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An overcrowded asylum-seeker boat with around 72 people on board has pulled into Geraldton, 400 kilometres north of Perth. Courtesy GDTV Productions
SRI Lanka's High Commissioner has called on the Australian government to immediately send back the asylum seekers who reached Geraldton, as the Australian Navy rescued another group north of Christmas Island yesterday.
Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare has ordered Customs and Border Protection to review how the vessel, with 66 Sri Lankans on board, sailed into Geraldton harbour without being detected.
He said the review would determine if "there needs to be changes to the way in which we patrol the seas in the northwest".
High Commissioner Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe said the vessel used by the group, which was donated to Sri Lanka after the tsunami in 2004 by Deutsche Bank, had a long-range fuel tank which would last a month or more at sea.
Efforts to send the group to Christmas Island as early as yesterday were thwarted by bad weather, which meant a charter plane could not land on the remote territory. Terrible weather also resulted in the dramatic rescue of 64 asylum seekers north of Christmas Island yesterday.
Navy personnel from HMAS Pirie rescued the group after the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's Rescue Co-ordination Centre was alerted on Monday night.
According to a report in The Australian, the Sri Lankan navy is warning the undetected voyage into Geraldton will only encourage more people to set off on dangerous journeys because they will realise Australia's maritime security has failed.
Voicing his concern, Sri Lanka's navy operations commander, N Attygalle said: "What is alarming about this is that they have passed Christmas Island, probably within 50 miles of it, and got almost within swimming distance of the Australian mainland without being detected."
"That means people here will realise surveillance is not that good so they will think they can go also."
There was speculation the Geraldton vessel may have stopped to re-stock en route to Australia but government officials said they believed it had sailed directly from Sri Lanka.
The record for the southernmost place in Australia reached by an asylum seeker boat was set in 1999, when a group of 82 Chinese asylum seekers was found off Port Kembla, south of Sydney, a spokesman for Mr Clare said.
Admiral Samarasinghe said sending the group back would "deter" others from attempting to reach the mainland.
"There are no conflicts in Sri Lanka, these groups have been smuggled by human smugglers. They (the smugglers) are criminals, they are terrorists, they are human smugglers and traffickers. There are people here in Australia who support them in various manners," he said.
The Sri Lankan Navy has stopped two asylum seeker boats carrying more than 100 people from attempting to leave the island nation in the past two weeks.
Mr Clare said he believed the group had been attempting to reach New Zealand but hit the Australian mainland instead: "It's possible that the people on this boat took this southerly route because they were wishing to travel to New Zealand."
Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor said yesterday the government was sending a tough message by planning to fly the group from WA detention centres to Christmas Island.
However, because they reached the Australian mainland they could not be sent to Nauru or Manus Island, as would be the case if they had first arrived at Christmas Island, an Immigration Department spokeswoman confirmed.s yesterday.


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Genre: Reality, Romance
Premise: London financier Matt Grant narrows down a field of 25 single women hoping to win his affections. Each week, The Bachelor goes on group or single dates and awards the women he'd like to ``get to know better'' a rose, allowing them to be strung along until the next episode. Previous seasons of ``The Bachelor'' haven't produced a single lasting love match, so it's definitely time to shake things up a little with the 27-year-old Grant, the first ``international'' bachelor, who swears he's nuts about American women. Maybe this time the accent will be on true love after all.

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Tried a new place - Sushi Kingdom - on a recomendation. Nice concept $18 weeknights (more on weekend) for not only sushi but soup, salad, apps, terryaki. Everything is fresh made and some interesting rolls are included.
Started out well - The miso soup was tasty and the tempura light and crispy. BBQ squid was overcooked but they brought out a new portion that was tasty.
Moving on to sushi - all was adequate but nothing was outstanding. The terryaki was a disappointment. the brocolli seemed to be steamed and then a thin sauce poured over. Similarly the chicken was not cooked with the sauce and seasoning seemed to have been forgotten.
If you are looking to eat sushi on a budget, this is the place. Otherwise there are too many good options very close by.
We will stick to Megu.


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Start spreading the news—Hurricane Sandy victims in the four other boroughs of New York City are fed up with the pace of storm-recovery work, with some saying Manhattan gets all the attention. People whose lives and livelihoods were affected by the storm in Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Staten Island have looked with displeasure on the relit Manhattan skyline—anger that was directed at Mayor Michael Bloomberg when he visited the Rockaways on Saturday. "It's all about Manhattan," said Rockaways residents Nora McDermott.


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RPA set up online free agent list
Rugby stars seeking new contracts can now promote themselves through a virtual shop window.
An online list of out-of-contract stars has been launched to help English-based players secure new deals in professional rugby.
The Rugby Players Association has set up the RPA Free Agent List, to detail which players' contracts expire at the end of the season.
Any RPA member whose contract is up for renewal will be able to upload their details to a secure server, that bosses at Aviva Premiership and Greene King IPA Championship clubs can access.
RPA chairman and Gloucester lock Will James said: "We believe this is yet another step in giving our members an enhanced opportunity to secure contracts for the coming season.
"Last year over 60 players did not have their contracts renewed for a variety of reasons, so we see this Free Agent List as a great shop window for clubs to approach players within the six-month window that started on January 1.
"This development has been well received by our members, so we hope this valuable service will be of significant use for all players who find themselves out of contract at the end of this season."
Premiership clubs are not allowed to approach rival sides' players until their contracts have six months or less left to run.
January 1 is the traditional tipping point for a host of transfer activity, if clubs have not tied down top stars or fringe players.
The RPA hope their new online list will help bring clarity to the recruitment process for players, not just clubs.
Rugby director David Barnes said the RPA felt the need to act to help players handle one of their biggest stresses, securing their future within the game.
He said in a press release: "In a recent survey of our members regarding their ongoing wellbeing, one of the biggest spikes in players' anxieties across the season is the insecurity surrounding the timing of a new contract offer.
"We have recently seen a trend of clubs re-signing their players earlier in the season to counter this concern, and we believe that this new service, available only to RPA members, will also encourage clubs to move earlier to re-sign players in demand, or risk those players becoming available on the open market."


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The finalists for the 2012 San Diego Latino Film Festival poster competition are now on public display. The festival received over eighty submissions for its 3rd annual poster challenge. In addition to the local entries, graphics arrived from across the globe, including such far away places as Canada, England, Argentina, and South Korea.
Complex graphics are fine on a program booklet; audiences members can savor nuance while waiting for the lights to fade. Several of the submissions are too busy. A film festival needs a signature image that is catchy and easily identifiable. If you are driving past a bus shelter, the advertising icon should be recognizable enough that one will instantly be placed in the mood for SDLFF.
Flowers appear to be the custom of the day, as three of the ten finalists are intent on marketing the fest as the rare bouquet of cinema it is. Jonathon Ortiz-Smykla's sleek popcorn-box planter gets my vote:
If Alejandro Franseschini's film strip rainbow fails to take home top honors, it could always be recycled for SDLFF's annual Cine-Gay series.
Mike Barnhart's weathered celluloid petals:
Was Ivan Onatra designing key art for a film festival or pitching Paramount his concept for a Mission: Impossible 5 teaser?
Unless they're picking up side bets in the alley or showing Monte Hellman's Cockfighter, Mark Richmond's bantam is not the shibboleth a Latino film festival should endorse.
Click to view the ten finalists.
More like this:
- Movie Poster Rejects You've Never Seen: Jaws, Batman, Supergirl, more — May 22, 2012
- France Takes Home the Gold in SD Latino Film Festival Poster Competition — Jan. 6, 2012
- The Movie-Studio Logo Quiz: A New Beginning — Dec. 19, 2011
- Part 6: Famous Movie Poster Rejects You've Never Seen (Exclusive) — Dec. 8, 2011
- Cinepolis: the Bar & Menu — July 21, 2011


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Not enough ballroom in that for Len, I'm willing to bet.
Not enough ballroom in that for Len, I'm willing to bet.
"You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling"
Tell me whether or not CA and Bruno will love it.
This is where the judging gets interesting: they've love one routine and yet completely berate someone who did something almost identical for the same reasons they claimed to love it.
Ut Oh! CA says that was not a jive!
I really liked it! Very impressive for a week 2 dance...Chelsea is slowly creeping her way up my likability ladder!
Not your typical jive, but I do agree with Carrie Anne that it wasn't the right time for it, but I still liked it!
Keep your feet on the ground, when your heads in the clouds!
I agree with CA, surprise! This was a freestyle dance. Bad Mark, bad.
"Grammar is the bus that carries the words, without it they have to walk, and get very confused on the way." Unknown
"My best friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read." Abraham Lincoln
Chelsea: It was good, but what was it?
"...each affects the other, and the other affects the next, and the world is full of stories, but the stories are all one." - Mitch Albom, one helluva writer.
When you throw a rock into a pack of dogs, you know which one you hit by the one that yelps!
"Everything you do matters. Every moment, every decision you make it affects the people around you it changes the world in a million imperceptible ways. No matter what your reality, you can make it better." -- Richard Castle
CA didn't like it and I didn't either...Len didn't like it. Bruno is being Bruno.
"Where you are today is where your mind put you. Where you'll be tomorrow is where your mind puts you." Billy Banks
lol @ Bruno.
"You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling"
I guess CA learned from giving Lil Kim's non jive a 10 a few seasons back, and getting called out for it. Same with Nicole's non quick step (who I think she gave a 7?)


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Japan's corporate governance system known as a keiretsu dates back to the 1600s, but was propelled by the Japanese government's newly formed Meiji Restoration in 1866 as the world entered the industrial revolution. These early corporate formations were termed "zaibatsu," translated to English as monopoly. Zaibatsu's began as small, family-owned enterprises that formed in various Prefectures across Japan to specialize in the separate business needs of the nation. As Japan's economy grew, zaibatsu grew to later form into holding companies.
The Collapse of the Zaibatsus
When the U.S. rewrote the Japanese constitution after World War II, the United States and the Allies eliminated zaibatsu holding companies because of their undemocratic nature as monopolies, and Japanese governmental policies that perpetuated their existence. Studies suggest zaibatsu holding companies bought politicians in exchange for contracts, exploited the poor in pricing mechanisms and exploited dysfunctional capital markets, all to perpetuate their existence. However, with Japan devastated after World War II, Japanese companies reorganized as keiretsus, which translates to "lineage" in English, and structured as either a horizontal or vertical integration model.
Under a zaibatsu, the largest industrial groups allowed banks and trading companies to be the most powerful aspects of each of the cartels and sit at the top of an organizational chart. Banks and trading companies controlled all financial operations and the distribution of goods. The original founding families were in full control of all cartel operations.
Today's keiretsu horizontal model still sees banks and trading companies at the top of the chart with significant control over each company's part of the keiretsu. Shareholders replaced the families controlling the cartel as Japanese law allowed for holding companies to become stockholding companies. Yet vertical integration is still a part of the larger horizontal structure of today's keiretsu. For example, each of Japan's six car companies belong to one of the big six keiretsus as do each one of Japan's major electronics companies.
Modern Horizontal Keiretsus
Typical of a Japanese horizontal keiretsu is Mitsubishi where the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi sits at the top of the keiretsu. Also part of the core group is Mitsubishi Motors and Mitsubishi Trust and Banking followed by Meiji Mutual Life Insurance Company which provides insurance to all members of the keiretsu. Mitsubishi Shoji is the trading company for the Mitsubishi keiretsu.
Their purpose is strictly distribution of goods around the world. They may seek new markets for keiretsu companies, help incorporate keiretsu companies in other nations and sign contracts with other companies around the world to supply commodities used for Japanese industry. As you've no doubt noticed, many companies within this keiretsu have "Mitsubishi" as part of their name.
Modern Vertical Keiretsus
Vertical keiretsus are the group of companies within the horizontal keiretsu such as Toyota. Toyota's success is dependent on suppliers and manufacturers for parts, employees for production, real estate for dealerships, steel, plastics and electronics suppliers for cars as well as wholesalers. All ancillary companies operate within the vertical keiretsu of Toyota but are members of the larger horizontal keiretsu, although much lower on the organizational chart. Without Toyota as the anchor company, these companies may not have a purpose for existence. Toyota exists as a major keiretsu member because of its history and relationship to major horizontal members that dates back to its early years of the Meiji government as the first exporter of silk. The Japanese focus on societal relations, as well as cross shareholdings, allowed keiretsus to perpetuate themselves since World War II.
Banks regularly owned a small percentage of their keiretsu members' stock and members owned a portion of the bank's stock. This formed an interlocking relationship, especially if the member company borrowed from the horizontal member bank. Interlocking relationships allowed the bank to monitor borrowings, strengthen relationships, monitor customers and help with problems such as supplier networks. This arrangement limited competition within the keiretsu and prevented company takeovers by outsiders of the keiretsu. These early arrangements would later lead to the supply of workers by keiretsu firms and a board of directors that would come directly from the keiretsu. All businesses involved need to ensure business sustainability within the keiretsu. But while some may see success of keiretsu, others see problems.
The Downsides Of Keiretsus
The limited competition within the keiretsu may lead to an inefficient company because a keiretsu company knows they can easily access capital. This could potentially allow a company to take on too much debt and lead it into taking on overly risky strategies. Others would argue that reduction of costs would increase efficiency within the supply chain. Some point to the automobile keiretsu's invention of the just in time inventory system as a prime example. Information sharing within the keiretsu is another argument for increased efficiency. Information is shared among customers, suppliers and employees. This leads to quicker investment decisions and suppliers, employees and customers know the purposes and goals of those investments. Others suggest that keiretsus can't adjust to market changes quick enough for these investments to earn profits. (Learn more about efficiencies in Measuring Company Efficiency.)
Some would argue the economic crisis in Japan in the late 1990s forced Japanese companies to compete for price and quality by using market-based systems instead of keiretsu relational arrangements. This occurred due to major horizontal banks' reports of profit losses. Japanese companies were forced to seek financing outside the keiretsu by borrowing from the bond and commercial paper markets.
The Bottom Line
For the first time in recent Japanese history, Japanese keiretsus found their first crack, resulting in a forced loosening of traditional standards. Globalization and technology are other aspects that would force Japanese companies to open to competition by identifying new customers, increasing the efficiency of orders and researching new markets. The major question that remains is whether this is permanent or will the keiretsu reform to a new entity as they did when zaibatsus formed into keiretsus.
For additional reading, check out Dragons, Samurai Warriors And Sushi On Wall Street for a look at how East Asia influenced investing terminology.


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Marvin L. Brown
Marvin L. Brown, 83, of Washington, died Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City due to kidney failure.
Celebration of life services will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 7, at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington with Dan McClure officiating. Burial with military honors conducted by Washington American Legion Post 29 will take place at the cemetery. A memorial has been established for Paws and More Animal Shelter. The Jones & Eden Funeral Home in Washington is in charge of the arrangements.


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Sean Morris is a reluctant warrior. The soft-spoken communications student at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg never dreamed he'd be an "American Ninja." He just sort of stumbled into it.
"One of the things I have always prided myself on is my balance," said the 6-foot-2, 170-pound extreme athlete. "But this was something that I just fell into."
Morris, 26, a former skateboarder who was born and raised in Sarasota, installed hurricane shutters part time to help pay his way through school.
"I didn't really mess around with ladders," he said. "I used to just climb up the side of buildings like Spider-Man. My boss thought it entertaining and said, why don't you try out for that show American Ninja Warrior?"
The TV series, produced by NBC and the Esquire Network, features athletes competing on one of the world's most challenging obstacle courses. The show, which airs on NBC at 9 p.m. Monday and frequently on Esquire TV (go to tv.esquire.com/schedule), is modeled after a similar show from Japan. Hence the "ninja" reference.
"I didn't have a TV so I had no idea what he was talking about," Morris said of that fateful day nearly seven years ago. "So I went home that night, looked it up on the Internet and said, 'Hey, I can do that.' "
Morris had learned how to move like a monkey studying parkour, the acrobatic art of getting from Point A to Point B. He found a buddy with a videocamera and shot a demo tape with just a few hours to spare.
"I just took off the day from work and ran around Sarasota doing all sorts of crazy stunts," he explained. "Next thing I know I got a call back, and they said come down to Miami for the tryouts. I have made the finals in Las Vegas every year since."
Morris, who spends much of his time training on slacklines strung about his homemade backyard gym — a slacker, in the parlance of our times — has an incredible weight-to-body-strength ratio.
"I don't use weights," he said. "Everything I do is with my own body weight. I don't want to get too big. If you get too big you can't do anything. I just want my muscles to be useful. That is an important lesson for everyday life."
When he was still a teenager, Morris racked up multiple sponsorships from the skateboard industry. "But the whole scene really turned me off," he said. "I didn't like the high pressure of competition."
So he dumped his sponsors, hung up his skateboard and looked for another way to spend his time and endless supply of energy. "Parkour was a natural for me," he said. "The sport traces its origins to the military obstacle course. It is all about muscle efficiency."
Living in Sarasota, Morris also rubbed shoulders with people in the circus industry. He met several tightrope walkers, which led him to the new sport of slacklining, which uses a piece of webbing that is loosely strung between two anchor points.
"Believe it or not, when you walk a slackline, it involves every muscle of your body," he said. "It is a total workout, and there is no better way to develop balance."
And balance, Morris said, is the key to his success as an extreme athlete. "Balance is important both literally and figuratively," he said. "Slacklining teaches you how to balance, which puts you in touch with your whole body."
Slacklining will also make you aware of the ground and your own body weight, among other things, Morris said. "So you start to notice what you eat, where you go, how you feel, what you do," he said. "It all has to be in balance if you want to lead the life you want."
There is no way to train for the American Ninja Warrior course, Morris said. And he is prohibited by the show's rules from discussing how he fared in the upcoming season finale.
"I don't really prepare for the obstacles," he said. "To be quite honest, I don't really take it all that seriously."
What Morris does train for, through a daily regimen of cardiovascular exercise and body weight exercises, is life.
"I want my body to be adaptable to the lifestyle I want to live," said Morris, who is developing a video workout routine for the outdoor athlete. "One day I am out free-diving in the Gulf of Mexico and the next I may be rock climbing in the mountains of Tennessee. A good workout plan means you're ready for anything."
Contact Terry Tomalin at [email protected]


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It was not, on the whole, a good month for lame-duck Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alatorre. There was, for instance, the April 13 election to pick his successor. About which two things were, from the incumbents point of view, noteworthy. The first was that the candidate he endorsed, neophyte Luis Cetina, got about 8 percent of the vote, finishing fifth. Cetina pulled this off, in one of L.A.s most heavily blue-collar neighborhoods, after Alatorre helped wangle him the heaviest union endorsement in the race that of the entire Service Employees regional council.
Worse still, the top vote scorer was a kid named Nick Pacheco, who, far from being Alatorres protégé, was that of Alatorres primal earthly enemy, Eastside political shaker Henry Lozano.
These were fiery signs in the heavens. From the top to the bottom of the ticket, the 14th Districts voters renounced and repudiated Alatorres entire 28-year career in the Assembly and City Council.
That was the public reproach. Then there was the until-now private humiliation hed endured three weeks before, in an Encino deposition for a wrongful-termination lawsuit. During the councilmans two hours under oath, he invoked his constitutional right not to incriminate himself (by my count) 108 times. That comes out to nearly once per minute: It might even be a Guinness record. In a session repeatedly interrupted by objections from his own lawyers, Alatorre answered only a handful of questions.
Alatorre is not a named party in the lawsuit, but he was, nonetheless, apparently eager to avoid testifying.
On the original deposition date March 12 he no-showed, claiming to be "ill and unavailable." Plaintiffs attorney Louis Cohen asked Alatorre how hed managed to attend City Council that day. Alatorre, on advice of counsel, declined to answer on the grounds that he might incriminate himself.
Its easy to understand why Alatorre was such a reluctant witness. A Weekly review of court documents, testimony and other public records related to the case unearth a revealing and disturbing picture of the once-vast scope of Alatorres influence and how he used it.
And even without Alatorres help, there already is substantial testimony and documentation linking Alatorre to the alleged wrongful termination. The federal suit in question has been brought by one LeRoy H. Graw against the MTA and his former supervisors, short-time CEO Joe Drew and Drews then-henchman in the construction world, Stan Phernambucq.
And Richard Alatorre, let us stress again, isnt a defendant. But that doesnt mean hes not connected to the events that are the subject of the suit.
Graws suit alleges that the defendants abruptly fired him from his $80,000-a-year MTA contract-review job, in large part because of his role in the MTAs rejection of the notorious $65 million Metro East Consultants (MEC) contract bid for the Eastside Red Line. Twenty percent of this contract belonged to TELACU, the accusation-crossed Eastside outfit run by Alatorre intimate David Lizarraga. The prime TELACU subcontractor was none other than Cordoba Corp., the generally inept but superbly connected creation of another Alatorre boon companion, George Pla.
In court papers, Graw alleges that Alatorre, appalled at Graws 1996 presumption in heeding an independent panel that had rejected the councilmans MEC pet in favor of the top-ranked Jacobs Management Associates proposal, made Drew fire Graw. And ordered Drew and Phernambucq to put the bottom-ranked MEC proposal atop the stack. At this, the majority of the MTA construction-committee members balked, and booted MEC again.
MEC insiders, including attorney Neil Papiano, who represented Alatorre pro bono in his child-custody case, spun the facts into their own cocoon. MEC, they said, had fallen victim to the MTA boards anti-Alatorre member Gloria Molina. Eventually, a Superior Court judge kicked out the Jacobs award, calling the entire process tainted. In the wake of this scandal and others not to mention a series of boondoggles came Proposition A, a draconian solution to the MTA mess that let the voters kill all future subways.
Meanwhile, the MEC spin discreetly unspun. The L.A. Times reported that Drew had attended a golf event sponsored by MEC during the bid process. Then it emerged, from depositions in the lawsuit, that the official MTA report in which Drew explained the "reasons" hed 180d on the MEC after Alatorres intervention was not Drews work at all. According to the testimony of Mike Gonzalez, an MTA whistle blower, the report was written by Sharon Neely, formerly a hireling of Richard Alatorre but never, as the law required, employed by the MTA. The 53-year-old Drew, whod won the Army Legion of Merit, two distinguished flying crosses, 30 air medals, three bronze stars and two purple hearts as a Vietnam helicopter pilot and had later served with distinction as Kern Countys CAO, resigned in what we may safely term disgrace. So did Phernambucq.
Drew appears to have fired Graw on Alatorres direct orders. As Graws attorney Cohen points out, when asked under oath whether hed ordered Drew to fire Graw, Alatorre pleaded the Fifth. Asked if hed ordered Phernambucq to fire Graw, he said, "No." Lets draw our own conclusion. Having drawn that one, lets draw another: Richard Alatorre could fire a top MTA official at will, without accountability. Does this mean he also had the ungodly power to foster personal kickbacks from grateful contractors?
How would Alatorre accumulate such power? Not from the MTA compact that created the agency. Nor from any open vote of the MTA board that includes Mayor Riordan, the five county supervisors and Alatorre.
We dont know. What we do know is that MTA records show that Drew (along with his subordinate, Phernambucq) endorsed an independent review panels September 18 MEC rejection until the councilman got to him. And then, the lawsuit alleges, Drew got Graw fired on rigged personnel charges an hour before the September 25, 1996, MTA board meeting at which Graw was to discuss a related matter of illicit contract processes. After which, Drew allegedly tried to bury the independent panelfindings against MEC by pretending to the world that the entire rejection was Graws idea. All this, while busily trying to re-engineer the award for MEC. Busy Joe Drew.
What was in this for Alatorre? Well, theres the Old School Tie thing Lizarraga, Pla and Alatorre having long been joined at the hip in the Latino press as "The Golden Palominos," like some East Side Story street gang. Cohen asked Alatorre, "Isnt it true that you [publicly] accused Graw of poisoning the well in this procurement?" This was indeed true. Anyone present for the last few MTA meetings that Graw attended would also remember the outpourings of the by-then decidedly out-of-control councilman, whod also shrieked "Shut up" and "Take a Valium" at fellow board member Zev Yaroslavsky.
At one of these meetings, Yaroslavsky said, "This agency is known to have a history of retaliatory firing." He was referring to Franklin White, the honest MTA CEO whom Drew replaced, whod been dismissed in 1995 due to his own aversion to contract rigging.
Again, what was in it for Alatorre, that he was so willing to savage the process, destroy several careers and potentially earn historic credit for being the person most responsible for bringing down the entire MTA? Well, one comparatively modest benefit undisclosed at the time was a new $13,000 roof on Alatorres Eagle Rock house courtesy of TELACU. After its discovery, the roof deal was characterized as a loan but thered been no payments, nor any schedule for making them.
At one point in the deposition, Cohen asked Alatorre, "If I ask any question regarding that roofing transaction who paid for it, whether it was a kickback or a gift would you respond with your privilege against self-incrimination?"
Alatorre did so, for the 65th time that day.
But nothing has ever been that simple in the history of the most corrupt living L.A. councilman I can recall. Nothing is unconnected in his busy life.
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According to Times reports, the financing for the Eagle Rock house that TELACU roofed was facilitated by Sam Mevorach, for whom Alatorre had tried to facilitate one huge property deal the citys $20-million-plus acquisition of Mevorachs Wyvernwood housing project, assessed at under $4.9 million and had facilitated the citys similarly costly purchase of the near-worthless downtown Hayward Hotel an ongoing disaster that just this month cost the city another $500,000 in litigation bills.
Other parties in the Hayward transaction, the Times reported, had donated $100,000 to Alatorres pet district "charity," the El Sereno Youth Center, which sometimes serves as an Alatorre family contribution mechanism, via his wife, Angie, whose "Eventfully Yours" catering service monopolizes its fund-raising events. All strands of Alatorres career, each equally suspect.
And now, these strands are going to be aired out in a federal court case that doesnt even bear the councilmans name. But in which he seems to be at the very center of some epochal corruption.
In a motion hearing Monday, U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson, in what he himself termed an unusual observation, recommended a rapid settlement of this case. This column will have more details next week.


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Shalom dudes!
I found this website where you can PhotoFit your own face. This means that you can see what you would look like if The Feds where to tail you but without having to actually shoot any innocent bystanders. It's a win-win situation!
As you can see, I have a lovely face even though my eyes aren't quite as far apart as the PhotoFit suggests. Also my mouth seems to belong to someone from a different ethnic origin.
Maybe we could have a face competition where we all upload our PhotoFit to The Dump and whoever has the best face wins a new car, courtesy of Newgrounds.com.
Anyway, thank you for looking at my face and I'll hopefully have some more crap cartoons for you guys relatively soon.
I... I wub you.
-Turbo XXX
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2013-04-12 21:18:56
How do I look?
http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/ff4c294e9e 2336d3907d4367491a8911
That is excellent!
I've just tried to do one of you from memory but it's come out a bit like Alfred E Neuman;
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2013-04-12 21:56:58
http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/e7d3eff027 b1b7f1b3859f1481ff636a
Link didn't work!
2013-04-13 03:35:29
There's a width and height option in there you can use to make your eyes closer. I had to max mine out 'cuz I'm an antelope...
Lol @TomFulp yours is kinda creepy. XD It's like a tiny face on a large head.
hurz mine
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Awesome face dude! But watch out for the hairline! As us guys approach middle age (25+) we need to bathe in goats milk or minoxidil, which ever is cheaper.
2013-04-13 03:37:24
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I tried the Famous PhotoFit.
Hey Kajenx! Not bad!
I tried to do Will Smith but I'm violently hungover;
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2013-04-13 12:13:11
Argh! The link to my beautiful work don't work!
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Brandon Thomas Olterman is described by authorities as a 5'10" white male with brown hair and blue eyes, weighing 135 pounds, according to a Los Angeles Police Department blog post.
He was said to be wearing a dark color button shirt with a white T-shirt underneath, blue jeans and tennis shoes the day of his hike.
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An LA-based artist, who referred to Olterman as a children's book illustrator, solicited help in finding the missing hiker from the public via Twitter.
Runyon Canyon Park is open from dawn to dusk seven days a week, according to the Los Angeles City Department of Recreation & Parks' webpage. An accompanying blurb describing the park said it is "unstaffed" and "unlocked."
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This is pretty darn funny! It also shows just how much in love they still are. Then there's the part where he talkes about her boobies!
Elderly Couple Trying To Use A Webcam.
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Peaker – this is one of the funniest videos ever. This 86 year old man and 79 year old woman may be the cutest couple in America.
I agree Steve. We saw them being interviewed on television this morning and they were just as cute, nice & in love as they were in the video. We need more people like them! 🙂
What a neat old couple. Watching them you can see how much in love with each other they are. I also have a lot of respect for them continuing to try new things and being afraid of technology. Hopefully when me and my wife are that age, we'll be the same way. You guys rock.
Rick-I totally agree! That couple certainly figured out how to keep love fresh and new after all those years….
They're my heros this week. Saw them on GMA earler this week and they were just as cute and funny as in the webcam video. What you see is what they are.


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Frequency of price increases and perceived inflation. An experimental investigation
The effect of frequency of subjective experience of price increases on perceived inflation, i.e. the subjective experience of general price development, is investigated. The paper presents a two-phased psychological model of perceived inflation: first, information about product price increases is gathered in daily purchase. Second, these are integrated into one perceived inflation judgment. In the integration phase, the complexity of the task should trigger heuristic processing: higher frequency of price increases should enhance their availability and thus perceived inflation. Participants simulated purchases in two scenarios. Frequency of products with increased prices was varied while overall expenditure increases as well as relative price increase of individual products were balanced. Experiment 1 presented a high frequency condition with a majority of increased prices relative to previously learned reference prices and a low frequency condition with a majority of stable prices. Experiment 2 balanced cognitive effort for product price change estimation over conditions by replacing absolutely stable prices with slightly increased prices. As predicted, perceived inflation was higher with high frequencies of increased prices, while price increases of individual products were judged correctly. Experiment 3 ruled out the alternative hypothesis that presentation duration, which in the previous experiments correlated with presentation frequency, might have been the determining factor.
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|Booting and Shutting Down Oracle Solaris on x86 Platforms Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library
1. Booting and Shutting Down an x86 Based System (Overview)
2. Booting an x86 Based System to a Specified State (Tasks)
3. Shutting Down a System (Tasks)
4. Rebooting an x86 Based System (Tasks)
5. Booting an x86 Based System From the Network (Tasks)
6. Modifying Boot Parameters on an x86 Based System (Tasks)
Modifying Boot Parameters on an x86 Based System (Task Map)
Modifying Boot Parameters on an x86 Based System
Displaying and Setting Boot Parameters by using the eeprom Command
How to Modify Boot Parameters by Using the eeprom Command
Modifying Boot Parameters at Boot Time
x86: How to Modify Boot Parameters at Boot Time
Modifying Boot Entries and Parameters by Editing the menu.lst File
How to Add a Linux Entry to the GRUB Menu After Installing Oracle Solaris
Displaying and Setting Parameters for Boot Entries by Using the bootadm Command
How to Locate the Active GRUB Menu and List Current Menu Entries
7. Creating, Administering, and Booting From ZFS Boot Environments on x86 Platforms (Tasks)
8. Keeping an x86 Based System Bootable (Tasks)
9. Troubleshooting Booting an x86 Based System (Tasks)
The primary methods for modifying boot parameters on an x86 based system are as follows:
By using the eeprom command
The eeprom command is used to assign a different value to a standard set of parameters. These values, which are equivalent to the SPARC OpenBoot PROM NVRAM variables, are stored either in the /boot/solaris/bootenv.rc file or in the menu.lst file. Changes that are made to boot parameters by using the eeprom command persist over each system reboot and are preserved during a software upgrade. See the eeprom(1M) man page for more information.
Caution - If you directly edit the menu.lst file, certain boot parameters (boot-file, boot-arguments, and console) cannot be changed at a later time by using the eeprom command.
By editing the GRUB menu at boot time
Changes that are made by modifying the default kernel usage at boot time override options that you set by using the eeprom command. However, these changes only remain in effect until the next time you boot the system. See the kernel(1M) man page for more information.
By editing the GRUB configuration file
To determine the default values for a specific boot parameter, use the eeprom command, as follows:
$ eeprom parameter
For example, to display the default value for the boot-device parameter, you would type:
$ eeprom boot-device
Note - You do not need to be the root user to display boot parameters. However, to change boot parameters or any other parameters by using the eeprom command, you must become the root user.
# eeprom parameter=new-value
# eeprom parameter
The output should display the new eeprom value for the specified parameter.
Example 6-1 Setting the auto-boot Parameter by Using the eeprom Command
The following example shows how to set the auto-boot boot parameter to true.
# eeprom auto-boot?=true
When the eeprom command is run in user mode, any parameters that have a trailing question mark (?) need to be enclosed in double quotation marks to prevent the shell from interpreting the question mark. Preceding the question mark with an escape character (\) also prevents the shell from interpreting the question mark. For example:
# eeprom "auto-boot?"=true
To modify a system's boot behavior at boot time, for example to boot a system to a single-user state or with the kernel debugger enabled, when the GRUB menu is displayed, interrupt the boot process by typing e to edit the boot entry in the GRUB menu.
The following list describes the boot arguments and options that you can specify by editing the GRUB menu at boot time:
Specifies the kernel to boot.
Prompts the user for configuration information.
Boots the system to a single-user state.
Specifies a reconfiguration boot.
The system probes all attached hardware devices and then assigns nodes in the file system to represent only those devices that are actually found.
Boots the system with verbose messages enabled.
Does not boot the system in clustered mode.
Boots the system with the kernel debugger enabled
Controls the boot behavior of the Service Management Facility (SMF)
There are two categories of options: recovery options and messages options.
Specifies an alternative executable as the primordial process. altinit is a valid path to an executable.
Specifies kernel boot parameters.
The following are various ways you can modify boot parameters in the GRUB menu by using the -B prop=val option:
Disables the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) enumeration of devices.
Disables ACPI entirely.
Specifies to use VGA text mode for booting. See Support for Bitmapped Console.
Specifies that the console use graphics mode for booting, which enables a high-resolution state.
Specifies that the console use text mode for booting, which enables a high-resolution state.
Specifies the number of rows and columns of the frame buffer console. The most appropriate font for the selected number of rows or columns is automatically detected by the system. This option is used to optimize the frame buffer console size. See Support for Bitmapped Console.
Redirects the console to ttya.
Redirects the console to ttya and disables the ACPI enumeration of devices.
Note - When parameters are specified by using the eeprom command and on the GRUB command line, the GRUB command line takes precedence.
When you modify the default kernel usage by editing the GRUB menu at boot time, the changes do not persist over a system reboot. The default boot parameters are restored the next time you boot the system.
When the boot sequence begins, the GRUB main menu is displayed.
Note - Pressing the Escape key returns you to the GRUB main menu without saving your changes.
Changes you make take effect when the system is booted.
Oracle Solaris 11 supports higher resolution and color depth on x86 based systems than the older Video Graphics Array (VGA) 640-480 16-color console. This support is provided for systems that use traditional BIOS and Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) option read-only memory (ROM). Note that support is limited to when a graphics card or frame buffer is used as a physical or virtual console. There is no impact on the behavior of serial consoles.
To support this feature, two command-line -B option=val parameters are available:
Specifies to use VGA text mode for booting.
Specifies the number of rows and columns of the frame buffer console. The most appropriate font for the selected number of rows or columns is automatically detected by the system. This option is used to optimize the frame buffer console size.
By default, GRUB detects a resolution and color depth that works with the installed video card and monitor. However, a different resolution can be specified, for example, a higher resolution and different color depth.
GRUB supports the following two methods for specifying video mode:
Specifies the hex code of the desired VESA mode. To obtain a list of all of the modes that are supported by the card and monitor, use the vbeprobe command at the GRUB command prompt, which displays a list similar to the following:
0x117: Direct Color, 1024x768x16 0x118: Direct Color, 1024x768x32 0x11a: Direct Color, 1280x1024x16 0x11b: Direct Color, 1280x1024x32 [...]
A vbeset entry that specifies a 1024x768x32 configuration is shown as follows:
vbset 0x118
The vbeset entry must be specified after the kernel$ and module$ entries in the GRUB menu.
Directs GRUB to search for the specified configuration, for example 1024x768x32. If found, GRUB sets the configuration that is specified.
When used instead of a vbeset entry, a vbematch entry for a 1024x768x32 configuration looks like the following:
vbematch 1024 768 32
A vbematch entry must be specified after the kernel$ and module$ entries in the GRUB menu.
Example 6-2 x86: Configuring Text Mode Boot Parameters for the Console
In text mode, the console output is sent to the frame buffer, and input is received from the keyboard. A variant of text mode, the graphics mode displays an image with an animation until either a key is pressed or console interaction is required by the console login, sulogin, or kmdb command. A new property of text, force-text, directs the system to not use a VGA adapter as a bitmap device and sets the adapter to VGA text mode.
When this property is not present, the console device reverts to the device that is specified by the input-device and output-device property pair. When neither the console property, nor the input-device and output-device property pair are present, the console defaults to the frame buffer and keyboard.
The following example shows how to specify the -B console=force-text property on the kernel command line at boot time:
-B console=force-text
Example 6-3 x86: Enabling a Graphical Display and Configuring Console Text Mode Parameters
By default, the console text mode is 80 columns by 24 rows. To reconfigure this parameter, use the -B option with the screen-#columns=value and screen-#rows=value parameters.
For example, the following parameters can be specified on the kernel command line to enable a graphical display and allocate a console terminal of 100 columns by 60 rows:
-B console=graphics, screen-#columns=100,screen-#rows=60
During the shutdown process, if the console=graphics option was used to boot the system, and the shutdown is triggered by the Xorg server, a progress status indicator is displayed. To prevent the progress status indicator from displaying, set the new splash-shutdown property of the svc:/system/boot-config SMF service to false, as follows:
# svccfg -s svc:/system/boot-config:default setprop config/splash_shutdown = false # svcadm refresh svc:/system/boot-config:default
The GRUB menu, which is based on entries in the menu.lst configuration file, can be customized. Solaris automatically manages GRUB menu.lst entries for Oracle Solaris boot environments (BEs). As boot environments are created (either by the packaging system or explicitly with the beadm command), GRUB entries are added to the menu.lst file. When boot environments are removed by using the beadm destroy command with the destroy subcommand, the corresponding entries are removed from the GRUB menu.lst file. Oracle Solaris does not automatically add menu.lst entries for other operating systems that you have installed on your system. You must manually add menu entries for those operating systems. For more information, see How to Add a Linux Entry to the GRUB Menu After Installing Oracle Solaris.
A typical menu.lst file for Oracle Solaris 11 could include the following information:
#---------- ADDED BY BOOTADM - DO NOT EDIT ---------- title Oracle Solaris 11 1 findroot (pool_rpool,0,a) 2 bootfs rpool/ROOT/solaris 3 kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B $ZFS-BOOTFS,console=graphics 4 module$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive 5 #---------------------END BOOTADM--------------------
Specifies the title of the operating system for the menu entry.
Searches all partitions for the SIGNATURE file name. In this example, the file name is pool_rpool).
GRUB searches only in the /boot/grub/bootsign directory for the file name and then stops as soon as the first instance of the file is found. To be useful, the name of the signature file must be unique across all partitions. After locating the signature file, GRUB invokes the rootcommand on that partition. To optimize the search, an optional partition and slice can be specified.
Sets the current ZFS boot file system to the specified value. In this example of the menu.lst file, the property sets the current ZFS boot file system to rpool/ROOT/solaris.
Loads the primary boot image from the specified path. The rest of this line is passed verbatim as the kernel command line. The dollar sign ($) is an expansion of the $ISADIR entry.
Loads the boot archive for the given kernel. The dollar sign ($) is an expansion of the $ISADIR entry.
Note - To learn more about specific GRUB commands, type help command from the command line.
A configurable timeout is available to boot the default operating system. The default entry that is booted is configurable through the default command. The installation software typically sets the command to boot one of the valid boot entries. To boot a different version of Oracle Solaris (if applicable), or to boot another operating system besides Oracle Solaris, use the arrow keys to select that boot entry, then press Enter to boot that operating system. Note that if the default command is not set, the first boot entry in the GRUB menu will boot.
Only the active menu.lst file is used to boot the system. To modify the GRUB menu that is displayed when you boot the system, edit the active GRUB menu.lst file. Changing any other menu.lst file has no effect on the menu that is displayed when you boot the system. To determine the location of the active menu.lst file, use the list-menu subcommand of the bootadm command.
If you are setting up a boot environment in such a way that you install Linux on one partition first and Oracle Solaris on another partition afterwards, you will need to follow special instructions to ensure that the GRUB menu information from the new installation does not erase the GRUB menu information from a previous installation. The following procedure describes how to manually update the menu.lst file to include a Linux entry from a previous installation. These instructions assume that you have already installed Linux on your system and then installed Oracle Solaris afterwards.
Typically, this file is /boot/grub/menu.lst.
# bootadm list-menu
$ su root Password:
For example:
# vi /pool-name/boot/grub/menu.lst
where pool-name is the name of the ZFS storage pool.
For example, the menu.lst file from an Ubuntu installation would look similar to the following:
title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-18-generic root (hd0,4) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-generic \ root=UUID=1ed7fa17-6d77-4b49-be1a-22481310fd1b ro quiet splash initrd /initrd.img-2.6.24-18-generic quiet title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-18-generic (recovery mode) root (hd0,4) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-generic \ root=UUID=1ed7fa17-6d77-4b49-be1a-22481310fd1b ro single initrd /initrd.img-2.6.24-18-generic
Caution - Do not directly edit the original contents of the menu.lst file. Always add new information to the end of the file, or make changes by duplicating the existing content, then modify that content.
When the system reboots, the GRUB menu should include entries for both the Linux and Oracle Solaris operating systems.
Use this procedure to determine the location of the active GRUB menu and to list current GRUB menu entries.
# bootadm list-menu
Lists the location of the active GRUB menu, as well as the current GRUB menu entries. Information about the autoboot-timeout default entry number, and the title of each entry, is included in the output.
Example 6-4 Listing the Location of the Active GRUB Menu and Current GRUB Menu Entries
# bootadm list-menu The location for the active GRUB menu is: /stubboot/boot/grub/menu.lst default=0 timeout=30 0 2010-12-10-be 1 Oracle Solaris 11 2 Linux
# bootadm set-menu menu-entry
Maintains the GRUB menu. The location of the active GRUB menu is boot/grub/menu.lst.
Specifies the GRUB menu entry to set as the default.
# bootadm list-menu
The new default menu entry should be displayed.
Example 6-5 Switching the GRUB Default Menu Entry
This example shows how to switch the default GRUB menu to one of the menu entries that is displayed in the previous example. The menu entry that is selected is Linux, menu entry 2.
# bootadm set-menu default=2


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Exclusive: Bunji Garlin Talks Rocking Hot 97's Summer Jam, Says Fans Can Expect A "Frenzy"
Hip-Hop's influence runs deep and Bunji prides himself with being down with the cause when it was just "rap" being the predominate title for the sounds of beats and rhymes. Speaking on the cultural impact Hip-Hop had on his beginnings as artist, he remembers, "With all the different influences coming in heavy, it fell into the influence brought by calypso–which was one of the world's first music genres in regards to music so I tried to hold on to lyrical substance the best I could."
In the overall view of things, the jubilant rhythms of a Soca show during an outdoor summer event feels like a genius idea and Bunji feels exactly the same way. "They way we perform is unlike any other artist from any genre. Our music is basically structured for live audiences," he exclaimed. We're very interactive and the larger audience, the better for me. We're known for handling audiences around 50,000 people and moving them from one side of the venue to the another, all in the name of music. We're going to have a lot of fun on June 1."
The stage has been set and now it's up to you in the Tri-State area to catch the show for yourself. Prep yourself by grabbing the Carnival Tabaca EP on iTunes and follow Bunji on Twitter @BunjiGarlin. Tickets for Summer Jam 2014 can also be purchased here.
Also catch Bunji's "Differentology" video premiere on 106 & Park today, April 18.


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interesting, good stuff.
ACLS Mnemonics
V-Fib & Pulseless V-Tach
ZAP-ZAP-ZAP ELB: Zaps represent initial defibrillations. ELB = the order of medications to be given
1. Epinephrine
2. Lidocaine
3. Bretylium
HAD2: Represents the causes & what to do 1st:
H = Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hyperkalemia, Hypothermia
A = Acidosis
D = Drug overdose
2 = reminds you to check for asystole in 2 leads to confirm
The word "asystole" gives you a clue as to the drugs to use to reverse asystole:
A = Atropine
E = Epinephrine
But to reverse asystole you need to reverse the word too, so:
E is 1st so epi is used 1st
A is last so use atropine 2nd
ITCH PAD : represents possible causes of PEA:
I = Infarction (myocardial)
T = Tension Pneumo Thorax
C = Cardiac Tamponade
H = Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hyperkalemia, Hypothermia (4-H club)
P = Pulmonary Embolism
A = Acidosis
D = Drug Overdose (tricyclics, digitalis, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers)
The acronym itself tells you how to treat:
P = treat underlying PROBLEM 1st
E = Epi 1 mg IV push q3 - 5 minutes
A = Atropine 1 mg IV push q 3 - 5 minutes
AD in bradycardia
A = Atropine
D = Dopamine
The starting dose of atropine in bradycardia is half that of what is
used in asystole; remember this since bradycardia is only half as bad
as asystole.
Tachycardia (with a pulse)
Wide complex tach without serious signs & symptoms calls for the Wide sisters:
Lida, Pro & The Brat = Lidocaine; Procainamide; Bretylium
Wide complex tach of unk. cause
The 1st Wide sister calls her cousin:
Lida calls Addie (Lidocaine 1st drug used, then if needed, adenosine)
If this fails then call the rest of the sisters: Pro & The Brat
Drugs that can go down the ETT
N = Nitroglycerine
A = Atropine
V = Valium
E = Epinephrine
L = Lidocaine
2 = reminds you to double the dose for ETT administration
interesting, good stuff.
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for 3 days broken everything main page not showing all of page downloads slower than a pregnant snail. please WinCustomize fix these problems getting very very annoying especially for paid subscribers. this is occuring much to often. hey get new servers or techs that no how to fix them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your credibility really suffers when you don't know the difference between "no" and "know" or "to" and "too". I won't even discuss your use of punctuation, capitalization or sentence structure.
The update and maintenance on WC takes time to do right.
Thanks for your patience.
It is the actual process of 'fix' that causes the issues.
ALL sites require maintenance at one time or another.
Re the speed [or lack of] of a 'pregnant snail' it's likely no different either way.....making it as relevant as the carrying capacity of an African Swallow....
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So far links are working, home page forum threads. No problems yet. Just took 4 and 1/2 hours to get here but that's due I think to the sucky internet here. I couldn't get pages to load for shit!
Is that a Saharan or Sub-Saharan swallow?
Well said. This problem bugs me horribly all over the internet; in some cases spelling and composition can be so bad it is impossible to interpret what is being said, so I just have to delete or abandon the message. Glad to see the standards here are higher than in many other sites. Of course, the overall quality and "professionalism" is high here, which is why I keep subscribing although I generally don't subscribe to any sites.
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text: Usually, I'm impressed with Harney & Sons. And because today is New Year's Day, and the end of the holiday season, I decided to try this blend. At first, I smelled the cinnamon, and something else which I cannot quite name. I steeped it for three minutes, and realized that the brew was quite weak. I gave it several more minutes, and was satisfied with the color. As for the taste, I was not too impressed. I did not like the aftertaste at all, and it reminded me of chamomile. Other than that, it tasted naturally sweet, and was not at all bitter (that itself deserves a thumbs up). This is the first Holiday blend I have tasted from any company. I'm glad I tried it, and Happy New Year everybody.


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The Pensacola News Journal reports that Trick Daddy (Government name: Maurice Young) was arrested at approximately 1 a.m. Tuesday for disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest. The incident occurred at Tootsie's Cabaret in Miami, FL. Authorities and eyewitnesses say Trick smelled of alcohol and was found using profane language while threatening the club's staff members. When the rapper refused to leave after several requests from the police, authorities reportedly tried to handcuff him. From then the incident turned decidedly worse.
Trick Daddy's mugshot (pictured below) shows a slightly bloodied nose and cheek. Reports have not indicated if the injuries came during the brawl or the subsequent arrest. After being treated for his injuries, Trick posted bond of $1,500 and was released. Reports have yet to indicate if Trick Daddy had legal representation and neither Tootsie's Cabaret or Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic Records have made any public statements.


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Two years ago, AEA Federal Credit Union's future looked bleak as it nearly succumbed to the greed of a lending officer who took the cooperative to the brink of collapse.
Mendivil had been serving as executive vice president of the conserved Arizona credit union for the past two years.
This in-depth look at a conserved and now recovering Arizona credit union is a preview from next week's print edition of Credit Union Times.
The NCUA, which over the weekend conserved AEA Federal Credit Union, reaffirmed Tuesday its policy of resolving CU failures on a case by case basis, choosing among liquidation, merger or ongoing preservation.
An 11-month federal investigation has revealed that a former vice president of business services at AEA Federal Credit Union in Yuma, Ariz., was allegedly one of the persons behind the approval of business loans in an apparent $1 million kickback scheme.


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Road Closures on East Carlson, West 30th and 5th Streets
Road repair season has returned to Cheyenne.
With the warm Summer days nearing their end, crews have hit the streets to try and finish road work before cold weather moves in.
East Carlson Street between Weaver Road and Powderhouse Road will be closed starting at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, August 7 through Wednesday, August 8 for asphalt milling and overlay, weather permitting.


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Hovering over the next administration is the possibility of another domestic terrorist attack, but the issue of homeland security has received surprisingly little attention on the presidential campaign trail.
The only time the prospect of another attack made campaign headlines was when Charles Black, a senior adviser to Arizona Sen. John McCain, said an attack would "be a big advantage" politically for his candidate. McCain couldn't distance himself from the remarks fast enough.
"I cannot imagine why he would say it," McCain said. "It's not true. I've worked tirelessly since 9/11 to prevent another attack on the United States of America."
McCain noted that, among other things, he was one of the main proponents of an independent commission to investigate the Sept. 11, 2001, attack to help avoid similar attacks in the future.
His opponent, Democratic Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, responded to Black's comments by saying that this was an issue that should transcend politics — although Obama said he'd be happy to debate who would be the stronger president when it comes to protecting the country.
That debate — at least as it relates to homeland security — has yet to occur.
"What's so surprising and remarkable to me is how much homeland security has not played in the discussion," says David Heyman, who heads the Homeland Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Heyman says neither candidate has offered detailed plans for closing security gaps at the nation's airports, train stations and elsewhere. "We don't have control over our border. We're not prepared for known biological attacks," he says, adding that no one really knows yet how best to secure cargo entering the nation's ports. And, he says, the candidates' overall philosophies, when it comes to homeland security, are unclear.
"Are we more secure by putting more security in place? Or are we more secure by integrating across the globe in a better way?" he asks.
Heyman says these things are important because, while Americans seem to be worrying less about an attack, most security experts think the threat is as great as ever.
McCain's Policy: Stop Al-Qaida
McCain's senior policy adviser on the campaign is Douglas Holtz-Eakin. He says the Republican senator thinks the best way to prevent another attack is to stop al-Qaida from getting a foothold in Iraq and Afghanistan. "His homeland security policy right now is thoroughly intertwined with his understanding that we have to be successful in Iraq," Holtz-Eakin says.
He acknowledges that the campaign doesn't mention homeland security as a major issue on its Web site, but he says McCain has a strong record on the issue.
"He was one of the leaders in the effort to clear the digital spectrum so that we could have first responders that could communicate with one another," Holtz-Eakin says, noting that that was a problem both during the Sept. 11 attacks and in the government's response to Hurricane Katrina.
McCain has also pushed for tighter border security, including more spending on technology and border patrol agents to stop illegal crossings. He's become especially outspoken on the issue after it became clear that better border security would be a political prerequisite for getting his immigration reform proposals enacted.
"Maybe we don't call that a homeland security initiative, but it's obviously an important accomplishment in that regard," says Holtz-Eakin.
McCain has also said if there's another Katrina-like disaster, he'll use the private sector as a model to make sure emergency supplies get where they're needed.
Obama's Policy: Spend Homeland Security Money In The U.S.
Obama agrees with McCain that the government's response to Hurricane Katrina was one of the Bush administration's greatest failures. In his administration, Obama says, the FEMA director would report directly to him. The Illinois senator would also prefer that the emergency management agency be removed from the Homeland Security Department, where critics say it has been weakened.
Stephen Flynn, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, is an unpaid adviser to the Obama campaign. He says the biggest difference between the candidates is that Obama thinks the money spent on Iraq would be better spent domestically — on bridges, power grids and other critical infrastructure — so the country is better able to withstand another attack.
"The more brittle we are as a society — as, unfortunately, the poor citizens of New Orleans learned — the more consequential disasters, whether they be manmade or natural, are going to be," says Flynn.
Obama has pushed to target homeland security funds at cities that face the greatest risk of attack and to impose tougher restrictions on chemical plants. He also thinks all Americans should share in the burden of protecting the nation, a topic he raised in a speech last year in Washington, D.C.
"Too often, this administration's approach to homeland security has been to scatter money around and avoid hard choices, or to scare Americans without telling them what to be scared of or what to do," Obama said. He added that, if elected, he'll share threat information with the public and with local officials.
Unlike McCain, Obama has a whole section on his campaign Web site devoted to homeland security.
Still, the differences between the candidates are not that clear-cut. It could come down to who voters think would be the best manager to prepare for another disaster and the best leader, should one occur.


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21 Seasoning Salute
April 30, 2012 - Fearlessly Archived - Still a fun read, price & availability may have changed.
Trader Joe's 21 Seasoning Salute is a smooth blend of onion, black pepper, celery seed, cayenne pepper, parsley, basil, marjoram, bay leaf, oregano, thyme, savory, rosemary, cumin, mustard, coriander, garlic, carrot, orange peel, tomato, lemon juice and lemon oil. The various seasonings are blended in such a way that each flavor complements the others, as well as the dishes to which you add them.
Leave the other spices out and add 21 Seasoning Salute to a vinaigrette, sprinkle some on burgers before you cook them, or add a dash (or several) to soups, sauces and dips. You can amp up the flavor even more if you sprinkle the blend into your palm first, and then break up the spices with your fingertips to release their essential oils. However you decide to use it, 21 Seasoning Salute is a quick, simple way to add an excellent balance of flavors, without spending a fortune stocking your spice shelves. We're selling each 2.2 ounce jar for $1.99, every day.
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text: Where we today see the Coromandel Peninsula as a piece of paradise, decorated with sparkling ribbons of streams, falling from a backbone of rugged mountains fringed by gorgeous beaches, some visitors in the 1800s saw something else. In their eyes, the real treasue of the Coromandel was one thing - Gold.. Gold Rush The first official strike of gold was made in June 1867. That discovery marked the official founding of "The Thames" as the municipality was to become more widely known. Our archives record the next hundred years as gold boom, dark financial depression and a long uphill climb back to prosperity. The 'big bonanza' was between 1869 and 1871 with the top producer – Caledonian – turning out its gold by the tonne. In 1871 it produced 361,581 ounces – more than 10 tonnes - with a total value of about $1,950,000. Commissioner James Mackay was a predominant figure in the early years. According to the Mackay's records, the first sign of the birth of Thames as a town came shortly after his arrival with an advance party of 40 diggers and about 20 others at the mouth of the Kauaeranga River on the paddle steamer Enterprise II on 1 August 1867. At the time the goldfield opened, the general affairs of the district were under the control of the Auckland Provincial Government. This parent body saw to the construction of mining tramways, main roads and wharf accommodation. Local matters were the concern of the Highway Boards of Parawai, Kauaeranga, Waiotahi and Tararu. From 1911 the gold tide continued to ebb slowly but relentlessly toward a point of no return. With World War I putting an acute drain on man-power, mining as a major industry was subsequently phased out. Law and order were maintained by the Warden and his assistants. The wardens were as much conciliators between disputing miners as judicial functionaries. They had their rough and ready ways of going personally to the disputed ground and 'having matters out' on the spot that usually determined pretty quickly and equitably the questions at issue. Phases of local government Territorial Authority is the term used for local government entities in New Zealand. Local government has gone through three principal phases with different structures: The provincial era, from 1853 to 1876, the counties and boroughs system from 1876 until 1989, and the current system of regions, cities and districts. Municipal control developed by degrees. A public meeting was held on December 29, 1871 at the Academy of Music in Grahamstown. A resolution was carried: "That in the opinion of the meeting it is desirable that a Municipal Corporation should be established for the Thames." The Thames Municipality Committee was formed and at its first meeting on 4 January 1872 the boundaries of the proposed municipality were drawn up. The suggested name for the district as the 'Municipality of Thames' was adopted and 'Borough of Hauraki' lapsed for want of a seconder. In November 1873 'The Thames' was finally gazetted as the 'Borough of Thames' with boundaries finally agreed. The first Thames Borough Council was elected on 25 March 1874. Members were: James Renshaw, William Davies, John Butt, John Wilson, Louis Ehrenfried, R. Kennan, Arthur Anthony, John Brown and Dr James Kilgour. The Council had its first meeting in the Grahamstown Courthouse on 8 April 1874, but it turned out this was a week too early according to a clause in the Municipal Corporations Act 1867. The first official meeting was on 15 April 1874. William Davies was the sole nominee for Mayor and was elected unanimously. The current Thames Municipal Buildings officially opened in 1967. When the provinces were abolished in 1876, 63 counties were established to govern rural areas. There were subdivisions and amalgamations over the next 113 years, with as many as 129 counties existing at once. Coromandel County was among them, established in 1876. Thames Borough Council was disestablished in 1975 and amalgamated with Coromandel County to form the Thames-Coromandel District. It was the first District council to be formed in New Zealand, and was constituted in 1975. {BackToTopLink}


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The 2014 Mesa Verde National Park artists in residence series kicks off next month with a Navajo-Hopi painter from Farmington.
Venaya Yazzie's colorful paintings reflect Native feminine figures as well as Native symbolism. Her two-week artist in residence, May 5-17, culminates with a free public presentation of her work at the Far View Lodge Library on Thursday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m.
"As a local community artist of the Four Corners area, I feel very blessed to be a part of this group of Mesa Verde artists," said Yazzie. "I feel good about being amidst the grand history of the people who once dwelled in the cliffs of Mesa Verde."
"As a visual artist, I know that each daily experience in the natural beauty of the land and flora and fauna will bring moments of sacredness," she added. "I am very humbled as an indigenous female artist to be chosen to share my art with the community, and so create dialogue on Southwestern contemporary native art via my paintings."
Yazzie's contemporary American Indian work has been called "visionary," and she strives to create images that work outside the boundaries of what the global society sees as stereotypical Native American art. Her modern acrylic and mixed media art serves to preserve a continual reverence for god and his creation, she said.
"I am inspired by many things, including the culture of my Navajo and Hopi people from the present and past, but above all, the land is my inspiration," she said.
Yazzie believes her art should always tell a story, and she hopes her two-dimensional images stir discussions of modern issues of social justice, self-awareness, the environment and the cultural ties to the modern American Indian and their historical past.
An alumna of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Arts in Santa Fe, Yazzie also holds a bachelor's in English from Fort Lewis College and a master's degree in elementary education with a minor in Indian education from the University of New Mexico. Her work can be seen at www.yazzgrlart.com.
Mesa Verde National Park has also named several other artists in residence, including journalist Rob Galin, potter Michael Savage, sculptor Hal Stewart, writer Sonja Horoshko and painter Ed Singer. Each artist residency extends two weeks, and they are staggered throughout the summer and into next fall.
This year's artists were selected from 65 applicants by a jury of a park ranger and three professional artists. For more, visit www.nps.gov/meve/supportyourpark/artists_in_residence.htm.
For more, visit www.blm.gov/co/st/en/nm/canm/artist_in_residence.html or call (970) 882-5600.