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In his short time as Melbourne Stars captain, Shane Warne has made self-aggrandising statements about his ability to return to Test cricket and dominate if only he felt like it, denigrated a national captain on live television and victimised a vulnerable opponent.
It suited Cricket Australia and the Stars nicely for Warne to pump himself and the fledgling Big Bash League up on demand. Indeed, CA, the Stars and Fox Sports pay Warne to do just that, handsomely, even if on that occasion it made Nathan Lyon's quest for credibility as the incumbent Test spinner more difficult than it already was.
Even Warne's comments while wired up for Fox Sports and bowling to George Bailey, conveying his thinly disguised contempt for the Tasmanian's promotion to the position of national Twenty20 captain, could be dismissed as ''typical Warnie''.
But with his final, outrageous outburst at Marlon Samuels on Sunday night, Warne has trashed his own reputation and piddled on the league that enabled his highly-paid comeback. Thank goodness Australian cricket officials had the sense not to make him Test captain.
Warne's status as the BBL's biggest personality has brought the intoxicating mix of sport and entertainment that CA craved, but if any of the 46,000 people who were at the MCG on Sunday night left the ground thinking his obscenities and threatening gestures were ''part of the game'', then he and the tournament's makers have sold cricket short.
Not that Samuels was blameless. When he can see through his swollen eye again, the West Indies batsman will face two charges, one for making inappropriate physical contact with David Hussey when he grabbed his shirt to block him from taking a second run, and another for ''unbecoming behaviour'', which presumably covers tossing his bat in Warne's general direction after he was struck on the body by a throw from the spin legend.
Samuels, an emotional man, has a history of getting into trouble. He was banned from international cricket for two years for liaising with a bookmaker, a charge he denied, and his bowling action has been reported in both Test cricket and the Indian Premier League. It had also been ''mentioned'' by at least one BBL umpire before Brisbane Heat coach Darren Lehmann publicly accused Samuels of chucking.
Lehmann might have been entitled to voice an opinion held privately by others but he was wrong when he said Samuels had been suspended from bowling in the IPL. From the moment Lehmann made those comments, Samuels has been hounded as if by a pack, and he does not deserve that.
Lehmann's Adelaide Strikers counterpart Darren Berry joined in, reportedly provoking Samuels by warning him not to bowl his quicker ball. Warne, his much-vaunted team on the way to being thrashed and a place in the semi-finals under threat, took up the attack, and there was little doubt that the Stars' aggression escalated when Samuels walked out to bat on Sunday night. All three - Lehmann, Berry and Warne - have been hauled before CA disciplinary hearings with Samuels as the central figure in the drama.
The enduring image, though, is of Warne ranting at a fed-up opponent. The fear when he came back to professional cricket at the age of 41 was that the legacy of the world's greatest leg-spinner could be damaged, that he might not be good enough any more, or that he might cost someone a sponsorship by doing something dumb off the field. With the exception of some inept fielding and a speeding fine in England, those fears have not materialised. The bigger shame is that a legend like Warne would demean himself with his on-field behaviour, all for the sake of a place in a T20 semi-final. Some will say the episode provides the ultimate endorsement of the BBL's potential to incite passions among players and spectators. If that is true, it really is faux sport.
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With Rajon Rondo on the mend for a hurt hip, Celtics guard Avery Bradley is a welcome addition to a Boston team struggling through the early part of the 2012-13 season.
Bradley, who will make his season debut on Wednesday against Memphis in Boston, has sat out 30 games due to a shoulder issues. His return will add a defensive element the 14-16 Celtics have missed. Giving up at least 100 points in its last three games—including a 118-96 loss to the Sacramento Kings—Boston has found it tough to stop anyone.
While his team is in desperate need of an early-season jolt, Bradley has maintained a calm approach to his first game since suffering a dislocated shoulder in last May's first-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks.
"Just like any other day," Bradley said Tuesday, according to ESPNBoston.com. "I'm going to prepare today, we're going to go through practice, go over the plays, make sure I know what's going on. And tomorrow I'm just going to go out there and play as hard as I can, prepare like a regular game day for me."
Bradley has been a valuable member of the Boston Celtics since he showed promise to end the 2011-12 regular season with April averages of 15.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. In fact, he was so impressive that Boston moved Bradley into a starter's role at the expense of veteran Ray Allen, a move that helped fuel Allen's decision to join the Miami Heat in the offseason.
Bradley's ability to handle the ball makes him an option to start his first game of the season. With Rondo listed as questionable for Wednesday, he could move in at point guard with Leandro Barbosa playing the backup position.
"We're just going by how our practice looks. If (Bradley) looks ready to start, he'll start, he's a starter," said Celtics coach Doc Rivers. "But if he doesn't, we'll wait. And also, right now, with Rondo and his hip, we don't even know what Rondo's going to do. We know we're not going to practice him today, and not sure if he'll play tomorrow. That takes on a whole different bit."


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Spirits were high indeed as the four classes of Ukiah High School competed Friday for points to win the spirit bell at the culmination of Homecoming week.
Bizarre outfits and the creative ways of using each class color and board game theme were on display during the four skits each class performed for their peers and a panel of judges at the beginning of the day, and was in full force during the annual Homecoming parade through downtown Ukiah.
The UHS gymnasium was filled with four color blocks of cheering students wearing black, pink, white and orange hats, body paint, duct tape, tights, and shirts, along with the ubiquitous tutu and feather boa -- including boys in color-appropriate drag -- and waving balloons as the skits got under way.
"The thing I love about this (is) this is just what I believe the students should be doing -- supporting one another, supporting their school, being involved and engaged," Homecoming Judge Marty Lombardi said. "This is a wonderful time of their lives. What they are doing is creating memories ... I'm inspired by them."
UHS Principal Dennis Willeford said the two leading classes were separated by 37 points, then asked each group if they thought their class was in the lead. The classes tried to out-cheer each other in answer.
Each class, decked in its color, cheered each other as each class in turn was given one minute to prepare for their skit.
A full-blown, whodunit investigation -- complete with a magnifying glass-wielding student clad in orange tank top and leggings -- revealed that "Colonel Mustard" stole the Spirit Bell in the freshmen's skit related to their game of Clue theme to start things off Thursday morning.
The sophomores illustrated the space-themed game Zathura -- patterned after 2005 fantasy science fiction movie -- the by having the skit's characters appear out of a constructed "black hole" archway and play the game by using a key to get a card that would determine what happened next.
During the game, they met the "Freshminians from Planet Clue," and the Spirit Bell was frozen and then stolen by sneaky juniors in pink. When a player drew a card saying, "Watch the sky and be prepared," a group of black-clad seniors proceeded to throw candy at the players.
The juniors brought out boards painted as squares on a Monopoly board and set them up in a square on the gym floor, then played a live game of Monopoly, complete with police officers carting off a player to a makeshift jail.
The seniors followed a Candyland theme in a skit that featured a staged "breaking news" radio broadcast about the stolen Spirit Bell, an appearance by "Nicki Manaj" and a dance mash-up that started off with Christina Aguilera's "Sweet Sugar Candyman."
"It's really hard," Missy Nelson said of her judging duties, which include deciding how many points to award each class for participation, spirit and creativity, among other things. For her, it's highly subjective, she said.
"If they're yelling and screaming ... it's that incredible spirit you're looking for," Nelson said.
Yelling and screaming students graced four floats for each class during the parade down State Street after school let out. They were preceded by the Homecoming King and Queen candidates, and followed by floats for the Native American Youth Club, MESA, UHS alumni and classic cars.
Along with the whole week of rallies, events, skits and float decoration offering opportunities to earn points for the Spirit Bell, Lombardi there are other ways classes can show their involvement and earn points. He gave the example of the sophomore class, which he said "took the lead" with a food drive and clothing distribution for the needy.
"To understand at that age that the real sugar is extending themselves on behalf of others, that's inspiring," Lombardi said.
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Cellulosic biofuel is in production in one major plant, and more are on their way. The progress may be just in the nick of time. As commodity prices have risen, the old food versus fuel debate has morphed into fuel versus food and feed.
When corn prices rose a few years ago, some in the corn ethanol industry demanded a grain reserve to protect ethanol producers. These days the industry is simply trying to hold on to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) as fears of rising food prices provide fodder for a powerful triad of consumers, livestock feeders and anti-biofuel forces.
At the same time, the corn ethanol industry is in economic retreat as ethanol plants cut back and even close in the face of the recessionary impact on gasoline demand and negative margins due to high commodity prices. By contrast, cellulosic biofuel is a bright spot, one of several in the next generation of biofuels.
"Between now and 2017 we will see a number of companies deploy and build cellulosic biofuel plants," said Mike McAdams, president, Advanced Biofuels Association (ABF). "There is every type of technology coming at this thing with a lot of major companies with significant investments in research and development. Some have begun engineering and permitting, others are building, and some are already operating."
One of the companies that is making the investment is Chemtex Global S.A. with its collaborative partner Novozymes North America. "Cellulosic technology is real, and it is here today," said Dennis Leong, executive vice president, marketing and business development, Chemtex Global S.A. "It is commercially attractive and commercially viable. We believe we can produce ethanol at a lower cost per gallon than with corn or sugar cane."
With one plant up and running in Italy and a second scheduled for North Carolina, Leong is confident of his claims. The company has been producing ethanol from cellulose at a pilot plant for four years. Both plants are designed to use biomass treated with enzymes from industry partner Novozyme. The enzymes turn the cellulose into sugar before it is fermented and ethanol is produced.
"We can use tree crops, and we may in the short term, but we'll be transitioning to dedicated energy crops grown on low quality land not suitable for crop production," said Leong. "We are trying to make something from nothing on land that is just lying there."
Kior, Inc. also will be making biofuel from cellulose, but it is a different breed of biofuel. By the time this article is in print, the company's new 11 million gallons per year plant in Mississippi should be producing what they call renewable crude, a drop-in hydrocarbon molecule that KiOR further processes to produce fungible gasoline and diesel components that drop-in to the existing petroleum transportation fuel infrastructure. While ethanol, regardless of its source, requires blender pumps and faces blending limits, gasoline and diesel from renewable crude has a host of potential homes and no limits. Kior isn't the first to make a drop-in biofuel commercially, though they will be the largest. What they won't be is the last.
"An overwhelming number of our 51 members are making drop-in molecules that don't require blender's pumps," said McAdams. "These are hydrocarbon molecules that behave exactly as if they came from a barrel of oil. They are fungible biofuels that can be mutually exchanged in gasoline, diesel or jet fuel."
The efficacy of drop-in biofuels was recently demonstrated by the U.S. Navy off the coast of Hawaii. McAdams, representing the industry, was on board the USS Nimitz as a squadron of Navy jets took off, burning 50/50 biofuel based jet fuel.
"When they landed, the pilots were debriefed," recalled McAdams. "They told us the planes flew great, and they wouldn't be using the fuel if they didn't believe in it."
If the end product is equivalent to petroleum-based products, so, is the process for making it equivalent? Kior uses a proprietary process called Biomass Fluid Catalytic Cracking to convert biomass directly into a combination of renewable crude, water, light gasses and coke. Once separated, the renewable crude is refined into the desired product—gasoline, diesel, jet fuel or other. The gasses are burned to generate electricity.
The process is "feedstock flexible" and can utilize a wide range of biomass materials. However, the location of the Mississippi plant is intended to utilize woody biomass, in this case, Southern Yellow Pine. The USDA Forest Service estimates enough surplus pine exists, beyond what is harvested each day for other uses, to supply 35 Kior-style plants using 1,500 dry tons per day. Best of all, pine is unlike other energy sources, such as corn, sugar, soy oil and even crude oil, which have fluctuated wildly in price over the past 12 years. Instead, its price has risen only slightly in that time period, giving Kior a feedstock in wide cultivation and available at a long-term stable price.
Finding a stabler priced source of feedstock is the goal of many in the grain-based ethanol industry. Although most are focusing on post harvest corn biomass or corn stover, one is focusing on fiber in the grain. Quad County Corn Processors (QCCP) plans to be producing cellulosic ethanol along with its starch-based ethanol by fall of 2013. The change is going to make adjusting to higher corn prices easier, initially for QCCP and eventually for other corn processors.
Thanks to a breakthrough in the fermentation process discovered by company engineer Travis Brotherson, ethanol production will increase by at least 6 percent and as much as 10 percent. Corn oil yield will more than triple from 0.5 lbs. per bushel to 1.6 lbs. per bushel.
The only downside is that co-product tonnage, today known as distiller grains, will decrease by about 15 percent. On the plus side, the new co-product becomes a high-protein, low-fiber feed product that can be used in ruminant diets and is expected to be much more digestible by pigs, poultry and other monogastric animals. Brotherson expects demand will rise for the new byproduct as livestock producers get experience with it, much as happened with distillers grains. He also expects demand to rise for the process.
"We will work on building the system here and letting people see the results," said Brotherson. "In the near time frame, we will be talking to other plants. Our plan is to commercialize it at other facilities in the future."
While cellulosic biofuel feedstocks and processing technologies differ across the board, one thing unites the advanced biofuels industry and the traditional grain-based industry. "The RFS is the keystone for where we are right now," said McAdams. "It is eminently important that it stay in place and that the federal government send a strong signal of support for it."
He pointed to the billions of dollars being invested by private industry, as well as the grants, loans and loan guarantees already made by the U.S. government. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funded $800 million for advanced biofuels. As a result of those funds, private investors and creative new technologies, McAdams suggested that the country is well on its way to greater energy security, though there is a considerable way to go.
"It's like we're in the second quarter of the game," said McAdams. "It's kind of hard if the rules are changed before we even reach the middle of the game."
Leong agreed with McAdams, even though he pointed out there is a differentiation between corn-based biofuel and other feedstock-based biofuels. "Our position and that of a lot of others is that it isn't appropriate to touch the RFS," said Leong. "It has served the country well, and it is a policy that is important to our industry."


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This post will build on our last one, in which we highlighted some level of connection between Chick-Fil-A's WinShape Foundation and Jennifer Roback Morse's Ruth Institute (an affiliate of the National Organization For Marriage). So if you haven't read that earlier post, now if your chance to (a) get caught up or (b) run away now. We won't be offended ro talk about you while you're gone. Honestly.
Okay, now that we've gotten rid of those lazy slackers and are all on the same "culture war"-obsessed page: We must tell you that we've discovered further connections between Chick-Fil-A's WinShape program and the entire "protect marriage" movement. Not just to the Pennsylvania Family Institute. Not just to the Ruth Institute. But to the organized marriage movement in this country — period.
Oh yea: And this time we have much of it on video, via internal documents, in photos, and through other fun things. Let's go:
Alright, so it turns out that Chick-Fil-A's WinShape Foundation, as part of its marriage outreach efforts, has partnered with other "pro-family" groups on something called The Marriage CoMission. Oh, and that's not a typo — it's one "m." As in a mission that they're all "co"-ing in on. A mission that (spoiler alert) doesn't want to hear "Here Comes The Bride" either pluralized or masculinized.
On said CoMission, Winshape/Chick-Fil-A are very well represented. There's Jeff Fray, who, by all accounts, largely steers the CoMission's ship:
But even more than Fray: The CoMission's most prominent representation comes from Bubba Cathy, the scion of Chick-Fil-A's pickled bun dynasty:
And there are other WinShape/Chick-a-dees involved. Full leadership list here.
Okay, so every year in December, this CoMission gather group of prominent marriage stalwarts to strategize how they can strengthen their movement. But they don't just get together anywhere. No, no — they all get together at WinShape's own Georgia Retreat. Here's the Summit's purpose statement, initial signatories (from folks like professional "gay-changer" Alan Chambers), and a link to the full charter:
And like most things in the "protect marriage" movement, this summit seems to grow in conservative prominence by the year. By 2008, the participant list had grown to include folks like David Blankenhorn, Alveda King, and Focus on the Family president Jim Daly:
Some brief highlights from that year's banquet: FoTF's Daly made sure to thank the Cathys (i.e. Chick-Fil-A) for bringing the movement together:
WinShape's Jeff Fray praised Blankenhorn for his prowess in the same-sex marriage debate:
And there's much more. We're making our way through literally hours of '08 clips; we'll post more that we deem pertinent to our movement.
Though for our interests of today, it's really the 2009 and 2010 editions of the Summit that hold our interest. So let's start, naturally, with 2009. That's the year that the gay marriage movement players who really have our attention started attending the summit. Players like, for example: Maggie Gallagher and Jennifer Roback Morse:
Morse's '09 participation is of course interesting because of our earlier post, where we undeniably connected her Ruth Institute (which again, is a NOM affiliate) directly to the WinShape Foundation's forthcoming LoveIsHere.com project. Which, incidentally, is the very project that segues us to the 2010 Summit.
For 2010 (which just took place in the first week of December), we don't yet have handy video or pictures or participant lists or really much of a concrete agenda to follow. However, we do have #something to let us know what went on. Namely: We have tweets. Tweets from Summit participants like Bull Coffin, who tells us that this soon-to-be-launched LoveIsHere.com site was prominently touted at WinShape 2010:
Reminder: The same LoveIsHere.com that is hosting the Ruth Institute's contest videos. The same Ruth Institute that works daily to stop basic civil fairness for same-sex couples. The same WinShape that is a product of the Chick-Fil-A chain and its more than 1,400 locations in 38 states and D.C. The same Chick-Fil-A that began this week with national questions, due to a (now-scrubbed) sponsorship claim from Pennsylvania's leading anti-marriage equality group. Same, same, same, same, same.
As with all other developments from this week, we're simply highlighting the known reality. No boycott calls. No petitions. No personal attacks. If all of these groups are proud of these bonds that they've made, then they will have zero problem with us bringing these undeniable connections to light. It will be just ho-hum, the way it would be if they highlighted our alliance with just about any group or corporation fighting for basic equality.
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Plenty of interviews elsewhere. Here's a rundown:
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- Joystiq and Platform Nation have audio interviews with Todd from the show. FYI, the Platform Nation part with Todd takes place in the first half hour of the podcast.
- There's also a two-page PAX interview with Todd over at Team Xbox
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MIAMI—It was after Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, and the Heat had just dispatched the Pacers in a very tough series. Shane Battier was walking through the tunnel underneath AmericanAirlines Arena when a fan shouted to him, "Good game, Shane."
"Thanks," Battier said. "But I didn't do anything."
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True enough, Battier was benched for the entirety of the deciding game in the conference finals, having shot 2-for-15 from the 3-point line in the series. When the Heat opened up the Finals, Battier was back in the rotation, but on a very short leash—he played 28 minutes in the first four games and made just one of his nine 3-pointer attempts. Coach Erik Spoelstra started playing Battier more in Game 5, and he actually went 3-for-4 in Game 6.
But then came Game 7. At long last, Battier was able to fully bury his slump and break an NBA Finals Game 7 record by shooting 6-for-8 from the 3-point line, his 18 points easily masking the poor showing from Ray Allen (0-for-4 from the field).
"Reports of my demise were premature," Battier said as he sat down at the media podium.
They were warranted, however. After all, over the course of 10 games, Battier had posted an unsightly 12.5 percent shooting from the 3-point line. Though Battier is still a good defender, if he is not making 3-pointers, he does not have much use for coach Erik Spoelstra.
Battier said he tried to take a purely mathematical view on the slump.
"Last year, I had a horrible shooting slump to start the year," he said. "My mantra was, I'll regress to the mean. And I believe in that. I knew that my shooting was not indicative of the numbers that I put up last year, and very similarly to the stretch right now. I know I am a better shooter than the numbers I put up."
The timing was impeccable, and throughout Battier's tough time, his teammates stood by him.
"Shane ain't hit a shot since I don't know when," Dwyane Wade said. "But tonight he was unconscious. He's just a big-time player. You want that so bad for Shane. You wanted to see those shots go in for him because of everything he stands for. I always say, Shane is going to go down as one of my favorite teammates of all time, just by the guy that he is."
In other words, good game, Shane. This time, you did do something.


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My very first 50 (52) mile race. They throw in 2 miles for free because they are nice like that. This is by far my favorite trail so doing my first 50 here felt right. It's a course I am comfortable with...that was until I show up race morning and the whole course was the muddiest mess of all messes I have ever seen! I'm glad there were other loopsters there to back me up because you would just not believe this course.
The course has some creeks, stairs, bridges and on this day tons of mud. My first five laps ticked off pretty steady with this guy in the red whom I spent the first 5 hours with but don't know his name. He gave me tips and told me how we were being smart and everyone else would die off at the end. At the third loop I was informed I was 1st female and he warned to keep cool because it was early and things could change. On the fifth loop I was leading by 25 minutes and red shirt guy said he was ready to drop the hammer. I bid him farewell as I was just trying to keep it steady.
I cannot tell you how many times this mud tried to take my shoe hostage but what was even worse was when I hit the red clay. It was deceiving because it looked more dry in that area but it was super sticky and made it feel as though I had cinder blocks for feet.
My crew support was just amazing! They set up a tent with table and each loop they put a new sign to encourage me. My whole family showed up half way through the race to also cheer me on. I never spent more than a minute at the stop because being in the lead had me so pumped I wanted to keep increasing that gap. I made sure to eat something every time I wrapped around and I made it as quick as possible. I learned I can eat a Wendy's baked potato rolled up like a taco while running. I also chowed down on banana chips, hammer gels, honey stingers and many Unreal candy bars (natural ingredients but oh so good!) I felt like cookie monster on these stops because I was so hungry and in a hurry that I am sure I looked ridiculous shoving food into my face and crumbs flying everywhere.
My 7th loop I was informed the 2nd place female had already picked up a pacer for her 6th loop. I had two thoughts on this. 1. She was having a tough time. 2. Is this going to give her an added boost to catch up? I told Brian to lace up and pace me my 8th loop followed by my husband for the 9th loop. They were both great company because at this point about 40% had dropped from the race and it was getting pretty lonely out there.
I chose to run my 10th loop alone. I wanted that time alone to think on the day and what I was about to accomplish. I grabbed my music for the first time and zoned out a bit until it started to get a bit darker in the woods and Metallica came on "Say your prayers little one..." then I got this eerie feeling. Being in the woods all alone sun going down. Ha I changed my song and kept on moving.
This was my last sign handed to me at the finish line. It was an amazing feeling! As I saw the finish line I saw my husband, family and friends all standing there waiting on me. I began to wave my arms in the air like a mad women and I could hear all their cheers. I had done it! I had ran my 1st 52 mile race and I had came in overall female. The second place female was almost an hour behind me.
This photo shows the RD giving me my award, me coming in at the finish line and how muddy I was.
After the race my sister said that my eye was all red. I thought she meant on the outside, but when I got back to the hotel my eyes were extremely blood shot. Is this normal? I walked next door the restaurant and told the waitress "I am SO hungry!" I ordered 3 appetizers and a meal. After she walked off it occurred to me that she probably thought I was high.
Some Souvenirs
The day after the race I had signed up for another 5.2 mile loop on the same course. I was worried I would be too sore to do the race but was hoping for the best, a nice shake out lap. I woke up feeling amazing. I ran the course in a decent time and you can see I am still smiling afterwards with my husband and the RD.
All in all what I learned is I have amazing people in my life. My BFFRD for coming out and supporting me and bringing his awesome wife, my husband who puts up with my craziness and encourages me, my family who made the trip, and a body that somehow will let me go beyond what I ever thought possible. I would like to be able to go back to the morning before the start and relive this day all over again. Every step, even the painful ones, every wonderful minute.


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BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Sam's Club announced that it is offering its business, advantage and plus members tools to help them achieve their health goals including free monthly in-club health screenings and access to a new health management benefit, The Prevention Plan from U.S. Preventive Medicine.
"Through our member insights, we know our members want to stay in control of their health," said Jill Turner-Mitchael, SVP Sam's Club health and wellness. "We're proud to offer these simple health solutions, including free health screenings along with great products like The Prevention Plan, so our members can maintain control of their health decisions, minimize health risks and keep health care costs low for their families, employees and themselves."
Sam's Club said it is now offering The Prevention Plan at $99 for its members. The program involves an online health assessment and at-home blood test to identify potential health issues for which a personalized plan is developed to address risks. Personal health coaching, ongoing support, a variety of tools and a plan-wide health challenge are provided through The Prevention Plan to keep members motivated to maintain a healthy lifestyle, the company reported.
In addition, Sam's Club announced that all Sam's Club members across the country can participate in the free monthly health screenings beginning in January.


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Our mission is to focus on having feral (wild) cats spayed and neutered to decrease overpopulation. We are very small and do not have a shelter but our cats and kittens are placed in foster homes. In the process of helping ferals, we come across cats and kittens who are friendly and placeable. These cats and kittens receive medical attention with the help of local veterinarians, and when ready, they are put up for adoption.
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Making The Film
Style Wars
Style Wars chronicles an extraordinary epoch of youthful creativity and civic controversy. Teenage graffiti artists made New York City's ramshackle subway system their public playground, battleground, and spectacular artist canvas. Opposing them were Mayor Ed Koch, the police, and the Transit Authority. As MC's and DJs rocked the city with new sounds, street corner B-boy breakdance battles became performance art. The phrase "New York 1982"(the superimposed title that starts the film) has itself become a code for a legendary time of heroic teenage exploits, a touchstone for successive generations of youth worldwide, many of whom can recite the film's dialogue by heart.
A DVD of this remarkable film can be ordered from stylewars.com. Public Art Films is currently on a fund-raising mission to restore the original print, and to create a new high definition master which will preserve the record of the first painted trains to its original vivid colors.
"One of the greatest documentaries ever made" Alexander Alland, Professor of Anthropology Columbia University
"Practically every question addressed by scholars in the arts - folk, popular and high style - is raised at some point in this film and discussed in considerable detail" Nora Groce, American Anthropologist
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Look at the numbers and they suggest a free pass straight into hockey's hallowed building on the corner of Front and Yonge streets in downtown Toronto.
— Three Stanley Cups, two of which won as the starting goalie.
— 401 career wins, which puts him 10th all-time.
— 74 playoff victories (eighth all-time) and 15 playoff shutouts (fourth).
— Three All-Star game selections and two William M. Jennings trophies as the goaltender(s) of the team that allows the fewest against.
But when one mentions the name Chris Osgood and whether he should be enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame, it seems to be accompanied by snickers and raised eyebrows.
Almost immediately after Osgood announced his retirement from the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, his decision ignited a hot debate throughout hockey circles on whether he deserves to be in the Hall. Of all the goalies that have put up the kind of numbers that he has on his resume, Osgood might be the least respected.
No one questions Osgood's professionalism but many have long wondered whether he won championships and put up his numbers because of his talents in goal or whether he was the beneficiary of playing in the NHL's most successful franchise over the last two decades for 14 of his 17 seasons.
The argument against is the fact that he was just a Vezina Trophy finalist once (runner-up to Jim Carey in 1996) and the general feeling that he was rarely ever considered to be among the top five at his position in any other given year. There's also playing behind many stars on the Red Wings before the 2004-05 lockout and afterward.
The argument for might be boosted by his second stint with Detroit, when he replaced an ineffective Dominik Hasek early in the 2008 playoffs and backstopped the Red Wings to the Cup before taking them to Game 7 of the finals the following season. There was strong consideration for Osgood winning the Conn Smythe Trophy had the Wings finished.
So we'll wade into the argument over whether "Ozzie" deserves his plaque at Front and Yonge. Thoughts?


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Porter draws inspiration from music
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Astros manager Bo Porter welcomed a couple of reporters into his office following Sunday's workout and invited them to listen to his favorite song, "Hold Me Now," by gospel artist Kirk Franklin. Porter sang along at times and pointed out some of the most inspirational lines.
"The plan is perfect, even when I'm not," Porter repeated.
Porter tries to draw as much inspiration as he can from just about anything, including music, and he knows the players are no different. Porter, who spent the previous two years in Washington, then plugged in his cell phone and played parts of the Nationals' pregame song, Lil' Jon's "Get Outta Your Mind," and their postgame victory song, Kid Cudi's "Pursuit of Happiness."
Porter said there's no way all the players in a clubhouse will like the same kind of music, but having a common song to rally around forces the team to come together.
"It creates a culture where guys have to step out of their comfort zone and adapt," he said.


text: Coal demand rising, but share of energy market drops By Ken Ward Jr. November 12, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Global demand for coal will continue to rise, but its share of the international energy mix will drop over the next two decades as natural gas and renewable sources surge, according to an International Energy Agency report issued Monday.Total world energy demand will continue to rise through 2035, and policies to reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions are urgently needed to avoid locking in dangerous global warming, the IEA said in its latest "World Energy Outlook" report."Taking all new developments and policies into account, the world is still failing to put the global energy system onto a more sustainable path," the report said.IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven said that tougher measures to improve energy efficiency could alone save the equivalent of nearly one-fifth of global energy demand."Energy efficiency is just as important as unconstrained energy supply, and increased action on efficiency can serve as a unifying energy policy that brings multiple benefits," van der Hoeven said.The IEA report said that energy efficiency "can improve energy security, spur economic growth, and mitigate pollution" but that "current and planned efforts fall well short of tapping into its full economic potential."In the U.S., IEA cited efforts by the Obama administration to mandate tougher vehicle fuel economy standards as one positive trend in energy efficiency, but said more needs to be done, especially in the buildings and industry sectors of the economy. The IEA said that fossil fuels are expected to remain dominant in the nation's energy mix. Demand for oil, gas and coal will grow in absolute terms through 2035, but their combined share of energy supply will fall from 81 percent to 75 percent during that period.IEA said that "an energy renaissance in the United States is redrawing the global energy map," fueled by rising production of oil, shale gas and bio-energy, along with improved efficiency in the transportation sector."The United States, which currently imports around 20 percent of its total energy needs, becomes all but self-sufficient in net terms by 2035," the IEA report said.IEA said that subsidies to fossil fuels "continue to distort energy markets." Fossil fuel subsidiaries grew globally to $523 billion in 2011, nearly 30 percent more than in 2010, the report said. By comparison, government financial support for renewable energy amounted to $88 billion in 2011, the report said. Still, renewable energy is projected to become the world's largest source of power generation by 2015 and "close in on coal as the primary source by 2035," the IEA report said.In Southern West Virginia, projections for international coal demand are becoming increasingly important, as coal producers look overseas to make up for decreased demand fueled by cheap natural gas and a variety of other factors.The IEA report notes that coal "has met nearly half of the rise in global energy demand over the last decade, growing faster even than total renewables."Whether coal demand carries on rising strongly or changes course will depend on the strength of policy measures that favor lower-emissions energy sources, the deployment of more efficient coal-burning technologies and, especially important in the longer term, [carbon capture and sequestration]," the IEA report said. IEA said that policy decisions made in China and India, where coal demand growth is expected to keep rising, "carry the most weight" for the fuel's future.China's coal demand is expected to peak around 2020, while coal use in India continues to rise until it overtakes the U.S. as the second-largest user of coal by 2025."The sensitivity of these trajectories to changes in policy, the development of alternative fuels ... as the timely availability of infrastructure, create much uncertainty for international steam coal markets and prices," the IEA said.The report warned that two-thirds of the world's "carbon reserves" -- measured in potential carbon dioxide emissions -- are related to coal, 22 percent to oil and 15 percent to natural gas.No more than one-third of the proven world reserves of fossil fuels can be consumed prior to 2050 if the world is to keep greenhouse-related global warming below 2 degrees Celsius, unless carbon capture and storage is widely deployed."These findings underline the importance of [carbon capture and storage] as a key option to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions, but its pace of deployment remains highly uncertain, with only a handful of commercial-scale projects currently in operation," the IEA report said. 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I stood in front of the mirror backstage, proudly inspecting my makeup and blue and white gingham costume. Granted, I was in the midst of the most unfortunate awkward phase in the history of adolescence (my parents truly should have kept me indoors as a public service), but on that night, opening night of our middle school musical, The Wizard of Oz, I was too excited about my debut as Dorothy to notice that my skinny body and giant hair made me resemble a human Q-Tip. As I saw my gangly13-year-old reflection staring back at me, only one thing entered my mind: stardom!
I couldn't deny that dress rehearsals hadn't been pretty–the Stryofoam rainbow prop had a habit of crashing to the ground as I sang about troubles melting like lemon drops, and then there was that pesky issue of my ruby slippers shedding chunks of red glitter with every step I took, but in my mind, this elite middle school production of The Wizard of Oz (complete with an orchestra consisting of a pianist, a flatulent flautist, and a drummer who smelled like Velveeta cheese) was my launching pad to certain fame. Who cared that many of the Munchkins were taller than I was, that our Toto was missing in action, or that the stage crew had never gotten around to actually building a set? Not I! I was too busy daydreaming about seeing my name in lights.
WAIT! My name in lights? Jill Barnett in lights? I didn't even like my given name for everyday use, and certainly had no desire to see it on the marquis of the Gershwin Theatre or to hear it read aloud upon the win of my first Tony Award. Nope, Jill Barnett simply wouldn't do, and in my opinion, it had even less star quality than a name like Frances Ethel Gumm, who happened to be my favorite actress and singer.


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Minutes - Summary of Feb. 7 Meeting
Call to Order
Chairmen Hanley and Mendelsohn called the fifth meeting of the Bipartisan Election Process Improvement Commission ("Commission") to order in Room 232 of the County Government Center at 7:15 p.m. Members in attendance included: Bob Brostrom, Cesar del Aguila, Bettie Baca, Alex Blakemore, Keith Damon, Jeremy Epstein, Olga Hernandez, Tania Hossain-Almaraz, William Kreykenbohm, Jay McConville, Jay Myerson, James Parmelee, Lee Ann Pender, Ginny Peters, Kelsey Phipps, Brian Schoeneman, Marcus Simon, Marion Stillson and Jeffrey Wisoff. Members of the public were in attendance, as was County staff.
Summary of Jan. 31, 2013, Meeting
The summary minutes of the Jan. 31, 2013, had been provided to the members in advance of the meeting for their review. No changes were requested.
Next Meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013
The chairmen reminded the commission that the next meeting is on Wednesday, Feb. 13 and not on a Thursday as other meetings have been scheduled.
Report from Members of Findings About Precinct Problems
Chairman Hanley reminded members to turn in information and emails detailing problems at the precincts to Mr. Long. She noted that Chairman (Board of Supervisors) Bulova's office has submitted information that the office received. She suggested that members summarize the emails for the commission's use; alternatively members should redact names and other personal information included in the emails and include precinct before forwarding to Mr. Long. It was noted that emails forwarded to County staff for consideration by the commission become public documents, but the original sender may not have realized or intended that his or her name and other personal information included in the email would be publicly shared.
Review of Chief Election Officers and Rovers Notes
On Feb. 1 Mr. Long informed the commission that a full set of the chief's notes from all polling places from the November 2012 General Election is available in the County Attorney's Office. The notes are organized into notebooks by supervisor election district with minor redactions to protect certain privacy and personnel issues. Chairman Hanley reported these observations after reviewing the notes:
- People are resistant to voting on a paper ballot and think that their paper ballot won't be counted.
- Help from the volunteer high school pages was appreciated.
- Many chiefs held team meetings prior to Election Day.
- There were many reports of absentee ballots being brought to precincts on Election Day, which was time consuming.
- Reports of a lot of curbside voting, which took a lot of time.
- Reports of voters who registered through the DMV, but did not show as registered on the pollbooks, even if they had a registration card or other proof.
- Chiefs asked for more language assistance at the polls, many had language issues particularly at the pollbook.
The commission requested that staff research and report on how DMV processes voter registration applications.
The members discussed what the problems may be with the DMV registrations, including registering close to the deadline, applications with incomplete information and people moving and getting new voter ID cards.
Previous Information Requests
Chairman Hanley then pointed to the handouts that provided information that members had requested at the last meeting.
Chairman Mendelsohn inquired that if there was a major push for more diversity of election officers, would the two parties still need to vet these officers. Mr. Schoeneman explained that people who are interested in becoming election officers are not turned away if not approved by either party, but rather they are labeled as independent.
There was a discussion of how many of the election chiefs in November were new election chiefs and if there was a correlation of problems at polls being related to new chiefs. Staff was directed to provide information on first-time election chiefs and where they were located. Mr. Schoeneman also requested information on how election chiefs and assistant chiefs were chosen.
Chairman Hanley noted that information that was requested on election officer assignment to precincts and a timeline of election officer placement and assignment is unavailable as a result of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee litigation.
Report of Information Requested from Fairfax County Public Schools "FCPS"
Lee Ann Pender, FCPS commission representative, reported to the commission on information that it had requested at a previous meeting.
Space/Room Issues in Schools to Provide Time for Set Up the Night Before Election Day:
- FCPS will work with the Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services to cancel their activities the night before an election in the areas where polls are located.
- Poll areas/rooms will be off limits to non-election activities beginning at 5 or 5:30 the night before an election.
- FCPS will work with the Fairfax County School Age Child Care "SACC" program to request that the program not use the school gyms the night before an election, if that is where the poll will be located.
The Commission discussed the importance of election officers having time the night before Election Day to set up the poll. It was clarified that the set up was for things like tables and chairs and not for the machines, which are kept in a secure area.
Parking Issues and Teacher Work Days/Parent-Teacher Conferences on Election Day:
Ms. Pender met with FCPS Human Resources staff and FCPS will move forward to do outreach to see if possible to not have teacher work days and parent-teacher conferences on Election Day as this will ease parking problems, particularly at the elementary schools.
Mr. Epstein brought up that cancelling the parent-teacher conferences on Election Day may be inconvenient to parents who schedule to have the conference that day so that they can also vote and don't have to take additional time off from work, etc. Mr. McConville recommended that the commission look at the parking issues separately and see if it can be addressed before asking for the change in teacher work days/parent-teacher conferences.
It was noted that only 20 spaces are allotted for Election Day parking – for voters and election officials – and this is a problem at the elementary schools. And there was a discussion that school buses parked at the schools take up additional parking and that there is often not parking available on the streets around the school.
There was a discussion that many school gyms did not have enough electrical outlets and that some machines went down on Election Day because voters tripped over electrical cords.
Workplan Item III Registrar's Office Procedures and Training
A. Ballot/ machine preparation
Ms. Stillson noted that she was told that a blind woman who was voting at the Monument precinct requested earphones for the voting machine, but that they didn't work because the machine had not been set up correctly.
A discussion ensued about how the voting machines are set up and tested. Mr. Damon noted that there is a significant amount of testing and that it is done by rovers – the most experienced election officers.
Chairman Hanley noted that in her review of the chiefs notes there were several mentions of incorrect paper ballot amounts. It was noted that the blank ballots are counted and packaged at the printer.
Mr. Blakemore noted that the testing of the DRE machines was much more labor intensive than the testing for optical scan machines.
A discussion ensued that for in-person absentee voting, esp. in years when there are many candidates on the ballot, the DRE machines must be programmed for the many ballot variations. It was agreed that many of these problems should go away as the DREs are phased out. It was also noted that in the years when there are many ballot variations that it is a challenge since each location must have all paper ballot variations.
Mr. Simon asked why the county has ballots delivered from a printer, instead of using a ballot-on-demand so a voter could have their ballot printed on site at the in-person absentee voting location. It was noted that ballot-on-demand technology was used in other parts of the country, but was not approved by the Virginia State Board of Elections.
B. Development of election timeline – not available due to pending litigation as noted above.
C. Procedures to address language barriers
Chairman Hanley reiterated that in their notes, the election chiefs and rovers wrote that it would be very useful to have more language diversity among election officers and she noted that this should be emphasized for election officer recruitment.
Chairmen Hanley and Mendelsohn asked if the media outreach for election officer recruitment was going to the foreign language media. There was a discussion that the Office of Public Affairs was sending the information to the foreign language media, but did not have the language resources available to monitor that segment of the media to see if the election officer recruitment messages were being placed. Chairman Hanley noted that the Board of Supervisors offices had lists of diverse community organizations and those contacts should be used to recruit a diversity of election officers.
It was noted that the Department of Justice requires Fairfax County to have voting information, including signage, available in English and Spanish.
Mr. McConville reiterated the challenge with the electronic pollbooks not being searchable and this was a problem for voters with many diverse hyphenated names.
D. Workforce: permanent, part-time, volunteers
Chairman Hanley requested information from staff on what point in election cycle are seasonal election staff hired and trained. The same information was requested for election office volunteers (not including election officers).
The commission also requested that the hourly rate for the seasonal employees be available for the budget discussion scheduled for the Feb. 21 meeting.
Mr. Epstein noted that the Office of Elections did an amazing job, given their resources.
Additional Discussion – Voter Registration Activity 2007-2012 General Elections
Ms. Hernandez referred to the voter registration activity report and noted that the number of voter registration transactions was 154,113 and much higher in 2012 than in 2008 during the previous presidential election. There was a discussion that these transactions are labor intensive and took a lot of time to input into the computer. It was noted that technology exists to use a bar code to scan in the information instead of it being manually inputted. A request was made to staff to see if this technology could be used by the county.
Items From Commission Members
The following information was requested by the commission for the Feb. 13 meeting discussion on absentee voting:
- Can the legality of using ballot-on-demand be explored?
The number of people who:
- Applied for a mailed-in absentee ballot.
- The number of applications that were sent.
- The number of applications that were rejected.
- The number of ballots that were voted.
- And of the number of ballots that were voted, how many were counted?
- A subset of the same information was requested for military personnel who voted by mailed-in absentee ballot.
- If information available, where are absentee ballots being mailed outside of Fairfax County.
Information requested on voter registration at the DMV:
- The number of county voter registrations done at the DM.
- How many registrations done at the DMV are rejected as incomplete?
- Who decides that a registration done at the DMV is incomplete?
Information on ADA complaint machines other than DREs
- What is the cost of the two ADA compliant voting machines systems that are approved for use by the State Board of Elections?
Information on Election Chief's Notebook:
- Can the Chief's Notebook be loaded on a computer tablet that is searchable for use by the election chiefs at the poll?
Thereafter, the meeting adjourned.


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Jhana4 wrote:What is the title and who is the author of the book?
"Then the leaders among those beings came together. Having met, they conferred among themselves thus: 'Sirs! Bad deeds have arisen among us, theft has come to be, slander has come to be, lies have come to be, the taking up of the staff has come to be. Enough! Let us choose one among us to admonish rightly those who should be admonished, to rebuke rightly those who should be rebuked, to banish rightly those who should be banished, and we will apportion some of our wheat to him.' With that, those beings proceeded to approach one being of fine attributes, more admirable, more inspiring and more awesome than any of the others, and said to him, 'Come, Sir, may you rightly admonish those who should be admonished, rightly rebuke those who should be rebuked, and rightly banish those who should be banished. We, in turn, will apportion some of our wheat to you.' Acknowledging the words of those other beings, he became their leader ... and there came to be the word 'king' ..."
"In this way, bhikkhus, when the ruler of a country fails to apportion wealth to those in need, poverty becomes prevalent. Poverty being prevalent, theft becomes prevalent. Theft being prevalent, weapons become prevalent. When weapons become prevalent, killing and maiming become prevalent, lying becomes prevalent ... slander ... sexual infidelity ... abuse and frivolity ... covetousness and jealousy ... wrong view becomes prevalent."
David N. Snyder wrote:I thought it was more of a Mahayana and Hindu and New Age thing with the group kamma theories.
Take, for example, the case of an autocrat who conceives a desire to create an empire. This is a condition arising within one person, but it spreads out to affect a whole society. In this case, what kamma does the society incur? Here, when the king or despot's advisers agree to and support his wishes, and when the people allow themselves to be caught up in the lust for greatness, this becomes kamma for those people also, and becomes kamma on a social scale. It may seem that this chain of events has arisen solely on account of one person, but it is not so. All are involved, and all are kammically responsible, to a greater or lesser degree, depending on the extent of their personal involvement and acquiescence. The views and desires conceived by the despot become adopted by the people around him. There is an endorsement, more or less conscious, of that desire by the people, allowing the craving for power and greatness to spread and escalate throughout the population.
daverupa wrote:Here is something from Good, Evil, and Beyond on that issue:
David N. Snyder wrote:But is there anything in the Suttas to suggest group kamma?
But this evil action of yours was not done by your mother…or by gods: this evil action was done by you yourself, and you yourself will experience its result.'
David N. Snyder wrote:Venerable,
Is there a 'Theravada' position on group kamma? I thought it was more of a Mahayana and Hindu and New Age thing with the group kamma theories.
"Sabbe sattā kammassakā, kammadāyādā, kammayonī, kammabandhū kammappaṭisaraṇā yaṃ kammaṃ karissanti kalyāṇaṃ vā pāpakaṃ vā tassa dāyādā bhavissanti."
Ven Dhammika wrote:Let us examine the 2004 tsunami, another event often sited as an example of collective kamma. The tsunami killed some 200,000 people, injured another million and left hundreds of thousands of others homeless. Even the most ill-informed person knows that the directly observable cause of the tsunami was an earthquake that shifted the tectonic plates on the floor of the ocean off the coast of Sumatra. This released a vast amount of energy which in turn caused huge waves to form. For this to be collective kamma it would require several things. As with the Holocaust, kamma would have had to pre-plan things so that vast numbers of people were in the effected area, either because they were reborn there and lived there, or that they were visiting the area at the chosen time, i.e. in the late morning of the 26th December. Extraordinarily, amidst the chaos of the deluge, the panic, the collapsing buildings and the debris being swept along, kamma would have had to arrange things so that the thousands of victims involved got their exact kammic retribution, no more and no less – so that those whose kamma required them to be killed were killed, that those whose kamma required them to be seriously injured were so injured, that those who only had to sustain minor injuries did so, and those whose kamma required only that their houses be destroyed suffered only that loss, and so on. But even more extraordinary, for kamma to be responsible for the tsunami would require accepting that it is able to influence the Earth's tectonic plates so that they moved to just the right extent and at just the right time so that the resulting waves play out thousands of people's kamma. Apart from stretching credibility beyond breaking point, I reject the idea of collective kamma because if such a thing existed the Buddha would have mentioned it. And he does not.
"It would be a sheer coincidence, lord, that the blind sea-turtle, coming to the surface once every one hundred years, would stick his neck into the yoke with a single hole."
"It's likewise a sheer coincidence that one obtains the human state."


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18 U.S. Code § 3522 - Probationers and parolees
§ 3522.
Probationers and parolees
A probation officer may, upon the request of the Attorney General, supervise any person provided protection under this chapter who is on probation or parole under State law, if the State involved consents to such supervision. Any person so supervised shall be under Federal jurisdiction during the period of supervision and shall, during that period be subject to all laws of the United States which pertain to probationers or parolees, as the case may be.
The failure by any person provided protection under this chapter who is supervised under subsection (a) to comply with the memorandum of understanding entered into by that person pursuant to section 3521(d) of this title shall be grounds for the revocation of probation or parole, as the case may be.
The United States Parole Commission and the Chairman of the Commission shall have the same powers and duties with respect to a probationer or parolee transferred from State supervision pursuant to this section as they have with respect to an offender convicted in a court of the United States and paroled under chapter 311 [1] of this title. The provisions of sections 4201 through 4204, 4205(a), (e), and (h), 4206 through 4215, and 4218 [1] of this title shall apply following a revocation of probation or parole under this section.
If a person provided protection under this chapter who is on probation or parole and is supervised under subsection (a) of this section has been ordered by the State court which imposed sentence on the person to pay a sum of money to the victim of the offense involved for damage caused by the offense, that penalty or award of damages may be enforced as though it were a civil judgment rendered by a United States district court. Proceedings to collect the moneys ordered to be paid may be instituted by the Attorney General in any United States district court. Moneys recovered pursuant to such proceedings shall be distributed to the victim.
(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1208, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2157; amended Pub. L. 99–646, § 75, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3618; Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7072(b), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4405.)
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Chapter 311 of this title, referred to in subsec. (c), which consisted of sections 4201 to 4218 of this title, was repealed effective Nov. 1, 1987, by Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §§ 218(a)(5), 235(a)(1), (b)(1), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2027, 2031, 2032, subject to remaining effective for five years after Nov. 1, 1987, in certain circumstances.
1988—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–690 substituted "4215" for "4216".
1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–646 substituted "probationers or parolees, as the case may be" for "parolees".
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copyright the Chronicle February 25, 2015
by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph
COVENTRY — April Streeter, 15, is no stranger to singing in public, but Saturday night's LR Rocks showcase at Parker Pie Wings did include a first for her — a whirl on the electric guitar in front of a live audience.
"It's kind of a rush," she said. "It's really fun to get up there. The energy is really great, especially in places like this."
Parker Pie Wings had set up the concert venue on one side of its bar. The smaller space created a packed atmosphere for the 100 people in attendance.


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