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A drinking game whereby a pearl of cum is frozen at the centre of an ice cube. The ice cube is then placed in a drink and the drink passed from player to player, each taking a sip before passing it on. The winner (or loser) is the player who gets the pearly sip.
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This Week C9: Speech Recognition, Army of 1, TweetCraft and more
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Dan totally rinsed Brian with that Windows 95 line
great episode im so going to adopt that deviner title
i totally bump the natal discussion! api info, driver info, any info.. i soooo want to program against this thing the interfaces you could create with natal hand recognition (including individual fingers, confirmed in various natal interviews) are just mind blowing.. just something like a 3d modelling/viewing app where you can rotate the view with your hand...
the kramer quote was exelent as well
You didn't know he was a loser? The Florida Gators shirt should've tipped you off a lot sooner! Geaux Tigers.
Ha! Honestly I do root for the Tigers any time they aren't playing my Gators. And our own VP, S. Somasegar, is a Tiger. As is my buddy Chris Treadaway.
logging is not tracing... ever...
Logging is monitoring events that occur and write them into a protocol file also called a log file.
Tracing is looking at the protocol in the log file and THEN figuring out a chain of related events that lead to a significant event. Significant because you looked for it and it's cause in the first place, not it having to be a bad thing.
That TweetCraft plug at the end was so unnecessary.
Agree, it's important to call out the distinction between logging and tracing given how many people use them interchangeably, although even Brian caught himself calling the output of a trace file a Trace log, which is correct but probably confusing
Yep it's all in fun. Good to see the Gator's shirt on Channel 9.
Very nice episode. However, Dan's comment about windows 95 was really messed up.
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Kim Kardashian Celebrates Her Baby Shower
The Kardashian clan was joined by guests, including Kelly Osbourne, Maria Menounos, Kimberly Stewart, NeNe Leakes and Mel B., to celebrate the new addition, due in July.
The group enjoyed brunch – noshing on pancakes, waffles and fruit – before playing games and guessing baby names. Guests left with wreaths made of baby's breath in their hair.
As for the reality star's beau Kanye West, he did attend after all, arriving with Scott Disick and Lamar Odom.
"Kanye's whole family – all the women from his mom's side and dad's side – attended the shower," a source tells PEOPLE. "Kanye was so excited to have his family be there to join in the celebration with Kim's friends and family."
The mom-to-be, who has been defended by fellow celebs for her sometimes-unconventional maternity style, wore a white long-sleeve pleated dress to the event.
"Kim and Kanye were so cute – he rubbed her belly," Kardashian's aunt Karen Houghton tells PEOPLE. "They're just really blessed. It's such a happy day."
The bash comes a month after Kardashian, 32, enjoyed a family vacation in Greece sans West, and shortly after she finally divorced husband Kris Humphries.
With all that behind her, the reality star can focus on the final task ahead – the delivery – not that she's sweating it.
"At the beginning, that was what I feared the most, and now, I mean, it's inevitable," she told HuffPo. "It's gonna happen – I'm really not worried or nervous."
Kardashian will announce the sex of the baby during the season premiere of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, airing Sunday at 9 p.m. on E!
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"I'm not worthy. I feel so lucky and grateful. I was like, 'What am I doing here?!' " Kelly tells PEOPLE of starring alongside Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, John Cusack, Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Fonda and more in the upcoming film, which tells the story of a butler who served eight presidents.
The movie also features another major star: the one and only Oprah Winfrey. "I didn't get to meet Oprah because our shooting schedules were different, but she's a pretty loved lady," Kelly says. "I have yet to hear a bad thing about her!"
Kelly found that the most difficult part of playing Jackie Kennedy was nailing the former first lady's distinct accent. "I think she spoke in a way she thought she should speak, so getting that down was hard. There's a musicality and rhythm to the way she speaks," Kelly explains. "I went to sleep listening to her."
Another tough task? Slipping into the retro costumes. "My body is so different from her because I have curves, so fitting into those vintage clothes was actually really hard," she shares. "Also it was hot – and there was a lot of wool!"
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Biotechnology: Action and choice in second modernity.
(The University of Bergen, 2007-11)
Førende forestillinger i fosterpolitikken. En metafor- og diskursanalyse av hvordan kvinne, foster og abort blir konstituert i stortingsdebatter om abort og fosterdiagnostikk
(The University of Bergen, 2009-08-14)
Abstract Background: During the first twenty years of prenatal diagnostics in Norway, selective abortion on eugenic grounds according to The Abortion Law`s section 2c was seen as an advisable and reasonable medical ...
Det liturgiske møte. Språk og gudsmetaforer i Den norske kirkes høymesse
(The University of Bergen, 2009-06-30)
The notion of 'responsible development' in new approaches to governance of nanosciences and nanotechnologies
(The University of Bergen, 2010-10-08)
This PhD dissertation looks at the development of nanosciences and nanotechnologies (nanoST), a field that has gained tremendous political and economic momentum in the first decade of the 21st century. It is also a field ...
Feminism, Epistemology & Morality
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Making Sense of Rare Earth Elements. An interdisciplinary approach to mineral resources' ethics and governance
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This interdisciplinary PhD dissertation aims to identify and address the ethical challenges posed by rare earth elements, as a non-renewable, ill-distributed, and valuable resource. The overall theoretical framework in ...
Towards Inclusive Environmental Governance: a Study of the Expert-Lay Interplay in a Brazilian Social Movement
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First and foremost this dissertation concerns itself with inclusive manners of environmental governance. In a broad sense, it addresses the science-politics interplay in environmental governance. It focuses upon two main ...
Habermas' method: Rational reconstruction
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This dissertation clarifies, discusses and elaborates on the method of Jürgen Habermas' philosophical enterprise: rational reconstruction. The method is designed for a systematic reconstruction of the intuitive knowledge ...
Quantity in Old Norse and modern peninsular North Germanic
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013
"I can't," was the correct answer in a recent arts infused lesson at Windsor Hills Arts Infused Elementary School.
Each student was given a different material and asked to independently build a bridge that spanned a foot and could carry the weight of a toy car. After a brief examination of their one material, students quickly started expressing the impossibility of the task.
Students were then led in a discussion comparing the process of building a physical bridge structure to building bridges between people. Students reflected on the need for collaboration and different means of communication.
Following this dialogue, students joined forces bringing to each team their different building material and ideas. In contrast to the bewilderment exhibited in the first independent challenge, students approached the group project with eagerness and excitement.
After the bridges were successfully tested, students reflected on the attributes that assisted their team in not only building the bridge but also in building bridges between themselves and other people.
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CALCUTTA - Students and staff were evacuated from Beaver Local High School following the discovery of a what appeared to be a bomb threat Thursday morning.
A two-hour search through the building by personnel from the Columbiana County Sheriff's Office, West Point Fire Department and Youngstown Police Bomb Squad yielded no explosive device. Students were able to return to classes by 12:45 p.m.
A student at the school is facing charges.
Superintendent Kent Polen said he received a call from assistant principal Jayson Yeagley at 9:37 a.m., informing him a student had found a bomb threat in the boys' restroom. Written in pencil on the wall of one of the bathroom stalls was the message, "Bomb at 10:45."
Polen contacted the fire department and sheriff's office, which in turn called the bomb squad.
After a suspicious-looking black zippered case was found in the boys' room trash can, Polen advised Yeagley to activate the school's fire alarm and evacuate the students out to the football stadium.
State Route 7 was briefly closed by sheriff's deputies around 10 a.m., so the 400 students could safely walk across the road to the middle school to wait while the search was conducted.
Although nothing suspicious was found inside the case, Polen said that the students' safety was his first concern, which meant taking every possible precaution. "At that point and time, we take every threat seriously," he said.
After the building search had been completed, traffic on Route 7 was halted again and the students walked back across the road to finish their school day.
The sheriff's department arrested a suspect, a student from the school, by 3:30 p.m., and took him to the Louis Tobin Juvenile Center in Lisbon, where he remains. The suspect had been determined from interviews conducted with students and teachers, in cooperation with school officials.
Stone said charges of delinquency by means of making terroristic threats would likely be filed in juvenile court today. Disciplinary measures at the school level will include a 10-day suspension and possible expulsion following a disciplinary hearing.
Principal Tom Cunningham, who was away from the building at a meeting when the threat was reported, returned to the school immediately after he was notified. He said the hallways and bathrooms are patrolled regularly by teachers and administrators.
One of those monitors, special education teacher Michael Spinella, said a student emerging from the boys' room informed him that he had found the message written on one of the stalls.
When asked about a motive, Cunningham said he suspects nothing more than an attempt to get school canceled and everyone sent home for the day. Since that didn't occur, he believes there's no reason for anyone to attempt a copycat incident.
"I think the novelty wore off after an hour or two over there (at the middle school)," he said.
Cunningham said classes and all after-school events will proceed as usual today. "We'll just pick up as a normal day and go from there," he said.
Since school was never technically dismissed, it will not cost the school a calamity day. The first two and last two periods were completed, Cunningham said, so it worked out like a two-hour delay.
Polen said he was very impressed with how smoothly the evacuation transpired. "The staff has done a tremendous job today, coming together and making sure everyone's safe," he said.
He also complimented personnel at the middle school for accommodating the students and staff from across the road, including cafeteria workers who unexpectedly had to feed more than double the amount of students.
"I couldn't be more pleased with the way everyone responded, from the sheriff and fire departments to the students and staff," Polen said. "They really responded well under the circumstances."


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The Jackson 5 Signed Contract and Photo In Framed Display
Starting Bid - $300.00, Sold For - $696.00
This large framed display is comprised of a two-page contract and publicity photo, each signed by all five members of the famed recording group The Jacksons (originally known as The Jackson 5). 1) Two-page contract, dated January 1, 1979 between The Jacksons and Regency Artists, Ltd. Among the provisions included in the agreement are its exclusivity with regard to representation (Regency Artists is to be the group's sole agent) and the price of such service (10 percent commission fee). A clause calling for a higher commission fee for concerts and lectures has been crossed out. The contract has been signed by all five members of The Jacksons in blue ink: "Sigmund Jakie Jackson," "Toriano Jackson," "Marlon D. Jackson," "Michael Jackson" and "Steven Randy Jackson." The contract has also been signed by a representative of Regency Artists. All of the signatures grade "10" and the contract (8.5 x 11 inches) is in Excellent to Mint condition, with a staple hole and two notebook holes along the top of each page. 2) 1984 Epic Records publicity photo for The Jacksons' Victory album. The photo (10 x 8 inches) pictures all five members of the group and has been signed by each in blue Sharpie ("10") in the area of his respective image. Near Mint condition. The Victory album was the last group project to include Michael Jackson, who soon rocketed to international stardom as a solo performer. The pieces have been beautifully matted and framed together to total dimensions of 36.5 x 18.5 inches. LOA from Steve Grad & John Reznikoff/PSA DNA. Reserve $300. Estimate $500/$1,000. SOLD FOR $696.00
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Teacher Patrick Hayes' goal is to help every child who comes into his classroom.
The following is the timeline for implementing the new evaluation and compensation systems in Charleston County School District. The BRIDGE system will factor in the growth students make on standardized exams as part of their teachers' evaluations.
Those who teach core academic subjects, such as English, math, science and social studies, as well as principals and assistant principals, in 14 pilot schools will be evaluated under the BRIDGE system.
Professional development coordinators will work in 14 pilot schools to strengthen educators' instruction.
Teachers in 14 pilot schools will receive ratings based on their performance, and bonuses will be provided to some. There will be no change in educators' base pay.
Core academic teachers and administrators in all schools will be evaluated with the BRIDGE system.
Personalized professional development would be offered at all schools.
The district would seek a waiver from the state to create a new salary structure that would reward quality and effectiveness rather than experience and education. Officials say no one will lose money.
All teachers in all schools would be evaluated with the BRIDGE system.
The new salary structure would be implemented in 14 pilot schools.
The new salary structure would be implemented across the district.
But what if Hayes' evaluation and salary depended on how that child performed? Would that change Hayes' relationship with the student? Would it motivate him to provide better lessons, or would the test score become more important than the child's needs?
The pilot year
The BRIDGE program will target 14 high-need schools this school year.
Each of the 14 schools will have a professional development or training coordinator to help teachers. The full-time staff member will be working and supporting them in the classroom to ensure they're growing and have the skills they need.
Schools also will be part of a school-improvement network that can give teachers help in specific areas.
The pilot schools are Baptist Hill High, Blaney Elementary, Jane Edwards Elementary, Ellington Elementary, Minnie Hughes Elementary, North Charleston High, Military Magnet Academy, Morningside Middle, Burns Elementary, Hursey Elementary, North Charleston Elementary, Pinehurst Elementary, Midland Park Primary and Dunston Primary.
Those are questions Hayes and other educators likely would face if their evaluations and pay are tied to their students' test scores.
"This changes the dynamic between teachers and students," Hayes said. "The hope is it's in a productive manner, but I'm not sure it will be. I've seen unproductive relationships when teachers are under pressure to produce test scores."
The statewide and national debate about how to evaluate and compensate teachers based on their students' performance is coming to Charleston County in a big way.
Teachers and administrators in 14 county schools will be judged this year based in "significant" part on how much progress their students make. The same system will be used for all teachers in all of the district's 82 schools by 2015-16.
It's a controversial issue that has drawn criticism from some teachers who point to research that highlights the flaws of gauging their worth by incorporating test scores. Others say this is a critical step to motivating teachers to be their best, giving them help where they need it, and rewarding them for their accomplishments.
District officials are moving forward with plans to implement BRIDGE, the district's new evaluation and performance-based compensation systems, and they are gathering as much teacher feedback as they can.
"We're proceeding as rapidly as we can but also thoughtfully," said Audrey Lane, one of the district leaders responsible for BRIDGE. "We're not rushing to anything. We're trying to send the message that this is something we're continuing to build."
Bonus plan
The Charleston County School District is creating BRIDGE with the help of a $23.7 million, five-year federal Teacher Incentive Grant. Charleston was the only district in South Carolina to win the money, and it plans to use some of it to devise a formula to grade teachers and offer teachers training where they need it.
The second major part of the grant, and where the bulk of the funds will go, will reward high-performing teachers with bonuses.
By the 2016-17 school year, the district will use a new salary structure for all teachers that would recognize quality and effectiveness rather than longevity and degrees. Michael Ard, project director for BRIDGE, said no teacher would lose money.
This isn't the first time the district has tried to create a new evaluation or compensation system, but this will be its biggest and most comprehensive effort thus far.
Separate from those local efforts, South Carolina is crafting a new performance-based teacher evaluation system for all teachers. The state has to create that system in exchange for a waiver from certain requirements under the federal No Child Left Behind law.
The state's system is being tested in at least 47 schools in 14 districts, including Charleston. It's not clear how BRIDGE will align with the state evaluation system, but Lane said she's communicating with the state and they won't conflict. Lane said the state is open to collaboration in the future.
Hiring help
In its proposal to the U.S. Department of Education, district officials gave specifics on how teachers would be evaluated, saying 50 percent of their scores would come from students' growth.
They've backed off from that plan and said all that is up for discussion. They plan to give educators input until consensus is reached, and they want teachers to be able to understand the new system, Lane said.
"We're in the development stage so all of those things are on the table," Lane said.
They haven't decided how the evaluation would be weighted, but they're looking at using four factors: the state's teacher evaluation system or ADEPT; classroom growth through value-added analysis; school-wide growth through value-added analysis; and a school-wide parent survey.
Teachers would receive an overall effectiveness rating, possibly "unsatisfactory," "needs improvement," "proficient" or "exemplary."
Some of the trickiest parts will be figuring out how to measure students' growth, as well as how to ensure that teachers buy in to that system.
The district is paying Mathematica $2.9 million to help it create an evaluation system that uses value added, or a statistical model that measures students' learning for one year while adjusting for other factors, such as poverty, which could affect scores.
Mathematica will devise an algorithm to measure that growth for Charleston County teachers.
Charleston will be the fourth district the company has worked with on this issue, and Ard said that's good for local educators, so "we don't step in potholes that others made."
The board didn't sign off on the contract for Mathematica until July, but Ard said the company has experts working on this and the new evaluation system will be ready by Sept. 30. The federal TIF grant called for the BRIDGE evaluation to be piloted this year, and officials say that will happen.
"This is not a product you buy in a box and impose," Ard said. "This is something folks have input. They get to say, 'I have ownership in this.' This is not something they brought in from Ohio."
Teacher buy-in
A serious challenge will be getting district teachers to support BRIDGE's evaluation and compensation components.
The Charleston Teacher Alliance, a local teacher advocacy group, surveyed 900 of the district's 3,500 teachers during the 2012-13 school year about performance-based compensation and evaluation. More than 60 percent said in that survey that students' growth from test scores should count for 20 percent or less of their annual evaluation.
And on the issue of pay, 46 percent supported maintaining the current salary schedule that rewards experience and education. Slightly more, 48 percent, said they supported bonuses if they were in addition to the current salary schedule. Less than 2 percent preferred a pay-for-performance salary structure that does not include raises for experience or education.
The school district is paying $1.3 million to a company, Battelle for Kids, to help it implement the new compensation system and communicate and market BRIDGE.
"It is their overall goal to make sure that we do a great job of communicating with our folks, and folks recognize what we're doing," Ard said. "Clarity and transparency, that's what we want. We don't want anyone to say, 'What in the world is that?'"
Teachers, principals and administrators are part of a steering committee that's reviewing the work from Mathematica and providing feedback. Draft proposals will be vetted to the district's group of teacher leaders, the Teacher Roundtable, and teacher town hall forums likely will be held later this year.
Two perspectives
Patrick Hayes teaches third grade at Drayton Hall Elementary, and he's been a part of the BRIDGE steering committee. Hayes started an education advocacy group, EdFirstSC, and one of its top issues is addressing teacher evaluation and merit pay proposals.
The school district is making a good-faith effort to solicit teachers' opinions, but he has concerns with the concept of using performance to evaluate teachers. He compared it to communism: it sounds like a good idea but the "ugly reality is that it just doesn't work."
The methodology of value added has limitations, and he referenced one study that showed it was an unreliable measure with an error rate of up to 35 percent.
"We're using this as a judgment on how people perform, and it doesn't hold up," he said.
Because some subjects and grades, such as kindergartners or art students, don't have standardized exams, the district plans to develop individual learning goals for teachers relative to their subject. Hayes said that would be more valuable for teachers, and he questioned why that couldn't be used for all teachers, rather than one with test scores.
He's opposed to the idea of using school-wide performance for individual teachers' evaluations.
BRIDGE is supposed to be about motivating, growing and rewarding teachers, but he said he didn't know many teachers who aren't already doing everything they can.
Others are more optimistic about BRIDGE. George White is an assistant principal at Morningside Middle, and he also serves on the BRIDGE steering committee. This is his first year as an administrator; he's spent the last nine teaching, and he's a former teacher of the year for his school.
As an administrator in a pilot school, he would be subject to the new evaluation system. He sees this grant as not just about evaluating educators, but also giving help and incentives to improve. As part of BRIDGE, his school has someone on staff who's dedicated to facilitating the training and support for educators to be better teachers.
The district has set high goals as part of its Vision 2016 plan, and BRIDGE will help teachers improve to meet those goals, he said. Better teachers will help make students better, he said.
"It's our job to make sure (teachers understand) what it is and how it's going to benefit (them)," he said. "This is another instrument being used to elevate us."
Teachers at Morningside already have been participating in a pay-for-performance system as part of a different federal grant, so this new system won't be much of a change, he said.
Although he's not worried about the new evaluation system, he said he understood some might be concerned because it's new and different. But it's not designed to punish teachers, he said.
"We use data to drive instruction, and we have seen progress," White said. "We have to know where kids are to make a plan for where we want them to be, and we've been doing that."
Although there's not a perfect formula, he said test scores are a way to measure teachers' performance.
"The data does not lie," he said.
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Inuzuka Clan
The Inuzuka clan (犬塚一族) is a family of shinobi in Konohagakure known for their use of ninken as fighting companions and are easily identified by the distinctive red fang markings on their cheeks. The members are given their own canine partner(s) when they reach a certain age. Thereafter, the shinobi and their dog(s) are practically inseparable.
Inuzuka's Abilities:
The Inuzuka and their canine allies fight using collaboration jutsu's, such as Kiba's signature move Fang Over Fang amongst others that take advantage of their teamwork. The clan members are also able to communicate with canines even if unlike Kuromaru, the dogs cannot talk. The members of this clan, much like their canine partners have greatly enhanced senses especially their sense of smell and partially their sense of hearing. By concentrating chakra to their noses, their sense of smell is amplified to an even greater extent allowing the user to be able to detect, track and monitor targets from a fair distance away, though as Naruto demonstrated this makes them highly sensitive to foul stenches. Overall they also have a very canine appearance like wild hair, aggressive personality, sharp nails and teeth which makes their hand-to-hand combat potentially more dangerous.
- Inuzuka bio's can be made at all times.
- All Inuzuka bio's have to originate from Konohagakure. Ninken aren't just random dogs or wolves, but a special breed of dogs and thus they really have to be from Konoha.
- An Inuzuka bio can only have a max of 3 dogs. All of these dogs have to be mentioned in your bio and in the least it has to be explained how they look (you don't have to make different Looks/Personality sections in your bio for the dogs, a brief explanation in the Other section is fine).
- All Inuzuka bios have a heightened sense of smell, hearing and other canine-like abilities like sharp nails, fang-like teeth etc. Outside Kuromaru, none of the ninken can actually speak, though this doesn't take away that they can understand their partner.
Examples of Inuzuka Jutsu:
(Bakuretsu Koinu) - Exploding Puppy
Rank: D
Type: Attack
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: 10
Damge Points: 20
Description: The user makes a clone of there dog companion that explodes once the enemy is near,shooting out kunai in all direction.
NOTE: Must have a dog companion and be from the Inuzuka Clan.
(Shikyaku No Jutsu) - 4 Legged Technique
Rank: D
Chakra Cost:10
Damage Points:N/A
Description: This technique grants animal-like accelerated fighting instinct and reflexes to the user. By enveloping their entire body in chakra and moving on all fours, they can obtain high speed movement and reflexes like that of a wild animal. Taught only to the members of the Inuzuka clan, this technique forms the basis of a Inuzuka clan member's taijutsu fighting style, and will add even more to their feral-like appearances; their canine teeth, their finger and toenails grow to claw-like length, their eyes also become more wild with their pupils becoming slits. When under the effects of this technique, an Inuzuka will display great feats of physical strength, speed, agility and endurance. The form is best suited for using and supporting the ferocious "hit-and-run" tactics that the clan is well known for, leaving the enemy barely any time to launch a counter attack.
Note: Can only be used by a member of the Inuzuka Clan
(Juujin Bunshin) - Beast Human Clone
Rank: D
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: 10
Damage Points: N/A
Description: A modified version/mix of the Transformation Technique and clone technique, which is unique to the Inuzuka clan, allows a canine-user to transform their animal companion into a perfect copy of themselves. When combined with the Four Legs Technique, the user and the animal become virtually impossible to tell apart, since both act equally animalistic. Like any transformation, the technique can be broken by identifying and attacking the animal, thus dispelling the transformation. (lasts for 3 turns).
NOTE:Must have a dog companion and be of the Inuzuka Clan.
(Dainamikku Maakingu) - Dynamic Marking
Rank: D
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra Cost: N/A
Damage Points: N/A
Description: This technique involves a Ninken urinating on a target, marking it with a strong odour that allows both them and their Inuzuka Partner to easily track it by scent. This is a prerequisite for using the Fang Wolf Fang, as the speed of the technique makes it impossible for the user to track targets by sight while using it. The urine can also be useful for temporarily blinding the target if it hits their eyes.
Note: Must be a member of the Inukuka Clan to use.
(Gatenga) - Double Sawing Fang
Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: 30
Description: The user and their ninken partner roll at a ferocious speed in a buzz-saw like shape, and deliver many powerful beast-like attacks when contact is made with the target.
Note: Must be a member of the Inuzuka Clan
(Gatsūga) - Fang Over Fang
Rank: C
Type: Attack
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: N/A
Damage Points: 15
Description: The user and their ninken partner spin at a ferocious speed and deliver many powerful beast-like attacks when contact is made with the target. The force of this attack is strong enough to drill through stone. This attack can be done alone.
Note: Must be a member of the Inuzuka Clan
(Jinjū Konbi Henge: Sōtōrō ) - Human Beast Combination Transformation: Double-Headed Wolf
Rank: B
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: 20
Damage Points: N/A
Description: A Combination Transformation where man and beast become a single entity. It is a specialty of the Inuzuka clan, a clan that has been walking side by side with ninken for generations. They coalesce into a bicephalous wolf, thus drastically increasing their power. In their direct attacks, they demonstrate great efficiency. Furthermore, using techniques in addition to this gives birth to an extraordinary power of destruction.
NOTE:Must be a member of the Inuzuka Clan.
(Tensouga) - Sky Fang
Rank: B
Type: Attack
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: N/A
Damage Points: 25
Description: A huge spinning jutsu where the user and there dog jump into the air and combine there spinning attacks to make one huge attack that drills there enemy and themselves into the ground.
NOTE: Must be a member of the Inuzuka Clan.


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NFL Draft Story Central
Buffalo Bills
2013 draft picks: 1st round (8), 2(41), 3(71), 4(105), 5(143), 6 (177)
There have been some changes for the Bills, starting with their head coach. Chan Gailey was fired and Buffalo General Manager Buddy Nix hired Syracuse's Doug Marrone.
The Bills recently signed quarterback Kevin Kolb who played the last few seasons with the Cardinals. He has battled injuries and inconsistency. Kolb is looking for a clean slate and fresh start with Marrone and Buffalo. At this point he looks like more of the short term answer rather than the long term solution. The Bills previous starter, Ryan Fitzpatrick, was cut by the team this winter.
Buffalo lost wide receivers Donald Jones and David Nelson in free agency. They took a big hit on the offensive front, losing guard Andy Levitre to Tennessee. The Bills also lost Chad Rinehart.
Defensively, Buffalo had two nice acquisitions in defensive tackle Alan Branch and outside linebacker Manny Lawson. No longer with the team are defensive end Kyle Moore, defensive tackle Desmond Bryant, outside linebacker Shawne Merriman, safety George Wilson and cornerback Terrence McGee.
Draft Needs
1) Quarterback
Nix has publicly stated that he wants to draft a franchise quarterback. Sure this happened before the Kolb signing but you have to believe that the Bills will nab a signal caller within the first three rounds. At this point it's anyone's guess who they favor the most. They could have a shot at Geno Smith with their first selection. Then again, he could be gone by the time the pick at No. 8. Maybe the Bills favor Matt Barkley, who will likely be still on the board in the first but could be gone by the time they make their second pick. Many believe that Nix will draft Syracuse's Ryan Nassib, who played for Marrone with their second or third round pick.
2) Wide Receiver
Marrone will look to add a playmaker or two on the perimeter and in the slot in his offense. He runs a heavy Sean Peyton system after being his coordinator in New Orleans. They could have their pick of the position if they go this route with their first round pick in Cordarrelle Patterson or Tavon Austin. Maybe the Bills trade out of the eight hole to net more picks. If they found a partner to swap first round picks they could still find a very good receiver in this round and perhaps pick up an additional second or third round pick.
3) Offensive Guard
This has become a need with the loss of Levitre. Standing pat at No. 8 would give them a great shot drafting Chance Warmack or Jonathan Cooper. If they choose to wait Kyle Long should be on the board in the second round and maybe Brian Winters in the third. The Bills will address this need.
4) Linebacker
Buffalo could use a pass rushing linebacker/defensive end and an inside linebacker. The Bills will be multiple on both sides of the ball. They could have a tough choice to make with that first selection between who they deem as best available in their need areas listed above. Jarvis Jones, Barkevious Mingo, and perhaps Ezekiel Ansah could all still be on the board depending on how things fall in front of them. This would be the best time to try and find a pass rusher.
Jon Bostic, Kiko Alonso, and Michael Mauti are a trio of middle linebackers to keep an eye on if the Bills were to add some depth to this position.
5) Tight End
The Bills would like to add another tight end to the mix. It's a good group, especially the first six or seven guys. Scott Chandler showed some flashes in Gailey's offense but they could use a little more pop for Marrone's offense.
Key Acquisitions
Kevin Kolb (QB)
Alan Branch (DT)
Manny Lawson (OLB)
No Longer With The Team
Ryan Fitzpatrick (QB)
Donald Jones (WR)
David Nelson (WR)
Andy Levitre (OG)
Chad Rinehart (OG)
Chris Kelsay (DE)
Kyle Moore (DE)
Desmond Bryant (DT)
Mick Barnett (OLB)
Shawne Merriman (OLB)
George Wilson (S)
Terrence McGee (CB)
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GOG.com, DRM-free game distributor, chooses data security over ease of checkout | Opensource.com
GOG.com, DRM-free game distributor, chooses data security over ease of checkout
GOG.com wins points for openness by being a distributor of DRM-free games, but now they're going even further by choosing to protect their customers' data over the convenience of a faster checkout.
After the wide security breach of the Playstation Network, GOG surveyed its users about the issue--"68 percent said they would rather GOG.com not even have the option of storing personal information," wrote Ben Kuchera in the Ars Technica story.
Ars Technica has an interview with the head of marketing, Trevor Longino, about the policy and why customers willingly use a slightly more complicated checkout system in exchange for the safety of their data.
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Missed this! Thanks for the tip.
Great going, GOG. Half of the onlne stores I use don't even make it clear as to whether my credit information is going to be stored permanently or not. Plus, before I even understood these sorts of security issues, I'd stored many credit cards online and wouldn't know how to remove that information now even if I could remember all the stores I've used in the past.
More online stores should give this option.


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Changes in honey-production regulations, signed into law by Gov. Neil Abercrombie last week, will benefit home-based, uncertified honey producers, also referred to by local beekeepers as the "renegade honey guys," according to a handful of Maui beekeepers.
"It will allow small beekeepers like us to sell our honey at stores," said Jonathan Starr of Maui Natural Bee, who has been lobbying for the bill in the state Legislature for the last two years.
The measure also has been touted as good for the pollinators.
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A honeycomb is shown during a collection along Piilani Highway. Most Maui beekeepers supported a new measure that allows small beekeepers to sell more honey while not having to gain Health Department certification.
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
"We must encourage beekeeping operations of all sizes to ensure that honeybee stocks thrive in both managed apiaries and the wild, especially as bee populations have declined due to disease and invasive predators," said Abercrombie in signing the bill Monday.
Senate Bill 482 "will make beekeeping more financially viable for beekeepers to legally extract, bottle and sell honey by minimizing unnecessary administrative and bureaucratic requirements in ways that will not affect public safety," he said.
The key components of the measure:
* The threshold for sales of honey produced by beekeepers, not certified by the state Department of Health, has been raised from 50 gallons to 500 gallons a year.
* Uncertified honey producers may now sell their product to retailers. Beekeepers only had been allowed to sell their product face-to-face to consumers at places such as roadside stands.
* Labeling on the bottles will include the additional statements "and has not been inspected by the Department of Health" and "should not be consumed by infants under 1 year of age." The new provisions join current labeling requirements, which include the name and address of the producer, net weight and volume of honey, date honey was produced, and that the product is home-produced and processed.
* Beekeepers bypassing state certification will need to attend a state Department of Health-approved food safety workshop and pass a food safety certification exam.
* Beekeepers need to keep honey production volume and product distribution records for a period of at least two years and make the records available to the Health Department.
All of these provisions are aimed at aiding many small beekeepers, "who have been unable to successfully navigate current regulatory hurdles required to operate a certified food-processing establishment on their own premises for the extraction and bottling of honey," said state Board of Agriculture Chairman Russell S. Kokubun.
For example, Starr said that the property where his beehives reside in the Kaupo-Kipahulu area is not hooked up to the county water system. That alone prevents him from building a certified honey-producing facility there, he said.
Paul Apao, Maui Queen Bee Co. part-owner, added that those not on the county sewer system also face stringent requirements for their septic systems in order to meet certification requirements. With many beehives in remote areas or areas outside of the county sewer system, this becomes another impediment for small beekeepers, he said.
"There was no incentive to increase the bee populations, whereas now there is a much more reasonable threshold," Starr said.
"It is very hard to make money raising bees and selling honey," he continued, adding that he hopes the bill will encourage others to become beekeepers. "It's a lot of work, and it takes a lot of dedication."
The new law still will not make the honey business lucrative, he said.
"We do it out of love," Starr said. "We want people to get their honey."
There are more than 60 beekeepers on Maui, who maintain hives all over the island, from Haiku to Kihei to Kula to Hana, estimated Danielle Downey, apiculture specialist with the state Department of Agriculture. Fourteen beekeepers are registered with her; five have 10 or more hives.
Starr said that a healthy hive could have 50,000 bees. He said that he currently manages more than 20 hives but had 30 hives and close to a million bees at one point in his business.
Honey production from each of his hives varies from year to year and runs from 100 pounds to none annually, Starr said. The state average for honey production per hive is 74 pounds annually, Downey said.
In addition to extracting honey from hives for market, one Maui beekeeper propagates queen bees to sell on the Mainland. Another Maui beekeeper said that he works out deals with landowners who want the honey and the pollinators on their property.
Not all beekeepers on Maui were aware of the new regulations. Ken Darr of Alii Bees was one of them. He has a couple hundred hives spread out over Waihee, Keokea, Wailea, Kula and Olinda.
Darr takes a small portion of the honey produced - about 100 to 150 gallons a year - for his label, but sells the rest - another couple hundred gallons - to others to bottle and label. His honey can be found under other brand names at Whole Foods Market and Mana Foods, he said.
Although he has access to a certified kitchen and could make more money bottling, he prefers selling his honey in buckets and having others take his honey to market.
"I don't have to worry about it," he explained.
He estimated making about $10,000 selling his honey wholesale last year.
On the new regulations, Darr said that he is a certified producer and doesn't plan to change that status.
The measure signed into law will not affect Apao's operations, either. He raises queen bees, the essential building block of a hive, and exports them to Mainland beekeepers and honey producers. Maui Queen Bee Co., operating out of Waiehu, is the only apiary raising and selling queen bees on Maui.
Apao has an advantage over his counterparts on the Big Island because Maui has not been infested by the varroa mite, which sucks blood from adults and developing brood, shortening lifespans and creating deformities. Untreated, they can kill the hive.
Because the Big Island is infested with the mite, beekeepers there can only export to places with the mite, which includes Oahu but not Kauai and Maui. Because Maui does not have the mite, Maui Queen Bee has a wider range of places to sell its bees.
Another recent pest, the small hive beetle, has been attacking some Maui hives. Starr said that the beetle can be found all over Maui and that he's had some weak hives affected by the pest. Downey said the beetle is "well established and widespread" on Maui, though many beekeepers have not seen much damage so far.
The ones who have encountered the beetle "call it very damaging," she added.
Small hive beetle adults feed on almost everything inside a beehive, including honey, pollen and wax, as well as honeybee eggs and larvae. As they feed, they tunnel through the hive, damaging or destroying the honeycomb and contaminating the honey.
Although the new measure is aimed an enhancing commercial beekeeping, Downey noted that most of the island's bees are feral, rather than managed. Their health depends on factors such as drought, agricultural practices, including pesticide use, and pests and disease, she said.
When asked if the Maui bee population is healthy, Downey replied: "We don't know. This is hard information to get - surveying the whole island for feral bees is a resource-intensive project.
"We don't know how many we need, how many we had or how many we have lost."
Scientists do know that it's getting more difficult to raise healthy bees in managed hives and that pollinators in the wild are declining globally, Downey said.
"It makes sense, to me, to help beekeepers stay in business by giving them options to sell their specialty products - small patch natural local honey," she said.
"The bill made it possible, from impossible, for beekeepers," Downey said.
Apao also was supportive of the measure.
"I think it's good," he said. "What we call 'renegade honey guys' . . . can crawl out of the woodwork and sell their honey. . . . So hopefully, we'll be seeing more honey on the market."
Not all beekeepers statewide were supportive of the measure, with some worried about the honey quality and the reputation of the Hawaii honey industry. Anthony Maxfield, president of the Hawai'i Beekeepers' Association, testified in opposition to the bill during the last legislative session.
He said that most small-scale beekeepers will not produce more than the 50 gallons for sale under the old cap and that the measure could lead to the importation of cheap honey from out of state to capitalize on the reputation of Hawaii honey and open the door to inexperienced beekeepers, whose practices may lead to more disease and pests and produce inferior honey that will ruin the state's reputation.
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Carmella Nardolillo will blow out her candles – 107 of them – today to the accompaniment of cheers, applause and good wishes from her large family and many friends.
For the Orchard Park woman, it will be a milestone birthday.
"I'm here for a reason," said Nardolillo, who still lives on her own and takes no medication, a mischievous gleam in her clear brown eyes. "I'm here to straighten up my children."
But Nardolillo's birthday is not just a personal epoch. It also marks a demographic shift for the Buffalo Niagara region.
More than ever, people here are living into not just old age.
They're making it to old, old age – as in, their late 80s and 90s – and even 100 and more.
"Oh, absolutely," said Randy Hoak, Erie County's interim commissioner for senior services, on whether people in Erie County are living to very old age more frequently these days.
"We have a client who … just recently turned 106, and we have provided a number of services to her in the past to keep her in her home," Hoak said of that Depew senior. "I previously worked at the Erie County Home out in Alden and ... they had 5 centenarians living there. And our oldest [Home] resident, who recently passed away, was 107."
It's clear that a demographic change is under way, according to data drawn from the census and provided by Erie County's Senior Services Department
The numbers show that people older than 85 have grown significantly since 1970 as a proportion of the total county population.
In that year, people in the 85-and-up demographic accounted for less than 1 percent of the county's total. In 2010, those 85 and up – nearly 24,000 people – represented 2.6 percent of the county population.
And, the change is reflected in slightly younger age brackets, as well.
Men and women age 75 and older made up less than 4 percent of the population of the county in 1970, the data shows. But, by 2010, those 75 and older represented 8.1 percent of the population in the county.
That's a trend that geriatric specialists see reflected in their own practices.
"There's no question about it," said Dr. Danielle Kwakye-Berko, a geriatric specialist physician at the Geriatric Center of Western New York in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, which treats at least 3,000 older residents of the region. "It has a lot to do with medications and with patients' awareness of their physical health and what is required to live long."
Not only are these people living longer, many are also leading more active lives, said Hoak, the interim county commissioner.
"We have a woman ... who participates in our fitness programs, and we have video of her jumping rope," Hoak said of the woman who will turn 91 in April. "These folks have a lot to offer our communities. We have folks who are well into their 80s who are involved in volunteer opportunities."
For Nardolillo, born Carmella Mary Dettelis in New Jersey in 1906 – five years after Buffalo's Pan-Am Expo and during the presidency of Teddy Roosevelt – life has not been easy, but it has been full.
Left school to help at home
She came to Buffalo with her Italian-American family at age 6 and settled in Sloan. She managed to stay in school until the third grade. Then there were some of her 11 siblings to care for – all of them now gone – so she was needed at home.
"I had to stay home and help my mother," Nardolillo recalled this week, during a conversation in the kitchen of her younger daughter, Rosanne Lucci, who is 84.
Nardolillo met her husband, Michael Nardolillo, a longtime employee of the DL&W Railroad, when she was a young woman of 14. They married in 1924 in St. Francis of Assisi Church.
The couple at first worried that they wouldn't be able to have children, so they adopted a daughter, Marie, from Father Nelson H. Baker's orphanage and infant home in Lackawanna in 1926.
After that, Nardolillo gave birth to three more children, Rosanne, Frank and Carl.
All of Nardolillo's four children – now in their 70s and 80s – are alive and living in Western New York. Her husband of 55 years died in 1979.
She has 17 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren (with two more on the way) and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Lifetime of hard work
Nardolillo, who drove her own car until age 93 and had her hip replaced at 91, attributes her physical stamina and strength to a lifetime of hard work. At various times, she worked at Sattler's on Broadway, as a boss on a produce farm in North Collins, and for Curtiss-Wright, in order to supplement her husband's salary.
"He was making 23 dollars every two weeks," Nardolillo recalled of her husband. "I had to raise four children on that salary. I was saving pennies. Pennies."
Of her years on Lovejoy's Goethe Street, raising her family, Nardolillo said: "I don't think there is a woman in East Buffalo that worked as hard as I did."
For her birthday celebration today, Nardolillo and her family were planning the usual: breakfast at the pancake house, then a trip to the casinos, then a stop at a bingo hall in Fort Erie where she likes to try her luck. A family party will also take place at night, Nardolillo's family members said.
Nardolillo's support system is extensive and strong; several family members check in on her every day. Nardolillo herself said she is firm in her wish to remain living in her own Orchard Park home.
"I like to be alone," she said.
She enjoys watching TV programs, sitting in a favorite chair, feeding the wildlife in her backyard and eating Chinese food.
Her children said that Nardolillo, who said she takes no medication other than an occasional Aleve, seems more than capable of managing in her own space. She has lived in Orchard Park for 46 years.
"She still makes her own chicken soup and stock," said Rosanne Lucci, laughing.
Support systems for those in the upper ranges of senior living are key, according to Hoak. The support allows people who wish to remain independent to do so, he said.
Even so, these situations can be tricky, he said.
"What I find interesting is that, a lot of these folks, at 106, 107 – their children are not likely to be alive," Hoak said. "What I find with these folks is, their support systems are not there. Or they have an overburdened support system. The grandchildren could be in their 50s and 60s but may be caring for their own parents."
"You've heard about the sandwich generation – this is a sandwich with multiple layers."
Hoak said many families that successfully take care of the very elderly are doing a great job.
"It's certainly a testament to their dedication, because it's not easy," he said.
Faith sustained her
Nardolillo, a Catholic since birth, said that her faith and her prayers keep her going.
"Jesus is my company," she said. "When I get up, Jesus is with me. I tell my kids, 'Always remember, without Jesus, you wouldn't be here. Jesus gets you where you want to go.' "
Looking at her gift of years – challenged by hard work, but blessed with family and friends – Nardolillo said this: "I've had a good life. A tough life. But a good life."
As for her beauty regimen, Nardolillo chalks up her glowing skin to her healthy diet – heavy on homemade pastas and beans and greens, as well as red wine and Tequila Rose in modest quantities – and to a simple regimen she has followed since she was a girl.
"You know what I do?" she said. "I wash my face with hot water. Then I put ice cubes on my face. Then, I put lemons on my face – fresh lemons. Twice a week."
Nardolillo, clad in a teal-blue sweater with sequins and a sparkly bracelet, silver drop earrings framing her face, said it's important to take such steps – no matter what your stage in life.
"Oh, I take care of myself," she said, smiling. "Even in my old age."
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Seegers' marriage flourished
The last time I called Pete Seeger's home in upstate New York, his wife, Toshi, said I could speak to him "as soon as he finishes his chores." She seemed cheerful enough, but I didn't think she was kidding.
When the famous folk singer took the phone, he confirmed that his wife was serious. "She's the brains in our family, so I don't argue," Seeger said. "It's been that way since we met -- in 1938."
Toshi Seeger died July 9 at the age of 91, triggering an outpouring of affection -- not only for her, but also for her beloved husband.
Seeger, 94, was always quick to praise his wife for "doing the real work." That meant raising three children in a log cabin that for a long time had no running water, while he was off making a living. Sometimes he was gone for weeks or even months at a time, but Toshi always persevered.
"I have been blessed," Seeger said during our last conversation. "With Toshi as my foundation and the wonders I've experienced -- my life has been rich and full."
Knowing that Seeger had been blacklisted throughout the 1950s and sentenced to a one-year prison term at one point made his comments all the more remarkable.
"I've found that if I do the right thing, in the end most things work out the way they should," Seeger said.
During the era of McCarthyism, when anti-Communist politicians demanded that Seeger reveal the names of his fellow Communists, he refused. He wouldn't even take the Fifth Amendment.
"Yes, I'd been a Communist, but had done nothing wrong," Seeger said. "This is America, after all."
Eventually, the courts threw out his prison sentence.
It still disappoints him that some folk-singing friends such as Burl Ives caved to pressure and named names, but Seeger said, "Life is too short to hold bitterness."
Best known for songs such as "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," "If I Had a Hammer," "Turn, Turn, Turn" and "Little Boxes," Seeger should be a wealthy man today. He would argue that he is, but not so much in monetary matters.
Despite his soft-spoken demeanor and kindly appearance, Seeger is no pushover. Never has been. He has great faith in his countrymen, but said they occasionally need prodding to "do the right thing."
The son of a classical violinist mother and a composer father, he took to the highways during the Depression after Harvard gave him the boot for all his "rabble rousing."
He eventually met up with Woody Guthrie. Arlo Guthrie always said his father never had a better friend than Pete Seeger.
After his brush with prison during the '50s, all of Seeger's lucrative gigs dried up for years. He took to appearing at high school auditoriums and gymnasiumns where he sang to children and their parents.
It put more pressure on Toshi at home to stretch every dollar, but neither husband nor wife ever complained. "There are so many things in life more important than money," said Toshi, a respected filmmaker in her own right.
As he recalled his days as an underground musician, Seeger said every so often, some group would rise up against him. "And I'd be in the headlines again. Oddly enough, the protests always seemed to help boost the crowds at my concerts," he said. "It's why I like to misquote Thomas Jefferson: 'The price of liberty is eternal publicity.'"
Seeger said the death of his wife is heartbreaking, "But our journey together was long and glorious. For that I will always be grateful."


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Serves 6 |
Prep Time 10 minutes |
Cook Time 5 minutes
2 cups water
1 cup green peas, fresh or frozen
1 pinch Eden Sea Salt
2 cups organic couscous
1 Tbsp Eden Ume Plum Vinegar, or to taste
1/2 cup pine nuts, lightly pan toasted
1/3 cup scallions, finely chopped
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
1 cup red radishes, sliced thin and blanched 30 seconds in boiling wateror leave raw
15 ounces Eden Garbanzo Beans, drainedor cooked Eden Dry Garbanzo Beans
2 Tbsp Eden Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Place water, peas and sea salt in a sauce pan, cover and bring to a boil. Stir in couscous, cover and bring to a boil. Turn off flame, leave covered and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Place in a large mixing bowl and fluff to cool. Mix in all remaining ingredients and serve room temperature or chilled.
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hum... a fuck job who doesnt know shit about running a country or war. he was a drunk at yale and got straight C's which put together makes the ingrediants for a GREAT president. im so glad that our country and our future is in such great hands... NOT... im pretty sure that one day insted of saying asshole, ppl will start saying George bush
dari Katie Rose! Minggu, 01 Mei 2005
more hated in america than osama bin laden... and that's really, really sad.
George W. Bush made America the laughing stock of the world.
dari urban asshole Selasa, 23 Februari 2010
42nd president of the United States of America. In his first term, America was hit with a vicious terrorist attack on the world trade towers and the pentagon. At first, America hailed him as their commander-in-chief because it was a difficult time. Popular opinion turned against him when he declared war on the nation of Iraq on the grounds that the nation had weapons of mass destruction, was linked to al qaeda and was under the leadership of a cruel dictator. When no weapons of mass destruction turned up and no link to al qaeda was found, he was even more heavily criticized. Election 2004 would require a hard push against his opposing candidate, John Kerry. Bush made a move to ban gay marriage that gave him the support of the religious right. His hard campaigning in rural America locked his victory up against an opponent who was running a poor "Anybody But Bush" campaign. His second term is still in progress.
Michael Moore criticized George W. Bush for reading My Pet Goat to children instead of acting immediately to do something about the terrorist attack.
dari Russell Prazak Rabu, 22 Desember 2004
1)Proof that nepotism is alive and well.
2)The worst insult imaginable
2)The worst insult imaginable
George W. Bush is going to be the end of the world, or at least the USA.
dari ArmatageShanks_86 Rabu, 06 April 2005
A person who should never even work at Pizza Hut, let alone be our President. He deserves to die the deaths of all the people he killed: i.e the soldiers, Iraqis, Afghans, and the rest of the world. He is a stubborn jack-ass and is retarded because he tries to change 300 year old laws that are the founding laws of the US. He also kills thousands for oil. HE also kills brothers. Stole the 2004 and 2000 elecetions by bribery.
Hey! somebody shoot that guy! he's George W. Bush!
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George W. Bush will eat our souls.
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The President who lied about going into and getting out of Iraq, got destroyed in all 3 presidential debates (where he answered about 1/10 of the questions he was asked and skirted around the rest), who wants to take away your constitutional rights by arresting you for unconfirmed suspicions, and who is going to re-institute the draft (which means that the majority of this site will probably go to Iraq).
And most of you still voted for him.
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Data collection for the national dairy survey will begin in early 2014.
by Abby (Huibregtse) Bauer, Hoard's Dairyman Associate Editor
Dairy producers across the country will be asked to participate in a survey that will postulate benchmarking data for the whole industry. The USDA's National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) with launch its sixth national dairy study in January 2014.
Dairy 2014 will take an in-depth look at U.S. dairy operations. It will provide the industry with new and valuable information regarding trends and changes in the dairy industry from 1991 to 2014.
Starting in January, representatives from the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact selected producers in 18 states. NASS representatives will conduct personal interviews with all participating operations with 30 or more cows, while those with less than 30 cows will complete a brief mailed questionnaire.
Operations that choose to continue with the study will be visited by a USDA Veterinary Services representative between March and May of next year. This person will administer a second questionnaire, perform a lameness evaluation and collect milk and fecal samples.
Participating farms will receive customized reports describing animal welfare, calf and heifer growth and efficiency, and milk and meat drug residue risks on their operation. This in-depth analysis will show the farm opportunities to improve the health and productivity of their herd. The final report compiling all the data will allow participating farms to compare themselves to other operations across the country.
The dairy industry as a whole benefits from this data. Current and scientifically valid estimates of management practices, disease prevalence, and other dairy trends provide benchmarks other producers can use to evaluate their own operation. Dairy companies utilize this data to better serve their customers, and recognizing trends also helps the industry implement practices that improve farm productivity, environmental stewardship and food safety.
NAHMS collects data in a scientific manner, and the privacy of all participants is protected. No name or contact information is associated with data. Data are presented only in an aggregate manner.
The USDA has been gathering data and providing benchmarks for the agricultural industry for decades. Soon, it will be dairy's turn to step up to the plate again. If called on to participate, we urge you to give it serious consideration. The data collected by NAHMS will provide benchmarks that will benefit many in the dairy industry.
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Most Jewish people embrace a homeland
In his Another Voice, "Jewish people also protest treatment of Palestinians," Norm Tederous states: "the most prominent voices in defense of Palestinians come from honorable Jewish researchers and intellectuals" – including, among others, Noam Chomsky. It is worth noting that Chomsky, who has devoted his life to vilifying Israel and the United States, supported Sayyed Nasrallah, the leader of the terrorist group Hezbollah, in 2006. He has also signed a petition defending Holocaust denier Robert Faurisson.
It is curious why Jews like Chomsky, Richard Falk, Norman Finkelstein and others espouse this hostility. Perhaps the answer lies in their embrace of leftist ideas with its secular, one-world view. In doing so, they reject both Judaism and a nationalist identity.
These people are what historian Isaac Deutscher called "non-Jewish Jews." History is replete with them – Karl Marx and Leon Trotsky come to mind. Support for leftism among Jews has a long and unfortunate history, but to suggest they are a majority or "prominent" is misleading and disingenuous.
Jews who believe in God and in the Torah are not on the left – they embrace Judaism and indeed a homeland for their people. Yet Hamas and the Palestinian Authority refuse to recognize Israel as a Jewish state and, to the extent Palestinians have wanted peace, they have wanted it without the Jewish State of Israel. Tederous reveals this anti-Zionism with the claim that the Palestinians "are the hapless victims" – yet another pro forma response of the left; only this time, he puts these non-Jewish Jews' anti-Semitic face on it.
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In another month or two, millions of people will start setting up layaway plans for holiday gifts.
For most of those people, a far better plan would be to start saving now, in a way that lets them keep control of their money and avoid layaway fees.
Remember "Christmas Club" bank accounts? They still exist, and they are a good alternative to layaway plans. It's a bit late to open one of those this year, because the idea is to save small amounts throughout the year and then have the money available to spend around October.
But that doesn't mean it's too late to create a holiday shopping budget and start saving a little each week to avoid gift-related debt and fees. Ideally, the gift budget should match the money set aside to buy gifts.
How much to spend on gifts is a personal decision involving traditions and relationships with friends and family members. Ideally, gift-giving also should be a joyful thing and not one that results in financial strain or new debt.
I've written in the past about layaway plans and why I don't like them, but here's a brief recap.
In a layaway plan, people agree in advance to buy particular items from a particular store at an agreed-upon price. Then, layaway customers pay in installments until they cover the price of the items, at which time they receive them.
It's sort of like buying something with a no-interest or low-interest loan, except that you don't get the thing you're buying until after you've made all the loan payments.
That type of arrangement can make it hard to take advantage of sale prices that may become available, and many stores charge fees to set up layaway plans, as well as fees to cancel them. So, in many cases, using layaway means paying more than people who don't use layaway, for the same stuff.
Instead of making payments to a store, why not make them to yourself?
Save some money every week, or every month, and when the time comes to go shopping, the amount you've saved is your budget. (Or, decide what your budget will be, and then save the amount needed).
I realize that layaway is attractive for people who have trouble saving. When all your savings are in one place, and money is tight, it's awfully hard to keep some money set aside for gifts.
So, the trick seems to be to put some money somewhere else.
It's mostly a psychological trick, because even with a layaway plan you can get your money back. It's about making the money less available and out of sight, which is the idea behind having a separate account like a "Christmas Club" at a bank or credit union.
So, here are some suggestions:
Get a prepaid debit card that you can add money to, and later use for purchases. This could be a good option, but don't get a card with fees. The top-rated Bluebird card from American Express and Walmart combines debit card features with bank- like features such as direct deposit, and you can add money to the card at any Walmart.
You could open another federally insured bank account. Why do that? I know of no better way to safely store money, and a separate bank account can be useful for funds you don't want to co-mingle with your regular savings and checking accounts. Plus, some banks will give you money for opening an account (shop around).
Buy gift cards for the stores where you plan to shop. Most grocery and drug stores sell gift cards now, so it would be easy to buy a gift card when you do your weekly shopping.
Do it the old-school way. Set aside some money in a jar, or a shoebox, or an envelope. In the Charleston area, it's a good idea to have some cash handy anyway, in case there's a hurricane. So set some hurricane money aside and you'll have cash for gifts right around the time hurricane season ends.
If layaway still looks like the best option for you, try to find a layaway plan that has no set-up fees, and no penalties if you change your mind later and want your money back.
It's not unusual to need tricks or systems that help you save money. The important thing is to get in the saving habit and plan ahead. Christmas comes but once a year, as the saying goes, but like most gift-giving holidays, it comes every year.
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BALTIMORE, MD (December 13, 2011) Maryland Labor Secretary Alexander M. Sanchez and Department of Labor (DLLR) staff volunteered this afternoon at Health Care for the Homeless, supporting Governor Martin OMalleys Stronger Together campaign.
During the holidays, it is important that we give back and show our support for the community. Im excited that my colleagues and I had the opportunity to spend part of our afternoon volunteering in Baltimore as part of Governor OMalleys Stronger Together campaign, said Secretary Sanchez. Organizations like Health Care for the Homeless touch countless lives and go a long way to provide a safety net for our most vulnerable neighbors. A decision to spend time volunteering is a personal choice and I know DLLR employees will respond enthusiastically to Governor OMalleys call to action and give their time to a cause close to their hearts.
Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) provides health-related services, education, and advocacy to reduce the incidence and burdens of homelessness. In Baltimore, HCH delivers pediatric, adult, and geriatric medical care, mental health services, social work and case management, addiction treatment, dental care, HIV services, outreach, prison re-entry services, supportive housing, and access to education and employment for thousands of City residents. HCH ensures similar services statewide through grants and technical assistance to partner agencies in the City of Frederick and Montgomery, Harford, and Baltimore Counties.
The Maryland: Stronger Together campaign connects Marylanders with various opportunities to serve in their communities. Last month, Governor OMalley unveiled a new interactive map that allows citizens to enter their home or work address to find service opportunities in their communities. Through social media, Marylanders are able to share their stories about volunteering using Twitter hashtag #MDTogether, display an official Maryland: Stronger Together Basno Digital Badge on their social media accounts, and post photos, videos and stories on the Maryland: Stronger Together Facebook page.
Governor OMalley and his cabinet have urged state employees to volunteer in their communities. Employees are allowed four hours of leave time to participate in a service event during November and December. Employees must complete an Employee Community Service leave form. After the service is performed, the volunteer coordinator at the organization must sign the form to confirm the service was completed.
To learn more about the campaign, visit the Maryland: Stronger Together website. To learn about additional opportunities to volunteer, visit the Maryland Volunteer Centers website.
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February 12, 2013
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On Saturday, members of all veterans organizations will gather to honor all fallen veterans during the holiday season as part of the annual Wreaths Across America Day.
Little Arlington Cemetery in Elkins, in conjunction with the American Legion Post 29 of Elkins, will conduct the Wreaths Across America ceremony this year at Little Arlington Cemetery Saturday starting at noon.
Seven ceremonial wreaths will be placed to remember all soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen and merchant marines who served and honor their sacrifices, and to teach our younger generations about the high cost of our freedoms.
Specially designated wreaths for the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine and POW/MIA will be placed on memorials during a ceremony that will be coordinated simultaneously at more than 600 participating locations all across the Country.
Saturday will mark the 21st anniversary of Maine wreaths being donated and placed on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. This is also the seventh year of the national wreath sponsorship campaign under the guidance of the non-profit Wreaths Across America.org that will bring the same remembrance wreaths to national and state veterans cemeteries in all 50 states, veteran monuments, schools and community centers all across the Nation.
In addition to these ceremonial wreaths, a number of civic groups around the Country have joined with Wreaths Across America to promote sponsored wreaths to be placed on veterans graves in designated sections of participating cemeteries.
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In 2012, it is projected that more than 500,000 wreaths will be placed nationwide, by more than 150,000 volunteers as part of the Wreaths Across America mission to Remember, Honor and Teach.
The Wreaths Across America story began more than 20 years ago when the Worcester Wreath Co. from Harrington, Maine initiated a tradition of donating and placing wreaths on the headstones of our nation's fallen heroes at Arlington National Cemetery. Recognition of the service and sacrifice of our veterans, and their families, is especially poignant during the traditional holiday season.
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