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29th May 2012 11:56 PM #1
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Anger Management
I was really furious with my daughter this morning I was calling her for a hundredth
Time already and she's not responding to it, is it appropriate to show my anger on her?
30th May 2012 09:16 PM #2
I would have to say no. If you act in an angry way to your child then it is showing them that you have lost control. The parent has to stay in control. You can still tell the child that they should not be acting how they are (or in this case that your daughter should come when you call her) but I believe this should be in a calm, controlled and gentle manner. Our children learn from our behaviour - so if we get angry and loose control then they will learn it is ok to be angry. I think it's ok to feel annoyed/angry but not for this to be shown in an uncontrolled manner.
This approach is in-line with the Gentle Discipline method. Dr Sears advocates this parenting technique: here are his Five Ways Parents Can Handle Their Anger.
I know it's difficult when we are in the situation/ in a rush and our children are not behaving as we want them to but (in the long run) I believe that gentle discipline creates a much more respectful relationship between the parent and the child.
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2nd June 2012 01:59 AM #3
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Thank you on this LJ, guess I really have to learn to control my temper and be more patient with my kid.
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This is a very common situation between many parents and their children, but it can actually be easily resolved, and that doesn't mean trying to control your anger. Instead, you control the circumstances that happen BEFORE you become angry so that the anger never comes.
So in this situation, it might look like this: (I'm going to pretend your daughter's name is Maria.)
"Maria, please come here."
(Maria continues watching TV.)
When mum realizes that Maria is not moving in the direction she should go (in this case towards mum), mum goes to Maria, takes her by the hand and says, "You need to come when I call you."
Mum walks Maria to where she should have been in the first place, and then gives direction. If mum was in the kitchen, calling Maria, then mum would go to Maria, tell her she needs to come when she's called, and take her back to the kitchen before continuing the conversation or giving further direction (i.e. you need to wash your hands because we're going to have lunch).
This does two very important things.
1. It teaches the child that you mean what you say. By coming to her and training her to come to you when you call, you're showing her that you're not going to let her continue to watch TV, or play, or simply ignore your direction.
2. It short circuits any escalating frustration which eventually turns to anger, losing control, and shouting at the child, which doesn't do what you want it to do anyway. Shouting may get her to stop what she's doing for the moment, but the next time, she will go back into her old pattern of not coming when called.
You may need to do this consistently for a week, or so, but eventually she will come when she is called if she knows that there will be consequences if she doesn't. You can choose what those consequences will be, but disciplining in love is far better than disciplining in anger and that's what will happen when you don't have to call your daughter more than once. If you find yourself calling her more than once, stop and take action by going to her, taking her hand, and leading her to where you want her to be. If she throws a tantrum you can deal with that (do a search on this forum for tantrums).
Also, something I've used effectively has been to count to 3. I'll say, "One, Two, Three", and the child knows that there will be consequences if they are not here by 3. Some professionals suggest avoiding this technique because it trains the child not to move right away (they can wait until 2), but it has worked for me at times.
Give it a try and let us know if it helps you to not get to the point of being angry because you had to call her 100 times (you should never have to call her more than once).
Warm regards,
10th September 2012 03:34 AM #5
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A Sympathetic Mum
You know, there comes a time in many mum's lives when they are so frustrated with their children that they just do not know what to do. I have a nine year old who consistently knows exactly what to do to make me upset or angry. He sets his mind to doing it sometimes!
One of the things I find (from my own personal experience) is that the less you show of your frustration or anger, the better. I have done much research on how to handle myself, and what to do so that it does not show through to the children. Maybe you could just take a deep breath when the situation arises, and quickly tell yourself to remain calm. That's one of the things I do, and it helps a great deal.
Just remain calm at all times--and make that your general rule. If the little ones see how upset they are making you, it gives them a sense that they are controlling the situation. And as the mum--we are the one to be in control. One thing that helped me was watching old episodes of "Super Nanny" or "Nanny 911". It showed me (in a visual context) just how to handle these situations.
I hope that things are going better for you, if you need a friend, I am here. I do understand.
10th September 2012 05:51 AM #6
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Emily had some good insight. Another thing I heard the Director of a preschool share, was that you should count to 10 before reacting, as this gives you time to respond rather than react.
Hope this helps,


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Nothing quite matches the experience of viewing a total eclipse of the Sun. Whether it's the black disk of the Moon set against the ghostly, pearly white corona, the solar prominences like pink rubies on the lunar limb, or the spectacular diamond-ring effect bursting forth, the image of an eclipse remains forever etched in a viewer's mind.
The human eye is superb in its ability to discern and resolve a wide range of brightnesses and details during an eclipse — from the diaphanous, faint wisps of the outer corona to the fine, hairlike structures in brilliant prominences. However, with the advent of high-speed, ultrafine-grain film and high-resolution video cameras, it's an ethereal scene almost anyone can capture using only modest equipment.
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The type of camera lens you should use depends mainly on what you want to record. For wide-angle shots of the sky with a film camera, a standard 50-millimeter lens is all you need. Although it gives only a minuscule (0.5 mm in diameter) image of the Sun on film, it is well suited to capturing the surrounding sky with Venus, Mercury, and possibly a few bright stars. For dramatic effect, try to include foreground objects in the scene. Fisheye lenses can capture the whole sky and are especially good for documenting the approach and retreat of the umbra (lunar shadow) and the 360° sunset — twilight colors that ring the entire horizon.
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For close-up shots of the eclipse's partial phases, Baily's Beads, diamond rings, chromosphere, solar prominences, and inner corona, you'll want a lens or telescope with about 2,000 mm focal length. This produces a solar image approximately 18 mm in diameter, which nearly fills the frame of a standard 35-mm camera. (Focal lengths longer than 2,600 mm will not show the entire solar disk.) You can boost the effective focal length of lenses with a 2x or 3x teleconverter. For any particular focal length, the diameter of the Sun's image is roughly equal to focal length divided by 110.
Veteran eclipse photographers often test their equipment on the Moon around the time it's full. Not only is the Moon's apparent size about the same as the Sun's, but it has roughly the same total brightness as the corona. A series of exposures, made along with careful notes, can reveal potential problems with focus and vibration, as well as internal reflections and vignetting in the lens.
If you plan to photograph the eclipse's partial phases, make sure you have a visually safe solar filter securely mounted on the front of the telephoto lens or telescope objective. Polarizing or photographic neutral-density filters are not safe for visual use. Be sure to test your setup on the midday Sun well ahead of the eclipse to determine the best exposure to use.
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Don't let poor focus ruin your eclipse photographs. This is especially important when using telescopes and long telephoto lenses that do not have a fixed infinity setting. Most 35-mm cameras have optional magnifiers for the viewfinder, which aid with focusing. Once you achieve optimum focus, place a piece of adhesive tape across your lens's focus ring or telescope's focus knob to prevent it from accidentally being moved during the eclipse. The same technique also applies when setting zoom lenses, which can slip without warning, especially when aimed high in the sky.
For full-disk photography of the Sun, focus on the solar limb when the is image framed the way you want it — don't move the limb to the center of the field for focusing. Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes in particular have curved focal planes that make the edge focus a little differently than the center. Be sure to recheck your focus as the eclipse progresses, since changing temperature can cause the focus to shift slightly.
Whether you're traveling by land, sea, or air to your observing site, try to keep your mount as portable, light, and easy to assemble and operate as possible. Portability is especially essential if you need to relocate in a hurry to escape clouds.
If the Sun's altitude will be high during the eclipse, make sure your camera tripod can be aimed this high. A pan head with slow-motion controls offers smooth guiding when you are manually tracking the Sun, which moves at about ¼° per minute across the sky.
To improve a tripod's stability, hang a jug of water or a duffel bag filled with sand under the center post. You can also wrap plastic bags of sand on each leg or set the tripod on rubberized footpads to dampen vibrations. The mirror slap in single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras can cause blurred images, especially in long exposures on slow film. To further minimize vibrations, work the shutter button with a long cable release. Lock the viewfinder mirror up beforehand if possible. Last, choose your site so it's shielded from direct breeze; erect a windbreak if needed.
Use Film or Go Digital?
Selecting the best film for eclipse photography has never been easy, especially with the bewildering assortment of emulsions available today (Sky & Telescope: January 1999, page 143). In general, however, color-negative emulsions (those used for prints) offer greater exposure latitude; that is, they record features over a wider range of brightness with a single exposure than transparency (slide) films do. On the other hand, slides render rich, vibrant colors that are not vulnerable to variations that occur when one makes prints from negatives.
When choosing the film's speed (ISO rating) bear in mind that the faster the film, the shorter the exposure. Short exposures tend to minimize blurring due to vibrations, rolling of the ship (if you're at sea), and tracking errors. But fast films tend to be grainier than their slower counterparts.
There is nothing worse than running out of film in the middle of totality. During an eclipse of 2 minutes or longer, it's easy to use up a 36-exposure roll, especially if your camera has a motor drive. And nobody wants to waste precious seconds fumbling in the dark to change films! The best advice is to load a fresh roll in the minutes just before totality begins. Pace yourself and keep track of the number of exposures made. It's the quality that counts, not the quantity. It's better to have a few perfect corona shots than three dozen poor ones.
The Digital Alternative
The current trend in still photography is toward digital cameras, which use a CCD chip instead of film for capturing images. A digital camera's resolution is often measured by the number of pixels in its image. The more pixels, the higher-resolution the image will be.
Digital cameras range from entry-level point-and-shoots costing $200 or so to studio cameras costing from $3,000 upward. The newest category on the mass market (near the middle of this price range) are digital SLR cameras, which look and feel like 35-mm SLRs and have detachable lenses.
Digital cameras typically use removable memory cards to store images. High-resolution pictures require more memory, so eclipse imagers must plan ahead in order not to run out of memory at a critical time.
Eclipse Videography
Nothing evokes memories of an eclipse better than a video. That's why more and more eclipse chasers are choosing camcorders as their primary recording medium. Camcorders offer instant gratification in the field unmatched by conventional photography. All of today's camcorders use CCD or MOS (metal-oxide semiconductor) detectors that have high sensitivity yet will not be harmed by brief exposures to direct sunlight.
The Hi-8 and S-VHS formats offer better resolution than the old 8-mm, VHS, or VHS-C formats. The compact size and light weight of 8-mm camcorders make them ideal for travel. There are dozens of models and prices to choose from, with features such as flip-out LCD viewfinders and image-stabilized optics.
All camcorders have zoom lenses, some with up to 32x optical and 330x (or more) "digital" magnification. Optical zoom is what matters, since it increases the image scale on the detector. (Digital zoom simply crops in on the center of the view, reducing resolution.) The easiest way to determine the approximate size of the Sun in your camcorder is to shoot the Moon, zooming in from lowest to highest power. If your camcorder doesn't have enough magnification, consider adding a teleconverter (2x or more) to the front of the lens. Or shoot through a telescope's eyepiece.
As with still cameras, you need a proper solar filter over your camcorder or scope when recording the partial phases. You can take 2- to 3-second clips every five minutes or so to produce a time-lapse sequence that compresses the hours-long partial phases into just minutes. High-end camcorders have manual controls for adjusting the gain, f/stop, and "shutter" speed so you don't overexpose the bright inner corona or cause blooming (streaking) of the image. Again, it's best to test your setup on the full Moon well in advance. On eclipse day, be sure to use a battery freshly charged at least a half hour before totality. Keep a spare one as backup.
The Digital Darkroom
Recording the corona's full range of brightnesses and details in a single view has been the Holy Grail of eclipse imagers. In the past astronomers have used different techniques, including special radially graded filters, to suppress the bright inner corona and capture the solar atmosphere's full shape and structure. They have also spent countless hours in the darkroom stacking negatives and using sophisticated dodging and masking techniques to bring out subtle coronal details.
Such darkroom work is a thing of the past in the age of computers and image-processing software. Astrophotographers can now take a range of exposures, select the best ones, and use graphic-arts programs such as Adobe Photoshop to combine them into a single image (Sky & Telescope: January and July 1998, pages 117 and 50, respectively).
Each exposure is digitized and processed with an unsharp mask. With just a few mouse clicks, you can easily retouch any film defects (dust specks, scratches, or fingerprints) and adjust the image contrast, brightness, and hue. A half dozen or more images can be processed this way and then sequentially coadded to improve the image quality and produce a smooth composite, which can be printed on a high-quality photo printer or sent to a photo lab to produce prints or slides.
Helpful Tips
Based on my previous eclipse expeditions, here are some suggestions worth keeping in mind:
- Use a pocket tape recorder to document your observations and reactions.
- During the March 1988 eclipse in Mindanao, Philippines, the umbra was so dark it was difficult to read the camera's shutter dial. On the other hand, the July 1991 eclipse in Baja California was so bright it was possible to read a newspaper during totality! Be prepared and keep a small pocket flashlight handy.
- When packing your things, put delicate equipment like cameras, telephotos, and camcorders in your carry-on baggage to ensure safe handling. Commercial airlines are now restricting the amount and size of carry-on baggage, so be sure to check with them or your travel agent to avoid problems during boarding.
- New, more powerful security X-ray machines are in use at many airports. These can damage film. Even lead-lined film pouches are no longer impenetrable. So ask that your films be hand-inspected.
- For safety, ask your photofinishing lab to leave your developed (slide) films uncut. You don't want the lab accidentally slicing your best shot in half because the separation between frames is difficult to see.
Final Thoughts
I know it's difficult, but take a few moments to leave your gear alone and enjoy totality with your unaided eyes or through binoculars. I've often heard tales of people so engrossed with their imaging that they missed seeing the eclipse visually. In all my eclipse chasing, I've always made it a point to catch (between exposures) good glimpses of the spectacle going on above me. No photograph or video can compare with the real thing.


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I said earlier that "as the market goes, so do its constituent stocks." The price action in Hanesbrands (HBI) is a perfect example of that. And you don't have to be an expert technical analyst to figure out what's going on in this stock.
Hanesbrands has been trading higher within a trend channel, bounded by a resistance range to the upside and trend line support to the downside. That price channel gives traders a high probability range for HBI's trading to remain within, a big advantage when trying to figure out what to do with this stock. The most important level to watch in HBI is trendline support; it's a level where HBI has been able to catch a bid and reverse on its last seven drops, and it's likely to remain an important downside barrier.
When you're looking to buy a stock within a trend channel, buying after a bounce off of support makes sense for two big reasons: It's the spot where shares have the furthest to move up before they hit resistance, and it's the spot where the risk is the least (because shares have the least room to move lower before you know you're wrong). The 50-day moving average has been a good proxy for support over the course of the pattern; that's where I'd recommend putting a protective stop on this trade.
Apple (AAPL), on the other hand, couldn't look more different.
This tech sector behemoth has been getting shellacked since shares topped back in September, and now is certainly not the time to be a buyer, even if the broad market looks more bullish than ever. Apple is forming the exact opposite setup from HBI and the broad market. The Cupertino, Calif.-based firm is currently trading lower within a downtrending channel. Short-sellers should look to bet against AAPL on a bounce off of resistance in the near-term.
I've said before that I'm a fan of Apple, just not a fan of its stock right now. In spite of the fundamental reasons to like AAPL, you can't fight the tape on this trade. Apple is clearly still being sold off en masse, and it's critical to wait for this stock to find meaningful support before jumping in. So far, shares are down more than 37% in the last six months, and they could be trading at an even bigger discount.
That said, as this $400 billion firm's massive cash position continues to become a bigger chunk of its market capitalization, buyers are going to start coming back out again. It's just a matter of when.
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Advance Auto Parts (AAP) has seen some interesting price action of its own lately. But the most interesting part of AAP's chart may be the price action that hasn't happened yet.
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Extra evidence aside, it's critical to wait for the price breakout before becoming a buyer. Don't be early on this trade.
We're seeing the exact same ascending triangle setup in shares of engineering firm KBR (KBR). Like AAP, this stock is seeing a horizontal resistance level above shares at $32, and an uptrend on the lower end of shares' range. The breakout above $32 is the buy signal in KBR.
With any technical pattern, it's critical to think in terms of buyers and sellers – not shapes. After all, triangles, head and shoulders patterns, and the like are a good way of describing what's happening on a chart, but they're not the reason why it's tradable. Instead, that all comes down to the supply and demand caused by those buyers and sellers.
The horizontal resistance level at $32 is a place where a glut of sellers has been willing to step in and put a ceiling in the stock. A breakout would mean that increasingly eager buyers have absorbed all of the excess supply of shares sitting at that level -- and without that barrier in place, shares could rally much higher than that.
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The crash occurred about 4:25 a.m. at the intersection of Long Beach Boulevard and 56th Street. Teresa Davis, 46, of Long Beach, was the only passenger in a 2012 Ford Fusion driven by Darrell Childs, 39, of Long Beach, Marlene Arrona, a spokeswoman with the Long Beach Police Department, said.
Childs was driving south on Long Beach Boulevard when, for an unknown reason, the car veered onto the west parkway, hit a light pole, smashed a fire hydrant and struck a traffic signal pole.
Davis was pronounced dead at the scene, but Childs was taken to a local hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries, Arrona said.
The cause of the crash is under investigation, she said.
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Following a long battle with cancer, Hugo Chavez has died.
For those of you who do not know my opinion Hugo Chavez, I think he was a great guy. Hugo took money from the oil companies to provide for the poor. Which is something the US government will not do.
While companies like Exxon and Microsoft skirt paying their taxes, Hugo Chavez made sure multi-billion dollar companies paid their fair share.
Several year ago Alaska was having a rather harsh winter. Hugo Chavez offered to donate heating oil to needy families for free. While the United States government sat by and did nothing, Hugo Chavez stepped forward to help those that needed help. In their arrogance the people rejected the help offered by Hugo.
Why was Hugo Chavez painted as a villain? Because he stood up to the United States, and he stood up to the oil companies.
While the U.S. government does nothing (or very little) to help the needy, Hugo stepped for to provide for his people.
Who cares if he was socialist, or communist,,, or whatever he was. He made sure people were taken care of.
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Don't shoot the messenger...this is what our local weather/surfer person say about our long range forecast. Maybe Levi didn't blow this call after all. What do you think?
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Don't shoot the messenger...this is what our local weather/surfer person say about our long range forecast. Maybe Levi didn't blow this call after all. What do you think?
Just my opinion here but when I see forecasters making claims like
"Should see our first hurricane by Sept 3/4."
and posting model maps with no date, scale, or any other information other than what looks like an impressive storm between Florida and Bermuda 10 days from now I think its kind of irresponsible, or at least lazy. Does the purple mean 30, 50, 80mph winds? Its just a model, and the models have been forecasting stuff like this to happen 10 days out for pretty much the past month. Why is this forecaster confident that now it "should" happen. No details....Where's Jeff Lyons on this?...that guy I trust.
Anyway...i'm stoked for it. Tired of this non-stop small wind swell.
Apparently this forecaster has much more education then you and I put together in meteorology, that is an assumption, sorry if you hold a sheepskin in meteorology. But I don't think its irresponsible, I think its just forecasting. Mr. Weiland has more information than you and I could even imagine at his finger tips, c'mon Mitchell don't be such a doubter, its just that time of the season.:cool:
Jeff Lyons.......yewwww. The weather channel used to be core now it's just corny.
If you all look on the 180 hr. swell map Mr. Swellinfo has a storm in the Central Caribbean moving our way....hmmm...its not time to get excited yet but its something to talk about.
Actually I meant Jeff Masters anyway. Jeff Lyons...LOL.
Sorry...I'm usually frothing about these things as much as anyone. This summer is kind of beating down my stoke.
Lets see if it pans out. Basically he's saying there "SHOULD be a hurricane by September 3/4", and put up a map with a bulls eye.
No worries, its been really flat everywhere this summer and I'm frothing to...like I said earlier, Swellinfo has a storm in the Cental Caribbean at the 180hr. time frame, it just might happen...hopefully, maybe, possibly.
Here is Mr. Wielands live show...it starts @8:30 tonight...
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'The Sabres' next home game is at 5 p.m. Saturday, when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins at HSBC Arena. That other team is at home at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Where would you rather be? I know my choice, and it's not Orchard Park.'
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Newcomers Chris Young and Hiroyuki Nakajima were among the A's players, coaches and front office members who participated in the A's 2013 FanFest. Both Young and Nakajima expressed their gratitude for the reception they received from their new fanbase.
The returning A's players received a big welcome from the crowd, as well. Arguably the loudest cheers came for the team's outfielders Yoenis Cespedes, Josh Reddick and Coco Crisp. Reddick and Crisp showed off new looks, as Reddick sported a long beard and Crisp featured an afro and a newly styled goatee.
Cespedes didn't look different to the casual observer, but the Cuban native indicated that he had altered his off-season training regimen to better prepare for the 162-game season. He has added more stretching to try to avoid some of the injuries that plagued him in his 2012 rookie season.
Other News and Notes from FanFest
- A's manager Bob Melvin stated that starter Brett Anderson won't be on an innings limit in his first full season back from Tommy John surgery.
- The A's spring non-roster invitation list has been released. The A's will be inviting 18 non-roster players to camp: pitchers Bruce Billings, Andrew Carignan, Mike Ekstrom, Brian Gordon, Sonny Gray, Kyler Newby, Garrett Olson and Justin Thomas; catchers David Freitas, Luke Montz, Max Stassi and Beau Taylor; infielders Miles Head, Jefry Marte, Scott Moore, Darwin Perez and Addison Russell; and outfielder Michael Choice.
- First round picks often have an invitation to big league spring training camp in their first spring training written into their contracts. This isn't the case for A's 2012 first-round pick Addison Russell. According to A's General Manager Billy Beane, Russell's invitation was based on how impressed the team was with him in his pro debut in 2012 and their belief in his maturity. Beane also said that when Russell was promoted last season that the front office would receive calls from his new managers indicating that Russell was the best player on his team at every stop.
- The A's had five players make appearances at shortstop last season, with Cliff Pennington and Stephen Drew taking up the bulk of the playing time. Both Pennington and Drew are gone, as is Brandon Hicks (who appeared in 19 games at short). In their place, the A's have brought in free agent Nakajima from Japan. There will be a battle to back-up Nakajima and Adam Rosales will be one of the players getting a long look. Rosales was praised by Beane for his work in Sacramento and when he joined the A's last season.
- Nakajima plans to report early to A's camp, likely around February 1. He said that he is looking forward to MLB spring training after years participating in physically taxing spring trainings in Japan. Nakajima is also looking forward to playing on natural surface fields in the US after playing mostly on turf in Japan.
- The Bernie Lean lives on. After a fan asked Young if he knew the dance during a Q&A session, Reddick took it upon himself to teach Young the dance right on the stage.
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Claudia says that she was offer $1.5M for one night of sex from an Arab prince. She turned it down because she says that money isn't everything. She also said that another super model she knows, did take the money. Who would have had the same level of fame as Claudia when she was at her peak and also would be willing to take the money. Maybe Claudia wasn't attracted to the guy because she is not known for being shy when it comes to bedroom activities. She used to have public sex with David Copperfield. As in people watched them. This was not hidden away somewhere.
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A TWILIGHT meeting has been launched by Halesowen and Rowley Regis Rotary Club in a bid to attract younger members.
The new time was launched last Wednesday at 6pm until 7.15pm for men and women from varied backgrounds who wish to join but are not available for the normal lunchtime get-togethers.
Membership officer Tony Billingham said the club was keen to boost membership and hoped the twilight sessions at Halesowen Golf Club would help the club grow.
It is designed to develop friendship as an opportunity for service and members take part in a variety of activities and fundraisers.
The club participates in mock interviews at schools, organises Halesowen's annual Victorian Fair, is responsible for the Black Country Run and the annual Santa sleigh collections, with various other projects planned.
Mr Billingham said: "Rotarians are often recognised for the fundraising and projects they organise for the community.
"However, this is only a small part of the work members undertake as most are also involved in activities in a personal capacity."
He added: "We can arrange for you to be a guest at one of our meetings or activities so that you can learn more about the work that Rotary does and the ideals that it stands for."
Anyone interested in joining should contact Mr Billingham on 0121 550 1272 or visit www.halesowenrowleyregisrotary.org


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Mike Rowe has had some nasty jobs. Exterminator, well digger, sewer inspector, and dozens of other unsavory positions litter his resume. But the host of the Discovery Channel's popular "Dirty Jobs" program found concrete chipper among the most objectionable tasks he's stepped into. Soon after he wiggled inside the cramped, clogged confines of the drum, he quickly wanted out.
Cleaning concrete from your equipment and vehicles is unpleasant work. Fortunately, there are a number of products, tools, and services designed to make that job easier, or take it off your to-do list completely. Following are some truck and drum cleaning products and services.
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Drum coating
Drum Saver is a non-hazardous, non-corrosive blend of chemicals that provides interior drum surfaces with a protective barrier, preventing concrete from adhering to the drum and fins. It increases drum life, reduces the need for chipping, doesn't require applicator tools, and avoids the need to enter the drum. Power Kleen Corp. 800-844-2648. www.powerkleen.com.
Concrete buildup remover
Concrete Blaster liquid removes hardened concrete from ready-mix trucks, mixers, screeds, and other equipment. The biodegradable product comes ready to use. Apply with a brush or pump sprayer to saturate the surface; let sit, then remove. It saves chipping and sandblasting costs. The Euclid Chemical Co. 800-321-7628. www.euclidchemical.com.
Durable brushes
Useful in removing tough concrete deposits from trucks, drums, and other surfaces, Orange-Crete brushes are made of acid-resistant fibers. Each brush is configured so that acid or other materials cannot penetrate near the base of the bristles, ensuring longer life. Riviera Brush Co. 800-225-4724. www.rivierabrush.com.Booth #S-10229.
Anti-sticking treatment
Fusion is an epoxy-free, long-lasting treatment that coats the inside of steel or composite drums, creating a surface with greater anti-sticking properties than Teflon. Less water is needed for wash-outs, added weight due to hardened concrete is avoided, and hardened concrete won't damage fins. Environmental Manufacturing Solutions. 877-424-6979. www.enviromfg.com.Booth #GP-50085.
Waterjet lance
The Gyra Jet LP is a rotating, hand-held tool that directs up to 60,000 psi for concrete cleaning. Its compact design allows work in tight quarters; comfortable grips allow the operator to maintain control of the lance. The unit uses a pneumatic drill motor to power manifold rotation. Jet Edge Inc. 800-538-3343. www.jetedge.com.
Chipping service
The company specializes in removing hardened concrete from the inside of ready-mix trucks, mixers, and silos. The company dispatches personnel and gear directly to plants or jobsites, adhering to all safety requirements. Coast 2 Coast Inc. Concrete Chipping. 877-216-8116. www.c2c-chipping.com.Booth #GP-50041.
Drum-cleaning jet
The Ready Jet automated, boom-mounted, high-pressure water jet lets users clean drums without entering them. The mobile, self-contained system uses only supply water. No harmful chemicals or jackhammers damage the drum or blades. A wireless remote offers precise control; a multi-position tower and boom design accommodates all mixer types. Blasters Ready Jet Inc. 800-327-6799. www.blastersreadyjet.com. Booth #H-28022.
Truck chipping
The company specializes in chipping concrete from mixer trucks and silo cleaning, and also can handle special jobs, such as full plant cleaning. Trained concrete-removal technicians perform all work without subcontractors. America Concrete Service. 866-487-2041. www.americaconcreteservice.com.
Odor-free disolver
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The body of a man was discovered Thursday morning near the Mt. Baldy Ski Resort ski lifts.
A man on his way to work noticed the man's body around 8:40 a.m. and immediately call 9-1-1, sheriff's officials said.
San Bernardino County firefighters arrived and pronounced the man dead at the scene.
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Memories from Math Camp 2009
2009 Photo Galleries
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Here are some of our YouTube videos from MathCamp 2009 (made by participants and counselors). For more fun, watch the The Las Chicas Math Channel on YouTube.


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Honoree: Eric Reiman, M.D., Executive Director, Banner Alzheimer's Institute
Dr. Eric Reiman's goal as a researcher is to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease before another generation is lost. In order to achieve this goal, Reiman conducts research utilizing brain imaging, genomics, early detection and tracking of Alzheimer's disease, disease-slowing therapies and prevention therapies.
He serves as executive director of Banner Alzheimer's Institute, clinical director of the Neurogenomics Division at the Translational Genomics Research Institute, professor and associate head of psychiatry at the University of Arizona and director of the Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium.
In using brain-imaging technology, Reiman and his team are characterizing regions of the brain that are used for different aspects of emotion, memory, pain, hunger and satiation, and those that work together to create anxiety disorders. For years, Reiman and his team also have used brain-imaging techniques to detect and record brain changes in cognitively normal carriers and non-carriers of a common Alzheimer's susceptibility gene. In 2007, Reiman and his colleagues published the first genome-wide association studies of Alzheimer's disease and normal human memory.
Finalist: David Adelson, M.D., FACS, FAAP, Medical Director, Children's Neuroscience, Phoenix Children's Hospital
Dr. David Adelson has devoted much of his career to researching avenues that might improve the lives of people around the world, especially children. He founded the Children's Neuroscience Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital (PCH) and currently serves as its director. He also holds the position of division chief of neurosurgery at PCH. In the time he has off from his practice, Adelson is currently involved with eight separate research projects.
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Gisele Bundchen Sizzles in Brazilian Intimates Ad Campaign
She's long been the top model in the global fashion industry, and Gisele Bundchen is putting her good looks and mass appeal to work for her very own lingerie ad campaign.
The 32-year-old goddess looks flawless in her newly-released images from the forthcoming Brazilian Intimates spread.
Gisele shows off her posing prowess in a variety of sexy panties, bras, and other unmentionables from her signature range of goodies.
And given that she's well on her way to becoming the world's first billionaire supermodel, it sounds like Ms. Bundchen owes a debt of gratitude to photographer Mario Testino, who recently told press he helped get Gisele her start in the industry.
Testino explained, "Nobody liked her, nobody wanted her. I had to fight to get her into my stories because nobody thought she was right - too this, too that, the nose, the breasts, the waist. But I believe in being obsessed, in getting obsessed."
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Council OK's additional red light cameras
(Cleveland) - Cleveland City Council has voted 15-3 to place 26 additional red light cameras at intersections throughout the city. That would give Cleveland 49 total fixed units.
The deal with Xerox State and Local Solutions Inc. also calls for the city to increase its' mobile red light cameras from 6 to 15.
The controversial cameras nab speeders and other traffic violators. Red light camera supporters in Council say they raise driver awareness, citing nearly 119-thousand citations issued in 2007 compared to just over 64-thousand last year.
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Marshals Lose Track of Encrypted Radios Worth Millions
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The U.S. Marshals Service has lost track of at least 2,000 encrypted two-way radios and other communication devices valued at millions of dollars, according to internal agency documents, creating what some within the agency view as a security risk for federal judges, endangered witnesses and others.
The problem, which stretches back years, was laid out in detail to agency officials at least as early as 2011, when the Marshals were deploying new versions of the radios they use to securely communicate in the field. Agency...


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Singing legend Etta James dies at 73
When Barack and Michelle Obama took their inaugural dance as America's first couple, it was to the strains of Etta James' signature song, At Last.
Though pop star Beyoncé rendered the tune at the celebration, she was channeling James, the R&B and blues icon whose 50-year career was marked by powerful tunes and an often tumultuous personal life. She died Friday at age 73 in California from leukemia, having influenced dozens of singers, including Beyoncé— who portrayed her in the 2008 film Cadillac Records— Christina Aguilera, Celine Dion, Shemekia Copeland and Janis Joplin.
James had been out of the spotlight since January 2010 when she was hospitalized with MRSA, a bacterial infection resistant to many antibiotics. She had been seeking treatment to end a dependency to painkillers and other over-the-counter medications. Donto James, her son, said at the time that his mother had been battling Alzheimer's disease since 2009. Most recently, she was being treated for chronic leukemia.
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The singer was as renowned for her sharp tongue as her lusty belting. Not long after the inauguration, she let it be known she was miffed at both the singer and the president for being passed over to sing the 1942 Glenn Miller pop hit that she turned into an R&B classic in 1961. (She subsequently insisted that she was joking.) She got her chance to sing At Last for a national television audience a few months later as a guest on ABC's Dancing With the Stars.
The fiery singer known for such hits as I'd Rather Go Blind and Tell Mama had grown increasingly more popular in recent years with her unbridled performances and a dozen standout albums, including 2006's All the Way. The three-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was beloved for her raw passion, ribald humor and brutal honesty.
When Rolling Stone magazine in 2004 placed her among its 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, Bonnie Raitt wrote, "Etta has clearly influenced people like Janis Joplin and me, and now people like Susan Tedeschi and Joss Stone. Anybody who has a bluesy side to what they do can point to Etta James as the bridge between R&B, blues and pop singing. You can't overestimate her influence."
James was born Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles to unwed 14-year-old Dorothy Hawkins, who never officially revealed the father. James claimed that her father was famed pool hustler Rudolph "Minnesota Fats" Walderone.
James — a gospel prodigy who sang and was heard on local radio with the St. Paul Baptist Church choir in Los Angeles when she was 5 — was discovered at 14 by Johnny Otis. The famed R&B bandleader flipped her first name to create her stage moniker. Her first recording —Roll With Me Henry with The Peaches (also Etta's nickname) — was an answer to Hank Ballard's Work With Me Annie. But the song, which was made over her mother's objections, was considered too racy for radio and its title was changed to The Wallflower. It topped the R&B charts in 1955 and was later covered by white singer Georgia Gibbs, who had a No. 1 pop hit with it as Dance With Me Henry.
James also scored that year with Good Rockin' Daddy and began touring with the likes of Little Richard and Bo Diddley. But her next hit didn't come until 1960, when she signed with the Chess Records subsidiary Argo.
There she did two duets with then-boyfriend and Moonglows' lead singer Harvey Fuqua and had an eight-year string of top 10 R&B hits, including Something's Got a Hold on Me, Stop the Wedding, Trust in Me, Don't Cry, Baby as well as her signature tunes Tell Mama and At Last. Other standouts during that time were the ballad I'd Rather Go Blind and her bluesy duet with Sugar Pie DeSanto, In the Basement.
James spent the next two decades battling a heroin addiction and personal problems, but she continued to tour and record sporadically. By the late '80s, the resilient singer had kicked her habit and the release of The Seven Year Itch signaled her resurgence. Her years of struggle were rewarded in 1993 when she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the following year she won the W.C. Handy Award for best female vocalist. Starting with 1994's Grammy-winning Mystery Lady: The Songs of Billie Holiday, she maintained an eclectic but steady stream of album releases that found her exploring country, jazz, blues and R&B.
James, who titled her 1997 album Love's Been Rough on Me, certainly spoke from experience. She had a series of abusive lovers in her early years. But as the title of her 1995 autobiography with David Ritz proclaimed, she had a Rage to Survive, despite a turbulent love life, poverty and jail time for stealing prescription drugs and writing bad checks.
For a time, her weight ballooned to 400 pounds and she needed a motorized wheelchair to get around. Bad knees forced her to sit when she performed. But weight reduction surgery in 2003 shaved 200 pounds from her frame and granted her new mobility.
James, who had been married to Artis Mills since 1969, made her later career a family affair. Her sons, drummer Donto and bassist Sametto, played with her in concert and produced her music in the studio. Her 2001 jazz standards album, Blue Gardenia, honored her mother, who offered a poignant solo on the title track.
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Lindsey Graham 'glad' NSA collecting phone records
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said on Thursday morning he's "glad" the National Security Agency is secretly collecting millions of telephone records from Americans in an effort to track down terrorism suspects.
"We are very much under threat," Graham said on "Fox & Friends," adding that he is a customer of Verizon, the communications company ordered to turn over the records to the government. "Radical Islam is on the rise throughout the region. Homegrown terrorism is one of my biggest concerns. It is happening in our own backyard, and I am glad that NSA is trying to find out what terrorists are up to overseas and inside the country."
Graham isn't the only Republican defending the Obama administration's broad surveillance program, which the Guardian newspaper exposed on Wednesday.
Ari Fleischer, President's George W. Bush's former press secretary, wrote on Twitter that Obama "is carrying out Bush's fourth term" with drone strikes, phone surveillance and Guantanamo Bay. "Just to be clear & so silent liberals understand, I support President O's anti-terror actions. They're bi-partisan now," he wrote.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia told reporters the program is long-standing and legal.
Bush was harshly criticized by the left for collecting phone records without a warrant under the Terrorist Surveillance Program, which began shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks. The Obama administration considers its program different from Bush's because its records collections are approved by a secret order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Other Republicans offered some criticism of the surveillance. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., told Politico he's supportive of the federal process to obtain phone records for terror investigations but that the Obama administration seems to be "more expansive and aggressive" than Bush's was. Sen. Rand Paul, a libertarian Republican from Kentucky, wrote that the policy "is an astounding assault on the Constitution."
Democratic reaction has been mixed: Sens. Ron Wyden and Mark Udall have long criticized the NSA surveillance as an overreach, but Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence committee, said on Thursday that the program protects America and is carefully administered to protect privacy. Sen. Harry Reid said everyone should "just calm down."


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This 2006 photo released by Viking shows Greg Mortenson, left, and David Oliver Relin, co-authors of the best-selling book "Three Cups of Tea." Relin committed suicide in Corbett, Ore., outside Portland, on Nov. 14, said the deputy Multnomah County medical examiner, Peter Bellant, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Relin was 49. (AP Photo/Viking, Steven Winslow)
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — David Oliver Relin, co-author of the best-selling book "Three Cups of Tea," said in legal filings about a year before his recent suicide that his career suffered from allegations of lies in the story of a humanitarian who built schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Relin committed suicide in the rural community of Corbett near Portland last month, according to the deputy Multnomah County medical examiner, Peter Bellant, late Sunday. He was 49.
Relin died of a blunt force head injury on Nov. 14, Bellant said. He declined to provide other details. Relin's family also declined to provide details of his death.
The book, which has sold about 4 million copies since being published in 2006, describes how Greg Mortenson, the other co-author, resolved to build schools for Pakistani villagers who nursed him to health after a failed mountaineering expedition.
The account came under scrutiny last year when "60 Minutes" and writer Jon Krakauer said it contained numerous falsehoods.
In April, a U.S. district judge rejected a lawsuit by four people who bought "Three Cups of Tea," dismissing claims that the authors, the publisher, and a charity associated with the book conspired to make Mortenson into a false hero to make money.
In an August 2011 court filing, Relin attorney Sonia Montalbano said the lawsuit "has had a negative impact on Relin's livelihood as an author" and that he did not "maintain any insurance for this litigation, which means that he has to personally fund his defense."
In another filing, Montalbano said "Relin takes no position on many of the accusations made by the Plaintiff" but "does stand by the manuscript he wrote."
She pointed out that in an introduction Relin wrote for "Three Cups of Tea," he "fully acknowledged potential inaccuracies." In that introduction, Relin wrote that Mortenson's "fluid sense of time made pinning down the exact sequence of many events in this book almost impossible."
Mortenson did not respond to phone calls from The Associated Press seeking comment.
Relin "understood the potential importance of that story — that it could show that building schools was an antidote to just dropping bombs on that part of the world," said Lee Kravitz, who introduced Relin and Mortenson.
Relin "was very committed to this project," said Elizabeth Kaplan, the agent who represented both authors.
"David seemed to understand Greg and his mission," she said.
Kravitz and Kaplan are married.
Following allegations that parts of "Three Cups of Tea" were made up, Mortenson denied any wrongdoing, though he has acknowledged some of the events were compressed over different periods of time.
"Three Cups of Tea" was conceived as a way to raise money for and tell the story of Mortenson's Central Asia Institute, which he co-founded in 1996 to build schools in Central Asia.
Relin interviewed Mortenson, attended several of his lectures and read previous articles before preparing a book proposal that was bought by Penguin Group. After selling Penguin on the idea, Relin then conducted more interviews with Mortenson and others before writing the manuscript, Montalbano said.
In a 2008 interview with the University of Oregon literary journal Etude, Relin said he had objected to Mortenson being identified as co-author.
"That's been the only negative thing about this whole adventure for me," Relin said.
"It was published that way over my objections," he added.
The publisher released a statement saying, "All of us at Penguin are saddened to hear of the death of David Oliver Relin. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family."
His second book, "Second Suns, Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives," was scheduled to be published in June.
The lawsuit against Mortenson, Relin and Penguin was filed in May 2011 in Montana, where Mortenson lives and the Central Asia Institute is based.
Relin was not involved in a separate investigation by the Montana attorney general into how Mortenson ran the charity.
The investigation led to a settlement in April that called for Mortenson to reimburse the charity nearly $1 million, his removal from a position of financial oversight and an expansion of the board.
The probe and settlement did not deal with the content of "Three Cups of Tea" or Mortenson's sequel, "Stones Into Schools," which Relin did not write.
Relin was born in Rochester, N.Y. He is survived by his wife, two sisters, and his mother.
AP writer Matt Volz contributed to this report from Helena, Mont.


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BILOXI — A Coast attorney has pleaded guilty covering up evidence connected to a scheme to defraud two banks and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
The government says in a news release that it is seeking restitution on behalf of the victims in the amount of $7.7 million.
Stephen Richard Colson entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. His sentencing is pending.
Federal prosecutors say Colson was a settlement agent and closing attorney. He also owned Prestige Title Inc. and Advanced Title and Escrow, both headquartered in Biloxi, with 18 office locations in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.
These companies handled loan closings for new mortgages and the refinancing of existing mortgages.
In addition, Colson served as escrow agent for several condominium developments on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. As settlement agent on loan closings, Colson was required to establish trust accounts from which to disburse funds exclusively for activities related to each individual loan. These trust funds were not to be commingled with other personal or business accounts.
An indictment alleged Colson diverted funds from trust accounts for his own personal use and concealed shortfalls in those accounts by co-mingling funds from other accounts when making payments to financial institutions.
Federal prosecutors said the count to which Colson pleaded guilty was part of a larger scheme wherein Colson, through his title businesses, used funds generated in new real estate closings to pay off earlier closings. The larger scheme was discovered following the acquisition of a title insurance company for which Colson served as agent, by a successor company.
In 2009, the successor title insurance company initiated an audit of Colson's business records on and discovered that Colson's title companies had a shortage in funds for settlement of real estate closings.
The successor title insurance company was forced to pay 54 claims from lenders, borrowers, and sellers and later won a $4.9 million judgment against Colson.
In a separate proceeding, the Bankruptcy Court denied Colson's attempt to discharge a private investor's $2 million claim.


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NY Times' Jehl mischaracterized Democratic objections to Bush surveillance program
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A December 23 New York Times article by Douglas Jehl on the administration's warrantless domestic surveillance program misleadingly suggested that few Democratic congressional leaders objected to the program. Of the seven Democratic lawmakers known to have been briefed about the program, three objected at the time and three more say they weren't given adequate information about it.
In a December 23 New York Times article on the warrantless domestic surveillance program authorized by President Bush and conducted by the National Security Agency (NSA), Douglas Jehl wrote that requests by members of Congress for more information regarding the program "are being complicated by the fact that Congressional leaders in both parties acquiesced in the operation." This statement -- coupled with the article's headline "Among those told of program, few objected" -- are highly misleading. Of the seven Democratic lawmakers known to have been briefed by the program, three objected at the time and three more say they weren't given adequate information about the program.
Additionally, Jehl misstated former Sen. Bob Graham's (D-FL) position on the surveillance program. Jehl wrote that Graham -- who did not object to the program during his time as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee -- claimed he was "not provided with a complete accounting of the program." In fact, on the December 16 edition of ABC's Nightline, Graham claimed he was not provided with any accounting of the program and maintains he was not told the warrantless eavesdropping program would be directed at U.S. citizens.
Seven Democratic members of Congress are known to have been briefed about the program since 2001: Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV), top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee; House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV); Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee; former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD), one-time Senate Democratic leader; former Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO), one-time House Democratic leader; and Graham. Despite the Times' headline that "few objected" to the program, Jehl's article made clear that three of the seven lawmakers raised concerns. Jehl wrote that Rockefeller and Pelosi "are known to have expressed written concern about it," and that Daschle "said in an e-mail message on Thursday that he too had expressed 'grave concern for this practice' of eavesdropping on American citizens inside the United States."
In addition to the headline, Jehl's assertion in the article itself -- that "Congressional leaders in both parties acquiesced in the operation" -- is also highly misleading, as the facts Jehl cited bear out. Beyond those who specifically objected, three others say they weren't given enough information to object or approve of the program:
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Among the others, Representative Jane Harman of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, acknowledged in a statement this week that she had been briefed about the program since 2003 and regarded it as "essential to U.S. national security." Ms. Harman also said, however, that she was "deeply concerned by reports that this program in fact goes far beyond the measures to target Al Qaeda about which I was briefed."
Jehl then noted: "Ms. Harman, Mr. Reid and Mr. Graham have all suggested in recent days that they were not provided with a complete accounting of the program, and that they might have raised objections if they had understood its scope." Jehl in fact understated what Graham actually said. On ABC's Nightline, Graham claimed that he was not given any indication the program would target Americans: "[T]here was no suggestion that we were going to begin eavesdropping on United States citizens without following the full law. ... There was no reference made to the fact that we were going to use that as the subterfuge to begin unwarranted, illegal, and I think unconstitutional eavesdropping on American citizens."
So, given that three of the seven Democrats known to have received some information about the program raised objections to it, and three more say they weren't given enough to assess it, how exactly can Jehl assert that congressional Democrats "acquiesced in the operation?"
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The title of "World's Biggest Butt" has been awarded to Sarah Massey, a 33-year-old mother from Chicago. Her rump measures a staggering seven feet wide!
The 448 pound woman told The Mirror, "Some people can't believe one person can have this much butt because I've got a relatively small frame on top they say, 'that can't be real.' I carry this weight with me all the time, everywhere I go, it's definitely not fake. Big booties are just in my blood."


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