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"I fear death, I'm young I have a whole life ahead of me, I don't want to start gang-banging and then people are killing people for no reason now. So it's like I don't want to gang-bang and walk down the street and get killed, that takes away my life…but It's going to hurt the people I leave behind like my mom and dad…if I die I feel like it will hit my family worse, and I don't want to see that happen to them " – Nate, age 16.
When I first discovered BUILD, I was ecstatic to learn about this wonderful organization and honored to be welcomed into the lives of some of their youth. This summer I spent several days with Rik Vazquez, Youth Development Specialist at Build and Dope Poet, visiting the youth he worked with. These young men greatly impressed me and strongly touched my heart. It's so easy for people to negatively label young men of color without understanding their goals, fears, obstacles, and life story. I was impressed by their knowledge, wisdom and honesty. The audio clip posted it long, I admit it, but that is because we covered just about every topic that should be addressed when discussing youth violence. These young men share their goals and obstacles, discuss violence in their personal lives, race and poverty, drugs, education, family support and ways to build up youth and stop violence.


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Physicians for Human RightsThrough evidence, change is possible.
Press Room
Free Guantánamo Detainees Who Are Cleared for Release
As a hunger strike by dozens of detainees held at Guantánamo Bay enters its third month, PHR calls on President Obama to take immediate steps to free those who have been cleared for release and to treat remaining detainees in conformance with ethical guidelines and international law.
Abolish Solitary Confinement in Immigration and National Security Facilities
Thousands of people awaiting immigration hearings in the US detention system are routinely held in solitary confinement, which can cause serious and lasting psychological and physiological harm, PHR says in a new report.
President Obama's State of the Union Message Should Reestablish US as Human Rights Leader
PHR strongly urges President Obama to take the opportunity of tonight's State of the Union address to lay out his human rights agenda. He should explain how he will uphold these core human rights values of the United States and insure that his policies will extend beyond his administration, so that the US once again becomes a beacon for human rights around the world.
Findings of Newly Adopted Report on US Interrogation Should Be Made Public
PHR applauds today's decision by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to adopt a report documenting its three-year investigation of CIA interrogation practices—and calls on the committee to submit it for declassification review so that the public learns the report's key findings.
Human Rights Groups Oppose The Feinstein Amendment Of NDAA
A coalition of human rights, religious, civil liberties and immigration rights groups, including Physicians for Human Rights, voiced their opposition to Amendment 3018 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in a letter sent today to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California).

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Wilshire 5000 12,709.79 -.52%
S&P Barra Growth 585.03 -.37%
S&P Barra Value 675.18 -.41%
Morgan Stanley Consumer 602.64 +.03%
Morgan Stanley Cyclical 823.87 -1.32%
Morgan Stanley Technology 501.44 -.77%
Transports 4,650.34 +.52%
Utilities 399.55 +.71%
Put/Call 1.21 -.82%
NYSE Arms 1.54 +72.87%
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ISE Sentiment 191.00 +36.43%
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Copper 343.50 -.77%
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- People over 65, who are at greatest risk of death from influenza, may need four times the standard level of flu vaccine for effective protection, researchers say.
- Investment strategists Thomas McManus of Banc of America Securities and Ed Keon of Prudential Equity Group defended US stocks amid their biggest correction in three years.
- The average US pump price for regular gasoline fell 6.4 cents to $2.88 a gallon in the week ended today, the US Energy Dept. said.
- Stephens Inc., the brokerage firm based in Little Rock, Arkansas, said it will divide its business into two segments with each controlled by different family members.
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- FedEx Corp.(NYSE:FDX) will buy trucking company Watkins Motor Lines to extend freight services into Mexico and Canada.
BOTTOM LINE: The tone of the market was negative today as the advance/decline line finished lower, almost every sector fell and volume was above average. Measures of investor anxiety were mixed into the close. Overall, today's market performance was mildly bearish. The problem with today's slight comeback from morning lows is that it was led mainly by energy stocks as oil reversed higher. I don't think a broad market rally is sustainable that is led by commodities. Having said that, I am still hopeful a double bottom in the major averages occurred this morning as anxiety measures spiked higher. I will closely monitor signs of emerging leadership before becoming further convinced of a bottom in equities.


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What was your first job?
Selling watermelons.
What was your first ever salary as a lawyer?
$54,000 (u32,300).
What would you have done if you hadn't been a lawyer?
Become an actor.
What was your most satisfying professional moment?
Winning my first jury trial.
What was your most embarrassing professional moment?
Forgetting my client's name when asked by the judge who I represented.
What do you least like about being a lawyer?
Timesheets and egocentric lawyers.
And the best thing about being a lawyer?
Meeting interesting people.
Who do you admire most, and why?
Viktor Frankl, because he transformed years of unimaginable suffering in Nazi concentration camps into insights for his lifelong study of psychotherapy and man's quest for meaning.
Which famous person or historical figure would be your ideal client, and why?
Descartes, because he would pay for the hours I sit at my desk contemplating whether the law is just a figment of my imagination.
What is your all-time favourite record?
Greatful Dead – Greatest Hits.
What is your all-time favourite book?
Homer's Iliad.
What food or drink can't you live without?
Peppermint tea.
What's your favourite restaurant?
Le Fou Frog, Kansas City.
And your favourite watering hole?
The Red Lion, Mayfair.
How do you relax?
What is your most precious possession?
My great-grandfather's rifle.
Where would you most like to be right now?
On the summit of Mount Everest.
In 10 years' time, where do you see yourself?
Opening a book shop of rare, out of print, books.


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Egypts presidential campaign kicks off (JERUSALEM POST) By OREN KESSLER 05/01/12)
Source: http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=268110
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Egypts presidential campaign kicked off Monday with a former top Muslim Brotherhood figure riding the momentum of new endorsements and an ex-foreign minister declaring the 1978 Camp David Accords dead and buried.
On Monday, Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh earned the endorsement of Wael Ghonim, the Google executive who became the face of the popular protests that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak last February.
The candidate also received the support of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, an extremist Islamist organization considered a terror group by the United States and European Union and responsible for attacks in the 90s that left more than 80 people dead, most of them tourists. The Gamaa, which says it has renounced terrorism, is now allied with the Salafi Nour party, which took a quarter of Egypts parliamentary seats and issued its own endorsement of Abol Fotouh on Saturday.
Abol Fotouh also won the backing of the Wasat (Center) party, a self-described moderate Islamist movement led by another ex- Brotherhood official.
Abol Fotouh managed since the start of the presidential race to help overcome differences and search for harmony and reunification and impartiality in the interests of the homeland, Ghonim wrote on his Facebook page.
So it was not surprising that a lot of Egyptians from different ideological currents and parties support him as president, he continued.
I support Dr. Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh as president of the republic for many reasons, Ghonim wrote. Most important, he will be president of all Egyptians, bringing us together instead of dividing us.
Abol Fotouh is a four-decade Brotherhood veteran who was ousted from the organization last year for defying its initial ban on members running for president. Last month, the Brotherhood reversed its decision and nominated Khairat al-Shater, but the longtime financiers candidacy was disqualified over a prior criminal conviction. He was later replaced with Mohamed Mursi, the chairman of the Brotherhoods Freedom and Justice Party.
Shadi Hamid, an expert on Egypts Islamist movements at Brookings Doha Center, said the Salafis endorsement of Abol Fotouh marks a significant split within the broader Islamist movement.
There was a lot of talk in recent weeks about Islamists unifying their ranks and choosing one candidate to support, he told The Jerusalem Post.
It shows that Salafis are becoming increasingly pragmatic actors. If ideology was the main determinant, they would have gone for the most conservative candidate in the race Mohamed Mursi but they didnt, Hamid said.
The Brotherhood finds itself in a precarious situation. Without Salafi support, its difficult to see how Mursi can pull this off. The optics of a Brotherhood defeat at the hands of one of their defectors will do considerable damage to the organizations standing. Even though Salafis and Brothers are within the same family, they dont always get along.
On Monday, Amr Moussa, Mubaraks foreign minister and a former Arab League chief, began his campaign with a visit to the Christian Monastery of the Archangel in the Upper Egypt town of Qena. The choice appeared to be an attempt to win the favor of Egypts estimated 10 million Coptic Christians, many of whom fear that an Islamist-controlled government will curtail their religious and civil rights.
Asked about the Camp David Accords, Moussa said the agreement itself is dead and buried, but that Egypt would fulfill the terms of the peace treaty as long as Israel does the same.
The Camp David Accords are a historical document whose place is on the shelves of history, since its clauses say the treatys aim is to create an independent Palestinian state, he said, but added, that there is an agreement between Israel and Egypt that we will honor as long as Israel honors it.
A poll released Monday by the state-run Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies found Moussa ahead in pre-election polling. The survey found Moussa had received the support of 41 percent of voters, while Abol Fotouh took 27% and former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq 12%.
Mursi came in sixth with just under 4%.
The poll found Abol Fotouh did especially well in Cairo, while Moussa did better in the southern Egyptian governorates of Qena and Assiut.
The nationwide survey of 1,200 people was conducted between April 21 and 24 before Abol Fotouh had received this weeks high-profile endorsements.
Campaigning will last until May 21, after which voters will go to the polls on May 23 and 24 with a run-off expected in June. The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, or SCAF, is expected to hand over power to an elected government by July 1.
On Sunday, a Salafi spokesman told Egyptian media that Mursi stands little chance of becoming president.
With all due respect to Dr. Mursi, he has been at a disadvantage in terms of media coverage because he was fielded at the last minute, said spokesman Abdel Moneim al-Shahat. Plus, the media has launched a campaign against him.
Shahat dismissed as ridiculous allegations that the SCAF had pressured Salafis not to back the Muslim Brotherhoods candidate.
This did not happen and will never happen and we can never accept it, he said.
Some 74 Salafi MPs chose Abol Fotouh as a candidate in an internal election, compared to just seven for Mursi.
Abul Fotouh, 60, has presented himself as a champion of moderate Islamism, insisting he espouses a vision of Islamic law suited to Egypts diverse society. Critics say he has yet to clarify exactly what that means.
Speaking to Al Jazeera English on Sunday, the candidate said the peace treaty with Israel would be maintained, but only insofar as it serves Egypts interests.
It will be revised. The articles in it which are in Egypts interests will be kept; those which are detrimental to Egypts interests will be taken out, he said. (© 1995-2011, The Jerusalem Post 05/01/12)
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott's sister Christine Forster is determined to marry her fiancee Virginia Edwards in Australia, but concedes she likely faces a ''long engagement''.
Sporting a rainbow tie-dye T-shirt and with her partner by her side, Ms Forster marched with fellow Liberal Party politicians in the Pride March on Sunday.
About 30,000 people braved near-40-degree heat to watch the march on Fitzroy Street, St Kilda.
Ms Forster, a Liberal City of Sydney councillor, said the march was a ''wonderful celebration of community, diversity and equality''.
She said Australia's laws preventing same-sex marriage were ''the last bastion of inequality for gay and lesbian couples''.
Ms Forster said she and Ms Edwards had agreed to only get married in Australia.
''It's not a pressing need for everyone, but for same-sex couples wanting to get married it is extraordinarily pressing,'' she said.
She said marriage equality was now ''open for discussion'' within the Liberal Party. ''That's a big shift in my mind.''
Pride March Victoria president Matt Renwick said the march was a celebration.
''We are a strong and dynamic community - there is something for everyone,'' he said.
''We are here and we are proud.''


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Tuesday August 6th, 2013 1:20am
The Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic weekend kicked off Friday evening with the Welcome Dinner. The senior teams as well as the underclass players and parents were in attendance for an event to honor each of the seniors selected as Under Armour All-Americans.
The night kicked off with a cocktail hour and continued with dinner and a video presentation highlighting all the players on the underclass teams. Corrigan Sports Enterprises President Lee Corrigan opened up the live presentation and each All-American was then introduced individually.
Scroll down to check out photos from the night and recap of the events of the evening.
The Under Armour slogan, displayed in full view throughout not only the banquet, but also the tournament. Good theme for the weekend.
People were checking out all sorts of gear available outside the banquet hall.
More gear.
Entering the banquet hall — a LOT of people in attendance. Everyone cleans up so nice.
Some shots from the underclass tables. The players sat with their teammates.
Some of the Long Island underclass team.
Big smiles, everyone.
Lee Corrigan addresses the crowd to open the night's presentation.
Josh Sims, Under Armour's brand manager for lacrosse, addresses the audience.
The North girl's team after getting introduced individually. Each player had a short video in which they introduced themselves, stating where they were from, what position they played and where they would be going to college in the fall. The videos were played for each player before they went on stage.
The North team poses for a group shot.
The South team takes their turn.
The North team gets ready for intros.
Staging area.
North Team
South Team
The night wrapped up with a great speaker. Jason Braase, who served in Iraq in the early 2000's spoke of his experiences and being in an explosion in which a piece of shrapnel blew through his right leg below his knee. After seven years, 13 surgeries and years of rehab, he is able to walk, run, bike and swim again. He talked about the struggles he's faced since being wounded and how the Wounded Warrior Project has helped him throughout. It was such a powerful speech and at its conclusion, the entire audience stood and said the Pledge of Allegiance along with Jason. Thank you, Jason, for your service!


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|Kinmen Cormorant Season
|The cormorant is the star player among Kinmen's migratory birds. The sight of tens of thousands of these birds returning to their nests in the evening creates an ecological scene of major proportions. The "Kinmen Cormorant Season" focuses on watching these unique migratory birds and combining this with other creative tourist activities: as guests are taken to admire and appreciate the cormorants they also get a chance to try out a traditional Kinmen banquet, get to know overseas Chinese home town culture, have the opportunity to arrange a stay in the national park at a old-style guesthouse as well as take a bike ride to visit the Guningtou battle grounds so they can get a firsthand understanding of Minnan architecture, overseas Chinese home town culture, and a deep, personal appreciation of Kinmen's natural and human resources. A carefree and unhurried stroll around Kinmen will put you face-to-face with a side of Kinmen you never knew, and one the Kinmen is waiting for you to discover. Battlegrounds, historical relics, and Minnan architecture, housing blocks in mixed East/West style—these all sketch out for you a Kinmen landscape you never knew. As the autumn winds blow and the "black coated army" flies south to land on Lake Ci (Cihu), Kinmen's autumn/winter bird extravaganza is about to take center stage—will you be ready?
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(CNSNews.com) - Speaking to the American Society of Newspaper Editors at a luncheon in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, President Barack Obama accused the Republican-controlled House of Representatives of attempting "to impose a radical vision on our country" through the budget proposal it passed last week.
The speech followed thematically on the address Obama delivered at a campaign event in Vermont on Friday, where he argued that "you're-on-your-own economics" has not worked in the United States, called for more redistribution of wealth, and declared: "I am my brother's keeper."
In this last phrase, Obama was alluding to the book of Genesis, in which Cain, after killing his brother Abel, tells God: "Am I my brother's keeper?"
"This congressional Republican budget is something different altogether," Obama told the newspaper editors. "It is a Trojan Horse. Disguised as deficit reduction plans, it is really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country.
"It is thinly veiled social Darwinism," Obama said. "It is antithetical to our entire history as a land of opportunity and upward mobility for everybody who's willing to work for it; a place where prosperity doesn't trickle down from the top, but grows outward from the heart of the middle class. And by gutting the very things we need to grow an economy that's built to last--education and training, research and development, our infrastructure -- it is a prescription for decline."
The budget the Republican House passed last Thursday, according to Congressional Quarterly Today, would spend $5 trillion less over the next 10 years than President Obama proposed and flattens income taxes to two rates, 10 percent and 25 percent.
Obama in his address to the newspaper editors attacked the notion that excessive government regulation and taxation is hindering job growth in the United States.
"They keep telling us that if we'd just strip away more regulations, and let businesses pollute more and treat workers and consumers with impunity, that somehow we'd all be better off," said Obama. "We're told that when the wealthy become even wealthier, and corporations are allowed to maximize their profits by whatever means necessary, it's good for America, and that their success will automatically translate into more jobs and prosperity for everybody else. That's the theory."
Obama painted a picture of America where Republicans in government have failed to use government to stop "insurance companies or credit card companies or mortgage lenders" from taking "advantage" of American citizens, while recklessly handing out tax cuts to the "wealthiest."
"So we tried this theory out," said Obama. "And you would think that after the results of this experiment in trickle-down economics, after the results were made painfully clear, that the proponents of this theory might show some humility, might moderate their views a bit. You'd think they'd say, you know what, maybe some rules and regulations are necessary to protect the economy and prevent people from being taken advantage of by insurance companies or credit card companies or mortgage lenders. Maybe, just maybe, at a time of growing debt and widening inequality, we should hold off on giving the wealthiest Americans another round of big tax cuts."
Obama sarcastically said that the new Republican budget made the Contract With America "look like the New Deal."
"But that's exactly the opposite of what they've done," said Obama. "Instead of moderating their views even slightly, the Republicans running Congress right now have doubled down, and proposed a budget so far to the right it makes the Contract with America look like the New Deal. In fact, that renowned liberal, Newt Gingrich, first called the original version of the budget "radical" and said it would contribute to 'right-wing social engineering.' This is coming from Newt Gingrich."
Gingrich's remark about right-wing social engineering, which he made on NBC's "Meet the Press," had been specifically about House Budget Chairman Ryan's long-term Medicare reform proposal.
"And yet, this isn't a budget supported by some small rump group in the Republican Party. This is now the party's governing platform," Obama said. "This is what they're running on. One of my potential opponents, Governor Romney, has said that he hoped a similar version of this plan from last year would be introduced as a bill on day one of his presidency. He said that he's "very supportive" of this new budget, and he even called it "marvelous."
Since Obama was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2009, the federal deficit has grown by roughly $5 trillion—more than it grew under all presidents from George Washington through George H.W. Bush.


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Ten more movies!
We're sliding down the second half of my 100 Movies effort; today. we'll knock off 51-60. Ready?
51. Die Hard. I really like Bruce Willis as an action hero, and this first outing of – what is it now, four? – movies really, really works for me. It's funny, it's harrowing, it's gritty and scary, and just when you think it's over, it's not. Besides, I'm not sure there'll ever be a movie line to top "yippee-kay-yay, Motherfucker."
52. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Numar. Aside from the absolutely gorgeous and completely convincing performances of Patrick Swazey, Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo – which is nothing to cast aside, I tell you – this film is a touching, heartfelt, and, at times, laugh-out-loud funny look at people trying to figure out where they fit in the world and who believe, rightly, that there should be a place for them. Swazey's performance hits me especially hard – the scene where s/he stops the car in front of the family home and watches as her mother steps back into the house is one that gets me every time.
53. Coming to America. There was a time – and I know some of you remember it – when Eddie Murphy was funny. This film – which, I think, was the first in his attempt at a more family-friendly brand of humor which would lead him away from his Delirious-like material to do things like Dr. Doolittle and the voice of Mushu in Disney's Mulan – blends a kind of self-deprecating humor with Murphy's keen eye for the ironic in our everyday lives. This film, like To Wong Foo, manages to be both critical of its material and respectful and sympathetic to it, too. Arsenio Hall is a screaming RIOT in this film. Don't forget to check out Murphy and Hall in the barber shop!
54. The Negotiator. I'm not a huge fan of either Kevin Spacey's or Samuel L. Jackson's. Don't get me wrong; I have a great deal of respect for the work they do, I'm just not in awe of them the way I know some people are (I'm still not sure I truly understand either American Beauty or The Usual Suspects). That being said, I ADORE the Negotiator. It's tight, it surprises me every time I see it, and it's satisfying at the end. When your friends betray you, the only people you can trust are strangers.
55. The Lord of the Rings; The Fellowship of the Ring. There is so much to love in this film. It is breathtakingly beautiful to look at, for starters. It does a perfectly thorough job of introducing us to the story and familiarizing us with the history. The film shows us the important characters and establishes their personalities and the relationships between them (and it does that without beating us over the head with it; we really do come to know them). There's action and suspense, romance and heartfelt friendship, magic and love. We saw this almost as soon as it came out in the theatres (we had to wait for all the die-hard LoTR fans to give up their seats first, though) and grabbed this film on DVD as soon as it hit the shelves (then got it again when the extended version came out). I never hesitate to put this series back in the DVD player, and the first installment is, like the two that come after it, a masterpiece.
56. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I think this may have been my favorite of the books, and while I was disappointed by how little of the wonder of the book the film was able to convey, it still did a grand job with some pretty complex material. The kids are getting older and their feelings are getting more complex. The story is starting to get darker and more dangerous. The stakes are getting higher and, now more than ever, friendships and alliances are important. I remember reacting almost viscerally to Delores Umbridge and the feelings of frustration at knowing something that people in authority deny, and I remember the feeling of utter vindication when Umbridge gets hers in the end. Things really start to come together in this film.
57. Glory. I know I said that there's no particular order to this list, but I can't believe that I made it more than halfway through before getting to this film. If I were doing this list in order, Glory would easily be in the top ten.
This film is stunning in both its scope and its emotion, and it deserved every award it won (and all that it it didn't, too). The acting in it is incredible; I thought, when I first heard about the cast, that I was going to have a hard time with Ferris Bueler as a Civil War commander, but about ten minutes into the film, I was hooked. Denzel Washington kills me in this film, and I regularly use the desertion scene in my literature classes (just look at the looks on their faces!). Morgan Freeman is, as usual, outstanding ("Shoes, suh."). Not that it matters all that much to me, but I've heard, from someone who is an historian of the Civil War, that even though the film is an amalgam of a lot of different experiences, the feel of the movie is just about right for the time.
58. Moonstruck. This is just fun. I love Cher, I love Olympia Dukakis and I love Nicolas Cage, and they all did amazing work in this film. It's tender and funny, it's frustrating and frenetic, it's over the top and ridiculous, but I love it. Mr. Chili can't even hear the name Nicolas Cage without making a claw with his hand and shaking it in the air, but that's a small price to pay for this thoroughly enjoyable love story.
59. National Treasure. Since we're talking about Nick Cage, let's knock off another of his films, shall we? National Treasure is an entirely enjoyable, family friendly action-adventure film that feels to me like the love child of Indiana Jones movies and The Da Vinci Code. Cage's character is a treasure hunter who's trying to unlock the secrets of a fabled treasure no one believes exists. The clues lead him through history to our Masonic founding fathers, and ends with the Declaration of Independence. He's racing against his nemesis (played by a very creepy Sean Bean) and fighting against disbelieving officials and the security of the Smithsonian in an effort to see what he knows is there. The film combines edge-of-your-seat adventure with humor and a bit of U.S. history (and a huge dose of willing suspension of disbelief, but that's part of the fun, really) to make a really engaging ride.
60. Batman Begins. I've enjoyed most of the Batman outings – I even got past my incredulity to accept Michael Keaton – Mr. Mom! – as Batman – but this one is truly my favorite of the franchise.
For someone who never in her life read comic books, I nevertheless have a great affection for the films that were inspired by them. Sometimes, I think that my ignorance of the original stories makes me a better consumer of the the films; I come to them with no pre-conceived notions of how the set is supposed to look or of which actors are appropriate for which roles, so I heartily enjoy them (even some of the "bad" ones) for what they are.
That being said, I think that Christian Bale is a wonderful Batman. He is in turns brooding and mournful, vicious and careful, self-assured and tortured, and I love that he can play all of those things in such a way that I'm entirely convinced. The supporting players – Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, and Liam Neeson especially – all contribute to why I really love this film. Someone can come to this movie with no idea of the Batman story and come away, two hours later, with a solid understanding of the character and his motivations (without feeling like they've been spoon-fed or bashed over the head with the blatantly obvious). The feel of the film is just right, and it's one that I am only too happy to pop into the DVD player on a rainy Saturday afternoon.
Happy Tuesday, Everyone!


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A cholesteatoma is a type of cyst found in the middle ear behind the eardrum. It is a noncancerous tumor.
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A cholesteatoma forms when the skin grows through the hole in the middle of the ear. It can occur due to a damaged eardrum or a defect at birth.
Risk Factors
Factors that increase your chance of a cholesteatoma include:
- Chronic ear infections
- A poorly functioning eustachian tube
- Down syndrome
- Turner syndrome
- Cleft palate
- Abnormalities of the bones of the skull and face
- A family history of chronic middle ear disease or cholesteatoma
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- Hearing loss
- Discharge from the ear, sometimes foul-smelling
- Pressure in the ear
- Earache
- Numbness of the ear
- A sensation of spinning when you are not moving—vertigo
- Muscle weakness in the face on the affected side
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Cholesteatoma is a serious medical problem. Early treatment is vital for the best outcome. Serious complications may occur if the tumor goes untreated, including hearing loss , muscle weakness, and vertigo. If the infection spreads to the brain it can lead to meningitis and brain abscess.
Cholesteatoma responds well to surgical treatment. Patients are likely to recover fully without complications if the tumor is caught and treated early with surgery.
Surgery prevents complications such as hearing loss and balance problems. Thorough cleaning of the ear is necessary to remove fluid and bacteria. It is done with a scalpel or a needle and a syringe. Eardrops are also usually given to prevent the infection from returning.
Medications are necessary to dry the fluid in the ear if allergies or other causes are producing excess fluid.
Cholesteatomas caused by defects at birth cannot be prevented. However, proper treatment and close follow-up of ear infections can help prevent cholesteatoma.
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May 24, 2012 - StaffThomas E. "Rusty" Sparks, 54, died Sunday, May 20, 2012, at his home in Lander, with his family present, after a long battle with cancer.
Funeral services are at 3 p.m. Friday, May 25, at Hudson's Funeral Home in Lander.
Thomas E. Sparks was born June 20, 1957, in Seminole, Texas, to Thomas P. and Jackie (Roach) Sparks. His family later moved to Thermopolis. When he was in elementary school, his family moved to Lander where he attended Fremont County Vocational High School.
At age 17, he joined the U.S. Army and was sent to Germany right after boot camp.
While in Germany, he met his future wife, Elisabeth. On Oct. 21, 1978, they were married in Herrieden, Germany. On Feb. 27, 1979, their son Thomas was born. In February 1980, they moved back to the United States where Mr. Sparks continued his military service at Ft. Carson, Colo.
In 1982, he was honorably discharged from the Army and they moved to Lander to be close to family. On Nov. 28, 1984, their son Michael was born.
Mr. Sparks held various jobs around Lander, including restoration of the Atlantic City iron ore mine, driving truck and as a mechanic for American Laundry, and working at Nuway Catering before starting his job at the Wyoming Life Resource Center (WSTS) where he worked for 21 years. He retired in 2010 because of his diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
His family said Mr. Sparks enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, four-wheeling, snow machining, gardening and spending time with family outside, especially spending time with his grandchildren and taking them on outdoor adventures, playing pool and darts.
Mr. Sparks is survived by his wife, Elisabeth; sons Thomas and his wife Jennifer of Lander and Michael and his wife Kayse of Kinnear; grandchildren Karolina, Kody, Jorja and Michael; stepgrandchild Justin; his sisters, Bobbi Jo Sparks of Hudson, Stacey Rodriguez of Odessa, Texas; brother Casey of Moscow, Idaho; aunt Rosemary Sparks of Lander; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews; and his dog, Bandit.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Jackie Sparks; uncles and aunts Dale and Grace James, Johnny and Evelyn Sparks, Butch Sparks; cousins Tommy Sparks, Alva "Tex" Knott and Bill Carlyle.
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Worn out ship, worn out service: Vision of the Seas Cruise Review by cag0511
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Worn out ship, worn out service
Destination: Transatlantic
Embarkation: Southampton
There is a terrible lack of information on the ship. The newsletter is obviously preprinted before the voyage so any changes are not reflected. There More is no advance program guide for the television, only a scrolling channel list. Dinner menus are posted on a video screen that takes 15 minutes to go through the whole menu in 6 languages. Would it hurt to tape a paper menu to a bulletin board? How much did those video screens cost, anyway?
A bridge tournament was organized, there were 13 tables of players but they had no cards! The craft projects are the same ones we had on our first cruise over 5 years ago.
All we hear from staff is "Unfortunately...." or "Sorry...."The ship is definitely in need of a major remodeling. The woodwork in our cabin is scratched and worn, there is only one comfortable chair in our cabin for two, upholstery is clean but worn. Most of the staff has a "can't fix" attitude except for the notable exceptions of our dinner servers, headwaiter and cabin steward. This morning half the clocks in the ship were wrong.
We have paid a deposit for Galveston-Barcelona-Dubai-Singapore next April on RCI but we are seriously considering canceling it unless RCI can demonstrate a commitment to better quality and service between now and then.
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Published 5:23 pm, Monday, July 7, 2014
SAN ANTONIO — A family argument resulted in a life-threatening stabbing Monday at the New Riviera Apartments on the Southeast Side, according to police.
Marshall Knowles, 26, was trying to break up a fight between his younger brother and their 57-year-old mother when the younger brother stabbed him, their mother told the media outside the apartment.
Michael Knowles, 24, fled the scene and has not yet been located by police, said San Antonio police Lt. Scott Bell. Marshall Knowles, meanwhile, was transported to the San Antonio Military Medical Center, Bell said.
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In tonight's series opener in the first of three games between NL East rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals, 3-2. The Phillies, who are 7-2 in their last nine games at home, were able to score two runs in the bottom of the eighth after the Nationals took the lead in the top of the eighth. Tonight's game was close all along – Cole Hamels and Stephen Strasburg both pitched very well, giving up just one run each.
It wasn't a very offensive minded game for either team – the Phillies went 4-27 in tonight's game against a locked-in Stephen Strasburg. With just a total of nine hits between the two teams, the Phillies were able to pull out the win with just four of those hits. One of those hits, a Carlos Ruiz RBI single, put the Phillies on the board early in the game, after they had gone down 1-0 on a first inning Ryan Zimmerman home run.
Hamels and Strasburg owned the middle innings. Hamels, who was pulled after just 87 pitches in seven innings, gave up just two hits and one run, did not give up a walk, and struck out eight. According to manager Ryne Sandberg, Hamels was pulled after such a low pitch count due to the fact that he "didn't throw a good bullpen session". Hamels does not appear to be injured.
Strasburg was equally as good, giving up just one run, two hits, two walks, and struck out ten. Neither pitcher would receive a decision in this game though, as both bullpens were working by the seventh inning. In the top of the eighth, after a handful of walks issued by the Phils' bullpen, the Nationals went in front 2-1 on a Scott Hairston sacrifice fly.
The Phillies would move in front in the home half of the eighth inning against Nationals reliever Tyler Clippard. After a two-out walk by Cesar Hernandez, who had just been called up to the big league level, Jimmy Rollins laced a double back to the wall in right field to tie the game. Ruiz would drive home Rollins to give the Phillies a 3-2 lead. Jonathan Papelbon came in for the save and made things a little interesting, allowing some base runners, but was able to close the door in the end to secure the win for the Phillies.
The Nationals playoff hopes take a hit with tonight's loss, as they fall to 69-68, and 7.5 games out of a Wild Card spot. The Phillies move to 63-75 with their win. Gio Gonzalez will take the hill for the Nationals tomorrow night against Ethan Martin and the Phillies in game two of this series.
Impact Players:
Philadelphia – Jimmy Rollins, Shortstop: 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB, 2 R
Philadelphia – Carlos Ruiz, Catcher: 2-3, 2 RBI, BB, game winning RBI
The Phillies announced their September callups before tonight's game. The minor league players who have been called up to the big league club are:
- Freddy Galvis, infielder - 3 HR, 25 RBI in 62 games with triple-A Lehigh Valley this season, .218 career hitter between 2012 and 2013 with the Phillies
- Cameron Rupp, catcher - .260 BA, 14 HR, 45 RBI in 90 games between double-A Reading and triple-A Lehigh Valley in 2013
- Tyler Cloyd, starting pitcher – his fourth call-up this season, Cloyd has a 2-3 record with a 3.57 ERA in eight starts for the Phillies
- Luis Garcia, relief pitcher – demoted to triple-A Lehigh Valley in August after a rough patch, Garcia retired all 12 batters he faced in that period
- Joe Savery, relief pitcher - back from injury, Savery went 3-1 over 20 appearances with a 3.85 ERA at triple-A Lehigh Valley, while posting a 1.38 ERA in 13 innings with the Phillies earlier in the season
- Mauricio Robles, relief pitcher – 5-3 with a 1.97 ERA over 64 innings at both Reading and Lehigh Valley, Robles carries a 19 inning scoreless streak into the big leagues
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The National Association of Realtors just released its quarterly update for median home prices in metropolitan areas.
The good news: Prices are up more than 7% nationwide and three out of the four markets are improving.
The bad news: the Northeast still is in the doldrums, with median prices declining in many big cities and the region's overall pricing still below 2009 levels. That's particularly disturbing because the nominal prices are much higher in markets around New York City and Boston than in the Midwest.
The good news is that the hardest-hit areas, including the Phoenix area and Detroit, have rebounded significantly.
According to the NAR, "the median existing single-family home price rose in 110 out of 147 metropolitan statistical areas … three areas were unchanged and 34 had price declines."
Here's the crux of the report:
"The national median existing single-family home price was $181,500 in the second quarter, up 7.3 percent from $169,100 in the second quarter of 2011. This is the strongest year-over-year increase since the first quarter of 2006 when the median price rose 9.4 percent, but even with the gain the current price is 20.1 percent below the record set in 2006."
So what are the hottest and coldest markets? Here are the five fastest-growing and five fastest-declining metro markets, according to Q2 numbers:
Coldest Housing Markets
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn.: Median price $374,900, down 12.9% from Q2 of 2011.
- Gulfport-Biloxi, Miss.: Median price $100,600, down 9.4%
- Elmira, N.Y.: Median price $105,700, down 8.2%
- Atlantic City, N.J.: Median price $218,700, down 7.7%
- Pittsfield, Mass.: Median price $182,200, down 7.6%
Hottest Housing Markets
- Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.: Median price $60,200, up 29.2% from Q2 2011.
- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.: Median price $148,400, up 29%.
- Boise City-Nampa, Idaho: Median price $138,200, up 21.7%.
- Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.: Median price $131,600, up 16.5%.
- Akron, Ohio: Median price $116,700, up 16.5%.
Growth by Region
- U.S.: Overall median house price of $181,500, up 7.3% from Q2 2011.
- Northeast: Median price of $241,300, down 1.6%.
- Midwest: Median price of $149,400, up 7.5%.
- South: Median price of $163,200, up 7.4%.
- West: Median price of $234,000, up 13.4%.
The median price is where half sold for more and half sold for less; medians are more typical than average prices, which are skewed higher by a relatively small share of upper-end transactions.
For more details, read the full National Association of Realtors report.


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The so-called 'grey man' of politics was criticised for ending the careers of several ministers during his Back to Basics campaign for morality in public life after Currie revealed that she enjoyed an intense relationship with him while they were both Ministers in Margaret Thatcher's government.
Major, 61, who is on a lecture tour in America, issued a statement yesterday confirming details of the affair, 'which I have long feared would be made public'.
He added: 'It is the one event in my life of which I am most ashamed. Norma has known of this matter for many years and has long forgiven me.'
Currie, 55, now a writer and a broadcaster, was last night on holiday abroad with her second husband, John Jones, after making the revelation in an interview with the Times ahead of its publication of her diaries tomorrow.
Talking of her 'devastation' after the affair ended when Major entered the Cabinet in 1988, Currie gave a graphic insight into the pain she still feels about the affair with the man she calls 'B' in her diaries. 'The most hurtful thing is to look at John's autobiography and find that I wasn't even in the index,' she said.
But she believed his wife Norma, would be understanding about the relationship: 'Don't forget, I loved John and so does she, so we'll have seen the same things in him.'
One other woman in his life, however, was not so forgiving. Clare Latimer, whose company Clare's Kitchen did catering for Downing Street, claimed she was urged by Major to sue over the allegations in 1993 that they were having an affair to cover-up his other 'relationships'.
Latimer said that Major had urged her to 'make as much cash as possible' out of publicity surrounding libel actions against two publications. 'To hide like this, and to hide behind me, stinks,' she said last night.
She had been used as 'an innocent pawn', she said. She believed Major wanted her to go to court to put people off writing about any other rumours on his personal life. 'There is no smoke without fire and I now believe I was the wrong target,' she said.
'He allowed my life to be trashed because he knew this allegation was not true and to hide the real scandal he was terrified might come out.'
She said Downing Street had put her under pressure to say 'no comment' and to take the libel action. She did so because she thought Major was a 'nice man', but was upset to find her friendship with John and Norma Major abruptly terminated when the allegations came to light.
'I just didn't pick it up but now it is so clear that he had something to hide. I suspect it was another affair going on with someone within Number 10, but there is the possibility it was fear that the Currie affair could be uncovered. My first thought when I heard was: "How could he have done this to me?"'
The allegations about Latimer surfaced as Commons gossip in 1991 and resulted in libel actions against the New Statesman and Scallywag magazines. Both publications were crippled by the financial strain before the cases were settled out of court with Major and Latimer receiving just £1,001 in damages from each party.
David Price, the lawyer who worked for Scallywag and who is an executor of its editor Simon Regan's estate, said last night he was considering pursuing a fresh claim against Major.
'We are considering bringing a claim for malicious falsehood and misrepresentation against Major,' he said. 'If we had known then what we know today then there is no way we would ever have done a deal. The case would have been laughed out of court.'
Yesterday's admission by Major has reopened old wounds over the disastrous Back to Basics campaign, which ended the political careers of several Ministers, including David Mellor.
However, Mellor, sacked from Major's cabinet after his sexual exploits with little-known actress Antonia de Sancha were exposed, saved his venom for newspapers, saying his former colleague was honest and decent.
He criticised the Times for what he called the 'outburst of morality' and for behaving 'like a sleazy little red top tabloid', adding: 'I just think it's time we all grew up about this sort of thing.'
But former Tory MP Michael Brown, who was forced to resign as a junior Minister over a homosexual affair, was less sanguine.
He said: 'If [Currie] had spoken up before 1990, I think the course of events might have been very, very different. There might never have been a John Major Premiership.'
Charles Clarke, Labour's party chairman, said: 'This is a matter for her, a matter for him, a matter for the Conservative party - I think the only people who are going to be really disappointed in it is the Conservative party.'
Major's biographer Penny Junor admitted that she had had no inkling of the affair but said she was not entirely surprised. 'He did go through a very tricky patch in his marriage with Norma. When I first knew him, which was in 1992, the marriage was not great,' she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
'Norma didn't really enjoy politics, didn't enjoy the high profile, didn't enjoy London and had, over the years, kept herself tucked away in Huntingdon with the children.'
Mary Archer, whose imprisoned husband Jeffrey was was then a Tory grandee, said: 'I am a little surprised, not at Mrs Currie's indiscretion, but at a temporary lapse in John Major's taste.'


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International Harm Reduction Conference 2013 - Making the case for needle and syringe programmes in prisons
Vilnius , 12 June - Yesterday delegates attending the 2013 Harm Reduction Conference were convened to a satellite session organized by UNODC. The session, entitled "Needle and syringe programme in prisons: 20 years of evidences, 20 years of advocacy - It's time to scale-up!" was chaired by Mr. Rick Lines, Executive Director of Harm Reduction International. It highlighted the need for such programmes and the criteria for efficacy and success. A panel of stakeholders enabled participants to explore, from various perspectives, the pra ctical aspects of programme implementation.
Ms. Irina Teplinskaya (Andrey Rylkov Foundation for Health and Social Justice) and Mr. Kestutis Butkus (Community Representative) brought the unique perspective of the community as they provided insight on the world of drug use in prison, a practice that is often denied by prison officials. With convincing arguments, they reminded participants that the absence of harm reduction services, such as needle syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapy, needlessly increased HIV and other risks of both prisoners. We heard how the absence of harm reduction services in prisons jeopardises the health of those living and working in prisons and how, from the public health perspective, it is detrimental to the entire wider community.
Dr.Svetlana Doltu (Ministry of Justice, Republic of Moldova), presented the Moldovan harm reduction programme in prisons - a programme jointly introduced in 1997 by prison staff and civil society organisations. In 2013, the programme was expanded and taken over by the Department of Penitentiary Institution; she explained how currently twelve of the fifteen HIV interventions recommended by the UN for prison settings were implemented partially or fully. Services included, among others, needle syringe programmes, condom programmes, post-exposure ,VCT, and other services such as conjugal visits. Describing the participative model adopted, one whereby prisoners are recruited as volunteers to distribute the injection equipment, it became clear that such collaboration was a best practice in the field. As she described the peer-driven model, she explained how it also generated positive results in other areas, such as a decrease in stigma, an increase in self-esteem of prisoners living with HIV/AIDS, and an increase of HIV transmission awareness.
Dr. Xavier Majó i Roca, (Public Health Agency, Government of Catalonia), presented the findings of the evaluation of the programme in Catalan prisons providing his views on what works, for whom and in what circumstances. In Spain the first pilot project was started in 1997, but it was in 2003 that Catalonia saw its first pilot project at the Tarragona prison; the programme was later extended to the rest of the prisons between 2005 to 2007. Results clearly indicated that the keys for successes are easy access, confidentiality and anonymity. Some of the findings hinted that the programme conditions were too strict and that greater flexibility was needed to ensure accessibility. A model whereby distributing machine or one where peers provide injecting equipment to fellow prisoners were discussed. Finally, he underlined the need to have greater buy-in from prison officials to ensure success.
Dr. Fabienne Hariga (UNODC), provided a brief overview of the current situation and provided some startling figures. We heard that people who inject drugs can represent up to 80% of prison population in some countries and HIV prevalence can be up to fifty times higher than that of the general population- Why is the case for the provision of clean injecting equipment so hard to make?
She went on to present the state of needle and syringe programmes globally - While over eighty countries worldwide offer needle and syringe programmes as part of their comprehensive harm reduction and HIV responses in the community, only a hand full of countries offer equivalent services in their prisons.
Understanding the overwhelming evidence of their effectiveness, we also heard that peer-based programmes tend to be the most suitable and effective. Dr. Hariga pointed out that in order to scale up services, there was a need to strengthen the advocacy and a need to include HIV in prisons in national strategies, such as harm reduction, HIV, prison, drugs, and to include in the law the principles of equivalence of health care for prisoners
She also announced that UNODC is currently developing a guidance document to support efforts of the country to implement needle and syringe programmes in prisons.
20 years after the first needle and syringe programme was opened in prisons, and despite the evidence and needs progresses are too slow. Efforts are urgently needed.


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STRIKER Carl Stewart netted four goals as Rowntrees trounced Hamilton Panthers 6-1 in the only premier division game to beat the weather in the York Minster Engineering Football League.
The victory was Rowntrees' best away win in the league for more than a year.
Stewart's opening goal for Rowntrees was cancelled out by former York City midfielder Christian Fox.
However, before the break, Stewart restored the visitors' lead and Dan Marshall added a third for Rowntrees.
In a second half dominated by the visitors, Stewart took his personal tally for the game to four and Marshall added his second of the afternoon.
In the sole division four game to survive the downpours, Melbourne recorded their first home win over LNER Builders since they rejoined the league in 2005.
Brian Underwood gave Melbourne the lead at the break and, although the Builders levelled on the hour mark, Paul Watson hit the winner only ten minutes later.
It was only the third time that Melbourne had beaten the Builders in their previous 16 league meetings.
Old Malton St Mary's hit five goals past Riccall for the second time this season in reserve 'A'.
The Ryedale side followed up their 5-3 win at Riccall three weeks ago by defeating the same opposition 5-0 on Saturday.
The Ryedale side took control of the game early on with goals from Neil Wilford, Richard Cass, Dean Leadill and Dean Clarkson before Richard Stevenson completed the scoring in the second half. In reserve 'C', Tockwith ended a six-match winless run with a 4-3 victory at Rowntrees. The hosts had the perfect start as Steve Ward struck twice in the opening half an hour.
However, the next 30 minutes were bossed by the visitors, who replied through Steve Dey, Simon Lewis and John Richardson to lead 3-2.
Shaun Stewart briefly restored parity but Dey's second goal of the afternoon clinched a fourth win on the trot for Tockwith over Rowntrees' second string.
The weather also played havoc with the York FA cup matches.
The only tie played saw Sporting Knavesmire win 2-1 at Selby Town Reserves in round three of the York FA Saturday Junior Cup.
Trailing 1-0 at the break, Sporting quickly equalised through Jonny Brown. George Wilson headed in the winner 20 minutes from time.
Knavesmire host Bishopthorpe United in round four on Saturday, January 5 (1.30pm).


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MARLBROOK residents can raise issues or concerns at a village walkabout event.
A Partners and Communities walkabout is being held outside Tesco, in Old Birmingham Road, Marlbrook, at 10.30am on Monday, September 22.
District councillor Brian Cooper for the ward and community support officer Sarah Harvey will be walking the streets and talking to residents.
Among the roads they will be walking are Old Birmingham Road, Braces Lane, and Birmingham Road and Halesowen Road.
Appointments can be booked during the walkabout be calling Cllr Cooper on 07711014820, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Quote Of The Day: Mika Can Assure You Lady Gaga Is A Woman
"She doesn't have a penis. She came to my house in her underwear and I saw no hint of a penis. She thought it was appropriate attire. She can get away with it. She knows what she's doing. She ain't no fool. She's brilliant. I think she's a good role model for girls. She plays with sex and makes it unsexy on purpose – so outrageous it's approachable."
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Jim Hass: "For years, people have enjoyed steam showers...[for] relaxation...With the Amerec Steam Shower Sound System, the bather can enjoy the music while either connecting his phone to the waterproof dock or...Bluetooth"
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Amerec is pleased to introduce the new Steam Shower Sound System with iPhone Interface, including Bluetooth compatibility. In addition to working with Apple devices, the Amerec system works equally well with Android and other mp3 players—connected wirelessly via Bluetooth technology or connected through the 3.5mm headphone jack.
Designed with a sleek waterproof case, the Amerec Steam Shower Sound System allows steam enthusiasts to bring music in stereo to the shower without concern of water damage to the phone or mp3 player. While many new waterproof speaker products have come to market in recent years, many feature a mono speaker, providing a limited range of musical enjoyment whereas Amerec's system includes high quality, waterproof speakers to ensure high quality stereo sound while providing complete protection from water and steam.
For bathers using Apple devices, a handheld remote allows for increased functionality, as the songs and volume can be changed without having to access the phone directly. Additionally, when connected to the sound system's in-bath dock, the Apple devices will recharge. When connected by Bluetooth, Android, Apple, and other devices enjoy similar functionality to the Apple connected devices.
Jim Hass, sales manager for Amerec, commented:
"For years, people have enjoyed steam showers as a much needed form of relaxation; though there have been attempts to introduce music to steam showers, few products have successfully coupled high quality sound, combined with absolute moisture protection and with ease of control of the music player. With the Amerec Steam Shower Sound System, the bather can enjoy the music while either connecting his phone to the waterproof dock or if preferred, the phone can be connected via Bluetooth."
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The IRA announces that it renounces terrorism, resumes disarmament, and ends its 36-year war. I wonder whether any of them were at least embarrassed for finding themselves in the same moral boat as the fanatic Islamic death squads terrorizing London.
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In memory
Egyptian bloggers — a new and already vibrant community — have organized a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Sharm El Sheikh terrorists.
Reporting too much?
I'm fairly fanatic about transparency in news and government: They should share what they know when they know it. But when it comes to security and terrorism, of course, the rules are different. And I think ABC probably went over the line when it aired pictures of the London terrorists' bombs and the damage they caused over the strong objections of British authorities. What was the public good that was served? How was seeing the bombs more important than catching the bombers?
Search me
Yesterday, when I came down to the PATH station, I saw cops performing their random searches. I wasn't picked. But I walked up to a couple of them and said, "I don't know whether you're getting crap for doing this but I'm glad you are." They nodded thanks.
Well, it turns out, they're not getting crap. They're getting volunteers.
Waving your flag
There's nothing like a terrorist attack on your nation and your way of life to bring out a bit of defiant pride, that is patriotism. I was never one to raise the flag but it still flies outside my home (though I will confess to wearing it less often on my lapel). In Britain, where Marc Danziger is visiting, he is seeing British patriotism rise. He reads a bracing set of articles in The Telegraph and quotes in full a stirring list of 10 principles the paper says British believe, including this one:
The English-speaking world. The atrocities of September 11, 2001, were not simply an attack on a foreign nation; they were an attack on the anglosphere – on all of us who believe in freedom, justice and the rule of law.
Amen, cousins.
Marc has lots of links from the Telegraph and then picks out this oddly insulting and inappropriate quote from a New York Times correspondent there:
So what do foreign correspondents think of the British?
Sarah Lyall, of The New York Times, says: "It used to be about the stiff upper lip, cream teas and cricket, but all that changed after Princess Diana died. The British don't have an obvious set of values now other than their knack for self-depreciation."
I'm going to bet that Ms. Lyall, seeing that in context of the stories, is cringing. Or I certainly hope she is.
(And editors worry about reporters blogging and saying inappropriate things…. when all they have to do is talk to other reporters.)
Everything old is old again
Jane Fonda is setting out across the country in a vegetable-oil-fueled bus — honest — to protest the war in Iraq.
Anybody want to take a bus tour to protest the murders of innocents by terrorists in Iraq, Great Britain, Spain, Egypt….?
Protesting the crime
Global Voice has links to reports of an Egyptian bloggers' protest of the murder there. A year or so ago, I could not find any blogging scene there. Now, these people are making their voices heard.
Search me
Via Sean Bonner, I see that someone is selling T-shirts that say: "I do not consent to being searched."


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MORE than 100 health workers and patients rallied in Southampton last night against the radical reforms of the National Health Service.
The meeting, organised by Southampton Itchen MP John Denham, pictured top, saw key speakers from the unions Unison, Unite, GMB and professional associations including the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing.
Mr Denham told the full capacity meeting at Southampton Solent University: "I believe that so many different people have come forward to say this is the wrong way forward.
Let's drop the Bill."
The Government Health and Social Care Bill wants to open the NHS service up to greater competition from the private and voluntary sector.
GPs will also gain more control of their budgets.
But Steve Brazier, regional manager for Unison Hampshire, said: "We are very clear we want the Bill scrapped."
Fellow speaker Rachel Maskell, from Unite, also condemned the reforms, describing them as the "NHS privatisation bill".
In particular she condemned the move to encourage hospitals to treat more private patients, as it would mean NHS patients would go "to the back of the queue".
Dr Alex Freeman, a member of the BMA council and a Southampton GP, also addressed the audience.
Although she supported greater control for GPs she said she had concerns about how the role of private companies could fragment the NHS.


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Aug 30, 2014, 01:12
The Hancock County Board of Supervisors on Friday appeared to agree in principal to a 2.61 mil tax increase for the upcoming budget year.
Supervisors are expected to vote on the measure at a meeting on Sept. 15.
About 40 residents attended a public hearing Friday which supervisors hosted to discuss the potential tax hike.
County Attorney Gary Yarborough opened the meeting by stating that supervisors publicly advertised a 3.21 mil increase, but that number would be slightly decreased.
Yarborough said that supervisors had wanted to use .6 mils of the 3.21 mils to cover shortfalls in the county's solid waste collection and disposal budget.
After examining the budget in the past few weeks, supervisors decided that additional revenue for solid waste would not be needed, Yarborough said.
Yarborough said the millage increase was necessary because of increases in youth court costs; insurance and upkeep for county buildings; the county taking over the E911 system; and other items.
Several residents spoke at Friday's meeting with only a few opposing the proposed millage increase.
Local business owner Kevin Hill of Pearlington said he understood the need for an increase.
"I think you guys are doing a wonderful job," Hill said. "I don't have have a problem with it, if I can see where my money is going."
Lana Noonan of Waveland said her main concern with the county's budget was that supervisors plan to cut $26,000 a year from the Hancock County Library System.
District Five Supervisor Tony Wayne Ladner said supervisors have cut every department over the past few years to try to limit tax increases.
"We are looking every day to find ways to cut the budget without reducing services," he said. "We have worked diligently for all of the people in Hancock County."
District One Supervisor David Yarborough said supervisors did not want to raise millage, but he felt they have little choice.
"We have been cutting ever since Katrina," he said. "We have no choice. Everything is going up. I don't want to do it, but we have to."
Tax Assessor Collector Jimmie Ladner said supervisors have actually cut millage over the years to compensate for increases in value. In the past 12 years, millage rates have gone from 48 mils a year to 41.46 last year, Ladner said.
"Our respective boards have understood that when values go up, the rates should go down," he said.
Ladner said the 2.61 mil increase will cost taxpayers about $26 for every $100,000 of value for property.
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Beulah Rucker Oliver knew she wanted to be a teacher when she was 5 years old.
A Senate resolution in the Georgia General Assembly would honor the African-American leader for her work in education in the Hall County-Gainesville area.
It's expected to be considered soon by the Georgia House of Representatives. Rucker's grandson, Rojene Bailey, hopes it will become law.
The resolution would dedicate the intersection of U.S. 129 and Athens Street as the Beulah Rucker Oliver Memorial Intersection.
"She did so much for education," Bailey said. "She loved education."
He is also the volunteer executive director of the The Educational Foundation and Museum of Beulah Rucker just down the road from the intersection.
Rucker was a dedicated educator who established the Industrial School for the people in her community in 1914 and ran it until it consolidated into Gainesville city schools in 1958. Bailey said he starting writing letters to state leaders and lawmakers in 2006 to get a local road named after her. State Sen. Butch Miller, R-Gainesville, was the first official to do something, he said.
"A man of his word," Bailey said of Miller.
Miller is vice chairman and Sen. Steve Gooch, R-Dahlonega, is chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. Together, the two put together a resolution recognizing Rucker and seven other "remarkable and distinguished" Georgians by dedicating intersections in their honor, Miller said.
It was approved in the Senate and passed out of the House Transportation Committee. The next stop is expected to be the House floor to have all members vote on it.
Gooch didn't return a phone call for comment.
Rucker was inducted into the Georgia Women of Achievement Hall of Fame last year.
"I think she is a significant figure in our community," Miller said. "Not only in the African-American community, but Gainesville-Hall County in general. I thought it was an appropriate thing to do."
Rucker was born in 1888 in Banks County as the daughter of illiterate sharecroppers. She learned the alphabet by reading newspapers plastered to the walls of her home. She worked odd jobs to earn her education and raised the money to start her school.
Martha Zoller, vice president of museum's board of directors, said Rucker raised the money through holding wrestling matches and trained workers with Sears Roebuck & Co. through a public-private partnership. She was an independent woman who was able to accomplish amazing things with little or no resources, Zoller said.
"I was so drawn to this woman, I couldn't imagine spending my time anywhere else," the radio talk show host said, referring to when Bailey asked her to serve on the board.
Bailey said the museum staff are all volunteers, and a paid, full-time executive director is being sought. He said he wants the museum to be open every day rather than by appointment. He also has plans to add an amphitheater, recreational center and botanical garden.
"It just takes time and money," Bailey said.


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265's if you roll the fender, 255's if you don't... Pretty plain and simple. I've got my rear fenders completely shaved, completely flat on the inside, no gunk, done professionally, and I can probably get 275's in the back, but there's really no need to spend the difference on cost between 265's/275's honestly.
::EDIT:: - Wait, you have ET33 9.5" rears? Not 9.5 Et45s? Then you're going to have to stretch that bad boy to make work, I'd say 245 max and that still might rub.
Which is why I was originally going to go with 225's all around.. and you're saying 245's still might rub with rolled fenders? If so, I'll probably stick with 225's, or maybe 235's.
What's the one page where it gives you a whole bunch of links to wheel/tire combos so you can see how the setup will look like? I used to have it book marked but I think I may have deleted it >_>
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De Santis Selection Imports Is a Family Affair
We've all heard, "Do what you love and the money will follow." Well, the De Santis family took the words to heart and plunged into the wine import business. Today, Michelle and her father, Antonio, own and operate De Santis Selection Imports, a boutique importer focusing on artisanal wineries.
"We choose wines that are typical of the region they represent," Michelle says. Back in 2009 she convinced her father they needed to go into business together and, after a family visit to Italy, Antonio De Santis, a long-time Shell executive, agreed. He put his corporate suit aside and embarked on a new career path that would make any oenophile jealous.
Although neither of them has any formal training in wines, Michelle, who spent several years working for Blue Star Jets before the economy took its toll on such decadence, tells us, "We've completely immersed ourselves. We travel to Italy to meet with the growers and producers and learn from the source what makes the wine special".
And it's paid off. With her father running the operation in Texas, Michelle focuses on South Florida, traveling up and down 95 meeting with restaurant owners, setting up tasting dinners with chefs and doing lots of samplings. On any given day this Italian bella donna is wooing her way onto restaurant menus.
The goal is to have their portfolio of wines represented at every Italian restaurant from Palm Beach to Key West. Be it a white, like the intense, yet well-balanced Numeridivini Falanghina or the spicy and complex red Ampeleia Kepos, the selection is as vast as our restaurant choices.
"There are so many Italian restaurants in South Florida it's hard to know where to start," she says with the exuberance of a teenager in love. But with restaurants like De Luca, Grazie Italian Cuisine, and Tagliatelle part of the roster, this father-daughter duo can add industrious wine connoisseurs to their resume. Although we doubt they'll need a resume after this....
De Santis Imports and De Luca will be hosting a Twilight Wine Tasting on Thursday, June 30. For this and more De Santis events visit their Facebook page.
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