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Anarchists are tearing up the city, said the cop who searched me on my way to this years May Day celebration in Long Beach. I walked off toward three hovering helicopters, thinking that was an odd thing for a cop to say. True enough, many of the 150 or so people who turned up at Promenade Park on May 1 to march behind the banner Capitalism Stole My Life refer to themselves as anarchists. A hundred of them were arrested there (a quarter of those were minors; most were under 20), and though tearing up seems a bit optimistic, the Long Beach P.D.s focus on anarchists is one of the reasons this otherwise-ineffectual street scuffle is worth noting.
Anarchists have swarmed to the forefront of the anti-globalization movement, and not just in the form of Black Bloc street fighters. Lots of the heavy lifting of movement building has fallen to less-militant but equally revolutionary social anarchists (as opposed to individualists or primitivists). Massive anti-capitalist protest actions have been the order of the day since Seattle, and when the World Trade Organization was forced to quit its meeting there, a paradigm emerged. Because no economic summit since Seattle has made even minor overtures to include nongovernmental organizations or citizens input into trade-agreement talks not the G8, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, World Economic Forum, OPEC, APEC, FTAA, nor any of the other acronyms that now form an ad hoc world government the only recourse has been to try to disrupt the meetings by massive direct action. A good deal of the labor activists and traditional left who join in these summit actions take their cues from mostly anarchist direct-action coordinators. This anti-globalization movement, then, is something a little different from the New New Left that so many critics have tried to call it. It is a hybrid, syncretic movement based more on immediate results than on ideology, and it has been almost universally misunderstood in the press.
Some kind of black-clad militant anarchist is on the frontlines of every one of these protests, however, and so, of course, wherever they turn up now they are taking a beating.
In Long Beach, they just got snuffed. Though the Southern Kalifornia Anarchist Alliance released the Long Beach location only hours before the action, police there were loaded for bear. As activists rolled into town for the 3 p.m. convergence, they were pulled over, searched, followed, and instantly outnumbered and surrounded. An impromptu and unplanned march was quickly blocked by police as an unlawful assembly. Those who attempted to advance were then beaten and shot pretty much point-blank with rubber bullets and tear gas. At least one uninvolved Long Beach local was shot in the face with a rubber bullet and busted after stepping out of a building. About 50 marchers ended up getting arrested in front of a retirement home called the Breakers, which they assured me was not an intended target (Eat the Old! Retirement for the Young!). By 5 p.m. there was nothing left but gawking onlookers and yellow crime-scene tape. Most of those arrested (a few injuries were reported as minor by police) were students, who were clearly shocked at the somewhat hysterical response to what they called a peaceful march.
May Day is an international workers holiday, so we were celebrating workers rights and alternatives to capitalism, said a 20-year-old student who called herself Brie Tiger, who managed to avoid arrest. The arrests were brutal.
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It was, apparently, a good day out for the spooks. People believed to be detectives were reportedly pointing out organizers from the march and having them selectively arrested, some of them participants in last years May Day or Democratic National Convention protests. One of them was Heather Zetin, a 17-year-old featured in an O.C. Weekly article last September for her role in organizing a Gay/Straight Alliance at Orange Countys El Modena High School. She was one of the first plucked out of the crowd and was later charged with truancy. Several activists were collared by undercover police well outside of police cordons after mass arrests were under way. Undercover cops also tailed several activists after they turned up as jail support at Thursdays arraignment hearings.
Corporate greed brings suffering to workers and animals, said Geoffrey Kerns, of the Los Angeles chapter of the Animal Defense League, who was one of those arrested. He pointed out that the marchers were part of a continuum of resistance, from reformist to radical, from mild liberalism to communism to anarchism.
Not all of that continuum were happy with the results in Long Beach. Many activists report that debate has been raging all along the L.A. Anarchist Mailing List. It could have been a much more positive event, said Anne Kelly, a student at Caltech and organizer of last years North American Anarchist Conference. She and many other L.A.-area anarchists attended both the mostly Latino pro-immigrant-rights May Day march through Koreatown, as well as the April 28 May Day march by the Progressive Labor Party. Both were peaceful and without incident. Citing a New York City action where black-clad anarchists cleaned up an abandoned lot and grew a garden, she noted, We should present a vision about what we want to build and create. I dont want to be a part of something thats just about making fun of shoppers.
As of this writing, six adults and some juveniles remain in custody, unable to post bail as high as $100,000.


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About 720,000 replacement Clear-Vu tiki torch fuel containers are being recalled due to defective flame guards, which may cause the fuel container to melt while the torch is lit, posing a fire hazard for consumers.
The Clear-Vu torch flame guard recall was announced on Tuesday by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) after the manufacturer, Lamplight Farms Inc., received about 35 reports of fuel containers melting due to the defective flame guard. At least one burn has been reported in connection with the recalled tiki torch fuel containers.
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The replacement fuel containers have the letters "RC" stamped in the center of a "Made in China" stamp on the underside of the flame guard. About 720,000 of the fuel containers were sold at discount, hardware and home improvement stores across the U.S. from January 2008 through August 2009, for between $1 and $3.
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Since it's father's day and all, it's about time I talked a little about my Dad on this blog. I've written quite a bit about my mom… but, not as much on my dad.
First of all, yes – he was an atheist. This was only something I was very aware of, because my mother made sure everyone in her circle knew it. To her, it was a BIG deal. But, "atheist" wasn't a word that my father used much and isn't one of the top adjectives I'd use to describe him (other than in this blog). It wasn't like he ran around town with a sign or anything. He simply told us he didn't believe in God… and he wasn't going to go to church with my mom… and he gave us our choice to go with her or not. Ok – I have mentioned that part before…
But, lets go way back…
My Dad was a survivor. He was in a major fire when he was 12. He was burnt on 70% of his body. My great grandmother kept a scrap book, and there are articles… newspaper clippings… pictures… where they called him "Miracle Boy"… and said he was never suppose to have survived. But, he did.
He spent 3 years in the hospital… and many MANY visits after that. I've heard many stories about those times. Some terrible, but, true to my Dad's nature – many were very funny. Like, how they wouldn't let him eat before surgeries, and he was hungry, and how someone had given him a fishing pole as a gift, and how he had tied the bed pan onto the end of it, with a note begging for food and lowered it down to the street. 🙂 He said folks would give him money, candy bars, whatever… LOL Or the time, he tried to escape in his wheelchair, and wound up in the maternity ward by accident… or when his dad smuggled in his pet dog, Toby.
Anyway – he wasn't suppose to live. He did. Then, he was in a wheelchair for a long time, and was told he'd never stand. He forced himself to use crutches. They said he'd never walk again without aid. He did.
My dad told me stories of how he'd take his dog, and go out in the woods where nobody could see him. How he'd try and fall and try again to walk. Until he could do it.
Yeah… he was a survivor.
They also told him he'd never have kids. My mother already had my oldest brother when he met her. He was just a baby. My dad fell in love with both of them, and they married. Then – viola! My other brother and I come along a few years later.
Moral of the story thus far? Never listen to what "they" say.
Now – some might say my Dad should thank God he survived. And, some think my dad turned against God because of what happened to him. My dad said, and I believe him, that neither was true.
My Dad and I had many in depth, serious conversations on such topics. He told me the main thing that made him not believe in God was when he was in the hospital. Not because of the pain and suffering he went thru, but because of how much pain and suffering he saw close up that others went thru.
He said, he couldn't get out of bed, but he could use his arms, and the nurses use to let him help out with the sick babies. They would let him hold the babies who just wanted that comfort of being held. Many of them dying from cancer or other long term diseases. He watched them suffer… and the many treatments they went thru. and their parents pray and pray… and watched them die. One baby in particular had a lasting effect on him… where the baby had some kind of metal thing on it's head that was like a clamp. He watched that baby suffer, and saw many die. He couldn't understand how any God would let this happen. This wasn't his only reasoning – but, it was when he first lost faith and began questioning things.
Of course, I only heard stories of all this – and saw that scrap book. But, I never thought of my Dad as a survivor or "miracle". He was my Dad. As far as I could always remember he walked… with a limp… but, other than that – he was strong, and tough, and I thought he could do anything.
We didn't realize that his scars were strange. Or how much he had overcome. Or how his legs and feet, just scar tissue and bones, hurt him immensely every day. He winced every once in a while when we jumped on his lap, or banged into his foot… but, he never went around complaining of pain or talking much about it. We never noticed how he stood still as a rock when we played catch. But, wow, did he have long arms! Us kids never noticed how he never wore shorts… and only went swimming in our pool at night when it was dark… or changed the TV channel whenever a movie showed someone on fire….
It wasn't until I was older that I learned more about his scars and what they all meant. I never really noticed them before that. But, as I grew older – we talked more – I wanted to know.
My Dad taught my brothers and I to:
– treat others the way we want to be treated
– put ourselves in other's shoes to understand how they feel
– do the right thing – not the easy thing
– speak up for what we believe
– stick up for ourselves, and each other
– respect him AND our mother (and grandparents, etc.)
– not to believe everything we hear… and only half of what we see
– be kind to animals, and those smaller or weaker than us
– have pride and believe in ourselves
– the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
– that money doesn't grow on tree's…. and other life's valuable lessons.
– that family comes first
Oh – and this one was just for me…
– "A guy always wants what he can't have, and then, once he gets it, he doesn't want it anymore".
Of course, there's more… but that's it for now on Dad…
Thanks Dad!


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The tea smells and tastes like umami. Bonito flakes and soy sauce, but very delicate and lightly sweet.
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The importance of canals and railroads has hardly grown "deeper and deeper," but at least they had their day. As for plank roads, most people have never heard of them. The historical obscurity of plank roads reflects the general scholarly neglect of nineteenth-century roads. Excellent work has been done on canals, and studies of railroads have engendered some of the most vibrant debates in American economic history. Yet no substantial study of road transport has been done in decades. In 1964, Robert Fogel complained about the "neglected problem" of road transportation in the nineteenth-century. Fifteen years later, Fogel lamented that "the issue of antebellum wagon transportation should not be left in such a highly conjectural and unsatisfactory state." Although Winifred Rothenberg's work on Massachusetts's farmers has produced some suggestive insights on the cost of road transport, Fogel's call has gone more or less unheeded.
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As the Dust Settles . . .
More thoughts (Next week I'll put together a bigger post on where the Health Care Cases leave us.)
1. Yesterday was probably bad news for those hoping for "liberal" rulings from the Court on voting rights and affirmative action next year. Chief Justice Roberts is (at least for a while) bulletproof and need not be concerned with accusations of partisanship. (And on the Voting Rights Act, the Court has already bent over backwards once to save the statute once.) Now you might think that this is a price worth paying to save the Affordable Care Act, but that's another story.
2. The Chief Justice's rationale that the individual mandate is a tax means that it can be repealed with just fifty votes in the Senate (under the reconciliation rules with a Republican VP) rather than the normal sixty.
3. When the Supreme Court struck down the National Industrial Recovery Act in 1935, most people saw that as a big setback for FDR. Others, though, concluded that the Justices did him a favor by killing an unpopular (and poorly designed) law. Here the opposite could be true. Upholding the Affordable Care Act could end up hurting the President's chances of being reelected in the Fall because it is not popular and the White House cannot use the Court as a piñata. Just food for thought.


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Lamborghini said that the conversion from all-wheel drive to rear-wheel drive only was not simply a question of moving the transmission to the rear axle as the vehicle had to be thoroughly adjusted and tuned. The company's engineers performerd changes on the supercar's springs, dampers, stabilisers and the tyres as well as adjusting the aerodynamics to take account of the change to the power flow.
Other changes concern the redevelopment of the rear axle differential, with a 45 percent limited slip, the recalibration of the e-gear transmission and a series of adjustment to the ESP system which now permits greater drift angles.
The only current Lamborghini that delivers its power to the road via its rear wheels alone is 30kg or 66-lbs lighter than its all-wheel drive equivalent, the 560HP Gallardo LP560-4. Weighing at 1,380kg or 3,042 pounds, the LP 550-2 launches from 0 to 100 km/h (0-62mph) in 3.9 seconds or 0.2sec slower than the LP 560-4, while it achieves a top speed of 320 km/h or 199 mph (LP 560-4: 325 km/h or 202 mph).
On the outside, the Balboni Gallardo features color strip in white and gold running from the front panel all the way back to the rear spoiler, a transparent engine cover and Scorpius alloys in dark grey finish while the brake callipers come in black, orange or yellow, depending on the exterior paint finish. Customers can choose from a palette of eight exterior colors.
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In July I received the news that my only sibling and baby brother had made the choice to end his life. Aside from being the first loss for me (of a loved one) it was so much more. More than words can express - I was lost, grief stricken, full of raw emotions that were so unfamiliar to me. Still 3 months later I experience these same feelings. Several weeks after my loss I found The Alliance of Hope forum - WHAT a saving grace! In my day to day life no one person around me understood the profound loss I had just experienced. I do not know one other person to loose a loved one to suicide - so for those people they did not know what to say or how to support me. I heard so much cliche' stuff and even some very hurtful statements from well intention people...but no one knew the horrible sadness around loosing someone you love to suicide. To think day in and day out that someone you love SO much made a choice to leave you and leave in such a state of shock and endless pain is boggling to the mind. Add this to the manner in which my brother decided to end his life - the vision of a loved one with gun shot wounds is nothing your mind is supposed to ever attempt to process. The grief, the loneliness, the helplessness, the confusion, the anger, all of the raw emotion you suddenly have but do not understand what to do with it...I found the support I needed right in this forum. Beautiful and loving people that wrapped me in love and support and knew exactly how I felt. Just being able to talk to someone that truly understands the depth of your sorrow eases some of the pain. I can never ever put into words what this forum has done for me as a sister, a wife, a mother, a daughter, and now an only child. Thank you Alliance of Hope for being right there when I need you most!
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No word on launch timing, but the 2010 Mercedes E63 AMG sedan is due in November, while the diesel version is coming next March. When we drove the 2010 Mercedes E-Class Sedan, we found it to be a refreshing return to traditional Mercedes values like solid build quality and timeless looks, no reason to expect the wagon to be any different. [via Burlapp Cars]


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Two women were hospitalized with burns suffered when their travel trailer caught fire just outside of Globe on Monday evening.
A man called the Gila County Sheriff's Office to report an explosion about 6:25 p.m., according to a Gila County sheriff's spokesperson.
Fire units from the Tri-City, Globe and Canyon fire departments arrived to find the trailer fully engulfed in the community of Claypool, the spokesperson said.
The two women were treated for burns at the scene and then flown to a hospital for further treatment. The injuries did not appear life-threatening, the spokesperson said.
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Winter Blunderland
Hosted by Daniel Frozenwind and Mad Queen Malafide
"A festive spirit rises from his tomb
to bring joy and laughter, or so we presume.
It is Daniel Frozenwind, the snowman king,
with a jolly top hat and icicles on his chin.
His partner in crime is the infamous Mad Queen.
Whether her intentions are good, remains to be seen.
They bring you a nod to the festivities of days past.
Dwayna and Grenth will do battle, it shall be a blast.
So gather around in Lion's Arch and pick a side.
Will it be the joyful snowman or the Mad King's bride?"
What is Winter Blunderland?
Winter Blunderland is a community event, created by the Aurora Glade community, which takes place on the Aurora Glade server. Throughout the evening there shall be games and great prizes. And there's also a cross server raffle that you can join.
See also: http://www.auroragla...hp?action=forum
When and where?
In Lion's Arch on the 26th of December, where it begins and ends. The festivities start at 6 PM GMT. (7 PM CET for Western Europe)
You can join us at any time, but beware that halfway into the event it shall move into Wayfarer Foothills and Frostgorge Sound, before returning again in Lion's Arch.
What if I can't attend?
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Time Schedule
6:00 pm GMT - Grand opening Ceremony
Welcome the King of the Snowmen back to Kryta, and
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7:00 pm GMT - Dwayna versus Grenth
Complete an objective for either Dwayna or Grenth.
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DA: Asbestos confirmed at site raided in Central Islip
Investigators found asbestos at a second site Tuesday within 2 miles of Brentwood's Roberto Clemente Park and now believe multiple sites in the Town of Islip may have been used to dump illegal fill by the same contractors.
Preliminary tests at the contaminated site at the corner of Islip Avenue and Sage Street in neighboring Central Islip showed the presence of asbestos and debris "very, very similar" to that at the park, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota told a news conference.
"We have learned from sources we have recently developed there is a possibility of other dump sites involving the same contractor," Spota said.
Last week, Spota said that at least one "unscrupulous contractor" had illegally dumped an estimated 32,000 tons of construction and demolition debris that contained asbestos in the park.
Tuesday he said the investigation would concentrate on "unfinished and recently completed construction projects" and include "both private and public vacant property that could be used for dumping throughout the town."
"It appears to us there are some contractors that think they can dump toxic material in the Town of Islip without consequence," Spota said. "The residents can be assured, there will be consequences for these contractors."
The third site to come under scrutiny is a six-home charitable development built for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan in Islandia -- where a lieutenant from the state environmental crimes bureau working with the district attorney's office on the probe went door-to-door speaking with residents Tuesday.
Fill supplied by a company associated with the Datre family was used at the site where six homes were built as part of a "Building New Homes for Returning Veterans" program on 3.5 acres of donated land, according to Mitch Pally, the head of the Long Island Builders Institute, whose charitable arm created the building program.
Each of the backyards had freshly tilled fill, while the front yards have sod. Sources said that testing will be done on that fill in coming days.
Last Tuesday, investigators from the district attorney's office seized corporate records, computers and checkbooks from the Ronkonkoma headquarters of "Datre/Daytree" family companies in connection with the criminal inquiry in Roberto Clemente Park. Thomas Datre Jr. heads a trucking firm, DFF Farm Corp. His parents, Thomas Datre Sr. and Clara Datre, own Daytree at Cortland Square Inc.
Prominent fundraisers
The couple are prominent fundraisers in the Town of Islip and until Monday had a longtime affiliation with the Long Island Builders Institute.
Tom Datre Sr. was co-chair of its political action committee and a former president. His wife, also a former president and now director, ran as GOP candidate for town supervisor in 2007. The institute suspended the couple's membership Monday in the wake of publicity about the raid.
Islip Town, meanwhile, took steps to terminate a contract with Daytree at Cortland Square and to remove Tom Datre Sr. from the plumbers examining board, where he has served since 1981.
Andrew Campanelli, attorney for Daytree at Cortland Square Inc., said Thomas Datre Sr. "is unaware that anything inappropriate was brought" to the Islandia site.
Kevin Kearon, the attorney for DFF Farm Corp., said the firm had a permit to take "permissible" fill to the park and was proud to help build the homes in Islandia.
At the Central Islip site Tuesday, investigators used a hand-cranked auger to drill 8-foot test samples from piles of debris as high as 20 to 30 feet. Broken concrete, brick, glass and crushed debris spilled out onto the street through a broken wire fence. A rusty concrete crusher stands in the middle of the site.
At his news conference, Spota showed July 2012 photos of the property owned by L-C Real Estate Group and the adjacent house, owned by Tommy Lau, that showed no evidence of dumping.
Tuesday, residents and people working nearby said large, 18-wheeler trucks came and went constantly, being loaded from the site all day through last summer and fall.
"Preliminary testing by our office just a while ago indicates asbestos present at the site," Spota said at his news conference. He referred specifically to construction shingles found near the Sage Street sideas testing positive for asbestos.
Spota again criticized Islip Town, saying it had been "disturbing" to learn residents had made complaints about the Sage Street site on a town phone line where they left their details, but never heard back.
"It's certainly upsetting to hear that people are claiming they made complaints and heard nothing in return," he said.
Islip Town spokeswoman Inez Birbiglia said residents' complaints have not been ignored. "The residents have called and we have been taking action," she said.
On July 12, 2013, a resident called the town to complain about large mounds of concrete and dirt at the site as well as a machine that filtered the concrete, according to Birbiglia. The complaint, which was sent to the town's public safety department, was validated by town personnel, Birbiglia said.
Business records show L-C Real Estate Group is registered to Lau. Officials said Tuesday that Lau was wanted in connection with solid waste violations.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation began an investigation into solid waste violations at the Islip Avenue property in 2013, spokeswoman Lisa King said. "We generated a Notice of Violation, but have not been able to serve it due to an inability to locate the property owner, Tommy Lau," she said.
The town had the same problem. Twice last month officials unsuccessfully tried to serve Lau with seven appearance tickets to the real estate firm he owns for storing heavy construction equipment and debris at the site. Finally, officials tracked him down at a Commack business address, Birbiglia said.
Harold Steuerwald, an attorney for Lau according to Town of Islip documents, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Campaign contributions
Campaign contribution filings show L-C Real Estate Group has made $39,600 in contributions to Islip Republicans since 2005, including a $5,000 contribution to Clara Datre when she ran for supervisor. The rest of those donations, to the Town of Islip Republican Committee, were made since June 2011 -- including a $13,100 donation in August last year.
Another Lau company, Laundry Depot, made $1,500 in contributions to Islip Democrat Renee Ortiz in 2011.
Roger Escobar, 35, has lived across the street from the site for the past 10 years. He has three children, ages 12, 8 and 31/2.
Escobar said dumping at the site has been going on for the past three years, and for the past year, he has not been able to open the windows to his house without dust and dirt clouding up the rooms.
"My little girl has asthma," an emotional Escobar said of his 8-year-old. "You can't breathe because of this stuff, you just choke."
Escobar said that after his kids come home from school, they're forced to stay inside due to the constant swirling dust in the air, especially when the concrete crusher has been used.
"We don't know what's in this stuff," he said. "What happens later? What happens if one of us is dead? What happens then?"
Lau took over the 1-acre property from Edward Hocker sometime around 2004, Birbiglia said. It is zoned as Business 1, which does not allow for the outdoor storage of construction materials, she added.
In 2009, the town's planning department approved a site plan submitted by Lau for a laundry, but the plan was never executed, Birbiglia said. Lau owns several laundry firms on Long Island, business records show.
On April 2, the town issued seven appearance tickets to LC Realty, owned by Lau, after town investigators found there was prohibited storage of a roll-off trash bin and cesspool rings. Other tickets were issued for a misuse of property because the owner allegedly allowed and maintained dumping of crushed concrete, dirt and construction debris on the property, according to Birbiglia.
The owner was also cited for having a sandstone payloader on the property, which is prohibited by the town, and for possessing a demolition permit that expired on Aug. 28, 2012, without having removed debris after tearing down a structure on the property, Birbiglia said.
"We are in court and we served tickets and residents' concerns have not been ignored," she said.
Lau is due in Suffolk County Court on June 25.


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'Don't be afraid to reach a little bit.'
Kirsten O'Brien
Major: Journalism, Public Relations emphasis
Minor: Business Administration, French
Internship: Writer and editorial assistant at the Reykjavík Grapevine, an English-language magazine in Iceland, from September through December of 2012.
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What did you do on your internship?
I pitched, researched and wrote articles ranging from news briefs to a full-length feature story about the formation of a new political party called the Pirate Party. I updated the Grapevines website with new stories, copy edited and fact checked stories and drank lots of beer at the local pubs!
How did you find your internship?
I found this internship through Jennifer Karchmer, a faculty member in the Communications department who has studied freedom of the press in Iceland. When she told me about her travels and mentioned she had some of her work published in the Grapevine, I became interested and started researching the publication.
Why did you want this internship?
Working at weeklies/news magazines has always been my passion. During my senior year I was the editor in chief of the AS Review, and I loved the experience so much I knew it was a field I could see myself working in for a very long time. The Grapevine is the largest English language magazine in Iceland, and it covers arts, life, music, entertainment and news. It seemed like a perfect fit.
How can students get the most out of an internship experience?
When looking for an internship, dont be afraid to reach a little bit. Internships at their core are learning experiences. I think its good to take some chances. Understand that you dont know everything (thats why youre an intern), but make it clear that you are enthusiastic and you want to learn and grow. Skills can be taught, unlike passion and excitement. Treat your internship like a job, and take it seriously! Internships (good ones, at least) are designed to give you real world, applicable job experience, and you should treat them as if they were your job!
How does this internship relate to your studies?
This internship is essentially what I went to school for. Although my track was in public relations, I am fortunate that Westerns PR program has a heavy emphasis on writing. It was fantastic to get an internship in a career path I want to pursue.
Whats been the most important thing you learned?
I think the most important thing is to realize its okay to say, I dont know. In an internship, no one expects you to be an expert, and asking questions and admitting your own shortcomings will open you up to learning all kinds of new things. Working at the Grapevine was truly one of the most valuable experiences Ive had so far. Be curious, be kind, and allow yourself to be open to new experiences. Not knowing exactly what youre getting yourself into can be exactly what you need sometimes!
Has the internship changed anything for you?
As for me personally, the experience has changed me immensely. Going to a foreign country to do what I loved has shown me that there are amazing people all over the world who are doing exciting things, and its okay (and even fun!) to throw yourself into a completely new environment. The memories I made and the people I met in Iceland will stay with me for the rest of my life.
Was your internship paid?
The number one question I get from people is if the internship was paid. No, it was not paid, and in fact, they werent even allowed to legally pay non-Icelandic citizens. They compensated us with meal vouchers to an Icelandic home cooking restaurant, and so I like to tell people I worked for food for three months! I knew this when I went into it, and although cost is a very real, very difficult burden to bear, if there is even a tiny possibility you could scrape by, absolutely make it happen.
How has Western prepared you for your internship?
Almost everything I did at Western prepared me for this internship. The journalism department faculty and the entire set-up of the program is fantastic, and I was lucky to come into the internship with so much publication experience already. Working for the AS Review was one of the best experiences I had in my entire college career, and prepared me immensely for working at the Grapevine. The classes I took at Western news writing, editing, Klipsun, Western Frontmore than prepared me for writing at the Grapevine, and I had numerous articles published in print and online. Jennifer Kellers PR sequence and my publication design experience from the AS Review gave me design and layout skills, which came in handy when I was given the opportunity with several other interns to lay out an entire section of the paper. I do not think I would have interned at the Grapevine if it werent for the experiences I gained at Western.-- Interview by Branden Griffith


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Animetal USA, a heavy metal unit that specializes in metal covers of anime and tokusatsu themes, announced yesterday the song list for their highly anticipated second album "Animetal USA W" that will be released on June 6 in Japan. As reported, the songs were chosen by the fans' requests.
The album also includes their brand new song collaborating with Hironobu Kageyama, "Give Lee Give Lee Rock Lee". The song is the OP theme for NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals, the anime adaptation of Kenji Taira's younger audience Saikyou Jump spin-off to Naruto. The anime is now available at Crunchyroll.
"Animetal USA W" song list:
1. "Touch" (TV anime Touch OP)
2. "CAT'S EYE" (TV anime Cat's Eye OP)
3. "Hero Medley"
~Devilman no Uta (TV anime Devilman OP)
~Let's go Rider Kick (TV tokusatsu Kamen Rider OP)
~Tatakae! Kamen Rider V3 (TV tokusatsu Kamen Rider V3 OP)
~Himitsu Sentai Goranger (TV tokusatsu Himitsu Sentai Goranger ED)
~Ultra Seven no Uta (TV tokusatsu Ultra Seven OP)
4. "Dragon Ball Medley"
~CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA (TV anime Dragon Ball Z 1st OP)
~WE GOTTA POWER (TV anime Dragon Ball Z 2nd OP)
5. "Galaxy Express 999" (movie Galaxy Express 999 theme song)
6. "We Are!" (TV anime ONE PIECE 1st OP)
7. "Yuzurenai Negai" (TV anime Magic Knight Rayearth OP)
8. "Girl's anime Medley"
~Moonlight Densetsu (TV anime Sailor Moon OP)
~Cutie Honey (TV anime Cutie Honey OP)
~Attack No. 1 theme (TV anime Attack No. 1 OP)
~Himitsu no Akko-chan (TV anime Himitsu no Akko-chan OP)
~Mahoutsukai Sally (TV anime Mahoutsukai Sally OP)
9. "Ai Oboeteimasuka/Do You Remember Love?"
(movie Macross: Do You Remember Love? theme song)
10. JAM Project Medley
11. "Give Lee Give Lee Rock Lee"
(TV anime NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals OP)
Animetal USA members:
Vocal: Mike Vescera (Loudness, Yngwie Malmsteen Band)
Guitar: Chris Impellitteri (Impellitteri)
Bass: Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne Band, Whitesnake, Dio)
Drums: Jon Dette (Slayer, Testament)
"A Cruel Angel's Thesis" (Neon Genesis Evangelion TV anime OP)
Source: BARKS
© Animetal USA/Sony Music Japan International Inc.


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Ever since he declared his opposition to dumb wars, but not all wars, more than a decade ago, President Obama has wrestled with the practicalities of how to keep the country safe from terrorist threats while preserving civil liberties and constitutional values. The conflicts inherent in those questions were on display again Thursday in his speech at the National Defense University.
It is arguable that Obama would not be president were it not for the speech he delivered in October 2002 in which he outlined his opposition to the impending war in Iraq. His disapproval, in contrast to Hillary Rodham Clinton's vote to authorize the war, opened a vein of support on the left that crucially helped him the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.
Less noticed was what else Obama did in that speech in Chicagowhich was to avoid positioning himself too far to the left as an antiwar politician. "Although this has been billed as an antiwar rally," he said in his opening comments, "I stand before you as someone who is not opposed to war in all circumstances."
It seemed a simple and obvious point, but as Obama's presidency has shown, there is frequently a gap between rhetoric and results.
Obama has delivered a series of major addresses on war-related themes as president. They include the speech he gave here in Washington in May 2009, in which he vowed to chart a path different from that of former president George W. Bush; the "new beginning" speech in Cairo in June 2009, outlining his hope for a fresh relationship with the Muslim world; his speech at West Point in December 2009, calling simultaneously for a surge of troops in Afghanistan and a deadline for ending that conflict; and his speech in Oslo eight days later, in which he made the case for just wars as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.
In each instance, Obama articulated challenges and policy choices while expressing his desire to strike the right balance between living up to the nation's highest ideals while aggressively countering the very real threats to national security.
That was the case again Thursday. But it came after four years in office and with a record to defend. Thursday's speech reflected a president who appeared to have been thinking intently about how he will be remembered by history and who wanted to rebalance, though not necessarily reset, his adopted course.
The speech came at a time when he has been under fire for his administration's extensive use of drones to kill suspected terrorists, a practice that goes beyond anything any previous president has done. It also came amid revelations that his administration had attempted to criminalize the work of reporters in its effort to plug leaks. He was also obviously mindful that he has failed to fulfill an early campaign promise to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Obama's many facets also were on display in Thursday's speech: liberal idealist, civil libertarian, constitutional scholar, pragmatist and, perhaps most relevant, commander in chief in the middle of a war.
He would like people to remember that his presidency has been about ending wars, and he made the case that an endless war on terror is not in the best interests of a democracy. But wage war he has, and he will continue to do so, and he made the case for that, as well — as he had in Oslo at the Nobel ceremonies.
Obama attracted support on the left because of his positions on such things as closing Guantanamo, ending the war in Iraq and ruling out the use of torture as part of the interrogation process of suspected terrorists.
He used George W. Bush as a foil in his first campaign and sought to distance himself from his predecessor's policies once in office. But as president, he has carried out, and in some cases expanded, some of those Bush policies.
On Thursday, he sought to defend what he has done while replanting his presidency on the ground on which he ran in 2008. He set out a clear justification for the use of drones while issuing new restrictions on their use. Although he has been unable to close Guantanamo, he said he is more determined than ever to do so. And he said journalists should not be at legal risk for doing their jobs.
Criticism came quickly from some conservatives, who described Obama as naive in his desire to bring an eventual end to the global war on terror or to return to a pre-9/11 approach to dealing with threats of terrorism. But he also won endorsement from sometime-adversaries on the right, such as Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), who said they would work with him to try to close the prison at Guantanamo.
Obama did not chart a wholly new course on Thursday. What he offered was a statement of his values and an expression of his aspirations. History ultimately will judge how successfully he put them into practice.
A personal note: Haynes Johnson died unexpectedly Friday.
He was already a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter when I first met him as a college student. I admired him from afar for many years. We then worked together at The Washington Post until he left to teach at the University of Maryland. Four years ago, we collaborated on a book about the 2008 campaign. He was an inspiration, a colleague and a friend.
Haynes was one of the giants of journalism. He was as energetic, exuberant and determined as any reporter I ever knew. He had an irrepressible zest for the big story, and he always wrote it with sweep and grace. He had a master's degree in history from the University of Wisconsin, and he might have been a historian had he not been so drawn to the action of news. And yet he wrote, in his newspaper articles and especially in his books, with a historian's sensibility.
He covered civil rights and presidential campaigns and presidential administrations. No one was better at traveling the country and describing the ever-changing landscape. He was fascinated by it all: by the people he found along with way, by the politicians he knew or skewered.
He always said that at its best, journalism is storytelling, and he was as good as there was. Like no one else, he wrote the story of America for more than half a century, and his loss is deeply felt.
For previous columns by Dan Balz,
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PGA Professional Ryan Koury and WBOY Sports Director Matt Hauswirth concluded the 12Sports Weekly Golf Lesson summer series on Friday by going head-to-head on the 16th hole at Mountaineer Golf Course in Morgantown.
We spent eight weeks going over various lessons and tips to improve your golf game. The point of playing a hole during the final week of the series was to try and execute as many of the lessons as we could.
Ryan and I began with the tee shot on the Par 4, 16th at Mountaineer. He chose a 5 iron, while I picked a driver. Although my ball landed nearly 10 yards ahead of his, both of our shots were in the middle of the fairway with a great chance at making the green on the next shot.
Ryan explained the details behind a good tee shot during our fifth golf lesson a few weeks back.
"I'm going to swing the club back alone the target line, turn at the top, and then come underneath of this," he said. "This shaft will prevent us from going this direction here and rather will have to swing on a more inside track here."
We then moved on to our second shot, which offered nearly the same dynamic. Both of us hit the green, but went with different ways of doing so. Ryan hit a longer club, while I went with a pitching wedge in order to get the ball up and over the hill and on to the green.
During our fourth golf lesson, Ryan went over the two different ways of hitting a high pitched shot, opposed to a lower shot that runs up on to the green. I decided to go with the higher pitcher shot in order to gain more elevation.
"We're going to have our hands take us 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock. So the swing is going to be not harder, but a little bit longer," he said. "So we're going to swing more to here, and finish more to here."
Transitioning from the fairway to the green offered several different difficulties. Both of our putts were nearly 15 feet away from the hole. Ryan's very first golf lesson discussed lag putting and the strategic way of being able to successfully execute longer putts.
"We're not going to swing the putter faster or harder at the golf ball. We're going to swing it a little bit longer and we're going to finish the stroke a little longer. We're just lengthening our stroke the longer the putt is," he said.
We both placed the ball only a few feet from the hole, which led to simple par putts. We both finished the hole with 4 shots apiece and pars.
If you're looking for golf lessons in the North Central West Virginia area, then be sure to contact PGA Professional Ryan Koury for those services.
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TORONTO - The Calgary Stampeders vs. Chris Jones?
Good luck selling that storyline to guys on either sideline.
This is professional football, and Im just a coach. In my entire 10-year career in this league, Ive never made a tackle, protested Jones, the former Stamps assistant coach and current defensive co-ordinator for the Toronto Argonauts. Ive got friends all over the league, so every single week its dealing with people you know and competing against people you know.
Still, Saturdays showdown between the Stamps and the Argos at Rogers Centre (1 p.m., TSN, QR77) is a bit different.
Jones was the Red & White defensive co-ordinator for four seasons including two with the added title of assistant player personnel director before bolting to join the Boatmen just days after the 2011 Grey Cup game.
At the time, Stamps boss John Hufnagel told reporters he was very surprised by the move and had no forewarning of it. The league investigated the hire and, after confirming the Argos did not request permission to chat with the defensive whiz, fined the team $5,000.
Ahead of Saturdays clash at whats still known to many as SkyDome, Jones called Stamps offensive co-ordinator Dave Dickenson and receivers coach Pete Costanza some of my best friends and added the coaching crew in Calgary was a good group of dudes.
He admitted, though, he hasnt had any conversations with Hufnagel since his hasty departure.
I dont really want to re-hash it, Hufnagel said earlier this week. Just go back to what you wrote four or five months ago. Thats what it was. Things havent changed. Im not going there.
Dont expect a war of words, then.
What you can count on is an entertaining battle between the white lines.
The Stamps offence was impressive in a 38-10 blowout of the Montreal Alouettes in Week 1, while the Argos defence wasnt necessarily to blame in a 19-15 loss to the Edmonton Eskimos.
In 2010, Jones unit in Calgary surrendered fewer yards than any other team in the three-down football loop, so his former employers know what hes capable of.
Its very challenging Chris is a great defensive coach, Hufnagel said. We do have one luxury of weve experienced him for the last four years and know the things he wants to do and what he can do, although hes still dreaming up new things to do. Its going to be a fight.
I believe if you asked other offensive coaches throughout the league of whats it like to face the Stampeders while Chris was here, theyd say the same thing Im saying now.
For fans of the Red & White, Jones wont be the only familiar face now wearing two shades of blue.
Former Stamps starters Robert McCune and Brandon Isaac are now making tackles for the Argos, while linebacker Ejiro Kuale and defensive back Ahmad Carroll have earned jobs in T.O. after brief auditions at McMahon Stadium.
Jones knows much of the Calgary clubs personnel on both sides of the ball, but he scoffed at a suggestion that would give him any sort of advantage in Saturdays matchup.
Even when I was there, (the offence) would come out every single day and have some kind of new wrinkle that would defeat what we were doing. So familiarity? Ive not been there in six months. Im sure theyve got a lot installed between then and now, Jones said.
The thing about them if you watched the game last week is thats a good offence and theyre clicking on all cylinders. Theyre well-coached from the top down. Their quarterback is running things like a quarterback should. Hes making all the throws. With the exception of a couple drops the other night, they played as good of a football game as Ive seen in a long time.
I mean, theyre solid. Their front is physical. They can pass-protect. Their running back can hit it downhill. Theyve got speed at receiver. Weve certainly got out hands full.
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"I've heard that one must run approximately 15 miles a week before the "weight loss mechanism" kicks in and you'll actually start losing weight from running. My friend says that it's 20+ miles. Who's closer?"

I'd have to argue that running is a great way to lose weight and there's really no magic number of miles per week when you start losing weight. You can lose a pound of weight if you have a calorie deficit -- achieved by exercise or cutting calories -- of about 3,500 calories. A 150-pound person will burn about 100 calories per mile of running. So, if that person runs 15 miles and is able to cut 2,000 calories over the course of a week, he can lose a pound. But the same could be said if that person ran 12 miles and cut 2,300 calories. So it's really all about eating fewer calories than your body needs to sustain its weight and exercising to burn even more calories.

What your friend may have read about is the data from the Weight Loss Control Registry, a research group that studies people who have successfully lost weight and maintained their weight loss, which points to the need to consistently burn 2,800 calories through exercise each week in order to successfully lose weight. 2,800 calories would be equivalent to about 28 miles per week, for the average runner. So, that doesn't mean that you have to run 20+ miles per week to lose weight, but you will probably be more successful if you do so (or do other exercise to supplement your running). Running some of your miles at a faster pace by doing some speedwork will boost your calorie burn and speed up your weight loss efforts.

How to Make Running a Habit

The key to losing weight with running, or with any form of exercise, for that matter, is to create an exercise habit. It helps to set specific goals for yourself, such as training for an upcoming race or aiming to complete a certain number of miles in a month. Some runners stay motivated and consistent by following a training schedule so they know exactly what they need to do every day (including rest days!). Keeping a training log or a running blog is an excellent way to track your progress and stay motivated.

Running with a group or a buddy also helps you stay motivated and progressing toward your goal. It's tough to skip a run or workout if you know that your running friends are waiting for you. If you can't convince a friend or family member to run with you, follow these tips on how to find running buddies.

Planning some short-term and long-term rewards (non-food) for yourself will also keep you inspired to continue running. For example, plan to treat yourself to a pedicure or massage when you've run three times a week for three weeks. If you're stumped for reward ideas, check out these ways to celebrate your running progress.

Also see:

How to Run Farther

How to Burn More Calories When Running

Source: Catenacci VA et. al.,"Physical activity patterns in the National Weight Control Registry" Obesity 2008 Jan;16(1):153-61.


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Monday, November 23, 1998 Published at 12:59 GMT
UK Politics
Morgan pledges sleaze-free assembly
Rhodri Morgan: "The natural leader for Wales"
The grassroots Labour favourite to lead the party in Wales, Rhodri Morgan, has formally kicked off his campaign to become the first Welsh "prime minister" with the promise of sleaze-free politics and an assembly for the people.
The backbench Labour MP fired the first shots in what could be a bitter and hard-fought battle against Downing Street's preferred choice as the party's new leader in Wales, Welsh Secretary Alun Michael.
Mr Morgan, currently clear favourite in the opinion polls, said his leadership bid would be based on breaking down barriers and keeping the assembly free of party machine politics and "jobs for the boys".
Mr Morgan said: "The assembly belongs to the people, not to the Welsh establishment. Our assembly must be sleaze-free, right from day one.
"May 7 1999" - the day of the first elections for the assembly - "is the day on which Wales stops being administered as a government department and starts being run as a country.
"That must mean few, if any, quangos, no vested interests and no narrow sectionalism."
Among those already publicly backing Mr Morgan's campaign was miners' leader Tyrone O'Sullivan, chairman of the workforce who successfully re-opened Tower Colliery after buying it from British Coal.
"I believe Rhodri is now the natural leader of Wales," he said. "Wales is a radical country and we need radical politics."
Mr O'Sullivan also announced that the Tower miners would hold a ballot on the assembly leadership.
The white-collar Manufacturing Science and Finance union has also announced it will ballot its 12,000 Welsh members before deciding how to cast its vote in the electoral college that will select the new leader.
Fifteen unions and four other affiliated organisations will have a crucial third of the total vote when the Wales Labour party holds the electoral college vote next February.
Although Mr Morgan, the MP for Cardiff West, has strong support in local constituencies among party members, Ron Davies beat him to the leadership last September, picking up most of the union block votes.
Supporters of Mr Morgan say they hope more unions will hold democratic ballots instead of merely "consulting" their members before casting their votes.
The MP's campaign was further buoyed by a telephone poll of readers of the Cardiff-based South Wales Echo newspaper, which gave him a massive 84% of the vote, with just 16% in favour of Alun Michael.
UK Politics Contents
A-Z of Parliament
Talking Politics
Vote 2001


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LONDON, March 7 (IFR) - The LatAm market is keeping a nervous eye on NII Holdings after the mobile telecoms company, which is carrying US$4.35bn in outstanding debt, said it has liquidity problems that may affect its ability to meet obligations.
That could herald a whopping corporate restructuring - even larger than the US$3.6bn move by OGX - and its bonds have been paying the price in the market.
Its 10% 2016s were seen at 49.50 mid-market on Friday, down from 104.50 last May, while its 11.375% 2019s were spotted at 72.50 mid-market. That bond was as high as 111.75 in June.
The company's most liquid instrument, the 2021s, were spotted at 35.00-40.00 on Friday morning after hitting highs of 94.00 last May.
"We have never liked this company and never recommended it to our clients," one senior trader told IFR. "These levels are default levels - they're not even high-yield levels."
NII Holdings said in a statement that there were "concerns regarding the company's liquidity" and that it potentially may not "satisfy certain financial covenants under its existing operating company debt obligations in 2014".
The company had a 22% drop in quarterly revenue. Operating revenues for the year fell by 16.3% while its net losses spiked to US$1.65bn in 2013 from US$765m in 2012. Operating expenses fell 27%. It ended the year in 2013 with US$5.8bn in total debt and US$2.4bn in consolidated cash and investments, resulting in US$3.4bn of net debt at year end.
"While we are confident that we can improve our business over the long-term, our recent disappointing results have significantly impacted our liquidity position," CFO Juan Figuereo said in the fourth-quarter earnings conference call last week.
"It was no surprise to me that they delivered such bad results," said a senior emerging market portfolio manager.
"The company said in its call it would be analyzing all options, including a possible restructuring of its debt. It seems a long time coming to me, but it could be one of the biggest restructurings if it comes to that - and a lot of investors are involved."
NII Holdings is largely focused in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru and Chile but has corporate headquarters in Reston, Virginia.


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reload user/group settings
I'm currently running core 6 on the 2.6.20 kernel, on gnome 2.16.3. I used the gui in system->administration->users and groups to add a group, and place users in that group. I gave the group permissions, rws,on the foler.
Now when i go to the command line, to edit a file in the folder i says permission denied
the group is there:
$ cat /etc/group | grep code
but when i do and id I get..
$ id
uid=500(phes) gid=500(phes) groups=500(phes)
i'm guessing i need to reload user/group settings or something. how do I do that w/o rebooting ?
Logout and log-in again, and it should show you in the new group. I just did it and it worked here.
Be sure to chown and chmod any existing files in the directory, otherwise they might retain their original permissions/ownership. Unless you took care of that with a recursive (-R) chown/chmod on the directory. "ls -l" will list everything along with the owner/group/permissions.
Can you do this without rebooting ?
I have KDE as my desktop environment. Just click the KMenu button, Logout, and End Current Session. It will log you out, restart X, and let you log-in again.
I'm sure GNOME and all the other GUIs have a similar process.
ah .... ok thanks guys. What about doing this without ending the current session ... ??
anybody know?
man newgrp
only way I'm aware of:
su - $USER
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