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They are on the sidelines for every Wildcats football game, cheering on the players and raising school spirit. But Los Gatos High School cheerleaders are athletes in their own right, and they compete regularly.
In fact, not only do they compete at various cheerleading competitions throughout the year, but the advanced competition squad is also the current Jamz national champion. The girls will soon head to Las Vegas to defend the title that they have held for the past two years.
"Vegas is the biggest competition we do each year," coach Mary Khan said. "We put a lot of time and a lot of effort into getting ready for Vegas and we base our whole season off of it."
The cheerleaders are split into two competition teams--one advanced and one intermediate--that compete once or twice a month leading up to the championships in February in Las Vegas.
"We are feeling good going into Vegas," Khan said. "Our advanced team has won almost every single competition this year and the intermediate team has been coming in second or third, and both teams won their last competition in January."
Sophomore Nicole Claise competes on both teams and will be heading to Vegas for the second time.
"I really love competing and I want to win again," she said. "It takes so much hard work and it's really chaotic there, but I think that's what hypes us up. We get a little nervous but I think if you're not nervous, you don't perform as well."
The girls begin practicing in July to prepare for the competition season. Then during the school year they practice three times a week for two to four hours each day with one practice devoted entirely to tumbling. Leading up to nationals, they are in the gym practicing every day.
"It's intense and a lot of work but it's always worth it in the end," said junior Meghan Haire, who was on the advanced team both years it won at nationals.
Along with cheers, the girls must incorporate jumps, tumbling and group and partner stunts, such as pyramids and tosses, into a 2 minute and 20 second routine during the competition.
"It's very physical and very fast," Khan said. "There are so many aspects that you have to put into it."
As they head into the Las Vegas competition, Khan says the advanced team is in a good position to bring home the championship again and she is hopeful the intermediate team will also have a good showing.
"It's a little bit harder for the intermediate team. They are kind of the underdogs in this competition," she said. "They have always gotten second or third. The team that beats them every year is Dublin High School and they have been beating them again in competitions this year. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out."
Haire say that win or lose, the girls on the teams are really close and that helps when it comes to competing.
"We spend every day with each other and we are like family," she said. "Because of that we go to Vegas every year super strong and super confident in our team. I think that's what makes us do so well."
Until they leave for Las Vegas, the teams will continue to put in long hours at the gym and work hard to prepare for the competition, which boils down to a very short amount of time in front of the judges, in hopes that they can retain their title.
"They work so hard all year and they have two minutes to do everything that they have been working a year on," Khan said. "It's very emotional for everybody but it's also very rewarding."
Los Gatos Cheer results
Jamz Vallejo--Orange 1st; Black 2nd
Jamz UOP--Orange 1st; Black 1st and grand champions (highest score of all levels of school teams at comp)
Jamz SF--Orange 3rd; Black 1st
GSSA--Orange 1st; Black 1st
Jamz Davis--Orange 1st; Black 1st
Los Gatos Orange & Black competition teams
Meghan Haire Desi Borgese
Chloe Borgese Nicole Calise
Anna Kolb Makayla Martinez
Katie Toda Sara Cullinane
Sam Masek Sasha Demidovich
Kelly Matlock Maddy Homeier
Maddison Garliepp Lindsay Avoy
Stephanie Anderson Mia Gilbert
Haley Harris Ashton Lehmann
Bridgette Falconio Kendyl Holmes
Bri Bagan Asiyah Rasheed
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Quantum Corporation Accelerates Time to Market and Reduces Costs with Product Lifecycle Management Applications
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This article is a reprint of the Quantum Corporation case study on the Oracle Customer Showcase. [Link]
Quantum Corporation is a proven global expert in data protection and big
data management that provides a unique combination of intelligent
storage solutions and unmatched value for traditional, virtual, and
cloud environments. These solutions include DXi®-Series disk-based
deduplication and replication systems for fast backup and restore,
Scalar® tape automation products for disaster recovery and long-term
data retention, StorNext® data management software and appliances for
high-performance file sharing and archiving, and vmPRO™ solutions for
protecting virtual machine data.
To accelerate product innovation and time to market for new storage products and upgrades, Quantum wished to upgrade its lifecycle management applications for streamlined engineering, production, and compliance processes, as well as enhanced collaboration with employees and partners. Quantum also looked to reduce development and production costs, improve information accessibility, and streamline compliance reporting.
After reviewing various vendors, Quantum implemented Oracle's Agile product lifecycle management applications and granted access to approximately 1,500 users. With the implementation, Quantum reduced engineering and production change time from weeks to days or hours. The company also reduced costs by minimizing order cancellations or inventory issues as well as enhancing employee and partner collaboration for engineering and manufacturing processes. Finally, Quantum used Agile Product Governance and Compliance to respond to customer and governmental reporting requirements and to maintain an information library.
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- Increase scalability in product lifecycle management capabilities and enhance engineering collaboration with partners and employees
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NEWARK -- Shortly after the 2014-15 school year begins this late summer, Newark schools will have a new chief.
In a move that has surprised school district leaders, Superintendent Dave Marken has resigned, announcing his decision in a closed-session meeting with Newark Unified trustees earlier this week.
His resignation takes effect Sept. 30.
Marken's announcement Wednesday night came a month after of his three-year anniversary as Newark schools' leader.
"He's the best thing that's happened to our district; we've made amazing progress on all fronts," Newark school board member Nancy Thomas said. "Dave has been a bulwark in Newark over his three-year tenure."
The superintendent did not say why he has resigned, Thomas said.
Marken could not be reached for comment for this story.
The announcement surprised the school board trustees, Thomas said. It also will disappoint the community, she said, because Marken was "universally liked" throughout Newark.
Marken became Newark Unified's superintendent in April 2011 and immediately helped persuade voters to pass Measure G, a $63million school improvement bond that captured 56 percent of the vote.
Last year, Newark Unified achieved the largest growth in API testing scores among Alameda County school districts. Also, two Newark campuses were awarded the state's Distinguished School Status in the same year for the first time in 12 years.
Those achievements helped Marken garner the Superintendent of the Year award for the Association of California School Administrators' Region 6, which includes nearly 20 East Bay districts ranging from West Contra Costa to Fremont.
He will receive the honor next month at a ceremony in Pleasanton.
"Dave has attracted highly competent site leaders to the district," Thomas said. "He has improved the culture in the district, enhanced communication and improved district-city rapport."
Marken joined Newark Unified after spending 13 years in Dublin, where he served three years as principal at Dublin High. He then worked in the Dublin school district office, where Marken served his final two years as assistant superintendent of both educational services and human resources.
Newark Unified's five-member school board now has four months to find Marken's replacement.
"I pray we find a superintendent as good as him and continue the progress he's started," Thomas said. "Any district would be lucky to have him."
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The iPhone is Apple's first attempt at a wireless handset, and in several significant ways it feels like a Version 1.0 product.
Yes, the phone's got many neat bells and whistles. I have no doubt Apple will sell millions based on the hype alone. But for those of you who can bear to do so, you probably should wait until Apple's got all the kinks worked out (and hopefully lowered the price).
Apple began selling it on Friday. It comes in two versions: a 4-gigabyte model, which sells for $499, and an 8-gigabyte one that sells for $599.
It is essentially three gadgets in one: It makes voice calls, it has a built-in iPod music and video player, and it's an Internet device that can check email and surf the Web.
Apple's big idea with the iPhone was to have a handset whose primary interface was a large, touch-sensitive screen. Instead of the typical keypad and dedicated keys found on most cell phones, the iPhone's screen displays virtual buttons that change depending on the application.
If you need a QWERTY keyboard, for instance, it's there. But it disappears when you don't need it in favor of navigation buttons or full-screen videos.
The screen is beautiful. And the navigation system is largely impressive and easy. Once I figured out how to turn on the phone function - there's a phone button at the bottom of the iPhone's home screen - making a call was simple. And with the touch of one button, I was able to set up a quick conference call with my wife and mother.
But the touchscreen has its drawbacks. For one, it smudges easily. And that's largely inevitable, because the screen was designed to be controlled with your fingers. Beware if you've been eating a greasy hamburger lately!
More seriously, the lack of a physical keyboard can prove very frustrating. When typing an email, or setting configurations, you can only use the iPhone's screen in portrait mode. That means that instead of allowing the keyboard to stretch out across the wider part of the screen, it's forced to fit into the narrower one. That makes for a cramped keyboard - and lots of mistakes. I kept typing "q" when I wanted "w" and "p" when I wanted "o."
The software does offer suggestions as you type an email or a text message. But it didn't when I was trying to set up my email account. And no matter how good the suggestive typing system, it's not going to suggest the right thing when I'm trying to type in my last name.
One of the iPhone's big selling points is that it has a full version of Apple's Safari Web browser, meaning that it can display Web pages in the same way as you'd see them on your computer. Having been frustrated for years by the crippled and difficult to navigate mobile Web on my Verizon phones, I loved the idea that I can finally get the real Web on a cell phone.
But for the most part, that remains just a good idea rather than a reality with the iPhone.
The device's worst flaw is the wireless network it runs on. Apple chose to partner with AT&T, but in orders to save space inside the phone and conserve battery life, the company chose to have the iPhone work with AT&T's older EDGE network, instead of its newer, faster 3G Mobile Broadband one.
I understand the reasoning, but it doesn't make waiting to pull up Web pages any more bearable. Even simple ones with minimal graphics can take minutes to download.
And it's not just Web pages that are slow. Prepare to wait for email message coded in HTML or ones that have attachments. Even trying to pull up a stock chart using one of the iPhone's included programs can make you feel like you are waiting for paint to dry.
The iPhone does have a built-in radio for connecting to WiFi networks, which can be 10 or more times faster than EDGE. I didn't get to test out the WiFi antenna, though, because we don't have one in our newsroom. That points to the big hole in having WiFi as the backup data plan: as popular as wireless networking has become of late, it's still not everywhere - or even in most places.
One of the neat things about the iPhone is that what's on the screen rotates as you turn the device. Turn the iPhone 90 degrees, and you can see a picture or a Web page in landscape mode, stretched out across the wider part of the screen.
But this feature doesn't work with everything. It doesn't work with the iPhone's home screen, for instance, or with its email or SMS messaging programs.
And many of the rotations are slow. If you rotate the iPhone while Safari is trying to pull up a Web page, it will take several seconds to respond; it's not instantaneous.
Some of my complaints about the device are nitpicks, I know. But if you're like me, if you're going to pay $599 for a phone - a phone! - when you can get a pretty good one for hundreds of dollars less (or even free), you're expectations are pretty high.
This Apple's pretty, but it could take more polishing to really shine.
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by Edgar Allan Poe
Analysis: Speaker
Who's the speaker of "Eldorado"? What's he like (and we're just assuming that it's a he)? That question is a little tricky because the poem is a narrative, which means it tells a story. While it's pretty easy for somebody to "hide" behind the tales they tell, it's not that easy. We can at least figure out a few things about the guy narrating this poem just based on some of the patterns and obsessions he displays.
The poem is the speaker's story of a knight who spends most of life searching for Eldorado and never finds it. Do you think our speaker is an optimistic guy? Doesn't seem like it. In fact, he seems pretty negative, even pessimistic. The knight doesn't find anything: "No spot of ground / That looked like Eldorado" (11-12). Moreover, when he meets that creepy shadow-dude, the only answer he gets to his question about the location of Eldorado is some cryptic advice about crossing some mountains and going through this valley of death.
The speaker's obsession with shadows, shades, and darkness speaks to the same point. There's the shadow that falls over the knight's heart (sounds like depression to us), then there's that completely unhelpful shadow/ghost the knight meets, and then there's those dangerous mountains and that valley of the shadow (which is a reference to death if we ever saw one!). The point is, we doubt somebody who was up for the Mr. Cheerful award would be constantly talking about all this sinister, unhappy stuff.
So why is our speaker such an unhappy fellow? Why does the whole "Eldorado" thing make him think of death and not, say, huge palaces of gold and the dream of riches beyond compare? Well, perhaps the speaker is an old man who still hasn't found his Eldorado—something he's been searching for his whole life. This might explain the negativity or pessimism of the poem. Perhaps the speaker's been so disappointed by life that he (or she—it's never clear) just can't see the possibility of fulfillment anymore. While we don't have enough in the poem to make a definitive case, the story told here reflects a speaker who is likely beaten down by life. For this guy (or gal), the glass is always half-empty.


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By Staff Sgt. Rob Strain, 15th Sustainment Brigade Public AffairsFebruary 16, 2010
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, Iraq - Hundreds of service members and civilians took part in a sexual assault awareness walk here Feb. 12.
The walk, which was arranged theater-wide, was designed to promote awareness and let potential offenders know that people are watching, said Staff. Sgt. Bridget Savage, a unit victim advocate with the 15th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and Princeville, N.C., native.
"We want to let Soldiers whom have been assaulted know there avenues to help them," Savage said.
The buddy system was a focus of the walk, as well as holding it after dark, since many sexual offenses occur at night, Savage said.
"We are making history," said 1st Sgt. Jeanette Short, the senior noncommissioned officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 15th Sust. Bde. "Together we are taking a stand to eradicate sexual assault from our military. Our actions tonight speak volumes to sexual predators."
Sexual assault harms readiness and has no place in the military, Short said.
"Make it a habit to travel with your battle buddies," Short said to the walkers.
"We must consistently educate ourselves and others about sexual assault," said 1st Sgt. Jabari Williams, the senior noncommissioned officer for the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment.
"The systems are in place, we just have to enforce the standards," Williams said. "We will cut no slack to those violate or discredit America's finest."


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Meadowbrook Insurance is way undervalued. Its selling for $6 a share and its book value is nearly $12
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Current EPS estimates suggest a return on equity of about 6%, or roughly 1/2 of the company's cost of capital. Where else should it trade relative to book value? And why?
Well, this should be an interesting earnings call. I think there are four reasons.
1) Book value has declined each of the last 4 quarters (IIRC)
2) Uncertainty regarding loss reserves and the new reinsurance agreements
3) AM best rating concerns/ capital constraints
4) Difficult visibility on future earnings/history of earnings misses.
There is no question that ,if they clean these things up, there is an opportunity for this stock to really jump. Increasing rates in the commercial insurance sectro should be helpful. But there is work to be done for sure, and it is not a slam dunk.
It appears that Meadowbrook is "managing" their loss reserves to avoid a loss and therefore a downgrade by AM Best. This would be the death of the company. If they can manage to pull themselves through and gradually strengthen the reserves while getting off bad business and increasing pricing (the market must cooperate with them) then this could shoot up. More likely is continued managing of loss reserves, digging themselves in to a bigger hole and eventual collapse. We will see. I heard a rumor that Enstar was looking at them to buy and rejected it (or maybe was rejected.


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Katy ... the checkerboard sounds really neat! I'm thinking they might just want to use it in the Childlife Center instead of passing it on, but we'll see.
And, Kelly, even though dear Patrick might be 18, he'd still love that someone made something for him! I think he's actually done w/ his chemo now. Thank God!
We are going to be @ the Outpatient Clinic on Tues. ... I wish I could say for sure that we could swing over & pick up the cloggies, but I don't know if we'll have the time. As you know, we're heading to Disney on Thurs, and we have something to do every darn day between now and then, and I don't know HOW I'm going to get everything packed and all the laundry done, etc etc ... I guess it will get done, or we'll just leave w/out it.
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CONCORD -- During a particularly difficult week last month, Liz Lamach was given a reason to smile. As she mourned the three-year anniversary of the death of her 11-year-old son Matteo, she learned his remarkable story was reaching new heights.
Matteo, who was blind and suffered from cerebral palsy, was the inspiration for a "Matteo's Dream," a city playground designed for disabled children.
Now, the memory of Matteo -- who died on March 16, 2010 -- will live on at the 125th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade on Jan. 1 in Pasadena. Lions Clubs International informed Lamach last month it is modeling its parade float after the north Concord playground.
The city of Concord announced the news Monday.
"It's been such a dark journey since his passing," said Lamach. "It was a little ray of light. ... It wasn't so dark anymore. He is living on through this project and touching millions of people. And it's like giving it another life ... not him, but the playground."
Built by an all-volunteer crew with major financial support from the Lions Club, the playground opened at Hillcrest Park on Olivera Road in 2007 as the city's -- and perhaps the region's -- first playground designed with children who cannot walk, see or hear in mind.
It features rubberized flooring to accommodate wheelchairs; metal slides that, unlike plastic slides, do not disrupt hearing devices; and large xlophone-style instruments that allow the children to hear and feel the vibrations of music. The playground has inspired others as far as Australia and as close by as Walnut Creek, where one is currently proposed.
Bill Ridle of the Lions Club said the spirit of the playground fit this year's parade theme of "Follow Your Dreams." Ridle and other Lions Club members will travel to Southern California in December to construct the float, which will feature the playground's castles.
Lamach and her partner, Rene Henderson, plan to be there too.
"There is no word to explain what an honor this is," said Lamach. "It's going to tell the story of how we did it."
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MARTINEZ -- The man whose threats put several Contra Costa schools on edge over the past two weeks was put behind bars Friday, with police saying the threats were part of the suspect's scheme to tarnish a former friend's reputation.
Larry Bantola, 36, was arrested after a morning raid at his Antioch home, where officers from Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Walnut Creek and Antioch recovered evidence linking him to the string of threats sent via mail, email and fax.
Martinez police Lt. Jon Sylvia said the messages had a common signature. After police questioned that person, they developed a trail that led to Bantola. Sylvia said Bantola had a falling out with the person whose name was written on the threats -- whose identity was not revealed -- and made the threats in the other person's name to get revenge.
What remains unclear is why Bantola chose to target schools in Martinez, Concord and Pleasant Hill, prompting stepped-up police patrols, early dismissals and parents keeping their kids home. None of the threats were ever deemed credible.
Police say Bantola has no known connections to any of the threatened schools.
"We're still trying to figure that out," Sylvia said.
The sequence of threats began with an email sent Oct. 13 to Alhambra High School in Martinez, warning something bad could happen the next day. That was followed by a fax to Concord High School a week later threatening a shooting the morning of Oct. 21.
On Wednesday, letters making "graphic" requests of children were sent to John Swett Elementary School and two private schools, all in Martinez, and a threatening letter was received Thursday at Valhalla Elementary School in Pleasant Hill.
The cumulative cost of the threats has come in the form of shortened school days, increased police presence on campuses and, perhaps most significantly, loss of badly needed state funding directly tied to student attendance. At Concord High, approximately half of the 1,600 students stayed away from class the day after the threat was made.
"This disrupts a lot of lives," Sylvia said. "And the resources from law enforcement are significant. We take these cases seriously."
Bantola was scheduled to be booked into County Jail in Martinez on suspicion of seven counts of criminal threats, and will be held on $350,000 bail.
Parents in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District were notified of the arrest via an automated message delivered by email and phone Friday afternoon.
"We would like to thank law enforcement for working so quickly and efficiently to apprehend the suspect and keep us safe," Greg Rolen, the general counsel for the district, said in the message. "We also want to give our thanks to parents and staff for remaining vigilant in ensuring the safety of our children and our schools."
Robert Salonga covers public safety. Contact him at 925-943-8013. Follow him at Twitter.com/robertsalonga.


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Many salons expanding their services to include a wide variety of skin care treatments like facials, hair removal, body wraps, make up instruction and more! With the heavy expansion in this field throughout the state of Minnesota there is a growing need for highly motivated estheticians to take on new clients in salons everywhere. If you're someone who loves beauty, wants to work in a relaxing salon environment and enjoys working with clients on a daily basis, starting a career as an esthetician might be the right path for you.
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People in Minnesota suffer through harsh winters. They need skin care and rejuvenation regularly, and licensed estheticians provide these services. Esthetics schools in Minnesota prepare students to join this growing profession through classroom and hands-on work. Skincare specialists learn to provide body wraps, facial treatments, makeup instruction, hair removal, and skin rejuvenation processes. The field should grow by at least 25 percent by 2020, based on US government data. This may be the right time to investigate joining the field of esthetics and beauty in Minnesota.
Earn Your Minnesota Esthetician License
Regulated by the Minnesota Board of Cosmetologist Examiners, the field of esthetics requires 600 hours education at an approved Minnesota esthetics school. Unlike many other states, Minnesota does not allow supervised apprenticeship to substitute for classroom training. Skills taught at esthetics school include skin care, techniques for facials, hair removal, waxing, skin disorder, eyebrow and eyelash tinting, and application of cosmetics. Many schools teach valuable business and communication skills to support graduates in their future careers.
After completing classroom hours, students demonstrate their abilities by passing a written theory test and a test covering state esthetics laws. Practical skills tests may also be required. Often, esthetics schools offer career assistance and job placement services to new graduates. Continuing education may be required to renew an esthetics license at the end of the license period. Skincare specialists should consider specializing or learning advanced techniques during continuing education.
Work as a Minnesota Esthetician
Estheticians in Minnesota work in spas, fitness centers, and salons. Many work in the tourism industry to pamper guests at North Country resorts and hotels. Specially trained estheticians work with cosmetic surgeons and dermatologists in medical settings. They help treat patients with skin damaged by illness, injury, and burns. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports Minnesota skincare specialists earn an annual average salary of $33,580 per year.
Customer tips and product sales bonuses allow many estheticians to increase their income. Additional training, specialization, and building a happy and loyal customer base are essential to success in the skincare industry.
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Asian Tribune is published by World Institute For Asian Studies|Powered by WIAS Vol. 12 No. 1584
Chief Justice Impeachment; A compromise solution is required to avert an embarrassment for the country
The constitutional wrangle over who is supreme than the other appears to have overshadowed the key question whether the investigation of the Chief Justice's alleged misdemeanors were carried out in a fair manner.
This issue was uppermost in the minds of many Opposition Parliamentarians, but now, their pre occupation with the constitutional wrangle has drawn their attention away from the person who is about to be constitutionally hanged without what many fair minded members of the public believe, was an unfair and hasty trial by a government majority Parliamentary Sub Committee that probably was not going to exonerate the Chief Justice anyway as they were wedded to the party line.
Arguments about the constitutionality relating to the supremacy of the people via their representatives in Parliament, and whether the Executive President can also claim a similar representative role considering he/she is also elected directly by the people, and the point at which the judiciary takes over the interpretation of this constitutionality, all point to a state of confusion about the current constitution.
This needs to be resolved. However, one has to consider the reason why this confusion has surfaced and whether that reason, the Chief Justice, should pay a price for it if she is actually innocent of the charges brought against her.
The stated intentions of the President and the Parliament to proceed with the impeachment of the Chief Justice is likely to be an embarrassment for the country as there are more doubts than a certainty that the Chief Justice has received a fair trial.
On the other hand, a decision of the government at this stage not to proceed with the impeachment will be seen as a defeat for the government and an embarrassment for the President and the government.
A compromise is therefore needed to avoid these embarrassments and save face for all parties. Such a compromise solution should be based on three factors. Firstly, if the Chief Justice is guilty, she should be appropriately punished. Secondly, if she is not guilty, she should not be punished. Thirdly, a clarification on the constitutional impasse should be sought from an independent constitution expert panel outside of the Parliament and the Judiciary so that a truly independent assessment of the issues can be made an appropriate constitution changes maybe recommended.
In this context, it would be seen as a positive move on the part of the government if they chose to find a medium to exercise Parliamentary supremacy in a more equitable and fair manner and opt for an independent judicial review of the PSC report with the power to re-examine aspects of the investigation into the Chief Justice's alleged misdemeanour's and for the Parliament to act on the basis of that report.
This would have taken the heat away from the PSC, the government and the President without impacting on the supremacy issue. Detractors of the government, no doubt many, would have been hard put to object to such a process, and nationally and internationally, Sri Lanka would have maintained their reputation as a just and fair nation.
As proposed, although admittedly difficult now to retrace its steps, it is not too late for the government to vote for a referral of the PSC report for a judicial review by an appropriate panel of jurists, with power to reexamine aspects of the investigation against the Chief Justice if the panel opines it must, to ensure fairness and justice.
As a quid pro quo, to avoid a constitutional crisis, the Chief Justice should agree to step aside until the judicial review has been completed and the Parliament has considered the review report, and arrived at a decision on the impeachment based on the report.
Although not a solution that will fully satisfy the government, nor the judiciary or the Opposition, it is a solution that does not question the supremacy of the Parliament. It is a solution that will not question the appeal court ruling on the PSC as the Parliament will only be referring the PSC report for a judiciary review, a position no doubt quite acceptable to the judiciary. It is a solution that will remove both the Parliament as well as the judiciary from interpreting the constitution in regard to issues in hand, in particular the legality of Standing Orders, by assigning the responsibility for a review to an independent panel of constitutional experts.
The time has come for all parties to place the reputation of the country ahead of all other considerations.
The country can ill afford a stand-off between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, as there is wont to be if the government proceeds with the impeachment. However, the judiciary too must be cognizant of institutional divides as regards responsibilities, and the ultimate sovereignty of the people in any constitutional crisis. That sovereignty is expressed via the people's representatives, the legislature, and their supremacy therefore should be considered sacrosanct.
The constitutional wrangle over who is supreme than the other should not overshadow the key question whether the investigation of the Chief Justice's alleged misdemeanour's were carried out in fair manner. This is the key issue that needs to be addressed in order that the outcome of the impeachment process will be viewed as being just and fair.
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Centrepiece of the "R34" restaurant very close to Zurich airport-see my other photo of this aircraft for the full story.
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TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired defenseman Bryce Lampman from the New York Rangers in exchange for left wing Mitch Fritz, Executive Vice President & General Manager Jay Feaster announced.
Lampman, 24, has been a member of the New York Rangers organization the past five seasons and appeared in 60 games with the Hartford Wolfpack of the American Hockey League last season, recording six goals, 19 assists and 62 penalty minutes. The 6-foot-1, 193-pound native of Rochester, Minnesota, has appeared in 258 career games with Hartford, recording 19 goals, 76 points and 234 penalty minutes. He has also skated in 10 NHL games with the Rangers, recording no points and two penalty minutes.
"When we tendered the qualifying offer to Mitch Fritz last month he phoned me to express his concern that we hadn't given him a shot at the NHL since we had signed him as a Free Agent and last year in Springfield his playing time dropped noticeably under Steve Stirling. He was frustrated and simply wanted a chance to play. As I told him when we spoke, we tendered the QO because he is an organizational asset and we were not prepared to release him without some form of compensation. We simply don't have enough depth to allow ourselves that luxury. At the same time, we feel we have improved our 'team toughness' in the minors and we expect Brandon Elliott to get significant playing time in Norfolk this season as well. We felt the time was right to capitalize on our asset.
"In Bryce Lampman we are obtaining a mobile, very good skating, puck-moving defenseman with good vision who sees the ice well, makes a very good first pass and who possesses excellent hockey sense," Feaster said. "He is also a player who can be used in all special teams situations. For the past three or four seasons now our pro scouts have felt that he was on the verge of playing regularly in the NHL. Based on our discussions with the Rangers it was pretty much an identical situation for them with Lampman as to what we had with Mitch. Bryce had been considering playing in Europe this upcoming season and he, too, wanted a chance to play. He was tendered a two-way QO, just like Fritz, and he has signed that contract. He will come to training camp in September and have a chance to battle it out with probably five or six other players for the sixth and seventh spots on our blueline. Based on everything we have seen from him in the past, he is knocking on the door of being an NHL regular. We are thrilled to have him in our organization and we wish Mitch Fritz nothing but success."
Drafted in the fourth round, 113th overall by the Rangers in 2001, Lampman played one season for the University of Nebraska-Omaha (2001-02) and half a season for the Kamploops Blazers of the Western Hockey League before turning pro in 2002. He played three season of junior hockey for the Rochester Mustangs and Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League, appearing in 129 games. He represented the US at the 2002 World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic, recording eight penalty minutes in seven games.
Fritz, 26, signed with the Lightning as a free agent in 2004 and appeared in 177 games for the AHL's Springfield Falcons the past three seasons, recording nine goals, 16 points and 535 penalty minutes.


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Studies of 117 patients on long-term sodium heparin therapy disclosed cumulative evidence of a relationship between prolonged use of large amounts of heparin and osteoporosis. No symptoms of osteoporosis developed in 107 who received 10,000 units of concentrated sodium heparin once daily or less for 1 to 15 years. Of ten treated daily with larger doses (15,000 to 30,000 units) for six months or longer, spontaneous fractures of vertebrae or ribs developed in six, and biopsies disclosed soft, bony matrix. Studies of rats on sufficient heparin therapy to triple clotting for ten days indicated that collagenolytic activity of rat-bone-cell homogenate increased two to four times, and the stability of the lysosome-like bodies in bone cells which contain collagenase appears to be decreased. If these observations are true, hyperheparin states, whether spontaneous or man-induced, may take their place in the small growing category of lysosomal diseases.
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GJ2 Guitars Partners With Cleartone Strings
The search for a clearer-sounding guitar string has led Orange
County-based instrument manufacturer GJ2 Guitars to partner with
Cleartone Strings. GJ2 now includes Cleartone Strings as standard
equipment on all its top-quality electric guitars.
GJ2 co-founders Grover Jackson and Jon Gold toured Cleartone's
North Hollywood headquarters to learn more about the product line.
As CEO Jon Gold explained,
"We've been extensively trying different string brands. We
wanted something that would not only sound great when you put them
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While most coated strings use layers of tone-killing material,
Cleartone strings instead feature the thinnest coating in the
industry. At one micron, they feel and sound like traditional
strings, but offer 3-5 times longer string life than their closest
competitor. In fact, Cleartone strings tested 36% louder than the
next leading coated-string brand, according to an independent sound
lab. Jon Gold remarked, "These strings maintain their tone and
freshness longer than any other string we've tried."
A highlight of the Cleartone visit for Grover and Jon was the
chance to meet the company's owner, music legend Phil Everly of the
Everly Brothers. The Everly's harmonies influenced many of the
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This episode of the podcast, "So Let's Say." IS AWESOME! Matt Little returns to talk about COMICS! Batman and Spider-man you say? VIDEO GAMES! Is your Dragonborn getting struck by lightning like Audrey's?And…Uh…Crapping your pants at work!!! Do…Do you poop?
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UPDATE: "The Flash" Hasn't Cast Savitar, Says Berlanti
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Conventions | Lance Fensterman, ReedPOP's global senior vice president, talks about his company's strategy of focusing on a few big shows, rather than a lot of smaller ones, and gives the numbers for last month's Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo: Attendance was about 62,900, up 18 percent from last year, and the show floor grew by 15,000 square feet. Attendees are mostly in the 18-to-35 age group, and the majority are male, although the proportion of women at C2E2 has increased by 6 percent since 2011. Male or female, many of the folks on the floor seem to be "casual consumers" rather than "hardcore fans": About 50 percent of attendees at New York Comic Con were there for the first time. "Depending on which exhibiting company you're talking to, they either love it or they're not sure what to do with it," Fensterman said. "You're delivering new readers and new potential consumers. We think it's cool that you're getting that fresh perspective, not quite so jaded (been there, done that)." [ICv2]
Conventions | The doors open today on the 25th annual Motor City Comic Con, held through Sunday in Novi, Michigan, northwest of Detroit. Comics guests include Art Baltazar, Elizabeth Breitweiser, Talent Caldwell, Chris Claremont, Matthew Clark, Gerry Conway, Katie Cook, J.M. DeMatteis, Clayton Henry, Mike McKone, Jame O'Barr, Ryan Ottley, Dave Petersen, Don Rosa, Bill Sienkiewicz, Charles Soule, Mark Waid and Skottie Young. The Detroit Free Press previews the event, and speaks with Claremont, while Metro Times provides a beginner's guide. [Motor City Comic Con]
Digital comics | Kate Reynolds looks at the recent Image Humble Bundle promotion and compares it to sales of hard copies of the individual titles in comics shops. Her key insight is that this is Image's first attempt to sell comics directly to the video game audience rather than established readers: "Many people who check the Humble website with some frequency may have been surprised to see comics books on a video game page, and for many, surprise turned to intrigue. While it's impossible to tell whether the purchasers of the Image bundle were frequent comic buyers or not, it's logical to assume that many were not. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if for some, the Image bundle was the first comic purchase of their lives." [feminism/geekery]
Conventions | Motor City Comic Con founder Michael Goldman has apologized to fans for the long lines they had to endure to get into the event on Saturday, writing in a message on Facebook, "We never expected 18,000+ people to attend that day, which was the same amount of people we had over the entire three days last year. We were literally hit with a 'Humanity Bomb' and were not prepared for the sheer number of people attending, even with a large increase in our staff." More than 30,000 people attended over the course of three days, with attendees reportedly waiting for up to two hours on Saturday just to get into the parking lot, and then another one to four hours to get in the doors. Golden said he is already working on avoiding the same problem next year. [Facebook]
Retailing | Brian Berlin of New World Comics in Oklahoma City is offering free comics and appearances by costumed characters for children left hospitalized or homeless by the tornadoes that struck Oklahoma this week. [Nerdage]
Conventions | More than 30,000 people descended upon the 24th annual Motor City Comic Con over the weekend, with attendees reportedly waiting for up to two hours just to get into the parking lot, and then another one to four hours to get in the doors of Novi, Michigan's Suburban Collection Showplace. Comics legend Stan Lee and The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus apparently contributed to the long lines, but the site was also hosting two other events and undergoing construction of a hotel, leading to a parking shortage. According to The Oakland Press, some fans parked as much as a mile away; traffic was backed up for miles. For the first time, the convention offered advance tickets, allowing attendees to pay extra in exchange for not having to wait in line. However, because of a mess-up, even those who pre-ordered had to wait in line. Related: Lee talks to USA Today during the convention. [The Oakland Press]
Conventions | Jeff Smith, Rick Parker and Raina Telgemeier are the featured guests at this weekend's Maine Comic Arts Festival in Portland. [Portland Press Herald]
Conventions | Britton Peele takes a look at this weekend's Dallas Comic Con, which will include an array of media guests and comics creators. [Pegasus News]
Conventions | Meanwhile, Stan Lee will be at Detroit's Motor City Comic Con, along with Ramon Bachs, Katie Cook and a host of other creators. And some media guests. [The Detroit News]
Welcome to "Cheat Sheet," ROBOT 6′s guide to the week ahead. Although this installment is a little late — curse you, technical problems! — we're still left with plenty of time to prepare for this weekend's Motor City Comic Con, Dallas Comic Con and the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention.
What's more, our contributors have cast their eyes over Wednesday's releases, singling out such favorites as Battlestar Galactica #1, Betelgeuse, Vol. 1, and The New Warriors Omnibus.
Publishing | The drop in year-over-year sales in the direct market slowed in April, with periodicals slipping 1.75 percent and graphic novels just .84 percent. Overall sales were down 1.46 percent for April and 6.5 percent for the first four months of the year. Marvel topped Diamond's comics chart with Fear Itself #1, while DC led the graphic novel category with the 15th volume of Fables. [ICv2.com]
Crime | Police evacuated the bus terminal in downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan, Friday afternoon after a suspicious package was discovered across the street. The Michigan State Police bomb squad was called in, and it was determined the mysterious package was merely a briefcase-shaped media kit promoting Acura's involvement with Marvel's Thor. A writer for Automobile, whose offices are next to the terminal, had discarded the "S.H.I.E.L.D. Assessment Test" kit in the recycling bin, but it wasn't picked up — apparently because it isn't recyclable. [WXYZ, Jalopnik]
The Detroit Free Press and Hometown Life preview Motor City Comic Con, held Friday through Sunday at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, Michigan.
The event, which kicks off at 12:30 p.m. Friday, features a substantial lineup of comics guests, including Sergio Aragones, Avatar Press, Art Baltazar, Darryl Banks, Jeremy Bastian, Joe Benitez, Max Brooks, Guy Davis, Greg Horn, J.T. Krul, John Layman, Mike McKone, Dan Parent, David Petersen, Darick Robertson, Don Rosa, Stan Sakai, Herb Trimpe and Ethan Van Sciver.
Media guests include Martina Sirtis, Linda Blair, Todd Bridges, Tia Carrere, Herb Jefferson Jr., Daniel Logan, Ray Park, Eric Roberts, Lindsay Wagner, Adam West and the guy who said "Those aren't the droids we're looking for" in Star Wars: A New Hope.


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9th Annual Skylander Race set for October 2
You can get a good workout and raise money for scholarships when Sussex County Community College (SCCC) hosts the 9th annual Skylander 5K and 10K Challenge on Sunday October 2 on the SCCC campus. Both races begin at 9 am with packet pick-up starting at 7 am. Walkers and teams are encouraged to sign up, too! These two USATF-certified events will include a 10-kilometer race … [+]


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The one character everyone has been asking for has arrived!
The next character to join the roster of Injustice: Gods Among Us has been revealed. J'onn J'onzz, better known as Martian Manhunter of the Justice League, will be the next DLC character to join the already large roster of Injustice. A trailer was released showing Manhunter facing off against The Green Lantern.
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No official release date has been confirmed for Martian Manhunter. We at RealmCast will keep you updated with any new info as soon as it's available.


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Being a "cheerleader" means different things to different people. To some people, being a cheerleader means you have a sideline pass to every sporting event. To some people, it's just an after school activity. To some people, it's a way to hang out with friends and work together. All of these things are great, but for some people being a cheerleader means adopting a new family.
Growing up I played many different sports, but there is something unique about joining a cheerleading team. We go to school together, we eat together, we train together, we have sleepovers together, we win together and we lose together. We're always together, which is probably why sometimes people on your team can seem like your annoying little sister who won't leave you alone! But seriously, when you join a cheerleading team, you join a family.
Think about the idea of a "family" for a second. Families are always there for each other, they love one another, they trust each other, and they support each other. Doesn't that sound a lot like your team? My team proved how much of a family we really were just two weekends ago at UCA's College National Championships.
Caleb is one of our "family" members here at the University of Alabama. Unfortunately, Caleb's father lost his fight with cancer the same Thursday that we left for nationals. Thankfully, we were all able to be there by his side to tell him how much we love him and give him more hugs than he could ever ask for. We packed his bag and sent him home with his family and we boarded the plane to Orlando. Leaving Caleb behind was one of the hardest things any of us had ever done. Not because we were thinking about cheerleading, but because we were thinking about leaving one of our "brothers" in his time of need. Caleb felt the very same way about leaving us.
On Thursday night, we were on our way to practice when Caleb called. He told our coach that he wanted to come to Orlando, but he couldn't make it until Sunday morning-the day of finals. This meant that he would miss Thursday's and Friday's practice and the run through at the Milk House on Saturday. This meant that we would go five full days without doing parts of our routine and we wouldn't be able to go full out until our last performance. Our coach, David, knew this was a big decision, so we took a vote. We looked around at each other and every single hand went up in favor of waiting on Caleb to come back. If he was willing to leave his family at home in their time of need to come be with his "family" in Orlando in theirs, then let's do it!
I think this not only says a lot about Caleb and his character, but it also says a lot about our program at Alabama. We love each other, we celebrate each other's successes and we support each other during our losses. It proves that our cheerleading team is more than just a team-we are family, and we would do anything for each other.
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: a castle or fort that in past times was used to protect the people of a city if the city was attacked
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Middle French citadelle, from Old Italian cittadella, diminutive of cittade city, from Medieval Latin civitat-, civitas — more at city
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BERKELEY — Kevin Riley almost led Cal to a stirring comeback against Oregon State in his first career start in 2007, but his infamous gaffe of failing to throw the ball away with time running out ultimately cost the Bears a chance.
Afterward, he took full responsibility for the loss. When told he played well just to get Cal in that position, he shrugged it off as though that was exactly how he expected to play.
Last spring, when Riley was asked about his chances to win the quarterback job despite playing in just two career games, he said matter-of-factly that he expected to be the team's starter.
There is a certain amount of brash to Riley's personality — not necessarily in a bad way — but he has a quiet confidence that implies success is the only option. But some of that went away last season when Riley twice lost his starting job and didn't play all that well when he was on the field.
With counterpart Nate Longshore now gone, it's Riley's job to lose for 2009. He's involved in another competition with youngsters Brock Mansion and Beau Sweeney this spring, but that confidence is coming back as Riley now realizes he is the most experienced quarterback on the roster.
Strong ego
"He's more than confident," said Cal tight end Garry Graffort, Riley's roommate and close friend. "This is back to the Kevin that we knew when he first got here. He's got his swag back. It was never gone. There is just a lot more of it again."
Riley indeed won the starting job to begin last season but was benched during the fourth game because of inconsistent play. He got the job back a few weeks later and was the team's starter the rest of the regular season, only to find himself on the bench again for the Emerald Bowl.
It left Riley's ego a little damaged, partly because he felt like he had to be perfect or he would be replaced by Longshore, and partly because he knew he wasn't playing to his potential.
"It's not the easiest thing," Riley said. "When a couple of things go wrong, it kind of gets in your head. You feel like you're going to be benched if you don't do something. You start thinking about that instead of the game. A couple of things didn't go the way I wanted it to. I was pretty hard on myself about some things. Pretty much I just didn't get the job done."
Quick hook
Riley was the undisputed starter going into the first four games of last season but was pulled in favor of Longshore against Colorado State, despite the fact the Bears held a sizeable lead at the time. Coach Jeff Tedford held an open competition for the job for each of the next three games, the first two of which were won by Longshore. But Riley replaced Longshore during a loss at Arizona and was the team's starter the rest of the regular season, except for one week in which he had a concussion.
"It's not the easiest thing," Riley said. "Some games I knew I was starting and some games I found out Friday. When you find out the day before, you feel like if you don't play well in the beginning you'll be taken out of the game right away. Things just didn't work out. You just have to learn from it. That's all you can do."
Tedford replaced Riley with Longshore once again for the Emerald Bowl, effectively wiping the slate clean for the 2009 competition. So far, Riley has looked sharp in the spring.
"Now I think he knows he's the guy, he's the leader," said Cal linebacker Mike Mohamed, who also is Riley's roommate. "I think what happened last year would be hard on anybody, emotionally. But he just stuck with it and made the best of it. He didn't let it get him down. He's a team player. He looks out for the best interest of the team."
Riley says he didn't do a good enough job communicating with Tedford last season, something he is hoping to improve. A couple of weeks before the start of spring practice, Riley went to Tedford and asked if he would help him with his mechanics. They ended up making some changes to his throwing motion that has helped his accuracy.
Riley admitted that he didn't really think he would be pulled after making one bad pass last season, saying it made for a difficult situation.
"I didn't do it last year, but I've been going in and talking to (Tedford) a lot more about things," Riley said. "That's the way it should be. I felt like part of the communication problems we had last year was partially on the quarterbacks for not bringing it up."
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While Riley and Longshore both didn't let the situation become bigger than the team, it clearly wore on Riley. He spent a lot of time talking to his father and high school football coach, Faustin.
"Obviously, he learned a lot last year," Faustin Riley said. "A lot of it wasn't necessarily positive. But it should pay off down the road. Kevin has always been pretty well-grounded. He's always had to scrap and fight for whatever he got. Nothing has ever come easy to him."
While Riley is competing for the job for the second straight year, the dynamic this time around is substantially different than last year. Now, Riley is an incumbent starter competing against two players who have barely played college football.
"I'm one of the most experienced guys on our offense," said Riley, who will be a redshirt junior. "People are expecting me to perform. We have two young quarterbacks that are really good, but I feel like if I perform like I should, it should be my position."
Notes: Riley, Mansion and Sweeney each threw a touchdown pass in Cal's next-to-last scrimmage of the spring Saturday. Riley completed 9 of 17 passes for 85 yards and an interception. Mansion completed 4 of 9 passes for 68 yards and Sweeney completed 6 of 12 for 60 yards and an interception. The defensive front seven played well, holding the offense's leading rusher, Covaughn DeBoskie, to just 15 yards on eight carries. ... Several notable alumni watched the scrimmage, with Kansas City TE Tony Gonzalez, Washington DE Andre Carter, Seattle RB Justin Forsett and Green Bay LB Desmond Bishop among the current NFL players in attendance.
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Ali Graham's "99 Problems" Tumblr offers an artistic visualization of Jay-Z's famous track.
It's been almost 10 years since Jay-Z lamented to the world that he had '99 Problems' and although the rapper was talking about racial profiling and struggles in the 'hood, illustrator Ali Graham imagines that he might have some other trials and tribulations to deal with. From making a bad batch with Walter White to bad tailoring and other more everyday – and not so everyday – problems, Graham's illustrations, posted daily to a dedicated Tumblr site, show that 'even world famous rappers have problems.'
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How to Tie a Double Ribbon Bow
Learning to tie a small double ribbon bow can be a very useful trick in the crafts world. These double ribbon bows can be used to embellish greeting cards, invitations, or scrapbook pages. Follow this quick and easy tutorial to learn how to tie a double ribbon bow.
Materials to Make a Double Ribbon Bow
- Fabric ribbon of your choice – width can vary between ¼" and ⅜"
- Measuring tape
- Scissors
Instructions on How to Make a Double Ribbon Bow
- Cut 5" of fabric ribbon off and put it to the side. You should make your cuts at an angle to minimize fraying
- Take the spool of fabric ribbon and measure about 4 ½" of fabric ribbon, fold the fabric ribbon at this spot, and bring it towards the opposite side
- When you reach about 3 inches on the opposite side, fold it again
- Repeat these two steps until you have two loops on each side
- Cut the end of the fabric ribbon off and hold tightly in the middle
- Use the 5" piece of fabric ribbon that you set aside in the beginning to tie a knot in the middle
- Trim all the ends of the fabric ribbon to even lengths


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Bully at your own risk
Nothing gets my hackles up like bullying. This probably has a lot to do with my own childhood and the fact that I was a bit odd. Heck, I'm not exactly normal now. My friend, Leilani, and I used to sing at the top of our lungs on the school bus which made people quite angry, but we were too oblivious to notice. At least, I was oblivious until the day a girl named Terry, who shared my bus journey each day, walked all the way to my neighborhood with the sole purpose of beating me to a pulp. I escaped that butt-kicking by talking my way out of it, but I left with a new awareness of my standing in the social hierarchy of the schoolyard. There was also a group of four girls who picked on me relentlessly. They all looked almost exactly alike. They don't mean anything to me now, but when I think of bullying, I always think of them. Over the years, I haven't had the time to worry about mean people in my life. If anyone wants to mess with me, I'm game for some sarcastic banter.Now, my children are whole different subject. If you want to get me truly enraged, pick on my kids. When my son was just a toddler, we went to McDonald's to enjoy the play area. It was Olympia, Wash., during lunch time so the weather was most likely rainy and miserable. He was so cute climbing innocently into a tube when some 5 year old kid walked up and kicked him in his butt. I didn't even think; just reacted. The next thing I knew, I was beside this strange child saying, "Hey, Kid! Next time you kick my son, I'm going to punch your mom!" The boy just stared at me for a moment with his mouth hanging open before he ran to his mother. I'm not sure what he told her, but she never said a word to me. Who would? I probably looked crazy. It was the first time that psychotic maternal instinct took over. It almost happened again the other night. My daughter told me that she isn't like the other kids because she's different. I told her all kids are different. She said, "But I'm more different than the others." This hurt my heart a little because I know that's how I felt when I was her age. She said people called her names; more specifically another kid called her "pom pom cheeks." "Pom pom cheeks?" I asked. I love this girl's cheeks. They are the most adorable cheeks in the world, but this label obviously hurt her feelings. I was furious that someone got to her. "You know what? This little jerk called you a name because they can't stand how beautiful you are and they are jealous so they have to try to tear you down. You are beautiful and unique and talented and they hate that so they have to call you names to make you feel bad about yourself because they feel bad about themselves." She was distracted for a moment. "Look at me!" I said. "You are special and wonderful. People are going to do this again and again because they can't stand how awesome you are, but I know it and I love you." She hugged me super tight and said, "Thank you, mommy." That was it. I didn't even have to threaten someone's mother. I really think I'm getting better at this parenting business. email@example.com


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Personally I've read it over 8 times already. Yeah I know I'm obsessed.
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I've only read it once so far...I am anxiously awaiting to read it many more times...if my daughter would quit borrowing it to her friends!!!


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I am a small forward, and a decent basketball player. I have tryouts for my school team next week. any last minute tips or advice anyone could give me? i reaaaalllllly wanna make this team
when tryouts come, only the real work youve done will be available when your nervous and underpressure...goodluck
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By Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy A. CzubaMarch 22, 2012
After three days and nights of competing, two Fort Meade service members came out on top in the 21st Signal Brigade's NCO and Soldier of the Year competition.
The competition was held Feb. 28 to March 2 at Camp Dawson in West Virginia.
Sgt. Amber L. Lengele, a combat production/documentation specialist from 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), 114th Signal Battalion at Fort Meade, was named NCO of the Year.
Spc. Christopher A. Ludeking, a satellite communication systems operator/maintainer from the 327th Signal Company, 302nd Signal Battalion at Fort Meade, was named Soldier of the Year.
They will represent the 21st Signal Brigade at the 7th Signal Command (Theater) NCO and Soldier of the Year competition at Fort Gordon, Ga., at the end of April.
The 21st Signal Brigade is charged to provide and defend global information capabilities to enable joint and combined battle command across the full spectrum of operations from the president of the United States to the war fighter and other federal agencies.
The brigade is geographically dispersed across the United States at eight installations, stationed in Central and South America, deployed to Southwest Asia, and supports national, strategic and tactical missions worldwide.
The challenging, three-day competition included five other competitors who represented subordinate units within the 21st Signal Brigade. All who competed were the best from the first, second, third and fourth NCO and Soldier of the Quarter boards.
The NCO quarterly winners included Staff Sgt. Carla A. Philpot, a chaplain assistant from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 21st Signal Brigade, at Fort Detrick and Sgt. Kedrick T. Nelson, a senior satellite communication systems operator/maintainer from 298th Signal Company, 302nd Signal Battalion, at Fort Detrick.
The quarterly winners in the Soldier category included Spc. Kimberly N. Trumbull, a combat production/documentation specialist, from 55th Combat Camera; Pfc. Carl Singleton III, an automated logistics specialist from 525th Signal Company, 56th Signal Battalion, in Miami; and Cpl. Shaun J. Lawson Jr., an information technology specialist from Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 56th Signal Battalion, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
The winners of the NCO and Soldier of the Year competition were chosen based on their overall performance in events that included the Army Physical Fitness Test, an administrative board appearance in service dress uniform before a panel of brigade senior NCOs, a written examination, a written essay on the topic of retention, three randomly selected Army Warrior Tasks, a daytime land-navigation course, a weapons challenge using the EST 2000 simulator and a map reading event.
The competition culminated with an Army combatives tournament.
The combined challenges allowed participants to show their proficiencies and skills as "Best Warrior" by being well-rounded in all training events -- not just a subject matter expert in one category.
Lengele, a native of Olympia, Wash., entered the Army in August 2007. She has deployed to Afghanistan and recently made cutoff score to be promoted to staff sergeant.
Ludeking, who was born in Sioux City, Iowa, joined the Army in March 2010.
Both Lengele and Ludeking received the Army Commendation Medal for winning the competition.


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do you have all abbrev. translated right?
K1, * (yo, ssk) twice, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, (k2tog, yo) twice, k1, repeat from *
k 1 = same number of stitches
yo = increase by 1
ssk = decrease by 1
k2tog = decrease by 1
psso = decrease by 1
so, there is the same number of increase as decrease in this, you should end up with the same number as before.
that part settled:
when you start your row, is stitch 1 really just 1 stitch for you? or did you pull your working yarn over your needle instead of under? if you did, you really work the stitch below with both loops and therefore start out with a stitch more than you should.
one more tip:
use markers between all the pattern repeats for a start. (loops of string in a differente color work just fine). just hang them on the needle and slip them over when you get to them.
that way you can recount easier when you are done (and find that one repeat that messes you up) and you can keep better track when you work.
once you feel comfortable with the pattern, you will not need them a lot of times but if problems occur, they can be life savers.
btw. your last repeat will not be complete? or did I misscount? one knit stitch in the beginning... that leaves 96 stitches - and a repeat of 14. = 6 full repeats and that makes 1 + 84 = 85 of 97 so at the end there will be 12 stitches of that last repeat.... maybe the extra stitch is one to many increase in that last repeat? you have to cut instructions for lace short by keeping the number of stitches the same! that may mean, altering tha pattern if needed!
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New projects became open source and several useful resources were published, along with many other developments.
A few months ago, we outlined a few of the major moments in the history of digital rights management (DRM) in the music industry. This time, we're talking about TV, video, and the events in the ongoing fight over copying. We're still calling it the "DRM graveyard"--but as you'll see, the failures... Read more
There are more than a few reasons digital rights management (DRM) has been largely unsuccessful. But the easiest way to explain to a consumer why DRM doesn't work is to put it in terms he understands: "What happens to the music you paid for if that company changes its mind?" It was one thing when... Read more


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how mant times in the past have i seen spurs dominate the game and lose 1-0.....it happens!.....now the truth about ramos seems to coming out....it wasn't a happy ship.....harry seems to have that communicative gene that all the great managers had....nicholson,clough,busby,shankly...by the way i went over to the gooner message board....they are not happy....in fighting,accusations and unhappiness everywhere..hee hee hee !
i like the bit of harrys tactics where he spoke to Pav thru a russian translator " just run about a lot" Genius. It worked. Life can be simple as you want it to be. A happy ship is a productive one. 'Arry gives 'em smiley faces