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Beyonce Lip Syncs National Anthem At President Obama's Inauguration (Jan. 21)
Singer Beyonce performs the National Anthem during the public ceremonial inauguration for U.S. President Barack Obama on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. She later admitted to lip-synching the performance to ensure it was perfect for the big occasion.(credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Robin Thicke Releases "Blurred Lines" Music Video (March 20)
The highly controversial music video features a group of scantily clad -- and barely clothed -- ladies dancing around Thicke and T.I. Many groups were outraged and nearly everyone was talking about it.(credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
Roger Ebert Dies (April 4)
Roger Ebert, who brought film criticism to the mainstream with his rival-turned-partner Gene Siskel, died April 4, according to his employer, the Chicago Sun-Times. The 70-year-old had just a few days earlier said he was taking a "leave of presence" after learning his cancer had returned.(credit: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
Reese Witherspoon Arrested (April 19)
Video was released of actress Reese Witherspoon's arrest in Atlanta, when she was charged with disorderly conduct on April 19. The actress was seen screaming at officers and has since apologized for her behavior.(credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
Angelina Jolie Announces Her Preventative Double Mastectomy (May 14)
Angelina Jolie wrote an op-ed in the New York Times about her decision to make a pre-emptive strike against cancer, opting for a preventative double mastectomy. Her decision launched a worldwide discussion.(credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
Food Network's Paula Deen Admits To Using N-Word (May 17)
The southern chef was fired from the Food Network for her racist comments. She apologized for the incident, which occurred years ago, but told Matt Lauer, "I is what I is."(credit: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)
Kanye West, Kim Kardashian Welcome Baby North West (June 15)
The overly hyped birth of Kimye's first child together was nearly overshadowed by their directional moniker for the young infant.(credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
James Gandolfini Dies At Age 51 (June 19)
The actor died suddenly of cardiac arrest in Italy this June.(credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Sharknado, Made For TV Movie, Debuts (July 11)
The synopsis, according to IMDB.com, "When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace." 'Nuff said.(credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
"Glee" Star Cory Monteith Dies At 31 (July 13)
"Glee" actor Cory Monteith died of a drug overdose on July 13, 2013.(credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Twinkies Make A Comeback (July 15)
Interstate Bakeries Corp., the largest U.S. wholesale bakery, maker of Wonder bread and Hostess Twinkies, filed for bankruptcy in 2004 after struggling with more than $1.3 billion in debt and weak demand for bread products amid the popularity of low-carbohydrate diets. Subsequently, Twinkies were pulled off the shelves for eight months before making a miraculous return on July 15, 2013.(credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The Royal Baby, Prince George, Is Born (July 22)
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and their newborn son at St Mary's Hospital on July 23, 2013 in London, England. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a boy July 22 at 16.24 BST and weighing 8lb 6oz, with Prince William at her side. The baby, Prince George, is third in line to the throne and becomes the Prince of Cambridge.(credit: Scott Heavey/Getty Images)
Dr. Who Gets A New Doctor – Peter Capaldi (Aug. 4)
Peter Capaldi is the 12th Doctor Who. He replaced Matt Smith. Filming of the new season of Doctor Who started in October, with its debut slated for 2014.(credit: ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images)
Ben Affleck Named The New Batman (Aug. 22)
Social media exploded with the announcement that Ben Affleck will play the next Batman, a role that's been filled in highly successful films by Christian Bale.(credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Miley Cyrus And Robin Thicke Perform At The MTV Video Music Awards (Aug. 25)
It was the twerk heard round the world. Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke shocked MTV audiences with their "Blurred Lines/We Can't Stop" performance.(credit: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for MTV)
"Breaking Bad" Ends With Series Finale (Sept. 29)
Breaking Bad actors Bryan Cranston (R) and Aaron Paul (L) said farewell to Walter White and Jesse Pinkman as the highly popular series came to an end.(credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
AEG Live Cleared In Michael Jackson's Wrongful Death (Oct. 2)
AEG Attorney Marvin Putnam (R) with Shawn Threll (2nd-R) speak to the media outside court following the verdict in the Jackson vs AEG Live trial Wednesday, October 2, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The jury dismissed a lawsuit brought by Michael Jackson's family seeking massive damages from tour promoter AEG Live over the pop legend's 2009 death. At the climax of a five-month trial, the 12-person panel agreed that AEG Live hired doctor Conrad Murray, but found that he was not unfit or incompetent for the job he was hired to do, a key requirement for the Jackson lawsuit to have succeeded. The jury had deliberated for three days in Los Angeles, after a trial in which the Jackson family alleged that AEG Live negligently hired and supervised Murray.(credit: JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)
Rock Legend Lou Reed Dies At 71 (Oct. 27)
Velvet Underground guitarist and lead singer Lou Reed died on Oct. 27.(credit: PAUL BERGEN/AFP/GettyImages)
BatKid Rules San Francisco (Nov. 15)
Leukemia survivor Miles, 5, dressed as BatKid, runs the bases as part of a Make-A-Wish foundation fulfillment at AT&T Park November 15, 2013 in San Francisco. The Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area foundation turned the city into Gotham City for Miles by creating a day-long event bringing his wish to be BatKid to life.(credit: Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)
James Franco, Seth Rogan Remake Kanye West Video (Nov. 25)
The two funnymen did a shot-for-shot remake of the ridiculous Kanye West music video for "Bound 2," which starred his fiancee, Kim Kardashian. If you can't tell, Seth Rogan played Kim.(credit: YouTube)
Paul Walker Dies In Car Crash (Nov. 30)
A photo of actor Paul Walker is seen December 1, 2013 among flowers and candles left by fans at the site of the car accident in which the "Fast and Furious" actor and another man died the previous day, in Santa Clarita, California. Santa Clarita police warned fans Monday against "burning rubber" near the spot where the car Walker was a passenger in crashed, as they continued to probe the accident. Police issued the caution after reports of people pulling stunt maneuvers on the stretch of road in town northwest of Los Angeles, where Walker died on Saturday.(credit: Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
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The domestic pig is farmed by the million around the world and produces a surprising amount of meat, with bacon, sausages, ham and chops all coming from the same animal (much to the disbelief of Homer Simpson)!
The domestic pig is often kept as a pet in homes with large gardens as well as on farms. The pig is a quiet and relatively clean animal when kept in the right conditions.
Pigs are known to be even-toes ungulates which is a term that refers to a hoofed animal whose weight is spread evenly by more than one toe. Pigs are also known as hogs and swine.
Many species of pig have tusks although today this is not really the case as selective breeding has ensured that many species of domestic pig no longer do. Those species of pig that have their tusks, use them to dig up roots in the ground and sometimes for depending themselves against predators.
A pig has a snout for a nose, small eyes, and a small tail, which may be curly, kinked, or straight. It has a thick body, short legs, and coarse hair. There are four toes on each foot, with the two large middle toes used by the pig for walking.
Pigs are omnivores meaning that they eat both plants and animals. Pigs are scavengers by nature and will eat nearly anything that they come across from plants and fruit to dead insects and tree bark. In the wild, pigs tend to look for berries and shoots as these contain lots of nutrients and are important for a healthy pig.
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As a reminder, each week a new profile of a student-athlete is featured in an online article titled Cardinal Close-Up at northcentralcardinals.com. All are written by Sports Information Assistant Lauren Brightmore '11, majoring in sport management. An archive of all the features can be found by selecting the Cardinal Close-Up button on the athletic homepage. This week's entry features women's track and field student-athlete Sheila Walsh '11.
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A former student who recently visited David Fisher, professor of philosophy, told him that his Philosophy of Law course was among the most memorable of her years at North Central College. "She remembered being engaged, her brain was alive," he says. For Fisher, those conversations are welcome reassurances that his teaching methods reach his students. "I know that I've succeeded," he says.
Recognition of masterful teaching came in another form for Fisher and two other professors when they were named Ruge Fellows in November. Lisa Long, associate professor of English, Karl Kelley, professor of psychology and Fisher joined three other professors named in 2007.
The College established the Ruge Fellows program to recognize and reward senior faculty for their contributions to teaching and learning. The program is named for the late Daniel Ruge '39, M.D., a neuro- surgeon and White House physician to President Ronald Reagan, and former chair of the College Board of Trustees.
Like earlier Ruge Fellows, the three were selected based on detailed personal statements, course evaluations, faculty references and interviews. "Dr. Kelley, Dr. Fisher and Dr. Long approach the classroom with teaching styles that are very different from one another, yet share the distinction of achieving extraordinary teaching and student learning," says R. Devadoss Pandian, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty.
All three Ruge Fellows are devoted to encouraging the growth of their students as they delve further into their academic coursework and mature as learners, thinkers and researchers.
"My job is not to proselytize students or get them to think the way I think," says Long, who teaches courses in gender studies and African-American studies, among other areas. "Rather, I hope to make students aware of the ways that they think, to be able to really see and respect others' views, and to be aware of the implications of arguing and acting in the way that they do."
Fisher feels that teachers progress through several stages, beginning as post-graduate teachers who simply want their students to understand the current state of research. Later in their careers, great teachers know how to encourage reflective thinking. "A reflective thinker discovers the questions he or she must answer," he says. "What does a certain text ask students to think about in their lives?"
Kelley finds his most rewarding teaching moments occur when working with students on research projects. Over the past few years, nine students have made significant contributions to his research and were listed as co-authors on papers presented at national and regional psychology conferences. "I believe everyone learns a great deal when we collaborate in solving a problem," he says. "And to watch my students present a project to a professional audience has been among the most rewarding experiences I've had at North Central College."
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When Life Throws You a Curve Lean into it!
2002 BMW R1150GS - (sold) Replaced with '12 R1200GSA Magma Red!
2006 R1200RT- Granite Gray
He must be out repainting his bike.
Katherine. During a 2,000 mile tour of the Northern California countryside..
Just trying to make the rest of us jealous, eh?
Nice pair!!!
Bill Johnston
My 76 R100RS (first BMW I've owned) and my 94 R1100RS, at a car show in Appleton WI. Combined miles for the two bikes is now 65,000 (76) and 170,000 (94) for 235,000 miles of smiles!
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Nice collection you have there. Any hiccups with your 94 rs @ 170k? You can PM me to keep it off this post if you like. Also, one of my favorite colors too.
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We've been working on night weaning. At first it was rough but the past few nights it's been better. We had one 8 hour night even!
What I was doing was a modified Dr. jay Gordons method. Nursing her to sleep the first time and then weaning out other night feedings. It's been two nights of absolutely no nursing after the first nurse to sleep.
Tonight DD was really really really tired. She only napped once and it was less than an hour. I stuck to the routine (although earlier than usual). She wouldn't stay in her bath. Screaming fits. She loooves her bath usually. So I got her out, pjs on. Said goodnights to daddy. Sat down to nurse. I offer the breast. She just looks at me. I kind of lean forward and she puts her mouth around it but doesn't close it and then pulls back. Confused I offer again and she bit me! I yelled ouch! She started screaming. I shift her up and she puts her head on my shoulder. But she keeps pulling up and looking at me and crying. Confused I put her in her crib and sure enough she rolls over and is asleep within seconds.
Good right? Totally self soothed. Exactly what I've been wanting for a loong time.
And yet I feel so rejected
I realized she didn't nurse this afternoon either. Lately she's been nursing early morning, late morning, mid afternoon and bedtime. So that means she nursed all of twice today! (on a side note AF returned for the first time yesterday so maybe she's frustrated with my already dwindling supply?)
I should be happy right? I thought about weaning for a good two months to be sure it's what I wanted before starting. I still want to. But I'm sad.


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Woman choked daughter with purse strap, authorities say
RICHMOND TWP., Pa - Officials said a mother was caught on camera beating her daughter in public and then abandoning her.
Fleetwood Police said it happened this summer at the Sheetz convenience store in Richmond Twp., Berks Co. The mother was arrested Tuesday on several charges, including assault.
Investigators said they have surveillance video. The DA's office is not releasing it to the public, but they said it shows the mom beating, dragging, choking and leaving her daughter.
This past July investigators said Jillian Boone Gonzales was seen chasing her 14-year-old daughter out of a car into the Sheetz in Richmond Township. They were traveling with family from Lancaster to New Jersey.
"It's our understanding that once the argument happened there was some physical altercation in the car," said Theresa Johnson, first assistant district attorney. "The grandmother pulled the car over so the mother could finish dealing with the daughter."
Johnson said surveillance video captured what happened inside and outside of the store.
"You do see the mother is repeatedly striking her daughter," said Johnson.
She said store employees used a panic button to call police while the fight was happening.
"What's disturbing her acts of trying to drag her out of the store by her hair and it appears she has wrapped some type of device around her neck to get her out of the door," said Johnson, "And you can see the daughter putting her feet up on different cabinets or shelving trying to stop herself from being drug out of the store."
Court documents said that device was a purse strap. And witnesses reported seeing clumps of hair on the floor.
Johnson said the fight ended after the victim's 12-year-old sister pulled their mother away.
"They left her there and went home to New Jersey," said Johnson.
Investigators questioned Boone-Gonzales. They said she admitted to hitting her daughter, pulling her hair and that leaving her was wrong.
"Her explanation is they had an altercation and that her daughter was being disrespectful to her," said Johnson.
Berks County detectives insisted New Jersey Children and Youth Services keep the victim away from her mother. She is staying with her father.
Boone-Gonzales is facing several charges and is free on bail.
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Pass the Salt (But Not That Pink Himalayan Stuff)
Humans, like many other animals, crave the taste of salt. Animals frequent salt licks, humans have traded salt for equal weights of gold, and the word "salary" comes from the Roman soldier's allowance for purchasing salt. Salt appears in our language in idioms like "worth its salt" and "salt of the earth." Shakespeare's play King Lear is a variant of a folktale where a daughter tells her father she loves him as much as meat loves salt. In a murder mystery I read years ago, a character listed the four food groups as sweet, salty, sticky, and chocolate.
It's no fair: everything that tastes good turns out to be bad for us. We love the taste of salt, but dietary guidelines tell us we should all limit our sodium intake to less than 2.3 grams (2300 mg) a day to avoid high blood pressure and death from cardiovascular disease. And those who are fifty-one, African American, or who have high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease or diabetes should limit their intake even further, to 1500 mg a day or less.
(Note: the salt molecule consists of an atom of sodium and an atom of chloride; 40% of the weight is sodium, so 1500 mg of sodium equals 3750 mg of salt, roughly ¾ of a teaspoon. Over 75% of our salt is already in the food, not added from the salt shaker.)
In 2010, the American Heart Association lowered its recommendations to 1500 mg a day for everyone. We thought that was good advice, but new evidence has muddied the waters.
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PITTSBURGH, PA (October 9, 2007) – New nonstop flights to Ft. Myers, Ft. Lauderdale and Tampa are coming to Pittsburgh International Airport.
AirTran Airways announced that it will be adding new flight service, beginning Feb. 14, 2008, between Pittsburgh International Airport and Southwest Florida International Airport in Ft. Myers. Also beginning the same day, the low-fare carrier will increase its service between Pittsburgh and Tampa to daily flights from Saturday-only and introduce daily flights between Pittsburgh and Ft. Lauderdale. Flights are available for booking now at www.airtran.com.
"We have been working closely with AirTran Airways to encourage growth of their service from Pittsburgh," said Glenn R. Mahone, Chairman, Allegheny County Airport Authority. "We call on the region's business and leisure travelers to take advantage of these flights. Florida is one of our top travel markets and AirTran provides great fares and excellent service."
"Pittsburgh residents have appreciated our low fares, quality service and expanding Florida route network since we started flying to the Steel City seven years ago," said Bob Fornaro, president and COO of AirTran Airways. "When Pittsburgh residents want to escape winter, all they have to do is board one of our comfortable Boeing aircraft, relax with our free XM Satellite Radio and they`ll soon be enjoying the Florida sun, sand and surf."
AirTran Airways currently offers five daily flights from Pittsburgh to four Florida vacation destinations: Ft. Myers, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa and Orlando. The airline offers two nonstop flights to Orlando and four nonstop flights to Atlanta, Ga. Pittsburgh residents can reach 10 destinations in Florida via connections in Atlanta.
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What Phillies Fans Can Be Thankful For: 2010 Edition
Welcome to my annual Thanksgiving list! As you are spending time with family and filling your bellies, take a few moments to think about all we can be thankful for. I am very thankful for:
– Family, friends, food and fun!
– I am not a Washington Nationals fan
– A Phillies team that is filled not only with quality players, but quality people as well
– 4 straight years of October baseball
– Philly controversies, like the taser gun, for their sheer entertainment value
– This ESPN commercial; because it might be the funniest thing I have ever seen:
– Mets fans – because they make me giggle
– Sold out crowds every night!
– Umpires – because they make me feel really smart
– Seeing Roy Halladay pitch a playoff game no-hitter
– Other Phillies fans! Even the weird ones ;o)
– The 2008 World Championship! Because it will never get old :O)
This Thanksgiving, what are you thankful for? Leave your thoughts in the comment section.
And there is just one more thing to be thankful for; everything you see in this slideshow below:
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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Happy Thanksgiving to you, Jenn. I'm thankful for all the nice baseball fans I've met on MLBlogs.
Having the thrill and delight of October baseball for four seasons is a definite reason to give thanks to the red pinstripes of the Phillies.
As you said, the comedic value of Youtube videos of the definitely derangled Citizens Bank faithful who took on the law ans the taser won will be seen and rewinded for eternity.
But the Phillies should also be thankful for a great fanbase that even if they do lash out at times, are consistently present and accounted for at game time.
Funny thing is, in 2012 if they expand the playoff system to 6 teams per league, we might be still playing at Thanksgiving time.
Not really, but it would definitely beat waqtching the Lions lose every 3rd Thursday in November.
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Happy belated Thanksgiving Jenn.
I have many things to be thankful for including all the very nice baseball fans I have met here at the Mlblogs!
Keep up the great job Jenn!
Yeah, that's definitely quite a list! The no-no… wow… in the playoffs… and you were there!!!
Jenn: Aww haha this post was so cute/clever. I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving!


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Uman Co-Edits Book
Dr. Deborah Uman, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of English, co-edited a recently published book entitled, Staging the Blazon in Early Modern English Theater. The book was published by Ashgate Publishing.
Uman co-edited the book along with Dr. Sara Morrison of William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri.
The book "contributes to a growing understanding of the relationship between the material conditions of theater and interpretations of plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries."


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She was born on her family's ranch on Dec. 21, 1924.
Mrs. Dye was a life-long, fourth-generation resident of Goliad County with a rich family heritage dating back to prior to the Texas Revolution. A friend once described her as a "pioneer woman."
She is survived by her husband, Morris Neil Dye, and daughter, Pamela Christopher. Her grandchildren are Travis Dye, Forrest Dye, Rachel Christopher and John Christopher. Great-grandchildren are Alison Dye, David Dye, John Christopher IV, Nathaniel Christopher, and Patrick Christopher. She was preceded in death by parents, Josie Danforth Stewart and James L Stewart, her brother, James Fate Stewart and her son, David Neil Dye.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 11, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Goliad for all who wish to honor her life and to share a time of fellowship with family and friends. Mrs. Dye will be laid to rest in Glendale Cemetery.
The family requests that donations be made to the charity of the donor's choice in lieu of floral arrangements.
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He isn't a Knick, so **** him
Usually i dont like players that dont play defense but I gotta admit I've been a big fan of Z-Bo since he was with us. lmao @ Zach being ready to knock Nene the **** out
Zeebo is a freak looking basketball player. Long arms, no neck, LOL
But if he was on this team right now, he'd drive u nuts. He'd probably be 2 times as bad as Harrington chucking up threes with no defense
He didn't fit.
It was either Lee
or Him.
Nevertheless, I might give Z-Bo my vote for the ASG, would be fun to see him start over Boozer, Gasol, Nowitzki and STAT.....
If Rage Against The Machine can make it to the top of the Uk-Xmas-charts, why not Zach to the ASG -lol-
Good thread, Kingstarbury3. Like I said before, Zach Randolph is one of the best power forwards in the NBA. It's too bad the Knicks traded him for the retired Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas(who the Knicks would eventually trade for bum a$$ Larry Hughes). I thought he would have been good with Brook Lopez, in the frontcourt. Look at how well he's doing with Marc Gasol.
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I wonder how many points Zach gave up due to his horrible defense.
David Lee puts up great numbers every game but I would not want him on my team, why? because he can score 20 points and give up 40 by giving no effort in the post and completely killing any chance of winning a game.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
I didn't like when they traded Randolph...He had a good shot.
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The GazettE - Headache man
Blvd. Nights by Team Sleep
Monica Ferraz - Golden Days
Florence and the Machine - No Light No Light
Florecen and the machine - spectrum
Florence and the machine - Breathe of Life
Florence and the machine - Heartlines
Blasted Mechanism - Start to Move
Blasted Mechanism - Karkov (Nadabrovitchka)
Blasted Mechanism - Are you Ready
The Gift - Primavera
The Gift - Music
The Gift - Facil de Entender
The Gift - RGB
Adele is awesome but this is just hilarious. ^^
Like Linus by Deftones
shan joulez - everything that you wanted mp3
Blue Stahli - Corner.
Safe & Sound (feat.The Civil Wars)
Taylor Swift
Neutral Milk Hotel - Three Peaches
definitely Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel "Bright eyes "
Human After All - Twin Atlantic
now .. Bright Eyes by Simon and Garfunkel
Shaggy - It Wasn't Me
Ghost Brigade - Minus Side
What Goes Around Comes Around by Alesana.
Edit: Now, I am listening to キャプテン・ムラサのケツアンカー (buribu-remix) by IOSYS.
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Shumlin, Dodge reach agreement in land dealJuly 18,2013
By Gordon Dritschilo
Staff Writer
Lawyers for Gov. Peter Shumlin and Jeremy Dodge say they have reached an agreement "in principle" for Dodge to buy his home back from the governor.
"The deal is that Jeremy Dodge will repay the governor everything the governor was out of pocket that benefited Jeremy Dodge from the transaction," said Jerry Diamond, Shumlin's attorney and a former Democratic state attorney general.
Diamond said Dodge will have five years to pay Shumlin back, putting the amount "in the neighborhood" of $30,000. He said the amount will be treated as an interest-only loan for the first four years, with Dodge obligated to pay the principal in year five.
"The interest rate has not been set yet," Diamond said. "It will be the lowest interest rate the IRS allows before it imputes income. It's lower than you would get from a financial institution."
Diamond said that if Shumlin did not charge interest, he would still be taxed as if he had charged interest at a minimum rate.
"The governor is doing it in a way that poses the smallest economic burden on him or his family for five years," Diamond said. "He always has the option to sell on the open market."
Diamond said Shumlin had also made an offer in which, instead of paying back money, Dodge could simply transfer some of the acreage of the East Montpelier property to the governor, keeping the house and remaining land, but that offer was rejected.
Shumlin came under fire after details emerged about his purchase of Dodge's property, which is adjacent to the governor's property, for $58,000. The sale price was a fraction of the appraised value and relatives of Dodge claimed Shumlin took advantage of his diminished mental capacity and difficult financial situation.
Dodge's income has been reported as $8,000 a year, raising the question of how Dodge will pay off the debt.
Dodge's attorney, Brady Toensing, was more tight-lipped than Diamond.
"We've reached an agreement in principle and we expect to work out the details in the next few weeks," he said, declining to go into any further detail on the record.
Toensing, who previously worked for Brian Dubie, former Republican lieutenant governor and Shumlin's opponent in the 2010 gubernatorial race, also declined to say whether he had taken the case pro bono. Dodge said he could not afford a lawyer during the initial sale and was unable to get one from Vermont Legal Aid after.
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"Junior MasterChef" set to start cooking during 2013-14 season
FOX renews hit cooking competition series "Hell's Kitchen" and "MasterChef" for additional season orders
FOX has picked up "Junior MasterChef," a new culinary competition series for talented kids between the ages of 8 and 13 who love to cook, as part of a new multi-year deal with award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, it was announced today by Mike Darnell, president of alternative entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company.
As part of Ramsay's new deal, FOX also has picked up one additional season of "Hell's Kitchen" and two more seasons of "MasterChef." The deal will extend "Hell's Kitchen" to a 13th season and bring "MasterChef" to a fifth and sixth season. The addition of "Junior MasterChef" brings the total number of Ramsay-led shows airing on FOX to five, including "MasterChef," "Hell's Kitchen," "Hotel Hell" and "Kitchen Nightmares."
"Gordon brings an incredible level of energy and passion to each of his series that our viewers absolutely love, so we are thrilled that he will continue building his brand here on FOX," Darnell said. "He's a global superstar, and the success and longevity of his unprecedented five series on our network proves that America just can't get enough of Gordon."
"We have such great teams and partners on these shows, and I'm really excited we're able to offer this new opportunity to young budding chefs across the country with 'Junior MasterChef,' " Ramsay said. "Having my own children who love to cook, I know firsthand the skill and passion these kids can have at such a young age, and what they can do with it. It's just extraordinary to watch them in action."
"Junior MasterChef" is based on the hugely successful U.K. format and extends the "MasterChef" brand in the U.S. to include a younger group of aspiring master chefs. Produced by Shine America and One Potato Two Potato, "Junior MasterChef" will give budding cooks the opportunity to showcase their talent, culinary smarts and passion for food through a series of delicious challenges and cook-offs.
Similar to "MasterChef," Ramsay will be joined by restaurateur and winemaker Joe Bastianich (Del Posto, Eataly) and acclaimed chef Graham Elliot (Graham Elliot, Graham Elliot Bistro) on the "Junior MasterChef" judging panel. Together, the celebrated food experts will coach and encourage the promising hopefuls to cook like a pro and teach them the tricks of the trade along the way.
In a special two-hour episode of "Hell's Kitchen" airing Monday, May 13 (8-10 p.m.), Chef Ramsay announces that "Hell's Kitchen" will be hosting a very intimate dinner for distinguished members of the U.S. Army. Then, in another intense dinner service, Ramsay challenges both teams to design and execute their own team menus - one team falters and finds itself in a confrontational elimination round, and one more chef is sent home for good.
"MasterChef" gives talented home cooks from all walks of life the chance to showcase their skills, knowledge and immense passion to turn their culinary dreams into a reality. Ramsay is joined by Bastianich and Elliot on the "MasterChef" judging panel to put the contestants through a series of exciting challenges and elimination rounds that will turn one home cook into a culinary master. Season four of "MasterChef" will premiere Wednesday, May 22 (8 p.m.).
"Hell's Kitchen," which is airing its 11th season, currently ranks as TV's No. 1 cooking show in total viewers, while "MasterChef" finished its third season as a Top 5 summer series and was the only summer show to post year-over-year gains. In fact, this past summer, Ramsay's shows accounted for four of the Top 6 entertainment programs among Adults 18-49 in broadcast primetime and all three of the Top 3 programs among Adults 18-34.
"Like" "Hell's Kitchen" on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hellskitchen. Follow the series on Twitter at @hellskitchenfox, and follow Ramsay at @GordonRamsay.
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Most web and enterprise Java applications can be split into
three parts: a front end to talk to the user, a service layer to
talk to back-end systems such as databases, and business logic in
between. While it is now common practice to use frameworks for both
front- and back-end requirements (e.g., Struts, Cocoon, Spring,
Hibernate, JDO, and Entity Beans), there is no standard way of
structuring business logic. Frameworks like EJB and Spring do this
at a high level, but don't help us in organizing our code. Wouldn't
it would be great if we could replace messy, tangled
then statements with a framework
that gave us the same benefits of configurability, readability, and
reuse that we already enjoy in other areas? This article suggests
using the Drools rules engine
as a framework to solve the problem.
The sample code below gives a sample of the problem we're trying to avoid. It shows some business logic in a typical Java application.
if ((user.isMemberOf(AdministratorGroup)
&& user.isMemberOf(teleworkerGroup))
|| user.isSuperUser(){
// more checks for specific cases
&&(bossSignOff> totalExpenses))
&&(deptBudget.notExceeded)) {
//issue payments
} else if {
//check lots of other conditions
} else {
// even more business logic
We've all come across similar (or even more complex) business logic. While this has been the standard way of implementing business logic in Java, there are many problems with it.
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J2EE/EJB and "inversion of control" frameworks (such as Spring, Pico, and Avalon) give us the ability to organize our code at a high level. While they are very good at providing reusability, configuration, and security, none of them would replace the "spaghetti code" in the above example. Ideally, whatever framework we choose will be compatible with not only J2EE applications, but also "normal" Java (J2SE--Standard Edition) programs, and most of the widely used presentation and persistence frameworks. Such a framework should allow us to do the following:
An additional problem is that while there are only so many ways to organize web pages and database access, business logic tends to differ widely between applications. Our framework should be able to cope with this and still promote code reuse. Ideally, our application would be "frameworks all the way down." By using frameworks in this way, we can a large amount of our application "out of the box," allowing us to write only the parts that add value for the customer.
How are we going to solve this problem? One solution that is gaining traction is to use a rule engine. Rule engines are frameworks for organizing business logic that allow the developer to concentrate on things that are known to be true, rather than the low-level mechanics of making decisions.
Often, business users are more comfortable with expressing
things that they know to be true, than to express things in an
then format. Examples of things that you might hear from a
business expert are:
By focusing on what we know to be true, rather than the mechanics of how to express it in Java code, the above statements are clearer than our previous code sample. Still, clear as they may be, we still need a mechanism to apply these rules to the facts that we know and get a decision. Such a mechanism is a rule engine.
94, the
javax.rules API, sets a common standard for interacting
with rule engines, much as JDBC allows us to interact with varying
databases. What JSR-94 does not specify is how the actual rules are
written, leaving plenty of choice among the most widely used Java
rule engines:
Imagine this scenario: minutes after reading this article, your boss asks your to prototype a stock trading application. As the business users still haven't fully defined the business logic, you think it a good idea to implement it using a rules engine. The final system will be accessible over an intranet and will need to communicate with back-end database and messaging systems. To get started, download the Drools framework (with dependencies). Create a new project in your favorite IDE and make sure all of the .jars are referenced in it, as per Figure 1. This screenshot is Eclipse-based, but the setup will be similar for other IDEs.
Figure 1. Libraries needed to run Drools
Due to the huge potential losses if our stock trading system went amok, it's vital that we have some sort of simulator to put our system through its paces. Such a simulator also gives you confidence that the decisions made by the system are those that are intended, even after rule changes are made. We'll borrow some tools from the Agile toolbox and use JUnit as a framework for our simulations.
The first code we write is the JUnit Test/simulator, as per the
following listing. Even if we can't test every combination of
values likely to be input into our application, some tests are
better than none at all. In this example, all of our files and classes
(including unit tests) are in one folder/package, but in reality,
you would implement a proper package and folder structure. We'd
also use Log4j instead of the
System.out calls in the
sample code.
import junit.framework.TestCase;
* JUnit test for the business rules in the
* application.
* This also acts a 'simulator' for the business
* rules - allowing us to specify the inputs,
* examine the outputs and see if they match our
* expectations before letting the code loose in
* the real world.
public class BusinessRuleTest extends TestCase {
* Tests the purchase of a stock
public void testStockBuy() throws Exception{
//Create a Stock with simulated values
StockOffer testOffer = new StockOffer();
//Run the rules on it
//Is it what we expected?
This is a basic JUnit test, as we know that our (very simple!) system should buy all stocks with a price of less than 100 Euro. Obviously, this won't compile without our data holding class (StockOffer.java) and our business layer class (BusinessLayer.java). These are provided in the following listings.
/** * Facade for the Business Logic in our example. * * In this simple example, all our business logic * is contained in this class but in reality it * would delegate to other classes as required. */ public class BusinessLayer { /** * Evaluate whether or not it is a good idea * to purchase this stock. * @param stockToBuy * @return true if the recommendation is to buy * the stock, false if otherwise */ public static void evaluateStockPurchase (StockOffer stockToBuy){ return false; } }
StockOffer class looks like this:
/** * Simple JavaBean to hold StockOffer values. * A 'Stock offer' is an offer (from somebody else) * to sell us a Stock (or Company share). */ public class StockOffer { //constants public final static String YES="YES"; public final static String NO="NO"; //Internal Variables private String stockName =null; private int stockPrice=0; private int stockQuantity=0; private String recommendPurchase = null; /** * @return Returns the stockName. */ public String getStockName() { return stockName; } /** * @param stockName The stockName to set. */ public void setStockName(String stockName) { this.stockName = stockName; } /** * @return Returns the stockPrice. */ public int getStockPrice() { return stockPrice; } /** * @param stockPrice The stockPrice to set. */ public void setStockPrice(int stockPrice) { this.stockPrice = stockPrice; } /** * @return Returns the stockQuantity. */ public int getStockQuantity() { return stockQuantity; } /** * @param stockQuantity to set. */ public void setStockQuantity(int stockQuantity){ this.stockQuantity = stockQuantity; } /** * @return Returns the recommendPurchase. */ public String getRecommendPurchase() { return recommendPurchase; } }
We run
BusinessRuleTest through the JUnit extension of our
favorite IDE. If you're not familiar with JUnit, more information
can be found at JUnit's website. Not surprisingly, our test fails at the second
assertion, shown in Figure 2, as we don't (yet) have the
appropriate business logic in place. This is reassuring, as it
shows that our simulator/unit tests are highlighting the problems
that they should.
Figure 2. JUnit test results
At this point, we need to write some business logic that says, "If the stock price is less than 100 Euro, then we should buy it." To do this, we will modify BusinessLayer.java to read:
import java.io.IOException;
import org.drools.DroolsException;
import org.drools.RuleBase;
import org.drools.WorkingMemory;
import org.drools.event.DebugWorkingMemoryEventListener;
import org.drools.io.RuleBaseLoader;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
* Facade for the Business Logic in our example.
* In this simple example, all our business logic
* is contained in this class but in reality it
* would delegate to other classes as required.
* @author default
public class BusinessLayer {
//Name of the file containing the rules
private static final String BUSINESS_RULE_FILE=
//Internal handle to rule base
private static RuleBase businessRules = null;
* Load the business rules if we have not
* already done so.
* @throws Exception - normally we try to
* recover from these
private static void loadRules()
throws Exception{
if (businessRules==null){
businessRules = RuleBaseLoader.loadFromUrl(
* Evaluate whether or not to purchase stock.
* @param stockToBuy
* @return true if the recommendation is to buy
* @throws Exception
public static void evaluateStockPurchase
(StockOffer stockToBuy) throws Exception{
//Ensure that the business rules are loaded
//Some logging of what is going on
System.out.println( "FIRE RULES" );
System.out.println( "----------" );
//Clear any state from previous runs
WorkingMemory workingMemory
= businessRules.newWorkingMemory();
//Small ruleset, OK to add a debug listener
new DebugWorkingMemoryEventListener());
//Let the rule engine know about the facts
//Let the rule engine do its stuff!!
This class now has some important methods:
loadRules(), which loads the rules from the
BusinessRules.drl file.
evaluateStockPurchase(), which evaluates
these business rules. Some points to note about this method are:
RuleSet over and over (as
business rules in memory are stateless).
WorkingMemory for every evaluation,
as this is our knowledge of what we know to be true at this time.
We use
assertObject() to place known facts (as Java
Objects) into this memory.
fireAllRules() method on the working memory
class causes the rules to be evaluated and updated (in this case,
stock offer).
Before we can run the example again, we need to create our BusinessRules.drl file, as follows:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rule-set name="BusinessRulesSample"
="http://drools.org/rules rules.xsd
http://drools.org/semantics/java java.xsd">
<!-- Import the Java Objects that we refer
to in our rules -->
<!-- A Java (Utility) function we reference
in our rules-->
public void printStock(
net.firstpartners.rp.StockOffer stock)
+" Price: "+stock.getStockPrice()
<!-- Ensure stock price is not too high-->
<rule name="Stock Price Low Enough">
<!-- Params to pass to business rule -->
<parameter identifier="stockOffer">
<!-- Conditions or 'Left Hand Side'
(LHS) that must be met for
business rule to fire -->
<!-- note markup -->
stockOffer.getRecommendPurchase() == null
stockOffer.getStockPrice() < 100
<!-- What happens when the business
rule is activated -->
This rules file has several interesting parts:
class), one or more conditions that need to be fulfilled, and a
consequence that is carried out if and when the conditions are
Having modified and compiled our code, we run the JUnit test simulations again. This time, the business rules are called, our logic evaluates correctly, and our tests pass, as seen in Figure 3. Congratulations--you've just built your first rule-based application!
Figure 3. Successful JUnit test
Fresh from building the application, you demonstrate the prototype above to the business users, and they remember a few more rules that they forgot to mention earlier. One of the new rules is that we shouldn't trade stocks where the quantity is a negative number (<0). "No problem," you say, and return to your desk, secure in the knowledge that you can quickly evolve your system.
The first thing you do is to update your simulator, and add the following code to BusinessRuleTest.java:
* Tests the purchase of a stock
* makes sure the system will not accept
* negative numbers.
public void testNegativeStockBuy()
throws Exception{
//Create a Stock with our simulated values
StockOffer testOffer = new StockOffer();
//Run the rules on it
//Is it what we expected?
This tests for the new rule described by the business users. If we run this JUnit test, our new test fails, as expected. We need to add a new rule to our .drl file, as follows.
<!-- Ensure that negative prices
are not accepted-->
<rule name="Stock Price Not Negative">
<!-- Parameters we can pass into
the business rule -->
<parameter identifier="stockOffer">
<!-- Conditions or 'Left Hand Side' (LHS)
that must be met for rule to fire -->
stockOffer.getStockPrice() < 0
<!-- What happens when the business rule
is activated -->
This rule is similar in format to the previous one, expect that
<java:condition> is different (testing for
negative numbers) and the
sets the recommend purchase to
No. We run our unit
tests/simulator again, and this time the test passes.
At this point, if you're used to procedural programming (like most Java programmers), you may be scratching your head: here we have a file containing two separate business rules, yet we haven't told the rule engine which is more important. However, our stock price (of -22) satisfies both rules (i.e., it is less than 0 and it is less than 100). Despite this, we get the correct result, even if we swap the order of the rules around. How does this work?
The extract of the console output below helps us to see what is
going on. We see that both rules are firing (the
[activationfired] line), and that the
Recommend Buy
is first set to
Yes and then to
No. How does Drools know to fire
these rules in the correct order? If you look at the
Stock Price
Low Enough rule, you will see that one of the conditions is that
recommendPurchase() is null. This is enough for the Drools rule
engine to decide that the
Stock Price Low Enough rule should be
fired before the
Stock Price Not Negative rule. This process is
called conflict resolution.
[ConditionTested: rule=Stock Price Not Negative;
condition=[Condition: stockOffer.getStockPrice()
< 0]; passed=true; tuple={[]}]
[ActivationCreated: rule=Stock Price Not Negative;
[ObjectAsserted: handle=[fid:2];
[ActivationFired: rule=Stock Price Low Enough;
[ActivationFired: rule=Stock Price Not Negative;
Name:MEGACORP Price: -22 BUY:YES
Name:MEGACORP Price: -22 BUY:NO
If you're a procedural programmer, no matter how clever you think this is, you still may not trust it completely. That is why we have our unit tests/simulator: "hard" JUnit tests (using normal Java code) ensure that the rule engine makes its decisions along the lines we want it to. (And doesn't spend billions on worthless stock!) At the same time, the power and the flexibility of our rule engine allows us to quickly develop the business logic.
Later on, we will see more sophisticated forms of conflict resolution.
Now the folks on the business side are really impressed and are starting to think through the possible options. They've come across a problem with stocks of XYZ Corp and have decided to implement a new rule: Only buy stocks of XYZ Corp if they are less than 10 Euro.
As before, you add the test to our simulator and include the new business rule in our rules file, as per the following listings. First, we add a new method to BusinessRuleTest.java:
* Makes sure the system will buy stocks
* of XYZ corp only if it really cheap
public void testXYZStockBuy() throws Exception{
//Create a Stock with our simulated values
StockOffer testOfferLow = new StockOffer();
StockOffer testOfferHigh = new StockOffer();
//Run the rules on it and test
Next, we need a new
<rule> in
<rule name="XYZCorp" salience="-1">
<!-- Parameters we pass to rule -->
<parameter identifier="stockOffer">
stockOffer.getRecommendPurchase() == null
stockOffer.getStockPrice() > 10
<!-- What happens when the business
rule is activated -->
Note that in the business rules file, after the rule name, we
set our
salience to
-1 (i.e., the lowest
priority of all of the rules we have specified so far). Most of the
rules in our system conflict, meaning Drools must make some
decision on the order in which to fire rules, given that the
conditions for all of the rules will be met. The default way of
deciding is:
Salience: A value we assign, as per the above
Recency: How many times we have used a rule.
Complexity: Specific rules with more complicated values
fire first.
LoadOrder: The order in which rules are loaded.
If we did not specify the saliency of our rule in this example, what would happen is:
Recommend Buy flag
would be set to
Recommended Buy flag to
This would give a result that we don't want. However, since our example does set the saliency factor, the test and our business rules work as expected.
While most of the time, writing clear rules and setting the saliency will give enough information to Drools for it to choose the proper order in which to fire rules, sometimes we want to change the entire manner in which rule conflicts are resolved. An example of how to change this is given below, where we tell the rule engine to fire the simplest rules first. A word of warning: be careful when changing conflict resolution, as it can fundamentally change the behavior of the rule engine--a lot of problems can be solved first with clear and well-written rules.
//Generate our list of conflict resolvers
ConflictResolver[] conflictResolvers =
new ConflictResolver[] {
//Wrap this up into one composite resolver
CompositeConflictResolver resolver =
new CompositeConflictResolver(
//Specify this resolver when we load the rules
businessRules = RuleBaseLoader.loadFromUrl(
For our simple application, driven by JUnit tests, we don't need to alter the way the Drools resolves rule conflicts. It is useful to know how conflict resolution works, especially when your application grows to meet more complex and demanding requirements.
This article demonstrated a problem that most programmers have had to face: how to put some order on the complexity of business logic. We demonstrated a simple application using Drools as a solution and introduced the notion of rule-based programming, including how these rules are resolved at runtime. Later on, a follow-up article will take these foundations and show how to use them in an enterprise Java application.
Paul Browne , based in Dublin, Ireland, has been consulting in enterprise Java with FirstPartners.net for almost seven years.
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I mmigration activists are rightly starting to rethink their trust of the Obama
They have good reason: This administration has been more active in pursuing and deporting illegal residents than its immediate predecessors.
Those advocates might, however, be a bit too sensitive about one recent development.
People are voicing alarm that the government is stepping up its use of fingerprints to identify undocumented people and set them up for deportation.
According to a recent Associated Press report, law enforcement officials have been asked to provide fingerprints of people who are arrested to immigration officials. Some, including the San Francisco sheriff, have balked at the request, and the Washington, D.C., City Council enacted a resolution blocking its use by D.C. police. The local officials fear that its implementation could raise residents' fears of making any contact with police, and keep victims and witnesses from reporting crimes.
Ostensibly, the reviews are part of a larger "Secure Communities" initiative to identify criminals of all types. The fingerprints are to be shared with the Department of Homeland Security, which now oversees America's immigration agencies, as well as with the FBI. The prints are to be checked against federal criminal history records as well as immigration data. The initiative began in 2007, under the George W. Bush administration.
To date, most law enforcement agencies have not begun the practice; it's being done in 467 jurisdictions in 26 states, a small percentage of the thousands of cities, counties and parishes that comprise local political subdivisions in this country. But the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it wants to be getting data from all of the nation's jails by 2013, setting off the alarms.
Many Americans — including some of those now expressing outrage — have long called for better information sharing among the nation's policing agencies. Countless crimes have been committed by people who had been released from police custody on other charges because their criminal history didn't show on a standard background check. Many suspects have been in custody and then released because information they were wanted for a crime wasn't available to all law enforcement agencies.
If the "Secure Communities" initiative includes full sharing of criminal data by all law enforcement agencies, then it is hard to find fault with its implementation. That's exactly what we've been asking for since before the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
If, however, the information is only to be used for immigration enforcement, then the practice is blatantly discriminatory.
We have long held that our nation's immigration laws and policies are woefully outdated and unrealistic. As long as those laws are on the books, however, we must expect they will be enforced.
As more laws and restrictions on our lives are added almost by the day, people are beginning to decide which laws they will honor and which they might ignore — phone calls while driving, helmet laws, etc. That practice should never become official policy for our cities and counties, however.
If our laws — immigration or any other — are unjust or impractical, the remedy is not to ask officials to ignore them. We need to take the necessary steps to get those laws changed.


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The currant sawfly (imported currantworm) is probably the most important pest of backyard currants and gooseberries. The caterpillar-like larvae have a voracious appetite and can rapidly defoliate plants. The larvae are a kind of creamy green color with prominent dark spots and usually they feed together in small groups. Damage typically originates in the center of the plant, on more shaded leaves, but ultimately can involve the entire shrub.
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O'er the land of the freeeeeeeeeeee ... and the home of the braaaaaaaaaave.
Except for when anyone does anything WITHOUT government permission that may produce some kind of "harm."
Tell me something, what about incense? Has the guvmint done any kind of "study" regarding some of the incenses that people frequently burn in order to mask -- say -- recurring toilet dump odors? Talk about sidestream smoke, that's all that incense is! It's comparatively unregulated and it certainly can't be any worse than what drifts off the end of a tobacco cig. Well, maybe next year a complete cultural ban can be imposed in Kalifornia.
But do you really want to know what the greatest danger is today to America's average rube-citizen? Nannystateism! "Cause nowadays, they'll send a SWAT team in to deal with a parking-ticket scofflaw. And if somebody smells what they think is tobacco smoke (or incense smoke intended maybe to mask tobacco smoke), well, you just know that a local SWAT team crew will be coming out to collect at least a scalp or two for that newage violation.
That's one reason why America's founders established a Bill-of-Rights (that is functionally now, irrelevant) ... so that we (you know, the rube-class) could protect ourselves from a government that wants to protect us from ourselves. America really needs to slaughter its vastly-militarized police state and replace it with something that's a bit more community-minded.
Recently I visited my brother in a recovery unit at Huntington Hospital and found many of the patients smoking electronic cigarettes in the visiting areas while visiting was going on. My brother said they have smoking outside for patients and the patients come back smelling like cigarettes, but the electronic people just smoke theirs inside all day if they want to. So, if the hospital says it's OK, it must be OK? I don't know.


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The W. Paul Cole, Jr. School of Business/Mahood Hall Officially Dedicated During December 7 Ceremony
(Bluefield)—After a year-long $6 million renovation effort, Mahood Hall, home of the W. Paul Cole, Jr. School of Business was officially dedicated during a celebratory ceremony at Bluefield State College on December 7. With an audience that included Cole, a Bluefield business and civic leader, his family, other dignitaries and members of the BSC community, the ceremony was telecast live throughout the world via its new video-streaming capabilities.
Dr. Thomas Blevins, BSC's Interim President, extended an official welcome to attendees. "Today marks a milestone in the history of Bluefield State College and in the W. Paul Cole, Jr. School of Business," he commented. "This building certainly demonstrates the wonders of technology."
Dr. Steve Bourne, Dean of the W. Paul Cole, Jr. School of Business, added, "Nearly a year ago, the School of Business was named in honor of Mr. Cole. The generosity of his sons Bill, Tom and Charlie, along with that of the Shott Foundation, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, and the State of West Virginia have enabled this project to be completed. . . .we now have the capability to stream video from every classroom to the rest of the world and reach generations to come.
Dr. Bourne also announced that the Cole School of Business has recently received notification from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) that the baccalaureate program in Business Administration and the baccalaureate program in Accountancy have been granted accreditation reaffirmation for the next ten years.
Charlie Cole, speaking on behalf of the family, extended his thanks to BSC's faculty, administration, and staff "for making this possible in such a wonderful facility." He also reflected on the teachable moments he experienced through his father. "He said, 'Anyone can identify what the problems (in a business) are. I need you to tell me what the solutions are." In closing, he echoed the sentiments of his brothers, saying, "Dad, you are a wonderful mentor, role model and friend."
Paul Cole paid tribute to his grandfather, W.J. Cole, whose "Cole Family Code of Business" is displayed in the lobby of Mahood Hall. "This is a wonderful day, probably the greatest day of my life," he said. He also paid tribute to the teaching/learning capabilities fostered by Mahood Hall's renovations. "Steve Bourne gave me a tour of the building, and I am amazed by what's going on here," he added.
U.S. Senators John D. Rockefeller, IV and Joe Manchin, III, U.S. Congressman Nick J. Rahall, II, West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Chancellor Dr. Brian Noland, and WV HEPC Vice Chancellor of State Colleges/Senior Director of Academic Affairs Dr. Kathy Butler were unable to attend the program, but sent letters of congratulations to commemorate the occasion. HEPC Chief Financial Officer Rich Donovon attended the luncheon program that followed the dedication.
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With the booming oilfield business, which brings in thousands of out of state workers, and summer vacations taken by families coming from all around, we have seen an influx of out-of- state motorists driving our roadways. This is normally not an issue as long as the motorist adheres to our traffic laws.
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The Non-Resident Violator Compact of 1977, which sounds a bit intimidating, was enacted as a way to allow for the efficient processing of traffic violations across state borders. Simply put, if you violate a state traffic law in one of the member states (all states excluding Alaska, Oregon, Montana, Michigan, California and Wisconsin), the citation will be reported to your home state. If you do not pay the fines and fees to the state that issued the citation(s), your home state will suspend your license or take other administrative action until the violation is settled.
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This is an image of gravitational lens system SDSSJ0946+1006 as photographed by Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys. The gravitational field of an elliptical galaxy warps the light of two galaxies exactly behind it. The massive foreground galaxy is almost perfectly aligned in the sky with two background galaxies at different distances. The foreground galaxy is 3 billion light-years away, the inner ring and outer ring are comprised of multiple images of two galaxies at a distance of 6 and approximately 11 billion light-years. The odds of seeing such a special alignment are estimated to be 1 in 10,000. The right panel is a zoom onto the lens showing two concentric partial ring-like structures after subtracting the glare of the central, foreground galaxy.
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The state Department of Administration has tweaked rules governing gatherings at the state Capitol.
Current DOA policy requires groups of four or more people to obtain a permit.
But DOA spokeswoman Stephanie Marquis said actual administrative rules contain no definition of a group. The agency has changed the rules to define a group as four or more people.
Gov. Scott Walker signed off on the changes on Thursday.
A handful of protesters have been gathering in the Capitol rotunda nearly every day for most of the last two years to sing anti-Walker songs. Police have issued them scores of citations for failing to comply with the DOA's permit policies.
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City workers in Memphis under fire over 'lazy' street painting job
City workers in Memphis, Tenn., are being called lazy for painting street lines over piles of brush and leaves.
Some residents called the job a waste of tax dollars, but the city said what looked like a laughable mistake was actually done on purpose, Memphis TV station WMC reported.
"Once this large convoy gets rolling, it's really safer and more efficient for it to just keep rolling," Memphis City Engineer John Cameron said. "We don't want to, particularly on a busy street, to stop the convoy."
But that didn't stop residents from complaining.
Comments on Facebook included "I pay taxes and this is an absolute misuse of taxpayer dollars" and "I know there are some good workers, but as a whole it is pitiful the apathy and lazy attitudes in the Memphis city organizations."
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RSA Releases Evaluation of the Projects With Industry Program
In October 2000, Research Triangle Institute (RTI) initiated an evaluation of the Projects With Industry (PWI) program under a contract with the U.S. Department of Education. The broad purpose of the evaluation was to examine the role and performance of the PWI program as one component of the broader set of employment-related services available to individuals with disabilities.
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RSA Releases Evaluation of the Centers for Independent Living Program
This study conducted by CESSI with assistance from WESTAT reports on a national evaluation of federally funded Centers for Independent Living–consumer-directed non-profit agencies providing services and advocacy to individuals with significant disabilities, conducted during the years 2000-2002.
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Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige on October Being Recognized as National Disability Employment Awareness Month
The U.S. Department of Education is committed to increasing job opportunities for America's individuals with disabilities throughout the year, especially, during October—a month designated by President Bush as "National Disability Employment Awareness Month."
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RSA is a Partner in Upcoming Workforce Innovations Conference
OSERS' Rehabilitation Services Administration continues to assist the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) and other Federal Workforce Investment Act partners in promoting the Workforce Innovations Conference (WIC). This year, the conference will be held in Washington, D.C., from July 8-10, and will address the following themes:
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- Integrating the Education System with Workforce Investment Services; and
- Facilitating Employment through Effective One-Stop Services and Partnerships
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RSA Vocational Rehabilitation Financial Management Conference
The Rehabilitation Services Administration is pleased to announce that the 2003 National Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Financial Management Conference will be held August 4-6, 2003 (optional pre-conference session on August 3) at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel, 1401 Lee Highway, Arlington, Virginia. This conference will cover a broad range of fiscal management issues related to the administration of the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Programs. The theme of this year's conference is "Managing Your Vocational Rehabilitation Program's Fiscal Challenges."
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National Forum of the Twenty-Ninth Institute on Rehabilitation Issues
RSA is pleased to announce that the National Forum of the Twenty-ninth Institute on Rehabilitation Issues (IRI) was held on May 5 and 6, 2003, at the Washington Marriott Hotel, 1221 22nd Street, N.W., Washington, DC.
The two draft publications discussed at this year's Forum are entitled "Promoting Consumer Empowerment through Professional VR Counseling" and "Teaching Orientation and Mobility Professionals: Non-Traditional Approaches to Meet Critical Staffing Shortages." IRI publications are widely used by rehabilitation professionals and other resources.
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National Rehabilitation Education Conference to be held in Washington, DC May 4-6
RSA is pleased to announce that the National Rehabilitation Education Conference will be held in Washington, DC May 4-6. Information on the conference, including a brochure with the tentative agenda, can be found at the following web site: http://www.gwu.edu/~rrcep/National.htm#
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