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NY Times reprinted defense of Bush wiretapping, ignored evidence that program monitored Americans with no terror ties
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A February 6 New York Times article by reporter Scott Shane reprinted, without challenge, a Republican senator's defense of President Bush's warrantless domestic spying program, failing to note reports that, contrary to Sen. Pat Roberts's claims, the Bush program has intercepted the communications of people in the United States with no apparent connection to Al Qaeda.
A February 6 New York Times article by reporter Scott Shane reprinted, without challenge, an excerpt of a letter written by Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) to Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean in defense of President Bush's warrantless wiretapping program, which Dean recently compared to "the abuse of power" exemplified by the illegal wiretapping of U.S. citizens by the Nixon administration. In the portion of the letter published by the Times, Roberts characterized the current program as being "directed at enemies that had attacked the United States and killed thousands of Americans" and dismissed all suggestions that surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA) could ensnare Americans with no connection to terrorism. However, as The Washington Post reported a day earlier, sources in the intelligence community indicated that out of thousands of Americans whose communications have been monitored by the NSA without a court order, "fewer than 10" U.S. citizens or residents "aroused enough suspicion during warrantless eavesdropping to justify interception of their domestic calls, as well."
The Times reported in a December 24 article that "according to current and former government officials," the NSA "has traced and analyzed large volumes of telephone and Internet communications flowing into and out of the United States as part of the eavesdropping program that President Bush approved after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to hunt for evidence of terrorist activity." The officials said communications were "collected by tapping directly into some of the American telecommunication system's main arteries." Further, both the original December 16 Times report on the program and subsequent reporting in the newspaper's January 17 edition indicated that despite the administration's characterization of the wiretapping as limited to individuals suspected of being terrorists, government sources tell a different story.
From the January 17 edition of The New York Times:
"We'd chase a number, find it's a school teacher with no indication they've ever been involved in international terrorism - case closed," said one former FBI official, who was aware of the program and the data it generated for the bureau. "After you get a thousand numbers and not one is turning up anything, you get some frustration.
From the February 6 edition of The New York Times:
Former Senator Gary W. Hart, a Colorado Democrat who served on the Church Committee, believes views such as Mr. Cheney's have set the clock back 30 years.
''What we're experiencing now, in my judgment, is a repeat of the Nixon years,'' Mr. Hart said. ''Then it was justified by civil unrest and the Vietnam war. Now it's terrorism and the Iraq war.''
But on Friday, Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas, the current chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, strongly defended the eavesdropping program and dismissed any comparison to the Nixon era.
Writing to Howard Dean, the Democratic Party chairman, who had compared the current controversy to ''the abuse of power during the dark days of President Nixon,'' Mr. Roberts declared, ''Any suggestion that a program designed to track the movement, locations, plans or intentions of our enemy particularly those that have infiltrated our borders is equivalent to abusive domestic surveillance of the past is ludicrous.''
He added: ''When President Richard Nixon used warrantless wiretaps, they were not directed at enemies that had attacked the United States and killed thousands of Americans.''
From the February 5 edition of The Washington Post:
Intelligence officers who eavesdropped on thousands of Americans in overseas calls under authority from President Bush have dismissed nearly all of them as potential suspects after hearing nothing pertinent to a terrorist threat, according to accounts from current and former government officials and private-sector sources with knowledge of the technologies in use.
Bush has recently described the warrantless operation as "terrorist surveillance" and summed it up by declaring that "if you're talking to a member of al Qaeda, we want to know why." But officials conversant with the program said a far more common question for eavesdroppers is whether, not why, a terrorist plotter is on either end of the call. The answer, they said, is usually no.
Fewer than 10 U.S. citizens or residents a year, according to an authoritative account, have aroused enough suspicion during warrantless eavesdropping to justify interception of their domestic calls, as well. That step still requires a warrant from a federal judge, for which the government must supply evidence of probable cause.
The Bush administration refuses to say -- in public or in closed session of Congress -- how many Americans in the past four years have had their conversations recorded or their e-mails read by intelligence analysts without court authority. Two knowledgeable sources placed that number in the thousands; one of them, more specific, said about 5,000.
The program has touched many more Americans than that. Surveillance takes place in several stages, officials said, the earliest by machine. Computer-controlled systems collect and sift basic information about hundreds of thousands of faxes, e-mails and telephone calls into and out of the United States before selecting the ones for scrutiny by human eyes and ears.
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Montville moves to help low-income veterans with tax break
Montville - The Town Council voted Monday night to approve an ordinance that raises tax exemptions for low-income veterans.
The ordinance would increase the maximum property tax exemption from $1,000 to $10,000. The ordinance closely mirrors a policy on the books in Preston.
To qualify, single veterans would need an income of $14,000 or less, and those filing jointly with a spouse would need an income of $16,000 or less, according to a state statute. The spouse of a deceased veteran also would be eligible.
Councilor Dana McFee, citing the financial difficulties facing the town, suggested an amendment that would have phased the new exemption in over four years. But that suggestion failed in a vote before the council.
Later, the council voted unanimously to accept the original ordinance as written.
"A little bit really, really helps the low income people," said Councilor Chuck Longton, who said he is a Vietnam veteran.
"Here, we really have a chance to show appreciation for some selfless service that people have been giving for years and years and years."
Finance Director Terry Hart said in a previous meeting of the council's Finance Committee that 148 residents would qualify for the exemption. Ultimately, it would mean about $41,000 less in taxes, considering the maximum tax exemption, the number of residents who qualify and the tax rate.
Those eligible will be required to file the necessary paperwork with the town's tax assessor.
Councilor Billy Caron argued that it was an appropriate gesture for the town.
Council Chairwoman Candy Buebendorf, who sits on the Finance Committee, said the loss in taxes would be minimal. She also provided a counterargument to McFee's suggestion to phase in the exemption over several years.
"I feel that because we're in such a bad economic time, this is the best time to do this for our veterans," Buebendorf said.
A brief round of applause filled the Town Council chambers after the vote to pass the ordinance. A couple of residents also spoke in favor of the veterans' tax exemption at a public hearing that preceded the meeting.
Wills Pike, a 20-year veteran, said it was essential that the council move to adopt the increased exemption for veterans.
"It's a very small debt in our budget for our veterans," Pike said.
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If there is an approach that could restore calmness and rationality to our world, however, Amy Martin has mastered it on her latest release. Combining measured, rich vocals with gentle acoustic guitar, Martin's songs seem to be crafted in keeping with the Taoist idea that just as water eventually wears down sticks and stones, the soft will overcome the hard. This approach is nowhere more evident than in Martin's aptly titled "Soft," a breezy ballad in which she intones, "This world is a hard, hard place. Let me be soft in it." But even if Martin approaches her often-political subject matter with a subdued sound, she is not afraid to take a firm stand within the compassionate acoustic framework she has built. In "It's About Oil," the singer/songwriter uses humor and a sprinkling of sarcasm to give the Bush administration a thorough shaking. "Consequences" urges the listener to think about the long-term eventualities of current U.S. policies rather than the quick-fix, fast food solutions that Joe Consumer has come to depend on. The song is aided by the driving bongo drumming of Michael Marsolek. In fact, Martin is accompanied by several talented local performers on the album, including guitarist Mason Tuttle, fiddler and vocalist Beth Youngblood, and sax player Lawrence Duncan.
Aside from these talented locals, you can feel the spirit of Missoula's peace movement as a whole wafting throughout Live in Missoula. Recorded live on Dec. 7, 2002 at the Roxy Theater, the album allows the audience to play an important role (a fact which Martin clearly acknowledges, as the liner notes credit the crowd with vocals and percussion). The Roxy audience is most involved in the tender folk number "Peace for Paul," a tribute to the late Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone, as well as on a chant of "Paz, Salaam, Shalom." It's the type of thing that jaded cynics will dismiss as hippie crap if their hearts have hardened to the beauty of the sing-along, but for those unafraid to affirm their common humanity, this song, and this album as a whole, is an inspiration.
Ben Harper
Diamonds on the Inside
Sharing in Amy Martin's idealistic approach to songwriting at the national level is Ben Harper, who opens his latest release, Diamonds on the Inside, with the lyrics "I can change the world with my own two hands." However, Harper's new wares seem aimed more at transforming his innermost self than changing the world at large. In fact, a good chunk of Diamonds on the Inside comes off as a bittersweet break-up album. I'd say about half of it. The other half is a deeply spiritual prayer of thanks for the blessings that have been bestowed upon this singer/songwriter. The lyrics are heartfelt, though not as biting as those on some previous albums, such as Fight for Your Mind. Still, this may be Harper's most personal album to date, and one of his most adventurous, musically. There's the expected share of acoustic-driven folk-rock numbers, but Harper switches things up on Diamonds, drawing more heavily on funk and gospel influences. "Picture of Jesus" utilizes the African vocal harmonies of Ladysmith Black Mambazo for some soothing results. I have no idea what the chorus of Ladysmith Black Mambazo members is singing about in the background on this track, but the mellifluous, deep African sound is as comforting as an afternoon stew in some hot springs. "Bring the Funk" is a trip down memory lane to that era when Michael Jackson's race was not a matter of national debate, and the tune utilizes Jackson family-style background vocals to round it out.
A few of Harper's experiments go astray. One such, "Temporary Remedy," comes off as a poor Jimi Hendrix imitation, or, even worse, a poor carbon copy of Lenny Kravitz doing a hideous Jimi Hendrix impersonation. As a whole, though, Diamonds on the Inside will please those who have been into Harper for a while now, and may draw some newcomers into the fold as well. It's hard to resist Harper's soulful ballads and funky up-tempo numbers. If this is indeed a black-and-white cookie of a break-up/gospel album—and the signs are all there—then one can at least be sure that Harper is passionate about his subject matter, and that passion carries Diamonds on the Inside through to its shining conclusion.


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|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
|Black and Gold Bruins Turn Yellow On Parade Day
|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
Week 7 resulted in a rash of injuries to stars Reggie Wayne, Doug Martin, Jermichael Finley, and Arian Foster. Wayne is done for the year as is Doug Martin if his labrum is torn as reported. Greg Schiano is still adamant Martin's not done, so cross your fingers and add Mike James. Foster's hamstring aggravation appears to be the least serious of the four listed above, but Ben Tate also has a rib injury. Mercifully for Texan fans and Foster owners, Houston is on the bye along with five other teams (Colts, Ravens, Chargers, Bears, Titans). Quarterback depth was depleted with Sam Bradford's torn ACL and Nick Foles's head injury, which could give Matt Barkley his first NFL start (although Michael Vick is reportedly going to play Sunday).
Nick Foles gets an incomplete due to injury, but the Dallas-Philly game was surprisingly low scoring. Mike Glennon had another two touchdown game and eclipsed 250 yards without throwing a pick. Joseph Randle was mediocre and would have been solid but for Philip Tanner vulturing a goal-line touchdown. Chris Ogbonnaya was not good. Making up for the running backs were Harry Douglas and Jarrett Boykin, who each put up over 100 yards and scored a touchdown. Tim Wright will remain relevant if Doug Martin is done, but Glennon locks on so much to Vincent Jackson that it hurts Wright's consistency. Jordan Reed, on the other hand, looked excellent and his play reportedly has Washington shopping Fred Davis.
Carson Palmer (ATL @ ARI) Palmer is the best of an undesirable lot that may be available as a QB replacement for your team. After facing the elite Seahawks defense, Palmer should be serviceable against Atlanta's secondary despite the Cards' offensive line woes.
Geno Smith (NYJ @ CIN) Geno Smith gets the nod over Terrelle Pryor (PIT @ OAK) by a hair. The home matchup for Pryor is tempting, but Smith should have opportunities to throw because Cincinnati is so good against the run. Smith has progressed more than most expected and the other QB waiver options this week are just brutal.
Mike James (TB @ CAR) The former Miami Hurricane should be this week's most popular waiver wire addition as the unquestioned lead back for the Bucs with Doug Martin out. James can catch the ball out of the backfield and is a decent volume play even though he gets Carolina's strong defense on Thursday night.
Roy Helu (WAS @ DEN) Helu scored twice last week and gets all the RB snaps in Washington's pass/hurry-up offense. Helu is an excellent receiver and RGIII's squad will need to put up points in a hurry to keep pace with the Broncos in Denver.
Marvin Jones (NYJ @ CIN) Jones has a chance to make it three consecutive games with a touchdown this week against the Jets as Antonio Cromartie is likely to be locked up on A.J. Green. Jones seems to have supplanted Sanu as Cincinnati's No. 2 receiver.
Aldrick Robinson (WAS @ DEN) Robinson is good for one or two deep looks a game from Robert Griffin III and Denver games tend to be high scoring. Robinson has scored last week and can stretch defenses with his excellent speed. He is almost universally unowned.
Bonus Add for Week 9: Kendall Wright (TEN) Wright is emerging as Jake Locker's favorite target, putting up 98 yards on 12 looks last week. Tennessee is on the bye, but I'd give him a long look if he's out there in your league. He may become available later in the week as a bye week/injury casualty from another roster and he is even more desirable in PPR formats.
Zach Miller (SEA @ STL) Miller had his highest number of targets this season in Week 7 with seven. He consistently gets red zone looks from Russell Wilson and this game may be close for a while since Seattle is on the road. His value is touchdown dependent, but he consistently gets looks in the red zone and Seattle should be able to put up points on St. Louis.
Jordan Reed (WAS @ DEN) If he is out there you need to add him. He simply has more talent and opportunity than any other TE that is likely to be available in any league.
New Orleans (hosting Buffalo) The improved Saints defense under Rob Ryan has a nice matchup coming off the bye against the Bills at home.
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SO...you don't think planting things from your pantry really works...Pin It
Innnnn case you were wondering if it actually worked....
Yes, yes it does work! Planting pantry items nets new houseplants (for free!!!) and often will produce actual FOOD for you (remember last year's POTATO crop?). Here is my ginger plant...all grown up (well half grown up) and I have many more shoots putting up stems. It looks a bit like lemongrass when it first emerges, but quickly morphs into an elongated leaf similar to a canna lily.
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Here are the pantry potatoes I planted in my WINTER POTS. They are growing quickly, but the growth is spindly due to the low level of light they are getting in this window. I turn them regularly so they don't lean completely in one direction, but I am kind of fighting a losing battle. Once milder weather hits (which seems like it could be any day now!), I can move these outside, give them a trim and they should bounce back.
In other gardening news, I found the best deal at Costco. 6 pairs of Wells Lamont garden gloves for $8.99. That is a fabulous deal! They are the 'jelly belly' kind of gloves that I love and couldn't find replacements for for about 2 years. Now I have 6 pairs for less than $2 each. Beat that WalMart!
If you would like your very own set, check out your local Costco or you can just buy them through Amazon (though they cost a couple dollars more).
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Maple syrup is a great ingredient to work with. It can finish off a stack of pancakes or waffles at breakfast and it can also serve as part of the glaze or marinade for a chicken or pork dish at dinner. It can lend a great flavor to baked goods, as well, and these Maple Oat Scones are a perfect example. You might not think ... Read More »
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Chai Spice Scones with Candied Ginger
I have always been a fan of chai teas and often use the warm and spicy flavors found in masala chai for for inspiration when I'm looking for a way to spice things up in baking. Chai Snickerdoodles, for instance, are a favorite variation on classic snickerdoodles in my kitchen. These scones are loaded with chai spices and have a very warm, satisfying flavor as ... Read More »
Samoas Scones
Samoas are one of the most popular Girl Scout cookies for good reason: they have a fantastic combination of flavors. The cookies consist of a butter cookie base that is topped with a rich coating of caramel and coconut and drenched with chocolate. The Girl Scout cookie version – also known as Caramel de Lites – is good, but homemade might be even better because ... Read More »
Rice Krispies Treats Scones
I have a hard time resisting Rice Krispies Treats. I don't mean the prepackaged kind that taste rather flat – I mean the simple, homemade kind that are made simply with butter, puffed rice cereal and marshmallows. There is something about those crispy, buttery bars that is almost irresistible – especially when they're freshly made and still slightly warm – and I can see the ... Read More »
Cookies n' Cream Scones
I really enjoyed the Chocolate Chip Cookie Scones that I made not too long ago, so I was inspired to do another cookie-meets-scone merger starting with an entirely different type of cookie: Oreos (or other similar sandwich cookies). These cookies find their way into all kinds of other desserts, from ice creams to cakes to give them a cookies n' cream flavor that is so ... Read More »
Chocolate Chip Cookie Scones
Scones are usually during at breakfast or brunch, and turn up again during afternoon tea. But there is no reason to relegates scones to these two categories when they can make perfectly good dessert treats, as well. To hammer this point home, I gave these scones a dessert twist by mixing in pieces of chocolate chip cookies – kind of like chocolate chip cookie dough ... Read More »
Lemon Blueberry Scones
Lemon and blueberry is a great combination in baked goods because the two flavors compliment each other very well. The lemon seems to bring out an extra sweetness in the blueberries, which are sweet on their own but don't have the tart aspect to them that other berries, such as raspberries, can have to set off their flavor. Lemon and blueberry often meet in a ... Read More »
Butterscotch Pecan Scones
A good scone should be tender and buttery, and while it may not need accompaniments like butter, cream or jam to improve the overall flavor, it never hurts to have some at hand to finish the scone off as you eat it. These scones are a bit of an exception, because they really need no accompaniment – no matter how much you like spreading a ... Read More »


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Campy vamp Elvira returns to television this weekend, screening vintage horror films on her revived show, Elvira's Movie Macabre.
The weekly series kicks off with a movie that's a cut above the usual schlock-and-awe cinema favored by the Mistress of the Dark during the '80s incarnation of the show: George A. Romero's groundbreaking 1968 zombie flick, Night of the Living Dead.
A throwback to the colorful horror hosts that began bringing trashy horror and sci-fi movies to the masses in the '50s, the Elvira character, played by actress Cassandra Peterson, was created in the '80s.
See Elvira's Facebook page for a list of stations that will air the syndicated show (usually in the wee hours of the night).
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Outgoing Real Madrid [2] manager Jose Mourinho [3] has confirmed that he is preparing rejoin Chelsea FC [4] as manager by the end of the week.
Mourinho has quit Real and fixed a return to Stamford Bridge, The Sun reports.
Mourinho said Chelsea players and employees want him, and added that he intends to look for opportunities that are best for him. (ANI [5])
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[2] http://www.realmadrid.com/
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Mourinho
[4] http://www.chelseafc.com/
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I remember having to endure the gushing enthusiasm of some for Martini when I was a student in Rome and he was the Grand Chancellor of the Gregorian University. His reputation as a biblical scholar, specialising in the gospels, was such that it was unthinkable to challenge his authority. This has continued, as Diogenes remarks:
Martini's truly extraordinary composure and personal gravitas have earned him liberty from censure enjoyed by few ecclesiastics anywhere.This composure now seems to have left him. Recently, Martini co-authored with Fr Georg Sporschill SJ a book called "Jerusalemer Nachtgespräche" (Nocturnal Talks in Jerusalem) in which he asks the Church to consider ordaining married men - and women.
In the 1994 letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis, Pope John Paul II said:
I declare that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church's faithful.In the following year, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a "Responsum ad Dubium":
Dubium: Whether the teaching that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women, which is presented in the Apostolic Letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis to be held definitively, is to be understood as belonging to the deposit of faith.An ordinary theologian who called this doctrine into question publicly would risk losing his licence.
Responsum: In the affirmative.
Martini also attacks Pope Paul VI and Humanae Vitae. He accuses Pope Paul VI of concealing the truth, and calls for the Church to admit its mistakes in this area as a sign of "greatness of soul". Thus he flatly contradicts Pope Benedict who, earlier this year, said of Humanae Vitae:
...forty years after its publication this teaching not only expresses its unchanged truth but also reveals the farsightedness with which the problem is treated."There is a report of a recent interview with Martini at Sandro Magister's Chiesa and the text of one of his interviews is to be found at Catholics for Ministry, (an Australian website that supports the ordination of married men, and women.)
What bothers me almost more than Martini's now open dissent from the magisterium is the offensive implications of his purple passages. Did you notice above that he implies that the Popes continuing to teach the doctrine of the Church on the unlawfulness of contraception is down to a lack of "greatness of soul." At the conclusion of his interview, he says:
There was a time when I dreamed of a church in poverty and humility, one that does not depend on the powers of this world. A church that gives space to people who think outside the box. A church that transmits courage and worth, especially to those who feel belittled or like sinners. A young Church. Today I no longer have those dreams. After 75 years I have decided to pray for the Church.That is what Martini thinks of the Church today - cowardly, fat, rich, unable to help sinners, old and conventional.
My own experience confirms Pope Benedict's positive and loving appraisal that contrasts so starkly with Martini's: "The Church is alive... the Church is young." From the viewpoint of a parish priest in a country that has just legalised the creation of hybrid embryos, introduced legislation that has outlawed the work of Catholic adoption agencies, and looks set to introduce sex education for five year olds and compel the Church to go along with it, I can't recognise Martini's Church that depends on the powers of the world.
As for transmitting courage and worth, and thinking outside the box, the participants at the recent Faith and Family Conference could explain to the venerable Cardinal that the Catholic Church's teaching on love, marriage and the family is courageous, counter-cultural and transmits real worth to the family that is denigrated and despised by precisely those secularist values that Martini would have the Church ape.


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Barbecue — beloved by so many — is a staple in the American culinary scene. When most of us think of barbecue sauce, we tend to think of the standard, smoky-brown substance we find on grocery store shelves. That American standard for barbecue sauce is delicious (delicious enough to merit its own spot on this list) — but sometimes it can be fun to exercise your creative side while cooking.
There are thousands of barbecue sauce variations out there just waiting to be tried. We've listed seven notable recipes below for you to try out at your next barbecue. It may surprise you to learn which variation suits you best.
1. Neely's BBQ Sauce
Every cook needs a prototypical barbecue sauce to slop on their ribs, fries, or wings. Food Network has you covered on this classic. Enjoy a mouthwatering combination of sweet, smoky, and savory flavors all wrapped up into one delicious sauce. Recipe takes an hour and 15 minutes to complete and yields 3 ½ cups.
- 2 cups ketchup
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- 5 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- ½ tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
- ½ tablespoon onion powder
- ½ tablespoon ground mustard
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Directions: In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to simmer. Cook uncovered, stirring frequently, for 1 hour 15 minutes.


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A man is expected to survive after Ogden detectives say he was shot Tuesday night.
The man was with a handful of people on the 2300 South block of Madison Avenue when two men, dressed in black, approached them, said Ogden Police Lt. Scott Conley.
The two groups started talking, but that escalated into an argument and one of the black-clad suspects allegedly drew a small-caliber handgun, shooting the victim below the shoulder, Conley said.
The suspects fled and witnesses have been uncooperative with investigators, Conley said. The suspects may have left in a blue SUV or pick-up truck; detectives are still working on identifying the vehicle.


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During my previous interview with CEO Alan Shaw, Codexis mentioned its plans to file an initial public offering (IPO) and I guess this is as good time as any.
The company announced yesterday that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to the proposed IPO.
Various news reports indicate the company's plan to raise $100m from the offering although no set date or number of shares were announced as of yet.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. will be acting as joint book-running managers, with RBC Capital Markets Corporation and Pacific Crest Securities LLC acting as co-managers for the offering.
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Codexis says it plans to use the funds from the IPO to fund working capital and corporate activities, potentially including acquisitions or increasing its production capacity.
Last week, Codexis acquired a 16.59% stake in Canadian company CO2 Solution for CDN$2m ($1.9m). The companies plan to develop and deploy CO2′s enzymatic carbon capture technology. CO2 Solution will be responsible for processes, testing and enzyme delivery systems, while Codexis responsible for enzyme development and manufacturing.
Codexis reported 2008 revenue of $50.5 million, and $58.7 million in the first nine months of 2009.The company reportedly lost $15.1 million from January to September this year.
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|hey! how about 'Marie biscuits' instead of dog ones if you must give any? gone thru what u are going thru right now, you will have some wonderful advise on this forum, but seeing that you live in Bombay, people might not know the logistics of it all. I am from Bombay too. Anyway, veg diet?! for us boiled chicken and overcooked rice with pure pumpkin worked. good luck!
|Hi, thanks for replying.. No, no fecal culture or anything.. His stools are normal, it's the vomiting I'm worried about.. He didn't have his morning meal (TOTW) so I gave him some antacid & yoghurt & rice to soothe his stomach.. seems OK for now.. hope he doesn't puke again.. I'm planning to keep him on a veg diet till he recovers.. hopefully that should work!
Sorry I really dont know. But when I was switching Kono over to a raw diet I didnt know you had to do it over a week or two. So she had diarrhea, but no vomiting. I've only seen her vomit when she was when we went in an elevator because we had to stay at a hotel. It was bad... She vomited all her food over and over until she was empty and then when I gave her water that came up, and then other times when my mom let her outside and I think she must of ate something that ate something that upset her tummy...
Did your vet do a fecal culture? Or something else?
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FYI- If you are thinking about using the Zip Zap method, RadioShack is offering the following two items:
Both for under $4 US. They are in store offers only though. I bought two today and may get more just to stock up. Hope this is useful to anyone.
I got a Cirrus high torque micro servo for about 37 bucks from a local hobby store. With two AA batteries, it hauls the solid resin BKBT rangefinder and aluminum stalk up and down with no complaint.
I have tried two different zip zaps so far. The problem I had is that the servo keeps chattering no matter what I do. If I keep the remote in its original pistol grip case with the rotary switch, it works alright. If I take the transmitter out of the case and try to replace the rotary switch with something I can fit in my gauntlet, it keeps chattering.
Since I am no electronics expert, I was about to break down and buy the hyperdyne kit, when I found a cheap RC car yesterday at KB toys. It was on sale for $3.00. The thing that caught my eye was that the remote has two momentary switches. One for forward and one for reverse.
I tore it up and hooked it up just like the zip zap and eureka!! It worked like a charm. With just two AA's it works awesome. I piggy-backed a couple of wires off of the switches on the transmitter board and conected them to the momentary switches I have in my left gauntlet flamethrower. I ran the power wires through my hose and put the 9 volt in my sleeve where my hoses connect. I also put the antenna in the hose.
So not taking into account the money I wasted on several trips to radio shack, I got this thing to work for 40 bucks.
Perfect! That's the exact same one I used for my last helmet. I wasn't able to find another for my new helmet, so I picked up a a cheapo car that had the basic left/right and forward/reverse controls. I only needed to use one of them, so I might the other to turn on the LEDs in the right gauntlet (which don't aren't on in the movie). I'll take some photos when I start installing that, which should be very soon.
Just to repeat krillindb's advice, if you go with one of the cheaper cars, be very careful and make sure you note where all the wires go. Probably best to unsolder every wire and replace it with a stronger one so you don't have one pop off all of a sudden and you don't know where it goes!
I just looked at this servo at home. It says that it needs 4.8 to 6.0 volts to work. With 2 AA or 2 AAA you only get 3 volts. I am sure that is why I can't get mine to work. As stated before by krillindb, the Zip Zap board can only take 4 volts. I can get my moter to twitch and that is about it.
So, this weekend I am off to a hobby store looking for a servo that can take with only 3 volts or get a box that will hold 4 AAA's and use them to power the servo and 2 AAA's to power the Zip Zap board.
Link to servo.
I'm new to the whole prop making, Mandalorian armor and various other prop making thing, so please bear with me. Since this is my first attempt I thought I'd start inexpensive and see if this is something I want to sink a good deal of the meager amount of money I do have into this hobby-which I seem to have more and more of...Anyway my first helmet is a "deluxe" Rubies, although I don't see much "deluxe" about it. I assume that modifications like the RF servo, cpu fan, headset/microphones etc wouldn't be feasible in the much smaller Rubies helmets and are probably more suited to the larger fiberglass helmets etc, correct? Like I said, this is all new to me so please bear with me...
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Your correct - to fit all the "gadgets" inside the helmet, you would need one of the larger ones.
but it depends on your head size - if it's small - the smaller helmets would work.
(in my case - my head is 2x the DP95 size - a bit snug - the MS3 fit's perfect and has room for my servo mech from hyperdyne - even so - the relay is about 2 mm from from head....)
I'm a pretty big guy with a head to match. My current Rubies "deluxe" helmet fits and there's a bit of room inside but very likely it won't be large enough to add everything and the kitchen sink to the helmet, as I intend to do. I even want to run a Camelback's hose from the bladder stashed inside the jet pack (along with any bulky electronics and batteries) into the helmet underneath the armor so I won't have to remove my helmet to drink...
Anyway thanks for letting me know for certain that I was correct in my assumptions about the size of my helmet. I'll sadly have to repay you all with an unending amount of questions concerning getting my Mandalorian armor and persona completed. I'd kind of like to catch some of the many conventions for Star Wars, RPG, PC games, and comics-in full Mando attire...We shall see I suppose. Thanks for your time...
I reckon this is certain proof that size "does" matter, at least in this case...
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has anyone figured out a for sure way to make this work? I have tried all methods and nothing is working.
hi guys, need some help, i attached everthing according to gator fetts suggestions and my servo moves only in one direction, once down i can't get the stalk back up. i used a sender and receiver out of an r c car, and wnated to hook it up to a high torgue servo. any help?
never mind i figured it out.
well, since this thread has been brought back from the dead, you might as well tell us what you were doing wrong and what corrected it.
well if you use a servo with those r/c cars some members mentioned that they can't get the servo to work at all or that it jitters. i encountered the same problems. that's because i assumed i would have to use the wires coming from the servo, that was the main problem. i opened the servo to gain access to the little motor inside of it, soldered two wires to it, same way as if it would be the motor in the r/c car. and bingo now the servo travels its full way in both directions smooth and without any problems. so i basically do not use the board inside the servo. i do not have full auto mode, but the servo will be installed in a way that the stalk can't go past the up position and going down you know when to stop, cause you'll see it going down.
the servo did not work because none of the r/c cars shown gave "pulses" to the servo, and the pulse wire "tells" the servo to move to the left or the right (up/down). And using the (+) and (-) wires of the servo only let the servo move in one direction.
so eliminating the supplied wires solved the problem. Hope this explains it well enough.
Besides that, I used a board from a r/c car that was advertised at 4.8 volts but it can easily take 6 volts. So the board and servo in my setup run of 6 volts, the sending unit on 9 volts.


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The Autograph Man [7] by Zadie Smith
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One might wonder what a missionary working in development was doing at the Global Baptist Peace Conference in Rome, Italy in early February. I must admit that the same thought ran through my mind when my wife first suggested that I consider attending. But, with one look at the information on the web site, I was set to go! Why? Because of one seminar which was listed: Do No Harm: Development Assistance and Humanitarian Aid in Conflict. Great, something to do with development! Right up my alley, even if I don't live in a conflict area!
After participating in this daylong seminar I knew I had made the right decision by attending. We were able to talk and share about ways in which development can, and often does, create more barriers and problems than it removes or fixes. We learned about, and worked with, a program called Do No Harm that uses a methodology which encourages aid workers and agencies to really look at the issues and items that both divide and connect communities. By looking at these 'dividers' and 'connectors', and the context in which the work is being done, steps can be taken to insure the development or aid project does not harm the community. Although I work in an area that one would not think of as a conflict area, many of the principles can be applied to my work in Bulgaria, and indeed the work of all missionaries in whatever capacity they serve. The workshop provided me with tools to look at issues and situations which could potentially divide a community in which I am working. At the same time, I can use the process to identify situations which could also bring the community together.
The Do No Harm seminar was just the beginning of a wonderful week. I was also able to attend four half-day workshops on various topics dealing with peace, justice and compassion. One workshop that really got me thinking was entitled Human Trafficking and War. I decided to attend this workshop because of Terry's interest in the area of human trafficking and thought I might be able to gather more information for her. The biggest surprise of this workshop was that it was a group of seven men—no women were in attendance! We discussed the influence conflict has on human trafficking, which is that it dramatically increases the incidence of trafficking for the purpose of prostitution. Wherever there are troops stationed in a conflict or as peacekeepers, unscrupulous "businessmen" will find ways of trafficking women in to fill the demand for prostitutes. For example, the war in the Balkans and the situation in Kosovo in the 1990's, dramatically increased the business of trafficking in Eastern Europe, with many of the trafficked women coming from Bulgaria. Our conversation then turned to what we as Christian men can, and should, be doing to face this issue. The issue of demand must be confronted in dealing with human trafficking for the purpose of prostitution. While not an easy task, it is one we as men of faith must face to help eliminate this modern form of slavery.
Yet, as great as the conference was, the greatest gift I was given is one I did not know I needed. Through the worship, the music, the workshops, the opportunity to reconnect with International Ministries' colleagues and to meet other colleagues for the first time, God has refreshed and rekindled my Spirit in ways I cannot describe or explain. One evening as I reflected on events of the day, the following verses from the Gospel of Matthew came to me and spoke words of encouragement. May you, too, find encouragement in the words of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
'Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matt.11:29-30 (NIV)


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As a child I ordered my salads with just lettuce. Apparently this is called a honeymoon salad (lettuce alone, let us alone).
But eventually the honeymoon was over. I became bored of the same old bowl of lettuce with dressing. Yet I couldn't bring myself to part with this healthy dish for good. So I created new ways to keep the love alive. I introduced new ingredients, added healthy grains, topped with delicate cheeses, and just like that my heart fluttered like a new bride about to embark on her...honeymoon.
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"My Trip to Heaven" New Book from David E. Taylor
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Heaven is a very real place. It is God's desire that everyone spends eternity in it, so what is Heaven really like? Now, in this sequel, David E. Taylor shares his many different trips to heaven but mainly the "Special one" that he had in the fall of the year 2000. In this visit, Jesus Christ came into his room while he lay on the bed that night asleep and took his human soul and spirit out of his body on a glorious trip to the third heaven. While being toured by Jesus around Heaven he was afforded, being blessed by the opportunity to see and talk to some of the great men and women of our time such as: Kathryn Kuhlman, Smith Wigglesworth, Bishop C.H. Mason, and others. You will also read the important messages Jesus allowed these men and women to give him to share with His Body the Church. Most of all he was personally taken by the Lord Jesus Christ to meet with the Father God Jehovah in His throne room face to face which is one of the major and amazing highlights of this sequel to the first book. He also tells of his horrific trips to hell and his incredible life-changing experience of Jesus taking him to meet and see physically the Holy Spirit in a face to face appearance in person, which has been rare for men living on the earth today and biblical times! Jesus appeared to David E. Taylor face to face and told him, "I will appear to everyone who reads this book and hears this message, tell them this." There have been testimonies of 100's thousands of people whom the Lord has appeared to after hearing this message over the years and now even millions as the Lord have begun to appear openly before whole cities and nations notably working with David E. Taylor in every region he goes into. Your life will be changed like so many others and you will:
- Experience Jesus coming to you face to face personally
- You will learn what Heaven looks like
- Be taken by the Lord personally on a tour to see Heaven after reading this book
- Gain wisdom and insight concerning your destiniy and life's assignment here on Earth
- Meet God the Father in person
- Learn God's love demonstrated through His discipline and chastisement as a loving Father that will cause you to avoid losing your eternal life as a Christian and ending up in hell
- Learn what God's great throne room looks like and the activity that goes on there
- Learn the 8 major different levels of relationship with the Lord
Experience the ultimate intimacy with God the Father as revealed by Jesus...plus much more!
How to order:
Available at the Healing Gatherings of David E. Taylor and also from his ministry office.
To order you new book by David E. Taylor please call Joshua Media Ministries today, toll free, at:
1-877-TheGlory or 314-972-7926
Or you may send a check or money order for the total amount to:
Joshua Media Ministry
Post Office Box 1270
Florissant MO 63031
All books ordered from his office will be signed by the author.


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