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yes dear ... shes one flammin hot momma but when you said we were going to see a hot momma i thought you were going to take me to the strip joint..
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I remember her from my drinking days.
haha!!!!! really creative. love it,
hahaha! This is so cool! Nice job! :)
This is so funny !! I love the hair on fire Annie. ha ha! 5♥s
funny lady:) 5/5
this is really funny ! great drawing! 5♥s
Great draw!!
Really funny. I think we saw her one day, and my husband said, If you kiss her she is going to swallow your nose. Great draw. 5/5
Awesome draw Annie. You captured the essences of her Character perfectly. LOL I think vinny wants to use the water bed to put out those flames ha ha tricky vin.. very tricky


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"No, I'm not going to give him a 10-day vacation," Leyland said. "If he's healthy, which he is, he'll pitch."
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Tradesmen are being told to put down their hammers and pick up an application form to become Britain's top tradesman.
Screwfix, which has a store in Borehamwood, is launching its annual competition to find and recognise the country's best builders and helpful handymen.
Winners will not only hold the top title, but will also win the keys to a brand new £28,000 van with all the gadgets and livery they need.
Last year joiner Tom Ball walked away with the crown and says it has brought him new customers and filled his work book for months.
He added: "It has been an incredible year. Holding the title of Britain's Top Tradesman has been a great endorsement for the business and for myself. When customers see that someone in the local area has won this award from Screwfix they want you out on their job straight away. The last year has been great."
The Britain's Top Tradesman Award is given to those who can prove they excel in their business.
Entries are open until September 14, and application forms can be picked up in store on Stirling Way.
Regional finalists will go head to head in October and the national final will be in November.


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A 50-year-old woman has died after a car collided with spectators during a rally in the Highlands, police said.
An eight-year-old boy was also injured in the incident at the Highland Car Club Snowman Rally in Glenurquhart Forest, near Loch Ness.
His condition is not believed to be life threatening and he has been taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
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A third person was also injured as a result of the collision, police later confirmed. The person was not seriously injured, and was described as "walking wounded" by Northern Constabulary.
Neither the driver or the co-driver of the vehicle was injured, and no other spectators were hurt.
Police said initial reports suggested a car left the track during stage one of the event, and hit spectators.
The rally was abandoned after the collision during the first stage of the event.
Officers will carry out a full investigation and a report will be submitted to the procurator-fiscal.
The race is the opening round of the 2013 Scottish Rally Championship.
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"We offer our committed support to Highland Car Club and all those affected at this difficult time."
A statement from Highland Car Club said: "The club extends its sympathies to the families of those involved."


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Sly Stone, at one time the San Francisco Bay Area's top rated rhythm and blues disc jockey and also a former A&R man for a now defunct local label (Autumn), once composed a song, with Tom Donahue, called "The Swim." Sly Stone is well-based in composition and production and he does have "a whole new thing."
The record represents the Bay Area's very first rhythm and blues group to go national. It reflects a combination of San Francisco's 'new thing' and some standard R&B techniques, an approach which is interesting but not entirely effective. None of the tracks particularly stand out as strong. The production — and it is more a production than a performance — is still in the experimentation stage and has not yet come to a satisfactory conclusion.


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Journalists write the first rough draft of history. Historians write the final draft, presumably. What is the difference between the two versions?
Robert Caro, the biographer of Lyndon Johnson, thinks the main difference is time. The historian has the time to dig deeper and sift more thoroughly than the journalist can. The historian's relative leisure allows for the correction of mistakes including errors made by journalists in their haste. Caro was talking about this the other night at the New York Public Library. He spent years prowling around in Lyndon Johnson's early life, he said, only to discover that most of the lore on the subject was all wrong; LBJ had invented it. Caro began getting it right only when Sam Houston Johnson, Lyndon's brother and the often drunken purveyor of family myth, sobered up and started talking straight to Caro.
Sylvia Jukes Morris, now working on the second volume of her superb biography of Clare Boothe Luce, proceeded with the project for years before she discovered that Clare Luce had lied elaborately about her earlier life. Morris virtually had to start over again; her first Luce volume, "Rage for Fame," took 15 years to complete.
One of deadline journalism's inherent defects is that, in order to organize the material and give it punch, a reporter seeks out a narrative line sometimes the most obvious or sensational, sometimes a merely conventional version, the one that has been arrived at by consensus of the journalistic hive. The narrative line in turn dictates an attitude, the atmosphere out of which the journalist writes. Maybe the story line is that George W. Bush is a little stupid. Or that Al Gore lies about things he did in the past. Everyone loves to hear a story. But is it true?
John Burns, a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, once told me about covering Mao's China. One day in the midst of the Cultural Revolution, Burns was getting his car repaired by a mechanic at the Canadian embassy in Beijing. The mechanic told Burns, "I have been reading your articles." The complacent Burns, expecting a compliment, said, "Oh, really?" The mechanic, not looking up from the engine, said matter-of-factly, "Yeah, they're all complete rubbish, you know. This entire country is a prison, and you don't even know it." Burns was shocked. It was the beginning of wisdom for him as a journalist.
(Check it out: In telling you that story, I made up the detail about the mechanic "not looking up from the engine"; Burns had merely suggested it, by a sort of body English, but I wanted to make my story vivid.)
Historians in a rush may be guilty of both the journalist's errors and the utopian's projections. I have been rereading Arthur Schlesinger Jr.'s "A Thousand Days," which comprises more than a thousand pages about the Kennedy White House, written in the year after JFK's assassination. In his grief, Schlesinger portrayed Kennedy as saint and martyr: "He was a Harvard man, a naval hero, an Irishman, a politician, a bon vivant, a man of unusual intelligence, charm, wit and ambition, 'debonair and brilliant and brave,' but his deeper meaning was still in process of crystallization." In recent decades, a more thorough and honest parsing of Kennedy has edited a lot of the hagiology out of his memory.
Does accurate history matter? Maybe it's necessarily all projection? Maybe there isn't any final draft only addition and revision, praise and debunking, the endless spin and counterspin of ideology and propaganda? Tolstoy said, "History would be a wonderful thing, if only it were true."
The struggle is to make it truer and truer. Good history matters as much as accurate journalism does. Journalism or history that is corrupted by laziness, by ideology, by political correctness, by sentimentality, by money does the work of darkness. Which is to say that, in the absence of truth, bad people prosper.
Regarding China's cultural revolution, for example: It took time for the truth to catch up with the fatuous Maoist story line, much accepted at the time by American and European leftists, who projected their own social fantasies upon Mao's monstrously destructive project. It is important to know what really happened in China during those years.
It is important to sail on, little by little, toward the shores of light.


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Short Larsen and Toubro (L&T), says Kunal Bothra of LKP.
Short Larsen and Toubro (L&T), says Kunal Bothra of LKP.
Bothra told CNBC-TV18, "L&T was the most beaten down stock, it had a very strong rally from Rs 1200 to Rs 1340 levels and after that it has come back to below that Rs 1200 levels. So the stock is showing an indication that it is still not out of the woods."
He further added, "The selling pressure is still there intact in this. So I would probably go ahead and short L&T. I would again wait for a crucial support to be broken on L&T which is close to that Rs 1150-1155 mark. If the stock manages to break that you might easily get that Rs 70-80 which is 7-8% on L&T."
Disclosure: No personal holdings on the above stock but at LKP we keep recommending it to our clients.


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Mumbai: Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party or NCP has aggressively countered allegations that its leader is corrupt or has ambitions to be the next prime minister, charges levelled by Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray.
In an interview today to his party mouthpiece, Saamna, Mr Thackeray was asked if the Sena would support Mr Pawar as a Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
"Will Pawar support our Hindutva and son-of the-soil agenda? As a Marathi leader sitting in Delhi what has he done for Maharashtrians?" asked Mr Thackeray, adding, "Pawar has always used power for his personal benefit."
The NCP has co-governed Maharashtra in partnership with the Congress for over a decade. It is also a member of the Prime Minister's coalition.
An NCP spokesperson negated Mr Thackeray's charges and claimed that Mr Pawar has no prime ministerial ambitions. "Uddhav's allegations are baseless. Pawar has only taken the country ahead while the Sena has promoted hate. We are a small party. How can we claim the PM's post? In fact Sharad Pawar has no desire to be Prime Minister," Nawab Malik said.
Mr Thackeray's statements against Mr Pawar have surprised many given the close relations his late father Bal Thackeray shared with the NCP stalwart. In fact, Mr Pawar visited Bal Thackeray at his home in Mumbai before the Sena leader died in November last year.
Mr Pawar was also instrumental in ensuring that the Shiv Sena supported the ruling coalition's candidate for President, Pranab Mukherjee, though the Sena's ally, the BJP, fielded its own candidate.
Maharashtra votes for its next government next year, along with the general elections. Mr Thackeray says he is considering an alliance with his cousin, Raj Thackeray and his party, the MNS. The combined force of the Thackerays and the BJP could offer serious competition to the ruling Congress-NCP government.
Mr Pawar's party dismissed suggestions that this is leading to deliberations over whether to abandon the Congress. The party said it would not strike any partnerships that "hurt its secular credentials".


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Maybe this is sexist to some people, but I do not think it is. On Saturday my wife and I were watching the Michigan State/ Iowa game on the 4 letter network. After about six minutes into the game my wife turns around from the computer and says to me "why in the hell is a woman calling this game?" I agreed with her, Beth Mowins was calling the game along with Mike Bellotti. This is not a slam at women and their ability to do any job a man can do.
This is more about a feeling I get when I hear a women calling play by play for football. It just seems out of place. Now I understand there are some great female play-by-play announcers, but let them call other sports, just not football. I would rather have a subpar male calling a game. I just can't shake the awkwardness I feel when I hear a female calling a football game. I am sure there are many guys out there who agree with me, and maybe some women. Let me know what you think.
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France and Britain have warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that military action to secure safe zones for civilians inside the country was being considered.
The warning came despite the paralysis of the UN Security Council over how to end the 17-month conflict.
While the Security Council impasse between western nations and Russia and China means a resolution to approve such a move appears impossible, countries could act outside the authority of the world body and intervene, as happened in Kosovo in 1999.
"We're ruling nothing out and we have contingency planning for a wide range of scenarios," British Foreign Secretary William Hague told a news conference at the United Nations.
He was speaking ahead of a meeting of Security Council foreign ministers to discuss how to ease Syria's humanitarian crisis.
"We also have to be clear that anything like a safe zone requires military intervention and that of course is something that has to be weighed very carefully," Mr Hague said.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who is attending the meeting, urged the United Nations yesterday to protect displaced Syrians inside their country, but Assad dismissed talk of a buffer zone.
Creating a buffer zone for displaced Syrians would be difficult because a UN Security Council resolution would be needed to set up a no-fly zone to protect the area, and Russia and China would not approve such a move, diplomats said.
It is not the first time Russia has posed difficulties for the United States and its allies on the Security Council.
In the 1990s, Moscow strongly supported Serbia in the Balkan Wars and acted as Belgrade's protector on the council.
After an ineffectual UN presence failed to stop genocide in the 1992-1995 Bosnian War, the United States and its European allies infuriated Russia by bypassing the deadlocked Security Council and turning to NATO to halt the Serbian onslaught in Kosovo with a bombing campaign against Serbia in 1999.
As Syria spirals deeper into a civil war, the 15-member council is paralyzed as Russia and China have blocked three Western-backed resolutions that criticized Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and threatened sanctions.
France, which is council president for August, had hoped the body could unite to deal with a shortfall in humanitarian aid and convened today's meeting, which will also be attended by ministers from Syria's neighbours Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.
"If Assad falls quickly, then the reconstruction can take place, but if sadly the conflict continues then we have to examine various solutions. We have to be realistic," French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told the joint news conference with Mr Hague.
But the absence of the US, Russian and Chinese foreign ministers at the meeting highlights the Security Council's failure to end Syria's conflict, which the UN says has killed nearly 20,000 people.
Less than half the council members have sent ministers, and of the permanent members - the United States, China, Russia, Britain and France - only Mr Fabius and Mr Hague are attending.
The two countries announced an increase in their humanitarian aid - £3m from Britain and €5m from France - and called on other states to boost their commitments.
Diplomats said the meeting would not produce any further action on Syria from the Security Council.
"We wanted a resolution on humanitarian issues, but we faced a double refusal," said a French diplomat, who did not want to be identified.
"The United States and Britain believe we have reached the end of what can be achieved at the Security Council, and Moscow and Beijing said that such a resolution would have been biased."
Fabius said Paris was channelling some of its aid to areas of Syria no longer under government control so that local communities can self-govern, encouraging people not to flee Syria to neighbouring countries.
Syrian civilians killed while queuing to buy food
Earlier, Human Rights Watch accused Syria's military of targeting civilians with attacks on bakeries in Aleppo.
Syrian jets and artillery have struck at least ten bakeries in Syria's largest city in the past three weeks, killing dozens of people as they waited in line to buy bread, HRW said.
The US-based group said the attacks were either aimed at or were done without care to avoid the hundreds of civilians forced to queue outside a dwindling number of bakeries in Aleppo, a front line in the civil war.
"The attacks are at least recklessly indiscriminate and the pattern and number of attacks suggest that government forces have been targeting civilians," HRW said.
"Both reckless indiscriminate attacks and deliberately targeting civilians are war crimes."
One attack on 16 August killed around 60 people and wounded more than 70, said HRW, which sent a researcher to the embattled city.
Food shortages in Aleppo, a focal point of the 17-month-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, have forced many bakeries to close, meaning huge queues for the food staple outside the remaining shops.
"Day after day, Aleppo residents line up to get bread for their families, and instead get shrapnel piercing their bodies from government bombs and shells," said Ole Solvang, the HRW researcher who visited Aleppo.
"Ten bakery attacks are not random - they show no care for civilians and strongly indicate an attempt to target them."
Thousands of rebels from Aleppo's countryside began moving into the city, Syria's economic hub, in July.
Many moved their fighters into schools and other buildings in residential neighbourhoods, leading to high civilian casualties as President Assad's forces pounded rebel-held areas with air strikes and artillery.
HRW said in five of the cases it investigated, there was no military target near the bakeries other than a few fighters maintaining order in the bread lines, meaning the areas were "clearly civilian objects".
"Every pilot who deliberately launches a rocket at a bread line of civilians, and every commander who gives such an order, should face justice for their crimes," Mr Solvang said.


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An estimated 400 same-sex couples have married in Arkansas since a state judge struck down constitutional and statutory bans on such marriages Friday, but officials are awaiting a ruling from the state's Supreme Court to determine the validity of those marriages — and if licenses should continue to be issued to gay and lesbian Arkansans as the state appeals the ruling.
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza issued his ruling Friday evening, invalidating the state's ban on performing same-sex marriages or recognizing those legally performed in other states. Piazza did not include a stay of that decision, prompting five counties to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples starting Saturday morning.
In response, the state's attorney general, Dustin McDaniel, a Democrat who has said he personally supports marriage equality, nonetheless has filed several motions with Piazza's court and the state Supreme Court seeking clarity on the scope of that ruling and requesting a stay that would bar county clerks statewide from issuing additional marriage licenses to same-sex couples, according to Little Rock TV station KARK.
McDaniel told the Arkansas Times he's happy to let the Piazza's court clarify the initial ruling, either revising the decision to address a number of other statutes that reference marriage as the union of one man and one woman or granting a stay of the ruling as the state appeals. In the meantime, however, McDaniel has asked the Arkansas Supreme Court to stay Piazza's ruling to prevent further confusion. Briefs responding to McDaniel's request for a stay were due to the Supreme Court on Tuesday evening, prompting attorneys for the same-sex couples who initially filed suit to ask the court to dismiss McDaniel's request. The court could rule at any time on that motion.
Today McDaniel again asked the Supreme Court to stay Piazza's decision, writing that "confusion is pervasive, and this court should exercise its superintending authority over [state] circuit courts to issue a stay," according to the Associated Press.
Meanwhile, Arkansas governor Mike Beebe wants the Supreme Court to determine whether the hundreds of same-sex marriages that have been performed in several Arkansas counties are legal, according to the AP. The governor also included a subtle response to former governor turned Fox News host Mike Huckabee, who suggested that Piazza should be impeached for his ruling, which followed the legal precedent set by more than a dozen federal and state courts that have considered marriage equality since the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark rulings striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8.
After Piazza's Friday ruling invalidated Arkansas's anti–marriage equality laws, five counties began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples starting Saturday morning. Since then, however, two of those counties have stopped providing the licenses to gay and lesbian couples, pointing to a Saturday directive from the Association of Arkansas Counties that instructed counties not to issue such licenses if the office did not have proper software to create and distribute gender-neutral applications. Other clerks have argued that Piazza's ruling did not address several other state statutes that refer to marriage as the union of a man and a woman, leaving legal uncertainty about whether same-sex marriages are actually permitted statewide.
ThinkProgress reports that as of Wednesday, only Pulaski and Washington counties are issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, while Saline and Marion counties stopped doing so Tuesday, citing legal confusion surrounding Piazza's ruling.
Scott Perkins, communications director for the Association of Arkansas Counties, told ThinkProgress's Zack Ford:
"Piazza's decision, despite overturning the ban on same-sex marriage, did not include an injunction ordering counties not to enforce it. Thus, the six county clerks named in the suit were left 'unclear if they were being instructed to issue same-sex licenses. Moreover, Arkansas' other 69 counties were left similarly in doubt as to whether the decision applies statewide."
Until the Supreme Court issues a stay, however, same-sex couples are expected to continue applying for — and receiving — marriage licenses, at least in Washington and Pulaski counties, the latter of which includes the state capital, Little Rock.


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Trevor Hoffman Agrees to Deal With Brewers
While it's good news the Brewers have apparently signed all-time MLB saves leader Trevor Hoffman, don't go planning your World Series tailgate parties just yet. No longer the hard thrower he once was, Hoffman now relies on a nasty changeup to get the job done. He should help, but there is a lot more work needed before the Brewers become real contenders.
According to ESPN, Hoffman has signed a one-year deal rumored to be for $6 million, with an option for the second year. Hoffman, who saved 30 games last year for San Diego and has accumulated a record 554 saves is no longer considered an elite closer, probably not even top ten. However, his addition should provide some comfort to fans and players. Last year, even with the arrival of Salomon Torres in the closer role, the ninth inning often resulted in bleeding fingertips as leads disappeared faster than $6 beers. The failed $10 million Eric Gagne experiment (a shame because Gagne was a class act) nearly contributed to the Brewers missing the playoffs, so the money ponied up for Hoffman looks like a deal.
But let's look at the numbers to gauge whether this is a good pickup, or a panicky grab.
It is troubling that Hoffman only pitched 45 inings last year. As relievers have become more specialized in their roles, the number of innings that the designated closer pitched has decreased. But not that much. Forty-five innings means that maybe Hoffman is reliable every other day. He'll need to pitch more innings. Plus he's 41-years old and relies almost entirely on guile to succeed. One has to wonder if the league doesn't eventually catch on — lefties did beat Hoffman up a bit in 2008. They hit .291 and slugged at a .532 clip.
Hoffman also suffered a serious injury as recently as 2007 so it's not a stretch to question his stamina and ability to pitch more than every other game. Given the sorry state of the Brewers' bullpen – come on, they've only signed Jorge Julio – Hoffman may be needed a lot.
People often look at a pitcher's earned run average (ERA) to determine how the pitcher fared. Hoffman's ERA in 2008 was a career-high 3.77. Not good – however, I did some checking and found if you took away one unfortunate outing April 2, his ERA dropped to a more respectable 3.02. I point this out to show that ERA is not really a reliable number for determining effectiveness because there is a lot still impressive about Hoffman's numbers.
What is impressive about Hoffman? Well, he allowed only one baserunner per inning (1.04) and he only walked 9 batters all year while striking out 46 in 45 innings. Contrast this with Torres who allowed 1.35 baserunners per inning, walked 33 and struck out only 51 in 80 innings of work. This is not a slander of Torres, he helped save the Brewers' season, but it does just how much more efficient Hoffman was.
Interestingly enough, Hoffman yielded seven of his eight homeruns at San Diego's Petco Park, one of the stingiest places to hit a ball out of the park. It's probably a statistical anomaly.
It appears the Brewers are willing to go with a starting rotation of Yovani Gallardo, Manny Parra, Dave Bush, Jeff Suppan (ouch) and the Unknown Comic. Actually, they'll probably go with Seth McClung or Carlos Villanueva in the fourth or fifth spot. Using either one of them however, will weaken an already suspect bullpen. Hoffman only pitches the ninth. The Brewers will have to find reliable setup relievers to protect the lead until then.
Hoffman is a nice, inexpensive pickup and if he performs at last year's numbers with a few innings added and a better performance against lefties, the Brewers will have done well. Don't discount the added effect of having the all-time saves leader as your closer. Last year there was palpable fear on the field and in the stands when the ninth rolled around with any sort of lead. Here's hoping that hearing AC/DC's Hells Bells when Hoffman jogs in to finish games is good for indigestion, relieves nail-biting and helps send the Brewers to another playoff match. Don't count on it if acquiring Hoffman is all the Brewers accomplish.
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We're One Step Closer to Blazingly Fast Computer Chips Made of Silicene
Move over graphene, today is silicene's day to shine. Silicene is a single-atom thick layer of silicon, whose theoretical properties could have exciting applications in computer chips. Now, scientists have made the first silicene transistor, and guess what, it's amazingly fast.


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Lessons ignored, mistakes repeated
Three years ago as we were preparing to retire and move from our home in Maryland to Maine we were working off our "bucket list" of things we'd put off doing in the Mid Atlantic area. One Thursday we drove to Silver Spring, took the Metro to the Smithsonian, and walked along the northern and western sides of the Department of Agriculture. There, across the street, dwarfed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, was the Holocaust Museum. We entered through the magnetometer and put our belongings through the X-ray machine. We bought our tickets, picked up our "papers," and took the elevator to the top to begin our floor by floor descent through history. As our eyes adjusted to the dimmed light, we found ourselves in the midst of a large group of students from a private Virginia high school and immediately expected the worst.
That first floor is devoted to Hitler's ascension and the consolidation of Nazi power in 1930s Germany. As we walked along viewing the larger than life photographs and reading the descriptions of what happened in those years I was stunned, again and again, by the parallels with what had happened then and what was happening in the USA even in 2009 and 2010. I was also stunned at the extent of intellectual dishonesty and moral turpitude it would take, in the face of such overwhelming evidence, to deny the Holocaust and not fear the depths of depravity to which human beings can sink. At the same time, I noted the students were quietly and attentively following the history lesson, showing nothing but courtesy and respect for the two antiques in their midst. That was the bright spot in an otherwise overwhelmingly depressing day.
Today, as the United States withdraws its presence and its influence from the rest of the world and focuses its resources and its attention on self-indulgence and self-delusion, the lessons of those old photographs cry out. It is not possible, given the role we've assumed since World War II, for us to abandon our place in the world without leaving a vacuum that will be filled by opportunist tyrants, not the benevolent. We have seen the beginnings in North Korea, Iran, Syria, and now the Crimea. The question is not whether Russia will annex the Ukraine, but when and how. The question is not whether Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Poland will be placed under Russian domination, but when. The question is not whether Israel will be attacked, but when. The question is not whether North Korea will invade the south but when and how far they will get. It's only a question of when China will seize the Japanese islands north of Taiwan and then Taiwan itself.
Appeasement has once again been proven a failure as foreign policy and the U.S. is now faced with no good options. I would not presume to feign knowledge how we begin to repair the damage done to world stability over the past decade by our flaccid policies. We pursued domestic policies that will inevitably take us the way of Greece, Spain, Ireland, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico; but worse have so drained us of economic strength that what few options there might be, are beyond our resolve. We have insulted and abandoned our friends around the world and groveled before our enemies, even refusing to recognize them as threats or name them as enemies. We have put ourselves on the eve of repeating November 1938 while perhaps a preponderance of the country remains immersed in speculating about an airliner, basketball brackets, and how we can maneuver to have our neighbors pay our bills.
From here it's hard to see any happy ending, but this spring my hope is that the change we see this year is a return from the pharmaceutically enhanced "visions" of academics, opportunists, community organizers, and effete professional politicians to economic sanity and a foreign policy based on sober, clear eyed understanding of the darker moments in human history.


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Navy win should have ND ready for Purdue
Using a punishing ground game Notre Dame opened its 2012 season with a lopsided win over a undermanned Navy team, 50-10, last week in Dublin, Ireland. The win was impressive in that it gave the Irish the type of opening season win they needed, after last year's upset loss to South Florida.
There was nothing fancy about the win. The Irish just ran the ball right at Navy using their big and experienced line to overpower the much small Midshipmen. Add to it the fact that the Irish front defensive seven held Navy's option attack in check most of the day, limiting the Middies to just 149 rushing yards. Last year, Navy was among the top teams in the country in yards rushing.
Of course, Irish fans have to put the win in total perspective. Navy only had one defensive starter bigger than 255 pounds, and it was a team that returned just one defensive starter.
But the win should be a momentum setter for the Irish as they open at home today with Purdue. With the one-sided win the Irish should have a easlier time focusing on the Boilermakers today rather than last year, when ND entered their second game with a 0-1 upset loss at home.
ND didn't appear to miss suspended running back starter Cierre Wood. Theo Ruddick had 107 yards on 19 carries and two TDs while his runningmate, George Atkinson III, had 99 on nine and also two scores.
Quarterback Everett Golson never had to be pressured into throwing the football since the Irish were running it so well. That is a good thing. Golson just did the job he had to do, made one bad throw into coverage, but otherwise did a good job which should have pleased head coach Brian Kelly. He was sacked once for eight yards but that was really not his fault (a offensive lineman missed an assignment), Kelly said.
With Golson basically just handing the ball off all day and staying in the pocket when he was passing it didn't give anything away to Purdue. Golson, as you know, is known to be able to roll and throw and has the speed to run the ball. More on the game later.
Today the Irish host in-state rival Purdue. The Boilers will be coming in fresh off a win over Eastern Kentucky, 48-6. The win, and the play of QB Robert Marve, highlighted the win. He started because head coach Danny Hope suspended five-year veteran Caleb TerBush for a game for violation of team rules. Apparently Marve's performance wasn't quite good enough. Hope reinstated TerBush on Monday and said he is the starter today. However, he also said Marve will also see action. Others to watch for Purdue are receivers/runners Gary Bush, Antavian Edison and Gabe Holmes.
ND leads the series, 55-26-2 and has won the last four in a row, including last year, 38-10. Purdue will be a test for the Irish secondary, which did not look very good against Navy last week.
The game will be televised nationally by NBC-TV with a 3:40 p.m. EDT kickoff.
IRISH NOTES:Kelly told the media after returning to South Bend last Sunday that Golson is still the starter. Last year's starter, Tommy Rees, was suspended for the game after his arrest this past spring at a off-campus party. Kelly said Rees will be considered second on the depth chart with Andrew Hendrix....Some more stats from last week. Golson was 12 of 18 passing while Hendrix was four of five. Receiving had Tyler Eifert with four catches for 22 yards, DaVaris Daniels, two for 49, and Theo Riddick two for 25. Defensively, CB Bennett Jackson and Dan Fox each had seven tackles, Manti Te'o six.....Stephen Tuitt's 77-yard return of a Navy fumble was the third longest in school history....Runningback Cam McDaniel surprised a lot of followers with his running in the second half when Kelly pulled the starters. He worked out last spring and most pre-Navy game practices at cornerback, but switched to runningback when ND got light in that position. He carried nine times for 60 yards and caught a pass for 20. With Wood returning to the lineup in another week, and USC transfer Amir Carlisle, started practicing this week, on a limited basis, McDaniel will probably be back at CB....A total of 21 Irish players made their first career appearance against Navy....Golson is another Irish QB to win his first start. Since 1985 Irish QBs have gone 15-6 in their first career starts....Atkinson scored his first TD going 56 yards. As he approached the endzone Atkinson slowed down and stopped just as he crossed the goal line. He placed the ball down right away, then ran to the sidelines. The action caught the eye of backs coach Tony Alford who greeted Atkinson as he left the field. What did Alford tell Atkinson. The runner said, "Not do it again. That was my last time."....The 293 yards rushing the Irish rolled up with done without a single rush by Golson....Not all was fine for ND. The secondary looked weak at times. Navy threw at veteran back Bennett Jackson with much success. In fact, the Navy passing game was working well against ND until the Irish coaching staff changed things and had the CBs getting more help from the safeties. After that the pass defense looked a lot better....ND moved up to number 22 in both the AP and Coaches' polls this wee....Althrough ND has beaten Purdue the last four, the Boilermakers have always given the Irish problems. Purdue likes to throw the ball and that will be a test for the Irish secondary that is basically young due to injuries to key players and the switching of players from other positions to shore up the CB position. ND should head into the game on a high from last week's win. My preseason pick was ND and I'll stay with it. I'm in South Bend today with a lot of other ND fans from the Tamaqua-Panther Valley area.


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Open Thread – Small Business Saturday!
Not the best picture, but definitely the best idea for what to do today! Black Friday is over, and the deals are dealt. So, now it's time to think local! No matter where you are today, think about what local businesses you're grateful for, and give them your support. Small local businesses are up against some stiff competition, and they don't have all the advantages that the big corporate chains do. But they love their communities, hire local people, and generally provide outstanding personalized service.
And don't just think gift and clothing stores – services like auto detailing, snow removal, spa services, and house cleaning can make welcome treats too.
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Over at Popsugar, the Twilight screenwriter spoke about her top secret work on the two-part adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's bestselling The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. Screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg has worked on all the Twilight adaptations, and had some graphic thoughts about the infamous childbirth scene in Breaking Dawn.
Here's an excerpt from the interview: "The childbirth–all the scenes, I feel–should be on screen. I think perhaps what I was referring to was, would we actually see Edward's teeth through the placenta? I don't think so. I don't think we need to see that, and if someone needs to see that, I think they should take a look at that. [Laughs.] I believe it will be implied, but I don't think we'll see teeth in the placenta."
As we reported, Academy Award-winning director Bill Condon will direct the two-part vampire adaptation, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. The director has long and varied resume, directing the musical Dreamgirls, the biopic Kinsey, and the horror movie Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh.


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Artist Gives VAMPIRELLA Pants For Dynamite
Vampirella's always had the looks, the powers, the mystique. But thanks to Wagner Reiss, she's got something that she hasn't had before: Pants.
Working with writer Eric Trautmann on the Dynamite book (Interview with him here), Reiss is taking a whole new look on the pulp siren of vampiric heroism. What do you do when you change an icon's look so dramatically? Newsarama spoke with Reiss to talk about how he felt with the new change and the designs he's implemented in Vampi's world.Newsarama: So Wagner, how did you end up getting involved with Vampirella?
Wagner Reiss: Well, I'm a beginner in the market with less than 5 published books, and Dynamite gave me the opportunity to grow in what I enjoy and love doing. Although I only produced 2 books (BLACK TERROR #10, BLACK TERROR #11) I had stated my interest to Nick and my agent Klebs in doing something from the beginning where I could develop concepts and was presented with this formidable title, being able to be part of a team formed by great artists such as: Frazetta, José Gonzales, José Ortiz, Tom Sutton... it's formidable. Vampirella has magic and a story to be told to a legion of fans and new readers as well. I try to respect all that, knowing the weight and the responsibility that Vampirella represents.
I was asked to use a darker tone than the one used in BLACK TERROR, so I started playing with the shadows and got more and more involved, we should be ready to discover what hides in the shadows and its drawn by blood.
Nrama: I'm sure you'll be hearing a lot about this -- Vampirella now has pants. I have to ask, when you saw that in the script, what'd you think about that?
Reiss: It was intriguing and scary, how to deal with an icon and all the symbology that her uniform represents? The answer: Eric Trautmann. We'll fear Vampirella surely, but the true fear goes beyond her, it's something between us and the world we live in. Because of that I believe it would be hard to see her using her costume, and Trautmann does this in a formidable manner. Each attitude, each panel, background are described in a way to intensify the personality and the universe of Vampirella.
Nrama: Vampirella's costume has been described as a "space thong with cosmic go-go boots" -- but now that she's suited up, how do you approach the character? Do you have to come up with different visual iconography now that the costume is out?
Reiss: In the first pages I did Trautman and Joe felt something was missing, something that could identify Vampirella and suggested a pendant just like the bird in her swimsuit, so we could identify her in a first moment and I tried to reinforce that with a dark and terrifying feeling and... well, in the final issues of ULTIMATES 2, CAPTAIN AMERICA doesn't even wear his uniform, but his existence and symbolism go beyond that, I think not wearing a swimsuit won't be a problem.
Nrama: Let's talk about the physical fireworks -- namely, this is going to be a much tougher Vampirella, right? How are you looking at some of the fighting that Vampi will be doing?
Reiss: She goes beyond the basic concept of a traditional vampire, Vampirella isn't even from this planet. I think it's a step up, but I notice there is something out of the ordinary with this new breed of bloodsuckers and I don't know what it is, but for sure, it won't be easy for her, I try to express this in the most vibrant and intense manner in the pages where she faces the vampires.
Nrama: How about character design and the villains and the like? Can you say anything about how you're building up the villains that Vampirella might fight?
Reiss: I'm enjoying a lot the variety and the nuances that were presented to me, Dracula, Vlad the impaler, how can I say... he is the man. It's centuries of history, historical moments and no pun intented, a rich life story. Having the opportunity to work on this character is gratifying. There is a scene that describes his ascent and previous conquests that I loved doing, I thought of Gary Oldman, it was amazing. Le Fa Nu, Sofia... Trautmann brings us a universe surprisingly rich in symbology and detail.
Nrama: Lastly, for those who are still on the fence as far as Vampirella goes, what would you say to get them hooked on this book?
Reiss: To everyone, we should surrender ourselves to this rich, fantastic world, darkness has never been so sexy and frightningly... crimson.What do you think of Vampi's new look?


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Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia
Solicitation of Prostitution
I am appealing my original case of ''solicitation of prostitution.'' I kind of thought when I appeal I would be entitled to a different prosecutor. I still think I was entrapped, but my new attorney says no deal. I tried the angle of ''my first attorney being incompetent.'' (he even showed up 45 minutes late) My new attorney said no to that, too. I didn't appreciate my new attorney calling the prosecutor ''a nice guy'' Whose side is my new attorney on, anyway? Essentially, I don't think I solicited the undercover officer. My new attorney says I can't win and so I have to accept a plea agreement that is no different than the outcome of the original trial. I am going to have to do jail time and accept being guilty. I am pretty sure that I will not find a job after this. This is going to be a devastating blow.
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If you want to go to trial in the circuit court before a jury on this solicitation charge, you have the absolute right to do so and to put the Commonwealth to the test of its evidence, and require that they prove you guilty of the charge beyond reasonable doubt. And, you certainly don't have to accept any plea agreement
that you believe is likely to give you a no more advantageous disposition of your case than if you went to trial and were found guilty, even if your attorney disagrees with your position/decision upon this matter.
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Allianz announced that it has agreed to acquire a part of the Property and Casualty insurance business of the Italian insurer UnipolSai with premiums of €1.1 billion [$1.53 billion] (2013).
"The business includes 729 agencies and 500 employees servicing 1.5 million customers in Italy (2013)," said the announcement. "The acquisition will be for a total consideration of up to €440 million [$612 million]," and is subject to regulatory approval.
"This is an excellent fit because it enables us to grow our market share in a very mature but highly profitable market," said Oliver Bäte, Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE in charge of the western and southern Europe region. "I wish to welcome our new customers, employees and agents to the Allianz Group."
"I am pleased that we were able to reach this agreement with UnipolSai," said Klaus-Peter Röhler, CEO of Allianz Italy. "Our new customers will benefit from our innovative product and service offer and from our digital business model. This transaction provides us with an excellent opportunity to be closer to our customers and potential new customers in the Italian market."
Allianz also pointed out that its operation in the country "is one of Italy's largest insurance companies and is part of the Allianz Group. In Italy, with approximately 5,000 employees Allianz serves more than six million customers through a multi-channel network with approximately 2,200 insurance agents, 1,600 financial advisors, 1,500 bank branches of bancassurance partners and with the direct company Genialloyd.
"In 2013, Allianz Italy's total premiums amounted €12.46 billion [$17.33 billion], €4.0 billion [$5.565 billion] in Property and Casualty insurance. Operating profit reached €1.34 billion [$1.864 billion], of which €1.1 billion [$1.53 billion] was attributable to Property and Casualty insurance.
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January 4, 2007 – Fullerton, CA –National Technical Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: NTSC) (NTS), a leading provider of engineering services, is pleased to announce the addition of John F. Lichtig, of Lichtig EMC Consulting, LLC, on a consulting basis, to the technical staff as Senior Telecommunications Consultant.
John has over 22 years experience in the telecommunications arena. During his 15 year tenure at Telcordia, he was responsible for electromagnetic interference systems designs, particularly radio frequency interference suppression, and establishment of RFI immunity and emission standards for telecommunications facilities (i.e., GR-1089). Mr. Lichtig was one of the original authors of GR-1089-CORE which addresses testing to Electrical and Safety issues in the telecommunications industry. Mr. Lichtig currently chairs IEC CISPR I WG3 overseeing the development of CISPR Publications 22 (ITE emissions) and 24 (ITE immunity). He also chairs ANSI ASC C63™ Subcommittee 3 (International Standardization) coordinating US EMC standards activities.
"NTS is pleased to have John on board in this capacity," commented Dwight Moore, NTS Chief Operating Officer, "John's expertise will further enhance the test, engineering and consulting services NTS can provide to our clients."
Mr. Lichtig will be based at the NTS' Fullerton, CA facility. He can be reached at 714-879-6110 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California
My roommate is trying to kick me out without notice, can she do that?
I have a couple of questions. I currently live with my sister, roommate, in a rental home. (My name is not on the rental agreement) Early this month, I came home early and she had changed the locks to the house without telling me. When I asked her about it, she didn't say anything to me. I went home again last night, and I wasn't allowed in the house. I finally was able to get into the house and she told me that I had 10 minutes to pack up my stuff and leave or she would donate it to charity. I'm wondering what my legal rights are because I've paid all the bills. Can she change the locks without me knowing? How much notice does she have to give me to ''evict'' me? Is it true that if I'm gone for 5 days in a row that my home is not considered my place of residence? On the security deposit, when we moved into the house, I paid half of the deposit. Should she pay me my half of the deposit upon my departure? Thank you for your help.
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Re: My roommate is trying to kick me out without notice, can she do that?
You are a tenant and have the rights of a tenant, including a 3-day notice for nonpayment of rent and violation of conditions of the rental agreement, and 30 or 60 days' notice for regular eviction (depending on length of time you lived there). Nevertheless, the reality is she changed the locks. If you wish to pursue her financially after you relocate, feel free to do so. You'd be entitled to the difference in your rent, perhaps moving expenses, and the deposit. By the way, she has to refund your deposit within a short time after you move and, if she doesn't, she has to account in writing for the deposit funds. Good luck to you.
Re: My roommate is trying to kick me out without notice, can she do that?
your sister has no legal right to do this to you, especially in the illegal manner she is trying to get away with here. you are a lawful tenant under california law, and as such, your sister has to act as a landlord in following the same unlawful detainer proceedings that any landlord would have to do to "evict" a tenant, if at all possible. your relationship with your sister has NOTHING to do with this legally at all. in fact, if your sister locks you out or gives your personal belongings away, she is the ONE criminally or civilly liable to YOU period. If you do decide to VOLUNTARILY leave under the circumstances, your sister is liable to return your deposit just like any landlord, so long as you have not caused damage(s) to the premises, etc...
your BEST option here would be to consult with an attorney, and/or have an attorney IMMEDIATELY send your sister a legal letter informing her of YOUR rights and her LIABILITY if she continues her threats or illegal conduct toward you. you may contact us today for such assistance.


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Georgian Deputy Interior Minister Eka Zghuladze has announced that opposition protestors calling for the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili will be allowed to demonstrate "as long as they wish."
"We see ourselves as a working democracy and we're going to behave like one," Zghuladze told foreign reporters during an April 8 briefing.
Protestors will gather tomorrow at 2pm in front of parliament in downtown Tbilisi. Protest organizers have indicated that the demonstration could possibly disperse into different locations on April 10. Participating opposition leaders state that they plan to protest until Saakashvili resigns.
Although protesters' demonstration permit expires on April 16, "we'll not be pushy about things like that," Zghuladze said. Demonstrations can continue "wherever they want," as long as they remain "peaceful."
"The government of Georgia will not seek to suppress turnout or to intimidate any of the demonstrators," she continued, adding that police have been given "very clear instructions that they must do nothing that can be perceived as an intimidation."
Three thousand uniformed police officers will be on hand in Tbilisi throughout the day. Police in cars will be stationed around the demonstration itself.
Underlining the government objective to protect civilian safety and state buildings, Zghuladze confirmed that the Interior Ministry and opposition will be sharing information about reported security incidents through "informal and formal channels." She, however, declined to elaborate, citing opposition reluctance.
The ministry is "quite confident that we're on the same line here with the opposition" about the non-use of violence, Zghuladze said.
Embassy representatives will be on hand in an Interior Ministry "operations center" to observe how police respond to events, she added.
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Kelton Sweet, chairman of The American Legion Department of Florida Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation Commission, has been waiting for a new VA medical center since he retired from the Air Force. "I was 53 then," he said. "Now I'm 78, going on 79."
He enrolled for VA health care in 1987, six years after Orlando had come up as a likely candidate to get a new VA medical center to serve a population of veterans that has continued to soar over the last three decades. "I had left the military with a few bumps and bruises, and they turned me over to VA," Sweet said. "I was running between here and Tampa. When you do that, it's like two hours, maybe, if the traffic is not bad."
He was thrilled to learn that Orlando was in the running to get a VA hospital of its own. "I found out there was change in the wind," Sweet said. "They had been trying to get another hospital in this area since 1981." He was encouraged. He kept waiting for news. It came in fits and starts, for more than 30 years.
His wait is about to end. On Veterans Way south of Orlando, a new state-of-the-art 65-acre VA medical center complex – 11 buildings, including four 30-bed Community Living Center long-term care "villages," a 60-bed domiciliary and 134 inpatient rooms, surrounded by 3,100 parking places – is expected to open in 2014.
Like New Orleans and Denver, the central Florida VA medical center project was hung up first by questions of where to build. Sweet says that debate paralyzed the project for nearly two decades as politicians battled over their preferred locations. "So, nothing happened," he said.
Then came the CARES report in 2004, which was clear in its recommendation: "With only 45 percent of area veterans within access standards for hospital care, the Orlando area needs a new medical center."
Location remained problematic. Between 2004 and 2010, according to last April's GAO report, "VA's site location changed three times." The first option was a renovation of Orlando's massive, hospital-like clinic in a residential area of the city, but that property was deemed too small. The second option fell apart after the landowner of a larger parcel sold half of it before VA could close a deal. Finally, the facility was sited near Lake Nona where it would be co-located in a "medical city" to include the Central Florida College of Medicine, the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, the University of Florida Academic and Research Center and Nemours Children's Hospital. Ground was finally broken in 2008 for the new VA medical center.
The UCF facility opened in 2009, as did the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute. Meanwhile, the 1.2-million-square-foot VA facility – initially set to open in April 2010 – remained far from finished in August 2012 when House Committee on Veterans Affairs Chairman Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., called most of the state's congressional delegation to the construction site for a hearing to find out why it was taking so long and costing so much. Its estimated cost had soared by 143 percent to $616 million and was on its way to an opening more than 40 months past due.
Surrounding the head table of the hearing were stacks of change orders – design revisions – that the contractor, Brasfield & Gorrie, said were driving up costs and lengthening the process. Company President Jim Gorrie told the lawmakers and veterans at the hearing that "changes are still coming" and by that time, he said, the company lacked a complete list of medical equipment VA planned to install. "I can't commit to something I don't have," Gorrie said when asked at the hearing about a new target date for completion. "You have to have direction. We haven't gotten it yet."
"I remember when this came up, and we went back and did some research," said Dennis Milsten, VA's associate executive director of facility programs and plans. "While Orlando is higher than the norm, it is not that much higher than the norm for what we experience for medical facilities. They were not that far out (in terms of) changes per dollar or changes per square foot of what we experienced in Las Vegas."
Changes in medical technology and patient care during the construction phase have modified plans and slowed all four VA medical center projects across the country. "Every project is going to experience some of that," Milsten said. "Women's clinics had some impact. There is also the mental health issue. As we develop new standards for treatment, we treat them just like new technology. We don't build these things like, 'Well, we designed it in 2005, and whatever we did in 2005 is what you're going to get when it's done.' That is not the attitude we take. As new standards come out, as better treatments are available, as better technology is available, we do everything we can to accommodate that."
Another problem in Orlando was a leaky roof that had to be replaced. "We experienced some delays from that," Milsten said. "It kept us from getting the building weathered in as early as we would have liked. The contractor had a roof, had some quality issues, and agreed to a different roof system at no additional cost to the government."
Orlando's journey included one afternoon of lost progress in February 2011 after authorities found six illegal immigrant workers (from a full contingent of about 500 employees and subcontractors) hiding in a ceiling of the unfinished hospital. That led to a protest at the site by union workers, veterans and others, who arrived at the worksite to find the project suspended for the afternoon and vacated of laborers.
Over the last year, however, the project has turned a corner. "The number of change orders has gone down exponentially," Milsten said. "That is also a product of where they are in the process."
"It has been a long time coming, but it is a massive undertaking," said Art Schwabe, American Legion Department of Florida commander. "You move from one piece of property to another one, naturally there's going to be delays. And you're working with the government. There are going to be delays (due to) that, in itself."
Like Las Vegas, New Orleans and Denver, Orlando is now poised to deliver a state-of-the-art medical center for its veterans – 400,000 of whom reside in central Florida – and, said Milsten, "We have learned a lot as we have come along."
One of the key lessons, he said, is to "pay very good attention to medical equipment. And to that point, there needs to be a medical equipment planner on our side that keeps us in tune with that. This comes back to the fact that our designer needs to get the information from the vendors that are selected, and then turn them into drawings that are actionable by the contractor. I am not so sure that, consistently, we did such a great job of that."
GAO Director of Physical Infrastructure Lorelei St. James testified in a May congressional hearing that medical equipment planners have helped private-sector projects avoid delays and cost overruns and recommended VA make better use of them, too. "In Orlando, medical equipment specifications changed several times and led to cost increases of at least $14 million in addition to schedule delays … these issues forced VA to suspend construction until the issues were resolved."
Relationship building could have been better in the early going, Milsten added. "There is not a problem in the world that doesn't have better communications as a potential eliminator. Yes, communications could have been better. We could have had more, earlier involvement."
In April 2014, the new Orlando VA Medical Center is expected to become the second of its kind constructed in America in nearly two decades. It will have the latest in medical technology. It will be built for staff and space efficiencies. It will include all the aesthetic and therapeutic features. It will have a dedicated women's clinic and enhanced mental health care program that were not envisioned back in 1981, when central Florida first appeared on VA's hospital-construction radar.
Are these going to be the best hospitals in the nation?
"Yes," Milsten said. "But I would have to preface that – for a while."


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State Dept.: Kenyan massacre condemned
The State Department on Sunday provided an update on Saturday's terrorist attack on a mall in Nairobi, Kenya.
Deputy spokesperson Marie Harf said 59 people have been killed and 175 injured. Among the injured were five Americans.
Her statement also said:
"The United States condemns in the strongest terms the despicable massacre of innocent men, women and children at the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to those killed and injured in this cowardly act and we extend our deepest condolences to their families and loved ones.
"The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi is closely monitoring the situation, which is still unfolding, and we have offered our full support to the Kenyan authorities. We commend the courageous response by Kenyan security personnel and first responders, governmental and non-governmental, who have stepped forward to help their fellow Kenyan citizens and citizens of other countries affected by this senseless violence.
"We stand together with Kenya in our resolve to confront and defeat violent extremism. We stand ready to assist Kenya in finding those who did this and in holding them accountable."


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Macadamia Macaroons
Prep time
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Cook time
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Total time
33 mins
Little balls of coconut-macadamia-chocolate heaven! Vegan with gluten-free option.
Angela @ Vegangela.com
Recipe type:
Dessert, Snack
⅓ cup wholewheat (wholemeal) flour (brown rice flour or coconut flour would also work)
2 ½ cups unsweetened desiccated (flaked) coconut
½ cup macadamia nuts, chopped
½ cup coconut milk
⅓ cup agave nectar
1 small pinch salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
100 g (3.5 oz) dark chocolate, melted (optional)
Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a baking tray (pan/sheet) with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
In a large bowl, mix all the macaroon ingredients together – flour, coconut, macadamias, coconut milk, agave, salt and vanilla extract until evenly combined. The mixture will be moist and very slightly sticky.
Using one 5 cm (2 inch) diameter ice-cream scoop, scoop out portions of the dough onto the prepared tray (pan/sheet). Ensure that you pack the scoop tightly, and dip the scoop in cold water between scoops to avoid unnecessary sticking.
Bake in middle of preheated oven for 15-18 minutes or until just lightly browned. Try not to over bake.
Remove from oven and let cool on the baking tray (pan/sheet).
Once cool, drizzle or dip in chocolate and let set. Enjoy!
Recipe by
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Maine Forest Service Specialty Team Heads to Hurricane Sandy Stricken Areas
If you've wondered what kind of relief effort is underway to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy, rest assured that a special team from Maine is already on the scene in New York City.
Q-106.5's, News Director, Craig Colson, reports that an "Incident Management Team" from the Maine Forest Service had just completed training for such disasters. Lt. Jeff Currier of the Maine Forest Service said the team recently held training drills not knowing how soon the skills would be needed. Currier states that it's an honor to help out, and knows that there may come a day when Maine needs similar help from other states.
Colson reports that you can keep track of their progress over the next couple of weeks and see photos on the Maine Forest Service Facebook page: Maine Forest Service Facebook


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text: BBQ Bambi - Venison Backstrap Mishap! This was my second time smoking a venison backstrap, but it didn't go quite as well. Although it still had decent results. First backstrap: http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/236294/smoked-venison-backstrap-w-3-smoke-lead-up Day 1 Prep: I started on 8/3/15 in the evening by rinsing a 3 lb cut from a venison backstrap and patting it dry with paper towels. This was 100% fat free and had as much silver skin removed as possible. I then applied yellow mustard and a rub mix. Into a zip-lock and into the fridge for 24 hours. Day 2 Smoking: I set up my electric ECB and filled the water pan. Then I filled a chip box with hickory that had been soaking for about 24 hours. With the chip box sitting directly on the electric element and everything warmed up I probed the backstrap with my remote Maverick digital meat thermometer and put it on the top grate. (I forgot to take a picture or note the time) I then went to work in the garage while it smoked. 9:54PM------------Internal Temp (IT) was getting close to 145° so I stopped working in the garage and washed up quick and got things ready. ****Things Started Getting Weird**** 9:57PM------------IT alarm goes off at 145° but then drops to high 130's and then spikes to low 150's. I reset the alarm for an IT of 155° and walk away. I don't get 15 feet away and the alarm is going off again for 155°. I watch the temp swing from a low of about 140° to a high of about 175°. I think it somehow might be affected by the heating element kicking on and off so I unplug my ECB. It keeps swings but the range gets hotter and hotter. 10:07PM-----------IT is all over the place so I pull the backstrap and take it inside. The outside looks very dry and the IT is now holding at 157°. I am concerned it is going to be very dry since venison is sort of like lean pork loin, it doesn't take much to dry it out and make it tough. 10:09PM-----------IT is dropping again and swinging everywhere. I decide to foil the backstrap to let it coast up to make sure it is done. 10:10PM-----------IT 179°. I am so confused I just walk away thinking this is going to be ruined. 10:47PM-----------Ignoring the IT at this point. I have decided my meat thermometer is broken. I unwrap the backstrap and start slicing it up. WOW! It looks almost perfect! It is so moist and juicy! I eat one of the first slices and it is Awesome! So I keep slicing. It gets bloodier and bloodier as I go along. Now I am thinking there is no way it even reached an IT of 145° and I might have just eaten under cooked venison. I have no idea what to do at this point. 11:09PM-----------I say screw it. Throw it all in the crock pot and cover in BBQ sauce. Pains me so much to do that to such delicious smoked backstrap, but I am concerned about the safety of eating it for my wife who is nursing our first child. The last thing I need is either one of them getting sick. I set it on low and go to bed. *Random time in the early morning when the baby wakes up* I think it has been about 4-5 hours later. The whole house smells like glorious BBQ Bambi!!! After taking care of the little man I go check on the Q. When I pull the lid off it smells slightly like it is overcooked and the BBQ sauce might have burnt a smidge. Now I am pained again at the thought of messing the meat up a different way. I grab a fork to check it out and…..it all falls apart and I can't even stab it to pick it up it's so tender! I basically just stirred the whole thing and it all pulled itself. I take it all out and put it away in the fridge to stop it from cooking anymore and go back to bed. Day 3 Eating: We reheated this for supper and I was worried my wife wasn't going to like it. She isn't a big fan of smoked meats, and she really isn't a big fan of deer meat. I can tell it's not pulled beef, and it tastes slightly overcooked to me. She says it's really good and that she can't tell it's even deer. SUCCESS!!! As long as she is happy I can count this as a decent smoke. Questions about my meat thermometer: I had received this Maverick Remote Thermometer as a gift from my dad when I was smoking my first backstrap not that long ago. He bought it brand new from Home Depot and it was working fine for that first one. I didn't know about the boil test at this point in time so I just stuck it under my tongue to test it when I was frustrated with the whole thing. It read a perfect 98.6° I give up! This was only the second time I used it and it was all over the place then right on. Before my next smoke, pulled pork, I replaced all the batteries and it worked flawlessly. Any ideas as to why bad batteries made the IT swing all over the place and be so off?! Some pics below of the latter part of the process Tried to show the TBS but the lighting is too poor Again the lighting is too poor. Taking it off because temp is all over the place. Looks very dry. Holding for a little bit, overcooked? Temp dropped so I foiled to try to get it to rise some. It rose alright. Way overcooked!!! Just kidding! Haha.....it might be under cooked Frustration has set in, so it's into the crock pot on low. Covered in BBQ sauce. Surprising results and a pretty tasty lunch! Mmm that looks good. Just had to put one more up. Thanks for looking! PoGo My first smoke that I kept good records on! http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/236261/my-first-pulled-pork-and-first-q-view-post#post_1473174


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Ever want to run multiple copies of a program at the same time? Yeah, me neither. But when I ran across this tip, I thought, hey, that'd be pretty cool. I could run two copies of Calculator on the same Mac. At the same time! Or even something like NetNewsWire, running one instance of the app that uses one Google account, and a second instance of the app that uses a different account. Pretty neat, right? But how? It sounds complicated. The word "instance" sounds complicated.
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Clint Dempsey's agent on Monday sought to dispel rumors that the Tottenham forward could be sold this summer. "I have been in constant contact with Tottenham and they
are happy with Clint and he's happy with the club," Lyle Yorks, Dempsey's agent, told the blog Soccer By Ives. "He's reporting back shortly.
He'll be back there and will be in Hong Kong (for preseason) and everything's good. Things could change obviously if a team came in with a big offer, but they are not actively trying to
move Dempsey."
Late last week, the Times of London said the U.S. international is one of several players Spurs is looking to sell this summer. Yorks, who is also Jozy Altidore's agent, said this is untrue: "There have been no meetings and no discussions. Not with Tottenham or with any other teams about Clint. His focus right now is returning to the team and helping them qualify for Champions League."
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There are hopes vast marine sanctuaries will be established in the Antarctic following a multi-national meeting in Hobart this week.
The sanctuaries would be in the Southern Ocean, the Ross Sea, and in East Antarctica.
No agreement could be reached on the proposal at the previous meeting in July of the 25 members of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
Steve Campbell, from the Antarctic Ocean Alliance. spoke to Thea Cowie about the importance of securing Russia's support for the reserves at this week's meeting.
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