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University Lecturer in Physiology, Department of Physiology of the University of Extremadura (Spain). PhD 1997 (University of Extremadura), postdoctoral research in the Department of Physiology of the University of Cambridge. Field of expertise: store-operated calcium entry, STIM, Orai and TRP proteins; calcium homeostasis, calcium channels.
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Dining Out in Chicago
These restaurants offer a gluten-free menu or otherwise accommodate customers with special dietary needs. Always call ahead and double-check with a manager regarding your particular food allergies and sensitivities.
Da Luciano
8343 W. Grand Ave., River Grove,
708-453-1000, dalucianos.com
Da Luciano's, an old-style Italian restaurant, is the granddaddy of gluten-free in Chicago, with the most extensive gluten-free menu in town. Four out of seven of the owner's children have celiac disease.
Karyn's Fresh Corner Café
1901 N. Halsted St., Chicago,
312-255-1590, karynraw.com/raw-cafe
This gourmet vegan restaurant serves only raw foods, prepared in innovative ways. Gluten-free options are noted on the menu.
Karyn's on Green
130 S. Green St., Chicago
312-226-6155, karynsongreen.com
A sleek, stylish vegan restaurant in the Greektown neighborhood, with many gluten-free options noted on the menu.
Rose's Wheat Free Bakery & Café
2901 Central St., Evanston
847-859-2723, rosesbakery.com
No need to worry about cross-contamination—everything is gluten-free here. The bakery case has a wide variety of gluten-free and vegan bread and baked goods. The café offers sandwiches, quiche and pizza—all of it is gluten-free and much of it is vegan.
2873 N. Broadway, Chicago
773-770-3527, senzachicago.com
Senza, an all gluten-free restaurant, opened in Lakeview this summer. With a tagline of "surprisingly gluten-free," Senza emphasizes great-tasting contemporary cuisine.
Swirlz Cupcakes
705 W. Belden Ave., Chicago
773-404-2253, swirlzcupcakes.com
This cupcake emporium offers gluten-free and vegan cupcakes—from red velvet to chocolate peanut butter. Perfect for birthdays and any day.
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A male Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), Masai Mara National Park, Tanzania. Note the intensely dark-brown coloration of this individual's "spots", which indicates a dominant male.
A Masai Ghiraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) batts its lovely long eyelashes at me as I motor by on a dirt track at the bottom of Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.
My first African Lion (Panthera leo) photo upon arriving in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. A mature male like this one usually exceeds 250 kg (550 lb) in weight.
A "pride" of six female lions begins to stir as the morning mist slowly lifts from the rim of Ngorongoro Crater (background).
A "pride" of female lions begins to stir and head out on the day's foraging as the morning mist slowly lifts from the rim of Ngorongoro Crater.
This photo was NOT taken using a telephoto lens: This small pride of female lions actually allowed my vehicle to get quite close. My driver explained that, while lions are usually not interested in humans in vehicles, the minute you step outside, you're "on the menu."
An immature sub-adult male lion (far right) tucks in at the local watering hole along with several females. It's likely that he was once the cub of one of the older lionesses in the pride, which explains why his presence was still tolerated by the rest of the pride. Usually, solitary young males are driven off by other pride members.
A pride of lionesses and a single immature male (far right) drink from a watering hole located in the middle of Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.
Lazy lionesses sunning themselves in the warmth of the mid-day sun. The numerous black spots on this female's belly are gnats and biting flies, which bedevil lions and humans alike during the dry season.
A mature lioness moves off from the rest of the pride to begin her day foraging for a meal.
A nice shot that displays the massive shoulder and foreleg musculature of this mature lioness.
A unusual pairing of male lions sauntering along the side of the dirt track that winds along the base of the rim of Ngorongoro Crater. This shot's a bit grainy because I took it using a 200 mm zoom lens as we passed this pair.
A better-quality shot of one of the pair of males in the previous photo.
A wary male lion watches intently as my Land Rover passes by at a respectful distance.
"No, we're NOT dead, just tired!" As you can see by the tire tracks just behind them, we were able to pass quite close to this pair of male lions sleeping on the cool sand of a dried-up waterhole. All the mammals (predator and prey alike) I encountered during my time on the game trails seemed content to ignore the noisy Land Rover, obviously well accustomed to four-wheeled tourists.
"No, I'm NOT dead, just tired!" All the mammals (predator and prey alike) I encountered during my time on the game trails seemed content to ignore the noisy Land Rover, obviously well accustomed to four-wheeled tourists.
The very essence and image of feline domesticity, a male and female lion snooze fitfully atop a granite "kopje" as my Land Rover passes by, just a few meters from their perch. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
African lions, mated pair sitting on a granite "kopje", Serengetti National Park, Tanzania.
The male of this pair of lions briefly stirred himself from a mid-day nap to raise his head and peer at my passing vehicle with only mild interest. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
A female African Elephant grazing at the side of the dirt track near Kichwa Tembo, Tanzania.
An enraged female African Elephant flares her huge ears and trumpets loudly when she happened on me at her favorite stream. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
A lone elephant grazing in the uppermost branches of an acacia tree, Serengeti National Park, Kenya-Tanzania border.
An overly inquisitive Cheetah jumped up onto the hood of this Land Rover when it stopped to photograph her. The car's occupants soon became the unwilling objects of HER curiousity! Serengeti Park, Tanzania.
An overly inquisitive Cheetah jumped up onto the hood of this Land Rover when it stopped to photograph her. The car's occupants soon became the unwilling objects of HER curiousity! Serengetti Park, Tanzania.
The visiting cheetah watches a vehicle of nosey tourists, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
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Our church can be described as a singing church. As part of our worship pattern, once a year we usually hold a hymn-sing, gathering to worship God specifically through song. This year our pastor preached a series of sermons based on various psalms, so instead of a hymn-sing we decided to hold a psalm-sing.
Since music is such an integral part of worship, selecting a hymnal that will meet a congregation's needs is an awesome responsibility. But it doesn't have to become a nightmare.
Following the steps of the process described below can help a committee choose a hymnal that will serve its congregation well for years to come.
After ten years of research and writing, the Psalter Hymnal Handbook is finally available. Though many people contributed to this large volume (900+pages!), Bert Polman did by far the lion's share of the research and writing. Professor of music at Redeemer College in Ancaster, Ontario, Polman worked on the handbook every summer and countless evenings and weekends for the past ten years. Here Bert provides some basic information about handbooks and about the new Psalter Hymnal Handbook.
During the next year or two many congregations will open new hymnals. They'll admire the binding and the crisp new pages. They'll learn new songs and wonder what happened to some of the old ones. They'll learn new words for old, familiar tunes and some fresh tunes for old, familiar words.
Some will accept the new hymnals eagerly, grateful for the change. Others will be more cautious, analyzing changes in language and tone, questioning the need for Genevan Psalms or black spirituals.
This site offers more than 2,500 articles for planning and leading worship. You'll find complete service plans, dramas, litanies, seasonal resources, and much more. You can browse by issue, subject, or season, or search by keyword.
These resources were originally published in Reformed Worship magazine. The print issues include copyrighted material such as music and artwork that we are not able to include online. We invite you to subscribe to the print magazine for full access to these resources. Subscribers to the print magazine also receive exclusive access to the two most recent issues online.
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Air Force Recommends Higher Rank for Nuclear Mission Leadership
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh announced they are recommending increasing the military rank of the leadership in command of America's nuclear triad, including the 91st Missile Wing and 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base. Congressman Kevin Cramer said elevating the Global Strike Command leadership from a three-star to a four-star general is another good step towards improving our Air Force. Secretary James and General Welsh also announced a series of new incentives to attract and retain Airmen, including scholarships and bonus pay.
"These recommendations from the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff demonstrate the importance of the ICBM force as part of our nation's nuclear deterrence and the overall defense strategy. Increasing the level of leadership and introducing retention incentives for high-caliber Airmen will enhance accountability and morale. The Air Force has my support and I will do my part to make sure their recommendations are implemented," said Cramer.
Last week Congressman Cramer cosponsored an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which protects U.S. nuclear deterrent capability by striking language which would sunset in 2021 the requirement for the Department of Defense to maintain 450 active Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) silos in a warm status. 150 such silos are located at Minot Air Force Base.
Cramer also cosponsored a second amendment to the NDAA making a statement of policy to operate, sustain, and modernize or replace a triad of nuclear delivery systems consisting of bombers, land based missiles, and submarine based missiles, as well as ensure the airmen and sailors operating the nation's nuclear deterrent have the training, resources, and national support required to execute their critical national security mission.
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Lena Edwards cared for many people
Lena F. Edwards
*Lena Frances Edwards was born on this date in 1900. She was an African American medical doctor.
From Washington D. C. her parents were Thomas Edwards and Marie Coakley Edwards. She was valedictorian of her 1917 Dunbar H. S. class. Dr. Edwards, a 1924 graduate of Howard University Medical School, established her long medical career in Jersey City, NJ in 1925. Her practice was largely within the European immigrant community. An advocate of natural childbirth, she struggled for years before being admitted for a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Margaret Hague Hospital in Jersey City in 1931.
She taught obstetrics at Howard University Medical School (1954), was medical adviser to the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, and volunteered at a mission for Mexican migrant workers in Texas. This effort resulted in her subsidizing the founding of Our Lady of Guadeloupe Maternity Clinic in Hereford, TX. President Lyndon Johnson recognized her service to society in 1964 when he awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. A devout Roman Catholic, she was given the Poverello Medal in 1967, as one whose life exemplified the ideals of St. Francis of Assisi.
Married to a classmate, Dr. Kieth Madison, they had six children. In 1984, Howard University medical alumni association honored her as a "living Legend." Lena Edwards died on Dec. 3, 1986.
Black Women in America An Historical Encyclopedia
Volumes 1 and 2, edited by Darlene Clark Hine
Copyright 1993, Carlson Publishing Inc., Brooklyn, New York
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This vehicle passes New Hampshire State Inspection. We installed battery tender leads for easy battery charger hook-up. Included with this vehicle are the following item(s):
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This is the result of our final test drive evaluation.
This bike runs, rides, and shifts well.
Rather than describing any cosmetic flaws, which can be very subjective, we have taken a high resolution video of this vehicle so you get an exact representation of what it looks like in real life. Our goal is to provide you the same ability to "walk around" and inspect the bike as if you were here looking at it in person. Please take the time to watch the entire video, and feel free to contact us with any questions.
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As I've written before, the world oil market changed forever in the 1970s, with (nominal) prices increasing by a factor of 15 between 1972 and 1980, leading to "stagflation" in many countries. While prices fell in the early '80s, they never returned to their previous levels.
Governments around the world took action to try to moderate their demand for oil, and oil products such as petrol and diesel. New Zealand was no exception. The overall goal was to reduce oil demand, in order to minimise our current account deficit. Of course, we still grapple with this problem 40 years on, and oil still makes a big contribution to the deficit which we still run.
Although the "carless days" put in place in 1979 have been enduring in our national memory, the policy wasn't overly successful, and was scrapped after just nine months. People found ways of getting around the policy, a black market for different stickers sprung up, and the whole thing was a bit of a dead end.
Bob Jones wrote the following letter to the editor at the Evening Post (later published in his book Letters), illustrating that he enjoyed stirring just as much in the 1970s:
Dear Sir,
All of this car-less day nonsense is ludicrous.
If the government is really serious about saving 10 per cent of petrol consumption they should simply shoot every tenth motorist.
Yours faithfully,
Bob Jones
A research paper by Opus looks at the policy responses of the 1970s in more detail, and tries to evaluate their overall impact. The government continued to regulate the price of petrol over the decade (even so, it increased from $0.10 a litre in 1973 to $0.60 a litre in 1982). Today, of course, these prices are not regulated and move freely in response to oil price changes – making demand more responsive.
The government also reduced the top speed limit from 100 km/hr to 80 km/hr – cars are less efficient travelling at the higher speed. They raised the tax on the purchase of larger-engine cars and lowered it for small-engine cars. This only affected cars entering the fleet, and not on existing cars. With that said, Opus find that:
"Within the environment of very high fuel prices and graduated taxation and pricing measures combined with heightened awareness of fuel issues, the behaviours around purchasing of new private motor vehicles altered substantially and quickly."
Interestingly, Opus found that the "Government appeared to do little to actively improve or promote the public transportation services available". Patronage continued to fall, and Kiwis continued to buy more cars – with the number of cars per capita and per household increasing over the decade. Today, of course, cars per capita and household have plateaued or are declining, in both New Zealand and most of the developed world. You would hope that governments today would be more inclined to see public transport as part of the policy solution to high fuel prices, but we haven't seen much sign of that from the current one (or the previous one, for that matter).
Opus' "concluding discussion" is worth a read, but in brief, the government's policy platform in the 1970s seems to have had mixed results. Opus suggest that policies aimed at increasing the uptake of public transport might have been more effective in achieving their overall goals.


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Hello all,
Here's the deal:
1998 F150, v6, 5speed standard, 4.2 gas motor, 117,000 miles, short wide.
The past two full days my brother and I been trying to work with this and I've got very frustrated, it seems that every little fart'n thing that could make it tough has done so.
I got the motor out today because the (I believe) the front main bearing is going out. Makes noise and oil seeps from the seal.
I don't have the money to take it to a ford house for them to stick it to me on labor, that's why I decided to try it myself. I also went and got a Haynes book to try and help me out. That thing isn't even accurate on how the belt goes on.
WELL, got the motor disconnected, put on a cherry picker, and off the transmission. Came off pretty viloent too. THEN couldn't get it out of the front end without wrecking the air cooler. I have removed the radiator. I've got frustrated with it because I've worked on a few GM's before, not ford and GM's are SO MUCH easier from my experiences. SO, I decided I would just put the dang thing back together, screw putting a new bearing in, and try to just trade it off. One side of the motor we left the exhaust manifold and the other we couldn't un-bolt the pipe on the manifold behind the motor, the bolts are rusted. We stripped em with the first size, then I hammered the socket the next size down and stripped it off too. I had to leave it alone.
SO, I've decided to just quit, lick my wounds and put it back together. WELL NOW we can't get the transmission and motor connected. The Haynes book is like do ABC and then bolt it up. That didn't work. Then I called a ford house and told them whats going on and a guy told me to remove the u-bolt on the cross member that's connecting the transmission and slide it back, then set the motor down, then stick the trans back on motor. The problem with that is you can't get to the top of the u-bolt because it's incased. And we can't get the motor and trans to fully connect right. We finally got the transmission rod in the motor but it won't seat down flush. This was with a lot of pushing, shoving, some crow-bar, and jacking the motor and transmission up and down up and down and just can't get the freaking thing to line up.
Now I'm wondering if I shouldn't continue to try and replace the bearing now that I'm almost there or not.
ACTUAL QUESTION I'm needing to know if there's a trick to get the trans and motor connected and how to do it.
I've pulled a '94 chevy 350 and it was pie compared to this. I'm done with Fords. I am thinking about getting a small 4x4 pickup anyway and now I'm just hoping NOT TO TURN $5000 pickup into a $1500 pile of parts.
I can prolly get photos if yall need them.
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LBS ran out, so gambled.
LBS ran out, so gambled.
yup sure can
Just realised I did with a 2.4 hr and 2.5 minion this summer. I didn't die.
I use a 2.5 - 3" inner tube in a 4" tyre....
Weight saving innit? Neve noticed any issues, not quite the ironclad insurance policy of a full on DH tube of course.
I've got 2-2.2 tubes in my 2.35 Mininons and I'm still alive.
Smaller width tubes will usually work in large width tyres. However in doing so the tubes are usually more stretched e.g. the rubber's thinner after it's been done. As a result of which they tend to be more prone to punctures. Though it's more than possible.
It'll be fine, once you take into account the Maxxis Rubber Ruler Factor you discover that a 2.35 Minion is actually under 2.2 anyway so you've bought the correct tube!
(in general, I've often used undersized tubes and maybe they pinch easier, but not so much that I can be sure)
+1 to northwind. older Maxxis come up small. 1.5-2.2 spesh tubes ive used fine in 2.35" maxxis folders
a 2.25" (new) maxxis however (as big as a 2.5" old maxxis) I haven't got to work welll with 1.5-2.2 tubes. They're just too stretched
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AUTO EGO; On the Road With Ooh-La-La
By RICHARD S. CHANG
Published: July 1, 2007
ROBERT MONTELEONE was 14 when he saw his first Citro? He made his mother chase the ''funny looking car'' down the Van Wyck Expressway so he could read its badge.
Looking back, Mr. Monteleone, who is gay, says he saw something of himself, which he could not yet define, in the unconventional car. ''That's what perplexed me a little bit because the car spoke to me then,'' he recalled. ''And it was natural, almost like reuniting with an old friend.''
In the 28 years since, Mr. Monteleone has been obsessed with Citro?. Currently he owns two. He has had as many as three at a time.
''I always felt that if a car ran great, that's all that mattered to me,'' he said. ''If it looked good, it was by accident.''
When he bought the DS 19, ''it looked like a filing cabinet,'' he added, describing its paint job -- or lack thereof.
But the intrinsic, distinctive beauty of the DS has never been questioned. It is often cited as one of the top designs of the last century, a classic and a muse.
Roland Barthes, the French structuralist, devoted an essay to the DS, declaring it ''the beginnings of a new phenomenology of assembly, as if one progressed from a world where elements are welded to a world where they are juxtaposed and hold together by sole virtue of their wondrous shape, which of course is meant to prepare one for the idea of a more benign Nature.''
Mr. Monteleone is more direct. ''It is everything that I want in a car,'' he said, his eyes doting on the controls, which feature a steering wheel with one slithery spoke. The horn is a black-knobbed switch to the right, among a cluster of strange knobs.
The DS was a technological marvel for its time. The Citromatic transmission let drivers shift gears without a clutch. There was a hydro-pneumatic suspension, which raised the car for unaccommodating roads. The headlights turned with the steering wheel -- an innovation that the United States government banned a year later.
It was because of stringent federal regulations and lackluster sales -- French cars proved far less popular than those from Germany -- that Citro?abandoned the American market in 1974, several years before Mr. Monteleone reached driving age.
But he said he believed that the missed connection was vital to his appreciation of the brand. It is an appreciation founded on the rejection of Citro?by the American mainstream. The feeling is shared by others who fell in love with Citro? around the same time. ''We were all sort of quirky oddballs figuring it out together,'' he said, ''but just drawn to the commonality of loving the design and innovation.''
Each year, many of these oddballs gather in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., for the Citro?Rendezvous, a celebration of all things Citro? which Mr. Monteleone has attended each year since 1981 (www.driveshesaid.com).
As for his '67 Citro?DS 19, it is a misfit in its own right. He said that although it was registered as a 1967 model, it was the 29th car to roll off the assembly line in 1968. ''It was a little bit of an oddball year and trim level,'' Mr. Monteleone said. And that might explain why he bought the car in the first place.
''Maybe I saw a bit of an orphan in it,'' he said.
The Auto Ego feature, which begins today, will describe exceptional cars that reflect the personalities of their owners.
Photo: Robert Monteleone; Location:Manhattan; Occupation:Roof garden designer; Automobile:1967 Citroėn DS 19,bought in 1993 (Mark Rabiner for The New York Times)


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Due to a tie in voting, there are seven—count 'em, seven—actors up for the Emmy Award in the lead actress in a drama category. Each nominee gets to submit one episode from the season for Emmy judges to help determine who to vote for. We look at what episode each actor submitted, and how it might affect their odds.
Connie Britton ("Nashville") - "Pilot"
In the pilot episode, veteran singer Rayna James is asked to pair with a new upstart. Britton is always a warm, engaging presence, and the first episode of her new show really stacks the deck in her favor. Her career is declining and her family life isn't much better. But when her rival Juliette (Hayden Panettierre) makes a veiled barb about her age, Rayna doesn't miss a beat. "Nashville" may be an overheated soap opera at times, but Rayna is always a class act, not unlike the actor who plays her.
Claire Danes ("Homeland") - "Q&A"
Carrie interrogates Brody in a long overdue confrontation. It's no surprise that this is the same episode Danes' co-star Damian Lewis submitted—it's essentially a two-hander, and both are fantastic. Danes downplays the victory of Carrie finally getting to tell everyone she's been right all along. And she finally beats Brody at his own game. Convincing him to give up the front and join their side, her argument is tinged with compassion, logic, and—to her detriment—love.
Michelle Dockery ("Downton Abbey") - "Episode 3.01"
It's Matthew and Mary's wedding day, though the pair aren't getting along. Nothing has ever gone smoothly for Matthew and Mary, but they remain a team. Though the pair disagree about whether or not Matthew should take an inheritance, Mary keeps her frustrations in check and reasons with him. They also both make a point of showing support for her brother-in-law Tom, who gets a chilly reception from the rest of the family. Mary is tough, loving, and determined, and Dockery plays all her shades without ever breaking a sweat.
Vera Farmiga ("Bates Motel") - "First You Dream, Then You Die (Pilot)"
The first episode of the show, where Norma Bates moves her youngest son to Oregon to manage a rundown hotel. It can't be easy taking on a role as iconic as Norman Bates' mother—even though no other actor has played her before, we all have an idea of the woman who raised a monster burned in our minds. That Farmiga manages to live up to expectations as the chilly, domineering matriarch is one thing. That she creates a fully-fledged human being is quite another.
Elisabeth Moss ("Mad Men") - "The Better Half"
Peggy finds herself tired of her apartment…and her man. Though Peggy's interest in revolutionary boyfriend Abe has waned over the season—she's more or less moved on to her boss Ted—Abe choosing to leave her crumbles her world. If nothing else, he was her safety net, and losing her Plan B terrifies Peggy. In true "Mad Men" fashion, Moss doesn't become hysterical, but subtly underplays Peggy's world falling apart. For the first time in years, Moss warrants her position in the "lead" category, as the season seems to become increasingly about her.
Kerry Washington ("Scandal") - "Happy Birthday, Mr. President"
When the President is shot, Olivia is affected professionally and personally. This episode picks up after the President has been shot, and the image of Olivia striding into the ER still in her gala gown pretty much sums up the soapy fun of this show. She takes control of the situation, as we learn in flashbacks how her relationship with the POTUS first blossomed. It's a great episode for Washington, who gets to show toughness and vulnerability, often in the same scene.
Robin Wright ("House of Cards") - "Chapter 10"
Frank learns Claire is the one responsible for messing up the vote count. This is the episode where it suddenly became apparent why Wright took this role. Up to this point, Claire has been tough to read, seemingly the loyal wife by her man's side. This is where she really gets to cut loose, letting fly years of pent-up rage and resentment. And Wright makes the most of her showcase, delivering a performance that goes from Stepford Wife to Lady Macbeth.
Final thoughts: The most difficult cateogry to call, not just because there are seven amazing women up for the prize. It would be easy to call this one for Danes—she's consistently excellent and won last year. There is also a groundswell for Farmiga, whose role is so unlike anyone else in the category. And everyone loves the great Connie Britton, who has never won despite nominations for "Friday Night Lights" and "American Horror Story." But instinct tells me it's actually a race between D.C. ladies Washington and Wright. Wright submitted a fabulous episode, but I'm inclined to think Washington has the edge. Whereas "House of Cards" takes itself deadly seriously, "Scandal" is silly fun—but Washington plays it with a straight face and gets to show a wide range of emotions and talents every week. Remember when Patricia Arquette unexpectedly won for being serious in the often silly "Medium"? I'm thinking voters will appreciate Washington's total commitment to building the world of "Scandal."


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We've talked about it a lot over the past few days, the World Baseball Classic gets going before we know it and rosters for different countries are beginning to fill out.
Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish told Japan he was not interested in pitching for his country in the event, which doesn't end until just a couple of weeks before the Rangers open the season on March 31 in Houston. Players who participate will also miss part of spring training.
Now, another Rangers pitcher has turned down an invite as Matt Harrison declined an invitation from Team USA and manager Joe Torre to play in the tournament.
Harrison, who is establishing himself as one of the game's best starting pitchers, had a career year in 2012 with a 3.29 ERA and an 18-11 record while putting up 213 innings of work. It was the number of innings that made Harrison decide against accepting the invite.
"I decided to respectfully decline due to the number of innings I threw last year," Harrison said in a text message to The Dallas Morning News' Evan Grant on Monday. "It's a true honor and very humbling to be asked. Hopefully, I get the opportunity again."
Nelson Cruz and Adrian Beltre have already accepted invitations to play for the Dominican Republic, as has Elvis Andrus (Venezuela). There are currently no Rangers set to play for Team USA.


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This retail installation was designed for the launch of Odin New York's fragrance collection, Inside the East Village storefront, we created a landscape using white gypsum cement replicas of Odin's distinctive glass fragrance bottle. Over 1,500 matte white bottles cascaded in a wave from the ceiling at the front window toward the floor at the mirrored back wall.
A smaller landscape of bottles rose from the floor, creating displays for the actual Odin fragrance bottle and its black packaging. The dark brown glass fragrance bottles were backlit and indented into the smooth white displays that spilled out from the Odin boxes. Appearing as soft amorphous forms, the displays revealed themselves to be the same white gypsum cement as the ghost bottle replicas.
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Max, the movie about a heroic dog, arrives in theaters this weekend but is the movie good? And is it worth your time and money? One thing is certain, it will tug at your heartstrings.
Heres the official synopsis for MAX:
A military dog from Afghanistan is adopted by his late handler's grieving family in the U.S., where his close bond with the soldier's brother leads to a life-altering revelation in this family-friendly adventure from MGM and director Boaz Yakin (who penned the screenplay alongside writer Sheldon Lettich). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Two big movies this weekend, we have Inside Out for the entire family and Dope for those who love dramedies. Which one is my pick of the week? Take a look:
Heres the official synopsis of INSIDE OUT:
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school. -- (C) Pixar
Heres the official synopsis of DOPE:
A critical hit and audience favorite out of the Sundance Film Festival, in DOPE, Malcolm (Shameik Moore) is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself. (C) Open Road
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Shameik Moore takes the lead in the fantastic film DOPE and he carries the movie from start to finish! He plays Malcolm, an outsider in his city of Inglewood buoyed by the support of his friends Jib (Tony Revolori) and Diggy (Kiersey Clemons). Watch his amazing performance when the film opens nationwide on Friday, June 19th!
I sat down with Moore and writer/director Rick Famuyiwa (The Wood, Brown Sugar) to talk about their Sundance-winning movie.
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DOPE is a must-see and one of the reasons is the affecting chemistry between the three best friends played by Shameir Moore, Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel), and Kiersey Clemons. Blake Anderson plays their stoner friend Will who helped them commit one of the biggest drug deals of their life! I sat down with Revolori, Clemons, and Anderson to talk about their interest on the film, their characters, and why DOPE is DOPE! Oh yeah, I cant be butch like Clemons Diggy character!
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I love DOPE! Its an intelligent dramedy full of memorable characters like Chanel Imans Lily and Quincy Browns Jaleel. I sat down with the actors to talk about their brilliant new movie.
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CSR employee retention strategy: let them go fallow*
Online Etymology Dictionary (research has gotten so easy with the advent of the Internet), it refers to a period set forth in Mosaic Law. After six years, land was to remain untilled and debtors and slaves released in the seventh year. Presumably the land would go back into service and the debtors and slaves would have to be rounded up and put back to work in year eight. But boy! The freedom they'd enjoy on their sabbatical! I will avoid the obvious allusions between employees and "debtors and slaves," and instead get to the point: generally, every Intel full time employed person in the U.S. is eligible for an eight week period away from work after a seven year service. This sabbatical period, according to program overview documents, is "not a benefit earned for past service, but an incentive for continued service." Tacking an eight week sabbatical at the end of seven years service is a pretty nice incentive to having a person return in year eight. In the time of Moses, I surmise that the idea behind the sabbatical was to let the land go fallow so it could refresh, rejuvenate. I suppose in the same way Intel want's me to go fallow…to rejuvenate…and come back with new ideas and fresh perspectives. Indeed, that's basically what the official document says the program's all about. So, what will I do with all that time off? Travel to exotic lands? Learn to fly? Or laze around like a bum? Well, mostly, I'm going to enjoy the time, work on a novel that's begging to be born and visit my folks. Oh, I'm also going to go fallow. And while I do that, I'll let my cubicle to go fallow too. And while all that fallowing will remind me that no matter what people say (including myself), Intel remains one of the best companies to work for. More posts when I return in August. *(I love that word. It's even better said aloud. Here, listen for yourself)


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Posted by David Walker on Tuesday November 12, 2013 | Copyright/Legal, Fine Art
The US Supreme Court has declined to review Patrick Cariou's copyright infringement claim against artist Richard Prince, the Associated Press has reported. A federal appeals court ruled last spring that artist Richard Prince did not infringe Cariou's copyrights by reproducing several dozen of Cariou's images without permission. The appeals court said Prince's use of Cariou's... More ›


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Is enable else able to get sound in the GUI when they boot into run level 3 and then launch the GUI using startx? I get sound in the console session or in the GUI if boot in runlevel 5. Same thing happens in F16, see Bug 751902 (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=751902). Installed 32-bit KDE in case that makes a difference.


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A hairdressers will be giving itself a pink rinse to raise awareness of breast cancer.
Staff at Cropz in Manor Way in Borehamwood will be decorating the shop and wearing pink next Friday to raise money for Breast Cancer Care.
The salon will also be offering half price hair and beauty treatment, reiki healing and tarot card readings to entice customers in during the fundraising day.
Susan Ford Brady, who works at the shop, said: "The salon's owner Faribaa Amini has lost a close friend to breast cancer, and a couple of my friends have had the disease, although thankfully they have recovered.
"We wanted to do our bit to raise awareness and money for the charity to prevent others suffering in the way our friends have done."
Mrs Ford Brady, who is a qualified reiki teacher, said the energy healing process was an excellent way of soothing and relaxing cancer sufferers when they were feeling "low" because of the disease.
She added: "We want to raise as much money as we can and we're hoping to make this a regular thing if it is successful."


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ExxonMobil Corporation (XOM - Free Report) is likely to sign an agreement with Vietnam Oil & Gas, known as PetroVietnam on a $10 billion natural gas and power project, the country's biggest of its kind, by 2015.
The proposed natural gas fields to be developed by PetroVietnam, is projected to be the fourth largest in East Asia. The development plans have got momentum from ExxonMobil's huge gas discovery off the coast in 2012.
The first phase of the project involves transferring the gas from the field to a processing station from where it will be utilized to fuel a planned 2,500-megawatt power plant. The power plant will help to reduce electricity shortages that pose a major challenge to the $171-billion economy.
ExxonMobil is keen on investing in the field, the pipeline and processing plant. PetroVietnam, however, will remain the main investor in the power plant, estimated to cost around $10 billion.
At present, ExxonMobil is negotiating with PetroVietnam and the Vietnamese government to examine the feasibility of developing central Vietnam's natural gas resources. A cost estimate for developing the field, pipelines, gas plant and power plant has not been developed yet.
The power plant project intends to capitalize on 6–8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the field off central Vietnam. This amount forms about two-thirds of the proven reserves in neighboring Thailand and Myanmar.
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Thai police have launched an investigation into the case of a convicted drugs trafficker who sent her adopted daughter to jail to serve her sentence.
The bizarre switch was uncovered last week after police arrested 40-year-old Tim Nakponkham for allegedly possessing 840 amphetamine pills, the Bangkok Post said.
They were amazed to find that she should have been doing time in a Bangkok prison since 1998 for another drugs offence.
In jail instead, police discovered her adopted daughter, 28-year-old Vasana Nakponkham.
Tim reportedly told police she paid her lawyer 200,000 baht ($5,200) to arrange for her freedom so she could continue taking care of her children and grandchildren.
She had been granted bail after being arrested by Bangkok police three years ago for carrying illegal drugs.
But when the case came to court it was Vasana who presented herself as the defendent.
Tim's lawyer and a number of police and prison officers are now being investigated, the report said.
Jail staff are under suspicion because Tim made several visits to her daughter in prison without the ruse being reported.
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The Bangkok Post said Vasana had volunteered to serve the sentence "to show her gratitude" to her adoptive mother.
But a judge hearing the case warned she could now be jailed for another five years for helping her mother avoid punishment.
Tim will have to serve the original term of three years and nine months, plus another three years for avoiding imprisonment.
And both mother and daughter could face an extra six months for contempt of court.
The judge said there had been a number of similar incidents in Thailand recently, particularly involving gambling and prostitution convictions.
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i hit a local bridge tonight for a few casts. i lost one jig on a decent sized snook then a guy that was fishing the bridge last night and tonight gave me another jig he tied got broke off on that one also :( both break offs were decent sized snook. then i tied on a doa glow shrimp nothing hit that, tied on a yozuri crystal minnow every thing swam up to it but didnt take it prolly because it was half the size the snook that were following it were. then i tied on a doa shrimp gold glitter color got a few hits on it and then finally had a little guy commit to it. i took a few casts after that and nothing so i gave up till tomorrow or when ever i feel like going back out. i only got one pic of the snook i didnt get a measurement of him i wanted to release him as soon as i could.
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My interest centers around the responses of forest to disturbance, particularly those which are human-caused. Currently, my research focuses on logging harvest trails in north and central Maine, and the impact of these trails on forest regeneration and larger landscape-scale interactions. While various partial harvest regimes have become widespread in Maine, we have gaps in our knowledge regarding changes in the composition of understory regeneration, and well as the implications for long term productivity since a sizeable amount of a given land tract could be locked in trail space. My advisors Laura Kenefic and Jeremy Wilson are generously donating their time to mentor me on this project.
I grew up received my education in southern Minnesota, obtaining a biology degree from Minnesota State – Mankato. I've spent time doing invasive species monitoring, wildland fire suppression, and following many current and future natural resource managers through the woods. Good forestry gives us the opportunity to leave our natural resources in better shape than we found them, and I hope to play a role in perpetuating that legacy. When the opportunity presented itself to pursue a MS at UMaine, I jumped at it. The area has plenty to do if you love the outdoors, the research being done by the School of Forest Resources is interesting and applicable, and I've met some great people in the program.
While away from my studies, I can likely be found on exercising the roads and trails. I'm a competitive cyclist who rides outside year round. In previous incarnations I've been a collegiate distance runner, cross country skiier, snowshoe racer, and an ultramarathoner. My wife and I have cultivated a passion for the trails of Maine, going on long runs and hiking the peaks of the Northeast with our Jack Russell terrier, Willow.


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Two federal agencies are being faulted for not coordinating their efforts against border gunrunners, a failure one lawmaker says made it easier for Mexican drug cartels to smuggle illegal weapons from the United States.
The Government Accountability Office criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for not working together to stop the flow of guns into Mexico.
In testimony prepared for a House subcommittee hearing, the GAO noted that the two agencies only recently stepped up their coordination with each other and with their Mexican counterparts to stop gunrunning along the border.
Rep. Eliot Engel, who chairs the subcommittee, said there should have been an anti-gunrunning strategy in place since October 2007, when the U.S. and Mexico agreed to the joint cartel-fighting Merida initiative. The Merida Initiative aims to help Mexico acquire equipment for the drug battle and improve its police and judicial institutions.
"It is mind-boggling that for a year and a half, we have had no interagency strategy to address this major problem, but instead have relied on uncoordinated efforts by a variety of agencies," Engel, D-N.Y., said in a statement.
Engel said the firearms flowing illegally from the U.S. into Mexico have made the drug cartels' jobs easier.
Engel's subcommittee was to have met on Thursday, but the hearing was canceled because of other House business.
ICE spokeswoman Kelly Nantel said the two agencies pride themselves "on the strength of our relationships with law enforcement partners at every level and throughout the country."
Nantel said, "The Southwest Border is clearly one of the most important areas where we rely on these relationships to improve safety and security."
ATF spokesman W. Larry Ford said the two agencies are working on a new agreement "to combat violent crime along the Southwest border."
Ford added, "ATF prides itself on the strength of its relationships with law enforcement partners at every level of government throughout the country."
Citing ATF data, investigator Jess T. Ford said that over the past three years, more than 90 percent of the firearms traced after being seized in Mexico have come from the U.S. The figure is slightly less over a five-year period.
"While it is impossible to know how many firearms are illegally trafficked into Mexico in a given year, over 20,000, or around 87 percent, of firearms seized by Mexican authorities and traced over the past five years originated in the United States," the GAO's Ford said in testimony prepared for Congress.
The GAO is the investigative arm of Congress.
In the GAO report released Thursday, investigators cited several examples of miscommunication between ICE and ATF, including:
– During one operation, an ICE agent unknowingly covertly kept watch on the activities of an undercover ATF agent who was investigating a suspected trafficker.
– ATF did not tell ICE about a covert operation where ATF agents delivered weapons across the border in an attempt to ferret out the Mexican organizations receiving illegal arms. ATF should have notified ICE about the controlled attempt to export weapons illegally, the GAO said. Lack of coordination raised the chances that the weapons could end up in the wrong hands.
– In some cases, ICE and ATF refused to give each other required documentation for investigations.
The two agencies were working under a 1978 agreement about dual investigations, which the GAO cited as a major obstacle to coordination. An updated agreement to address the coordination problem is in the works, the report said.
Associated Press writer Devlin Barrett contributed to this report.


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Getting into spey casting for browns and steelies and I am interested in a recommendation on lines (yes, another line request thread). I've got my ideas of what might be a good line but am looking for experienced input from the pros here since I'm just beginning in the two hand world.
So, the rod is an 11'-3" 7/8wt, considered to be just under a fast action, sold as a switch rod. I've read reviews that the rod loads pretty well with a spey cast at around 520gr heads. I will be using it in MI around AuSable, Pere Marquette, Manistee, Muskegon, etc. where there are needs for longer casts (100ish ft). Probably be some pretty tight areas that will require a small casting loop due to vegetation, banks, etc. as well to consider.
Mostly used nymphing and tossing streamers, but also could be throwing some floaters - probably much less frequently with this setup, though. Probably using it 85% spey and probably <15% two handed overhead casting.
I would like the line to be a at least 30lb tensile rating, a 40-50ish ft head and overall length of at least 120ft for longer casts.
I've been considering the following lines at the moment but I'm open to additional considerations as well as plus/minus on how it will perform, casting distance, longevity, etc.:
- Rio AFS Outbound 8/9 (38.5ft 520gr head, 120ft length, 34lb rating)
- Airflo Delta Spey 7/8 (52ft 530gr head, 120ft lenght, 30lb rating)
- Scientific Angler Spey Evolution 7/8 (52.5ft 530gr head, ~130ft long, 34lb rating)
I'm thinking that the slightly longer head will of the Airflow and Scientific Angler lines will be better and there's a slight lead with the Scientific Angler in length and tensile rating. I guess, I'm looking for what last longer, rolls better, casts farther/smoother and casts easier for a beginner in Spey.
Thanks for all your input!


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Farrah Abraham is a porn star and now there's proof….but she's been bending over backwards (pun intended) to prove that she is not into porn and that the video that Vivid released was just A SEXTAPE, TMZ reports. Also if you watch couples therapy on VH1, she cries a lot about it on there too. Now, she claims that she's fighting the release of a sequel to the first movie she made buuuuut behind closed doors she's allegedly contacting porn producers to to make sure she collects her fortune in royalties.
According to TMZ, Farrah was paid $94,000 just last quarter for her first movie, which continues to be a top seller.
Justin Bieber is reportedly furious with Miley Cyrus and has cut off all ties with the singer after she offered unsolicited advice to him on television. "You've got a lot of money. Pay people to make sure you don't get in trouble and party at your house. Buy a house, and add a club to it," Miley said during an appearance on The Tonight Show last month.
Apparently, The Biebs was unimpressed and called Miley to tell her to "keep her f**king mouth shut," via BollywoodLife.com. A source also claims, "When she defended herself by telling Justin he really needs to get his act together before he implodes, he exploded and hung up. Now he's telling his peeps, 'I hate her!'"
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Johannesburg -
Sun International wants a "high level" meeting with striking South Africa Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) members to resolve a
protracted wage strike, which it considers unprotected, it said on
With revenues "flat", avoidance of retrenchments and a decision
not to pay out dividends, the company also felt various allegations
by Saccawu were untrue.
It said it had called on police during the strike only when it
felt workers were engaging in unlawful conduct and that it had no
choice but to do so to protect its employees and property.
CEO David Coutts-Trotter said various incidents had
been reported to the union, and that they had not investigated them.
They also denied the union permission to picket on its premises
"given the conduct by striking workers both in the previous 2006
strike and the current strike".
Saccawu had also included five issues in their memorandum,
handed over on December 31, which had not been processed through
the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration.
"And therefore, the company's position is that Saccawu
members striking in support of these demands are currently
participating in an unprotected strike."
The union was demanding a 13% increase against the
company's offer of 8%.
Saccawu national negotiations coordinator Ivan Molefe said the
strike had been protected since December 4.
They were however still waiting for picketing rules from the
CCMA, with one of the main points of disagreement being whether
they could picket inside or outside the resorts and hotels.
"We believe they can still pay more, they cannot now just plead
poverty," he said.
They said they would attend meetings to discuss these issues and
would finalise a response following a union meeting on Tuesday.
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acpi questions
I am running Slack 12.0 - generic smp kernel - with acpi on a laptop with one cpu, cpu0. (Pentium M)...
In /proc/acpi/processor I show CPU1 with a processor id of 0.
In /sys/devices/system/cpu/ shows cpu0.
Acpi docs show "ACPI might enumerate the CPUs differently - this is the ID the ACPI system uses to identify the CPU"
My question is, why does acpi not show the processor as CPU0 in /proc?
Might this have something to do with the acpi muddle? Say, a third-party program which expects /proc/acpi/processor/CPU0? Or is /sys the primary source for acpi status? Is /proc/acpi deprecated?
Finally, if all I want to do is recompile my distribution kernel (220.127.116.11-generic-smp) with one tiny little change (CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU) must I go through the 'make modules' 'make modules_install' steps or can I just copy bzImage over my existing kernel? And run lilo, per habit.
Thanks, this is my first posting here here...
Done my homework, read the docs
OK. Got it. Both problems are trivial.
I think /proc is what's happening, and is deprecated while /sys is a lotta stuff, mostly pnp hardware states, registers and variables. No conflict. Both exist only in memory and are not disk files.
As for recompilation, I just took the .config from current working kernel, modified it (enabled HOTPLUG_CPU but added no modules, did 'make bzImage' (instead of make (default 'all')), renamed and copied to /boot, inserted System.map, ran lilo and rebooted.
And now I can echo mem >/sys/power/state and get the suspend to ram function.
Which goes to show that just formulating the question in a post is often the road to answering the question.
Thanks for the forum.
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An East Moriches man accused of raping a woman last year conspired from his jail cell to have a hit man kill the victim and a potential witness, prosecutors said Wednesday.
The would-be assassin -- an inmate about to be released -- revealed the plot last month to his attorney, who then alerted Suffolk County authorities.
The alleged rapist, Patrick O'Sullivan, 20, is now facing a murder conspiracy charge.
O'Sullivan hatched the plan with the other prisoner in the county jail in Riverhead by writing messages on paper, folding them into paper airplanes and "kiting" them down the cellblock, District Attorney Thomas Spota said.
Spota said O'Sullivan provided detailed instructions and requested that both killings be carried out before the holiday season.
"After you kill the victim, dump her body in the water," O'Sullivan told the hit man, according to Spota. "After you kill the witness, bury the witness so that after the case against me collapses and I get out of jail, I can dig the body up, cut his head off and mail it to his family for the holidays."
In one of the messages, according to Spota, O'Sullivan wrote: "Without a vic's statement the DA's case against me would lose all the power, right? Write me back. Use this sheet . . . I'll flush it when it's full."
Instead, the prospective hit man kept the jailhouse correspondence, and it's now in the hands of prosecutors.
"He gave us everything," Spota said.
The identity of the cooperating inmate was not revealed, but Spota said he has since gotten out of jail. Spota declined to say whether the witness was rewarded in any way for revealing the plot.
Suffolk County Sheriff Vincent DeMarco said O'Sullivan has been held under tight security. "He's obviously being watched closely," DeMarco said. " . . . But you can't stop inmates from talking to each other."
O'Sullivan appeared in court briefly Wednesday on the new indictment, but he will not be arraigned on the charge and enter a plea until next week, Spota said.
The rape victim did not know O'Sullivan, but he knew the family who lived in the Stony Brook home where she was housesitting, and he knew they were in Florida when he broke in on Nov. 20, 2012, authorities said.
He is accused of tying the victim's hands behind her back with duct tape and sexually abusing her for about 45 minutes.
O'Sullivan was arrested in early December and has been held in the jail since then.
The prosecutor said the witness' testimony was "critical" to the case, and he "had essential information that put the defendant in the house and committing the crimes."
O'Sullivan's attorney, William Keahon of Hauppauge, could not be reached for comment.
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Around the corner from Vitto's is Mi Familias, a new little Mexican restaurant that is Vitto's exact opposite in substance and style. Vitto's is trying to carve a little niche of unexpected chic in old-fashioned Oak Cliff; Mi Familias is precisely what we've come to expect from Oak Cliff eateries, a humble mom-and-pop operation, with no tricks in its kitchen and no frills out front. Its customers will come from the neighborhood and bring their own beer. There's nothing special here, just decent, cheap Mexican food in plain surroundings.
This is a small, entirely undecorated room, cooled only by fans and the open door. As if. Window blinds would have helped the afternoon onslaught from the western sun; a dictionary would have helped us communicate with the waiter, who was probably a member of la familia. A nice old man, he evidently understood only some English. We used the point and shoot method to order, then he slowly but cheerfully brought us one thing at a time: drinks, then menus, then chips, then thin, burning hot sauce.
Seafood is listed as a specialty, which seemed unlikely, but we did order shrimp enchiladas and they were good, the firm, pink little curls rolled in a corn tortilla smothered in white cheese. There are a lot of Mexican--not Tex-Mex--dishes listed: atole de maiz, the ancient, Aztec corn gruel; several soups; menudo; and guisado de puerco, a rich stew of tender pork chunks in red-chile sauce. Standards, like enchiladas and flautas, were good, and several of the extras, like guacamole and beans, were excellent.
But, as happens so often in otherwise undistinguished little restaurants, Mi Familias has one special thing going for it that makes a meal here almost worth the inconvenience and heat: These could be the best flour tortillas in Dallas. Thick and hand-formed into sort of a round shape, there was still a powder of flour on each one, and instead of the tough, slightly rubbery texture flour tortillas collapse into when they've been packaged, these still had all their bloom and tenderness. Rolled around some guiso, they were something special.
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In order to arouse, stir, and awaken the healthy "real" you, you must allow yourself to lean into feelings of discomfort and pain rather than shut them down or deny them. Think of this process as slowly peeling the layers from an onion until you finally reach its innermost heart. This takes courage, but the more layers of baggage, life-long conditioning, and ego-personality that you peel away, the more you'll experience your true essence and authenticity. By allowing yourself to experience and explore these emotions as they arise, you can begin to lessen their stranglehold on you. As you peel away layers of ego, the negative voices, limiting perceptions, and false impressions in your head—everything that stands between you and your inspired soulview— will begin to fade. Visualize this process as bringing your pain into the light that shines from deep within you.
Steel yourself to endure whatever painful emotions surface, allowing yourself to feel them fully. If you run from them or ignore them, they will never go away. They'll just lie in wait, eventually surfacing and undoing all of your efforts. Over time, after you lean into the pain again and again, it lessens. You start to let go of it; you begin to get over it. It's no longer there, hiding in the shadows. Through this courageous work, you will nurture and promote your own spiritual awakening.
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Appraisers are continuing to make their way across Gaston County in an effort to revalue real estate.
Appraisers are continuing to make their way across Gaston County in an effort to revalue real estate.
They�ll wrap up their work around Dallas, then move on to Stanley and west Gastonia within the next five to 10 days. From there, they�ll begin reassessing land values across the county seat, gradually working east.
Since the process began earlier this year, the goal has been to alert people beforehand that appraisers will be working in their neighborhood, said Gaston County Tax Administrator Jimmy Tanner. They hope to avoid alarming anyone who hears a doorbell ring unexpectedly during the day or sees a stranger walking in their yard, he said.
�We�ve not really had any problems at all so far,� he said. �We want our staff to be safe and we want citizens to feel safe knowing it�s our people out there.�
Gaston County has not had a full revaluation of its 103,000 land parcels since 2007. New values being determined now will take effect in January 2015, allowing the county to adhere to a state law requiring a revaluation at least once every eight years.
The county�s 16 appraisers began making personal visits to properties in and around Cherryville and Bessemer City earlier this year, before moving on to Dallas. They photograph and take measurements of land and buildings, evaluating improvements or deterioration that�s affected the value.
Staff working in the field carry photo IDs and credentials showing they are part of the reappraisal project, and they drive vehicles with magnetic decals indicating the same. Prior to and while visiting an area, they put up roadside yard signs to announce their presence, Tanner said.
�We don�t go on any property without knocking and ringing the doorbell two and three times a piece,� he said. �We�ll never just pull in a yard and start walking around a property.�
Appraisers may peek into an open backyard, but if it�s fenced in, they�re less likely to venture back there, Tanner said. �What makes some people cautious is when somebody knocks on their door at a time they didn�t expect anyone was coming.�
Tanner said it�s hard to predict exactly when they�ll be in remaining areas during the months ahead.
�Gastonia has 50,000 parcels or more,� he said. �Once we start in Gastonia, we�ll be there for a right good while. Then we�ll hit all the little towns east of there.�
If an assessor has questions about new construction, they�ll flag it and leave word for the property owner to contact the tax office, Tanner said. Homeowners may also call and schedule appointments with an appraiser.
You can reach Michael Barrett at 704-869-1826 or twitter.com/GazetteMike.
Got questions?
Anyone who has questions about Gaston County�s 2015 reappraisal process, or anyone who would like to schedule an appointment with a tax official, can call the tax office at 704-862-6500 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Key dates in the reappraisal process
August 2014 � Final tax bills mailed using 2007 property values
January 2015 � New property values unveiled by tax department
February 2015 � County accepts appeals on tax values
March 2015 � Board of Equalization and Review begins hearing appeals
August 2015 � First tax bills mailed using new, 2015 property values


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What do F&I managers really want from auto lenders? Availability, for one thing, says F&I veteran Sarah Richard Denton.
Denton is owner of SRD Consulting in Lancaster, Pa. She also has around 15 years of experience at dealerships, including roles as F&I manager, warranty administrator and Red Flags manager at Kelly Cadillac in Lancaster.
Last week, during a webinar hosted by the Center for Auto Finance Excellence, Denton listed dos and don'ts for auto lenders trying to persuade dealerships and F&I managers to steer more business their way.
1. Bring food when you drop by the dealership. "This may sound ridiculous," Denton said, "but ... sometimes you're in a little square box for 14 hours in a row and getting anything to eat is difficult. It's kind of a joke, but it's a little bit true: we are like caged animals."
2. Call on F&I managers, too, not just dealer principals and dealership executive management. "Yes, the dealer is important, and the other management in the dealership is important," Denton said, "but the finance manager is the person that's going to make that decision in the heat of the moment as far as where that business is going to go. You've got to develop that relationship."
3. Have someone on duty during dealership hours and beyond. "Even if there's just one person taking a turn until 8, 9, 10 o'clock at night," Denton said. "That sounds silly, but there are a lot of customers that come in the evening, and we don't close the deal until after 8 o'clock. And sometimes -- especially if it's a customer that's come a long distance -- we need to be able to know we're going to be able to get that contract bought.
"So, you might be surprised if you took a survey of dealers how many times these fall after 8 o'clock. You might be surprised how much business you're losing to someone else who's still available or has automatic decisioning."
1. Never send a rep without the authority to approve deals on the spot. "The representative, the people you have out in the field visiting dealers, they need to have deal decision-making power. It is very frustrating to have someone sitting across from you telling you, 'I'm sorry, I can't help you. It's not my decision.'"
2. Don't assume too much about what kind of business a dealership represents. "It is also a danger to fall into the trap of thinking that certain types of dealerships can't give you certain types of business. When I first went to Kelly Cadillac ... there was a lender who said they ... didn't want to do big, high-end luxury cars. But my reaction was we sell a lot of certified pre-owned, a lot of less-expensive trade-ins -- some very nice retail business, with the average amount financed about $20,000 to $25,000. I can't believe that's something somebody wouldn't want."
3. Never change policies abruptly with no warning. "One day you call up [the lender] and that person says, 'I can't help you, it came down from the top, they changed it, they don't want to do this type of business anymore, whatever, but something happened and we can't buy this from you.' That can be the death knell for a relationship because chances are I [did spot deliveries with] two people by that [old] criteria the day before and I may not have anyplace else to send them, or maybe they live five hours away."
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Parliament – President Jacob Zuma responded to his critics in Parliament on Thursday with a promise to prevent further damage to the economy and a call for national unity, as he closed the debate on his poorly received State of the Nation Address.
Zuma told a joint sitting of the House that preventing a further downgrade to South Africa's credit rating was among government's top priorities and stressed that if economic growth was not revived, there would no job-creation and existing jobs would be under threat.
Read: Zuma scolds disrespectful MPs
But he also devoted part of his speech to call on South Africa to fight racism — an issue repeatedly flagged by the African National Congress as he faces mounting opposition and popular calls to step down ahead of municipal polls — and said he placed as much importance on nation-building as on mending the flagging economy.
"Nation-building is as important to our country as economic renewal. We must heal the scars of apartheid and build a united nation. Racism is an enemy of humanity."
Read: Zuma calls on SA to intensify racism fight
On the economy, Zuma suggested that he had taken note of the concerns raised to him in recent meetings by business leaders. These included the real risk of a further credit-rating downgrade, restrictive laws and labour conditions and the performance of state-owned enterprises. Last week, he was ridiculed by his political opponents for claiming that the latter were doing well.
"High up on our agenda is to prevent a sovereign downgrade," Zuma said, adding that a downgrade "would have an adverse effect for all South Africans".
Read: Preventing downgrade a priority, says Zuma
The president said while government could not alter the global factors that were hampering economic growth, it would work to address circumstances at home that were contributing to this.
"Since we cannot change the global economic outlook we will focus on correcting domestic circumstances that have affected confidence in the local economy."
After promising last week that the state would cut unnecessary spending, he announced that it would no longer advertise for tenders in the press, saying this would save hundreds of millions of rands.
He also paused to call for greater unity among political parties, but shot down a proposal during the debate by United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa for an economic "Codesa", borrowing a name from the negotiations in the 1990s that set the terms for South Africa's political transition.
The president said he foresaw that parties would camp on their divergent positions on the economy and fail to find common ground.
"You believe it will solve problems, I am not sure. I can tell you we will argue from the time we start to the end."
He then spoke directly to the disruptions and insults that marked not only the opening of Parliament but the debate of the past two days.
Looking markedly more at ease that he did during his actual address last Thursday, Zuma pleaded with MPs to behave with more dignity and respect in Parliament.
"I think we are not doing good for voters, the people who took the decision to send us here. What it is that they learn from us," he said.
"Let us disagree with respect. It is a plea I am making," he added.
Zuma said he approved when, during the state of the nation address, opposition leader Mmusi Maimane distanced himself from the disruptive conduct of the Economic Freedom Fighters", who chanted "Zupta Must Fall" in a crude reference to his links with the Gupta family and were ordered out of the chamber.
"I supported you, Sir, because I thought you were making a good point," Zuma said, but went on to add that he was disappointed that shortly afterwards members of Maimane's Democratic Alliance "your party was also doing the same". He hastened to add that he was not singling out the opposition.
"I believe when we say 'honourable members', we mean it and people must understand the word to be really serious, we cannot call ourselves honourable and behave in a dishonourable manner. It is not helping the image of the country.
"I am talking to all members of parliament, referring to everyone. It is a serious point."
As Speaker Baleka Mbete moved to close the sitting after Zuma concluded his speech, the United Democratic Movement's Nqabayomzi Kwanka said the comments from young people on social media on the state of the nation address suggested that they had remembered the insults and not the substance of what the president said.
He said there was a risk therefore that MPs were, by bad example, creating a culture of intolerance that would lead to instability.
"My concern and our concern as a party is that we are inculcating a culture of intolerance which at some point is going to lead to political instability," Kwankwa said .
"We have to change course before it's too late because we all have a responsibility to build a South Africa in which all of us look forward to a sunrise of our tomorrow."
Mbete thanked him for his remarks.
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2 finished projects!
Yesterday I finished weaving in ends on the shawl and snapped a quick pic:
Seraphina Shawl that I've now made 6 of. 🙂 It's a great pattern. I made it using 4 skeins of Joann's Debbie Mumm's Traditions in Pine Needle colorway.
After a few starts and stops on finding a pattern I could use easily, I got started on the Hot Cross Slouch Beret from Interweave Crochet Winter 2007. I finished it up today. John snapped a couple of pics for me:
In weather news, we're good here. There has been a lot of wind today, and it's actually kinda nice outside. We'll likely get rain tonight and tomorrow. It rained off and on all day yesterday.
In bike news, John rode the bike down the road yesterday with a major clutch issue. Today the clutch was repaired and the bike went up and down the road with no issues whatsoever! 🙂 So we're happy that it's basically done.
Okay, time to find what my next quickie project is for the next day and a half. Tuesday is time to get back to work! Happy weekend everyone!Posted by Tracie Barrett | 0 comments