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The New York State Senate today passed two bills that would enhance the safety of bus passengers by preventing registered sex offenders from becoming bus drivers and increasing penalties for passing a stopped school bus.
Legislation (S.1519) sponsored by Senator Carl L. Marcellino (R-Syosset) would prohibit a registered sex offender from obtaining or renewing a commercial drivers license to operate a passenger or school bus, providing a greater level of protection to the public from these individuals.
"Registered sex offenders should not be operating any buses, plain and simple. Bus operators come in contact with vulnerable individuals and to allow a registered sex offender a greater ability to have incidents of recidivism makes no sense. This legislation remedies the problem," said Senator Marcellino.
Another bill (S.1878), sponsored by Senator John Bonacic (R,C,I-Mount Hope), provides for a 60-day suspension of an individual's drivers license when the holder is convicted two or more times of passing a stopped school bus within a period of 10 years. This legislation would make the penalties for multiple violations of passing a stopped school bus the same as penalties for drivers convicted of speeding in a construction zone two or more times.
Senator Bonacic said, "From the moment our children leave us in the morning, until the moment they arrive at home, we trust their care to others. School bus safety is an essential part of that trust. We need to ensure appropriate penalties are in place whenever anyone drives dangerously near our students."
Senate Republican Conference Leader Dean G. Skelos said, "The bills passed today would help schoolchildren and others who count on bus transportation to get them to their destinations safely by reducing potential and preventable dangers. Drivers who overtake stopped school buses should be penalized strongly for jeopardizing the lives of children and families with their carelessness, and sex offenders do not belong in jobs like driving a bus because they could have opportunities to hurt children or others."
The bills have been sent to the Assembly.


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Validity and Reliability in Measuring Iliotibial Tract by Using Ultrasound
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The purpose of this study is to estimate the validity and reliability in measuring the iliotibial tract by using ultrasound.
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long ago i saw some thing where someone was claiming arahants experience karma because the buddha said he was sad to see his country at war and that this negative emotion was karma.
anyone know if this has any validity in relation to the pali canon or even the commentaries? or even further out, a mahayana sutra? i can't find it anywhere.


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There would seem to be depth issues on the offensive line, question marks at wide receiver and a returning backfield with just one tailback (Carlton Thomas) who carried the football at all during the 2010 campaign.
But when asked what his biggest area of concern heading into fall practice that kicks off next Wednesday, offensive coordinator Mike Bobo didn't bat an eye.
Concern? What concern?
"If you want to address that as an area of concern, I think it's more about opportunity for a lot of people," Bobo said. "Obviously, there's the productivity, we lost in yards with losing the top two rushers and top two receivers. We've got to find guys who can make plays, but I was just telling someone else that the playmakers that we do have coming back, Tavarres King, Marlon Brown, Orson Charles, Israel Troupe, Aron White, Rantavious Wooten and with Richard Samuel now back on offense, we've got some players. These are guys who have made plays in this league and have made productive plays.
"They have not made as many plays as the four (Caleb King, Washaun Ealey, A.J. Green and Kris Durham) that we lost but they have experience in the league at making plays so that gives you confidence and I'm excited about it."
Of course, when your quarterback is the caliber of Aaron Murray, it tends to allay some of the concerns.
But still, there are questions that remain.
While King (27 catches for 504 yards), Charles (26-422) and White (9-125) have each made their share of big plays over the Bulldog careers, will Georgia be able to count on the likes of Wooten, Brown, Troupe and Samuel to step up their respective games?
Bobo believes so.
"When you lose guys that gives other people a chance to make plays and I feel there is enough talent here with your quarterback coming back, now in his second year and gone through some growing pains, that I think we've got a chance to be more productive at the skill positions," Bobo said. "Would we like to have some of them? Yes. But they are not with us and it does no good to say 'Hey, what if we had them?'"
Ken Malcome is one of those players Bobo spoke of who will be receiving an opportunity.
A groin injury limited Malcolm's spring to around 10 practices which kept the former Southwest DeKalb standout from establishing himself heading into preseason drills, where he will battle Samuel, Thomas and heralded freshman Isaiah Crowell for early playing time.
"Ken is a guy we felt good about going into spring ball but he had so many injuries. I bet he missed 10 practices and had about four or five where he could go about full speed," Bobo said. "I wish I had a better idea coming out of spring about where Ken is and how much he can contribute but it's more of an injury thing as to why he was behind (Brandon) Harton. He had a great spring, practiced every day and ran hard. Ken is going to be given the opportunity this fall and I'm still excited."
Up front, Bobo has his fingers crossed though.
Like the backfield, the offensive line has seen its share of attrition with Trinton Sturdivant (ACL), Tanner Strickland (elected not to return), Brent Benedict (personal reasons) and A.J. Harmon (personal reasons) no longer part of the squad, following the graduation of Clint Boling and Josh Davis.
The Bulldogs currently have Cordy Glenn (left tackle), Kenarious Gates (left guard), Ben Jones (center), Chris Burnette (right guard) and Justin Anderson (right tackle), but none of the players currently behind them have yet to play in a game.
"We're not very deep, but you only need five. I think it was 2002 and we only played with five linemen that year and one other year we played with six. You would like to have more depth, but I feel good about the three seniors we have. I feel good about some young guys in Chris Burnette and Kolton Houston and we're getting some good reports from the training room that Dallas Lee is doing 100 times better and hopefully we will see him on the field in the fall."
New faces are all but certain to help out at wide receiver where King, Brown, Troupe, Wooten, and Michael Bennett are veterans set to be joined by freshman Malcolm Mitchell, Chris Conley, Justin Scott-Wesley and Sanford Seay.
Mitchell has already received high praise from teammates for his work during summer pass skel, while junior cornerback Branden Smith is once again expected to get his share of offensive snaps.
Senior cornerback Brandon Boykin might also get a snap or two. There could be more.
Like Mitchell, freshman Nick Marshall and Damian Swann also excelled on offense in high school and theoretically could get a shot to touch the ball as well.
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If a tornado the size of the Oklahoma City tornado hit North Platte, it would take out an area from Cody Park to Philip Ave.
For comparison, a twister that size would wreck most of North Platte and a good share of Lincoln County if it traveled from, say, the North Platte Regional Airport west to Hershey, a distance of about 17 miles.
It would level an area equivalent to Cody Park to Philip Ave.
Twisting winds exceeded 200 mph in the Oklahoma City tornado. Twenty-four people were killed.
Brick homes were demolished and so was an elementary school Plaza Towers, where at least seven children died, some of them drowned in the basement, according to Reuters News Service.
Water was restored to main lines late Tuesday, but 34,000 customers remained without power.
Three high schools in the school district of Moore still will have graduation ceremonies Saturday. Otherwise, school is out for the summer.
Country singer Toby Keith, who performed in North Platte during Nebraskaland Days last year, said his sister's house was among those hit by the tornado.
"She gets to keep her stuff, but her house is not livable," he said. Keith is thinking of holding a benefit concert.
Coincidentally, Moore was also hit by an EF5 on May 3, 1999. That tornado was on the ground for nearly 90 minutes, covering much the same path, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said.
On that day, a string of 74 tornadoes hit Kansas and Oklahoma, killing a total of 46 people.
This time, damage is expected to exceed the $2 billion in losses in Joplin, Mo, heretofore the most damaging tornado on record. The Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner said losses could amount to a maximum of $6 billion.
Reports of deaths once totaled 91, and were later revised to 51, and finally to 24. There were redundant counts in the first hours, due to chaos, officials said.
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Very kindly, Doc gave me the permission to quote a letter he wrote to a TV producer who wanted an expert opinion on the subject of diving with, and feeding, 'dangerous' sharks; specifically, how it does affect or else alter shark behavior, and also whether Dr. Gruber would consider cage-free shark diving a "hazardous" activity.
Hi ................. :
I am a proponent of shark diving. While it does affect a few sharks, when compared to the approximately 100 million killed annually for fin and flesh the minimal impact of this human activity pales in comparison.
I feel that shark dives produce several very beneficial outcomes for humans and sharks. First exposing divers to sharks, safely and professionally - and in a beautiful environment will inevitably turn fear into fascination. Quickly these people become ambassadors for shark conservation. Further it produces jobs and income for areas and folks that need the work - especially in an economy such as the Bahamian one. Tourism in the Bahamas is the country's life blood, and sharks are a draw!!
As for hazard - tens of thousands of divers worldwide have safely enjoyed professional shark encounters ever since they were established in the Bahamas nearly 40 years ago. It is true that some people have been injured and there was even one fatality, but compared to other water sports this is a pittance.
Nearly a decade ago the World Health Organization estimated that over 400,000 people drowned in year 2000 making this the second leading cause of unintentional death after highway accidents. So shark dives turn out to be a very SAFE form of water activity when conducted in a professional way.
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What I have written is controversial. Animal lovers think that humans have no right to interfere with non-human creatures. This is their opinion, not mine. Biologists always say "don't feed the animals." But I have been feeding sharks at my field station for over 20 years www.miami.edu/sharklab, and have observed their behavior carefully (my degree is in marine animal behavior and sensory physiology). I know for a fact that our shark encounters do not greatly affect the Caribbean reef sharks we feed.
- They do not become habituated to humans such that they completely lose their natural fear.
- They do not begin to consider us as food.
- They are very focused on what we do and learn almost instantly what the feeding situation means.
- They do not depend on us for food but hunt normally and supplement this ordinary behavior with our feedings.
- New individuals join the colony all the time, learn what we do and do not pose a danger. These reef sharks leave the area during breeding season in August and go about their normal reproductive activities. They return about three months later.
My favorite dive site is Tiger Beach in the Bahamas, and I would be very pleased to take you there (on your nickel) to show you amazing sights that should make you a believer. We are planning a trip later in the month.
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Thank you very much, Doc - that's certainly good enough for me!! :-)
*) Doc's "magic wand" is a bi-metallic rod that stimulates the sharks' ampullary system so that they think the end of the pole is a living prey.


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Nick Alegrado had the same thought a lot of South County boys have when someone suggests they take up volleyball.
"I thought it was a girls sport," he said. "I guess I really didn't want to have anything to do with it."
Four years later, the Otay Ranch senior and reigning San Diego Section Player of the Year is being looked on to help lead the Mustangs to a second straight county Division I title. He's also aiming to get into UC Irvine, where he hopes to earn a volleyball scholarship.
Otay Ranch last year became the first Division I volleyball champion not from North County, where many kids begin competing as youngsters and have parents who played the sport. And the team, which has begun this season with a solid start, is picking up right where it left off in 2011.
The Mustangs have several returning all-section players, including Frank Herrera, Jorge Reyes and Nate Allen. But Alegrado is clearly the star and the one who makes those around him perform better. The senior had 40 assists in Otay Ranch's Southern California regional semifinal win over Burbank Burroughs.
The focus now is to not only again reaching the regional finals, which it lost last year to No. 1 seed Clovis Buchanan, but to win it.
The Mustangs fell to Buchanan in five games, 26-24, 25-21, 17-25, 23-25, 12-15, but finished the season ranked 26th in the nation by ESPN Powerade Fab 50. The squad began this season ranked No. 44 by ESPN, which wrote: "This team, with five returning starters, has experience in big matches, depth, desire, athleticism and chemistry."
Otay Ranch opened the year besting defending Division IV champion St. Augustine, then defeated host Poway a couple days later.
Said Coach Tony Fajardo: "I expect us to challenge once again for the CIF and the state titles. That's our goal."
Alegrado, who was named to U-T San Diego's All-Academic Team last year with a 3.8 grade-point average, will have to be at the top of his game for the Mustangs to reach the summit.
"He's our leader. He brings a lot to the team," Fajardo said. "He's also probably the hardest working player I've seen, and one of the best all around. The only thing holding him back from being the best anywhere is probably his size."
Alegrado stands 5 feet 8 inches tall in a sport where height can play a huge role.
"He's not your typical volleyball player," Fajardo said. "If you want to stereotype it, it's some 6-foot-something kid from North County."
That didn't stop Alegrado, who plays libero on a club team in Rancho Bernardo, from finishing last season with 1,100 assists and 258 digs.
Alegrado is a soft-spoken teen who says praise should be showered on the team, not him.
"This is a team sport," he said. "I'm just a part of the team." His greatest volleyball moment, he added, was when the Mustangs won the CIF championship.
Fajardo says one of the keys to repeating will be the team's athleticism, and he is quick to note that Alegrado's is one of the more athletic players around.
"We look for athletes," he said. "Height is great, but you really need an athletic kid who has a lot of intelligence. Nick has always been a super athletic kid. I watched him grow up. He's always been a good basketball player. Folks had tried to get him to play volleyball, but he wasn't that interested."
That's not unusual in these parts, where volleyball is not the first choice of most boys.
"Until you reach high school in the South Bay, most boys won't even look at volleyball until they get into high school. They have no idea what volleyball is."
They do now. Fajardo has helped build a juggernaut at Otay Ranch, which in turn has built quite a following.
Only during Fajardo's first year at Otay Ranch did the Mustangs fail to be crowned as league champions. In his second year at the school, Fajardo's first with a senior class, Otay Ranch earned the South Bay League championship, and that has been followed since with annual Mesa League titles.
"We're building a tradition here," he said. "Hopefully we can keep it going."


text: Holder energizes W.Va. marijuana supporter By Paul J. Nyden September 6, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia legislator who introduced a bill to legalize marijuana in some cases earlier this year thinks recent developments on the national level will increase chances for success here.On Aug. 29, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the Department of Justice will allow states to legalize the use of marijuana, if sales are regulated carefully. Last year, voters in Colorado and Washington state agreed to legalize marijuana for recreational and medical uses."I think that has taken down some of the obstacles that some of our legislators had about passing a bill here in West Virginia," Delegate Mike Manypenny, D-Taylor, said this week.Manypenny has been a leading advocate in West Virginia for the legalization of the medical use of marijuana, and introduced a bill to do that."Some of the naysayers -- Democrats and Republicans alike -- were afraid of passing legislation to legalize medical marijuana when someone might be prosecuted by the federal government, including doctors who recommend or prescribe marijuana, as well as dispensers who sell it," Manypenny said."I think this [Holder's announcement] is a good opening for things to proceed, especially after Dr. Sanjay Gupta came out and supported us," he said.Gupta, a neurosurgeon who is CNN's chief medical correspondent, opposed the medical use of marijuana as recently as 2009 in a Time magazine article, but said he's changed his mind. He now believes marijuana is far less dangerous than prescription painkillers, including morphine and oxycodone."Most of these medications don't work very well," Gupta said in "Weed" -- his recently released documentary about marijuana that was aired by CNN."Most frightening to me is that someone dies in the United States every 19 minutes from a prescription-drug overdose, mostly accidental," Gupta recently said. "It is a horrifying statistic. As much as I searched, I could not find a documented case of death from marijuana overdose." West Virginia legislators will hold a hearing on the marijuana issue later this month. The Joint Committee on Health, co-chaired by Delegate Don Perdue, D-Wayne, and Sen. Ron Stollings, D-Boone, will conduct the hearing at the Capitol on Sept. 25, as well as a follow-up hearing in December.Supporters of Manypenny's bill include the West Virginia Nurses Association and physicians Dr. Dan Foster, a former state senator from Charleston, and Dr. Paul Clancy, an emergency physician in Spencer.Marijuana can help many people with medical troubles, Manypenny believes, including children with life epilepsy. He referred to an Eastern Panhandle family that has taken a child back and forth between Colorado and West Virginia for treatment. "Those kids usually don't live more than five years," he said.Speakers at the Sept. 25 meeting will include Karmen Hamson, a representative from Colorado on the National Conference of State Legislatures, who has become a specialist on medical marijuana laws across the country, and Matt Simon, legislative analyst for the Marijuana Policy Project and a West Virginia University graduate.Manypenny said Simon "will discuss how the bill I introduced will regulate medical marijuana within the borders of West Virginia."In an interview with the Gazette-Mail, Simon called Holder's announcement "a big development. It adds clarity to state legislators who want to reform state marijuana laws and make sure their efforts won't be thwarted by federal prosecutors. "It will clarify the situations in the 20 states that have already made medical marijuana legal and for the two states that have also made marijuana legal for adult recreational use," Simon said. "For people who live in the other 28 states [including West Virginia], it gives their state legislators more confidence they have the authority to change marijuana laws."The message from the administration seems to be that, as long as states regulate their marijuana programs the right way, there will not be federal interference."A poll conducted by Public Policy Polling and released in January on the Marijuana Policy Project website, found state voters favor reform legislation by 53 percent to 40 percent.Reach Paul J. Nyden at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5164. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Books and Brews expanding to Charleston's West Side 2 Morgantown coal operator Laurita indicted in alleged campaign finance scheme 3 WVU notebook: Holgorsen says injured players 'close' 4 Gazette editorial: Is it time for health care for all yet? 5 City of Milton tries to revive Morris Memorial property NSA not violating privacy, Rockefeller asserts Previous Story U.S. runs into resistance over strike on Syria Next Story


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Plans to rejuvenate aging Gallery would turn it 'inside out'
Philadelphians offer mixed reviews on The Gallery as it ages. A face-lift has long been rumored for the urban shopping mall that opened in the 1970s and now dominates blocks of Market Street east of City Hall.
On a recent unseasonably warm day, The Gallery was busy with noontime shoppers. Friends Nydeera Harvey and Tanya Riddick were sitting outside enjoying the weather.
"When I come to The Gallery, I buy Bath & Body Works. Sometimes I stop in Old Navy, Five Below and Cinnabon," Harvey says. While she prefers going to King of Prussia to shop, Harvey says The Gallery is closer to her home in West Philadelphia.
Riddick says she likes the urban shopping mall just the way it is.
"It should stay the same! It's like a tradition," Riddick says.
While Harvey ticks off a list of stores she'd like to see added to the Gallery — including American Eagle and Aeropostale — Riddick has just one suggestion.
"Only thing they missin' is Victoria's Secret!" she says.
Ground-breaking Gallery echoed suburban development
Decades after its debut, The Gallery now feels like a fixture of East Market Street. But Paul Levy, president of the Center City District, says the opening of The Gallery was a big deal.
"This was really the first major regional shopping center built after World War II in the middle of downtown," Levy said. "It connected not only a regional shopping center to parking garages but to a regional transit system. All that was absolutely wonderful, except all that was totally inward-facing by design."
Levy says that mirrored designs for shopping centers in the suburbs where there is little potential for the window shopping that streets such as Walnut or Chestnut offer.
Instead, shoppers drive up, park and walk in.
"There are great strengths for The Gallery," Levy adds. "They do great sales volumes, they meet lots of different needs in the city, but from the perspective of Market Street East, it's a lot of blank walls with corner entrances."
He said plans to transform The Gallery, in effect to "turn it inside out," are exciting. He explains that, at the street level, it would focus outward.
"To have retail that focuses out on to the street. And for a city that now has 275 outdoor cafes, for there to be not one on Market East is clearly a huge gap," he said. "So the plans envision ground floor retail, ground floor restaurants, people sitting outside."
Pedestrian traffic enhances potential
Levy points out there are lots of visitors nearby — heading to historic sites and attractions such as the Pennsylvania Convention Center. He says there's real potential for The Gallery area to be transformed into a major shopping destination by tapping into the vitality on the street. It could, he says, become Philadelphia's Times Square or Michigan Avenue.
Architect John Bower agrees that there is real opportunity.
"This whole complex has the potential to do for everybody," Bower said. "In other words, you have Macy's across the way, you have Reading Terminal Market and the future development along this southern edge — it could really become quite upscale at the western end and serve everybody in this middle ground all the way to the other end. When you think of the thousands of people who pour through this area every day to work, to all of this public transportation."
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A VINTAGE drum specialist who supplies kits to UK pop stars is heading to Chicago for a major show next month.
Nick Hopkin, 41, has been restoring and selling the rare kits, some dating back to the 1920s, at his shop in Union Road, Abergavenny, since 2012.
The store has attracted Manic Street Preacher drummer Sean Moore, Steve White who has worked with Paul Weller, as well musicians with Portishead and Radiohead.
Mr Hokpin, of Govilon, also writes columns for magazines including Drummer in the UK and Not So Modern Drummer in the US.
He will exhibit rare kits from the vaults of British drum-maker Premier at the Chicago Drum Show on May 17 and 18.
Mr Hopkin said: "These kits have been tucked away at the Premier facility in Leicester for decades and their presence at the Chicago show will be their first time they've been seen by the public. They are super-collectible."
The former drummer recently sold an early 1980s kit used by Carl Palmer of the prog-rock supergroup Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
His shop, Nick Hopkin Drums, now ships kits all over the globe including Australia and Germany.
He said collectors and musicians bought drums and accessories from him because of their sound and quality.
Mr Hopkin said kits lost some of their quality when they began to be mass produced in East Asia in the 1980s.
Most of his vintage drum kits date back to the 1960s and 1970s and feature better metal – in particular chrome – and wood including maple and African mahogany.
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"The UK has a rich history in drum design and manufacturing, with brands including Premier, Ajax, Beverley and Hayman being highly collectible.
"A lot of good drums were made in the UK.
"Now they use cheaper wood and cheaper metal."
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Muskingum University alumnus and Chair of the Board of Trustees Hal Burlingame has been inducted into the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC) Hall of Excellence. The induction took place at the organization's Evening of Excellence banquet in Columbus the evening of April 10.
Hal Burlingame is an icon in the human resources profession, recognized internationally for his revolutionary corporate workplace initiatives now considered employee recruitment and retention "best practices." During his nearly 40 years with AT&T, he pioneered policies and programs for child care, elder support, and sabbatical leaves that were soon adopted by employers worldwide. Executive Vice President of Human Resources during the transition from Bell Telephone, he led AT&T's Corporate Policy Initiative, preparing senior executives for monumental changes, and, during years of restructuring, led a national process with more than one million employees. He is now a highly-sought consultant on workforce and workplace development issues and is a coach of choice for CEOs.
"His commitment to improving the lives of others extends beyond his profession: he has shaped Muskingum University and the future of its students and alumni in profound ways," said Muskingum University President Dr. Anne C. Steele. "As a trustee since 1985 and Chair of the Board since 1994, his highly effective leadership, stewardship and personal commitment has advanced the ideals of private higher education and motivated others to follow his example."
In 2007 Mr. Burlingame was named a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources, his profession's highest honor. He has received numerous awards for the innovative human resources programs he created during the transformation from Bell Telephone System to AT&Tand was recognized by the United States Department of Labor. His public relations and communications work has often been honored by national professional organizations, and he has received four Emmy Awards and an Academy Award for his work on AT&T communications programs, which include "Live from Lincoln Center."
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His interest in and support of the university did not end with graduation. He has served on the Board of Trustees since 1985 and as Chair since 1994, leading the university through dramatic growth in enrollment, programs, fundraising and campus construction. Additionally, he is the principal benefactor of the Burlingame Communications Center and the Burlingame Recital Hall.
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Sunday, August 07, 2011
Sunday Sweets: Almond and Chocolate Chunk Biscotti
5 comments:
- Shelley said...
Great looking biscotti and great idea! I love David and Ready for Dessert is a fabulous book. I think I'll join you all for a few of the recipes. Looking forward to it!
- 8 August 2011 at 20:40
- Bizzy B. Bakes said...
I have the book and now that we are doing monthly in BWD, I would be interested. I need some details. How often do you bake? Are there requirements? You probably know what I need to know better than I do.
I have only made biscotti a few times. Looks like you have a success.
- 10 August 2011 at 03:29
- I WIlkerson said...
I used to bake a lot of biscotti--I think I will have to get started again!
- 17 August 2011 at 01:09
- Kim said...
This looks yummy-- and I recognize the Ikea mushroom napkin underneath! I have those, too. They go well with sweet treats. I love David L.'s food and I would probably be okay with the sweetness. It's kind of like a scone I'm guessing- but less bisquit-y. And you can dunk em!
- 29 January 2012 at 18:21
- Grapefruit said...
Yup, Ikea ;-)
These really were pretty good but I'd still want to use a bittersweet chocolate next time. Personal preference - don't like very sweet desserts.
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The fact that Hazrat Mahdi's (as) community will number around 300 people again shows that they will not be recognized by the greater part of society. It is most astonishing that so few people will believe in such a valuable personage who calls on people to have faith in Allah and who performs such valuable services for the faith. The hadiths describe how so few people will follow Hazrat Mahdi (as):
It was related from Muhammad ibn Hanafi that: Their numbers will be those of the people of Badr [313]. In the same way that those before them cannot match them, neither can those who come after. Their number is as many as those who crossed the river with Saul. (Mari' bin Yusuf Karami Hanbali, Fawaid Fawaid al-Fikr fil Mahdi al-Montazar)
Upon this call, 313 people, as many as the People of Badr, who were not previously allied together will immediately appear, and worship by night and act as lions by day. (Mari' bin Yusuf Karami Hanbali, Fawaid Fawaid al-Fikr fil Mahdi al-Montazar)
They consist of a group, including women, of 314 people. They will overcome all tyrants. Their hearts are like iron, and they are lions by day and devout believers by night. Neither those before nor after them can match them in self-sacrifice. (Al-Uqayli, An-Najmu's-saqib fi Bayan Anna'l Mahdi min Awladi Ali b. Abu Talib Ale't-Tamam wa al-Qamal)
Three hundred and fourteen people, among them women, will pledge allegiance to Hazrat Mahdi (as). (Al-Uqayli, An-Najmu's-saqib fi Bayan Anna'l Mahdi min Awladi Ali b. Abu Talib Ale't-Tamam wa al-Qamal)
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi has also recalled this fact, and stated that no matter how small their number, each of the members of the community of Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be spiritually very strong:
The force and spiritual army this duty depends on is some followers in full possession of titles of loyalty and solidarity. No matter how few they may be, they are as powerful and valuable as a literal army. (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Emirdag Addendum, p. 259)
Another striking element in the hadiths of our Prophet (saas) is how valuable the believers in the End Times will be. In the End Times, when irreligion is prevalent all over the world and moral degeneration is gathering increasing pace, believers and those living by religious moral values will be exposed to great difficulties and social pressure:
Believers being less valued than rams among the people is a condition and portent of the Day of Judgment. (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, 8th edition, p. 138)
Such a time will come that it will be as if someone who has fortitude in the faith is holding a glowing coal in his hand. (Tirmidhi; Ash-Sharani, Mukhtasar Tazkirah al-Qurtubi, p. 413)
According to the indications in the hadiths, very few people will follow Hazrat Mahdi (as) because of this climate of pressure that will be directed against Muslims in the End Times, and because of the propaganda and slanders made against him. (Allah knows the truth.)
The fact is, however, that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a most worthy and esteemed individual who will act as imam during the prayer when the Prophet Jesus (as) returns to Earth. As our Prophet (saas) says:
A section of my people will not cease fighting for the Truth and will prevail till the Day of Resurrection. Jesus son of Mary would then descend and Muslims' commander would invite him to come and lead them in prayer, but he would say: "No, some amongst you are commanders over some (amongst you). This is the honor from Allah for this community." (Sahih Muslim, Book 1, 293)
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi also referred to this in his works:
... The Prophet Jesus (as) will come and will perform the obligatory prayers behind Hazrat Mahdi and follow him. (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, The Rays / The Fifth Ray - Second Station, p. 109)
One would expect there to be countless people around such a worthy individual and that people would compete with great joy and enthusiasm to take their places as his helpers. However, the fact that the period concerned is the End Times, when truth will in practice be replaced by falsehood, when people will turn away from the moral precepts of the Qur'an, and when moral collapse will reach enormous dimensions, may prevent people from following such an honorable believer and joining his community.


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In 2008 she returned to Vancouver to begin studying medicine at the University of British Columbia. With less time on her hands, she narrowed her training focus to running and was rewarded with a new set of personal bests. Surrounded by a great running community and understanding coach, Anne-Marie continues to excel in both road and trail races. She is a member of the BC Athletics elite team and represented the province at the national cross-country and half-marathon championships.
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We are considering buying a 2006 Prius. The main factor motivating us is the ability to use it in the diamond lane during commute hours with only one occupant. (The tax credit doesn't hurt either.) I am frustrated because I can't seem to get a straight answer to the questions: how many Fastrak "stickers" are still available to purchase? What is the wait time once you apply?
I have heard that out of the total pool of 75,000 originally available, something less than 10,000 remain but I have no way of validating this number. I don't want to plunk down 25-30K for a new prius and then submit my application, only to be told 10 weeks later that no stickers remain.
Does anyone have any more recent information? Advice or suggestions are cheerfully solicited. Many thanks.\ron


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There are always cool fight simulators on display at AFA; these things pay for themselves in fuel alone. The T-100 simulator isn't being shown in D.C. to sell simulators, though. Alenia Aeronautica wants to sell T-100 airplanes to replace the U.S. Air Force's current fleet of aging T-38 Advanced Jet Trainers. That replacement will happen in 2020.
This trio of MBDA Corp. missiles catches the eye with seeker heads that gleam like fishing lures. But the clear domes are not just for looks: These close air support missiles have a semiactive laser guidance that requires a transparent dome. That's how the precision missile gets close to its target; the final attack is guided by millimeter wave radar. This second mode can guide the missile to moving vehicles, including boats, tanks, and light vehicles.
The missile looks like the Hellfires that American helicopters carry, but its fuselage is stiff. The company built these for jet fighters, so the missile casing needs to handle high-G turns. At the show, a company spokesman showed us test footage of a Zodiac boat being obliterated, and unreleased combat footage from Libya that showed British Tornado pilots firing about 200 dual-mode Brimstones and taking out Gaddafi tanks.
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(Thanksgiving Spinach Salad with Dried Cranberries, Almonds, and Goat Cheese was updated with better photos, November 2015!)
Thanksgiving Spinach Salad with Dried Cranberries, Almonds, and Goat Cheese
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5-6 oz. baby spinach leaves
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup sliced or slivered almonds
2-3 oz. goat cheese (the type that comes in a log; Costco brand is good)
Dressing Ingredients:
1 T white balsamic vinegar (could use regular balsamic)
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Hi everyone! I got such great answers and support for the questions I posted in the past few days, that I'd like to ask you something else.
I already searched for this on the forum, but couldn't really find an answer. In one a few of my previous posts I've said that I am considering starting to go to a Theravada Buddhsit temple. I will be trying two of them out in the next few days. They are both Thai wats. Additionally, as a few of you might remember, I am exploring the different vipassana techniques to see which one fits best for me, at least to begin with. I am curious about what techniques are typically taught to newcomers at Thai Buddhist wats.
Two questions for you:
1. What meditation methods can I -generally- expect at a Thai wat?
(I know this could be a potentially humongous list, but for instance, do Thai traditions typically only start you out with samatha techniques and only switch the advanced students over to vipassana? What sort of "beginner's" techniques do Thai traditions typically use: counting the breath, labeling, etc?)
2. Is it uncommon or unwise for someone to do begin doing a different method than what is taught at the Wat, such as the labeling technique?
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Full immersion from the jump is not the typical approach for a player who returns from an injury as severe as the ACL injury Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose suffered last March. Because of this fact, there was talk Rose had put off his comeback to avoid playing under a minute restriction.
Facing a shorter timetable, the Wolves' Ricky Rubio returned from the same injury and dealt with minute limits and handled restrictions in back-to-back games. He has since gone back to playing freely, and Rose said he wouldn't be against a gradual return of that sort.
"I wouldn't mind at all," he said, according to the Chicago Tribune. "Of course I want to play more. But it's not that big. I'm going to play whenever I'm ready. I don't care if it's 15 or 40 (minutes). I just love the game too much. Like I said, I'm just waiting and praying about it. And hopefully I'll be out there soon."
With less than two weeks remaining before the start of the NBA Playoffs, Rose realizes it is possible he could sit out the remainder of the season. In fact, there are benefits to waiting and starting fresh in 2013-14, rather than play his first game of the season in a pressure situation.
Rose, who remains on the fence, said he sees the positive side of sitting out completely and making a full return next season.
"I think it is where it gives me more time to work out if I don't play," Rose said. "But I think I have enough time already knowing I haven't played in a long time. Just taking that time and getting my body together, it could definitely be big. But I'm going to come back whenever I'm ready."


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A CWMBRAN woman who watched the man who raped and assaulted her be sentenced to 10 years behind bars, has spoken of the ordeal which has haunted her adult life.
Alfred James Brown was sentenced to 10 years at Cardiff Crown Court on June 5 and seven and a half of those years will be served behind bars. Watching the sentencing was Kate King, whose evidence in the trial helped lead to his convictions. She has bravely waived her legal right to anonymity.
Brown, 30, from Ty Fry Close, Blaenavon was found guilty of three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, common assault, rape and sexual activity with a female under the age of 16. The charges related to incidents involving two women.
All of the charges, aside from two of the assaults, related to Kate King who has chosen to waive her right to anonymity to tell her story.
In 2004, Miss King, now 24, began her relationship with Brown, who was her first boyfriend. Months later, aged just 15, she fell pregnant and gave birth to their baby daughter on Christmas day 2005.
After her daughter was born, social services allowed for Miss King and the new-born to leave the hospital with Brown, despite her mother's reservations. Together, they moved into a flat.
"Whenever he kicked off he would punch walls and pull the electric lights out. He used to destroy the food in the freezer too, stamping all over it so his daughter had nothing to eat," Miss King claimed. "I felt I had to stay there."
One of the convictions relates to an incident with a sword which happened in the flat at this time.
Miss KIng said: "He chased me around with a samurai sword and threatened to slit my rabbit's throat with [it]. I had to lock myself in the bathroom.
"In September 2007 he raped me. The following February I left. I couldn't do it anymore. I made him leave and I wouldn't let him back in.
"The reason I had stayed was I was on my own because he wouldn't let anyone in. But then he started going out more and a friend started coming over who had seen what was going on. I felt a little better that I could get rid of him because I had someone there for support."
Young and naive, Miss King said she didn't acknowledge she was a victim of domestic violence. She said: "I'd never had a relationship. I didn't know."
But things changed after the birth of her child - Brown became jealous of the attention the mum was giving her baby.
That made her stand up to him.
Later she locked him out and didn't let him back in. After the relationship ended, Miss King was assaulted by Brown in Cwmbran town centre, where he grabbed her by the hair.
Although Miss King hadn't reported these incidents to police prior to this trial, her mother, Nicola King, said she felt let down having tried to intervene at the beginning of the relationship. She said she told police her underage daughter was vulnerable and involved in a sexual relationship.
She said: "I went to the police and to social services and they didn't want to know. She hadn't been to school in three months.
"I was saying to social services, I need help. I was fighting a losing battle.
"If they had interfered then, none of this would have happened. I think everyone failed her. "
A police officer approached Miss King last year, after Brown had been arrested for an incident involving another woman. Miss King started giving evidence in interviews in November last year.
She said: "I had a break down. I couldn't stop seeing it. I was on diazepam, anti-depressants - I was having night mares."
Miss King welcomed the sentence and said: "He's got away with so much for so long. He's got to be the dominating one, stripping the person of everything they've got until they are nothing.
"People should know what's happened because it's wrong what I've been through.
"I do feel angry because if I'd been told he had such a bad background it would have been different. The police and social services should answer to the fact they did nothing to help my mum put a stop to it."
To anyone else who may find themselves in the situation Miss KIng was in, her message was simple: "You need to go to police, because otherwise it will destroy you."
A Gwent Police spokesman said: "As a Police service we pride ourselves on offering the best possible service to victims of crime. If the victim in this case has any concerns about the way the Police responded we would be happy to address these with them directly."
Torfaen Council also said they would address any issues with people directly.


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Continental Can Company (CCC) & trees? They made cans! But, at one time in its company's history, the CCC was a diversified container packaging company, and was in the business of making glass containers, metal cans, and cardboard boxes. The CCC owned quite a bit of timberland across parts of VA, NC, and GA; and operated a couple of paper mills. The sign on the right is older, but appears to be N/O/S. The nested CCC logo came along way before "PacMan" video games! These signs are nearly impossible to find today. For whatever reason, these CCC signs (and their predecessors that have a red CCC logo) did not have sufficient protection from rusting. These steel signs are known to totally rust out--not just rust the surface, but I mean totally rust apart! It makes me wonder if the steel used for the signs was old rejected low grade steel leftover from the CCC's can making process??? Anyway, some dude on ebay a few years ago had a pile of these green CCC signs, and sold them one at a time. I finally managed to buy one (apparently the "last" one according to the seller), and I was really pleased. The newer-style square sign on the left was acquired in a trade, and I'm pretty sure was the final style of signs used by the company before it broke itself apart and sold-off all of its businesses to the highest bidder. The Hopewell VA paper mill was bought by Stone Container (today part of Rock-Tenn) and the Augusta GA paper mill was bought by Federal Paper Board Company (today part of International Paper). The timberlands were sold-off in pieces, mostly to private owners. If you find a CCC sign, with the red CCC logo....let me know, and let's negotiate!


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This is an excellent talk by Ben Goldacre on battling bad science and debunking false nutrition and pharmaceutical claims.
http://www.ted.com/talks/ben_goldacre_b ... ience.html
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This was a disappointing talk and offered nothing new. Who needs their "science" delivered as third rate stand-up?
As to conclusions? Nationalise all phamaceutical industry and permit no profit taking. It's an old hat idea that is slow on delivery and always fails to amuse
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It's estimated that one in six new mums will suffer from postnatal depression (PND) yet, according to recent research, about half of the cases will slip through the net and not be diagnosed in the crucial early stages.
For some women it's believed the stigma attached to depression is stopping them seeking early intervention. Society tells us that having a baby is a wonderful event, so some mums can feel ashamed that all they're feeling is sadness or anxiety.
Yet if PND is caught early it can be successfully treated much more quickly.
Health professionals now recognise that the responsibility of spotting the signs of PND may need to be shared with the broader community.
The stress and hard work of the birth plus the ongoing hormonal fluctuations can leave many mums having some down days in those first few days and weeks. It's understandable – you're exhausted from not only giving birth but being a milk factory which is in use every few hours around the clock.
The third day baby blues are experienced by two thirds of all new mums. Many mums also feel a bit anxious about being responsible for this tiny helpless being.
PND is much more than the baby blues, with symptoms generally being more severe and longer lasting. Many of these symptoms start within the first year after the baby's born with most PND mums being diagnosed in the first three months.
The symptoms, which are usually similar to those of general depression, can include:
A special test called the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale has been developed to help mums, carers and health care professionals work out PND could be an issue. The test consists of 10 short statements which mums can answer using a multiple choice format.
Like a survey in a magazine, the mum's answers are allotted a point score – over a certain number, PND should be considered. While it's not meant to replace a clinical diagnosis it can ring some early alarm bells for health professionals.
Health experts strongly recommend mums seek help and treatment form a doctor or other qualified health professional if they think they could be suffering from PND.
The national depression initiative beyondblue suggests many ways mums can try to help themselves through this difficult time including:
If you think a friend or relative may be suffering from PND, gently encourage them to seek some medical advice. But more importantly provide non-judgemental support and help. Also:
PND is rarely resolved without some medical intervention.
If it is not diagnosed or treated, it will obviously take a severe toll on the mum's ability to be happy and enjoy her baby, and also affect all her relationships. A woman might also experience future episodes of depression and mental illness.
When PND is very severe it can be diagnosed as post natal psychosis.
This article was written by Fiona Baker for Kidspot, Australia's best family health resource. Sources include PANDA and beyondblue.
Last revised: Wednesday, 3 November 2010
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text: Emily McComas: The example of a successful life November 3, 2012 Story Share Lately, I've been dreading what lies ahead. I'm 24, at my first job after college, and I'm anxious about being successful. In school, I gauged how good I was with grades, and that was enough to satisfy. Being a good student and on the path to graduate was what mattered.But now, I feel lost. I look around me and see people who have worked five-day workweeks for the last 60 years, and all they have to show for is bills paid, a home, a car, some nice things.I just want something more than that. To make a mark that will cut deeper than eking out a living.Anxious on making that mark and having no idea where to start, a story came by me written by my friend Marlowe Hereford, who's a reporter at the Post Register in Eastern Idaho.The article, published Oct. 6, focuses on a girl named Keely Lance from Rigby, Idaho. This girl pretty much did it all. She played softball and basketball for her high school, and in February her team took 4A state runner-up honors in basketball their senior year. She also competed in rodeo, which consists of events in western style horseback riding and roping, and was a rodeo queen. She spent time helping girls compete in Miss Teen Rodeo Idaho and was also involved in Special Olympics and 4H.Her life was chock full of activity, and she had big plans for the future.At senior night for basketball, post grad goals were read aloud. Keely wanted to go to college, marry a cowboy, have a family and move somewhere warm. The guy reading her card said, "Take me with you," and everybody laughed.In August, she started those goals by buying a four-door family car and enrolling in Idaho State University for a degree in education. She wanted to teach second-graders, which was the age group she also tutored. Her life was falling into place, when, on Sept. 2, at only 18 years old, Keely died in a car crash.In her honor, her community created and held the Keely Lance Scholarship Memorial Rodeo. People donated $15,000 in her name and the money will go toward 4H, Special Olympics and Miss Teen Rodeo Idaho. An academic scholarship is also planned, and the community is hoping to make the rodeo an annual event.Why would a community go through so much effort to honor and remember an 18-year-old? It was because her life made an impact, and they recognized that and wanted to continue it.In just 18 years, Keely had figured out it isn't necessarily about how many hobbies or activities one is involved in, but about interactions with people. She cared about everyone she came in contact with and devoted herself to making others' lives better.This is why she left a deeper mark on this world than most people do with 70 years. She invested her time to teach and care for others in a way that their lives were changed significantly. Those people will never forget her, and because of her example, they and countless more are inspired to continue her work of helping others.So, even after her death, Keely Lance will continue to change the lives of people she will never meet, through the rodeo and other scholarships her community established in her name. Her memory will live forever because in addition to taking care of herself, her life was about reaching out to people.That, to me, sounds like a pretty successful life, and Keely's example is one I will aim to follow. In the middle of my anxious thoughts, Keely's story was a reminder that God's commandment to love your neighbor as yourself is an important part of how to make your mark on the world. McComas is a Gazette editor and may be reached at email@example.com Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Volunteers aid flood victims in Elkview, Clendenin 3 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 4 WVU hopes to get injured defenders back for TCU 5 Huggins, WVU tap South Florida hoops talent Evelyn R. Smith: Journey out of time will be our last Previous Story Joseph J. Mazzella: The human spirit Next Story


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Lawyer/activist has a message for those who continue to deny LGBT their equal rights: There is no factual or legal basis for your bigotry, and the time is past due to start treating each other with respect
Jon Nelson Special Contributor
I'm mad, sad and a little tired. Over the years, I have been involved in issues with a finite end: See a problem, organize a coalition, have open discussions and solve the problem.
Not so with equal rights for gays. We have made strides and yet, with the new Congress, there surely will be setbacks.
I just got through watching And The Band Played On, a movie about the beginnings of AIDS in the 1980s, the resistance to its recognition, the struggle for funding for research and the compelling humanity of those who were infected. And I guess it's their stories that have caused me to think about where we are, why there is so much resistance and why, even though I am tired, I cannot stop now.
Repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act and enactment of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act are all legislative goals to right the wrongs levied against a segment of our society.
But much of society doesn't see it that way. They speak in terms of a "gay agenda," "gay rights" or "pushing a lifestyle on us" that would lead to the "destruction of our family values."
The problem for me is that most of these people aren't evil or stupid or even mean-spirited. Many are my friends. Yet they believe in their hearts something that has a definite, negative impact on the lives of millions.
Surely that can't be right, but why can't they see that?
I read a story in which one Presbyterian minister eloquently denounced the homophobia which exists in many a religious doctrine, and then I read a quasi-rebuttal from another minister of the same faith. He had kindness in his heart, but his message was clear: We should love one another but not condone homosexuality.
This makes me mad, sad and tired because of the message it sends to those who so desperately need support and help: Our youth.
Somewhere in Fort Worth today, a young girl sits in a pew, next to her parents, and hears the minister proclaim that God has judged her feelings to be an abomination, and either she must change or be damned to hell — but that she is loved nevertheless. And she is so hurt and confused.
Somewhere in Fort Worth today, a young boy, egged on by his peers, with shrill voice and hyena smile, yells the word "faggot" at another boy who is confused and full of self-doubt. And the boy who uttered those words has heard his minister make similar proclamations as the girl's minister. And that boy has heard his parents make jokes about gays and worse. And he has seen politicians and others of prominence disparage the "gay movement" as a threat to "our" society.
No wonder he acts the way he does.
As a lawyer, I am used to logic and clear argument. Take the case in California dealing with the constitutionality of the marriage ban. Let's start with something we all can agree on and something which is the law: Before our rights can be infringed upon, the state must show some compelling interest that must be protected.
That's the law. It's part of our Constitution and so the state must put on evidence in court to prove that some state interest needs protecting, thus justifying the infringement of your rights or mine.
Evidence, not emotion. Facts, not fabrication.
In the California case, as in every other case which has been tried, there was none.
How loud do I have to say it? How many times do I have to say it?
How would you like to go to court and be convicted or lose a civil case even though the other side presented no credible evidence against you? There is no factual — and therefore no legal — basis to deny us the same rights as you have.
If I were a minister and, standing in the pulpit, said that God had proclaimed slavery to be the natural way of life, or that it was un-Christian for women to have the right to vote, you would throw me out — or worse. Yet that is exactly what happened in our country and in mainline church pulpits. Bible verses were used to justify inequality.
Today you think, "How could they have done that?" Or "Why would anyone believe that?" And yet, I hear the same today.
So I want to talk to you as a gay man who is watching what is happening. To the minister, the politician, the parent, to you: Your words have effects on others.
Just stop and think for a moment. Is the message you are sending hurtful to others, even though you mean well?
Fact: Every reputable medical organization in the world has long proclaimed homosexuality to be normal. Why are you ignoring that? Fact: There is absolutely no evidence that granting equal rights to gays will have any adverse effect on marriages between a man and a woman. Why are you ignoring that?
It is time for you to stop saying, "Hate the sin, love the sinner." It's condescending and demeaning to me. You are judging me and shouldn't.
Do you hear the anger in my words? It's because I'm human and have feelings. Listen, I picked up a rifle and went to war for you, and you tell me that I am not equal to you? I can still see those dead eyes staring into space, and you tell me I can't marry the man I love?
You're damn right I'm mad, and you would be, too, if you were in my shoes.
So think. Think about me and you. Think about the children and the messages you are sending. As human beings, we are all connected and in this together. Let's treat each other that way. In the meantime, I won't give up on you.
Jon Nelson is an attorney in Fort Worth and one of the co-founders of Fairness Fort Worth.
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It looks like Intel is pulling out all the stops to increase power efficiency of their Haswell CPU range due to replace the current Ivy Bridge next year, increasing their lead over AMD yet further. According to leaked slides, the CPUs will feature something never seen before on an x86 CPU: voltage regulator modules (VRMs) integrated into the chip package and situated alongside the combined CPU/GPU core. This will reduce or eliminate the need for VRMs on the motherboard and allow for more fine grained power control of the CPU cores in order to reduce power usage by as much as possible. For example, incredibly, this can allow full high definition video playback with all CPU cores switched off! The graphics hardware in the CPU, along with the memory controller will handle all video playback functions instead.
Now, onboard VRMs might turn out to be a controversial feature, since it looks like it will give less scope for motherboard makers to make their own high performance CPU power circuits to help with overclocking for enthusiast users. However, from the various slides we saw back in September, Haswell will very much be an enthusiast oriented architecture, hence the fears are hopefully unfounded and we'll actually get more overclockable chips out of this. We'll just have to wait a few more months to find out definitively.
In a bid to make its chips even more power efficient than they are today, Intel has developed a special programmable chip with 20 power cells, reports PC Watch web-site. Each power cells is a mini VR with analogue circuits rated for up to 25A electric current and supporting up to 16 phases. Potentially, one 20-cell chip enables 320 power phases per CPU, which allows extreme granularity of power supply. Intel will install the integrated voltage regulator (IVR) chip, which will be made using 22nm process technology onto the same substrate with Haswell microprocessors.
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We were re-tracking some vocals for the verses and pre-chorus's last night. I blew my voice out due to struggling with a few lines of the song. Unfortunately, we will be inactive for 3-4 days while my voice recovers.
Most likely we will concentrate on mastering what is left other than the vocals. The first track to the demo should be up within 5-7 days on our facebook page.
The first track "Sleep With Both Eyes Shut" has been fully tracked and is getting mastered currently. The song she be up live as early as Monday (8/1/11) with Wednesday (8/3/11) being the latest.
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I knew it was going to happen, but it hurts to see that it is finally official. Disturbed has always been my favorite band, and was the first band to get me into hard rock/metal. Another tough loss to the already slim hard rock genre. Hopefully this hiatus is for the best. Can't wait to see them rock at Mayhem!Disturbed: 'The demise of metal and hard rock forced us to go on hiatus' Chicago band deny there's any animosity behind indefinite break
Earlier this week, the Chicago band cited "internal issues" when they announced plans for an extended break at the end of their current US tour.
However, frontman David Draiman has now said there is not "any animosity" in the band - and instead voiced concerns about the "state of the music industry".
He told Billboard.com:The industry is still in a state of reformation; it is on the verge of collapse, in my opinion. It's a frightening time, and I think after 10 to 12 years straight of touring it's just a good time for Disturbed to go away for a while and wait for the phoenix to rise from the ashes
Draiman also insisted that the band are still good friends and that the break isn't down to "bad blood." He added: "We just had dinner together last night."
Disturbed released their fifth studio album, 'Asylum', in 2010. They hinted at plans to take a break in an interview with NME at Download Festival last month - scroll down and click below to see a clip of the chat.
I've seen it coming for awhile as well.
He keeps telling everyone it is because of the decline of hard rock and metal, which I understand, but I don't think he understands that losing Disturbed will hurt even more. I can only think of 2 hard rock/metal bands to make #1, which would be Disturbed and Avenged Sevenfold. Now it looks like were down to 1 band left. I have faith in Dave though and I think they will be back better than ever sometime in the future.
Anybody go to Mayhem?
My cousin did. He say Megadeth was Amazing.
They were alright. The concert overall wasn't worth 40 bucks at all. Godsmack was amazing, but Disturbed put on the worst performance I have seen from them yet. Seems like they already checked out.
Ouch. On that note, you ready for Gears 3 or what!!!
Yeah! Your cousin wouldn't have been wearing a JO jersey and Pacers shorts would he?
Honestly, I thought Megadeth sounded like a bar band compared to Godsmack, and even Disturbed. Godsmack was hands down the best performance of the night. Maybe I'm a little biased (Metallica/Anthrax fanboy), but I really didn't care for Megadeth at all.
I haven't heard anyone mention Machine Head yet. I thought they were really good.
I don't think so. But whoever that person was, straight badass.
Pre-ordered my Gears of War 3 "EPIC" edition today! Woot!
Anybody else absolutely pumped about the new Dream Theater album?!
Passion, Pride, Playoffs, Pacers
Anybody get the new Breaking Benjamin Greatest Hits CD?
I don't know if there is any fans ( I know I'm not ) but Evanescence announced yesterday the official release date for their new self-titled album yesterday for October 11th.
Notice the Pacer hat on top of the chip box? Zac is the man with the eye of the tiger and I'm the one in the Gears of War shirt...
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Anybody listen to Sevendust? I have been getting back into them lately, and I'm pretty stoked to see them at X-Fest.
Happy birthday to one of the greatest musicians of all-time, Dimebag Darrell. He would have been 45 today. You were taken from us too soon. RIP buddy.
Just so all of the fans on this thread know, my first new track "Sleep With Both Eyes Shut" will be up in a few minutes...and counting...
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It sounds really good! Is Zac your guitarist?


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