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Pick of the week: The Blue Rose
Funnily enough, much of this new series from South Pacific Pictures is set on the actual Shortland St, a canyon of law offices in Auckland city.
And if they hadn't come up with the floral title, show creators Rachel Lang and James Griffin could have always titled it "outrageous fortune" - because the show is set in a world of those who charge such things (lawyers) or lose such things (shonky financiers).
However, The Blue Rose is not about the big-wigs; it's about the little guys - the office temp, the IT guy, the accountant and the girl from the courier company - taking on the rotters at the top and trying to overcome the injustices of the world.
The Outrageous Fortune connections don't stop with the creators. They wrote the series for the former West sisters Antonia Prebble and Siobhan Marshall.
Prebble is Jane, a smart but sensible office temp who takes a new post at inner-city law firm Mosley & Loveridge. She finds the woman she's filling in for, Rose, is actually dead - found floating face-down in the Viaduct Harbour after a company do.
The police think she fell in, a drunken accident, but Rose's best friend Linda (Marshall) is convinced there's been some foul play.
Rose wasn't drunk that evening, so why would she just fall in?
Linda enlists Jane to help her snoop around the office and it's not long before the IT geek Ganesh (Raj Varma), and ex-accountant Sonia (Jennifer Ludlam) have been roped in, too. It seems there have been some dodgy dealings going on upstairs, and Rose knew about them.
Marshall says they may not always agree, but the four "blue roses" share a quest to find the truth.
"They're an unlikely group of friends who've come together through this one thing that happens, but they're also quite open-minded to each other, which is really nice."
And their oddball ways certainly lend the series a humorous edge, while also dabbling in other genres.
"It's comedy, drama, thriller, noir," says Prebble.
Says Varma: "It's about ordinary people dealing with 'the man', and that hooks into that 2010 financial crisis and all the bullshit that went with it - the middle class shrinking, rich people making money at others' expense, taking advantage of people, doing fraudulent things, things people feel are really unfair and wish they could change."
When: 8.30pm, Monday
Where: TV3
What: The West sisters go legit
Reality pick: Crime Exposed
Coming straight out of South Auckland is this new real-life crime series, in a similar vein to shows such as Police Ten 7. However, this one goes behind the thin blue frontline to delve into the inner workings of New Zealand's police force, to look at the technology and intelligence-gathering techniques used to fight crime these days. Oh, and there's also some good old-fashioned crime-busting as they go after gangsters, dealers and thieves operating in the area's underbelly.
In the first episode, the forensics team is called on to investigate a brutal assault, and a rowdy party makes for an interesting night on the beat. Later in the series, the intelligence used to bring down a major drug operation is revealed, as well as the cutting-edge surveillance technology used to crack down on street gangs.
When: 7.30pm, Monday
Where: TV3
What: A look beyond the frontline
Cultural pick: Waitangi Day
This year, instead of the long and often serious Waitangi Day coverage of the past, Maori Television is offering a mix of music, chat and live coverage from Waitangi during its breakfast special, Waitangi Ata Marie, which will be hosted by Stephanie Huriana Martin and Te Arahi Maipi.
Later in the day the channel also has Crack Up (8.30pm), a night of laughs hosted by Mike King, and documentary Nga Tamatoa: 40 Years On, which marks the anniversary of the first National Maori Language Day in 1972.
Elsewhere, TV One and TV3 will have Waitangi coverage during their respective breakfast shows. Then at 12.30pm on TV One Marae Investigates has a Waitangi special, and at 8.30pm there is a replay of docu-drama What Really Happened - Waitangi on TVNZ Heartland.
When: Wednesday, 8am
Where: Maori Television
What: An entertaining start to Waitangi Day
Comedy Pick: Go On
The world does not lack for shows featuring therapy groups or ones starring former Friends. But reviews for Go On, the latest incarnation of Matthew Perry's gently caustic comedy personae, might just fly after the failures of his other television efforts, Mr Sunshine and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
After all, Perry was the funniest of the Friends and his character in this - Ryan King, a recently widowed sportscaster ordered into group grief counselling by his employers after the death of his wife - has a bit of the ever-infuriated Chandler Bing about him. He's the centre of a colourful cast which includes John Cho (the current Mr Sulu in the Star Trek movies) and Tyler James Williams (the former star of Everybody Hates Chris).
This one is screening right after the new season return of Modern Family.
When: Tuesday, 8pm
Where: TV3
What: A Friend in need
Spy Pick: The Americans
Now that Homeland has effectively stopped being about spying, those who are after a weekly espionage fix may well find The Americans offers a satisfyingly old-fashioned fix of cloak and dagger thrills.
As our story this week explains, this show is set in the latter era of Ronald Reagan, the president who branded the USSR "the evil empire".
That new heat in the Cold War means more pressure on Washington-based KGB sleeper-cell agents Phlilip and Elizabeth (Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell), as they do their Soviet spymaster's bidding while trying to maintain their identities as a nice suburban couple running a travel agency and trying to raise two kids.
The children don't realise they are part of their parents' double lives and a product of their arranged marriage.
When: Monday, 9:30pm
Where: TV3
What: The spies next door
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For over 25 years, customers from far and wide have been converging on Brisket Montréal for its delectable traditional smoked meat. But Brisket's secret to success doesn't only lie on the unique taste of its smoked meat: its relaxing surroundings, classical decor, as well as its outstanding and charming service all contribute to its international reputation. Recommended by Guide du routard.
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Pulaski Tech is in the process of reactivating its chapter of Phi Beta Lambda, which is the college chapter of Future Business Leaders of America.
The organization's second meeting will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, in the Business Building, Room 104. All students are welcome to attend.
Paralegal instructor Bob Glidewell and business instructor John Price are serving as co-advisors for the new chapter.
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Less than three months into his job, Maine's new corrections commissioner Joseph Ponte has begun to dramatically reform the Maine State Prison's long-troubled solitary-confinement "supermax" unit.
He has cut its population by more than half.
He has stopped — so far, after several weeks under his new rules — its brutal "cell extractions" by guards of uncooperative inmates. Extractions normally end with inmates strapped into a restraint chair. There were 54 extractions in 2010 and 74 in 2009, the Department of Corrections says, and before publicity about them in recent years the annual number was in the hundreds. (See "Torture in Maine's Prison," by Lance Tapley, November 11, 2005.)
Ponte also has ordered that an inmate can't be placed in the supermax for longer than 72 hours without his personal approval.
His approach to the supermax, while provoking grumbling from some staff at the Warren prison, is applauded by prisoner-rights activists. To press on with reforms, Ponte has created a department-wide committee to which he has added representation from activists. The committee is being guided by the recommendations of a remarkably bold report commissioned last year by the Legislature at the behest of activists.
"I'm holding all of their feet to the fire," Ponte says of prison staff. But he believes that with time and training those who oppose what he's doing will accept the new direction.
Ponte has made supermax problems a top department priority. Besides guard violence in handling inmates, the 132-cell facility, officially the Special Management Unit or SMU, has been beset by suspicious inmate deaths, suicide attempts, inmates cutting themselves, hunger strikes, and assaults on guards — especially, deranged or incensed prisoners throwing their feces, urine, or blood at them.
Ponte's solutions include challenging a one-size-fits-all correctional-officer attitude quick to punish prisoners with solitary confinement for the slightest infraction — and then to let them languish in isolation for weeks, months, or even years. Because of this attitude, the supermax was largely full for years. But as of May 19 it was down to 60 inmates.
As alternatives to solitary when prisoners do things they shouldn't, he has asked guards to use what he calls "informal sanctions," like taking away commissary or recreation privileges. And he stopped the practice of keeping people in the supermax beyond the term of their punishment because there wasn't a bed available in a particular housing unit. The prison actually has plenty of unoccupied cells. After a reorganization of prison and jail housing during the past few years, it has an empty 60-bed unit.
Sometimes inmates being investigated for in-prison crimes stayed in the supermax for months as investigations dragged on. Ponte has imposed a seven-day limit on such stays.
A quiet, unpretentious, 64-year-old Massachusetts native (see "At a Turning Point," by Lance Tapley, February 11), the new commissioner has taken care not to force his reforms in a dictatorial way. To transform the supermax — and the smaller, 22-cell version of it at the medium-security Maine Correctional Center in Windham — he created a 19-person committee composed of top corrections officials and three public members, Rachel Talbot Ross of the NAACP, Jim Bergin of the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition (MPAC), and Jon Wilson, chairman of the state prison's board of visitors. The committee meets weekly.
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Metasploit and pivoting
A while back I played with a copy of Core Impact. The tool is quite powerful, with its neatest feature being pivoting. You can use a system you have just exploited as an attack point. I have heard that SAINT has a similar feature in the works. I am just not a fan of shelling out $20k for a license of Core Impact. I lean more towards open-source and Metasploit.
When I exploit a system with Metasploit, I have a few files and scripts that I ftp / tftp down to allow me to do some basic work from a command line shell on the remote system, but my abilities are very limited at this point. It would be great to be able to use something like Nmap, Nessus, or Metasploit from the remote system. Does anyone have a method for doing something similar? Perhaps there is a meterpreter option out there? It would be great if there was an agent that ran entirely in RAM for Metasploit.
What do you do with a system once you exploit to attempt to further penetrate the network? I am curious to see what some of your methods are. I know there has to be a way and I am just missing it. I feel like I am lacking in this area and would appreciate some advice.


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Your phone has been for a swim. Your business contact information or vital sketches were on it and now it refuses to start.
Owners carry their business lives around on their mobile phones and tablets. If the phone was lost or broken it would be at the very least a huge nuisance. At worst important business data could be lost.
When it comes to backup, "just do it," says Ricky Allan, consumer sales manager at Telecom Hub Taranaki. "Backup is one of those things you don't need until it's too late," he says. Every single time you lift a cup of coffee your phone or tablet is in mortal danger.
Allan has seen more than one distressed business owner unable to access his or her contacts thanks to a broken or stolen phone. Had the phone been properly backed up, the settings, contacts, calendar and data could have been restored to a new or temporary phone virtually instantly.
Even if disaster hasn't befallen a business owner's phone, a backup can be used to transfer setting to a new smartphone with the least hassle, says Allan.
In order to protect themselves against the loss of their phone by accident or theft, business owners need to back up some or all of their:
It's most common to back up to the cloud. Other options that can be done instead of or as well as the cloud are backing up to:
What tools a business owner uses to do backups depends on the operating system and where he or she wants to back up to.
Backup is easiest for iPhone and iPad owners. They simply need to enable iCloud, which comes automatically installed on their phone.
To enable iCloud simply go into the Storage & Backup menu and follow on screen instructions.
The iPhone or iPad will then automatically back up its application settings, contacts, calendar and other data. Allan points out that the actual applications are not backed up. These will need to be downloaded again.
The fish-hook here is that iPhone users who are backed up to iCloud, can't restore their data to a non-Apple phone, says Steven Joynes of Cellulike. If they back up securely to a third party product such as Cellulike they restore the data to another brand of phone.
Android phone users can set their Gmail accounts to automatically sync their contacts, mail and calendar. The Android phone also has a backup function in Settings. Look for Personal, Backup and researt, and select both Backup my data and the Automatic restore options. You'll then be required to log into Google.
Business owners may also have other data that isn't backed up using this system. It's cheap to buy an app such as MyBackup Pro, which backs up all the apps online or to the SD card. This does, however, limit users to buying another Android phone.
There are other third-party backup tools that some users find useful. For example SMS Backup+ for Android allows users to back up all of their texts to a folder in Gmail. That can be very useful for a record of texts sent to staff, customers and others.
Other business people choose to backup automatically all photographs to Dropbox or other file sharing and storage sites. The advantage of this is that the photos are backed up as soon as they are taken. It also makes the photos available to other staff and accessible through a PC, iPad or other device that is synced with the same Dropbox account.
Whatever the method of backup, it's best if the process is automated. If backup isn't automatic it becomes another chore and chores don't always get done. Most apps have some sort of scheduling tool that allows users to choose the day and time when backups happen.
Finally, however, whatever method you choose to use, do it today. Tomorrow may be too late.
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I have one of the Aramid/Carbon Fiber Uppers, I will be
using it for a dedicated .22 upper receiver build. If it
decides to break, I should survive.
Looks like the Cavalry Arms ones have integrated stock and grip. They have them listed at $150.
Cavalry Arms
I have one of the Aramid/Carbon Fiber Uppers, I will be
using it for a dedicated .22 upper receiver build. If it
decides to break, I should survive.
DSG has the cav-arms mk-2 for $125.
i just ordered one in tan . i got totally pissed off at all the back-order /price gouging on the regular stuff. i been saying i would try one for some time--all ways wanted to build a ultra-light! they didn't have any black--just tan or OD. should be in next week. i'll post when it gets here.
Take a look at the new thread, You may find it informative...
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Peace, Love, And Superior Firepower
I'll fess up.
Got one 5 years plus ago. Built the rifle. Don't know of any problems with it but I don't shoot it much.
There is no nonsense so errant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action. -- Bertrand Russell
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity." Robert J. Hanlon
i am tinkering around with the cav-arms mk-2. i fired about 150 rounds through it so far. so it isn't exactly a torture test. no malfunctions-- so far it seems strong enough. no real problems with the assembly--even with my mis-match of lower parts and cav-arms oddball stuff. like pins that go in from the wrong side.
i think my biggest gripe about the design is the way the safety goes in. it goes in easy--but is hell if you ever have to take it apart,as the detnt and spring are in a blind hole.
and the little trap door on the but-plate is a bit flimsy.
it is comfortable to shoot --and very light. when the rest of my parts come in i am going to put the 7.62x39 heavy barreled upper on it to save a pound. steel mags drop free. p-mags want to stick a little. trigger pull is good--despite my use of some re-cycled trigger parts. i would say it is in specs for the FCG.
these things were a damn fine deal before the obama panic at around $90.
now the least expensive is about $125--which ain't bad for these days inflated prices.
i may paint it black-- if i can find the right paint.


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Health Information
FluoxetineSkip to the navigation
Drug Information
Fluoxetine is a member of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) family of drugs. Fluoxetine is used to treat depression , bulimia (binge-eating and vomiting), obsessive-compulsive disorder, and others conditions.
Common brand names:Prozac, Prozac Weekly, Sarafem
Summary of Interactions with Vitamins, Herbs, & Foods
Replenish Depleted Nutrients
Administration of fluoxetine for six weeks significantly lowered melatonin levels in people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and in healthy persons as well.1 Further study is needed to determine if this might interfere with sleeping or whether melatonin supplementation might be appropriate.
Reduce Side Effects
Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) may reduce the side effects experienced by some persons taking SSRIs such as fluoxetine or sertraline . An open-label study with elderly, depressed persons found that 200-240 mg of GBE daily was effective in alleviating sexual side effects in both men and women taking SSRIs.2 One case study reported that 180-240 mg of GBE daily reduced genital anesthesia and sexual side effects secondary to fluoxetine use in a 37-year-old woman.3
Support Medicine
DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) supplementation (50 mg per day) has been shown to restore the response of beta-endorphin, a brain chemical involved in pain and pleasure sensations, to fluoxetine.4 Further research is needed to determine if this drug combination is safe for long-term use.The interaction is supported by preliminary, weak, fragmentary, and/or contradictory scientific evidence.
Folic Acid
Low blood levels of folic acid have been correlated to poor response to fluoxetine.5 Furthermore, the addition of folic acid to fluoxetine appears to enhance the effectiveness of the drug. A double-blind trial found that depressed women receiving 500 mcg of folic acid per day in addition to fluoxetine experienced significant improvement in their symptoms, as well as fewer side effects, compared with women receiving only fluoxetine.6 Similar results were not observed in men; however, men appear to have a higher requirement for folic acid than do women, so a higher intake may be necessary.The interaction is supported by preliminary, weak, fragmentary, and/or contradictory scientific evidence.
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Potential Negative Interaction
Fluoxetine works by increasing serotonin activity in the brain. 5-HTP is converted to serotonin in the brain, and taking it with fluoxetine may increase fluoxetine-induced side effects. Until more is known, 5-HTP should not be taken with any SSRI drug, including fluoxetine.
L-tryptophan is an amino acid found in protein-rich foods. Foods rich in L-tryptophan are not believed to cause any problems during fluoxetine use. However, dietary supplements of L-tryptophan taken during fluoxetine treatment have been reported to cause headache, sweating, dizziness, agitation, restlessness, nausea, vomiting, and other symptoms.7
St. John's Wort
There have been no published reports about negative consequences of combining St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) (Hypericum perforatum) (Hypericum perforatum) and fluoxetine. One case has been reported of an interaction between St. John's wort and a weak serotonin reuptake inhibitor drug known as trazodone that is vaguely similar to fluoxetine.8 In another case, a patient experienced grogginess, lethargy, nausea, weakness, and fatigue after taking one dose of paroxetine (Paxil®, another SSRI drug) after ten days of St. John's wort use.9 Nevertheless, some doctors are concerned about the possibility of an interaction between St. John's wort and fluoxetine causing side effects (e.g., mental confusion, muscle twitching, sweating, flushing) known collectively as serotonin syndrome.10 , 11 Until more is known about interactions and adverse actions, people taking any SSRI drugs, including fluoxetine, should avoid St. John's wort, unless they are being closely monitored by a doctor.
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1. Childs PA, Rodin I, Martin NJ, et al. Effect of fluoxetine on melatonin in patients with seasonal affective disorder and matched controls. Br J Psychiatry 1995;166:196-8.
2. Cohen AJ, Bartlik B. Ginkgo biloba for antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction. J Sex Marital Ther 1998;24:139-45.
3. Ellison JM, DeLuca P. Fluoxetine-induced genital anesthesia relieved by Ginkgo biloba extract. J Clin Psychiatry 1998;59:199-200.
4. Stomati M, Rubino S, Spinetti A, et al. Endocrine, neuroendocrine and behavioral effects of oral dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate supplementation in postmenopausal women. Gynecol Endocrinol 1999;13:15-25.
5. Fava M, Borus JS, Alpert JE, et al. Folate, vitamin B12, and homocysteine in major depressive disorder. Am J Psychiatry 1997;154:426-8.
6. Coppen A, Bailey J. Enhancement of the antidepressant action of fluoxetine by folic acid: a randomised, placebo controlled trial. J Affect Disord 2000 Nov;60(2):121-30.
7. Threlkeld DS, ed. Central Nervous System Drugs, Antidepressants, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. In Facts and Comparisons Drug Information. St. Louis, MO: Facts and Comparisons, Apr 1997, 264r-4s.
8. Demott K. St. John's wort tied to serotonin syndrome. Clinical Psychiatry News 1998;26:28.
9. Gordon JB. SSRIs and St. John's wort: possible toxicity? Am Fam Physician 1998;57:950.
10. Bekman SE, Sommi RW, Switzer J. Consumer sue of St. John's wort: A survey on effectiveness, safety, and tolerability. Pharmacotherapy 2000;20:568-74.
11. Lantz MS, Buchalter E, Giambanco V. St. John's wort and antidepressant drug interaction in the elderly. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 1999;12:7-10.
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Alerts | Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Israel continues journalist's detention
New York, November 10, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by Israel's continued detention of Hassan Ghani, a correspondent for Iran's Press TV.
Ghani was arrested with four other journalists on Friday when soldiers boarded two humanitarian aid ships sailing toward Gaza, news reports said. The other journalists included Lina Attallah, of Al-Masry al-Youm's English edition; Jihan Hafiz, of Democracy Now!; Casey Kauffmann of Al-Jazeera English; and Ayman Al-Zubair of Al-Jazeera. The four journalists, a few of whom had equipment and footage confiscated by the Israeli authorities, have all been released and deported except Ghani, news reports said.


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Want to Look Good Naked? Here's How
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I remember that evening well: We burst into my bedroom trying to take each others clothes off and my nose scratched from my shirt button as he miscalculated the strip down. Almost a trip over his left pant leg and a bump to my shin over the trunk and we finally conquered the journey to my bed. It was hot and there I was feeling like a 20-year old sex kitten being taken by strong hands that wrestled me into the sheets. And there, in a game of twister, I looked down.


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Paper.js, Processing.js and Raphaël are the leading libraries for drawing on the Web right now. A couple of others are up and coming, and you can always use Flash, but these three work well with HTML5 and have the widest support among browser vendors. Choosing the right framework will determine the success of your project. This article covers the advantages and disadvantages of each, and the information you need to make the best choice.
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On the heels of Living At Your Peak in mid September, the Antlers is honored to be hosting some of the Elevate program September 25 – 28. This event will explore how to create, as well as maintain "special places". Although each of these three-day programs deal with very different elements of sustainability, they are similar in that they are NOT your typical conference. Each of them want to stress active participation by the attendees with the hopes of creating a long lasting relationship between the presenters, those that attend and the program itself.
In the case of Elevate, the organizers (Connie and Mark Woodbury) hope and expect the presenters to come away with as much personal growth as their "audience". I can personally vouch for the likelihood of that, as I was fortunate enough to attend the same event last year in Queensland, Australia. Connie and Mark arranged for a contingency from Vail, including the Mayor, some senior town officials and me, to present Vail's story (past, present and future) to those in attendance. In the course of explaining what makes Vail a special place, the conversation was every bit as educational for us as it was for those to whom we spoke.
For anyone who has a passing interest in "creating places", whether it's an architect, a land use planner or just about anyone who ponders their role in the community beyond what it means just to them, this three day program will not only be enriching, but downright fun. Mark and Connie have recently relocated from just north of Brisbane to beautiful downtown Eagle, Colorado. Australia's loss is our gain. They've already become great friends of many of us in the Vail Valley, and definitely know how to have fun while carrying on a deep conversation at the same time.
Last year we met some of the presenters coming to Elevate in Vail, including the elders of the Butchulla people, indigenous to the Fraser Coast. Their Welcome to Country ceremony was both simple and moving. I felt humbled to the point of being more than a little choked up. Trust me, meeting them will be something you'll remember for a long time, not to mention all the other fascinating characters that Mark and Connie have lined up.
I sure hope you can come attend one, or even both of these fabulous events coming in September. You'll be glad you did.


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September 2008
Build Win-Win Partnerships
Forging strong community partnerships with businesses, nonprofits, universities, and city institutions has helped these magnet schools access additional resources to use in addressing their critical needs. Developing mutually beneficial relationships with local, well-established organizations is one way for schools to drum up fiscally creative solutions and establish a more diverse and stable base of supporters for public education. A distinct feature of each of these profiled schools is the reciprocal nature of its relationships with other organizations. Rather than simply depending on a spirit of altruism or good will, school staff work to generate and maintain partnerships by identifying clear benefits for all participants involved. Thus, many collaborations endure over time, providing low-cost (or even no-cost) professional development, technical assistance, and new grant opportunities that are critical for sustaining magnet school success.
An individual magnet school can help to rebuild a declining neighborhood. Once an underenrolled, low-performing school, Normal Park in its new incarnation as a magnet has transformed its standing in the community and, with its success, has drawn back a number of residents to the surrounding urban area. Realtors who had struggled to sell neglected properties now proudly advertise houses that are "Zoned for Normal Park," using this designation as a selling point. In 2006, parents collaborated with local architects and corporate sponsors to build an intergenerational community park, Discovery Playground, on school property. Conceived of as a fully accessible playground, the park is another tangible symbol of the school's contributions to improving its immediate neighborhood.
Staff at these schools have tapped the potential of community supporters who are eager to collaborate in solving problems or creating new programs. After-school organizations looking to become an integral part of a school's academic intervention and enrichment program seek stable environments with staff who are willing to coordinate support. For example, the after-school program at Combs is now a YMCA program. Combs had created the program with a one-year grant and now needed someone to take it over. The local YMCA was eager to become involved at the site, in part, because of Comb's established success and, in part, because the program was serving English language learners in particular, a group the YMCA also had targeted as needing extra support. Today, the Combs' Achievers is one of the local YMCA's flagship programs. Four of the profiled sites were selected to receive local, state, or federal grants to establish an after-school center, in part, because of their track records as schools. Along similar lines, each of the magnet schools has a history of ongoing partnerships with universities and colleges. Those higher education institutions with teacher education programs leverage the partnership to place their student teachers in high-functioning classrooms and collegial environments that mirror the philosophical approaches of the teacher preparation course work. In return, the schools receive well-trained and well-supported student teachers who, in some cases (e.g., River Glen, Normal Park, and Raymond), are hired directly upon completion of their programs.
Once a magnet school has successfully implemented its program, a principal is in a better position to ask for support. Particularly in the area of technology-where public education often lags behind the advances used and demanded by the workforce—a number of these schools have been able to convince businesses to help them meet their goals of producing innovative, technologically savvy learners. The principals at Combs and Normal Park persuaded some local companies to purchase interactive whiteboards for their classrooms, discovering that people were eager to support a program that has demonstrated measurable success. As Normal Park principal Levine explains, "I find that when people are asked, they want to give to a public school, and they want to be a part of something great." In some cases, a magnet school with an established reputation does not need even to request support. As a well-known magnet committed to fine arts, FAIR benefits from a dynamic where by professional arts organizations—even those without a youth or education focus—now approach the school on their own accord, to pursue special projects and grant opportunities in collaboration with the school. A school brochure highlights the diversity of arts-based partnerships that make FAIR a compelling choice for many families, teachers, and local artists (see fig. 7 on p. 38).
Having community partners involved in the initial planning for a magnet school increases the likelihood that these associations can be tightened in the future. Attracted by the theme and the chance to contribute to a worthy project, early investors—whether of time or money—lay the groundwork for developing a broad base of committed stakeholders who recognize the value of public education and their participation in its efforts. In Clark County, an advisory committee of local organizations, colleges, universities, and businesses was formed to help develop objectives and determine a timeline for implementation of Hoggard's math and science theme. The early involvement of these partners as advisors enabled the school to further cultivate those relationships in building the program.
Figure 7. FAIR (Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Resource School) Brochure Listing Arts Partnerships
Learning at FAIR
FAIR students study reading, writing, math, science, and other core subjects in an inter-disciplinary, arts-infused curriculum. In addition, all students have the opportunity to take courses in the Fine Arts areas of:
Artistic Connections
Sharing in the richness of the arts community of the Twin Cities and our region, FAIR School has established growing relationships with professional arts organizations, artist and schools.
Stages Theatre, our resident theatre company, provides classroom instruction, artistic residencies, mainstage play production, and interdisciplinary resources. Other partnerships include:
For example, the local water district in Las Vegas currently provides all fifth-graders with the opportunity to do water quality testing of Lake Mead and vegetation planting in the Las Vegas Wash region as part of environmental science. A long-standing collaboration with the Community Bank of Nevada has led to the recent development of a schoolwide finance program designed to educate students about savings, money management, and economic concepts.
Parents are key resources for jump-starting local community involvement. They know firsthand what a school provides for their children. In addition to contributing thousands of volunteer hours (which some of the featured schools require) and organizing fund-raising events, parents often work alongside staff to develop relationships with businesses and nonprofits, networking with friends, accessing employer resources, and pursuing new grants. Normal Park's Parent Education Fund was established by parents to help the school "provide a full curriculum, a professional staff, targeted intervention for at-risk students, and an innovativeand equitable approach to education for all." 17 This fund covers the cost of critical academic supports, like the guided reading consultant mentioned earlier or the cost of lab supplies. At River Glen, parents are part of HABLA, a nonprofit advocacy group that also raises funds to pay for critical school needs. In addition, HABLA members meet to discuss community issues, like how to educate the public about the benefits of dual immersion. Even at sites without a significant neighborhood population, in large counties, or at an interdistrict school where transportation issues limit the PTA from meeting frequently, families are still likely to be the most vocal and articulate supporters of their children's schools. Through their word-of-mouth advertising and networking, they can also help make critical connections with local businesses, individual donors, and foundations that help secure additional dollars.


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This article only skims the surface of Galois theory and should
probably be accessible to a 17 or 18 year old school student with a
strong interest in mathematics.
Explore the properties of some groups such as: The set of all real
numbers excluding -1 together with the operation x*y = xy + x + y.
Find the identity and the inverse of the element x.
The binary operation * for combining sets is defined as the union
of two sets minus their intersection. Prove the set of all subsets
of a set S together with the binary operation * forms a group.
In the following exhibits we give an advanced or alternative way of thinking about mathematics concepts which are likely to be known in a more familiar form.
Explore these structures and experiment by substituting particular values such as $0, \pm 1$. Can you work out what they represent?
Exhibit A
All pairs of integers such that:
$$(a, b) + (c, d) = (ad+bc, bd)\quad\quad (Na, Nb) \equiv (a, b) \mbox{ for all } N\neq 0$$
Can you find two pairs which add up to give $(0, N)$ or $(0, M)$ for various values of $N$, $M$?
A set of ordered pairs of real numbers which can be added and multiplied such that
$(x_1, y_1) + (x_2, y_2) = (x_1 + x_2, y_1 +y_2)$
$(x_1, y_1)\times (x_2, y_2) = (x_1x_2 -y_1y_2, x_1y_2+y_1x_2)$
Exhibit C
A set defined recursively such that
$+_k(1) = +_1(k)$
$+_k(+_1(n)) = +_1(+_k(n))$
$\times_k(1) = k$
$\times_k(+_1(n)) = +_k(\times_k(n))$
In these rules, $k$ and $n$ are allowed to be any natural numbers
Once you have figured out what these structures represent ask yourself this: Are these good representations? What benefits can you see to such a representation? How might familiar properties from the structures be represented in these ways?


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You should not use this medication if you are allergic to somatropin, or if you have:
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Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication.
It is not known whether somatropin passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Do not use somatropin without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
How should I use somatropin?
Use exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not use in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
Your dose and brand of somatropin, and how often you give it will depend on what you are being treated for. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
Somatropin is injected into a muscle or under the skin. You may be shown how to use injections at home. Do not self-inject this medicine if you do not fully understand how to give the injection and properly dispose of used needles and syringes.
Use a different place on your body each time you give the injection. Your care provider will show you the best places on your body to inject the medication. Do not inject into the same place two times in a row. Do not inject this medicine into skin or muscle that is red, sore, infected, or injured.
Do not shake the medication bottle or you may ruin the medicine. When mixing somatropin with a diluent (liquid), use a gentle swirling motion. Do not use the medication if it has changed colors or has particles in it. Call your doctor for a new prescription.
Use a disposable needle only once. Throw away used needles in a puncture-proof container (ask your pharmacist where you can get one and how to dispose of it). Keep this container out of the reach of children and pets.
To be sure this medication is helping your condition and not causing harm, your blood and growth progress will need to be tested often. Your eyes may also need to be checked. Visit your doctor regularly.
If you are being treated for short bowel syndrome, follow the diet plan created for you by your doctor or nutrition counselor to help control your condition. Somatropin is not a cure for short bowel syndrome.
If you use a form of somatropin that comes in a cartridge for use with an injection pen, use only the pen injection system provided with the somatropin brand you use.
How you store this medicine will depend on what brand you are using and what diluent you are mixing somatropin with. After mixing somatropin, you may need to use it right away or you may be able to store it for later use. Read and carefully follow the instructions provided with your medicine about proper storage of somatropin before and after it has been mixed. Ask your pharmacist if you have any questions about proper storage of your medication.
Throw away any somatropin left over after the expiration date on the label has passed.
Genotropin Patient Information in Detail
- What is Genotropin?
- What are the possible side effects?
- What is the most important information I should know?
- What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking?
- How should I take?
Additional Genotropin Information
- Genotropin Drug Interactions Center: somatropin subq
- Genotropin Side Effects Center
- Genotropin Overview including Precautions
- Genotropin FDA Approved Prescribing Information including Dosage
Genotropin - User Reviews
Genotropin User Reviews
Now you can gain knowledge and insight about a drug treatment with Patient Discussions.
Here is a collection of user reviews for the medication Genotropin sorted by most helpful.
Report Problems to the Food and Drug Administration
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit the FDA MedWatch website or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
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I like the line about all money going to the "American Cancel Society".
Sounds like a fun day. Unfortunately I will just be getting back from LA the week before. Now maybe if BountyOne or MandalorFett wants to put my entire family up at their place for the week
Is that Jay and Silent Bob riding in the first car?
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Sure looks like it
sorry Jon, i'm an hour away from there. I may or may not go yet, haven't decided.
Wait, I'm a little confused (and at my age, I'm lucky it's just a little). Is there more to this besides the drawing? I thought this was a link to show something going on at Disney. Don't get me wrong, I like the art, just wondering if there was more to it.


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120. Re: NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)Alex24AF Jan 6, 2011 10:31 AM (in response to Mela08)
I would like to see:
1.) People
2.) Allure Magazine
3.) Lucky Magazine
4.) Vouge
121. Re: NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)CasperAZ Jan 6, 2011 11:27 AM (in response to Alex24AF)
I would like to see Daily Variety.
122. Re: NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)Rich-M Jan 7, 2011 6:01 AM (in response to Michael-V)
I would love to see Intelligent Life, published by the Economist, and currently only available electronically on the iPad, added as a Nook Color subscription option.
123. Re: NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)JuggTheGreat Jan 7, 2011 2:30 PM (in response to Rich-M)
I would like to see any Video Game related magazines like Gameinformer or the like.
124. Re: NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)DaveOfTheDogs Jan 8, 2011 5:02 AM (in response to Michael-V)
I would like to see The Economist.
125. Re: NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)Michelle1221 Jan 8, 2011 11:40 AM (in response to Michael-V)
126. Re: NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)Kell429 Jan 9, 2011 7:26 PM (in response to Michael-V)
I would like to see Ebony and Essence magazine.
127. Re: NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)NurseJenLovesHerNook Jan 10, 2011 3:59 AM (in response to Michael-V)
People Magazine
128. Re: NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)Bartlet Jan 10, 2011 6:15 AM (in response to Michael-V)
I'd like to see Sports Illustrated, Mental Floss and Entertainment Weekly. Please and Thank you.
129. Re: NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)QueenjjReads Jan 10, 2011 9:39 PM (in response to Michael-V)
Creating Keepsakes or some other scrapbooking magazine
Photoshop related magazines
Simply Homemade with Sandra Lee
Everyday with Rachel Ray
Cook's Illustrated
Family Tree Magazine or some other genealogy magazine
Taste of Home
130. Re: NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)sheshechic Jan 11, 2011 7:50 AM (in response to QueenjjReads)
Food & Wine
Traditional Home
Please & thank you.
131. Re: NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)KnitGirlinIdaho Jan 12, 2011 8:37 PM (in response to Michael-V)
It's fun to see the requests at the beginning of this thread and to see that a lot of them are now available! My requests: Weight Watchers, People, Everyday With Rachel Ray,, and any knitting magazines: Vogue Knitting, Knit Simple, and particularly those by Interweave: Interweave Knits, Weekend Knits, Knit Accessories, Knit Scene, Holiday Knits
132. Re: NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)BookNut Jan 13, 2011 6:36 AM (in response to Michael-V)
Cruise Travel
Budget Travel
Cat Fancy
Celebrations (Celebrations Press)
Orlando Attractions (Dream Together Media)
133. Re: NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)nooki226 Jan 13, 2011 9:20 AM (in response to Mela08)
I would really love to read the following magazines on my nook color:
5.king (for my boyfriend)
134. Re: NOOKperiodicals Request Thread (NOOKnewspapers/NOOKmagazines)Cali_ChurchGurl Jan 13, 2011 9:45 AM (in response to nooki226)
Would love to see Ebony and Essence also.


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The cobwebs will have well and truly been blown out as the Toyota Racing Series teams settle into the business of qualifying today for round two of the championship.
The opening round at the most southern race circuit in the world, Teretonga in Invercargill, is always a bit of a lottery and last weekend was no exception.
Many of the 18 drivers contesting the series hadn't seen the circuit before, but Puerto Rican driver Felix Serralles raced in the series last year and put his knowledge of the New Zealand circuit to good use.
The result is that he goes to Timaru for round two at the head of the field after a fourth, a second and a win at Teretonga put him five points clear of second-placed Austrian Lucas Auer.
The weekend produced three different winners from the three races, and those three drivers - Pipo Derani, Auer and Serralles - are third, second and first respectively.
Serralles could have easily been watching the Spirit of a Nation feature race from the pits after the opening laps.
Serralles and Brit Alex Lynn were locked in a tussle for front place through the first lap, and Serralles was defending his lead when cars spun in the pack behind them.
The incident brought out the safety car, bunching the field up, and when the safety car pulled in, Serralles and Lynn were side-by-side down the main straight, with the Puerto Rican on the outside.
A gust of wind nudged the two cars together and it was Lynn who left the track, crashing heavily. The car was flung high in the air and much of its left-side suspension was ripped off.
Lynn extracted himself from the car shaken but unhurt.
On the restart, Serralles jumped into the lead and accelerated away to take the win.
"It was a bit of a crazy contact. It's racing, but it's quite dangerous as well," he said later. "I don't think I did anything wrong. I was going straight and Alex touched me, but in the end I was able to continue in first place and win the race.
"So overall a good weekend with lots of points and I'd like to thank Giles Motorsport for all the hard work and the great car they gave me.
"I now have to take the same good form to the next round in Timaru and hope I get even more good points."
Defending TRS champion New Zealander Nick Cassidy had an up and down weekend with a second, fourth and an eighth to leave Teretonga fourth in the series. Cassidy's team went the wrong way with the set-up for the second qualifying session that set the grid for the feature race, and he started 16th on the grid.
But he did a sterling job of making his way through the pack, and was grudgingly happy with his results.
He's with a new team, M2 Competition, this year, and they are feeling their way and now have heaps of data heading to Timaru.
"I was a bit surprised as I didn't think I would get as many cars in the feature race," said Cassidy. "I thought I had to do something special and thought we may as well change a few things with the car since I was starting at the back.
"We had a good run, and learnt a few more things for next weekend. I pushed some laps and then played it a bit save but still managed to set a fastest lap.
"The guys who were fast at Teretonga will be fast at Timaru. The only difference is that the gap between the fast guys and the others will be bigger.
"At Teretonga the gap between first and 14th was about a second, whereas Timaru is a lot more technical so lap times will be much more different.
"It may play into our hands, but the car needs a different setup so we've got a bit work to do."
The Toyota Racing Series has propelled many local and overseas drivers into single-seater careers in the past eight years, but the series has yet to be won by a non-New Zealand driver.


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Students entering Schoolcraft College may submit ACT scores or college transfer credit demonstrating their ability in reading, writing and math, or they may take a placement test in the Testing Center. No appointment is necessary. Anyone who took a placement test at another college can provide the Counseling Office with a copy of their test scores. These test scores should be within the last 3 years and must be approved by Counseling.
Placement testing is a service provided by Schoolcraft College to determine placement into Schoolcraft classes only. Your placement scores will not be provided to other institutions. If you need to enroll at another school, please contact them to make arrangements to take their placement test.
Accuplacer/CPT is a computerized assessment test that will provide information about your level of skill accomplishment in reading, writing and one of three levels of mathematics. Assessing your ability in these areas will help you and your advisor or counselor determine college courses most appropriate for you.
You will take the test on a computer. A Test Administrator will be available if you have any questions during the test. The test instructions are easy to understand. You will use the keyboard or the mouse to enter your answers and supply other information.
Most questions are multiple choice. Tests are untimed so you can give each question as much thought as you wish.
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Hey everyone
Im not a forum kynda person but I think this forum looks totally interesting!! I'm sure I'll enjoy my stay.
I have one major problem though - I posted a recipe & when i saw my post, only the method of the recipe was there!! Horror upon horrors..............
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Welcome ice queen - dont worry you will get the hang of posting recipes! Cant think what you did!
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From "NFL For Dummies"
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The Positions in a Football Secondary
By Howie Long and John Czarnecki from Football For Dummies, 4th US Edition
The secondary is the name given to the group of players on an American football team who make up the defensive backfield. All the players who make up the secondary are called defensive backs, but that category is further divided. In a nutshell, these players are responsible for preventing the opponent's receivers from catching the ball. If they fail, they must then make the tackle, preventing a possible touchdown. The different players work in slightly different ways.
The cornerback is typically the fastest of the defensive backs. The ideal NFL cornerback can run the 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds, weighs between 180 and 190 pounds, and is at least 6 feet tall. However, the average NFL cornerback is about 5'10". Although speed and agility remain the necessary commodities, height is becoming a factor in order to defend the ever-increasing height of today's wide receivers.
Here's the cornerback's role in two specific types of coverage:
Cornerbacks in man-to-man coverage: Most defensive schemes employ two cornerbacks (CB) in man-to-man coverage against the offense's wide receivers (WR).
- Cornerbacks in zone coverage: If a team's cornerbacks are smaller and slower than its opponent's receivers, that team usually plays more zone coverages, fearing that fast receivers will expose its secondary's athletic weaknesses. However, if you have two talented cornerbacks, your team can play more man-to-man coverage.
Most defenses employ two safeties — a strong safety and a free safety. They must see and recognize the offense's formations and instruct their teammates to make whatever coverage adjustments are necessary:
- Strong safety: Of the two types of safeties, the strong safety is generally bigger, stronger, and slower. Coaches often refer to (and judge) their safeties as small linebackers. These players should
The strong safety normally aligns to the tight end side of the offensive formation (also known as the strong side, hence the name strong safety), and 99 percent of the time, his pass coverage responsibility is either the tight end or a running back who leaves the backfield.
- Be above-average tacklers
- Have the ability to backpedal and quickly retreat in order to cover a specified area to defend the pass (which is called dropping into pass coverage)
- Free safety: Generally more athletic and less physical than the strong safety. He usually positions himself 12 to 15 yards deep and off the line of scrimmage.


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Reaping hard returns on essential skills investments
This guest blog post is provided by the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills, which aims to improve the skills Canadians need to adapt and succeed at work.
Are you having problems introducing new equipment into your daily operations? Are your employees displaying signs of low morale? Are there recurring accidents or injuries in your workplace? If these problems seem familiar, your business may have an underlying essential skills issue.
Finding and keeping employees with the knowledge and skills to get the job done is critical for today's small business owners. Without the right skills, your business may suffer.
Developing your employees' essential skills can help boost the productivity, innovation and overall competitiveness of your business by:
Creating a more vibrant and engaged workforce — improving employees' self-esteem, morale, and sense of ownership in their work
Increasing productivity — reducing error rates, waste, and the time required to complete tasks
Improving workplace health and safety — ensuring that employees understand safety instructions
Developing a more highly skilled workforce — increasing employees' capacity to use technologies with confidence
Many Canadian employers are integrating essential skills into their business practices. For example, a family-owned and operated pulp and paper company in Nova Scotia integrated essential skills upgrading into its Workplace Education program — and reaped the returns:
Over the course of one year, efficiencies on the paper machine exceeded 80% every month (average past efficiency rates only reached high 70s).
Absenteeism reached an all-time low at 6.9 days per employee per year.
From one year to the next, time lost due to accidents was decreased from 383.5 days to 62.5 days.
This is just one example of how investing in essential skills could benefit your business. No matter what your future business plans involve, integrating essential skills into your daily operations is critical to realizing your goals.
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C.O. prosecutors, attorneys weigh in on growing legal trend
BEND, Ore. - Cell phones are not allowed in the courtroom. But Deschutes County District Attorney Patrick Flaherty says you'd better believe everything you do on your cell phone or computer can be used against you in a court case.
"I've learned a lot about Facebook in the last couple of years," Flaherty said recently.
The social media giant, along with Twitter and even YouTube, have prompted many people to make their private lives more public than ever before.
"Once it's posted, it's public -- and then there are no rules," defense attorney Jacques DeKalb said.
An attorney for more than three decades, DeKalb remembers when phones were used as evidence in a much simpler way.
"The best you could get in the old days was that somebody may have called someone," he said.
Now, your computer and smart phone are gold mines for prosecutors -- and defense attorneys know it.
"You get a new case, and you just kind of hold your breath and wait for the DA to send you a stack of copies of what was on the phone, what was on the computer," DeKalb said.
Here's how lawyers get a hold of your information. According to family law, attorney Gordon Phillips, If your privacy settings are loose, it's as easy as this:
"Print the photo, print the comments -- it's that simple," Phillips said.
In a criminal case, prosecutors can get permission to use your information through a subpoena or warrant.
"Social media evidence is powerful, and it can be for both the defense or the state," Flaherty said.
However, defense attorneys don't have the same luxury of forcing you to hand it over. DeKalb says, in most cases, it's not necessary.
"People are not going to be conscious (of the issues), and they're just going to keep posting and being stupid on Facebook," DeKalb said.
While the 140 characters you type on Twitter can be incredibly damning, a picture is worth a thousand words.
"It's harder to talk your way out of it -- you look at the photo and the person says, 'Well, I really wasn't smoking the bong' -- well, you're there and you posted it," Phillips said.
Phillips specializes in divorce cases. Time and again, he's used social media evidence to raise questions about a witness's character.
"The first thing a witness says is, 'How did you get that?'" Phillips said.
The answer: You put it out there, and they found it.
Prosecutors and Defense attorneys agree, there's no going back now. Your only real protection is to watch what you say and post.
"It's the old adage: If you would be embarrassed, or your mother would be embarrassed, don't put it out there," Phillips said.
And if temptation is too much, the best thing you can do is log off.
Phillips added that it's not only yourself you have to worry about. He says you need to be aware of what your family and friends are writing online. Lawyers can pull information from their pages as well -- and use it as evidence against you.


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Hedge funds, seeking a windfall on the preferred shares of the mortgage guarantors, want FNMA and FMCC sold in a public offering and replaced by a private-sector mortgage market. But the plan hasn't gotten much reaction in Washington. Mentioned: General Motors (GM), AIG (AIG).
If the hedge-fund industry owns a congressman, then that congressman owes his paymasters an apology. The funds are getting nowhere on Capitol Hill in their Quixotic quest to have the government turn loose Fannie Mae FNMA 1.1811023622047243% Fannie Mae U.S.: OTC USD2.57 0.03 1.1811023622047243% /Date(1495664399000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1243596 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 2941543508.06854 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 15476900 More quote details and news » and Freddie Mac FMCC 1.6597510373443984% Freddie Mac U.S.: OTC USD2.45 0.04 1.6597510373443984% /Date(1495664401000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 944564 P/E Ratio 18.14814814814815 Market Cap 1566632588.1433 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 11644200 More quote details and news » as private-sector companies with no government backing. In fact, two recent proposals—a House "discussion draft" and a bipartisan Senate bill—call for a controlled disintegration of the discredited mortgage-guarantee companies and the creation of a private secondary mortgage marketplace. They aren't moving very fast, either.
The hedge funds, as I reported earlier this year ("Fannie, Freddie, Zombie," May 13), claim that the mortgage giants have fully recovered from the swoon that forced them into government receivership and thus should be turned loose, à la General Motors GM -0.060204695966285374% General Motors Co. U.S.: NYSE USD33.2 -0.02 -0.060204695966285374% /Date(1495659754383-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10599378 AFTER HOURS USD33.2 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 5.139318885448916 Market Cap 50131208133.6267 Dividend Yield 4.578313253012048% Rev. per Employee 756956 More quote details and news » (ticker: GM) and American International Group AIG 0.6916519221489464% American International Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD62.6 0.43 0.6916519221489464% /Date(1495659613023-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11268878 AFTER HOURS USD62.6 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 202.00064536947403 Market Cap 57555249434.0111 Dividend Yield 2.0447284345047922% Rev. per Employee 987340 More quote details and news » (AIG). The government injected $187 billion into Fannie (FNMA) and Freddie (FMCC) and is still owed about $55 billion, which is being paid back via dividends from special preferred stock. The hedge funds assert that if the two were let loose, they could raise enough money through public stock offerings to fully repay the government immediately and have enough left over to award holders of previously issued preferred about $25 a share. Following the collapse of the mortgage companies in 2008, the hedge funds took a gamble and scooped up these preferred shares at about $2 to $4 each, which explains their ardor for a spinoff.
THE DISCUSSION DRAFT IS THE WORK of Texas Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. Conservatives love the Hensarling document because in addition to deep-sixing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the former playthings of morally suspect politicians, it significantly narrows the federal role in the mortgage market. Politicians never can resist pressuring bureaucrats into watering down underwriting standards on government-guaranteed mortgages, so that more of their constituents can benefit. This includes constituents who are unable to afford a house, regardless of the terms. Peter Wallison, a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, notes that the down payments on FHA-backed loans over the years declined from 20% to 3%. Now, the Federal Housing Administration requires a taxpayer bailout, he says.
The bipartisan Senate bill, the work of Virginia Democrat Mark Warner and Tennessee Republican Bob Corker, also eliminates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It would create a Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp. to insure 90% of a loan in the event of a housing "catastrophe" like a superstorm or financial crisis.
The real-estate and mortgage industries love the Senate bill because the guarantee would make it easier to sell mortgages into the secondary market in good times and in bad. Those guarantees, according to conservatives, would serve as the seed corn of a future housing catastrophe by causing excess credit to flow into residential real estate.
Economists believe a resolution to the Fannie-Freddie problems is essential for a full housing recovery. On Thursday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Senate Banking Committee, "It's time to do this." It's unlikely, however, that reform will occur while Congress remains divided. Hensarling's draft is too conservative for the Senate, and the Senate bill is too liberal for the House. So hedge funds have until 2015 to buy a congressman.
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2 pot money laundering suspects granted bail
DENVER - Two men charged with helping launder money from Colombia to buy a marijuana grow house have been granted bail.
A federal judge on Thursday set bond for David Furtado at $75,000. Furtado pleaded not guilty.
Luis Uribe also had a court hearing on Thursday and bond for him was also set at $75,000. He also pleaded not guilty.
Both were arrested last week and charged with money laundering along with Uribe's brother, Gerardo, and Hector Diaz, a Colombian man arrested after November's marijuana raids.
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Boston, MA... A Dorchester, Massachusetts man was sentenced yesterday in federal court after pleading guilty to charges in connection with his fraudulently obtaining Section 8 housing benefits and student loans.
United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan; Peter Emerzian, Special Agent in Charge the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Inspector General; Leo J. Sullivan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Social Security Administration's Office of Inspector General; and Gary E. Mathison, Regional Inspector General for Investigations of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Inspector General, announced that U.S. District Judge George A. O'Toole sentenced DAVID MURRAY-MCCARTHY, age 38, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, to 1 year and 6 months' incarceration. MURRAY-MCCARTHY was also ordered to pay restitution in the total amount of $138,929. On June 15, 2006, MURRAY-MCCARTHY pleaded guilty to a three-count Information charging him with making false statements to HUD and the Department of Education and defrauding the Social Security Administration.
At the earlier plea hearing, the prosecutor told the Court that, had the case proceeded to trial, the evidence would have proven that MURRAY-MCCARTHY under-reported his income to HUD in order to receive Section 8 housing benefits. MURRAY-MCCARTHY made the false statement in 2004 while he was living in Burlington. MURRAY-MCCARTHY also defrauded the Social Security Administration between 2000 and 2005 by claiming that he was entitled to disability benefits. Although he claimed he was unable to work, MURRAY-MCCARTHY was actually employed at Verizon. Additionally, MURRAY-MCCARTHY obtained federally insured student loans after defaulting on previous loans by making false statements to the Department of Education concerning his name, Social Security Number and loan history.
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Bosch Appoints New President of Sales for North America
Brian Wiser, with 25 years of channel sales and marketing experience, replaces Jeremy Hockham who will take on a new assignment for Bosch.
By SSI Staff · August 1, 2014
FAIRPORT, N.Y. – Brian Wiser has been named president of sales, North America, for Bosch Security Systems. He will lead the sales, support, training, customer service and marketing organizations in North America.
Wiser will assume his new post Aug. 11, replacing Jeremy Hockham who will take on a new assignment for Bosch in Europe, effective Oct. 1. In the interim, Wiser, Hockham and the Bosch management team will work together to ensure a smooth transition for customers, according to a company statement.
Wiser joins Bosch with more than 25 years of channel sales and marketing experience. He most recently served as a senior vice president for specialty, direct and consumer markets in North America for technology distributor Ingram Micro. Throughout his career, he has repeatedly delivered accelerated growth and increased profitability for the divisions under his leadership, according to the statement.
"Brian is an accomplished executive with a history of success in setting strategic direction, expanding market share and strengthening channel relationships," says Bernhard Schuster, executive vice president of sales and marketing, Bosch Security Systems. "This experience combined with his IT industry knowledge will be a benefit to Bosch and our customers as the adoption of networked products accelerates in both security and communications systems."
Wiser earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and management from the State University of New York College at Oswego.


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Fix old-house wiring problems. Bring old light fixtures wired with knob-and-tube wiring up to code by installing an electrical box in the plaster wall. Here's how to do it without breaking the plaster and lath.
Probe the existing hole with a keyhole saw to find the horizontal edges of the lath. Center the box on the lath and draw its outline. Cut down on both sides of the center lath and remove it.
Support the top and bottom lath with your fingers while you cut out about half of each to fit the rest of the box profile. Push the wires to the side so you don't nick them.
Cutting the hole accurately is critical so that the box ears have solid bearing on the plaster. Partially cut lath will support the top and bottom.
Insert the wires through the box clamps and insert the new box. Slip metal box supports along each side and bend the arms around the box edges to anchor it solidly. Mount the fixture.
Houses built before World War I often have plaster walls and original "knob-and-tube" wiring, which was installed according to old, outdated electrical code that did not require electrical boxes for light fixtures. When you change the fixture, The National Electrical Code requires you to install an electrical box and update the wiring method to the current code. The wires themselves are still acceptable as long as the insulation on them is intact. However, the connections must be made within an approved electrical box.
If the wires emerge alongside a stud or other framing member, you can screw a metal box directly to the stud. However, it's likely that the light fixture was mounted in the middle of a stud cavity, which makes mounting a box that can support the weight of the fixture more difficult.
Several types of remodeling boxes can do the job, but we recommend a 2 x 3-in.metal remodeling box that's 2-1/2-in.-deep (for fixtures up to about 6 lbs.). The trick to mounting it is to position it so that you only cut completely through one lath (Photo 3). The photo series illustrates the process. Work carefully to avoid destroying any of the plaster "keys" on the back side and thereby weaken the wall around the fixture.
After you find the center lath and mark the box outline, cut out the keys along the top and bottom. Then cut about three-quarters of the way down one side of the center lath (Photo 1). This will keep the lath firmly in place while you cut the other side. With both sides cut, pop it out. Then cut out the remaining box profile (Photos 2 and 3). Once you've made the short side cuts, score the plaster horizontally with a utility knife, tap it with the knife handle and it'll crack off cleanly. Split off the small pieces of lath behind. Cutting the hole accurately is critical so that the box ears have solid bearing on the plaster (Photo 4).
Remodeling boxes have internal clamps for the wires. Push the wires through these clamps and work them farther in as you insert the box into the wall. We also pulled in a ground wire (green) because none was used in the original knob and tube system. (A ground wire isn't required in every situation. Ask your local electrical inspector to advise you on this detail.) We're anchoring the box with metal box supports (Photo 4). Insert one and bend one leg around the box to draw one side back tight. Then insert the other support and bend both arms around the box to tighten the other side. Bend the second arm of the first support around the box. The box ears should rest tightly against the plaster. Then tighten the clamps on the wires.
Finally, mount the fixture according to the directions. When you attach the mounting strap to the box, use the same size screws you use to mount receptacles and switches.
Turn off the power to the fixture, then check the wires with a non-contact voltage tester before beginning work.
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
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Broncos coach John Fox undergoes heart surgery
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Denver Broncos Executive Vice President John Elway says coach John Fox has undergone heart surgery in North Carolina.
Elway said Monday he hasn't received an update yet.
Fox underwent aortic valve replacement surgery while defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio was running practice after being named interim head coach.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - Palm Springs Police shut down an intersection in Palm Springs due to the report of a suspicious device in the roadway.
Police say they were notified around 10:07 a.m. Sunday by a person who spotted the device on San Rafael Drive between Avenida Caballeros and Hermosa Drive.
Officers responded to the location and located the suspicious device. The Riverside County Sheriff's Department Hazardous Device Team was called in. The device has been determined to be safe.
Officers believe the device was a hoax but the investigation is ongoing.
Anybody with information about this incident is asked to contact the Palm Springs Police Department at 760-323-8116 or Valley Crime Stoppers at 760-341-STOP (7867).


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- Imprint: Ecco
- On Sale: 05/09/2006
- Trimsize: 5.625 in (w) x 8.75 in (h) x 0.85 in (d)
- Pages: 240
- List Price: 24.95 USD
- BISAC1: POETRY / General