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Move to preserve marine wealth and avoid conflicts:
Fishermen in the North have called for a "No Fishing Zone" in the
Palk Straits and Gulf of Mannar to help preserve marine wealth and avoid
conflicts between Sri Lankan and Indian fishermen.
The fishermen from several fisheries associations in the North, made
this proposal during a series of meetings now under way with fishermen's
societies in Tamil Nadu. The Sri Lankan fishermen have said that the
India-Sri Lanka International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) should be a
peaceful area and there should not be any bloodshed among fishermen.
Incidents of fishermen from both countries crossing the IMBL are
common. This is the first time that fishermen from both sides are having
formal discussions after the 2004 tsunami which devastated the fisheries
industries in Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu. The leader of the group, K.
Sooryakumar from Jaffna told reporters that the fishermen from both
countries had been in constant touch till 2004 and sorted out their
issues but the contact was totally lost after the tsunami.
"We want to revive the mutual link and friendship to ensure a
peaceful atmosphere in the Palk Straits and Gulf of Mannar," he said.
The 23-member team from Sri Lanka discussed with their Indian
counterparts the damage caused to marine wealth due to the use of
trawlers and the need to evolve a strategy to protect the livelihood
rights of fishermen of both countries.
"The use of certain fishing gear and trawlers by Indian fishermen is
detrimental to Sri Lankan fishermen as it has depleted the fish
resources in the Palk Bay area," Sooryakumar said.
Sooryakumar said, "The depletion of fish resources was affecting the
livelihood of Sri Lankan fishermen in the Northern province."
He said, "Sri Lanka has a demarcated maritime boundary. Whenever
there are violations, it should be dealt with according to the law. It
is for the governments of both countries to discuss the issue and settle
Some Sri Lankan fishermen also alleged that Indian fishermen snapped
their fishing nets in the high seas and wanted an "amicable" solution to
the problem.
The Sri Lankan fishermen and officials will visit Rameswaram,
Jegadhapattinam, Kottaipattinam, Mallipattinam, Velankanni, Nagore,
Pattinacherri, Akkaraipetai, Keerchangkuppam and Chennai during their
stay in Tamil Nadu. Vivekanandan, advisor to the South Indian Federation
of Fishermen Societies, (SIFFS), said that the three-day event would be
a serious exercise in understanding each other's problems and would
propose a number of measures of co-operation that could contribute to
easing the current problems associated with trans-border fishing.
This visit followed a visit to Sri Lanka last week by members of the
Tamil Nadu Fishermen's Federation.
The Indian Government recently cautioned its fishermen against
crossing the Sri Lankan maritime border, especially the areas designated
as "sensitive" by the Sri Lankan Government.
Informing the Rajya Sabha that the number of apprehensions and firing
at fishermen in the waters between India and Sri Lanka has come down
significantly since the October 2008 bilateral understanding, External
Affairs Minister SM Krishna said caution from the Indian side was also
"Incidents have taken place in Sri Lankan waters where our fishermen
stray across the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). It is
important that we sensitise our fishermen to respect the IMBL and not
stray into Sri Lankan waters for their own safety and security,
especially in areas designated as sensitive by the Government of Sri
Lanka," he said.
He said India has conveyed a similar request to Sri Lanka to
sensitise their fishermen who cross the IMBL and enter the Indian
He said the Sri Lankan Government has denied that its Navy has had
any responsibility in incidents of firing at Indian fishermen.
"They have also said that their Navy does not enter Indian
territorial waters," he said.
According to the Understanding on Fishing Arrangements of 2008, both
sides agreed to put in place practical arrangements to deal with
bonafide fishermen crossing the IMBL.
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New fight brewing for Facebook founder
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook.
The hard feelings between Facebook Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg and a former college classmate have boiled over into another legal dispute, this time over the popular online hangout's trademark.
In a petition filed today with the US Patent and Trademark Office, Aaron Greenspan is seeking to cancel Facebook's legal claim to its name.
Greenspan, 25, argues Zuckerberg, 23, had no right to trademark the Facebook name in 2005 because the term had been used generically for decades at Harvard University, where they first met. What is more, Greenspan maintains he used the term "Face Book" as part of an online service called houseSYSTEM a few months before Zuckerberg unveiled his now-famous website in 2004.
The former Harvard classmates are now both building companies in Palo Alto with differing degrees of success. Greenspan's software venture, Think Computer Corp, has not caught on quite like Zuckerberg's Facebook, which boasts 70 million users worldwide.
This is not the first time legal questions have been raised about whether Zuckerberg came up with the idea that blossomed into one of the Internet's hottest companies and made him a billionaire in the process.
A trio of former Harvard students have been fighting over Facebook's origin since 2004, alleging in a federal lawsuit that Zuckerberg stole the social networking concept after they hired him to work on a website that eventually became ConnectU.
Facebook reportedly is nearing a settlement with ConnectU founders, twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and their partner, Divya Narendra. The New York Times reported the confidential settlement talks earlier this month.
Long before Zuckerberg moved to Silicon Valley in 2004, the Facebook term was widely used at Harvard to describe any paper or electronic book that displayed the faces of students and faculty "in a structured manner", Greenspan wrote in his petition.
Picking up on that theme, Greenspan said houseSYSTEM introduced a student locator called "the Face Book" in September 2003 - at least four months before Zuckerberg unveiled "thefacebook.com".
Greenspan said he has documentation, including email exchanges, to show Zuckerberg knew about Greenspan's Face Book feature and even considered melding it into the thefacebook.com.
A Facebook representative declined to comment on Greenspan's petition. Greenspan said he hasn't talked to Zuckerberg since 2006.
Greenspan acknowledged he might be willing to drop his petition for the right amount of money. But he said what he really wants is the legal right to use the term Facebook in the title of a 335-page "memoir" that he plans to self-publish later this month.
He intends to call the book, "Authoritas: One student's Harvard admissions and the founding of the Facebook era".
But websites would not let Greenspan advertise the book under that title because of Facebook's trademark, prompting him to fight for the rights to the name.
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Anvil Attachments, Slaughter, La., has debuted its latest product offering, a completely self-contained, diesel-powered hydraulic scrap grapple.
More than a year in design and development, Anvil's model DHSG grapple is intended for material handling from ships and barges where hydraulics or electricity are not options. The diesel hydraulic scrap grapple attaches to any crane that can support the weight, Anvil says. It is suited for handling a wide range of products including scrap, stone blocks, rip-rap and pig iron.
The company says it developed the diesel hydraulic scrap grapple to fill a need of bulk material handlers who needed a completely self-contained grapple where standard hydraulic or electro-hydraulic would not fit.
"Our goal was to get the design right the first time, that is why we spent over a year on design and development," says Jon Craft, president of Anvil Attachments. "Our engineers used our Finite-Element Analysis software to its full capabilities; this way we ensure that this grapple provides maximum strength and payload for the weight. Based off of our initial field test and customer feedback, we got it right. Our first unit sold was immediately thrown into the fire, moving foot long pieces of pig iron, one of the toughest types of materials to handle, and our diesel grapple has worked with barely a glitch."
Anvil's diesel hydraulic scrap grapple can be configured with either a turbo-charged air cooled diesel engine or water-cooled diesel engine, depending on the user's environment. The engines range up to 150 horsepower. The grapple has several engine access panels for easy access and maintenance.
The grapple tines are completely configurable to user and material handling preference, with five-tine options from small-blade, to lower enclosed, up to full enclosed. The tines are modular and crafted using high strength alloy steel for maximum wear resistance, and every tine is powered with a 5-inch cylinder Anvil says. The custom-designed cylinders feature inertia welded rod eyes for maximum strength, the company says.
The grapple has an easy pin adapter that connects to virtually any crane, according to Anvil. Once connected to the crane, the grapple engine is started, and opening and closing is all controlled through a simple remote control unit that works up to 500 feet away. Anvil is currently developing a smart phone app that will allow the monitoring of all vital engine statistics; this should be ready in the first quarter of 2013.
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In addition, Anvil currently has a diesel-powered clamshell bucket in production. This bucket will use many of the same concepts and parts as the grapple.
Anvil's diesel powered hydraulic scrap grapple is available for sales or rent.
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The evening's theme is "An Evening in Tuscany" and tickets for the event are available by calling the Chamber at 315.536.3111.


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Read the posts I made yesterday concerning the toic of neonics before deciding whether or not to sign.
I like that Europeans put the burden of proof on Manufacturers. And are willing to say "We believe your product might be doing damage, so until we have positive proof it doesn't you can't use it". Much better in my opinion than our EPA/USDA who will only take action if the complaintant can provide multiple cases that prove harm. Which just allows bad practices to continue for a longer time unchecked.
That's how I see it. I understand others may disagree.
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Demand Response works by helping power grid operators accommodate spikes in usage, such as those that occur on hot summer days.
How would you like to discover a source of immediate revenue for your municipality— a way to get paid for not using electricity? Does it sound too good to be true? It isn't.
It is called Demand Response, and with it you can turn your facilities into virtual efficiency power plants and make money doing it.
Last year, I wrote an article advocating the need for Energy Master Plans at the local level. However, most local government leaders have not accepted the benefits of developing an Energy Master Plan. Is it inertia? Or is it because they do not see immediate ready cash for their efforts?
As rising energy costs are placing increased constraints on already tight budgets, it may seem like an imprudent time to spend money developing an Energy Master Plan.
This year, Governor Corzine has taken the initiative to promote a state Energy Master Plan. It is my hope that it will establish flexible standards and guidelines for local municipalities. In the meantime, there's another route to savings.
Demand Response works by helping power grid operators accommodate spikes in usage, such as those that occur on hot summer days. It involves curtailing the use of electricity instead of boosting generation. Simply put, customers offer to reduce their consumption of electricity—during certain times—in return for being paid the market value of the electricity they don't consume.
Keeping the Lights On
For the past two years, New England and New York have successfully implemented this practice to address the lack of generating assets and capacity in highly congested regions of their electric grids. Demand Response, which includes the practice of reducing customer demand in response to a call for help by the grid operator, has kept the lights on in Manhattan and New England by reducing peak demand and meeting capacity shortfalls. Demand Response is a great way for participants to make money to fund other energy efficiency and clean energy projects, without cost or risk.
In fact, just last year, Jeanne M. Fox, President of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), wrote a letter to the state's largest electric consumers endorsing the Demand Response Programs run by our wholesale grid operator, PJM Interconnection (PJM). The program was touted because it generates a revenue stream for the customer participant, and provides a new power resource for the grid operator. But the value is even greater than these benefits.
New Jersey has its own struggles with rising electric rates and localized power outages. We are all aware of the problems that electricity provider JCP&L has had with the reliability of its Northwest and Jersey Shore regions – most notably two peak seasonal outages over successive Fourth of July weekends. Likewise, PSE&G has had transformer issues that have produced repeated local outages.
In August of 2003, parts of our state experienced the largest blackout in U.S. history. That blackout coincided with the elimination of caps on New Jersey's electric rates. Since then, rates have increased 30 percent or more, and the trend is likely to continue.
The Birth of Demand Response
It was with this backdrop of increased electric rates and decreased grid reliability that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the "Commission") completed its study of the wholesale electric grid. The Commission concluded that Demand Response would play a critical role in meeting the growing demand for electricity, reducing the market power of a small group of power generation owners, and would, at the same time, place downward pressure on wholesale electric prices. The Commission encouraged each of the independent wholesale grid operators across the United States to develop Demand Response Programs. As the Commission noted, without a demand response mechanism, the grid operator is forced to work under the assumption that all customers have an inelastic demand for energy and will pay any price for power. This reality has resulted in a demand far exceeding available resources.
Recently, the United States Department of Energy stated that the demand for electricity was growing well beyond its projections and that 2007 will present the greatest likelihood in U.S. history for power blackouts in the Northeast. Demand has been growing steadily, but the supply system has not. New gas-fired generating units are insufficient to meet demand. And, there have been no significant new transmission lines or power plants built.
Meeting Demand
But, Demand Response can help local governments alleviate potential catastrophe and make money.
With Demand Response the end user reduces its electricity usage ("demand") in response to either (1) a rapid increase in price, (2) an emergency event called by the grid operator to maintain grid reliability or (3) at contractually agreed upon intervals. It is a resource for the grid operator to help alleviate peak transmission congestion, peak demand or to offset the loss of a major generating unit.
It may also be used to maintain the balance of supply and demand on a real time basis (by acting like a spinning reserve unit). A spinning reserve unit is a power plant that is running but is not placing any electricity into the grid.
It is only running on standby so that it can be available just in case another power plant trips out, or there is a downed transmission line. These spinning reserve plants run day and night and contribute to the price of electricity. Demand Response can replace these inefficient spinning reserve plants with an as needed instantaneous load reduction to maintain the grid balance. Demand Response improves the efficiency and reliability of the transmission grid while participants reap measurable financial benefits.
Payments of Up to $100,000
Payments from the grid operator can be as high as $100,000 per megawatt of load reduction per year and are paid whether or not an emergency event is called. These moneys could be earmarked for energy efficiency projects, which would create further savings and environmental benefits.
For municipalities that have large energy consuming facilities, such as waste treatment and water utilities, schools, housing authorities and large office complexes, the Demand Response program is a path to a new revenue stream. One example of a Demand Response resource can be found in our local schools. More of our schools have installed air conditioners, controlled by automated systems. These systems can be easily switched off for a period of 15 to 30 minutes during the summer peak season while schools are not in session. By enrolling in the Demand Response program and agreeing to reduce the air conditioning loads when the grid needs it – typically for 15 minutes, each facility can earn $5,000 per year or more depending on its size. Likewise, a typical water or waste treatment plant may use its back up generation to take its load off the grid and get paid $50,000 or more per year while helping to keep the lights on in its region.
Demand Response is a load reduction on the grid in response to a signal – either the customer responds to a market signal (high prices) and reduces its demand in order to be paid the market price for the load reduction, or the customer responds to the grid operator's call signal and gets paid either a premium payment for an emergency call or a recurring payment for being on call like a spinning reserve plant. Typical methods used to respond include onsite or back up generation to displace demand on the grid, the synchronization of building automation systems to reduce heating or cooling loads, current peak shaving practices (dimming the lights) and the utilization of a building's internal thermal storage by pre-cooling or pre-heating. These flexible processes and practices turn your facilities into virtual efficiency power plants. To the grid operator, a megawatt of Demand Response is equal to a megawatt of generation in helping to balance the grid.
By signing up to help balance the demands of the power grid, towns can earn money to fund energy savings plans.
How to Get Hooked Up
PJM is the wholesale grid operator and the wholesale electric market manager for our region. It is not in the business of building relationships with retail customers such as municipalities. Instead, PJM reaches retail customers through companies known as "Curtailment Service Providers." Companies like Enernoc, Consumer Powerline and New Jersey-based North America Power Partners manage the transactions between the customer and the grid operator. They track the myriad of electric market data, including hourly locational prices, grid congestion, capacity prices, plant maintenance schedules and outages, and provide market forecasts of prices. They provide notification of any emergency event called by the grid operator. Notifications may be as short as 10 minutes for the spinning reserves market and 24 hours in the day-ahead energy market. These service providers place bids on their customers' behalf, just as large corporate generators bid into the energy, capacity and reserve markets.
They install meters and track usage data in order to establish baselines and to verify the load reduction in a format and process approved by the grid operator. They invoice for payments and process all of these transactions. They perform all of these services behind the scenes to make participation in the program easy and uncomplicated. Typically, their fees are a percentage of the grid operator's payments, so there are no up-front fees to enroll and participate. According to Laurie Wiegand-Jackson, President of the International Association of Energy Engineers and Chief Executive Officer of North America Power Partners, "municipalities should be aware that in some cases, there may be penalties for non-performance—but this risk should be passed on to the Curtailment Service Provider, not borne by the municipality. Through our services, Demand Response is a totally voluntary and risk free way to generate a recurring revenue stream to help offset the rising cost of energy and perhaps fund some much needed energy efficiency initiatives."
Avoid the Risk of Real Time Pricing
In addition to the recurring revenue, Demand Response mitigates the risk associated with real time pricing. Most of the mid-sized to large municipalities already have facilities that are on real time pricing. For example, in Middlesex County, towns such as New Brunswick, East Brunswick, Sayreville, Old Bridge and Woodbridge all have large real time pricing electric accounts. Demand Response allows these municipalities not only to avoid high hourly rates, but to benefit from them and reduce retail supply and utility distribution rates as well. Participating in Demand Response eliminates high retail hourly rates by shifting load and reducing demand during high peak hours. The Curtailment Service Provider forecasts and provides real time notification of high energy prices so that the customer is aware in time to actually do something to reduce usage at those times, thereby reducing their overall cost for energy. Thus, Demand Response becomes a hedge against high hourly electric prices. The customer's basic generation service cost is also lowered by reducing the grid operator's capacity and transmission obligations. Also, the utility demand charges may be lowered as a result of reduced peak hour usage.
Environmental Benefits
Demand Response resources provide a considerable environmental benefit by eliminating line losses and displacing oil and coal-fired plants with zero emission load reduction. The State of Pennsylvania qualified Demand Response for renewable energy credits, which provides an additional benefit and potential revenue stream. The BPU should follow suit and provide certification of Demand Response for credits similar to those for solar and wind systems.
In New York and New England, the state regulators have approved the use of state funds to offset the cost of installing metering, a relatively small cost (typically $2,000 to $5,000 per meter), but one that might prevent smaller municipalities from participating in the program. They also have provided incentives for onsite generation and associated switch gear to promote the installation of cleaner natural gas or biofuel-fired distributed generation as a viable solution to the growing demand for electricity.
With these incentives and the grid operator's Demand Response payments, these regions are transforming the electric wholesale markets to achieve economies of scale that will mitigate the increasing pressure on electric rates. The BPU should use the funds that are raised by the retail adder surcharge on large users, which include many of our local municipalities and county governments, to promote these Demand Response resources.
Finally, hats off to President Fox and the BPU for promoting Demand Response—a risk-free energy program for New Jersey. It is a simple process. When asked, turn off your lights and get paid.
Article published in February 2007, New Jersey Municipalities


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Wall Street Journal has the latest polls from their provider — Zogby.
In the Senate race, Amy Klobuchar has 49.2% to Mark Kennedy's 41.8% — a slight increase for Klobuchar, a slight decrease for Kennedy.
In the governor's race, Mike Hatch has been caught by Tim Pawlenty.
Anyway, Pawlenty is at 43.5% vs Hatch at 42.6%. Pawlenty is 6% better than Becky Lourey, and 6.5% (roughly) ahead of Steve Kelley.
Add Peter Hutchinson into the mix, and I'd bet Pawlenty's lead would double in each of those races. The Journal, by the way, says all of the polls show "Tim" Hutchinson polling 6-8%. Great. They can't get the guy's name right.
(Update) – I notice a couple of political sites, in an effort to dismiss the Zogby methodology, posted one paragraph of Zogby's methodology, making it look like it's little more than an online survey. Here, is the actual methodology, unedited .
These polls were conducted by Zogby International. Online polls were conducted by the company's Zogby Interactive unit. Phone polls were conducted by Zogby International.
Online polls were conducted by Zogby Interactive, a unit of Zogby International of Utica, N.Y. Zogby has assembled a database of individuals who have registered to take part in online polls through solicitations on the company's Web site as well as other Web sites that span the political spectrum. Individuals who registered were asked to provide personal information such as home state, age and political party to Zogby, which in turn examined that data and contacted individuals by telephone to confirm that it was valid.
Zogby International telephoned about 2% of respondents who completed the interactive survey to validate their personal data. To solicit participation, Zogby sent emails to individuals who had asked to join its online-polling database, inviting them to complete an interactive poll. Many individuals who have participated in Zogby's telephone surveys also have submitted e-mail addresses so they may take part in online polls.
The Interactive polls were supplemented by 20 to 50 telephone calls in 19 states (AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, MD, MI, MO, NV, NM, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA, WI) to ensure proper representation of all demographic groups.
Margins of error for each candidate vary by state and range between 3.2 and 4.3 percentage points. Margins for specific states are available on the state panels.
Zogby International President John Zogby says 15% of the company's U.S. database of online-poll participants are "regulars," who take part in half of the interactive polls the company conducts; the balance of the names of respondents in the database change frequently. Likely voters in each of the 25 states followed instructions sent by an e-mail that led them to the survey located on Zogby's secure servers. Those polled were asked unique questions pertaining to the races in their state.
As is usual in polling, weightings are applied to ensure that the selection of participants accurately reflects characteristics of the voting population, including region, party, age, race, religion and gender.
For the overall party breakdowns shown in the governor and senate panels: Races that aren't being polled are assumed to stay in their current party's possession.
Regarding 2006 races, the actual matchups that voters will see on ballots haven't been decided. Primary elections that will narrow the field will be held beginning in early March. Until the fields are narrowed for 2006, the Zogby polls match up multiple candidates in each state and identify some of the strongest candidates from each party. Voter sentiment is gauged on declared candidates along with others whom political observers have identified as potential contenders.
This graphic highlights a sampling of matchups for each race. In some cases, Zogby has polled additional matchups that aren't included in the graphic. Full polling results are available from Zogby.
There's a lot more information in there than just one paragraph and the way I read that is that obtaining names of people via online is part of a vetting process that identifies them and their characteristics are then worked into whatever science pollsters use to determine whether there's a proper sampling.
How is that any different than me picking up a telephone and calling someone and asking them for the same information and then deciding whether their characteristics fit the science?
Now, I don't dispute that John Zogby doesn't appear to like Republicans very much, all the more interesting that the Wall Street Journal, not exactly the Onion, chose his firm.
But Zogby's personality aside, I think if you look at his numbers in the waning days of the 2004 campaign, you'll find them relatively accurate.
Some of his detractors point to polls he produced in January and May of that year and compare them to the November results and say, "see, he's wrong." That, for the record, is what I call the Bill Cooper method. He led the fight against the Star Tribune's polling system by comparing polls to November results. That's not even bad science. That's just bad logic.
I understand the concerns against Zogby, but if you actually read more than one paragraph — well, assuming someone actually tells you there's more than one paragraph — it makes sense. And I also trust the Wall Street Journal not to pin its polling with a hack.
Could I be wrong? Of course. But seeing some polling that showing a different trend would be the place to start. Anybody?
We (MPR) have been looking at polling firms to see if there's something we'd want to do locally, and I think Rasmussen is pretty interesting — mostly because they're polling Minnesota. But in checking them out, a lot of folks put up the red flag because they use automatic dialing. I'm not sure what that means, but AP doesn't touch Rasmussen stuff.


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The Inner Voice
I love the title of a play called "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change."
How often do we wish we could write the script and have the people we love act as we want them to? We see how it would be so much better if he/she acted in the manner we consider appropriate. Sometimes it is true, but the others can't see it. Sometimes it is our imposing of our own values on others who see things differently. A generation gap is when the values of a society change over the course of time, and what is acceptable or unacceptable has new meanings along with other new phenomena.
Now that Election Day is upon us, we hear promises of how our society can change, people act differently, fresh new thoughts often as negative slurs and we wonder if things can get better or worse depending on a candidate.
Once elected, politicians do what they want anyway unless there is undue pressure from outside.
Most people won't change because we want them to. The only time people change is when it is their own call, perhaps after a serious event. Even then, the change may only be temporary until the crisis is over.
The key is not to create our own suffering because we are waiting for a change in someone or expect that others will see it their way eventually.
We must allow the other person the right to do it their own way, but we can offer our suggestions if we think they will be heard.
We all know what it feels like to be under the gun of an overbearing person who sounds like the foremost authority, so we must make sure that we are not doing it in the name of trying to be helpful.
Acceptance of someone as he is may be one of the most difficult things to do.
The actions that we take in relation to this person are then more realistic because we can admit who this person really is.


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Date of Stay: August, 2008
Very nice campground. Newer bath house, was kept clean. Friendly staff and campers. Lots to do around the area. The St. Lawrence river is visible from all the sites. We will be going back.
Date of Stay: August, 2008
Very nice campground with large sites near Atlantic city. Nice pool and spa area. Bath house is dated but was kept clean. The Game room needs updating. We will be going back to camp there.
Date of Stay: May, 2007
Above average campground.Friendly staff, clean showers and restrooms. Close to beach and boardwalk. We stayed in the loop area of campground. Close to the playground, pool and camp store. It was convenient for us with having little kids. Camp store is very well stocked. Ice cream bar was a hit with the kids. 2 minor issues: Game room needs updating with newer games, and entrance into the campground needs to be better marked. Overall a pleasant experience. We would go back and camp there again.
Date of Stay: October, 2006
Overall a nice campground. Sites are a little tight. If you own a larger rig call ahead and tell them, to see if they can accommodate you. We went for the halloween camping and enjoyed ourselfs. A lot of activity,very friendly staff, they seem to go out of their way to help. Bathrooms are a little dated, but kept very clean. We will be going back again to camp.
Date of Stay: September, 2006
Very nice campground. Bathhouses very clean and updated. Plenty to do in and around campground. Very nice and friendly staff. Only suggestion would be to locate another bathroom facility around non-seasonal sites. We will go back again,and request site closer to bathrooms.
Date of Stay: May, 2006
Do not belive their brouchre!!!. Went for the memorial day weekend.pool was not in service,lake swimming not in service,(hottest weekend of the year)no petting zoo,no museum.bathrooms were the dirtiest,nastiest I have ever seen in the 18yrs of camping. Ii asked for them to be cleaned as others have done and they said they were working on it. The list of rules that they have are long. Even if almost all are not followed. Would not recommed this campground to anyone at all. Bypass this one beware!!!


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The 49ers mounted a furious comeback in Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday night, but they fell just short in losing to the Ravens, 34-31. There also was some controversy, as a fourth-and-goal pass fell incomplete after what might have been a hold on Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith.
"It was a missed call," stated the intended receiver [1], Michael Crabtree. "[The referee] missed two or three in the game, but that was it right there, the Super Bowl was right there.
"I don't want to talk about it. I don't want to think about it. I don't know, man. What do you think? I thought it was holding."
Should the Ravens have been called for holding on the 49ers' critical fourth-and-goal pass late in Sunday's Super Bowl?Yes, it was holding Technically it might have been holding, but the refs were right to let it go in that situation No, it was not holding
Added 49ers coach [2] Jim Harbaugh: "You know, I really want to handle this with class and grace, and we had several opportunities in this game. We didn't play our best game, and the Ravens made a lot of plays and battled back. They competed to win. But there's no question in my mind that it was a pass interference and hold on Crabtree on the last one."
Niners running back Frank Gore isn't convinced the best team won [3].
"They got away with one," Gore said. "We showed we were the better team. It was just a couple plays here, a couple plays there."
[1] http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--49ers--michael-crabtree---it-was-a-missed-call--052638123.html
[2] http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/jim-harbaugh-vows-handle-super-bowl-loss-class-055335133--nfl.html;_ylt=AlfLNPq22uPvwwSdupY_m89YYsp_;_ylu=X3oDMTE4cmlkZzNpBG1pdANQYWdpbmF0aW9uBHBvcwMyBHNlYwNNZWRpYVBhZ2luYXRpb24-;_ylg=X3oDMTJtY2diY25jBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDZTgzNjczYzMtN2FkOC0zMjY4LTk1ZmQtODM5YmViZTgxMTAwBHBzdGNhdANuZmwEcHQDc3RvcnlwYWdl;_ylv=3
[3] http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/04/frank-gore-ravens-got-away-with-one/


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Justin Bieber has reportedly decided to give away his pet monkey Mally after it was seized by customs officials in Germany.
German authorities claim the singer does not want the Capuchin back after customs officers confiscated it from a private jet on March 28 and placed it in quarantine.
A spokesman for the Munich animal clinic, where Mally is currently staying, claim Bieber's management team in New York contacted them this week, asking them to find a "safe and sheltered place, or a zoo" for it.
The added: "We have to discuss now the way forward with customs officials and other responsible departments."
Franz Böhmer, of the Bonn Federal Office for Nature Conservation, said: "So far no papers for the monkey of Justin Bieber have been submitted. If he submits a written disclaimer, we can accommodate Mally in a welfare family group in a zoo."
Authorities in Germany have given Bieber a deadline of May 17 to either claim Mally - and pay thousands of pounds towards his upkeep - or to send a letter saying he no longer wants him.
Mally was given to the singer for his 19th birthday last month from music producer Jamal "Mally Mal" Rashid.
A spokesman for Bieber was unavailable for comment.
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As she becomes more accustomed to the haute couture fashion scene, albeit not the official one, Ulyana Sergeenko seems to hold back on the drama less and less. For autumn 2013, the Russian designer sought inspiration in the captivating folk stories that her grandmother told to her as a child. Never lacking of substance, Ulyana Sergeenko's collections continue to celebrate the Russian heritage in the most beautiful way possible.
"Russian Gothic" is the name of the haute couture line-up gracing the upcoming fall season with an array of Victorian inspired silhouettes, highly represented by arresting balloon sleeves, sumptuous high-necked gowns and demure capes. The noir theme is further enhanced with delicate handmade Vologda lace and luxurious Krestetsk hand floral embroidery.
Amongst the sea of black, bold splashed of red and transparent panel elements addto the increased level of sensuality. As always, Ulyana Sergeenko's collection shines most through a myriad of elaborate details, including tear-shaped cutouts, delicate headpieces and honeycomb fabric ruching.
You can see all of the Ulyana Sergeenko haute couture autumn 2013 runway collection by clicking on a thumbnail on the left. From there you can browse through each of the pictures from the fashion show.
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An ailing, 425-pound woman who was turned away by three airlines as she tried to return to the U.S. from Europe has died overseas, prompting legal action from her family.
Vilma Soltesz and her husband traveled to Hungary in September to spend a month in their former homeland – a trek the Bronx residents made every year to visit family.
They flew from New York to Budapest on KLM without any problems, with Soltesz purchasing two seats for herself because of her size, said Holly Ostrov Ronai, the family's attorney.
But when the couple tried to return to New York in October, the problems began.
"They were sent from airline to airline, they were sent driving around, they were just treated completely inhumanely," Ronai told NBC News. "(The airlines) had a duty to get her home to her doctors."
Soltesz, 56, and her husband came on board their scheduled KLM flight to New York on Oct. 15 with the help of a Skylift elevator, but the captain told them to disembark because of an issue with the seatback and because the airline didn't have a seatbelt extender, Ronai said.
KLM countered that it was not physically possible for Soltesz to board the aircraft, despite every effort made by the airline.
It is not the responsibility of the airlines to get her to her doctors
Except Male White Christian Southerners
"They were sent from airline to airline, they were sent driving around, they were just treated completely inhumanely,"
"This should not have happened at all and it should never happen to anyone else, ever," Ronai said.
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The House speaker's resignation symbolizes the frustration of the GOP's governing wing.
The popular perception of a "liberal pontiff" has a basis in fact.
We've got three possibilities.
Hailed as an early frontrunner, the Wisconsin governor grew overconfident, then couldn't hang on when the going got tough.
We get it, America. You don't want to elect a "politician."
The Republican frontrunner's weak showing in Wednesday's debate has political observers (nervously, tentatively) predicting he'll finally start to fade.
The GOP rivals squared off at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, and a surprising victor emerged.
Really, it's pretty simple.
Can the Democratic frontrunner turn around her struggling campaign—or is it time to panic?
The former Texas governor ended his campaign on Friday, but not without a parting warning to his fractious party.
One subplot of my story yesterday on Scott Walker's troubles is the fact that two of his most trusted advisers…
The Wisconsin governor's presidential campaign is in free fall—a development that puzzles the state he has dominated.
I spotted this on my way through the Milwaukee airport: a lactation pod, offering "privacy for lactation or breastfeeding."…
Jeb has gone on the attack against Trump. A lot of people think this is a mistake. It makes Bush…
Nervous Democrats are looking for alternatives as Hillary Clinton falters. But is the VP the right person for the job?
The GOP frontrunner's surprising staying power has inspired soul-searching and agony among party elites.
The mogul's rise has baffled those who thought they understood the GOP and highlighted the party's longstanding divisions.
RedState editor Erick Erickson, caught in the middle of Trump's latest media feud, says he thinks GOP voters will eventually tire of the tycoon's antics.
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump turned in a characteristically outrageous performance, but candidates who refused to play his game also managed to stand out.
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Asian Healthcare Foundation is the Research wing of Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (an OMED certified, tertiary referral center for GI diseases). The Institute of Basic and Translational Research under Asian Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is dedicated to translate research findings to clinical practice in Gastroenterology. Dr. D. Nageshwar Reddy internationally known eminent gastroenterologist established research laboratories at AHF in 2008 with a vision to unravel etiopathogenesis of GI diseases, evolve treatment modalities for Indian patients, train and educate research personnel
Research Advisory Board Chairman : Prof. Anil K Rustgi
Chief of Gastroenterology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Walnut Street, Philadelphia. USA
Member Secretary, Dr. P. N. Rao
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Love, Life, and Me
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A book of poetry that tells some true stories in my life's journal in a poetic manner. Though there are some poems that are just for fun as well.
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How can you tell when a color catcher is past it's effectiveness? (because I didn't count how many
times I used it)
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
How can you tell when a color catcher is past it's effectiveness? (because I didn't count how many
times I used it)
They can be used more than once?? Who knew! (These are fairly new to me, so I appreciate acquiring any info.)
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Living in the foothills
peacefully colors my world.
I get rid of mine when they look dark to me. It depends on what I'm washing, too. Some colors of fabric will bleed a lot, but others (such as yellow) don't seem to be too bad. I don't wait until they turn black, but just if they seem full of color. I usually throw them out after one use, but often they come out almost as white as when they went in.
If they haven't picked up much color I reuse them. Sometimes I'll put in two used sheets if I have something I think will bleed a lot.
I keep using them as long as they are white or lightly colored. I wasn't sure if they were still working until a well-used sheet came out a bright blue from a significantly bleeding fabric! So yes, they just keep on working! I threw it away after that, of course.
I always re use, Until it gets dark.
Never look down on anyone, unless you are helping them up.
I also use them until they've got a bit of color on them. If I'm washing something that I think may bleed alot, I'll put in 3-4. They do work great! It's funny what colors end up bleeding...I once had more yellows bleed than the reds/purples.
i'm one of those- i use it once- then toss it-like fabric softener sheets- i guess i never thought about using it over & over- when i bought them i read the box---& do what it says---i would imagine- when the bleeding color gets on other fabrics- the color catcher is no longer working-
hiding away in my stash where i'm warm, safe and happy
Never used them more than once. If I put them in there are dark colors that I am sure will fade and the appearance of these things show me I am right!
I just found out yesterday that there were 2 kinds--one that looks like a wash cloth and the other looks like fabric softener sheets! I had always gotten the cloth ones from Safeway but I saw some in Walmart and bought 3 boxes because they were cheaper than Safeway. I hope they work as good as the cloth ones. The box says to throw away the sheets after the wash.


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Klamath Community College's Nursing Assistant Training Course (HEA 100) is a 7 credit course divided into lecture, lab and clinical classes, designed to prepare students for the Oregon State Board of Nursing: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) exam, workforce training aimed at entry-level positions in sub-acute centers, some hospitals and doctor's offices, as well as academic transfer credits required with some nursing programs. Students study personal care skills, nutrition, safety, legal and ethical issues, infection control, emergency care, and interpersonal skills. Students not maintaining a C or better on exams, tests, or quizzes will not be allowed to complete the program or state exam. Successful course completion does not guarantee state certification. Prerequisite: Students must test into WRI 090 with a combined score of 42 and MTH 020 with 50% on fractions and decimals or complete WRI 090 and MTH 010 with a C or better. Students must also complete a negative background check and drug screening, required 2 step TB testing and immunizations, interview, entrance packet and obtain instructor approval for course registration. Refer to KCC website for application and immunizations forms, deadlines, essential functions needed for the program. Corequisite: HEA 100L and HEA 100C .
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Second Chances
Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 7:00 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Join us for an evening of drinking great beer, eating good food, winning awesome raffle prices, listening to great music and supporting PUP Dog Rescue which saves dogs that would be put to sleep otherwise.
We will have a silent raffle, which will allow you to put your raffle tickets towards the items you really want. Among other things we have Mariners and Sounders tickets, a Nexus 4 phone, gift baskets and gift certificates from various businesses.
My friends from the Colour Project will be delighting us with a 45 minute musical delight. If you haven't heard of them, you're missing out and will now have a chance to listen to them.
Big thanks to Berliner Pub for hosting this event. Since I am German and it is a German pub I will be wearing my traditional German dress :)
A treat for your heart, soul, stomach, ears, and eyes (there will be lots of beautiful, dog-loving people there) all in one evening... who can say no to that?
If you can't make the event, don't you fred now. You can support the event by donating here:
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When & Where
The Berliner Pub
221 Maine Avenue S
Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 7:00 PM (PDT)
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Date of Stay: August, 2010
This was our first visit to Steele Creek. The campground is located on a series of creeks and streams, with quite a few waterfront sites. The beach area is nice and they have lots of activities for kids, including a water slide. However, the slide and putt putt course is an additional fee. They also charge an additional $3 per night per person for more than two people. The bath houses were hideous, the interior roads are mostly dirt, so when it rained, they were extremely muddy. The sites are also very close together and on weekends the place is PACKED! Staff was not very friendly either. We still enjoyed ourselves, but probably won't return to Steele Creek.
Date of Stay: May, 2010
Indian Springs is a beautiful little park just a mile or so off of Interstate 40. Very friendly owners that obviously take great pride in the property. We really enjoyed the campground, and will definitely visit again. Some previous posts noted the steep hill entering and exiting the park, but we had no problems either way.


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Fairview Elementary third-grade students spend their recess raising money with a lemonade stand for cancer research. They are competing in the Great Lemonade War for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. (Special to the American Press)
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By Nichole Osinski / American Press
Fairview Elementary third-grade students have been spending their recess time raising money to end childhood cancer. The students are competing with other schools across the nation in the Great Lemonade War to support cancer research. The second annual competition was set up by Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.
Fairview Elementary is the only school in Louisiana participating in the fundraising competition.
"It's just a wonderful way to show what the heart of our students is," said Principal Karyl O'Banion. "For the school as a whole they supported and were excited at the opportunity to support ... children whose families, and they themselves, are suffering."
ALSF started as an at-home project by cancer patient Alexandra "Alex" Scott. In 2000, at the age of 4, Alex decided to set up a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for children with cancer. She had been diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer, shortly before her first birthday.
After the first lemonade stand, Alex and her family continued to raise money, eventually forming ALSF. Alex died in August 2004 at the age of 8. Her parents continued the foundation in her name, and it has since spread across the U.S.
The Great Lemonade War contest stemmed from the book "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies. Third-grade teacher Amy Andrews found out about ALSF and the competition while doing a novel studies with her class on the book.
For several weeks, Andrews' class has been wheeling out a stand made by her father-in-law and selling their drinks. The students sell not only lemonade but snacks such as cookies and candy as well.
Even though they give up their recess, Andrews said, her students do not have to be told to work the stand but are actually the ones asking to help. The rest of the school has also been contributing in their own ways, making donations, baking cookies and volunteering to serve. Andrews said for her students this has also turned into a lesson on businesses and serving others.
"They've learned a lot about economics and how we raise and lower the prices depending on the demand of the items," she said. "It's provided a lot of cross-curricular activities with this one little lemonade stand."
So far, the class has raised more than $1,500. It has until April 26 to collect additional funds before turning the money in. A winner will be notified no later than May 3.
The winning school will be visited by Davies, as well as one of Alex's parents, Liz or Jay Scott, in May. Up to 100 students from the winning school will receive autographed copies of Davies' latest book, "The Candy Smash."
"It's been a real coming-together opportunity for our kids," O'Banion said. "For a student to be well-rounded they need to learn to give back to their community and help be a responsible and productive citizen later in life."
Donations can be sent via following website: www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/92476.
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You are all winners, Fairview. Keep up the good work beyond the competition deadline. You are a positive model for young people and educators .everywhere. Humanity is proud of you.


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BeschreibungThis volume contains 18 papers that were presented at the Eighth Asian C- puting Science Conference (ASIAN 2003) in Mumbai in December 2003. The theme of the conference this year was programming languages and distributed computation. Papers were invited on all aspects of theory, practice and appli- tions related to this theme. The Program Committee invited Greg Morrisett to give the keynote talk (in a joint session with the International Conference on Logic Programming). Andrew Birrell and Mark S. Miller were also invited to give talks. The Program Committee selected 16 papers out of the 53 submitted. Together, these papers were authored by 48 people from 11 countries. I thank the Program Committee for doing an outstanding job under severe timepressure,andtheExecutiveCommitteeforinvitingmetochairtheProgram Committee. I also thank the sponsoring institutions for this conference: Asian Institute of Technology Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique United Nations University/International Institute for Software Technology National University of Singapore Waseda University Tata Institute of Fundamental Research The Pennsylvania State University IBM TJ Watson Research Lab Mountain Lakes, NJ Vijay Saraswat September 2003 Organization ASIAN 2003 was organized under the auspicies of the Executive Committee.
InhaltsverzeichnisAchieving Type Safety for Low-Level Code.- Kernel Mode Linux: Toward an Operating System Protected by a Type Theory.- Self-configurable Mirror Servers for Automatic Adaptation to Service Demand Fluctuation.- Information Flow Security for XML Transformations.- Unreliable Failure Detectors via Operational Semantics.- Bankable Postage for Network Services.- Global Predicate Detection under Fine-Grained Modalities.- Combining Hierarchical Specification with Hierarchical Implementation.- Automatic Generation of Simple Lemmas from Recursive Definitions Using Decision Procedures - Preliminary Report -.- Deaccumulation - Improving Provability.- Incentive Compatible Mechanism Based on Linear Pricing Scheme for Single-Minded Auction.- Hierarchical Structure of 1-Safe Petri Nets.- A Calculus for Secure Mobility.- A Calculus of Bounded Capacities.- Paradigm Regained: Abstraction Mechanisms for Access Control.- The Design and Evaluation of a Middleware Library for Distribution of Language Entities.- Generating Optimal Linear Temporal Logic Monitors by Coinduction.- Probabilistic Timed Simulation Verification and Its Application to Stepwise Refinement of Real-Time Systems.- Model Checking Probabilistic Distributed Systems.
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Al-Awlaki, Abdulrahman
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Son of alleged American terrorist Anwar bin Nasser bin Abdulla al-Aulaqi (born 21 April 1971 in Las Cruces, NM). His father Anwar was killed in a CIA drone strike in Yemen on 30 September 2011. The 16 year old son Abdulrahman was killed in another CIA dron strike on 14 October 2011, in Yemen, along with alleged al-Qaeda members two weeks after the death of his father. Nine other people were killed in the same CIA-led attack. Among the dead was a 17-year-old cousin of Abdulrahman. Family members have said that he was on his way to a barbecue. According to U.S. officials the killing of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki was a mistake; the actual target was an Egyptian, Ibrahim al-Banna. Abdulrahman al-Awlaki was reported to have gone out in the desert to search for his missing father but was sitting in a cafe when he was killed.
Abdulrahman al-Awlaki had no connection to terrorism. Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs stated that the drone killing of Anwar al-Awlaki's son was justified and that the boy "should have [had a] more responsible father," even though Anwar al-Awlaki had been killed in a separate drone strike two weeks prior.
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Maui County police arrested 19 allegedly intoxicated motorists over the weekend, as part of a national campaign to keep drunken drivers off the road.
Seven out of the 19 motorists were arrested were at intoxication check-point roadblocks.
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My boyfriend of four years has stopped contributing financially to this family. I have to nag him to pay 50% of the bills - rent, water, electricity, and gas.
I also have my own bills to pay on top of those - cell phone, childcare, and a credit card. I have always been financially sound. Always. I feel I make good choices and budget well.
He has a great job that pays around $20/hour with overtime. I do not know where all his money goes.
I can not even have fun with the man because I wonder what bill he is neglecting to pay for whatever it is that we're doing. I just can't do it anymore. On top of that, I pay for all the bills so I can't even afford to have my own fun.
He's a great guy MINUS this HUGE piece of the puzzle. He says he wants to get married - but how can we get married when he can't even 'afford' to pay bills.
So, after much, much, much talk about these issues - I'm thinking about giving him an ultimatum. Are there any positives to doing this or are there only bad outcomes? Would you just split up and move on instead of giving him another chance? Thanks!
I wouldn't marry a man that needed an ultimatum. Either we share values or we do not.
The most positive possibility would be that the two of you break up!
What is his excuse for not paying his share of the bills?
Agree, if a relationship gets to the point that you feel you need an ultimatum, its over with.
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I wouldn't marry a man that needed an ultimatum. Either we share values or we do not.
Sit him down, talk about finances, and see what's going on, Ultimatums very rarely work.
Oh boy. This is a tough one. Has his behavior changed? Is he maybe paying on student loans, child support, anything he might feel badly for not telling you about before?
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- Installation Path B: Installation of Cloudera Manager and CDH using your own method
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- Upgrading Cloudera Manager from a previous version
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He's usually known for cracking everyone up, but Adam Sandler's latest project "The Ridiculous Six" is no laughing matter to six of his Native American actors.
On Wednesday (April 22) the extras walked off the New Mexico set, complaining that the script contained content that "insulted native women and elders and grossly misrepresented Apache culture." Among the offenses listed were names like Beaver's Breath and No Bra for female characters.
Everyone loves old video games and Sony Pictures is capitalizing on the nostalgia with the forthcoming feature film "Pixels."
They had a famous on-screen feud in the 1996 film "Happy Gilmore," and Adam Sandler and Bob Barker engaged in fisticuffs once more to raise money for autism research.
Stepping out for some promotional duties, Adam Sandler showed up at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles for the premiere of "Men, Women & Children" last night (September 30).
They keep stepping up their game and the team at Netflix just struck an agreement with Adam Sandler for a slew of forthcoming projects.
Per a New York Times report, the "Billy Madison" star will make four feature films with the online streaming service beginning in 2015.
Honing their indie film chops, Adam Sandler and Jennifer Garner star in the forthcoming arthouse flick "Men, Women & Children."
And in the newly-released teaser trailer, the "50 First Dates" star goes trolling on the internet for escorts while Mrs. Ben Affleck reaches out for some male companionship.
They've been busy with media duties all week and last night (May 21) Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore teamed up for the Hollywood premiere of their new film "Blended."
Showing some love to their German fans, Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore showed up at the Berlin debut of their new flick "Blended" on Monday night (May 19).
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Blue Shoes and Happiness
Recently released: the seventh book in Alexander McCall Smith No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. The series follows the adventures of detective Precious Ramotswe, who runs a detective agency out of her husband's garage. In this installment, Mma Ramotswe investigates a kitchen thief, witchcraft at a game preserve, and some instances of blackmail.
I've enjoyed these books for some time, and so I was happy to learn that McCall Smith is a law professor at the University of Edinburgh. (I admire lawprofs who are multi-talented). After becoming a professor, he helped establish a law school at the University of Botswana and drafted a treatise on criminal law in Botswana. He has also been a visitor at SMU law school.
Despite the author's legal background, these books are really not about law, although occasionally it creeps in. Come to think of it, the books really aren't strictly detective stories either. They're about ethics, they're about African culture, they're about the characters who you feel you already know. More the foundations of law than the law itself.
If you're looking for a great series to start your summer off right, these books are beautifully written, profound, and life-affirming. And how can you resist a book with the title "The Kalahari Typing School for Men"?


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Parents, students and community members invited to a relevant presentation and discussion regarding the reality of adolescent drug use, consequences and guidance available to our community's younger population and their families.
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- Suzanne Willett - Lake County State Attorney's Office
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Cute, but only a few of the stories met my requirements for something MacGyver would do. The best one was using a knitting needle to fix a clutch.
This is a really bad effort! It seems there were lots and lots of story submissions, but the editorial choices weighed witty and word smart higher than whether the story even came close to being a MacGyver. See the other reviews for other lame examples. The one that made me chuck the book was when a thirsty hiker swallowed his own pee. Yes, THAT's really clever! If I were MacGyver, I'd be blushing in embarassment at this tribute; perhaps even contemplating a slander lawsuit.
Uninteresting and boring stories that have nothing to do with ingenious ideas.
A collection of short real-life stories from people who came up with creative, on-the-fly solutions to problems in their everyday lives. Or at least, that's what it's supposed to be. The stated goal of the book is to include all kinds of nifty improvised problem-solving, not just the traditional MacGyver-esque paper-clips-and-duct-tape stuff. Which is fine, and there are a few tales here of clever saves in social situations. But a surprising number of these anecdotes just don't seem to qualify at all. I'm sorry, but, really, "I arrived at the airport and realized I forgot my passport, so I called a friend and had him bring it to me" in no way counts as a brilliantly innovative solution, no matter how tight the timing may have been. And a few of these are actually stories of stupidity and failure, like not managing to capture a mouse with homemade traps, or accidentally burning down a construction site. Which was kind of disappointing. It also didn't help that quite a few of the authors came across as unsympathetic people trying to accomplish morally suspect things, such as covering up infidelity, or lying their way into a job. Fortunately, though, in among all of that there were a number of feats that ol' Mac himself would have been proud of, such as fixing a car's clutch with a knitting needle, building an air conditioner with $24 worth of parts, and improvising a spacer for an asthmatic's inhaler. Those stories were generally not written with quite the same attempt to be colorful or amusing as many of the iffier ones, but they were the ones whose protagonists' quick thinking and know-how made me feel genuinely impressed and envious.
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A clever collection of true stories celebrating real-life ?MacGyverisms?
For anyone who?s ever wished they could channel 1980s action-adventure icon Angus MacGyver?a secret agent known for relying on his brains, scientific prowess, duct tape, and a Swiss Army knife to save the day?this unique collection commemorates the use of improvised genius in everyday life. The ?MacGyverisms? recounted range from the concrete (using Chex Mix to provide traction in an icy parking lot) to the intangible (saving a relationship with the perfect turn of phrase). Divided by theme, the book features over forty true accounts in all?some by well-known writers, including Chuck Klosterman and A. J. Jacobs, most by ordinary people.
Edgy, entertaining, and smirk-to-yourself funny, these masterfully told stories reveal that, with a little luck and a lot of ingenuity, you can ?MacGyver? yourself out of virtually any predicament.
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A humorous volume of forty-five true stories recounts the resourceful innovations of people who used science and ingenuity to resolve tricky situations, including a person who used breakfast cereal to provide traction in an icy parking lot.
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