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General Motors has offered its roughly 100,000 United Auto Workers-member employees cash incentives to retire early. Incentives range from $35,000 to $140,000.
The day the buyout offer was announced, 27-year GM worker John Baxter told us the idea appealed to him.
"Time to get out. It'd be nice to do it a little early." Baxter told News 10 on March 22.
Union leaders are headed to Detroit Tuesday to get detailed early retirement information to pass along to employees. In the meantime, workers like Baxter are seeking out financial planners like Ted Turzian.
"They haven't made that decision yet. They're coming to us for help," said, a vice president with Capitol National Bank.
The answers workers get from planners depend on things like age and time at GM.
Experts advise younger workers might be able to go out and get another job, so they can take larger lump sums and not worry as much about losing health benefits.
Financial planner Joe Messerly says workers roughly five years from retirement may in the most uncertain position
"The people that have done a good of financial planning will be able to take the benefits; other people will be forced to continue employment," said Messerly, a vice president and financial planner with the Centennial Group.
Along with considerations like age and time at GM, financial planners say workers should also consider where they work.
"I've seen some who are going to have great opportunities at new plants right here in Lansing. They might want to stay around," Terzian said.
Despite the seemingly secure employment for some, questions about the future of the world's largest automaker do arise for workers.
"What's going to happen to GM? They're saying, if we don't take this now, down the road, it wouldn't be available to me," Terzian said.
Planners stress, if nothing else, workers should take their time in making a decision.
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Gasosaurus (‹The template Zh is being considered for merging.› Chinese: 气龙属) is a tetanuran dinosaur discovered in Dashanpu, China. The scientific name, meaning "Gas Lizard", honours the gasoline company that found the Dashanpu fossil quarry in Sichuan Province, now named as the Lower Shaximiao Formation. It had strong legs but short arms, and like most theropods, it was a carnivore. It measured between 3.5 to 4 metres (11 to 13 ft) in length, with a weight of around 150 kilograms (330 lb), placing it in the midrange of theropods by size. However, some estimates put its weight as high as 400 kilograms (880 lb), as very little is known about this dinosaur. It lived during the mid-Jurassic period (Bathonian and/ or Callovian stages), around 164 million years ago.[1]
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The first and to date only fossils, albeit postcranial (missing the skull), were recovered in 1985 during the construction of a gas facility, which explains the dinosaur's unusual name. The fossils were defined as the type species Gasosaurus constructus by the paleontologists Dong Zhiming and Tang Zilu. There have still been very few fossils retrieved, so exact details are unknown. Specifically, no skull has been found. Some paleontologists have speculated that Gasosaurus and Kaijiangosaurus may be one and the same species. Traditionally thought to be a megalosauroid,[2] Holtz (2000) found it to be a basal coelurosaurian,[3] although later Holtz et al. (2004) suggested it was a basal carnosaur (possibly a sinraptorid) on the basis of data from undescribed specimens.[4] It may in fact be the most basal coelurosaurian yet known, or may even be close to the common ancestor of the two groups; in any case, it represents one of the oldest definitive tetanuran theropods.
2014 egg hatch hoax[edit]
In early 2014 a series of viral online news posts circulated that a 200 million year old Gasosaurus egg had hatched in the Museum für Naturkunde (Museum of Natural History) in Berlin, Germany, following an online spoof article from the tabloid World News Daily Report.[5]
- ^ Benton, Michael J. (2012). Prehistoric Life. Edinburgh, Scotland: Dorling Kindersley. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-7566-9910-9.
- ^ Dong and Tang, 1985. A new Mid-Jurassic theropod (Gasosaurus constructus gen et sp. nov.) from Dashanpu, Zigong, Sichuan Province, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 23(1), 77-82.
- ^ Holtz, 2000. A new phylogeny of the carnivorous dinosaurs. Gaia. 15, 5-61.
- ^ Holtz TR Jr, Molnar RE, Currie PJ. 2004. Basal Tetanurae. In: Weishampel DB, Dodson P, Osmólska H, eds. The dinosauria, 2nd edn. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 71–110.
- ^ "Dinosaur Egg Hatches". Urban Legends Reference Pages. Snopes.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- Creisler, B. (Fall 1994). "Chinese Dinosaurs: Naming the Dragons". Dinosaur Report: 16–17.
- Fantastic Facts About Dinosaurs. ISBN 0-7525-3166-2.
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- Bristol University, England; source for the high weight estimate
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Somebody needs to tell Huck that the term "Y.O.L.O." doesn't give you a pass to commit human torture. But then again, Quinn had it coming. On last night's (Dec. 5) episode of Scandal titled "Y.O.L.O." (no, really), the Pope Team linked up to… Continue


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Robin Thicke Is Such A Gross, Weird, Gross Individual
10/25/2013 9:30 AM PDT, by Emily Trainham
Oh, hey, you know how Robin Thicke has that weird ability to make you feel dirty and mildly disgusted just from readings words that he's said? That's a pretty impressive little skill he's got, huh? He can talk about anything, absolutely anything -- his dad, his wife, his career, even his son -- and it's just going to be weird.
Here, let's use this interview he just did with Elle as an example, all right?
On his dad, Alan Thicke, and how he's a creeper, too:
"My dad was single my whole pubescent period. [Laughs] He had Ms. Alabama, Ms. Dominican Republic—every week. I was like, Dang, Pops. He had an indoor Jacuzzi, and he frequented it. The first time I saw a naked woman was when I went to take a shower one morning before school. I was like, Who is this girl in my shower?"
More on his dad's creeper tips:
"We were on vacation and some pretty girl walked by. I started ogling her like a 12-year-old boy, and he said, 'I know she's pretty, but you stared at her and followed her across the room. What if there's a prettier girl sitting two tables away? Now she's not going to feel special. She'll say, 'You look at all the girls like that.' You've gotta play it cool so you don't look like you're desperate.'"
On his hilarious catchphrases:
"We joke around. If someone's got a great outfit on, it's like, "Oh, you're big-d--- swingin' tonight.""
Speaking of his genitalia:
"Listen, compared to my son, I'm packing. If I'm next to LeBron James? It's probably not quite as impressive."
Yes, he really just brought up his son in a conversation about penis size. So are we over this guy yet? Can we please stop blasting "Blurred Lines"? Because Robin needs to fade back into obscurity again real quick.
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OK, I have no idea why it took me so long to add these polishes to my collection…well I do, my local supply store has never had them in stock and when I order online I'm always drawn to the new collections and too lazy to look at the older polishes. But laziness has been overruled and now I have Flying Dragon and Blue Sparrow :)
Both polishes came from the 2008 INK collection and are semi-matte neon polishes with glitter in them. I can't say I particularly care for the semi matte appearance as it just makes the polish look really gritty on the nail, combined with the formulas on these being a little unfriendly, my applications looked extremely uneven. But persevere with me, these polishes are out of this world once you add a top coat.
First up Blue Sparrow which is a neon royal blue with micro blue glitter. This was three coats which made the polish relatively even and opaque.
I love how the polish has an almost jelly like look to it once the top coat is added on, it's so pretty! This really took me by surprise, I hadn't seen many swatches of Blue Sparrow as there weren't so many nail blogs around back in 2008. Definitely an overlooked polish!
Next up is Flying Dragon which is far more well known. Flying Dragon is a magenta-purple neon with red and blue micro glitter in it. I think everyone has at least heard of Flying Dragon even if they don't own it. After some research, there are two versions of this polish. The original was a darker, more violet shade of purple while the new version is more magenta. I'm happy to have the new version as I already have plenty of blue leaning purple polishes, but not so many warmer red toned purples.
Frankly, the formula on this one was a pain. I had to be really careful not to go over the same section twice while it was still wet or I would get bald patches. Luckily a bonus of neons is that they dry really quickly. You can see on my ring finger that it is still a bit uneven after three coats.
Again with a top coat, the polish looks a million times better to me. You can see the blue and red shimmer is quite subtle and from a distance it's not visible at all. But I really just love the base colour here and I've been wearing it for three days straight :) It's one of those I can't stop staring at my nails, it's detrimental to everything I'm doing situations for me!
I wish there were more polishes like this in the INK collection but from what I can tell, none of the other polishes feature the glitter. These polishes also make me a little nostalgic, everyone wants unique and unusual polishes these days and that is really pushing polish boundaries, some to a point of unappealing to me. These polishes have a unique edge to them, but they're still completely wearable.
Both of these polishes came from Beauty Stop Online and were US$2.99 each. Beauty Stop Online has a great range of polishes in stock from China Glaze, Essie and Orly including a lot of older collections that are not so widely available anymore. Their shipping is pretty steep for international shipping because they only offer priority shipping but for all my US readers, you can get free shipping on orders over $50.
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This was The Beatles' second appearance on the Radio Luxembourg show The Friday Spectacular, following their earlier recording on 8 October 1962.
The Friday Spectacular was designed to plug EMI's latest releases, and was recorded at EMI House, the label's headquarters in Manchester Square, London.
This edition was recorded in the evening before a studio audience. The Beatles were interviewed and the studio versions of Love Me Do and PS I Love You - both sides of their debut single - were played. The show was broadcast on 23 November 1962 from 10-11pm.


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Former Peru's President Alberto Fujimori, right, defends himself during a hearing of his trial at a police base in Lima, Wednesday, April 1, 2009. Fujimori, 70, accused in the military death squad killings of 25 people in two early 1990s massacres, said Wednesday that the prosecution's lack of evidence is proof of his innocence. Fujimori faces up to 30 years on several charges and a verdict is expected in mid-April. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)


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President Barack Obama hugged Rep. Gabrielle Giffords's husband, NASA shuttle commander Mark Kelly, at the 'Together We Thrive' event held Wednesday in Tucson, Ariz., in memory of the victims of a mass shooting by suspect Jared Lee Loughner. (Jim Young/Reuters)
A man stood near sandbags as he watched the Dender River rise during flooding in Geraardsbergen, Belgium, Thursday. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)
Locals looked at a burnt car in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Thursday. Supporters of embattled leader Laurent Gbagbo attacked U.N. vehicles in the city, according to reports. (Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press)
A landslide victim lay next to debris in Teresópolis, Brazil, Thursday. Hundreds of people have died in landslides caused by heavy rains. (Felipe Dana/Associated Press)
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Microsoft's $100,000 business idea challenge; Google's push to help businesses better use its ads; a venture capital firm's tools for tech entrepreneurs; and more
A Major Push for the Small-Business Market
Microsoft recently opened nominations for its "Ultimate Challenge," a nationwide small-business plan contest that's part marketing push, part business-idea roundup, and part American Idol. It coincides with the launch of Office Accounting Express 2007, Microsoft's new home-based and early startup business financial management software, which is downloadable for free. If the product is as well thought through as the contest, then Office Accounting Express could present a challenge to Intuit's (INTU) QuickBooks, which is the major accounting entry for early-stage businesses.
The most innovative business idea will receive $100,000 in business startup money, a Manhattan-area storefront for one year, rent-free, and infrastructure and accounting software to help run the business. Participants have until Jan. 31 to submit their idea online at the contest Web site, ideawins.com. They can also meet Microsoft (MSFT) reps and local business leaders and get help with their entry at one of the events that make up part of an RV tour that began in New York City's Times Square on Nov. 28, and will stop in Las Vegas, Denver, Chicago, and Atlanta. Submissions will be judged and scored on marketing approach, financial and logistic feasibility, originality, and public interest.
The judging panel will include Carolyn Kepcher, Donald Trump's former assistant on The Apprentice, along with entrepreneur Liz Lange, founder and president of Liz Lange Maternity. Lange says she will be looking for plans that make a lot of sense and fill a need, and that include plenty of heart and soul. "If you don't have passion, you're not going to be able to weather the difficult first year or two of starting a small business. It's hard to pursue dreams and start new things, and there's not a lot of community around it," says Lange.
After an initial screening, the judges will review the highest-scoring applications to determine the four finalists, who will be announced in February. The public can then vote for the winner, who will be chosen and receive a prize package in March.
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What's the Cost of Obtaining a Customer from a Google Ad?
Google (GOOG) is focused on answering that question to help small businesses better use its advertising. Right now, "we have trouble. We don't know where [prospects] are in the sales cycle," Marissa Mayer, Google's vice-president of search and user experiences, told a Harvard Business School audience in November. Currently, advertisers bid for keywords and pay for clicks. "Ultimately, we'd like to get to a place where the cost of conversion and the cost of sales is what people bid on."
On the information-gathering side, she said the Google personalized home page, which enables business owners to consolidate research and schedules, is the fastest-growing segment of Google tools. And "thousands of developers" are programming applications, known as Google Gadgets, for distribution via the online search engine.
To view Mayer's entire talk, go to www.cyberposium.com/AboutCyberposium/MarissaMayerKeynoteVideo.
Dreaming of a Better Golf Club, Tennis Racket, or Baseball Bat?
You can get a sense of the manufacturing process for these items by viewing videos at a National Association of Manufacturers blog, blog.nam.org/archives/2006/11/cool_stuff_bein_47.php.
Put Your Business Model or Invention Under the Microscope
Venture-capital firm Prometheus Equity Partners has posted a variety of online tools at www.pepvc.com/resources/teaching_aids.htm for technology entrepreneurs. The business-model tool provides guidance for the razor-and-blade and subscription business models, and even for pyramid scheme and multilevel marketing models. The invention tools include an example of a marketing analysis of a potentially patentable product, to determine worthiness of filing. There's also a technology rollout plan, a business plan outline, and guidance for assembling a technology team.
The Raw Milk Wars Move to Canada
Canadian government agents staged a predawn raid on Glencolton Farms, a raw milk producer outside Toronto, a few days before Thanksgiving, confiscating milk, computers, and records. The farm was following the same approach as many American dairy producers—distributing milk via cow-share arrangements to avoid prohibitions on retail sales of raw milk (see BusinessWeek.com, 11/27/06, "A Raw-Milk Raid Leads to a Special Thanksgiving").
The authorities had left the farm alone for 11 years, since a previous legal encounter. The owner, Michael Schmidt, promised back in 1995 that he would go on a hunger strike if the government came after him again. He's now in the second week of that strike, consuming only a glass of raw milk each day as nourishment. (Click here to read his statement.)
One Travel Site Take a Tip from Retail Buying Clubs
CFares, a venture-backed company, is taking a leaf from the playbook of retail buying clubs such as Costco by charging a membership fee. For $50 annually, the company says members will gain access to airline wholesalers and travel agencies offering fares below those published on many airline sites.


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It's no secret that Google wants some of that social data that Facebook is keeping away from them in their data centers, so they can utilize it for ad targeting in addition to creating engagement with consumers on G+. It has actually (in my opinion correctly) been argued that Google doesn't really even care if users engage and spend time on G+ as long as they give Google their information and browse the web while logged into their Google identity.
Google is able to get consumers to create G+ accounts with no problem given the reach of its other products like search, Android, etc. And the company has been doing a great job at that. Where it has fallen short is enticing people to give it data beyond the basics, which Facebook has done at an astronomically fast rate by virtue of status updates and like actions.
Google has failed here because the consumer doesn't spend time on the G+ property. I believe Google can solve this problem by using the developer community as a proxy in its battle with Facebook. If I was running Google, I would leverage my assets (search and Gmail) to drive developer behavior that would open the floodgates of social data into my platform.
User OpenGraph tags in search crawler
Facebook is pushing all developers to get on the bandwagon of OpenGraph where developers have to add semantic context to their pages and submit that info to Facebook as part of user engagement. Developers are happily doing this because, in return, Facebook is adding this information to users' timelines, which results in more distribution for developers.
Google should take a page out of Facebook's book and leverage this open set of information in its search crawler to give pages with Open Graph data some weight in search algorithm. I know we are all frustrated when Google changes search algorithms for corporate objectives, but there is a good case to be made for use of semantic data at scale to provide a better search experience.
It just happens to be Facebook's recommended semantic data, but when you are behind in a game, you have to play with some of the rules set by the front runner.
Ask Developers to submit their OpenGraph objects/actions
The next step would be to reach out to developers and ask them to submit their open graph objects and actions just like they do with Facebook. The developer incentive would be the SEO juice they can get through giving Google more semantic information. Google would also benefit from having full context around the meta tags we talked about in step 1.
Give Developers ability to submit actions to G+
This is where it gets interesting. Give developers a very easy way to get opt-in from their users to publish their actions to their G+ accounts. This only requires mashing up some of the technology Google already has (OAuth, etc) with the addition of APIs for publishing actions on behalf of the user from properties outside of Google. They could even go ahead and copy how Facebook does it. There is no need to innovate here just for the sake of being different. Developers would not mind doing less work.
Expose actions in G+ stream
To bring it all together, expose these published actions on G+ feed and give them a decent weight. Make sure you give developers more love than Facebook. Believe me, the favor will pay off.
All of a sudden, all developers on Facebook platform have an incentive to push G+ integration in their products, because they get more distribution: through SEO juice and exposure on G+ feed. Just imagine all the vertical social networks such as Pinterest, Path, Foursquare, Zoosk, Foodspotting, etc. pushing your platform and driving social content into Google's data centers.
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Charles Halloway provides a little lecture series for the boys on the nature of good and evil in the build-up to the final confrontation with the carnival. The lecture is helpful: "Dad, don't stop, thought Will. When you talk, it's swell in here. You'll save us. Go on" (39.20). By virtue of the wisdom he has and his status as a grown-up, Charles serves the boys as a mentor. Remember that one of Will's biggest concerns was that their story would be met with disbelief from the adult community. Charles's statement "I believe" affirms the boys' experience.
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RENO, Nev. - The University of Nevada men's tennis team continues its season in Arizona on Sunday when it faces Arizona University.
The Wolf Pack (3-1, 0-1 MW) won it's last pair of matches after splitting two on opening weekend. Nevada is looking to push its winning streak to three against the Wildcats (7-5). In Nevada's match against Arizona last season, five matches went to three sets. Head coach Erik Burton is looking for more production from his starting line up.
"Victor Ouvrard and Ryan Andrada are undefeated on the season," he said. "However, we need the other starters to challenge themselves to a great results commitment. We will continue to get stronger."
The No. 7 ITA Mountain Region Player in Ouvrard and Andrada both sit at a perfect 4-0 on the season in singles. Andrew Poustie sits at 3-1, while two other pack members are 2-2. Ouvrard and partner Robert Allan are an unbeaten 4-0 in doubles play on the year. Poustie and partner Fernando Sunago are also 3-1 in doubles play.
The Wildcats sit at 7-5, but are 5-1 since opening their opening weekend. Arizona will host the match on its home court after having played its most recent matches at a pair of local venues. After the match with Arizona, the Wolf Pack will play Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Ariz. Grand Canyon is 1-1, but will play twice more before meeting Nevada.
The match with the Wildcats begins on Sunday at 10 am in Tuscon, Ariz.
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Extra - August 27, 2010
Breakup on the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf
In mid- to late August 2010, a Bermuda-sized ice island broke free from the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf along the northern coast of Canada's Ellesmere Island. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite detected fractures on the shelf on August 18. The breakup on this ice shelf continued a years-long pattern of retreat on the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf, and a decades-long pattern of retreat of the ice shelves along the Ellesmere coast.
The top image shows the ice shelf on August 18, 2010. For comparison, the bottom image shows the same area almost eight years earlier, on August 22, 2002. The fractures on the shelf in 2010 occur immediately south and east of Ward Hunt Island, and a large chunk of ice appears to be floating free from the shelf immediately east-northeast of the island. Although the ice shelf appears larger west-northwest of Ward Hunt Island in 2010, the larger area of ice is due to sea ice temporarily attached and frozen to the ice shelf. South of the ice shelf, fjords that are covered with ice in 2002 are largely free of ice in 2010.
At roughly 54 square kilometers (21 square miles), the ice chunk that broke free from the Ward Hunt was much smaller than the ice island that calved from Greenland's Petermann Glacier a few weeks earlier, but in some ways, the Ward Hunt fracture was more significant.
Fed by the Greenland Ice Sheet, the Petermann Glacier is a floating ice tongue that periodically calves large icebergs, and is replenished by new ice upstream. In contrast, the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf formed from compressed sea ice that was gradually replaced by accumulated snow. No glacier feeds the Ward Hunt and advances it seaward. The calving cycle on the Ward Hunt is slow, and to recover from the recent retreat would require centuries.
Driftwood and narwhal remains found along the Ellesmere coast have radiocarbon dates from roughly 3,000 to 6,800 years ago, implying that the ice has been intact since those remains were deposited. Breakup along the Ward Hunt indicates a change in the conditions that previously allowed this ice shelf to persist for millennia.
At the dawn of the twentieth century, glaciologists estimate, the northern coast of Ellesmere island was lined by a continuous ice shelf covering roughly 8,900 square kilometers (almost 3,500 square miles). A century later, the once-uninterrupted shelf had been reduced to a cluster of much smaller ice shelves, including the Ward Hunt. The Ward Hunt cracked in 2002, draining a freshwater lake that floated on top of denser seawater, and wiping out a unique microbial ecosystem. In 2008, another rapid breakup occurred.
Despite the fracturing on the Ward Hunt that occurred in the summer of 2002, that year actually experienced cooler conditions than 2010. When the Ward Hunt fractured in July 2002, nearby sea ice held the fragments in place, like giant pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Later sea ice retreat in the Arctic gave the ice islands room to roam. North of the ice shelf, sea ice appears more abundant in 2010 than in 2002, but warmer conditions and a slight retreat of sea ice from the Ellesmere coast gave the ice that fractured in 2010 similar space to migrate.
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While growing up, Scott C. Johnson often wondered what his father did for a living. The family moved a lot. Keith Johnson was absent for extended periods, and there were whole areas of his life that seemed to be secret.
Johnson was 14 when he learned the truth. His father took him aside and said, "Scotty, I'm a spy."
For the younger Johnson, now 39, the admission had far-reaching implications. In his powerful new memoir, "The Wolf and the Watchman: A Father, a Son, and the CIA," the Oakland-based author and journalist -- a former foreign correspondent for Newsweek and an Oakland Tribune reporter since 2010 -- writes that secrecy and mistrust became significant parts of his heritage.
In an interview near the Tribune offices, Johnson recalled the day his father revealed that he was a career CIA agent. "My initial reaction was this sort of boundless thrill," he said. "It felt exciting to be in on this secret -- to feel that I was privy to information that was off limits to everybody else. I remember visualizing these James Bond movies and thinking, wow, I'm part of that world."
Over time, though, the knowledge of his father's work raised complex issues. "There was a feeling of tension," Johnson explained. "It was hard to keep that secret and to navigate that terrain -- to know what I could say and to whom."
As a young boy, Johnson lived with his family in India, Yugoslavia, Pakistan and Camp Peary, a U.S. government compound in Williamsburg, Va. He believed that his father -- an intelligent, charming man who never raised his voice -- was a diplomat. They were close, but in his 20s, Johnson grew increasingly confused about who his dad really was. The book often recounts their relationship in cryptic phone calls, in which the younger Johnson tries to ascertain the exact nature of his father's work -- and gauge whether his highest loyalties were to his family or employer.
"I was having trouble trusting his version of events," he said. "I never stopped loving my father, but I kept wondering: Did I really know him?"
Keith Johnson remains a shadowy figure throughout "The Wolf and the Watchman," whose title was inspired by "Mowgli's Song Against People," a poem from "The Second Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling. At its core, Johnson's memoir is about his struggle to establish his own identity. His parents divorced when Scott was just 6. Afterward, the boy alternated living at the homes of each.
After college, he worked various jobs -- teacher, commercial fisherman -- before moving to Paris in 1998. He went to work for Newsweek there. In his 12 years with the magazine, he reported from Afghanistan and Iraq, Mexico, Jordan and South Africa.
Becoming a journalist was a natural, Johnson said -- he loved poetry and writing, had a facility for languages and a passion for travel. He realized there were striking similarities between journalism and spying. "You're out in the world in foreign countries," he said. "Your job is to cultivate people, to be persuasive. You use these human tools, like cajolery, to extract information. That's a carbon copy of what a spy does."
Was he aspiring to replicate a part of father's career, or just doing what came naturally? Johnson wasn't sure. But he admitted his father's influence was always there. "He was my hero," Johnson said. "Aspiring to his world was in my DNA."
So was danger. Johnson's work for Newsweek took him deep into the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the book recounts those experiences in often harrowing detail. He narrowly escaped firefights and a kidnapping attempt; in 2006, he survived an IED explosion while riding with Marines in a Humvee. His accounts are a reminder that military personnel aren't alone in putting their lives on the line.
Johnson returned from those experiences traumatized, sinking into a deep depression. "I was having nightmares, anxiety," he said. "I was having real trouble functioning normally." He sought treatment and eventually returned to the job as Newsweek's Africa bureau chief. Through work, he met his wife, Alison, a journalist and editor born in South Africa. The couple married in 2012.
Writing the book didn't answer all of Johnson's questions. He's still in contact with his father, who is 73, retired and living in Washington. Their relationship is solid, he said; his dad has read the book and given it his blessing.
"He had nothing to do with the writing, but he's been very supportive of my efforts to understand our relationship," said the author. "I think writing the book was a cathartic experience for both of us. It allowed us to get closer, to talk about personal things -- to have some breathing room to air our fears, secrets and regrets."
Scott Johnson will discuss and sign his book at 7 p.m. May 23 at Diesel Books, 5433 College Ave., Oakland (510-653-9965, www.dieselbooks.com).
Freelancer Georgia Rowe writes the monthly Books by the Bay column for the Bay Area News Group.
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Pair brought weapons but no money to drug buy in Frisco that turned deadly, according to attorneys in capital murder trial
A deal to buy one pound of high-grade marijuana turned violent, leaving one man fatally shot in a parking lot at a Frisco Wal-Mart in June 2011, according to opening statements in the capital murder trial of Raymond Washington.
Collin County prosecutor Zeke Fortenberry said Washington, 22, and his friend, Daniel Ramsour, went to the arranged location armed with a gun and a large knife but not the $4,000 to $5,000 needed to purchase the drug. "They never intended to buy it," Fortenberry told jurors. "They were going to rob them."
Fortenberry said when the drug dealer, Andre Currier, got shot inside his car during the meeting, it became capital murder. "They had weapons, and they intended to use them," Fortenberry said.
But defense attorney Edwin King called the prosecution's version of events "baloney." He said Washington and Ramsour brought the weapons only because they were taking precautions.
The men arrived at the Wal-Mart in two separate cars. Currier sat in the front seat of his black Mercedez-Benz with the man who arranged the deal, Nelson Snider. Ramsour sat in the back seat behind Currier. Washington went into the store on the pretense of getting the money. When Washington returned to the car, Ramsour fired his gun several times, killing Currier.
King said there is no evidence that this was a planned killing. "What it was," he said, "was a panic situation."
Washington and Ramsour, who lived in McKinney, were arrested two days later in Beaumont. During police interviews there, Washington didn't ask for a lawyer, King said.
"He didn't shoot anybody and didn't intend to shoot anyone," King said.
Testimony in the case continues. Ramsour, 19, is scheduled to go to trial later this year.


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The academic community does not often view science fiction writing as "serious literature." While it's true that much science fiction writing tends toward the formulaic and is considered "genre fiction" published by specialty presses, there are plenty of science fiction books of high literary quality being published by presses that appeal to a more general and literary audience. This course focuses on the high-quality science fiction writing of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and will primarily consider fiction writing, with some poetry and film.
Authors include Margaret Atwood, Orson Scott Card, Audrey Niffenegger, and Bryan Dietrich, among others.


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SENTENCED's "The Funeral Album" has entered the Finnish national chart at position No. 1. View the entire chart at this location.The follow-up to 2002's "The Cold White Light", "The Funeral Album" was recorded primarily at Finnvox and Tonebox studios (both in Finland), and mixed and mastered at Finnvox. Producing the effort was Hiili Hiilesmaa, who also worked with the group on their last two albums, 2000's "Crimson" and "The Cold White Light". A farewell DVD, entitled "Buried Alive", is planned for release in early 2006. The SENTENCED track "May Today Become the Day", taken from "The Funeral Album", has been made available for download at this location. (Thanks: Mikko "Crimson" Toivola)
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MJ's bro Jermaine to judge BBC's Move Like Jacko
"Michael was a superb dancer who inspired people across the world to master his moves and create their own unique routines," the Sun quoted Jermaine as having told TV Biz. "I'm really excited and delighted to be part of this show and look forward to finding the most talented and inspiring dancers," he added.
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Quest for Oil Threatens Africa's Oldest Wildlife Reserve
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GOMA: The quest for oil may be the latest threat to Africa's most venerable wildlife reserve, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and already hard hit by deforestation, poaching and armed conflict.
Early in March, European Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs warned that "with oil production there would be a major risk of pollution at this site, located near the sources of the Nile."
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and other environmental bodies, including local ones, have also voiced concern about the planned joint operation by small British firm SOCO International PLC and the Kinshasa government in part of the Virunga National Park.
The whole protected territory on the border with Uganda and Rwanda covers 800,000 hectares (two million acres) and has attained worldwide renown, notably for its rare and endangered mountain gorillas.
SOCO has stated that in July last year, its chairman Rui de Sousa met with WWF chief David Nusbaum, and proposed that they "work together to find the best way forward".
The firm also expressed a commitment to "improving our dialogue" with all parties "about how (its) activities in eastern DRC could affect the flora and fauna of the Virunga National Park and the livelihoods of the regional population."
Created in 1925 in the far east of what was then the Belgian Congo, the whole park was declared an "endangered" part of the global heritage by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1994.
The area is exceptionally rich in biodiversity, but is located in scarred North Kivu province, tracts of which have been ravaged by successive conflicts for more than 20 years.
Poachers and logging teams have damaged the reserve, as elsewhere in Africa, but the park is also criss-crossed by rival armed groups and soldiers, while local people have taken up illegal residence.
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The London Olympics 2012 begins today. Around 10,500 Olympic athletes and 4,200 Paralympic athletes will compete for glory across 34 venues — some new, some age-old, like Wembley Stadium and Lord's Cricket Ground. Here's a walk through the Olympic Park.
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A driver is hospitalized after a crash in Harrison on Monday.
Police said the driver lost control on the wet pavement on Kilby Road and slammed into a power pole.
The pole and the transformer attached to it came crashing next to the car.
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Definition of custodian in English:
1A person who has responsibility for taking care of or protecting something: the custodians of pension and insurance funds the custodian of the Great Seal in Canada is always the Secretary of State
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- Mr Honner pointed out that farmers today have huge responsibilities as custodians of animals and the environment and as food producers.
- Physicians, health authorities and other custodians are responsible for explaining to their patients why information is being collected and how it will be used, shared and protected.
- It is for this reason that there is urgent need for authorities to do an on-the-spot check of the assets as required by law so that the rightful custodians take care of the property.
curator, keeper, conservator, guardian, overseer, superintendent;
caretaker, steward, warden, warder, attendant;
watchdog, protector, defender
1.1US A person employed to clean and maintain a building.
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- He was a carpenter, millwright, agent, and building custodian.
- Cassie got her things watching the custodians clean the floor and bathrooms.
- The deal gave promotions and added seniority to 59 minorities who are employed as custodians by the city's school board.
1.2British humorous A goalkeeper or wicketkeeper.
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- Bridge keeper Cyril Sharrock was by far the busier of the two custodians.
- Sohail's initial flick was blocked by onrushing GB custodian Jimi Lewis.
- Coach Kaushik was all praise for the Indian custodian Helen Mary.
custodianship noun
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- This absolute right of restriction is based on a self-proclaimed custodianship of a religious or ethnic tradition, or a collective self-image, which must, apparently, be defended against the calumnies of dissenters.
Late 18th century: from custody, on the pattern of guardian.
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Maya Hotel, Cancun: The Floating Pyramid
April 2, 2007
By: Mary Winston Nicklin
Forget seven-star hotels or underwater resorts. Floating pyramids are "the new dimension in luxury lodging," to quote CNN. The Swedish-based Oceanic-Creations is in the business of designing floating buildings. Their first project? The $209 million Maya Hotel located south of Cancun, slated to open in 2010. This pyramid-shaped hotel will float in the crystal clear Caribbean waters with the help of a new composite material, normally used in the defense industry, which is billed as six times lighter and ten times stronger than steel.
Play Polo in Dubai at Desert Palm Retreat
Discover an oasis in the middle of Dubai. Desert Palm polo estate, with four championship polo fields, riding school, stables for over 300 horses, and vast green landscapes, is the setting for a chic boutique resort and spa. The grounds are meticulously manicured; beautiful gardens and swaying palm trees rise from the dramatic desert landscape. The resort is impossibly cool, with 'naturally modern' guest rooms and villas, a sensuous spa experience at Lime, gorgeous infinity pool, and excellent dining (fresh produce is flown in daily from around the world). But polo fans will really swoon. (After all, the owner's Dubai Polo Team has won both the two most prestigious and world-renowned high goal events in England: The Queens Cup and The Gold Cup.) Desert Palm Retreat showcases Dubai as a key destination in the world of international polo, hosting key polo tournaments such as the Cartier International Challenge Cup.
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Off the Beaten Path in Abruzzi, Italy: Albergo Diffuso Santo Stefano di Sessanio
Preservationists, historians, sybarites rejoice. The boutique Albergo Diffuso Santo Stefano di Sessanio is Italian living at its finest, in an absolutely stunning setting. An abandoned medieval hill town and castle in Italy's Abruzzi region, a former ghost village, has been restored and guests can book a stay at the magnificent hotel. The entire town's renovation project-- a $5.1 million price tag-- has been sponsored by the Italian-Swedish philosopher-preservationist Daniele Elow Kihlgren. During the restoration, the attention to detail was staggering: the exclusive use of material found in the surrounding area, interiors furnished in the Arte Povera tradition (folk arts and crafts from the Abruzzo mountains), imperceptible modern amenities (like heating beneath the floors). The press has gone wild. Gourmet magazine described it as "pretty enough to be in the movies." Enjoy the fairy-tale of this Italian Renaissance.
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Marley Resort Opening in Nassau, Bahamas
That's right, starting in June 2007 you can satisfy your soul at the brand new Marley Resort. The Marley family's summer home as been transformed into the Marley Resort and Spa, where the 16 themed suites (Kinky Reggae, Lively Up Yourself, Three Little Birds, Sun is Shining-- you get the picture) feature chic furnishings, tropical rain showers, and high tech amenities. To quote the proprietor Rita Marley:
We are happy to say, The Legend Lives at the Marley Resort & Spa. We invite you to come and experience this nostalgic, mystical piece of paradise we once called home. Come embrace the feeling of One Love and One Heart in only One Place.
Located on famed Cable Beach, the resort also features the luxurious Natural Mystic Spa, oceanfront dining, and nightly island music.
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Summertime in San Francisco at Campton Place
Baseball, yummy SF eats, and stylish summer digs. Forget the notorious fog, what could be better than a summertime jaunt to the City by the Bay? Head to the award-winning Campton Place, San Francisco's celebrated luxury boutique hotel. You can't beat the location on the edge of Union Square in the heart of the city's downtown. Here, superb accommodations are matched by the exquisite European feasts at the restaurant. This summer, take advantage of the City of Giants package and enjoy a game at Giants Stadium (where you can gaze out over the bay while watching Barry Bonds nail another home run). The package includes one night accommodation in a Campton Suite, full American breakfast for two, welcome amenity, two tickets to a Giants game, and a gift card to the Giants souvenir shop for $100. Total price is $750, a savings of 20 percent. Available from April 1- August 31, 2007.
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Utterly unique, Claska is one of the coolest small hotels in the world. Hip Tokyo architects Intentionallies and British design gurus Tomato transformed an old business hotel into the city's cutting-edge boutique hotel. On the first floor: lobby, buzzing café-lounge (with DJ spinning), and DogMan dog salon, the city's coolest place to bring fashionable Fido. The second floor is an art gallery which showcases the newest groundbreaking trends. And on the third and fourth floors: the nine unique guest rooms which are all individually designed, stacked with designer amenities. (One even has an attached terrace, another with a view from your bathtub.) And then there's the rooftop lounge which offers stunning panoramic views of the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Note: You must reserve months in advance to get a room. (It's worth it.) The one setback: the hotel is located in the trendy Meguro neighborhood, not exactly centrally located.
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Ritzy Recipes at the Ritz Escoffier Culinary School, Paris
March 28, 2007
By: Mary Winston Nicklin
Now's your chance to make like Julia Child and try your hand at cooking the French classics. Enroll alongside the best of 'em at the famous cooking school at the Hotel Ritz, named for Auguste Escoffier, the first Head Chef at this Parisian palace hotel. Auguste was hailed as a pioneer of modern cuisine, and it's no wonder: the dude created Peach Melba, for crying out loud. Learn pastry-making, knowledge of wines, flower-arranging, and the secrets to fine cocktails (along with the great plates of modern French cuisine), taught by the talented chefs at the Ritz. Lessons alternate theory with practice and are geared to the different levels and goals of its students. The setting couldn't be more perfect: opposite the great kitchen at the Ritz.
Cafe du Parc Opens on Pennsylvania Avenue Next to the Willard
March 28, 2007
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Opening its doors on April 2, 2007, the Cafe du Parc - located in the former Chanel Boutique, next to the Willard InterContinental Hotel, Washington, DC - is overseen by one of Europe's top Michelin-starred chefs, Antoine Westermann, who supervises the menu to ensure that his vision of French cuisine is appropriately transposed in an American setting. Cafe du Parc will be led by Willard Executive Chef Daniel Kenney and Westermann's hand-picked brigade trained by the master in Paris. The restaurant embraces classic bistro cuisine with moderate pricing ranging from $6 to $19, serving dinner, lunch, afternoon "petit plats" (small plates), breakfast and casual takeaway items. An open kitchen highlights the upper level Cafe du Parc and seats 96 people - accessed by a grand staircase and an elevator. Menu items will include items such as "Le pâte en croûte façon Antoine Westermann" (Antoine Westermann's Pate in a crust), "Les paupiettes de veau" (stuffed veal fillet bundles) "Le confit de Canard" (Duck confit) and vegetarian options like "Les tomates farcies aux legumes" (vegetable-stuffed tomatoes.) PS - They are still accepting resumes for all positions as of today ...


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By MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCESAugust 23, 2011
Common Types of Tree Stands
• Fixed-position stand. This stand is designed to be placed on a tree trunk and remain secured in that spot.
• Vertical ladder stand. This type of stand has a ladder that supports the shooting platform. The ladder is usually divided into short sections that can be assembled on site. The ladder "legs" extend at a slight angle out from the stand and tree trunk and are secured to the trunk via supporting arms and belts.
• Climbing stand. The most popular type, this stand is designed to "walk" up a tree trunk with the hunter to a desired elevation.
• Permanent stand. This stand may be placed in a tree or cluster of trees and left there. They are exposed to weather and may deteriorate. Never trust the safety of a permanent tree stand built previously by someone else.
Safety Harnesses
• Always wear a safety harness, also known as a fall arrest system, when you are in a tree stand, as well as when climbing into or out of a tree stand.
• A safety strap should be attached to the tree to prevent you from falling more than 12 inches.
• In the event of a fall, harnesses provide some "cushion," generally about 4 inches, which is the result of the alternately tightening and slipping of the harness as well as the normal stretch of the material.
• Always inspect the safety harness for signs of wear or damage before each use.
• Follow all manufacturers' instructions for use of a safety harness and stand.
Three-Point Rule
Always have three points of contact to the steps or ladder before moving. This could be two arms and one leg holding and stepping on the ladder, or one arm and two legs in contact with the ladder. Be cautious because rain, frost, ice or snow can cause steps to become slippery. Check the security of the step before placing your weight on it.
Recovery from a Fall
• In the event of a fall in a harness, try to recover as soon as possible. The longer you stay suspended from your harness, the harder it will be to recover.
• Seek suspension relief by grabbing onto the tree trunk or climbing steps.
• Take the weight off your harness as soon as possible.
• Once you have a firm hold on the trunk or climbing steps, use the three-point rule to climb back into " or down from " your stand.
• Replace your harness with a new one in the event of a fall, especially if you have cut your tree tether.
Safety Guidelines
• Always use a haul line to pull up your gear and unloaded firearm or bow to your tree stand. Never climb with anything in your hands or on your back. Before descending, lower your equipment on the opposite side of the tree.
• Always select the proper tree for use with your tree stand. Pick a live, straight tree that fits within the size limits recommended in your tree stand's instructions.
• Always hunt with a plan and, if possible, a buddy. Let others know your exact hunting location, when you plan to return and who you are hunting with.
• Always carry emergency signal devices such as a cell phone, whistle, walkie-talkie, signal flare and flashlight on your person, even when you are suspended in your tree stand.
• Know your physical limitations. Don't take chances. If you start thinking about how high you are, don't go any higher.
• While climbing with a tree stand, make slow, even movements of no more than 10 to 12 inches at a time. Have proper contact with the tree and/or tree stand every time you move and follow the three-point rule.
Editor's note: Information reprinted with permission from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources website at www.dnr.state.mn.us.


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NTB-National Tire and Battery Alfred Harris - Store Manager Deception for the lack of knowlege Bedford, Ohio
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Today, 02/13/2012, my brakes did not work as I pressed them to stop my car at a traffic intersection. I had to jump the curb to stop my car abruptly. I pulled my car into a Muffler shop that was down the street from where I ran off the road to avoid a collision.
The mechanic put my car on a lift in the garage and told me the brakes were never bled and that was why I had no brake pressure. The brakes were not bled at Ntb in November 9th, 2011. Because if Ntb had bled the brake system after exchanginging the old brake fluid for new fluid the car would have shown signs of the bleeders on the wheels of being loosened and they were not. The spongy feeling I had in November was all I had and The past 3 days of driving in hazordous weather I could have been injured or worse. I tried talking to the NTB Store Manager to no avail.
I guess if you dont know what to look foir people are easily decieved by Repair shops that you entrust your automobile and your safety to.. Shame on you!!!
How do you sleep at night???????? L at Bedford, Ohio
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"Jimmy has really been playing better since he went to the USHL. Last year he played with James vanRiemsdyk and Colin Wilson (on the U.S. Under-18 team) and they were just a perfect chemistry line – all season he was good going up and down the wing and going to the net. He works hard, he's been consistent, physical and he doesn't take any shifts off. He is at his best as a big power winger. On the wing he's a got a really good shot and a really long reach."


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Taking it to the corner is a bad move
caines | 1/24/2013, 4:30 a.m.
When a problem arises between two convicts that, for whatever reasons, can not be resolved peacefully, one will eventually give the other a call out to a head-up fade, which in others words is an invitation to a one-on-one fist fight. If they are in a housing unit that only has two-man cells, most likely the brawl will go down in a cell away from the security. But if they housed in an open bay dormitory where there no built-in cells to use as a blind spot, to avoid being seen by the dormitory officer, both parties will scramble towards an area inside the dormitory where it is safe for them to throw hands, which usually is located far off in a corner. Aside from settling disputes, because of its somewhat hidden location, the corner is an area where a number of underground events take place in a prison environment: from shooting dice to smoking marijuana from drinking buck (homemade wine) to sharpening homemade knives its is the ideal locale for a wide range of illicit activity. To ensure that prisoners are able to get away with violating any of the rules of prohibited conduct occurring in the corner, although it is the responsibility of every true convict to volunteer support, a lookout man is enlisted with the duty of announcing when the police is coming. As soon as an approaching officer is spotted, the lookout, man would promptly holler one time Bo Brown or make quick siren sounds as to not only warn inmates in the corner, but also to everyone in the whole entire dormitory to cease all illegal activity at least until after Bo Brown had departed the area. Before coming to prison, and before hearing rapper Nonchalant rap five oclock in the morning where you gon be? Outside on the corner, I can recall my grandmother giving me strict instructions to stay off the corner! every time I exited her house. Of course, she was referring to that little curved white wall right up the block where drugs were being sold, where people have a tendency of succumbing to gun violence. Even if one was not participating in wrongdoing, something tragic could befall them for merely standing on that corner. If you really think about it, not too many good things can be said about the disposition of any corner. In boxing, a fighter is trained to avoid being maneuvered into that particular area of the ring; a cat is terrified with idea of being trapped in such a position; the conventional strategy in chess is to monopolize the center of the chessboard as opposed to vying for corner superiority. Ironically, although the corner is a far cry from being the favorite hang-out spot for model prisoners, it so happens to be the location where a small group of inmates in my dormitory have taken it upon themselves to come together every night for prayer call. While I personally have never attended any of those prayer meetings, I certainly admire the positive energy that these men have created for themselves in forming a circle, joining hands and bowing their heads for a few moments of devotion at the conclusion of each day, ending each prayer with the whole group joyfully shouting three times in unison: As the prayers go up the blessings come down! As I am no different from other prisoners who engage in folly from dusk to dawn, from a distance, I have found that closing each day on a positive note via prayer meeting can be highly infectious. If it is effective at offsetting the corner of a prison dormitory, a corner saturated with full days worth of wickedness, then surely it can add a positive balance to the tainted corners of our lives. By Arthur Lee Hall, Jr.


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BRCA Mutations and Breast Cancer
Dr. Larissa Korde discusses BRCA mutations and breast cancer. There is a lot of focus on understanding genetic predispositions to breast cancer. Some red flags to possible inherited mutations include early onset of breast cancer in women less than age 40, bilateral breast cancer occurring on both sides, and both breast and ovarian cancers occurring in the same family. The most common gene mutations for breast cancer are BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. While BRCA mutations are the cause of only 5-10% of breast cancers, women with these mutations have a risk as high as 50-85% of developing breast cancer, and 10-40% of developing ovarian cancer. Women found to have a BRCA mutation can undergo a more aggressive screening program to diagnose cancer at an earlier and more treatable stage, or can consider taking a more proactive approach including prophylactic mastectomy or oophorectomy to reduce their risk.


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Police are investigating a shooting that happened right outside a boxing tournament dedicated to a slain teen.
It happened in a park near Findlay Street Saturday night.
Police said the victim was shot in the thigh but should be OK.
It's not clear what led up to the shooting or if it is related to the tournament in any way.
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- Argentina rainfall to improve wheat growth, still need more rain
- July 8 corn on CBOT assessment: improvement in the external market weakness, the corn each other Change
- July 8 on CBOT wheat assessment: technical oversold bounce, wheat close up
- India in July, said traders may import 100,000 tons of edible oil
- U.S. Energy Information Administration: in 2009 raised the global demand for crude oil data
China, the Philippines, the abolition of import tariffs on wheat and flour
PETROFER Lin Beijing July 9 news: According to the Philippine flour processing industries, said July 7, the Philippines government had already abolished the Chinese import tariffs on wheat and flour, which will lead to a large number of flour into the Philippines market in China, which led to the Philippine Flour Mills industry more competitive.
Industry sources, the Philippines is not planting any wheat, wheat industry and therefore totally dependent on imports of wheat, so it can not control their own production costs.
This is a threat to the Government of the Philippines flour processing industries, as well as the interests of consumers. China has always been a big country the cultivation of wheat, Chinese manufacturers can easily control the cost of production, and the Philippines are not manufacturers.
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed on June 30 of Act No. 814, the abolition of wheat and flour, including a wide range of goods, including tariffs. China's import tariffs on wheat and wheat flour at 5%.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed a separate decree No. 765, will be duty-free import of wheat policy for another six months, but in addition to wheat flour other than wheat flour in China imposed tariffs of 7%.
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Burlington police are searching for a truck and the driver who hit and broke a railway gate in the Vermont city that was coming down because a train was coming.
Burlington police say the incident occurred at about 12:20 p.m. Thursday at the rail crossing on Flynn Avenue.
A railways employee tells police the gates were still raising after a train had gone through when they began to lower again for a second train.
The truck is described as an early to mid-2000s grey or silver Ford F250 or F350 with an 8 foot bed, and a regular cab. The t had a black grill and a white fiberglass cap on the bed. The driver was described as a white male in his 40s.


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St. Patrick's Day is a day to celebrate Irish heritage – and celebrating is enough to make you Irish for a day. While St. Pat's seems to center primarily around drinking, drinking and being merry in the name of green beer, some still harbor the vague hope that a real-live leprechaun might make himself known and lead you to a pot of gold.
And so we take a moment this St. Pat's to revisit the classic news story that spawned a flurry of leprechaun T-shirts and distinguished Mobile, Alabama as a noteworthy St. Patrick's Day celebration destination. So keep your green river, Chicago: Alabama has a real-life leprechaun, and they're not afraid to show him off via amateur sketch.


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September has been a month of once-in-a-lifetime experiences. I traveled about 25,000kms by train in just 30 days from Lisbon to Saigon, along with two other nomadic travel bloggers Jeannie Mark of Nomadic Chick, and Michael Hodson of Go See Write as part of the Ultimate Train Challenge. Stay tuned for more posts with videos, stories of adventure, and a summary of the few dozen trains that delivered me to my final destination of Saigon. I'm currently staying at Thien Thao Hotel; exploring, enjoying foot massages, haggling at markets, eating all the street food I can find, and using the (thankfully) fast internet like I haven't had it in weeks. (Wait a minute – I haven't)!
Despite Saigon's chaotic nature, it is my haven for the next 10 or so days. Then, my next step in my full-time travels: I'm flying to the Caribbean island of Granada, where I'm house-sitting for three months. After the constant movement of the Ultimate Train Challenge, I'm thrilled to counterbalance it with a few months of kicking back, living on a beach, taking long walks, and getting lots of writing done. I'm even excited to get a chance to taste what boredom might be like. This should be an interesting challenge, given my ever-busy nature.
Here are my published articles from September, along with a number of profiles of my recent travel adventures, and even a new music album that has just been released – featuring six songs that I sing on!
Wise Bread
25 Ways to Be a Better Person Today
Here are 25 practical ways to be a better person today (and reap additional benefits like increased happiness, saving money, and helping the environment).
Care One
Financial Planners are Not Only for the Wealthy
Last month, we discussed 15 Things to Expect from Your Financial Planner. Now that you know what to expect, it's time to find one. This article discusses a few things to consider.
Save Money with a Christmas Wish List
I often make mental notes of things I'd like for Christmas. It's inevitably a host of items with varying price tags and degrees of necessity. It's perfect for a Christmas Wish List, and alleviates the need for my benefactors to guess (often wrongly) what I'd like or need. Except, when somebody actually asks me what I want, I can't remember one thing on my "list" – since I don't actually have one!
This year, I've wised up. Starting now, I'm making a Christmas Wish List. Here's how.
Profiles & Shout-Outs
The Hostel Life asked me to share a little story about my traveling life, and being in the throes of the Ultimate Train Challenge, it only made sense to share the catalyst for my Ultimate Train Challenge involvement. It was my Australian rail adventures, which included 11,000 kms in 11 days. Straight. Here's the "coles notes" version of how it all went down:
Finding the End of the Down Under
Mike Sowden, who I met in England last year did a nice write-up of our Ultimate Train Challenge adventures, just before we boarded the epic Trans-Siberian journey in Moscow. Check out this fledgling site with great resources while you're at it!
Riding the Trains from Portugal to Vietnam – the Ultimate Train Challenge
And Jodi Ettenberg, resident columnist for Hipmunk, also had a few things to say about the Ultimate Train Challenge. Thanks, Jodi!
Ultimate Train Challenge – Lisbon to Saigon
Last but not least, I'm thrilled to announce that Cybiont has released his latest album, on which I sing on six tracks. You can listen to the album (and if you like it, buy/download it for $12) at the link below.
Cybiont: So Much Work For Love


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A local church will soon host a Summerfest event.
It'll be held Saturday, August 11 and Sunday, August 12 at St. James the Greater Church in Eau Claire.
Highlights include a polka mass, chicken dinner, live entertainment and a raffle drawing for multiple cash prizes.
For more information, visit www.stjameseauclaire.org or call (715) 835-5887.


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Heart Disease Health Center
Stents May Not Increase Patient Survival
Nov. 8, 2004 -- Stents cut a patient's risk of having a repeat balloon angioplasty to clear a clogged artery. But patients who get stents don't survive any longer than those who don't get them.
The finding comes from a study of patients who underwent balloon angioplasty between 1990 and 2002. It's the largest study of its kind, say Duke University's David Kandzari, MD, and colleagues. It may help doctors decide whether to treat patients with balloon angioplasty or with much more invasive heart bypass surgery.
Stents are tiny wire tubes that prop open an artery after balloon angioplasty is used to clear a clog.
Out of some 12,000 patient records from 1990-2002, Kandzari and colleagues found 644 pairs of closely matched balloon angioplasty patients. One member of each patient pair received a stent during the balloon angioplasty; the other -- treated before the 1994 advent of stents -- didn't.
What happened? Patients who got stents had fewer repeat angioplasties. But after seven years of follow-up, those who got stents didn't survive any longer than those who did not get them.
"While stenting was associated with significant reduction in the need for [repeat procedures], it made absolutely no difference in long-term mortality," Kandzari tells WebMD. "In both groups there was about 20% mortality over seven years. This reminds us that stents, as used in the real world, are not associated with a survival advantage."
Kandzari presented the findings at this week's meeting of the American Heart Association in New Orleans.


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Triathlete's February Issue: Train Smart This Winter
- By Super Administrator
- Published Jan 6, 2011
The February 2011 issue of Triathlete magazine, on newsstands now, is packed with advice and insight into how to train smart during the winter months.
On the cover is German professional and two-time winner of the Ironman World Championship 70.3, Michael Raelert, and inside you'll find a Q&A about his training philosophies and the possibility of a Raelert versus Raelert showdown in Kona in 2011. The issue also brings you the keys to training while you're sick, a peek into the high-intensity and quickly growing phenomenon of CrossFit, and an inside look into the sexual health issues triathletes face due to bike saddles. And you can toe the start line of your first half-iron triathlon in 2011 with Duane Franks' 16-week half-iron training plan, designed specifically for busy triathletes.
The issue will also be packaged with the 2011 Road to Kona and Vegas, an event guide for all the 2011 Ironman and Ironman 70.3 races.
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Information 2011, 2(2), 360-371; doi:10.3390/info2020360
Pervasive Computing, Privacy and Distribution of the Self
Department of Philosophy and Center for Ethics of Science and Technology, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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AbstractThe emergence of what is commonly known as "ambient intelligence" or "ubiquitous computing" means that our conception of privacy and trust needs to be reconsidered. Many have voiced their concerns about the threat to privacy and the more prominent role of trust that have been brought about by emerging technologies. In this paper, I will present an investigation of what this means for the self and identity in our ambient intelligence environment. Since information about oneself can be actively distributed and processed, it is proposed that in a significant sense it is the self itself that is distributed throughout a pervasive or ubiquitous computing network when information pertaining to the self of the individual travels through the network. Hence privacy protection needs to be extended to all types of information distributed. It is also recommended that appropriately strong legislation on privacy and data protection regarding this pervasive network is necessary, but at present not sufficient, to ensure public trust. What is needed is a campaign on public awareness and positive perception of the technology.
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