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James WestFeb. 27, 2013 1:18 AM
A few hundred demonstrators chanted "Hoodies up! Hoodies up!" in New York City's Union Square earlier tonight to mark the exact minute that Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old, was shot and killed by Florida neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman one year ago. Zimmerman was ultimately charged with second-degree murder in the case, which sparked a national debate over racial profiling.
Dark hoodies drawn over their heads in remembrance of what their son was wearing that night, Trayvon's parents stood with their lawyer, Benjamin Crump, and Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx to lead a candlelight vigil that doubled as a call to action against profiling, gun violence, and the proliferation of so-called Stand Your Ground laws.
"This is a somber day for us," said Trayvon's father, Tracy Martin, with the help of a bullhorn. "This is a day that won't be forgotten. It seems like yesterday that Trayvon was here."
Foxx spoke briefly and quietly: "We had a moment together," he said of his meeting with Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon's mother. "I want you to know this is a personal thing." He promised to use his fame to help push for justice in Trayvon's case. Crump told demonstrators that Foxx had flown in from Los Angeles especially to meet with the family on the one-year anniversary. Foxx sang a short tune, "No weapon formed against you shall prosper," before concluding, "We love you." He hugged the pair.
As the hour approached, Crump prepared the audience: "People in Sanford get ready…People in Tucson, Arizona, get ready. People in Aurora, Colorado, get ready. People all over the world get ready," he said. "Let Tracy and Sybrina know that even though Trayvon may have been alone last year at 7:17, he is not alone this year at 7:17."
Trayvon's parents led the crowd in a minute of silence. People bowed their heads and closed their eyes. It was the only moment Fulton looked unruffled by the horde of reporters, leaning close to Crump.
As the clock struck 7:17, the moment the killing took place, Fulton and Martin spoke a short prayer in unison over the bullhorn: "We remember Trayvon Martin. Gone but never forgotten." The words were repeated several times by the crowd, a mix of activists. protesters, and New Yorkers on their way home from work.
Fulton then began to count, "One… two…" As the minute came to a close, and rain began to fall, she said, "three," and everyone blew out their candles and cheered.
Andy KrollFeb. 26, 2013 1:36 PM
Common Cause, the good-government group founded in 1970, has a loud-and-clear message for President Obama: He should tell his former campaign aides to shut down Organizing for Action, the nonprofit group created to promote Obama's second-term legislative agenda.
As the New York Times reported on Sunday, Organizing for Action hopes to raise $50 million, and its leaders—including former Obama campaign manager Jim Messina—are courting wealthy givers to fill the group's war chest. An elite group of donors giving or raising $500,000 or more is expected to cough up at least half of OFA's budget. Those top-tier donors, whose names OFA says it will voluntarily disclose quarterly (which goes beyond what most nonprofits disclose), will earn a spot on OFA's "national advisory board" and, more importantly, get to meet with Obama four times a year, according to the Times.
Bob Edgar, the president of Common Cause, said in a statement blasted out to reporters on Tuesday that Obama should push to have OFA shut down and should "disavow any plan" to meet with OFA's bankrollers. "With its reported promise of quarterly presidential meetings for donors and 'bundlers' who raise $500,000, Organizing for Action apparently intends to extend and deepen the pay-to-play Washington culture that Barack Obama came to prominence pledging to end," Edgar said. "Access to the president should never be for sale."
Organizing for Action is a reincarnation of Obama's reelection campaign, the most technologically sophisticated in history. OFA will have access to the databases and massive supporter network—2 million volunteers, 17 million email subscribers, and 22 million Twitter followers—built up by Team Obama in the run-up to last year's presidential election. Although it is now running ads hitting lawmakers on the issue of gun control, OFA says it will not get involved in elections, focusing solely on building support for Obama's legislative priorities, which include immigration reform, gun control, and revamping the tax code. OFA is allowed to coordinate its efforts with the Obama White House, which it wouldn't have been able to do as a super-PAC.
But by organizing as a nonprofit, and agreeing to accept unlimited funds from corporations, unions, and individuals, OFA has been pilloried by Republicans and Democrats. They see OFA as a direct contradiction to Obama's opposition to big-money politics and his pledge to clean up Washington's cash-driven political culture. "It's the right vehicle from a legal perspective, but it is breathtakingly hypocritical," Charles Spies, a Republican lawyer who ran the pro-Romney super-PAC Restore Our Future, told me last month.
Common Cause's Edgar doesn't begrudge the president for wanting outside help in his second term, but he says it should not come from an access-peddling outfit like OFA. "President Obama's backers should go back to the drawing board. The president may feel that he needs help from an advocacy organization outside the White House and the Democratic Party, but any group he creates should be fundamentally different from what we now see in Organizing for Action."
Feb. 26, 2013 11:59 AM
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chester Thomson, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, runs up an embankment during a security patrol in a remote village of Khowst Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2013. U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Zach Holden, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
Tim MurphyFeb. 26, 2013 11:26 AM
Possible Kentucky Senate candidate Ashley Judd with Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu
Actress and public health activist Ashley Judd is seriously considering running for Senate as a Democrat next year against Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the Senate minority leader. On Tuesday, the Daily Caller's Alex Pappas waded through Judd's essays and speeches to make the case that she just might be the Democratic Todd Akin—someone whose "comments are so outrageous and extreme that people can't bring themselves to vote for her."
This is a sentiment that is shared by, among others, Ashley Judd. "I am asked a lot if I will someday run for office, often enough, in fact, that if I had a nickel for each time I've been asked, I could fund a campaign," she said in a 2006 speech at the University of Kentucky. "But a speech like this, such an unguarded chunk of my truth is very likely to completely disqualify me."
The subject of that particular speech, and one she's returned to quite often since, was feminism—what she considered to be the animating ideal behind her political life. "I'd like to propose that the society in which we live is, in fact, extremist and radical," she said. "It is so skewed, massively out of balance; the result of one sex ruling and objectifying another for at least the last millennia." The world's religions were filled with "stunning misogyny," Christianity included.
Among other incriminating quotes Pappas flags, Judd compared mountaintop-removal coal mining to the Rwandan genocide. (She added, "Naturally, I accept that I set myself up for ridicule for using such strong terms, or perhaps outrage from human victims of slaughter, but I do believe in the profound interconnectedness of all life, and, I agree with Einstein's assertion that 'you cannot pick a flower that you do not disturb a star.'")
I've spent only a few days in Kentucky, so I'll accept the premise that most of the state's eligible voters don't spend much time quoting Gloria Steinem and railing against the patriarchy. I'll also accept Pappas'—and Judd's—premise that she is substantially more liberal than the median Kentucky voter, given that the median Kentucky voter recently voted for Rand Paul. It's not clear whether she's running; it's certainly not clear that she'd be a favorite to win.
But the Akin comparison seems to miss the whole point of Todd Akin—and Ashley Judd, too. The Missouri Senate candidate's demise hinged almost entirely on his flip suggestion that some kinds of rape (i.e. non-"legitimate" rape) really weren't so bad, as well as a basic ignorance of science; Judd's most incriminating statements stem in no small part from the fact that, yes, actually, women have been held down for a while and still face serious obstacles today. (Case in point: Todd Akin.) In Kentucky, that might be a losing proposition, but there's nothing "bizarre" about feminism.
"It is my pleasure to make you slightly uncomfortable," Judd told her audience at UK, halfway through her feminist manifesto. For Judd, that's a feature, not a bug.
Asawin SuebsaengFeb. 26, 2013 10:52 AM
C. Everett Koop, the most famous Surgeon General the United States ever had, passed away Monday at his New Hampshire residence. He was 96.
Koop, who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and served until 1989, was famous for the aggressive anti-smoking campaign he launched in 1984. A former smoker, Koop challenged the country to become "smoke-free" by the year 2000, and railed against cigarettes as "the most important individual health risk in this country." His unprecedented action on AIDS awareness drove Reagan administration policy and kick-started a national conversation on sex education and safe sex. His initial report on the disease drew heated controversy for its frank discussion of sodomy, condoms, and his advocacy of teaching sex ed to kids as early as the third grade. (The government printed 20 million copies.) And although he staunchly opposed abortion on religious grounds, he declined to use his position to campaign against legal and safe abortion in America.
For these and other high-profile efforts, Koop became a household name (a level of fame unusual for a public health administrator), with some admirers referring to him as a "scientific Bruce Springsteen" and a "rock-star." He is also the only US Surgeon General to, a) have had his own reality TV show, and b) have a Frank Zappa song written about him.
In 1991, Koop hosted a five-part documentary series on NBC called C. Everett Koop, M.D. The show, over which Koop exercised a good deal of creative control, focused on the future of health and medicine, as well as the shortcomings of the United States health care system. C. Everett Koop, M.D. also made Koop the first and only Surgeon General to win an Emmy Award. Critic Walter Goodman of the New York Times dubbed it a "painfully timely series," and Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Koop has the presence of a natural TV star."
Obviously not everyone was a gentle admirer of Koop's: During a 1988 world tour, experimental rock artist Frank Zappa performed a hip-hop-tinged funk song titled "Promiscuous" that was harshly critical of Koop's and other Republicans' approach to the AIDS crisis. (You can hear part of the song here.) The lyrics are not quite safe for work; but here's a verse:
Is Doctor Koop a man to trust?
It seems at least that Reagan must
(And Ron's a trusting sort of guy -
He trusts Ed Meese
I wonder why?)
Is Doctor Koop a man to trust?
It seems at least that Reagan must
(And Ron's a trusting sort of guy -
He trusts Ed Meese
I wonder why?)
Zappa's opinion was evidently not the prevailing one: In 1990, Koop was presented with the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences. And in 1995, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton.
Stephanie MencimerFeb. 26, 2013 7:56 AM
On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court will hear a case that has the potential to give big corporations free rein to write contracts that prevent consumers from ever holding them accountable for fraud, antitrust violations, or any other abuses of consumer and worker protection laws now on the books. It's a case that hasn't gotten much attention, but should.
The case, Italian Color v. American Express, was brought by a California Italian restaurant and a group of other small businesses that tried to sue the credit card behemoth for antitrust violations. They allege Amex used its monopoly power to force them to accept its bank-issued knock-off credit cards as a condition of taking regular, more elite American Express cards—and then charging them 30 percent higher fees for the privilege.
The small businesses claims were pretty small individually, not more than around $5,000 per shop. So, to make their case worth enough for a lawyer to take it, they banded together to file a class action on behalf of all small businesses affected by the practice. In response, Amex invoked the small print in its contract with them: a clause that not only banned the companies from suing individually but also prevented them from bringing a class action. Instead, Amex insisted the contract required each little businesses to submit to the decision of a private arbitrator paid by Amex, and individually press their claims. (Arbitration is heavily stacked in favor of the big companies, as you can read more about here and here.)
The restaurants estimated, with good evidence, that because of the market research required to press an antitrust case, arbitration would cost each of them almost $1 million to collect a possible maximum of $38,000, making it impossible to bring their claims at all. After a lot of litigation, the little guys prevailed in the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, which found that the arbitration clause was unconscionable because it prevented the plaintiffs from having their claims heard in any forum. The court said the arbitration contract should be invalidated and that the class action should go forward in a regular courtroom. (Sonia Sotomayor sat on one of the appeals before heading to the high court and is recusing herself from the case as a result.) Now Amex is appealing and arguing that some of the high court's recent decisions in favor of big companies mean it has every right to use contracts to deprive the little guys of access to the legal system.
Consumer advocates are worried about how the court's going to decide this case. Under the leadership of Chief Justice John Roberts, the court has been especially amenable to the sorts of arguments Amex is making, and the results have been pretty damaging to consumers. The Alliance for Justice has a list here of some of the types of cases that were thrown out after the court's last pro-business decision about mandatory arbitration, which allowed companies to use arbitration clauses to trump state consumer and worker protection laws. It's not pretty.
If the court rules in favor of Amex, big companies will essentially be able to immunize themselves from any legal accountability, simply by forcing customers and employees to sign a contract to get a job or a cellphone or a bank account. Civil and consumer rights laws will stay on the books, but big companies will be able to ignore them.
Adam SerwerFeb. 25, 2013 1:52 PM
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor at the Values Voters Summit in 2011
When House Republicans released their version of the Violence Against Women Act late on Friday, advocacy groups for victims of domestic violence were unanimous: They hate the Republicans' plan.
"There are over 20 House Republicans who have made public statements in support of a bipartisan VAWA that protects all victims. This is not that bill," said Kim Gandy, president of the National Network to End Domestic Violence said in a statement to reporters Friday evening. Monday, Nancy Zirkin, executive vice president of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, called the House GOP's version of the bill "nothing less than shameful."
For more than a year, Republicans have been blocking the reauthorization of the once bipartisan Violence Against Women Act, which was first passed in 1994. House Republicans had three main objections to the new VAWA drafted in the Democratic-controlled Senate: It increased the number of visas available to undocumented victims of domestic violence, it denied grant money to organizations that discriminate against LGBT victims of domestic violence, and it allowed Native American tribal courts to prosecute non-tribe members who are accused of abusing their Indian partners.
In order to address House Republicans' concerns, Senate Democrats removed the section of the draft VAWA that would have granted more visas to undocumented victims of domestic violence who cooperate with police against their abusers. Although law enforcement determines whether an individual has been helpful in an investigation and is therefore eligible for such a visa, Republicans charged that increasing the number of visas available would lead to fraud. This compromise version of the bill passed the Senate last week with 78 votes.
That wasn't good enough for House Republicans, however. As the Huffington Post's Jennifer Bendery reported Friday, the House GOP's version of the bill lacks the Senate language related to LGBT protections:
Specifically, the bill removes "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" from the list of underserved populations who face barriers to accessing victim services, thereby disqualifying LGBT victims from a related grant program. The bill also eliminates a requirement in the Senate bill that programs that receive funding under VAWA provide services regardless of a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. Finally, the bill excludes the LGBT community from the STOP program, the largest VAWA grant program, which gives funds to care providers who work with law enforcement officials to address domestic violence.
Specifically, the bill removes "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" from the list of underserved populations who face barriers to accessing victim services, thereby disqualifying LGBT victims from a related grant program. The bill also eliminates a requirement in the Senate bill that programs that receive funding under VAWA provide services regardless of a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. Finally, the bill excludes the LGBT community from the STOP program, the largest VAWA grant program, which gives funds to care providers who work with law enforcement officials to address domestic violence.
Sharon Stapel, executive director the New York Anti-Violence Project, released a statement saying that "Leaving LGBT survivors of violence behind is an unacceptable response to the real violence that LGBT people face every day." The Centers for Disease Control has found that same-sex couples experience domestic violence at the same rates as heterosexual couples.
As for allowing tribal courts to prosecute non-tribe members accused of abusing their Indian partners, Republicans altered—but did not remove—those sections of the bill. The changes the House GOP made to the law, however, make it harder to prosecute non-tribe members and harder to protect victims, according to the National Congress of American Indians. The Senate version of the bill requires that tribal courts meet the due process standards of the US Constitution. But under the Republican version of the bill, the tribal courts would also have to get the permission of the US attorney general before prosecuting a non-member. That's a heavy burden.
That's not the only change the GOP made that will affect American Indian victims of domestic violence. Tribal courts have long dealt with an epidemic of domestic violence by issuing civil protection orders (similar to a restraining order) against non-tribe members. Derrick Beetso, a staff attorney at NCAI, called these protection orders "the only recourse that Native women have against non-Indian abusers." The House GOP's version of VAWA makes it harder for tribal courts to issue these sorts of orders. Under the GOP's plan, even a restraining order-like ruling would now require tribal courts to get permission from the US attorney general. That's the same standard Republicans want tribal courts to meet in order to prosecute non-tribe members. "Now to exercise civil authority, they have to meet a criminal threshold," Beetso explains. NCAI opposes this new certification requirement.
The House is expected to consider the bill later this week.
Andy KrollFeb. 25, 2013 12:18 PM
The United States Supreme Court.
That whooshing sound you just heard was campaign finance reformers breathing a deep sigh of relief. On Monday morning, the Supreme Court declined to take up a lawsuit named Danielczyk v. United States, a challenge to one of the oldest laws in campaign politics: the ban on direct corporate contributions to candidates.
The case stems from donations that two Virginia businessmen, William Danielczyk and Eugene Biagi, made to Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. Danielczyk and Biagi gave to Clinton's campaign under the impression that they would be reimbursed by the private equity firm that employed them. Instead Danielczyk and Biagi were prosecuted by the Department of Justice for violating the century-old ban on corporate contributions. They responded by fighting to dismiss the charges. Their attorneys argued that the Supreme Court's logic in the Citizens United case—that independent expenditures do not corrupt or create the appearance of corruption—applied to donations directly to candidates. Thus the ban on corporate donations, they argued, was unconstitutional. In 2011, a federal district court agreed with Danielczyk's lawyers and dismissed the charges, but the case was later reversed on appeal.
When Danielczyk reached the Supreme Court, supporters of tougher campaign finance laws feared that the court might go even further than Citizens United by demolishing the ban on direct corporate donations, one of the last remaining pillars of campaign finance law in US. They had reason to worry: Last week, the high court agreed to the hear the McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, another troublesome case in the eyes of the reformers. McCutcheon challenges the overall cap on what donors can give to candidates, parties, and political action committees, currently set at $46,200 to federal candidates and $70,800 to parties and PACs over a two-year election cycle. That limit is nearly 40 years old, dating back to the post-Watergate era, and if it falls, the reformers fear that future challenges to, say, the limit on donating to a candidate (now at $2,600 a year) could fall, too.
The Supreme Court could, sometime down the road, reconsider the corporate donation ban. But for now, the reformers have received a small bit of good news at an otherwise bleak point in the political money wars.
Feb. 25, 2013 11:08 AM
Pfc. Dylan Redecker, a rifleman with Company B., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during a bilateral boat raid as a part of exercise Cobra Gold 2013 here, Feb. 15. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Katelyn Hunter.
Erika EichelbergerFeb. 25, 2013 7:12 AM
Men waiting in a bread line, New York City, 1910
Men waiting in a bread line, New York City, 1910
When Congress agreed on automatic slash-and-burn spending cuts in 2011—if no big bipartisan deficit reduction package could be achieved—the cuts were designed to be so unpalatable that Republicans and Democrats would feel compelled to concoct a better deal to replace them. President Barack Obama says avoiding the deep cuts, called sequestration in DC-speak, should be a "no-brainer." But Republicans are increasingly saying the sequester won't be so bad. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said Thursday that the $85 billion in cuts "would really help a long way and get us on a sustainable fiscal path."
One problem is that many poor Americans rely on services the government provides. The White House released a report Sunday emphasizing the ways in which the cuts will hurt the middle class, but although important entitlement programs such as Medicaid, Social Security, and food stamps are exempt from sequestration, many programs for low-income families are on the chopping block. Here are 12 of them:
Public housing subsidies: $1.9 billion in cuts would affect 125,000 low-income people who would lose access to vouchers to help them with their rent.
Foreclosure prevention: 75,000 fewer people would receive foreclosure prevention, rental, and homeless counseling services.
Emergency housing: 100,000 formerly homeless people could be removed from their current emergency shelters.
Educational programs: Learning programs for poor kids would see a total of $2.7 billion in cuts. The $400 million slashed from Head Start, the preschool program for poor children, would result in reduced services for some 70,000 kids.
Title I Funding: The Department of Education's Title I program, the biggest federal education program in the country, subsidizes schools that serve more than a million disadvantaged students. It would see $725 million in cuts.
Rural rental assistance: Cuts to the Department of Agriculture would result in the elimination of rental assistance for 10,000 very low-income rural people, most of whom are single women, elderly, or disabled.
Social Security: Although Social Security payments themselves won't be scaled back, cuts to the program would result in a massive backlogging of disability claims.
Unemployment benefits: More than 3.8 million people getting long-term unemployment benefits would see their monthly payments reduced by as much as 9.4 percent, and would lose an average of $400 in benefits over their period of joblessness.
Veterans services: The Transition Assistance Program would be forced to cut back some of the job search and career transition services it provides to 150,000 vets a year.
Nutritional Assistance for Women & Children: The government's main food stamp program is exempt from cuts, but other food programs would take a hit. Some 600,000 women and children would be cut from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, which provides nutrition assistance and education.
Special education: $978 million* in cuts would affect 30.7 million children. For example, the scaling back of federal grants to states for students with disabilities would mean that cash-strapped states and districts would have to come up with the salaries for thousands of teachers, aides, and staff that serve special needs kids.
Job training programs: $37 million would be slashed from a job retraining and placement program called Employment Services, and $83 million would be cut from Job Corps, which provides low-income kids with jobs and education.
*Correction: This originally read "$978 billion"; "million" is correct.
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Location is everything! Just another KOA, except for the beautiful scenery. Devils Tower is stunning at sunset. Kids loved the prairie dog village.
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Young hunters impress in statewdie buck and doe contest
Take all the Minnesota hunters, send them afield for nine days and who could have predicted that the heaviest buck weighed for the Big Buck Challenge was by a 15-year old sophomore, contest organizers reported.
Davis Forst was the hunter and his bank accounty is $15,000 richer thanks to the 10-point, 237.83-pound buck he bagged.
A student in Badger, Forst said he loves deer season because, "I get to spend more time with my family, and shoot deer."
Forst's buck won the over 200 pound division. The story was similar in the under 200 pound division, where Kade Klasen of Holt banked $10,000 for his 199.98 pound eight-point buck.
Klasen is 18 and a high school senior. Both young men will save their money for college, after either paying off a truck (in Klasen's case) or buying a truck (Forst).
These were some of the stories of winners who claimed more than $100,000 in cash and merchandise prizes at the recent Big Buck Challenge awards ceremonies in Brainerd.
"Organizing this and watching hunter's excitement from all corners of the state was amazing," Big Buck president Chauncey Hanson said in a news release. "Plans are already being drawn up for a bigger and better contest for 2013, with even more opportunities to win."
Most tickets for the contest were sold at mnbigbuck.com and Big Buck personnel manned 19 weigh stations from Elba to Strathcona and Cloquet to New Ulm. The heaviest doe was taken by first-time hunter, Anna Olsen of Lake City. She won a Polaris Sportsman 500 for her 153.58 pound doe.
In all, 70 hunters won rifles, Vortex optics, Big Game tree stands and blinds, a Liberty gun safe, cash, Polaris Sportsman 4-wheelers or Rangers and more.
The awards ceremony proved to be a re-telling of successful past season deer-camp stories and meeting new friends, but hunters were already looking forward to next season. Hanson said his plans include the over 200 and under 200 divisions but he will also add under 180 and under 160 divisions, a special youth division and several more categories. The heaviest doe contest was very popular and will again be offered in 2013.
In the under 200 pound division, 10th place winner Paul Wickham (195.41 pounds) of Motley registered a 195.41-pound deer and won a Polaris Sportsman. Brian Noe of Randall also won a Polaris Sportsman for placing 10th in the over 200 pound division with a 219.38-pound buck.
Winners, their deer weights, hometowns and photos are featured on the Big Buck website: www.mnbigbuck.com.
■ Top 10 Bucks Over 200 Pounds
1. Davis Forst, Badger, 237.83 pounds.
2. Josh Skala, Fosston, 235.62 pounds.
3. Shawn Swearingen, Cloquet, 230.22 pounds.
4. Josh Beecher, Bemidji, 227.91 pounds.
5. Izeck Lunke, Holt, 227.09 pounds.
6. Kevin Zetah, Brainerd, 223.95 pounds.
7. Jerry Gibson, Motley, 222.17 pounds.
8. Randy Lindner, Big Falls, 220.90 pounds.
9. Mark Ceynowa, Perham, 220.59 pounds.
10. Brian Noe, McGregor, 219.38 pounds.
■ Top 10 Bucks Under 200 Pounds
1. Kade Klasen, Holt, 199.98 pounds.
2. Kyle Fuller, Elba, 199.24 pounds.
3. Brandon Johnson, Holt, 198.72 pounds.
4. Gene Philip, Bemidji, 198.66 pounds.
5. Barb Sproul, Bemidji, 198.24 pounds.
6. Kyle Elsner, Virginia, 197.21 pounds.
7. Mark Stevens, Bemidji, 197.03 pounds.
8. Dan Ritter, Elk River, 196.88 pounds.
9. Zach Berg, Strathcona, 196.26 pounds.
10. Paul Wickham, Motley, 195.41 pounds.
■ Top 10 Does
1. Anna Olsen, Lake City, 153.58 pounds.
2. Sebastian Warzeha, Onamia, 148.16 pounds.
3. Jon Jackson, Brainerd, 147.78 pounds.
4. James Nichols, Fosston, 146.83 pounds.
5. Don Phaller, Finlayson, 144.86 pounds.
6. Jason Skiba, Onamia, 143.24 pounds.
7. Jordan Wahl, Strathcona, 142.89 pounds.
8. Steven Truscinski, Strathcona, 141.62 pounds.
9. Brian Gamst, St. Cloud, 139.67 pounds.
10. Cody Schnobrich, Brainerd, 138.61 pounds.


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Police have released the name of a Tucson man whose body was found in a burning house earlier this month.
The body of Andrew Bartlett, 27, was found by firefighters who were called to a blaze at about 11:30 a.m. June 2 in the 1900 block of North Julius Stravenue, near North Craycroft Road and East Pima Street.
The fire remains under investigation, but it does not appear to be arson, said Sgt. Chris Widmer, spokesman for the Tucson Police Department.
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What is the difference between A+ and ARH+ blood group?
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Nothing--they are the same. "A+" (A positive) refers to blood that has antibodies for both factor "A" AND for the Rh factor. The word "positive" means that there ARE Rh factor antibodies present on each blood cell, so "A positive" actually means "Rh positive."
If you belong to the blood group A, you have A antigens on the surface of your red blood cells and B antibodies in your blood plasma. A person with Rh- blood does not have Rh antibodies in the blood plasma. However a person with Rh- blood can develop Rh antibodies if he or she receives blood from a person with Rh+ blood, whose Rh antigens can trigger the production of Rh antibodies.
With that in mind, ARH+ blood is one that has recieved the antibody from the Rh+ donor.
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On Friday, the New York Times released results from its recent, comprehensive poll done along with CBS News. The Times devoted an entire article to this poll, and put it smack dab on the front page. Yet, the article curiously left out a few details that the Times editors must have thought were unimportant. For instance, 52 percent of those polled approve of the way the president is prosecuting the war on terrorism. This is the highest approval the president has received in this regard from a CBS News/New York Times poll since before Hurricane Katrina hit. This is quite surprising given all of the attention given to NSA eavesdropping over the past six weeks, and last week's release of the Osama bin Laden tape.
Another finding of this poll that the Times omitted from its Friday article was that 50 percent of respondents said U.S. troops should stay in Iraq "as long as it takes to make sure Iraq is a stable democracy, even if that takes a long time," compared to 45 percent who said we should leave as soon as possible. This stat bottomed in October with 36 percent saying "as long as it takes" and 59 percent saying "leave ASAP." Moreover, this is the first time a majority said "as long as it takes" since last February. I guess these results were also deemed unimportant by the Times.
Finally, 39 percent of respondents said that America is safer from terrorism as a result of the war in Iraq. Only 19 percent said we were less safe. This is the highest number of respondents believing we're safer since last February.
For what it's worth, it appears from a Google search as well as a LexisNexis examination that although many media outlets have covered some of the findings in this comprehensive study, none have reported any of the above results.


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A PUSH IS ON IN THEindustry to reference "telecom expense management" (TEM) as "telecom environment management." The argument goes that "expense" is too narrow a descriptor, making the term a misnomer. So, if vendors, channel partners and end users all start viewing TEM as a rounded, ongoing service — as opposed to a finite, one-time fix — they all will better understand and embrace the service.
The originator of the phrase "telecom environment management" and its most vocal proponent is Scott Levy, director of business development for Telecom Solution Center LLC, a private company that owns the inventory management business Teledge Group. Teledge's database centers on inventory management, which the company considers the crux of a business's telecom environment. "All I'm saying is, TEM is much, much more than just a software solution," Levy explains. "TEM can be about best practices, policies or procedures; it doesn't necessarily have to be a [software] package that's costly." Levy will emphasize those points this month at the Fall 2006 Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Washington, D.C., where he will lead a business development session on understanding TEM options and how to sell them.
Part of the problem with the term "telecom expense management" is it typically implies bill auditing, a temporary repair that does not address underlying problems, experts say.
"Auditing, I will never say, is a bad thing, because it finds big problems. But it's just a temporary fix, there's no long-range gain," says Levy. Auditing is only a small piece of the puzzle, experts agree. This is because organizations are organic; they constantly are changing, with the addition of employees, new locations and new communications services. Just having an audit performed every few months is like "someone never brushing their teeth then going to the dentist and saying, 'Just fill my cavities and I'll be on my way,'" says Jacques Wagemaker, director of marketing for Tangoe Inc., maker of the Communications Management Platform that oversees telecom life cycle processes. Like Levy, Wagemaker contends effective "telecom environment management" includes ancillary services, such as helping end users renegotiate contracts with carriers or order new services, all adding up to a continuous management solution that levels out a company's telecom spend.
Complicating matters, TEM experts also have another beef with the terminology. "The word 'telecom' is limiting," points out Jeff Burke, executive vice president for carrier PAETEC Communications Inc., which developed PINNACLE software for TEM. "I've put a wrinkle on top of your wrinkle." He explains that telecom departments are no longer limited to voice — they now are converging with data and must know all aspects of IT and telecom. In his mind, then, TEM means bringing together voice and data considerations, and being able to move freely between doing physical inventory of assets and services such as circuits, and employing automation to keep a company's communications spend in check.
The list of vendors supporting the expanded view of TEM is growing. John Shea, vice president of marketing for Rivermine Software, developer of the eXPERT Solutions package built on the Clarity module, agrees that TEM means more than deploying software. "Our solution addresses the entire life cycle of telecom within the enterprise, everything from the front end of things — contracts being negotiated with carriers, provisioning of circuitry — through to invoice processing and tracking SLAs help automate the entire life cycle."
Rivermine takes an inventory-centric approach to TEM; for example, the company's database automatically updates inventory and assets as services or people are added or removed. That "helps ensure a customer is only paying for what they actually have purchased and what they're actually using," he says.
The opportunity for TEM appears to be growing, too. Research firm Gartner Group Inc. — which coined the term "telecom expense management" — predicts businesses will spend $500 million this year on TEM. If Gartner analyst Eric Goodness' call volume is any indication, interest in the discipline is growing. He says he fielded 15 end-user calls about TEM issues and vendors in 2002, 500 in 2005, and 1,200 so far in 2006.
Gartner's $500 million may be too low if it only counts TEM software, says Levy. Looking at it from the environmental standpoint, he says, "that number could go over a billion [dollars]."
And, when it extends beyond auditing, TEM provides channel partners with numerous long-term opportunities. For example, they can support the adds/moves/changes tasks within a company, offer full outsourcing and actually become a client's telecom department, and perform invoice reconciliation and contract management.
Given the fluctuating state of the telecom industry most clients will cling to the value provided by a management solution, says Rich Morrison, vice president of global channel operations for Tangoe. The continued consolidation of carriers and vendors impacts not just pricing, but also end users' databases and tracking.
"There is absolutely no reason for an enterprise to not adopt some kind of expense management product," says CTI Group Inc.'s Sid Rao, chief technologist. "The reality is that most people underutilize their telecom resources."
However, most TEM solutions are targeted to enterprises spending more than $1 million per year on telecom services. "If it's below $1 million in spend per year, one could argue that doing it with spreadsheets or a less formalized process might be a better way to go," says Shea. Rivermine's ideal range — like most TEM companies' — is annual spend in the hundreds of millions of dollars per year down to $1 million. The same goes for Tangoe and PAETEC. Teledge's database hones in on the midmarket, or enterprises spending up to $12 million a year on telecom expenses. CTI Group is positioned similarly with its TEM products — Proteus for expense allocation, call accounting and traffic analysis, and Smart Bill for invoice management, inventory tracking and analysis. However, the company offers a la carte options that allow smaller businesses with a minimal number of phone lines to still keep track of crucial aspects, such as call accounting.
TeleBright Corp., however, has developed its software to be scalable to serve users spending less than $1 million annually. Of course, says Dan Hannah, director of sales and marketing, TeleBright wants in on the enterprises that have millions of dollars in annual spend, "but at the same time, there are masses and masses out there that are small that have exactly the same needs." If a channel partner stockpiles enough of those clients, it can make sense to focus on little companies. TeleBright's proprietary software puts its arms around all the facets of expense management, a term Hannah agrees is limiting. ("I'm certainly behind a name change ... but it's become such an industry norm," he says.) The platform ManageRight makes inventory the "heart and soul" of its functionality. It also provides mechanisms for matching inventory and pricing to contracts, handling disputes, budget tracking and allocations, and more. If partners target SMBs, though, Hannah cautions they need to make sure the customers have the "pain or complexity that demands a software solution." Otherwise, he says, the threshold for success could be too low.
One good example is a law firm. "Who has more trouble allocating a cost than a law firm?" questions James Larsen, cofounder and COO of telecom agency NetGain Communications. Earlier this year, it rolled out iTEMize, software it created in-house just for the mid-market. "Our sweet spot would be anywhere from $10,000 a month in spend up to $250,000," says Larsen. He says this is the first tool for that niche that provides a scalable Web platform, as opposed to a mere inventory module. NetGain developed iTEMize with the idea that "the entire life cycle of telecom is TEM," says Larsen. That life cycle is made up of procurement, contract management, implementations, auditing, inventory, customer care and data entry, he adds. iTEMize is a subscription-based tool, as opposed to a service that end users license.
Master agency Intelisys Corp. has been creating a platform and set of services agents can deploy specifically to companies with less than $1 million in telecom spend, but was still putting the finishing touches on the program at press time in late June.
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Find out more about telecom environment management inthe session, "TEM: Separating Fact From Fiction," 9-9:50a.m., Thursday, Aug. 24, at the Fall 2006 Channel Partners Conference & Expo. www.channelpartnersconference.com
Vendors specializing in the management of telecom environments also give channel partners incentives for rolling out their products. Most of them offer some form of revenue-sharing, usually depending on whether the channel partner deploys the products and services at the customer premise as a managed service or as a hosted service. When PAETEC partners sell PINNACLE as a managed service, for instance, they charge the customer, then pay PAETEC, but get to keep a portion of the profit. PAETEC also pays for leads, and pays a higher margin or percentage when channel partners do the bulk of selling. Tangoe operates the same way; the company's channel program is only about a year old. CTI Group offers referral spiffs as well as onetime or recurring revenue-sharing. Rivermine is flexible, says Shea. The company offers partners a portion of the "gain share," the savings it brings to the end user, or fixed payments. TeleBright also aims for flexibility. The company can host an end user's telecom management, or partners can buy one license, roll out the software to multiple clients and pay TeleBright a fee. NetGain is not talking yet about its plans for working with channel partners beyond a few VARs, nor will executives disclose revenue-sharing options beyond saying iTEMize is rebrandable and there are several choices."We have a plan, but we haven't launched it yet," Larsen says.
Reducing Waste With Total Telecom Cost Management
As a result of inefficient expense management processes, late payment penalties, carrier billing errors and inadequate visibility into spend, midmarket enterprises are forfeiting opportunities to reduce telecom expenses by an average of 3 percent to 10 percent, according to a new report from Aberdeen Group Inc.
- The July 2006 report,"The Challenge in Total Telecom Cost Management," found:
- Inefficient manual invoice processing with 64 percent of bills received in paper format.
- Late payment penalties totaling 2 percent of telecom spend.
- Billing error rates of 7 percent to 12 percent due to complex carrier services, contracts and legacy billing systems.
- Eighty percent of the respondents have no formal program to audit for contract compliance.
Telecom costs are difficult to track, Aberdeen Group finds, because they include intangible services as well as tangible assets with decentralized inventory spread over multiple locations. In addition, it finds move/add/change/disconnect (MACD) activity creates a moving target that enterprises must reconcile.
All is not lost, however. The report goes on to identify characteristics of best-in-class enterprises, which have:
- A clear budget owner (either the CIO or CFO) with a mandate to act and support from senior management.
- Nearly 30 percent faster invoice processing and auditing cycles through use of electronic billing.
- More than 40 percent greater efficiency when sourcing a contract.
- Faster invoice processing cycles — 9.8 days versus 13.6 for other companies.
Enterprises must work toward a fully visible, integrated environment for sourcing, service orders and invoice processing, the report states, adding the goal is to find an approach that will enable the enterprise to collect critical information, organize the data, manage spend and reduce costs.
To download a complimentary copy of the report, visit www.aberdeen.com/link/source.asp?cid=3196&pid=PRJB071306. The research was underwritten by Avotus Corp., BroadSource Inc., Comstructure, Creative Cost Management and Symphony Services.
|AberdeenGroup Inc. www.aberdeen.com
Avotus Corp. www.avotus.com
BroadSource Inc. www.broadsource.com
Channel Partners Conference & Expo www.channelpartnersconference.com
Comstructure www.comstructure.com
Creative Cost Management www.creativecostmanagement.com
CTI Group Inc. www.ctigroup.com
Gartner Group Inc. www.gartner.com
Intelisys Corp. www.intelisys.com
NetGain Communications www.netgaincom.com
PAETEC Communications Inc. www.paetec.com
Rivermine Software www.rivermine.com
Symphony Services www.symphonysms.com
Tangoe Inc. www.tangoe.com
TeleBright Corp. www.telebright.com
Telecom Solution Center LLC www.telecomsolutioncenter.com
Teledge Group www.teledgegroup.com


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text: I've got a question... I'm working on a map, and I want to give the player the ability to kill NPCs in a single player map. Basically you can walk up to them and shoot them if you so desire. At some points, it might actually be beneficial. Question is, how do I do this? I haven't seen anything in the flags or in digging through the Hammer documentation that says anything of the sort. It's not really a "one man against the world" map, but that doesn't mean all the NPCs are friendly. Or on your side. Or worth saving. So I want the player to have the ability to kill them. Any ideas?


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Wes Seitz called me today and asked me to put the word out that rules for permit holders and for walk-in permits are going to change this season. He will provide me with the exact wording to be placed int he brochures as soon as they finalize them.
In a nut shell, Permit holders will have to name their guest(s) at the time they check in between 4:00 and 5:00 am. If a permit holder does not name his guests before 5:00 am, he must hunt alone. Those who get drawn for a walk-in permit must also name their guest(s) immediately upon being drawn. Once you have named your guests and chosen your parking spot, you may wait around to see who else gets in, but you will not be able to switch names of guests. If you name someone who is not there and they do not show up, you may not name someone else in their place. This is the way it will be and there will be no exceptions.
Wes told me that after the complaints 2 years ago, rather than change things last year, they monitored the situation for a season and found that it was happening in limited amounts on every hunt. As a result, they have made these changes to alleviate the confusion and make the walk-in process more fair for all involved.
They realize that in reality, it will likely reduce the number of people in the walk-in lines coming from further distances and thereby benefit the local hunters more. However, there is no other remedy at this time.
He also stated that in order to combat the unfair advantages to locals with respect to walk-ins, Wes told me they are contemplating adding the preference point feature to the waterfowl permits and will also be looking at revamping all the waterfowl permit drawings to make them more uniform across the board.
What this means is that they may or may not apply the preference points and the same walk-in drawing process to TMG/BM. They will likely hold meetings and take suggestions from hunters as to whether or not changes at TMG/BM are necessary or wanted among hunters. It is unlikely any changes will take place with the permit process at MINWR but they are not ruling out preference points there either.


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Besides your eyes, the first thing people see when meeting you for the first time is your face and if your facial skin is in bad shape, it tells the other person something about you. No matter how much people say they do not judge, they do and one of the main judgments occur when judging someone on how well they take care of themselves.
If you have beautiful, flawless facial skin, there is a higher probability that you will leave a good first impression with the other party.
The following is a list of mistakes that a lot of women make, which should be avoided at all cost if you want smooth and flawless skin…
Continue reading this article here… -> Avoid Making These Skin Care Mistakes If You Desire A Smooth & Flawless Facial Skin!
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1. Never Go To Bed Without First Removing Your Makeup
It is so tempting to just walk in to the bedroom and fall into bed thinking Im dead beat, so Ill wash my face in the morning.
No matter how tired you are and how tempting this is, keep in mind makeup of any form deprives your skin of the necessary oxygen, and all that foundation, powder and primer since morning will clog your pores, causing blackheads and blemishes.
In addition, it is not just the make up but a whole days worth of oil, dirt and sweat that has already accumulated on your skin. do you really want to sleep with that?
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2. Always Practice Exfoliating Your Facial Skin
Always practice exfoliating your facial skin because the process of exfoliation sloughs off all the dead skin that has built up over the past week, which can clog your pores and make your face look dull and lackluster.
Exfoliation gives your face a healthy glow you cannot get by just washing.
Do not think this is something just for older women. It is for young women as well and even men can benefit from exfoliating their facial skin.
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3. Always Clean Your Makeup Brushes
This is an easy to forget priority that should be at the top of your to do list because every time you use your brushes they pick up dead skin and oils from your face.
Without regular cleaning, all that dead skin and oils build up and transfer back to your face, thereby causing blemishes.
Clean them by using unscented soap and warm water at least once per month and if you need to use them right away, use a blow dryer set on low and gently blow dry your blushes.
Step 4
4. Always Moisturize Your Face
Unless you are ready to be a 50-year old woman or look like you are already 70 years old, moisturize your face daily.
Not only that, but by drinking up to 8 glasses of water per day, your facial skin will reap the benefits.
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5. Wash Your Face Twice Daily
Under-washing your face can cause problems if you wear a lot of makeup because by only washing your face once per night, you could be leaving behind some of the makeup applied, which has gotten caught in your pores.
If you wear makeup, wash your face twice a day; once to remove the makeup and once to clean the skin and remove any leftover makeup.


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I work EMS in small community of 3500 people and we had a patient who wanted to die at home after long bout with cancer. Our EMS staff spent a lot of time with the family and dealing with the husband over his last month when he decided no more treatment, especially the morning he died last month. His daughter is also an ER nurse at the local hospital so we all know her very well.
Today they were having a yard sale at the home and one of his son's who is a FFL came down and had lots of gun stuff, accessories and some nice rifles he put in the sale.
After breakfast, both our ambulance crews went over there to look around and say Hi!
I picked up a new Blackhawk SERPA holster with the belt loop and paddle for my Glock 23 and asked him how much? He said "For you guys, $20!" I asked him how much for a new $30 Bianchi Accumold handcuff case and he said, "On the house!"
One of our EMT's on the other truck got a new in the box $120 "intrinsically safe for hazardous environments" Streamlight Survivor Flashlight with two chargers for $50 for use on his fire dept. job!
The family are also paying for a huge BBQ party at the pavilion at our local lake in August for all of the EMS staff and our families.
Sometimes it's nice to live in a small community.
If only my credit card wasn't maxed out. He offered me a Streamlight M6X Tac light w/laser for $200. They list for $499 in Galls.
All in all it was a good day today! I'm going to the range tomorrow to shoot my XD9sc, but now I'll have to try out the new SERPA holster for my Glock as well.


text: Jacob M. Humbert III, 58, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, in Miami, Fla. Jacob was born on Jan. 29, 1955, in Key West, Fla. Jacob worked as a carpenter for Monroe County for 30 years. He was also a deacon at Key West Baptist Temple. Jacob is survived by his parents, Margie and Jacob Humbert Jr. He is also survived by his Aunt Wanda Stalvey, Uncles: George Albury, Burt Cook. Jacob leaves his daughter, Jennifer (Scott) Little. Two grandchildren: Scott Little Jr. and Aidan Little. He is also survived by his brother, Jeffrey Humbert. There will be a memorial service at Key West Baptist Temple on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at noon to be officiated by Pastor Scott Hestor. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Key West Baptist Temple Missionary Fund.


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Building a DIY Vintage Photo Box2013-07-23 7 Share Tweet
A lightbox is one of the best ways to display your best photos, whether it be at an art gallery or at the comfort of your own home. Here's how to make one!
- Soda box – the more vintage looking, the better!
- Acrylic
- Screws and screwdriver
- Hinges
- Drill
- Mounting adhesive
- Photo
- Light source – a battery operated LED or fluorescent one will do.
- Measure the soda box and have someone at the hardware store cut you an acrylic sheet with those dimensions.
- Note where you want to place the hinges on the acrylic.
- Print one of your photos with the dimensions as the acrylic sheet. You can add some allowance up top if you don't want the hinges messing up your photo.
- Using the mounting adhesive, spray the photo evenly. Make sure it's the photo side up!
- Carefully stick the photo at the back of the acrylic sheet.
- Attach the hinge with screws and a screwdriver.
- Pop in the light source inside the box and you're set!
Here's a step by step video tutorial done by photographer Tiffany Angeles
written by cruzron on 2013-07-23 #videos #gear #tutorials #tipster #display #lightbox


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Dolphins Tennis Boys Come Out Swinging
One year ago, the Beach Channel Boys' Tennis Team embarked on their best season in years, finishing tied 9-1 with Van Buren HS for first place in the PSAL BII Division. They fell just short of the PSAL B Championship Game, losing to Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn. With seven of the current ten roster players returning from last year, the team's core has improved in skill and determination to get back to the playoffs this season.
Under the guidance of Coach John Sullivan, the team has already won four straight matches this season, and look to continue that trend in the upcoming weeks. Beginning the season on the road at August Martin (0-3), the team continued their dominance over the Falcons with a 5-0 win. After postponing matches against Hillcrest and Campus Magnet, the Dolphins traveled to Forest Park, where they defeated John Adam (1-2) by a score of 5-0. Their home opener against Springfield Gardens (2-4) provided the same dominance, with another 5-0 victory. PSAL BII newcomer, Richmond Hill HS (4-2) gave the Dolphins a scare on the road, as Beach Channel barely held on to win 3-2.
So far in the early season, the team is enjoying inspired play all around. Freshman Gary Passik, younger brother of BC Girls' Tennis Alum Tara Passik, took over the Third Singles spot from Soslan Dambegov, last season's PSAL leader in aces. Juniors, Timothy Ramchatesingh and Gabriel Martinez held on to their First and Second Singles positions, providing a veteran backbone to the lineup. The doubles teams have provided outstanding teamwork as several members have played a part in key victories over the past four competitions. Jahvis Ferguson, Sebastian Stefaniak, Matthew LaForest, Chris Sevigny, and Norbert Kosobudzki have combined for a perfect 8-0 record for doubles this year. The Reserve corps for the team consists of newcomers Alexis Alicea and William McCarthy.
The team looks to improve on their 9-1 record from last year, and their 4-0 start seems to be a step in the right direction. During the off-season, the PSAL restructured the BII Tennis division, adding Richmond Hill and Hillcrest. Richmond Hill finished 5-5 in Division BI last season. Hillcrest is rejoining Boys Tennis after sitting out the 2003 season—they finished 2-8 in Division BI for 2002. The next match for Beach Channel is on April 15, when they host archrival Martin Van Buren.
Upcoming Schedule:
April 15 – vs. Martin Van Buren
April 16 – vs. August Martin
April 19 – @ Hillcrest
April 20 – vs. Campus Magnet
April 21 – vs. Hillcrest
April 22 – vs. John Adams
April 26 – @ Springfield
April 27 – vs. Richmond Hill
April 29 – @ Martin Van Buren


text: More than just a hotel room, the pet-friendly Best Western Fernie Mountain Lodge is a home away from home on your Fernie ski vacation. Room options include executive units, kitchenette units, and Diamond and Platinum suites. Amenities include complimentary hot breakfast, onsite Boston Pizza and Sports Bar, onsite liquor store and onsite massage services are also available.


text: I met this college student on break in Florida when Tampa was overrun with college age gals doing whatever they wanted to for spring break. I hooked up with this rather asian chick and we wound up back at her place. One thing led to another and she was sucking my cock before I had my pants off. She had big tits, and a hairy cunt that she liked to tease me with, but her thing wasn??t a cock in her twat she preferred her dildo. I obliged and lubed up her big toy and proceeded to insert it in her vagina and fuck her.


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Betty Aaron
I emailed for help with a faded photo earlier and I sent one that I had tried to fix. I am sending the original untouched photo now to see if anyone can be of help on it. It really is faded more than I had remembered. If anyone can bring it back to a more normal color, I would really appreciate it. The photo was taken in 1952 when my husband was about 16 years old. My husband is second from left and the others are his siblings.
Thanks, Betty:)
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7-Mile bridge, Olivia Street closures alert
The 800 block of Olivia Street will be closed Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a funeral procession.
Also the 33rd Seven Mile Bridge Run will send 1,500 runners across one of the longest segmental bridges in the world, connecting Marathon and Ohio Key. The race requires the bridge to be closed Saturday from 6:45 to 9 a.m.


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Early today I was updating course materials on http://trudalane.net/resources when the site started throwing error messages at me. Every text edit produced an annoying new error message. It was a perfect day to pursue the source. I'm housebound anyway and a snow storm was dumping an inch an hour over New England–I couldn't even take an exercise turn on my crutches in the driveway. I dove into the Drupal installation supporting the site–disabling modules, generating new error messages, updating modules, generating even more error messages–the price I pay for being an untutored trial-and-error site administrator. I branched into a search for new modules to improve site administration and usability, installing a half-dozen that generated their own problems and required their own tweaks. Finally, eight hours later, I'm out the other side. I think. If the site crashes you know who to blame.
Yearly Archives: 2008
Me and My Body
Taking stock nine days post-op:
- I had 3.5 hours interrupted sleep last night, from 4:00 AM to 7:30 AM, the longest sleep in ages. I felt so much better than yesterday when I was out of bed at 4:30 AM after five hours of catnaps.
- The lack of pain is surprising. The surgeon sliced through muscle to dislocate my hip, clean out the socket, install the new surfaces, relocate the head of the femur into the acetabulam, and sew me up. That should hurt. The surgical wound is uncomfortable, not painful, and I only feel the hip when I do something I'm not supposed to do, like roll to my side without a pillow between my knees. That unleashes a bolt of pain with a simple message: Stop What You Are Doing RIGHT NOW. Mostly there is a dull ache and stiffness, caused in part by swelling–my right leg belongs to some old, feeble, fluid-retaining fat guy.
- No, its not the narcotics. My post-surgical PCA (patient controlled analgesia) involved a self-administered dilaudid drip with an eight-minute minimum interval. Sounds great in theory but it induced vomiting and profound nausea that made the thought of food repellant. I stopped using it about 24 hours after the surgery. The worst pain occurred while they decided what I should take next. Oxycodone appeared a few hours later. It stopped the pain along with the functioning of my digestive system. I took that for little more than a day. For the past seven days I've relied on Tylenol.
- The medical world uses a subjective 10-point comparative scale to monitor pain where 0 = no pain and 10 = unbearable pain. I first encountered this scale when I came across the Pain Journal, kept by my late sister during her treatment for ovarian cancer, containing dates, numbers (generally between 4 and 7), and brief notes. The subjectivity of it struck me then and struck me this week: what relationship is there between descriptions of the pain from different people? On the wall across from my hospital bed was a chart showing the number scale with icons bearing happy smiles for 0-1 (no pain), downturned mouths for 2-3 (mild pain), and so on to the howling agony representing unbearbale pain. How does your "mild discomfort" compare to mine? How do culture, experience, mores, and other factors color one's perception of pain? While in hospital the highest I rated my pain was 5 and then only once, to convince them to move faster on replacing the dilaudid. I didn't feel my pain was at a 5 but I could see a 5 on the horizon if I didn't get narcotics soon. I was between 3 & 4 for about the first 48 hours after surgery, then between 2 & 3 until I left the hospital 24 hours after that. This week I've rated the pain between 1-2. At this week's worst I could imagine pain much more severe than what I felt. My first night's roommate was hospitalized for surgery connected to the loss of his thumb early this year in an industrial accident. I'll spare readers the details of the accident but I knew that pain had to be far beyond anything I was feeling. Maybe imagination heavily influences one's pain ratings. Until you are experiencing the worst thing you've ever imagined in your life, how can your pain approach 10?
Kudos, WordPress 2.7
WordPress is a fully-featured open-source content platform. From the beginning I've written this blog on WordPress. (I can't remember which version of WordPress was my first.) There have been a few bumps along the way, all my fault, and WordPress support has always shown me how to solve my problems. Its interface is intuitive and clean. Always a happy user, the latest version of WordPress has blown me away. I'm just catching up now with the upgrade because other things have grabbed my attention recently. The program responds much more quickly when creating and editing posts and the interface is superb, incorporating many features that were only provided before by plugins. Upgrading from earlier versions could be tricky but WordPress 2.7 contains an automatic upgrade feature. Various administrative screens are customizable, menus wonderfully intuitive, and the entire look and feel is clean and professional. Big points for open source.
. . . In a Strange Land
What follows recounts an early-December trip to Florida. I started it then and applied finishing touches today.
At 11:00 AM on Saturday I was to be found sitting on the bima of Temple B'nai Aviv with the rabbi, the cantor, and the president of the conservative congregation, my arms wrapped around the Torah, as my wife's niece chanted her Haftorah portion. I heard David Byrne's voice singing "And you may ask yourself–well, how did I get here?"
Good question. I'm neither Jewish nor religious. I was baptized, received First Communion, and confirmed in the Roman Catholic church. I abandoned church at age 16 when I started working all day Saturday and Sunday in a grocery store. Since then I've only attended Mass at weddings and funerals. My wife is Jewish, our sons were raised Jewish and bar mitzvahed, and I have been a contented atheist.
We are in Florida for the bat mitzvah. The religious component involved a Friday night service and a Saturday morning service. I've attended dozens of bar and bat mitzvahs over the past 15 years, heard dozens of thirteen year old children chant their Torah and Haftorah portions, read speeches about the deep connection between the readings and their lives, and pledge to give a portion of the their gifts for Sedakah. A temple service instantly transports me back to the day-dreamy state I entered in church.
I was in that dreamy state, gazing blankly at the temple's stained glass windows, when I heard my name: "Now we call to the bima David Randall . . . " Huh? People are called to the bima to participate in the service by reading from the Torah or chanting prayers in Hebrew. I know that every Jewish prayer starts with "baruch atah adonai" and then branches into specifics that I've always covered by mumbling "watermelon watermelon." That is the extent of my Hebrew. I looked at my wife. She shrugged her shoulders. I walked to the aisle to join our son Samuel, also called to the bima. "Do we have to read?" I whispered. He shrugged his shoulders–who knows? I passed my father-in-law. "Watch out!" he said. "They'll try to convert you up there." We joined the third bima guest and received our instructions sotto voce: we were to prepare the Torah for its return to the Ark. "You" said the rabbi pointing to Samuel, "will roll the Torah. You"–gesturing to the other man–"will cover the Torah. And you"–me?–"will hold the Torah." I stood by as the Torah was rolled and covered. The rabbi instructed me to cradle the Torah in my arms, handed it to me, and led me to a chair at the front edge of the bima. Samuel and the other guest returned to their seats. I stayed on the bima, elevated above the rest of the congregants.
Torahs are big. Torahs are heavy. They consist of a mile or two of parchment on which a trained scribe has written the Five Books of Moses. The parchment is wrapped around two long, polished wooden spindles. Each week the spindles are turned to scroll to the correct portion. At the end of the Jewish year the process begins again.
My lack of religious belief does not extend to desecrating objects that others hold holy. Not on purpose, at least, or with my wife and her extended family watching. I held on to this Torah like grim death. I held on to this Torah as if it were my only personal flotation device in the stormy mid-Atlantic on a moonless night. I held on to this Torah with conviction. I used the same technique from when one of my sons fell asleep at the Fourth of July fireworks at Albemarle Field and I had to carry him a mile back to the car. I joined my hands together beneath the spindles, ordered them not to let go of each other under any circumstance, and bore most of the weight on my right chest and shoulder. (Maybe that's how I hurt my hip.) The Torah did not cooperate by wrapping its arms around my neck. It was all up to me. I adjusted my grip, shifted the weight slightly, and settled into the seat to hear Lizzie's Haftorah portion. Had Michael Phelps's Olympic event been Torah-Holding, I would have kicked his bony ass off the podium.
It was about this time when "Once in a Lifetime" drifted across my consciousness. (Sorry, Lizzy, but you chanted in Hebrew and my attention wanders.) How did I get here? "Let's see, I took a left out of the Towneplace Suites ('you can tell we are classy because we spell town with an e!!') on Three Villages Road and walked past Bonaventure Boulevard to Indian Trace, but then I took a shortcut through the parking lot." (I'm told that such a literal answer can be a sign of schizophrenia; aim higher.) Is there an answer if you don't believe in binary answers to complex problems? Maybe I got there by
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
My thoughts returned to the bima as Lizzie neared the end. The Torah rested securely, if uncomfortably, against my shoulder. Lizzie finished and the rabbi retrieved the Torah from my clenched fingers. I walked from the bima, humming "same as it ever was, same as it ever was."
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Where u been?
- This is a professional blog. Please use standard English.
Sorry. Where have you been?
- Last Friday, about 12 hours after submitting final semester grades, I had hip resurfacing surgery at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston.
Why have surgery over the holidays?
- Because I did not want to miss any (1) classes or (2) summer break. Winter break provides enough time to rehab so I can start next semester without a hiccup.
Why did you need hip surgery?
- Who knows. Not because of a specific accident, illness, or trauma. For about six years I have had symptoms of arthrosis, the deterioration of cartilage, in my right hip. The cartilage wore out and my pelvis bore directly on my femur, bone on bone. Whatever the cause I lived with it without concession–except that I stopped running, which I miss. This summer I exacerbated the discomfort by climbing up and down a stepladder about 10,000 times while installing cedar siding shingles on my workshop. I saw an orthopedic surgeon, took Piroxicam to relieve the pain, and scheduled the surgery for winter break.
Is this the surgery my grandma had last summer?
- Similar, but likely not the same unless Grandma is under the age of 60 and a jock. Grandma probably had Total Hip Replacement. Both surgeries involve prosthetic implants but my surgery removes less bone and is, obviously, way cooler.
Does it hurt?
- Surprisingly little for seven days post-op. I only feel the hip when I do one of the many things I've been instructed not to do, like roll from my back to my side without a pillow between my knees. The incision doesn't even hurt very much. The area aches, the leg is stiff from fluid retention, and my hip and thigh muscles are on strike because they've been mistreated. That's about it.
Can you walk?
- With crutches. I can put all of my weight on the surgical (also known as the "involved") leg, but I can't do much else with it. I walk circles around the first floor of my house, sit in one of the few chairs that do not violate the Global Precautions Against Surgical Hip Dislocation, and climb the stairs to lie on the bed and do physical therapy. That's why I said below that my ass is glued to my chair. Each day the leg is a bit stronger with greater range of motion.
Who is your orthopedic surgeon?
- John Ready at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
What's next?
- Rehab, football, course prep, rehab. Pretty dull. Talking to myself–I mean blogging–helps pass the time.
I must apologize to my regular readers for not posting in 20 days. (Hey loyal readers, great time at the annual Foolish Consistency Solstice Party! Next time I'll drag in a few more bodies so we can play four-person Scrabble!) I have my usual reasons for light posting activity–papers to read, projects to grade, exams to write and score, course grades to calculate. I have other reasons that require me to glue my ass to a seat for most of the next few weeks. I plan to watch football, catch up on my TiVo movie library, and post every little thought that bubbles up through the murk.
What could be better, right?
An article from Friday's NY Times underscores concerns about the increasing virulence of Internet malware. "Thieves Winning Online War, Maybe on Your PC" opens with this sentence: "Internet security is broken, and nobody seems to know quite how to fix it." It follows with sobering data:
- Data theft, credit card fraud, and Internet scams are estimated to cost $100 billion a year;
- The number of online computers infected by malevolent botnets is expected to increase from 10% to 15% next year;
- A survey of 36 commercial antivirus products showed that they could identify fewer than 50% of the newest malicious programs;
- "Microsoft has monitored a 43 percent jump in malware removed from Windows computers just in the last half year."
If these facts are not depressing enough then read the whole article.


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#1 Consumer Comment
I obtained a Civil Judgment against Jim Browning
SUBMITTED: Friday, May 23, 2014POSTED: Friday, May 23, 2014
I obtained a Civil Judgment against Jim Browning on February 25, 2014. Anybody can go to the Gaston County Courthouse and run his civil record and find the various judgments against Mr. Browning which now include one from me. Also criminal records are public record, those can be checked out, you would need to run one from Florida also. One of my horses is a registered appaloosa mare with a triple cross brand, she had won ribbons at the World Show and many ribbons at various other shows. She is the most versatile horse, loving to children and anybody could ride. My other mare was raised by me from a baby, she is the first baby I ever raised and she is a black/white paint and beautiful. I have my own small farm with no need to board horses nor would I have boarded an hour and half way from my home. Neither horse was for sale or trade. The only reason why I leased them to start with is because I had surjery and couldn't ride for a long period of time, I thought I doing the right thing to let little kids ride them when I couldn't ride them. If I had only known how dangerous leases are I would have never leased them. I now go on sites and warn people about off site leases and how dangerous that is. It was a hard lesson learned. People have a choice here they can either heed the warning or they can check it out themselves.
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Horse Play of Gastonia A Great Place!
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, March 11, 2014POSTED: Tuesday, March 11, 2014
It saddens me to see these false alligations littering the internet. This individual has gone out of their way to hurt the people of HorsePlay. My daughter and I have been boarders at this stable for more than 12 years. We love Jim and Laura Browning. They care for our horses like they are their own. My daughter was taught to ride by Jim Browning. We have had all of birthday gatherings there. Over the years I have seen Mr. Browning train horses, and riders to become one. Sharing a bond, and learning to trust and love eachother.
Me and my family are fully aware of this person making the alligations. We know what happened with the ponies she wanted to trade horses for. Jim helped her. This slick individual came back after two years of not paying for the horses board and or feed, or even stopping by or call to see how they were, decided she wanted the horses back. I understand the power of the "Freedom of Speech" Act. But there is not a "Freedom to Lie" Act. I wish this woman would just crawl away finally.
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Nordic Games have announced that Painkiller Hell & Damnation will be released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 5th.
The game was originally released on PC back in October last year and is the goriest addition to the Pankiller series yet. Players can play it through single player or co-op across four chapters and several multiplayer modes. A crusade of hellish action will be encountered along the way featuring a variety of devastating creatures born of pure evil. It is powered by Epic's world-renowned and highly-respected Unreal Engine 3.
It comes available as a Standard Edition priced at £24.99 and a Collector's Edition which is priced at £34.99. Reinhard Pollice, Production and Business Development Manager, Nordic Games stated:
"We have been working around the clock to bring the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game in line with the quality and standard of the PC game, There has been a slight delay so that the console communities can enjoy the fiendishly ghoulish experience that we know they want and deserve. In taking this additional time to add the final touches, we know that players will realise that the best things do come to those who wait!"
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Coach Paul Marshall has called for "more of the same" as his Waitakere United side prepares to face YoungHeart Manawatu at Fred Taylor Park today in a classic top v bottom clash.
Fresh from a record-equalling 9-1 win away to Waikato FC, Marshall could have been excused if he reined his players in with a view to the possible ASB Premiership season decider against Auckland City seven days later.
"No way. For me and the players it is business as usual," said Marshall. "If there are any repercussions - injuries and the like - we will deal with it after the game.
"We have talked about our approach to this game in light of what happened [against Waikato] and while some teams might have stopped at four or five, the boys wanted to carry on and did so in style."
Marshall has generally stuck with a stable line-up but will make changes for today's game.
Tim Myers, who again showed his versatility in stepping in at left back against Waikato, will return to his central role alongside Brian Shelley with Aaron Scott at right back and new signing, former Otago United captain Tristan Prattley, at left back.
In today's other game Team Wellington entertain Waikato FC at David Farrington Park, aiming to get into the top four.
Tomorrow Auckland City travel to play Hawkes Bay United in the game of the round.
The two v three clash at Bluewater Stadium promises plenty with record-breaking City keen to continue their long unbeaten run.
ASB Premiership
Waitakere United v YoungHeart Manawatu
Fred Taylor Park
Today: 2pm
Referee: Mark Hester
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But Dr Zack Busner and poor Dr Shiva Mukti are at war
over it. Self, the erstwhile enfant terrible of London literary life - he was
the one ejected from John Major's election press corp in 1997 for doing drugs on
the Prime Minister's jet - uses Busner as a recurring character; he has appeared
in Grey Area, The Quantity Theory of Insanity, My Idea of Fun and
Great Apes. In fact Dr Mukti, a
brisk novella, is a sequel of sorts to The Quantity Theory of Insanity, in which
Self, through Busner and through the world of psychiatry in general, proposed a
new world order whereby sanity was finite, and when too much was used, some,
from somewhere, must be proportionately removed.
Mukti is an innocent, a ditherer. He feels trapped within his suburban Indian family and their rituals and restrictions. He is a fully paid-up member of the British-Indian diaspora, a lapsed Hindu. He merely goes through the motions at St Mungo's, a dire NHS psychiatric facility - "St Mungo's, where Shiva saw his patients in a cold, stone niche, so that it was no surprise when they thought he was a gargoyle".
Busner, meanwhile, is a Jewish schemer; a famous but deranged shrink. In Self's bizarre, dense stories he has always been so. He has always been the one to single-handedly tip psychiatry, with which Self is clearly obsessed, over the edge into a madness of its own mad making. So when he starts referring patients to an initially flattered Mukti, another strange journey begins.
The first patient in the trade, a schizophrenic, thinks he is made of creosote and, indeed, emanates the stuff - ``he clucked and twitched while a steady stream of monotonous chit-chat about creosote issued from his letterbox-shaped mouth''. As a riposte, Mukti sends to Busner Rocky, a crazy Rastafarian, a ``conundrum walking around inside a banality . . . a humanoid time bomb with a frontal-lobe lesion which sent his serotonin levels through the floor''.
Mukti, foundering, becomes paranoid. He begins to think of it all as a Jewish conspiracy. Busner presses on, single-mindedly and in increasingly evil ways. The jousting between them comes to represent the futility of psychiatry and the modern obsession with disorders of the mind. In the end, neither wins, as such; but neither do their patients, who, of course, begin to look increasingly sane alongside their supposed carers.
Self's ``other tales of woe'' are four short stories of varying expertise. The Ballardian 161 is terrific; a meditation on the isolation and inhumanity of the modern urban city, cloaked in a tale of a trivial turf war between wasted teenagers. One barricades himself in an old man's high-rise unit and eventually assumes his identity.
The parallels with J.G. Ballard - Self's sole inspiration at times - are overwhelming; the piece seems literally based on both the novel High-Rise and the short story The Enormous Space.
Conversations With Ord is good too. Here, two Londoners navigate the city's psychogeography by inventing elaborate identities for themselves. But Five Swing Walk (about a disillusioned, delusional new father) and Return to the Planet of the Humans (a thinly veiled epilogue to Self's Great Apes) work less well, proof that his bold ideas are often a greater achievement than his narrative and his characterisation.
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Isaiah 59 ends with Yahweh's pledge of covenant faithfulness (v. 21). "This is my covenant with them." What is that covenant?
Two things: Spirit and words. Yahweh's Spirit is "upon you" (cf. Isaiah 11:2; 42:1) His words are "in your mouth."
Spirit and words are given forever: "they shall not depart . . . from now to forever."
Spirit and words are transmitted from generation to generation: They shall not depart "from the mouth of your seed, nor from the mouth of your seed's seed."
A Christian reading of this passage can hardly miss the Trinitarian overtones. This is the covenant of God, that He gives His Spirit and His eternal Word to His people from generation to generation, and that by giving His Spirit and Word, He places His words, like a burning coal, in the mouth of His people.


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