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Whitehall residents: Gold in drinking water
WHITEHALL, Mont. - Two Whitehall residents say they're finding gold flakes in their tap water and that it's raising concerns about what else might be in the water.
Whitehall is about 25 miles southeast of Butte in Jefferson County. The town gets its drinking water from two wells -- one off Division Street and another a half block east of Whitehall Street. Both wells are right in the middle of town.
NBC Montana was in Whitehall today and saw firsthand gold flakes coming from the faucet.
Mark Brown told us his wife Sharon was finishing up the dishes earlier this week when she noticed something unusual.
Brown explained, "She had pulled the plug to let the water out and there were glistening, gleaming little flecks."
They showed us what they found -- small gold-colored flakes, right in the bottom of the sink.
Brown recalled their disbelief, "That couldn't possibly be gold, huh? And I was sure it wasn't."
He showed us how they are finding the flakes in their tap water and also the toilet tank. They ran multiple tests on the flakes and found one of the most precious metals on earth -- gold -- was coming out of the tap.
Brown said, "Everything I tried to do to dispel this, I got nothing. And I can't explain it either. It's bizarre."
Among the tests run on the gold flakes was a chemical test where a solution is used to dissolve any metal that isn't pure gold.
Paul Harper lives next door to the Browns. He's also seeing gold in his tap water. He deals in antiques and gold and is the one who conducted the chemical test. He told us, "There was no dissolving at all of the gold."
Harper ran the test again for us. There was no reaction on the flakes, but when the chemical hit gold-painted foil, it melted away.
Harper and the Browns are concerned about what their findings mean for the town's water supply and its filtration.
"If we're seeing heavy metals that you can see with the naked eye," said Brown, "what else might be in there?"
We spoke to Whitehall Public Works Director Jerry Ward Wednesday afternoon. He tells us there is nothing to indicate anything harmful in the water.
Gold is no stranger to Whitehall. In 1982, the Golden Sunlight open pit gold mine went into operation. The mine is located about 5 miles northeast of Whitehall. The pit mine is visible from Interstate 90.
State water quality officials say there is no reason to suspect whatever the homeowners found in their water came from that mine.
We dug into Whitehall's periodic water quality reports. The city's water has never tested positive for contamination from any metal. It's important to note gold is not a regulated contaminate in drinking water.
An official with the State Department of Environmental Quality told us he suspects the flakes reported came from pipes or a pump, or some approved equipment tied to the Whitehall water supply.
We're told a sample has been sent to a lab in Butte. Estimates are it will take at least 24 hours to find out what's in the water. When they do, we'll let you know.


text: Stand hearing set for April 10 The Legislature's Joint Committee on Education has scheduled a hearing on House and Senate bills that mirror the Stand for Children ballot initiative, which the MTA and other education stakeholders strongly oppose because it would not help students succeed. The hearing will take place at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 10, in Room B1 at the State House. MTA President Paul Toner and AFT Massachusetts President Tom Gosnell will testify against the bills, which are House 3883 and Senate 2197. The hearing is part of the standard process for all ballot petitions. The Legislature does not have the ability to amend or remove the initiative from the ballot. For further information on the Stand initiative, please visit www.massteacher.org/stand.

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Elmbrook School District officials began preparing for the worst at Tuesday's board meeting after Gov. Scott Walker unveiled his two-year budget plan last week in Madison.
Assistant Superintendent for Finance Keith Brightman said the revenue limits in the proposal could have the district facing a $2.3 million deficit next year.
"From my perspective, I see potential collective bargaining impacts," he said.
Board president Thomas Gehl called the past two years "watershed times" because of how many changes to public education have occurred.
"Regardless of what one's views are on the political spectrum, I think it's fair to say that public education has had to adjust significantly across the state," he said.
Walker's $68 billion budget proposal provides only a slight increase to K-12 public schools, while increasing tax dollars to expand publicly funded private voucher schools to at least nine new cities.
Walker's proposed increase in general aid for public schools would be about $129 million statewide.
For traditional districts like Elmbrook, per pupil spending would see no increase over the next two years.
The governor's proposal offers a $64 million incentive for the state's best-performing schools. Brightman said he would expect Elmbrook to qualify, but exactly how much money the district would get remains unclear, if not uncertain.
Actually, a lot remains unclear. It will be several more weeks until the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau — a nonpartisan agency of the state Legislature — provides its analysis.
The governor's budget proposal still must pass the Legislature and be signed into law. Before ending back on Walker's desk for approval, the budget likely will be modified.
Elmbrook Schools officials hope changes could mean an increase in per pupil spending. Board members announced at Tuesday's meeting that they have planned a lobbying effort to sway state lawmakers.
The district will host two superintendent chats next month to help engage the public.
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Justin Bieber was the biggest winner at Sunday's American Music Awards, in Los Angeles, California. He took home four awards, including the night's top honor: Entertainer of the Year. At just 16 years old, he is the youngest performer ever to capture the entertainer award.
The singer, who performed his latest single "Pray" at the big show, also won Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Favorite Pop/Rock Album for My World 2.0. Justin bested his mentor, Usher, for two of the wins.
"This means the world to me," said Justin. "I come from the smallest town in the world, of like 30,000 people. I never thought this was possible."
The Path to Fame
The young star from Stratford, Ontario, in Canada, first received attention for homemade videos that his mother posted of him on YouTube about three years ago. His mother simply wanted to share with relatives clips of Justin singing and playing guitar at home. But soon strangers began to watch. Within months, he had thousands of Internet followers.
Once Usher signed Justin to the Island Def Jam record label, the young star's fame skyrocketed. His debut album is one of the year's top sellers. The video for his hit single "Baby" was viewed more than 390 million times. His new CD, My Worlds Acoustic, came out this week at Walmart.
"To see Justin take the award was like an out-of-body experience," Usher said. "It was emotional. I don't cry that often, but I did. Hopefully it gives an indication of how hard we worked to build a career that will flourish and blossom over the years."
More Big Wins
Justin didn't completely overshadow his mentor. Usher won Favorite Soul/R&B Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album for Raymond v. Raymond.
The Black Eyed Peas and Taylor Swift also had big nights. The group won Favorite Pop/Rock Band. Swift, who performed her new single, "Back to December," won the award for Favorite Country Female. Last year, she won Entertainer of the Year.
"I just want to thank the fans," Swift said.


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welcome back Casvdry!!!
(clenched teeth) good win, life moves on for us though.
still think if some of the non-calls were called we would have caught fire, but as the game dragged on my Team seemd increasingly deflated...
them's the breaks though
welcome back Casvdry!!!
(clenched teeth) good win, life moves on for us though.
still think if some of the non-calls were called we would have caught fire, but as the game dragged on my Team seemd increasingly deflated...
them's the breaks though
NFL Championships : 1927 1934 1938 1956 Super Bowl Champions: XXI XXV XLII XLVI
We have to remember SBs are not won in sept. in both of the last two SB seasons we lost out opening game to NFCE teams. Dallas 45-38 in 07 and I think 16-7 to skins last year.
Also if you remember we followed up the bad loss to Dallas in 07 with an even worse showing in the 2nd game getting destroyed by GB 35-13. Then fell behind in 3rd game 17-0 to skins in third game. Had lots of people hurt that yr to.
Last season more then half way in we go out and lose 5/6 games and look bad doing it. We then somehow turn it around and win final six beating some of the toughtest teams in the NFL..
Football has been very, very good to us.
After losing seasons 2013-15, the giants put up 11 wins in 16.. they are on way Back
But for now we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE NE again!!!
***Stat provided by "Schloss22"***
Giants lost last yr's opener 28-14. Maybe we are better off starting 5-3 or 4-4 & then finishing strong with a 6-2 2nd half. Every yr under TC we have started at least 5-3 or 6-2 & then struggle in the 2nd half. We played like ***** & only lost by 7. G-men will fix their problems & laugh last at all the haters out there.
Believe it!
However when Osi was in, it was a piece of cake for Smith.-- at least on the plays that I noticed. Osi just doesn't have the power to muscle through him and Smith's quickness and footwork negated Osi's speed around the edge.
There were a couple of times when Smith was driven back by JPP, and there were a couple of times Smith stood him up as well after the young LT got accustomed to his strength. But still it seemed like Smith was anxious to get his hands on JPP because of the threat of his bull rush, only to have JPP go around him.
Our d-line did not look good. Granted, your o-line has improved but they still have issues. However, my concern is with our o-line. Our O-line is horrible. DeMarcus Ware blew by David Diehl. DD was not even a speed bump in that match up.
Our O-line has been bad for awhile but with the strength of schedule as well as other teams coming after up real hard this season, something needs to be done to fortify our O-line or this is going to be a long painful season.


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text: I thought I would share mine and my dad's latest project, restoring my 1985 Chevy. So here are some picture and feel free to ask any questions. Painted frame Body is back on. Working on interior(still in progress) New front and back wind shields plus new tires and wheels. Grille and off road lights w/ silver star bulbs.(all four head lights being replaced with silver star ultras, as soon as next week) Front 2" receiver Again After first stage of cleaning.


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Splinter Cell Conviction PC is a sell out
Posted on 16th Jun 2010 at 16:38 by Harry Butler with 43 comments
For me, Conviction is Splinter Cell dumbed down to an infuriating degree with much of the stealth and careful approach of its predecessors chucked in the bin for a bodycount that even Jack Bauer would be impressed with. In short, I think it's sold out everything that made the franchise special. Here's why - with spoilers.


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You may know Rachael Ray from her cooking shows on the Food Network and from her many cookbooks. But did you know that she is also a dedicated advocate for animal charities? She supports organizations dedicated to helping at-risk pets through rescue, adoption, medical care and educational programs.
Ray recently donated $775,000 to support charities, organizations and shelters that help animals. She also has a pet food line called Rachael Ray Nutrish and a line of treats called Just 6. She donates 100% of the proceeds to help animals.
TFK Kid Reporter Francesco Franzese recently caught up with Ray at a pet adoption and book-signing event for her latest cookbook, Look and Cook. He spoke with her about her work with animal charities, her all-natural pet food lines, and her love for all creatures.
Were you an animal lover your whole life?
My first dog was a pit bull that I got about 15 years ago. I'd always been an animal lover, but that was the first pet I've ever owned. My whole life changed. It just makes you feel so loved.
How did you become interested in helping animal charities?
I have a pit bull, and pit bulls are very misunderstood. They're frequently tortured and sent to fight each other. I started out just wanting to help pit bulls, but as my business grew, we realized we had the ability to help out all animals. So far, we've raised about $1.5 million.
How many pets do you have now?
I have only one dog, Izzy, because I live in a very small space. That's another reason I work with animal charities. I have lots and lots of animals of every kind that I can visit in every city I go to.
Do you know how your donation will be used to benefit animals?
The money will be used to improve living conditions in animal shelters, for vet bills, toys, beds and anything that the shelter needs.
Tell me about your natural pet food line known as Rachael Ray Nutrish.
It's made to human standards. I've actually tried it myself. There are no fillers, no chemicals and all the ingredients are organic.
What inspired you to create a natural pet food line?
I cook all of my dog Izzy's food. I wanted to create a pet food that is as good as the food I give her. All of the proceeds go to animals.
Did you help to create the recipes used to make the pet food in Rachael Ray Nutrish?
Of course, and Izzy test tasted them, just like people do with real food.
Can you tell the readers of TFK how they can help animals?
They can go into their local shelters and volunteer their time. Kids can encourage their families to help foster animals and they can adopt their own dogs or cats. If they have pets at home, they can buy Nutrish pet food since 100% of the proceeds go to animal charities, such as the Best Friends Animal Society. They can also donate their time, money, dog or cat toys and blankets to any of their local shelters.


text: What, there was no vanity sizing in Sweet Valley?! I was in my 20s when I read them. The BSC too. I liked those better. But I didn't last very long with either series, probably read about 20 of each. When I realized they would keep publishing them forever so I'd never read them all, I gave up.


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Ex-Ridgewood inspector admits to stealing $460,000 in quarters from village [video]
There are coin collectors, and then there's Thomas Rica.
While the true hobbyist seeks quality coinage, Rica was more interested in quantity — amassing 1.8 million individual quarters.
Unfortunately, he acquired them illegally.
Rica — once employed as Ridgewood's public works inspector — quite literally pocketed himself a small fortune over 25 months before his arrest last year.
All told, the 43-year-old Hawthorne resident admitted on Wednesday that he had stolen at least $460,600 from the village's coin-collection room.
Collectively, his take weighed 11.25 tons, according to the U.S. Mint. That's the equivalent of three elephants, a single 84-passenger bus or nine Honda Civics. But Rica didn't deposit it all at once; he cashed in the loose change over time at several bank branches using coin machines to avoid detection, authorities said.
Rica, wearing brown pants and a blue blazer over a blue shirt and a red, patterned tie, was mostly silent as he pleaded guilty to four counts of third-degree theft. He will not serve a day in prison under the terms of a deal accepted by Judge John Conte in Superior Court in Hackensack. Instead, he must pay it all back.
Each count, Conte noted, is normally punishable by a maximum of five years in prison.
Rica's lawyer, Robert Galantucci, said that the former village employee couldn't resist the temptation the coin-storage room presented and that his client "acknowledged it was wrong and is trying to make it right" by paying restitution.
Another village employee eventually noticed that some coins were missing and contacted the police, officials said. Rica was arrested last year and charged with taking $500 in coins and fired. But a yearlong investigation by Bergen County authorities determined that Rica, in fact, had stolen a lot more.
Officials on Wednesday said that the coins were taken slowly, steadily, and by the fistful from a room in Village Hall, where quarters from Ridgewood's parking meters are stored.
Rica did not have authorization to enter the meter-collection room but used a master key he was given "due to the nature of his position" to gain repeated access to it, village officials confirmed on Wednesday.
Ridgewood collected $800,000 in quarters from meters in 2013, village officials said.
It was unclear on Wednesday just how often Rica was stopping into the coin-storage room, but officials with the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said in an email that "during some weeks, quarters were taken several times during the week."
On four separate occasions over those two years, Rica removed more than $500 in quarters from the room, but usually, "the amount he took would vary, depending on how much was there," Galantucci said after the hearing.
Rica, who was making $86,000 a year, admitted in court he deposited all of the coins he had taken into his own personal bank accounts.
Later, Galantucci said his client — a married father of two children — used the money to pay his usual expenses, noting he did nothing "illicit" with the cash.
The Prosecutor's Office said that Rica's deposits raised no red flags with authorities as "coin machines at several different bank branches were used to count the coins and print out a receipt for deposit."
Galantucci said that his client regrets taking the money, and is focused on "putting his life back together."
Under his plea agreement, Rica will pay back what he owes over the course of his probation, which will run five years, court officials said.
Rica will make an initial lump sum down payment of $69,000 at his sentencing on June 6, followed by at least $2,000 a month to the village for five years, under the deal's terms, which were set by the Prosecutor's Office.
Rica also loses his $30,000 pension for 10 years of service from the village, as well as $8,400 in accrued time he was owed at the time of his dismissal, according to the agreement.
The terms also dictate Rica can never work for another municipality in New Jersey.
Galantucci said his client now works for his brother's construction firm.
Rica was first charged in January 2013 with fourth-degree theft and hindering apprehension.
Mayor Paul Aronsohn on Wednesday called the theft "outrageous and seemingly incomprehensible," and said Rica "shamelessly and aggressively violated the public trust."


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Students mourn teen killed in DUI crash in Indio
INDIO, Calif. - A deadly weekend in Coachella Valley left six people dead in three separate crashes. One of them, a teenager, was killed early Sunday morning. The driver of that accident, also a teen, now faces drunken driving charges.
Raul Arreola, who grew up with the Victor Regalado, says, "I don't know where to begin, this could've been prevented."
Skid marks still scare the road where several lives changed forever.
Ayerim Torres, a friend, says, "It's unreal. How does it happen? I still don't believe it he was just here."
18-year-old Victor Regalado was one of four teens riding in a Jeep. At 3:32 Sunday morning, Victor tweeted "We drunk driving." About an hour later he was dead.
Indio police say the driver of the Jeep lost control and rolled on Adams Street near Avenue 40.
Victor was ejected and later died at the hospital.
Police arrested the driver, also a teenager, for driving drunk.
Sgt. Juan Zamora, of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, says, "It's frustrating as a peace officer that we see lives being lost because someone made that decision to drive and drink at the same time."
Raul Arreola spent the day at the crash site mourning his best friend.
"He's a smart guy, he wouldn't put himself in that position. He's a hard worker, he's a smart guy," said Arreola.
Even strangers came to offer their support.
Jonathon Gibson says, "This ain't easy. Somebody lost a son, they lost a friend, a brother, a schoolmate. It's not easy."
Gibson, a father himself, felt compelled to comfort Arreola.
"Just give him words of encouragement that the only way his friend is going to live is if you share the same story so that other people don't have to go through the same thing," said Gibson.
Students are also mourning at Shadow Hills High School where Victor was just three months away from graduating. The principal tells us they brought in extra staff and psychologists to help students and teachers deal with this tragedy.
Student's also wore white, not just at Shadow Hills but at several other schools in the valley.
"Whatever I can do to show my respect towards him and his family I will," said Torres.
Teens we talked with say this is a sobering reminder of the consequences of drinking and driving.
"For him to have gone for such a mistake like this is horrible, I hope it's a wake-up call to everyone," said Torres.
"Hours after the accident people were already talking about it, to be careful," said Arreola.
"We need to recognize that there is something better in this life for these teens, more than just drinking and driving. You don't need alcohol to have a good time," said Gibson.
As far as the other teenagers involved, one girl left the scene and later went to the hospital; police were looking for a fourth passenger.


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29 September 2011
Ritz Carlton Hotel, Doha, Qatar
Qatar Tourism Authority is promoting Qatar as a leading MICE destination and to further improve the business relationship with Germany by being the biggest industrial export country, a leading business travel market, and the world's leading tourism spender.
About 40 German delegates with expertise in tourism, business travel, MICE, and media will visit Qatar and explore the highlights, new products, hotels, and MICE facilities.
14-21 October 2011
Khalifa Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar
The event is sanctioned by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) and the Women's International Squash Players Association (WISPA). The event will attract the top 128 professional squash players in PSA and the WISPA tour.
Qatar Airways has been the official Airline for the Qatar Classic Squash Championships for a number of years.
14-17 November 2011
Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Center, Singapore
The International Crime Prevention Conference 2011 (ICPC 2011) will share experience and knowledge on crime prevention from world experts. The ICPC 2011 aims to be a catalyst, enabling the global community to enhance its security practices and crime prevention strategies. The conference theme is "Building Resilient Societies Forging Global Partnerships."
17-19 November 2011
Kanakakunnu Palace, Kerala, India
Over the past decade, Hay Festival has become a global not-for-profit institution that runs festivals and projects in the UK, Spain, Colombia; Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, India, and the Maldives. The Hay Festival was awarded the Queen's Award for International Trade in 2009.
Hay Festival Kerala is being held at the Kanakakunnu Palace, the summer retreat of the erstwhile royal family of Travancore and will witness over 30 events over a 3-day programme of events which will include authors and speakers from India and across the world, gathering among the tranquil waterways and lush hill stations of this tropical southern state.
4-8 December 2011
Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) Doha, Qatar
The World Petroleum Congress (WPC), and its accompanying exhibition, is regarded as the largest event of its kind for the Oil and Gas industry.
Qatar was selected as a host country for the 20th World Petroleum Congress by the World Petroleum Council in 2007. Previously, Madrid, Johannesburg, Beijing, London, New York, Paris, and Rome have hosted the event.
The Congress covers all aspect of the industry from technological advances in upstream and downstream operations to the role of natural gas and renewables, management of the industry and its social, economic, and environmental impact. In addition, outside stakeholders such as governments, other industry sectors, NGO's and international institutions have also joined in dialogue.


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Snow tomorrow...maybe, but what does it matter when we'll have temps in the 50's next wk? Sounds lovely to me, a taste of Spring.
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Snow tomorrow...maybe, but what does it matter when we'll have temps in the 50's next wk? Sounds lovely to me, a taste of Spring.
Nice, i hope some of that warm weather makes its way to NW Pa., If not , enjoy it for me too.
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The 30's-maybe even 40 we are supposed to get starting this weekend are sounding very welcome...it has been a long cold winter.
No snow here but it's -2 this morning. Will be glad for some warm-up to get rid of the ice in my back yard.Quote:
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They say we'll get above 32F in a few days, can't wait...I don't mind the snow, but it's been so windy and cold! Brrr!
cn't wait for the kids to get outside
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Hopefully not flooding basements, rivers, and streams.
Oh, don't even SAY that! :lol: My Gammill is in the basement, and I have had that problem two other times! NOT pretty......Quote:
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I will believe it when I feel it because to me the Cleveland weather people are always wrong. They are always over blowing every weather event so when it hits 50 I will eat a chocolate donut


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Last year the rumour mill began to bubble as rumours that the chipmaking giant, Intel, was planning to launch an Internet-based television service. Rumours also had it that Intel would also launch their own top box technology.
At this week's allthingsD event, Intel vice president, Erik Huggers finally confirmed that the rumours were indeed true.
Huggers stated that Intel had started up Intel Media about a year ago, also adding that "It's a new division with new people - people from Apple, Netflix, and Google. And it's devoted to developing an Internet television platform."
Interestingly, the Intel set top box will also have an integrated camera that'll be able to see who is watching the TV to so that more personalised content can be delivered.
Aside from setting the proverbial cat amongst the pigeons in the US TV market, The move by Intel also potentially lends a lot of legitimacy to internet TV services at a particularly interesting point in time for New Zealand.
In New Zealand UFB is adoption appears to be stalled as few consumers see the extra speed and cost of fibre as being a sufficiently compelling reason to upgrade when their existing broadband is already fast enough.
Could a greater focus on content be what is needed?
Vodafone's recent acquisition of TelstraClear could soon see the UK telco entering the IPTV space via the extensive cable network already in place in both Wellington and Christchurch and the T-Box which is said to already be IPTV capable.
Equally significantly, this move could force Telecom and other telco players to re-evaluate their stance on IPTV as so called "triple play" bundles up the competitive ante. Then of course there are also rumours constantly circulating about an IPTV offering from SkyTV whose iSKY service is already available as well as catch-up services from free to air TV players. Question is would any of the above players be willing to partner with Intel?
Adding even more interest to an already dynamic situation is the soon to be launched Freeview and quickflix option which will see streamed TV and movie content becoming readily available on many of the 500,000 or so Freeview-capable TVs and set top boxes already in use in NZ.
Whilst Intel's service is expected to launch before the end of the year in the US market, they have yet to disclose any plans for the service beyond the US market. Here's hoping they launch here sooner rather than later, as doing so could not only result in a richer pool of content but also in more opportunities for local content producers, or better still, an honest to goodness sci-fi channel.


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Jalal al-Din Rumi 1207-1273
(Also known as Mowlānā Jalāloddin Rūmī, Jalāluddin Rumi, Jelaluddin Rumi, Jalāl-ud-dīn, Mawlānā, and Mevlevi) Persian poet.
One of the most widely translated figures of Islamic literature, Rumi has been deemed by numerous commentators as the greatest mystical poet of Persia. The Mathnawi, his largest body of work, has been compared to the Koran and is regarded as one of the masterpieces of religious literature. Rumi belonged to a religious sect of Islam called Sufism, which honored love and devotion to God above all else. Many of Rumi's writings reflect the Sufi doctrine and various dimensions of spiritual life.
Biographical Information
Rumi was born in Balkh (present-day Afghanistan), a center of Islamic study, where his father, Baha Walad, was a renowned scholar and Sufi. When Rumi was twelve years old, his family fled the city fearing the impending invasion of the Mongols. After nine years of travel, they settled in Konya (present-day Turkey). After his father's death in 1231, Rumi was appointed his successor and became a prominent Islamic scholar, well versed in law and theology. He also continued to study the Sufi doctrine under the direction of a disciple of his father. It was not until Rumi met Shams al-Din of Tabriz at the age of thirty-seven, however, that he was spiritually transformed into an ecstatic Sufi who celebrated the mysteries of Divine Love with dancing, music, and poetry. Little is known about Shams except that a great spiritual love existed between the two men. Rumi's disciples were very jealous of Shams. Their abuse and threats of violence forced him to flee on two occasions, and in 1248 Shams disappeared; according to some reports, he was murdered by Rumi's jealous followers. Rumi was devastated by his loss and searched for Shams for many years. He began writing poetry in earnest after Shams's disappearance, and it was during this time that Rumi wrote much of the Diwan-i Shams-i Tabriz, a collection of odes dedicated to the memory of Shams. For the rest of his life, Rumi devoted himself to his Sufi disciples, his spiritual practice, and his writing. He was still working on his last and greatest work, the Mathnawi, when he died in 1273.
Major Works
Rumi's two major works of poetry are the Mathnawi and the Diwan-i Shams-i Tabriz. The Mathnawi is a collection of six volumes totaling over 25,000 verses which Rumi began around 1260 and continued to work on until his death. Written at the request of his favorite disciple, who was responsible for transcribing Rumi's verses, the Mathnawi is a collection of anecdotes and stories drawn from all areas of Islamic wisdom—from the Koran to common folktales—which attempts to explain the Sufi way and the various dimensions of spiritual life. The Diwan, which was written over a thirty-year time span, is thought to have been started after Shams's arrival in Konya in 1244. Comprising approximately 40,000 verses, it contains poems which focus mainly on various mystical states, such as spiritual intoxication and ecstatic love. Scholars believe that many of the poems in the Diwan were composed spontaneously by Rumi while engaged in mystical dancing. Among Rumi's other works are the Fihi ma Fihi and the Majalis-i sab'ah, both of which include transcriptions of his sermons and conversations. In addition, Rumi's letters have been compiled in the Makatib, which contains more than one hundred documents written mainly to the nobility of Konya in order to appeal for help on behalf of his friends and disciples.
Critical Reception
Critical opinion of Rumi has varied. Although many view his Mathnawi as second only to the Koran as a work of religious literature, others have found it difficult to comprehend. Western readers are often confused by his seemingly unsystematic narratives and find the loose construction of his stories hard to follow. In his own time, Rumi's detractors faulted his anecdotal style and his lack of metaphysical discussions, Generally, however, Rumi was viewed with deep veneration by his contemporaries. Christians, Jews, and Muslims alike attended Rumi's funeral, and centuries after his death he was still being honored by poets, musicians, and artists. Regarding Rumi's lasting influence, R. A. Nicholson concluded: "Familiarity does not always breed disillusion. Today the words I applied to the author of the Mathnawi thirty-five years ago, 'the greatest mystical poet of any age,' seem to me no more than just. Where else shall we find such a panorama of universal existence unrolling itself through Time into Eternity?"
Principal Works
*Majalis-i sab'ah (prose)
*Makatib (letters)
*Fihi ma fihi (prose)
**Diwan-i Shams-i Tabriz (poetry) c. 1244-1273 Mathnawi (6 vols.) (poetry) c. 1260-1273
*The date of composition for these works is unknown.
**This volume contains Rumi's quatrains, or Ruba'iyat.
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Principal English Translations
*The Mesnevi of Mevlana Jelalu'd-din Muhammed, er-Rumi…Book of the First (translated by James W. Redhouse) 1881
*Masnavi-i Ma'navi, Spiritual Couplets (translated by E. H. Whinfield) 1887
Selected Poems from the Diwan-i Shams-i Tabriz (translated by R. A. Nicholson) 1898
The Mathnawi of Jalau'ddin Rumi, 8 vols, (translated by R. A. Nicholson) 1925-1940
Tales of Mystic Meaning: Being Selections from the Mathnawi of Jalul-ud-Din Rumi (translated by R. A. Nicholson) 1931
**The Ruba'iyat of Jalal al-Din Rumi (translated by A. J. Arberry) 1949
***Discourses of Rumi...
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E. H. Whinfield (essay date 1887)
SOURCE: E. H. Whinfield, in an introduction to Masnavi I Ma'Navi: The Spiritual Couplets of Maulana Jalalu-'d-din Muhammad I Rumi, edited and translated by E. H. Whinfield, Trubner & Co., 1887, pp. xiii-xxxii.
[In the excerpt that follows. Whinfield analyzes the influence of the Koran and Sufism on Rumi's Masnavi, noting that Rumi took these sources and "fused them into a system by the cardinal principal of 'Love.'"]
The Masnavi is described by the Author in his Arabic Preface as follows:—
Thus saith the feeble servant, in need of the mercy of God, whose name be extolled, Muhammad, son of Muhammad, son of Husain,...
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Khalifa 'Abdul Hakim (essay date 1933)
SOURCE: Khalifa 'Abdul Hakim, "Love," in The Metaphysics of Rumi: A Critical and Historical Sketch, 1933.Reprint by The Institute of Islamic Culture, 1959, pp. 43-61.
[In the following essay, originally published in 1933, Hakim compares Rumi's "philosophy of love" to the theories of Plato.]
If there is anything in Rumi's mysticism that defies all attempts at analysis, that is his ecstatic utterances about Love. It is exactly here that theory has so very little in common with life and experience, and the words of Mephistopheles are justified: "Grau … ist alle Theorie Und grün des Lebens goldner Baum." If it were concerned only with lyrical fervours and ecstasies,...
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Reynold A. Nicholson (essay date 1945?)
SOURCE: Reynold A. Nicholson, in an introduction to Rumi: Poet and Mystic (1207-1275), George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1950, pp. 17-26.
[In the following excerpt, redrafted by A. J. Arberry and published five years after Nicholson's death, Nicholson discusses the pantheistic themes found in Rumi's Mathnavi and praises the poem's "exhilarating sense of largeness and freedom by its disregard for logical cohesion, defiance of conventions, bold use of the language of common life, and abundance of images drawn from homely things and incidents familiar to every one."]
Rumi's literary output, as stupendous in magnitude as it is sublime in content, consists of the very...
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Afzal Iqbal (essay date 1956)
SOURCE: Afzal Iqbal, "The Poet as Thinker," in The Life and Work of Muhammad Jalal-ud-Din Rumi, revised edition, Institute of Islamic Culture, 1964, pp. 157-85.
[In the essay below, originally published in 1956, Iqbal examines the message of Rumi's Mattinavi and discusses such concepts as the relation between love and intellect, the nature of the self, evolution, determinism and responsibility, knowledge of God, and the Ideal Man.]
When we talk of Rumi's thought, we should not be taken to mean that he had a systematic and coherent philosophy. His thoughts lie scattered and unconnected like broken threads but a patient effort can weave them into an almost...
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A. J. Arberry (essay date 1961)
SOURCE: A. J. Arberry, in an introduction to Tales from the Masnavi, George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1961, pp. 11-20.
[In this excerpt, Arberry examines the prosody and poetic style of the Masnavi and discusses how Rumi was influenced by his predecessors.]
The use of the parable in religious teaching has of course a very long history, and Rumi broke no new ground when he decided to lighten the weight of his doctrinal exposition by introducing tales and fables to which he gave an allegorical twist. He was especially indebted, as he freely acknowledges in the course of his poem, to two earlier Persian poets, Sana'i of Ghazna and Farid al-Din 'Attar of Nishapur. More...
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Robert M. Rehder (essay date 1975)
SOURCE: Robert M. Rehder, "The Style of Jalal al-Din Rumi," in The Scholar and the Saint: Studies in Commemoration of Abu'l-Rayhan al-Biruni and Jalal al-Din al-Rumi, edited by Peter J. Chelkowski, New York University Press, 1975, pp. 275-85.
[Here, Rehder asserts that Rumi must be understood as a poet rather than a philosopher, and claims that "the structures of his poems are the structures of his unconscious phantasies."]
Any study of the style of a Persian author is a particularly difficult problem at present because the literary criticism of Persian literature is a new and unexplored subject. The old, overall notions of Persian literature can now be seen to be...
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Gholam Hosein Yousofi (essay date 1975)
SOURCE: Gholam Hosein Yousofi, "Mawlavi as a Storyteller," in The Scholar and the Saint: Studies in Commemoration of Abu'l-Rayhan al-Biruni and Jalal al-Din al-Rumi, edited by Peter J. Chelkowski, New York University Press, 1975, pp. 287-306.
[In the following essay, Yousofi describes Rumi's storytelling—with its use of dialogue, anecdotes, short and expressive descriptions, creation of characters, and humor—as an art, asserting that he presents "a true picture of human beings and their different characteristics in various instances."]
Stories have always been attractive to all of mankind. Most people enjoy novels, short stories, plays, scenarios, biographies,...
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James Roy King (essay date 1989)
SOURCE: James Roy King, "Narrative Disjunction and Conjunction in Rumi's Mathnawi," in The Journal of Narrative Technique, Vol. 19, No. 3, Fall, 1989, pp. 276-86.
[In the essay below, King studies Rumi's narrative technique and asserts that "the 'meaning' of the Mathnawi cannot be separated from the narrative and the peculiar form into which it is cast."]
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John Renard (essay date 1994)
SOURCE: John Renard, in an afterword to All the King's Falcon's: Rumi on Prophets and Revelation, State University of New York Press, 1994, pp. 151-58.
[In the following excerpt. Renard discusses the prophetic imagery found in Rumi's writings and examines the function of the prophets and Muhammad as models of the spiritual guide. Please note that the parenthetical references throughout the excerpt and the unmarked references in the notes correspond to Nicholson's translation of the Mathnawi.]
Where the Qur'an employs the prophetic stories chiefly as moral exempla, Rumi the teacher uses the prophets and their stories as a convenient reservoir of familiar and attractive...
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Further Reading
Arasteh, A. Reza. Rumi the Persian: Rebirth in Creativity and Love. Lahore, Pakistan: Sh. Muhammad Ashraf Kashmiri Bazar, 1965, 200 p.
Examines the process of rebirth and creativity in the life of Rumi and attempts to "relate his contribution to the theory of personality and the social and individual state of well being."
Chittick, William C. The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi: An Introduction. Tehran: Aryamehr University, 1974, 96 p.
Provides an introduction to Rumi's doctrine and attempts to "present plainly and briefly the main points of Sufi doctrine as expounded in Rumi's writings."...
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there must be some other events going on than this. who could go to this event besides students or retired persons? there is so much that is going on. certainly the patch can list events that followers would be willing to see and support


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Excelente alojamiento situado en zona residencial muy tranquila y bien comunicada con el centro al haber autobuses con mucha frecuencia.
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Perhaps a better way to improve pedestrian and bike safety
Original post made by Peter Carpenter, Atherton: Lindenwood, on Jan 1, 2013
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"One of the key figures in the rise of 20mph speed limits in the United Kingdom is Ben Hamilton-Baillie, an architect, urban planner and traffic consultant whose work and research was influential in moves such as the one by Islington Council in October to limit all of its managed roads to 20mph. Islington claims a 65 per cent fall in accidents in its 20mph areas.
As part of research into how pedestrians and cars can share outdoor space more safely, Mr Hamilton-Baillie spoke to cranial pathologists who showed him statistics proving that the risk of mortality from a car collision isn't just linear – it accelerates significantly after 20mph.
The explanation is that the human skull has evolved to withstand impacts up to around 20mph because that's about as fast as a human can run into something. It's also easier to keep traffic flowing at 20mph as a road with a 40mph limit will need extensive safety controls."
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Comments (8)
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Jan 1, 2013 at 6:06 pm
Love the idea. The whole notion that going 40mph instead of 20 is something we and our children should die for is pretty strange. More traffic calming, please!
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on Jan 2, 2013 at 1:01 pm
As a parent of grade school-age children and a daily pedestrian (walking to and from home and the Menlo Park and Palo Alto Caltrain stations) I completely agree with Peter and Nick on this, though I tend to wonder whether a majority of Menlo Park citizens would agree to 20 MPH speed limits. Thanks for sharing this, Peter.
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on Jan 2, 2013 at 1:06 pm
Good idea.
a resident of another community
on Jan 3, 2013 at 7:14 pm
Reducing speeds is what matters, not reducing speed limits. Without enforcement you will not have compliance. Also, California has the stupid 85th percentile law that prevents cities from setting speed limits to what they want - the speed limits are set by the speeding drivers. Of course we could change our laws, but there is no political will to slow down drivers in order to increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Jan 4, 2013 at 12:15 am
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.
From the original article:
"In what is being hailed by campaigners as a "cultural shift", as well as a significant reversal in decades of policy which prioritised motor vehicles over the safety of pedestrians and cyclists, new figures show that dozens of cities and towns across England and Wales have either approved slowdown zones or are now considering introducing them. It is claimed a 10mph cut in the maximum speed limit could lead to a 40 per cent reduction in the number of road casualties, as well as reducing pollution, promoting cycling, walking and local shopping."
Isn't it time for our cultural shift?
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jan 4, 2013 at 6:55 am
"Isn't it time for our cultural shift?"
In "car-centric" California? Not likely.
a resident of Woodside: other
on Jan 4, 2013 at 9:52 am
The most recent accidents have occurred on El Camino Real.
20 mph may be fine for some streets, but El Camino Real is intended and designated to be a major arterial roadway. It is SUPPOSED to have capacity for a lot of traffic and SUPPOSED to carry cars at a higher speed. Other than our two freeways, El Camino is the only highway that runs the north/south length of the Peninsula.
Although I am hardly an expert on British traffic, my experience in England is that there are very few roads like El Camino Real in any city there, including London. Even Knightsbridge Road is just four lanes wide - and the speed limit is not 20 mph.
The problem - at least as it relates to the pedestrian and bike accidents on El Camino - is that these two constituent groups do not mix well with high capacity, high speed traffic. We have high flow/high speed traffic on freeways without pedestrian and bicycle accidents. For El Camino Real, we need to have better crossing (probably overpasses) and move them far from the roadway.
Don't take it out by frustrating motorists who need to conduct business, deliver goods, shop, travel to work, take their kids to school and use our local businesses.
a resident of another community
on Jan 6, 2013 at 8:47 am
Lived in the U.K. for 3 years in a,market town just outside of London. The town leaders and the county council started a program of traffic calming and street redesign.
Reduced width of streets and lanes, remember parking is also a lane.
Better crossing for people both in business and public facility. See school, hospital, church, and park.
Roundabouts instead of signaled intersections, plus narrow slight curved lanes leading up to and away from the roundabout.
Just a few of many U.K. or European street design. One more No turn on Red.
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Rocker. Positive Camber. Rocker + Positive Camber. It reads like the ingredients list for a mad science experiment, but for a snowboarder these are tech terms you want to understand.
Positive Camber
To see a board's camber profile, place the board base down on top of a table or another long, flat surface that extends beyond the tip and tail. If nothing like that is available, place it base down on the floor, but this works best if you can look at the board's side profile from eye level.
First, if possible, get to eye level with the board's edge so you can look straight-on at its side profile. With a camber snowboard, the area in between the bindings will be elevated off the surface. Press down on the elevated area and feel it flex to flat; when you relieve the pressure, the board recoils and the midsection is again elevated. That is positive camber.
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Rocker has become very popular over the last few years, ever since Lib-Tech introduced its Banana Technology. Now rocker is present in nearly every snowboard line, and there are several different types.
To see a board's rocker profile, lay it base down just like you did with the positive camber board. With standard rocker, the area in between the bindings is more or less flat instead of elevated, and if you push down on the midsection there won't be that downward flex or recoil when you relieve pressure off the board. That is rocker, however there are multiple types, explained below.
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Hipsters are a subculture of men and women typically in their 20's and 30's that value independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive politics, an appreciation of art and indie-rock, creativity, intelligence, and witty banter.

As i said, doesn't sound like you.

HA!!! That's totally what a hipster would define themselves as!! That's not what a hipster is. good try.

check the 2nd definition from the site you copy and pasted that from:
"Definitions are too mainstream"

A hipster is someone who wants to be similar to a hippy,but are "far above that type of filthy ****". They want to listen to all the best music that youve never heard of "because its not mainstream", they wear clothes nobody with half a brain would be caught dead wearing because they want to "express their individuality".........yet they still want their apple products and are still part of the heard. Go figure! filthy ****ing hipsters.


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Jim Cramer has been pushing Sears Holdings (SHLD) because he believes the operations are improving and that sentiment on the stock is too negative...
What will mainstream media do now with Sears (SHLD:Nasdaq) ? What will they say? Eddie Lampert is taking no money, there's no stock option issuance, he's got a strategy of no longer giving goods away for nothing, and he's returning capital to shareholders at an amazing rate. What can they say? How can they knock the guy? Can they keep up with that capital expenditures story? I mean, they can focus on the declining sales only for so long, because we like margins going up more than sales.
OK, excuse me for gloating, but I keep wondering what the heck Lampert did wrong to make it so that the mainstream media keep picking on him. We should hate executives who line their pockets with options while their stocks do nothing. We should like executives who take no pay unless the stock goes up. We should hate executives who glad-hand Wall Street and schmooze a stock up; we should like executives who stick to their knitting and don't hold hands. We should hate executives who let all the upside go to them in the form of options and massive dilution. We should like executives who return every dime to the shareholders that they can.
Or, to put it another way, we should like the good guys who make us money and dislike the bad guys who lose us money. Shouldn't we?
Let's compare the executive pay issues and performance issues of Comcast (CMCSA:Nasdaq) and Sears. I don't know anyone who ever knocks Brian Roberts. But all of his great performance is in the past. This stock has done nothing for seven years. Seven lean years! But Roberts has paid himself a fortune over that period -- no, make that many fortunes.
Now Lampert, on the other hand, has a stock that performed unbelievably over the last two years, I mean amazingly, with its going up five times. It's up 24% this year. But all anyone has been focusing on is how much it has come down from the high, the so-called 30% loss figure. Go read the 8-K: Lampert's the polar opposite of Roberts when it comes to compensation.
Doesn't matter, though. Right now, at this moment, someone in the mainstream media is going to pen a piece about how Lampert has no strategy and is simply a greedy hedge fund manager totally out for himself.
I admit it, I don't get it. When people ask me why he gets such bad press, I just keep coming back to one issue: jealousy. Maybe because I started the same day he did at Goldman Sachs, maybe because I know what a funny and decent guy he is, maybe because I don't know anyone who works harder than he does -- and everyone knows I am a hard worker -- I just can't stand the press he gets.
For a while I stopped talking about Lampert. I figured maybe the press would stop picking on him if I didn't write that he's my friend. Didn't seem to stop the negative ink, though.
Now I feel differently about it. With the float shrinking, with the Sears Canada dividend coming to us, with the real estate sales not even happening yet, with the whole darned thing worth less than $20 billion, I welcome all the short-sellers we can find.
Gentlemen, please place your bets. I am loving the odds.
It's an interesting idea, especially considering the chart, which looks to be forming a nice base. However, after doing a bit of research, it seems the sentiment on the stock isn't nearly as negative as Cramer makes it out to be. Aside from some negative newpaper articles, the sentiment on the stock is actually quite positive.
First, the short interest has actually come down along with the stock. The short interest ratio currently stands under 5, which is far from a negative extreme.
Source: Bloomberg
In addition, the put/call ratio has fallen to 0 over the past several weeks, indicating that no one is buying puts.
Source: Schaeffers Research
Finally, while not all the Wall Street analysts are positive about SHLD, they are also far from a negative extreme. Here are the last four ratings changes on the stock from Yahoo Finance...
I was hoping that sentiment on the stock was truly negative and that could help launch the stock out of the base that it is forming. However, based on the sentiment, I'm not sure if the stock has enough fuel to launch into a full blown short covering rally. Therefore, the base could break either to the upside or downside...
In addition, the fundamentals don't look so compelling that the stock is a no brainer buy. At 17x forward earnings, the valuation is actually higher than many of the company's peers in the department store industry.
Source: Baseline
And according to Jeff "I'm not making this up" Mathews, the new stores aren't that compelling that someone would shop there over Walmart, Target or Costco...
The Sears house brands—Craftsman tools and Kenmore appliances—give the stores a flavor entirely different from the previous failed occupant, while the electronics department is now bigger and more coherent than the old Kmart version, with row after row of flashy TV screens along the wall. And there is plenty of Martha Stewart merchandise everywhere, from towels to $250 artificial Christmas trees.
The theory behind Essentials is that by expanding distribution of widely recognized (and still trusted) Sears house brands into Kmart locations that previously failed to generate enough business to justify the lease payments, Sears Holdings would generate higher sales and transform a liability—a long-term lease in a mediocre location—into an asset. The basic idea being that one plus one would equal three, maybe four.
Indeed, like its counterpart in northeastern Connecticut, this L.A. Essentials store had shoppers—not nearly so many as the clean, well-lighted, terrifically merchandized Target store a few miles away, but it had some shoppers.
Yet as I walked around the store and saw the merchandise placed with its usual Sears cluelessness, I found myself understanding why the whole thing seems so inconsequential: by opening Sears Essentials stores in old Kmart locations, all that has happened is…Sears has opened a bunch of new, mediocre stores.
That's all.
The bottom line is that the stock might work, but the sentiment, fundamentals and valuation don't nearly represent the explosive upside potential that Cramer makes the stock out to posses. In the near future I hope to post another turnaround retail idea that I think is more compelling than SHLD.


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Thank you for the timely interview with Harvey Silverglate (see "You're All Guilty," by Peter Kadzis, September 25). He mentions that the orgy of questionable indictments started in the '80s. Funny, I'm just reading In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, by Peter Mathiessen ? it details rampant witness tampering and prosecutorial incompetence leading up to the conviction of Leonard Peltier for the murder of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge reservation in 1975. So, I'd have to say that the Nixon years led up to the idea of using the Justice Department as a political tool, if not earlier. I guess Silverglate's pointing out the spreading of such tactics to victimizing members of the white majority, where they've always been used on the minorities.
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I want to thank Lance Tapley for his excellent awareness-raising articles concerning the abusive treatment of some of Maine's prison population. In recent issues, he has kept before us the dangers of prolonged solitary confinement in the SMU ("Supermax"), the harsh treatment of Deane Brown exiled to a supermax in Maryland at the behest of the Baldacci administration., and the unaccountability and apparent ineffectiveness of the Maine State Prison's Board of Visitors. (See, for example, "Secret, Co-Opted, and Unaccountable," August 14, and "Prison 'Troublemaker' Confronts Racism, Medical Abuse," September 11.)
Now we learn that beyond the tightly controlled domain of the Department of Corrections, the Maine Human Rights Commission has come to the shocking conclusion that the Commission has no jurisdiction to protect prisoners from discrimination suffered behind "the wall." (See "Less Than Equal," October 2.) Admittedly they were encouraged by the Attorney General's Office, based on a ruling by Justice Atwood in Napier v. Department of Corrections (2002) finding that "prisons offer no services to the general public." (Really? One wonders what they are for, in that case.) This kind of Red Queen logic (Alice in Wonderland) defining eligibility by site, does all Mainers a disservice.
I was heartened that the truly informed members of the Commission, executive director Patricia Ryan and John Gause, its chief lawyer, came to a different conclusion and read more recent cases; not that it seems that the other Commission members put much stock in legal considerations, given their quoted comments. I am disappointed that chairman Paul Vestal, who has been on the Commission for far too long, but who used to know better, is now completely cloaked in the cynicism normally displayed by the generally uninformed members of the public, who like to think that no prisoner has any integrity and all are congenital liars. I have worked in prisons for the last 30 years and know that the "inside" population of prisons share the same gamut of moral (and immoral) values/attitudes as the "outside" society ? no better, no worse. And if prisoners dream up mischief like frivolous suits because they have too much time on their hands, it is surely because we, the society, prefer to pay for warehousing rather than education and job skills building, which are proven life- changers.
It would be wonderful if the Commission quickly sees the error of its ways. However, it would be even better if we made some preventative efforts ? not by refusing remedies to discrimination against prisoners, but by reforming the conditions complained of. A good place to start would be for the next session of the Legislature to agree to accept the bill submitted by Representative Jim Schatz to limit the use of solitary confinement and to give clear directives as to when and how it may be used. This is much more of an emergency than most of the bills that, I suspect, will be accepted for 2010.
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Re: Aerial Wonder
Thanks for the support! I sure would love this to be an EC. ;)
Re: Steamworks Operatica V.2
Will buy if printed!
Re: I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.
This shirt is insane. It better win!! I wanttttt. It's like sex in my pants.
Gorgeous my friend!
on the off chance that this shirt doesn't win, is there anywhere else I can buy one?
Re: Air
of COURSE, this shirt has my vote.
edgar makes derbies 4x better
LOVE this shirt. Thank woot for double take derbies. It's shirts like this that were submitted to late to make the fog that really deserve the double take derbies. I can't wait to purchase mine on Thursday night.
haha, i remember when this was bumped out of the fog the first time, i went completely nuts and wrote a curse filled rant. it was almost unintelligible once it went through the woot editor.
Re: Origin of the Species
Again, very unique and interesting design... great job with the depth.
xxchange wrote:Thanks so much. Here I was hoping somebody might explain it for me, but... I guess not.
Happy to have given you something about which to complain, however.
I guess there's a subtext about family, social networking, 6 degrees of separation, etc etc, but that's only if you really want to go 'art critic' on it. I don't really intend for anyone to read into the subtext, much less "require" it for understanding the shirt.
Basically it's just meant to be a stylish, whimsical, fun-looking shirt design.
Jasneko: No I do not, I just enjoy drawing bowties. I keep a list of every bowtie I draw, actually. I don't intend to draw that many, it just... happens.
dmkooo wrote:hmmm..maybe I do like the dimmer version a bit better. The brighter version shows how dusk can make landscape colors surreal, but the subdued one is easier on the eyes and more peaceful.
I have to agree with you, I do think the dimmer version is a bit better. I want to be clear, though, there is only one version. I'm reasonably certain that the printed design, if there ever is one, will actually look like the brighter view (which I also like a lot!)- I think there is an artifact in the way that Corel Draw saves jpgs or pngs to make them a little bit transparent, when your original has a lot of small objects.
and thanks for the votes, everyone. This design is quietly climbing, far above where I ever thought it could go. :^)
arwerther wrote:Am I the only one who does not get the appeal of Edgar shirts? Of course, the water color technique in this won is done really well, but the style of the drawing is just strange. Oh well, to each their own.
No you're not the only one. =D
I don't like any of edgars shirts i've seen ever since september that I could remember off the top of my head. This is the only one I like. His style is so creepy haha.
monkeyswag wrote:I've actually thought about this design since last seeing it. Kindofweirdofmemaybe. Either way. very nice. gmv.
LOL you know, I've heard that a couple times now about this (both in PM's as well as your comment here). I'm glad you like it and voted :D
noisdois wrote:Way awesome. I don't remember, was this supposed to be referencing DDR?
I believe you are correct, sir.
sugareeali wrote:ditto.
Re: BearBQ
Sweet! Not sure why, but at first at I thought this was done by one of them "k" people like kdubbs, kdeuce, or kkeykay. wut?!?! Great work!
endangeredomega wrote:For my personal tastes only, some of Edgar's designs are hit-or-miss. There have been a few that I just don't 'get' the widespread appeal of (ie: Fiction vs. Non-Fiction), but I absolutely *love* some of his not-quite-creepy, vaguely-twisted, almost-tragic-yet-undeniably-charming pieces.
Some of my all-time Edgar favourites include "Play musics for my eeears dum dum dum dum dum ", "Inspired By Gravity's Rainbow", "I'll be there Tomorrow", and my all-time absolute number one *favourite* design, "my pet deer".
Unfortunately, I'm usually in the minority, and the Edgar designs I like best never see print.
Hello. I too loved Play musics for my eeaars dum dum dum dum and wanted that shirt badly. Of course it was overlooked in the Music derby and the following double take derby. I wished Edgar would have it printed elsewhere but alas, he has not chosen to do so, yet. Perhaps he will - if you read this post Edgar, please have it printed and let us know where and when. Thanks.
please win this time. I want it.
Re: Call me, Ishmael
If this doesn't print here, and you take it somewhere else to print it, would you please pm me? I will mos defnatly buy it.
Re: Flight of the Tusk Fairy
This is far and away my favorite design I think I've ever seen submitted to shirt.woot. If this ends up printing somewhere else, please please please let me know, and I will buy it, along with backups for when the first one wears out!
dmkooo wrote:I wish the artists would include the number and name of the original derby to which their work was submitted. In parentheses after the title would be perfect!
It was derby #96 Dance.
Re: Some BBQ
Must... have... this... shirt...
This may be the only shirt to miss out on printing for which I've actually waited eagerly for the second take.
It's just too fun twisting a childhood story into something rather morbid. Kind of like the original versions of fairy tales, pre-Disney.
Re: Magnified Rays
I love this one. I hope it wins.
pumbaa57 wrote:This is far and away my favorite design I think I've ever seen submitted to shirt.woot. If this ends up printing somewhere else, please please please let me know, and I will buy it, along with backups for when the first one wears out!
Wow, that's a pretty ringing endorsement. I'll see about putting it up at Cameesa then...
I hope this continues the climb, this is my favorite BBQ design. Keep voting ppl. It has my vote again.
If this doesn't print here will you be putting it up somewhere else?
I needed this last time, and I still need it.
If this doesn't print this time, PLEASE move it to a different site... zoology students like myself would rejoice everywhere.
softballgraham wrote:This is such a great shirt. I am a teacher and new to your site. Can I ever get this shirt or is it too late?
The answer is, we're voting right now to see which designs will print. If this shirt makes it into the top three, then you can buy it next weekend. If not... I don't know...
thatrobert wrote:Wow, that's a pretty ringing endorsement. I'll see about putting it up at Cameesa then...
Awesome, let me know if that happens.
Also, may I have your permission to use this as my superhero logo when I decide to start saving the world from criminals and nare-do-wells?
Alright, here's the deal: I will give each person that votes for this one U.S. dollar.* This shirt is too clever to not print!
[* - Not actually true]
Re: A Heavy Situation!
This is a great design, I'm just sorry it isn't getting more votes.
Re: increased pressure
I really wish the rest of the Woot community wanted this shirt as badly as I do. I love it. Here's to hoping for a sudden tsunami of votes.
Re: May i?
I like the idea that they are both boys. :D That's why I'm voting for it.
God, this shirt has been screwed in so many ways. First there was the debacle with the shirt being "not on a woot shirt color", and it just barely missed printing with a resub that had very little time to be voted for. To top that off, this derby actually took place BEFORE the last double-take, so this shirt has waited the LONGEST, giving us so much time to forget the injustice. I've been waiting so long to vote again for this shirt, and it's the only one I'm voting for this derby.
HotSoup19 wrote:Really cool drawing, but I can't vote for it, I'd like to have sex one day
I thought for sure this was a funky woot filter I hadn't seen yet, heh!
the derby after next should be Derby #108: shirts with an actual sense of style and ability to wear in other places then your basement.
so many shirts got a second chance back just to be out-fogged by returning tasteless garbage.
binkdrop wrote:You're so argumentative.
So, to clear things up, the first part about the man crush was a joke, which I'm glad to see you got. The second part too was poking fun at you rather than a full blown accusation, hence the ":O" face, but I'll go ahead and change that now to just "you're a hypocrite".
I just found it strange that after campaigning for so long about quality art, you took a liking to Edgar's style. I'm not saying he can't produce quality work, I was just saying that of all the people you choose to openly and fervently endorse, it struck me as odd that he would be the one.
The man-crush part was because your explanation of why you like his work didn't completely make sense to me. It just sounded like you are one of those people that thinks the crack addict on the street corner, spouting out warnings of the impending apocalypse, is "insightful", because he's saying something that no one else is, and is therefore "thinking outside the box".
As to your comment earlier, "Many other designers bring the same nonsense every week, so that even when they step out of the box (not that they do often, or go very far out), it seems generic and uninteresting..."
It probably seems generic and uninteresting to you because you don't give people a chance. You seem to think the worst of everyone right off the bat, especially if they're not within your little following of cult members you seem to have attached yourself to here on Woot.
I won't step down and stop challenging you and your thoughts just because you've been on this site a long time like some people do. I won't stop questioning you just because you're snarky and a jerk, and I won't stop pointing out when I think you're being a hypocrite.
I will, however, avoid having long and drawn out conversations with you about nothing; so unless you bring up a particularly interesting point that I think needs addressing, I'm pretty much done with this conversation here. We don't need to fill up this forum with stupid. (Yes, I did just use stupid as a noun.)
But go ahead, Adder. Bring it on, and be a jerk to me. It won't phase me, because I'm totally out to get you now. >:D
^ See that very last part was a joke. Maybe.
I believe you will find that a vast majority of people most apt to post a well thought out and cogent commentary on anything in the derby will also be staunch Edgar supporters. Often moreso than I. Also, most of the best designers at this site are in his corner. Why? Because he has a gift for creativity. He's not the raving loony on the street, as you so ineloquently put it, but he's able to channel things from some wonderfully offbeat places. He has a charm that few artists, especially at woot, can muster, a distinctive style, and is able to make designs that are absolutely touching, whimsically imaginative, or totally out there. So somehow, I am being a hypocrite because I praise the most creative regular entrant in the derby. And I really don't think that title is much of a hyperbole.
But don't worry. Edgar never wins, because people would MUCH rather have something blitheringly and blisteringly simple and generic on a tee. So you really don't have to understand. And you certainly don't have to frame your argument in terms that explain anything.
pumbaa57 wrote:Awesome, let me know if that happens.
Also, may I have your permission to use this as my superhero logo when I decide to start saving the world from criminals and nare-do-wells?
Sure. Anything to help truth and justice.
anatwork wrote:Hahaha -- I actually voted thinking Discworld before seeing your comment. It's brilliant! :D
So was I! Well done, especially the turtle's expression (does anybody really know if the great A'Tuin grins?)
This had better make it this time. I really wanted this one for myself and my father. This would make an awesome birthday present for him the bbq junkie.
imsochady wrote:And also, dancing is a traditional way in unlocking a woman's heart. Too bad I never had a set of the dancing keys. I guess I lucked out, or should I say locked out? Mwahahahahaha *sigh*
You can still get dancing keys - take some lessons or join a group... good way to meet ladies, or at least get some skills;) In college the ballroom club meetings were 25 females to 1 males...the guys became studs! And that's how one guy wooed one of my friends... and they're still together: )
Cute design tgentry... I probably said that about this design the first time round as well!
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(Jan. 22, 2008)--More than 1,100 Northside Independent School District Special Olympians filled the UTSA Recreation and Wellness Center's basketball courts Jan. 8-11 for the district's Practice Clinic and Scrimmage events. High schoolers played Tuesday, middle school students took to the courts Wednesday and elementary school students played Thursday and Friday.
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They have been bussed to the university once a year since 2004 for the event, says Nancy Smith, NISD's lead specialist for adapted physical education and Special Olympics. Until then, the district had to limit who could play because of limited space in their facilities.
Students using wheelchairs couldn't play on the court and young students, called athletes-in-training, couldn't participate. Since using UTSA's facilities, the program has grown from about 600 to 1,100 athletes. This year, 86 schools participated.
Smith says being in a university setting gets the students energized.
"They get so excited just walking into the building," Smith says. "They've never seen four gyms together like that. They just beam and we try to make it as special as we can. The atmosphere and environment is so motivating for these kids. They really get so involved."
And they build camaraderie too. On Friday, the Rhodes Elementary School Raptors waved their flags and screamed for the team beside them, the Carson Elementary Cowboys. They cheered, stomped on the bleachers and did the wave. The athletes didn't care about school rivalry. It was all about the fun of the game.
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SNAP benefit cuts go into effect
KINGSPORT, Tenn. - Families relying on federal food assistance now have even less to spend at the grocery store.
Changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, went into effect Friday.
A family of four now has $36 less to spend on food.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 added temporary funds to the SNAP program but the part of the law that added that money is now ending, that's according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Second Harvest Food Bank executive director Rhonda Chafin told us that the cuts mean someone receiving SNAP benefits only has $1.40 to spend for each meal.
"As an organization we know that that's not enough," said Chafin. "It's not enough for an individual or child or elderly person to be able to really make a meal."
Chafin told us 74,000 people in northeast Tennessee worry about where their next meal will come from.
The changes will effect most of those people, she said.
The cuts affect 47 million Americans, including 22 million children and 9 million elderly or seriously disabled people, according to the Center of Budget and Policy Priorities.
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