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Court Vision: Pacers survive Wizards' spell, Thunder put away the Clippers
We go over the lessons from Thursday's Game 6 action in which the Pacers and Thunder advanced to the conference finals.
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Here's what we learned in the NBA Playoffs on Thursday, May 15, 2014 as the Indiana Pacers survived a huge test against the Washington Wizards on their way to the almost always inevitable Eastern Conference finals with the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder managed to punch their ticket to the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs.
Indiana Pacers 93, Washington Wizards 80 | Pacers win the series 4-2
• We learned that the worries about the Indiana Pacers were greatly exaggerated over the last 3.5 months. OK, that's not true at all. This team was in serious trouble for quite some time and almost lost to the 8-seed Atlanta Hawks in the first round. But they managed to figure it all out and be good enough to get by. They weren't dominant like we saw them in the early parts of the season, but sometimes you just have to be good enough to advance and then you recalibrate.
• When the Pacers needed someone to step up to avoid a potential coin flip game in Indianapolis on Sunday in a Game 7, David West was their guy. He was the guy they could trust outside of Paul George most nights, and he came through with 29 points on 13-of-26 shooting. He had 18 points in the second half and was just too much for a very good Washington Wizards' frontcourt.
• Marcin Gortat and Nene were very good in Game 6, combining for 34 points and 12 rebounds. Gortat continued his good play from Game 5, but they needed more from him with the bench and backcourt struggling a bit.
• Neither bench did much in this game. Pacers' bench had 13 points and the Wizards' bench scored 12, but the starters were going to win or lose this game for both teams.
• When the Pacers win in this series, Roy Hibbert is very solid. He had 11 points, seven rebounds, and three blocks in this game. In Indiana's four wins, Hibbert averaged 17.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks. In the two losses, he averaged 2.0 points, 1.0 rebound, and 1.5 blocks. He is needed for this team to be successful.
• Home teams in this series were 1-5. There is no such thing as home court advantage anymore. All hail, road court advantage.
• The Wizards' backcourt of Bradley Beal and John Wall combined for 13 assists, which was good, but they made just 12-of-35 from the field and turned the ball over seven times. Washington has such a bright future because of these two, and it was good for them to experience what they did this postseason. Just a reminder that John Wall is 23 years old and Bradley Beal is 20 years old.
• Lance Stephenson was absolutely phenomenal in this game, aside from a couple of bad attempts. He had 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting, contributed eight assists, and grabbed five rebounds. His all-around game was much-needed and he helped set the tone of the game for the Pacers early on. Without him, they might not get that momentum going in the first half. He was everywhere and the Wizards couldn't stay in front of him.
• Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals starts Sunday in Indianapolis at 3:30pm ET.
Oklahoma City Thunder 104, Los Angeles Clippers 98 | Thunder win the series 4-2
• We learned that Kevin Durant is reliable. In a close-out game, he had 39 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and two blocks. After shooting 1-for-7 in the first quarter, he went 11-for-16 the rest of the way. He made five of his eight three-pointers on the night, and all 10 of his free throws. In Game 5, he struggled for most of the game while Russell Westbrook carried the Thunder. In Game 6, Westbrook struggled but it didn't matter because of Durant's brilliance.
• We learned that the Los Angeles Clippers need some better two-way wing players. I sort of wish they'd have played Danny Granger more in this series, but clearly head coach Doc Rivers thought he'd be toxic for their offense. The problem was that J.J. Redick and Jamal Crawford were getting burned defensively, and Matt Barnes shot 4-for-14 from the field.
• Blake Griffin had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in his final game of the season, but shot 8-for-20 and fouled out of the game. He was not happy about fouling out. Warning: there is mature language in this video.
• Even though it was a down game for Westbrook offensively — he shot 4-for-15 from the field — he played as hard as he always does and compiled 12 assists. He also made all 10 of his free throws.
• Chris Paul was magnificent, with 25 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds. He had 14 points on 6-for-7 shooting in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough to save his team. Also, boy, he is sneaky:
• The Thunder are a different team when Reggie Jackson is giving them a spark. He scored 14 points off the bench, three fewer than all of the Clippers reserves combined.
• Steven Adams was +17 in 40 minutes. Nick Collison was +16 in 17 minutes, after not playing at all in the first half. This is partially due to Serge Ibaka's calf injury, but both of these guys should be huge factors against the Spurs. Kendrick Perkins only played eight minutes, and that is important.
• Oklahoma City only scored 28 points in the paint to Los Angeles' 52, but got to the free throw line a ton, making 29 of its 33 attempts.
There were several controversial calls late in the game, and these two tweets are worth sharing:
Fans throwing drinks at referee Ed Malloy
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) May 16, 2014
I thought the ref was going to run in the stands. Whewww. Close call
— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) May 16, 2014
• Lisa Salters did some great sideline reporting:
• Game 1 of the Western Conference finals starts Monday in San Antonio at 9 p.m. ET.
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Republicans complain that the Democratic tax proposals amount to class warfare. I say wage earners in this country need to fight back. We need this war. We have been trodden upon by the 1% long enough.
The workforce today is more experienced, much better educated, and working with more –and better– capital. Largely as a result, GDP per capita was 63 percent higher in 2010 than it was in 1979.
But, over the same period, the bargaining power of US workers has eroded considerably. Only about 7 percent of private-sector workers are in unions today, compared with almost 25 percent in the 1970s. The inflation-adjusted value of the minimum wage is down more than 15 percent compared to 1979 (and down even more compared to its historical high point in 1968). We've deregulated previously well-paying industries (trucking, airlines, telecommunications); privatized many state and local government jobs (school bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and many others); signed trade agreements that put US workers in direct competition with low-wage workers overseas; created an immigration system that deprives immigrants of even the most basic protections while simultaneously putting the squeeze on US-born workers; tolerated a boom in wage theft and related bad behavior by employers; and, almost without exception, pursued macroeconomic policies that have kept unemployment high and jobs scarce.
Make no mistake about it. Republican policies are designed to suppress wages and benefits while undermining unions. The Republican tax policy benefits the wealthy by shifting the tax burden of the country onto the backs of working families. It is unmistakably class warfare against wage earners. Any wage earner in this country who votes for a Republican is voting against their own financial interests.

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Skip to comments.Poll to FREEP Will his endorsement of same-sex marriage help or hurt Obama in November?
Posted on 05/09/2012 9:28:35 PM PDT by Steelers6
66 votes
Hurt 30%
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32 votes
No Difference
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I don't know flag
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I oppose it - religious/historical
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I support it - equal rights
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A: Yes
It will only matter if black voters decide NOT to support him because of the issue. That remains to be seen. Will black ministers bring this up in their congregations?
I think that most hispanics and blacks in California voted for Prop 8, although combined they were less than a third of the electorate there..
So, I guess this will get Mr Incumbent gay bucks, but I doubt it will help to get him votes.
The poll has changed to "Your position on gay marriage?" created 11 hours ago
I support it - equal rights
I oppose it - religious/historical
I support an alternative - civil unions
Problem is that the Republicans have a terrible candidate to run against Obama on that and any other hot-button issue.
RINO Romney showed support for gay marriage in Massachusetts after the courts there rammed it down the citizens' throats. Obama knows that and can moderate his stance accordingly.
The Republicans will also lose the high ground on issues like Obamacare as well thanks to the terrible candidate the RINO establishment force fed on the party this year.
Q: Is this poll bull crap like most polls?
A: Yes
It sure is.
That will never happen. Even if obama demanded the return of slavery, the 95% would think long and hard before they would vote against a sort-of-black guy.
Gwen Ifill on PBS's The Newshour had on a black preacher -- in Roman collar -- debating Evan Wolfson, formerly of Lambda Legal and now running his own gay-marriage NGO, Mr. Gay Marriage himself, and the black minister wasn't taking anything off Wolfson, and indeed he jumped all over Wolfson's "civil rights" argument with combat boots.
People don't understand that "equal marriage rights" does it's "equalization" in order to derogate marriage, not flatter it by imitation, but to destroy marriage's iconic status as the ultimate heteronormal institution, whose very existence shines a searchlight on the aberrant and perverse nature of homosexuality.
"Equalization" is actually an attempt to drive marriage into the dirt. That's what the gays want -- and they said so in 1994 and even before.
What do they really want? When this country makes marriage legal across the nation, over turning all of the states rights, like abortion, then what will they want?
I think they want us to denounce God and his laws of marriage for these last 6,000 years and become secularist like them and "worship the creature more than the creator."
Rom 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Rom 1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
Rom 1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
Rom 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Rom 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Rom 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Rom 1:31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
Rom 1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
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Is a natural gas severance tax ahead?
Since Democrat Gov. Ed Rendell's second term, Democrat legislators have been railing about the need for a severance tax on natural gas drilling. The revenue from that imagined tax has been spent hundreds of times over in debate — solving virtually every major problem facing the commonwealth.
Rendell called it a "wildly popular tax" and indeed polls have shown people don't mind nicking drillers who are making billions.
But in reality the tax proposal was going nowhere. A Republican-controlled Legislature — even when some GOP lawmakers agreed on a modest, reasonable tax — was not about to give Rendell more revenue to squander. At least that's the way they saw it.
When Republican Tom Corbett became governor in 2011, a severance tax was off limits. His position was that a severance tax would not help attract new drilling and jobs and would drive some companies out. Only when it became clear that even many Republicans thought a tax was necessary to at least cover costs of municipalities affected by drilling did Corbett seem receptive. A so-called "impact fee" emerged with most of the money covering drilling fallout and about $4 of every $10 raised paying for statewide environmental projects. It was called a fee rather than a tax in part because Corbett signed a no-tax pledge while running for governor.
The impact fee was part of Act 13, which also attempted to provide "uniformity" for Marcellus shale drillers by allowing state regulations to supersede local zoning ordinances. Those provisions were overturned by the state Supreme Court in December. Last month, the court refused arguments by the Corbett administration to reconsider. The high court directed Commonwealth Court to decide whether the impact fee can still be levied.
It's not clear what will ultimately happen to the fee/tax. It could be overturned.
Meanwhile, the seven Democrats running for governor support a higher severance tax. Frequent references are made to other drilling states with high taxes, like Texas (forgetting to mention Texas has no corporate net income tax; Pennsylvania's tax is one of the highest in the world). I've heard repeatedly, however, that drillers expect to be taxed and most would not oppose a reasonable tax.
If the fee is overturned, watch for a flurry of legislative activity to pass an extraction tax. GOP legislative leaders might not be able to hold back amendments to pass a tax with a capital "T." That could place Corbett in the difficult position of vetoing such a tax in an election year as opponents talk about him passing up hundreds of millions more in revenue.
Another scenario, if polls are to be believed, is Corbett will not win re-election.
Even if the Legislature remains in Republican control, a new Democrat governor who campaigned on taxing drilling companies would not likely be turned down. The Democrat candidates have specified uses, such as education. Some say a portion of any tax should still cover local impact costs.
Brad Bumsted is Trib Total Media's state Capitol reporter (717-787-1405 and email@example.com).


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You see them on the side of the freeway, overturned semi-trucks. But once they're down how do you get them back up? A typical semi-truck can weigh 15-tons! Here's a riddle with a bit of a twist: How can you use air to pick up an overturned semi-truck?
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mmm...maybe this is the right size to splurge on. this cozy spa might be exactly what's necessary after a long day at work. definitely on my First House wish list.
This somewhat blows my mind. I've never heard of an inflatable hot tub before, and t that never one with a massage mechanism as well. I would like this very much so please..Tags: massage, hot tubs, backyard, inflatable, JacuzziAdded 7 Years Ago from Drinkstuff.com
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Mar 30, 2013 at Chapel Hill, N.C.
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|5. Maria Fuccillo (VA) def. AGUILAR,Julia (NCCUW) 6-0, 6-0
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The UCL president and provost, Professor Malcolm Grant is "deeply saddened by these events."
As Stanford provost, Rice dismissed, on budgetary grounds, a popular Latina administrator.
And then another woman insisted I was the provost of a small university in Southern Florida.
Previously, she was the president of the University of Pennsylvania and provost of Yale University.
"There's no needcessity for me to make a loang speech," said the provost.
The provost marshal could not see what the people wanted of so much provision.
provost was seated, with an open paper; Kingsfrere studying the photograph of Scalchi.
I knew there was a provost Marshal to report to in Baltimore.
The provost is very fat, with a large paunch and gouty legs.
From Mrs. Surratt's house Payne was taken to the provost marshal's office.
Old English profost, reinforced by Old French cognate provost, both from Late Latin propositus (reinforced by Old French cognate provost), from Latin propositus/praepositus "a chief, prefect" (source of Old Provençal probost, Old High German probost, German Propst), literally "placed before, in charge of," from past participle of praeponere "put before" (see preposition). Provost marshal first recorded 1510s.


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Saturday, June 28, 2008
Coming Back to Harbor
The Second Carnival of Elitist Bastards has set sail from the Carnival's own blog.
The contribution by Dana Hunter, our own Vice Admiral (and I couldn't think of anyone better to be in charge of Vice), is entitled "The American Electorate: 'I'm Voting for Stupid.'" It tells the sad tale of the fall of American politics. From a start not only graced by the likes of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and James Madison, but where a sizable portion of the electorate read the newly proposed Constitution and The Federalist Papers and seriously and intellectually debated the merits of our form of government, to a place where George Bush gets elected by pitching sound bites geared at a seventh grade reading level to a populace disinterested in facts, most of whom probably wouldn't recognize the Constitution if they were given a three day head start.
That explains why I chose JMW Turner's The Fighting Temeraire Tugged to Her Last Berth to Be Broken Up 1838 to illustrate this.
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One of my favorite paintings. It's so sad to see this veteran of Trafalgar on her way to being broken up.
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Simon Cowell Releases His All-Star "Everybody Hurts" Remake
Oh, that Simon Cowell. Just when Celine Dion, Wyclef Jean, Kanye West, Miley Cyrus and company were feeling all good about themselves for remaking "We Are The World" to raise money for Haiti, Simon releases his celebrity all-star version of "Everybody Hurts." Jon Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart, Mariah Carey, and many others pitched in to rerecord the REM track. Give it a listen, above. Feel free to play "name that voice" in the comments section.


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I decided to use it to make an Asian inspired salad dressing and it was so delicious. I added a bit of honey for sweetness and a sprinkling of sesame seeds for texture. I served this with a salad of diced chicken, spinach, romaine, green peppers, cherry tomatoes, red onion, shredded carrots, dried pineapple strips, toasted almonds and sesame seeds. The dressing made this fresh and flavorful salad even better and I think it would work well with so many other salad combos!
Serves: 4
Time: 10 Minutes
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp sesame seed oil
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp honey
1 tsp white wine vinegar
1 tsp grated ginger
Dash of black pepper
Whisk all ingredients in a medium bowl until honey is dissolved and all ingredients are well combined. Store any unused dressing in the refrigerator.


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I'm not an expert, nor do I practice past life regression. However, I've worked with a past life therapist and have experienced the benefits of past life regression. I've also delved deeply into my own past lives, including those involving karma and past life love.
What if... you've lived and loved before? If reincarnation is true, we've all experienced peaceful relationships over lifetimes. We've also had stormy and traumatic ones.
As you can imagine, there's no urgency to recall peaceful lifetimes, as there's nothing to be resolved.
However, unresolved grief and heartache is 'imprinted' on our soul (a.k.a. our energy bodies) from lifetime to lifetime. As such, we 're-experience' the trauma memory again in this lifetime, so that we can let go of it — for good.
Let's say it another way. We don't need a past life quiz to 'get' that childhood trauma can impact how one experiences adulthood, right? It's the same idea. Karmic hurts 'imprint' themselves on our souls. That imprint can not only carry into adulthood, but into future lifetimes if left unhealed.
Have you seen the documentary, What the Bleep? It's a groundbreaking film that bridges science and spirituality. Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin is in it (for the fictional storyline) and they also interview reknowned scientists and clairvoyants about the nature of reality.
What the Bleep? talks about how the human brain doesn't know what it is actually 'seeing' or what is it 'remembering'. In other words, when have a memory, our brain doesn't recognize whether it happened decades ago, or whether it's happening now.
Here, we take this one step further. When painful past life memories surface, we 'remember' the feeling as if it's yesterday. Issues around past life love, as you can imagine, run deep, reaching into the most mysterious recesses of our hearts.
When I first came to consider past lives, I didn't have a past life quiz to take. I hadn't read much and I wondered if I was delusional. No one I knew (at the time!) was talking about reincarnation, and I couldn't find the answers in my childhood.
I didn't know if I believed in past lives. But nothing else made sense to me. So I opened my mind. Over time, I read, I studied, I researched, I delved deep into my own unconscious and began healing my past lifetimes... and instead of the idea fading, it grew.
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Katy Perry Was Falling In Love With John Mayer, So He Dumped Her
If you're still on the edge of your seat wondering why Katy Perry and John Mayer stopped having drunk sex with each other, according to People, she started having feelings for him which he apparently didn't think was a big enough opening to touch more of her breasts by stringing her along. Romance is dead:
"They weren't serious, but she was really starting to fall for him," a source close to Perry, 27, tells PEOPLE.
"She wasn't seeing forever with him, but saw it lasting longer than it did," says the source of the singer, whose husband Russell Brand filed for divorce in December.
The source adds that it appears that Mayer, 34, initiated the split, though the decision may have been a mutual one.
Read: John Mayer's penis found out Katy Perry used to date a black guy. "Great, now how am I supposed to show my face at the next Klan rally- oh, right, masks."
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The Department of Health is awaiting a report on whether England should have a vaccine.
What is chickenpox?
Chickenpox is caused by the varicella virus and is generally a mild infection, mostly in children.
But dangerous complications can happen in a small number of children.
For every 1,000 children who catch chickenpox, on average between two and five of them will end up in hospital. And some die.
Why vaccinate?
Research suggests complications do not just happen in vulnerable children with other chronic diseases and that the only way to prevent them is to vaccinate all youngsters.
Some experts say universal vaccination would therefore be the only realistic option to prevent severe complications and deaths, as few, if any, could be identified as potentially preventable under the current UK policy.
What do other experts say?
Some experts say that even if all children were not vaccinated, a smaller strategy of immunising teenagers who had not suffered the illness would prevent cases of severe disease in adults.
Experts also caution that the benefits to children from a chickenpox vaccine would have to be offset against any potential increase in adult chickenpox and shingles in the elderly.
Also, one option for universal vaccination - adding the chickenpox jab to the existing MMR vaccine - might not win public support.
Many other countries, including the US and Canada, routinely immunise their children against chickenpox.
The Department of Health has commissioned an expert sub-group to look at all the scientific and medical evidence on chickenpox vaccines and it will provide advice in due course.
What other diseases are children immunised against?
The schedule for immunisations changes from time to time in the UK. You can get an up-to-date programme from your health visitor, or go to the NHS immunisation website to find out which jabs your child will be offered, when and why.
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Fisher is a perfectly average point guard. He is a below-average starting point guard, but not an absolute liability as a starter, and an above-average backup who can give you spot time at shooting guard due to his three-point range.
That said, he seems like a good fit for the Jazz, both the team and the city. The team has always been about no-nonsense, solid character, and almost boring execution, execution, execution. For lack of a descriptive word, they play an almost clockwork style of basketball, and Fisher, who is disciplined, seems to enjoy playing defense, almost always makes the correct play (even if it's not very flashy) and is not a flamboyant guy, will fit in nicely.
His temperment seems to be a good fit for Salt Lake, too. He's modest, somewhat reserved, and never gets into trouble... in other words, he's got a very blue-collar personality, which seems to be the type of player Salt Lake City tends to embrace. More importantly, even if the culture of Salt Lake doesn't suit him, his personality says that he'll be quiet about it and you'll never know he feels uncomfortable, which will keep him in good graces of the fans by default... unlike, say, Chris Webber's quest for "soul food" in Sacramento. ;)
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Mr Mutharika's decision to settle into the 300-room palace caused outrage when it was announced in July.
Most of the parliament's staff are now based at a nearby venue belonging to a merchant bank, but MPs are still seeking a debating chamber.
Parliamentary committees have been holding their meetings in a motel.
The presidential palace was built at a cost of $100m by former President Hastings Kamuzu Banda - but he only stayed there for 90 days.
Besides hundreds of air-conditioned rooms, it has its own school and supermarket.
Parliament moved into the venue in 1995.
Mr Mutharika said he wanted to move from his Blantyre residence to Lilongwe, as part of attempts to streamline government operations.
But the opposition says the decision runs against his promises to cut government expenditure.
MPs have rejected the idea of moving to a sports stadium and have been searching for new premises.
Mr Mutharika was elected in a bitterly contested poll in May.


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North Versailles chief plans family time in retirement
North Versailles Township police Chief Vince DiCenzo Jr. is calling it a career after protecting his hometown for the past 32 years.
He officially retires on Sunday.
"After 32 years, I want to spend some time with my family," DiCenzo said. "I had a grandson born three years ago. Watching him grow up I realized how much I missed my kids growing up because I was always working. I'm still going to stay involved with the Fraternal Order of Police and the (National) Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, but I plan on spending time with my family."
Officer-in-Charge James Matrazzo was appointed acting chief on Thursday. He's served in the position during DiCenzo's vacations and a three-month medical leave last year.
"He's a good friend of mine. I wish him all the luck in the world," DiCenzo said of Matrazzo. "It's not an easy job. I don't know what his plans are. Everybody has their own plans."
The department will have 17 full-time and four part-time officers after DiCenzo retires.
"I'm happy for him. He made it through all (those) years," Matrazzo said. "He achieved his retirement. Now he gets to enjoy a stress-free retirement."
DiCenzo, 55, was hired as a part-time patrolman in October 1982, became full time in May 1989, and became sergeant in 2001. Other titles included officer-in-charge of shifts, crime prevention officer and Attorney General Task Force officer. He served as the township's Fraternal Order of Police representative and was a member of the state FOP. He was on the board of directors for Allegheny County FOP Lodge 91.
He was a volunteer firefighter in high school and worked as a McKeesport Hospital security guard prior to becoming a full-time township officer.
DiCenzo became chief in January 2010 when commissioners reorganized and reopened their budget.
Commissioners demoted then-chief James Comunale to sergeant. Comunale retired in October of that year, having served North Versailles since 1982, including 15 years as chief.
DiCenzo began his career in law enforcement after he was laid off in 1981 from U.S. Steel Corp.'s Irvin Works, where he banded and marked numbers on hot coils of steel.
He said people's reactions to his conduct are career milestones.
"People that I've arrested have come up to me and thanked me for treating them with dignity and doing what I could to help them out," DiCenzo said. "That means a lot to me. I was always taught that you treat people the way you want to be treated."
DiCenzo served with his father, Vincent James "Jim" DiCenzo Sr., who was chief in the mid-1970s through his retirement in January 1992.
"It was different," DiCenzo said. "He was probably a lot harder on me than he was on other officers because he expected a lot out of me. I've been fortunate. I'm ending my career and my son is working for me."
DiCenzo Sr. died on Dec. 15, 2010, at age 77 after battling lingering health issues for several years. He was a member of the township's police department for 27 years.
"Before my father died we had had a long talk, and I had told him about five years ago that I was happy with my career," DiCenzo said. "I had thought that I had done well with my career and had gone places with my career. At that time, my father told me he was proud of what I had accomplished and I think that he would still be proud."
Vince DiCenzo III is a part-time township officer and full-time Allegheny County Housing Authority officer.
DiCenzo Jr. said he's not sure if his son will continue the family legacy of becoming chief.
"That's up to him," he said. "I used to get mad when people would tell me I was a better police officer than my father, but now I understand it because my son is a good police officer. I've been told that by a lot of people that he's worked with through the county and everything. That makes me proud when I hear that."
The retiring chief wishes to thank his mentors and others who've helped to mold his professional life.
"There are too many to name, but I appreciate everything they did for me and helped me with," he said. "They know who they are."
North Versailles police also patrol Wilmerding. Borough councilors and township commissioners gave their congratulations and farewells to the retiring chief at their respective April meetings.
Michael DiVittorio is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-664-9161, ext. 1965, or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Grgich Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley, California
Winemaker's Notes
Grgich has fermented the grapes using only yeasts that naturally occur on the grapes and allowed the wine to gain flavors and color from extended skin contact. Each lot is aged separately for several months, and then blended to create a wine that is more complex than its individual parts. After blending, the wine spent another year and half in barrel to completely harmonize before bottling. Elegant and full bodied, the wine's complex aromas of black berries, black licorice and a hint of cocoa powder are the perfect partner with grilled steak, roasted rack of lamb or venison stew.
Critical Acclaim
James Suckling - "A strong and structured red with lots of dark fruits and chocolate. Full and silky with a solid core of fruit and dense tannins. Yet, it is not at all overdone. Energetic wine. Made from biodynamic grapes. Best after 2014."
Wine Enthusiast - "The wine presents an old-fashioned style, marked by hard, numbing tannins that frame ripe flavors of blackberries, licorice, cherries, mocha and black currants. Hard to tell where it's going beyond the next six years, but give it a proper decanting and drink with roasted or grilled meats."
Grgich Hills Cellar Winery
Mike Grgich first gained international recognition at the celebrated "Paris Tasting" of 1976 in which a panel of eminent French judges swirled, sniffed, and sipped an array of the fabled white Burgundies of France and a small sampling of upstart Chardonnays from the Napa Valley. When the results where in, the French judges were shocked: they had chosen Mike's 1973 Montelena Chardonnay as the finest white wine in the world. Mon Dieu! The results stunned the international wine establishment and immediately earned Mike Grgich a reputation as one of the greatest winemakers in the world.
Today, in Grgich Hills' 30th year, they remain committed to creating richly flavored, distinctive wines from certified organic Napa Valley vineyards that are farmed biodynamically. By all accounts they have succeeded. The new release of Cabernet Sauvignon just received a whopping 94 rating from Wine & Spirits and the Wine News awarded "Chardonnay of the Year" honors to their 2004 vintage. These world renowned Estate grown wines from prime Napa Valley vineyards are unique, delicious, and allocated. View all Grgich Hills Cellar Wines
About Napa ValleyView a map of Napa Valley wineries
It's hard not to think of Napa Valley when thinking of California wines. The region is, after all, the one that brought world recognition to California wine making. The area was settled by a few choice wine families in the 1960's who bet that the wines of the area would grow and flourish. They were right. The Napa wine industry really took off in the 1980's, when vineyard lands were scooped up and vines were planted throughout the county. A number of wineries emerged, from large conglomerates to small boutiques to cult classics. Cabernet Sauvignon is definitely the grape of choice here, with many winemakers also focusing on Bordeaux Blends. Whites are usually Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.
Notable FactsWithin the Napa Valley lie smaller sub-AVAs that lend even more character specifics to the wines. Furthest south is Carneros, followed by Yountville, Oakville & Rutherford. Above those two is St.-Helena and finally, just granted an AVA, Calistoga. These areas are situated on the valley floor and are known for creating rich, smooth Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay. There are a few mountain regions as well, nestled on the slopes overlooking the valley AVAs. Those include Howell Mountain, Stags Leap and Mount Veeder. Wines from the mountain regions are often more structured and firm, benefiting from more time in the bottle to evolve and soften.
About CaliforniaIt's not rare to see a wine's country of origin listed as "California." A country unto itself in the wine world, California makes enough varieties and styles to match many European wine countries. It produces a diverse range of wines that span the quality spectrum.
The most famous of the California wine regions is Napa Valley, and these wines are certainly outstanding – but it's not as broad and diverse as its larger neighbor, Sonoma County. Down south, Santa Barbara's Santa Maria Valley is well-known for its Rhône blends, as well as cool-climate varieties like Pinot and Chardonnay. The Central Coast, the largest California AVA, has many different microclimates that lead to a wide range of wines with many sub-AVAs.
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Configuring SSH Key Authentication
This is a quick a dirty guide to creating key authentication for goofy between system earth and pluto. Of course, replace goofy, earth and pluto for what matches your network.
I am assuming that these are OS X or Linux/Unix based systems. Windows systems will need to download a tool like Putty, as ssh does not come as part of the OS by default.
These instructions were tested with the following systems:
– earth (OS X El Capitan)
– pluto (Ubuntu 12.04)
From a terminal, ssh into both earth and pluto either as goofy or with a user that can switch (ie. su) to goofy.
Create the id_rsa and id_rsa.pub keys
For this exercise, I am going to use RSA keys with no passphrase. If you want to use a different encryption protocol, I encourage you to Google ssh-keygan or utilize the man pages.
As goofy on earth and pluto, run the ssh-keygen command. This will create the .ssh directory if needed and create the public (id_rsa.pub) and private (id_rsa) RSA keys.
NOTE: You never want to give out the private key as this will compromise your system. It is the key used to decrypt the public key and ensure that its a valid public key for user.
Example (goofy on earth):
earth:~ goofy$ ssh-keygen
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/Users/goofy/.ssh/id_rsa):
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
Your identification has been saved in /Users/goofy/.ssh/id_rsa.
Your public key has been saved in /Users/goofy/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.
The key fingerprint is:
SHA256:bRDbQEI+dCHEnT2GnXQgWSAg3+VyMvYeKuhSJ91HN44 email@example.com
The key's randomart image is:
| . .=BoX@+o. |
| o +.B=**. |
| . B.oo |
| . . .S+o. |
| o.o .oEo. |
| ..o. ... |
|.. . |
| .. |
Perform the same action on pluto. To verify that the key files have been created you can look in the .ssh directory under your home directory for id_rsa and id_rsa.pub.
earth:~ goofy$ ls .ssh
id_rsa id_rsa.pub
You now have the public and private RSA keys necessary for key authentication.
Adding Public Key to Remote System
We are now going to setup the ability to log in from earth to pluto as the userid goofy only using the keys as authentication.
On pluto, go to the .ssh directory and open/create the file authorized_keys. This can be done with any editor of choice.
pluto:~ goofy$ cd .ssh
pluto:.ssh goofy$ nano authorized_keys
In that file, add the contents of the id_rsa.pub file from earth, save the file and then change the permissions to r– which can be performed with the following command.
chmod 600 authorized_keys
Perform the same steps on earth to allow key authentication from pluto to earth.
You now have said that goofy can authenticate via public/private RSA keys between earth and pluto. This can be tested by using the ssh command on either earth or pluto as goofy to connect to the other system.
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Tracy Morgan's Post-Crash Condition: Slowly Improving
He had a near brush with death when a semi driver slammed into his limousine bus and thankfully Tracy Morgan's medical condition is now listed as 'fair.'
Ten days after the horrific incident that claimed the life of James McNair, the "30 Rock" actor's rep has good news to tell.
The spokesman shared, "Happy to pass along that Tracy has been upgraded to fair condition, which is a great improvement. His personality is certainly starting to come back as well."
Meanwhile, truck driver Kevin Roper pleaded 'not guilty' to charges of vehicular homicide and assault last Wednesday (June 11) and was released on a $50,000 bail.


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A 12-Year-Old Girl Charged With Drunk Driving. Yes, You Read That Right.
And you thought the news couldn't get more insane than Donald Duck groping a woman at Disney World? Ha. Apparently, a 12-year-old girl in Minnesota has been charged with drunk driving. The girl met a 19-year-old boy at a party where both were drinking. And for some reason, this guy asked the girl to drive him home. She obliged and on the way, mistook the gas pedal for the brake. She hit a highway sign before skidding into a yard. The 19-year-old then came to his senses and grabbed the wheel, steering them into a shed. Amazingly, no one was seriously hurt. But when the cops arrived, they had a lot of head scratching to do. Cause there's not really a law for this one on the books. However, there is a possibility that the girl's mom will be charged with drunk driving, too. I also hope the 19-year-old gets in some trouble here. All the more proof that calling a taxi when you're drunk is awesome. [Newser]


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A few observations from Monday night's Dallas Cowboys-Oakland Raiders game, which capped Week 1 of the 2012 NFL preseason following Dallas' 3-0 victory:
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In this contemporary update of the club's change colours, Liverpool fans can now show their support for current manager Jürgen Klopp and his efforts to bring silverware to Merseyside once again.
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Commission members began arriving about 8 a.m.
Once the interviews began, the chief justice welcomed and congratulated each person and then led off with the two-part question that had been sent to each semi-finalist earlier in the week.
JUDGE STEVEN DAVID: He began by asking "Is the rumor true? That I can reserve five minutes for rebuttal at the end?" Garnering a laugh by commission members, the chief justice said, "No, it's not." Judge David talked about being first in his family to go to law school
Judge David said the biggest challenge is how the state judiciary stays efficient and relevant without much money, and he said more centralized operation and coordination between the 92 counties must be explored. The court must be as open and transparent as possible in order to make sure litigants have adequate access to justice. The judge noted he wasn't afraid of cameras in the court.
Commission member Keck asked how a judge should factor political, social, and economic ramifications into their decision-making. The judge responded that he'd separate them all, but that it's not unusual to factor economic and social impacts into some decisions. But not political impacts, he said.
"This may have lost me the nomination," he said, "but as a judge, I don't blog. I don't Facebook. I don't want to read what people are saying, though I respect what they're saying and will defend that right to the death. I make decisions that people have appealed and haven't been happy about. But they respect the process and my decision enough. I'm fascinated by politics, but that doesn't have any place in being a judge."
TOM FISHER: Fisher said his greatest professional accomplishment was being able to argue three cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, two of which he's won. The most significant was the voter ID decision.
Advocating against and defending lower court decisions is a significant accomplishment in itself, but being successful at the SCOTUS "adds another dimension to my practice."
As far as changes to the judiciary, Fisher said e-filing was one example that he thought of, a concept that he'd like to see mirror PACER in some ways. Already, JTAC is implementing a statewide case management system and the state has recently started seeking feedback for an appellate system with e-filing being a major aspect. Another area might be for the state judiciary to examine procedural rules about how they mesh with the federal system. There might be an opportunity for Indiana to be proactive on evidentiary rules, and even lead the nation on this. The final area he discussed was addressing how we handle transfer petitions, particularly reviewing the briefing process so that more might be allowed in some cases. Under current system, the Court of Appeals is best place for an amicus party to get involved rather than file a brief on the transfer request.
JUDGE CYNTHIA EMKES: Judge Emkes said her biggest accomplishment is in assisting the judiciary in expanding its knowledge of death penalty cases. "It's been so satisfying to be a part of that, to attend and teach at conferences where judges seem so much more comfortable after those conferences because of what they've learned."
Regarding the two areas of change the commission members asked candidates to consider, Judge Emkes said she'd to see the high court work to expand problem-solving courts. Right now, re-entry and drug and community courts are great and beneficial, but there aren't many in the civil arena, she said. She researched about 20 other states that have done this with business courts. Indiana's courts are backlogged, and it can take a very long time to get cases heard in court and that hurts businesses. Some states have used law schools to help do this, she noted.
Secondly, she'd like to see the Supreme Court give guidance to the lower courts on how to better combat recidivism. Trial judges really haven't embraced that, she said, and given focus to sentencing and recidivism that they could. Trial court judges need guidance from the Supreme Court, and the judiciary needs to embrace these best practices as soon as possible.
Judge Emkes was asked about the rate of reversals she's seen from higher appellate courts on her cases – roughly a third. She responded that sentencing disparities are a tough issue to address. The state statutes are good and comparable to other states, but each community is different and judges face many factors in deciding what is an appropriate sentence. She said the toughest ethical issue she faces as a judge is campaign contributions in running for the bench, because any candidate and judge must be careful about what money they can take from attorneys and potential litigants who might appear before them in court.
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Published: February 26, 2011 at 12:57 AMI didn't vote..but not because I didn't want to. It's not that the four listed coasters don't excite me...just that I don't expect to ride any of them this season. So the choices simply didn't work for me. The only new coaster I may ride this season is Untamed, if I make my virgin visit to Canobie Lake. There's also the East Coast version of Green Lantern at SFGAdv...but we're talking NEW coasters, right...;) That won't even be "new-to-me" since I rode it as Chang.
Published: February 25, 2011 at 10:17 AMHaha, thanks for the heads up about Untamed at Canobie Lake. I didn't even know about that until now.
Published: February 25, 2011 at 3:54 PMHow can any coaster fan not be excited by the fact that the Texas Giant, a classic (and, as usual, very rough) Dinn Corporation wooden coaster, is returning from a year-long hiatus transformed into an uber steel coaster with wooden supports??!! This "new" hybrid will have the steepest drop (79 degrees) and steepest bank (95 degrees) of any wooden coaster in the world! I am planning on making a trip down to the original Six Flags park in late May this year just to ride this beast. Heck yeah, it excites me!
Published: February 25, 2011 at 3:05 PMI'd love to ride all of these! Here's my rundown:
Published: February 25, 2011 at 9:47 PMMy vote for Cheetah Hunt is due to the fact that another version of Cedar Point's Maverick is being added to one of my favorite parks (BGT). We have not been up to CP since Maverick opened, but from the reviews, layout and design (use of launches and hills) it seems like a really fun coaster. I am confident BGT will make it a great ride to enjoy in addition to their other world-class coasters (Montu, Sheikra, Kumba, etc.)
We live in metro Atlanta, have season passes to SFOG but are not really too excited about Daredevil dive. We rode "Mystery Mine" at Dollywood a few years back. It was fun, but nothing amazing. DDD will be a nice addition to our home park, and having a Euro-Fighter coaster at SFOG will be a notable distinction.
Published: February 26, 2011 at 8:26 AMHow is Texas Giant not number 1? Cheetah Hunt is only 105 ft. and barely launches very fast, Green Lantern is just a small carbon copy of many coasters in Europe, and Dare Devil Dive coaster is not that unique.
Texas Giant is tall than all of these, faster than all of these, large and longer, more unique, and with crazy steep drops and twisted turns. Come on guys, Texas Giant will be awesome!
Published: February 26, 2011 at 9:01 AMI understand why Cheetah Hunt is #1... it looks to be a very unique, well executed coaster in a very popular theme park.
What I don't understand is how "None of these excites me, actually" is commanding second place. I guess there are a lot of people out there who don't like coasters. Honestly, all of these coasters look fun!
Published: February 26, 2011 at 9:04 AMCheetah Hunt has some nice eye candy, and the track looks interesting, and a lot of people here are preoccupied with themes and aesthetics instead of the actual ride...which is why it's number one. Ten to one many of the people didn't even look at the other candidates before casting their vote. I'm sure that Cheetah Hunt will be great, but I'm very interested in how the Texas Giant turns out. It's success would be a very good thing.
Published: February 26, 2011 at 3:53 PMTo say Dare Devil Dive is not very original is odd to me..... considering the idea of any roller coaster is not groundbreaking. Most roller coasters are a spin or variation of something that already exists (Cheatah Hunt is the one I am most interested in, but it's not the first launch coaster or something...... It's just got enough personality to it to make it interesting and make it seem different and stand apart from some of the others.... but Busch Gardens is already making multiple versions of it).
Considering that there are not many Euro Fighter coasters in the US, I am interested in seeing how the Dive coaster turns out. I am also interested in seeing how Texas Giant turns out, although it's not really a totally new coaster to me..... so much as a rehab of an old coaster to make it way more awesome hopefully..... but I do think it will be a big deal.
My least interesting one was Green Lantern..... when I saw the announcement for it..... I just did not really care. Maybe the failure of the movie is rubbing off on my perception of the ride a little, but it just does not look like something I would travel to ride. Maybe if it was closer to where I live I'd be more excited (and maybe that is why I am giving SFOG a break? hmmmm.....lol).
Published: February 26, 2011 at 7:41 PMThe more i think about it i realize that The Texas Giant will likely be better than Dare Devil Dive. Cheetah Hunt on the other hand is a whole different creature. I realize that the Giant will have some mild theme and many unique features like the crazy angles and drops, but do they compare with Cheetah Hunt's elements? Somewhat, Cheetah Hunt has 3 launches, and many uniquely laid out sections. It comes down to what the elements add to the ride. Cheetah Hunt looks more promising in my opinion. the Giant is about 40-50 feet taller but the drop difference is only about 15-20 feet(it's hard to tell as the giant is growing ten feet). They are about the same speed(2 mph doesn't make much of a difference) and the Giant is only 500feet longer. Currently i would say they are very close but the amazing theme of Cheetah Hunt sets it far ahead(look at constructions pictures at BGTNation.net). And for those who claim that theme doesn't matter on a roller coaster, what would Expedition Everest be with out a mountain? or Manta with out its queue and area? In my opinion, Cheetah Hunt looks far more enjoyable than the Texas Giant(but I'd love to ride the Giant too).
Published: February 26, 2011 at 10:50 PMFrankly, almost any new or newly-refined coaster excites me, but for me the easy winner here is the Texas Giant--reading about the changes makes me want to book a flight there for opening day. A smoother version with a few new surprises and tweaks of that already-terrific coaster seems like a sure thing! The others are intriguing, but the Giant is the one that makes me want to be there--now!
Published: February 27, 2011 at 5:07 AMAnonymous poster above said:
"My least interesting one was Green Lantern..... when I saw the announcement for it..... I just did not really care. Maybe the failure of the movie is rubbing off on my perception of the ride a little,"
Ummmm...the Green Lantern movie hasn't come out yet. Green HORNET has, though. But I'm unaware of any rides based on that film...
Published: February 27, 2011 at 5:26 AMJust a little commentary on themed rides...
Expedition Everest, back when all its narrative parts were working (*sigh*), was a brilliant, immersive coaster that told an excellent and thrilling story. Cheetah Hunt, while amazing looking, is a thrill ride with some nice, decorative touches. Unless there is more to it than I have seen, it is not really in the themed (narrative) ride category. Cheetah Hunt looks more like Manta: pretty, but not much story involved.
Published: February 27, 2011 at 6:59 AMI voted to say none of these interest me, and I'm a coaster enthuisiast. Green Lantern looks like ones I've seen before just painted green. Cheetah Hunt I'm not sure about, the concept seems muddled. Texas Giant looks good, I guess. None of these would make me go to the respective parks specifically to check them out. If they were local to me maybe I'd be more excited, but none of them seem very memorable to me.
Published: February 27, 2011 at 10:10 PMThanks Mike..... I was thinking about Green Hornet. The roller coaster layout and such for the Green Lantern I guess just did not blow me away, it was my least favorite of the ones listed (apparently I found it so uninteresting I mixed the Ryan Reynolds movie up with the Knocked up guys movie.....lol), but I anything is better than nothing and I am glad that all of them are coming out in 2011.
I do agree that Cheetah hunts added theming is what is making it appeal to me enough to make me want to go there to see it. And yes, the mountain does make Everest a lot of what it is..... which is probably one of my all time favorite roller coaster experiences.


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While most of America spent their Sunday watching the Super Bowl, the Hacktivist collective Anonymous was hard at work, hacking the website of the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center and posting the personal information and Internet log in credentials of 4,000 American bank executives. According to ZDNet, the bankers on the list appear to be ""management at community banks, community credit unions and more, across the United States."
While it is not known for certain where the information came from, there is a high possibility the list was acquired by hacking the servers of the Federal Reserve. Anonymous posted several Twitter messages taunting the government and hinted the information was released as part of Operation Last Resort; an Anonymous hacking action undertaken to force the Federal government to reform computer crime laws following the suicide of Internet activist Aaron Swartz.
The document was also posted to Pastebin, a content sharing website that Anonymous uses to mirror all its file dumps and public statements. The Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center promptly took down the compromised webpage, but, due to the extensive amount of mirror sites on the Internet, it was too late to stop the spread of the banker's personal data.
Anonymous has been undergoing some internal conflict as of late due to a dispute between Anonymous X-Sect, an affiliated group, and other Anonymous members, who objected to their public criticism of Operation Last Resort. Anonymous X-Sect was concerned that the operation asked people to download an encrypted file from a link on a government website. They felt this was highly suspicious and Operation Last Resort might be phishing expedition or a false flag operation designed to justify a government crackdown on Internet Freedom.
After voicing their objections to Operation Last Resort on Facebook and Twitter and asking for some input from the Anonymous community, the group was repeatedly hacked by a small group of individuals claiming to be Anonymous members. Following several days of harassment, X-Sect broke with long standing Anonymous traditions and reached out to The Inquisitr for a rare one-on-one interview to explain their concerns.
Due to the loose knit structure of Anonymous, it is difficult to verify the authenticity of any claims or actions attributed to the group. Anonymous has no leaders and no political affiliations They speak in general terms about ending censorship, sharing information to the benefit of all, and keeping the Internet free of government interference. The invisible collective expresses a strong dislike of big government, predatory capitalists, and bankers who rob from the poor to give to themselves.
Most people are not aware that the overwhelming majority of people who say they are Anonymous members are not hackers but work in a more public capacity to support the group's activities. As a result, the hacktivist movement is being pulled in two directions. There is disagreement between the hardcore hackers who are happy to do their own thing as they see fit and the members who would like to see Anonymous develop into a more focused movement for change and progress.
As Anonymous continues to grow and cope with its own success, this latest Operation is sure to get the attention of the Federal government. So far, Anonymous is refusing to speak to the media about Sunday's data release, and the group has relied on provocative Twitter posts to get their message to the public. It seems that after a week of internal conflict, Anonymous is back on track and doing business as usual.
There is a strong possibility Sunday's data dump is the first stage of the retaliation Anonymous promised if the demands made by Operation Last Resort were ignored. The day chosen to release the personal information of the 4,000 bankers has a direct tie-in to the death of Aaron Swartz and the group's complaints about his ruthless treatment by The US Prosecutor's office.
On January 28, 2013, the House Oversight Committee sent an open letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder that was highly critical of the vagueness of the Federal computer crime laws. Intended to be a bi-partisan statement, the letter was signed by Republican Congressman, Darrell Issa, and liberal Democrat, Elijah Cummings.
The committee posed hard questions about the government's prosecution of Aaron Swartz and asked Holder directly if Aaaron Swartz was singled out for a harsh sentence because of his Internet activism and his strong anti-SOPA campaign. Holder was given a deadline of February 4, 2013 to respond, and, on Sunday, one Anonymous @OpLast Resort tweet made it clear that the Justice Department better come up with some answers on Monday.
The next few days may yield some interesting surprises depending on how Eric Holder decides to respond to Issa and Cummings' request and how Anonymous reacts if Holder ignores the House committee, as he has done on many other occasions.
Now we have your attention America: Anonymous's Superbowl Commercial 4k banker d0x via the FED acjic.alabama.gov/documents/oops… #opLastResort #Anonymous
— OpLastResort (@OpLastResort) February 4, 2013
And Yes 2day is DDay 4th Feb tic Toc on the Holder clock! We Want Answers oversight.house.gov/wp-content/upl… #oplastresort #floodthecourt Feb 6th
— OpLastResort (@OpLastResort) February 4, 2013


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Shaler teen organizes traffic-safety-awareness event
Maddie Seel, a junior at Shaler Area High School, wants to prevent others from feeling the pain she felt when a friend died in a motorcycle accident.
As a result, Seel is working to make the next generation of drivers aware of traffic-safety issues.
Seel created Youth Involved Education of Legal Drivers (YIELD) and hosted the first YIELD Traffic Safety Conference for close to 200 students from seven local school districts Nov. 28.
"I know what it feels like to have gone through this, and if we can help one person out of that situation, it will be worth it," Seel said.
Seel's friend Adam Schuster was good friends with her brother and was a 2010 graduate of Shaler Area.
He was involved in the school's Youth Advocacy League, played upright bass and studied music at Duquesne University.
Schuster also was active in the community and even ran for district judge in 2011 against an incumbent and a police officer to promote young people's participation in government.
On March 7, 2012, Schuster died in a motorcycle crash with another vehicle.
Seel said Schuster's death was still fresh in her mind when she attended the Second Mile Leadership Institute at Penn State University in the spring with students from Shaler Area. So the group mapped out a plan to put on the traffic- safety conference.
"I think it's important to get the students and young people; we're the next generation," she said. "We can reach my level and generation and make it a little safer."
Last week, Seel led the half-day conference for her peers that featured informational videos; speakers, including a state police officer and personal injury lawyer Edgar Snyder; and group discussions.
Jacqueline Bair and Diane Tirio, teachers and sponsors of the Penn Hills Senior High School Students Against Destructive Decisions club, attended the conference and brought with them one of the largest groups of students.
"With everything we talk about with destructive decisions, and driving being the No. 1 killer, we hoped this would open their eyes, and maybe they'd gain something from this and take it home to their friends," Bair said.
Seel said she received a lot of support from the community and the connections she made through being part of the Allegheny County Teen Safe Driving Committee to put on the conference.
Chris Vitale, manager for injury prevention at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, is member of the Safe Driving Committee and said she was excited to help support Seel and the Shaler Area students with the initiative.
Vitale helped write the application for Shaler Area to receive a $5,000 grant from Allstate Foundation to put on the conference.
"Teenagers listen to other teenagers," said Vitale about her support. "No matter how we present it, it sounds like we're preaching because we're older, but when it comes from their peers, they listen."
Seel said she is excited by the student attendance and response to the conference and hopes to make it an annual event for the Pittsburgh area.
"I would like students to have a better understanding of why we promote traffic safety and why it's so important," Seel said.
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Bethany Hofstetter is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 724-772-6364 or email@example.com.


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On 05 July 2011, The playwright Roy Williams OBE, the photographer Mark Sealy and the arts consultant Samina Zahir conducted a webinar at Runnymede's offices.
At a time when debates around mixed race identity and migration both tend to generate significant heat but little light Runnymede wanted to talk to three people who's work intersects with issues of race, art, identity and hybridity. The panelists discussed the importance of class, race and commerce in artistic production; the limitations of a static view of identity; and the need to abandon a biological conception of "race".
Mark Sealy: Mark Sealy has a special interest in photography and its relationship to social change, identity politics and human rights. In his role as director of Autograph ABP he has initiated the production of well over 40 publications, produced exhibitions worldwide, residency projects and commissioned photographers globally.
Samina Zahir: Samina Zahir is a freelance arts / community consultant and Creative Producer who has been working in the arts, media and community sector for over fifteen years. Her work experience crosses individual & organisational development, event production/ management, education, community development, conference design, training & mentoring, artistic programming, project evaluation, community arts projects and research/ consultation in a range of fields.
Roy Williams: Roy Williams (OBE) is an award winning playwright Williams has many awards including the George Devine Award for Lift Off, the 2001 Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright for his play Clubland, the 2002 BAFTA Award for Best Schools Drama for Offside and 2004 South Bank Show Arts Council Decibel Award. Most recently his play Sucker Punch was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Best New Play and the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2011.


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Test Animation For Aliens RPG Shows Us What Could Have Been
by Jeff LaSala Feb 18th
It was hard enough to hear that an Aliens-based RPG was in production and was subsequently canned. Now, they're rubbing salt in our wounds -- or bursting Xenomorphs out of our chests? -- by showing us some animations of the eponymous aliens themselves that will never be, therefore proving that the game would have been awesome and that you should be sad. Have a look and mourn with us over a world we'll never get to see.Read More