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Do you think that Jerry Krause really wanted to get rid of Brad Miller and take Jalen's max contract?
No, but he knew he had damaged goods in Artest and felt that was the best he could get.
The difference was, that team also had 365,657,298 other problems, so they just kept right on losing before and after the "discounted" trades.
Hopefully SJax, Harrington, and Saras all improve their absolutely rotten attitudes (on a permanent basis, not just for the honeymoon period) with Nellie. Otherwise, Donnie planted a ticking bomb inside that franchise.


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According to Todd Duffield, veterinarian with the Ontario Veterinary College, in Ontario, Canada, dehorning is a four-step process that includes: 1) developing a dehorning protocol, 2) using a nerve block, 3) dehorning at a young age and 4) using an approved NSAID (anti-inflammatory drug) for post-operative pain.
However, Washington State University Veterinary Medicine Extension experts propose adding one more step — training and retraining individuals who conduct dehorning procedures — to the process.
The topic of dehorning is featured in a recent issue of ag animal health, a publication of Washington State University Veterinary Medicine Extension. See "Dehorning Resources" at the end of the Spring 2012 ag animal health newsletter.
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Users want wireless, vendors want to sell wireless, so whats the problem? Our August cover story tackles one of the most discussed topics: the use of wireless communications in process automation.
By Walt Boyes, Editor in Chief
ONE OF THE most discussed topics in the past year has been the use of wireless communications in process automation. No other topic since the heyday of the Fieldbus Wars has generated so much interest, comment, information, disinformation, FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt), and sheer noise.
We're going to try to cut through the noise for you, and help you separate what's real from what's just hype. We'll take a tour through the wireless landscape, show you the applications, talk about the technology, tell you who the players are, and show you how to write your own scorecard. After all, it's going to be you end users who get stuck with this technology, and get to make it work in your plant.
We've written about wireless before, both in Control magazine (September 2005, November 2005) and in Sound Off!! (the Control editor's blog), and our sister magazines have covered it as well. We've also discussed wireless several times on ControlGlobal.com's Process Automation Radio Network.
What End Users Want
Herman Storey, senior automation consultant for Shell Global Solutions, and co-chair of ISA's SP100.11 committee says, "Frankly, I don't think there are as many wireless applications as some vendors believe. Those applications that can be done with wires will be done with wires."
Jim Sprague, a member of Control's editorial advisory board, and an automation engineer with a major Middle Eastern oil company adds, "What I want is for the wireless vendors and SP100 to produce standards."
Storey agrees. "Shell will not be installing more than the minimum wireless applications until there is a standard we can work with."
Despite these hurdles, many other end users have told Control that they believe wireless automation systems can be made robust enough and reliable enough to be used, even for loop control. Polls conducted by B&B Electronics ("Wireless Winning Wider Acceptance in Automation"), and by the SP100 committee itself (see "Tell SP100 What You Think" sidebar below) indicate that there's widespread interest in having the ability to use wireless sensors for process monitoring, for asset management, and even for loop control in what they describe as "non-critical" applications. A minority of end users even believe that wireless communications can be made reliable enough to be used in critical, closed-loop control and even in safety instrumented systems (SISs).
As we've reported before, the bottom line is that end users want a standard or a set of standards that they can design to and procure from before they'll use wireless in their plants other than in demonstration-type applications, or where they absolutely have no other choice.
Such "no other choice" applications abound, at least apocryphally. That is, everybody has a story, but nobody will identify where the application actually was located. There's the steel plant that uses wireless temperature sensors to protect the water bath around the electric arc furnace. There's the tank farm with all wireless level sensors. There are lots of others, and many vendors and even some end users will talk about them, but won't name them.
So, it's hard for end users to figure out what's FUD and what's not.
The Wireless Landscape
As we reported nearly a year ago ("Users Want and Industrial Wireless Standard," wireless isn't like wired communications. "It's not enough to say, as if we were Rodney King, 'Can't we all just get along?'" says Dr. Peter Fuhr, of Apprion Corp., and chair of SP100's interoperability committee. The wireless landscape is tricky, and littered with standards and applications that have little or nothing to do with process automation, with the exception of one glaring fact—they're all in use in process plants from refineries to biopharma installations. As you can see in Figure 1 below, there are a lot of wireless technologies.
Many standards can mean tough decisions of process control engineers.
In fact, as a senior ABB Inc. official told me recently, the use of wireless in discrete automation and robotics is far advanced when compared to the use of wireless in continuous process or batch process automation. "We're even delivering power to the machine wirelessly," he said.
Many plants, whether discrete, process, or hybrid are already using wireless technologies such as radio frequency identification (RFID) and WiFi (802.11b or 802.11g) both in offices and on the plant floor.
Even though there are more than 100 industrial communications buses, as long as they stay in the wired world, everything is okay, and all you have to have is interoperability between devices on the same bus. So, you can have Profibus, HART, Foundation fieldbus, Modbus, and many more devices in the same plant without worrying that adding a device or a network will cause the rest of the communications buses in the plant to go dead.
However, once you go wireless, you're in a different world. Interoperability of devices on the same network is still an issue, but it pales in comparison to the problem of [ital]coexistence[end ital] between wireless devices on the same or adjacent networks. Now you have to decide if adding a device or another network node will work, work part of the time, or simply bring down the entire network. Wireless communications are such that you may not even know the answer until you turn the new device on.
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Announcing the 2016 League of the South National Conference
The 2016 League of the South national conference will be held in the Alabama LS cultural center and headquarters in Wetumpka (Elmore County), Alabama, on 24-25 June (Friday-Saturday). The LS building is located at 12814 US Hwy. 231. This impressive venue was the site of the 2012-2015 LS national conferences. We look forward to once again showing off our League real estate.
Please mark the dates on your calendar and plan to join us for a fun, informative, and inspiring weekend on our own beautiful property.
Scheduled speakers: Sam Dickson, Michael Hill, Steven Ingram, Tiny Malone, R. G. Miller, Mark Thomey, Michael Tubbs, and Pastor John Weaver.
The theme of this year's conference is "Serving Our People: Our Role as Southern Nationalists." T
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On Monday, 17 February, The League of the South unveiled a billboard at Apalachee Parkway and Goodbody Drive in Tallahassee, Florida. The League's message is simple: "Secede."
What does The League mean? Again, it's simple really. If the South is going to survive, especially against a flood tide of massive Third World immigration and leftist attempts to destroy her very cultural and political foundations, she is going to have to seek her independence and govern herself. p
And political secession--leaving Washington, DC and its anti-Southern ideology behind--is the legitimate means of doing this. Secession is really the fundamental American political ideal. It is also a means of promoting the survival, well being, and independence of the Southern people. We in The League believe that we must secede to survive!
Demonstration against Marco Rubio & Southern demographic displacement
The League of the South announces a demonstration against US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and his support for amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants. Senator Rubio has stated 'I believe in immigrants' and supports a system in which 'the best person should get the job.' The Senator has not made it clear what he means by 'best person,' though from his voting record and previously stated support for Third World immigration it appears that he is referring to the cheapest workers available from around the globe – no matter if this displaces local, historic populations and cultures and causes people at home to lose jobs. Rubio's support for displacing Floridians and Southerners in general has been unpopular with his constituents. The people of Florida and the South deserve better. They deserve someone who will speak for them and fight for their interests.
Re: Phil Robertson and A & E
For Immediate Release
The League of the South, the premier Southern Nationalist organization, supports Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty in his Biblical condemnation of sodomy. Moreover, we encourage our members and supporters to boycott the A&E Channel and their advertisers until they issue a sincere apology to Mr. Robertson and end his suspension from the program.
UPDATE! Demonstration against Lindsey Graham & Southern demographic displacement
We have a few more details on the 7 December 2013 Greenville, SC area demonstrations.
We are going to have a local BBQ restaurant cater for us in the afternoon. Because of this, we need a pretty good idea of how many people are coming.
This will follow the two demonstrations and will take place at a local SC LS member's home. We'll provide maps once we're closer to the time of the demonstrations. We're also going to have tea and other beverages for those who would like to enjoy a drink. We have some people who are going to pay for this up front but will take up a donation to help reimburse them.
Demonstration against Lindsey Graham & Southern demographic displacement
Few US politicians have been as vocal in their support of bringing in Third World immigrants and displacing the Southern people in their own land as has Senator Lindsey Graham. The South Carolina Republican has worked with New York Democrat Chuck Schumer to push amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants currently in the United States. He has accepted an award from the National Council of La Raza, a radical Hispanic organisation which promotes an anti-White agenda.
While accepting the La Raza award Graham blasted his overwhelmingly White conservative constituents, telling the Hispanic crowd that those who opposed amnesty and Third World immigration are 'bigots' and that they should 'shut up.' Although Graham is endorsed by wealthy Republican donors and party elites, his support for displacing his own people through mass immigration causes his approval among Republican voters to plummet whenever immigration becomes a focus of the US news cycle. Graham attempts to deflect some of the public anger by claiming to be a 'Ronald Reagan Republican,' likening himself to the GOP president who gave amnesty to three million illegal immigrants.
Murfreesboro and Shelbyville . . .
The League of the South had two very successful demonstrations in Murfreesboro (Saturday morning) and Shelbyville (Saturday afternoon), Tennessee, on 12 October to protest the demographic displacement of Southerners through government-sponsored illegal immigration and refugee resettlement.
We estimate our group of demonstrators, ranging in age from one to seventy years, at 75 strong and from as far away as Florida, Virginia, Missouri, Arkansas, and Illinois. That's roughly a 50% increase from our Uvalda/Vidalia, Georgia, demonstrations back in August.
New North Carolina LS State Chairman
It is my pleasure to introduce to the membership our incoming State Chairman, Harold R. Crews. An attorney from Walkertown and longtime active NC LS member, Harold will take the NC LS Chairman at the end of the Nullify Now! event in Raleigh. Please join me in welcoming Harold to this high position of trust and responsibility!
Murfreesboro / Shelbyville, TN demonstrations against Southern demographic displacement
Building on the success of our recent Uvalda/Vidalia demonstrations, positive news coverage, outrage of anti-Southern activists, and our growing organisation strength, the League of the South and SNN are pleased to announce our next major public event. It's coming up soon so we urge supporters to begin to prepare now to make this another successful event as we build on our momentum!
Forming A Local LS Chapter
The League of the South will succeed only insofar as it succeeds in forming vibrant and active county chapters. This is where the real work of our organization gets done. One of our most important organizational goals is to have a League chapter in every county in every Southern State. The energies and resources of the League National Office and the individual State chapters should be focused primarily on this goal.
While we have succeeded in organizing numerous county chapters across the South, much more remains to be done. What follows are some ideas and guidelines for establishing LS county chapters. Please feel free to copy this tract and distribute it to our membership.
Ten Reasons For Secession
J. Michael Hill - LS President
A 2009 Zogby poll revealed that about one out of every five Americans believe that States have a right to peaceably secede from the United States and become independent republics. A similar percentage says that they would support a secession movement in their own State.
The greatest support for secession came from the South, where almost 26% of those polled supported a peaceful break with Washington, DC.
What is behind this increasing support for secession and independence? Perhaps the answer is this: hard reality has finally trumped the myth of a sacred, indivisible union. In other words, many citizens are beginning to see the hand writing on the wall, and the message is alarming.
New South Carolina Chairman, Michael Cushman, Renewed Focus
I am pleased to have been selected by the SC LS Board of Directors as chairman of the SC League and wish to thank the Board and members. This is an opportunity to take stock, make some goals and renew our focus. Not long ago our organisation had a strong presence throughout our State and was able to exert significant political influence.
In recent years our activism has waned and things have stagnated within the SC LS. Thankfully, within the broader Southern nationalist movement there is a new commitment to activism. I have strongly supported this new commitment and participated in many of the activities of late. We have seen events organised on both the national and local level. In turn, this has generated a great deal of excitement and also drawn in many new (and often younger) members. Where club life can lead to paralysis and defeatism, activism has a way of solving many problems. While meetings have their place there is no substitute for action.
Demonstration against Southern Demographic Displacement October 12 - Murfreesboro
After the successful, demonstration against Southern Demographic Displacement in Uvalda, Georgia on August 24, the League of The South has announced the date of the next rally - October 12, 2013.
The locations will be Murfreesboro and Shelbyville - Tennessee.
Mark your calendars and hold the date!
Click image to the left for a downloadable flyer and stay tuned to DixieNet.org for additiona details and information.
Uvalda / Vidalia, GA Protest against pro-amnesty mayor & Southern demographic displacement
On 24 of August 2013 the League of the South staged successful demonstrations in Uvalda and Vidalia, Georgia. The Southern nationalist organisation protested the pro-amnesty mayor of Uvalda, Paul Bridges, and the displacement of the Southern people. For supporting the local people of Georgia and opposing their demographic displacement the event's several dozen participants have been labeled 'neo-Nazis', 'extremists', 'racists' and 'terrorists' by Left-wing groups such as the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Anti-Defamation League.
League of the South Core Beliefs Statement
At its founding meeting in June 1994, The League of the South adopted the following Statement of Purpose:
"We seek to advance the cultural, social, economic, and political well-being and independence of the Southern people by all honourable means."
"We seek to advance the cultural, social, economic, and political well-being and independence of the Southern people by all honourable means."
Our Core Beliefs Statement is a more detailed explanation of our views on the four areas set forth above—the cultural, social, economic and political.
Immigrant newspaper attacks League of the South, praises pro-amnesty mayor
A Spanish-language newspaper in Savannah, Georgia called La Voz Latina ('The Latina Voice') which says it exists 'for the Latino community' of the Lowcountry of Georgia and South Carolina has a lengthy two page editorial in its August edition (see page 6) attacking the League of the South and praising Uvalda Mayor Paul Bridges. The article is written by John Newton (in fact, most of the writers for the newspaper have English names).
On the other hand, the League of the South, which is holding a demonstration on 24 August in Uvalda against the demographic displacement of Georgians, is described as 'an ultra-right-wing political organization.' It notes that 'The group advocates for a second Southern secession from the union and favors a society dominated by "European Americans".' La Voz helpfully notes that this means White people. It makes no mention of the League's work for the survival and well-being of the Southern people. Newton's article does however quote Ed Wolfe, Chairman of the Georgia League of the South. Mr Wolfe has confirmed to SNN that he has not spoken to La Voz Latina and believes that the immigrant newspaper has a 'spy' which is monitoring the League's communications. That said, the quote is factually correct and reads
In Defense of Our Blood
Shortly after we formed The League in 1994, I was a guest on the Alan Colmes radio show on WABC in New York. Colmes, who at that time was the liberal half of the TV show "Hannity and Colmes," asked me if we Southerners would physically defend ourselves if we were denied our rights, including the right to self-government and self-protection. He was startled when I answer unequivocally "Yes!" "You mean," he asked, "you Southerners would take up arms against the US government if they threatened your rights?" He simply could not believe that someone in modern America could contemplate actually defending themselves and their rights by force!
Uvalda, GA demonstration against Southern demographic displacement - August 24
The League of the South and the Southern Nationalist Network would like to announce an upcoming demonstration against Southern demographic displacement in Uvalda, Georgia.
The mayor of the town is Paul Bridges, an activist for Third World immigration and amnesty for illegal immigrants. He ran as a Republican and a conservative and snuck into office before his anti-Southern views on this all-important issue were discovered. Mayor Bridges has since taken his anti-Southern activism to the US media, the White House and sided with Leftist groups such as the Southern Poverty Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union in a law suit against the State of Georgia over its strict immigration law (which was over-turned by a Federal court).
Southern States out voted on Gang of Eight's Immigration Bill
The Senate has voted 68 - 32 to invoke cloture on the Gang of Eight's Immigration Bill; in other words, for the bill.
Once again, the South (the 13 State South of the Congressional Quarterly: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia) has voted against liberalization of U. S. immigration policy, only to be overidden by the U. S. as a whole.
These thirteen Southern States voted 16 - 10 against the Gang of Eight's Bill. Thus, the rest of the U. S. voted 58 - 16 for the bill.
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Just because school's out for the summer doesn't mean there's no more pencils and no more books.
Just ask a group of fifth-graders from Oak School, who started their own book club when school let out.
"I kind of wanted to continue reading during the summer, so I asked my teacher what would be good to do," said Katherine Johnson, who started the club. "She said, 'what about a book club?' And I said, 'hey, that's a pretty good idea.'"
The group of girls meet once a week to discuss a book of a member's choosing.
Though they all take turns selecting a book, they choose from a fifth-grade reading list given to them by their school librarian.
"We didn't pick any books that we couldn't find in a library," Johnson said. "We didn't want to force anyone to buy a book."
Johnson and her fellow members laid down a few ground rules for choosing a book.
"You have to be able to read it in a week, and you have to be interested in the subject," she said.
But none of the girls are too strict - after all, it is summer.
"If you just want to read it, that's OK," Johnson said. "We want meetings always to be fun - no serious stuff.
"And our policy is that if you don't finish a book, it's OK."
The girls follow an agenda at the meetings, beginning with business items, such as changes in the meeting schedule and the possibility of adding new members.
Then they decide which book they're going to read next, and only then do they sit down to the business of discussing that week's book.
The member who chooses the book gets to decide how to discuss it. Each member tries to do things a little differently than they do in school.
When it was Emily Weissman's turn to lead a discussion on "Castle in the Attic" by Elizabeth Winthrop, she made up a game called "Castle Tag."
"When we read 'Ginger Pye' (by Eleanor Estes), we made up the same kind of thing," said Samantha Friedman, explaining the game she and the other members made up to try and find a hidden pie.
And when the girls read "Peppermints in the Parlor" by Barbara Brooks Wallace, they put on a play with scenes taken from the book.
After three weeks of meetings, the girls are still having a good time and plan to extend the club into the new school year.


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Starz Entertainment announces it has acquired U.S. television rights to the next installment of TORCHWOOD, developed and produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Starz will debut the 10-episode series exclusively in the U.S., and BBC One will debut it in the U.K., both in summer, 2011. This is a co-production between Starz, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Worldwide, and BBC Worldwide will distribute the show outside the U.S. The deal was jointly announced today by Starz, LLC, President and CEO Chris Albrecht and BBC Worldwide Productions EVP Jane Tranter.
The stars of the previous versions of Torchwood, notably John Barrowman (Capt. Jack Harkness) and Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper), will return for the new version. Additional key cast, reflecting the more international scope of the series, will be announced soon.
Torchwood is a drama that puts extraterrestrial threats into a very real world, and asks how humanity deals with the danger - while fighting mankind's darkest instincts. The series' previous three seasons aired on BBC America in the U.S. and garnered record-breaking ratings for the network. Created by writer/producer Russell T Davies, Torchwood has to date been located primarily in Cardiff, Wales. The new series will allow Davies and his writing team to tell a more explosive and global story, one that takes advantage of the unlimited narrative opportunities of a premium television service like Starz.
Davies and BBC Worldwide Productions SVP Scripted Julie Gardner return as executive producers, with Davies also serving as show-runner for the new Torchwood.
"Torchwood has attracted remarkable attention and loyalty in both the UK and U.S., and in this new partnership with Starz, the next chapter will not only reward our current fans, but also introduce new viewers to the most impressive installment yet," said Jane Tranter, EVP, BBC Worldwide Productions. "Chris Albrecht and his team are committed to delivering quality premium programming to their subscribers, also a core attribute of the BBC, and we are excited to be working with them as the Torchwood adventure continues."
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House Republican leaders took a risk after bringing the farm bill back to the floor, but their risk in splitting apart funding for food stamps paid off.
According to the Washington Post, lawmakers voted 216 to 208 to make changes to the farm bill and end direct subsidy payments to farmers. Read more. However, reactions from the dairy industry have been mixed.
"The farm bill passed today by the House of Representatives is seriously flawed, in that it contains the Goodlatte-Scott dairy amendment, as well as a repeal of permanent agricultural law," Jerry Kozak, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, said in a statement. "Neither of these measures serves the best long-term interests of dairy farmers. The Senate, by contrast, overwhelmingly passed the complete Dairy Security Act, which the National Milk Producers Federation and nearly all dairy farmers enthusiastically supported."
Jerry Slominski, senior vice president of legislative and economic affairs for the International Dairy Foods Association, praised the House's decision.
"The House-passed version of the Farm Bill will allow our industry to continue to grow and create thousands more jobs. The Senate-passed version of the Farm Bill, however, continues to include the divisive milk supply management policy that is opposed by national consumer groups, supermarket chains, restaurants, taxpayers, the Teamsters union and many dairy producers, including the second-largest dairy cooperative," he said in a news release.
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) also responded, pointing that passing a bill that does not contain the Dairy Security Act "falls short on many fronts."
"It is truly disappointing that this omission was the only way to move this bill forward through a divided House of Representatives. Given that the Farm Bill affects not only the rural economy, but the nation's economy as a whole, it is unfortunate that bi-partisan support has been so difficult to achieve," said John Wilson, DFA senior vice president. "However, we remain hopeful that conference negotiations with the Senate bill, which does contain the DSA, will yield a dairy program we can embrace."
On Wednesday, the White House threatened to veto the split farm bill because the bill "fails to reauthorize nutrition programs, which benefit millions of Americans - in rural, suburban and urban areas alike. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is a cornerstone of our nation's food assistance safety net, and should not be left behind as the rest of the Farm Bill advances."


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My friends Nana and Justin have been living and teaching English in Korea for I think a year and a half now? I've been following their adventures in Asia through their blog, in which they've done a great job of chronicling the different cuisines they've had the opportunity to try. They also ran a few features involving themselves drinking weird stuff. They were kind enough to send me a package of candy, and though there were no weird drinks, there was the weirdly named "Crunch Ball Crispy Candy."
Methinks the name lost something in translation. The bag made the candy look like peanut flavored hard candy. The crunch part could refer to the hard candy, and the ball clearly refers to the shape… but what makes it crispy? I usually associate crispy with chips and fried things, not candy. Hmm…
It turns out that these candies are basically little balls of peanut brittle. Heavy on the brittle, light on the peanut, which is great for me, as I hate getting bits of peanuts stuck in my teeth (which is also why I'm not a big fan of nuts in candy in general). They cleave just like traditional brittle does, and like traditional brittle, it sort of gets packed in the molars. The peanut bits are pretty small, but they definitely bring their nuttiness to the ball. The prominence of the brittle makes these fairly sweet but not so sweet that I couldn't eat more than one in a row.
Flavorwise and texturewise and conveniencewise, these guys are great, and they get an OMG from me. Thanks, Nana and Justin!


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This is a Royal Crown Cola sign I found today. It is 11.5 x 22 and I think it is from the 1940s or possibly the 1950s. The "Best by Taste Test" slogan was intoduced in 1940, and I did not see a new slogan until 1956. It is a thicker sign measuring at more than 1 inch thick.


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Cellular phones, pagers, and other electronic devices must be turned off or set to quiet mode upon entering the library. Brief cellular phone calls are allowed in the library as long as they a) are not held in designated quiet areas and b) meet the expected reasonable level of conversation. Patrons not complying with this policy may be requested by library staff to complete their cell phone conversations in the entryway or outside the library.
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HARVINGTON beat the weather to record their first Worcestershire Cricket League Division One win of the season with a dramatic Vale derby success.
They beat rivals Evesham by five wickets on the last ball and climbed off the foot of the table.
Harvington, promoted from Division Two last season, are now second from bottom, just four points away from Redditch and moving out of the relegation zone. Evesham are a further four points ahead of Redditch.
Evesham, who have been hit by a 15-point deduction after their second XI failed to fulfil a fixture, were restricted to 186-9.
Openers Ali Asghar (32) and Ahmer Shah (39) started well but only Mohammed Fahim Maan (34) and James Crenan (23) added much more to the total.
Jayden Lennox (4-40) starred with Ben Hawker and Lee Ross taking two wickets each. Harvington lost several early wickets in reply but opener Dave Waters (60) produced a crucial innings before Jaimen Rudd (57 not out) and Andre Delport (36no) guided them home in 42 overs.
Meanwhile, Pershore returned to the top of the Division One table on a rain-hit weekend.
They gained an 11-point winning draw against basement boys Bromyard after ending up one run short off three fewer overs.
Bromyard recovered from 68-5 to post 174-6 with Martin Johnson taking 2-27 and Lee Wilks 2-59, before Pershore were rocking on 145-8 in reply.
But Wilks (48no) steered them to 173-8 to go three points in front of second-placed Worcester. Liam Ridings earlier scored 31 and Ullrich Boshoff 26.
In Division Three, Bredon suffered an 80-run defeat to third-placed Netherton and are fifth.
The 29 extras given away by the hosts proved to be top-scorer for Bredon, who were dismissed for 135 in reply to 215-7.
Birlingham lead Division Six by 17 points after a 48-run win over Rushwick thirds when Mike Sloan top-scored with 81.
Steve Buffin smashed 151 for Bredon seconds in a Division Three winning draw with Malvern.
Joe Nishigaki took 4-13 in a seven-wicket win for second-placed Evesham thirds at Harborne sixths in Division Eight.
Meanwhile, Bretforton stunned high-flying Leamington thirds with a two-wicket win and moved up to fourth in the Cotswold Hills League Premier Division.
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|Joseph Brown; Bob Burke; Leon J Davis; Marshall Dubin; Moe Foner; Elliott Godoff; Howard Gorelick; Phil Kamenkowitz; Coretta Scott King; Ted Mitchell; Nellie Morris; Jesse Olson; Armando Ramirez; Kay Tillow; Doris Turner
|National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees.
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|National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees
|Includes five interviews of delegates and organizers from Bronx, Maimonides and Brooklyn Methodist Hospitals and the Pennsylvania area. Individuals interviewed include Joseph Brown (chief steward, Engineering Department, Bronx Hospital); Nellie Morris (steward, Central Supply, Maimonides Hospital); Kay Tillow (organizer, Pennsylvania area); Birnbaum and Boswell (delegates, Guild Division, Maimonides Mental Health Center); and various individuals participating in the 1976 picketing of Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.
|5 transcripts (115 p.)
Other topics discussed include pluralism in internal union politics; black and Puerto Rican union leadership; the militancy of union membership; the role of delegates and organizers in union administration; leadership roles of Leon Davis, Doris Turner, Moe Foner, Jesse Olson, and Elliott Godoff; the manner in which delegate, chapter, and assembly meetings are conducted; discipline of union members; the political consciousness of union leaders, members and workers; organizing Catholic hospitals and the role of nuns as administrators; the influence of Catholic Church doctrines on health care policies of Catholic hospitals; black, Puerto Rican and women workers' identification with 1199; the crucial role of Guild and Nursing Division members in the operation of hospitals; the racial composition of Guild and Hospital Divisions; dissent among Guild members; establishment of the Nursing Division and craft identification; and the union's reaction to layoffs and budget cuts in New York hospitals.
Issues relating to 1199 organizing campaigns in Pittsburgh, Scranton, Harrisburg and Philadelphia, Pa. include the racial composition of hospital workers; establishment of organizing committees; grievances and denial of benefits; the conduct of demonstrations; strikes and pickets; community support; the effects on the national organizing campaign of organizing drives in Baltimore, Md. and Charleston, S.C.; anti-union tactics of hospital administrators; Coretta Scott King, Southern Christian Leadership Conference and civil rights organizations' support for the organizing campaign; workers' opposition to unionization; union solidarity and community support in Pittsburgh; boards of trustees' influence on hospital administrators; lobbying for passage of Pennsylvania collective bargaining legislation for hospital workers; press coverage of hospital strikes; and organizing hospital workers in small communities.
Discussions pertaining to the Bronx Hospital include mention of the community of interest between hospital engineers and 1199; the organizing activities of Marshall Dubin, Ted Mitchell, Howard Gorelick, Phil Kamenkowitz, Bob Burke and Armando Ramirez; the hospital administration's attitude toward unionization; the signing of membership cards; the strategy of organizing hospital departments; strike contributions from brewery workers, religious organizations, the Democratic Club, the community, and politicians; the hiring of scabs; alleged police brutality and the arrests of strikers; assaults on scabs; the dismissal and reinstatement of strikers; the reaction of workers' families to strikes; grievance procedure and dues collection; the responsibilities of delegates; and the relationships between delegates and hospital administrators.
Issues relating to Maimonides Hospital include the history of unionism at that institution; working conditions; labor-management relations under Teamsters Local 237; the conduct of collective negotiations; grievance procedures; the organizing strategy of Elliott Godoff; alleged discrimination by supervisors against workers for union activity; the organizing of nursing, dietary, and housekeeping departments; the conduct of organizing meetings and picketing; cooperation between management and union; wages; the ethnic composition of hospital staff; the management of hospital finances; layoffs; the effects of the unionization of Maimonides on the League of Voluntary Hospitals; the political viewpoints of Maimonides staff; job security; conflicts between ethnic groups; community support for strikers; the conflicts between community groups', unions' and workers' interests; the participation of ethnic groups in demonstrations; and the reaction of 1199 leadership to the coalition of workers and community groups.
- Brown, Joseph.
- Burke, Bob, -- 1948-
- Davis, Leon J. -- (Leon Julius), -- 1907-
- Dubin, Marshall.
- Foner, Moe, -- 1915-
- Godoff, Elliott.
- Gorelick, Howard.
- Kamenkowitz, Phil.
- King, Coretta Scott, -- 1927-2006.
- Mitchell, Ted.
- Morris, Nellie.
- Olson, Jesse.
- Ramirez, Armando.
- Tillow, Kay.
- Turner, Doris.
- Bronx Hospital.
- International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink, and Distillery Workers of America.
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America. -- Local 237.
- League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes of New York.
- Maimonides Hospital (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Maimonides Mental Health Center (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Methodist Hospital (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees. -- District 1199.
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
- Catholic hospitals -- United States -- Administration.
- Civil rights movements -- United States.
- Strikebreakers -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Strikes and lockouts -- United States -- Public opinion.
- Labor unions and communism -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Women labor union members -- United States.


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This year, 582 students plan to participate in Bethel's two commencement ceremonies. Commencement for nontraditional programs, organizational management, Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) and Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) completion will take place on Saturday, May 4 at 2:30 p.m. Traditional undergraduate and graduate programs commencement will be held on Sunday, May 5 at 2:30 p.m. Both ceremonies will take place in the Wiekamp Athletic Center.
Bethel College Senior Vice President Dennis Engbrecht, Ph.D., will speak at the nontraditional student ceremony on May 4 and the Rev. William Hossler, president of the Missionary Church, will speak at the traditional and graduate student ceremony on May 5.
Dennis D. Engbrecht, Ph.D., of Bremen, Ind., has served at Bethel College in many roles in his 27 years at the college. Prior to his time at Bethel, Engbrecht served as a youth pastor, senior pastor, high school teacher, coach, professor and executive vice president for Vennard College. In 1986, when Engbrecht arrived on Bethel's campus, he held the titles of professor of history, chair of the religion and philosophy department, director of the master of ministries program and vice president of student development. He would also serve as the vice president for academic services from 1989-1991. Currently, he holds the title of senior vice president where he has served since 1991. Engbrecht holds a Bachelor of Science in History from McPherson College, a master's degree from the University of Kansas and a Ph.D. in history from the University of Nebraska.
The Rev. William A. Hossler of Fort Wayne, Ind., is the president of the Missionary Church. He has served as a pastor for more than 30 years, spending most of that time at Colonial Woods Missionary Church in Port Huron, Mich., where he founded counseling, radio, television and publishing ministries. The author of two books, Hossler was also named Alumni of the Year at Bethel in 1985, and served as president of the Alumni Association. He has served as a member of the Bethel College board of trustees since 2001. In 1998, he became district superintendent of the East Central District of the Missionary Church, and three years later, Hossler stepped into his current position. Other recent accomplishments include helping to start an online pastoral training program, restructure the denomination and create a five-year vision plan. Hossler holds a Bachelor of Arts in Bible and ministry, a Master of Ministry and an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Bethel College.
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Bethel College is an accredited Christian college offering associate, bachelor's and master's degrees in more than 70 areas of study. The current enrollment of more than 2,000 includes students from 34 states and Puerto Rico, 19 countries, more than 25 denominations and 16 percent from culturally diverse backgrounds. Scholarships are available based upon a variety of factors including academic achievement, talent in the arts or athletics, ethnicity and church affiliation. In addition to its beautifully wooded 75-acre main campus in Mishawaka, Ind., Bethel also offers specific academic programs at sites in Elkhart, Ind., Fort Wayne, Ind., Dowagiac, Mich., and St. Joseph, Mich. Nursing programs are also offered in cooperation with Grace College in Winona Lake, Ind.


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I'm also fairly new to Buddhism, I keep buying interesting sounding books that end up telling what Buddhism is and I'm having trouble finding something that might guide me towards becoming a Buddhist.
I find myself very drawn to the Theravada path as it makes so much sense, almost as if I have been this way before as it is very similar to how I have chosen to live my life. There don't appear to be any other practitioners in the area that I live and there is no Sangha to be found other than a monastery a two hour drive away, the monks seem very nice but it's not exactly the sort of pace I can turn to for everyday advice.


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This week, I look back at last weekend, reflect a bit, and look ahead to more events this week. On Saturday night, I went to Patrona in Ukiah for a winemaker dinner boasting a very crab-centric menu, because the Mendocino County Crab, Wine & Beer Fest is going on. The meal also featured the sparkling and still wines of Roederer Estate winemaker Arnaud Weyrich from nearby Anderson Valley. I was thrilled to use the event as a first date in over 20 years, to reconnect with a dear friend, June Batz, who will likely be accompanying me to more wine events in the future.
Arnaud visited each table, welcomed guests to the event, and shared some information about the winery, and the night's wines. Showing for more humility than I would have, he refrained from noting that one of the night's wines, the Roederer L'Ermitage was named the #1 wine of 2012 by Wine Enthusiast magazine. Some of the folks attending included Lorie Pacini and Allen Cherry, who are two of the biggest supporters of Mendocino County wines I know, Gracia Brown from Barra and Girasole along with her husband Joseph Love, and Christina Jones, owner/chef of Aquarelle restaurant in Boonville - who is doing her own winemaker dinner tonight, Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m. with wines from Handley Cellars. The three bubblies, Roederer Estate Brut, the L'Ermitage, and a Brut Rose, were everything you would hope and expect, simply perfect paired with crab egg rolls, crab stuffed chicken, and an orange marmalade crepe with whipped cream respectively. The two surprises of the evening were a pair of still wines, the 2012 Carpe Diem Chardonnay, barrel and tank fermented, with a majority of used oak, yielding a gorgeously balanced wine that paired beautifully with butter poached crab and avocado, and the 2011 Carpe Diem Pinot Noir, and delightfully characterful wine that went well with pork belly.
Overheard at Barrel Tasting 101 last weekend: "Why is this Chardonnay cloudy? I think it is corked." Whoa there; a wine that is still in barrel, a wine not ready for bottling yet, a wine that has never seen a cork, can't be "corked." Often time, Chardonnay in barrel is held "sur lies" or with the spent yeast of fermentation to provide the wine with a little weightiness or richer mouth feel. Barrel samples of these wines will be cloudy. Similarly, red wine barrel samples are colored, but often not clear. I will write more in advance of the next barrel tasting event I point to. The most important thing to know is that wines tasted from barrel are not finished wines, some do not taste particularly good, but will eventually yield delicious bottled wines. Barrel tasting provides clues, hints, at what you might expect from future wines. Some wineries offer cases sales on wines tasted from barrels, wines that are not released yet, but will be released in the future, and these offerings and sales are known as "futures." Tasting room folks that I talked to reported an interesting mix of folks attending the event; some who knew what a barrel tasting was about, other folks who were open to learn, and still other folks who were interested in consuming as much wine and crab as they could for $10. June and I visited Maria and Rusty at Testa Vineyards in Calpella on Sunday, and it was great to see the crew working, pouring wines, serving up tasty treats.
Rusty pulled samples from the barrels in the cellar; I enjoyed the barrel samples I tasted, and thought the Petite Sirah would be great held separate instead of used up in blending. Charbono, Carignane - all my old favorites - tasted great from the barrel. Rusty is usually busy manning the grill, barbecuing chicken or oysters for an event, when I see him, so it was a treat to hear him talk about the wines and wine making.
Back upstairs, we enjoyed tastes of current release bottled wines with Maria, paired with mighty delicious crab spread atop a slice of toasted French bread, well, yum.
The folks at Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine contacted me and asked me if I would be interested in writing about their Blackberry Shine and Champagne cocktail, the MoonMosa. I've written about spirits when I visited with Crispin Cain and the folks from Germain Robin in Redwood Valley, and I work for a place with two Double Gold sparkling brut wines, so, sure, why not? I received a mason jar of Ole Smoky Blackberry Moonshine. The packaging is fantastic. Gary Krimont, a friend and wine industry socialite, helped me evaluate this unique beverage. First, Moonshine might be pushing it. While the folks at Ole Smoky do produce a few products at 100 proof, the Blackberry Moonshine is just 40 proof, or 20 percent alcohol. Honestly, that is a good thing, as it made this an easily enjoyed, flavorful sipper. The aroma is pure blackberry pancake syrup, but the flavor is more complex and layered. We mixed equal parts Shine and Brut, and both Gary and I felt that the cocktail was less than the sum of its parts. If you see one on a retail shelf, pick up a jar, and enjoy Ole Smoky Blackberry Moonshine by itself, it is light enough to drink uncut, and too delicious to dilute.
Saturday is my birthday, and I will be attending ZAP, the Zinfandel Advocates and Producers Zinfandel experience event at the Presidio in San Francisco. Sessions include a Sensory Tasting, a Terroir Tasting, and a Reserve & Barrel Tasting. Two Mendocino County wineries participating are McNab Ridge Winery in Hopland and Edmeades Estate Winery in Philo, and I look forward to tasting their Zinfandel, plus the Zinfandel wines made by many friends outside the county as well.
Crab Fest continues this weekend, with the big events moving to the coast. The Crab Cake Cook-Off & Wine Tasting Competition will take place this Saturday, Jan. 25 from noon to 3 p.m. under the big white tent at the corner of Main and Spruce in Ft. Bragg. There is an all you can eat crab dinner, with wine, from 6 to 9 p.m., that Saturday night at Barra in Redwood Valley. A host of winery tasting rooms along Highway 101 inland, and Highway 128 on the way to the coast, will be offering up crab taste pairings with their wines this last weekend of the Crab Fest, so get out and enjoy the bounty of our county.
John Cesano writes about wine and has more than two hundred posts online at JohnOnWine.com.


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Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Updating the N950 firmware
I am writing this blog to bring two things into your attention:
* The firmware shipped is not the last one, you might want to download the new one.
* Updating the firmware failed for me with a "USB interface: Device or resource busy" error
To fix this problem I needed to run
while true; do modprobe -r cdc_phonet; done
in a separate terminal and then it all worked (note it takes around 20 minutes to update, be patient) (kudos to google for showing me the answer in an obscure irc log)
5 comments:
- leinir said...
You may even find that you have to find a windows machine to perform the upgrade. That is, i (and at least one other person on the harmattan irc channel) ended up having to do it that way.
You may also find that you're able to avoid doing so - seems that you can update it from an exopc with meego installed, and as there's likely to be a few of those floating around with the readers of this blog, that might be an option too :)
- Wednesday, October 05, 2011 12:21:00 PM
- PiggZ said...
the other solution, which i used, was to remove the module, and then add it to the blacklist to stop it reloading.
- Wednesday, October 05, 2011 1:32:00 PM
I so very much wanted a commercially sold N950, but it seems Nokia didn't want my money...
- Wednesday, October 05, 2011 2:31:00 PM
- Ivan Čukić said...
I guess you could have just blacklisted the module in question. Did you try that?
- Wednesday, October 05, 2011 3:16:00 PM
- David Faure said...
This link has a cleaner solution indeed, blackinglisting the module.
- Wednesday, October 12, 2011 12:11:00 PM


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February Events Announced at the Dallas Opera
Saturday, February 2, 2013 brings internationally renowned Sicilian tenor Marcello Giordani to town for a single outstanding performance at 7:30 p.m. in the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House.
Mr. Giordani has conquered most of the world's major music stages and made his 1997 TDO debut in our production of Donizetti's delightful L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love). His recent appearance as Radames in the "Windy City" prompted Chicago Classical Review to write, "Giordani's voice soared thrillingly over the massed ensembles of Act 2 and he brought an emotional depth and highly nuanced vocalism to his late scene with Amneris and the final duet." Or, as Peter G. Davis of New York Magazine put it in another review: "Giordani always delivers the goods."
Joining Mr. Giordani onstage will be award-winning Texas-born soprano Jan Cornelius.
The Dallas Opera Orchestra and guest artists will be under the baton of one of the world's most talked-about young conductors, Maestro Evan Rogister, who made his operatic debut with Houston Grand Opera and recently conducted King Roger in his Santa Fe Opera debut. He will return to New Mexico next summer to lead the much-anticipated world premiere of Theodore Morrison's Oscar (based on the life of Oscar Wilde), following his spring debut at Lyric Opera of Chicago conducting Previn's A Streetcar Named Desire and Verdi's Rigoletto. Rogister began his training as a classical musician, "first as a trombone player-then as a baritone-at Indiana University but he did not begin serious work on conducting until he was at Juilliard, studying for his master's in voice. 'Having studied singing, I understand breathing better. The lucky thing for me is that it not only helps singers, but it helps the way I conduct the orchestra'." (Opera News)
Maestro Rogister will launch the Winspear Opera House performance on the evening of the 2nd with the powerful overture from La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi. Mr. Giordani will be performing "O fede negar potessi" from Verdi's opera Luisa Miller. Miss Cornelius will sing "Ah fors'e lui..." and "Sempre libera" from Verdi's much-loved La traviata. Other concert highlights include Miss Cornelius performing the familiar aria, "Mi chiamano Mimi," before Mr. Giordani joins her on stage to sing the duet "O soave fanciulla," also from Giacomo Puccini's La bohème. The Dallas Opera Orchestra will offer even more Puccini in the form of the "Intermezzo" from Manon Lescaut.
Tickets for this special night of opera are only $25 apiece! Contact the Dallas Opera at 214.443.1000 or purchase at the door (subject to availability) or online, 24/7, at dallasopera.org/events.


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The New Yorkerâ''s Elizabeth Kolbert, author of an acclaimed magazine series and book about climate change, takes a wary look at the two U.S. presidential candidates in the latest issue of OnEarth, a quarterly published by the Natural Resources Defense Council. Though both McCain and Obama have sponsored legislation to curb carbon, â''both [also] have supported laws whose goals are directly at odds with cutting emissions,â'' Kolbert observes. Obama, for example, has favored incentives for corn ethanol, despite evidence that it is about as bad or worse than oil. Last year he sponsored legislation to support conversion of coal to liquids, â''about the worst possible move the country could make,â'' as Kolbert puts it.
Obama has since amended his position on the issue to say he only supports coal-to-liquids if the technology emits at least 20 percent less carbon over its lifecycle as competing conventional fuels. About the best that can be said about thatâ''Iâ''d addâ''is that the otherwise brilliantly well informed Obama seems to have been not so well informed about an issue he claims to care a lot about.
As for McCain, his outspoken support for offshore oil drilling is hardly consistent with the notion that we should use less oil so as to emit less carbon, Kolbert points out. And with benefit of additional experience we may add: why, if the cares so much about climate, would he pick a vice presidential candidate who considers the jury still to be out on the science, ignoring the effects of global warming all around her?
As Thomas Friedman noted in The New York Times, McCain had stood apart from President Bush by opposing drilling the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and by advocating action on climate. But now, as the Sierra Clubâ''s Carl Pope says, he has picked a running mate whoâ''s dismissive of alternative energy. â''While the northern edge of her state literally falls into the rising Arctic Ocean, Sarah Palin says, â''The jury is still out on global warming.â'' â''


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Brand & Martinez for September 21, 2012Coming up, a new study finds that the least-educated whites in the U.S. are dying sooner. We'll talk with one of the researchers. NASA shuttle Endeavour flies over Los Angeles today before its expected landing at LAX. We'll check in with reporters as it makes its way over the city. And author Susan Straight has created an incredible environment through her trilogy of novels about the fictional city Rio Seco. Her newest novel, called Between Heaven and Here, explores the reactions of the mostly black residents of Rio Seco to the murder of a young prostitute. And we'll talk about the biggest news stories of the week with Molly Ball, politics writer for The Atlantic and James Rainey, political writer for the LA Times.
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Brand & Martínez for September 20, 2012
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton briefs lawmakers behind closed doors today, could the killing of Libyan Ambassador Chris Stevens have been prevented with better protection? Also, a new study on whether repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell affected military morale. Endeavour fever takes over Los Angeles, the space shuttle finally arrives this morning. And, why are singing competition shows so popular? We discuss the voice wars on TV. The political ads in battleground states are overwhelming, but will they make a difference? And we'll take a look at the more ... outlandish ... ads that try to grab attention. How are the Chinese elite saving Las Vegas? A new congressional district here in Southern California reveals waning power among black voters. The Sklar Brothers are here with the latest highlights in sports, and we find out 'How to Survive a Plague.' A new documentary examines how the group ACT-UP forced drug companies to take AIDS seriously and come up with effective treatments.
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AEG recently announced it's for sale. The company that owns the Staples Center, the Kings and part of the Lakers looking for someone with very deep pockets. We'll find out what this means for a football stadium downtown. Also, could predicting the winner of the next presidential election lie in button sales? Then, we discuss a California initiative that would require labels for genetically modified food. And, Who Stole the American Dream? A new book by Hedrick Smith has some surprising answers. Is taking DNA samples from suspects unconstitutional? It's a potent crime fighting tool, but a federal court hears arguments today on whether DNA swabs are illegal search and seizure. How can parents and educated help gifted, but often misunderstood, children? It's pink and it's proud, the Beverly Hills Hotel turns 100 years young, and film buff Mark Jordan Legan is here with the best back-to-school movies.
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KPCC's Kevin Ferguson tours Terminal Island, one of the most endangered places in the country. A video shot at a fundraiser shows GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney stating that 47 percent of Ameicans believe they're entitled to help from the government. What will this latest gaffe mean for a campaign that's had a series of missteps? Also, Pat Krug tells us everything you've ever wanted to know about the sex life of sea slugs. Then, we look at pop-up governments in Syria, and how groups of civilians are trying to impose law in the middle of war. A key part of the exit strategy in Afghanistan is now being put on hold. As attacks on NATO troops escalate, the military suspends its joint patrols with Afghans, possibly putting the country's security in jeopardy. We'll take a look at the long history of America's involvement in Afghanistan. Blockbuster video game 'Borderlands 2' hits stores today, we'll have a preview. And its New Music Tuesday, we'll discuss the latest from Kanye and Carly Rae Jepsen.
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GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney comes to be in L.A. today to speak at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; As border enforcement gets stricter, more migrants are taking to the sea. We talk with Emily Ansara Baines, the author of The Unofficial Downton Abbey Cookbook.; Will the Dodgers make it into the playoffs?; Errol Morris joins the show to discuss his new book, "Wilderness of Error,"; KPCC's Julie Small looks at what it will take to sell the Prop. 30 tax hike to voters.; Over the weekend, the largest anti-Japanese demonstrations in decades took place in China.; The east African nation of Uganda is on the brink of its own oil boom.; A Martinez talks with comedian Jimmie Walker, the man behind the "Good Times" catchphrase, "Dynomite!"
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The 14-minute trailer for "Innocence of Muslims," has been seen by millions on YouTube. What we know about the filmmakers and the unrest it's causing in the Middle East.; It's been two weeks since China's designated new leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping has been seen in public, stoking speculation about his whereabouts.; A looks at the wizards behind some of the most recognizable sounds in your favorite coming attractions.; After weeks of failed negotiations, the NHL may be on the verge of a player lockout. Every fall hundreds of painters across the country compete in the Federal Duck Stamp contest. LAUSD's John Deasy aims to encourage drop-out students to return and finish their education.; Georgian judge Steve Teske will join the show to discuss his meeting with LAUSD and law enforcement officials today.; Author Pauls Toutonghi joins the show to talk with Madeleine Brand about his new novel, "Evel Knievel Days."; Meghan McCarty's got your Weekend Alibi.; Finally, a roundtable discussion about the week's top stories.
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After protests in Libya and Egypt that killed a U.S. Ambassador and other State Department officials, the Middle East continues to erupt in protests. The anti-Islam film that sparked protests was made here in Southern California, but the identity of the filmmaker is still a mystery. Pulitzer Prize winning author Junot Diaz talks with us about his latest collection of short stories. Will a new football stadium in downtown L.A ruin your commute forever? And, the Sklar Brothers are here with the latest highlights in sports. The Federal Reserve is set to announce QE3, will that improve the economy in a substantial way? And now that the party conventions are over, the race to the White House is on its final lap. NPR's political editor Ken Rudin explains what President Obama and Gov. Romney will need to win. TV Critic Maureen Ryan is here to tell us about the newest season. Our series on movie trailers continues with a look at how the music is scored, and Parenting on the Edge regular Teresa Strasser is here to talk about being pregnant on TV ... in Arizona.


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The license-plate frame on Josh Feingold's '98 Corvette appropriately reads "My 25-Year Obsession."
Josh's dream of owning a Corvette began when he was 10. A neighbor of his pulled his '67 out of the garage every Sunday to fire it up. "I wanted a Corvette from the time I was 10 years old," he says. "I was just getting my permit when a guy in the neighborhood who had a Corvette got killed in a wreck. It was all over the papers, which were making a big deal out of the 'fiberglass car.' My parents said I would never get a Corvette because they're fiberglass."
So the dream had to wait for 25 years. Josh, who lives in Los Angeles, got his business up and running; and, at the ripe old age of 35, he finally got his Corvette, taking delivery of the F45, six-speed car in April 1998. Over the past five years, the car has evolved into a supercharged street-legal beast that has posted 593 rear-wheel horsepower at about 6,000 rpm and 543 pounds of rear-wheel torque at 4,800 rpm.
The car's LS1 engine has gone through an evolution during that time. He started with the typical modifications: intake, exhaust, and a K&N filter element. Still retaining the original block and 350ci sizing, the stock crank was polished and fitted with Prolite forged rods. Diamond dished, forged blower pistons net a compression ratio of about 9.8:1. The front of the crank is topped off with an SFI-approved ATI Performance Products Super damper. Nelson Racing put the short-block together with a Z06 oil pump. Andy Green at A&A Corvette Specialties mated engine with car and installed the Vortech T-Trim supercharger, which provides 10 pounds of boost, onto Carroll brackets.
Spent gasses exit through 1 7/8-inch long-tube headers from Grotyohann Motorsports along with 3-inch collectors, "very high-flow" Random Technology catalytic converters, a MagnaFlow "X" pipe, and Borla Stinger mufflers.
A lot of work went into getting the fuel-delivery system right. The car features Siemens 55-pound injectors, a Lingenfelter high-flow fuel pump, and a Kenne Bell booster pump. Josh credits Steve Cole at The Turbo Shop for the setup, which also did additional dyno tuning at R&D Dyno Service in Gardena. The vacuum line that comes off the adjustable fuel-pressure regulator is tied into the line that goes to the Carroll blow-off valve. A solenoid in the line kicks on the booster pump at 3 pounds of boost to ensure the engine sees enough fuel. The car gets 60 pounds of fuel pressure during part-throttle driving; but, as soon as the engine sees boost, the extra fuel pressure comes in on a one-to-one basis.
The cam is a custom-ground piece from Competition Cams. While the Comp cam and roller lifters open the valves via chrome-moly Manley pushrods, REV 1116 dual springs snap them shut in a timely manner. The heads are from CNC Cylinder Heads Inc., and they've been completely ported and polished. ARP studs hold the heads in place, and the whole thing is cooled off with a 160-degree thermostat, a double-row aluminum radiator from Be Cool, and a variable high-speed fan setup.
Air is sucked into the beast through a Donaldson Blackwing air intake and a ported throttle body. The area around the fog lights has been completely cut out and fitted with Z06 screens for air inlets. A Haltech scoop that matches the Z06 screens replaces the front license plate; good thing, because the intercooler is fitted with a pair of Setrab oil coolers-one in the air dam and the other behind the Haltech scoop. It's all connected with braided stainless lines and AN fittings. Mike Sagner at Specialty Automotive fabricated the custom tubes.
The transmission is one of the few stock items in the driveline. The only upgrade is the addition of a dual-disc McLeod clutch with an adjustable master cylinder. The slave cylinder is a Z06 piece. The rearend is from Mallett Cars Ltd. and boasts 3.73:1 gears.
The car gets its handling from a suspension equipped with QA1 12-way adjustable shocks, custom-valved by Frank Yunes at AO Engineering. Hotchkiss sway bars and end links keep everything level in the turns with the help of a set of C5R-GTS springs. Stopping power is supplied by eight-piston Brembo calipers all the way around that have been painted to match the custom exterior color. They put the squeeze on slotted 14-inch rotors up front and 16.6-inchers in the rear. The rear brakes are kept cool by functional Z06 vents mounted in the bodywork.
On the street, the car rolls on BFGoodrich g-Force T/As mounted on LPE/HRE 18x9.5-inch wheels up front and 18x10.5-inch on the rear. At the track, the car wears Goodyear Eagle racing slicks mounted on 18x11-inch CCW wheels up front and 18x12-inch in back.
The interior is mostly stock except for the addition of pod-mounted fuel and boost-pressure gauges from Auto Meter. Other additions include a four-point rollcage from Doug Rippie Motorsports, a Crow five-point harness, and a B&M Ripper shifter.
On the outside, the car sports an RKSport hood, and the whole package is topped off with a custom Ruby Pearl Micah paint job with silver trim sprayed by Prestige Coach Craft in Marina Del Rey. One whimsical addition to the exterior trim is a set of Mercedes "Kompressor" badges aimed at letting everyone know about the supercharger lurking under the hood. A receiver hitch allows Josh to mount a custom rack to haul race tires to and from the track.
Future modifications include adapting a windshield-washer setup from a Mitsubishi to squirt a mist from the windshield-washer tank onto the intercooler. Plans call for it to be tied into the same pressure sensor that kicks in additional fuel at 3 pounds of boost so it will kick on and mist the intercooler.
"I like canyon running and I drive it on the weekends," Josh says. "It's not a daily driver; but it's not a full-on racecar, although we've done the brakes, suspension, [and] added the supercharger. We're around 700 flywheel horsepower on the car."
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Why Communication Studies?
Communication Studies has been at the heart of the Liberal Arts since the beginning of higher education in the West some 2,500 years ago. When the Greeks began studying the Liberal Arts, the very first subject that they focused on was rhetoric, what we now would call communication. They began with the study of communication because they knew that when people exist in a community of any kind, the three most basic skills that they need are the ability to listen to what someone else says and judge whether their comments are sensible and to devise a response. What was true 2,500 years ago is still true today.
Our Distinctiveness
The Communication Studies Department at KU has a long history of excellence in teaching and research. Communication Studies faculty members have been recognized many times as among the best teachers in the university. And faculty have national and international reputations as scholars in diverse areas of communication studies.
The department is the host of the KU Debate program, a program that's consistently ranked among the five best programs in the nation, along with schools like Dartmouth and Harvard. The program also hosts the inter-disciplinary leadership studies minor because of the centrality of communication to leadership activities.


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NEW YORK Yahoos leaked edict under CEO Marissa Mayer that calls remote workers back to the office lit the Twitterverse on fire, angering advocates of telecommuting and other programs intended to balance work and home life.
A new study from the nonprofit Families and Work Institute shows a tide moving the other way, with more workers now telecommuting and men significantly more likely than women to be granted the freedom to work at least partially at home.
Left mostly unanswered is the question Mayer appears to be dealing with: Is that a good thing? Or has the rise in telecommuting led to a drop in productivity or creativity?
Chances are, one telework supporter said, the tech giant just wasnt doing it right.
If you dont know where your people are and what theyre doing, then you havent implemented properly, so shes got her hands full, said Kate Lister, co-founder of San Diegos Global Workplace Analytics, which collects data on the subject for its Telework Research Network.
Slogging through decades of research on the value of telecommuting is complicated. Small studies have been done by employer membership organizations, companies looking at their own ranks, consulting firms and government agencies, along with academics. Some use small samples, others rely on a wild array of statistics from the U.S. Census, the Small Business Administration or the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The verdicts are mixed and the research often so focused on a workforce or issue related to flex options that its difficult to make conclusions.
The new Families and Work Institute study, on the other hand, deals solely with employers in the United States, delving into a broad range of family-friendly programs, policies and benefits. The institute found that 63 percent of employers surveyed allow at least some employees to work partially at home on an occasional basis. Thats up from 34 percent in a comparable study done for the institute in 2005.
More of the workers were higher-wage earners. Overall, the number of employees who work entirely from home was 3 percent, compared to 64 percent who sometimes do, said Ellen Galinsky, the institutes president and co-founder.
Men were significantly more likely than women to work partially at home 67 percent compared to 59 percent of women, partially a reflection of more men in jobs where the option is possible. Men also were more likely to work mainly from home.
Neither Lister nor Galinsky has the inside scoop on whats happening at Yahoo, but Galinsky was steadfast about one thing.
To take away all flexibility for everyone all the time is an overreaction, she said. If you know that people will be more innovative and collaborative by being together, that is a positive. But sometimes people need time alone. Why do the best ideas occur in the shower, or when were walking the dog?
Galinsky and others who study work-life balance dont anticipate a backlash among other employers after the Yahoo ruckus. And the company itself followed up an internal memo leaked to the tech blog All things D with a curt statement indicating the prohibition might not be forever.
Meantime, Lister said about 2.5 percent of the U.S. civilian population, or about 3 million people, work at home at least half the time, according to U.S. Census data. The rate of growth was slowed by the recession, with some researchers suggesting its flat at the moment.
Why isnt the number even higher?
The biggest reason is that managers dont trust their employees, Lister said. Theyre still managing the 21st-century workforce with 20th-century styles of commands and controls, back to the days of sweatshops and typing pools. They like to be able to see the backs of their heads.
The perceived benefits for workers are clear. While 37 percent of the companies in Galinskys report cite retention of employees as the main reason for developing workplace flexibility and other programs, Lister said 90 percent of teleworkers feel being able to work flexibly improves their quality of life.
But what about for employers?
The leaked Yahoo memo, written by Jackie Reses, the companys human resources director, said in part:
Some of the best decisions and insights come from hallway and cafeteria discussions, meeting new people and impromptu team meeting. Speed and quality are often sacrificed when we work from home. We need to be one Yahoo!, and that starts with physically being together.
Researchers in the field note a dearth in credible studies that confirm a boost in creative flow or innovation from face time.
And telecommuting may actually boost productivity, at least where it stands in the number of hours worked, said researchers Mary C. Noonan and Jennifer L. Glass in a study of telecommuting published last June in the Monthly Labor Review, a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The two studied employees who work regularly but not exclusively from home and found that, for them, telecommuting was not a substitute for working onsite during an agreed upon work week; rather, it was in addition to a full week, at least half the time.
People have only looked at the benefits without seeing that maybe some of these policies can come back to bite you, said Noonan, a sociologist who teaches classes on the American family and statistics at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
Parents, Glass said, are no more likely to telecommute than nonparents; women no more likely than men.
The report from the Families and Work Institute said gains have been made in other flex options as well as working from home over the seven-year period covered. The offer of flex time, for instance, increased to 77 percent from 66 percent. Daily time off when important needs arise went from 77 percent to 87 percent.
The institutes survey, conducted by Harris Interactive by phone and questionnaire, included 1,126 U.S. employers with 50 or more workers.


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CONCORD -- The original plan didn't have Montreal Blakely attending Concord High School. The senior with the high GPA, a black belt in karate and exceptional football ability was expected to ply those skills at Mt. Diablo High.
But, according to his football coach, Blakely's mother figured Concord would be a better fit. And he was thriving at the school, a kid "who as good a football player as he was, was just as good, if not better, a teammate and person," Minutemen football coach Brian Hamilton said. "Incredible future ahead of him."
Sadly, that promise ended Saturday night in a hail of bullets in San Francisco's Bayview district, police said. Blakely, 17, died when he was shot by an unknown assailant on Ocescola Lane about 10 p.m., police said.
Blakely was with friends when someone fired at least one shot into his head, police and friends said. At least one friend drove Blakely to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
No suspects have been arrested, and police have not released any other details. It is unclear why Blakely was in San Francisco, but his father lives in the Bayview district, and Blakely visited often, multiple sources said.
The teen's family could not immediately be reached for comment Monday.
Grief counselors were available at Concord High, Principal Dr. Gary McAdam said, and likely would remain at the school throughout the week.
"A lot of kids are visibly upset," McAdam said. "We have crisis teams in place. It's just sad, a real tragedy."
Blakely was a popular student at the school, a gregarious outgoing sort who was carrying a 3.6 GPA and "probably was going to attend a UC school," McAdam said. The teen had sat for his senior portrait earlier Saturday, McAdam said.
Blakely moved from San Francisco to live with his mother but returned often to visit his father, McAdam said.
"He was just such a polite, respectful young man, very well-rounded, very charismatic," said Trista Alves, the mother of one of Blakely's best friends. "He cared a lot about the other people in his life. And he loved his football."
On the field, Blakely played cornerback and safety and helped the Minutemen to a 10-3 season by making 86 tackles, according to stats used by MaxPreps.com, a national website that tracks high school sports.
"He came from a background of not having much, so he really appreciated what he had," Hamilton said. "His thoughts were always on others."
Hamilton said that after he informed his team, some players voted to purchase Christmas trees for families in need and to donate them in Blakely's honor.
"That's the kind of kid he was," Hamilton said. "Our kids figured that was the best way to honor him."
A vigil is planned for the teen at 7 p.m. Friday at the football field, Hamilton said.
Bay City News Service contributed to this report. Rick Hurd covers breaking news. Follow him at Twitter.com/3rdERH.


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OAKLAND, California (April 25, 2011) – Fair Trade USA, the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, today releases its 2010 Almanac. With more than 9,500 Fair Trade Certified™ consumer products offered by more than 700 industry partners at more than 60,000 retail locations, this yearly report serves as a barometer for the health and growth of Fair Trade in the United States.
The 2010 edition showcases record volumes of Fair Trade Certified imports, a dramatic increase in organic imports, expansion into popular new product categories, a surge in consumer demand and increased brand recognition for Fair Trade Certified goods. This continues to parallel overall growth in consumer awareness of Fair Trade, which has quadrupled in the past five years.
While the world economy saw continued instability in 2010, Fair Trade USA bucked the trend and certified nearly 109 million pounds of Fair Trade coffee, 62 percent of which was also certified organic. Not only did this growth result in over $44 million in premium funds paid to coffee farmers to date, it also reflects the ever growing desire for socially-conscious consumers to align their purchasing habits with their values. The money generated by this surge in consumer demand can be reinvested into farming businesses to build infrastructure and capacity, as well as into farming communities for schools, roads, health care and other development efforts.
"As consumer demand for ethically-produced goods increases, we're able to chip away at the cycle of poverty that grips farming communities around the world," said Paul Rice, President and CEO of Fair Trade USA. "Through their participation in Fair Trade, farming families have earned more than $220 million in additional income since 1998, $56 million of which will be invested specifically in community development programs that provide access to education and life-saving health care."
One of the most exciting advances that occurred in 2010 was expansion within both new and existing product categories, revealing increased demand in the U.S. market for Fair Trade items across the board. Just a few of these new products include apparel, green peppers, vodka and a wide array of herbs, spices and extracts. In 2010, over eight million pounds of all-organic Fair Trade pineapples were also re-introduced to the market.
In response to the increased availability of Fair Trade goods, 2010 was witness to tremendous growth in several key product categories in addition to coffee. Cocoa experienced a 67 percent growth in imports since 2009, 88 percent (3,882,000 lbs) of which was also certified organic. Fair Trade citrus saw a 96 percent increase in growth in 2010, imports of sugar rose by 60 percent (89 percent also organic), and imported pounds of certified vanilla nearly quadrupled due to recent commitments from major U.S. buyers. We're also hopeful to see additional growth after two Fair Trade wines recently achieved 90+ scores from Wine Spectator, indicating significant increases in quality and recognition from industry insiders.
Along with product expansion, 92 new producer groups joined the Fair Trade system in 2010, representing an additional 140,000 farmers. New coffee groups accounted for nearly 30 percent of the total growth. Our U.S. business partners expanded their purchases as well, sourcing certified goods from a new total of 878 producer organizations in 70 countries around the world.
As these numbers reveal, Fair Trade certification helps farmers, industry partners and consumers alike make every purchase matter, contributing to the long-term sustainability of farming communities around the world. In just 12 years, we've established the Fair Trade Certified label as the leading mark of sustainability and responsible sourcing. Today, it assures consumers that the quality products they purchase are improving lives and protecting the environment.
For the complete 2010 almanac report visit www.FairTradeUSA.org/resource-library/downloads
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced that large bank holding companies would need to comply with the Volcker Rule's ban on proprietary trading by July 21, 2014. That gives the industry, regulators and Congress plenty of time to continue hash-out what the rule actually prohibits -- and what it allows -- as compliance headaches are sure to continue.
As part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act -- signed into law by President Obama in July 2010 -- the Volcker Rule prohibits bank holding companies from engaging in most forms of proprietary trading while severely limiting banks' investments in private equity funds and hedge funds. The rule was proposed by the president and supported by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker. Investment banks Goldman Sachs ( GS) and Morgan Stanley ( MS) and the "big four" bank holding companies, including Bank of America ( BAC), JPMorgan Chase ( JPM), Wells Fargo ( WFC) and Citigroup ( C) are already in the midst of a major transition in order to eventually comply with the rule, and an exodus of investment talent from the large banks has already begun, with analysts and portfolio managers starting their own hedge funds. Foreign bank are also scrambling over Volcker. Deutsche Bank ( DB), for example, in March reorganized its U.S. subsidiary Taunus Corp. so that it would no longer be considered a bank holding company, thus avoiding Federal Reserve supervision and escaping the Volcker Rule. In its 2011 10-K report filed in late February, Morgan Stanley said that it's "business and operations are expected to be impacted" way before the July 2014 deadline, "as operating models, investments and legal structures must be reviewed and gradually adjusted to the new legal environment." Kevin Petrasic -- a partner in the Paul Hastings Global Banking practice in the firm's Washington, D.C. office -- says that "Volcker is one more reason for foreign banks to reconsider their commitment to US interests, both operationally and on the investment/capital side of the equation," which "could have significant longer term implications for US capital markets and growth, as well as US jobs -- in the capital market arena and expanding outward from there." Frank Mayer -- a partner in the Financial Services Practice Group of Pepper Hamilton LLP, in the firm's Philadelphia office -- said that "financial institutions are trying to understand exactly what the regulators think congress meant," when banning short-term proprietary trading, but making exceptions for certain risk management activities," and that "this period of time will allow the regulators, the industry and perhaps congress to hold hearings to establish congressional intent on this provision."


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New Hudson, Mich. -- Icom North America announced Thursday an installation program for 140 propane autogas Ford F150 pickup trucks for use by Menards home improvement stores.
The vehicles will serve 36 Menards locations throughout Illinois and at Menards' Eau Claire West store in Wisconsin.
Icom North America has teamed with Menards on a project to up-fit its JTG II Liquid Injection Propane System on Menards fleet of Ford F150 pickups equipped with a 3.7-liter engine.
The project begins with the up-fitting of vehicles in 36 Illinois stores and one Wisconsin store providing pickups for customer rentals and general store services. Icom-trained Installer Metro Motors of Cicero, Ill., is performing the installations.
The project will potentially expand to other Midwest-based Menards stores, providing a greener, more efficient fleet for the retailer, which is committed to using propane as an alternative fuel.
"We're glad to be advancing our company forward into this growing market since propane is a cleaner burning fuel and less expensive, so it's a win-win for everyone," added Jeff Abbott, a Menards spokesperson.


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White StoneRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
There is such a male as the one who came out of white stone;
at a distance his beard sparkles like flame;
the earth trembles under his feet;
when he cries out, the devils run for shelter;
a gust of wind comes from under his wings.
AnswerA rooster.
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