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Washington has indicated in the past that it's prepared to talk directly with Iran, and talks involving all five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany have made little headway. Several rounds of internationoal sanctions have cut into Iran's oil sales and financial transactions.
Last month Iran, in a defiant move ahead of a new round of talks expected soon with the six powers, announced plans to vastly increase its pace of uranium enrichment. That can be used to make both reactor fuel and the fissile core of warheads.
Biden told an international security conference that "there is still time, there is still space for diplomacy backed by pressure to succeed." He did not specify any timeframe.
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Diversionary would be going "hey look over there someone just got an ace" and then pouring water all over the pad. But I wouldn't do that, I follow the rules.
How would that not be following the rules? You are not breaking any rule... just intentionally working the competition. I applaud this behavior. The more people impervious to idiots the better. Breaking the rules isn't an issue. Takes all kinds to stir a pot. Different stokes for different folks.
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Presenting The Motorized Patriot...
NECA's first wave of Bioshock Infinite action figures - Elizabeth and The Boys of Silence - look great, but they don't exactly bowl me over. It's nothing against NECA, it's just hard for me to invest in characters from a game that hasn't even been released yet (it comes out March 26). My tune is starting to change, however, as NECA's Bioshock Infinite Toy Fair reveal dropped my jaw.
Presenting the Motorized Patriot, a new "Heavy Hitter" class of bad guys in the game and a new deluxe action figure coming this summer. Creepy robotic George Washington aside, its the very cool (and large) gatling gun he packs that puts this fig on my must-have list. Like faceless space soldiers (Boba Fett, etc), I have a thing or two for figures firing massive mini guns (MGS' Vulcan Raven instantly comes to mind). Like NECA's Bioshock Big Daddy, the Motorized Patriot will carry a slightly higher price point due to its size. Note that the figure on display was a prototype and not the final product. NECA informed us that the finished figure will include two American flags mounted on his back.
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Troop 37 Boy Scout earns Eagle rank
Los Altos Boy Scout Troop 37 recognized Corey Moran for earning his Eagle rank at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor in the spring at Lucie Stern Community Center in Palo Alto.
Moran is the third generation in his family to become an Eagle Scout, joining his father, Peter, and late grandfather, Ken.
Moran has been active in scouting for 12 years, first in Cub Scout Pack 77 at Almond School before joining Troop 37 in 2006.
He has earned 21 merit badges, camped 84 nights, hiked 49 miles and led a wilderness canoe trip of more than 100 miles in Canada's Quetico Provincial Park and the Boundary Waters Wilderness of Minnesota.
For his Eagle project, Moran designed and built the complete stage set for Broken Box Theatre Company's production of "A Christmas Carol" at Los Altos High School. He and fellow volunteers contributed more than 250 service hours to the project.
Moran, the son of Peter and Anne Moran of Los Altos, graduated from Los Altos High School in June, where he was active in the Broken Box Theatre Company, swimming and water polo. He is studying industrial engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.


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Shopko will open for extended hours and feature special door buster prices on hundreds of items beginning Thanksgiving Day.
The company joined the ranks of other retailers who have encroached on Thanksgiving Day in order to capture a share of holiday sales some forecasts show growing marginally this year. Shopko stores will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day and 100 items will be available at door buster prices that were originally planned for Black Friday, the company said. Stores will re-open for Black Friday at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving night and remain open until 11 pm Friday. More than 600 items will be featured at Shopko store locations at door buster prices when doors open at 9 pm Thursday through noon on Friday, while supplies last.
Shopko Hometown stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with 50 door buster items being released early. Shopko Hometown stores will open at 5 a.m. on Black Friday and remain open until 9 p.m. with over 300 special door buster items available when doors open at 5 a.m. until noon.
Shopko.com will offer special Thanksgiving Day door busters beginning at 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. and hundreds of items at door buster prices will be offered for Black Friday on Shopko.com beginning at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving night straight through until noon Friday.
Beginning Saturday, November 10, Shopko is offering free standard shipping with a $49 purchase at Shopko.com. Standard shipping is also free on all online jewelry purchases, with no minimum purchase amount.
"Our customers have told us they are pressed for time and want flexible and convenient options for their holiday shopping so we are offering all of our door buster specials right when our doors open so customers don't have to wait for staggered specials to occur throughout the night," said Mike Bettiga, Shopko interim CEO, EVP and COO. "In our larger markets, Shopko stores will deliver great value on the newest and hottest items in all of our departments on both Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday. In our Shopko Hometown locations, we will offer the same great value without the need to travel outside the community. Shopko.com also provides our customers the convenience of shopping with Shopko without leaving the comfort of their homes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week."
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Texas' Wild West Days To Be Recreated at Fall Event
ALBANY, Texas — What promises to be the largest Wild West re-enactment Fort Griffin has ever staged, featuring more than 500 re-enactors, will unfold just north of Albany Sept. 17-19.
For three days this fall, buffalo hunters, gunfighters, saloon girls, drovers, gamblers, Indians, U.S. cavalry, sutlers and other frontier characters will trod the "dusty streets" of the late 19th century boomtown of Fort Griffin, which at its height boasted a population of 4,000. Hundreds of re-enactors will relive the late 1800s at Fort Griffin State Park & Historic Site and the adjacent Collins Creek Ranch during the "Fort Griffin Frontier Times" event. The private ranch occupies the site of the old frontier town.
The wild and wooly town of Fort Griffin, also known as "The Flat," enjoyed a reputation in the 1870s as having "a man for breakfast every morning." The frontier community sprang up at the crossroads of two major cattle trails that converged below a bluff, atop which the U.S. military established a frontier fort in 1867 during the Indian Wars. Frontier legends Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Billy the Kid, Sheriff Pat Garrett and Bat Masterson once walked its streets.
"This very special event will give visitors an opportunity to live a unique piece of our heritage on the very ground where our forefathers struggled and died to build a future for us to inherit," said Lester Galbreath, manager of Fort Griffin State Park & Historic Site. "We're going to try to replicate the feel of 1874. There'll be soldiers patrolling Main Street, drovers with longhorn herds, stagecoaches and 'soiled doves' hanging around the saloon."
Galbreath, who looks the part of an Old West character with cowboy attire and a handlebar mustache, said the public would be able to experience a variety of heritage activities during the event. Gunfights, buffalo gun and cannon demonstrations, frontier cavalry patrols and military drills, chuck wagons and a Native American village will add to the authenticity.
Visitors will "step back into" the days of the Western frontier among military and civilian re-enactments; living history presentations; displays of authentic cloths, uniforms, weapons, tents and flags; and Native American tepees, and buffalo hunter and cowboy camps. A variety of sutlers, or merchants, will be selling all kinds of authentic frontier wares in period stores located along a road running from the town to the old fort. Those attending the event will be able to walk between the two sites or ride a shuttle trailer.
Actual historical events that took place in old Fort Griffin, Galbreath noted, will be re-enacted during "Frontier Times." They will include a card game in which Doc Holliday cut a fellow poker player with a knife and fled town, under the cover of a fire set by Doc's girlfriend, Big Nose Kate. Another will feature the 1874 Bee Hive Saloon shootout, one of the biggest gunfights in the Wild West.
Fort Griffin was once home to 400 troops, but was abandoned in 1881, some six years after the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon effectively ended the Indian Wars. The state park — home to the Official Texas Longhorn Herd — preserves the partial rock remnants of several original 1860s-era fort buildings, as well as reconstructions of wood-framed structures such as the soldiers' barracks, bakery, officers' quarters, mess hall and hospital. Money raised from the event will help continued restoration efforts at the fort.
Fort Griffin State Park & Historic Site occupies just a little more than 500 acres split into almost equal parcels by U.S. Highway 283. The Visitors Center and remains of the historic fort occupy one part of the park, while the campground, longhorn pens and pasture and hiking trails comprise the recreational unit of the state park on the banks of the Clear Fork, a Brazos River tributary. Camping facilities range from primitive tent sites to RV sites with water, electricity and sewer hookups.
Fort Griffin is located on U.S. Highway 283, 15 miles north of Albany, about an hour's drive from Abilene and three hours' drive from Fort Worth. For more information, call (325) 762-3592.
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Lorraine Massey introduces her new book
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It was funny to see how some editors would hesitate to get a curl makeover, with the usual excuses used by curly girls to straighten their hair, "I don't have nice curls" or "I have frizz, not curls" or "I don't really have curly hair" and then once their strands got a little of Lorraine's Curly Girl TLC, they realized how pretty their natural texture was.
Luckily, a photographer for the event took before and after photos because some of the transformations were utterly amazing. One woman looked about fifteen years younger when the dry, frizzy, blown-out hair she came in with turned into soft, elegant waves. (She was stunned and emailed me after the party to say so was her husband!) Another was shocked that what she called her "bad curls" were actually beautiful because they were given the right hydration and care. There were many stories like that- and many happy late night emails. The other thing I found exciting was that, after seeing the gorgeous ringlets around them, some of the naturally straight editors were so green with envy that they had their hair curled using gel and clips!
In addition to the curl makeovers and a heartfelt speech from Lorraine, there was yummy food (with curly cucumber and carrot garnishes), curl-tinis (a sangria type drink created by Lorraine), a guess-the-number-of-curls-in-the-jar activity and raffle. The night ended with a stream of newly curled and waved girls leaving the party with goody bags filled with DevaCurl products, a galley of the book, Curly Whirly candies and M&M's that said "Curly Girl: The Handbook." Curly or straight, a good time was had by all!


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Welcome to the new Press & News
By Cory Hendrickson, Director of New Media
A little over a year ago, we launched an updated version of the Press & News. In that time, it appears that many of you have grown to appreciate the stories we bring you every day.
Today, I'm proud to bring you the next version of the Press & News. You'll notice quite a few changes to the site. We hope you like using it more. The changes have been made in response to feedback from the community. A couple of the highlights:
- The new version takes advantage of HTML 5 to bring you the same stories in a friendly format whether you visit us from your computer browser, iPad or mobile phone. A year ago, mobile browsing was nice. Today, it's a necessity.
- Stories are bigger and easier to read. Whatever way you slice it, we're not confined by the space of a sheet of paper in the online world. We made the fonts bigger, the pictures bigger, and the spacing bigger. No more eye strain.
- Full coverage on the home page. You'll now see every new story we post on the home page rather than a selection of what we think you'll be interested in. We cover a lot. Rather than try and decide what fits your interest, we're happy to bring it all to you in a quick and easy to scan format. Maybe you'll find something you didn't know we covered.
- New comments. We really like the features Disqus offers. It allows you to have a single account that works on more news sites across the country. Plus, the ability to log in using other authentication methods (Facebook included), makes it the easiest to start using.
Change is always hard. You've grown accustomed to seeing our stories arranged in a certain way. I expect it to take a day or two before you get used to the new design. But I hope you'll find the new layout easier to use in the long run.
We'd love to hear your thoughts on what we're missing. There are new features we're planning to get to you as the months move on. In the meantime, tell us what you'd like to see ([email protected]). Or if you really want to let me know personally, [email protected].
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TORONTO — The Toronto Symphony Orchestra announced earlier this summer that it had chosen Shalom Bard as its new resident conductor to work along with the TSO's music director, the conductor Peter Oundjian.
Bard, 38, who was born in Haifa and moved to Toronto with his family in June 1990, is the first Israeli-Canadian to lead the orchestra.
He'll also assume the mantle of conductor of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra (TSYO).
He applied to the orchestra through a program set up by the RBC Foundation's Emerging Artists Project, which decided to invest $400,000 in Canadian arts programs, including setting up a new, two-year resident-conductor position with the TSO.
The bank also sponsored an affiliate-composer position with the orchestra, which was filled by local composer Kevin Lau, who will also work with Bard.
The Israeli-Canadian, who is a clarinettist, comes from a family of musicians. His father is a cantor, his mother is a pianist and his brother is a violinist.
Bard sat down with The CJN at Roy Thomson Hall to discuss his new job, a smile etched on his face throughout the interview.
"This is literally a dream come true. I've daydreamed about this. I've sat as a clarinettist in the symphony. It seems like only yesterday that I used to think, 'Wouldn't it be great [to be a conductor], and now I'm here. It's amazing," he said.
The bonus, he said, is that he's conducting the TSO, an orchestra whose system he learned while guest-conducting for the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra (TSYO) and through performances as a soloist with the main orchestra over the last 15 years.
Like many artists, his life has been a journey of musical discoveries and creative growth, he said.
He started studying and playing clarinet at age 12, and within months of coming to Canada, had joined the TSYO.
By 1992, he'd graduated from the University of Toronto; then he obtained his master's degrees in orchestral conducting and clarinet performance from McGill University and the University of Southern California respectively.
"I actually missed my [SoCal] convocation in 1999 because the TSO had an audition for second clarinet, which I won," he said.
After a year as second clarinettist with the TSO, Bard freelanced for various orchestras, including the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Orchestra and the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra.
Up to this point though, one of the highlights of his career was an invitation by Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra conductor Zubin Mehta to be his acting principal clarinettist for the 2001-02 season.
Prior to his new position with the TSO, last year, Bard honed his conducting chops with various organizations, including as resident conductor of Symphony Nova Scotia, assistant conductor for Educational Concerts with the Herbert Zipper Orchestra of Los Angeles, and one season as conductor of Toronto's Mooredale Youth Orchestra.
He said he doesn't know why the conducting bug bit him, but he knows it bit him hard.
"I do it because I must," Bard said, echoing a quote from one of his favourite poet's, Rainer Maria Rilke. "I struggle with conducting. But at the end of the day, I know this is the right sandbox for me to struggle in. That's what I know."
Though the prep-work of a conductor is often a solitary thing – Bard said he often sits alone in his home, in silence, envisioning the composition he is about to perform in order to "get behind the notes" – the great enjoyment is then having an orchestra to use as an outlet for his vision of the score.
"An orchestra is the most magnificent palette and instrument to play with," he said. "The possibilities are endless, which is where things get complicated. It can change with the acoustics [of a venue] or with the makeup of a particular orchestra."
Outside work, Bard said he's happy to be back in Toronto and, when time permits, will get back into some socializing patterns that he's missed while away.
"I used to play some pickup basketball games with some friends at a local gym. I hope to do that some more," he said, smiling.
Bard is scheduled to conduct more than 20 concerts during the TSO's 2012-13 season.
His TSO debut will come on Oct. 20, when he conducts the orchestra and guest violinist Maxim Vengerov for performances of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.
Bard said while he doesn't have a favourite composer to conduct, he loves the romantic classics by Beethoven, Brahms and Mozart. "I can't get enough of that," he said.
"But whatever I'm doing at any given moment, even if it's a piece I've never heard before, the live sound of it becomes a special thing."
Asked if his conducting is informed by his Jewish and dual Israeli-Canadian heritage, he said he hoped so.
"I've been conducting now for four years and you draw into your music from your life. And being Jewish, and a proud Israeli, there's a rich culture and history full of wisdom and suffering, and music describes all those things. It's an art that points to the past as well as the future.
"The reason Beethoven's Fifth will forever be played is because… it's the rattling of change. In today's world, you see social upheaval, especially in my neighbourhood, the Middle East. So there are very contemporary ideas in those [classical] compositions. Being born in Israel makes one really wish for peace and all music has yearning. So it's easy for me to [channel] that into my work."
Bard said he hopes to be an ambassador for "all the beautiful things that are happening in Israel, and not the bad things that the media reports" from the Holy Land.


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Regroup Alert Messaging
CCC&TI is pleased to announce the availability of a new campus alert and group messaging system. In partnership with Regroup Inc., CCC&TI now provides text message, e-mail and voice broadcast services for the campus community. This system will provide instant notices to students, faculty and staff dealing with campus delays, important dates, closures and emergency alerts at CCC&TI.
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Weeknights are better than weekends; the further in the future you go, the better the availability.
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Recommended for ages 4 & up. Please, no children under 4.
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Approx. 2 hrs 30 mins. plus a 15 minute intermission
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If a show is sold-out, a very limited number of day-of-performance tickets may get released for sale (at the box office only) right before show time. To purchase released tickets you must stand in the cancellation line at the box office on the day-of-performance only. Standing in the cancellation line does not guarantee a ticket. The number of tickets available varies per show and are available on a first-come first-served base in the cancellation line.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Soaking rains drenched Central Florida for a fifth straight day, and the wet weather is expected to continue into the weekend.
Flood watches and warnings were issued for much of Central Florida on Friday, as rain is expected to continue throughout the evening.
Meanwhile, several crashes plagued the highways in Brevard County Friday night as the rain continued to fall. A tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 95, backing up traffic through rush hour.
Brevard County Sheriff's Office said 25 people were involved in the crashes with nine requiring hospital care, but no fatalities.
There's a 50 percent chance of rain Saturday, and temperatures will top off in the mid-80s. Overnight lows into Saturday morning will be in the upper 60s.
Cape Canaveral received nearly 4 inches of rain since Thursday morning, while Orlando International Airport recorded 1.65 inches, a record for May 2. Orlando Executive Airport had just over 3 inches of rain.
Minor street flooding was reported in some areas, but no major damage was reported. A 70 foot tree was toppled on Ocean Drive in Apopka, damaging the roof of a home and crushing a fence. No one was injured, however.
Rain chances drop to 30 percent on Sunday and diminish even further next week.
"Finally, we'll be able to dry out a little bit," Bridges said.
Meanwhile, severe weather struck South Florida on Thursday.
The National Weather Service says a tornado cut a half-mile path of damage near the Florida Atlantic University campus in Boca Raton. The twister took down fences, trees, a store sign, power lines and parts of a roof.
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For on the Floor: The Skills Scramble
Kathy | April 1, 2009
What do you do with an aging workforce? More to the point, what are you doing with your aging workforce? This is part of the most recent question we asked of our MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY Reader Panelists. We also asked how their maintenance operation deals with the shortage of trained workers.
Twenty years ago, these issues could be treated separately. Today, with the oldest wave of Baby Boomers now lining up for Social Security, they have become two sides of the same coin. Among the many statistics available on the topic(s), here's one that efficiently addresses it:
The retirement-age population is projected to be more than twice as large in 2030 as it was in 2000, jumping from 35 million to 72 million. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau).
So in 2009, we're nearly a third of the way toward reaching that 72 million mark. Couple this with other information you've seen about the high percentage of U.S. manufacturers who say they can't find qualified workers to fill open positions (81%, according to a 2005 report from the National Association of Manufacturers), as well as the various projects begun in the last decade to build interest in manufacturing among the young, and the scope of the problem takes shape: Experienced workers are leaving the workforce in greater numbers than replacements can be found —and could be doing so for some time.
The economic downturn further spins the problem. With demand and production down, fewer workers are needed. While this has hastened the release of experienced workers (especially from automakers), it has not accelerated the search for their replacements. Some of the experienced workers have found opportunities elsewhere, thus fending off their retirements and increasing the chance that their skill knowledge will be preserved. This is a plus for them and their new employers. But the value these workers bring is short-term. It will only postpone the need for new talent, not replace it. When budgets again become more robust, those who have delayed finding, nurturing and training their next generation of workers may find themselves without one.
None of this is lost on the Maintenance Technology Reader Panelists, who seem to be experiencing all combinations of the above events. Here's exactly what we asked them, followed by their responses:
How has your maintenance operation been affected by the shortage of trained workers and/ or the retirement of experienced workers? How are you and your company meeting the challenge this presents
"We have been fortunate in the mechanical disciplines due to surrounding industries such as Ford and GM that have provided people to us as they've reduced their operations," says a project manager in the Midwest. He adds that while a local trade school also keeps the company supplied with machine operators, he has been less fortunate finding electricians and machinists. "Because of this," he says, "we find ourselves looking out of town when a full machinist is required. This fills the need, but it places greater strain on our hiring costs."
A maintenance supervisor, also in the Midwest, reports a similar experience."Our company trains people who migrate from production to maintenance," he says, "but the training for maintenance mechanics, machine repair, electrician/hvac and pipe fitters is expensive. Now, with the availability of skilled people because of the automotive downturn in our state, we hope to hire journeyman-grade people and save the training money."
Not all maintenance departments have this option, of course. A maintenance mechanic at an East Coast utility, for example, says that the do-more-with-less mantra has essentially become corporate policy at his operation that has lost many positions through retirement and attrition. He notes that the maintenance team has coped with these losses because it knows its equipment, processes, procedures and systems. "But the squeeze is on because there's no time for knowledge transfer," he says, "and we are all getting older."
This Panelist's company has acknowledged its widening skill gap, though, and has begun what he terms a mechanic's boot camp. It ensures that workers have the basic skill sets required and the safety knowledge to see procedures done right, he tells us. "They aren't allowed to touch a tool until they are through this course." After course completion, trainees are paired with mentors. "This means the job takes longer," he says,"but the challenge of striking a balance between production and training is one I have faith we'll overcome."
Mentoring can bridge the gap
Mentoring is a solution used to great effect by some Panelists. One utilities-industry maintenance mechanic, for example, credits his company's mentoring program for helping him impart the "tribal knowledge" needed to run his plant to 25 new hires in the past four years. With his response to this month's question, he included a 16-page Mentoring Guide his organization uses to explain the mentoring process. It outlines specific responsibilities and goals of the program, as well as the expected relationship between trainee and mentor. It includes worksheets and a page of suggested outside reading.
Another Panelist, a consultant, says companies without structured mentoring programs are missing the boat. As he puts it, youth-outreach programs need that second step, and maintenance teams can't depend on CMMS systems alone to accurately convey deep details. "Good mentoring efforts are the one thing I see missing for the most part," he asserts. "So much of the corporate memory today still resides in the heads and desk drawers of the senior people, especially in the craft and technician areas."
But experienced workers continue to leave
At press time, manufacturing layoffs continue among companies seeking a quick route to profitability. But the cost of big layoffs is high, both monetarily and in terms of lost experience, laments a Panelist in the Midwest who consults for large industrial clients. "A major U.S. client of mine with a substantial retirement fund has been using that fund to 'improve productivity' by retiring folks early," he explains. "This has cost them tens of millions of dollars per quarter in some places. And when the people who know how and when to do things are lost," he says, "there is nothing to fill the vacuum." He adds that approximately 70% of maintenance workers in his client's industry have more than 30 years experience and are currently eligible to retire, either by choice or directive. "This is terrifying," he says,"if you're the man counting on the equipment to meet production schedules."
It's also a terrifying thought for others, including—but not limited to—workers who are receiving their walking papers. That's what recently happened to one of our international Panelists. "I was employed as the Maintenance Systems project manager, heavily involved in fundamental plant-reliability issues, tribology and training," he reports. "Because there is only a limited on-site knowledge of utilities, I was also involved in getting the details right (pipe layouts, correct steam traps, etc.). Now the company is facing a sales slowdown so I've been laid off." This Panelist adds that his talents are unusual because he has trades background across various industries, as well as a college degree. "I am working toward a Master's in Maintenance Management. But that does not seem to count, so out the door I go!" MT
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In a past interview with the Charlotte Observer , J.J. Redick said, "I think I'll be a role player like 80 percent of the players in the league are." J.J. continued to say that he doesn't "expect to be a star," and he is just going to "shoot," and "be a team player," seems to fit the mold of the type of player Herb Simon, Larry Bird, and Jim O'Brien are looking for in their attempt to change the culture, chemistry, and style of the Indiana Pacers.
Since Redick was selected 11th overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2006 NBA Draft, J.J. was correct about one of his predictions, he hasn't become a star. Redick not becoming a star isn't a result of a lack in effort, injuries, or a bad attitude, but it's a result of his head coaches Brian Hill (2006-07) and Stan Van Gundy (2007-08) never letting him play. In Redick's first two years in the NBA, the Orlando Magic haven't allowed the arguable best shooter in the history of college basketball the opportunity to shoot the ball, so the notion that Redick can't play in the NBA is absurd because nobody really knows. Since Redick publicly demanded a trade for the second time in his young career Pacers fans can only hope Larry Bird sees the potential in J.J. Redick and attempts to package a deal to bring J.J. to the Indiana Pacers, just look at the career turnaround the last Duke player Bird brought to the Pacers had, Mike Dunleavy Junior.
To put Redick's playing time with the Orlando Magic into perspective Flip Murray joined the Pacers for their final 23 games and played 529 minutes. In the same season (2007-08) with the Orlando Magic, out of the 82 regular season games Redick was only given the opportunity to play in 34 games, playing 276 minutes. Even 27 year old Andre Owens of the Indiana Pacers received more playing time (392 minutes) in comparison to Redick. In knowing Owens is technically a point guard and Redick a shooting guard, I still believe that with the Pacers currently rebuilding, having Redick on the Pacers roster and giving him 15-20 minutes a game would not only fill up more seats but with Redick's upside he could ultimately end up a legitimate scoring threat, I know we just got Brandon Rush but Redick has been in the league for 2 years he is young and even more ready to step in and hell the Bulls had Michael Jordan but that didn't stop them from bringing Steve Kerr in for 20 minutes a night, good players find time and Redick would find time on our roster. Redick still has unknown potential and with hardly playing the last two years the Pacers could get Redick at a discount.
When first hired by the Indiana Pacers Jim O'Brien said the Pacers need to add shooters because he likes the 3-point shot. In shooting the three-ball his first season at a franchise record setting pace, JOB proved to the fans that he sincerely is committed to the three-ball, but as he said on an online chat transcript with fans on Pacers.com, "We don't want to take bad three-point shots, our definition of a good three is when we have a standstill open three-pointer." When asked who he believed were 3-point threats, JOB mentioned Granger, Dunleavy, Williams, Murphy, and Tinsley. With Tinsley likely out of the Pacers future plans, it is obvious that a 12 man active roster with a system and coaching style built around the three-ball needs more than a third of the players with three-ball capabilities. Now that T.J. Ford and Jarrett Jack are goign to be running the show, that will open up even more open shots for Redick, especially with Ford's lighting fast speed and ability to run the floor like no other!
In 2004, Dick Vitale called Redick the best pure shooter in college basketball since Chris Mullin was at St. John's in the early 1980s and Pacers fans surely haven't forgotten about the impact Mullin had on the Pacers when acquired from Golden State for center Eric Dampier (Mullin helped the Pacers to the 2000 NBA Finals). In reference to Redick, former AP National Coach of the Year Matt Doherty said, "If you were to teach a young man how to shoot, you would show him video of J.J. Redick because his form is textbook." During his playing days in college, no shooter received more attention from defenses than Redick, and that pool of players included the likes of Chris Paul, Ben Gordon, and Rashad McCants. With Paul averaging over 37 minutes per game, Gordon 31, and McCants 27 in the 2007-08 NBA season it makes no sense whatsoever that Redick averaged only 8 minutes per game with the Orlando Magic.
Many of the NBA experts projected Redick in the worst case scenario to end up in a similar role as Steve Kerr had during his 5 year stint with the Chicago Bulls. During his time in Chicago, Kerr averaged 23 minutes per game, shot 47 3P%, averaged 8 points per game, and helped the Bulls to three NBA championships (and two more later in his career with the San Antonio Spurs in a diminished role). One of the main arguments against Redick is that he is too small. With Kerr being 6-1 and 180 lb he was undoubtedly successful and useful in a pure shooter role player off the bench for Chicago, so why couldn't the 6-4 190 lb Redick do the same for a team in the NBA like the Pacers? In his career at Duke, Redick made 457 three pointers, ranking number one in NCAA and ACC history. It is obvious that Redick can shoot the three-ball and the Pacers need more three point threats. With the chance of getting Redick for someone like similarly under utilized (and over glorified) Jeff Foster who is on the downside of his career, who many teams, including the Orlando Magic, need the strengthen their up front players (had talks with Magic fans who said they would be sad to see Redick go, but are fully open to the trade of Foster for Redick to help them win now) Pacers fans can only hope Larry Bird at least calls Magic GM Otis Thorpe about Redick. Redick is now stuck behind 3 other shooting guards as the Magic and Stan Van Gundy continue to screw this young man over, bring him to JOB and Larry, they will find him a place and he will thrive in Indy!
Awards Redick Won at Duke
James Sullivan Award
John R. Wooden Award
James Naismith Award
Adolph F. Rupp Trophy (Repeat)
Senior CLASS Award
Consensus All-American (Repeat)
AP National Player of the Year
NABC Co-Player of the Year
USBWA Co-Player of the Year
ESPN National Player of the Year
Sporting News National Player of the Year
Basketball Times National POY
ACC Player of the Year (Repeat)
ACC Tournament MVP (Repeat)
Quotes About Redick
"I'm glad he's on our side because we still have a chance as long as we have him."
"He's off the charts with focus and commitment. Nobody has had more or done it better here...He's one of the truly great players to play in this conference. Of all time, this kid's a treasure. That's part of learning every year and not being satisfied with where you're at. He's a believer."
Duke Blue Devils Head, Coach Mike Krzyzewski
"He's more than just a shooter. He's tough and knows how to play."
Boston Celtics Head Coach, Doc Rivers
"I saw [J.J.] against Texas, and he shot the lights out. I saw him against Memphis, and he shot the lights out. Those are two fairly athletic teams. The ACC is filled with athletes who tried to shut him down, and he set the all-time scoring record."
Portland Trail Blazers GM John Nash
"He's the best shooter in the college game by far. His footwork, finish, rotation. It's flawless; it really is."
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School officials and Alaska farmers are raving about a program that's putting substantial state money toward school meals for the first time, saying the $3 million grant has improved student diets across the state and given challenged growers a reliable market.
School cafeterias from Unalaska to Juneau are suddenly dishing up everything from smoked salmon to crab cakes to halibut fillets. Plans are in the works for more Alaska delights, including bison stew, sweet-potato fish sticks and birch syrup instead of refined sugar.
Supporters say the buy-local program keeps Alaska money in state, gives kids healthier choices than heat-to-eat processed meals, and helps create food security for a state that imports nearly all its groceries.
They want the one-time grant continued. But whether that will happen is anyone's guess. The conservative lawmaker who came up with the idea -- after he'd been attacked for refusing to supplement the federal school-meal program -- said last spring he feared creating an entitlement program.
Rand Rosecrans, a chef who runs the culinary classes at the high school boarding program in Galena, said this is one government grant that should continue.
"I don't see this as an entitlement," he said. "I see it as preventative medicine. Good government programs don't come along very often, but this just makes sense for the nutritional needs of our kids."
Rosecrans is referring to the 250 high school kids in Galena, an Alaska Native village along the Yukon River. Natives suffer huge rates of diabetes and heart disease because they eat more store-bought food and lead a less active lifestyle than they used to. The new grant is helping the students eat more of the wild fish that dominated their ancestor's diets, Rosecrans said.
With part of its $29,000 share of the grant, the Galena school district bought two tons of chum salmon from a Yukon River seafood processor 50 miles away that scoops up salmon with a fish wheel. Now, three times weekly, kids chow on dishes like salmon fettuccini and low-fat salmon dip, as long as it's offered on the right days.
"These kids love salmon, but you don't put it up against pizza. They're teenagers, you know," Rosecrans said.
But the salmon might beat the pizza soon enough. The district recently ordered fish smokers. Once they arrive, the school's student cooks plan to make kippered and smoked salmon with whole-grain penne pasta drizzled under Italian herb sauce. "The kids will come in and squeal."
The school district also used some of its cash to buy pigs, beef and ducks at state fairs, paying its distance-learning students who raise animals in 4H programs.
"Holy cow, the food is so good," said Chris Reitan, school district superintendent. "You're getting beef with no steroids injected into it, fresh salmon and pigs raised on local product. It's just good stuff."
The money is split up based on student numbers. The Anchorage School District will receive the largest share at $650,000, or about $13 a student. It plans to buy sweet-potato fish sticks made with Alaska pollock and coleslaw with Alaska-grown cabbage and carrots, among other things, said LaDonna Dean, the school district's new dietitian for student nutrition.
Dean said she's been working to improve school diets by offering more meals made from scratch, after hearing complaints from parents that the district's food wasn't healthy. The state money will help that effort.
"I'm really excited about the Alaska-grown grant because it's going to give us many more opportunities to help us expand what we're doing," she said.
Alaska farmers and seafood processors are gushing, too. Nearly all of the state's 54 school districts have signed up for the program, and the schools are buying Alaska food they couldn't afford when they received only federal support amounting to less than $2 a meal. If the grant continues, Alaska's small farms could expand and better compete against Lower 48-mega farms with cheaper deals, making Alaska food more likely to reach grocery stores, the farmers say.
Bryce Wrigley, a barley grower with Wrigley Farms in Delta Junction, said he built the only flour mill in Alaska late last winter because he fears the massive food shortages the state will face if, say, a natural disaster disrupts the supply chain that brings in 95 percent of Alaska's groceries -- mostly by barge through the Port of Anchorage.
By coincidence, the Alaska Legislature approved the grant a few months later. So far, Wrigley has sold more than a ton of barley flour to districts. Southeast schools have served cream of barley cereal. The Fairbanks district has whipped up rolls. And more requests are coming in. Best of all, the barely is healthy because it's low-gluten, good for diabetic diets, and fresher than any milled flour in the state, he said.
"Alaska farmers grow a lot, but there's no market for most of our capacity," Wrigley said. "This program finally opens up some avenues, and once you have cash flow, you can improve, grow and expand. And there's a strategic value to the state in doing what they can to get a local food system established."
Jeanie Dougherty, owner of Merryweather Farms in the village of Gustavus, said she sold sugar snap peas and 50 pounds of carrots to the Juneau School District. She hopes to sell more next year.
"The best thing is, the schools are so enthusiastic about this and I get enthusiastic thinking about feeding kids something healthy," she said.
Like many farmers, she was caught flat-footed by the grant, and didn't have a lot of produce to offer. By the time she caught wind of it late this summer, she'd let neighbors raid her small farm.
"It was like, 'Stop, stop, stop!' she said. "But this year will be different."
That is, if the grant gets re-upped. If it does, Ann Pennington, president of the Alaska School Nutrition Association, hopes that schools, growers and seafood processors know what's coming. The program can operate more efficiently if farmers know what to plant and schools know how much money they can expect.
"It's a stepping stone that was greatly appreciated," she said. "They're attempting to help our programs and we don't want to turn that away in any way. But consulting with us and talking with us would be really good. We were all taken aback."
Pennington also runs the food program for the Alaska Gateway School District in Tok, near the Canadian border. Her district received about $32,000 for some 400 students. She's hoping to buy bison raised by Stevens Village to make stew, plus chickens and beef from Delta Junction farms.
What took so long for the state to supplement school meals, something nearly every other state does?
Many have blamed state Rep. Bill Stoltze, a Republican and co-chair of the House Finance Committee, saying he stifled a Senate bill in committee that would have put $2 million in state money toward the federal program. Anchorage protester Kokayi Nosakhere even launched a month-long food strike over the delay, saying more Alaska kids could eat if Stoltze would only let the bill be heard.
After the food strike made headlines, Stoltze came up with the plan to create the $3 million appropriation, said Rep. Cathy Munoz, a Juneau Republican.
Munoz had created the companion version of the stifled Senate bill proposed by Rep. Bill Wielechowski of Anchorage. Munoz said she loves the compromise and wants the funding continued. She'll look to Stoltze and others to help make that happen.
Is Stoltze up for that? He didn't return phone calls for this story.
Contact Alex DeMarban at alex(at)alaskadispatch.com


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The only way I can see the priest not mentioning all three would be if he was drunk. Certainly he would correct his mistake, or if all else failed, simply mention the Trinity. Should a mistake be made, however, I think God would understand the intent. Heh.
I am sure there is at least one old priest somewhere whose memory is beginning to fail.
That's why priests have prayer books.
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jsun3thousand wrote:Disc golfers are holding the sport back.
Timko wrote:I really liked the 8x and 9x gazelles. They don't quite have the glide of the dx, but are great wind fighters and fly on some amazing low flex lines.
slowarm wrote:Been throwing my Circle Stamp Gazelle a lot lately. Now that it's taken some damage it slightly resembles a casual DX Gazelle...but it totally lacks the glide of it. Still, this glideless peace of s**t has found a place in my bag. I use it as a midrange - it's very reliable, good for both backhand and forearm plus it's very straight even in headwind if not ripped with full power. I used to have a Z-Wasp or Hornet for this slot, but for some reason I'm more comfortable with the CS Gazelle. Is it a sin to use a fairway driver for midrange duties? For the reference, I throw my Z-Buzzz about 10 meters further than the CS Gazelle.
I guess there's nothing special about the Champion CS Gazelle. There are lots of similar discs on market, I suppose. I like it, but it's definitely not anything like a DX Gazelle (well, the rim is the same).
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I'm a 2 year old player (I can drive approx 275-325).
Valkryie (DX plastic 167) - I use this mostly when I have alot of open space and I want a long S curve
Valkrye (Star plastic 171) - I use this when there's alot of trees so I don't ruin my DX version or when I don't need as big of an S curve
Predator (High overstable 173) - I use this when I need a heavy left turn overstable disc. Or I use this for a blade or sometimes trick shots.
Orion LF (Long fade 170ish) - This was recommended to me as a good into the wind disc
Quarter K II (understable 169) - I use this when I want to throw backhand and have a disc flop over for a right turning shot (opposite of Predator)
Teebird - I use this for a 250-275 fairway drive which needs to be precise
Buzz midrange - I am coming from an ultimate frisbee background and this felt more like an ultimate disc then the Roc did. The roc seemed to not hang up in the air as long or float.
Wizard putter - I like the feel of the putter but I'm not very good with it. I was worse with a Magnet and Aviar. I don't know what else to try. Was thinking Challenger.
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Opponents of Mactaggart and Mickel's proposed 350 home development on the outskirts of Devizes say it should not go ahead as it will increase traffic congestion and air pollution.
At the inquiry into Mactaggart and Mickel's appeal against refusal of planning permission for the scheme on a greenfield site next to Coate Bridge off Windsor Drive, Devizes Community Area Partnership (DCAP) said the draft Devizes Neighbourhood Plan, which identifies small scale sites in the town, would be more sustainable.
Rick Rowland, chairman of DCAP's housing group, claimed at the inquiry, held at the Corn Exchange, Devizes, that an assessment carried out by highway consultants for Wiltshire Council showed that the Devizes Neighbourhood Plan's proposals caused less congestion than Mactaggart and Mickel's scheme.
Parts of Devizes, notably London Road is often gridlocked at rush hour, and as a consequence air pollution exceeds European limits.
Mr Rowland said: "The Devizes traffic model shows that if this development (Mactaggart and Mickel's scheme) goes ahead journey times would increase by 35 per cent in evening rush hour. The trunk roads in Devizes are regularly congested and Wiltshire Council has designated it an area of air quality management."
Anthony Crean QC, representing Mactaggart and Mickel, said Wiltshire Council's environmental health department had no objections to the 350 home scheme and said Mactaggart and Mickel had agreed to the council's request for improvements to London Road with some widening of lanes plus traffic lights at the junction of London Road and Windsor Drive to mitigate the effect on traffic.
But Mr Rowland said these measures would not be enough.
"They are not even going to maintain the status quo. Undoubtedly they would make an improvement but the question is would it be enough?" Mr Rowland said.
John Kirkman, chairman of the Kennet group of Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), said the 350 home development would be harmful to traffic congestion and air quality.
He also said the site was not in Wiltshire Council's emerging Core Strategy which sets out development for the next 12 years and that the overwhelming opinion of the public was against it.
He said: "This case is a test for the Localism Act and the National Planning Policy Framework. We contend that the indication of local opinion in Devizes is a material consideration that should be given great weight."
The inquiry is expected to end today. The planning inspector in charge of the inquiry, John Felgate, will write a report with a recommendation to Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, who will make the decision on Mactaggart and Mickel's appeal.


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I am very interested in finding a teacher/mentor in the Theravada tradition. I am not able to travel, and I do not drive, so attending gatherings is not an option for me. I follow teachings (text and video) of Ajahn Noah Yuttadhammo and Ajahn Thanasanti Bhikkhuni on their websites, but I am curious to know if it is possible (or advisable) to develop a more personal teacher/student relationship online.
I understand that teachers cannot be expected to pour out their energies to individual students long distance, but has anyone ever known of this happening? And if so... would it be of benefit? How important is it to have a teacher?
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ETSU's Tiller, Bass among best in 1-AAfrom staff reports
JOHNSON CITY -- East Tennessee State seniors Tony Tiller (Lithonia, Ga.) and Aaron Bass (Clinton, Tenn.) both were rated highly in Division I-AA preseason position rankings released recently by The Sports Network.
Tiller, ranked second among cornerbacks, has become a shutdown corner for the Bucs over the last two seasons. In 2002, he was a coaches All-Southern Conference first-team selection after registering 41 tackles, one interception and eight pass break-ups despite being avoided by opposing quarterbacks on most passing downs.
After averaging 42.9 yards a kick last season, Bass was named as the fourth-best punter in the nation by TSN. He was a second-team coaches All-SoCon pick in 2002, after having 20 kicks of 50-yards or more and dropping 13 punts inside the 20. His punting average ranked him third in the conference and ninth in the nation.
ETSU opens its 2003 campaign on August 28 at 7 p.m. as they travel to Eastern Michigan. The Bucs home opener is on Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. against Concord College.
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IT now can manage tablet users as they remotely access their desktop computers using Splashtop Pro, just released by Splashtop Inc.
The company's consumer product, Splashtop Remote Desktop, has for some time allowed remote access to Mac and Windows desktop computers from iOS and Android devices, as well as from other desktop PCs. The company says the product especially shines on multimedia performance as they work closely with chipset companies to optimize their code.
Splashtop Pro lets IT manage and monitor users as well as deploy and set policy on use of the product. Users can be restricted to access by time of day or connection type; for instance, a user may be allowed to connect from inside the LAN, but not from the Internet. Administrators can see who is using the product, and when and from where they are connecting.
Computers can be set up for shared access. Connections are encrypted and also work inside VPNs.
Splashtop says the product can scale up to hundreds of users, but that it is focusing on companies with five to 25 users. When asked, the company was unsure whether such companies typically have an administrator to run Spashtop Pro.


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New American
April 16, 2013
A bill protecting the fundamental due process and habeas corpus rights of Californians is working its way through the state assembly.
On April 9, the assembly's Public Safety Committee unanimously approved the measure by a vote of 6-0.
The bill, AB 351, is sponsored by Assemblyman Tim Donnelly (R-33rd District) and it specifically guarantees the right of citizens of California to be free from any federal law that would authorize their indefinite detention in violation of habeas corpus, including the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Known as the California Liberty Preservation Act, AB 351 is backed by a politically diverse coalition, including Taxpayers for Improving Public Safety; the Bill of Rights Defense Committee; the Tenth Amendment Center; the California American Civil Liberties Union; San Francisco Board of Supervisors President, David Chiu; The Libertarian Party of California; and the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors.
Specifically, if enacted, the bill would shield from federal assault several fundamental constitutionally guaranteed civil liberties, "including the right of habeas corpus, the right to due process, the right to a speedy and public trial, and the right to be informed of criminal charges brought against him or her."
Relying on the 10th Amendment's reservation to the states and the people all powers not specifically delegated to the federal government in the Constitution, the bill is a constitutionally sound expression of state sovereignty.
In a press release issued by his office after the committee approved his bill, Assemblyman Donnelly recognizes his duty to resist attempts by Washington, D.C., to deny Americans of their most basic freedoms.
"The NDAA gives the executive branch — under not only President Obama, but also every future president — unprecedented power to detain US citizens without due process. This runs counter to the very principles that make America great, and violates our nation's commitment to the rule of law," said Assemblyman Donnelly.
He continued, "We have a moral duty to protect Californians from the disastrous consequences made possible by NDAA. When Constitutional protections are ignored, racist hysteria allows vulnerable groups to be targeted. It was not long ago we memorialized the tragedy of Japanese American internment camps on the floor of the California State Assembly. I am grateful for today's committee vote, which shows Californians that their representatives are serious about ensuring similar violations of freedom and human rights abuses never happen again within our State."
While text of the bill lays out specific ways in which the NDAA denies citizens many of the most basic constitutionally protected civil liberties, the surprising scope of the NDAA is unfamiliar to many.
President Barack Obama signed the latest National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law on January 2, renewing the power to apprehend and detain Americans indefinitely granted in the previous year's version.
Next, as for the most pernicious parts of the NDAA 2012 that remain in effect, a bit of history is in order.
On December 31, 2011, with the president's signing of that law, the writ of habeas corpus — a civil right so fundamental to Anglo-American common law history that it predates the Magna Carta — is voidable upon the command of the president of the United States. The Sixth Amendment right to counsel is also revocable at his will.
One of the most noxious elements of the NDAA is that it places the American military at the disposal of the president for the apprehension, arrest, and detention of those suspected of posing a danger to the homeland (whether inside or outside the borders of the United States and whether the suspect be a citizen or foreigner). The endowment of such a power to the president by the Congress is nothing less than a de facto legislative repeal of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, the law forbidding the use of the military in domestic law enforcement.
Furthermore, a key component of the NDAA mandates a frightening grant of immense and unconstitutional power to the executive branch. Under the provisions of Section 1021, the president is afforded the absolute power to arrest and detain citizens of the United States without their being informed of any criminal charges, without a trial on the merits of those charges, and without a scintilla of the due process safeguards protected by the Constitution of the United States.
Further, in order to execute the provisions of Section 1021 described in the previous paragraph, subsequent clauses (Section 1022, for example) unlawfully give the president the absolute and unquestionable authority to deploy the armed forces of the United States to apprehend and to indefinitely detain those suspected of threatening the security of the "homeland." In the language of this legislation, these people are called "covered persons."
The universe of potential "covered persons" includes every citizen of the United States of America. Any American could one day find himself or herself branded a "belligerent" and thus subject to the complete confiscation of his or her constitutional civil liberties and nearly never-ending incarceration in a military prison.
It seems that Assemblyman Donnelly and the members of the Public Safety Committee are determined to protect their citizens from being seized and imprisoned under the provisions of the NDAA. Nullification is the weapon chosen by these representatives to combat the federal onslaught and stop unconstitutional federal deprivations of liberty at the state borders.
Nullification is a concept of constitutional law recognizing the right of each state to nullify, or invalidate, any federal measure that exceeds the few and defined powers allowed the federal government as enumerated in the U.S. Constitution.
Nullification exists as a right of the states because the sovereign states formed the union, and as creators of the compact, they hold ultimate authority as to the limits of the power of the central government to enact laws that are applicable to the states and the citizens thereof.
As President Obama continues accumulating all legislative, executive, and judicial power, the need for nullification is urgent, and liberty-minded citizens are encouraged to see state legislators boldly asserting their right to restrain the federal government through application of that very powerful and very constitutional principle.
Some advocates of a more powerful federal government insist that allowing states to be the arbiters of the constitutionality of federal acts would lead to anarchy. This charge is baseless, however, as the principle of federalism and compact that undergird the Constitution permits that only unconstitutional federal acts are subject to state invalidation.
An analogy from everyday makes the practice of nullification easier to understand.
Imagine that a person entered into a contract with a homebuilder to construct a new home. The blueprints contained the agreed upon specifications of the house and the contract set out the duties and obligations of the homeowner and the homebuilder.
As long as both parties abide by the terms of the contract, the relationship will continue as set forth in the contract. What would happen, however, if the homebuilder decides to exceed the scope of the contract and begins digging a pool? On a visit to the construction site, the homeowner notices the pool and confronts the contractor. When the homebuilder hands his client the bill for the cost of the pool, would the homeowner be required to pay for it?
Absolutely not.
However, when it comes to the bills sent to the states by the federal government demanding payment for unconstitutional acts, for some reason the states forget the contract and pay the bills, and now they are going broke.
Assemblyman Donnelly appreciates this dynamic and recognizes that it is not an issue particular to Republicans or Democrats, but an issue of basic constitutional federalism and individual liberty. "This is not an issue of partisanship, but of freedom, which we must be vigilant to protect. Our Constitution affirms that no government is responsible for bestowing our rights; they are only entrusted with securing them," Donnelly wrote in his press release.
The bill now will be considered by the Committee on Appropriations.
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KBT Productions' THE SNOW GOOSE to Play Kalk Bay Theatre, 5-28 June
KBT Productions Adaptation of THE SNOW GOOSE to Play the Kalk Bay Theatre in June KBT Productions will present the Cape Town premiere of their adaptation of Paul Gallico's THE SNOW GOOSE at the Kalk Bay Theatre. THE SNOW GOOSE is a classic favourite that has captured the hearts of young and old readers alike over the past seven decades. On the desolate Essex marshes and against the background of the miracle of Dunkirk, a wounded, storm tossed snow goose brings a young girl, Fritha, and the recluse Philip Rhayader together in a moving story about love and courage.
THE SNOW GOOSE is brought to life by the creative team of actors James Cairns and Taryn Bennett under the direction of Jenine Collocott. This adaptation was devised by the cast and director and opened at the National Arts Festival last year.
James Cairns is a creative director at The Framework and has performed and written extensively for South African screen and stage. He won a Silver Ovation Award at 2011's National Arts Festival for his two-hander, SIE WEISS ALLES and was nominated for Fleur de Cap awards for his performances in DIRT and THE SITTING MAN. THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, Cairns' collaboration with Rob van Vuuren and The Pink Couch, has toured extensively nationally and internationally, receiving a number of awards. This year the production has runs at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, in New York and in Johannesburg. Recent stage credits also include Paul Slabolepszy's MY LOW FAT NOT QUITE ITALIAN WEDDING at Artscape and PALE NATIVES at the Market Theatre.
Taryn Bennett is a busy freelance actor and teacher. Credits include the Silver Ovation Award winner, SIE WEISS ALLES and KAPUT in which she performed, devised and co-produced as well as the Framework Theatre Company's HAMLET, playing the roles of Ophelia, Guildenstern, Fortinbras and the Second Clown; Well Worn Theatre Company's environmental children's show THE POLLUTION REVOLUTION; FTHK's QUACK!; DOCTOR COLLINGER'S FUNERAL SERVICE, directed by Janet Buckland; FROGS; and SCORPION directed by Andrew Buckland. In 2011, she was seen in the SABC1 drama, INTERSEXIONS.
Jenine Collocott studied at AFDA and also under the acclaimed pedagogue Giovanni Fusetti, at his drama school Helikos, in Florence, Italy. Johannesburg-based, Collocott's work includes HIGH DIVING which won a 2010 Ovation award and was nominated for a Handspring Puppet Company Award for Best Design; DIRT, a one-man play with James Cairns which was recently nominated for a 2013 Artrage Award at the Fringe World Festival in Perth; and SUNDAY MORNING, a one-man play with James Cuningham who won 2013 Best Actor Fleur du Cap. It was nominated for Best Play, Best Director and Best Lighting Design at the 2013 Naledi Theatre Awards and has been invited to perform at the Edinburgh Festival as part of the official South African selection in August 2014. Collocott's most recent work A DAY IN THE DESERT, won an Encore Ovation award in 2013.
THE SNOW GOOSE will be performed at Kalk Bay Theatre Tuesday to Saturday from 5 to 28 June at 8pm. Tickets cost R95 and bookings can be made at www.kalkbaytheatre.co.za. Guests can enjoy a delicious supper before the show. For information and to book a table for dinner, contact 079 361 8275. Following the run at Kalk Bay Theatre, THE SNOW GOOSE will be performed at Glennie Hall at the National Arts Festival.


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NFL players suffered 266 concussions in the 2011 season. That's fewer than the season before, but the sport still takes a toll. A recent study on repeated mild traumatic brain injury showed that 68 of the 85 study subjects—including 50 football players—had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative disease. Virginia Tech biomedical engineers Steven Rowson and Stefan Duma, who designed the first independent rating system for football helmets, are setting out to lower that number by putting the headware through more realistic tests. The pair are switching from dropping helmets to using pistons to ram them. A piston impacts the helmeted fake head, which is attached to a pliable neck, at forces up to 150 g's. The research will increase the reliability of the safety ratings and make football players safer—at least as safe as they can be while getting pummeled by 250-pound linebackers.
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well once again, the PG that we should be playing is on his last legs and cannot go game-in and game-out the way we need or would want to play him. greene can't seem to run an offense and i think last night was mcleods first game of the season (not just as a pacer). so we've got to play the PG we have. Quis is down and who else would you like to run the offense? no one here that i've read is arguing with tinsley's talent. he is tremendously talented which is ultimately why he is so frustrating BECAUSE we know he could be light-years better than where he is at now.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
this is a combination of what i said before about options at PG and then Rick doesn't subscribe to the Phil Jackson / Pat Riley / Don Nelson / Larry Brown theory of belittling players in the media as motivation. I think Nelson complaining about Murphy and Dunleavy really were damaging the warriors options of trading them, don't you? i mean the pacers had these guys in mind since the artest deal, so what nellie said probably had no impact but other potential suitors, i can't see how his public belittling helped. rick to my knowledge said little bad that wasn't obvious about artest or sjax or al during their time here. and he played all four (counting Tins) while they are pacers. the biggest thing rick ever did was kick sjax off the bench. in my opinion that was HUGE because rick never does that type of stuff. he hides his hand from the media, fairly matter of fact when talking about the team and games and doesn't give great sound bites (a little like dungy or bellichick) so i don't know how much you can judge by on-court minutes or media quotes.We certainly can't find any/ many quotes from Rick criticizing Jamaal's play, so even if this isn't what Rick has in mind (and I believe this is exactly what he wants from Jamaal, just for Jamaal to shoot those shots at a higher percentage) he appears to be making a 0% effort to stop it.
someone referenced bill fitch saying something about praying that tinsley gets traded on a regular basis (i didn't listen to it, but i think i paraphrased that correctly) don't you get the feeling that could be how rick feels too? but fitch is in the position to say it. you would have thought that rick loved al and sjax looking that the media and the playing time. but i think this is more about tinsleys trade value after not playing for most to two seasons.


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Tennessee Rep Opens REPaloud Season With A RAISIN IN THE SUN, 8/16
Tennessee Repertory Theatre announced plans for REPaloud, the popular play reading series. The first staged reading of the 2012-13 season will be the classic drama A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. REPaloud will take place on August 16 - 18 at 7:00 pm at Tennessee Rep's Rehearsal Hall (NPT Studio A, 161 Rains Avenue).
Set on Chicago's South Side, A Raisin in the Sun revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family. When her deceased husband's insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans, however: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. Sacrifice, trust and love among the Younger family and their heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.
The selection of A Raisin in the Sun coincides with the production of Clybourne Park, the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winner that kicks off Tennessee Reps 28th season of live professional theatre. Clybourne Park is Bruce Norris's response to the Hansberry classic and runs September 8 – 22 (with previews September 6 – 7) at TPAC's Johnson Theater.
The cast for the staged reading of A Raisin in the Sun includes David Chatham, Nate Eppler, Alicia Haymer, Brandon Hirsch, Tony Morton, Rashad Rayford, Tamiko Robinson, Jackie Welch, Jennifer Whitcomb-Oliva, and Shawn Whitsell.
Tennessee Repertory Theatre's REPaloud features staged readings of classic and contemporary plays. Other readings scheduled for the 2012-13 season include A Behanding in Spokane by Martin McDonagh in November and Mr. and Mrs. Fitch by Douglas Carter Beane in April. For more information on REPaloud, visit tennesseerep.org/repaloud.php.
Since 1985, Tennessee Repertory Theatre has been a critically acclaimed regional theatre, creating the highest quality professional productions and by serving as a prime cultural, educational, and economic resource within the Nashville and Middle Tennessee communities. Tennessee Rep produces work that is designed, built, and rehearsed in Nashville by highly skilled actors, designers, directors, and technicians. A non-profit organization, Tennessee Rep is committed to consistently delivering thought-provoking theatre each year. For more information on the Tennessee Repertory Theatre, please visit www.tennesseerep.org.


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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Freshman forward Glenn Robinson III and junior guard Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 21 points apiece, lifting Michigan to a 71-56 victory over South Dakota State in a second-round NCAA Tournament South Region game at The Palace on Thursday.
Robinson's point total equaled his career high for fourth-seeded Michigan (26-7), which was upset as a No. 4 seed by Ohio in its tournament opener last season. The Wolverines advanced to play the winner of Thursday's VCU-Akron game in the third round on Saturday.
The duel between dynamic point guards never materialized. Michigan sophomore Trey Burke, the Big Ten Player of the Year, scored six points on 2-for-12 shooting. Senior guard Nate Wolters, the Jackrabbits' all-time leading scorer, was held to 10 points while shooting 3-for-14.
Burke briefly left the game with 11:01 remaining after hitting the back of his head on the court going for a rebound. He returned with 9:23 left after an examination.
Brayden Carlson's 20 points paced 13th-seeded South Dakota State (25-10), the Summit League champion.
Burke found Robinson for a pair of corner 3-pointers to open the second half, giving Michigan a 36-26 lead. Robinson made another long range shot from the right wing to nudge the advantage to 41-30.
A Carlson basket cut it to 49-43 before the Wolverines reeled off eight unanswered points, capped by a Hardaway 3-pointer, to regain control. Michigan's lead remained in double digits from that point.
Hardaway's long-range prowess in the first half allowed the Wolverines to overcome Burke's 0-for-7 shooting and take a 30-26 halftime lead. South Dakota State had an early six-point lead, but Hardaway hit four 3-pointers to change the momentum. Wolters shot just 2-for-8 before the break, but Carlson came to his team's rescue, scoring 16 first-half points.
NOTES: Michigan was making its third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, its longest streak since appearing in five straight from 1992-96. ... The schools had only met twice previously and not since Dec. 3, 1988, a 104-66 Wolverines victory in Ann Arbor. ... Baylor defeated South Dakota State 68-60 last season in the Jackrabbits' first trip to the tournament in school history. ... Carlson had only two games this season in which he scored more points than he had at halftime Thursday.


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Justin Rose has warned Masters debutants Stephen Gallacher, Victor Dubuisson and Joost Luiten they face a steep learning curve at Augusta National next week.
Only three players have won a green jacket on their debut in the year's first major, Horton Smith and Gene Sarazen doing so in the first two years of the tournament and Fuzzy Zoeller tasting victory in 1979.
And although Gallacher, Dubuisson and Luiten have performed well enough around the world to also be in line for Ryder Cup debuts in September, Rose believes simply playing all four rounds in the Masters will be a worthy achievement.
"The learning curve at Augusta is steep, very steep," said the US Open champion, who has never finished outside the top 40 in his eight appearances at Augusta.
"I think the general rule is that if you make the cut the first time at Augusta, then that's a successful performance. Certainly that's how it was framed in my mind in 2003. I played with Adam Scott and Charles Howell, which was a great pairing.
"I'm not sure if that was their first Augusta or not [they both actually played in 2002], but we were all in a very similar mould, at similar ages and breaking through at that time. I think all three of us made the cut and I remember having to two-putt the ninth hole to make it on the number.
"I was on the wrong level and was putting down one of those ridges. It was an incredibly fast putt so I did my best to lag it, but still knocked it past and had a four-footer to make the cut, which I made. I still remember the feeling of relief now.
"Just playing at Augusta is an amazing experience for any first-timer, it's an amazing experience going for the 10th time, to be honest with you. It's one of the few tournaments where you play practice rounds even though you don't really need to.
"You already know the course and your strategy, but you can't resist getting out there on that golf course. It's a magical place and I can't wait to get back there."
Gallacher effectively secured his place in the field by successfully defending his Dubai Desert Classic title at the start of February, although a share of sixth place in the WGC-Cadillac Championship last month made certain.
The 39-year-old's best finish in a major is a share of 18th in the 2010 US PGA Championship, but he has already secured a practice round with 1988 winner Sandy Lyle to pick his fellow Scot's brains on the best way to negotiate Augusta's unique challenges.
Gallacher is also trying to arrange some time with two-time champion Jose Maria Olazabal, who was the last European to win the Masters in 1999.
Rose was fifth behind Zach Johnson in 2007 - crucially making a double bogey on the 71st hole when just one off the lead - while Lee Westwood was second to Phil Mickelson in 2010 and joint third in 2012.
In the absence of the injured Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy is the bookmakers' favourite, although the former world number one's best finish at Augusta remains his share of 15th in 2011, when he held a four-shot lead going into the final round but collapsed to a closing 80.


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When I was thinking of something else besides the standard carrots, celery, and onions to give the soup a little more color, I looked through my recipe archives and remembered how much I loved collard greens in Hoppin' John Soup, and this recipe was created. I loved the way this turned out. Collard greens are very mild in flavor compared to other greens, and they're very nutritious, so if you've never tasted them, give this soup a try!
(Makes 8-10 servings, recipe created by Kalyn with inspiration from The Gourmet Cookbook.)
12 cups homemade chicken stock (or use 7 cans chicken broth)
3 cups water
1 cup finely chopped onion (1 medium onion)
1 cup finely chopped celery
1 cup coarsely chopped carrots
3 cups diced, cooked chicken
2/3 cup long grain brown rice
1 T poultry seasoning (I used Penzeys)
pinch hot pepper flakes (I used some wonderful Turkish pepper flakes from Burcu, thanks Burcu!)
2-3 cups sliced and coarsely chopped collard greens
More Chicken Soups I've Loved:
Chicken, Black Bean, and Cilantro Soup
Greek Egg-Lemon-Rice Soup
Thai Chicken Soup
Chicken Barley Soup
Chicken Soup with Garbanzos and Oregano
Chicken and Tomatillo Soup
Chicken Soups I'd Love to Try (some not South Beach Diet Friendly):
Colombian Chicken Soup from Simply Recipes
Greek Chicken Soup from Seriously Good
Thai Chicken Soup from Tigers and Strawberries
Crockpot Tortilla Soup from Gluten Free Goddess
Mexican Chile, Lime, and Chicken Soup from Lex Culinaria
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that other thread about used books got me thinking, maybe some of us have books we'd be interested in trading?
we've have to trust each other to make the trade or everything will just fall apart.
maybe if youre intersted you can make a have to trade and a wants list
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OAKLAND — Authorities are investigating the city's 42nd homicide after a woman in her 20s was shot Tuesday night in East Oakland, police said.
The woman's name and exact age were not immediately released.
The shooting occurred at 6:45 p.m. in the 600 block of Douglas Avenue, said police spokeswoman Officer Johnna Watson. A 31-year-old man was also shot in the foot.
No arrests were made and police did not release information about suspects or a motive Tuesday night.
Police remain on the scene and are interviewing witnesses.
Anyone with information should call police at 510-238-3821. Police and Crime Stoppers are offering up to $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the shooting. Call Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572 or 510-777-3211.
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