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vcinquini wrote:
> Hoping some kind soul will help me find a solution to my router
> issue. I have a SpeedStream 5600 router all set up working great
> except for 1 major issue: I can't send attcahments in email or FTP
> files over 1k. When I send an email with an attachment it freezes
> and then gives me a network connection was dropped error. For
> example if I send a 6k word doc or it stalls in the beginning of
> the send at 0 percent either it stalls at 99%. If I attach a 1k
> pixel gif or email body has 1k size, it will go. By the way, I also
> can't FTP. I'm dying to make this thing work, so any help you can
> offer would be great. Just as bck grd info. I'm using a SpeedStream
> 5600 mode configured to act as a router over PPPoE with ADSL
> connection.
Is your MTU set for 1492?
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You could feel like opening yourself up in a more authentic way today, which may mean that you find it easier to place your trust in others. Perhaps it is because you understand that being able to trust other people comes from being attuned to your own needs and your ability to trust that you are able to count on others. If you can imagine the deepest part of yourself as unshakable today, you might notice that even when someone's words or actions seem to unsettle you, you are able to remain still and steady. You may also find that your ability to trust increases even more. Learning to stay grounded can give you the courage to become more receptive and sensitive to the needs of others and foster a deeper and more genuine connection between you.
Trust in a relationship develops when we have confidence in ourselves. Sometimes it is easy for us to second-guess ourselves and call into question what we do. Unless we can rely on ourselves, we will never be able to count on other people; our relationships will be based on fear and secrets instead of openness, commitment, and compassion. Just knowing that trust grows first from within us and then expands to encompass our loved ones gives us the tools to initiate the process. Your relationships will evolve and become more honest the more you learn to believe in yourself and the more faith you begin to develop in others today.
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What is the most popular expansion board type for a NIC? (PCI, PCIe, AGP, etc.)
PCI bus
- 32- or 64-bit bus
- Clock speeds rated at 33-, 66- or 133-MHz
- Maximum data transfer rate: 1 Gbps
- Introduced by Intel (1992)
- Latest official version: 3.0 (2004)
Store-and-Forward Mode
• Switch reads entire data frame into memory
- Checks for accuracy before transmitting information
• Advantage over cut-through mode
- Transmit data more accurately
• Disadvantage over cut-through mode
- More time consuming
• Best use
- Larger LAN environments; mixed environments
- Can transfer data between segments running different transmission speeds
Cut-Through Mode
• Cannot detect corrupt packets
- May propagate flawed packets
• Advantage
- Speed
• Disadvantage
- Data buffering (switch flooded with traffic)
• Best use
- Small workgroups needing speed
- Low number of devices
What are the two switch modes we discussed in the power point and how do they differ in the way they handle packets?
Store-and-forward mode & cut through. Cut through is faster. Store-and -forward transmits data more accurately.
What is a switch and what does it do?
Subdivide network
Smaller logical pieces, segments
• Operate at layers 3 and 4 (advanced)
• Interpret MAC address information
What is a bridge?
Connects two network segments. Analyzes incoming frames and decide where to send.
Based on frame's MAC address
What is a repeater and how does it differ from a hub?
Simplest connectivity device regenerating signals. One input port; one output port. Hub has multiple data ports.
What is a hub and how many ports does it have?
Connectivity device that repeats signal in broadcast fashion. Repeater with more than one output port.


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David Rapanot's nickname of "Tuff" was earned before he was a year old.
Rapanot was born in January 1996 with pneumonia - forcing him to spend the first two weeks of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children.
When he was three months old, he was diagnosed with asthma. At six months and nine months of age he had to be flown to Oahu by air ambulance due to severe asthma attacks.
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"His two older brothers, Scottie & Ryan, along with my husband Scott & I used to always whisper in his ears that he has to be 'TUFF' & come back home to us on Molokai," his mother, Kim, wrote in an email. "That is how he got his nickname."
David Rapanot now stands a solid 5-foot-11, weighs 175 pounds and excels at most any sport he tries.
After a senior year at Molokai High School during which he gained Maui Interscholastic League first-team All-Star recognition in eight-player football and Division II basketball, and was the coaches' unanimous choice as MIL D-II Player of the Year in baseball, Rapanot is The Maui News MIL Boy Athlete of the Year, becoming the school's second recipient of the honor.
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MIL Boy Athletes of the Year
1990-91-Jason Lopez, Baldwin
1991-92-Kalei Awai, St. Anthony
1992-93-Ray Wilhelm, Baldwin
1993-94-Carlton Okamoto, Baldwin
1994-95-Buddy Perry, Lahainaluna
1995-96-Robert Kemfort, Maui High
1996-97-Bubba McLean, St. Anthony
1997-98-Jansen Medeiros, Lahainaluna
1998-99-Shane Victorino, St. Anthony
1999-2000-None selected
2000-01-Kawika Kahui, Baldwin
2001-02-Ikaika Neizman and Kainoa Casco, Lahainaluna
2002-03-Akamu Aki, Baldwin
2003-04-J.J. Eno, Baldwin
2004-05-Bulla Tuzon, Baldwin
2005-06-Tye Perdido, Seabury Hall
2006-07-Manu Adolpho, Molokai
2007-08-Lake Casco, Lahainaluna
2008-09-Mana Rosa, Baldwin, and Reid Hunter, King Kekaulike
2009-10-Brock Shishido, Baldwin
2010-11-Pasoni Tasini, Baldwin
2011-12-Pasoni Tasini, Baldwin
2012-13-Keelan Ewaliko, Baldwin
2013-14-David Rapanot, Molokai
Manu Adolpho was the first winner from Molokai, for the 2006-2007 school year.
"I remember Manu," Rapanot said before a baseball practice at Maui High on Wednesday. "Hard worker, track and field, cross country, basketball."
As for what having another honoree will mean for the Friendly Isle, Rapanot said: "Proud, it will pretty much make them proud."
Rapanot, who will continue his baseball career at Feather River College in California, still battles asthma.
"It pretty much makes me push harder all the time," he said.
"The doctors just tell me to stay active. I really just thank the Man upstairs for keeping me safe."
This summer, Rapanot is playing with the Maui Big League All-Star team, loaded with MIL All-Stars from several schools.
"Oh man, playing with guys like this is a lot of fun," Rapanot said. "You can have trust in them all and you don't really have to put too much pressure on yourself."
Rapanot is not sure what his main position will be at Feather River - his fastball touches 89 mph, and he is also a sure-handed middle infielder.
His prowess on the diamond was demonstrated in the MIL D-II tournament final against St. Anthony, when he was 4-for-4 with two triples, a three-run homer and four RBIs, and on the mound retired 15 straight batters - nine via strikeout - in a five-inning win after surrendering an infield single to the first batter of the game.
Rapanot played football for the Farmers as a freshman, but not again until his senior year, when he was a quarterback and cornerback.
"I wish I would have had him for four years," Molokai football coach Mike Kahale said. "We were just happy to have him as a senior. Good kid, great athlete. We had to use his athleticism to the best of our ability. He definitely could have played Division III, Division II (college) football. It would have taken a lot of effort and focus to get a Division I scholarship, but that would not have been out of reach."
Rapanot was also a McDonald's All-American basketball nominee.
"Football was fun," he said. "I wish that I had played sophomore and junior year. Yeah, I'm going to miss that a lot. Basketball, I'm going to miss that a lot, too. But baseball, since T-ball, that was my No. 1 goal, to become a professional baseball player."
Mike McCutcheon, the Molokai baseball coach and a graduate of the school, would like to see Rapanot play all three sports in junior college.
"I have seen a lot of athletes come and go from Molokai being that I was raised there," McCutcheon said. "He is probably one of the most athletic kids that I have seen when it comes to multisports - being able to just adapt to whatever is thrown at him. He doesn't have the size that some of those athletes that he may be compared to, however, his athleticism helps him rise above.
"As a baseball player he was unique. He was able to produce a lot of quality pitches, a good compact swing, fielding - he was just the true athlete. And it didn't take much work from the coaching staff, it was his hard work that brought him to where he was."
Rapanot will have the backing of an island with him at Feather River.
"I really know that I always have them behind me, being from a small island," he said. "I just want to make them proud."
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Dr. William Acton, Dean of Graduate Studies
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Laura Ramage – Student-led Worship
Coordinates the Wednesday evening student-led worship.
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Assists in the planning of spring break trips and other travel for service.
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Assists in the recording of service hours.
Abigail Mosior – Fellowship Opportunities
Coordinates campus–wide fellowship opportunities.
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Develops curriculum for LVEP programming.
Creates assessment measures for LVEP learning.
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An Iranian-born American pastor imprisoned in Iran is set to go on trial Monday, Jan. 21.
Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers arrested Pastor Saeed Abedini, 32, in September, while he was in Iran to visit his family and work on a project for an orphanage.
His trial has been assigned to a judge who has been accused of human rights violations in the past for his prolific use of the death penalty.
Saeed became a U.S. citizen in 2010 when he married his American wife, Naghmeh Abedini. The Iranian government does not acknowledge his dual citizenship and the U.S. State Department has not taken any definitive action on his behalf.
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In a recent letter to his wife, Saeed said he is being beaten regularly and has been told he "will hang" for his faith in Jesus.
"One day there are intense pains after beatings in interrogations; the next day they are nice to you and offer you candy," he wrote.
After being arrested and interrogated in 2009, the Iranian government warned him to cease all activities with Iran's underground Christian community.
Jordan Sekulow, with the American Center for Law and Justice, said it's time for the United States to act on the behalf of Pastor Saeed. The ACLJ is fighting for his release.
"We did not see any action from the State Deptartment until finally last week the media's attention on this had shamed them into saying we're actually concerned about the matter," Sekulow said.
"All they had done before is say they were aware of it, but they have still fallen short of calling for an American citizens release," he said.
Click play above to watch more of Sekulow's interview on Pastor Saeed's situation, on CBN New Channel Morning News, Jan. 16.
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International Migration, Remittances, and Schooling: Evidence from El Salvador
Alejandra Cox Edwards
California State University, Long Beach - Department of Economics
Manuelita Ureta
Texas A&M University - Department of Economics
June 2003
NBER Working Paper No. w9766
We examine the effect of remittances from abroad on households' schooling decisions using data for El Salvador. Following the massive war-related emigration of the 1980's, remittances became a significant source of household income throughout the 1990's. We use the Cox proportional hazard model to examine the determinants of school attendance. Measuring income from a source that is uncorrelated with parental schooling remittances , we find that remittances have a large, significant effect on school retention. We estimate that while household income net of remittances has a small, though significant, impact on the hazard of leaving school in rural and urban areas, remittances have a much larger impact on the hazard of leaving school. In urban areas, the effect of remittances is, at its smallest, 10 times the size of the effect of other income. In rural areas, the effect of remittances is about 2.6 times that of other income. Our finding is of interest in that it suggests that subsidizing school attendance, particularly in poor areas, may have a large impact on school attendance and retention, even if parents have low levels of schooling.
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EBENSBURG - Lou Ann Reckner has been named coach of the Bishop Carroll girls soccer program.
When a coach was needed, Bishop Carroll athletic director Joe Skura called upon an old friend, whom he worked with while keeping clock for the soccer teams at Penn Cambria.
"I kept the clock for the soccer programs at Penn Cambria and remember how much the girls respected Lou Ann," said Skura. "She also was extremely successful and I liked her approach. I knew I had to see if she was available when we were looking for someone."
The veteran coach has over 200 wins in her career as head coach of girls' soccer at both Conemaugh Township and Penn Cambria High Schools. He led PC to the district playoffs for the first time in school history. He believes a positive attitude and strong work ethic are very important in the coaching world.
"My coaching philosophy is to think positive, work hard, work together, treat each other with respect, and encourage each other and great things will happen," said Reckner. "Soccer has proved to be such a great experience not only for my childrent, but for me as well. It is a sport that allows individuals to work together for a common purpose."
Lamb chosen for game
Philipsburg-Osceola senior-to-be Tanner Lamb has been chosen to participate in today's Big 26 Keystone Klash Baseball Classic, which will be held at Penn State's Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
The 6-foot-4, 190-pound Lamb participated in three days of tryouts to play in the doubleheader. Lamb, the only area athlete among the 40 players, is a pitcher for the White, which will play the Blue team.
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Paul Motian: New York, NY, May 20 2011
Village Vanguard
New York, NY
May 20, 2011
The boundary between past and present in jazz has, over the years, become a source of overwrought debate. The rise of "Tribute" shows at New York City's big name clubs gives ammunition to those who say that jazz today looks too much to its past at the expense of its future. But good musicians make good music, regardless of how it's advertised, and the great Paul Motian's weeklong tribute to the Modern Jazz Quartet at the Vanguard showed that paying tribute should not be a constraint on creativity. This was a display that grounded its music in great songs and great players, without obscuring the individuality of either.
Motian has shown little fear in tackling the music of the legendary jazz players, and the band he assembled showed that same poise and comfort. His MJQ featured three fascinating choices to hold down the chairs of Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, and John Lewis (Kenny Clarke and Connie Kay played drums over the life of the band). Veteran Steve Nelson held down the vibes, and had Motian smiling every time he stepped to the plate. All night long, he unleashed dizzying solo after solo, and added little percussive hits and bell-like sustained chords to shape the music on its way. Bassist Thomas Morgan, though young, has flexed his considerable chops with greats including John Abercrombie and David Binney. His playing tickled at the subconscious, easy to overlook at times yet gently shaping the music with a distinct and subtle voice that made him a fine sparring partner for Motian.
Finally, pianist Craig Taborn was a fascinating choice in holding down John Lewis' chair. As a bold player in the avant-garde idiom, what sets Taborn apart within his generation of pianists is the tremendous control he has over dynamics and communication, even within a storm of his own making. At times during the night's more straight-ahead offerings, he played almost too softlyforcing the audience to listen hard. His comping behind Nelson's vibe work was sparse but deeply creative, as it built a dialogue from the intricate vibe statements with the slightest inventions of his right hand.
At the same time, his solos showed the capacity to overwhelm. One of Motian's freer melodies allowed him to completely cut loose, with fingers moving at synapse tempo. He ground out impossible swells of sound that still held clear, distinct ideas drifting between his hands as they kneaded the atonality to form. With the bandleader deluging him with crashing cymbal, the music reached a dizzying intensity. Yet on the next song, a rendition of "Sunday in the Park with George," he was both understated and energetic, with a virtuoso statement that forged new harmonic territory in the tune's upbeat style.
The set was filled with other beautiful themes by the MJQ, as well as two of Motian's own now-standard compositions. These little breaks kept the night moving by injecting some freedom for the quartet to stretch out within intense songs like the closing "Drum Music," compared to more traditional melodies like the sparse "Wednesday" and a soulful "Delauney's Dilemma." A real highlight, too, was the opening "Django," perhaps the MJQ's most famous standard. Taborn took the slow, mournful head, and the bass provided heavy accents on the downbeat, before the tune rose to its easy Gypsy swing, and Nelson warmed the vibes with a solo of graceful, looping runs and sharp anvil shots. Meanwhile, the bandleader's elegant brushwork made his cymbals crack and shudder like an early summer thunderstorm.
Motian seemed in a good mood throughout the night, in his standard shades and silver New Balance sneakers. He gave Nelson some grief over a few missed notes in the melody, conversed with Lorraine Gordon at her corner seat near the entrance to the Vanguard kitchen, and even exchanged pleasantries with a few grateful fans after the show. And, of course, he was on throughout the set, not soloing much, but driving the others on in his sparse and distinctive style.
The reality is that jazz has precious few of its legends left, and any chance to hear Motian at the Vanguard or anywhere else is a blessing. But it's particularly rewarding to hear the energy that he still brings, at 80 years young, to his own music and the music of others. The classic MJQ had the skill to mold powerful melodies out of easy swing while keeping the material fresh, and this quartet found the same uncompromising blend of accessibility and innovation. Motian's select quartet of highly distinct players found common ground within these tunes, and in that way paid their own personal tribute to that spirit of modern Jazz.
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There's an interesting book called "Fiber Menace".
He points out that poops are formed mostly from bacteria, and that "fiber" is not necessary to make them. (Notice a baby drinking only milk, not a bit of fiber, and they poop just fine, sometimes several times a day.)
So, if you are passing hard little rocks once or twice a week, "dysbiosis", the lack of intestinal flora, may be the cause. They are hard because the longer they stay in the colon the dryer they get. Bacteria in poops hold in the fluid, so they are soft.
He thinks that healthy poops are small, soft, and numerous. "Fiber" filled poops are big, may have been around for a long time, and do a lot of damage because you have to strain to drive them out.
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Do you offer an alternative
Or it's eat what we have or wait until breakfast ....
If you knowingly make something that your family does not like ... Yes, by all means - have a back-up plan.
If they turn up their noses at everything, they should be as picky about breakfast ???
No we don't, they get what we serve. We usually try to make sure their is something on the plate that they like and I give small portions, so they can eat some of it. If they choose not to eat, then they wait till breakfast
Nope, I don't. But I do make sure that is at least a couple items as part of the meal that I know FD1 likes. That way there is food for her. And she has to at least try what she says she doesn't like. I mean, she's 2, she doesn't always know what she likes and doesn't because she hasn't tried it.
Most of the time no, they get what I make. If DH and I want something that the kids truly do no like or can't handle, like hot wings, we like them really hot and the kids can't handle them that hot, then yes I will make them something else that night. Most of the time though when they are just being picky and have eaten what I've made before with no issues, they either eat it or they get nothing until the next meal.
There's only a option if I make something new or make something I know they'll not eat.
My 12 year old DD is picky... I figure she'll try something if she wants. There are many meals I make that she won't try and if that's the case, I will make her something as long as its quick and easy. I must admit if I had mutliple children, I probably woundn't do that but with one....it's not bad. I remember wanting to vomit at the table when I was forced to eat things I didn't like... to me, it's not worth it.
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There's only a option if I make something new or make something I know they'll not eat.
Quoting Noni2319: It depends. Normally you eat what is being served. But my oldest doesn't like tomatoes or anything made from them. So I will make something else for him on those days. I don't make them eat anything they truly don't like but if I gave into all the picky ness he'd only eat like 4 different things.


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Just had thee BEST SingStar experience of my life. 13 grad students plus me sang and danced our worries away. Biggest crew was 2 singers and 9 dancers. Too epic. I need to upload some vids.
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Lady Gaga - Just Dance
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Do you think America is what Democracy looks like? Guess again. Here are some things you thought you knew about America.
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September 23,2010, Washington]-----According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the income gap between the rich and poor is currently at it's widest, yet I have never heard a presidential candidate, spend more than a fleeting few minutes on the poor part of this country's population. The "working class" seem to not exist.
I've heard copious speeches on the "middle class." For there to be a middle, there must be a top and a bottom. Nothing exist in a vacuum, yet our elected officials continuously act like they do.
President Obama was a beacon of hope in 2008. His sweeping, electrifying speeches, ignited passion for change everywhere. But even he, stayed away from uttering that dreaded phrase, "poor working class."
The UN is currently in NYC, discussing global poverty and it's ills, yet in this great U.S.A., we have more homeless, than some so called "third world" countries. Some are lying right there on the streets of Manhattan, as the UN's officials and our President's motorcade, whisk by.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the disparity in wealth is growing wider. In 2008, an average White family's median yearly income was averaged at $52,113. compared to a Black family's $34,088. In 2009, average White family, $51,861 and Black family, $32,584.
Note, the numerical difference and though the wealth seem to be decreasing for all, you can clearly see who's closer to the bottom. This week, statistics showed that one in every seven American lives below the poverty margin. Yet the Republicans and some Democrats want to keep the tax break for the wealthy, permanently.
President Obama recently visited a public school to deliver a motivational speech to our nations children. Though he encouraged students to give of their best and persevere even if times are tough, he didn't deliver what I though would have been the opportunity to address the gross disparity and educational crisis in our public schools.
Telling a child to do his best, when his school is substandard, his home life is abysmal, his neighborhood a war zone or a foreclosure nightmare, is really ineffective. It's like telling the president to fix the economy, joblessness, corruption and a gridlock, inept Congress without him having the tools to implement such change.
Kids need more than lip service. They have to do their part of course, but we adults have not done ours. It's disingenuous, then to ask them to give of their best, when we haven't given ours.
Disparity in wealth; poverty; affects every aspect of ones life. How long does the establishment think this country will survive as a viable, competitive player on the global market, if the largest percentage of it's population live in poverty?
Can the 1 percent wealthy carry this country? Can the one percent manufacture goods, harvest crops, oil, and grease the spokes that are absolutely essential to the smooth spinning of the wheels of any productive country?
Some might say poverty is not their problem. They came from nothing, and they "made it," why can't others do the same? We are not all monolithic. We do not all have the same level of skills, opportunity, acumen etc. But if there is an outbreak of something contagious and the sick do not get help, guess what, it will certainly spread, maybe eventually to you.
We are all interconnected. That child who gets a good education , will more likely go on to be a productive member of society, contributing to the whole. On the other hand, that child who was left by the wayside, then turns to a life of crime, will negatively impact your world whether you like it or not. Society need a cycle checks and balances to get to the common good.
Politicians don't mention the working poor for I suspect they have categorized this class as not much political capital. I suspect they think, they can't contribute millions to campaign funds. I suspect they are thinking, those "people" don't even come out to vote. I suspect they're thinking "those poor folks" are so bogged down by poverty, they do not have the will or the inclination to fight and demand change.
I suspect they might be right. Someone once said, I think it was Mark Twain, that the rich depends on an abundance of the poor. True and oh so profound.
In our society, if everyone had millions or billions, no one would be rich. Money would return to it's intrinsic value, zero. I heard an economist speak, a long time ago and he said something that always stayed with me. He said that a strong economy depends on some of the poor, remaining poor. That seems so obscene to me. Don't we need an economy and society where everyone can adequately feed, cloth, house and educate their familes and themselves?
So the 'Haves continue to amass wealth and the "Have-nots" continue to tiptoe from the bottom to take a peak at the top. Only, the top is so far up, they can only barely catch a glimpse of the glint of the rung. It's so far out of hanging range, that they can't even hang on by making a jump.
I suggest the powers that, take a long, hard look at history and start implementing some profound changes. For, the "poor masses" might appear apathetic, like they did in Imperialist France, Great Britain, the Caribbean, Africa, Rome but they all eventually exploded in rebellion at the abject poverty and feelings of powerlessness.
Inequity and inequality can be a cataclysmic catalyst for change. The ugly, painful, kind.
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Alex Cross, that is, the hip D.C. sleuth (think Denzel Washington or Danny Glover, one of whom may play the part onscreen) who scours the North Carolina backwoods searching for babes in bondage in Patterson's latest chiller.
Kiss hit best-seller lists in January, one week after it was published, and has already sold 320,000 copies. Add to that the $1 million Paramount Pictures paid for screen rights, along with the multi-million sales of Patterson's first Alex Cross thriller, Along Came a Spider, and it wouldn't be surprising if the author walked away from his day job.
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By 1971, Patterson was living in Manhattan and working as a copywriter at J. Walter Thompson. There, in 1974, he met Jane Blanchard, with whom he lived for the next 10 years. The couple was talking of having a child when Blanchard was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 1981. Patterson took tender care of her until her death three years later. "He was deeply in love with Jane," says his father. "When he lost her, it was tough."
Patterson tried to erase his grief with hard work. "I wanted to have something to do to escape," he says. "That's when I took off in advertising." Within four years, at 39, he was named CEO. He became chairman in 1990 and Worldwide Creative Director last year.
Before his fiction career took off, Patterson cowrote 1992's The Day America Told the Truth, a survey of national opinions on sex, religion and money. The intensity and focus he brings to each commercial project spills over to the golf course. "When Jim's in the process of setting up his swing," says his friend Frank Nicolo, "an atom bomb could go off, and it wouldn't deter him at all." Off the course, Patterson likes to read (he found The Hot Zone particularly spooky), see movies (Pulp Fiction was a recent fave) and keep up with pals, including old school buddies. Each summer he opens up his sprawling beachfront house in Mantoloking, N.J., to a parade of friends and family.
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Shields (album)
|Studio album by Grizzly Bear
|September 18, 2012
|2011, Marfa, Texas ("Sleeping Ute" and "Yet Again")
2012, Cape Cod
|Indie Rock, Baroque Pop, Folk rock, Psychedelic folk
|Chris Taylor
|Grizzly Bear chronology
|Singles from Shields
Shields is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Grizzly Bear, released on September 18, 2012 by Warp Records. Written and recorded following a six-month hiatus from band activities, the album was produced by bassist and multi-instrumentalist Chris Taylor, and preceded by the singles, "Sleeping Ute" and "Yet Again". An expanded version of Shields, entitled Shields Expanded, was released on November 12, 2013. This deluxe edition includes songs that did not make the album's final track listing, demo recordings and remixes.[1] The eight additional tracks were also issued as a separate mini-album, entitled Shields: B-Sides.
Shields has been described as the band's most collaborative album, with vocalist and guitarist Daniel Rossen noting, "[The band's aim was to] write and make music that is as collaborative as possible, so that we have a product that we all feel a sense of authorship over as a collective."[2]
The album received acclaim upon release. Shields reached number seven on the Billboard 200 and number seventeen on the UK Albums Chart.
- 1 Background
- 2 Recording
- 3 Writing and composition
- 4 Artwork and release
- 5 Reception
- 6 Track listing
- 7 Personnel
- 8 Charts
- 9 References
- 10 External links
After extensive touring in support of the band's third studio album, Veckatimest (2009), Grizzly Bear undertook a six-month hiatus from band-related activities. Vocalist Ed Droste noted, "There was such a level of exhaustion that I really needed to pretend I wasn't in the band for a little bit. I needed to be back in my life with my friends and my spouse, and live a day-to-day existence that had nothing to do with music. That was really good for everybody."[3] Vocalist and guitarist Daniel Rossen stated, "Those were strange times. [...] I felt a little bit shell-shocked by the touring experience of Veckatimest and part of me was just wondering if there was some other version of a life that I could have that wasn't as heavily involved in the music industry."[4]
During the break, bass guitarist and producer Chris Taylor released a solo album, Dreams Come True (2011), under the pseudonym CANT, stating, "I can't just take a break. For whatever reason, I'm the kind of person who needs to constantly to work on stuff. When we finished touring, I didn't want to take some time off, I just wanted to go into the studio. But, I really didn't want to book myself in with a band and go record them, so I decided I'd try and make my own record."[5] Daniel Rossen recorded and released a solo EP, Silent Hour/Golden Mile (2012), featuring tracks initially intended for Shields.[6]
Regarding the band's eventual return, Ed Droste noted, "Coming back together to try to write and record was like being in junior high again - after you go away for the summer, the first couple of weeks are slightly awkward when you get back to school. Then, you get back into the swing."[3] Daniel Rossen elaborated, "The whole process with this record felt like starting over. We took enough time off that we... I don't know. My head kind of went out of the game or something. Getting back into it was really confusing. It took a long time."[4]
In June 2011, the band moved to Marfa, Texas to begin recording their fourth studio album, with bassist and multi-instrumentalist Chris Taylor returning to his role as producer. Droste noted, "We had passed through before and there is a great arts collective and vibe. We decided to rent a place and make our next album there."[7] The band recorded "an album's worth of material" in Marfa, but ultimately abandoned the majority of tracks.[8] Vocalist Ed Droste noted, "We were like, 'We're ready to do this!' Then, we got there and recorded twelve songs and were like, 'This isn't quite there.'"[3] Vocalist and guitarist Daniel Rossen elaborated, "We didn't have that unspoken momentum, that unspoken understanding of what everyone is into."[2] Only two songs from these sessions made it onto the finished album; "Sleeping Ute" and "Yet Again".[7]
The band subsequently started afresh in early 2012, returning to Droste's mother's home in Cape Cod, where the band had previously recorded its second studio album, Yellow House (2006).[2][10] Commenting on the return to Yellow House, Droste noted, "It's so funny that we went back there in the end. It's my grandmother's house, we know it, and we can use it for free. And as soon as we got there, things started happening. [...] We just sat by the fire, Dan strumming, me singing, and it happened. Some of the best songs on the record, like "Speak in Rounds" and "Half Gate", came out of that. We stayed there in isolation for two months straight."[7] Droste stated that he and Rossen decided to "'try writing from the bottom up. We've never done it before.' There's a little bit of fear there because it's a new process we've never tried. We've never sat side by side and said, 'Let's literally, out of the ether, start writing songs together.' A couple of songs came that way, and that's why they're verse me, chorus Dan. [...] Suddenly the synergy hit, and the momentum struck, and then everyone got excited. And that's when the ball started to roll, and then we just started playing around, and people were much more open.""[2]
Ed Droste described Shields' overall aesthetic as "very in-your-face", saying that "the drums and vocals are clearer and louder. It's not as dreamy and pastoral and sleepy as past efforts, and there's a lot of raw vocal takes, which is something we don't normally do."[3] Rossen elaborated, "Previous records were definitely dreamier with lots of layered vocals and we've started pairing those back and taking them away, taking them away. That's what we went for on this record: clearer performances and more direct arrangements."[4]
Talking about Chris Taylor's production, Rossen stated, "Part of his strength is that he pushes us. [...] He enables us to try stranger stuff; he pushes us to that side of ourselves. [...] He's always thinking of the whole palette, I feel, whereas Ed and I might be more worried about a melody or a lyric."[4] The album was mixed by Michael Brauer.[11]
Writing and composition[edit]
The songwriting process for Shields was more collaborative than on past releases, with vocalist Ed Droste noting, "As we get older, more confident, and more mature, we're becoming more comfortable with stepping on each other's toes."[3] Pairs of band members did writing retreats with each other, with band members regularly building off of other members' ideas.[3]
Lyrically, Ed Droste described Shields as Grizzly Bear's "most verbose album" yet, noting, "It's funny, because I think back to a song like "Colorado", where I was basically singing ten words over and over again for five minutes straight - and that's it. There's nothing on this album like that. There's a lot more there, verbally, and it's definitely emotionally charged."[3] Bassist and producer, Chris Taylor stated, "For this record, it was really important to us to try and make sure that lyrics had a weight to them and at least some sense of a narrative, even if it was loose. There were lyrics in previous albums that seemed to have no meaning whatsoever. And that always really annoyed me. We agreed it'd be really important and awesome if we could just try and make all the lyrics tell something. [...] I was definitely able to use lyrics as a frame to how I would let the arrangements build and then fall away."[12]
Regarding the album's thematic content, Daniel Rossen noted, "There's a lot of talk about negotiating distance from people in your life. We were dealing with that in various forms, learning what it means to be alone, learning what it means to be close to somebody, certain things coming to a head. It just feels like a major difficulty in life." Droste elaborated, "There's a desire to be autonomous, but there's also this great fear of being alone, and there's this constant feeling of, 'How do you reconcile this?' There's this need for space, but there's also this, 'Come closer come closer.'"[2]
Artwork and release[edit]
The album's artwork features paintings throughout by American artist Richard Diebenkorn, with its front cover featuring his 1981 print, Blue Club. Each Diebenkorn piece included features either a spade or club symbol, traditionally found on playing cards.[13]
Grizzly Bear revealed that they were working on a new album on May 10, 2011.[14] The release date, track listing and the song "Sleeping Ute" were announced on June 5, 2012, while the title and cover art was announced on July 9, 2012.[15][16][17][18] A second song from the album, "Yet Again", was released on August 2, 2012.[19] On September 9, 2012, Shields was streamed in its entirety on NPR.[20]
On September 27, 2012, a music video for "Yet Again" was released.[21] On January 28, 2013, a music video for "gun-shy" was released. Director Kris Moyes described the video for "gun-shy" as "a very rare glimpse of what creative energy could look like on a molecular level, if it could be seen."[22]
Shields: Expanded and Shields: B-Sides[edit]
On September 17, 2013, Grizzly Bear announced reissues of the album, "Shields: Expanded" and "Shields: B-Sides", which were released November 11 (12 in North America) 2013. Alongside the original tracklist, "Shields: Expanded", available on double CD or as a digital download, included 8 additional songs, including bonus tracks, demos from the recording sessions in Marfa, TX, and remixes by Lindstrøm, Liars and Nicolas Jaar. The 8 extra tracks were made available separately as "Shields: B-Sides", on either 12" vinyl or digital download.[23]
Critical response[edit]
|Professional ratings
|Aggregate scores
|Review scores
|The A.V. Club
|The Guardian
|Pitchfork Media
|Rolling Stone
|Slant Magazine
Shields received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 86, based on 36 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[24] Pitchfork Media's Lindsay Zoladz gave the album a Best New Music designation, writing "While there's no question that Grizzly Bear's last two records have sounded gorgeous, critics of the band have wondered if that's enough. Shields, the band's fourth and most compositionally adventurous record, should put those concerns to bed. Though full of baroque, detail-rich production and latticework melodies, Shields also offers an emotionally resonant core."[30] In another positive review, AllMusic's Heather Phares wrote: "While it's not as obviously big a statement as Veckatimest was, Shields is plenty ambitious in its own right, and its complexity demands and rewards patient listening."[25] The A.V. Club's Chris DeVille praised the contributions of Chris Taylor and Christopher Bear, stating, "On an album that touches repeatedly on the barriers people build between each other, the members of Grizzly Bear have forged further ahead into sweet synchronicity.[26] Sam Cleeve of Drowned in Sound called Shields "[..] [A] warm-blooded record, beholden to analogue gear and flawless mastering — one destined to fit snugly on a turntable rather than to live as ones and zeros on your iPod", while PopMatters' Robert Alford called it "an album that unveils deeper levels of emotional impact and aesthetic dimension for a band that continues to challenge and captivate in ways that are entirely their own."[35][36]
Kevin Liedel of Slant Magazine, on the other hand, gave the album a mixed review, writing "But while the band admirably seeks to avoid mimicking Veckatimest's themes, it neither expands on those motifs nor presents anything interesting in their place. Pretty but formless, Shields plays like a calculated retreat into something altogether indistinct and inconsequential."[33]
Pitchfork Media ranked Shields at number 10 on its list of the top 50 albums of 2012, writing: "Shields is a magnificent record, where the lights are blazing, but nobody's feeling very much at home."[37] The album was also listed at number 35 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012, saying " Ed Droste and Daniel Rossen have grown into one of indie rock's most sophisticated songwriting teams, melding idiosyncratic approaches to texture and tune into a subtly mind-blowing whole."[38] The album was listed at number 16 on Stereogum's list of top 50 albums of 2012.[39]
Commercial performance[edit]
Shields debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 39,000 copies, the band's highest chart position and best sales week yet.[40] In the United Kingdom, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number seventeen, selling 6,462 copies in its first week.[41] It is also Warp's highest charting release in the U.S.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by Grizzly Bear.
|Lead vocals
|"Sleeping Ute"
|"Speak in Rounds"
|"Yet Again"
|"The Hunt"
|"A Simple Answer"
|"What's Wrong?"
|"Half Gate"
|"Sun in Your Eyes"
|Shields: Expanded bonus tracks (Available separately on Shields: B-Sides EP)
|Lead vocals
|"Smothering Green"
|"Taken Down"
|"Listen and Wait"
|"Everyone I Know"
|"Will Calls"
|"Sleeping Ute (Nicolas Jaar Remix)"
|"A Simple Answer (Liars Remix)"
|"Gun-Shy (Lindstrøm Remix)"
Credits for Shields adapted from album liner notes.[13]
Grizzly Bear[edit]
- Christopher Bear – drums, percussion, backing vocals, drum machine, lap steel, wurlitzer, synths
- Edward Droste – lead and backing vocals
- Daniel Rossen – lead and backing vocals, guitars, pianos, synths, cello, the wheel, horn and string arrangements
- Chris Taylor – bass guitar, backing vocals, synths, saxophones, clarinet, bass clarinet, flutes, drum machine, the wheel, horn and string arrangements
Additional musicians[edit]
- Tatum Greenblatt – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Louis Shwadron – French horn
- Nat Baldwin – upright bass
Recording personnel[edit]
- Chris Taylor – producer, recording
- Michael Brauer – mixing
- Ryan Gilligan – engineer
- Yale Yng-Wong – assistant recording engineer
- Jake Aron – assistant recording engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Richard Diebenkorn – art
- Ben Tousley – design, art direction
|Chart (2012)
|Australian Albums Chart[42]
|Austrian Albums Chart[43]
|Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[44]
|Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[45]
|Canadian Albums Chart[46]
|Danish Albums Chart[47]
|Dutch Albums Chart[48]
|Finnish Albums Chart[49]
|French Albums Chart[50]
|German Albums Chart[51]
|Irish Albums Chart[52]
|Irish Indie Albums Chart[53]
|Italian Albums Chart[54]
|Japanese Albums Chart[55]
|New Zealand Albums Chart[56]
|Norwegian Albums Chart[57]
|Scottish Albums Chart[58]
|Swedish Albums Chart[59]
|Swiss Albums Chart[60]
|UK Albums Chart[61]
|UK Indie Albums Chart[62]
|US Billboard 200[46]
|US Alternative Albums[46]
|US Independent Albums[46]
|US Rock Albums[46]
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One of the most debated topics in personal finance is whether it makes more sense to pay your mortgage off early or invest extra cash. There are advantages and disadvantages to both options, and at the end of the day, there may not be one solution that is best for every situation. No matter which choice you make, to prepay your mortgage or invest extra money, you need to make a decision and then remain disciplined enough to continue your preferred course of action.
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While paying your mortgage off early gives you peace of mind and interest savings, the argument from people who think investing is a better use of extra money is that mortgage interest rates are usually quite low. A portion of your mortgage payments are also tax deductible if you itemize your tax return, which means paying off your mortgage early may not be as advantageous as it seems at first glance. That said, it almost never makes sense to keep debt for a small tax savings.
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Because mortgage interest rates are usually comparatively low, it may be better to use extra money toward investments that have a potential for larger returns. When you use the money to pay extra on the mortgage, you give up investment returns that are probably going to be higher than the interest you're saving by paying the mortgage early. For example, if your mortgage is charging 5% fixed interest over the life of the loan, and you could earn 8 to 10% returns on money invested, obviously the money is better used on investments than paying the mortgage early.
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There are no guaranteed returns when you invest money. You can only assume the average return, but you might find you expected an 8% return on your investments only to earn 4% – in which case you may have been better off paying your fixed-interest mortgage off early instead of investing.
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The violence near the town of Zubin Potok, some 60 kilometers (40 miles) northwest of Pristina comes after months of tensions, following a decision by Kosovan authorities to extend their authority in areas under de-facto Serb rule.
For months Serbs have used soil, rock and concrete barriers to block any such moves. NATO has threatened to remove the barriers because they cut off supply to a military base in the north. NATO has ultimate authority over security in Kosovo.
German and Austrian peacekeepers involved in the operation fired rubber bullets and tear gas and used water canons and pepper spray to disperse the crowd of Serb protesters trying to stop the soldiers from removing the roadblock.
"The commander of the battalion was shot and another soldier was also wounded," said NATO spokesman, Lt. Col. Uwe Nowitzky.
In Berlin, German military spokesman Lt. Col. Manfred Baumgartner told The Associated Press that the wounded officer and the soldier serve in the Bundeswehr. He said they were shot from the crowd of Serb protesters.
The two were sent to the U.S. military base in eastern Kosovo, Camp Bondsteel, for treatment, NATO said.
At NATO's headquarters in Brussels, the alliance said it was concerned about the violence and said it would carefully monitor developments in the northern country's north.
"The use of violence against (NATO) troops is unacceptable," spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said. "We urge all parties to exercise restraint and cooperate fully with all international actors on the ground to ensure freedom of movement without delay."
At least two injured Serb demonstrators were carried by medical workers to a nearby hospital, an AP reporter at the scene said. Serb media said dozens of Serb demonstrators sought medical help.
Kosovo's declaration of independence in 2008 has been recognized by 85 countries including the United States and most members of the European Union. But, many other nations still consider Kosovo's political status to be unresolved and want to see the two sides come to an agreement on resolving their dispute. Serbia does not recognize the new state.


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THE CHINESE REFER TO A WOMAN'S MIDLIFE transition as her Second Spring. Thanks to the simple, natural techniques of traditional Chinese medicine, the second half of a woman's life is a flowering of feminine potential rather than a physical and mental decline. Now, Dr. Mao's revolutionary Second SpringTM program gives you time-tested, completely natural treatments to enhance energy, sexuality, and health -- and initiate your own new season of vitality starting at age thirty-five, through premenopause, menopause, and beyond. Dr. Mao -- Yahoo!'s favorite natural health expert and author of the bestselling Secrets of Longevity -- offers proven natural solutions such as a surgery-free face-lift, Chinese herbs that fight memory loss, traditional remedies that improve libido and sex, and foods that keep your specific body type in peak form (they're not the same for everyone!). His safe, natural practices, outlined in more than 200 tips, can eliminate the need for expensive medicines and artificial hormones. This amazing compendium of traditional wisdom is also enjoyable to read. With chapters on topics like weight, energy, brain power, beauty, and sexual health, Second Spring allows you to target your concerns right away. At the end you'll find handy, at-a-glance lists addressing women's most common ailments. Second Spring, inspired by Dr. Mao's own mother's remarkable transformation in the second half of her life, offers an integrated lifestyle program that will help you live long, live strong, and live happy in ways that you never thought possible.
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Now fans of Secrets of Longevity can incorporate Dr. Mao's sage health advice into their lives in 8 short weeks. The trick is adopting small habit-forming actions that stick. Walking for 20 minutes a day, drinking a detox tea, stretching before bed, all of which add up to make a big difference in the long run. Dr. Mao expertly condenses the wisdom gleaned from his family's thirty-eight generations of practicing Chinese medicine into actions that are easy to follow and satisfying to do. Anyone looking to improve and extend their lives will appreciate this book's insightful quizzes, satisfying checklists, and delicious recipes--all designed to unlock the secrets to a longer, healthier, and happier life.
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In some ways, Richie Phillips said yesterday, a lingering cloud that had been hovering over the reputation of Paul Westhead has been lifted.
In some ways, Phillips said, the cloud was never really there.
Phillips, a Philadelphia attorney, yesterday received a summary judgment in Los Angeles County Superior Court, having the case against Paul Westhead in the March 4, 1990 death of Eric "Hank" Gathers "dismissed in its entirety."
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Phoenix IT Group to axe over 300 jobs
Phoenix IT Group is to axe more than 300 jobs as part of a company-wide reorganisation. As previously revealed by El Reg, the IT services firm murdered the ICM brand and placed the system integration, comms, hosting, managed services and business continuity operations under the Phoenix banner from January. The LSE-listed firm, …
olympic preferred bidder to cut staff so they can pay the extortionate "we wont work unless" please line up
The LU will also cut staff to pay the £500 plus "dont leave us in the lurch Bob Crowe" olympic bonus cost.
idea, why dont bank staff, shop assistants and all the other services (fast food etc) workers demand the same and strike over the olympics, or would the other key unions not support them?
Those staff in other industries will not demand anything because they lack the solidarity of the RMT/ ASLEF/ TSSA members.
And those un-named 'key unions' will not support them because secondary/ sympathetic action has been illegal since the 1980's.
I wonder how big the bonus of the managers will be given the firm is in such trouble.
The management bonus will still be there; the staff pay freeze for the last 4 years is still paying for it!
PHX seem to have a round of redundancies every 9 months or so. Perhaps if they spent more time on *keeping* contracts than on office shuffling, then they'd be more popular. And if they actually motivated / rewarded the customer facing staff and got rid of the idiots that damage the company image, then it'd be easier to keep those contracts.
AC as I'm not ready to start job hunting yet.
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Hush, how dare you suggest that having those deckchairs arranged in different shapes every day isn't important and worthy of a management bonus. Oh, and AC or not, I'd suggest starting your jobhunt real soon now might be a good idea, I know I have.
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Class 6A, No. 10-ranked Huntsville built a 14-point halftime lead, then held off a Bob Jones rally to beat the fifth-ranked Patriots 39-31.
Ta'Naisha Hill scored 13 of her game-high 17 points in the first half for the Panthers (22-4), who hit just two field goals in the third quarter and none in the fourth. Only tw other Huntsville players scored, as Alaina Strong added 13 (including five free throws for the Panthers' only fourth quarter points) and Shaquera Wade had nine.
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Howson, 53, doesn't remember the accident, but police said he was thrown from his bike after being struck by the van at about 6:20 p.m. Tuesday. Howson was northbound on Cox's Drive near Zylman Avenue when the van struck him from behind, smashing the van's windshield and sending Howson to the shoulder of the road, Portage Police Sgt. Kevin Gleesing said.
The driver of the minivan, which was traveling at the posted speed limit of 25 mph, told police that he did not see Howson, Gleesing said.
A citation will be issued to the van's driver once police know the extent of Howson's injuries, the sergeant said.
Dana White, Howson's girlfriend, was at the hospital Tuesday as doctors kept Howson for observation of a concussion and a partially collapsed lung. Howson, who was wearing a helmet, also sustained scrapes on his head and shoulder and his right shoulder was separated, White said.
Howson loves biking and would ride almost every day, according to White. He has competed in triathlons and Ironman competitions.
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Rochester police are investigating a rash of storm drain cover thefts.
Tuesday afternoon, police said they received several reports of storm drain covers being stolen from city streets and private parking lots. The areas where the thefts happened included Farmington Road, North Coast Road and several parking lots on Milton Road.
Police said a white, late '80's to early '90's model GMC pickup truck was spotted in the area at the time of the thefts and was captured on surveillance camera. The truck was reportedly occupied by three men.
Police are asking anyone with information to call the Rochester Police Department at 330-7128 or the Rochester crime line at 335-6500.
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The Wrong Rev. Jeremiah Wright received no preferential treatment here, but records obtained by the Daily Caller show that members of JournoList, a listserv comprised of largely liberal media members, may have felt differently:
According to records obtained by The Daily Caller, at several points during the 2008 presidential campaign a group of liberal journalists took radical steps to protect their favored candidate. Employees of news organizations including Time, Politico, the Huffington Post, the Baltimore Sun, the Guardian, Salon and the New Republic participated in outpourings of anger over how Obama had been treated in the media, and in some cases plotted to fix the damage.
In one instance, Spencer Ackerman of the Washington Independent urged his colleagues to deflect attention from Obama's relationship with Wright by changing the subject. Pick one of Obama's conservative critics, Ackerman wrote, "Fred Barnes, Karl Rove, who cares — and call them racists."
Michael Tomasky, a writer for the Guardian, also tried to rally his fellow members of Journolist: "Listen folks–in my opinion, we all have to do what we can to kill ABC and this idiocy in whatever venues we have. This isn't about defending Obama. This is about how the [mainstream media] kills any chance of discourse that actually serves the people."
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