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Social Security is not welfare
These taxes are only paid on earned income. A self-employed person who makes $106,800 will pay $16,340 for Social Security and Medicare in 2011. This is in addition to regular income taxes. A person with only investment income, rental income or capital gains will pay none. Yet Congress has decided to use these taxes to create the image of a lower deficit and take away hard-earned benefits.
If Congress were held to the same standards for Social Security that it has set for private pension plans, our lawmakers would all be in jail. That might be a good thing.
Columbia River Crossing
Our city fathers suffer from what Laurence Peter called "Edifice Complex" -- the uncontrollable urge to erect buildings and bridges to commemorate their term in office. So we tear down the intriguing Industrial-Retro I-5 bridge, which has neither stops nor toll, and replace it with a traffic jam at the toll booth. We will still have the original bottleneck -- the Rose Garden area -- to contend with; and we will still have their program of intentional urban density.
The MAX cars are really cute, but when the plumbing gets old in all these new apartments, all of those bicyclists will get to pedal through a sad slum, the inevitable outcome of jamming too many people together in one location.
But by the time that happens, today's officeholders will be fondly remembered by their names on the plaques at the foot of the bridge; the next generation will shoulder the problems.
David Wu
What a shame to lose Congressman David Wu. He, along with Mayor Sam Adams, so perfectly symbolizes Portland and its "livability."
The Dalles
I find it interesting how Rep. David Wu's dirty laundry has come to light only after he lost downtown and much of his West Portland constituencies in the redistricting. It's as if, sensing he was finally vulnerable to a Republican challenger, the Democratic machine decided he was a liability and should be jettisoned posthaste.
To be sure, I'm no Wu apologist. On the contrary, I believe both that old habits die hard and you can't teach old dogs new tricks. My problem is with Democrats who sheltered and enabled him for so long, then only decided to let voters find out about it after he became vulnerable in a general election.
And that leads to the crux of the matter. Even with the most recent 6 percent approval rating, how many in Congress really worry about their jobs? By and large, they have gerrymandered themselves into life sinecures.
It's time for voters to wake up and throw all the bums out regardless of nominal political party.
North Portland
Wyden and the environment
Trade clean water for timber? No, thank you.
If next spring our rivers run brown because logging roads have been exempted from the Clean Water Act, you can thank Sen. Ron Wyden, Rep. Kurt Schrader and The Oregonian editorial board ("Timber country and you," July 24). According to the editorial, 7 percent of jobs in our state are "direct" timber jobs. Is this enough to warrant exempting logging roads from the Clean Water Act?
Any fisherman will tell you that our coastal rivers run brown in the spring runoff. Even non-fishermen can watch the Wilson River turn to mud while flying by on Oregon 6 in March. This mud comes from logging operations and accompanying haul roads, and this mud does damage to our fish runs and, in some cases, our drinking water.
Oregon's leaders should not be bending over backward to protect the timber industry at the expense of our clean water.
Northeast Portland
Regarding the July 27 article "Wyden dismays his usual allies with two bills": Like many other political debates in America today, including those on the economy, national defense and health care, the subject of environmental protection has become highly polarized. Environmentalists seem to automatically oppose any efforts to promote economic growth through development, and business interests appear to demand a free hand to try any approach, regardless of the consequences. In the middle are our political leaders, charged to promote the public interest.
Sen. Ron Wyden is an environmentalist. The Oregonian had to go back to 1999 for another example of when he "bucked" environmental groups. I am certain that he and his staff carefully studied the logging roads and industrial boiler regulations discussed the article and made the decision they believed was in the best interests of all Oregonians. For that, he has my thanks.
Predators and people
The July 24 editorial "The case for large predators" is spot on. For too long the debate has cast predators against people. In fact, people need wolves. They need cougars. They need coyotes, sharks and raptors.
And people need predators for real economic and health reasons, as well as the more aesthetic benefits usually touted. People require and benefit greatly in tangible ways from healthy ecosystems, and healthy ecosystems require natural predators in good balance. Those who bemoan the damage done to their lifestyle by predators subordinate the betterment of all people to their own desires; they place short-term outcomes over long-term benefits.
The people of Oregon, with their own long-term needs in mind, must insist these reasoned points be incorporated into the state's strategy for predator management. If a healthy, prosperous human population is the goal, then compromises must be reached with the wild predators that keep our natural areas healthy and provide immeasurable benefit to us all.
Southwest Portland
Help small businesses
I read the article about the problems that Old Town businesses are facing with great interest ("Old Town scene chills business," July 25). Portland needs successful small businesses, but it seems unwilling to give these businesses the support they need to function profitably.
Our city leaders do everything possible to ensure Portland's "bike friendliness"; they spend their time banning plastic bags; and they pander to every special-interest group possible in order to be uber-correct politically. But when it comes to small business, they want you to pay your taxes and not expect anything in return.
A city without a vital small-business community is doomed to failure. It is tough enough in this economy to run a successful business without having to deal with open drug dealing, graffiti, harassment of customers and employees, and other problems unchecked by the city.
Perhaps some new leadership will realize this before it is too late.
Northwest Portland


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Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Winston Brooks spoke candidly after the school board decided not to extend his contract through 2017.Video Transcript
SUPERINTENDENT WINSTON BROOKS GETS EMOTIONAL.. AFTER LEARNING THE SCHOOL BOARD IS NOT EXTENDING HIS CONTRACT. A TWITTER CONTROVERSY AND A RECENT 9-1-1 CALL DURING AN ARGUMENT WITH HIS WIFE, WEIGHED HEAVILY ON BROOKS... AS HE SPOKE TO REPORTERS. AS HE SPOKE TO REPORTERS. ANCHOR ROYALE DA BEGINS OUR TEAM COVERAGE WITH MORE ON BROOKS' REACTION ...TO THE SCHOOL BOARD'S DECISION. DOUG AND SHELLY - BROOKS MADE A POINT, WHAT HE SAID TO REPORTERS TODAY WAS "FROM THE HEART" NOTHING WRITTEN FOR HIM... NO NOTES TO GO FROM. IT WAS A RAW REACTION.... TO THE BOARD NOT EXTENDING HIS CONTRACT. Winston Brooks/APS SUPERINTENDENT: "I'm a better person than I demonstrated in the last two, three weeks." WINSTON BROOKS MADE NO EXCUSES. THE LEADER OF THE STATE'S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMITS... HIS ACTIONS HAVE TAKEN ATTENTION AWAY FROM THOSE HE WAS HIRED TO HELP. Brooks: "We need to get back to educating kids and this has been a distraction and for that, I apologize." BROOKS TOLD REPORTERS HE PREPARED FOR THE WORST, BUT HOPED FOR THE BEST. Brooks: "Not to get your THE BEST. Brooks: "Not to get your contract extended, is not a good thing." THE SUPERINTENDENT... SHAKEN BY THE SCANDAL. Brooks: "I'm human ..... GATHERING HIS EMOTIONS ... HE WENT ON TO SAY HE WON'T USE TWITTER ANYMORE. Brooks: "The lesson i learned from this at the age of 61 is, you better darn well know the consequences of experimenting with something." BROOKS GOT CHOKED UP, AGAIN, WHEN ASKED ABOUT HIS FAMILY. HE THEN SEEMED TO GET FRUSTRATED WITH HIMSELF... FOR LETTING THE STRESS SHOW IN FRONT OF THE CAMERAS. Brooks: " A lot of candles have been lit. . A lot of candles have been lit. Let's just leave it at that, okay? " BROOKS SPOKE FOR AWHILE TO REPORTERS. HE ALSO POINTED OUT ...THE PROGRESS HE'S MADE. IN THE FIVE PLUS YEARS HE'S BEEN WITH A-P-S... GRADUATION RATES HAVE GROWN FROM 50 TO 70 PERCENT. BROOKS SAYS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS IN THE BEST FINANCIAL SHAPE IT'S EVER BEEN ... POINTING OUT HE CAME TO THE JOB WHEN THE DISTRICT WAS HEADING TOWARDS BANKRUPTCY. BACK TO YOU. BROOKS SAYS, THE DISTRICT WAS LOOKING FOR A STRONG LEADER FIVE YEARS AGO... AND THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS, HE FEELS
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The Milwaukie City Council voted Tuesday to create a hospital facility authority, but what exactly does that mean?
"Many states, including Oregon, provide by law for the creation of public authorities called hospital facility authorities to allow public and private nonprofit health care facilities to pay for capital improvements through tax-exempt bonds," wrote Grady Wheeler, spokesman for the city, in an email.
A hospital facility authority can issue bonds for health facilities, such as senior care homes or hospitals.
"With the decline in the availability of direct federal funds for health care facilities, the use of tax-exempt financing for capital construction and improvements accelerated nationally in the 1970s," Wheeler wrote.
Rose Villa Senior Living in particular has been pushing for the city to create a hospital facility authority. The non-profit company, which houses 150 people, is planning an expansion in the number of apartments it has, but hasn't been able to get a loan.
Vassar Byrd, CEO of Rose Villa, said that the company has been working on the expansion since 2008. Banks have passed on the deal because of full senior living portfolios and some banks only approving loans to multiple-location senior living homes to reduce risk.
"We had banks say, 'great project, love the management, we've got to pass,'" Byrd said.
Rose Villa considered state and county hospital facility, but state regulations require a credit rating, which the company does not have. The county has a hospital facility authority, but terms of membership for its board members expired, said Mark Gonzales, finance director for Clackamas County.
Byrd said that she would like to do things locally, but if things don't work out Rose Villa may look outside the region.
Milwaukie city councilor Scott Churchill expressed concern Tuesday night over the hospital facility authority, mainly that the city could be at risk of a lawsuit and the city council should take more time in assessing pros and cons of the authority.
"I think this is a rush job," Churchill said. "More research needs to be done... I have severe concerns about the risks the city would be taking on in the formation of this (hospital facility authority)."
The council approved the creation of the hospital facility authority 3-2 with Churchill and councilor Mike Miller voting against the measure.


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His fifth stage of life starts when he is 18 years of age. He is then compared to a mule.
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Finally, his wife came in with the dinner that she had hurriedly prepared and which was not comparable to the wonderful repast she had given away.
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The great giant of his time, the Vilna Gaon, once said that the Shaagas Aryeh had the entire Talmud and its commentators at his fingertips and that he could relate the gist of all of them and their sources in one hour.
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As for myself, I can only answer that the yetzer hara has persuaded me to take the position because of the honor.
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"It must be that beggar," he exclaimed. "He probably stole my cane."
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"If, however, he rules the other way – that something is not kosher when in reality it is kosher – and thus robs a poor man of his money, this is a far more serious thing.
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"Come now, I insist. Tell me what errand of mercy you are on so that I too may have a share in the mitzvah."
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One of the most remarkable men in chassidic lore was Rav Yaakov Yitzchak Horowitz, known as the Chozeh of Lublin. Rav Yaakov Yitzchak was responsible for chassidus capturing the hearts of the vast majority of Polish Jewry. He was not only a great scholar but also possessed humility and modesty, traits that drew many other […]
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The story of the Bnei Yisrael in the land of Mitzrayim is a tale that has become tragically repetitive in the history of our people. It is the story of a land which allows Jews to enter, devote their talents and energies to building that land and making it strong, only to have the inhabitants […]
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The man has been found guilty and his soul is bitter because of it.
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Now I know why Hashem punished us with the confiscation of our shul.
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But the words would penetrate their hearts and each would say to himself: "But I, too, am doing this terrible thing." In this way Reb Elimelech would inspire the people to teshuvah.
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Mike Docherty - An Obituary
Dear Backers,
It is with great sadness that I must report that Red Fog artist Mike Docherty has passed on.
For so many reasons, Red Fog was very special to... Read more
Back from Comic Con!
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Hey everybody!
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It bears repeating that... Read more
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I just wanted to pass on a small note that I started a second project on kickstarter today, and that it will in NO WAY... Read more
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Happy 2014
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Hope everyone has a safe and prosperous 2014!
Chapter 4 in the books!
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Nearing the home stretch
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What's new? Backer Credits!
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Chapter 4 Pics.
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Looking ahead, we... Read more
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When the Shout 'Wild Well!' Is Heard in the Oil Fields, Red Adair Puts a Lid on the Crisis
Buffeted by a 60-mile-an-hour gale and drenched by the downpour of oil, Adair's cocky "Cowboys," as the Norwegians dubbed them, began a perilous struggle to cap Bravo 14. Four attempts failed. But on the fifth, hydraulically operated "blind rams"—half-disks of steel faced with a rubber seal—shut off the gusher long enough for a four-ton "stopper" to be attached. For the first time in eight days all was quiet. A grinning Adair gave the "thumbs-up" sign—and, in triumph, returned home to tote up the bill. (He's very cagey on the subject, saying only that the $500,000-plus fees reported in the past are untrue.)
For 31 years the flamboyant Adair, 61, has been putting an end to other people's disasters. Among his most memorable successes: snuffing out a 450-foot tower of flame called "The Devil's Cigarette Lighter" in the Sahara oil fields in 1961-62, and plugging the infamous Santa Barbara, Calif. offshore oil leak in 1969. Last year the Red Adair Co.—one apprentice and six full-time disaster experts—sped to the rescue no less than 35 times.
His profession, says Adair with a raspy chuckle, "is exciting. It's fun. You're living all the time. There's a certain risk involved, but when you have something to do you go ahead and do it." He adds: "People say we are daredevils, but that's wrong. Evel Knievel is a daredevil. Everything we do we plan."
Well, almost everything. In the course of their travels Adair and his men have stumbled across armed guerrillas (in Sumatra), airplane hijackers and crocodiles, as well as jungle terrain where "equipment just sinks out of sight." A burly fireplug of a man at 5'6" and 180 pounds ("Sometimes I wish I was even smaller so I could hide better"), Adair has sometimes barely survived. Smashed by a crane in 1954, Adair had both hips broken and his pelvis split. Doctors said he would never walk again, but Adair was back on his feet in four months. Some years later an experimental leather suit he was wearing shrank from the heat of a blazing well and nearly choked him in a deadly embrace. Shrugs Adair, "Injuries aren't serious if you don't have to stay in the hospital more than a week."
One of eight children of a "dirt poor" Houston blacksmith, Adair believes privation teaches valuable lessons. "I think everybody ought to go hungry at least once," he says. "It does things for you that you never forget." A fine athlete, Adair left school after the ninth grade. By 1939 he was an oil field roustabout. During a blowout Adair's cool take-charge ways caught the eye of pioneer wild-well fighter Myron Kinley, who was doubly impressed when Adair was hurled skyward by another explosion, landed on his feet and kept right on working. Kinley hired him, and Adair eventually took over the business after serving during the war with an Army bomb disposal unit. "With bombs or fires," he discovered, "you only get one mistake."
For managing to avoid that first and final error, the erstwhile poor boy estimates he is now worth "a million or two." He has substantial real estate investments, a $200,000 house on the shore of Houston's Clear Lake and a 186-acre spread on Lake Travis, near Austin. He numbers several astronauts among his pals—"We're all in high-risk jobs, and we find things to talk about"—and sometimes joins them for powerboat races. Another buddy is John Wayne, who portrayed a character loosely based on Adair in the 1969 film The Hellfighters. Though Red's culinary tastes run to thick, drippy hamburgers and beer (he rarely touches hard liquor), the Adairs' Houston home is decorated with exquisite Oriental antiques—souvenirs of his Far East excursions.
To his tolerant wife Kemmie's dismay, Red spends as much time on the road as at home. "I raised the kids by myself, and it's hard," she says, "but I don't think you can tell a man what to do with his life, and I don't think he'd be happy doing anything else." Now there's another hellfighter in the brood to fret about—son Jimmy, 36, who is being groomed to take over Red's business. "When he's out on a job and I'm in the office," admits Red, "I pace like a lion." (The Adairs' daughter, Robin, is 32, and there are three grandchildren.)
For the moment Red has no plans to retire and expects his services to remain in demand. "Any time you have drilling you are going to have blowouts," says Red. "Sometime, somebody is going to get a little careless. But it shouldn't stop people from drilling. After all, nature causes more catastrophes than man, so we may be overdoing all this ecology business. The good Lord put oil and gas there for us to find and use, and we'd better do it." But no one knows better than Red Adair that oil doesn't always flow according to man's plan. As a sign in his red-carpeted office reminds him, "When you are up to your ass in alligators, it's difficult to remember that your objective was to drain the swamp."
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At last years inaugural TeatroStageFesta festival showcasing New Yorks Latino and international theatera highlight was a Spanish-language production of Hamlet (with the Bards original English lines in a program for the monolingual). This year, the festival returns with fresh voices from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Spain. And besides theater productions (Narcissus, The Toothache of King Farfán, Lifeguard), TeatroStageFest offers musical performances (Bianca Marroquín from Broadways Chicago, Bobby Sanabria), a comedy series (Marga Gomez, Carmelita Tropicana) and artist panels (John Leguizamo, Graciela Daniele). All productions are accessible in English and Spanish. Through June 15, various locations and prices, teatrostagefest.org
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American Pastor Saeed Abedini has been transferred from the murderer ward to a political prisoner ward in Iran's deadliest prison Rajai Shahr.
Concerns about his deteriorating health condition are growing. Saeed's Iranian family, who was able to visit him recently for the first time in six weeks, said he is getting better meals but is experiencing severe abdominal pain.
Saeed sustained internal injuries from the beatings he received early on in his imprisonment. He was denied medication until recently.
The prison doctor said he is concerned about his internal injuries and recommended surgery, according to the American Center for Law and Justice. However, since meeting with the doctor, Saeed has still not received the surgery.
"There is a glimmer of comfort to know that my husband has been transferred out of the murderers' ward, but my heart aches to know the pain he continually suffers and that his injuries necessitate surgery," his wife, Naghmeh, said..
"As a family, it is difficult to be so far away and unable to comfort him in his pain. Though we are encouraged by the transfer to the new ward, such a small step is far from an unconditional release where Saeed is reunited with our family. While this development is welcomed, we desperately await his return home," she said.
The ACLJ is urging the U.S. government to make Pastor Saeed's freedom a priority.
"When the Obama Administration refused to even ask for Pastor Saeed's release during negotiations with Iran, we not only lost a critical opportunity for his freedom but effectively insulated Iran from ever feeling the need to free this U.S. citizen," the ACLJ said.
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To hear William Petersen tell it, you'd think he would feel better off dead.
Petersen, who plays Las Vegas forensics investigator Gil Grissom on the CBS Thursday-night megahit "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," is apparently fed up with the series, according to an interview in the March issue of Playboy.
The outspoken star, who turns 51 on Saturday, tells the men's magazine that the crew was just wrapping up its 81st episode. "That's a lot. ... I'll do 'CSI' until I legally don't have to do it anymore," he tells the magazine, according to a report in the New York Post.
Petersen added that his contract required him to continue the show for just one more season. "That's as long as I can foresee doing this show," he said.
But a spokeswoman for Petersen now tells the Post that his contract runs through 2007 and that he has no intentions of leaving the show anytime soon. "He's gonna stay with the show as long as he's signed up for -- at minimum," she says.
Following the successful debut of "CSI: Miami" in 2002, the network is now planning "CSI: New York" this fall. Petersen has made no secret about his feelings for the show's spinoffs, which he says water down the original series. "They can do the show five nights a week with five different casts," he says.
"Taking a blueprint of something that was originally conceived and trying to synthesize it is the difference between organic chicken and beef jerky," Petersen says, adding that he would like to see CBS chief Les Moonves and show producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Peter Sussman turn up as corpses on his show, the Post reports.
Petersen's spokeswoman attributed the comments to the actor's "biting sense of humor," which she says don't always come off so well in print.
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So I first made up my own routine, posted it on here and the bodybuilding forum, got constructive criticism, and finally came up with this:
Workout A
- Squat 4x5
- Bench press 4x5
- Overhead press 3x8
- Dips 3x8
Workout B
- Deadlift (never really trained deadlifts so I don't know sets and reps yet)
- Pullup 3x8
- Rows 4x8
- Bicep curl 5x8
2x weekly
Mon: A
Tue: B
Thurs: A
Fri: B
I think this is a good workout and I also think a lot will agree since it is based on other people's ideas.
I still think four workouts a week is crazy, especially while you still have a lot of fat to gain.
Don't bother - he doesn't listen anyway. Just worry about growing up, kid. Wow.
Or you can stop trying to reinvent the wheel.
But others have told you what works many times.
You are doing two heavy presses on the same day, and three heavy pulls. You will not be able to adequately train the press after benching, nor do many pullups after deadlifting.
Deadlift is one work set of 5 reps.
You cannot make progress doing this routine on consecutive days. You will break down and get injured from not allowing enough recovery time.
Again, read "Starting Strength" and "Practical Programming"
Squat 3x5
Bench 3x5
Deadlift 1x5
Squat 3x5
Press 3x5
Pullup 3 sets to failure
Lift 3x perweek on non consecutive days; MWF ABA then BAB the following week.
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I am developing a new VSS Hardware Provider for a iSCSI target.
For the stub implementation i think of simulating the snapshot process,
i think of ->
taking a persistent snapshot (using vshadow) of one of the iscsi target node
which is already exposed to the system( using iscsi initiator)
In the hardware implementation part i exposed another same sized iscsi node
as the resultant snapshot.
i populate the basic VDS_LUN_INFORMATION during gettarget luns (like product
id, vendorid etc as these values are same for all the iscsi nodes)
then during the locateluns process i issue iscsicli command to surface the
particular iscsi node to the system and issue scsi inquiry command to the
drive to populate the remaing vds lun info which was left out during
gettarget luns process.
i populate all that is required during gettargetluns method
but the snapshot process returns error,
#1 The method FillInLunInfo is being called several times over.
#2 After, (several) FillInLunInfo calls, OnLunEmpty is called.
however i checked VDS_LUN_INFORMATION has correct values for the
target LUN though.
I appreciate any help in nailing this down.


text: In conjunction with Miami's Art Basel 2011, which is taking place this week, Nike has produced a limited edition newspaper dedicated to Miami Heat forward LeBron James. The publication highlights a bit of LBJ's history and features appropriated imagery throughout. The majority of the copies were presented to select members of the media, while an additional 100 will be given away this week in Miami. But don't fret a digital version is available for download here.


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Wednesday's Dallas Stars game highlights
Three stars
1. Tyler Myers, Buffalo: Goal and three assists for rookie defenseman.
2. Mark Mancari, Buffalo: Goal and assist for scrappy depth forward.
3. Jamie Benn, Stars: Goal and assist, plus-2 in the game.
First period: Both teams were under fire early, and both goalies struggled. Buffalo defenseman Tyler Myers whipped a shot through Marty Turco at the 55-second mark, but Dallas answered with a tipped shot from Toby Petersen. Buffalo went up 2-1 when Mark Mancari popped in a one-timer off a nice pass from Craig Rivet, and Dallas answered with a Steve Ott wrister in transition. Jamie Benn then put the Stars up, 3-2, with his 16th goal of the season, but Jason Pominville deflected in a Myers shot.
Stars 3, Buffalo 3
Second period: The Stars were outshot, 15-5, but Turco kept them in the game. Mancari, however, drew three Stars players to the back of the net, and fed out front to Tomas Vanek for his 20th goal of the season at the 10:05 mark.
Buffalo 4, Stars 3
Third period: Dallas was outshot, 12-6, despite trailing by a goal and trying to fight back. Turco made a series of nice saves and finished with 38 for the game. Derek Roy scored into an empty net at the 19:42 mark to clinch the win.
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Biofuel: Food In, Fuel Out, But Is It The Answer We're looking For?
(Long Island, NY) In today's environmentally-conscious worldview that is being shared by more and more people, alternative fuel sources are the Holy Grail of the "green" movement. There are many new ways to eschew hydrocarbon-laden gasoline when it comes to filling up your vehicle's tank at the pump, and one of the most oft-talked about are biofuels- mainly ethanol and..


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The Senate tied itself in knots this week in order to avoid offending gun owners and the National Rifle Association. Mandatory background checks for most gun purchases failed in a 54-46 vote. It needed a 60-vote supermajority to succeed. Large majorities rejected eight other amendments including a ban on military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
The leading universal background check measure, co-sponsored by West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin and Pennsylvania Republican Pat Toomey, and supported by Arizona Republican John McCain, failed.
But — gun owners, beware — it was supported by a majority of senators.
There is a sound argument for making the National Instant Criminal Background Check System more effective, and for making sure that it is used to keep guns out of the hands of mentally disturbed people.
An amendment sponsored by S.C. Republican Lindsey Graham to address that issue garnered a majority vote, but failed to gain the required 60 votes. The senator should keep pressing the issue.
And advocates for strict limits on assault weapons and large capacity magazines should continue to press their case.
The Depression-era Federal Firearms Act made machine guns and sawed-off rifles and shotguns illegal without a license from the attorney general. Most gun owners do not see this restriction as oppressive.
In 1994 Congress passed a ban on manufacturing "assault weapons" for civilian use. The aim was to stop the trade in easily concealed, modern, military-style lightweight weapons with high rates of fire and highly lethal ammunition.
The ban expired in 2004. Its renewal has repeatedly been blocked by gun rights advocates supported by the NRA.
Assault weapons with large magazines were used in the Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, Colo., shootings last year to kill 36 people (including 21 small children) and wound 60 more in a few short minutes.
Banning these weapons won't limit the use of legitimate sporting arms.


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Ingram helps Mercyhurst upend Kutztown
Terrance Ingram scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half as Mercyhurst men's basketball team rode a 51-point second-half offensive outburst to a 76-64 victory against Kutztown Sunday.
The win snapped a two-game losing streak and served as the Lakers' first PSAC victory of the season.
Kutztown clung to an underwhelming 29-25 halftime lead after both teams combined to shoot a dismal 36 percent from the field. However, Mercyhurst's fortunes changed with the second-half whistle as the Lakers wasted little time building a 15-point lead on the back of a 30-11 run spanning the half's first 10 minutes.
Ingram, a sophomore guard, carried the Mercyhurst offense for much of the second half, going perfect from behind the arc and the free-throw line while only missing one jumper.
Mercyhurst controlled the rest of game, never allowing Kutztown to cut the lead to single digits.
Senior forward Luis Leao, who finished with a team-high 18 points, also provided a strong second-half effort for the Lakers, scoring 11 points and recording five rebounds in the final 20 minutes.


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Featured Golf News
Spieth to Return to Byron Nelson
Dallas amateur Jordan Spieth has accepted a sponsor's exemption to play in the 2011 HP Byron Nelson Championship at TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas in Irving, Texas.
A 16-year-old Spieth made national headlines in 2010 when he made the weekend cut in the $6.5 million PGA Tour stop. He finished tied for 16th, the best amateur finish on record in the tournament's 43-year history.
"Jordan added a great energy to the tournament last year," said 2011 tournament chairman John Beckert. "And he certainly proved that he could compete at this level. I'm sure everyone will be interested to see how he follows that up on the course this year."
Spieth is currently ranked No. 2 on the Polo Golf Rankings, with his most recent American Junior Golf Association victory recorded February 21 at the 2011 HP Boys Championship at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas.
The 2009 U.S. Junior Amateur champion, Spieth led the 2010 U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team to victory by winning all three of his matches. Spieth also claimed a win at the 2010 Ping Invitational. Now 17, he's set to enroll at the University of Texas this fall.
The 2011 HP Byron Nelson Championship, which is put on by the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, will be played May 23-29 over the Memorial Day weekend.
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Allistar wrote:
> Basically I want separate kdesktop/panel positioning settings, but the
> same application data (knode, kmail etc) using a single login with the same
> home directory (I am just a single user, after all - just connecting from a
> computer with a different monitor layout).
As far as I know, there aren't any such support in KDE and I frankly
don't think there is anyone thinking of making anything like that.
The closest I can think of is that you have two users (I think they can
share the same uid) and you symlink all the things from your main
account to your secondary (single head account) that you want to be
shared between the two logins and the rest you let be, this way you can
access your files and most of your application settings while your
desktop looks different.
This is quite a lot of work to fix.


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NEW BRUNSWICK — A judge in New Brunswick, citing "compelling circumstances," sentenced a Plainsboro man to three years in state prison this morning for causing the drunken driving crash that killed his best friend last year.
Superior Court Judge Bradley Ferencz said the outpouring from the Indian community, many of whom showed up in court this morning, along with a letter from the parents of Pavan Gottumukala, 25, killed in the accident, asking for leniency for Rohit Maddineni, 26, led him to give Maddineni a sentence less than the six-year term recommended by the state for vehicular homicide.
Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Kuberiet said his office will likely appeal Ferencz's sentence.
Maddineni and Gottumukala were out celebrating Gottumukala's 25th birthday in the early morning hours of March 31, 2012. Driving south to his Plainsboro home, Maddineni was traveling west on Dey Road near Eiker Road in South Brunswick when he lost control of his car and crashed into a utility pole. Gottumukala, who was in the back seat, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
"This is a particularly difficult case," Ferencz said, adding it was a tragedy for both families — the Maddinenis and Gottumukalas — who live in India. "This young man, but for this evening's situation, would have a most promising life. Now, he may lose all that he's worked for so hard as a result of this sentence."
Maddineni could also face deportation. He is a citizen of India.
Gottumukala's parents wrote a letter to the judge in which they said, "we are devastated and will never recover from the loss of our child," but they said they know Maddineni, their son's friend since high school, "will never forgive himself" for the accident. They said they did not want to see Maddineni punished.
Kuberiet said despite all of the support for Maddineni and the letter from Gottumukala's parents, Maddineni should receive the six-year sentence agreed to in the plea agreement reached between the state and defense last fall. Maddineni had been charged with aggravated manslaughter, a first-degree offense, but the plea agreement amended it to second-degree vehicular homicide and recommended he receive six years in prison.
"Despite all of the support present, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office and the state have a bigger obligation here to deter," Kuberiet said, adding that Maddineni had stopped at a home in New Brunswick and had two glasses of wine before driving to the bar in the city for the birthday celebration.
• Plainsboro man who killed passenger in crash pleads not guilty to manslaughter


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Most patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) experience
short-term improvement in ischemic symptoms, but three fifths of patients
at 5 years and only a third of patients at 10 years remain free of major adverse
cardiac events. Serruys and colleaguesArticle conducted a randomized controlled trial
to determine whether lipid-lowering therapy with fluvastatin initiated within
days after successful completion of a first PCI would improve cardiac disease–free
survival among patients with average cholesterol levels. After a median follow-up
of 3.9 years, survival time free of major adverse cardiac events was significantly
longer among patients who received fluvastatin than among patients who received
placebo. In an editorial, SopkoArticle reviews the biological mechanisms underlying
restenosis following PCI, and discusses mechanisms by which statin therapy
might help to prevent this complication.
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Evidence suggests that oxidative stress may be important in the pathogenesis
of Alzheimer disease (AD). Two prospective studies in this issue of THE JOURNAL
investigated whether dietary intake of antioxidants is associated with risk
of AD. In the Rotterdam Study, a population-based study of individuals aged
55 years or older at baseline, Engelhart and colleaguesArticle found that high intake
of vitamin C and vitamin E from food was associated with lower risk of incident
AD after a mean follow-up of 6 years, although statistical significance of
the association was borderline. Morris and colleaguesArticle, in the Chicago Health
and Aging Project study of individuals aged 65 years or older, found that
high intake of vitamin E from food was associated with reduced risk of AD
after a mean follow-up of 3.9 years, but only among individuals without the APOE ∊4 allele. Intake of vitamin E, vitamin C, and
beta carotene from supplements, however, was not significantly associated
with risk of AD. In an editorial, Foley and WhiteArticle discuss several methological
issues that must be considered in observational studies evaluating whether
antioxidant vitamin intake reduces the risk of AD.
Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) has been shown to prevent
the need for endotracheal intubation in patients with acute respiratory failure.
In this randomized controlled trial, Keenan and colleagues evaluated whether
NPPV would reduce the rate of endotracheal reintubation in high-risk patients
who develop respiratory distress during the first 48 hours after extubation
compared with standard medical therapy. The rate of reintubation in the NPPV
group was not significantly different from that in the standard medical therapy
group. Hospital mortality, duration of mechanical ventilation, or length of
hospital or ICU stay were also not significantly different.
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Wolfe and colleagues used an Internet metasearch program to identify
Web sites that oppose childhood vaccinations and evaluated the content of
these sites using a standardized instrument to assess antivaccination claims
and other attributes. Twelve antivaccination Web sites were identified. All
of these sites claimed that vaccines cause idiopathic illness and provided
links to other antivaccination sites. More than 90% of the sites claimed that
adverse vaccine reactions are underreported, that vaccines erode immunity,
and that vaccination policy is motivated by profit. More than half provided
information for legally avoiding immunizations.
"I have been forced to confront my own feelings about crime and punishment
and working with men who have committed barbaric, heinous crimes but who are
also human." From "Dead Man Talking."
Pathogenesis and management of preeclampsia.
An eagerly awaited report on macroeconomics and health, presented at
this year's World Health Assembly in Geneva, clearly defines the urgent need
for rich countries to help poor ones improve their prevention and treatment
of disease.
Mr X is a 23-year-old man who began treatment for paranoid schizophrenia
with clozapine at age 18 years early in the course of his illness. His second
hospitalization for an episode of acute paranoid schizophrenia occurred 2
months ago after he began using ecstasy, cocaine, and alcohol and discontinued
his medication. Goff discusses diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia and the
epidemiology, course, pathophysiology, and treatment of this condition.
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1. Well This Should Be A Fun Romp Through Childhood Yesteryear! Let's Go!
2. So We Have To Save Blue Star With "Magic" Pencils? Dammit, Someone Take The Gin Away From Him!
3. That Pencil Just Erased Steel…That's…A Lot Of Power
4. So It Can Erase Anything? Does No One See How This Is A Bad Thing?
6. Even The "Magic" Pencil Did Not Approve So It Erased His Smile. Wait. It ERASED His Face?
7. OH GOD THE HORROR! Look Away, Children!
8. Dammit Loki, Put That Down! You Know Not What Eldritch Terror You'll Release.
9. Damn, This Is Passive Agressive Yenta Evil Villainy Right Here
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In The News Today
- Eric Trump said it took "courage" for his father to refrain from bringing up Bill Clinton's infidelity during Monday's presidential debate.
- As a perpetually plugged-in, texting, swiping, selfie-taking human being, you might be damaging your body without realizing it.
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Here in Ohio, the state's Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) regulate and oversee each and every step of the energy development process, with most regulations governing safe development laid out in section 1509 of the Ohio Administrative Code. Following are a few of the state requirements that govern drilling and production activities in the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations in Ohio:
Ohio EPA
- Requires operators obtain authorization for construction activity where even minor impacts to a wetland, stream, or river is possible
- Requires operators obtain special permit-to-install and operate (PTIO) approvals before operating equipment with air emission potential.
- Issues permits for developing oil and natural gas wells in Ohio.
- Sets requirements for proper location, design and construction requirements.
- Inspects and oversees drilling activity.
- Requires controls and procedures to prevent discharges and releases.
- Requires that wells no longer used for production are properly plugged.
Wastewater Management
Ohio EPA
- Requires proper management of solid wastes shipped off-site for disposal.
- Sets design requirements for on-site impoundments used to store drill cuttings and brine/flowback water.
- Requires proper closure of on-site impoundments after development is completed.
- Sets standards for managing drill cuttings and sediments left on-site.
Brine/flowback water disposal and hauling
- Regulates the disposal of brine and oversees operation of Class II wells used to inject oil/gas-related waste fluids.
- Reviews specifications and issues permits for Class II wells.
- Sets design/construction requirements for Class II underground injection wells.
- Registers transporters hauling brine and oil/gas drilling-related wastewater in Ohio.
Additional Resources:
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- PDF: Summary of Ohio's Oil and Gas Act [ODNR]
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Is Ticking Me OffSerge Bielanko
Dead. Dead. The word has lost a lot of its meaning over the past 20 years or so and I'm not sure why, really. Sometimes I think it's all because the whole internet thing has melted huge parts of our consciences and our souls away. "Dead" doesn't makes us feel sad right away anymore, or reflective, or even sorry. Hell, when I sign on to my jalopy laptop and hit the Yahoo! homepage, I see someone's name in the Trending list, and I automatically feel a little offended by the fact that they very well might be dead and I am just finding out now, like 20 or 30 minutes after the fact. And that pisses me off, you know? I mean, I want to be informed.
I don't want to be the last person on Facebook to post my memorial post to some fallen pop star or actress or whatever. Even if it's someone lame, or unimportant. Even if it's not even true, dude. Death hoax/meth schmokes! If there is even a slight chance of the fact that the sax player in the Saturday Night Live band just died, I want to spray that stuff up on my viral wall as soon as possible, you know?! So, yeah. It's all so weird. The whole word, the whole idea of "dead," has become something else entirely I'm afraid. Your death isn't yours anymore, it's ours. It's mine.
And anyway. You're dead, right?
So who cares?
Fact is, against my better judgement, I keep getting seriously pissed off when good dads die young. Or even just guys who might have been dads, but never even gave themselves the chance. Last year, when Glee star Cory Monteith was found dead from a drug overdose, I just remember feeling way too angry with this guy than I had any right to whatsoever. Look, I had never seen his show, and I had never even seen him in anything at all. Truth be told, I had no idea what he looked like or what he sounded like or if he was in a wheelchair or had red hair. To me, he had been, more or less, a ghost in this world. Even when he was alive. We might have breathed in some of the same air at some point, might have walked the same city streets for just an afternoon once upon a time, but what did that matter in the end? We were nothing to each other.
Until he died.
Then, I felt this overwhelming wave of perplexing fury rising up from out of my guts. And like a lot of human reaction to anything we hear about from the internet or 24/7 news sources these days, I felt wildly offended; deeply and grotesquely offended by this young guys' gargantuan gall to die all young and successful and yet so … so … inexperienced, so unfulfilled? "How could he do that?" I asked myself. "How could he just do a bunch of dope and die in a nice hotel all by himself before he ever got to know what it would be like to hold his own baby son or daughter in his arms? How could he be such a goddamn idiot?" I wondered, in all seriousness.
Yesterday as word came down that Philip Seymour Hoffman was dead, I tried to catch myself. I really did. I wanted to take my time and process his death, the death of an actor who, along with most of the rest of the world, I actually really, really loved. It seemed to me that allowing myself a little time to actually think about him and his work and his untimely exit, taking it all slowly and with thoughtfulness, would fit in with my newly found fascination with mindfulness. It would be my feeble, but proud, attempt at being a better person in this fleeting world. But, well. You know how these things end up going. One Google search leads to another, and the next thing you know I was bouncing off of some TMZ headline telling me that Hoffman died with a needle in his arm, straight into an image search of "Philip Seymour Hoffman father kids." And I suppose that's where I went wrong, huh? Same old story.
There he was, Hoffman the Daddy; perfectly dad-ish, perfectly schlubby, smirking, looking happy with a basketball under his dribbling hand as he walked alongside one of his young boys on a Manhattan street with a barely noticeable sneer directed at whatever paparazzi person was bugging him that particular afternoon.
And then there he was, Hoffman; the living, breathing, October-light jacket-wearing regular dude, out trick-or-treating with his kids on a semi-dark city street.
And there he was, Hoffman; alive as hell, making a funny face at one his kids as a big group of them sat and circled an outdoor cafe table in warm weather shorts and short sleeves. A summer brunch, maybe? Why the hell not? What's better than that, right? What's better than a summer brunch in the city with your family? I lost it then.
I lost my better judgement and my mindfulness, damn it. I lost everything good and slow and sensible and I just got angry. Furious, even. How could this man have traded in 20-some years of sobriety and tackling addiction and being a dad and a world-famous actor? How could he have traded in all of the things that he had going for him, his long love affair with one woman, and his Broadway street cred, just so that he could spend maybe one more night feeling the rush of thousand wild horses running through his veins, when he damn well knew that they were all fake, these horses, every last one of them, and that there wasn't a real wild horse who would come within a thousand miles of him that night, as he sat there in his nest of lies and sadness?
Death is so strangely wonderful sometimes, when you're old and decorated and beautifully finished laying down your tale. But I get so mad the rest of the time. It's easy to say that Philip Seymour Hoffman was a man who didn't have to die. It's almost cliche, really. Yet, there it is. He probably didn't have to die. At least not two nights ago. Or probably last night either. But he did.
And it pisses me off so bad.
Still, I'm starting to think that I am sadder than I can even admit, that I'm sadder than I even know what to do with, for another guy, another talent, another dad just like me whose thoughts I will never ever understand. Mostly because Phillip Seymour Hoffman? He's dead now, and his thoughts and his love and his addiction, they're all his and his alone from here on out.
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Sure enough, Avila slipped on the on-deck circle and stumbled, allowing the foul pop-up to hit the ground and the Yankees' rally to keep going.
Only this time, there was no improbable ending to follow.
"I was just hoping that we could continue the rally and continue the inning," Posada said after the Yankees' eventual 5-3 loss in Game 2 of the American League Division Series. "It was wet and with the plastic, (Avila) slipped on the mat. We always have faith and we always try to come back and try to do everything we can to come back in the game. But today, we just fell a little short."
Granderson would survive the at-bat, reaching on a walk from Detroit closer Jose Valverde. But after a lengthy at-bat by Robinson Cano, the Yankees' rally was quashed. Valverde induced a weak ground ball to second from Cano to close out the game.
On an afternoon in which the Yankees struggled mightily against Tigers starter Max Scherzer, the lineup was searching for any opening it could find. Once the game was turned over to Valverde — who entered today having converted all 49 of his save chances during the regular season — it looked like any hope of a comeback would end.
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"That was real unlikely," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said of the ninth-inning rally. "You might see it maybe in a bigger ballpark like Detroit, but it's not very common. We had our shot. Our guys continued to play hard. It's unusual to see."
Nick Swisher led off the Yankees' ninth with a home run. Then Posada hit a triple to the gap in left-center field. After a walk to Russell Martin, No. 9 hitter Andruw Jones came to the plate as the tying run. While Jones could only score Posada on a sacrifice fly, there was still plenty of hope in the Yankee dugout with the top of the order still to come.
"Posada has the triple and you don't see that very often," Swisher said. "Then there was the pop-up with Curtis and Avila slips on the on-deck circle, and you kind of thought that something special might happen. But they did a good job today, you've got to give them credit."
The last hurdle for the Tigers, though, may have been the toughest. After walking Granderson to put two men on with two out, Cano stepped in as the winning run. Less than 24 hours before, the All-Star second baseman deposited a clinching grand slam in the second deck in right field in the ALDS opener, and now he was staring down a reliever who appeared not to be at his best.
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Good morning transfer gossip hunters and welcome to our live blog keeping you up to date with the latest moves and rumours.
Despite the World Cup closing in, Premier League bosses are still working hard behind the scenes to make sure their squads are up to scratch for next season.
And there'll be plenty of that during the tournament as well.
Stick around with us here throughout the day.
We'll bring you the latest as we get it.
A couple of deals to get us started on this wonderfully sunny Tuesday...
Joe Cole is set to join Aston Villa after undergoing a medical last night and agreeing to a pay cut.
That's Joe 'anything Messi can do he can do better' Cole and a Villains side who were pretty miserable last season joining forces.
And Damien Duff, fresh from leaving Fulham, has made the move to the Australian A League.
The ex-Republic of Ireland international - who wore No.9 at the 2002 World Cup - has joined Melbourne City on a one-year deal.
"We're excited to have a player of Damien's quality and experience for this season," declared coach John van't Schip.
Liverpool are ready to play hard ball over their number one defensive target Alberto Moreno.
The Reds have refused to be dragged into an auction for the Spanish international left back, and contrary to reports in Seville, have NOT agreed any fee for the 21 year old.
Instead, boss Brendan Rodgers is prepared to look elsewhere, after flatly refusing to meet Sevilla's inflated asking price of £18m for the inexperienced full back.
The two clubs have been involved in talks for the past fortnight, and Liverpool were even given permission to speak to the player, but there is still some distance between the two clubs' valuations.
Rodgers has become increasingly annoyed by apparent attempts to create an auction by Sevilla, who have tried to flog the player to a number of clubs, including Spurs.
'E-den, Eden, Eden, Eden, Eden, Eden, Eden Haz-arddddd'
Chelsea fans will be pleased to know that the little Belgian trickster known as Eden Hazard has declared himself "100 percent" to stay at Chelsea this summer.
As we all know, football is a game all about 110%, so there is still the slight chance of that much-talked about move to PSG springing up from nowhere.
But Chelsea don't want to sell and now he's told Belgian nespaper Le Derniere Heure that he's going nowhere.
"I am staying at Chelsea, 100 percent. There is nothing more to say - everything is clear. Of course in football you never know, but I am under contract with Chelsea and I want to stay there - the rumours exist to sell newspapers.
"Moreover, I am in discussions with Chelsea for a new contract.
"It is only the beginning of the talks right now so we have time, but the fact that Chelsea have offered me a new deal means they have a lot of confidence in me that I can do a good job and that they can count on me."
According to the Express, Arsenal are keen on Samuel Eto'o following his release by Chelsea - but will face competition from Everton for the experienced Cameroon star.
Eto'o is said to be keen on remaining in England after the World Cup and Wenger fancies the 33-year-old as the man to relieve some of the pressure on Olivier Giroud - if he can't get first-choice Mario Mandzukic.
But the Toffees - who have lost loanee's Romelu Lukaku and Lacina Traore this summer - will look to offer regular first-team football to the ex-Barcelona man, in a bid to tempt him to the north west.
According to Portuguese reports, Monaco's star Colombian playmaker James Rodriguez is looking for a move to the Premier League.
The South American J-Rod is said to be unhappy with life in Monaco - as he craves a tougher challenge than Ligue 1.
The Principality club splashed £35million on his signature from FC Porto last summer and his value won't have decreased after a solid debut season - featuring 10 goals and 14 assists.
But, if someone - we're looking at you Manchester United - were to splash out on his services, then they'd be getting a player of speed, skill and fantasy...as well as a left peg that could peel an orange.
He's destined to star in Brazil in the coming month...let's hope he's destined to star on these shores in the long term.
Here's some more on Duffer down under....
Damien Duff has joined Manchester City's Australian outfit Melbourne City on a free transfer.
Duff, 35, was released by Fulham at the end of last season and has agreed a one-year deal with the ambitious A-League side.
The former Chelsea, Newcastle and Republic of Ireland winger will team up with David Villa before the Spanish striker begins his career with New York City FC.
Melbourne coach John van 't Schip said: "His career speaks for itself.
"He has achieved almost everything at club level and has been a great player at an international level too.
"He comes to us straight from the English Premier League with Fulham, so he has been playing at the highest level against top teams and top players."
Nice jacket Joe....
Joe Cole at Bodymoor Heath having completed a medical this morning. #avfc pic.twitter.com/96Q7ckm1AJ— Aston Villa FC (@AVFCOfficial) June 10, 2014
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Steve Bruce has promised Hull he will not quit the Tigers to become Southampton boss.
Bruce is believed to figure on Saints' shortlist to succeed Mauricio Pochettino after leading Hull to the FA Cup Final and into Europe last season.
However he interrupted his family holiday in Portugal to fly back to Humberside and assure chief executive Ehad Allam that he is happy at the KC Stadium.
Bruce, 53, will be rewarded with a bumper new deal for leading Hull to the best season in their history, although talks have yet to start.
Bruce also discussed transfer targets with Allam and handed him a list of around 12 names to bolster his squad to compete in Europe for the first time in the club's history.
The Tigers boss hopes at least four or five signings can be made before their first Europa League game on July 31.
Stevan Jovetic is wanted by Inter Milan, according to reports in Italy.
Tuttosport claim Inter's sporting director Piero Ausilio has been in contact with Jovetic's agent Fali Ramadani over a possible move away from Manchester City.
Jovetic, 24, joined City from Fiorentina for £22million last summer and his first season at the Etihad was blighted by injuries.
The Montenegro international is fourth choice in Manuel Pellegrini's list of strikers and Inter feel they may be able to lure him back to Italy.
Atletico Madrid defender Miranda has told Brazilian radio that he has offers from both Spain and England on the table.
The Brazilian - not in Luiz Felipe Scolari's World Cup squad - starred for Atleti this season, as they won La Liga and reached the final of the Champions League.
The 29-year-old played a key role in both of those successes - forming a rock-solid central defensive pairing with Uruguay's Diego Godin - and has subsequently been linked with a move away from the Vicente Calderon, with both Manchester United and Barcelona supposedly keen on his signature.
He told Brazil's Radio ESPN: "I have some offers and we are negotiating.
"I have offers from Spanish and English leagues and from some less important ones too.
"My agent is in Europe to decide my future, my buy-out fee at Atletico Madrid is €30million, but that can be negotiated."
Sticking in Spain and a twist in the tale of the summer move of Alvaro Morata...
The 21-year-old striker has been told he can leave Real Madrid this summer in his quest for regular first team action.
Both Arsenal and Juventus have registered their interest, but European champions Madrid would quite like a say in the future of the youngster - in case they want to bring him back, ala Dani Carvajal.
As such, Marca are reporting that Los Blancos have offered Morata to Villarreal on a season-long loan deal.
That way, he'll be leading the line for a technically strong team, playing week-in, week-out, and his future will remain very much in their hands.
Sound transfer strategy. Not always something you think of when it comes to the club that introduced the 'Zidanes y Pavones' policy.
Crystal Palace fans rejoice, Julian Speroni looks set to stay at Selhurst Park.
The Argentine, a hero with Eagles supporters, has spent the last decade with the South Londonders after arriving from Dundee in 2004.
But his future has been shrouded in uncertainty, with his contract up this summer.
But now, after being named the club's Player of the Year, Speroni is expected to put pen-to-paper on a new 12-month contract before the end of the week.
I mentioned earlier about Real Madrid acting savvy over Alvaro Morata, and it seems transfer market smartness is contagious amongst the Spanish clubs right now...
Alexis Sanchez has been told he can leave, told he'll be staying - in fact he's been told so much and there's been so much speculation that no one really knows which way the wind is blowing.
What is true is that Manchester United, Liverpool, Juventus and others have been in communication with the Catalans over potential moves for the Chile forward this summer.
And in the last week, United were reportedly making some headway, over a £20million deal.
But hey, this being a World Cup year, Barca have wised up.
The Daily Express reports that they're taking a 'why sell now, when we can, in all likelihood, sell for a further £4-5million in a months time' approach to proceedings, expecting him to star for Jorge Sampaoli's side in Brazil.
Rather clever that Barcelona. Rather clever indeed.
Sunderland midfielder Jack Colback has joined Newcastle United on a free transfer - after 16 years with the Black Cats.
Colback signed for the Mackems at the age of 8, despite being a boyhood Magpie.
Sunderland say that the move has left "a bitter taste" after the 24-year-old signed a five-year deal with the Toon Army.
"To come to the team I supported as a boy, my hometown team, will be really special for me," said Colback.
"If you asked fans around the world the one thing they'd like to do before they die, it would be to play for the team they support and I've got the chance to do that.
"I've only got good things to say about Sunderland. They gave me my chance and I want to thank the fans and the club for all their support."
Guarantee they don't care one jot about that at the Stadium of Light next term. A fiery welcome awaits.
A couple of done deals in the Championship:
Matt Fryatt has left Hull City to join Nottingham Forest on a free transfer.
Wolves have signed Heerenveen winger Rajiv van La Parra.
And Rotherham United have broken their transfer record to bring in Jordan Bowery from Aston Villa. The Millers also signed Kirk Broadfoot from Blackpool yesterday.
Joe Cole has signed a two-year deal with Aston Villa.
The ex-West Ham, Chelsea, Liverpool and Lille midfielder joins on a free transfer after being released by the Hammers at the end of last season.
33 in November, what does the 56-cap England man have left in the tank?
Paul Lambert is banking on plenty.
A big claret and blue welcome to our new signing Joe Cole. More to follow. #AVFC pic.twitter.com/mdtIeY2nYm— Aston Villa FC (@AVFCOfficial) June 10, 2014
And here's a few words from Joe himself...
Joe Cole's message to the Villa fans #AVFC https://t.co/tdbN3hBhuy— Aston Villa FC (@AVFCOfficial) June 10, 2014
Victor Valdes move to Monaco is OFF, according to L'Equipe.
The 32-year-old announced his decision to leave Barcelona during last season and was widely expected to join Monaco on a lucrative free transfer this summer.
But after tearing his ACL in April - ruling him out of action until October - the French club have now reportedly withdrawn their offer to sign the Spanish international.
Talk about acting in bad faith.
Spurs have rejected an offer from Juventus for Erik Lamela.
The Argentine became the club's record signing last summer when they paid £30million to AS Roma for his signature but it really hasn't worked out so far.
However, Mauricio Pochettino has faith in his young compatriot and has turned down an approach from the Bianconeri.
If he can unlock what made Lamela so exciting in Italy - the explosive acceleration, the trickery, the wonderful body swerves and cool left-footed finishes - then Spurs have an exciting player on their hands.
After 12 months acclimatising to life in England, here's hoping he keeps fit and enjoys a solid pre-season.


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Thought a little humor would brighten up the day.. Good ol Captain Kirk should be an inspiration to us all. I guess he was beamed back to the 21st century as Denny Crain. IN this video he is showing us why it is better for us to be armed instead of being disarmed and at the mercy of the neighborhood crime watch :D


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Twelve-year-old Ariella Raz from Stanmore "exceeded her expectations" in recording a 98 per cent score in her AS level maths exam.
Home-schooled since the age of nine —"you can do your studies in your pyjamas" — Ariella was anticipating a top result in GCSE further maths, having already attained an A* in GCSE maths. She hopes to sit A-level maths and GCSE physics and law next year.
Ariella's mother, Sarah, said her daughter had been "bored and frustrated at regular school", so the family elected to teach her at home. Twin sister Talia is a student at Yavneh College.
Reading a novel a day, Ariella has a particular love of historical fiction. But "mathematics is my passion". She hopes to study maths at Cambridge and go on to become a mathematician.
Her parents are considering sending her back to school "to be a part of the community, make a wider circle of friends and further her Jewish education. But we have to find a solution where she won't be bored out of her brains."


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