hitler and his most fanatical followers adamantly refused to recognize the ultimate ruin of their aggression in the streets of Stalingrad and on the beaches of Normandy. People in power are especially prone to self-delusion — especially when they are slavishly fawned upon by their toadies and kept well away from any of the hideous consequences of their actions, as people in power usually are. If you add to this the almost pathologically willful ignorance of George W. Bush, and the pathetically derivative, historically uninformed, inch-deep "philosophies" of the neo-cons and their outriders, you have near-perfect conditions for self-delusion on a Neronian scale.
But we must remember that the most consistent war aim of the aggressors has been the establishment of a permanent military presence in Iraq. The aim was to secure control of a major oil source in the Middle East — a "prize" that Dick Cheney, then head of Halliburton, limned in a talk at the Institute of Petroleum in 1999:
"While many regions offer great oil opportunities, the Middle East, with two-thirds of the world's oil and the lowest costs, is still where the prize ultimately lies."The implantation of a military garrison to secure this ultimate prize has been the aggressors' openly stated goal for many years, long before they took power, as we have often noted here before. A succinct description of their thinking can be found in John Gray's important new book, Black Mass:
"Among the geopolitical objectives advanced by the neo-conservatives was the argument that the US must decouple from Saudi Arabia, which they viewed as complicit in terrorism. If it was to disengage in this way, the US needed another secure source of oil in the Gulf, and another platform for military bases. Iraq seemed to fit these requirements. By controlling a crucial part of the Gulf's oil reserves, the US could detach itself from an ally it no longer trusted. At the same time, it could ensure that it remained the dominant power in the region, with the capacity to limit the incursions of China, India and other energy-hungry states."Gray goes on to note, correctly, that this was "always an incredible scenario," a utopian fantasy:
"The notion that post-Saddam Iraq would accept the transfer of its oil reserves into American hands was anyhow delusional. Why should a democratic Iraq — if that had been possible — accept the expropriation of its resource base?"Why indeed? No self-respecting, sovereign Iraqi government would do such a thing. In fact, only a gang of cowed collaborators kept in power solely through the presence of American troops would ever accept such an expropriation.
Which brings us around to a "rational" basis for a strategy of fomenting violence in Iraq. The Bushists may well have been sincerely self-deluded in their belief that they could grab Iraq's oil on the cheap, plant bases all over the country, stick a strongman on the throne, and be thanked by the Iraqis for it. But they have learned their lesson now. They know the only chance they have left of accomplishing their war aims — the bases, the "Oil Law" — lies in keeping those cowed, weak, deeply unpopular collaborators in office. Unbridled violence aids this objective, for it "justifies" the continuing presence of the American military — which is the sole prop for the only kind of regime that would give away the nation's oil and accept foreign bases on its soil.
If this is indeed the "reasoning" behind the otherwise inexplicable policy of embittering the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people while arming violent groups and letting terrorist chieftains roam free, then this too is ultimately a delusion. In the end, sooner or later, the Iraqis will kick the Americans out of their country. There will be no bases, no "Oil Law" written by Washington lobbyists. The Bushists' war of aggression has come to ruin just as Hitler's did. The only question is how much more blood and treasure these rabid dead-enders will waste before their inevitable defeat.
Chris Floyd is an award-winning American journalist, and author of the book, Empire Burlesque: High Crimes and Low Comedy in the Bush Regime. For more than 11 years he wrote the featured political column, Global Eye, for The Moscow Times and the St. Petersburg Times in Russia. He also served as UK correspondent for Truthout.org, and was an editorial writer for three years for The Bergen Record. His work appears regularly CounterPunch, The Baltimore Chronicle and in translation in the Italian paper, Il Manifesto, and has also been published in such venues as The Nation, the Christian Science Monitor, Columbia Journalism Review, The Ecologist and many others. His articles are also featured regularly on such websites as Information Clearing House, Buzzflash, Bushwatch, LewRockwell.com, Antiwar.com, and many others. His work has been cited in The New York Times, USA Today, the Guardian, the Independent and other major newspapers.
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If you are interested in what the Team USA players have been doing after spending the past nine months on the road and winning a silver medal in Beijing... check out this article written by USA Softball staff:
Jessica Mendoza seems to be the only one working with softball internationally.
Do you think any of the young players would come back if softball is reinstated in 2012?
Maybe the girls can now become professionals in the field they went to college for. You don't hear of that much. I know Ms.Richardson is one.
Traveldude (SoCal)
they go get real jobs....
of course, some of them might already be ready for social security
You talk like there is no reason for a team. Seems to me there is still international play and a World Cup and Jr. World Cup every other year.
USA Softball doesn't disappear, it just lost one of it's venues.
Irishmafia, your right, It isn't the end for Team USA. There are many "Cup" tournaments to be active in. Team USA didn't just play 8 games every 4 years!
The USA players also do have careers they will continue in, and there are great opportunities in professional ball as well. There are currently 9 Olympians and previous National Team members playing in the PFX Tour and I think 4~5 in the NPF. Many have assistant coach positions at the colleges they played at, and others are looking at the Japan venue to play in. I hope they all continue in some form to help support the game all of us love!
How much will the highest paid PFX Tour player make this season (not asking for any names)? If that varies, what is your best estimate of the projected high and low salary?
As more teams and sponsors climb onboard, the salary continues to grow for the players. I like my job too much to be specific (heh heh) but for an average season with 10 stops (for the pro players, about 30 days a year with travel) the averages fall between 8000.00 and 15,000.00
The most important factor in selecting pro players for us is not only their athletic abilities, but their interaction with the kids at the stops. Our goal is to bridge that gap between our pros and the kids playing every weekend. Instead of hoping to get an autograph from across a fence, we get the pros and kids together on the field and during the tourney.
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VOLUME 15, NUMBER 21 THE SHOOTING MONTH JANUARY 9,1987 Big question at the quarterly: Change the blood quantum rule? The much-announced chairman change took place as scheduled on Jan. 2 with no special ceremony - just a handshake, a handing over of the gavel, and a swapping of nameplates. New chairman Mickey Pablo then presided over a meeting that touched on many topics as the audience of 50-60 asked questions about various policies and programs. Enrollment earned a lot of attention, with Wade Hendrickson asking about changing the Vi-degree blood quantum with a petition. The resulting discussion hit on some of the points that will no doubt be aired many times, should a petition drive get going. Sybil Butler said that the V^-degree policy was a federal government invention, designed to save money. Therriault pointed out that the Tribal membership itself bought that policy back in 1960, when it changed the Tribes' enrollment rules to use that definition of Indian. It's up to the people to change that if they want to, he said. Laurence Kenmille, Elmo-Dayton Council member, said he disagreed with lowering the blood degree requirement. The Tribal people themselves practice genocide to a degree when they marry outside the Tribes, he said. He added that this was his personal opinion; if his district expressed a different belief, he'd represent them first. Being Indian isn't a matter of blood; it's how you feel in your heart, Hendrickson insisted. The Tribal Elderly Assistance Program was in the spotlight after Rose Evans, former Council member from Poison, asked a number of questions about its budget. Bearhead Swaney, Tribal Health director, explained that elders' liaison Pat Pierre wasn't spending the money overly quickly. The winter season has more expenses associated with it than others, he said, such as snow removal, wood-chopping and fuel assistance. The forest resource was another topic of interest. BIA Forestry's presentation included a slide show on the history of forest-use practices on the Flathead. (Did you know that the first-ever per capita of $3.61 was made after the first commercial timber sale?) Vic Dupuis told how the federal government's 1900 timber policy could be called "liquidation of the resource for the sake of settlement". Many years later, the concept of a sustained yield was adopted. Today, multiple-use management is the plan, he said. To ensure that a new, 10-year management plan covered as many bases as possible, he asked for the audience's concerns about the issue. The lengthy discussion that followed included protection of wildlife, Christmas tree harvesting, wilderness encroachment, water quality, and why sell timber just to create income when the market is depressed. Other subjects covered during the 6V2-hour meeting included Indian-preference hiring, the budget, the Council minutes being too vague, land leases, the Head Start program, the Pablo Reservoir, coyote hunting by helicopter, and the optional withdrawal petition. Subjects that might be called "perennials", because they're traditional fare at quarterlies, included the need for a Council code of ethics, Council members holding another job (Concludes on page two)
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I purchased QCAD in 2010 and learned little by little to make some drawings of parts that I let produce at companies with laser cutting or water jet cutting. I send them a DXF file with the drawing.
This works in general when the original drawing has not been made by me and when I just add or remove something. But when I created drawings from scratch, my producers simply can not see anything in the DXF file that I send them. As example attache one of those files.
Can somebody somehow help me out of this frustrating situation? Try to keep it simple as I am not very strong in all this.


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STANFORD -- In Pac-12 women's basketball, there's Stanford, and then there's everybody else.
The Cardinal proved that Monday night with a convincing 86-59 victory over a second-place USC team that Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer believes is much better than it showed.
"'SC should be ranked," VanDerveer said. "They've earned it."
Fourth-ranked Stanford (19-1, 8-0) now holds a 1½-game lead over USC in the Pac-12 standings and a two-game lead over No. 21 Cal, which the Cardinal will face twice in four days starting Thursday night at Maples Pavilion. The Golden Bears (14-5, 6-2), who lost to USC (14-7, 7-2) last Friday, need to make up that ground to have a shot at the Pac-12's regular-season title.
Chiney Ogwumike led Stanford with 30 points against USC, 17 of which came on 8-of-11 shooting in the first half. The All-America senior forward also grabbed 12 rebounds for her 15th double-double of the season before a Maples crowd of 3,360.
"I can't wait till she graduates," USC coach Cynthia Cooper said, half-jokingly. "Once she's out of here, I'll be happy."
Also posting a double-double for the Cardinal was senior Mikaela Ruef, who had 11 points to go with 10 rebounds, all off the defensive glass.
"Honestly, I believe she's capable of a double-double every night," VanDerveer said of Ruef. "I tell her that, too."
Ruef was one of four Stanford guards to score in double figures. Junior Amber Orrange -- typically the one dishing the ball to teammates who put up double-digit point totals -- and freshman Lili Thompson had 12 points apiece. Another freshman Karlie Samuelson chipped in 10.
"Last year we relied too much on Chiney," Ruef said. "She still got 30 points today, but it takes the pressure off Chiney when you have so many other people scoring."
The outcome of Monday's game was never really in doubt. The Cardinal took the lead for good when Thompson converted a three-point play with 16:43 remaining in the first half, the first points in a 9-0 run that broke a 7-7 tie.
USC went on a 13-4 run of its own to pull back within three at 23-20, but Stanford responded by reeling off 17 straight unanswered points en route to a 46-28 halftime lead. The Trojans never threatened after that, falling behind by as many as 28 in the second half.
"Stanford played at a pace that we weren't really used to," Cooper said. "We weren't getting the ball to open players, and were constantly behind the 8-ball."


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- Oct 12:
- California's new health exchange still doesn't list doctors and hospitals
- Oct 5:
- Obamacare's winners and losers in Bay Area
- Oct 2:
- Day two of Obamacare: Computers still trying to catch up with intense interest in insurance exchanges
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- Obamacare 101: Frequently asked questions
- Obamacare's effect: The long-term uninsured
- Obamacare's effect: Small-business owners
- Obamacare: Piecing together the puzzle
- Obamacare's effect: The 'young invincibles'
- Obamacare's effect: The new Medi-Cal recipient
- Obamacare's effect: The chronically ill
- Sep 27:
- What you need to know about Obamacare
- Oct 8:
- Alameda County will hire more workers to handle the influx of calls for the new health care law
- California health insurance exchange reports nearly 1 million visitors in first week; 16,311 households sign up
- Insurance industry says health care website is fixable
- Oct 5:
- South Bay residents get answers to Obamacare questions
- Obamacare's winners and losers in Bay Area
- Oct 4:
- Why do Obamacare costs vary across the country?
- Oct 2:
- 3 measures of health exchanges may take years to assess
- 5 key arguments in the shutdown fight
- Sep 30:
- Young adults have 3 health care options to consider
- Sep 28:
- Obamacare 101: Frequently asked questions
- Obamacare's effect: The long-term uninsured
- Obamacare's effect: Small-business owners
- Obamacare: Piecing together the puzzle
- Obamacare's effect: The 'young invincibles'
- Obamacare's effect: The new Medi-Cal recipient
- Obamacare's effect: The chronically ill
- Aug 21:
- Field Poll: Most low-income Californians still uninformed about Obamacare eligibility
It's new. It's kind of complicated. It's often confusing.
And Tuesday is the big day when something called an "insurance exchange" opens in California and every other state because of the Affordable Care Act -- Obamacare.
We know. Your head's already hurting.
But listen up. We've put together a Top 10 list of things you should know about the new health care reform law. Use it as a primer. And check back for more stories to help you sort it all out.
1) First off, , the federal government shutdown will not stop Tuesday's launch of the insurance exchanges. The portion of the federal budget funding the new programs is untouchable.
2) Newsflash: The new insurance exchange, called Covered California, might not apply to you.
The insurance exchange is mostly for people who are uninsured, or self-insured and think they can get a better deal. If you already receive medical insurance from your employer or from a government program like Medicare, the VA or Medi-Cal, you don't have to do anything. You're already covered.
3) Then again: Some parts of Obamacare may have already affected you or people you may know. After the Affordable Care Act was passed in March 2010, a number of early provisions went into effect. Already, insurance companies can't deny coverage to anyone 19 or younger for pre-existing health conditions like asthma, diabetes or cancer. Parents can keep their children on their policies until they turn 26. There's also no lifetime limit on what insurance companies will pay if someone gets really sick. And starting Jan. 1, adults' policies cannot be denied or canceled for any reason.
4) The exchange isn't as mysterious as you think. It's basically an online health insurance marketplace where people can compare and choose a health plan that works best for their needs and their budget. Go to www.coveredca.com and hit the "Shop Now" button. Then hit the "Get Started" tab, and an online calculator will pop up. You'll be asked to insert information about your household size, age of each adult in your household, income and ZIP code to see all the plans available in your area.You'll also find out if you'll be eligible for subsidies on your monthly premiums or lower out-of-pocket costs -- and whether you qualify for free or low-cost coverage through Medi-Cal, a program for the poor that is being expanded.
5) There's no need to rush to sign up. In fact, it's probably not a good idea. You'll have until Dec. 15 to buy health insurance through the exchange if you want the coverage to start on Jan. 1, when the new Obamacare policies will take effect. That gives everyone 21/2 months to study their options carefully, either on their own or with the help of certified enrollment counselors and certified insurance agents in your area. Enrollment will continue until March 31.
The next open-enrollment period begins in October 2014 for coverage in 2015.
6) The exchange is primarily aimed at getting uninsured folks health coverage. But all California residents who are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents are free to buy insurance in the new marketplace. Only those with low and moderate-incomes will get tax credits or help with out-of-pocket costs. And because most people who are insured through their jobs can't get subsidies, it's really not going to make sense for those folks to buy insurance through the exchange. But if you really are unhappy with your health care insurance at work, call 800-300-1506 and ask to be put in touch with a Covered California certified enrollment counselor or certified insurance agent in your area to find out your options.
7) Whether you buy your insurance from the exchange or not, starting Jan. 1 all new health insurance policies have to cover 10 essential benefits for everyone. That includes preventive and emergency care, hospitalization, drug prescriptions and more.
8) If you don't have insurance now, you'll have to play or pay. Anyone who doesn't have medical insurance by March 31 will have to pay a $95 penalty, or 1 percent of their annual income, whichever is greater. And the fee will rise by 2016, when the penalty will be 2.5 percent of your annual income or $695. This is one of the biggest gripes among critics who say the government shouldn't be able to force them to buy insurance. But supporters say, when everyone participates, especially healthy young people, health-care costs go down, especially for older and chronically ill people who need coverage the most.
9) As with any law, there are exceptions. You're off the hook for paying a penalty if the lowest-price coverage available to you would cost more than 8 percent of your household's adjusted gross income. You're also exempted if your income is below the threshold required for filing taxes (in 2012, $9,750 for a single person and $27,100 for a married couple with two children). You're exempt (and cannot receive benefits from the law) if you are an illegal immigrant. Also exempt are people who are in prison or belong to a federally recognized Native American tribe. You can also ask for an exemption if you're a member of a recognized religious sect with religious objections to insurance, including Social Security and Medicare. For more information, go to www.healthcare.gov/exemptions.
10) Be careful about phony websites. There are a lot of scams and fraudulent websites out there. If you get a cold call from someone wanting to sell you an "Obamacare card" (there's no such thing) or asks for personal information so they can "help" you get a break on insurance, hang up! There is only one website for Covered California: www.coveredca.com. The insurance exchange's number is 800-300-1506.


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Wiz Khalifa seems all too aware that music has long had its share of one-hit wonders, and hip-hop seems to be a genre where fans are always looking for the next big thing.
That's one reason why the release of his highly anticipated second CD, "O.N.I.F.C." was pushed back to Dec. 4.
"That's where you get the delays and stuff because we really wanted to make sure the roll-out is special and that it hits the right way and it doesn't just come and go, and that it's something that people really, really hold onto for a long time," Khalifa said of his new CD in a recent phone interview.
Khalifa's first album, "Rolling Papers," was a major success, selling about 800,000 copies and making the rapper, who as one might guess from that 2011 album's title, makes no secret of his fondness for weed and a good time, one of the major new names in hip-hop.
"Rolling Papers," with its melodic - almost poppy - sound and soulful beats and grooves, was a good start, Khalifa said, but "O.N.I.F.C." will take his music to a new level.
"On 'Rolling Papers,' I tried a lot of different things that other people weren't doing that I agreed with, you know what I'm saying. It was worth trying and having some fun with," Khalifa said. "But this album is more or less just the biggest step forward, and I feel like it's the best thing in terms for me creatively, as far as singles, as far as visuals, as far as artwork. The whole project is just going to be really consistent with my vision of what a sophomore album should be."
Khalifa talked in general about how the music evolved stylistically on the second album, but stayed away from specifics.
Still, it's clear he feels there was a greater ambition to the music - and a willingness to step away from the kind of songs that radio embraced from "Rolling Papers."
"I think the music is just really, really organic," Khalifa said. "I've had ways of working with my home producer, my in-house guys and making songs that people, they respect and they love world-wide, but it's not really like a typical single or a typical hit record. I think it's just great music. I think that's what we got really focused on with this record, was just making the best songs and not trying to figure out what people are going to react to or what we think they're going to like or what's the next best idea. We just made a batch of great songs that sound sonically, they're all put together great, but they're not too huge and they're not too crazy to the point where people don't understand it. "
In listening to the album, "O.N.I.F.C." feels like the next step in Khalifa's ability to blend hip-hop and pop melody, as tracks like "The Plan" (featuring Juicy J), "Let It Go" (featuring Akon) and "No Limit" are among the songs that feature sleek, synthesized melodies that flow around rapped vocals. The light beats that percolate underneath the music adds to the smooth personality of the album.
Khalifa got a little more specific about the lyrics, saying that while he wanted to retain the good-time feel of "Rolling Papers," he also made room on the new CD for more substantial thoughts.
"It elaborates as far as smoking, chilling, partying and feeling good, but it's also being aware and educating, saying some things with the time that I have here," he said. "It's not just the songs that people will sing, but it's great music. They can sing the song and it means something.
"It's definitely still fun and light hearted, but I would say the more raw, uncapped side came out on this album," Khalifa said. "Like it's that same energy I had when I first got attention. That's what I was putting into this, other than just trying to show the best songs I could write, the best melodies I could (write) and the songs that made the most sense and just represent me."
Khalifa may have only made his presence felt nationally with "Rolling Papers," but he has been on the music industry radar for a while longer.
Born Cameron Jibril Thomaz in 1987, the Pittsburgh-based rapper released his first CD," Show and Prove," in 2006 on the indie label Rostrum Records.
This paved the way for him to sign with Warner Bros. Records, a deal which produced a single "Say Yeah," that hit No. 20 on "Billboard" magazine's Hot Rap Tracks chart. But a full-length album was never released and after leaving Warner Bros. in July 2009, Khalifa returned to Rostrum Records.
There, he collaborated with New Orleans rapper Curren$y on a 2009 mixtape, "How Fly," followed by his own mixtape, "Burn After Rolling," in November and then his second CD, "Deal or No Deal," later that same month.
By that time, a buzz was building in hip-hop circles. He was named one of the genre's top newcomers in 2010 by "XXL" magazine and "The Source," while getting signed to Atlantic Records. This set the stage for a career liftoff that came with the fall 2010 release of the single, "Black and Yellow," which topped the "Billboard" all-genre Hot 100 singles chart and greased the wheels for the release in March 2011 of the "Rolling Papers" CD.
In the lead-up to "O.N.I.F.C." (which stands for "Only Ni***r In First Class") there were a couple of minor controversies.
Khalifa sparked debate online with a cover photo for the album in which he took on a decidedly '60s retro look that drew comparisons to guitar great Jimi Hendrix. Khalifa said he likes what the photo represents.
"The cover, it was just about personal expression and freedom," he said. "I'm a pretty wild guy, so it's about your inner strength and letting that out and letting that be free and being bold and being different.
"And with the comparison to like Jimi, I'm just lucky enough to look like him." Khalifa said. "He was a pretty trippy dude, just into mind elevation and not even having a box instead of thinking outside of the box. And I kind of embody those same things, so people put me in the same bracket, which I think is super cool, but I don't do it on purpose."
There were also reports that Atlantic Records wanted Khalifa to write some songs for "O.N.I.F.C." that would be better suited to be radio singles. Khalifa said he and the label came to an understanding on that front.
"That was just a phase we went through. It was brief," he said. "It was getting them to understand the type of record I wanted to represent me. And they were just doing their job by trying to give me the best record that they felt would take the project to the next level. So you know, in agreeing to disagree we came to a great point, and that's where we're at now."


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Cure cancer with your PS3
Two weeks ago Sony released a program for its PS3 game box which just might help find cures for Cancer, Alzheimer's, Huntington's and other diseases [1].
As we all know, the PS3 has a very powerful processor to generate all those stunning car crashes, real time battle scenes and deal with all that crazy gaming AI, but that power sits idle for most of the day and night. And that's a waste.


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As I said in a previous thread, I'm new to Java and what not and trying to find ways to help me learn as fast as possible.
So I've been able to compile the movieinfo plugin and starting to look at it to see how I can fix/improve it.. I see a lot of places where he used printlns.. My question, how in the world did he see these during normal operation?
They don't output in the PMS's trace window and I'm not able to get the NetBean's debugger to attach to the PMS processes..
What do you plugin devs use to output text so quickly see debug info?
Is there an easy way to get the plugin to just output to the trace tab?
Well, I see PMS.minimal/debug/info works for some simple trace.. I can't seem to find the option to tell PMS to output Debug writes to the log.. So I'm forced to use minimal for now unless someone knows the magic flag?
Anyway, I still would like to know how most do debug.


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This recipe for sweet chicken bacon wraps comes from Paula Deen. It is the second Paula Deen recipe I've blogged about that includes no butter. The first recipe was for her lemonade and how she squeaked by without including butter in that one, I have no idea.
1 1/4 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 4 breasts)
1 pound sliced bacon
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 TBSP chili powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cut chicken breasts into 1-inch cubes. Cut each bacon slice into thirds. Wrap each chicken cube with bacon and secure with a wooden pick. Stir together brown sugar, chili powder and cayenne pepper, if using. Dredge wrapped chicken in mixture. Coat a rack and broiler pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place chicken wrap on rack in broiler pan. Bake 350 for 30 to 35 minutes or until bacon is crisp.
TIPS: Do yourself a favor and line your pan with aluminum foil. It makes for much easier cleanup. Also, spray the baking rack thoroughly with cooking spray to help with the cleanup as well.


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REALLY FREAKY SHIT happened months after taking LSD!
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Wait until some years later and you get a full blown flashback.
Decades ago in my youth I used to load up on acid, paper, microdot and more.
once I had a nice trip where 2 backlight posters came alive, one was a little demon guy (not evil,he was nice) and the other was a beautiful black light dragon.
They both danced together in the middle of my living room floor and wanted me to dance with them.
I declined as I was pretty high.
Some years passed, maybe 5 or 6.
I was married and had fallen asleep but woke up for some reason.
There he was, at the side of my bed, motioning me to come into the living room to dance.
The cute blacklight dragon from the poster.
I didn't see the demon poster guy anywhere.
I was too scared to get out of bed and people tell me had I done so I may have gotten a complete trip again for free.
I never got out of bed.
I regret not getting up.
No flashbacks ever since.
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You sure you were fully awake or having a lucid dream? When I smoke really strong weed and look at visuals on my iPad I eventually get a mild acid trip which makes me not want to look at the visuals because I go back to that state of mind I had before :/ sometimes I enjoy it and would want to have the mild acid trip :) depends on how I'm feeling that day I guess..
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Coach Jeff Tedford's offense at Cal is a complex and sophisticated system that puts great responsibility on the quarterback. Former players say it took considerable time to grasp its intricacies.
"When you first get into it, it's confusing as hell," said Kevin Riley, Cal's quarterback from 2008-10.
Enter the new Cal quarterback, Zach Maynard, a transfer from Buffalo who is playing football for the first time since 2009, against much tougher competition than he faced in the Mid-American Conference. Maynard didn't join Cal until January and won the starting job after spring practice.
Are Maynard's recent struggles -- the Bears scored a combined 24 points in one-sided losses to Oregon and USC in their past two games -- attributable to being asked to do too much?
Those who've dealt with Tedford's offense say no, but they acknowledge that Maynard is in a challenging situation.
"There probably is a larger learning curve for him than most people just because he was kind of thrown into it," said Riley, now working in medical sales in San Francisco. "It's definitely tough, and I'm sure he's still learning every week. I think pretty soon you'll see him be more comfortable with everything."
Maynard displayed encouraging signs during his first four games, but he has regressed significantly the past two weeks.
He went just 20 for 41 for 218 yards and a touchdown during a 43-15 loss at Oregon, although it was revealed later that he played most of the game with a thigh contusion. Maynard followed up by throwing three interceptions in a 30-9 setback last week against USC.
His shortcomings against Oregon looked more the byproduct of faulty footwork than a failure to grasp the scheme. Against USC, he appeared to be overwhelmed at times by the speed of the Trojans' defense, although he said he was trying too hard.
"It's a lot harder than the usual offense," said Maynard, who started 11 games for Buffalo in 2009. "I'm still learning the system. There are a lot more plays, and you have to be a lot more dialed in to what's going on."
Fifth-year senior Brock Mansion, who started the final four games last season after Riley was injured, said "it takes a good two-and-a-half years before you understand what we're trying to do.
"If you can get into this school, you should be able to handle it. I've heard our offense is more complicated than a lot of NFL offenses. It's hard to imagine that, but at the same time it seems so overwhelming because there is so much responsibility on the quarterback.
"But it all becomes second nature when you get reps. Ever since I've been here, the quarterback has always grasped it."
Riley, whose Cal career was riddled by inconsistency, says the complexity of Tedford's offense is overblown.
"I think people make it a bigger deal than it really is," Riley said. "Any college system is going to be decently complex. You have to put effort into it. You have to go home and study the playbook and study film, so you know what you are doing. Once I started playing consistently, I didn't have any trouble."
The complexity of Tedford's offense is twofold. The thickness of the playbook means the Bears are installing a lot of plays each week, and every play requires the quarterback to make an extensive series of reads and checks.
ESPN NFL analyst Trent Dilfer played quarterback at Fresno State when Tedford was the offensive coordinator there, and the two remain close. Dilfer sees similarities in the offense he ran at Fresno State, and he confirms it requires a lot from the quarterback.
"Jeff is a volume-based coach," Dilfer said. "He likes having all the answers to the tests going into the game. If you can handle the load as quarterback, it's awesome. You never feel like you don't have an answer."
Asked if Tedford is placing a reasonable burden on his quarterback, Dilfer said: "Absolutely. The more you ask athletes to do, the more they'll respond. It puts a greater burden on the player to put in the work and to own the information, but that's not a bad thing."
Former Cal quarterback and current television analyst Mike Pawlawski says opposing coaches routinely express concern about the mismatches Tedford creates with his system.
But in general terms, Pawlawski said having too much to think about can affect a quarterback's execution.
"At the quarterback position, if you have a ton on your mind, it's hard to get through your reads," Pawlawski said. "It's always easier on a quarterback to go up there and know exactly what to do and execute it.
"I'm not in their huddle. I'm not calling the plays. But the more you have to think about, the slower you're going to get to your read."
Roger Theder, who coached the Bears from 1978-81 and now provides private instruction for quarterbacks, emphasized that it takes the right type of player to run Tedford's system.
"You better be smart, if you want to play quarterback for Jeff," he said. "He puts a lot of pressure on his quarterback. Andrew Luck could handle it, but there are a lot of guys who couldn't. (Maynard) must be very intelligent, or he wouldn't be the quarterback at Cal."
Tedford acknowledges his system is sophisticated but says he closely monitors his quarterback to make sure the coach is not overburdening the QB.
"If we feel like it's too much, we back off," Tedford said. "It wouldn't be very smart to just keep force-feeding things they aren't comfortable with. I'm really pleased with the way (Maynard) has comprehended things that we are doing. I don't think he ever goes into a game fuzzy about anything."


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The California Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that involved a car going into the water off North Bacon Island Road near Lower Jones Track Road east of Stockton early Sunday.
According to Sgt. Jason Bartlett, the CHP received a call at 11 a.m. from someone who apparently was in the vehicle. He was concerned about the other five passengers, but did not give his name and did not wait for law enforcement to arrive. He and others were headed out fishing when the car went into the water about 5:30 a.m.
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All of this will have some implications for The Mumpsimus, both in the short and long term. In the short term, expect some book give-aways and maybe even book sales (I really don't want to move thousands of books to NJ). Also, if you're a publisher or author, please don't send me anything until I have a new address (I'll send out one of those charming mass emails once I have said address). Blogging is likely to be typically erratic.
In the long term, this change should mean a lot more varied writing here. First, because I'm moving to a job that will, once I adjust to it, probably allow me a lot more time to read and write. This past year has been very difficult in terms of all the things that took over my schedule. (I haven't completed any new fiction, aside from a 400-word story, since I wrote "The Last Elegy", recently published in Logorrhea.) But once I get through the next couple months, life should be considerably different.
Also, because I'll be living just over the river from Manhattan, I hope to be able to write about more events here, particularly plays. There are a couple of big shows I hope to see, but mostly I'm looking forward to rediscovering what's been going on beyond the glitter of Broadway -- it's been ten years since I was last able to see much New York theatre, and I've missed it. I can only begin to imagine what sorts of changes are ahead.
In other news, Jeff VanderMeer has announced some great things about Best American Fantasy, which is now only a couple months away from being released...
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Hey Matt, happy to hear that the New York area will be graced with your presence soon! :) Best of luck with the move. Jersey City is quite the place to be these days -- see http://nymag.com/news/features/25014/ -- so I'm sure you'll be happy on that side of the Hudson!ReplyDelete
Welcome to NJ. She's not a bad state. The only one with an official devil, actually.ReplyDelete
Wow. I get to NYC about twice a year. So I'll get to see you more than once a conference!ReplyDelete
The official devil? Jeff Ford, you mean?ReplyDelete
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Good. You'll be able to start coming to the KGB readings!ReplyDelete
Hey--Bud told me about your move--congratulations! We *love* Jersey City...let me know if you need any orienting... (email@example.com)--AnneReplyDelete
Was that short piece the Amnesty International anthology story that Clare talked about?
No, I wrote the piece in The Flash about a year and a half ago. The new piece is one that I don't know what I'm going to do with, though I may send it to Weird Tales, because I like their new direction.ReplyDelete
Ah. I liked your Logorrhea story. No doubt you will be productive, once the boxes go away.ReplyDelete
In Trenton, New Jersey, it is illegal to throw a bad pickle into the street. Just thought you'd like to know what sort of destination you've picked.
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MORGANTOWN - What can you say about Geno Smith that the folks at the Downtown Athletic Club won't potentially engrave on a really important trophy some day?
It was already nearly impossible to say his name without using the word record in the sentence, then came Saturday's 11-on-11 offensive drill against Baylor.
"I don't know how you can improve on that," West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said. "He was 45 of 51 for 656 yards and eight touchdowns and zero interceptions. Can you please explain to me how you can improve on that?"
Smith chimed in with the answer there.
"I could have completed those five or six I had incomplete," he said. "We didn't score that first drive. We had a couple drives that stalled. We had a couple of situations where I forced some balls where I could have scrambled and picked up 3 or 4 yards. I'm just trying to continue to get better on my decision-making and getting better as a player overall."
There can't be too much room for improvement. In leading this offense to its third 10-touchdown game in its last five outings, Smith upped his season numbers to 20 TD passes and still zero interceptions.
With a completion percentage of 88, he set the nation's best mark since 2000 with a minimum of 50 attempts. At one point, he completed a school record 14 straight, continuing to push Marc Bulger's name down lists he used to rule.
Smith obliterated his own single-game record with those eight touchdown passes, along with his single-game passing yards, and completions records.
He was so good, he completed a touchdown pass to a player, Stedman Bailey, who had admittedly given up on a play, lulling his defenders to sleep.
"I went through my one-two-three reads, Stedman was the first. Then I got back to him and he was open so I delivered him the ball," was how Smith recalled the play, which went for 39 yards and was Bailey's fifth pass reception for a touchdown in the game.
Bailey recalled it thusly: "I just gave up on the play, honestly," Bailey said. "I had them beat at the beginning but I saw Geno going to his right a little bit and I kinda felt like 'OK, I guess I'm out of the read' so I slowed down. Next thing I know, he fires it out. Those guys slowed down too so it worked down pretty good."
Bailey's 303 receiving yards blew away Chris Henry's previous school record of 209. (Tavon Austin, with 14 catches for 215 yards, passed it too). Together, they became the first pair of receivers to each surpass 200 in a game in college football since Michael Crabtree and Danny Amendola did it for Texas Tech in a similar offense in 2007. They also tied each other for a school record with their 10th 100-yard games.
They've done all of this with Smith throwing them the ball. And he's not done yet.
"I'm going to keep getting better," Smith said. "I've got a lot football left in my career. Up to this point, I think I've had better games. Statistically, it's my best game ever, but I've got a lot of games left."