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The kind of person that makes a retarded chimp look smart. They often can be found leaving definitions for their own name or the names of their friends on urbandictionary.com
Joe smith definition:
1: joe smith is the coolest man alive, look at me i wrote my name i am joe smith
2: joe smith is a twit
1: joe smith is the coolest man alive, look at me i wrote my name i am joe smith
2: joe smith is a twit
ayon kay truefate ika-20 ng Mayo, 2004
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Can you define these popular missing words?
A moron with absolutely no sense.
See also Paris Hilton
ayon kay Cheyenne ika-03 ng Enero, 2005
According to Oxford Student's Dictionary: a foolish person
You twit
ayon kay Anonymous ika-17 ng Marso, 2003
a) an imbecile
b) a user of the social network Twitter
b) a user of the social network Twitter
a) He's such a Twit
b) He's such a Twit
b) He's such a Twit
ayon kay JJJDorsey ika-05 ng Pebrero, 2011
(n.) Someone with the rare ability to suck their own cock
The other day I walked in on my son sucking his own umm...let's just say he's a twit
ayon kay Da Ass Master ika-07 ng Disyembre, 2009
something that you call someone who is anoying or a complete asshole
man that guy over there is sucha a F***ing twit
ayon kay FreedomMrtn ika-28 ng Pebrero, 2009
n. someone who is a pompous idiot
I really don't see why that woman doesn't get off welfare, hire a Nanny, and get a job. I mean McDonalds is always hiring.
Shut-up you twit!
Shut-up you twit!
ayon kay anonymous ika-11 ng Hulyo, 2004

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Hi folks,
I'm working on a project that requires users to be able to search
for a teacher or school (for yoga, but that's not really important)
within their neighbourhood. There are two main scenarios: Someone who
just wants to find a place near them and someone who knows of a
teacher/school and wants to find it.
We have a database with all the names and addresses and, of course,
can try listing these via postcode or suburb, but this usually is a
bit of a failure for people living very near a different
The Google Maps API is useful, but the density of results in a city
can sometimes make it pretty useless with lots of zooming in and out
and scrolling about to find anyone.
Does anyone have any design patterns or examples where something like
this is well implemented?
(By the way, I had a look on Peter Morville's
http://searchpatterns.org/ site - I don't have the book yet - but,
oh irony, I couldn't find anything quite like what I was looking for
when I searched. Maybe there is some terminology for such a search
that I'm not aware of).
what device are you designing for? for mobiles (Android) I think that
Aloqa and Places Directory solved that rather nicely by giving lists
sorted by given categories
and less colourful but somewhat clearer
where you go to the listing and then show the item on the map if you
want. "Search" here is a DB query based on your Geolocation.
Maybe that helps to give a direction for another angel of research
for you.
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Posted from the new ixda.org
Sorry, I forgot to mention this is simply a web site, not for a mobile
device (well, not yet).
I'm still up for more suggestions, but Air BnB seems pretty nice:
Hi Andy,
It might be worth taking a look at everyblock.com or dopplr.com as
they show a lot of information in both textual and map display
alongside each other - might give you some inspiration.
everyblock.com may be especially helpful as they group results
together at different zoom levels.
In terms of general map design, Making Maps by John Krygier is
definitely worth a look.
Hope this helps
Graham Sear
If you have exact addresses for businesses (rather than just zip),
the Google Maps query can get more precise latitude/longitude, so if
the user supplies an address you could give a more accurate sorted
list (maybe sorted by proximity initially). The grouping on
everyblock.com is really cool, but might be more difficult to
implement (I haven't explored the maps API though, so maybe there
actually is something relevant there).
Having the combination of an embedded Google Map with live click/zoom
and a sorted list next to it could be a nice solution.
Thanks for the everyblock.com link %u2013 I hadn't seen that (I live
in Germany, so not much use to me). It's got a pretty rocking
interface and the grouping into number counts is a nice approach to
that clustering problem.
It's looking like the Google API can do what we need, the question
for us it to work out how to expose the other text-based info in a
graceful way. Even Google Maps doesn't seem to do this very nicely,
but I think we can probably get something going.
Thanks for the map making book link too - it's not really what I'm
after, but what a great book!


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Milwaukee Public Schools officials are trying to assure parents that they are taking precautions to prevent shootings like the one in Newtown, Conn.
In a Web posting, the school district told parents it's reviewed safety plans with school staff.
The district also has suggestions for parents to help their children cope with the news they are seeing and reading about. They include reassuring your children that adults are there to help them. They also encourage parents to maintain normal routines. And they say parents should be calm when discussing the incident, because students will take their emotional cues from their parents.


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TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Mobile Commerce Payment market to grow at a CAGR of 80.2 percent over the period 2011–2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing adoption of mobile devices. The Global Mobile Commerce Payment market has also been witnessing increasing uses of mobile payment for digital goods and ticketing purchase. However, the need to protect financial information could pose a challenge to the growth of this market
TechNavio's report, the Global Mobile Commerce Payment Market 2011–2015, has been prepared based on an in-depth analysis of the market with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions; it also covers the Global Mobile Commerce Payment market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
Key vendors dominating this market space include Citibank, PayPal Inc., Google Inc., and Isis
Key questions answered in this report:
What will the market size be in 2015 and at what rate will it grow?
What key trends is this market subject to?
What is driving this market?
What are the challenges to market growth?
Who are the key vendors in this market space?
What are the opportunities and threats faced by each of these key vendors?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of each of these key vendors?
01. Executive Summary
02. Introduction
03. Market Coverage
04. Market Landscape
05. Geographical Segmentation
06. Key Leading Countries
07. Vendor Landscape
08. Buying Criteria
09. Market Growth Drivers
10. Drivers and their Impact
11. Market Challenges
12. Impact of Drivers and Challenges
13. Market Trends
14. Key Vendor Analysis
14.1 Citibank
14.2 PayPal Inc.
14.3 Google Inc.
14.4 Isis
15. Other Reports in this Series
List of Exhibits:
Exhibit 1: Global Mobile Commerce Payment Market 2011–2015 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 2: Global Mobile Commerce Payment Market 2011–2015 (million users)
Exhibit 3: Global Mobile Commerce Payment Market by Geographical Segmentation 2011
TechNavio Announces the Publication of its Report – Global Mobile Commerce Payment Market 2011–2015
TechNavio today launched its report Global Mobile Commerce Payment Market 2011–2015 based on an in-depth study covering the Americas, and EMEA and the APAC regions. The report aims to aid decision makers' understanding of the present and future landscape of the market.
Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio's Telecom team said; "Mobile payment mode is widely used in developing countries to purchase goods and tickets digitally. In North America and Europe, the use of mobile ticketing and digital purchases is growing rapidly. Ticketing and digital purchases are expected to grow explosively in the coming years. Digital goods such as ringtones, games, wallpaper, mobile applications, and mobile ticketing account for the largest share of the Mobile Commerce Payment market."
According to the report, the high adoption rate of mobile devices has increased the use of mobile internet services, which can further increase the adoption of mobile payments. Users can also use short message service (SMS) as another option to make mobile payments. SMS is currently the most-used mode of mobile payment.
Further, the report also discusses that one of the main challenges in the Global Mobile Commerce Payment market is that end-users are concerned about the security of mobile payments.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key players.
Citibank, PayPal, Google, Isis


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Simple Little Words Sample Chapter
One Word Made All the Difference
Dennis E. Hensley, Ph.D. –professor and author
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that
you may know how you ought to answer each other.
Colossians 4:6
In my capacity as a professor of English at Taylor
University Fort Wayne, I teach a survey course in world
literature that students of all majors are assigned to take as part
of their liberal arts requirements.
A few years ago, one of my students was a junior who was
majoring in elementary education. His name was Sean, and he
was a member of our school's wrestling squad. Sean had a
shaved bullet head, legs like fire hydrants, a back that could put
Atlas to shame, and biceps that looked like the drawing on
boxes of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda. This guy was tough.
Sean enjoyed sports, and he especially was good at
weightlifting and track and field events, such as discus or
hammer throwing. However, he wasn't overly keen on
literature. I knew quickly I'd have my work cut out in making
him an admirer of Keats, Shakespeare, Dante, and Melville.
I modified Sean's reading list for that semester to include
high seas adventures by Jack London, mysteries by Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, and military works by Rudyard Kipling. We met
in my office once each week to discuss the books and short
stories, and I was ever encouraging of Sean in his ability to
recognize symbolism, foreshadowing, flashbacks, and other
elements of literary expressions that I had been lecturing about
in class.
As the semester advanced, so did Sean's grades. He had
started as a C student, then rose to the B level. As I showed the
class how the applications of literary analysis also would help
them better appreciate plays and movies, they all became more
and more eager to get to class each day. Sean started sitting in
the front row, taking copious notes, and I continued to
compliment him on his diligence and studiousness.
Then, one day, as I was grading papers, I was delighted to
be able to give a perfect A to Sean on one of his quizzes over a
new short story I'd had the students read for that week. At the
end of the quiz I wrote, "This is superb work, son. I
congratulate you. You've been working hard, and this is the
payoff. Well done!"
I passed the papers back, and I watched as Sean's face lit
up in a grin when he saw the huge red A atop his quiz.
However, when he turned the page over and read my personal
note to him, his countenance changed entirely. He lowered his
face, avoided eye contact with me the entire rest of the class,
and left just as soon as the bell rang. I was thoroughly confused
by such behavior until two days later.
During office hours, I glanced up to see Sean's hulking
frame taking up my entire doorway. "Can I come in for a
moment, Dr. Hensley?" he asked me. I motioned him toward a
chair, and he closed the door behind him. I could see that he
had his quiz in his hand.
"Sir," he began, but then stopped. He lowered his head,
and suddenly I realized that this giant of a man was actually
weeping. I was stunned. I gave him a moment to collect
himself. "Sir, you don't know my background."
I said nothing as Sean fished a handkerchief from his back
pocket and wiped his eyes.
"My dad left my mom and me when I was only seven,"
Sean said in a low voice. "I somehow felt it was my fault that
he left. I got it into my head that if I could just be a better son,
my dad would come back and live with us again. We'd all be
happy then."
He paused, then added, "So, I played every sport at my
schools and all the summer sports I could sign up for. I thought
that if I could just hit enough home runs or score enough
touchdowns or shoot enough baskets, my dad would be proud
of me and would come back."
"Did it work?" I asked gently.
Sean shook his head. "My dad only showed up at three of
my games during ten years that I was involved in sports. It was
no big deal to him. I tried my best to impress him, but I always
felt that I'd failed. I haven't heard from my dad for the past
two years, and I probably never will. I thought I had gotten past
caring, until…."
I leaned forward a little. "Until what, Sean?"
"Until I got my quiz back from you day before yesterday,"
he said, looking directly at me. "You praised me…and you
called me son. You might have meant it just as a passing catch-
phrase from an older man to a younger fellow, but it hit me like
a freight train. I realized at that moment, that all my life I've
wanted to have a man whom I looked up to, to tell me he was
proud of me and to call me son. You have no idea what this
note on this paper means to me. I plan to keep this for the rest
of my life."
Sean wiped another sudden rush of tears from his eyes.
"I came here to tell you something, Dr. Hensley. I want you to
know that I am going to conduct my life from here on out—in
everything I do—so that you will always be proud enough to
call me son. I won't ever let you down. I promise you that.
You've given me something that I've been yearning for my
entire life, and I want to protect it."
He rose, and so did I. I shook his hand and gave him a
manly hug, concluding with a slap on the shoulder. "You're a
fine man, Sean," I assured him. "I have no doubt you'll make
me proud of you in whatever you do in life."
A year later Sean graduated with his degree in elementary
education. He passed the licensing examination for Indiana and
took a job in one of the worst elementary schools in inner city
Indianapolis. Most of the students there were from single parent
families, and all were desperately poor. Sean became a
surrogate father to many of them. He would take his old van
into the projects and ghettos and pick up dozens of children and
take them to sporting events, Saturday movies, or vacation
Bible school. He called the boys "son" and the girls "daughter,"
and they loved it.
In calling Sean "son," I not only changed his life, I gave
him a focus on the ministry he wanted for his lifetime calling.
He's now changing the lives of hundreds of other fatherless
Yes, indeed, one word of encouragement can change the
The hope is always here, always alive, but only your fierce
caring can fan it into a fire to warm the world.
Susan Cooper
Dear Lord,
Put someone in my path today that needs to hear that someone
cares. Please give me the words to encourage them and to
make a difference in their life. Thank you for those who have
invested in me by providing words of comfort, hope, and
inspiration when I've needed to hear them.
©2008 Cook Communications Ministries. Simple Little Words
by Michelle Cox and John Perrodin. Used with permission.
May not be further reproduced. All rights reserved.


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I have installed Slackware 9 on a PIII 1GHz laptop. It is working great and
noticeably faster than previous SuSE 8.0 (2.4.18* kernel) install.
The CPU fan is going on more often now with noise. Almost everytime I move a
window (or scroll up/down a web page) the fan goes on. I have installed
right Nvidia drivers and editted FX86Configure file.
Is this the price I am paying for a faster optimized OS? Is there any way
to find out if the CPU is working harder needlessly?
I picked bare.i (2.4.20) kernel from slackware CD when I was installing. The
kernel is optimized for PIII and PIIII (i686) processors, I think? I know
that slackware is source-code based install which seems to be faster and
work better.
I need some hints for starting to diagnose/resolve this fan/cpu/heat/noise
problem please.
Anyone care to comment?


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By John L. Pitts/NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – The field of elite runners and weekend warriors is shaping up nicely for this year's 35th Gum Tree 10k, which is scheduled for the morning of May 12.
Defending men's champion Reuben Mwei, from Kennesaw, Ga., plans to defend his crown in a field that should include about 20 elite men's and women's runners.
"The field looks good," race director Andy Hughes said Saturday. "The next few days is usually when our field of elite runners will fill out. And we should see a lot of interest overall, as the registration fee goes from $18 to $20 on Tuesday."
Last year's race had about 800 finishers. The day's activities also include a 2k fun run.
Two-time women's champ Raimilia Buranfulova isn't expected to compete, but her training partner, former Boston Marathon masters champion Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova, finished second last year and will run here. "Firaya said she wouldn't miss it for the world," Hughes said.
The top elite female in the field could be Lydia Kosgei, who has win a 33:36 this year. Her finance, Festus Chemaoi, has run in the 30-minute range at the distance this year and could also be a contender.
Mwei won a well-contested race last year in 29:19. Buranfulova won the women's race in 35:45.
Tupelo native Robert Scribner, who finished third last year, will not be running this time as he pursues a competitive training regimen for his Michigan-based running team.
The Gum Tree field will tackle a course that's been changed slightly this year, with a start on Main St. and a finish at the front entrance of Fairpark.
"Everybody's been very positive about the changes, but of course no one had run it yet," Hughes said. "I don't think the course is any tougher and the finish line festivities will be a lot better."
Proceeds from the race benefit Habitat for Humanity.
Signups are available online at tupelorunningclub.net and racesonline.com. Call Andy Hughes at 844-8920 for more information.


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PHOENIX (AP) - Officials from U.S. and Mexican cattle feedlot states have agreed to coordinate efforts to keep the foot-and-mouth disease out.
During Wednesday's border summit, officials also agreed to push for additional U.S. laboratory facilities, to improve monitoring of shipments and to ensure that vaccinations are available.
They also agreed to reach out to the public for increased awareness.
The easily spread virus has led to the death of two million head of livestock in Europe but hasn't been found in the United States since 1929. Mexico has been free of it since 1953.
The virus doesn't harm humans and rarely kills animals but causes mouth sores that destroy productivity of sheep, cattle and hogs.
Agriculture leaders were told that an outbreak would require mass slaughter of livestock. Additionally, export would be halted, resulting in billions of dollars in economic damage.
The meeting drew representatives from Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Florida, Chihuahua, Baja California and Tamaulipas.
The only U.S. facility authorized to detect foot-and-mouth disease with the ability to contain it in the lab is the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, 1.5 miles off Long Island, N.Y.
Sheldon Jones, the director of Arizona's Agriculture Department, said that upon any sign of an outbreak, the U.S. Department of Agriculture would be called to confirm the disease and destroy all cloven-hoof livestock within a mile of the infection.
He said producers would be compensated, so they have an incentive to report any infection, and the agriculture commissioner for neighboring Texas, Susan Combs, agreed.
"I've had no one, anyplace, talk about `shoot, shovel and shut-up,"' Combs said.
Nonetheless, the gathering agreed to press the USDA for a policy basing compensation on market values prior to any outbreak.
Part of the effort to keep the disease away centers in cautious restrictions.
Yuma County officials closed off roads to a feedlot on Monday, and Pinal Feeding Co. near Maricopa south of Phoenix has restricted visitors.
"We're going to request certification from our suppliers," Pinal representative Norman Hinz said.
Some have gone further.
"We are not allowing any live animals or animal products to come in - not even if they are free of foot-and-mouth disease," Chihuahua agriculture director Alejandro Ramirez said.
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Eating, digesting, pooping — it seems natural, easy, and one would think, foolproof. It happens several times a day, although to ferret owners, it sometimes seems like so much more often.
It's actually a very complex process, with interplay between many organs and systems, and so many places where trouble can occur. If you look at the number of diseases that may affect ferrets, you'll see that an inordinate number occur in the gastrointestinal tract. Many ferrets, especially older ones, have problems.
The best way to understand the marvel that is digestion is to follow a bit of food all the way through the GI tract, from stem to stern (so to speak). This way, we can look at the many variables that affect digestion and how and why various diseases affect the digestive process of our ferrets.
For the full article, pick up the 2011 issue of Ferrets USA or click here to buy the issue.
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Heartburn/GERD Health Center
Tackling Holiday Heartburn
Taming the Heartburn Beast continued...
Here are some over-the-counter heartburn medicines:
- Antacids like Tums and Rolaids neutralize stomach acid to relieve heartburn, sour stomach, acid indigestion, and stomach upset. These include Tums, Rolaids, and Maalox.
- Acid blockers reduce the production of stomach acid. They include Axid AR, Pepcid AC, Prilosec OTC, Tagamet HB, and Zantac 75.
For severe heartburn that isn't relieved by these medications -- or for anyone who has been using them for more than two weeks -- prescription medicine may be necessary. The prescription forms of Axid, Pepcid, Prilosec, Tagamet, and Zantac contain higher doses than the OTC versions. Prescription versions of Prevacid and Nexium, as well as others, are also effective.
8 Tips to Control Heartburn
There's no getting around it -- to rein in heartburn, you simply can't eat so much, says Elaine Magee, MPH, RD. Magee is WebMD Weight Loss Clinic's 'Recipe Doctor' and author of the book, Tell Me What to Eat if I Have Acid Reflux.
"It's hard but once you get used to eating only until you're full, you get used to it," Magee tells WebMD. "It becomes much easier to stop at those holiday meals. You don't like that uncomfortable feeling anymore."
One trick, she says, is to use small plates. "At holiday parties, people tend to set out appetizer plates. Just don't pile lots of food on that little plate. I've seen people do that."
Magee offers a few more tips:
- Know thyself. Know the foods that irritate your stomach, the ones that trigger heartburn, and steer clear of them. These tend to be onions, chocolate, citrus juices, tomatoes, soft drinks, coffee, alcohol.
- Don't eat too close to bedtime. Stop eating four hours before you hit the sheets.
- Be selective. If you don't like green bean casserole, pass it up. Go for what you really want but make it a moderate-sized portion.
- Savor small bites. Think of yourself as a wine taster -- the first couple of sips are for tasting, savoring. Really experience the food. You don't need to eat a whole plate of coconut shrimp, eat just one.
- Fix one plate, and don't pile it high. You want to save room for a sliver of dessert.
- Ask for a to-go plate. Most hosts are more than happy to send food home with guests. You can enjoy the same delicious dinner again - the next day, when you're hungry enough to enjoy it.
- Take a walk after dinner. It's a good habit to get into, because it helps food digest - which prevents heartburn.
- Don't wear tight pants. Tight pants can keep appetite under control, which is certainly a plus. But they constrict your stomach, which makes heartburn more likely.
"I don't want to constantly remind myself that I'm supposed to lose weight, or that I'm overweight, or that I have to regulate myself," Magee tells WebMD. "I believe in eating when you're hungry, stopping when you're comfortable. That leaves room for enjoyment."


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Domes 'Holiday Show' opening announced
"Let It Snow" is the theme of the Mitchell Park Domes "2012 Holiday Show," park officials have announced, and that theme will be carried out with figures of snow kids sledding and sleighing among the poinsettias.
A 40'foot white pine tree decorated with snowflakes will be the centerpiece. »Read Full Article
A weekend in Milwaukee for TV's Adam Richman
Adam Richman, late of the eating-challenge show "Man v. Food," has been filming around Milwaukee this weekend for his new show on the Travel Channel, "Fandemonium."
It's a show centered on uber-fan gatherings around the country and this weekend has been focused on the Milwaukee Brewers and Miller Park (the Brewers put out a call awhile back, seeking "superfans" with elaborate tailgating operations for filming this weekend). »Read Full Blog Post
Riverwest 24 gets neighborhood rolling
Riverwest is just one exceedingly cool neighborhood, but never as much as during the Riverwest 24, an around-the-clock, full-day bike ride. Born through the movement of community block watches, the event is fun whether you're riding or not. It also brings new faces into the neighborhood, strengthens ties among neighbors and encourages the notion of urban biking.
Described as an "exercise in stamina, teamwork and merriment," the Riverwest 24, or RW24 for short, starts at 7 p.m. Friday and ends at 7 p.m. Saturday. »Read Full Article
Etheridge's voice adds spice to musical comfort food
Melissa Etheridge has definitely had an interesting life: coming out, becoming a mother, recovering from breast cancer. Saturday night at the Riverside Theater, she mentioned being cancer-free for nine years, but her performance was almost entirely informed by being a girl from Kansas who was raised on classic rock, rather than by her later experiences.
Playing for more than two hours, Etheridge clearly wanted her show to be as much about the music as possible. She touched on pretty much every minor and major hit, and the resulting set was like a huge meal of ham and eggs, burgers and fries or any other basic meat-and-potatoes combination. »Read Full Article(5)


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"Medical marihuana (in the state of Michigan) was passed by voters in November of 2008, including (by voters) in the township, which sort of surprised me, but I know some municipalities are being sued over this, so this ordinance will buy us about six months of time, before we decide on how to proceed on it, and was drawn up by our attorney (Ken Sparks) to protect us," Otsego Township Supervisor John Brokus said.
The ordinance reads, in part: "...that it is in the best interest of the Township that it have further time to study this matter and to prepare and adopt an ordinance (that is in compliance with the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act)...to not exceed six months."
Violators of the ordinance will be subjected to a civil infraction fine that ranges from $75 (for a first offense), up to a maximum fine of $500, along with costs incurred by the township in relation to enforcing the ordinance.
Every day an operation continues, will be considered a separate violation of the ordinance.
The township's medical marijuana moratorium ordinance does allow for exceptions.
In summary, it allows the cultivation, storage and/or use of marijuana for medical purposes by a qualifying patient for his/her personal use, or by a primary caregiver to provide services to not more than one qualifying patient, as long as they are in full compliance with the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act.
The Otsego Township Planning Commission is in the process of drafting a medical marijuana ordinance, which the township board will eventually vote on.
"It's better to have an ordinance than not to have one, according to the MTA (Michigan Township Association). We are working hard on it, and hope to have it done soon. I expect it to be done by March," said Otsego Township Planning Commission Chairman Al Wason.
The full medical marijuana moratorium ordinance can be viewed or obtained at the Otsego Township Hall, located at 400 N. 16th Street. The township's phone number is 269-694-9434.


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Helpful, Informative, Professional. He's a great doctor, for first time moms, I would highly recommend Dr. Howard, he knows how to make the patient comfortable during regular check-ups, he has answer to every tiny to big question, overall an AWESOME doctor. definitely going back whenever i plan for my next baby
This man is rude. He doesnt respect women, he will objectify you the whole time you are there. Hear my warning, this is not a person who will respect you or your body.
I started seeing Dr. Schreiber about 23 years ago after my gyn had a stroke and no longer was taking care of gyn patients. In 1991 he performed a hysterectomy on me and was very pleased with the surgery. He has always been very thorough concerning and gyn problem that I may have. He is always careful to answer any questions that I might have and never rushes me thru.I started seeing Dr. Schreiber about 23 years ago when my gyn had a stroke and was no longer seeing patients. He performed a hysterectomy on my was very pleased with the surgery. He is always very thorough and professional concerning any gyn problem that I might have.I started seeing Dr. Schreiber about 23 years ago when my gyn had a stroke and no longer was seeing patients. Dr. Schreiber performed a hysterectomy on me and I was very pleased with the surgery. He has always been very thorough concerning any gyn problem that I might have. He has never in all of the 23 years ever rushed me thru any visit. His staff is very kind and considerate. I would recommend him to any other woman as their doctor.
I just had my baby and I think that Dr. Schreiber is great. During my labor my babys heartrate was dropping and he imediately informed us of the problem and took whatever measures to rule out the worst. He is great and would come to him again.
This doctor is horrible. Please dont go to him. I didnt even get to talk to him before i was told to undress. Wouldnt let me see the ultrasound screen ...
he was very rude!
I started seeing this doctor when I was 4 months into pregnancy. He never made me feel confortable during the checkup visits. The day of my first ultrasound where we were to find out the baby's sex, he rushed through the ultrasound, if he spent 5 minutes doing the ultrasound it was too much, he did not take the time to see that everything was rigth with the baby, did not measure evey part, I think the only thing he measured was the head, but did not take a close look at the arms, legs, etc. Then he said in a very insensitive way "it's a girl", and that was it. Three weeks later my baby died at week 32, they told me it was because her leg was tangled with the umbilical cord, but the condition might have been developing for weeks because the umbilical cord was so tigth that it was deforming the tiny leg. Because of this I believe that If he would have done the ultrasound thorougly, he would have been able to see this. The price I paid for not following my instintcs and for not doing my research was too high. And I always will wonder if she could have been saved. (forgive my spelling, this is an emotional moment for me)
I'm currently 7 months pregnant. When I was 3 months pregnant I came to this doctor seeking help because I was threatening to miscarry. I had been rushed to the hospital after I had woken up in the middle of the night in a pool of blood. My baby survived but I was told to take it easy and try to find a good doctor. Coming to this doctor was a huge mistake! First off, he was over an hour late. Then when I finally saw him and explained my situation, he could care less. He didn't really listen to what I had to say and without even examining me first, he said most likely I would lose my baby! When I told him that I had to be put on medication with my first baby because I couldn't keep food or water down and that I was starting to experience the same thing with this pregnancy, his exact words were, "Well it looks like you're going to be spending a lot of time in the emergency room." And he actually said it with a chuckle. Finally he examined me and he was extremely rough and never explained one thing that he was doing. He didn't give me a full examination or anything. Afterwards he told me that I had placenta previa and that I would lose my baby. He said it like he was talking about the weather. He was like, "I have some bad news for you, you're going to lose your baby. You can pray and all but you're going to lose your baby." He just didn't care. He made me feel like he was there for a paycheck and that was it. I asked him if it would help if I stayed off my feet and he said it wouldn't make a difference. Then he thought about it and told me that yeah I should. Then he scheduled to see me a month later. Needless to say I changed doctors. I went to the Women's Specialist of Houston and let me tell you, the change was dramatic. My current doctor is wonderful! She's caring, informative, and actually knows what she's talking about. My current doctor told me that at 3 months you can't even tell if a person has placenta previa! She also told me that my baby was fine and that I just needed to stay on bed rest and pelvic rest. I'm now 7 months pregnant, my bleeding has long since stopped, and my baby is very healthy. I'm sorry for writing so much but if I can save anyone the hassle and emotional stress of dealing with this doctor then it's well worth it. Please do yourself a favor and go somewhere else. If you're a patient of this doctor and don't feel right, trust your instinct and seek a second opinion!
This was the WORST experience I have ever had in my life. This "doctor" was RUDE and he rushed me through my appointment, not to mention he was over an hour late himself. He never let me speak or explain my symptoms. He reprimanded me for having unprotected sex with my boyfriend as if I were a child... or his child at that. He prescribed me Provera without telling me what it was other than "Its a hormone what else do you want me to say"! Upon independent research I found out that Provera has the same side effects & active ingredient as the shot Depo Provera which has caused me so many health problems thus far. He spoke over me when I was trying to explain this to him. He said" maybe if you lose 60 lbs then you'll have periods." Then he stated in a high tone "You're overweight thats your problem!" The Depo cause my weight gain and he tried to force me to take the same thing just in the pill form. This doctor is the Worst Doctor in Gynecology. NEVER seek medical advice or attention from him or anyone he is associated with!!!!
He is always so Quick to get in and out of the room with me and he doesn't really make me feel comfortable I am considering a new doctor
He delivered my daughter with no real measurements, forgot to run marker tests-til he was reminded,caused erb's palsy to my child.


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26 May 2000
(Focus of trip will be full range of bilateral, regional issues) (3520) Thomas R. Pickering, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, briefed reporters in New Delhi May 25 on his visit to South Asia. He characterized his conversations that day with officials in New Delhi as "very full and very friendly." Pickering said his visit to India was a follow up to President Clinton's visit to the region earlier this year and the upcoming visit of India's Prime Minister Vajpayee to the United States in the fall. His discussions with the Indian officials covered a wide range of bilateral issues, including trade and U.S.-Indian cooperation. Regional discussions included Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Kashmir and relationships throughout the South Asian region. They also discussed China, Japan, Korea, the Gulf and South East Asia, Pickering said. Pickering said his agenda in Pakistan will be to discuss the full range of issues that the United States and Pakistan have been discussing over a long period of time: democracy, non-proliferation, Pakistan's economic situation, instability along the line-of-control, terrorism, Afghanistan and Osama Bin Laden. Concerning reports of nuclear testing in the region, Pickering said the United States believes that the commitment that both Pakistan and India have made against future testing "should remain in place and should be continued. We talked about encouraging both of them to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty," he said. Pickering said "there is deep concern" about a possible bloodbath in Sri Lanka and that he has expressed both publicly and privately, as did his Indian colleagues, "the hope that it could be avoided. ... I know that Norway is continuing its contacts in an effort to try to avoid that and to also try to get some kind of process started that could lead to a peaceful resolution," he said. The Undersecretary also answered reporters' questions on Chechnya and Fiji. Following his visit to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Pickering will go to Tokyo to discuss preparations for the G-8 Summit in Okinawa in July, according to the State Department Spokesman. Following is the transcript of the press conference: (begin transcript) PRESS CONFERENCE BY AMB. PICKERING AT ROOSEVELT HOUSE MAY 25, 2000 New Delhi, India Ambassador Pickering: Thank you very much Dick and thank you all for coming. I thought just to put in perspective what I have been doing I'd go over a little bit of our conversation and where we have been in those conversations. First I would say, as an overall characterization, we have had very full and very friendly discussions. And in every sense of the word, I mean that. I believe that is indeed a very fair characterization of what we have been doing. You should know that I came in the context of the President's trip to do what I can to carry out the design which he and Prime Minister Vajpayee reached of the architecture of our follow-on discussions with the direct purpose of trying to put some substantive action in place behind and to follow-up the President's visit and the coming visit of Prime Minister Vajpayee to the United States in the autumn. And my particular charge, my particular responsibility was to conduct two sets of conversations with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Government of India, one having to do with our bilateral relations and the other having to do with the South Asian region and the Asian region in general, and I will be finishing up shortly with the final call I have on the National Security Advisor Mr. Brajesh Mishra. The conversations on the bilateral issues covered everything from trade and U.S.-Indian cooperation and in that area, through what would be expected to be the normal range of bilateral discussions that any government would have. In the regional discussions, of course, we had an opportunity to discuss Sri Lanka, discussions of Pakistan and of Kashmir, of the Indian view and our views, and of relationships throughout the South Asian region. In the Asian discussions, we focused very heavily on China, Japan, Korea, the Gulf and South East Asia, so we had a very broad opportunity to do a full review. I have been engaged in these types of discussions before and I would say that this particular discussion represents a serious step forward in the depth of discussions and analysis that each side presented and indeed in the discussion of where both of our views overlap and where our views diverge. We had, of course, non-proliferation on the discussion menu although, as you know, Deputy Secretary Talbott and Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh will be discussing probably next month this issue again. Secretary Albright expects to meet Foreign Minister Singh in the Conference on Democracies in Warsaw later on in June. So we have a very full agenda and we have had discussions of economics, discussions on science and technology are forthcoming and discussions of commercial cooperation have taken place. So this is one of a number of steps, as I said to work on building on some serious action to follow up the President's visit. Q: Mr. Pickering, you are going to Pakistan next. Are you going to be repeating the United States' warning about a new nuclear test or do you think another warning is necessary? How serious is that? A: It goes without saying that we are always disturbed by any reports that testing may occur throughout the region, and we usually follow up those pieces of information, however soundly based or non-soundly based they may be, but to make sure that everybody knows that the United States believes that the commitment that both Pakistan and India have made against future testing should remain in place and should be continued. We talked about encouraging both of them to sign the Comprehensive Testing Ban Treaty. My agenda in Pakistan will be to discuss the full range of issues that the United States and Pakistan have been discussing over a long period of time: democracy, non-proliferation, the economic situation in Pakistan, the instability that exists along the line-of-control, in particular in efforts to try to find a way to reduce that instability as rapidly as possible. Issues of terrorism, Afghanistan and Osama Bin Laden, they are on the agenda and none of those are hidden from your eyes and all of them have been very prominent in our past discussions. Q: Is the South Asian region still one of the most volatile regions in the world, a few years after the last nuclear testing? A. I think the President's judgment when he talked about that was soundly based on the fact that the 1998 nuclear test did not contribute to this stability to the region, nor did they contribute to the notion that if there were any instability and any insecurity, one could not eliminate the possibility that, God forbid, nuclear use as a result of such. So any conflict, any disturbance in the region, I think, raises for us that potential and clearly, as a result, the President's judgment on that case. I don't believe have changed even after his visit. Although he came hoping that we would make serious progress, he believes that we have and he believes the reason why I am out here is that we must continue. Q: Russian (inaudible) today as yesterday has said that if (inaudible) consignment of arms for Chechnya from Afghanistan -- they will not hesitate to bomb Afghanistan? How do you feel United States -- is this an issue that will be discussed in Pakistan? A: Well certainly all kinds of questions having to do with Afghanistan are open for our discussion and are a part of our menu. We have in our discussions with the Russians on the issue of Chechnya, said that we recognize that states have a responsibility to deal with problems of terror in their own country, and this was of course in the aftermath of five apartment bombings in Russia which took a very serious toll of human life. At the same time we have made clear to the Russians in their prosecution of the conflict in Chechnya, that we believe that their serious divergence from law of war and from human treatment in particular of civilians in that conflict and that allegations and charges of misconduct on the part of the Russian military should be thoroughly investigated against full international standard. We have also said and continue to say that the humanitarian needs of that population need to be met. And that we would hope that they would continue to cooperate and improve their cooperation with international organizations. The ICRC is one, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is another. Finally we have said in connection with the Chechnya conflict, that we would hope they would rapidly undertake the political context with the idea in mind of arriving at a solution to the conflict, we do not believe that there is a military solution to that conflict. Certainly it hasn't been achieved, and we believe in fact that the political process could be extremely helpful in finding an answer to the difficulty. Q: You said that the Indian Prime Minister is going to visit the U.S. Have the dates been finalized? A: The dates have not been finalized. September would be a good date for autumn. Yes. September is a good example. Q: Mr. Pickering, during your discussion in Pakistan, is there a view in Washington after the visit of the President that there is some forward movement in curbing cross-border terrorism? A: We would hope there is, but I haven't seen here in India a universal support for that conclusion yet. Indian officials have expressed concern that they don't believe that there has yet been detectable change in the level of infiltration, and the level of activity that goes on -- military activity -- goes on inside Kashmir. So that is something that obviously has not yet, in the eyes of the Indian interlocutors I have spoken with, been achieved. It is our hope that can be and obviously we want to encourage it. Q: As far as the information you have received, is there going to be a bloodbath in Sri Lanka? A: No one that I know of has an answer to that question. There is deep concern about it and I have expressed both publicly and privately as did my Indian colleagues a deep sense of concern and the hope that it could be avoided and I know that Norway is continuing its contacts in an effort to try to avoid that and to also try to get some kind of process started that could lead to a peaceful resolution. Q: inaudible (About U.S. role in Sri Lanka) A: I see a supportive role for the United State here. In large measure because we respect the leadership that Norway has shown and the serious work that they have done over the months to develop good contacts with both sides, to appreciate the situation. Q: They have developed contact but they haven't been able to find what is happening, they have not been able to say that the Norwegians have been successful? A: I think that we have made it very clear that we are prepared to support a Norwegian initiative as has India. I believe that initiative needs to have a chance to work, the situation is changing rapidly on the ground. No one has made, in my view, any conclusive judgments as to whether this situation as it's evolving on the ground will work in favor of or against institutional contacts between the parties. Those will be things that obviously need to be explored in the coming days to see whether that can happen. I would think however that it is important that we not have a race of mediators but rather that we should all work together to a common purpose and reason why since in the context of the Norwegian ideas have been more rapidly and more fully developed than others, and that India has made its own statements of support for the Norwegian initiative that it seems reasonable that the United States after studying those particular initiatives should also commit itself to try to support those initiatives and in no way does that in my mind reduce the importance of those initiatives. Q: inaudible (About whether India and Pakistan would resume their dialogue.) A: You certainly have, and it's been a centerpiece of our discussion. Their reaction is that they in simple terms as we would like to see real progress on the ground as a basis to have confidence that if the dialogue is resumed it can move toward a successful conclusion. I said that we too would like to see it, that the President has made clear when he was in Pakistan, that he felt it was time for Pakistan to make its move to contribute to the process and that we would all hope that that could be done. We were not requiring a lot of public comment but were much more interested in steps on the ground. Q: (inaudible) come up for review in the United States, the United States supports the Norwegian peace initiative, would any change of, big changes by the United Support (inaudible) A: The position of LTTE as a designated -- as a foreign terrorist organization -- in the United States under U.S. law is arrived at after careful considerations of factors that are delineated by law and therefore is not a political decision. It is a legal decision on the basis of the assessments of objective circumstances. And as a result, obviously, anytime this issue comes up for review, it must come up for review in the context of the legal prescriptions and not in the context of a commitment or our contribution to a diplomatic process. We would hope that the LTTE would act in ways that would eliminate the requirement that they're found as a foreign terrorist organization but that is up to the LTTE. They know the law; they know what the factors are. We have been, over the years, disappointed that it has adopted assassination as a weapon of its struggle, and we are very much against that, and it has postured itself in a fashion to be found as a terrorist organization. We believe that these practices should be immediately eliminated. I believe that the LTTE knows our views very clearly. Q: Even though the United States doesn't support a separate Tamil homeland, if the Tamil rebels are able to take Jaffna would they not be able to come to peace talks with a very strong hand (inaudible) of the homeland. A: I think that it is not for me in public to analyze the positions of each party to a negotiation that doesn't exist. I think that is a little bit presumptuous and a little bit perhaps asking me to make statements that might in some way or the other prejudice the chance to succeed in a negotiation that I think is very important to everybody concerned. To the government of Sri Lanka, to the opposition parties in Sri Lanka and the LTTE therefore, I don't believe that that is an appropriate role for me to play at this time. The situation is evolving and I think, clearly, the best time to begin negotiations on discussion is when both sides believe the time is ready to do so. We would hope that they would reach that conclusion very quickly and we would encourage them to do it. Q: inaudible A: I would not but I would say this: that we would hope that Pakistan would return to democracy as soon as that can be done. The Supreme Court in Pakistan has made a decision on that subject, and it is not for us to question or quibble with that decision. It is a decision which now sets a time and our hope is that in its return to democracy in Pakistan the Chief Executive Officer General Musharraf could be able to tell his own people following his speech on March 23 and the international community by what steps and stages, by what process, by what road map, he would return. And clearly that is our hope and I hope that Pakistan will consider that positively and react positively to that process. I am not an expert on constitutional law in Pakistan but I would hope that the Supreme Court decision would be considered an important benchmark in the roadmap, if I could put it that way and that other benchmarks could be filled in. Q: inaudible A: I think it's a very important question for the government of India and the government of India might believe that it has said it is prepared to work on this particular question but only when it has the support of, the approbation, or the permission of both sides. Now that is the Government of India's decision which I don't question in light of the history, of Indian associations, if I could put it that way, with this problem in the past. We would hope that offer can be well received by both parties. We believe it was made in good faith and with a clear sense of humanitarian interest and should be received that way. Q: Inaudible A: My view is that it is an important step that my government has welcomed the release of the Hurriyat leaders and more importantly, if I could put it this way, the possibility of opening conversations with them and we believe that this is significant. We would hope that India would consider talking with others from Kashmir as well who might as well be able to contribute to a process of resolving the conflict and particularly beginning to understand and find ways to deal with the wishes of the people of Kashmir themselves. When I go to Pakistan, obviously I want to discuss the whole problem. This is an important contribution from the Indian side and as I said we also hope that we think we have reason to be positive about this but I will have to confirm it that Pakistan too understands this situation and is prepared to make its own positive contribution. Q: One more question -- inaudible A.: We have, we have both compared notes on the situation in Fiji and I think it goes without saying, as I have said publicly in previous conversations to the Press, and that we had hoped that the situation can be resolved rapidly. We support continuing the elected democratic government in Fiji and not the removal of the government by force of arms. We have been particularly struck by the very positive role that President Mara of Fiji has taken with respect to the difficulty as well as think the Grand Council of Chiefs have been positive in their support for the return of the democratically elected government. Q: inaudible A: I understood, and I may be wrong as I am not an expert on Fiji politics, that the first request was obviously to releasing and to permitting the government to resume its role. And I am not sure how that fits with their second request. Obviously, what Prime Minister Chaudhry does when he can make up his mind free of compulsion and free of the armed presence of others holding the hostages is for him to decide and I can't even say that. But I do think that it is important that this crisis be ended. If the people want to change the government of Fiji, that the use of arms not prevail in this situation, and that Prime Minister Chaudhry and his government be returned to their full powers. Q: inaudible A: I think that it is very clear in our discussions that both India and the United States share broad interest in the future of Asia and that we believe that Asia should be a stable, prosperous, secure and peaceful region for all. And that the liberty of the United States and India to compare notes and consult about the region about its future and about our respective policies, analyses, interest is important to our mutual understanding between India and the United States, both of Asia problems, of how to resolve those, and how to work together in the broad reach of the continent. From the Gulf to Korea, each of us has interests here, some of those are economic and some of those are existential but they are nevertheless important and the ability to compare notes from this particular set of issues represents a deepening of diplomatic contact between the United States and India, something that we haven't been able to realize before and now we believe as a result of the President's visit is possible and fruitful for both of us. (end transcript) (Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)


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Fashion at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards
I feel as if the acid test for ageing could be showing someone a line-up of "celebrities" at the MTV Movie Awards and asking them to name them. IN OTHER WORDS: this post is not going to be super-long because …
I feel as if the acid test for ageing could be showing someone a line-up of "celebrities" at the MTV Movie Awards and asking them to name them. IN OTHER WORDS: this post is not going to be super-long because I have no idea who half of the attendees were at this weekend's event. I did, obviously, recognise Charlize Theron, above, and while I appreciated her peplum, I felt her overall look was quite dull. However, looking through the photographs did teach me several important things, namely:
Marky Mark = not hot any more. I know, I know, it's sad, but it had to happen some time.
Being someone's PA would be a really rubbish job. They stand there in the background, no one asks to take their picture, they fix trains and one of them wore a maxi dress from New Look. It's just embarrassing, frankly.
Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron must be wrecked. Here they are, just finishing up an insane publicity tour for Snow White and the Huntsman (which was, honestly, disappointing, and I love crap movies), smiling for the cameras on the red carpet again. I wonder if this kind of thing ever drives celebs to go totally mad.
This is kind of like a photograph of a girl in a dress she bought before her breast augmentation. It just looks like she's about to bust on out of there (do you see what I did there?) – not loving it.
Emma Watson pretty much consistently looks good, which is irritating. She still looks about 12, mind you – although I am really digging the way her hair is growing out. Love her shoes, too. Overall it's quite a brave look for such a young 'un.
I feel as if this is the point at which I have to defend Leighton Meester, who is (a) quite thin and (b) quite beautiful, because here she looks like a soccer mom on her way to drinks with the girls in Minnesota. I hate her hair this colour, I hate the shorts and I hate the lumpy top half, too. And no, hatred is not too strong a word; fashion is serious.
Mila Kunis is slightly better than Leighton, but only because of her tan – though I like her colour scheme, this shapeless T-shirt is nobody's friend.
Brooke Hogan! I don't know what Brooke's problem is, really: it's not that she's big, which she is (and no, I don't mean fat, I mean she's built big, broad, stocky), it's that she dresses like a size 6 hooker, when really she should dress like a size 12 athletic girl. Also, is it my imagination or has she aged about 10 years? Maybe Charlize has been sucking the life out of her in the bathroom at awards shows.
Jessica, Jessica, Jessica. We all know you can get really good wigs out there – but you do not need a wig. Nice shoes, mind you – and at least if you have to do a mid-awards-show skydive you have a parachute in your dress.
Yes, Emma Stone, you look adorable. Again. A little grown-up, perhaps, and I do love it when you go for colour, but still. I love you. I love you so much! LOVE.
Kristen! Smiley, cute dress, smiley. Good hair. And I like your rings. I give you a pass. Possibly even a B+.
I think that maybe Hemsworth 2 (is it Chris? I think it's Chris) looks a bit ridiculous, but I can't tell. My judgment is entirely obscured by a fog of lust.
Josh Hutcherson, on the other hand, I can see clearly. He looks like he's trying really hard to wear cool guys' stuff (which is hard, let's face it – men are not faced with as many choices as we womenfolk), and I give him props for that, but non-functional hats are my biggest bugbear in life, next to drivers who brake on the motorway and women who introduce themselves in the vein of, "I'm a mother of four …"
Poor Shailene, y'all. Her friends told her they were just going for a pizza and a few drinks, and instead, they held her surprise birthday party in front of the whole of Hollywood! How mean. Otherwise, there would be no excuse for her lackadaisical effort.
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Newt Gingrich slammed GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney for "carpet-bombing" his record ahead of Tuesday's presidential primary in Florida, trying to cut into the resurgent front-runner's lead in the final 48 hours before the vote.
On the defensive after barrage of attacks from Romney and a political committee that supports him, Gingrich said Romney had lied and the GOP establishment had allowed it.
"I don't know how you debate a person with civility if they're prepared to say things that are just plain factually false," Gingrich said during appearances on Sunday talk shows. "I think the Republican establishment believes it's OK to say and do virtually anything to stop a genuine insurgency from winning because they are very afraid of losing control of the old order."
Despite Romney's effort to turn positive, the Florida contest has become decidedly bitter and personal. Romney and Gingrich have tangled over policy and character since Gingrich's stunning victory over the well-funded Romney in the South Carolina primary Jan. 21.
An NBC/Marist poll showed Romney with support from 42 percent of likely Florida primary voters and Gingrich slipping to 27 percent.
» Keep reading: Gingrich bemoans Romney's Florida "carpet-bombing"
» Polls see Mitt Romney cruising to Florida victory [Los Angeles Times]
» Gingrich questions Romney's honesty [CNN]
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GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- The county is encouraging property owners with overdue taxes to act soon to avoid losing their land or homes.
Owners have until 5 p.m. April 1 to pay off 2010 taxes, but the Treasurer's Office won't be open March 29, Good Friday, to process payments.
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When he ask her to marry him he goes big, rents a extravagant hotel room on new years even tells her to go to the bathroom because he's geing the hot tub ready for her when she comes out hes in a suit and gets down on one knee.
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Okay. Regardless how on top of your game you may think that you are, people- when it comes to Social Engineering I really would like for you to be aware that IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU. Period. As a matter of fact, I'll even go so far as to say not only CAN it happen, but as sure as the Sun rises loyally every morning in the east and lowers in the west, it WILL HAPPEN. It's only a question of when it's going to happen and what flavor the tactic will present itself in. With that being said, let us proceed.
What exactly is " Social Engineering " ? Social Engineering is defined as the process of deceiving people into giving away access or confidential information. Wikipedia defines it as: "is the act of manipulating people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. While similar to a confidence trick or simple fraud, the term typically applies to trickery or deception for the purpose of information gathering, fraud, or computer system access; in most cases the attacker never comes face-to-face with the victim."Although it has been given a bad name by the plethora of "free pizza", "free coffee", and "how to pick up chicks" sites, aspects social engineering actually touches on many parts of daily life. Many consider social engineering to be the greatest risk to security. http://www.social-engineer.org/framework/Social_Engineering_Defined ( As defined on the official Social Engineering web site. )
So this guy walks into the motel. About an hour or so before I clock out for the night and hit the deuces. This guy, leather notebook in hand, wearing a navy blue jump suit with the white stripes down the side of the arms and the legs. A coach of some school or some kids by all means. I'm telling ya, this guy was freaking Jerry over at Penn State. ( I should shoot for the video footage so you could see this for yourself..really ). So he walks up to the desk and I'm like…thinking he has reservations, for his sake anyway because dude…we're booked to the max. There's an oil boom here are ya kidding me? But anyway, so he's like no reservation..but how are we looking tomorrow? Tomorrow? Dude, tomorrow? It's midnight now…what about tomorrow?
How is your internet service at the hotel, do you guys have a business center for the guest that has computers….with audio ability that can support my ear buds? Dude, are my ears and eyes deceiving me or are we really having this conversation? Do you mind if I take a look at the computer, Quintius, ( not 3 minutes later and we're already on a first name basis…BUT I HAVE NO CLUE WHO THIS GUY IS. I know that he's a guest, he's respectable- c'mon the guys a coach traveling. ), I just want to see if I'll be able to work on some business that I have to take care of? No problem you're covered, dude, we have WiFi. (Granted, you're taking care of business in traffic literally, security can't be too high up on your list anyway. ) Well, that's just the thing, Quintius, I DIDN'T BRING MY LAPTOP WITH ME, I'm from California ( what does that have to do with the price of tea in China? ), I've been staying in the hotels but none of the computers in the business centers were compatible with my ear buds. You say you have rooms tomorrow I can just book my reservation all at the same time and we'll see if this spot is going to work for me. Customer service wins!
So the clock is ticking and has continued to tick all the way to the the point in all of this where it's time for me to throw up deuces. That much time has passed with this coach in my business center booking his reservation with the help of his ear buds. Hey coach, it was nice meeting ya, is this spot going to work out for ya? Mouse click. ( Expected. ) Yes, this is just fine with the hard-drive propped on top of the trash can and the screen showing just enough traces of Twitter for me to be able to remember that it's either #FF or I've freaking missed it again. ( Sorry, Tweeps…this is what I'm dealing with at the moment. ) Well, I guess we'll talk tomorrow. Our night auditor is coming in so when she comes by just let her know the situation with you being stuck out of a room tonight and having to come in here to reserve a room for tomorrow on our computers. Nice chatting with ya coach….( umm…what was his name again, I didn't catch it? Did you? )
Fast-forward. As hard as it may be to believe…this story is not over. As a matter of fact, this is how it ended. With me sitting on my couch tapping buttons on my laptop and my spider-senses are telling me….SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT! ( Never doubt your spider-senses when it comes to security….esp. cyber-security. )
- Text message to my night auditor. 2:14 a.m. : Hey, check the business center and let me know if there's still a creepy guy in there wearing an Adidas suit.
- Reply: K. Lol. Yep'. I don't want to see whatever is on the screen because when I peeked in there he had his head phones on and he was licking his lips.
- My response: Okay, this is what you do. Tell him without a reservation you'll need a copy of his driver's license in order for him to access the guest computers. If he refuses…lock him out and kick him out.
- Reply: Is he not in-house?
My response: No, he was suppose to be in there making a reservation for tomorrow because we didn't have any rooms tonight. So either he gives you his license while he continues to make his reservation or he leaves. Point? He's a fucking pervert and needs to get the fuck off the system and the premises.
- Reply: K, got him out.
- Response: Thank you. ( Mind you….2:33 a.m. when it all ended. )
The End
( This post was based on actual events that transpired two nights ago. )
What makes this story even more dramatic is not only did it happen to a customer service representative at the front desk of a hotel, it just so happens that this rep is also a first year systems security student with the end goal of becoming an ethical hacker. Point taken: IT HAPPENS.


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Stelzner, professor of cell and developmental biology, joined the SUNY Upstate faculty in 1970 and directed the Program in Neuroscience from 1992 to 1995. Stelzner's research focus has been on central nervous system regeneration and spinal cord injury. In 2001, Stelzner was named one of 10 scientists across the state to receive a grant from the New York State Spinal Cord Research Trust. Stelzner lives in DeWitt.
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At the World Trade Center Site
June 2, 2010 - Al Stephenson
On our recent trip to New York we stayed in a hotel near the Newark Airport at our daughter's urging. She had stayed in the Hilton next to Newark Penn Station on her two trips to NYC with the OU Marching 110. She said we could take a train into Manhattan from there and that it would be much easier than driving in.
She was correct of course and we took the PATH train to the World Trade Center area on our first day. As we emerged from the subway station we were met by a fence surrounding the block where the World Trade Center twin towers were located. The city is in the process of building a memorial for the victims of 9/11.
As we walked through the area I couldn't help but wonder how an airplane could navigate the already existing buildings to get to the twin towers. Then I realized that the current skyscrapers are some thirty stories high. The towers had 110 floors so no navigation was necessary.
As we walked around the construction area we came to a temporary museum. We entered and my thoughts went to the museum we toured in Oklahoma City that told the story of the bombing of the federal building. That stop was moving as you saw how the world changed as a result of one man's actions.
The stop in NYC was very similar and we left the museum saddened at the thought of what took place on that fateful day. There were a number of exhibits that made us pause and I would like to share three of them with you.
One of the most thought provoking sites was a window from one of the planes. As my wife said, "we tend to think of the victims of the buildings and forget about those that were on the planes." I can not imagine the ordeal the passengers went through before their ultimate deaths.
I also was taken aback by a comment from a bystander on that day. It was located on a wall by a photograph of the burning towers. He mentioned how incomprehensible it was to watch people grab hold of each other and then jump from the inferno. It is difficult to imagine having to choose how you want to end your life.
The last thing that affected both of us was in the area where family members of the victims had sent photographs and momentos of their deceased loved ones. A postcard from a little boy had the following inscribed on it.
"Dear Dad, I hope that you are happy in heaven."
The view from my seat suggests that I may go back when the final memorial is completed in 2014. Until then the memories are so fresh that you will understand when I tell you that we left the museum with tears in our eyes.
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Favre should stay out of broadcasting picture
If you had to guess how likely it is that Brett Favre will emerge from retirement to become football broadcaster, you'd say it won't happen.
You would also say it shouldn't happen.
There has been some speculation Favre's informed, breezy and candid manner would work on a National Football League network studio show or maybe even in a broadcast booth.
Maybe, maybe not.
Joe Montana's cool didn't work for him in his mercifully brief broadcasting career. Oscar Robertson's basketball IQ wasn't much of a help in his unfortunate efforts behind a game microphone.
First of all, Favre hasn't shown any indication during his playing career that broadcasting was something he wanted to pursue after his career ended.
He has declared any number of times that he didn't have interest in broadcasting, any more than he wants to become a coach in the NFL.
It's one thing to impress television network broadcasters and executives in production meetings, which Favre has done over the years with his engaging storytelling and analysis of game plans.
But he has not declared it his ambition to be on the other side of the table asking questions rather than answering them.
So what's the point of pursuing a profession you aren't interested in? You don't want to wander into broadcasting merely because you can't think of anything else to do.
Favre himself on Thursday talked eloquently about how much it took to commit to doing something he actually loves.
Broadcasting isn't quarterbacking, granted. But you need to want to do something in order to do it well.
Guys like Troy Aikman and Daryl Johnston, who have become good game broadcasters for Fox, started out for two seasons calling games in the now-defunct NFL Europe.
They will tell you they had an ambition to pursue broadcasting as players and were willing to start at the bottom and work at it to get better.
Both those guys were thinking about becoming football broadcasters while they were playing. In a sense, they were preparing to become broadcasters even while they were playing.
Michael Strahan is an example of another guy who is thinking about becoming a broadcaster and has an appetite for it.
Does Favre really want to be a studio analyst, even if any of the networks needed another one, which they don't?
Does he really want to travel in and out of Hattiesburg in order to spend his Sundays wedged between Tiki Barber and Jerome Bettis? Or between Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson? Or anywhere near Stuart Scott?
Moreover, networks expect guys to wear suits and to shave.
Who in America wants to see a clean-shaven Brett Favre wearing a suit coat? That's not going to work. That defies the natural order.
NBA ratings up
Season to date, the "NBA on ABC" is averaging a 2.5 national rating, up 9% over the 2.3 rating of last season.
Should ABC finish the season with a ratings gain, it will be the first time since 1996 the NBA regular-season package has had growth from the previous season. On cable, TNT and ESPN, ratings for NBA games are up 10%, at 1.1 this year compared with 1.0 last year.
Fox Sports announced Thursday that all of its major-league baseball telecasts this season will be in high definition. The "Fox Saturday Baseball Game of the Week" regional package includes four Brewers games: May 10 vs. St. Louis, May 17 at Boston, Aug. 2 at Atlanta and Sept. 13 at Philadelphia. . . .
Bill Dwyre of the Los Angeles Times, noting that Bob Knight has joined ESPN as a college basketball analyst for the conference tournaments and the NCAA tournament: "Why is it that sports figures who make a career out of hating the media invariably join it when they end their careers of news-conference snarling and reporter intimidating?" . . .
Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's "Colbert Report," noting the preoccupation the media have with Favre's retirement: "Brett Fav-rahh, you were a credit to your thing and I assume you will be missed."
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