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Rock Hill, S.C. – The Brevard College men's basketball team was selected ninth in the 2008-09 South Atlantic Conference Pre-Season Coaches Poll announced on Wednesday at the 2008 South Atlantic Conference Basketball Media Day hosted in Hickory, N.C.
Despite the fact that Coach Jones' squad returns 15 players from last year's team, including all five starters and Pre-Season All-SAC Second Team selection Jonathan Whitson, the Tornados rounded out the voting with 15 total points.
The Tornados will compete in their first year as full NCAA Division II and South Atlantic Conference members in 2008-09, after finishing last season with a 4-24 overall record as provisional members of the SAC.
Catawba College, who return 10 letterwinners from the 2008 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament championship team, are the pre-season favorites to win the 2008-09 regular season crown
The Indians received four first-place votes and 73 total points, edging out Lenoir-Rhyne University by one point for the top spot in the pre-season poll.
Catawba returns junior guard Antonio Houston, the MVP of the conference tournament last year. Houston was named to the preseason All-Conference first team. Rob Fields, who was second on the team in scoring last year, was named to the preseason All-Conference second team. Catawba also returns Dominick Reid, the 2008 Men's Freshman of the Year.
Lenoir-Rhyne also received four first-place votes. In the national preseason poll by DII Basketball Bulletin, the Bears start the season ranked 14th, while Catawba is ranked 20th.
The Bears shared the regular-season title last year and have won four of the last six conference titles.
Josh Rudder was named the preseason All-Conference team. Rudder is a two-time All-Conference guard and was the second-leading scorer for Lenoir-Rhyne last season. Forward Elliott McDowell was named to the preseason All-Conference second team.
Carson-Newman College is the pick to finish third. The Eagles received 55 total points. The Eagles finished third last year.
Carson-Newman returns four letterwinners from last year's team, which set a conference record for scoring average. A pair of those returnees were named to the preseason All-Conference team. Guard Jordan Dixon was named to the first team, while forward Bobby Guyton was named to the second team.
Newberry College is picked to finish fourth. Newberry received one first-place vote and 48 total votes.
Returning All-Conference pick Clemente Martin, who was second in the league in scoring last year, was named to the preseason All-Conference first team.
Mars Hill College is picked to finish fifth. The Lions received 44 points.
Mars Hill, under first-year coach Thomas Nash, returns plenty of talent from the team that advanced to the finals of the 2008 Food Lion SAC Tournament. Jamarl Glen, the team's leading scorer last year, was named to the preseason All-Conference first team, while P.J. Gore and Stoney Polite were named to the second team.
Tusculum College is sixth in the coaches poll with 41 points.
The Pioneers return preseason All-Conference first-team selection Kyle Moore, who ranked sixth in the league in assists and fifth in 3-point shooting a year ago.
Defending conference champion Wingate University is picked to finish seventh. The Bulldogs, who received 40 points, are looking to rebuild under first-year coach Brian Good. The Bulldogs return eight letterwinners from last year's championship team, including senior guard DeMario Mattox, who averaged 7.4 points a year ago.
Lincoln Memorial University is the pick to finish eighth. The Railsplitters received 17 points. The Railsplitters, under first-year coach Josh Shertz, will look to rebuild with 15 newcomers.
Brevard College rounds out the poll with 15 points. The Tornados will be competing for the SAC championship for the first time. The Tornados placed junior forward Jonathan Whitson, who averaged 18 points and 7.9 rebounds last season, on the preseason All-Conference second team.
2008-09 Men's Coaches Preseason Poll
Team (first-place) Total
1. Catawba (4) 73
2. Lenoir-Rhyne (4) 72
3. Carson-Newman 55
4. Newberry (1) 48
5. Mars Hill 44
6. Tusculum 41
7. Wingate 40
8. Lincoln Memorial 17
9. Brevard 15
Men's Preseason All-Conference
First Team
Jordan Dixon, Carson-Newman
Antonio Houston, Catawba
Josh Rudder, Lenoir-Rhyne
Jamarl Glen, Mars Hill
Clemente Martin, Newberry
Kyle Moore, Tusculum
Second Team
Jonathan Whitson, Brevard
Bobby Guyton, Carson-Newman
Rob Fields, Catawba
Elliott McDowell, Lenoir-Rhyne
P.J. Gore, Mars Hill
Stoney Polite, Mars Hill


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New research finds that wind farms actually warm up the surface of the land underneath them during the night, a phenomena that could put a damper on efforts to expand wind energy as a green energy solution.
Researchers used satellite data from 2003 to 2011 to examine surface temperatures across as wide swath of west Texas, which has built four of the world's largest wind farms. The data showed a direct correlation between night-time temperatures increases of 0.72 degrees C (1.3 degrees F) and the placement of the farms.
"Given the present installed capacity and the projected growth in installation of wind farms across the world, I feel that wind farms, if spatially large enough, might have noticeable impacts on local to regional meteorology," Liming Zhou, associate professor at the State University of New York, Albany and author of the paper published April 29 in Nature Climate Change said in an e-mail to Discovery News.
PHOTOS: Wind Power Without the Blades
Analysts say wind power is a good complement to solar power, because winds often blow more strongly at night while solar power is only available during daytime hours. But Zhou and his colleagues found that turbulence behind the wind turbine blades stirs up a layer of cooler air that usually settles on the ground at night, and mixes in warm air that is on top.

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Wherever you are I pray surf be with you, wherever you go, I pray surf to surround you. Whatever you do, I pray surf to fill your heart because you deserve every good surf session mother ocean can hold. Lets us pray for waves!
Was hoping to see maybe a 1.5 foot bump so i could paddle out on my log and get rid of some anxiety.
I was extremely disappointed.
That's why Duck season is during the winter! Can't surf, might as well well go fire off a few rounds over the bay!
Word man... Sh*t sucks :( just got a new lost mini driver too and want to take her out, anxiety is building! Wish I was going on a trip...Hope you get some gnarly barrels man!
Get a carver skateboard with the C7 truck.. finally got my hands on one (the resin) and it is great for these flat spells..
Get a deal on living social for a massage (from a hotty) because we aren't getting stress relief from the surf...
Looky -looky what I just saw.. Could be a good south swell..
Weds. High of 52F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 10 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy with rain. Fog overnight. Low of 43F. Windy. Winds from the SSW at 30 to 35 mph. Chance of rain 80% with rainfall amounts near 1.4 in. possible.
Overcast. High of 52F. Breezy. Winds from the WNW at 15 to 25 mph.
looks like were going to go another week of flat surf :(
Swellinfo and Magicseaweed both say flat but surfline says that wednesday is going to be 2-3 and thursday like 3-4ft and friday 2-3. i dont know if theres a swell coming but we would know by now from swellinfo and looks like surfline didnt update they forecast in a few days and will change it to flat.


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Sasha finds Swifty's stripes and Gwyneth's suitcase in LifeStyle
#getmoneybitch Halle Berry edition (Dlisted)
Francis Bean bought out her ma (The Superficial)
Are we supposed to lose our sh-t over cell phone baby photos now? (Just Jared)
Megan Fox's lazy ad shot in some kind of hotel room (Hollywood Tuna)
See? Cameron Diaz needed a Gwyneth Paltrow pep talk (Pop Sugar)
The Family Taylor hates Lindsay Lohan (Cele|bitchy)
The cards say Kim Kardashian is pregnant (Celebedge)
They sang 1D on Glee (Towleroad)
First look: Scarjo as Janet Leigh (Pink Is The New Blog)
Super cute outfit on Amy Poehler (Go Fug Yourself)


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The Library has a number of group study rooms to make collaboration before the big test or presentation a breeze. However, at the end of the semester, and especially during exam week, the 26 group study rooms we have fill up quickly.
Here are some tips to avoid the stress of the end of the semester crunch:
Book a group study room ahead of time. During this busy, busy time, there will be no room for "walk ins" so a reservation is a must. Here's the link: http://tinyurl.com/d86l8ewBe [1] patient with folks leaving a little late or arriving a little early for their booking... everyone is stressed so be kind in the transition.If you have any difficulty with groups vacating the rooms at their appointed time, please come to the Main Circulation Desk for assistance and ask to speak to a manager. We will assist you with the transition.
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text: The Pop-up Flea takes place once a year, in the heart of New York City. Putting tons of amazing American heritage brands together in the same room and allowing people to come see, touch, and try on their products. When you're spending good money on an item, you want to make sure it fits right, and it feels right – this is what is so great about the flea. I missed out last year, so I told myself I wouldn't make the same mistake again. The trip was totally worth every penny. Shaking hands with some of the guys who inspired Simple Threads was really great. Enjoy the photos.


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Military tradition of sea burials dates to the 1400s, Navy says
Robert Beeman won't have a grave marker or tombstone to honor the memory of his mother, a Navy veteran.
But he could stand on the shore of Virginia Beach and cast his gaze on the Atlantic Ocean, Cheryl L. Beeman's final resting place.
"Since the time I can remember, all she would say is, 'I want to be buried at sea.' I'm OK with that. I know that's what she wants," the West Deer man said. "I'll know what latitude and longitude she was buried at, so anytime I go to the beach, I can say that I'm seeing her."
The Environmental Protection Agency says about 2,700 Americans were buried at sea each year from 2008 through 2010, the latest figures available. Only about 1 percent of those burials involved a body and casket; the others were cremated remains, or cremains.
Cremains must be deposited in the sea at least 3 miles from shore under EPA regulations. Bodies and caskets must be the same distance from shore and at least 600 feet deep. Caskets must be weighted and drilled with holes to ensure that they sink.
The Navy said it conducted 1,053 sea burials in 2012, and 967 by late December last year. The Navy and Coast Guard, and private companies that perform the service, must report burials to the EPA within 30 days.
Sea burials date to at least the 1400s, the Navy said, as a standard part of Nordic burial rites. The Navy and Coast Guard perform services with full military honors for veterans, including a three-round volley and the playing of "Taps." They do not charge for the service.
People seek such burials for many reasons, including that "the veteran felt a kinship to the ocean after service," or the family didn't pay for a grave site, said Dana Swope, Navy and Marine Corps Mortuary Affairs branch head.
Cheryl Beeman, 67, of West Deer died on Nov. 26. Her body remains in Schellhaas Funeral Home in Bakerstown, awaiting a call from the Navy. After that, the funeral home has two weeks to transport the body to Norfolk before a Navy vessel departs port. The call may not occur for months.
The Navy does not allow families to attend services because the warship usually remains out to sea for six to nine months on deployment.
"I think it'll be neat that they're doing (the burial) on an actual maneuver, on a warship," Robert Beeman said.
The warship will fly the flag that adorned Beeman's casket for a day and return it to her family. The Navy provides photos of the ceremony and the burial location.
The Coast Guard sometimes allows families to attend a service, though that's rare, said Chief Petty Officer Jennifer Foley.
Although national statistics for Coast Guard burials were not available, Foley said, the Coast Guard's District 1, which covers the Northeast, conducts 10 to 20 burials a year.
The Coast Guard allows casket burials only in rare instances, because its vessels are not equipped to hold a coffin in refrigeration.
The EPA sets regulations to avoid problems such as one in September 2010, when a body surfaced near a South Florida beach.
News reports said the family of Scott Lasky, 48, who died of Lou Gehrig's disease, honored his dying wish to be buried at sea by placing his body on dry ice, driving from South Carolina to Florida and then riding a boat about 4 miles out from shore before placing his body in the water. Wrappings and weights on the corpse came undone, and a fisherman found the body when it surfaced.
It wasn't clear whether authorities charged the family with any offenses.
Bill Vidonic is a Trib Total Media staff writer. Reach him at 412-380-5621 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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SNOHOMISH — Logan Baker went 2-for-4 with two RBI and Snohomish scored five runs in the fourth and sixth innings to win the Wesco 4A North game. Tanner Arrington and Julio Gionet each added two hits for the Panthers.
At Snohomish H.S.
Tanner Arrington, Russell Crippen (7) and Ben Johnston. Ryan Walker, Tyler Bradford (6) and Josh Schempp. WP—Arrington. LP—Walker. 2B—Arrington. Records—Snohomish 6-1 league, 7-3 overall. Arlington 4-3, 5-4.


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Best Of :: Sports & Recreation
Kids love to paint but, as a rule, they're a bit less interested in cleaning up — which provides a great opportunity for a lesson about personal responsibility. Or maybe just take them to Play. At this Mid-Wilshire spot, you can walk in off the street, plunk down $10, and within moments your kid is painting. When he finishes one portrait, the teacher will gladly bring another blank page. And another, until he gets bored with the whole idea and decides he wants a snack. All the cleanup is done by trained professionals. Play also has music classes and plenty of toys to keep everybody occupied. 5814 W. Third St., Mid-Wilshire. (323) 988-1189, play-losangeles.com. —Gene Maddaus
The hike through the Old Los Angeles Zoo at Griffith Park is like traipsing through a lost episode of The Addams Family. Hikers can ascend to its twisted, metal ruins, dating to 1912, making these remains of lion's dens and monkey cages almost ancient by Los Angeles standards. You begin by parking near the creepy carousel straight out of Something Wicked This Way Comes. Along the way, it may give you a chill to come across the many inhumane little cages old-timey folks thought were nice homes in which to keep the beasties. Sites like ModernHiker.com will help you plot your course so you know exactly where to go and what to bring. The full hike can cover up to three miles and take as long as two hours. For those with a less adventurous spirit, simply visit the old bear habitat off the grassy knoll. Today it's a picnic area. Griffith Park Drive, Griffith Park, 90027. (323) 913-4688, trailhead coordinates: 34.13527, -118.286357. laparks.org/dos/parks/griffithpk. —Erin E. Maxwell
One of the greatest things about living in L.A. is how easy it is to get out of L.A. Nearby beach getaways and ski excursions abound, but on the list of easy weekend trips is the often overlooked, but delightfully charming, mountain village of Idyllwild. Nestled among pine trees and home to an abundance of log cabins, it's just a couple hours east of Los Angeles, though you feel as if you're much farther north. Idyllwild is the perfect place for the ambitious outdoorsman, the California sophisticate or the chilled-out hippie. You can hike, rock-climb and mountain-bike, as well as shop the unique boutiques, go wine tasting and enjoy good dining in the town square. But there's also a vibe here, something that tells you you've found the good life. Ask the local folks, and many will tell you how they came to Idyllwild for a visit — and never left. After one weekend, you start to see why. idyllwildtowncrier.com. —Ali Trachta
"Ain't no shame in the block!" shouts yoga instructor Henry McMillan at Hollywood Power Yoga to practitioners making modifications. Serene as students may feel in Downward Dog, McMillan keeps the vibe upbeat. "It's a yoga party," he says. "It's important that people have fun and feel good." What McMillan achieves is an atmosphere that's somehow tranquil and peppy at the same time. In a word: namaste! There are no bogus sounds of the rainforest pumping through the speakers. Instead, artists like Robyn, Empire of the Sun and M83 are the soundtrack here. But lighthearted as the energy may be, the workout is serious. Like any good party, the movement is nonstop, and in no time, the air is thick with sweat. But if you need a break, McMillan says, just kick it in Child's Pose. Party on, yogis. 1310 N. Wilton Place, Hlywd. (323) 871-4088, hollywoodpoweryoga.com. —Ali Trachta
What's better than smashing a frenemy in the gut with a hard-hitting power throw during a rip-roaring dodgeball game? Knowing that doing so is helping to better the community in which you play. The recreational (yet fiercely competitive) WeHo Dodgeball league started up a little more than a year ago, and players have flocked to its courts to get their game on. But they've also found themselves part of an organization that's serious about giving back. League founder Jake Mason says, "Our fundamental belief is that WeHo Dodgeball is not only a community itself but a large part of the local community." That's meant collecting a U-Haul van's worth of clothing for the Gay & Lesbian Center, raising money for AIDS Project L.A., spearheading a toy drive for the West Hollywood Sheriff's station and hosting a fundraiser "open gym" for AIDS Walk. All that and a chance to win a trophy? Sign us up. West Hollywood Park, 647 N. San Vicente Blvd., W. Hlywd. (323) 638-4225, wehododgeball.com. —Ali Trachta
If you're into being fit but looking for something a lot more adventurous, try Cirque School L.A. fitness classes, which work every part of your body combined but offer far more excitement than a spin class ever could. Aerial Fitness gets you in shape while getting upside down. If you're not up for the aerial route, try an AcroFit ground class. There's also a 90-minute stretch class that safely increases your flexibility no matter your current range of motion. The staff at Cirque School L.A. is prepared to train anybody, regardless of current fitness state and goals. Classes are small, and tasks are tailored to each student, so it never becomes routine. If you haven't been able to commit to a fitness plan, or if your current workout regimen is more regimen and less gratification, don't despair. Join the circus, or at least Cirque School L.A. 5640 1/2 Hollywood Blvd., Hlywd. (424) 226-2477, cirqueschoolla.com. —Diamond Bodine-Fischer


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I was trying to get the announced nvidia-drivers from the remote-exploit repository using apt-get (I got BT4 pre Final).
The package is called "backtrack-nvidia"
Everything seemed to go the usual way, when at the end of the installation process it stopped and gave me the following output
This occured when it tried to install the package "nvidia-drivers".Code:subprocess dpkg returned error code (1)
I googled it, and found some things, but there the problem was low disk space, that's definately not the case with me!
I also tried to re-install from live-cd (about 4-5 times) and then used different approaches in the update-process...
I just can't find any clues on how to fix this error..
I also tried:
since this seemed to fix the dpkg in another problem (read that when I was researching the problem). In my case this didn't solve it either..Code:dpkg-reconfigure -a
Now everytime I decide to try again, apt-get won't work (only the update works) and it tells me to run it using
When I tried that, same Error occured.Code:apt-get install -f
I also thought this might be a apt error so I tried aptitude as well with the same errors..
I feel really lost now... Any clues or help would be greatly appreciated.
My Hardware:
Dell D830 Notebook
Nvidia Quadro NVS Series (notebook) 140M
Well since no one had an idea yet, I've decided to post more of my output in here..
If I am using the apt-get as root (and not be running X!) it should be able to overwrite the file in the above output.. (As far as I figure it)..Code:Unpacking nvidia-driver (from .../nvidia-driver_185.18.08-bt4_i386.deb) dpkg: error processing /var/cache/archives/nvidia-driver_185.18.08-bt4_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite /usr/include/GL/gl.h' , which is also in package mesa-common-dev Processing triggers for man-db ... Error were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/nvidia-driver_185.18.08-bt4_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
So has anybody any ideas or hints now?
I have now tried to move the file which was unable to be overwritten to a different location. Tried to fix it again using the "apt-get install -f" and still had the same error.
Then I figured maybe the package mesa-common-dev could be removed prior to the installation of the nvidia-driver, but how can I "clean" apt-get? It tells me I need to take care of the nvidia-driver problem first.
Last try was to "touch" a new gl.h into the directory and still I had the same error...
I'm going in a new direction (tried to "think outside the box"). I reinstalled bt4 to my harddrive to fix my apt-get. Now I will try to compile some older drivers first and then do a new update (so hopefully, it will be replaceable by the backtrack-nvidia drivers).
I'll keep posting my results, if someone has and idea tho, feel free to suggest.
Turns out I ran into some more trouble when trying to compile any packages... It tells me the kernel-headers are missing...
I googled than and found a post refering to this on this forum:
So now I'm on this problem...
While doing some more research I found someone with similiar error in the dpkg:
*Hope this will help someone with the same errors*
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When dpkg returns errors while updating/installing something on the system, this means the file can't be overwritten. In most cases you can solve this problem if you just move the file away and try again!


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DETROIT — Because Ford needs to keep up with Americans' appetite for new cars and trucks, the company will add 200,000 vehicles of annual capacity, and get another 40,000 vehicles by cutting the traditional two-week summer shutdown in half.
Getting more production from fewer plants reduces manufacturing costs and Ford's break-even point, but it's only possible with flexible labor contracts with its unions and with equipment that can run almost around the clock with little down time for maintenance.
The company expanded its annual North American capacity by 400,000 vehicles last year, a move that has helped it keep pace with a 13 percent increase in its U.S. sales for the first four months of this year.
"That's more capacity (added) than (I've seen) in my 35 years in the business, that is being added in a very short period of time," said Jim Tetreault, head of Ford North America manufacturing. "We have F-Series plants that are going to produce 320,000 annually."
Plants in Flat Rock, Mich.; Chicago; and Kansas City, Mo., have increased production of Explorer, Fusion and F-Series pickups.
As a result, Ford will add 3,500 jobs this year – part of the commitment in the 2011 UAW contract for 12,000 additional workers by 2015. Most will be hired for a second shift at Flat Rock to make more Fusions and in Kansas City to make more F-150s and the new Transit commercial van. Tetreault said Ford has almost reached 75 percent of its jobs commitment.
"Ten years ago, we ran plants on two 8-hour shifts a day, and when times were good we ran 10-hour shifts and eight hours on Saturday," Tetreault said, but 58-hour weeks put a lot of wear and tear on people and equipment, not to mention substantial overtime in their checks.
Now Ford uses three or even four crews to keep a plant running 120 hours a week. Tetreault said powertrain plants can run 141 hours a week.
"We had to learn to design production equipment that could run that many hours a week," he said.
Workers will have less time off this summer with 20 of 31 plants closing for one week. Those where production stops for a second week need time for model changeover, including next-generation pickups and the new Mustang.
General Motors is launching several key vehicles, but doesn't rely on traditional summer shutdowns to prepare plants. Instead it uses "rolling changeovers" that keep the lines running, Mark Reuss, president of GM North America, said Monday.
To meet demand of popular products including some Jeeps and the Viper, Chrysler's Toledo North facility in Ohio and its Jefferson North and Conner Avenue facilities in Detroit will not take any time off in July, according to spokeswoman Jodi Tinson. Other plants will only have a single week off. Engine, stamping and all but one transmission plant will work without a break as well.


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Walk onto just about any jobsite and you're likely to find a tool that won't be on any shelf in any store. It's a tool of invention, born of necessity and forged by a blowtorch or welding iron in someone's shop, or held together with bailing wire or duct tape from the trailer. It's a one-of-a-kind solution to a singular problem on an anywhere jobsite. Chances are, that's as far as it will go.
But then there are guys like Larry Martin, a railwork carpenter who fashioned a new tool that takes the guesswork out of staircase layouts. Or Stephen Gass, a former patent attorney and lifelong woodworker with a Ph.D. in physics who used a hot dog to stop a saw blade in 10 milliseconds.
These inventors, and many more like them, have expanded their ideas for new and better tools from a single jobsite or weekend shop to the cusp of commercial availability. Universally optimistic despite odds that are historically against them, they pursue dreams of financial security, a better life, and a lasting legacy.
Inspiration and Perspiration
The fact is, less than 3 percent of the 350,000 patents issued last year by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, much less those imagined on a lunch break or lashed together on a tailgate, ever made it to the market. Even fewer will recoup the money their inventors have invested.
Tough odds, however, are hardly a detriment to tool inventors. "I've never been able to work it where I sell an idea to someone who'll pay me or make money for me," says Brian Giffin, who has three tools in various stages of retail availability. His Jack Rabbit combination drill-screw bit, for instance, is currently waiting for an infusion of cash to help push it into the mainstream marketplace.
Giffin and others like him have realized that inspiration for a new tool is about 1 percent of a long and arduous process. "The amount of time and documentation is amazing," says Martin, who licensed his AccuMark tool to L.J. Smith, a national stair parts supplier. "There were moments I thought, 'I don't need this aggravation.'"
Gass, in fact, quit his job as a patent attorney to apply his woodworking passion and doctorate in physics full time to SawStop, a finger-sensitive brake system for power saws. "Our original plan was to license the technology [to saw manufacturers], not create a new tool company," he says. After three years pursuing that plan without success, Gass has been meeting with potential investors and manufacturers to help launch a line of SawStop-equipped power tools.
A Long and Winding Road
Regardless of its inspiration, a new tool idea must weave its way through several stages of refinement, drawings and prototypes, patent protection, frustration and hope, and pursuit of partners, investors, lenders, potential customers, engineers, licensees, and manufacturers, among others, on its way to the shelves. "It's an unbelievable process," says Martin.
When a sub approached Harold Rodenberger with an idea for a one-man panel-lifting device, the Seattle-area contractor's first inclination was to contact a patent attorney. With a provisional patent secured at a cost of about $80, Rodenberger and his inventor-partner, Jan Urbanovic, have one year to apply for a full patent while pursuing manufacturers or entrepreneurs to buy their Lever-Lift tool.
Most inventors follow the same path of pursuing patent protection before exposing their idea to others, especially manufacturers, and developing market awareness and demand while refining their inventions.
With patents pending, for instance, both Gass and Giffin exhibited and demonstrated prototypes of their respective tools at national hardware shows to boost exposure and interest, while Martin hired an engineer to build a prototype.
Robert Davies, a framing contractor who invented a set of aluminum racks to hold a flat stack of plywood on a pitched roof, drafted a usage manual and product labeling in addition to finding a source for remnant aluminum stock, leveraging land holdings for investment cash, shooting a promotional video, and launching a Web site. "I've built up a network of sources after six years of doing this," he says.
False Starts with Manufacturers
Attracting the interest of manufacturers is arguably the most wearisome leg of the journey. "It took six months just to get a reply from [one tool manufacturer], and that was with a patent," says Martin, who then spent two years negotiating with L.J. Smith for a licensing agreement.
Gass went back and forth with a major power saw manufacturer for more than a year before the company told him it wasn't interested, and he has demonstrated the SawStop at trade shows and in boardrooms to almost every other tool maker. "As a safety feature, we got a lot of attention early, but it ultimately made it harder to sell," says Gass, largely because of product liability issues and high retooling costs required to incorporate his idea into existing lines of power saws.
Economic viability, in fact, is one of three initial criterions that Barbara Davis, inventions coordinator for Black & Decker and its DeWalt affiliate, looks for first among the substantial number of tool ideas submitted to the company every year. "In addition to novelty and some relation to our core business, an idea has to be economically viable," she says.
Out of a thousand submissions, Davis says, perhaps 100 get a second look, with 10 or so moving on to one of the company's tool development teams and one or two of those entering negotiations for a licensing, buy-out, or royalty agreement with their inventors. "It's a pretty steep fallout, but it does happen," Davis says.
Asking for Help
Despite independence matched only by their persistence, most of these and other tool inventors have not embarked on the journey to commercial availability alone. Gass, for instance, took two other patent attorneys with him to develop SawStop, while Davies is looking for a CFO-type to manage the financial end of his High-Jax venture, and he took on a partner to run his framing business so he could focus on the invention. "If you're in a position where you don't have the time, funds, or ability to communicate, you need to find someone to do it for you," Davies says.
Licking their collective chops for such an opportunity are myriad invention submission consulting firms. Often criticized for their willingness to take on any crackpot idea for a few hundred bucks' fee--with much more out-of-pocket as their services mount--such companies represent thousands of inventors nationwide. "People want to take their idea to market and are looking for options and to learn about the process," says Melinda Miller, an associate with Invention Submission Corp. (ISC) in Pittsburgh.
In its brochure and other printed and online materials, ISC reports that 55 of its 5,681 paying clients between 1999 and 2001 received licensing agreements for their inventions, while 15 (a mere one-third of 1 percent) have received more money than they paid to ISC. "We're realistic about the length of the process and the potential for payback," Miller says.
Eschewing such pursuit of his product and his pocketbook, Martin instead joined a local inventor's association chapter, where he can get free advice from invention veterans and network with vendors, consultants, and others. "It's by far the most valuable resource I found," he says.
With ideas that have the potential to save time, money, and even human flesh on the jobsite, none of these inventors have yet to earn back even close to what they've invested in their respective ideas to date.
Far from discouraged, however, they look for rewards in addition to a financial windfall. "We've spent more than a million dollars, not counting our time, but it'll be worth it if this product is on every power tool in five years," says Gass. "This is important enough technology that should be out there."
Money, of course, still drives most inventors, but those who have gone through the wringer come out a bit more realistic, if still hopeful.
While Rodenberger and Urbanovic wait for a white knight to buy their idea, Giffin hopes to rekindle the Jack Rabbit with an investor or have a marketing score akin to getting tool guru Norm Abram to use it on The New Yankee Workshop. "I've never encountered a buyout option on any of my ideas," Giffin says. "My goal has always been to make money with it."
It's a vision shared by tool manufacturers. "The ultimate question is, how do you convince a potential buyer that your idea is better than all the others and will help them make money?" says Rodenberger. "It's like getting them to buy a lottery ticket."
(Editor's note: For more invention resources, see Inventors' Resources.)
Rich Binsacca is a freelance writer from Boise, Idaho.


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Etowah, N.C. - The Brevard College men's golf team, led by freshman Parker Lewis' three-round score of 225, finished seventh in the 2010 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference tournament.
Lewis finished tied for 16th in the tournament, firing a team-low 69 for the tournament in the third round of play to lead the Tornados.
Joshua Davis finished with a three-round score of 230 to finish in 27th as the Tornados finished the tournament with a team total of 922.
Thomas Rennie and Thomas Bush were in the top 35 in the tournament as Rennie carded a 238 and Bush finished with 241, while Michael Stamper rounded out the group with a 242.
Lincoln Memorial won the men's tournament with a three-day score of 873, while Daniel Stanley from Newberry College won the individual overall title with a three-round score of 216, even par.


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A state-chartered credit union is a nonprofit, member-owned cooperative financial institution incorporated to encourage thrift among its members, create a source of credit at a reasonable rate and provide an opportunity for members to improve their economic and social conditions. The Department encourages the formation of new Illinois state-chartered credit unions and is an active participant in the chartering process. The initial step in organizing a credit union is completion of an application to the Credit Union Section. The Department and credit union organizers then discuss compliance with common bond requirements, the economic viability of the proposed credit unions, and the development of a projected budget for first year operations. Following a favorable investigation of these areas, the proposed new credit union will draft a statement of incorporation, adopt standard bylaws, and provide the Department with a commitment letter providing share insurance from either the National Credit Union Administration or American Share Insurance, Inc. The Director of the Department holds approval authority for the granting of new charters.
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There are still a handful of tickets left for tonights sold out game at the Rose Garden! These tickets need a home! (Oh, and you can also buy them for non-Multnomah buddies too!)
Here's our original post about this exciting event:
Come to the 3rd Annual Multnomah Night with the Blazers. (This time we're giving away a free tote-bag too!)
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- The Alumni Department is sponsoring an Multnomah Blazer Night
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- Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
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Watching the Forecast: Ag interest rates may soon rise
If you are an agribusiness leader, you have many variables to consider in today's market. Weather patterns spanning across the too wet/too dry continuum continue to baffle producers. Grain and commodity prices have started to gain strength, and both are up from recent levels but are still below the highs of the past several years. And land prices continue to hold‡ (for now) at historically high levels in many areas of the country.
These factors are all important, but there is one other variable that may be the most important when planning for your financial future: interest rates. With historically low rates currently being offered for operating lines of credit, as well as some floating rate‡ term debt financing that has been put in place during the last four to five years, it's important to remember that interest rates can change as fast and dramatically as corn prices.
As the American economy improves and the Federal Reserve Bank‡ looks at beginning to ease its securities purchasing‡, the stage is set for a return to "normal" interest scenarios during the next couple of years. As that happens, producers with large floating rate exposure can expect to see their interest expense double or even triple during that same time frame. The range between fixed‡ and floating rates will also expand, returning to levels similar to those before the financial crisis. When that happens, borrowers with only floating rates will be at the mercy of the financial markets in terms of controlling their interest expense.
Reviewing your balance sheets and future cash flows now – with an eye toward the next several years – can both produce large potential interest expense savings and protect against possible loan repayment challenges. As you look ahead, here are four steps to better financial planning:
- Review your current debt and forecast projected debt levels for the next four years. Include your amounts, repayments required, current rates, and most importantly, whether your rates are fixed or floating.
- Optimize how you use your fixed assets (land or equipment) for securing the minimum level of total debt anticipated each year. This should be done regardless of whether it is presently for revolving‡/working capital‡ lines or fixed assets.
- Determine your available cash flow for debt service‡ during the next four years.
- Structure new fixed-rate debt now by using a conservative debt service coverage ratio‡ (1.3 to 1 or greater).
By fixing rates now, with proper use of fixed assets as collateral, and carefully forecasting future operational cash flows, you can effectively lock in today's historically low rates, save tens of thousands of dollars or more in interest expense, and be far better prepared to manage other variables that may come into play.
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Kenny Chesney To Play Free Concert In Florida
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Kenny Chesney is bringing his new music to the stage. The country superstar posted a short video about his upcoming free show early Thursday morning.
While there's no cost to get in to the Pensacola, Florida venue, fans needed to register for special wristbands for admission. Alabama's AL.com says computer problems caused a bit of a delay in the process, but once things were up and running, the wristbands were gone in a matter of minutes.
The August 16th show at the Flora-Bama is Kenny's only scheduled concert so far this year.
Chesney's next album, The Big Revival, will be released five weeks later, on September 23rd. The disc features Kenny's latest single, "American Kids."
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No setting seems more appropriate for exploring the ecology of regional design—the theme of the AIA 2011 Convention—than New Orleans, where Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf oil spill have combined to bring climate, energy, and sustainability to the epicenter of the architectural conscience.
The convention's slate of speakers opens this year with a keynote by Thomas Friedman, three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and The New York Times foreign affairs columnist. Friedman has written extensively about how we live in a new "energy-climate era" that will require clean-technology breakthroughs and infrastructure investments. Regional design approaches are a major ingredient in building the type of green economy critical for sustaining economic growth that Friedman advocates in his latest book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded.
While New Orleans can relate perhaps better than any other city to this year's theme, AIA Annual Conference Chair Marion Fowlkes, FAIA, LEED AP, principal of Nashville's Centric Architecture, believes that "regional design and ecology is important in any major city in the United States of any size."
"Most architects live and work in an urban environment—and how their hub city fits into the greater region means looking at the bigger picture, whether it's here in Nashville, where I work, or any other town," Fowlkes says. "Architects have an obligation to participate in the betterment of their own communities, and we want to lead that type of discussion in New Orleans."
The three-day learning community planned for the convention includes a wide range of sessions addressing how architects help communities work across disciplines and across geographic, cultural, and political divides to coalesce around a sustainable vision of place. The closing keynote session on Saturday will be a panel with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu in dialogue with other urban mayors, including former Honolulu mayor Jeremy Harris, about how to achieve an implementable vision for the city of the future. While Landrieu is focused on transforming New Orleans, Harris spearheaded 21st Century Oahu, a community-based visioning program where hundreds of public safety, environment, transportation, cultural, and recreation construction projects were completed while empowering neighborhoods to control their own development projects.
Another conference session, "The Master Plan for New Orleans: Livability, Opportunity, and Sustainability in the 21st Century," will showcase the intensive one-year process that involved 5,000 participants in a new master plan for the city. While many sessions draw on New Orleans, lessons learned will be applicable wherever an architect practices.
Design Salons (called Design Forums in the past) will complement topics introduced in general sessions with programs featuring recognized leaders in sustainable-community building. One Design Salon will be a conversation between Hillary Brown, AIA, LEED AP, principal of New York City's New Public Works, and Bloomberg News commentator James S. Russell, FAIA.
With more than 130 sessions, 32 preconference workshops, and 37 local tours, the convention will offer sunrise-to-sunset learning opportunities along with the return of the CE Theatre. At the heart of the Hall is L'Avenue, a 700-foot New Orleans—inspired avenue that will be the AIA's Main Street, with public spaces for interaction and education. The Tulane School of Architecture URBANbuild program, where architecture students design and produce affordable city housing, will recycle materials from L'Avenue.
With so many forward-thinking professionals on the cutting edge of design, leadership, and collaboration soon to descend on New Orleans, the city and its environs are destined to become a learning laboratory for ways to respond to and improve upon the livability, environmental quality, and identity of the regions in which architects practice. aia
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Written by Mike Singer.


text: Have you ever wanted to wear the same clothes that Kim Kardashian wears? No, not the crazy stuff Kanye makes her wear which usually consists of leather and fur, but all of the leopard print stuff that she is now selling worldwide, primarily in Sears stores, because Sears means fashion. Kim thought that Kate Middleton would be all impressed by it so sent over a bunch of free stuff to Kate. As fast as it made its way to Kate it made its way back to Kim Kardashian. Could you imagine Kate wearing anything Kim wears? Kim had no comment to the rejection but had said before that Kate would look good in it like she expected Kate to keep the stuff. Not to be deterred, Kim tried to invite Kate to tea. Kate didn't even bother to say no. Just because you made a sex tape and somehow got fame does not mean people want your stuff or are dying to have tea with you. Beyonce doesn't return your calls so why should Kate?


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I want someone to train in groundwork/takedowns/submissions with on a regular basis. I am pretty much a novice aside from some basic stuff picked up. I am writing because I have a fair bit of stand-up experience and just want to add to my knowledge.
So if you have some ground work experience and patience we could exchange ideas. If like me you are a groundwork novice we could get hold of some relevant DVD's and work from them.
I live in West London (Uxbridge-Met and Piccadilly lines) and already train with other stuff and can't really afford the money for decent ground fighting lessons. So if you are interested in meeting up once per week for this then send me a private message.


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WATCH: SUPERFRUIT's 'Evolution Of Miley Cyrus' will blow your mind
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Don't you ever say Miley Cyrus hasn't made some great pop music over the years. As demonstrated by this truly mind-blowing medley, the sometimes crazy, always cool pop diva has filled our iPods with some of the best hooks of all time.
SUPERFRUIT, comprised of Pentatonix's Scott Hoying and Mitch Grassi, deliver the best mashup extravaganza since the group's previous viral experience: The Evolution Of Beyonce. This time 'round, it's the cataclysmic Evolution Of Miley Cyrus that has our heads spinning.
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Would love to know what lil nuggets in regards to tennis retreats / camps you have here? Share away??! Anytime I can get away - I'm in.
Hi Costa, good chatting with you the other day. Sorry I had to run mid-thought.
I think Wanderlust is suggesting that you join the new group. I recommend starting a new thread in it to tell people about what you do.
Thanks Mark for the follow up. Yes, the intention is for people to join the group to find out and share about their tennis travel plans and experiences.
We got to get Costa to join so that we can start growing it.
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Hoke wrote:Shame, Shaji, but if you put together the artificial cork and the fact that Marsanne tends to oxidize fairly easily, and you've got the trouble of which you experienced. Also, I think the McDowell is intended to be quick consumption.
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Confucius Inst. launches state's first immersion charter school
The Confucius Institute at the University of South Carolina is helping to launch East Point Academy, South Carolina's first Chinese immersion charter school, which will open in August 2011.
East Point Academy, on Knox Abbott Drive in Cayce, is a state charter school that will offer instruction for 4-and-5-year-old kindergarten and first and second grades, with additional grades to be added each year. The school is accepting applications through March 21.
The mission of USC's Confucius Institute (CI), part of the university's College of Arts and Sciences, is to promote education about Chinese language and culture within the university and throughout South Carolina.
The CI has arranged for five teachers from China to serve on East Point Academy's faculty, provided Chinese textbooks and classroom materials and helped with curriculum development and teaching training.
"East Point Academy would not be possible without the support of the Confucius Institute at the University of South Carolina," said Dr. Xian Wu, a math professor and chairman of East Point's planning committee. "An immersion experience gives students the opportunity to master a language and understand another culture, which will better prepare them to live and compete in an increasingly global world."
The school anticipates an enrollment of approximately 100 students. It will follow South Carolina education curriculum guidelines. Math, science and language will be taught in Mandarin. English reading and writing will be taught by English-speaking teachers.
East Point Academy is a publicly funded school. To be eligible for public funding, students must be 5 years old by Sept. 1, 2011. Tuition is required for students younger and those participating in the 4K program. Registration, tuition and additional information about the school's curriculum and cultural offerings are available on the website: www.EastPointSC.org. Familiarity with Chinese language and culture are not required for a student to attend East Point Academy.
Parents are invited to attend one of several informational meetings being held in March. Planning committee members and faculty will be available to answer parents' questions.
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INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 1, 2006) – Indiana's I-File program received a major – and much-needed – overhaul this year. The faster, friendlier and free online program launched today, just as millions of Hoosiers have started to receive W-2 forms and to think about filing their 2005 Indiana state taxes.
"If the one-million taxpayers that filed using paper returns last year were to file electronically this year, the state could save close to $1 million in processing costs," said Department of Revenue Commissioner John Eckart. "That falls in line with Governor Daniels' charge to all of us to save taxpayers every dime possible."
Paper returns cost the state more than $1 per return to process versus only 4 cents per electronic return, Eckart said. Some states, such as Alabama, California and Connecticut have made electronic filing mandatory for some tax preparers.
"I-File also expedites the refund process," said Eckart. "On average, taxpayers who file electronically receive their state refunds within 14 days of filing."
Faster, friendlier
The revamped I-File program now features a question-and-answer format that leads the taxpayer through every step of the tax-filing process, including selecting the correct form and making payments online. Department officials estimate it takes about 30 minutes for the average taxpayer to complete the filing process.
I-File also features prefilled fields with the taxpayer's name, address and employer, as well as Web links to reference current tax booklets and tax-code explanations to help answer questions that may arise during the filing process.
Goodbye TeleFile, hello I-File
Any taxpayer that filed individual income taxes last year with the state of Indiana is eligible to use the I-File program. With the elimination of the TeleFile program, Eckart said more than 57,000 former users of that program may want to switch to using I-File this year.
Taxpayers can access the I-File program at: http://www.ifile.in.gov/
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With no enemies, the Galapagos hawks have their pick of animals to hunt.
A favorite meal is another Galapagos oddity.
The marine iguana.
The iguanas live most of their lives in and around the water.
On the rocky coast, they can dodge and take cover or make a dash for the ocean.
Big males stand their ground, too strong for even a hawk.
The real hunting opportunity comes when the iguanas leave the coast.
Once a year, females venture inland to dig burrows.
This is where they lay and bury their eggs.
And for hawks, it's a chance to gorge.
But the lizards are wary.
Their burrows double as hideouts.
Even when the hawk sinks its talons into this iguana, the fight isn't over.
The lizards are surprisingly powerful and can wriggle free from the hawk's grip.
Struggling to reach safety, one battles to reach the water.
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Fla. prison guard guilty of inmate ID thefts
Published: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 10:13 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 10:13 a.m.
MIAMI — A former corrections officer at a South Florida state prison has pleaded guilty to stealing inmate identifying information for alleged use to commit tax fraud.
Bernard Beliard pleaded guilty Tuesday in Miami federal court to aggravated identity theft and access device fraud charges. The 27-year-old Beliard faces a maximum of 12 years in prison when he is sentenced in July.
Prosecutors say Beliard used his position at the South Florida Reception Center to gain access to lists containing personal information for 805 inmates from October until January. Beliard met four times with a confidential FBI informant who said he would buy the information for use in committing tax fraud.
Authorities say Beliard accepted $9,600 for the lists. He is no longer employed at the prison.
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Hmm, really strange. I suppose you are using it in vmware or fusion.
Try this:
1. boot up you vm, login and wait 1 minute;
2. insert the ALFA (choose to connect it to the vm and not to the host computer)
3. type "dmesg" at the prompt and look what it is recognized as.
Paste the output (I think the last 10 lines should be ok)


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A woman in the midst of a miscarriage was refused an abortion and died in an Irish hospital after suffering from blood poisoning. She was repeatedly refused an abortion, eventhough it was apparently over three days that her health was failing (heart, kidney, liver failure), because the doctors could still hear the fetal heartbeat and was waiting for the miscarriage to occur. The woman was 17 weeks along in her pregnancy.
It is illegal in Ireland to have an abortion, eventhough the woman was neither Irish nor Catholic.
If a woman is pregnant, her life in jeopardy, does she have a right to termination?
In this case the fetus died the following day. If the fetus did not reach the viability stage, does it change your consideration?


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Cool interview by Phil. Could tell he almost brought the English meaning of pop to the yanks at the end though lol.
"Yeah i love fizzy... (was close to saying pop)... errrrr... Yeah i love fizzy drinks"
Must admit though fizzy drinks are my downfall.
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Can Maureen Dowd produce her friend's email?
Y'know, the one she sorta claims she received from a friend that included a passage that she used in her column, but turned out to be lifted from Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo. I say 'sorta' because so far Dowd has been incredibly unclear about the specifics that led to the obvious plagiarism. And (surprise!) her Times editors don't seem to be all interested in uncovering the facts.
To recap, after it became clear Dowd used the TPM material without attribution she emailed [1] the Huffington Post and explained [emphasis added]
josh is right. I didn't read his blog last week, and didn't have any idea he had made that point until you informed me just now. i was talking to a friend of mine Friday about what I was writing who suggested I make this point, expressing it in a cogent -- and I assumed spontaneous -- way and I wanted to weave the idea into my column.
but, clearly, my friend must have read josh marshall without mentioning that to me.
we're fixing it on the web, to give josh credit, and will include a note, as well as a formal correction tomorrow.
As Jamison noted [2] at CF yesterday, the idea that Dowd spoke to her friend and via that conversation Dowd came up with the exact same wording that TPM had used simply is not believable. What does make some sense is the idea that a friend emailed the passage to Dowd, but in the email the friend failed to explain that the passage came from TPM and Dowd simply cut and pasted it into her column thinking she was simply cribbing from her friend.
In fact, that's what Dowd seemed to suggest in an email to Michael Calderone at Politico:
Its a friend I talk to by phone and email; I just had no idea that point was josh's; josh is now credited on the web in my column and I asked [editorial page editor Andy Rosenthal] to do another formal correction. And I owe him lunch.
But, Calderone asked, does that mean it's common practice for Times columnists to simply cut and paste sections of emails into their column. Calderone asked Dowd if that's what happened; if a friend had emailed her the passage. But Dowd never responded and has not answered that simple question publicly.
Of course, if it was a friend's email that caused the turmoil, than Dowd could easily produce the electronic correspondence today and confirm her story, right? So why doesn't she do that, and why don't Times editors demand that she produce it?
On the other hand, If there was no email and if Dowd lifted that passage via a conversation, well again, that simply is not a believable explanation.
UPDATE: Despite Dowd's obvious dodge, Slate thinks [3] she's done a swell job explaining the circumstances of her mishap. Ah, life inside The Village.
UPDATE: What do y'know, the WashPost's Howard Kurtz (a media critic) also thinks what Dowd did is no big deal [4].


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London, United Kingdom
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trade with me gesus!
^^ peep that for everything.
huh? coming from gesus? :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink:Originally posted by GeSuS_KRiST@Aug 30 2005, 07:09 PM
fuck this thread
A quick 6 Labels stickers
aka.SARU
yea hug i just gotta make enough for everyone (u, chillen, stars, and ill give meekus a few) then i can wash my hands and say fuck this thread an rarely look in it
i remember when this used to be quality shit when it was just heads like me pills chillen all just kicking it talkin back and forth now this shits all about oh let me get stickers from you and you and you and you... there too much trash being posted up, so many biten characters this thread has lost its flavor awhile back, actually this whole site has fuck it all
sad but true
is that second one phallic mammary?
i never seen sick jesus sticks on here as far as i remember
alot of those jesus faces.... and those little birds.... and u use a glass or something to make a big circle....
surely the jesus image was "borrowed" from someone elses recalection?
anyways. you are right. to many trades. i set one up and i dont know if i can follow thru with the . thats how truely paranoid i am.
i dont know how u kids do i. pluss i stick mine up as soon as i make them. i cant walk around empty handed.
i like this thread. minus all the trading noize
sucks that u filled that shit inOriginally posted by Jo0key@Aug 31 2005, 02:11 AM
A quick 6 Labels stickers
one presumable paint pen dead. and countless lost braincells du to the xylene.
coulda just rocked the white from the sticka.
that in mind it looks pretty good
im sorry.
also. dude....
third, u did the ole circle charactor routinee?/.....ehh
with that in mind it still looks good.
sry ..the fill suppose to be silver, it just that my cam didnt capture it...
aka.SARU
sorry homie, i dont knowOriginally posted by K0tt0nKandyandP0psicles@Aug 31 2005, 09:03 PM
is that second one phallic mammary?
aka.SARU
THIS FUCKER HAS A GRIP OF TALENT!Originally posted by Jo0key@Aug 31 2005, 10:55 PM
yeah jookey those look sickerr than toast. sorry about my prior badgering.


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Huffington Post Blog: Our Schools Need More Strange Bedfellows
"Our Schools Need More Strange Bedfellows"
By Harriet Sanford
President & CEO, The NEA Foundation
"Getting communities more involved with their public schools can lead to strange bedfellows, like the group of motorcyclists that descended upon Littleton Elementary School in Lee County, Fla., this past holiday season.
The North Fort Myers chapter of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association motored onto campus to provide gifts, food, and other holiday assistance to the school's needy families. It was an "above-and-beyond" act of charity, but what's striking is just how the bikers and the school found each other. One of the school's teachers had won an award from the community's independent, non-profit local education foundation -- an award intended not just to honor teachers, but to get as many people in the community as possible to understand the needs faced by schools and the children they serve. ..."
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Rod5Leaving my yearly Message as well.
Jul 26 2014, 7:06 pm
Teka123Do i have to leave a hello message every year :), Hopefully you guys do remember me but if not - then think of me as just a supporter and i hope something becomes of BOE :)
Feb 9 2013, 3:46 am
Teka123It's nice to see that you occasional take a look at BOE, i'de like to say Good job on creating such a simple master piece :)
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Rod5update BoE >:O
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Teka123Rod5 you truly are Byonds.. something or other :P, your definitely very active ;)
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I have been a member of BBC (BabyCenter) for over 2 years but had to go aon for this due to MIL (mother-in-law) obsession with google. My BG is Long so i will try to pin point some of the major things and will be willing to answer questions. This may get long and i am on my phone.
My MIL (mother-in-law) and i Have huge problems. She hates me and does not hide that, unless my DH (dear husband) is around. Its all rainbows and butterflies when he is their but the second he leaves the room its all bad. anyways here are some facts about MIL (mother-in-law)
~ MIL (mother-in-law) (who is in fact SMIL but raised DH (dear husband) and his sisters from a very early age and they see it as a dis to call her any thing but mom.) Had two bio Sons and both committed suicide. The oldest DH (dear husband) never knew or meet and the other DH (dear husband) grew up with him for 6 years. He killed him self in the family bathroom, after a fight between him and his mom. DH (dear husband) and SIL#2 were thier and said the fight was because he just graduated HS the day before and didnt have a job yet. She told him he was a POS and he was dead to her (this happened a lot i guess), he went into the bathroom and killed him self.
~ MIL (mother-in-law) Makes comments to SIL#2 about "taking her leave". SIL (sister-in-law) #2 was forced to eat dinner out of a dog bowl on the floor on many occasions and made an "example of" any time any of the kids did any thing wrong. She rebelled fought a lot in school, turned Lesbian ( DH (dear husband) family was raised LDS HUGE No no), Dropped out of HS. (she has since gotten her GED, and tries hard to do right) Called CPS on MIL (mother-in-law) who in return punched the Case worker for "trespassing" was arrested and instead of jail time sent for mental evaluation and stayed in a facility for a few weeks. (MIL Denyse all of this says she went on vacation with friends, and Loves SIL#2 and doesn't understand why she hates her)
~ DH (dear husband) is MIL's "golden child" he can due no wrong
~ When she found out DH (dear husband) and i were getting married she flipped said she was going to kill her self and was sent back to the same facility for evaluation. When she got home she demanded a lunch with me. ( SIL#1 called me and asked if i wanted to go to lunch with her (SIL#1) and so i went) And used this to tell me how i was evil and not right for her son, I was to never have his kids, i was ugly blah blah and she would make sure it will never happen.
~ DH (dear husband) was deployed Through out the wedding planning and she insisted she be involved she was SHUT DOWN! She had no info train had no idea about anything :) DH (dear husband) called her at least every week and she told him lies about me cheating on him. (he said he never believed her)
~ MIL (mother-in-law) tried get my FOO to fight with her but quickly learned that wouldnt work. (My FOO is no joke, they would smash MIL (mother-in-law) if it came down to it) She tells my Gma that she is old and ugly witch lead to my Aunt #1 & #2 to flip. They never told me this until after the wedding. ugh.
~ During the wedding she protests us getting married, stands up and calls me a whore ( i was a virgin until my wedding night). We had 250 people there that night, 215 all my FOO or friends. needless to say she was removed by my uncle who is a cop and he ended up arresting her. Charges were dropped because it was DH's Moommmmmyyy. ugh
~We move accross country the next day, Through out the rest of the year i get emails saying im a cow, ugly, DH (dear husband) is cheating on me ECT, I BH everything every thing (forwarded the emails to my DH (dear husband) Of course, who would ignore them and act like he never saw them)
~ We Get our BFP!!! SO (significant other) excited. She finds out says she is going to shoot her self and spends another few weeks in the loony bin. DH (dear husband) is deployed again during this time and i get daily calls from her saying i better have a boy, She would dis own our Baby if its a girl. It better come out looking like DH (dear husband) ect. I answered some of the calls (we were over seas and caller id didnt work right) And i would put her in her place fast and hang up on her (the most disrespectful thing you can do to her ) finally i told her if i got one more call she would never see me or my child ever. FIL (father-in-law) called said she would no longer contact me.
~ MIL (mother-in-law) says shes coming for the birth i told her to have fun finding her way around and good luck getting on base. She "bought her ticket told DH (dear husband) i told him if she stepped foot near me and my Baby i was done. He told her to stay home. She TO'ed us for a few months.
~ MIL (mother-in-law) decides shes a witch (no joke) and a ghost hunter and took pictures of my DD (dear daughter) (yep had a girl ) and posts them all over these sights for curses and crap like that. I flipped blocked her from any pictures of DD. report her to the site owners and got her pictures removed. MIL (mother-in-law) found out and well took another "Vacation" calling DH (dear husband) all Through telling him i did this to her. ugh
~ I Got tired of DH (dear husband) sucking on his mommys tit told him to go live with mommy i was leaving. Packed my crap, he flipped! Said he didnt know i felt this way he would change, and he started being on my side.
~ BFP (big fat positive (pregnancy test)) #2 Planned happy as can be. this is my last child, *TRIGGER*? ( i have BAD health problems was told not to have kids at all, but i cant imagine my life with out my DD (dear daughter) and soon to be DS. The doctors have always told my gma i wont live passed 30 im mid 20's now.) MIL (mother-in-law) tells my gma shes not worried ill die soon any way. Gma flips! punches MIL (mother-in-law) in the head and gets arrested (Gma has never done anything like this before but im her "baby" and you dont screw with her baby :) charges are dropped due to DH's threat to never talk or see MIL (mother-in-law) again.
~ Im due in 10 weeks, Come to find out MIL (mother-in-law) has bought a ticket and has been calling DH's command, demanding they let her on base to see her babies.. DH (dear husband) is well liked in his command has moved up the ranks quick and is their favorite soldier, so they ignore MIL. Come to find out she has showed up at the gate to the base. ugh. we ignore her she was asked to leave.
~ DH (dear husband) is deploying for the 4th time soon after DS (dear son) is born I will be in my home state recovering due to my health problems i will be down for a while. I have to Wait until i get to home state to file a RO and i will not be really able to right way MIL, has ramped up the crazy Because i am having a boy. My FOO will protect me and my babies but man.
I will file the RO ASAP but If she sees me out and about she will try something. i know it! I will call the cops if need. This will be the first time i will be any where near her. How do i deal with the FM SIL#1 FIL? FIL (father-in-law) has done nothing he keeps her away from me. these are his first and only grandbabies he has never meet them. but can my Lo's have a relationship with out including MIL? What should i say if i run into her in public? ugh. She has been in contacted with my Mother (just as crazy as MIL (mother-in-law) but thats a whole different post) and i know my mother has told her things about my childhood MIL (mother-in-law) will try to use against me ( Abuse, neglect, ect) I just need some re assurance and advice i guess. If you made it this far thank you.
I am not hair flipping i have a date night planned and wont be back until late. any input or advice would be great.


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Los Angeles fire officials said Friday they are investigating why it took paramedic units 15 minutes to respond to a call of a 16-year-old boy who collapsed last weekend while playing soccer at Wilmington Middle School and later died.
Although privacy laws prevented fire officials from releasing the teen's name or other information, Wilmington residents and obituary and coroner records identified the boy as Jesus Alonso Zambrano, a student at Lakewood High School who lived with his family in Carson.
"It took them about 17 1/2 minutes," said Nelson Rivas, who coached Jesus' Liverpool soccer team. "Throughout the whole time I was questioning where they were. We told them it was Wilmington Middle School and that should be easy to find."
Chief Coroner Investigator Craig Harvey said an autopsy was performed Wednesday, but the cause of Jesus' death was not immediately known, pending additional testing and studies.
Fire officials said they were unable to provide many details, but noted that callers had provided multiple addresses for the field and a second unit had to be sent to provide treatment.
"We received multiple calls with conflicting addresses," said Deputy Chief David Yamahata. "As it relates to this response, LAFD resources made contact 15 minutes after the call. This was largely due to getting the wrong address."
Wilmington Middle School is at 1700 Gulf Ave. The athletic field is situated on the corner of Lomita Boulevard and Bayview Avenue.
"It's very visible," the coach said. "There's only one middle school in Wilmington. I don't know why they would be confused."
Friends said Jesus played in a few soccer leagues, often at Banning High School. On Sunday, he was playing at the middle school and became ill during his second game.
Family members were not available for an interview Friday, but friends said he suffered chest pains, walked to the side of the field, held his chest, stopped breathing and collapsed.
Christopher Rivas, the coach's son, also was playing in the game and noticed when Jesus became sick.
"He laid on the ground. It seemed like he was tired," Christopher said. "When I went toward him, he told me he was dizzy. Thirty seconds later, his eyes started rolling back a little. He started shaking."
Jesus' father performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation as the coach and other callers tried to summon the Fire Department.
"I talked to the dad and one of the parents," said family friend Socorro Gonzalez. "Apparently they said the response time was a long time."
When paramedics arrived, they immediately put Jesus on a gurney and into an ambulance, the coach said.
Jesus was pronounced dead at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Harbor City.
"A lot of us complained that it took so long for them to get there," the coach said. "Everybody is grieving. All the kids witnessed the whole event unfold. They are struggling with the whole thing. Who knows if Jesus would have been saved had they gotten there earlier?"
Yamahata did not go into details of treatment, other than to say paramedics performed normal procedures and transported the teen to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Yamahata said the delay pointed to the need for callers to the 911 system to provide accurate locations so firefighters and paramedics are able to respond quickly.
The department has been under criticism for the amount of time it takes to respond to emergency calls and for conflicting information given to the public on response times.
Earlier this month, Fire Chief Brian Cummings said part of the problem was due to several years of budget cuts that reduced the number of staff to respond to emergency calls.
Yamahata said the entire incident, from the calls to the response, is under investigation.
Gonzalez said Jesus had visited the family home in Lakewood of banda singer Jenni Rivera, who died two weeks ago in a plane crash in Mexico.
"He mentioned, `Wow, she died doing what she loved doing. I want to die that way,"' Gonzalez said.
Jesus was the oldest of his parents' four children.
"It's really, really tragic and sad," Gonzalez said. "He was a healthy kid. Active. Bike riding. Soccer. He was in love with soccer. Always wanted to play soccer. For this to happen, we're all very shocked about it."
Viewing is scheduled for noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Funeraria del Angel McNerney's Mortuary, Wilmington. Services are scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary.
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Fox anchor repeated false claim about "Nobel Prize-nominated" doctor
Research ››› ››› JEREMY CLUCHEY
Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum identified Dr. William Hammesfahr, a Florida neurologist who claims he can help Terri Schiavo, as a "Nobel Prize-nominated neurologist," despite the fact that Hammesfahr was never actually nominated for a Nobel Prize.
Hammesfahr* testified during an October 2002 court hearing on the Schiavo case that his claim to be a Nobel nominee is based on a letter written to the "Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine" by Rep. Mike Bilirakis (R-FL) recommending Hammesfahr for a "Nobel Peace Prize in Medicine." But that award does not exist (the Nobel Assembly awards separate prizes in peace and medicine), and assuming Bilirakis intended to nominate Hammesfahr for the prize for medicine, as Hammesfahr claims, the nomination is meaningless because Bilirakis is not qualified to nominate anyone for that award.
On March 21, Fox News host Sean Hannity referred to Hammesfahr as a Nobel Prize nominee eight times during a single hour-long edition of Hannity & Colmes.
In this item, Media Matters previously wrote that the Florida Board of Medicine disciplined Hammesfahr in 2003. We have subsequently learned that the board's action was reversed on appeal in 2004 by the Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal. We regret the error.
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I tend to stay inside as it's an opportunity for them to have some one-on-one Dad/Em time, and I can watch them from our big windows.
Sometimes they kick the ball around. Sometimes they draw with chalk. Em's new favorite thing is what one of them has dubbed the Magic Maze.
Per her request, Brent draws Em these relatively elaborate paths. This weekend he filled it with random drawings along the way -- some to avoid and some just because.
Once the Magic Maze was complete, they ran it again and again from start to finish.
"Daddy, I'm a dragon!"
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