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CORONADO — Coronado has passed a balanced, two-year general fund budget that city officials say maintains essential services and programs despite an uncertain economy and declining revenues.
City officials say if the state succeeds in borrowing or taking funds from cities as proposed to help close a nearly $25 billion deficit, they have plans in place to handle the impacts, but they will be felt.
The City Council unanimously approved the 2009-10, 2010-11 budgets last week. The 2009-10 spending plan totals $37.3 million. The proposed 2010-11 budget is $37.8 million. The fiscal year begins July 1.
Costs have been contained or reduced wherever possible to help balance the budget, which contains no new programs or services, city officials said.
"This is a no-frills budget," said Leslie Suelter, Coronado's director of administrative services. "Programs and services are at current levels. There is no increase in staffing, no major programmatic changes anywhere."
Coronado projects that revenues will exceed expenses by $160,000 in 2009-10. However, that is significantly lower than in recent years when that gap was several million dollars. The decrease reflects declining revenue.
Long-term projections show an operating deficit of just under $400,000 beginning in 2012-13. Similar projections are shown for subsequent years.
"The projections show that we have stagnant growth in property and hotel tax while operating expenses continue to grow," Suelter said.
The state budget remains uncertain. Coronado is waiting for the State of California to finalize its spending plan.
"We have a balanced budget, but that could change any day," Suelter said.
Proposals call for the state to borrow local property taxes and take gasoline-tax revenues. If the state follows through, city officials propose covering some of those losses out of the general fund reserve, which has $36.8 million.
The reserves are expected to drop to $34.5 million by the end of next year, Suelter said, as the city uses them to pay for non-operating costs such as capital projects and loans to the redevelopment agency.
Suelter said Coronado might lose about $450,000 a year in gas-tax revenues. She said that would be a "significant and immediate hit to the general fund" because the funds are used for daily street maintenance.
Coronado may recommend reductions in its 2010-11 budget if the state cuts funding. The city also may consider delaying capital improvement projects, including the $3.7 million tennis center and the $450,000 lawn-bowling green.
The largest general-fund revenue sources for Coronado next year are property taxes, projected at $17 million, followed by hotel tax at about $8.8 million.
Preliminary estimates from county officials show that while assessed property values in Coronado will not decrease as they are expected to in many cities, they will only go up about 3.4 percent.
Hotel tax revenue, the second-largest revenue source, is expected to drop. The city had projected hotel tax for this year at $9.8 million, down from 2008's high of $10.2 million. But this year's revenues are $8.8 million, and city officials are projecting $8.8 million next year. The busy summer months may change that estimate.
Personnel accounted for the largest expense for Coronado at $23 million. It includes public safety jobs and retirement costs.
The general-fund budget also includes about $460,000 in capital improvement program funding.
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Human evolution is the evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans. The topic usually covers the evolutionary history of primates, in particular the genus Homo, and the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species of hominids (or "great apes") rather than studying the evolutionary history that led to primates. The study of human evolution involves many scientific disciplines, including physical anthropology, primatology, archaeology, paleontology, ethology, linguistics, evolutionary psychology, embryology and genetics.
Genetic studies show that primates diverged from other mammals about 85 million years ago, in the Late Cretaceous period, and the earliest fossils appear in the Paleocene, around 55 million years ago. The Hominidae family diverged from the Hylobatidae (gibbon) family 15–20 million years ago, and around 14 million years ago, the subfamily Ponginae (orangutans) diverged from the Hominidae family.


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iPhone, iPad, and Android users. Your payment system is here and no it's not a shape. Well, actually it is. Using your device's 3.5mm headphone jack, you can now accept credit card payments using Square: a small cube-shaped credit card reader that's free for anyone who signs up for the service. The app is free as well. Like PayPal or most credit card, Square takes a 2.75% fee for each credit card transaction + $0.15 surcharge. Square also helps you calculate cash transactions, email or SMS receipts to payers, calculate sales tax, store frequently sold items, and visualize earned money through a great looking web interface. Can't think of any uses? Well we've got a few that we've already tried out: Craigslist transactions, garage sales, group trips… You know, that one person who organizes and pays for everything, but never quite gets it all back (thumbs pointed at self). Well, Square has your (and my) name written all over it.
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These walls are blinding,
Holding no reflection,
Revealing no tone, shade, or hue.
Swallowing all life and personality within.
These walls are weighted with sadness and neglect.
Wonders and horrors of the world barred off.
Alone she sits, needle at bedside.
Along with the spark in her eyes this four-cornered room has long since gone dark.
Her sun once brightened her world,
Illuminating the four-cornered abyss.
But alas, the night always comes for the day's bright sky.
Alone he sits, at her bedside,
He's lost her again hasn't he?
Day breaks, the sun is rising,
A little boy calls for his mother to come home.
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The device is supplied in a system-level development platform providing support for rapid development, debug and validation, against reference test equipment such as the R&S series of communications testers, or integration with RF devices for field testing
"Creating a chip was the logical next step for us, allowing us to showcase the performance of our core IP, and at the same time providing a validation platform for our customers whilst their own chips are under development," said Dr Gordon Aspin, CEO at Cognovo. "The benefits of the soft modem approach are clear: the silicon came back around 5 weeks ago and we have already brought up a Cat4 LTE downlink. The device is dimensioned for future standards supporting in excess of 300 Mb/s. By using this device our customers can develop soft modems, ranging from 2G to beyond 4G, all on the same silicon."
Cognovo's soft modem approach uses a cluster of high performance Vector processors programmed in high level C code, together with a novel control and scheduling system. Because the generic hardware is configured by software alone, the hardware can be finalised before the software, and the same chips can be used in development and the final product. The CDC160 device can also be used to support development of other modem standards, such as LTE, 3G, or 802.111abg, n, af, ac etc.
Cognovo has instantiated its IP core in a baseband device to provide customers with a development vehicle and to prove the performance of the IP.
As the next generation 4G wireless broadband standard defined in 3GPP, LTE-Advanced is capable of supporting data rates in excess of 1Gb/s, or three times the performance of the 3.9G systems rolling out today. Developing new wireless modems in software directly on target silicon allows manufacturers to save cost and time, as well as de-risk the complex modem development process.
"A key requirement for any modem solution is die size and


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HARRISON, N.J. — The script being written was historic.
Real Salt Lake rallied from an early two-goal deficit to take a late lead on Alvaro Saborio's third goal against the host New York Red Bulls.
"We're flying and you're thinking at that moment if we could get this kind of win it would just be monumental," RSL coach Jason Kreis said. "It would be historic."?
Instead, it was another painful last-minute loss as Dax McCarty's goal four minutes into second-half stoppage time lifted New York to a 4-3 victory Saturday night in front of 18,604 at Red Bull Arena.
It was RSL's second consecutive loss, and in each game the squad conceded a late goal to lose.
"To walk out losing and not gaining any points, you begin to become concerned that it's going to take a mental toll on our players," Kreis said. "We hope it doesn't."
The culprit, as it was against Sporting Kansas City, was a failure to keep possession late in the match. On both of New York's final two goals — an equalizing penalty kick from former RSL standout Fabian Espindola in the 89th minute and McCarty's dramatic winner — RSL had unforced turnovers in midfield.
"It's something that we actually spend a lot of time on, the tactical things that need to happen at the end of matches in order not to give up late goals," Kreis said. "Most of it comes down to what we do with the ball. Tonight again, and Kansas City was the same way, we gave it away too cheaply."
Espindola also scored from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute to give New York a 2-0 lead after referee Silviu Petrescu ruled that Kenny Mansally pulled down Brandon Barklage just inside the box. Tim Cahill struck for New York's opening goal in the 11th minute.
"I think we kind of scratch our heads and say, 'I'm not so sure Fabian would get those kind of calls when he played for us,'" Kreis said.
But RSL roared back. Despite missing 10 players to a combination of international duty, injuries and suspension, Real Salt Lake rallied behind Saborio, who pulled his team within a goal just before halftime with a penalty kick. He then leveled the match at 2-2 in the 80th minute, putting a low shot off Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles and into the net from 13 yards away.
"We love playing with Sabo — he does so much for us offensively and defensively," Borchers said. "He's just a clinical goal scorer. He did a great job for us tonight. I only wish that we would've been able to return the favor."
In only his third match with RSL since April 20 because of injuries and international call-ups, the Costa Rican forward scored a remarkable go-ahead goal just two minutes later, taking a pass from second-half substitute Joao Plata, cutting inside of McCarty and slotting the ball inside the far post from 16 yards out to give RSL a 3-2 lead.
It was Saborio's team-leading seventh goal of the year in just his ninth match.
"In that moment we thought we could win the game, but we didn't do good with the possession," Saborio said. "We have to be more careful with the ball in the last moments."4 comments on this story
While Saborio made his triumphant return to the RSL lineup, the team still only fielded four regular starters. That will change next week when Kyle Beckerman, Nick Rimando and Tony Beltran return from competing for the United States at the Gold Cup. Beltran, though, will serve a one-game suspension because of a red card against Toronto on June 29.
RSL will also be without Chris Wingert again next week. The left back was suspended two games for his challenge on Sporting Kansas City's Kei Kamara last week.
"They are big players, our captain, keeper and right back," Saborio said. "We have to train this week very hard and be focused for the next game and win."


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Sky Trumpets
From all over the world come reports of strange trumpet-like blasts from the sky.
by Brian Dunning via skeptoid
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From all around the world come reports of strange blasts of sound from the heavens. Some rumble like distant explosions or thunder, some blare like amplified tubas, some shimmer like reverberating wind chimes. YouTube has a full measure of videos taken from iPhones searching the sky while Sky Trumpets blast their portentous refrains. Commenters warn of the End of Days, or of aliens vainly trumpeting their misunderstood greetings, or of Mother Earth releasing great energies. But whatever the theory, the recordings of Sky Trumpets are sure to send a shiver up your vibrating spine. Must they all be either supernatural or hoaxes, or might science be able to sweep away the mystery?
Of course, the first thing we have to do is listen to some samples. While these play, keep in mind how easy it is to fake videos such as these today. Sounds can be taken from the Internet from any source, and it requires no more than journeyman computer skills to add a sound to a video and apply any manner of reverb or background noise to it. But regardless of their origin, these are the types of sounds that characterize the Sky Trumpets phenomenon; so if there is something to explain, this is what they sound like.
Here's one from Beijing, China:
And here's one from Indonesia:
And from Saskatchewan:
And from Oklahoma:
So far, all of these Sky Trumpet recordings were posted to the Internet after 2011. Here is what amateur researchers have determined is the earliest of these videos and certainly the most popular with over 4 million views, and it was uploaded to YouTube in August of 2011, from Kiev in Ukraine, by someone calling herself "Russian Kristina":
Since this video went live, there have been any number of copycat hoax videos posted using the exact same audio file; including one that got a bit of press, by a girl who did the whole thing in five minutes to show her friends how easy it was to make a hoax Sky Trumpets video.
But hoaxes aside, it's a virtual certainty that at least some of these videos are genuine, and represent real sounds heard by real people who recorded them and posted them online in good faith. Given that, is it then proven that Sky Trumpets are a real — and unknown to science — phenomenon?
The 'Invisible Artist', Disappears In His Work (PHOTOS)
If you know me, you know i love optical illusions. Try to find the "invisible artist" – Liu Bolin – in his photos. Enjoy 🙂
via The Huffington Post.
Liu Bolin is the "Where's Waldo" of the art world. But instead of a red skull cap and sweater, the Chinese artist dons his own painted artworks — ready-made disguises that allow the sly chameleon to hide in plain site.
Bolin has been blending into his surroundings for some time now, disappearing amidst chaotic toy store shelves, grocery produce sections and graffiti walls around the world. This year, the internationally regarded "invisible man" is bringing his photographic illusions to New York City in a solo exhibition at the Eli Klein Fine Art Gallery.
Titled "Lost in Art," the show will highlight Bolin's newest photographs, capturing the artist and other cooperative assistants hidden in labyrinths of canned goods and barren rural landscapes. To create the images, the artist spends up to 10 hours on each of his detailed body paintings, obsessing over every crack and crevice of the scenes before snapping a photograph.
What's the allure of being an invisible man, you ask? "Each one chooses his or her path to come in contact with the external world," Bolin stated to The Daily Mail. "I chose to merge with the environment."
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- The Invisible Man is back, but where? (news.com.au)


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Brad Paisley Unveils Track Listing for 'Love and War'
Brad Paisley has announced the track listing for his upcoming studio album, Love and War.
The album is set for release on April 21. In addition to its lead single, "Today," Love and War features a duet with Mick Jagger titled "Drive of Shame" and a collaboration with Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty on the title song. The project also features collaborations with hip-hop producer Timbaland on "Grey Goose Chase" and "Solar Power Girl," as well as input from the late Johnny Cash on "Gold All Over the Ground." Bill Anderson co-wrote and appears on a track titled "Dying to See Her."
"I wanted the collaborations on this record to be collaborations that took me outside of what you'd typically think and brought that other world into this, but it's also very country," Paisley says.
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Absent from the album is Paisley's duet with pop star Demi Lovato, "Without a Fight," which he released as a single in 2016.
Paisley teamed with Luke Wooten to co-produce Love and War, which is his 11th studio album. He also recently released a new live DVD/CD combo that captures his Life Amplified Tour stop at West Virginia University. The show originally aired in January of 2017 on PBS as part of its Brad Paisley — Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special.
Brad Paisley, Love and War Track Listing:
1. "Heaven South"
2. "Last Time for Everything"
3. "One Beer Can"
4. "Go to Bed Early"
5. "Drive of Shame" (Featuring Mick Jagger)
6. "Contact High"
7. "Love and War" (Featuring John Fogerty)
8. "Today"
9. "selfie#theinternetisforever"
10. "Grey Goose Chase" (Featuring Timbaland)
11. "Gold All Over the Ground"
12. "Dying to See Her" (Featuring Bill Anderson)
13. "Solar Power Girl" (Featuring Timbaland)
14. "The Devil Is Alive and Well"
15. "Meaning Again"
16. "Heaven South" (Reprise)
See Pictures From Brad Paisley's Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibit
Mick Jagger Collaborating With Brad Paisley on New Album
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Nikon M223 Mount A Good Option For New AR15?
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Nikon M223 Mount A Good Option For New AR15?
My friend and I have just purchased our first AR15's (Coyote rifles from RRA) and will be going with the highly recommended Nikon M223 scope in 2x8. We will be using this setup for a lot of target shooting, and also a fair bit of coyote hunting.
My only question is the mount, and would really appreciate some of your expertise there. I've seen a number of comments (including a full review of the scope and mount) that said the Nikon M223 mount is a solid choice, I've also seen other people that state that mounts are critical and you should spend the money to buy a LaRue. I'm sure those are great mounts, but they cost nearly as much as the scope, and clearly don't fit our budget.
Also, there are two versions of the Nikon 223 mount, the standard one, and another with 20MOA. Which is the better choice?
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Motley Crue's Tommy Lee Yells at Stage Crasher Who Knocked Guitarist to the Ground [Video]
Motley Crue was playing in Canada on Saturday, and some guy almost ended the show when he rushed the stage and knocked Mick Mars to the ground. Mick had to be helped off the stage, and the whole band went with him.
Here's Tommy Lee and Vince Neil as they left the stage. (Tommy says, quote, "What the [eff] is wrong with you, you [effing] idiot?" And Vince says, quote, "We might be back."
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Yeah I heard Leo Laporte talking about that today ("The Tech Guy" radio call-in show on KFI 640AM Los Angeles on Sat/Sun if anyone's interested). If true, leaks in mid-Sept could indicate a holiday season release. Be interesting to see if either of the big boys runs with the Note.


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Heidi Klum Topless Photo Scandal Causes Model to Sue French Magazine?
Heidi Klum is reportedly furious over new topless photos which recently surfaced online and the model is now weighing up her legal options with the intention of holding whoever is responsible accountable.
Klum was unknowingly photographed topless while on vacation in the south of France with her bodyguard and boyfriend, Martin Kristen. A French magazine has since published the semi-nude photographs and Klum, 39, reportedly believes that her privacy was violated because she was on a private and secluded beach when the photos were taken, according to TMZ.
The mother of four is said to be comparing her situation to that of Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, who recently won an injunction banning her own topless photos from being further published in France.
Like Klum, Middleton was sunbathing topless at a private chateau in France during a vacation with her husband, Prince William, when an unidentified photographer snapped intrusive photos before they were published in France's Closer magazine.
Middleton and Prince William, both 30, immediately took legal action against the French publication and won the injunction. They are currently awaiting to outcome of a criminal complaint which they filed against Closer magazine under France's strict privacy laws.
Klum is also reportedly awaiting the outcome of the case to determine whether she has a good chance at winning if she pursues legal action.
Klum's topless scandal is not the only problem that she has faced in recent weeks. At the beginning of September her estranged husband Seal, 49, accused her of having an extramarital affair with Kristen during their seven year marriage.
Klum abruptly separated from Seal in January and filed for divorce in April. She recently confirmed that she is dating Kristen but denied that their relationship began before her separation from Seal, and through her rep dismissed his cheating allegations as "false."
"It is sad that Seal has to resort to false accusations," Klum's rep said in a public statement.


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Let's talk about nostalgia. We chase it more and more as we age, and this past weekend reminded me of a particular period in life. I'm not sure if this phenomenon exists outside of the northeast, but I'm going to assume it does not. I don't even know if it currently exists! As this may have been a one shot reunion deal. We are talking about the American Legion/VFW show. (lets refer to them as VFW)
The band was asked to play a 30th birthday party, at which the birthday haver (new word) would eat a hamburger for the first time in his life. While this concept is too fantastically mind boggling for me to get into, let's just say I support the eating of hamburgers. He rented a VFW hall in central New Jersey, and invited several bands to play. Everyone there had gone through this routine. A good portion of our collective childhoods were spent in rooms just like these, filled with sweaty people and half stack amplifiers. Before we get into specifics, lets cover some history.
Now, this history is mostly assumed, but I'm going to guess most of it is true. And on the internet, well, that's as good as any bibliography I've ever encountered. This is oddly appropriate, considering it was memorial day weekend. VFW(Veterans of Foreign Wars) halls are little social organizations for veterans, usually containing a bar and some type of performance area. They need a place to get together and do what social organizations do, kind of like the mafia. Come to think of it, it's exactly like the mafia, only the government recognizes VFWs and doesn't get mad if they don't pay taxes.
Somewhere along the line, bands realized these rooms could be rented out, by people less sketchy than promoters and venues, to hold local shows. Black Flag and Fugazi notably pioneered this cause in the hardcore music scene, a tradition that we hope will continue long into the future.
It was a huge breakthrough. All you need is a PA, and you're set. Contrary to popular belief, kids don't want to go around fucking things up and ruining everyone's day. They just want a place to congregate. Admission is cheap, and you likely know at least a few of the bands or people putting it on. Everyone has a stake in it, because if it goes well there will be more, if it doesn't…there won't. Where as at a club of some type, you don't really care at all. They're not nice to you, you're not nice to them.
Where as a previous generation might have been able to play in bars to "cut their teeth" and learn to play live, this is what we had. Bar owners would make you buy tickets in advance to sell to your friends (a concept known as "Pay To Play") so really, nothing gets accomplished. You're playing for 10 of your friends and maybe some parents, no one from the venue wants you there. Shows are most likely not curated at all, so any friends of the other bands don't give a shit about you or your music, Its just not a welcoming environment.
Independently run shows were the polar opposite. If a kid puts up a few hundred dollars to rent out a hall, they're going to take great care to put on the best show possible. Bands are of a similar style, people actually have a good time the entire show. It's an incredibly supportive environment, and I genuinely feel band for anyone who did not experience this. I sometimes attribute my concept of adult responsibility, the fact that I have an income, have not been to rehab, and have no police record, to this era of my life….but then I realize just as many fuck ups were in this scene as well. There goes my government funding.
My first experience at a VFW show was somewhere in Patterson NJ, yes, the one from the Bob Dylan song. I had gotten my license mere days before, and drove down to sit in with a band I would join later. The ambitious decision was made to drive there after my bank teller job, with hand written directions and no passengers. This dear readers, is what we call "Good Decision Making."
I got incredibly lost. Patterson was a frightening area, not the most friendly looking place do a dumbass white kid driving for the first time. I definitely scraped a concrete wall trying to make a 3 point turn, and arrived just as the last notes were being played, lugging in my 50lb Fender Twin in one hand and a guitar in the other. That sounds dramatic, but that is exactly what happened.
Experiences were far more good than bad though. I'm trying to think of the worst shows I have ever been a part of, and none of them have been of the VFW type. The PA was always terrible, but somehow you learned to play without monitors. New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, a lot of ground was covered at these events.
It's hard to have these places in cities, especially in NY, but Death By Audio in Brooklyn certainly captures that aesthetic. Most likely a fire hazard, not the best sound, but you feel like you're truly flying under the radar. There is that VFW in Hoboken that you walk by on the way to Maxwells on Washington Street, with a giant deer head hanging, but they're probably wise to the real estate, and no punk ass kids can afford it.
Our experience this past weekend may not have been exactly as we remembered it…the music of this band is a lot quieter than previous projects, none of the amps have a distorted channel…people just kind of sat on the perimeter on folding chairs. There was very enthusiastic applause though, much more so than at a random bar show. Maybe its true that you can't relive your childhood, even you buy a giant ranch with an amusement park or trade bodies with Judge Reinhold.
I really do wonder if these shows are as present today. The youth of America has far surpassed anyone in their late twenties when it comes to using technology, they probably have entire shows just made up of status updates. I'd like to hope though, that somewhere out in the sketchy backwoods of Southern NJ, there are some dudes loading a half stack Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier and a 9 Piece Orange County Drum Kit into a partially dilapidated shed, with no mid range in sight.


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Roosevelt could not pass health care reform with out the second bill of rights because it was unconstitutional, but now we passed it without it? Hmmm seems to me unconstitutional then unconstitutional now. When will we send this to the supreme court to be thrown out?
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MONTREAL -- For some Blue Bombers hopefuls, it was their last chance to shine.
And for some veteran Winnipeg players, it was their last chance to prove they still belong.
But few covered themselves with glory as Winnipeg dropped a 30-15 decision to the Montreal Alouettes in a CFL pre-season match played before an announced crowd of 20,202 at Percival Molson Stadium last night.
Winnipeg starter Kevin Glenn was the most polished of the three Bomber quarterbacks. But then, that's not saying much as both Russ Michna and Mike Quinn were terrible.
Glenn completed only six of 12 passes for 89 yards but led the Bombers on their only TD drive of the first half. Although two of his tosses were dropped, the other four were poorly thrown.
Michna completed only three of 11 passes for 48 yards, with one interception, and the vast majority of his throws were well off the mark.
Quinn completed only six of 23 passes for 127 yards, with one pick, and was sacked twice.
"I thought initially Kevin did OK," assessed Bombers head coach Doug Berry. "In fact, I contemplated keeping him in a little longer because I thought he was getting into the groove a little bit. But if I did that, I wouldn't be doing justice to the other guys who have been competing just as well through camp.
"We made the changes when we thought it was appropriate but unfortunately, we didn't get much momentum after that. I'm disappointed but I don't think it's all the quarterbacks' fault. I mean, they had a lot of rushers in their face all night and when we did put balls on receivers, many times plays weren't made and we've got to find out why."
Winnipeg receivers dropped at least three catchable balls.
"We did some good things and some bad things," said Glenn. "We've got to correct our mistakes and get ready for next week. You can always get better. We moved the ball here and there, we've just got to stop making mistakes and moving backwards. What hurt us this game was the penalties. We've got to stop that."
Glenn engineered Winnipeg's only TD drive -- his 10-yard scramble -- and led the Bombers to 10 of their 15 points.
"It always feels good to put points on the board," he said. "I wish we could have put more on the board."
Troy Westwood booted field goals of 27 and 48 yards while Montreal conceded a safety touch.
Anthony Calvillo completed TD tosses of 27 and 28 yards to Thyron Anderson while Marcus Brady completed an eight-yard touchdown pass to LaTerence Dunbar. Fullback Jeff Piercy also scored on a one-yard dive and Winnipeg conceded a safety.
HURT REPORT: SB Darryl Ray suffered a sprained ankle in the first half ... RB/receiver Henri Childs also went down with a knee injury.


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Greek Center-Right Leader Wants to Delay Austerity
Regardless of whether Germany bends on the euro crisis, we will still have a fairly desperate situation in Greece. New unemployment figures show an all-time high in the country, and economic activity is practically non-existent. Many workers are staying on their jobs without pay, in contrast to the stereotype of the lazy Mediterrenean workforce. And withdrawals at Greek banks have risen, with fears growing that anyone who leaves their deposits in those banks will eventually get paid off with cheaper drachmas.
Per the law, there hasn't been a poll in the country in two weeks, in advance of the June 17 Parliamentary election re-run. The election is expected as a contest between the center-right New Democracy party, which helped negotiate the terms of the bailout/austerity deal, and the far-left Syriza party, which has rejected those terms. However, New Democracy, in a bid to blur the differences, now wants to delay the terms and hold off further austerity for a period of two years.
The leader of Greece's conservative New Democracy party on Wednesday pledged to seek a two-year extension on deadlines set under the country's painful austerity program if he wins Sunday's general election—a campaign promise likely to run into stiff opposition from Athens's international creditors.
Antonis Samaras said his party will do all it can to form a government after last month's inconclusive vote, provided potential coalition partners support Greece's efforts to stay in the euro zone and help renegotiate terms of the country's €130 billion ($160 billion) second bailout agreement […]
Among the first tasks of the new government will be approval by the end of June of €11.5 billion in cutbacks needed to fill fiscal gaps in 2013-2014.
Mr. Samaras said he will seek to spread those cuts over four years. He said conditions are more conducive to softening Greece's reform program after Spain recently secured a €100 billion bank-rescue plan underwritten by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
This is one part of a two-step to undermine Syriza's support. The other basically equates a Syriza victory with a Eurozone exit, which is an unpopular position in Greece. So the idea is to scare voters away from Syriza, and then convince them that New Democracy is offering virtually the same thing, a break from austerity. Talk of "secret polls" showing New Democracy in front today has boosted the markets, which shows you what side the money men are on.
Greece's creditors basically rejected this, which means that New Democracy's positions threaten Greece's place in the Eurozone as much as Syriza. But that's not the way it will be spun.
Because austerity won't work to bring back the economy, and because the creditors want to force it at all costs, in some sense the election doesn't matter. However, who's in charge in the aftermath, especially in the event of a Greek exit, will determine their response. They could go the way of Iceland, or deeper into a spider hole of despair.


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Columbia vs. Harvard was never about last place taking on first place.
It was the potential against the potent, a team with questions battling a team that makes statements, the consistently disappointed facing the consistent.
The Lions, once thought to be a sleeper in the Ivy League, looked like the best team in the conference for at least one day, ending a four-game slide and riding Steve Frankoski's career-high 27 points to hand Harvard its first league loss, 78-63, yesterday at Levien Gymnasium.
Columbia coach Kyle Smith had been waiting for a game this complete. He just didn't know when, or if, he would see it.
"Any coach that says they know, I think they're lying," Smith said after Columbia's first win over Harvard in nearly four years. "They stayed with it. They never got down. We've had some tough, tough breaks. Eventually they got it done on their own. It was a great win for us. … I'd really be nitpicking if there was anything to be disappointed from that game."
Harvard (13-7, 5-1), the league's highest-scoring team, entered the game on a four-game winning streak, but the Lions (10-10, 2-4) embraced the faster pace and put up their highest point total of the season, shooting 50.9 percent from the field, including 9-of-17 on 3-pointers.
The game, postponed from Saturday night due to the snowstorm, featured a back-and-forth first half in which Frankoski scored 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting, including 4-of-4 on 3-pointers. That gave Columbia a 38-34 halftime lead, though leading scorer Brian Barbour was held scoreless in the frame.
"It's definitely nice when your first shot goes in, you get in a good rhythm and your confidence goes up," said Frankoski, who had scored 16 points total in the previous four games. "Once you get in a little zone, you're not thinking that much and you're playing in the flow of the game."
The Crimson put the clamps on the junior guard in the second half, limiting him to four shots, but the Lions received unexpected contributions from Maodo Lo, who scored all 12 of his points in the second half, and center Cory Osetkowski, who had 10 points, nine rebounds and two blocks to help the Lions to an 11-rebound advantage.
Though sophomore swingman Wesley Saunders was a nightmare matchup, leading Harvard with 27 points on 8-of-11 shooting, the Crimson couldn't cut much into a lead that ballooned to as large as 20 with the rest of the team shooting 10-of-31 (32.3 percent) from the field.
"We needed a win no matter what, had to lay it all on the line," Osetkowski said. "Coach is always telling me you can go wherever you want, the sky's the limit. With the coaches, my teammates behind me, anything's possible."
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I've created this thread because the majority of Windows 7 users are experiencing this problem, which seems to have become widespread in March-2012 at the earliest. Many of you may have noticed a strange number of symptoms leading up to the failure
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The more recent symptom, however, is when the software refuses to shut down correctly. In this instance videos will not play, with a "Server Execution Failed" error appearing after the filename, regardless of file type. This is because while
the application has been closed, it remains ever-present in the Task Manager and all attempts to terminate the executable, fail. The "Taskkill" ability in the Command Prompt as Administrator also will not work, forcing a system reboot.
Please note that the reinstallation of WMP12 - using the "Turn Windows Features On or Off" ability in the Control Panel - will not fix this problem... I recommend if you are a Windows 7 user with this issue, please provide what symptoms you are experiencing
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I have Win7 Ultimate 64-Bit with an Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 (2.8GHz), 8GB DDR3 SDRAM, and twin-NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9800M 2GB.
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Since you're an MSDN subscriber, I'm going a bit technical here. Let me know if you need more assistance.
If a program doesn't even want to go away when you try to kill it, then that usually indicates a faulty driver, see
I suggest that you take a look at the call stack of WMP's threads when it is hanging, by using Process Explorer or by creating a process dump and opening it with Windbg. That should show where exactly WMP is hanging.
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The Athens Area Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting Tuesday night could be billed as an ''award-winning'' evening at the Classic Center in downtown Athens.
The chamber's annual gathering, held a month later than usual this year, recognized several Athens professionals with awards.
Kathryn Fowler, executive director for the Athens Community Council on Aging and CEO of the ACCA Foundation, was named the 17th Athena Award recipient. The annual award, presented by the chamber and Heyward Allen Motors, highlights the efforts of Athens professionals who have fostered the leadership development of women and who have demonstrated excellence and commitment to the community and their business or profession.
Grant Tribble, Annette Nelson, Len Sapera and Tammy Gilland were named Chamber Champions. The award highlights member volunteers for dedication and commitment to the chamber's endeavors, said Christy Hyer, director of program and member services for the chamber.
Al Rogers and Kay Tiller were named Ambassadors of the Year. Hyer said the award recognizes ''a person who exudes the chamber - they attend all the meetings, are very involved and they are goodwill ambassadors.''
The annual meeting also includes the traditional gavel exchange - this year outgoing Chairwoman Elizabeth Dalton turned over the symbolic gavel to incoming Chairman Terry Trotochaud.
Drayton McLane Jr., chairman and CEO of the Houston Astros and president of the McLane Group, which operates McLane Southeast Grocery Distribution in Athens, was guest speaker.
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Wednesday, February 25, 2004.
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The night before I laid in my bed enjoying a wonderfully peaceful night. There was no wind at all and it was so pleasant out that I opened my window and enjoyed that crisp Colorado air. I was rudely awakened at about 11:00 by the howling of the now ferocious wind and the awful sound of my shades slamming against the window. The wind had arrived! Not to worry, I have all the gear I need to brave the wind, it would just be a little uncomfortable.
I picked Alan up and we were on the trail by 4:00 am. We made great time while pacing ourselves as to not burn out too early. We were soon nearing Jim's Grove and the morning was wonderful. A bit cool and very breezy, but relatively pleasant. As we were hiking along the trail, we noticed a guy in a sleeping bag just lying there exposed to the elements. His tent had been ripped apart by the wind that night and his tent poles were a twisted mess. We made sure he was ok, exchanged pleasantries, and were soon heading up hill once again. We took a small break just as the sun broke through the cloud bank to the east and enjoyed a beautiful morning. After stashing our snowshoes behind a rock, we were headed up Lady Washington.
We made pretty quick work of her mainly for the purposes of foolishly trying to outrun some weather that was moving in. By the time we got to the summit, the wind was easily gusting in to 60+ mph range, possibly much higher. Basically, it was a slow and tiresome struggle to maintain our natural and God given upright method of travel. We were crawling over the rocks because we simply could not stand. All except for the briefest of moments between these super gusts, we were struggling to maintain balance. We both noticed how strange the wind patterns were as well. Consistently strong gusts were coming from every direction, from the North, South, East, and West, No rhyme or reason, no purpose, and no consistency except for the ferocity of their strength.
After a longer than expected scramble, we were heading up the lower slopes of the North Face. I was pretty nervous as this was my first larger route, and to be doing it in the winter in the midst of such nasty weather was a little unsettling to me. But I knew that with my unmatched wisdom and flawless decision making I would keep myself out of harms way and get out of any sticky situation unscathed! Ha! Seriously though, I always go into a climb more than willing to "bail" if the conditions, my physical condition, my abilities or any other x factor don't fit in right with how that climb/hike should be progressing.
So, we got our crampons on and began the steep slog up toward the cliffs on the North Face. All I can say is that, even in the limited visibility, the scene at Chasm View is the coolest natural sight that I have ever seen. The drop off is extreme and the view of the Diamond (longs' east face) is absolutely breathtaking. I have never seen anything as awesome! I can't wait to make it back up on a nice day! We began the steep ascent and got to the first section that we considered to be technical. We got the rope out and I got set up to belay Alan as he was going to lead up this first small pitch. Well, he got up about 15 feet and fell. Not to far or hard, but enough to unnerve him a bit. One more try with the same results as well as rapidly deteriorating weather conditions (which we thought was almost impossible) was enough to solidify our decision to get the hell out of there. After Alan's second fall he was about five feet away from me as a gust kicked up. I couldn't see Alan for at least 30 seconds, the visibility was less than five feet! It actually scared me a little that the 'gust' went on for so long. I was beginning to think that it wasn't going to let up. This is when the cold really hit us. It must have been at most 10 degrees F with 70 mph gusts (at least). I don't know what that wind chill factor equates to, but all I really needed to know is that it was damn cold.
We were heading down the steep slopes below the North Face, making decent time as we were trying to warm up and wanted to get the hell out of there. I was walking down below Alan when all of a sudden he comes shooting by me. We had glissaded a little bit, so I thought he was just having a little fun at first, then I realized he was in an uncontrolled slide. I got a little concerned as his attempts to self arrest failed and the rocks below were getting closer, but he did get his axe to bite and stopped himself well short of danger. Whew. Enough excitement for this inexperienced mountaineer to take for a day. The weather had taken it's toll on both if us, physically and mentally. So we decided to go home with our heads hung in defeat, bypassing the other three mountains on our agenda.
We made our way around Mt. Lady Washington and down toward Jim's Grove when we discovered that Alan's GPS had not saved the coordinates for the rock we left our snowshoes under. Well, there were only a few thousand rocks out there that looked similar to the one we were looking for, so that got our hopes up! But, using my superior memory and the do-whatever-it-takes attribute that is engrained in my genes, I remembered I had taken those pictures of us by the rock and after looking at them was able to use the lay of the land to pin point where the rock could be...we were soon in the middle of a glorious, tear-filled reunion with our snowshoes. What a day!
We made quick work of the trail back toward the trail head and were both feeling strong and in good spirits as the weather was becoming very nice. So, we decided to go ahead and make our way up Estes Cone. We dropped our packs at the junction of the Longs Peak/Estes Cone trails, which our parched mouths would hate us for in a couple of hours. We left Bilbo to guard the packs so we felt more than confident that everything would be fine. We made great time to the turn off to Storm Pass, then we hit a wall. We laid down on the trail just below Storm Pass for about 10 minutes and and asked ourselves why we decided to do this. We had no rational answer, so we labeled ourselves fools and continued on. We gingerly made it to the summit in time for the sun to go down, took a couple of photos, checked in with those who were waiting for us at home, having to justify our foolishness once again, and then headed downhill! Oh, and the entire time we were on the Estes Cone trail, Alan had to use only one snowshoe! The crampons broke off of his right shoe, so he got to unevenly make his way those last five and a half miles with one snowshoe! Good stuff!
We made it back to our pack in what seemed like no time, but according to the watch, we took our sweet time. Bilbo had even given up on us. We found him napping on his bedroll as we returned to our packs. He got a swift kick to the face and got to spend the rest of the night, in fact he is still there (oops), in the Nalgene bottle of frozen Gatorade.
It was another half hour or so and we were eating steak and potatoes at Alan's. Just under 16 hours on the trail and 18 miles, give or take, of some nasty weather, nasty terrain, beautiful scenery, lessons learned, endurance testing, and one hell of a great day! Even if we moved a little 'slow' there at the end, we felt great about everything! We didn't summit Longs, but we had a great experience on a legendary mountain that will be there for another day.
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LOS ANGELES — In celebration of its newly launched acne-fighting skin care line at Duane Reade, HappyMe Skincare is throwing a bon voyage bash for blemishes during the week of April 11 to 15 at select Duane Reade locations throughout New York.
To bid farewell to pimples, the "HappyMe Going Away Party for Pimples" will offer attendees a free consultation with an esthetician, plus HappyMe samples. HappyMe also is giving away an iPad to one sweepstakes winner.
"This event is the perfect opportunity to showcase the new product line to the public," HappyMe spokesman Jeff Schroeder said. "The company's passion and knowledge for skin care has led us to create products that don't just deliver smooth, vibrant skin; they [also] create an experience with their products. HappyMe is so confident in the product they've produced, they want individuals to have the opportunity to feel it, smell it and experience it free at the Duane Reade celebration."
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text: First of all, do you really think the Knicks are going to STAND AS IS for 2 more years with this roster??? 2nd, you want lessons student! My facts are from insidehoops.com. See for yourself The professor urges you to go to insidehoops.com/nba-salary-cap.shtml You'll see that in 2004-05 the cap is 43.87M & in 2005-06 it's 49.5M which is a difference of 5.63M (nearly 6M)!! Maybe insidehoops sucks & there wrong but atleast I have a source! Anyways, I'm still a frickn die hard Knick fan until the death!Originally Posted by NYKnicks15


text: ASUS has introduced another 3D LCD monitor to its range, the VG23AH. Supporting both 2D and 3D realizations, this new 23-inch LED-backlight IPS monitor provides 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution, 80,000,000:1 ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio (ASCR), 250 cd/m2 brightness and 5ms response time. In addition, it also has two built-in 3W stereo speakers and features 2x HDMI, D-Sub and DVI-D connectors. The VG23AH will come bundled with a pair of lightweight, battery-free 3D glasses, along with additional 3D clip-on glasses. Unfortunately, there's no word on pricing yet. [ASUS]


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Early Career Research Award (ECRA)
Every year as part of our annual August faculty meeting tradition, the College of Arts and Sciences confers the Early Career Research Award (ECRA) to a select group of faculty members who are in the early stages of developing their research programs.
In recognition for their research achievements, each recipient of the ECRA receives $250 that can be applied toward research-related expenses, a plaque, and recognition at our August faculty meeting.
This year we are very pleased to announce that three faculty members are receiving an Early Career Research Award: Dr. Andrew C. Liu, Department of Biological Sciences; Dr. Meghan E. McDevitt-Murphy, Department of Psychology; and Dr. Andrew McGregor Olney, Department of Psychology and Institute for Intelligent Systems.
Andrew C. Liu
Dr. Andrew C. Liu, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, completed his Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry in 2003 at the University of Michigan Medical School and joined the faculty at the University of Memphis in 2008. Before coming to the University of Memphis, Dr. Liu held a Post-Doctoral Research Associate position at The Scripps Research Institute and was an Institute Fellow and Group Manager at the Genomics Institute of Novartis Research Foundation in San Diego, CA.
In their letter of nomination, Drs. Stephan Schoech and David Freeman note that Dr. Liu's research focuses on "molecular mechanisms underlying endogenous circadian timekeeping in mammalian cells." Additionally, they highlight his research accomplishments in this way: "Not only is Andrew a productive scientist, but his research is highly cited and recognized by his professional peers." The significance of Dr. Liu's work is noted in another letter of recommendation, indicating that one of his long-term goals is to elucidate the role of the clock in physiology. One of the significant aspects about his research is that many disease states have been linked to defects in the circadian clock, such as seasonal depression, sleep disorders, and cancer.
In addition to an impressive record of publications in top-ranked peer-reviewed journals such as Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry, since coming to the University of Memphis Dr. Liu has received a National Science Foundation grant for over a half a million dollars to support his research on circadian rhythms in mammals research.
Quotes from colleagues from other universities reiterate Dr. Liu's research accomplishments: "An outstanding young scientist;" "Dr. Liu is not only very bright and aggressive in his work, but also a good writer and speaker;" and "In less than three years he has built a nationally competitive research lab…at the University of Memphis….His path as a scientist is clear."
Meghan E. McDevitt-Murphy
Dr. Meghan E. McDevitt-Murphy, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, completed her Ph.D. in Psychology at Auburn University in 2004 and then held a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Brown University's Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. Dr. McDevitt-Murphy joined our faculty in 2006.
In their letter of nomination Dr. Randy Floyd and Dr. Frank Andrasik describe her as an "exceptional researcher and trainer of psychologists." The focus of her research and clinical work is on post traumatic stress disorder (PDSD) and substance use disorders and their co-occurrence. She has worked, with veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, among others. Her research also addresses the cognitive-behavior treatment for co-occurrence of PTSD and alcohol substance misuse. In conducting her research and clinical activities, Dr. McDevitt-Murphy is a member of the Psychotherapy research area in the department and an affiliate of the Clinical Health Psychology. She directs the Trauma and Coping Research Center. Off campus she is an affiliate with the Memphis Veterans' Affairs Medical Center.
In addition to an impressive publication record in peer reviewed journals, Dr. McDevitt-Murphy has received a prestigious $740,000 K23 award from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for a patient-oriented research career development award.
Colleagues from the Department of Psychology describe Dr. McDevitt-Murphy's research accomplishments in these terms: She is a "model scientist…In particular her concentration on the interface of trauma and substance use" and "This breadth of research talents is most unusual."
A colleague from another university writes, "She has developed into an "outstanding young investigator in the area of PTSD and substance abuse."
Andrew McGregor Olney
Dr. Andrew McGregor Olney, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Associate Director for the Institute for Intelligent Systems, completed his Ph.D. in Computer Sciences at the University of Memphis in 2006. He was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Memphis in 2006-07 and then joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, in 2007.
Dr. Olney's work is truly interdisciplinary, positioned at an intersection between computer sciences, linguistics and cognitive science. His publications—including over 50 refereed articles, book chapters and refereed conference proceedings--encompass several fields, including computer science, behavior research methods, computational linguistics, artificial intelligence systems, and intelligence tutoring systems.
It is in the latter regard—intelligence tutoring systems—that many of the internal and external letters address his accomplishments. One colleague describes Dr. Olney's contribution in this way: He "developed intelligent tutorial systems that help students learn." Such systems provide a means for students to learn specific topics, such as biology. These tutoring systems have been used in the Memphis City Schools. Dr. Olney is the PI on a grant from the Institute of Education Sciences with close to $2 million support for this research and application Guru, a computer tutor that models expert human tutors.
One colleague writes that Dr. Olney's accomplishments entail "extensive work in natural language processing and artificial intelligence…he is developing intellectual systems that can accumulate knowledge from huge internet data based, and churn them back in responsive, intelligent, adaptive agents that can assist learners…Andrew's research agenda is exemplary of modern interdisciplinary work." His work has received especially broad recognition, including in 2008 on CNN.com "noting that he recently received a…grant to develop an Intelligent Tutoring System called Guru."


text: Silk Screen Film Festival Film Festival Taps Directors to Build Cultural Ties By Mark Nootbaar • May 13, 2013 One of Pittsburgh's most popular film festivals opened this weekend and continues through Sunday with the goal of not only entertaining viewers, but also opening the door to a better understanding of Asian cultures. The Silk Screen Film Festival defines Asia as stretching from Israel to Japan. Executive Director Harish Saluja said the goal of the organization and all of its events throughout the year is to build cultural bridges between Pittsburgh and that region of the world.


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So I had this thing with this guy who already had a girlfriend. He would text me sweet things calling me beautiful and stuff, but I always shrugged it off or changed the subject. He had a girlfriend and I didn't feel comfortable with that stuff while they were dating! Eventually they broke up and a week later he asked me out. I said yes. Any-who, we started going out and everything changed: we hardly texted, talked to each other, or even saw each other at school. Finally I called it off. Three days I see his ex-gf Skylar and we start talking. We bonded and she even showed me a text of him telling her that he still missed her and thought she was beautiful while WE were supposed to be going out! I was shocked and quickly showed her the texts he send me saying the same thing to me while he and Skylar were going out. We stood in shock as we compared the near identical texts side by side. Such a player! Three days later he texts me, "I don't get why you broke up with me."
"We hardly talked anymore and you're a player," I responded.
"How am I a player?" He asked.
"You texted Skylar you missed her and still liked her and stuff while we were dating!" I texted him back angrily.
Finally he responded, "And that makes me a player? Well, excuse me for window shopping!"
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State corrections officials say an inmate at the state prison in Corcoran has died after allegedly being assaulted by his cellmate.
Forty-seven-year-old Fredrick Madrid was pronounced dead shortly after noon Wednesday at the maximum-security California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison.
The suspect is a 39-year-old inmate who is serving a 19-years-to-life term for a second-degree murder in Tulare County. He's been at the Corcoran prison since 1991.
The suspect's name has not been released.
Madrid was serving a 25-years-to-life term after getting his third strike in 1998 for receiving stolen property in Los Angeles County.
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011
It's called Catabolic Collapse
The term you are seeking is "catabolic collapse" (Warning: PDF!). John Michael Greer proposed this theory in 2005 building on the work of Professor Joseph Tainter, whose initial theory attempted to frame all societal collapses in terms of diminishing marginal returns against increasing complexity. Tainter's theory was arguably a first solid understanding of how societies collapse but it did not quite mesh with temporal observations. Greer's work is an effort to take Tainter's theory and further adapt it to the observed behavior of past civilizations that collapsed, in order to yield a theory with some predictive powers (basic science - observe, hypothesize, test with an objective of falsifying your own theory).
There have been many attempts to explain the increase in debt and money supply over the last 40 years, but the one that comes closest to addressing this was first mentioned (to my knowledge) by Nate Hagens, and proposes that the increases in debt and money supply are an effort, using fiat money, to continue the rates of growth that occurred when human population was lower and resources were far more abundant than now.
We have not yet quite reached the point of real resource constraints biting us but we are beginning to see this as it takes more and more real energy to draw on increasingly lower quality ores, petroleum, natural gas, etc. As we approach the point where energy cost of extracting resources like oil to be used as energy sources becomes 1:1, the cost implications for everything else in society rise in response. Now the last I checked, we were somewhere between 5:1 and 10:1 in terms of energy returned versus energy cost (EROEI - Energy Returned On Energy Invested) for coal, oil, and natural gas extracted. That doesn't sound too bad except when you realize that just 70 years ago the ratio was nearly 100:1. And the change is due directly to having to drill/dig deeper into harsher environments (Deep Horizon anyone?) which themselves have higher operational costs and significantly higher dangers.
Eventually, any energy "source" which falls to 1:1 or below no longer is worth extracting for energy. That's basic physics and economics can blow its non-scientific ass all it wants but physics will win that argument every time. The longer term problem facing our civilization is a need to transition off fossil fuels (not right this second) and to replace those energy sources with energy sources that have EROEIs that are higher, if possible. Down that road is going to lie a mix of nuclear fission, nuclear fusion (maybe), solar, wind, tidal, etc. And those energy sources require higher levels of technical complexity than fossil fuels required.
So the transition has to be upwards to a higher level of social and technical complexity or we get the alternative - collapse. And right now, the vampire squid and entities like it seem more interested in ensuring we do collapse than really addressing the problems and contributing to longer term solutions. Of course the fact that we give corporations "personhood" before the law, yet corporations are legally mandated to act in ways that would mark a living breathing human being as a sociopath probably contributes to our entire social schizophrenia.
This goes back to a position I've taken for years on the internet about our future. I firmly still believe that every technical problem we currently see in front of us can be solved. The real problem is whether we will have the political and individual willpower to force change before collapse occurs. Because if we wait until after collapse occurs, we may just fall far enough down the technology tree that we can't get back to where we want to go. Sir Frederic Hoyle once remarked that technological civilization is a one-shot affair. If we blow the initial endowment of easily accessible ores and fossil fuels, those won't be replenished for millions of years. We either get this right or our entire civilization takes a step down. And right now, in every government around the world, we are twiddling our thumbs trying to preserve the status quo. Right now, more than ever in my opinion, we need less government meddling in markets precisely so the markets can send honest price signals about everything. Subsidizing anything needs to stop, including subsidizing fossil fuels. If the market price of fossil fuels were fully realized, we'd all begin to change our lifestyles pretty quick and begin to look at alternatives at the same time. But as long as we try to preserve the status quo, the market is prevented from sending the real price signals that something is amiss and needs to change.
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- xraymike79 said...
I recently saw this documentary:
And this documentary showed me that a society could successfully extract itself from fossil-fuel based industrial agriculture. If I remember correctly, their oil usage was reduced by something like 80-90% practically overnight. They were able to adapt within a few years and reclaim/repair the land and restructure their transportation system.
I don't know if this was just possible because they are a small island country or that their government is a better mobilizer of their people or that the Cuban society is more socially cohesive; but if they could do it, then their success must stand as an example for the rest of the world to take action now rather than wait as things progressively fall apart.
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Gorgeous In Grey is a must-read fashion and lifestyle blog with a fun, snappy and engaging voice, courtesy of its silver-haired founder, Ty Alexander.
Her unique grey hair was the inspiration for the blog's title. And before you start asking for the name of her colorist: There isn't one. Every single strand of her marvelous mane is natural. Tres chic!
Alexander, a self-proclaimed "sequin obsessed" blogger, started the website in May of 2010, and it has rapidly built a large readership and a strong presence in the blogosphere.
"I've always been interested in fashion and beauty. Plus, I'm nosy and like to talk to people," Alexander told HuffPost BlackVoices. The perfect combination for an informative and entertaining blogger, if you ask us!
Much of the blog's success is based on Alexander's mission to provide not only fun fashion and beauty news, but to show curvy girls like herself that they can be fashion forward, too (a sequin skirt is strongly recommended). And when Alexander isn't moonlighting as the editor-in-chief of Gorgeous In Grey, the 35-year-old Brooklynite is a full-time child support analyst and freelance journalist.
From Fashion Week reviews to her witty, signature "Fatshion" features, you'll want to bookmark Gorgeous In Grey instantly. If that's not enough, Alexander considers herself quite the "tweetologist," so she's definitely worth adding to your Twitter feed (@OhMyTy).
Check out our Q&A with Alexander and a slideshow of her must-have fashion and beauty items of the season.
Who are your biggest style influences?
Right now I am swooning over Jill Scott (or maybe her stylist). Mainly because she's a sequin lover like me. But she's always been clear about what looks great on her body and has never been afraid to try new trends.
What is your go-to, fail-proof outift?
Leggings, off-the-shoulder top (with some quirky text) and Converse sneakers for the day, wedges at night.
Top 3 tips for dressing a curvy figure?
1. Find a great bra that fits and buy tons of them (in case they stop making them).
2. Spend your money on quality shoes. No disrespect to Payless, but they are not made for women over 150 lbs.
3. Simplicity is important. Don't overdo it with the leopard dress, shoes and bag.
What do you splurge on?
What piece of clothing should every woman own?
Blazers: black, white and a color of your choice.
Favorite blogs or Tumblrs?
AfroBella, The Curvy Fashionista, LoveBrownSugar and The Fashion Bomb are my daily reads. Not necessarily in that order.
How do you spend your weekends?
I'm either hanging with my boyfriend or watching TV with my best friend. And even when I'm hanging with my boyfriend, we're watching TV or a movie. I live a relatively boring life on the weekends.
What is you favorite pair of jeans?
Forever21 Plus skinny jeans. They hug all the curves and hide the rolls.
What music are you into right now?
The entire Watch The Throne CD is on heavy rotation. I am obsessed with it.
What is the one item in your closet that you will never get rid of?
My sequin skirt from Forever21!
Favorite beauty product?
Last year I was determined to try the red lip trend. I got lucky and found Red Revival by Revlon. It's an amazing matte red lipstick that stays with me even after dinner and drinks.
Favorite hair products?
Depending on what style my hair is in, there are two products that I always have stocked in my bathroom cabinet. Shea Moisture Curl & Style Milk for my natural curly hair styles. Mizani's Anti-Humidity Spritz for my tamed, straight hair styles. Both products smell amazing and give me the ability to touch my hair without leaving any nasty residue on my hands.
Do you have a fashion mantra?
"In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different." That's one of the many mantras to live by from Coco Chanel. I believe that fashion is about finding who you are, and it's a journey that might last forever. Have fun with it!