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- Police responded to the Sharon Lynn Girls Home at 3:25 p.m. Jan. 26 where a resident reportedly made a hole in a wall with her head in an attempt to harm herself.
- Adam Joseph Bell, 25, 12198 Main St., Salem, was cited for failure to control following a one-vehicle crash in Green Township at 3:48 p.m. Jan. 26 in which he was northbound on Main Street approaching Walnut Street and allegedly failed to control his vehicle, striking a guardrail. No injuries were reported.
- Administrators at the Sharon Lynn Girls Home reported at 4:06 p.m. Jan. 27 that a resident had left the residence without permission. The girl was found and returned to the home.
- Eric J. Jenkins, 24, 7295 Cool Road, Canfield, was cited for failure to control following a one-vehicle crash in the 6000 block of West Calla Road at 4:50 a.m. Jan. 29 in which he was eastbound and allegedly hit a patch of snow in the roadway, losing control of the vehicle and striking a ditch on the north side. No injuries were reported.
- Residents at a 14000 block Main Street, Beloit, home reported thefts from vehicles at 8:42 p.m. Jan. 29.
- Robert W. Jones, 63, 14553 N. Egypt Road, Salem, was cited for right of way when turning left following a two-vehicle crash in front of his home at 8:20 a.m. Jan. 30 in which he was southbound and attempted to turn into his driveway, allegedly pulling into the path of a northbound vehicle driven by Hubert K. Keylor, 77, Columbiana. No injuries were reported.
- John D. Shellenberger, 24, 1301 Pembrooke Dr., Salem, was cited for failure to control and open container following a one-vehicle crash in the 15000 block of Garfield Road at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30 in which he was eastbound and allegedly drove off the opposite side of the roadway into a field. He reportedly turned around and attempted to drive back onto the roadway, but struck a ditch. An officer found the vehicle unoccupied and an opened bottle of tequila under the driver's seat. With the assistance of Perry Township police, Shellenberger was located at his home following a domestic dispute report.
- David R. Williams, 68, 18046 Second St., Beloit, was cited for failure to control following a one-vehicle crash in Goshen Township at 10:52 p.m. Jan. 30 in which he was westbound on Garfield Road in the area of Seacrist Road and allegedly failed to maintain control, traveling left of center then back, striking a ditch on the north side of the roadway, spinning clockwise and coming to rest in the ditch, facing south. No injuries were reported.
- A Duck Creek Road resident reported at 2:05 p.m. Jan. 31 that a man had written her several checks from a closed account.
- Police responded to the Sharon Lynn Girls Home at 6:55 p.m. Feb. 1 where a resident had put holes in the wall using her head in an attempt to hurt herself and then became angry and struck another resident in the face.
- Seth M. Sharp, 29, 12995 Beloit-Snodes Road, Beloit, was arrested for resisting arrest during a traffic stop for speed on U.S. Route 62 in Damascus in which he was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol at 2:09 a.m. Feb. 7. When being placed in handcuffs, Sharp reportedly resisted and grabbed the officers arms to stop him. He also reportedly failed to complete a breathalyzer test repeatedly in an attempt to delay the results. He was charged with resisting arrest, operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol over the legal limit
- Samantha L. Gyles, 20, 838 Ohio Ave., Salem, was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia (marijuana) following a traffic stop on U.S. Route 62 near Middletown Road for left of center at 11:49 p.m. Feb. 7.
- A woman in the 1000 block of East 10th St. called at 7:18 a.m. Wednesday to report receiving two hangup calls from a blocked number. She was told her options.
- Police responded at 6:09 a.m. Wednesday to the 700 block of East Third Street for an alarm activation. An officer stopped a vehicle leaving the parking lot, but the operator was delivering papers. The exterior of the business was checked and found secure.
- Police were called at 2:40 a.m. Wednesday to the 100 block of South Union Avenue to speak with a man who reported he came home from work and found that his girlfriend of eight months had moved out of their apartment and took both of his dogs, a pitbull and a springer. Also taken was the dog food, two dog bowls, and food and drink from his refrigerator. They both had resided in the apartment together since December. He was told it's a civil issue and to contact an attorney.
- Police responded at 8:23 p.m. Tuesday to the 800 block of South Lincoln Avenue to check for a possible vehicle collision after a caller saw several persons standing outside their vehicles. An officer checked the length of the street and didn't find any stopped vehicles. A vehicle may have been stuck at the end of a driveway earlier.
- A suspicious dark-colored SUV was reported at 6:54 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot on Pershing Street between the old Timberlanes building and the Huntington Bank. No vehicle was found.
- A parking complaint was reported at 6:13 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of Vine Avenue. An officer responded and saw several vehicles legally parked on the road not impeding the flow of traffic.
- A security alarm sounded at 5:40 p.m. Tuesday in the 1900 block of Painter Road. A keyholder arrived and the interior was checked with everything appearing in order.
- An officer was dispatched at 4:38 p.m. Tuesday to the 100 block of Vine Avenue for a report of two males in dark clothing jumping in front of a Headstart bus, banging on the side of the bus and moving the mirror. They were not found.
- A clerk at Smith Oil on East State Street reported at 4:28 p.m. Tuesday that a woman in a small silver car pumped $10.05 worth of gasoline and left without paying. The vehicle was not found.
- An officer was dispatched at 4:16 p.m. Tuesday to a business in the 2800 block of East State Street to check the well-being of a female in dark clothing dropped off at the business. She was not found.
-Counterfeit money was reported at Walmartp at 10:22 a.m. Tuesday after a man came to the store and said he cashed a check there on Feb. 7 for $574.43, claiming he received a counterfeit bill when his check was cashed. The business exchanged the bill and turned it over to police.
- Lonnie Barnes, of the 1800 block of East Third Street, reported at 9:16 a.m. Tuesday that his adult son resides with him and his wife and they have not seen him or had any contact with him since Friday morning. He did take a couple of personal items before leaving. Officers said they would attempt to locate him.
-A parking complaint was reported at 8:09 a.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of North Lincoln Avenue. The caller was told the vehicle could be towed since its on private property.
- A tractor trailer traveling east on West State Street at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday attempted to turn south onto south Ellsworth Avenue and struck a fire hydrant. Robert Harmon, 58, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa was cited for marked lanes.
- Jeff Landsberger reported at 4 p.m. Tuesday he gave a woman who was walking down the road a ride and she told him she had been held captive in a basement and needed to make a collect call to a specific person from Walmart. Landsberger said he gave the woman a ride to Dunkin Donuts at the Walmart in Salem and then decided to report the suspicious activity. Salem police also were notified.
- A man reported at 7:50 p.m. Tuesday he was following a reckless driver into town from Canfield. Police found the vehicle based on the license plate given and went to the North Vine home and spoke with the elderly driver.
- Ginger Mrofchak, Seventh Street, reported at 9:51 p.m. Tuesday there was a minor traffic crash in front of her home. Devin A. Warren, 19, North Main Street, was westbound on Seventh Street when he was struck by a vehicle backing out of Mrofchak's private drive. No citations were issued.
Salem TWP.
- Constable Dan Valentine received a report from a resident in the 36000 block of Shining Tree Lane, Salem, at 11:35 a.m. Feb. 4, advising someone attempted to access online award points from their VISA Credit from a New York address that was used. The transaction was not processed.


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Snails: How many should I add, and how can I monitor and increase water hardness?
We have had an aquarium with fish (including guppies, platies, catfish) at home for about 2 years now. We would now also like a few snails such as trumpet snails or applesnails as we think they are very beautiful and heard that these snails can be very useful.
this is exactly the right attitude, snails are unfortunately too often considered a 'pest', which they are not!
How many snails should we keep in a 100 liter aquarium?
Just add a few trumpet snails, their number will regulate by itself. These snails are livebearing, by the way. They spend much time in the bottom gravel (they are sometimes nicknamed 'earthworms of the aquarium') and loosen it.
Concerning the applesnails, one specimen is sufficient for a 100 liter aquarium or, if you wish to breed them, one male and one female each (applesnails have different genders, most other snail species are hermaphrodites). However, do not underestimate their productivity. It may become difficult to regularly find takers for the numerous young snails. Applesnail eggs are located above the water surface, the baby snails then fall into the water when hatching.
I know calcium is essential for snails, what levels should I maintain?
Medium hard to hard water is optimal for the snails. If they were born in soft water they will do well in it as well. Relocating them into considerably softer water later on, however, will raise problems especially for applesnails, often leading to shells getting holes and becoming brittle.
You should also check the number of the snails daily - one of them dying (their life span is between one and two years) and decomposing leads to enormous water pollution.
Which one of your products do we need for monitoring and increasing the hardness?
Regularly monitoring the hardness (sera GH test kit and sera KH test kit) is recommended if the water is rather soft from the beginning and/or little water is changed. sera mineral salt is suitable for increasing the hardness whenever necessary.
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More tickets being released for April breakfast at Milwaukee County Winter Farmers Market
Did you miss the sale last Saturday? The Milwaukee County Winter Farmers Market is releasing more tickets this Saturday for a breakfast prepared with local ingredients by Milwaukee chefs. First come, first sold; the market opens at 8 a.m..
The popular annual breakfast will be April 13 at the market, in the Tommy Thompson Youth Center at State Fair Park (Gate 5 off S. 84th St.). There will be five seating times, starting at 8:30 a.m. and wrapping up at 10:30 a.m. »Read Full Blog Post
Ratings snapshot reveals Milwaukee radio trends, sort of
Math is not my strong suit. And yet I'm faced with a multitude of fractions, decimals, percentages, frequency (FM) and amplitude (AM) modulations and average quarter-hour shares when reporting radio ratings and dial locations.
Radio stations take the ratings results very seriously. But not more so than A.C. Nielsen, which bought the Arbitron ratings company last year. »Read Full Article(4)
Bastille coming to Milwaukee Theatre Oct. 18
Bastille's "Pompeii" is all over alternative and pop radio, but the first U.S. station that put it into regular rotation was WLUM-FM (102.1) in Milwaukee.
On Oct. 18, the band comes back to thank some of its earliest fans with a show at the Milwaukee Theatre. It'll be Bastille's first headlining show in town, after opening up night one of WLUM's Big Snow Show concert last December at the Rave's Eagles Ballroom, for Grouplove, Alt-J and Phoenix. »Read Full Article(5)
Top of the Charts: A 'Fancy' third week at No. 1
The season is still a couple weeks away, but the hot new Australian hip-hop star is doing her best to make this the Summer of Iggy. There seems to be no slowing down Iggy Azalea as she spends a third week at Nos. 1 and 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Watch her big hit video below and then step back in time to see which songs were the biggest in the United States this week in 2009, 1999, 1989 and 1979.
No. 1 hit June 16, 2014 »Read Full Blog Post
Happy Bloomsday! Try Alexis M. Smith's 'Glaciers'
Happy Bloomsday, dear readers. June 16 is the date the action takes place in James Joyce's novel "Ulysses," so Joyceans around the world celebrate it as a literary holiday.
One of the things I love about "Ulysses" is its one-day-in-the-life structure, which led me a few years ago to write about a bunch of one-day novels, which David Leon Higdon and others have dubbed circadian novels. Many contemporary circadian novels owe some debt of inspiration to either "Ulysses" or to Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway," if not both. »Read Full Blog Post
American Players Theatre begins its season in 'Earnest'
In a season during which so many of the nine plays on tap involve the tension between civilization and its discontents — as the pretty stories we're told to believe do battle with how we actually feel — could American Players Theatre possibly have chosen a better introduction than Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest?"
Nothing comes to mind — and after watching the smashing opening night performance this past weekend in APT's outdoor amphitheater, I'm confident nothing will. Director William Brown and his all-star cast land all the expected laughs in Wilde's witty play, while also delivering plenty of scrumptious food for thought. »Read Full Article
On Tap Today: Jeff Tweedy and a free movie
It's Monday. Let's try to stay positive.
There are a few events that will help start the week out right. »Read Full Blog Post


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GIRARD -- One of the three individuals accused of holding several people hostage over a vehicle dispute in Liberty on Sunday is facing numerous felony and misdemeanor charges including kidnapping, aggravated robbery and inducing panic.
Bond for Sandra Smith, 47, 1670 Everett Ave., Youngstown was set at $100,000 for the 18 felony counts and $25,000 for the six misdeameanor charges. The bonds are concurrent.
She pleaded not guilty at her arraignment in Girard Municipal Court on Monday. She is due back in municipal court for pretrial preliminary hearings.
She is being held at the Trumbull County Jail.
A second person arrested on Sunday, Kenneth Macek, 68, of 7773 E. Parkside Drive, Youngstown, was not arraigned Monday because he wanted his lawyer to be present for the proceeding, court officials said.
Liberty police Chief Richard Tisone said today that an arrest warrant is being issued for Ralph W. Smith Jr., 35, of 234 Seneca St. Youngstown.
Complete coverage will appear in Tuesday's Tribune Chronicle print and electronic editions.


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Ettore Messina
Ettore Messina
|San Antonio Spurs
|Assistant coach
|Personal information
30 September 1959
Catania, Italy
|Career history
|As coach:
|Virtus Bologna
|Virtus Bologna
|Benetton Treviso
|CSKA Moscow
|Real Madrid
|Los Angeles Lakers (consultant)
|CSKA Moscow
|San Antonio Spurs (assistant)
|Career highlights and awards
As coach:
Ettore Messina (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has won four Euroleague championships as a head coach. Messina is regarded as one of the best European basketball coaches of all time, having been named in 2008, one of the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors.
He was named the Italian League's Best Coach three times, in the years 1998, 2001, and 2005. Furthermore, he has been named Euroleague Coach of the Year twice, in 2006 and 2008. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. In 17 seasons, his career head coaching record in the Euroleague is 279–98 (.740).
Coaching career[edit]
Virtus Bologna[edit]
Messina had two different stints (1989–1993 and 1997–2002) at the Italian League team, Virtus Bologna. In the 1989–90 season, he won the Italian Cup and also the FIBA Cup Winners' Cup, against Real Madrid, in Florence. He also won the Italian League national championship in 1993. During his second stint at Virtus, he coached the team to Euroleague trophies in both the 1997–98 and 2000–01 seasons. He also added two Italian League championships to his trophy case in 1998 and 2001, as well as three Italian Cup titles in 1999, 2001, and 2002.
Benetton Treviso[edit]
Messina then served as the head coach of the Italian League club Benetton Treviso, where he succeeded Mike D'Antoni as head coach, in 2002. He stayed there for 3 seasons. He won the Italian League championship in 2003, and also the Italian Cup championship thrice, adding them to a total streak of 5 consecutive titles, with two different clubs.
CSKA Moscow[edit]
Messina then joined CSKA Moscow in 2005, and led the team to the Euroleague 2005–06 season title and the coveted Triple Crown in his first season there. On 4 May 2008, CSKA won the Euroleague championship again under Messina - the club gained its sixth Euroleague title by downing Maccabi Tel Aviv at the 2007–08 Madrid Euroleague Final Four. He resigned from CSKA immediately after leading them to a Russian Championship and the Euroleague Final, during the 2008–09 season. He was offered a position as the technical director at CSKA, but at the time of his resignation, he had not decided whether or not he wanted to stay with the club.[1]
Real Madrid[edit]
Messina was announced as the new head coach of the Spanish League club Real Madrid on 18 June 2009,[2] and signed his contract the following day. After Real Madrid suffered several poor performances, Messina resigned as their head coach in March 2011.[3]
Los Angeles Lakers[edit]
Messina was frequently the subject of speculation linking him with vacant coaching jobs in the NBA. For example, he was one of the many coaches in the discussion for the Sacramento Kings head coaching role, and it was also rumored that he would join the Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs coaching staffs. Finally, Messina agreed to join the Los Angeles Lakers as part of head coach Mike Brown's coaching staff, to serve as a consultant to the head coach, in a full-time position.[4]
Return to CSKA Moscow[edit]
In June 2012, Messina decided to leave the Los Angeles Lakers as their consultant, and returned to CSKA Moscow, to work as the team's head coach.[5] In June 2014, he parted ways with CSKA Moscow.[6]
San Antonio Spurs[edit]
On July 15, 2014, Messina was hired by the San Antonio Spurs to be their assistant coach.[7] On October 16, 2014, Messina would coach the Spurs in a pre-season 121-90 against the Phoenix Suns, due to Gregg Popovich deciding not to travel with the team at the time.[8]
Messina would later on take the role of the World Team's head coach in the 2016 Rising Stars Challenge. On March 7 and 8, 2016, Messina would take on his second ever head coaching role for the Spurs, due to Gregg Popovich leaving for a family emergency.[9]
Italian National Team[edit]
From 1993 to 1997, Messina was the head coach of the senior men's Italian national basketball team. He led Italy to the silver medal at the EuroBasket 1997.
In 2016, Messina took a short leave of absence from the San Antonio Spurs, in order to return as the head coach of the Azzurri, with the goal of qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Coaching record[edit]
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Note: The EuroLeague / SuproLeague is not the only competition in which the coach participated for the team during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
- ^ "Messina era ends, Pashutin hired at CSKA!". Euroleague.net. 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ "Real Madrid: Messina takes over as head coach". Euroleague.net. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ "Ettore Messina officially leaves Real Madrid". Sportando.com. March 4, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Hoopsworld.com Lakers: Messina to Consult Brown". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011. .
- ^ McMenamin, Dave. "Ettore Messina joins CSKA Moscow". ESPN. ESPNLosAngeles.com. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "CSKA Moscow, Messina part ways". Euroleague.net. June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ "Spurs Announce Ettore Messina Assistant Coach". NBA.com. July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "Ettore Messina will serve as acting coach for the Spurs in Phoenix". Sportando.com. October 16, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
External links[edit]
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Euroleague-winning coaches
- Italian basketball coaches
- Italian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Pallacanestro Treviso coaches
- PBC CSKA Moscow coaches
- Real Madrid basketball coaches
- San Antonio Spurs assistant coaches
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KNOW THE F.A.C.Ts! An Overview of the Financial Advocacy and Community Tours
Posted on July 18, 2012 by Yehwroe D. Sinyan, Economic Education Coordinator
The NAACP Economic Department in conjunction with the 103rd National convention hosted its signature Financial Advocacy and Community Tour (F.A.C.T) in Houston, Texas at the Houston Convention Center on Tuesday July 10, 2012. Serving over 800 participants', the tour was coupled for the 2nd time since its launch in March 2012, with the Regional Diversity Job Fair. The Financial Advocacy and Community tour was held in 5 of 7 NAACP regions: Raleigh, North Carolina (Region 5); Louisville, Kentucky (Region 3); Annapolis, Maryland (Region 7); Des Moines, Iowa (Region 4) and Houston, Texas (Region 6); having served 1364 people to date.
As a result of the F.A.C.T. events, the NAACP Economic Department has been able to connect attendees with local and national partners who work around key economic issues. While the focus is wide ranging, our partners are generally experts in the areas of foreclosure prevention, housing counseling, credit counseling, financial planning, and the like. These partners are either financial institutions, non-profit or government entities, and are thoroughly vetted through the Economic Department's internal processes to ensure that the services provided are trustworthy and free or low cost to the public. While, there are many economic empowerment tours operating throughout the country, the F.A.C.T events offer education, housing counseling and opportunities for participants to engage with advocacy organizations. In addition, the Economic Department involves our financial partners, Wells Fargo and Bank of America in each event. Working in collaboration with the NAACP Economic Department, both Wells Fargo and Bank of America have worked diligently to inform the public about the F.A.C.T events. Furthermore, these partners were able to send out direct mailings to their customers who were having challenges paying their mortgage to provide them with home preservation counseling. The tour's also featured non-profit organizations like the NID-Housing Counseling Agency and Urban League who offered non-partial housing counseling to participants, as well as the Financial Planning Association which provided brief consultations to participants.
All in All, the NAACP Economic Department's Financial Advocacy and Community Tours have been a smashing success. Hundreds of people have been connected with valuable resources in their communities and exposed to trustworthy financial/economic services far and wide. This however, is just the beginning. Not only will there be FACT tours hosted in the remaining NAACP regions, but there are other initiatives to keep an eye out for, spanning the breadth of the Economic Department's work.
To learn more about the NAACP Economic Department please visit our website at www.naacp.org/econ, and/or our Financial Freedom Campaign Facebook page. We welcome you to follow us on Twitter @ NAACPEcon, and Tumblr at Naacpecon.tumblr.com. You can also sign up for mobile updates by texting ECON 62227 and get a bi-monthly overview of our work from The Angle: Our twist on Economic Justice Issues publication.


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Dean's Picks: New Investigative Report, Wonk of the Year and the Human Rights Film Series
Latest Stories
Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria
AU-based FRONTLINE investigates the rise of deadly, drug-resistant bacteria that modern antibiotics can't stop. Read more
Anderson Cooper Accepts 2013 Wonk of the Year Award
AU SOC Professor Jane Hall moderates discussion with Wonk of the Year award recipient Anderson Cooper. Read more
Human Rights: On Film and In the Classroom
American University film series is part of campus-wide focus on human rights. Read more
In the News
Facebook to Let Teens Share with a Bigger Audience
Communication professor Kathryn Montgomery talked to the Associated Press about teens not always understanding the consequences of putting their information on social media sites like Facebook. Read more
Shutdown Coverage Benefits Cable News Networks
The Associated Press spoke to journalism professor Jane Hall about the boost in cable network ratings during the government shutdown which she attributed to the volume of stories about how the shutdown impacted government workers. Read more
AP Reporter's Mistake: Did the Punishment Fit the Crime?
In a Washington Post article about an Associated Press reporter being fired for a factual error, journalism professor W. Joseph Campbell agreed that the punishment was too much, citing examples of other cases where there was no retribution for reporters misstating facts. Read more
Professor Carolyn Brown presents at Celebraciones de la Gente
Professor Carolyn Brown screened From the Fields: An American Journey and clips from her upcoming film, The Salinas Project, at the Museum of Northern Arizona's Celebraciones de la Gente. Learn more
Upcoming Events
Environmental Film Series
"Classroom in the Wild: Chesapeake Bay"
October 29 – 7:00 p.m., Wechsler Theater Learn more
SOC Ambassadors Spooktacular
October 29 – 8:30 – 11:30 p.m., MGC 200 Learn more
Faculty Forum: The Myth of Digital Democracy
October 29 – 2:35 p.m., Media Production Center Learn more
American Forum with Barton Gellman
November 6 – 11:00 a.m., Knight TV Studio – The Newseum Institute
The event will be streamed live. Learn more
Faculty Forum: Advertising as Public Policy with Professor Wendy Melillo
November 6 – 3:30 p.m., Media Production Center Learn more
DC Startup Forum with Seth Goldman, CEO Honest Tea
November 12 – 7:00 p.m., Butler Boardroom Learn more
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Google will pay a record $22.5m fine for Safari snooping
Largest fine ever imposed by the FTC
TECHNOLOGY GIANT Google has agreed to pay a $22.5m fine for bypassing users' privacy settings in Apple's Safari web browser.
Google has been ordered to pay the $22.5m fine, the biggest fine ever imposed by the US Federal Trade Comission (FTC), after it was discovered that the company used special code to get around Safari's built-in privacy controls.
This allowed the internet search and advertising firm to track the online activity of those who used Apple's default web browser, going against it's 20 year agreement with the FTC that it would be "open and honest" about its privacy practices.
"The record setting penalty in this matter sends a clear message to all companies under an FTC privacy order," said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz.
"No matter how big or small, all companies must abide by FTC orders against them and keep their privacy promises to consumers, or they will end up paying many times what it would have cost to comply in the first place."
Google issued a statement about the ruling, and although it didn't mention the record fine, it said it has now removed the ad cookies.
A spokesperson told The INQUIRER, "We set the highest standards of privacy and security for our users. The FTC is focused on a 2009 help center page published more than two years before our consent decree, and a year before Apple changed its cookie-handling policy.
"We have now changed that page and taken steps to remove the ad cookies, which collected no personal information, from Apple's browsers."
This isn't the only snooping Google allegedly has been doing. The internet search giant is involved in a probe over failing to delete WiFi users' private data stolen by its Street View vehicles. µ
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Oracle loses another appeal in never-ending Google Java battle
Judge throws out 'mischievous' firms request for a retrial
Google Updates: Google Cloud is now an umbrella to help G Suite reign
Plus Android Wear 2.0 is delayed
Twitch readies virtual currency, sort of
Amazon-owned streaming site will turn points into credits
Mad Frenchman dumps a load from his heavy balls all over Apple store's iPhone 7s
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Clayton Williams is a 22-year-old bull rider who has earned $740,000 by winning just two bull riding shows.
Rodeo cowboys just don't earn that kind of money. That's the kind of money pro athletes rake in for driving a race car 500 miles, sinking a putt or hitting a baseball. But Williams, who lives in the East Texas town of Carthage, earned $740,000 by winning the Professional Bull Riders' richest regular-season show for the past two years.
It's called the Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour Championship in Oklahoma City. The total purse was $1 million in 2007 and 2008, and Williams earned a lion's share of the payday.
Last year, Williams collected $215,000 at the inaugural Challenger Tour Championship. Last weekend, he pocketed $525,000 after finishing as the only cowboy who stayed on all three bulls.
"Everybody gets their turn to win, but mine just keeps falling on the right weekend every year," Williams said.
No kidding.
Williams rose to the occasion at the right time and in the right place. When he won the title a year ago, Williams was a low-profile pro who was attempting to earn his spurs on the national circuit, and the Oklahoma City show was designed as a star search. The field of competitors is a mix of PBR's top-tier tour members and up-and-comers who qualify from lower-level tours.
After winning the Oklahoma City show last year, Williams advanced to the top-tier tour and earned a berth to the 2007 PBR World Finals in Las Vegas.
But his victory might have been even more remarkable this year. Williams won the title despite a nagging elbow injury in the right riding arm that will require surgery and could sideline him for months.
"I knew people didn't believe I could win it again because of the injury, and what's the odds of winning it after winning last year?" Williams said. "But that made me want it even worse. But then again, maybe I am lucky."
Williams drew the right bulls down the stretch, animals that were tough but not overly challenging. After turning in an 84 and an 85 in the first two rounds, Williams stepped it up in the finals by posting an 89 aboard a bull named Team Equine's Evil Foe.
"If they would have given me a pencil and paper and had me pick (my bulls to ride), I couldn't have done it any better," Williams said.
After the last bull had exited the chutes, Williams won the title with a three-ride score of 258.
Veteran Bryan Richardson of Dallas earned $112,000 for finishing second with a two-ride score of 178. Brazilian Robson Palmero pocketed $83,000 for third with 177.
Palmero entered the finals with the lead but missed out on the $500,000 average winner's prize when he was bucked off a bull named Blue Boy.
As he competed for the title before an enthusiastic crowd at the Ford Center, Williams wore the same greenish colored plaid western shirt he wore last year.
"If I'm here next year, you'll see me wearing this same shirt again," Williams said with a chuckle.
And what's he going to do with all that money? He's got plenty of options. Williams is the son of high-profile bull owner Terry Williams of Carthage, and the younger Williams also has a thriving bucking bull business.
"The biggest majority of the money will be put up," Williams said. "Everybody who knows me still makes fun of me because I live with my parents in a room that's about 12-by-16. So, maybe I'll a least add on to my room and get a 20-by-30."
The elder Williams certainly likes the direction that his son is going and was beaming after Clayton entered the winner's circle in Oklahoma City. Terry Williams said he was moved by the way his son competed despite the elbow injury.
"It's greater than great," the elder Williams said. "He was able to come in and put the pain out of his mind despite having a ligament torn in his arm. It tells the story that he'll put forth the effort."
Clayton Williams said medical officials gave him the go-head to ride despite being on the brink of going in for surgery.
"I was told that this would not make it any worse," Williams said.
After gritting his teeth and taking his second winner's check in Oklahoma City, Williams could retire from bull riding. But the charismatic cowboy said he has new frontiers to claim.
"My grandfather (Bob Williams) always told me I could retire when I got $3 million in the bank," Williams said. "And just with what I won in Oklahoma City the past two years plus what I've earned in other places, I'm a third of the way there."
Cutting horse update: In the National Cutting Horse Association, Dual Rey Me and rider Jeremy Barwick of Stephenville clinched the open division world title Feb. 16 at the NCHA World Finals in Amarillo. Dual Rey Me is owned by Barwick and his wife, Candace.
In the non-pro division, Dan Hansen of Weatherford snared the world title after riding Woody Be Lucky at the Amarillo championships. Hensen and his wife, Karen, own Woody Be Lucky.
Brett Hoffman is a 20-year rodeo columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and a member of the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. He can be reached at brett@ myrodeoinsider.com.
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For a lot of people, the term bankruptcy evokes the same emotions as the word cancer. To hear someone has gone through bankruptcy is like hearing they are getting chemotherapy for a malignant tumor or treatment for a life threatening disease. To others, bankruptcy sounds a lot like surrender and defeat. To wave the white flag to your creditors and admit you are a failure and cannot keep the promises you've made.
The reality is that bankruptcy is a business decision and should be seen as such. When people talk about Donald Trump going through bankruptcy, they don't look at him as if he were a pariah. He's a business man and bankruptcy is merely another tool in his toolkit. The Road Out of Debt, written by Joan Feeny and Theodore Connolly, is a book about getting out of debt with that perspective on bankruptcy. It's not a book about bankruptcy, it's a book about debt with a look at how not thinking about bankruptcy is a mistake.
Joan Feeney is a bankruptcy judge. Ted Connolly is a bankruptcy lawyer. That makes this particular two-some very experienced in the world of debt reduction and their expertise is valuable in simplifying bankruptcy, the bankruptcy process, and whether or not it, or alternatives, are right for someone struggling with debt. The book itself is broken up into four sections:
- Dealing with Debt: This first section focuses on the debt itself, potential solutions (including but not limited to bankruptcy), as well as pitfalls to avoid getting deeper into debt.
- Identifying Specific Debt: This second section segregates your various debts into categories and helps formulate strategies to help deal with those debts.
- Defining Bankruptcy Types: If bankruptcy is the right path, this third section explains the various types, the process, as well as all the paperwork and filings you'll need to complete.
- Process and Outcomes in Hypothetical Bankruptcy Cases: If you go down the path of bankruptcy, this final section gives you a better understanding of what could happen through the process and how life can get a little more difficult afterwards.
If you're struggling with debt and you feel as though you're barely keeping up, I recommend taking a look at this book and dispelling some of the myths you have believe about bankruptcy. Just as we, as a society, have started coming to grips with abandoning underwater homes (loan-wise) and how there is no moral obligation, I think we will soon understand that bankruptcy isn't the scarlet letter it's often made out to be.{ 1 comments, please add your thoughts now! }


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Preterists and the Millennium (Part 2)
Warning: Don't use this series of posts on the Millennium and Preterism as ammunition against the Preterist (or "Full Preterist") eschatology. As I noted previously, Rev. 20:1-10 presents problems in almost every theology. We even define the main eschatological theories by these chapters (Pre-Millennial, A-Millennial, and Post-Millennial). Only Preterism does not have "Millennial" in its name! No, I write this series not to demean Preterism by any means, but ultimately to strengthen it.
In fact, I regard this series of posts as taking on the best. The only major chink in the Preterist's armor is, in my opinion, their exegesis of these few verses. As I noted previously, they "discount" the millennium of these verses into a less than 40 year span of time between AD 30 and 67. In short (pun intended), they are mistaken as to the duration of the Millennium. In this post I hope to prove they are also mistaken as to the timing the Millennium as well.
Because Preterism (at least in is most current incarnation) places the Millennium prior to AD 70 and the destruction of Jerusalem, they must accordingly put the events of Revelation 20 before the events of Revelation 18 and 19, which they say describe the destruction of that same city. Accordingly, in this view, Revelation Chapter 20 has to be a recapitulation rather than a continuation of the events in the previous chapters. Indeed, Preterist Tracy D. VanWyngaarden states baldly in one sentence all the assertions about Preterism and the Millenium that I have made thus far:
[O]ne cannot escape the conclusion that "the thousand years" began in connection with the one and only "binding" of Satan, which occurred in connection with Christ's first advent. Since Jesus clearly bound Satan prior to A.D. 70 (Matt. 12:31; Heb. 2:14), and John relates the beginning of the "thousand years" at that time, (Rev. 20:2). it only follows that Johns millennium episode is a recapitulation. John was looking back to the "things which you have seen" (or, past things). The "thousand year" binding of Satan was therefore among the "things which are" (the "thousand years" being virtually identical with the Last Days)..(Emphasis added)
Though I am not going to go into Kurt M. Simmons Two Millennial model, in developing that model, he also promotes the "recapitulation model" of Revelation 20:
In other words, the images of Rev. 20:1-10 are not progressive, but a recapitulation. There were not three end-time battles, but one; the battle of Gog and Magog is the same battle described elsewhere in Revelation under different symbols.
Sam Frost, one of the best exegetical Preterists, also posits that Revelation 20 recapitulates rather than progresses past the previous chapters. In his short Essay on the Millennium of Revelation 20, he concludes:
I have taken the position from William Hendriksen that Revelation 19:11-ff occurs at the end of the Millennium, and is parallel with Revelation 20:7-ff concerning Gog and Magog. The episode of Revelation 20:1-7 does not come after the events of Revelation 19:11-ff. Further, I have taken from other commentators (Gentry and David Chilton included) that Revelation 19 was fulfilled in the apocalyptic events of 70 AD. Therefore, the end of Millennial scheme refers to the Great Tribulation period of 66-70 AD. This places the "1000 years" between the advent of Christ's birth, ministry, death, burial, resurrection, ascension, session, and finally, his fullness in the Parousia (that "God is all in all"). (bold text added for emphasis, italics in original)
Therefore, for the premier Preterists, the 1000 year Millennium, even as a symbol, is reduced to 36-37 years. It is also assumed to have been initiated at Christ's first advent and to have ended before the invasion of Jerusalem, even though the destruction is assumed by these same Preterists to be the subject of Chapter 19 and prior. Although Frost makes a pretty good case in showing the parallels of the events (readers are strongly recommended to check out his essay), he does not make the case that internally there is an indicator within the test that this recapitulation is occurring. Indeed, with a general reading it is difficult to read Chapter 20 as anything but a sequential progression from Chapter 19.
Other Preterists do see this discrepancy. For example, in the Questions and Comments section at Preterist.org, the following answer is found regarding the question: "Is there no millennium? Never was, never will be?" This answer was written, I assume, by Ed Stevens—also no small name in the Preterist camp.
I hope Max King's suggestion (that the millennium was the period from 30 to 70 AD) is the correct one (it certainly sounds good). The term "thousand years" would then simply refer to the period of time while the kingdom was being built, before God came to judge His enemies. It was a time of completion. Jesus said in Matthew 24 that no man knew the day or the hour. All they could know was that it was getting close, by the signs He told them to watch for. But, I have a hard time totally accepting this theory of the millennium, since the millennium seems to fit in sequentially/chronologically after the events of Rev. 19 (which are manifestly 70 AD events). Some try to insert a "flash-back" or "recapitulation" early in Rev. 20 to get around this problem. But, I find that difficult to accept since Rev. 20:3, 4, 10 mention events that supposedly happened before the millennium started, but which are the kinds of things that were happening during the period 30-70 AD when the millennium was supposedly in progress. If these events WERE 30-70 AD events and DID happen before the millennium started, then it would seem shaky to place the millennium in the period from 30-70 AD.
Stevens notes that Revelation 20 indeed references many events that were mentioned in previous chapters of the book. For instance, Revelation 20 mentions the mark of the beast, the souls of those beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and the beast and false prophet being in the lake of fire. However, Revelation 20 treats these events in the past tense whereas the previous chapters regard them as occurring in the present tense. This indicates a sequential relationship rather than one of parallel or recapitulation as the majority Preterist position heralds.
Also, Dr. Duncan McKenzie, in a post at PlanetPreterist.com , also makes the case for Rev. 20 being a continuation rather than a recapitulation of Rev. 19. He notes:
One of the first matters to attend to in understanding the millennium is the question of how it fits in sequentially in relation to the rest of Revelation. Is the binding of Satan in Revelation 20:1 a continuation of the events of Revelation 19 (the AD 70 fall of Babylon and the Second Coming) or is there a recapitulation (a going back and restating events that happened earlier)? Some say that there is a recapitulation here, that Revelation 20 is going back to the time of Pentecost (c. AD 30) or even the beginning of Jesus' ministry (c. AD 26). My position is that Revelation 20 is a continuation of the (AD 70) events of Revelation 19, not a recapitulation to the time around AD 30….
Notice the sequence in Revelation19-20. The individual beast and false prophet (the one who made people take the mark of the beast Rev. 13:11-18) are captured at the Second Coming in chapter 19 and put in the lake of fire. Satan is then taken and thrown in the abyss as the kingdom is established in chapter 20. Those who had lost their lives for not taking the mark of the beast (cf. Rev. 19:20; 13:15-16) are then resurrected in Revelation 20:4 at the beginning of the millennium. God was letting His first century audience know that the one who was faithful to Him to the point of death (cf. Rev. 2:10-11) would still get to participate in the soon coming millennial reign (Rev. 2:25-27; 3:21).
Notice the reference to the mark of the beast as a past event in both chapter 19 and 20. Revelation 20 is a continuation of the AD 70 narrative of the Second Coming not a recapitulation to AD 30.
So in summary, though some of the parallels are striking (Sam Frost almost convinces me), the best reading of Revelation 20 appears to me—at least at the present time—to be describing the state of the world after the destruction of the Temple and the Old Covenant system and not before it. However, this assertion then leaves open the nature of the Millennium and its relationship to the chapters after Rev. 20.
To that subject I will return in a subsequent post. Stay tuned.


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Unfortunately all the pine nuts available in this country (unless you harvest your own) come from CHINA. That's right...inquire more deeply into the product at your grocer and if anyone is telling the truth, that is what you will find!
Where do pine nuts come from?
Where do pine nuts come from?
Yesterday I attended a pot luck dinner with some friends. I brought a dish that contained toasted pine nuts and during the course of the evening, it became apparent that not many people knew where pine nuts actually come from.
Having grown up in Italy, these nuts were a regular staple and available everywhere. Pine nuts (pignoli nuts) are the seeds of the Stone Pine, a native of the Mediterranean region, but the seeds of various other pines are also eaten in different parts of the world including the seeds of the Korean Pine or North American piñon tree.
Pine nuts are very labor intensive to harvest which explains their relatively high cost, but the Italian variety is far costlier than Asian pine nuts and there is a difference in shape and quality between the two. The Italian nuts have a slimmer shape, firmer texture, and more flavor, but they're often three to four times more expensive. Pine nuts are vital for pesto, and are absolutely delicious lightly toasted. They can easily get rancid so store them in the refrigerator or freezer. 100 grams of pine nuts contain 31 grams of protein, the highest of all nuts and seeds, and they have a slightly sweet buttery flavor. While the Italian pine nut is superior in flavor to the more commonly found Chinese variety, I still recommend purchasing the less expensive variety if cost is a factor just to get pine nuts into your diet.
Pine nuts are a welcome, healthy, and delicious addition to many dishes.
omg i absolulty LOVE pine nuts they are my favorite nuts
I love pine nuts. My favorite way is on pizza, they give it great flavor and a bit of crunch.
Thanks for the info. I have a favorite cookie I like to make that requires pine nuts. I always wondered where they came from.
Try them on salad...yummm!
I love adding pine nuts to Loblaw's (President's Choice) unsweetened apple sauce with cinnamon. They make the flavor unbeatable.
I live in New Mexico and the pine nut also grows here. they are great and labor intensive to pick. worth the harvesting.
I teach first grade and we read a story about pine nuts and the kids wanted to know where theycame from and so now I know! Thanks.
My pleasure! Let me know how your recipes work out and feel free to write anytime. Toni
Thank you and thanks also for the pesto stand in idea.
Peanuts are ground nuts(actually a legume) and walnuts and almonds are tree nuts. Pine nuts are also tree nuts. It seems that since you can consume almonds you are not particularly allergic to one family of nuts, but rather individual types. So the short answer is that you could be safe or not. The only way to know for sure is to try, however only you can decide if it's worth the risk. The good news is that in pesto, or recipes that utilize pine nuts almonds are a good stand in. They are light and creamy and certainly closer in appearance and flavor than walnuts, filberts, peanuts or pecans. I hope this helps! Let me know how you fare on this issue, and thanks for writing!
I have serious nut allergies and it seems the only nut I can eat is the almond. Peanuts and walnuts are my big killers. I'd like to try pine nuts but need to know if they are in the families that I can not eat. Thank you
This of course depends on what kind of pine trees you are surrounded by! If they are any of the type listed above then you'll be able to collect them. The pine nuts are incased in a hard shell that has to be removed, revealing the soft nut inside. It's tedious and time consuming, hence the cost. When I lived in Italy we attempted to harvest our own one afternoon. After about two hours of pulling out the shells and cracking them, we decided to just go buy them. I don't really recall there being a particular season they were lying around all the time. Just pick up cones that are opening, ready to release the seeds (nuts) and start cracking!
Iam in Moran, WY. I am surrounded by millions of pine trees. How and when do I gather the pine nuts?
Thank you so much for the info. A few friends and were sitting at a coffee shop when we got to talking and were wondering just where the Pinenut came from. Your info was very helpfull. Thanks again, Rose
Hi Erica, Pine nuts grow in Spain, Italy, China, Portugal and Turkey. There are basically two varieties of pine nut, the Italian and the Asian. The Mediterranean pine nut which comes from the Stone Pine, has a torpedo-shape and a light delicate flavor. The Chinese pine nut which is the more affordable species in America comes from the Korean Pine and has a longer thinner shape. In short, unless these types of trees are growing in Malibu, you won't find pine nuts. Good question though, thanks for writing! Toni
My Memaw and I wondered about pine nuts when we were bike riding in our Malibu neghborhood. We found some pine cones, but we didn't see any nuts. Where do you look for them in the cone?
i just love pine nuts so much, i was sitting and wondering where do they come from, do they have a shell, my friend was wondering to, where are pinenuts from wow pinenuts wow just love em,
Thanks for writing Brittney! Pine nuts are wonderful in just about anything and now that we know how good they are there's even more reason beside their delicious flavor to use them!
I LOVE pine nuts =] they are very sweet, thank you for posting this! I was trying to figure out where to find them at! Merci -Brittney
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Hi Toni, I love pine nuts, too, and for a long time I wondered if they could be what the name implied. Nuts or seeds taken from pine cones? Who would think that they taste so good. I like them roasted with pasta.


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Experts worry that the virus could "explode" soon, striking in the U.S. and around the world.
Fighting the virus was among the main topics at a two-day, North American Summit between President Barack Obama and the leaders of Mexico and Canada.
They're coordinating plans to contain outbreaks before the first vaccines become available to the public sometime in mid-October.
So as millions of children prepare for a brand-new school year, parents are preoccupied with more than the usual back-to-school necessities like notebooks, lunch sacks, and backpacks.
"Hand sanitizer's always on the list, even before swine flu," said Oregon mom Shalaia Walters.
"I'm always on them all the time. 'Wash your hands, sanitize.' When they're at school, I always send them with a little sanitizer to be safe," another mother said.
Moms aren't not the only ones thinking safety -- so are school districts across the country.
Tthey told us to wash all classrooms. All the walls, the bathrooms, the water fountains," school custodian Gloria Thompson said.
Swine flu made its debut in Mexico last spring and when it made its way to the U.S., fear and a lack of information about the new strain prompted some schools with infected children to cancel classes.
With more time to study the virus and a vaccine underway, schools are better prepared to handle potential outbreaks.
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The H1N1 virus triggered a global pandemic infecting people in about 170 countries and more than 1,100 deaths -- 436 in the U.S.
And even though it has been relatively quiet this summer, health officials anticipate a second wave that trigger many more cases once the weather begins to cool down.
Making matters worse, the virus is separate from the regular seasonal flu, which could add to the number of hospitalizations and deaths.
Still, the government is discouraging closing schools.
"When you close a school, you have real social costs. You may reduce the spread of flu for a period of time, but you also increase the number of kids who may be unsupervised," said Dr. Thomas Frieden with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Just some of the problems officials face as they figure out how to handle a potential deadly flu outbreak.
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