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State stores' privatization faces old foe in employees union
HARRISBURG — The political landscape is far different for Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed liquor privatization plan from what it was when then-Gov. Dick Thornburgh started an effort in 1983.
In some ways, the outlook improved for privatization: Social conservatives, who formed part of an unofficial coalition with unions to block Thornburgh's effort, have been quiet. Another key opponent, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, is no longer fighting state battles such as this, national spokesman J.T. Griffin said.
Although some pillars of opposition might be missing, Thornburgh said in looking back, "By and large, the most powerful group is the union."
The union leader who worked against Thornburgh's plan was the late Wendell W. Young III. His son, Wendell W. Young IV, eventually led the charge against then-Republican Gov. Tom Ridge's effort in the 1990s and now is the fiery leader of the same union, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776, opposing Corbett.
Jerry Shuster, a professor of political rhetoric at the University of Pittsburgh, said it's still probably 60-40 against privatization's passing.
"I think (the climate) may be better," Shuster said. "I don't know that that translates into success for the Corbett administration. It's a hard sell from a very unpopular governor."
Corbett mustered a 36 percent approval rating in a Quinnipiac University poll this week. That's the lowest for any governor at midterm in modern history, analyst G. Terry Madonna said.
"If it were easy, it would have been done a long time ago," said Corbett spokesman Kevin Harley. "He believes Pennsylvanians should have choice and convenience."
The governor does not govern by polls, Harley said.
Corbett, like Thornburgh a Republican, on Wednesday presented a plan to break up the state's wholesale and retail monopoly by selling 619 state-owned stores. Instead, 1,200 wine and liquor licenses would be available to private businesses. Big-box stores, pharmacies and groceries could sell beer and wine.
Beer distributors, now limited to selling cases, also could sell wine and six-packs. Wine and spirits stores would handle liquor. In all, the plan could raise $1 billion, which Corbett would use for block grants to school districts over four years.
"The more traditional role that morals play in liquor-related decisions aren't nearly as common as they once were," said Christopher Borick, a political science professor at Muhlenberg College in Allentown. "I really don't think there is a strong push from the groups concerned with issues like drunk driving (and) underage drinking to play a pivotal role in this decision.
"While the state store employee union is about as strong as it ever was, broader support from labor interests in the state might not be as powerful an ally to that group," Borick said.
Union membership is down. "That makes that voice from labor, especially for some Republican legislators who had positive relationships with labor, not what it once was."
Young, the brash and articulate leader whose union represents 3,500 state store clerks, said Corbett must combat fractured Republican support. Although more than a dozen GOP House members accompanied Corbett when he outlined his plan in Pittsburgh, there were no GOP senators.
"They don't sound exactly enthusiastic" in the Senate Republican Caucus, said Madonna, a political science professor at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster.
The Senate's top elected Republican, Joe Scarnati of Jefferson County, said on the day before Corbett's news conference that he does not like issues tied together in "Washington-style politics," and he believes the Liquor Control Board can produce up to $100 million more a year in state revenue with continued "modernization," including Sunday sales. That means keeping the stores.
Young's members, dressed in orange shirts, carpet the Capitol whenever a hearing or event comes up on privatization.
House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Bradford Woods, who supports Corbett's plan, failed to get the votes for his plan last year.
Corbett is taking on "one of the most powerful special-interest groups in the Capitol," Harley said.
The good news for Corbett is he expanded the proposal beyond Thornburgh's by including beer sales, said Jack Treadway, retired chairman of the political science department at Kutztown University.
That's also the bad news. Adding beer draws support in some areas and fuels opposition in others, he said.
"The big operators like Wal-Mart and the others love it," Treadway said. Smaller stores think they won't be able to compete, he said.
Treadway believes Corbett would have had a better shot in starting the effort in January 2011 when he took office. Now "he doesn't have a whole lot of political capital," he said.
Harley said Corbett's first task was to deal with a $4.2 billion deficit.
Brad Bumsted is state Capitol reporter for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 717-787-1405 or firstname.lastname@example.com writer Kari Andren contributed to this report.


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I am a modern thinker, listener, intellect, and enthusiast of everything. I'm also a giant nerd.
Are you still reading this? Man, you're doing better than me. I couldn't even get past that first sentence. Man is this guy full of himself or what?
Out of all the nerdy things there are to love, I encompass most of them. This includes anime, gaming, cons, programming, LAN parties, and pretty much everything else you can think of that is nerdy.
As for me as a person, I love to listen and I love to learn. These two things make me feel fundamentally human, and also teaching what I have learned to others makes me feel a sense of pride in society. As for personality, you'll find me soft spoken, I don't say much but I also crack jokes from time to time. It's all a matter of who I'm with and how comfortable I am with those people.
I have no idea why in 'personality' it says 'worse mannered' by a substantial degree. I'm not that much of an asshole. Kinda.
- Learning, I pretty much learn anything from any situation I'm in.
- Programming, I went to college for it after all
- Gaming, especially games that require team coordination
- Making long hair look good on men.
- Movies : Avatar, Titanic, Braveheart, Scarface, Miyazaki, any anime
- Anime : Rurouni Kenshin, Azumangah Daioh, YuYu Hauksho, InuYasha, School Rumble, Oreimo, Gundam series, DragonBall Z, Clannad, Air, Angel Beats
- Shows : Dexter, Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, My Little Pony
- Music : Rock to Power Metal, Sonata Arctica, Nightwish, Hammerfall, InFlames, Opeth, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, AC/DC
- Gaming : Skyrim, DotA2, WoW
- Hands
- Computer
- My Dog, Scamp
- Human Interaction
- The internets
- You would like someone to talk to.
- You would like someone to listen to you.
- You just feel like it.
- You also must acknowledge that Fluttershy is best pony.

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At 58 years old, Woodson had previously contributed in the single 'Treat Her Like a Lady' and went on tour with Aretha Franklin.
Former The Temptations star Ali-Ollie Woodson has died following a battle with leukaemia. The singer, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2008, passed away in California on Sunday, May 30, according to Motown Alumni Association President Billy Wilson. He was 58.
Born Ollie Cregget in Detroit, Michigan, Woodson began his career as a member of Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters in the early 1970s, but he rose to fame as a member of the Motown quintet in the 1980s, joining the group as a replacement for Dennis Edwards after he was fired in 1984.
He co-wrote, co-produced and sang lead vocals for the hit single "Treat Her Like a Lady" but left the band in 1986. However, Woodson returned in 1988 for an eight-year tenure before quitting again after the release of the group's 1995 album "For Lovers Only". He reunited with the band in 2002 for a Japanese tour, stepping in for Barrington 'Bo' Henderson after he was forced to skip the trek due to visa problems.
Woodson also enjoyed success as a solo singer, fronting Ali-Ollie Woodson & the Emperors of Soul and he hit the road with Aretha Franklin in 2008. He also landed small guest roles in TV shows and movies.
Paying tribute to Woodson, Wilson tells the Associated Press, "He had this swagger about himself. He was cool. He had a coolness about himself that was really very inviting. He was just a star performer. Wonderful person. Wonderful, wonderful person. He was very kind."
Woodson is survived by his wife Juanita.


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Ensiled forages are the most common feeds used on the dairy farm. The objective of this document is to provide practical information by which silage quality and feeding management may be evaluated to determine its potential role in production or health problems on the dairy farm.
Cet article inclut: l'évaluation sensorielle e l'ensilage de maïs, la composition chimique de l'ensilage, les caratéristiques physiques de l'ensilage, et les utilisations possibles du séparateur de particules PennState.
This video explains the principles and practices involved in making high-quality silages to feed to today's high-producing dairy herds. This video details specific factors that the dairy producer controls in producing good silage and the steps that are involved in the silage fermentation process. Specific segments address the various types of silage that are commonly fed and the major types of silo structures used, including recommended silage dry matter and particle size for each structure type. DVD Format. English and Spanish versions available.
High-level management and sizeable financial outlays are necessary to efficiently produce, harvest, store, and feed silage. The following information should enable more effective decisions in the harvesting, managing, and feeding of silage.
Cutting corn silage higher can increase silage quality because the lower part of the crop is poorly digestible, but this can also reduce yield. Is the improved quality large enough to offset the yield loss and further increase the profitability of the dairy? What factors should be considered before choosing to cut corn higher? The objective of this publication is to provide some insight into these issues.


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A pedant is a person who is a formalist or precisionist in teaching or scholarship. The term comes from the Latin word paedagogare, meaning "to teach", derived from Greek terms for "child" and "to lead." The term is typically used in a negative connotation, indicating someone overly concerned with minutiae and detail.
Being called a pedant, or pedantic, is considered insulting. In an attempt to avoid censure, people who wish to make a correction often preface it with "not wishing to be pedantic, but ..." or "without being a pedant, ...".
Pedantry can also be an indication of certain developmental disorders. In particular those with Asperger Syndrome, or Higher Functioning Autism, often have behavior characterized by pedantic speech [1]. Those with Asperger's tend to obsess over the minutiae of subjects, and are prone to giving long detailed expositions, and the related corrections, and may gravitate to careers in academia or science where such obsessive attention to detail is often rewarded.
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder is also in part characterized by a form of pedantry that is overly concerned with the correct following of rules, procedures and practices.[2] Sometimes the rules that OCPD sufferers obsessively follow are of their own devising, or are corruptions or re-interpretations of the letter of actual rules.
- "A Man who has been brought up among Books, and is able to talk of nothing else, is what we call a Pedant. But, methinks, we should enlarge the Title, and give it to every one that does not know how to think out of his Profession and particular way of Life." - Addison, Spectator 1711. [3]
- "Nothing is as peevish and pedantic as men's judgments of one another." - Desiderius Erasmus [4]
- "Servile and impertinent, shallow and pedantic, a bigot and sot" - Thomas Macaulay, describing James Boswell
- "The term, then, is obviously a relative one: my pedantry is your scholarship, his reasonable accuracy, her irreducible minimum of education and someone else's ignorance." H. W. Fowler, Modern English Usage
- "It's not pedantry, but merely a desire for accuracy." - Roy Cropper, in an episode of Coronation Street.
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Tom grew up in Milwaukee, bartended in Wauwatosa in the '70s and moved here in 1984.
Commentary, observations and musings about the outdoors, life in general and maybe Tosa politics and personalities will be the order of the day. He savors a lively debate as much as terrific cooking.
A Mother's Day Surprise
It has been three and a half weeks since I spotted the house finch nest in my hanging basket.
Complete with five jelly bean sized eggs.
All five hatched and all five little birds were present and accounted-for last week.
I checked yesterday after work and they're all still there.
The kids sure have grown and it has gotten rather crowded.
Two of them are huddled in the cup nest and the remaining three have huddled in the basket containing the plant. Both mom and dad gave me an earful when I checked in on the brood.
Hatching began on the 20th of May. Fledging occurs eleven to nineteen days after the hatch.
They'll probably fly the coop sometime this week maybe?
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Hamas and Fatah hold "positive" meeting as Palestinian unity edges closer
According to a Hamas official, the formation of the proposed unity cabinet is nearly complete. (AFP/File)
Hamas and Fatah officials held a three-hour meeting in Gaza on Wednesday in what officials described as a "positive" atmosphere.
Head of Fatah's negotiation team Azzam al-Ahmad said after the meeting that talks will continue and officials will abide by a five-week deadline to form a unity government.
Mousa Abu Marzouq, head of the Hamas negotiating team, said the talks would be finalized next week and a unity government would be announced shortly afterwards.
The proposed candidates for the unity government are politically "impartial," Fatah official Fayez Abu Atiyeh told Ma'an, with Hamas spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri adding that the formation of a proposed unity cabinet is nearly complete.
Earlier, Gaza prime minister Ismail Haniyeh said that he believed the unity government would achieve its goals and "our mission is to make it succeed and to mobilize our people behind its national goals."
"We will clean the road to reconciliation from all obstacles and landmines, and I hereby call on our brothers in the West Bank to take the same path and to maintain freedoms," he said, while addressing Gaza members of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
On April 23, the Fatah-led PLO and Hamas announced a national unity deal to end seven years of political division between the largest two Palestinian parties, with a national unity government to be set in place within five weeks.
The groups have made failed attempts at national reconciliation for years, most recently in 2012, when they signed two agreements -- one in Cairo and a subsequent one in Doha -- which have as of yet been unimplemented.


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Despite the dramatic pictures we are seeing on our television screens, the Israeli command insists it is not going full throttle in Lebanon and does not intend to.
The objective, Israeli officers say, is to weaken Hezbollah on the ground in south Lebanon, and to pave the way for the government in Beirut to send the Lebanese army down to take its place.
Some of the pictures we do see illustrate the Israeli strategy, the bombing of the Beirut airport, the destruction of bridges. The Israelis want to cut off the supply routes to Syria. There is no Ho Chi Minh trail in this part of the world and if the air routes and the roads are closed, the Israelis say they will be able to isolate Hezbollah and destroy as many rocket launchers, garrisons and fighting units as possible.
The Israeli command is speaking of an operation that will last somewhere between one and two weeks. The government of Lebanon, the United Nations and other powers may call for a cease fire, but the Israelis will not accept a cease fire, officers say, until it has achieved its military objectives.
The Israelis say they hope that they will be able to do this without calling up the reserves and without a major incursion into Lebanon by ground forces. This could well depend on how successful Hezbollah proves to be in coming days with its rocket attacks against northern Israel.
Despite the hundreds which have rained down so far -- including missiles that hit the port city of Haifa -- Israeli officers insist it could have been a lot worse and they characterize the casualties and the damage so far as tolerable.
Patience will be required, one officer told me tonight, to achieve a situation where Israel no longer has to face Hezbollah across its northern border.


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Knit in garter stitch and finished with a festive bow, this little sheep is sure to bring holiday cheer. (Berroco)
Skill Level: Easy
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12" Cording for hanger
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Rage Comics Allstars Perform Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
While we spend a lot of time discussing the always imminent doom of the American comic book industry, we tend to forget that the medium of comics — sequential storytelling, words married with pictures — continues to thrive in numerous contexts, not the least prevalent of which is the Internet. But the Internet is more than a means to transmit narrative comics. The Internet is an artificial life form into which we are all irretrievably plugged, creating a hive whose mind has chosen to express itself increasingly in the form of comics. I speak of course of the so-called "rage comics," the memetic phenomenon by which crude digital drawings of different facial expressions and physical gestures are remixed infinitely to convey the elation, despair, love and hatred of the depraved Internet organism.
Because rage comics are the most primal form of sequential art, somebody decided it made sense to assemble the disparate idioms into a rage comic supergroup. And what better song for such a band to perform than Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody?" You can read the rage epic below.
Created by Andy Graulund with additional artwork by Matt Miles, the "Bohemian Ragecomic" is the product of years of memetic comics activity on Reddit and other sites whose users intuitively compile, synthesize and express the Internet's collective loathing. The cast includes such cultural totems as Trollface, the "Y U NO" guy, and Forever Alone, among others.
Beyond the fierce madness that will result in its reading, "Bohemian Ragecomic" is notable for taking longer to complete than a traditional comic book periodical. This is due to the fact that you will find it impossible to advance at a speed greater than that of Queen's classic song, which you will hear in your mind. Enjoy.


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Fans of the 'Lollipop' rapper can have the chance to check out a preview for 11 of his new songs after it was leaked on-line.
Getting close to his new album "Tha Carter III"'s release date, the songs from Lil Wayne's new set have been leaking. After the track "Got Money" featuring T-Pain streamed on the net, now the rapper's fans can hear snippets for 11 songs from the new LP.
Some of the new tracks from the 11 joints that can be previewed on the net are, "Shoot Me Down" (featuring D.Smih), "Tie My Hands" (featuring Robin Thicke), "Playin' with Fire" (featuring Betty Wright) and "Mrs. Officer" (featuring Bobby V). The complete list can be viewed below. Those songs are still only some from his new album which will consist in total of 17 tracks.
Meanwhile, Wayne's new LP is being scheduled to hit the stores on June 10 and it will be his sixth studio album. In promoting the new record, the rapper has officially spawned two singles which were, "Lollipop" and "A Milli".
Wayne recently has also been confirmed as one of the artists to perform at the upcoming BET Awards, which will be held on June 24. The rapper has been set as the closing act for the event, while Usher will be the opener.
Snippets of Lil Wayne's 11 songs:
The complete 11 songs list in order of appearance:
- Shoot Me Down (featuring D.Smih)
- Tie My Hands (featuring Robin Thicke)
- Playin' with Fire (featuring Betty Wright)
- Mrs. Officer (featuring Bobby V)
- L.A. (featuring Busta Rhymes and Brisco)
- Mr. Carter (featuring Jay-Z)
- You Ain't Got Nuthin' On Me (featuring Fabolous and Juelz Santana)
- 3 Peat
- Don't Get It
- Let the Beat Build
- Phone Home


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Karen Darke, from Grantown on Spey, and five others set off on the expedition called By Hands By Feet last weekend.
The 34-year-old is sitting on skis and using arm-power and ski poles to cover the 372 miles (600km) for charity.
In her blog - an online diary - she said her biggest worry was about powerful winds called Pideraq.
Her last diary entry was posted on the Highlands and Islands Enterprise Careers Scotland website just hours before the venture got under way.
She wrote: "There have been some team tensions for the last few days - different expectations about when we'll get to the ice and differences of opinion about priorities.
"But they feel to be dispersing a little now, with the focus of the helicopter to catch this afternoon.
"It's difficult for six people to find and co-ordinate a space in life to do a journey like this, with all the demands of work, family and personal lives - but we're nearly there at last."
She added: "I'm feeling pretty nervous about the kilometres and weeks ahead. It all seems a bit surreal to imagine that tonight we'll be in cold whiteness, and all the days of it that lie before us.
"I've been intimidated by scare stories of Pideraq - high winds of up to 300 km per hour that come roaring down off the ice cap - and of all the expeditions who have failed before us this year.
Broken poles
"Lots of teams have abandoned the crossing already - broken tent poles, high winds, bad weather and conditions, injury.
"It'll definitely be an interesting journey."
Karen was a keen runner and mountaineer before she was paralysed in a rock climbing accident while she was at university.
Before the Greenland expedition, she has kayaked in Alaska and hand-cycled the length of Japan.
The team of six aims to raise money for the charity Interventure.
It provides and develops opportunities for disabled people to participate in adventure sports and outdoor activities.


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The mod is great thanks to the author mod makes the game more realistic
BlackFire's Mod 2 is a stunning lighting mod that completely changes the look of all levels of the singleplayer campaign of Crysis 2,leveraging the full potential of CryEngine3 , enhancing colors, sunshafts, and more, turning that foggy atmosphere of the original Crysis 2 into a clear and sunny day, allowing a better gameplay with an innovative look.
Crysis v1.9 Patch and MaLDoHDv4 are required! And it's not included in the installer.Links and install instructions in description
1st: Update your game to the version 1.9, and install the Dx11 pack:
Crysis 2 Patch 1.9
DirectX 11 Pack
2nd: Download MaLDoHDv4 and the fixes from his blog: maldotex.blogspot.com.br
■ Install it but don't run the utility or the game yet.
3rd: Run MaLDoHD Config Utility using the shortcut created in your desktop, configure the game the way you want.When you're done, run the game using the utility or MaLDo HD shortcut just to see if the game opens correctly. If it does, close it and proceed to the next step.
Note: If your screen resolution gets all weird when you launch the game, run the Utility again and change the Antialiasing option to one of the first three options.
4th: Download and install BlackFire's Mod 2
Mirror: setup_blackfire_mod_2.exe
Important: Make sure you install the mod in your Crysis 2 root folder. Steam/Origin users be aware that you will mandatorily have to change the setup's default install location.
The following mods are included in this version: (All credit to the makers)
■ Quality Mod 1.92c by Shone
■ Compound Bow Mod
■ Drivable Civilian Vehicles v1.2:
■ Alcatraz Mod Soundtrack
Note: Again, the Compound Bow Mod it's kinda buggy, so If you have problem with this weapon, just ignore it in game.
5th: Play the game using BlackFire's Mod 2 shortcut created in your desktop or even MaLDo's shortcut. Or you can load the mod in the main menu.
Don't forget: Never use your old save games, the ones generated before you installed this mod. Start a new game or load a level from the "Replay Mission" menu.
Note: If you clicked on the shortcut of my mod a message shows telling that Crysis2.exe was not founded, that means you installed my mod in the wrong folder.
If you experience any kind of bug, try using the BlackFire's Mod 2 Stand-alone Edition, it's a lot more stable but has less features.
The mod is great thanks to the author mod makes the game more realistic
I like this mod, but I was wondering if there was a way to disable the depth of field effect. It doesn't always work well. Which files do I need to modify in order to be able to turn it off?
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As a managing director of acquisitions for International Airport Centers (IAC), an Illinois-based company that locates warehouse space for shipping companies near airports, Jacob Citrin's job was to scout new properties and acquire them for his company. To facilitate this, IAC gave Citrin a laptop to record information about potential acquisitions.
Unbeknownst to IAC, Citrin began concocting plans to take some of the knowledge he gained while working for IAC and start his own business. He soon quit IAC and turned over his laptop.
Company officials noticed files relating to Citrin's acquisitions were missing. Not even a thorough scan of the hard drive could turn up the documents.
Citrin had used a special piece of software that enabled a secure delete to render the information unrecoverable.
Suspicious that Citrin was misappropriating IAC's proprietary information in his new venture, IAC filed suit against him in 2003 alleging a breach of contract. Yet because Citrin scrubbed his hard drive, proving a breach of contract was nearly impossible. So IAC got creative. It decided to also sue Citrin under the federal Computer Fraud And Abuse Act (CFAA), alleging that his secure deletion constituted a violation of the law, which provides civil and criminal penalties. Congress enacted the CFAA in 1984 to reduce hacking of government computers. Over the past two decades, Congress has amended the statute to expand its application.
After the District Court rejected the claim, the 7th Circuit reinstituted the CFAA cause of action on March 8 and remanded the case.
This decision has established a new precedent, one that empowers employers with a new weapon to wield against departing employees who steal proprietary information and erase the evidence.
"This decision has further broadened the CFAA and gives an independent cause of action that allows the employer to go after former employees just by virtue that they have used a computer program to completely erase files," says Norma Zeitler, a partner at Barnes & Thornburg in Chicago.
Broadening Statute
The 7th Circuit's decision further broadens a statute that, over the past two decades, has become increasingly far-reaching.
"When the CFAA was first written back in the 1980s, it was intended to be a national security statute, making it a federal crime for someone to hack into a federal computer and do something bad," says Brent Caslin, a partner at Kirkland & Ellis in Los Angeles. "It has been amended several times over the years and slowly went from being a statute that criminalized hacking into government computers to applying to anything."
At issue in IAC v. Citrin were two provisions of the CFAA. The first was a question of authorization. Under the CFAA, a violation must consist of someone intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization. Because Citrin was an employee and the company willingly granted him access to the computer, IAC's counsel had to find a way to convince the court that Citrin's computer use was unauthorized.
"The minute the employee starts acting on his own and doing his business rather than the employer's, he has no right of access as defined by the statute because he is now adverse to his employer," says Don Reuben, who represented IAC and is of counsel at Kane & Carbonara. "That's how the judge dealt with the issue."Defining Transmission
The other issue was that of transmission. Prior to this case, courts typically viewed "transmission" under the CFAA to apply to damage rendered via the Internet, such as viruses and worms. Yet it was likely that Citrin used a piece of software, not the Internet, to accomplish the secure delete. In response to this possibility, the 7th Circuit clarified the definition of transmission, and in doing so expanded its applicability.
"In this case it actually includes somebody who loads a program onto a computer, either through an external drive, an internal drive or the Internet," says Michael Wexler, a partner at Seyfarth Shaw.
By expanding the definition of transmission and clarifying authorization, the 7th Circuit broadened the scope of the CFAA. Now employers in the 7th Circuit that want to collect damages against an employee who engaged in misconduct have a new weapon of recourse if the employee deleted the evidence of his or her wrongdoing.
"When an employee or former employee does something like delete all of his or her files, essentially the employee has taken away all the evidence that the employer had to prove any misconduct before the employee left," Zeitler says. "Now this Act allows employers to file civil action and collect compensatory, injunctive and equitable relief."
However, the ruling doesn't apply in all situations where an employee deletes files from a company computer. Whereas deleting company information may constitute a violation of the CFAA, the deletion of an employee's personal information may not.
"If someone is leaving an organization, it is one thing to pull off your personal files, like your r?sum? or the March Madness office pool," Wexler says. "But when someone takes a software program and runs it to deliberately destroy information, you have to wonder why someone is doing that."
Although deletion of employees' personal files isn't barred under CFAA, it is likely that the statute will continue to broaden in scope.
"This case further refines exactly how you define destruction, authorization and transmission," Wexler says.


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El Chalten Aylen-Aike Hostel
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In Tehuelches mothertongue, the word 'Aylen' means 'ember' and 'Aike' means 'place'. Aylen-Aike is a 'warm place'.
Our hostel has a great panoramic view, from which you can see the hill by itself, the Torre (Tower) hill, the Del Bosque (Forest) range and the grand Fitz Roy.
Aylen-Aike is located by the riverside -De las Vueltas- having access to the small forest of ires a type of beech on its slope, and at the front, a wall made up of the mountain range of the Condors.
El Chaltn is a place with glaciers, mountains, rivers, forests, and with the giant Fitz of all times at the front. Patagonia and specially El Chaltn are places to visit, admire, love and respect, places to contact nature and feel really pleased... and to listen to the wind.
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Dramatically set on a spectacular hilltop in Hunterdon County, "Fair Oaks" offers the ultimate in tranquility while maintaining easy access to Princeton, Bucks County, Philadelphia & Greater New York City, and all they have to offer. Situated on 57 Farmland Assessed acres adjacent to preserved land, this property offers a home abounding in elegance, a charming five-stall barn, fenced paddocks and run-in shed, expansive lawns, enchanting pool and views down a gently rolling hill to the pond complete with island & dock. This modern day contemporary estate boasts 6,500 square feet of graciously apportioned rooms to accommodate family and friends. Beyond the red door and through the proper entryway you are introduced to the expansive great room complete with soaring cathedral ceiling and walls of glass perfect for entertaining. The home is further complemented by a banquet-sized dining room to accommodate over 40 guests. Smaller gatherings are comfortable by the crackling fireplace (one of three in the home) in the more intimate sunken family room. Chefs will be delighted by the recently renovated kitchen that effortlessly meets day-to-day needs while poised for the grand affairs this home so beckons. A first floor Master bedroom with fireplaced sitting room, lavish bath with sauna, office/exercise space and ample closet space is a true retreat. The hidden staircase leads to three generous en suite bedrooms while the lower level encompasses a 2 bedroom guest suite with kitchenette, private entrance and patio. A phenomenal property with unlimited potential at a very attractive price!
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Homelessness can be a very stressful and chaotic time for an individual. Sophia aims to work with each service user at their own pace in order to prepare them for more long term accommodation. Sophia also provides service users with training and skill development to greater improve their independence.
Sophia has a number of various different projects around the country offering, emergency, transitional, short term and long term accommodation, support and outreach to individuals and families. Due to the variety of projects and the individualism of each potential service user this means that no referral process is the same.
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Energy from the sun heats the surface water of the ocean. In tropical regions, surface water can be much warmer than deep water. This temperature difference can be used to produce electricity. The Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system uses a temperature difference (of at least 77o F) to power a turbine to produce electricity.
The United States became involved in OTEC research in 1974 with the establishment of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority. The laboratory is one of the world's leading test facilities for OTEC technology. The Natural Energy Laboratory and the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research supported the development of a 105 kilowatt demonstration OTEC plant in Hawaii.
No large-scale operation of OTEC exists today because of the many challenges associated with the technology. The U.S. Energy Information Administration does not project any generation of electricity with OTEC systems in the Annual Energy Outlook 2016, which has projections out to 2040.


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March 21, 2006
Google Finance Goes Live
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- Online search engine leader Google Inc. is devoting a section of its Web site to information about the stock market and corporate America, filling a gaping product hole as it continues to battle for Internet traffic with rivals Yahoo Inc., MSN and America Online.
Yahoo operates the Web's most visited finance site with 31.4 million unique visitors worldwide, according to comScore Media Metrix. MSN's Money section ranked second with 21.9 million worldwide visitors followe by AOL's finance section with 14.3 million visitors worldwide, comScore said.
Web surfers spent on average of 54 minutes per visit at Yahoo's finance section, giving the company more opporutnity to serve up ads.
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An opportunity to blend district money and state money in the Northwestern Local Schools District has slipped through the district's fingers, at least for now.
The district lost an opportunity to receive 82 percent of the money needed to build a new elementary school, as well as adding space and renovating its existing middle school and high school, through state funding provided by the Ohio Facilities Commission.
Northwestern's part was to pass a $3.4-million, 23-year bond issue to pay its share of the expenditures.
That bond issue went down in defeat by only 151 votes in Wayne County and 19 votes in Ashland County.
The final totals were 1,588 votes against and 1,416 in favor.
Building for Northwestern Committee chairperson Tina Blankenship said that she and many other supporters believe the conflict over land acquisition for the new elementary school defeated the bond issue.
"The land issue was such an important part of peoples' view of the issue," Blankenship said. "Voters didn't feel they could support it without that being resolved."
The board was seeking to negotiate with Barbara Ciuca, owner of property east of the present middle school and high school, for a portion of her property to use as the site of the new school. Ciuca indicated recently that she was an unwilling seller.
Blankenship said that media coverage of Ciuca's response was detrimental to voter opinion.
"I'm really disappointed and don't understand the logic of someone voting against such an opportunity," Blankenship said.
According to Blankenship, the next opportunity to pass a bond issue is March.
"Hopefully, we can encourage some voters by then," Blankenship said.
Passage of the bond issue would have funded the district's $3.4 million share of the $18.3 million project. Of that total, $10.5 million would have been spent on the new elementary complex, $5 million on the middle school and $2.8 million on the high school.
The bond issue would have cost the owner of a $100,000 home $102.59 a year.
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Shirt World Eco Friendly Apparel and Home Decor
A new company that not only creates unique shirts phrases, and artistic designs, but gives you the chance to create your own. Started by Cornelius Hardy, owner of Hardy's Scentuous Soy Candle Co. Customers can pick the shirt color, ink color, text type, and even submit designs. Shirt World lets customers choose what they want to say. You always think it, so why not put it where it can be seen. Shirt World has been creating for companies over the past year, but just launched to the public this month. Other apparel items are also available, as well as home decor. Inks used are non toxic, and apparel material is 100% cotton, or Bamboo which makes it both creative, and socially responsible.


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The world we knew is gone. The world of commerce and frivolous necessity has been replaced by a world of survival and responsibility. An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months society has crumbled: no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. In a world ruled by the dead, the survivors are forced to finally start living.
Following the events of "Something to Fear," Rick and the other survivors start their new life under Negan and the Savior's rule...but not everyone agrees to go along. Also, who is Ezekiel? And why does he have a tiger?
Collects The Walking Dead #103-108.
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Robert Kirkman is best known for his work on "The Walking Dead "and "Invincible "for Image Comics, as well as "Ultimate X-Men "and "Marvel Zombies "for Marvel Comics. He is one of the five partners of Image Comics and is an executive producer and writer on "The Walking Dead "television show.
Series: Walking Dead
Audience: General
For Ages: 16+ years old
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Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 136
Published: 18th June 2013
Publisher: Image Comics
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definition 1: the area that can be seen from a particular point.
example: There is a beautiful view of the lake from the top of the mountain.
definition 2: (sometimes plural) an opinion or way of thinking about something.
example: The senator's views on immigration have made him popular in some parts of the country.
example: In his view, all people are corrupt or corruptible
example: He and I have very different views on the subject of religion.
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Acropolis (and partial view of the scaffolding)
I mentioned a while back that Patrick and I weren't all that impressed with Greece. A large part of that unenthusiasm related to Athens and the Acropolis. If you'd asked me before I went to Greece what is the number-one-must-see attraction in the country, I would have said the Acropolis of Athens. Right? It's the one Greek monument that everyone knows. It's the one attraction we were most excited to see.
Views from the Acropolis
You have to understand that Patrick and I love, love, love ruined architecture. I can see the place as it once was, so many years ago, with the walls standing, the floors in bright mosaics and tiles.
Amphitheatre outside the Acropolis
At Pompeii, we walked amongst the ancient common man, so much like us though long since dead. At Ephesus, we marvelled at the splendors of the ancients. And, in the tiny town of Ivailovgrad, Bulgaria, we were amazed by intricate floor tiles created centuries ago. We love ruins, even when nature takes over, destroying the artistry of man.
Acropolis restoration (note the reconstructed Temple of Athena Nike, with the integration of the original stones)
But, the Acropolis in Athens is no testament to ancient man's work. Right now, it's very much a work in progress. Cranes and scaffolding cover most of the buildings and tourists are prevented from entering the interior. Several of the surrounding temples have been dismantled and are being reassembled.
Acropolis restoration and scaffolding and a restored temple
There are a lot of issues surrounding the restoration project, not least of which whether or not the Greek government has the funds to finish the work. So far, the UN has paid for 50% of the restoration project (currently running around $90 million.)
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A Hall County judge denied a defense motion to restrict public access to the pretrial hearings for an upcoming murder trial.
Joseph Scott Williams, 33, is accused of shooting and killing 37-year-old Adrien Lamont Thompson. Police allege Williams shot the Gainesville man multiple times on June 3 in the parking lot outside Peppers Market off E.E. Butler Parkway in Gainesville.
Thompson's first name is spelled "Adrien" on the motions, but was spelled "Adiren" on police and earlier court documents. His name was listed as "Adrian" on his Facebook page and in his obituary.
Williams is charged with malice murder, felony murder, possession of a gun by a convicted felon, possession of a gun in commission of a crime, terroristic threats and cruelty to a child in the third degree, a misdemeanor. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Judge Jason Deal granted a motion to sever the possession of a gun by a convicted felon charge from the other charges. It was among about a dozen motions he considered Tuesday afternoon in Hall County Superior Court.
Senior Public Defender Travis Williams argued the motions, to which Assistant District Attorney Shiv Sachdeva filed responses, at the two-hour hearing.
Although Deal denied a defense motion prohibiting comment from officials on the case, he said it would be wise for both sides to ask people vested in the case to withhold public comment.
"You don't need to be posting things on Facebook; you don't need to be publicizing your opinion on the case," he said.
About 40 people sat together in court for the hearing, friends and family of both Thompson and Williams. Some wore commemorative T-shirts with Thompson's likeness, and several younger people were among the crowd.
Deal said he was also not inclined to grant a change of venue solely because of interest the case garnered.
"We'll cross that bridge when he get there," he said, and echoing Sachdeva's response, said publicity matters could be taken care of during jury selection.
"Hopefully we won't get to that point, but I'm inclined to deny that motion at this time," he added.
At the conclusion of the hearing, one of Williams' supporters stood and asked for a word with Deal, who said she would need to take up any concerns with Williams or his attorney.
Deal set an April 28 deadline for Williams to clarify requests in several evidentiary-related motions. The next hearing is scheduled for April 29.
Those motions, including a request to exclude evidence from allegedly unlawful police searches of the defendant's car, home and cellphone, and an interview with his spiritual adviser, could draw significant implications for the state's evidence at trial.
Sachdeva said he needed clarification on what evidence the defense referred to, as not all of the mentioned searches yielded evidence the state intended to present at trial.


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Back downtown and freed of the car, it's time for an impromptu tour at Swans and a sampling of their largely British-inspired ales, including the rich and warming Riley's Scotch Ale. Enjoy a relaxed dinner in either the pub or the hotel's bistro, Wild Saffron, before heading down the road a half-block to the somewhat hidden Canoe Brewpub. Weather permitting, grab a chair on the terrace and enjoy the breathtaking view of the harbour while ending your beer tasting day with a sampler of Canoe's four regular and single seasonal brews, including the off-dry, slightly spicy River Rock Bitter.
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Neustadt and Hanover, Ont.: About two hours west of Toronto by car.
The Westin Nova Scotian: 1181 Hollis St., Halifax; 1-888-679-3784; . Within walking distance of several breweries and brew pubs in the city's downtown.Rates start at $159 a night (all hotel rates based on double occupancy).
Hôtel Godin: 10 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal; 1-866-744-6346; . For a central location in Montreal, you can't beat the new, chic boutique-style property. Starts at around $200, including breakfast.
The Victorian Manor Bed & Breakfast: 500 9th Ave., Hanover, Ont.; 1-866-317-0563; . Starts at $85.
Spinnakers Brewpub and Guest Houses: 308 Catherine St., Victoria; 877-838-2739; . Starts at $129.
Swans Hotel & Brewpub: 506 Pandora Ave., Victoria; 1-800-668-7926. Starts at $89. WHERE TO EAT AND DRINK
Nova Scotia Propeller Brewing Company: 2015 Gottingen St., Halifax; 902-422-7767; drinkpropeller.ca.
Rogues' Roost Ale House and Microbrewery: 5435 Spring Garden Rd., Halifax; 902-492-2337.
The Granite Brewery & Ginger's: 1662 Barrington St., Halifax; 902-422-4954.
John Shippey's Brewing Company: 1869 Upper Water St., Halifax; 902-423-7386.
Cheval Blanc: 809 Ontario St. E., Montreal; 514-522-0211;
L'amère à boire: 2049 Boulevard St-Denis, Montreal; 514-282-7448; .
Dieu du Ciel!: 29 Laurier Ave. W., Montreal; 514-490-9555;
Unibroue: 80 Des Carrieres, Chambly, Que.; 450-658-7658;
Fourquet Fourchette: 1887 Bourgogne, Chambly, Que.; 450-447-6370; fourquet-fourchette.com.
Neustadt Springs Brewery: 456 Jacob St., Neustadt, Ont.; 519-799-5790; .
Wellington Brewery, 950 Woodlawn Rd. W., Guelph, Ont.; 1-800-576-3853; .
Mill Street Brewery: 55 Mill St., Building 63, Toronto; 416-681-0338.
C'est What: 67 Front St. E., Toronto; 416-867-9499.
Lighthouse Brewing Company: 836 Devonshire Rd., Victoria; 250-383-6500.
Vancouver Island Brewery: 2330 Government St., Victoria; 250-361-0007.
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From feature stories for magazines to journalistic-style press releases for businesses and entrepreneurs, Jeff Louderback is a versatile and creative wordsmith. An Ohio native who lives in the Cincinnnati/Columbus/Dayton region, Jeff has 24 years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, freelance journalist, blogger and publicist. He has earned awards for his writing from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).
On the journalism side, Jeff pens features for regional and national magazines, newspapers and blogs/websites. In addition, Jeff crafts e-book content for clients and writes and maintains blog and Facebook page copy for individuals and businesses. Over his career, he has served as a reporter for daily newspapers; editor for a regional business magazine and a commercial real estate newspaper, contributing editor for a national magazine for and about professional athletes; and editor and publisher of a regional pet care magazine.
Jeff frequently writes personality profiles, travel and lifestyle features, sports features, human interest features and health and wellness features for regional and national consumer magazines. He also crafts business trend features, entrepreneur profiles and company profiles.
On the public relations side, Jeff creates journalistic-style press releases that captivate the attention of print and broadcast media members. His clients also approach him for writing and maintaining blog and social media content; crafting web site content, and performing media relations functions to generate publicity in local, regional and national print and broadcast media outlets.
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TODAY a nation will be on tenterhooks. Today a nation will hold its breath. Today Bernard Tomic will take on Roger Federer for a place in the fourth round of the Australian Open. Can he do the unthinkable?
Can he flatten Fed?
Australia has spent the past four years watching Tomic and waiting, waiting for the moment he looked likely to step into Lleyton Hewitt's shoes and make his way to the top of the rankings via a grand slam trophy or two. And Australia is still waiting. Australia had better get used to the idea that it could be waiting for quite some time.
Now, this has nothing to do with Tomic's talents (many) or ambition (great). Rather, it is a result of the recent trends in men's tennis: old blokes do better than boys.
There is nothing professional sport likes better than a good stat and as the first round drew to a close at Melbourne Park, the WTA, those guardians of the women's tour, trumpeted their latest factoid: of the 18 teenagers who began the tournament, 11 had lived to fight another day. That was the best showing by the adolescent ranks since 2009 when 13 teenagers won a match at the US Open. Cue fanfares and hurrahs.
Back in the men's ranks, there is not a teenager to be seen in the world's top 250. Taro Daniel, at 19 years and 11 months, has climbed his way up the greasy pole to No.?282 but no further. Tomic, at 20 years and three months, is the youngest man in the top 200 and the youngest man to get into the main draw by right (Luke Saville is younger but he needed a wildcard to claim his ticket to the Open).
Of course, there was a time when a big, young lad could make a name for himself. Back in 1985, Boris Becker bounded over Wimbledon's centre court like an overgrown puppy and, aged 17 years and seven months, beat Kevin Curren to win the title. Blimey, we thought, that was impressive, but the following year – now aged 18 years and seven months – he came back and beat Ivan Lendl to win his second Wimbledon crown. Four years later, Michael Chang beat that record by beating Stefan Edberg to win the French Open. He was just 17 years and three months old.
Those days, though, are long, long gone.
As Andy Murray waited patiently (and most of Britain waited less than patiently) to win his maiden grand slam title, he was asked daily when and if he could win a major championship. The longer the wait went on, the more the pressure built and the more the doubters wondered if he had missed the boat. What? You are 25 and you still haven't won a slam? No chance, mate.
But Murray stuck at it – he knew that the men's game had changed dramatically in the seven years he had been on the tour.
"Beforehand, guys were breaking through when they were like 19, 20, 21 years old," he said. "When I got into the top 10 for the first time, there was me, Rafa and Novak, three teenagers in the top 10.
"Tomic is probably the youngest one now in the top 40, 50. It's got so physical now, the game's changed. Guys are peaking at a different age and having their best results later in their career.
"The average age of the top 100 is 28. I would guess that is a couple of years older than five years ago. The game is changing, it takes guys longer to physically and mentally cope. You come out of the juniors and you are used to hitting clean winners and then you come onto the main tour and the ball is coming back with interest. You have to develop mentally much quicker to understand and appreciate how much the game is changing. It will, for sure, take guys longer to break through unless you get someone who is an incredibly gifted and talented athlete."
The recent developments in string technology, giving more power to a chap's elbow, coupled with the homogenisation of the court surfaces – the fast ones have been slowed down and the slow one speeded up – and the weight of the balls means that tennis is now a brutally physical sport.
Roger Federer has a lot to answer for, too. His sublime skills raised the bar in the men's game and those who wished to challenge him had to come up with a new plan. Until Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Murray emerged to torment him, no one could match his talent with racquet and ball; all they could do was try to outlast him on court (if you can't beat him, try to run through him). And when Nadal's muscular game took a stranglehold on the French Open, everyone started to get fitter and stronger to give themselves a chance against him.
Now everyone can leather the ball but no one can blast an opponent off the court in the way that Becker or Goran Ivanisevic could in days of yore. Now, to win a major trophy, the blokes have to be ready and prepared to sweat and graft in order to survive for five hours and 53 minutes, as Novak Djokovic did here last summer. To do that, a man must be at his physical and mental peak – and teenagers, even fit ones, are years away from that. The average age of the men in the world's top 10 is now 26.9 years.
"I played Wimbledon as a junior for the first time at 16 and my first tour event at 17," Murray said. "Rafa played his first senior tournament at 16, Novak was young, too, and now you look at the juniors in the locker room and there is no chance they could compete yet. I practise with some of the young guys like Ben Mitchell.
"I practised with him the year after he had done well in the Wimbledon juniors [in 2010] and you see how much his body has changed in the last couple of years and only now is he starting to be able to compete. Before, guys were able to compete when they were 16 and 17 but now it is at least four more years."
Back in the women's game, the kids are thriving. Unable to generate as much power, pound for pound, as the men, the powerful racquets and strings mean that a teenager can happily go toe-to-toe with a 25-year-old and the difference in muscles appears to be minimal.
Alas, the glaring difference between them and the men's tour is the lack of strength in depth. The gulf between the top women and the also-rans is so vast that if anyone from the lower reaches of the world's top 100 ran full pelt into the likes of Serena Williams, they would bounce off without leaving a dent. On the men's tour, even Djokovic, Federer and Murray cannot afford to take anything for granted and are on their guard from the very first round of every tournament.
On the women's tour, the teenagers will continue to make hay, picking up their pay cheques and making their fortunes. Most of them will never threaten the Serenas or the Sharapovas but they will make a decent living. But back in Australia, the tennis-watching faithful had better be prepared for a long wait. At 20, Bernie is still far from the finished product but his time will come. And keep your fingers crossed for tonight, just in case.


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Report summaryBoddington started in August 2009 as essentially a gold mine with significant copper by-product. The mine operates the north and south deposits as conventional open pits. The South pit provides 70% of the ore feed and the balance is from the North pit.
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Thanks for the info - I actually fished the tidal section of the Carmans with my dad pretty recently. it was a slow winter day and it was low tide so we didn't see any action but I am definitely planning to head back there when conditions are better. I checked out the Beaverkill back in September but was still pretty noob at the time. Beautiful water, I can't wait to head back there. I'm going up for a weekend in May with the local TU chapter. We're staying right on the Willemoc at the Fly Fishing Museum and Center so I'm sure I'll get well acquainted with the river.
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NY: Beaverkill, Esopus Creek, East Branch of the Croton River, Titicus River, Connetquot River, Carmans River
CT: Mianus River, Norwalk River
NH: Saco River, Dry River, Lonesome Lake, East Branch Pemigewasset, North Fork
Lately I've had good luck nymphing on the Norwalk and I did pretty well on the Esopus especially for a novice. Now that my casting has improved and I understand how to drift drag-free I am looking forward to going back to all of these places and exploring new ones. I'm especially looking forward to getting back up to the White Mountains in NH to do some backcountry camping/fishing. Beautiful country up there for anyone interested in hoofing it a bit.
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Seamsright offers alterations, more to Jeannette neighborhood
Greeted by a plethora of garments to be altered, a pair of boots that need a zipper and a church pew cushion that was cut down, customers will immediately understand why the tag line of Seamsright is, "If we can't fix it-you might as well pitch it."
Owned by Dottie Griffin Kopcho, Seamsright opened at the corner of Clay Avenue and South Second Street several months ago.
Working in the dry cleaning business in Greensburg is where Kopcho got her start as a seamstress.
"It is what I really love, but I have also worked as a nurse aid and a school bus driver," said Kopcho.
She still drives a school bus for the Hempfield Area School District. She has been driving for Hempfield for 33 years, but hopes to retire in the near future to dedicate more time to Seamsright.
"The owner (of the dry cleaners) told me I didn't have the brains to be in business for myself," said Kopcho, "so I went out on my own as a seamstress."
That was close to 10 years ago. She put up signs and started doing deliveries to her customers. She was in South Greensburg for many years, but had some issues with the space she was renting.
One of Kopcho's customers had a family member who owned a building in Jeannette and she decided to move her business.
Her new store has more a lot more room than her last location and also sports a huge mirror for customers to stand in front of while alterations are being made.
"I like a challenge," Kopcho said. That is evidenced by a pair of boots sitting on her counter.
According to Kopcho, one of her customers asked her if she would try to put a zipper in them. After looking at them for quite a while she decided to give it a try and repaired the boots successfully.
Kopcho does hemming and all other types of clothing alterations, but her specialty is gowns. She does bridal alterations, and prom gown alterations. Prom season is Kopcho's busiest season of the year and by April she had between 15 and 20 gowns waiting at the shop to be altered.
Kopcho is also getting into the business of reselling gowns.
Seamsright is located at 200 Clay Ave. but the entrance is on South Second Street.
"If the light's on, Dottie's in" said Kopcho.
Hours are generally 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Customers can also call and schedule an appointments. The phone number is 724-523-2232.
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The Atlanta Braves met their biggest need by acquiring Scott Downs from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim before the non-waiver trade deadline. But they still have some needs that will have to be met during August, which will have to be met with a waiver trade.
Atlanta will likely pursue a utility infield, preferably one who can left-handed to replace Ramiro Pena, who is out for the season with a shoulder injury. There are also rumblings that Frank Wren could trade for a starting pitcher, depending how well the rotation, especially Brandon Beachy, performs in the coming weeks.
Wren also cites high asking prices for a reason no deal was made at the deadline.
"The asking prices were very high," Wren said on ajc.com. "In most cases, you see that every year early in the process, but we didn't see the prices really go down. We were looking for blue-light specials in the last hour and it didn't happen."
The Braves still also have B.J. Upton, Reed Johnson and Jordan Schafer out with injuries, which is clouding the overall picture.
Upton started a rehab assignment Wednesday, and Schafer will likely start his own rehab assignment over the weekend. Johnson is a little different of a story in that the Braves haven't set any timetable for his return from Achilles tendinitis.
Still, Wren is being patient.
"As we get a little closer to the waiver deadline and the postseason deadline we'll have a better sense of our club," Wren said. "It's important to know what we have and what we need, and we're not quite there yet."
And it's not like the Braves are in desperate need of anything. Their six-game winning streak has put them up 11 games in the National League East.
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How one woman's decision changed her life and her baby's forever
By Victor Chinyama
Lonely Muyila was devastated when she learnt in 2005 that she was HIV positive. Despite several weeks of treatment, her husband's cough had continued unabated and when his medical provider suggested an HIV test, he refused.
Lonely's decision to test for HIV against the wishes of her husband was brave and was to later turn out a lifesaver.
"I was expecting our fifth child when I learnt of my HIV status,' she says. "The doctors did several other tests and put me on antiretroviral treatment."
Lonely was on the treatment until she gave birth in April 2007. She worried about having transmitted the HIV virus to her baby but when the doctors tested the baby after six weeks, they found him with no HIV.
"I was jubilant beyond words," she says. "My decision to test and to be on treatment had not only saved my life but that of my baby as well."
Lonely's husband died in March 2007, a month before his baby's birth, unwilling to know what lay at the root of his ailments, adamant in his refusal to be tested for HIV.
For Lonely, the journey had just begun. She was counselled to exclusively breastfeed her baby for at least six months, her only means of providing healthy nutrition to the baby. Poor and jobless, she also had to look after four children with no sustainable means of income.
"Food was and still is a problem," she says. "I receive help from relatives to pay for my children's school needs."
The antiretroviral treatment enabled Lonely to recover her body weight and strength to the extent that she is able to cultivate her own food. Before the treatment, she says, she was unable to do any work as she always sickly with malaria and other common illnesses.
Lonely has continued attending the PMTCT programme where she receives counselling on infant feeding and reproductive health. Her baby continues to be monitored until he reaches 18 months when he will be graduated from the programme.
Mrs. Angela Nkhoma, the coordinator of the PMTCT programme in Kasungu District says about 70 per cent of all babies born in the PMTCT programme turn out HIV negative.
"Kasungu District Hospital was the only health facility offering PMTCT services in the district in 2004," she says. "The PMTCT programme has since been extended to all the 23 health centres in the district. UNICEF funded the training of health workers in PMTCT as part of the expansion programme."
Nationally, the PMTCT programme had expanded from one PMTCT site in 2001 to all 544 health facilities by June 2009. Thanks to UNICEF funded community mobilisation efforts, the number of pregnant women accessing HIV testing increased from 320 in 2002 to more than 400,000 in 2008, representing nearly 70 per cent of all women who became pregnant that year. The number of HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretroviral treatment to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV also increased from just 84 in 2002 to over 30,000 in 2008.


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From the biblical name Onan: In the Book of Genesis, Onan, son of Judah, in fulfillment of the laws of levirate marriage was to impregnate his brother Er's widow, Tamar, in order to raise offspring from the union in his brother's name. In order to avoid raising descendants for his late brother, however, Onan spilled his semen on the ground when he went in to his brother's wife, so that he would not give offspring to his brother. (Genesis 38:9). Thus the word Onanism was coined, meaning ejaculating outside the vagina, or masturbation (because this also spills semen, rather than using it for procreation).
onanism (usually uncountable, plural onanisms)
- Masturbation.
- Ejaculating outside the vagina during intercourse; (the performing of) coitus interruptus.
- 1839, Hypochondriasis, hysteria, chorea, epilepsy, apoplexy, and palsy, constitute part of the list of dire maladies induced or immediately excited, by onanism and immoderate or ill-timed coition. The memory and intellectual faculties, in general, are enfeebled, and there are instances of complete idiocy, brought on by early and continued onanism, and of insanity from similar excesses later in life. -- The Eclectic Journal of Medicine. Vol 3, No 4. Nov 1894. Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell: Philadelphia. p145
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I have always loved spring rolls. So light and so many possibilities.
Asian food is my favorite style of cooking. If you have read my recipe index, you probably would have guessed that. Probably because most of the meals are quick and easy. I always thought that spring rolls were hard to make. The truth is, they are actually pretty easy. It took about 2 rolls and I had it down. One thing to know is, these are best eaten immediately. So we only made what we planned on eating. The rice paper should keep for quite some time in the packaging. You can really add whatever you want to them. Here is what we added.
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Spring Rolls
- 1 pkg rice paper rolls
- 1 cup carrots sliced in thin strips
- 1 cup cabbage sliced in thin strips
- 2 green onions sliced in thin strips
- 1 cup cucumber sliced in thin strips
- 1 cup firm tofu sliced in thin strips (please make sure it is non GMO verified)
- 1/4 cup daikon sliced in thin strips
- optional: mint leaves, basil, dill
- 1/3 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup soy sauce or bragg's aminos
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 tsp fresh minced ginger
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- Before rolling, dip each rice paper in warm water for 20 seconds or so to get it pliable.
- Pull it out and blot it lightly with a towel.
- Place ingredients in the center line of the wrap.
- Fold in the top and bottom and roll up. It takes a couple tries to get the hang of it.
- Place each finished wrap on a serving dish and serve immediately.
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A conference of the Palestine Foundation Fund today called on the British Royal Commission investigating recent disorders in the Holy Land to recognize unrestricted Jewish immigration in accordance with the Balfour Declaration and the Palestine mandate.
The parley authorized Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, to speak before the Royal Commission in the name of the Jews of Germany. Another resolution pledged support of Jewish settlement work in the Holy Land.
The Gestapo, State secret police, prohibited Dr. Michael Traub, leader of the Zionist fund-raising organization, from delivering an address before the conference. He was one of a group of Zionists barred by the Gestapo from holding office in the Berlin Jewish Community on the ground of "radicalism."


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"Newsmaker" biography of Roy W. Howard published
July 8, 2016
Roy W. Howard was a giant in the newspaper industry during a time when Scripps and Howard were synonymous for excellence in journalism and serving local communities.
Scripps acquires Stitcher
June 6, 2016
Scripps acquires popular podcast listening service Stitcher, which facilitates discovery and streaming for more than 65,000 podcasts to 8 million registered users.
Scripps acquires Midroll
July 22, 2015
Scripps announced the acquisition of Midroll Media, the podcast industry leader that distributes podcasts through its Howl app and generates revenue for hundreds of shows.
Merger with Journal
April 1, 2015
Scripps merges its broadcast operations with those of Journal Communications, and the two companies spin off their respective newspapers to form a new public company, Journal Media Group.
TV stations added
June 16, 2014
Scripps adds WMYD and WKBW, bringing its ownership total to 21 TV stations, in a $110 million transaction with Granite Broadcasting Corp.
Scripps acquires Newsy
Scripps acquires video news provider to help it enter digital video business. Newsy acquisition is key part of company's plan to win in the digital news marketplace.
Washington Bureau changes
Nov. 12, 2013
Scripps announces a restructuring and expansion of its historic political and national reporting bureau in Washington, D.C.
'Let's Ask America' expands
Nov. 4, 2013
Scripps signs deal with MGM Domestic Television Distribution LLC (MGM), a division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., as the syndication partner for its original game show, "Let's Ask America."
Chairman of the Board
May 2013
Rich Boehne, who also serves as the chief executive officer and a director since 2008, replaces Nackey E. Scagliotti as the board of directors chair.
50th anniversary
Aug. 14, 2012
Scripps Howard Foundation marks 50 years of supporting excellence in journalism.
Original shows launch
Sept. 17, 2012
Two original shows with national appeal, "Let's Ask America" and "The List," begin airing in seven of Scripps' 13 TV markets.
TV stations acquired
Dec. 31, 2011
Scripps purchases nine television stations from McGraw-Hill Broadcasting.
Prestigious honor
Nov. 30, 2011
Company receives a Distinguished Service Award from the NAB.
The digital/mobile future
Sept. 19, 2011
Company consolidates digital operations into a single organization.
Scripps at NYSE
March 2011
Leaders ring the bell to open trading.
Licensing sold
Nov. 30, 2009
Scripps sells character licensing business, including "Peanuts."
Leadership change
July 2008
Richard Boehne becomes CEO of the E.W. Scripps Company.
SNI spin-off
June 30, 2008
Cable networks and online shopping services are spun off into a separate company, Scripps Networks Interactive.
Shopzilla acquired
June 27, 2005
Scripps acquires Shopzilla online shopping service and BizRate consumer feedback network.
HGTVPro launched
Jan. 12, 2005
Scripps launches HGTVPro.com, the first video-rich online network for builders.
Gone country
Nov. 17, 2004
Company acquires the Great American Country (GAC) network.
Bureau name change
April 2004
Washington bureau becomes Scripps Media Center.
Training and education
Dec. 3, 2003
Company establishes the Scripps Academy for Hispanic Journalists.
125th anniversary celebration
Oct. 23, 2003
CEO Kenneth Lowe, chef Emeril Lagasse and Snoopy ring opening bell at NYSE.
Shopping network
Oct. 31, 2002
Scripps acquires controlling interest in the Shop at Home television retailing network.
Supporting diversity
Sept. 23, 2002
Scripps Howard Foundation partners with Hampton University to open Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications at Hampton.
Innovative newsprint management
March 28, 2002
Scripps creates Media Procurement Services Inc., a subsidiary company.
Trendsetting style
Feb. 28, 2002
Company launches Fine Living network of programming.
Western Kentucky expansion
Oct. 31, 2000
Company acquires The Gleaner newspaper in Henderson, Ky.
Florida newspaper added
Sept. 30, 2000
Company acquires Marco Island Eagle.
Leadership change
Aug. 31, 2000
William R. Burleigh retires as CEO; Kenneth W. Lowe is named CEO.
The finer things
May 31, 2000
Company announces plans for fourth cable network, Fine Living.
Treasure Coast strengthened
March 31, 2000
Company acquires The Fort Pierce (Fla.) Tribune, in swap for The Destin (Fla.) Log.
New TV station
Feb. 29, 2000
Company completes acquisition of independent KMCI, Lawrence, Kan.


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Mumbai, March 20: Four men were today found guilty of the gang rape of a 22-year-old photojournalist in the Shakti Mills compound last year, an early evening attack that had raised fresh questions about women's safety in Indian cities.
The journalist, working as an intern with an English magazine, was on an assignment at the abandoned mill with a male colleague when she was assaulted on August 22.
The quantum of sentence will be announced tomorrow.
Principal judge Shalini Phansalkar of the fast-track court held the men guilty of gang rape, criminal conspiracy, common intention, unnatural sex and offences under the IT Act — the rapists had recorded the savagery on a cellphone — in a courtroom packed with journalists.
Minutes later, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam sought more time to provide additional evidence to support the claim that the convicts had a criminal past and deserved the maximum punishment. Under the amended law, the maximum punishment for rape is imprisonment for life.
The court scheduled arguments on the quantum of sentence for tomorrow after the defence agreed.
Three of the men were among four convicted for another rape on the same premises almost a month earlier.
A telephone operator was gang-raped on July 31 in the Shakti Mills compound where she had gone with her boyfriend. Traumatised by the assault, the two fled to Chhattisgarh and returned after a month to lodge the case. By then police were already investigating the assault on the journalist.
Mumbai police had arrested seven persons, including two minors, in the two cases. The fast-track court convicted Vijay Jadhav, 19, Mohammad Qasim Shaikh alias Qasim Bengali, 21, and Mohammad Ansari, 28, in both the cases today. In addition, the court found Siraj Rehman Khan guilty in the photojournalist's rape, and Mohammad Ashfaque Shaikh, 26, guilty in the assault on the telephone operator.
The two minors, one in each case, would be tried under the Juvenile Justice Board and face a maximum of three years in jail.
Mumbai police had filed a 600-page chargesheet in the photojournalist's case in September, extensively using scientific evidence. The chargesheet contained statements of 86 witnesses, analysis of eight cellphones seized, 22 different DNA analysis reports of the crime scene, hair, nails and body fluids, and a soil analysis report matching the soil found on the footwear of the accused.
The photojournalist and her male colleague, who had reported the gang rape to the police the same evening, had identified all the five accused during the identification parade.
To make the case watertight, the police had also recorded the statements of both the rape survivors before a magistrate under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Maharashtra home minister R.R. Patil, who was present in the court to hear the verdict, welcomed the judgment. "Both the cases were chargesheeted and tried in the fastest possible time. The victims and their families have got justice. The verdict will help send a strong message to the criminals and hope it will act as a deterrent."
The assault on the journalist had raised fresh questions about women's safety in India, under the spotlight since the gang rape and murder of a student on a bus in Delhi in 2012, which provoked nationwide protests.


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G-View allows the user to visualize the behavior of a multi-body system (i.e. a spacecraft, the translations and rotations of the spacecraft body components,thruster firings, and thrust magnitude) by simultaneously showing plots of various relevant states and parameters. In G-View, the user can easily manipulate the location, zoom, translation, and direction of the camera, thus providing a wide range of options for viewing the behavior of specific spacecraft components, such as the solar panels, mechanical arms, brushwheel sampler, joints, etc.
G-View is easily modifiable and can be adjusted to specific design or simulation requirements. For example, one mode of usage is to create movie clips for a batch-collected set of data. This provides a visual aid supporting iterative design methods and an efficient tool for generating presentations. GView can also be applied to a computer simulation one frame at a time. This is especially beneficial when applied to simulation environments that require long running times. By extracting visualization data at specific time instants, the user can assess whether the simulation has the desired behavior or if something is wrong and is not worth continuing. In this manner, G-View can save significant time when simulating complex scenarios, and improve troubleshooting efficiency.
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By Warren Coats After years of destabilizing monetary policy by the Federal Reserve, there is growing sentiment that our fiat currency system should be replaced with a hard anchor. Yet, the gold and silver standard anchors adopted in much of the world over the two centuries preceding the United States' abandonment of gold in 1971, […]Read More
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by Steve Hanke For academics, the term "troubled currency" might be a term of art. But for people who are faced with such a currency, they know a troubled currency when they see one. Today, this is the case for millions of people around the world — most notably in Iran, North Korea, Argentina, Venezuela, […]Read More
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From the Cato Policy Report: For more than 100 years, from roughly 1800 to 1912, the purchasing power value of the dollar under the gold-and-silver standard was essentially constant. With the creation of the Federal Reserve and its discretionary policies of the last century, however, the dollar's value has declined by more than 95 percent. […]Read More
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by EDWIN VIERA Mr. Vieira is an attorney specializing in constitutional law. He is the author of numerous publications on monetary law. This is a condensed version of the monograph "What Is a Dollar?," distributed by the National Alliance for Constitutional Money. All rights to this condensed version are reserved by the National Alliance for […]Read More
Myth 7: The Gold Standard was Responsible for the Deflation that Ushered in the Great Depression
by Lawrence H. White The most prominent set of criticisms of the gold standard among academic economists in recent years blame the gold standard for the creating the Great Depression in the United States and for then spreading it internationally. Douglas Irwin (2011, p. 1) summarizes the case and identifies its most cited source: Modern […]Read More
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