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DescriptionDonald Duck "Hockey Champ" Animation Production Drawing Original Art (Disney, 1939). Donald Duck plays hockey with one of his nephews in this set of drawings (OPD's #16 and 82). Each drawing was rendered in graphite on a 12 field sheet of animation paper. There is some paper tanning; otherwise the drawings are in Very Good condition.
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The final chapter in the CAPiTA FREE GOODS FRIDAY trilogy…. The Green Machine!
We've said before that the CAPiTA blokes are a bunch of art loving artsy art guys, and we stand by that. Year after year their graphics are on point and innovative. For the their final installment in of FREE GOODS they're leaving it up to you to wow them artistically. If you haven't heard of ASCII art you've definitely seen it, below are some examples. It's basically what computer super-geeks do to express themselves in chat rooms, but some of it is funny/sexy/awesome and can be pretty impressive.
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Jewish World Review Oct. 11, 2002 / 5 Mar-Cheshvan, 5763
Benjamin Shapiro
http://www.NewsAndOpinion.com | The Democratic National Committee has plummeted from objectionable to despicable. On its flagship web site, Democrats.org, the committee is running an ad portraying President Bush murdering a wheelchair-bound elderly woman by pushing her off a cliff.
Despite public outcry over the ad, the DNC has refused to pull it. The ad is a "humorous take on a serious issue," laughs DNC spokesman Bill Buck. How killing old people is funny, I am not sure, but apparently the DNC enjoys watching the elderly plunge to the ground and explode.
The ad itself is a pack of lies. It quotes a statistic from the far-left American Prospect stating that if President Bush had his way, Social Security benefits would be cut by 40 percent. The stat is culled from a piece by Robert McIntyre, the leader of the class-envy obsessed Citizens for Tax Justice, which promotes higher taxes on corporations and upper-income people. McIntyre writes: "suppose instead that starting on Jan. 1, 2000, we'd taken the entire Trust Fund, along with all subsequent surpluses, out of those stodgy 6.6 percent annual interest government bonds and dumped every penny into a plain vanilla Standard & Poor's 500 index fund. ... Social Security would have lost a staggering $533 billion, leaving the Trust Fund 41 percent lower than it actually is."
Hindsight is 20/20, so it is quite easy for McIntyre to say that we'd be in dire straits if we had completely privatized Social Security. But when the stock market rises, will he ask why we didn't privatize?
Besides, no one is talking about privatizing all of Social Security. This is like saying that if a stockbroker spent all of his money on high-tech stocks, he'd have lost all his money. Well, duh. But no stockbroker worth his salt spends his entire life savings on high-risk stocks -- he diversifies. McIntyre's stat is propaganda, and the Democrats knowingly misuse it as fact.
A more accurate ad would see Democrats tying the hands and feet of young people, emptying their pockets and tossing them into the ocean to drown. Social Security is failing, and if no new measures are taken, the children of baby boomers will be the ones to pay the price.
Social Security was originally conceived as a social safety net for widows and orphans. Then, it ballooned out of control when Democrats decided that it was more important to gain votes than to encourage self-reliance, and Republicans, predictably afraid of being seen as cold-hearted, followed suit.
As in most cases of major government intervention, we now have a major problem. Social Security money is not holed up in a bank somewhere, waiting for the retirees who paid in to withdraw their funds. The money is accumulated by the government and then spent on current retirees, as well as other "important" government functions like trips for congressmen. If the current crop of retirees is smaller than the number of working people paying into the system, everything works fine.
But the baby boomers throw the system out of whack. When they retire, there won't be enough working people to pay into the system, so one of two events will occur: either benefits will be cut, in which case the baby boomers are gypped out of their cash, or taxes on my age group will be raised in an attempt to create revenue for Social Security. Both of these options are politically unattractive.
As usual, Republicans look for a different solution, while Democrats find it more beneficial to attack Republicans. In 10 years, the Democrats will "reluctantly" spring new taxes onto Generation "Y" to pay for the Democrats' intransigence. That is what the new DNC ad means. The Democratic "idiocracy" rips privatization because any new solution is risky, and it is far safer to demonize a prospective solution than try it -- even if it will work.
This explains Democratic opposition to privatization, but it doesn't explain the viciousness of the ad. There is another factor at work here -- the Dems are desperate. For months, they have been trying to deflect public attention from foreign policy to what they perceive as their strength, the economy, and they've failed to do it.
The Democratic vitriol has forced Republicans to abandon privatization as a possible solution for fear of political backlash. So the situation percolates, getting worse day by day. Unless voters make the Democrats pay for their nastiness and selfishness at the polls, Generation Y will be paying through the nose.
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The Nostalgia of Nintendo Power
There are moments that make older men unusually weepy when younger men shake their heads not knowing exactly what an event signifies. The last issue of Nintendo Power (December 2012, Issue Number 285) is just one of those events. Of course, many of the grown men crying about this no longer have their Nintendo Power subscriptions, but believe us… it was a seminal part of our youth.
Back in the day, Nintendo Power was not just the coolest magazine concept of all time, it was practically a validation of our existence. You could argue that Nintendo Power was nothing more than an eighty page glossy commercial, There are two counter points here. First of all, what is not? Second, it didn't matter because it let us out in geekdom know that their were others out there like us.
Nintendo Power, these days, is like a lot of different things going by the wayside. The magazine industry itself is wasting away due to the proliferation of websites and the internet. Magazines are slower and take time to come out. When you can read things daily, the cutting edge newness of a magazine loses its edge. Magazines are also expensive to mass produce and rely on sales of advertising to get to the local news stand or bookstore.
In the days before the internet though, the specialized updates of the magazine was for only those who paid for them. The news was new whenever you got a hold of it. The cheat codes were for you and not for your friends. If you walked into someone's bedroom, then you knew who they were by their magazines. Among people with stacks of Nintendo Power, there was a kinship and a brotherhood that this gaming phenomenon was not strictly for babies.
If you look at this picture and say "Battletoad," then you share my sadness. If you said Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle… then you are probably reading this just to see what the article was about.
Battletoads really signifies a special moment to readers of Nintendo Power in the late 1980s – 1990s. First of all, yes it was an obvious rip off of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. However, it was pumped up by Nintendo Power like Battletoads were going to be the next big thing. By now, we should have all seen the Battletoads movies, the Battletoads TV show, be selling Battletoads toys on eBay, and of course still be playing Battletoads video games. Nintendo Power was supposed to be on the cutting edge of this cultural explosion. Now, the only people who remember Battletoads are the ones who read Nintendo Power.
They may or may not have even played the few games featuring the characters. It was all symptomatic of the hoarding for later riches philosophy held by many kids in the 1980s. Keep in mind, we were saving for eBay before eBay even existed. We did not even know who or how we were going to sell our valuables to. We just knew that we were going to sell them. Finding the next Turtles created a pre-teen speculation market, and Nintendo Power was supposed to be our inside information. For all of this, much of the blame falls on Mark Hamill.
Yes, Mark Hamill was Luke Skywalker. Kids in the 1980s were obsessed with the future value that the Toy Hunter show would praise. Much of that future value came from toys like Star Wars. If you could get in one something like Battletoads in the cheap ground floor and keep everything in mint condition, then you could buy a truck when you were 16. After all, every single one of our parents lamented that very thing about their thrown away Superman comics.
Trouble was, the nostalgia market was fueled by scarcity as well as passion for the said item. Our parents' stuff would have been valuable precisely because so much of it had been thrown away. Mark Hamill again was there to show us the way. Hamill appeared in an episode of Amazing Stories (it was a TV show in the 1980s) called Gather Ye Acorns. In Gather Ye Acorns, Hamill played a man told by some sort of dwarvish imp to keep all his stuff. The kid does and spends decades wandering the wilderness with his toys and comics.
Seriously, who would not want to be that guy? Ultimately, the market was over saturated and most of the copies ended up no where. Nostalgia then came from growing up with a carefully packed mint condition copy of Irradiated Black Belt Angst Ridden Hamsters #1 that you mowed everyone's lawn for the forty bucks to buy. It wound up being worth nothing and some people now want to classify hoarding as a mental illness, but they weren't…like…there…man.
It wasn't about the four bucks that you ended selling the issue for on eBay. It was about the years of care, planning, and love. You were preserving your childhood. That childhood for many over thirty was directed as well as tipped off by the only magazine that was ever for us. That magazine was Nintendo Power. Nintendo Power was the magazine that gave us Battletoads, cheat codes, a general idea of the business of moving unit as well as snippets that Silver Surfer was coming to your Nintendo system.
Nintendo Power would also later let you know that you could waste most of your youth and never actually conquer Silver Surfer. So, upon finding out about its cancellation, grown men will now weep and perhaps even run out to but the last issue of Nintendo Power. These are the same guys who let their subscriptions run out sometime back in 1993.


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After nearly 4 years with Connected Systems, I have decided to move to the Data Replication and Sync team working on the Microsoft Sync Framework. I wanted to post about the Web Proxy features we shipped in Silverlight Beta1 but see that our PM Yavor and Eugene have been doing a wonderful job keeping the SilverlightWS blog uptodate with interesting posts. I would definetly recommend subscribing to that blog. Some posts that I wanted to point out are
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Archive of previous events
Replay - Global Gathering 2014
Episode #83
This was the biggest Journey online event of the year. Brandon hosted a beautiful online class on liberating your greatness. Thousands of people from all around the globe gathered online to go through a powerful process work to eliminate inner blocks and invite love, confidence, and growth into their lives. Watch the replay!Watch episode →
Replay - Living the Dream: How to Shift from Thinking About It & Actually Doing It?
Episode #82
How often have you found yourself dreaming of how you want your life to be? And how often have you found yourself actually doing something to create the life of your dreams? If you are like so many of us – it's easier to dream about it than actually do something. It's time to ask yourself what is it that's been holding you back. Why haven't you created the life that you really deserve? Our guest speaker Dr Rangana Rupavi Choudhuri (PhD) hosts an intimate online class to teach you how to live your dream.Watch episode →
Replay - A Summer of Greatness: Am I My Mind?
Episode #81
The nature of the thinking mind is fear, doubt and judgment. It's an inner chatterbox which takes us further and further from our real essence. Now imagine if you let it rule your life… There's no problem with the mind; resistance to it is the only difficulty. This is your wake-up call to quiet your mind, to stop entertaining and analyzing your thoughts, so that you can find a true connection with your heart.Watch episode →
Replay - Throw Away Greatness & Step Into Freedom
Episode #80
In this episode you'll learn how our concept of greatness is shaped within us, and how not knowingly we carry within us concepts of greatness that are not necessarily ours in all aspects. Do we pay a price? Do we choose to continue being bound by society concepts of greatness? This is an invitation to open to freedom and to a fresh way of relating to our own inner realm of greatness. Are we ready to be surprised?Watch episode →
Replay - A Summer of Greatness: Am I My Emotions?
Episode #79
In this month's event a Senior Journey Practitioner Bet Diening-Weatherston hosts an intimate online class where you can safely connect to the deepest, most authentic part of you—and find true relief from isolation and loneliness. It's your wake-up call to stop constantly trying to please others just to find some love and connection. It's time for a change!Watch episode →
Replay - A Life Without Borders: How to Live Outside My Comfort Zone
Episode #78
Everyone of us have felt lost at least once in life, wanting to make a change but not knowing how. It's been scary to move outside the familiar and accepted norms. Our guest speaker Yosi Kossowsky will guide you through a powerful teaching and process work on pushing your boundaries and respond differently to life's events. This is an invitation to step out of your comfort zone.Watch episode →
Replay - A Summer of Greatness: Am I My Body?
Episode #77
This is the first episode of the series, "A Summer of Greatness: Who Am I Really?" During these beautiful three months you'll learn some of the mistakes we've made by identifying with our body, our emotions and our mind as believing that is who we truly are. You'll explore the three most common leadership styles: Charismatic, Servant and Collaborative. In every episode you'll go through powerful Meditation and a Belief Change process, so that you can shift your old disempowering – fear based beliefs into empowering leadership truths.Watch episode →
Replay - Out of the Blue: How to Clear the Root Causes of Depression, Part II
Episode #76
This is the second part of the Out of the Blue series where we are focusing on clearing out the root causes of depression.
Around 350 million people worldwide suffer with depression, emotional shutdown or suppression. We often learn at an early age to keep our emotions in check, under wraps, hidden. So that we can keep feelings or emotions at bay, especially the "unwanted" ones that create discomfort for our loved ones or are judged by society as inappropriate.Watch episode →
Replay - Out of the Blue: How to Clear the Root Causes of Depression
Episode #75
Traditionally, the causes of depression are reckoned to be difficult life circumstances. But, harsh though our life traumas may be, they are simply catalysts, triggers of depression, and not the real cause. The root causes lie deeper.Watch episode →
Replay - Masterclass 6: Joyous Abundance
Episode #74
Do you ever feel like there is something blocking you, holding you back or preventing you from receiving abundance in your life — as if life has been knocking at your door longing to shower you, yet somehow you feel blocked, shut down, undeserving, unworthy, or just incapable of receiving all the bounty life wants to offer you?


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Hey, what's for lunch! Click the image below to watch today's Lunchtime Quick-Knit Tip Video!
This video is the first in my 3-part series, and in these 2 minutes I'll discuss the "anatomy" of a knitting chart, how to read one, what those darned symbols mean and what a stitch multiple is.
Keep watching for my next Lunchtime Quick-Knit Tip Video: Chart Reading Part 2, where I'll show you how to begin working the chart for a lace pattern.


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Author Archive
Remember Me? Anybody? Hello Out There.
You won't recognize me, My name was Antonio West and I was the 13-month old child who was shot at point blank range by two teens who were attempting to rob my mother, who was also shot. A Grand Jury of my Mommy's peers from Brunswick, GA., determined the teens who murdered me will not face the death penalty. Too bad I was given a death sentence for being innocent and defenseless.
My family made the mistake of being white in a 73% non-white neighborhood, but my murder was not ruled a Hate Crime. Nor did President Obama take so much as a single moment to acknowledge my murder.
I am one of the youngest murder victims in our great Nation's history, but the media doesn't care to cover the story of my tragic demise, President Obama has no children who could possibly look like me, so he doesn't care and the media doesn't care because my story is not interesting enough to bring them ratings so they can sell commercial time slots.
There is not a white equivalent of Al Sharpton Or Jesse Jackson, because if there was, he would be declared racist. So there is no one rushing to Brunswick GA to demand justice for me. There is no White Panther party to put a bounty on the lives of those who murdered me. I have no voice, I have no representation, and unlike those who shot me in the face, while I sat innocently in my stroller – I no longer have my life.
So while you are seeking justice for Treyvon, please remember to seek justice for me too. Tell your friends about me, tell you families, get tee shirts with my face on them and make the world pay attention, just like you did for Treyvon.
Thank you,
Antonio West
Valerie Jarret – "After We Win This Election, It's Our Turn. Payback Time."
Valerie Jarret – "After We Win This Election, It's Our Turn. Payback Time." (WSI)
by Ulsterman on November 1, 2012 with 71 Comments in News
Openly declared as "Obama's Brain", and the figure whose second story West Wing office has been described by political insiders as the true Oval Office of the Obama White House, Valerie Jarrett is letting it be known that if Barack Obama secures election victory next week, there may be, quite literally, hell to pay for those who opposed him.
( "After we win this election, it's our turn. Payback time." )
NOTE: This update was forwarded to me by Wall Street Insider who indicated they received it this morning via a direct source associated with Barack Obama's campaign headquarters in Chicago.
Thought you would be very interested to hear of this. It appears this Jarrett creature is quite confident of a victory, and has every intention of making those who opposed her, and her boy, of paying dearly for their seeming crimes against them. As Election Day is nearly upon us, more and more are willing to speak outside the inner circle. Such is the case with this message received by me this morning from a source who has been working for us via Chicago for several months now. Their campaign appears increasingly confident, I assume, due to the now adoring media coverage of their boy's little march with the commoners following this week's storm. It has been a revolting display by some in our media has it not? Here then is the most recent report I received our Chicago source. I first passed it along to our mutual friend with no response, so now I pass it along to you in the hopes you deem it worthy to publish as its sharing will serve a related purpose with another I hope to secure a favor from in the very near future. And if you have any concerns regarding the source – don't. They are being thoroughly protected despite their understandable trepidation. As you have been.
And while our friend was clearly upset yesterday with how the storm altered our immediate strategies that were to have concluded this final week of the campaign, I prefer to believe all is in God's hands, and if that was to be, then so be it. My efforts remain undiminished, if not my strength. I hope you share my belief and determination in that regard. That said, there has been movement favoring Obama over the last few days. Such is the reality that we must now deal with and plan accordingly. Crying nor profanity will assist in successfully navigating that reality.
A rep from Jarrett office was in today. She gave us a finish line pep talk and then afterwards, heard her saying how Jarrett is very excited about a 2nd term agenda and a big part of that agenda is to punish everyone who opposed them during the first term and the campaign. Strange that everything was "Ms. Jarrett wants this, and Ms. Jarrett is looking forward to that". You hardly heard Obama's name mentioned by her which I guess reinforces what people are saying. Valerie Jarrett really is the power in the White House. I know that when her representative showed up it was like royalty was visiting. All the big dogs were lined up to meet her and acting real friendly and they gave us a heads up an hour before and told us we better "put on a good show" while she was here.
The part that really stuck out to me was when I overheard the rep say that Jarrett told them, "After we win this election, it's our turn. Payback time. Everyone not with us is against us and they better be ready because we don't forget. The ones who helped us will be rewarded, the ones who opposed us will get what they deserve. There is going to be hell to pay. Congress won't be a problem for us this time. No election to worry about after this is over and we have two judges ready to go." She was talking directly to about three of them. Sr. staff. And she wasn't trying to be quiet about it at all. And they were all listening and shaking their heads and smiling while she said it. Pretty creepy.
Why are they so confident about winning next week? We aren't getting any numbers in the office that has any of us knowing Obama will win. It will be close. Jarrett and her people seem so confident. Why is that? Do you have any information on why she is so confident? I'm worried. Benghazi was supposed to play big this weekend. That is what everybody here was bracing for last week. You could really tell the staffers were freaking out. Now nobody is talking about it. Like it was never a concern. Like it never even happened. Don't you have people to help with that? What happened? You said it was going to be a game changer. I told some others it would be and now I'm kind of hanging out there. Not the only one around here who got a real bad vibe after the Alex thing. Help! Need some good news after today!
WHITE HOUSE INSIDER – "Governor Romney Is Gonna Win This Thing"
Milwaukee Company Makes News.
Over the last few days much furor has been made over a Milwaukee based company owner sending a letter to his employees stating the facts about the company's financial situation. Now lawsuits are being considered for threatening the employees. Here's the text of the letter so you can decide:
October 23, 2012
To: All US Rite-Hite Employees
Subject: Upcoming Election
Dear USA Rite-Hite'er,
Every Rite-Hite employee in America should understand the personal consequences to them of having our tax rates increase dramatically if President Obama is re-elected, forcing taxpayers to fund President Obama's future deficits and social programs (including Obamacare), which require bigger government.
Rite-Hite is a Subchapter S corporation for taxes, meaning that our corporate tax rate is the highest personal tax rate. So what? Well, our RSP contributions are based on AFTER TAX profits. The tax rate we pay is not 17%, as Warren Buffet would have you believe; with state taxes it is roughly 45%. President Obama has announced that our planned tax rate would increase to roughly 65%, reducing our after tax income by 36% and dramatically reducing, if not eliminating, your and my RSP contributions.
Of equal importance, instead of the these profits being re-invested into Rite-Hite for future growth and profitability, the money will be sent into the abyss that is Washington D.C. So, on top of the burden of having your personal taxes increase dramatically, which they will, your RSP contributions and healthy retirement are also at risk, all for the sake of maintaining an over-sized government that borrows 42% of every dollar it spends.
The other big impact on Rite-Hite employees, if President Obama is re-elected, is the good chance of losing Rite-Hite insurance and being put into Obamacare. Employers have the choice (though competition in the marketplace will dictate), to continue their existing plans or to pay a penalty and have employees go into the Government Plan. Our plan costs much more per family than the penalty and hence the possible competitive need to drop the Rite-Hite Health Plan. Every opportunity to make up for lost profits to taxes will have to be evaluated.
Rite-Hite nor I will ever prejudice any employee for their political views, and, totally respect your right to vote as you choose. I simply am trying to present the facts as I know them and to protect the business you have helped build! Please think very carefully about your vote on November 6th.
Mike White
Chairman of the Board and Owner
The Pakistani Taliban's 'Justification' for Trying to Murder a 14-Year-Old Girl
Here is something that should convince you of the "Religion of Peace," sufficiently to make you nauseous.
The Real war on Women, 12 Oct 12
The Atlantic Home
Friday, October 12, 2012
Ron Synovitz – Ron Synovitz is a correspondent with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
The Pakistani Taliban has provided its justification for the shooting of a 14-year-old schoolgirl who made a name for herself by challenging the Islamist group's crackdown on girls' education. In a letter issued following international condemnation of the shooting of Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan's northwestern Swat Valley, the Tehrik-i Taliban Pakistan (TTP) states its case for the attack and threatens anyone who challenges its strict interpretation of Shari'a law. Signed by TTP spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan, the letter was sent to RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal as well as other Pakistani and international media organizations early on October 10.
The letter, written in English, says a Taliban gunman "successfully targeted" Yousafzai "although she was young and a girl and the TTP does not believe in attacking women." It says Yousafzai, who gained global recognition at the age of 11 through an online diary she wrote for the BBC about TTP influence in her hometown of Mingora, was shot because "whom so ever leads a campaign against Islam and Shariah is ordered to be killed by Shariah."
The letter accuses Yousafzai of being "pro-West," promoting Western culture, and speaking out against Taliban militants — charging that Yousafzai's "personality became a symbol of an anti-Shariah campaign." Using the term for Islamic holy warriors to refer to Taliban militants, the letter says that "Yousafzai was playing a vital role in bucking up the emotions" of Pakistan's military and government "and was inviting Muslims to hate mujahideen."
The letter goes on to argue that "[i]t is a clear command of Shariah that any female who, by any means, plays a role in the war against mujahideen should be killed." It then seeks to justify the shooting of the schoolgirl by citing passages from the Koran in which a child or woman was killed.
"If anyone argues about [Yousafzai's] young age, then [consult] the story of Hazrat Khizar in the Koran relating that Hazrat Khizar — while traveling with the Prophet Musa — killed a child," the letter reads. "Arguing about the reason for his killing, he said that the parents of this child are pious and in future [the child] will cause a bad name for them."
For those who argue against Yousafzai's shooting was not justifiable because she was female, the letter says, "then we can see the incident [in the Koran] of the killing of a wife by a blind companion of the Prophet Muhammad because she spoke insulting words about the Prophet. And the Prophet praised this act."
The letter also addresses criticisms of the TTP's stance against girls' education. "The Tehrik Taliban's crime wasn't that they banned education for girls. Instead our crime is that we tried to bring the education system for both boys and girls under Shariah," the letter reads. "We are deadly against coeducation and a secular education system, and Shariah orders us to be against it."
The Taliban's justification concludes with a threat, saying: "If anyone thinks that Malala is targeted because of education, that's absolutely wrong and is propaganda by media. Malala is targeted because of her pioneer role in preaching secularism and so-called enlightened moderation. And whom so ever will commit so in the future too will be targeted again by the TTP."
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Colo Murders
8 MILLION SANE GUN OWNERS DID NOT KILL ANYONE TODAY! BLOOMBERG NEWS IS CALLING FOR OBAMA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT GUN CONTROL. WATCH FOR MORE ANTI GUN FREAKS SOUNDING OFF. And those tring to connect the killer to The Tea Party… Nice going ABC!
Most armed robberies happened with the robber using auto to get away. More people were killed in car accidents than any other means. Drunk drivers cause accidents that kill a lot of people. Better ban all cars. They probably used their cell phones to coordinate the robbery, better ban all cell phones, etc. etc.
Wisconsin Recall Information
Website Reveals Recallers Owe $17 Million in Back Taxes
| Posted in News | By MacIver Institute | Posted May 10, 2012 10:18 AM
MacIver News Service | May 10, 2012
[Madison, Wisc…] After refining the dataset created by Verify the Recall, a Wisconsin man began running it against other public records and discovered 571 tax delinquents signed Recall petitions.
His findings? The total in back taxes owed by petitioners is more than $17 million. The list of individuals can be found through the website, www.putwisconsinfirst.com
The creator of the site told the MacIver News Service, his databases should be considered to be tools and not definitive source documents. The source documents are from the State of Wisconsin and the Verify the Recall effort and can be found through links on the site, all he's done is connected the names and addresses together.
That being said, the site's creator said he had to throw a lot of names out, to be sure his tables are as accurate as possible. Misspelled and nicknames signed on the petitions were removed. That means the actual number of tax delinquents could be three times higher than the 571 listed.
Before Put Wisconsin First began releasing its databases, petition signers initially tried to convince the Government Accountability Board not to release copies of the recall petitions to the public at all. Signers then criticized Put Wisconsin First and Verify the Recall for creating searchable databases of the petitioners' names. Now that Put Wisconsin First is running their names against other public records, they really aren't happy. The site has received plenty of hate mail.
"They had every right to do this (sign the petitions), and I have every right to match them up. They have every right to not like it, and I have every right not to care," the site's creator said.
Put Wisconsin First's database was assembled using refined data from Verify the Recall's effort.
"I took that database and ran every address through the GAB's web site here: http://legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/waml/waml.aspx What this does is return a corrected address and a ZIP+4 for all addresses the GAB thinks are 'good'," he explained.
Using VTR's datasets, Put Wisconsin First actually beat them in getting a searchable database up by a couple of days. That was possible because VTR had posted the unsearchable datasets to its website after they had initially uploaded a searchable database.
Put Wisconsin First's creator noticed although the names and addresses still needed to be cleaned up after VTR's first pass, the zip codes, which were simpler to enter, seemed to be usable. From that he was able to create a stopgap searchable database, hoping to buy VTR more time.
Once VTR made multiple additional passes to clean up data entry mistakes on names and addresses, Put Wisconsin First was able to create a more extensive and accurate database of its own.
The site's creator plans to continue running the petitioners against other public records, and releasing his findings. He has chosen to remain anonymous so angry petitioners cannot launch red herring attacks against him, and are forced to focus on his site. So far they've only been able to send him angry emails demanding he stop running his analyses.
"Why do I want everyone to know everything about every recaller? I guess, why wouldn't we want to know who they are, what businesses they run, what things they did in their past," he said. "I didn't make the rules The rules are, we get to see who demanded to stand against Walker, they demanded to be heard. They asked to have their names public. I didn't force anyone to sign a public document!"


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The people of Port Said believe they saw off the British in the 1950s and the Israelis in the 1960s.
Now they're rolling up their sleeves to take on Egypt's president, Mohammed Morsi, promising a second round of bloodletting in as many weeks.
A beach resort city that guards the Mediterranean entrance to the Suez Canal, Port Said, was torn by violence last weekend.
Thirty people and two policemen were killed in running street battles.
Locals deny that any of them shot at the police. But there are bullet holes in the walls of the partly burned officers club on the sea front that say otherwise.
Still, there is no hiding the violence that the city met when protestors attacked the prison.
Dozens of market stalls and tiny homes were razed during the fighting – local businesses were riddled with bullets.
The prison was attacked because it housed 21 men condemned to death for their parts in the killing of 74 football fans during a riot on February 1 last year.
Some 59 others, among them nine police, are still waiting for their verdicts in the jail.
The killings last week have fuelled what was already going to be an incendiary brew on the day marking the first anniversary of the riot in which supporters of the Cairo team Al Ahly were beaten and crushed to death.
Ansaf Mousa's son Osama el Sherbiri, 23, an IT graduate was killed last week during the demonstrations.
"Morsi has blood on his hands. Osama el Sherbini exploded the whole world. His death will fuel an explosion.
"There will be a protest against Morsi like none before. This will be the nuclear explosion that blows up the whole place."
Her anger is shared by families across the city.
The bullet that killed Osama wounded his friend Mohammed.
"The youth will be on the streets (on February 1), they have to be to take revenge for Osama and all the others. This isn't going to end here."
A state of emergency was declared in Port Suez, Ismailia and Port Said last week. Curfews imposed for most of the night hours have since been cut back to a token regulation of the small hours of the morning as they were entirely ignored anyway.
General Abdel Fatteh al Sisi, the commander of the Egyptian armed forces, has warned that he fears the nation may fall apart .
He singled out the Suez City as especially troubling – promising to ensure the security of the canal as his top priority.
The region, though prosperous and benefiting from tax free zones and $5.2bn (£3.3bn) in revenues to Egypt for transit fees for shipping, is not associated with the secular middle class that had driven so much of the revolution in Cairo.
Osama's family are deeply religious. Many of the men have callused foreheads from years of prayer.
Yet they object to the Muslim Brotherhood's domination of Egypt's constitutional process and presidency.
"The Muslim Brotherhood are not Muslims – they are just after power," said Osama's mother.
That, in Port Said, seems to be the dominant view.
In a downtown coffee house clattering with domino players El Badry Farghali, a veteran MP who has opposed the military governments which were swept away two years ago and the new Muslim Brotherhood regime ever since, held court to a new generation of young protestors.
"The Muslim Brotherhood will not give up power. They will only manoeuvre. They are backward. They do not have the capacity to run the country on their own. And they will not make concessions. But the Egyptian people will force them to back down," he said.
Port Said has chosen the anniversary of the football chaos to drive home a political message. The odds are that it will be written in blood.


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A 24-year-old man who went missing after a night at a Miami Beach bar had lost his job and had broken up with his girlfriend shortly before his disappearance, police said Monday.
Jorge David Reyes was last seen around 3 a.m. on April 7 at the club Lost Weekend, and was reported missing on April 17 by his sister, Miami Beach Police said Monday.
Surveillance video shows Reyes leaving the club with friend Estuardo Secaida, and since then the budding musician hasn't been seen or heard from.
Police said Reyes behavior had recently been spiraling out of control.
"According to his sister, because of everything that has been going on in his life, recently he has started using alcohol and drugs," Det. Vivian Thayer said.
Secaida, who only spoke with NBC 6, said when the two were at Lost Weekend together Reyes was acting out of character.
"He was a little bit strange because he lost his job, his girlfriend, everything, he changed a lot," Secaida said.
Secaida said before he parted ways with Reyes, his friend told him he was getting a tattoo.
"He decided to go get a tattoo at Miami Ink but Miami Ink at that time is not open," he said.
Reyes' father Jorge also spoke exclusively with NBC 6 and said his son always stays in contact with family and friends. He said he's confused his son's phone was found left behind at Lost Weekend four days after he went missing.
"The last phone call that he made was the 7th of April at 12:12 in the morning to the friend he was with and after that he never called again," father Jorge Reyes said.
Police said there has also been no movement in Reyes' bank account or on his Facebook or Twitter profiles.
"Since the day he went missing and was reported missing there's been no activity on his social media accounts," Thayer said.
As of now Miami Beach Police are treating this as a missing persons case. Anyone with information can call Miami-Dade CrimeStoppers at 305–471–TIPS.


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I've been on a chipotle kick recently. I've been adding some chipotle peppers and adobo to tons of stuff. It just gives it a good kick of heat and a nice smoky touch. Any kind of good meaty thing can do with a tablespoon or two of the stuff. It's easy to make too. Just buy a tin of chipotle peppers in adobo and blend the whole thing (or chop it up). You can store it in a small size zip-top bag in the freezer for months (but you'll use it before then anyway). Try some in your next chili or even use it in part of a marinade to give a little extra something to a cheap cut of meat.
But this time I was in a Mexican mood. I wanted some tasty shrimp tacos. And tasty shrimp tacos is what I got :) I mean, really, take a look.
I know, right? Right? Oh, well, I guess I know but you'll just have to take my word for it. Or you could make this too… You should. There is so much great flavor in this. A little smokiness, a bit of heat, and even a little sweetness (not to mention the scallions, onion, and tomato) all work together to make this some of the tastiest tacos that will ever come out of your kitchen.
So go get the ingredients and get cooking. Click though for the recipe and more details. If you like this one, maybe I'll share some more chipotle recipes soon.
For the shrimp
Note about the shrimp: Get small sized shrimp. That means look for a count of 31/35 or less. That number means that there are about 31 to 35 shrimp per pound. If you get shrimp that are too large, they won't fit well into the tacos, so smaller shrimp, which means a higher number, is your friend.
1 chipotle in adobo, minced
2 teaspoons adobo sauce
4 teaspoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
about 1 1/2 pounds small shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/4 teaspoon table salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon granulated sugar
For the tacos
12-15 taco shells (I used flour tacos, but you can use corn)
1 bunch of scallions, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2-3 roma tomatoes, chopped
guac or avocados
jalepenos, if you want some more heat :)
Directions for shrimp
1. In a bowl mix together the chipotle, adobo, brown sugar, and lime juice.
2. In another bowl, mix together the shrimp, salt, pepper, and sugar.
3. Heat a large skillet over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil, then add about half the shrimp (from step 2). Make sure that they are in a single layer. Cook until you can see the color start to turn pinkish and they develop brown spots on the underside (about 1 minute). Flip each shrimp over (you can remove the pan from heat for this if it takes time). Cook about 30-60 seconds longer, until that side browns slightly to match the top half. Transfer everything to a plate or bowl and repeat with the remaining shrimp (don't forget to add another tablespoon of oil to the skillet).
4. Once the second batch has been flipped over and cooks slightly, you can re-add the previously cooked shrimp to the skillet. Mix in the chipotle mixture (from step 1), cover and cook for 1-2 minutes.
For the tacos
Once the shrimp is made, you can pretty much figure out that the shrimp and the rest of the ingredients get tossed into the taco shells and then are chomped down on.
A tip for the taco shells though, if you have a gas burner you can lightly char them over it. Be quick and vigilant because you don't want to burn them.
I don't have a gas burner, so I actually pulled out a propane torch and tossed each taco onto my cast iron skillet and charred them with that. Yeah, I really did that.


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Chacin solid, but Rox lose on walk-off homer
Chacin solid, but Rox lose on walk-off homer
PHOENIX -- The Rockies lost for the 98th time Tuesday night, but they may have regained a future starting rotation leader. Rafael Betancourt gave up a three-run, walk-off homer to the D-backs' Aaron Hill and absorbed a 5-3 loss at Chase Field in front of 22,466 in the second-to-last regular-season contest. Betancourt (1-4) had converted 11 straight save chances before yielding a ninth-inning homer to the D-backs' Monday night -- in a game the Rockies would win, 7-5, in 13 innings.
This time, Betancourt yielded singles to John McDonald with one out and Gerardo Parra with two outs before Hill's 26th homer of the season dropped the Rockies to 63-98.At least the Rockies could take solace in yet another solid start from right-hander Jhoulys Chacin, who struck out four in five scoreless, three-hit innings. The Rockies expected Chacin, who had a strong beginning to last season but deteriorated in the second half after struggling through forearm tightness, to stride toward stardom. However, he struggled to a 7.30 ERA in five starts before going on the disabled list with a nerve issue in his chest. Now, Chacin looks more like the pitcher the Rockies hoped to have. He finished the season with a 4.43 ERA, and gave up zero or one run in six of his nine starts since his return. "I felt really good today," Chacin said. "In the first two innings, I couldn't get the ball down and was throwing the ball up. But I got my rhythm and got my feeling with all my pitches. I felt really fresh, like I didn't pitch today. That's a good sign going into the offseason." Chacin said he will try to maintain his groove with a couple of starts in the Arizona Instructional League and 6-to-7 in the Venezuelan Winter League. "For Jhoulys Chacin to finish up in the manner in which he did, you have to be extremely encouraged by that," Rockies manager Jim Tracy said. The Rockies were in position to take their first road series win since Aug. 20-23 against the Mets, but couldn't do it because of two homers accounting for all of the D-backs' runs. The Rockies led, 1-0, before McDonald homered for two runs off Guillermo Moscoso in the seventh. "I was just trying to put a good swing on it and he threw a strike," McDonald said. "I was trying to stay up the middle. I'm not a home run hitter so fortunately I got that ball to carry a little bit for me. " Moscoso even being in the game at the time was a story in itself. With runners at first and third and two out in the top of the seventh, Tracy allowed Moscoso, who had pitched a scoreless sixth, to bat. He struck out. The bench has been shortened by injuries, and Tracy said after the game that after using seven relievers in Monday night's long contest, Colorado's bullpen was short. Jordan Pacheco had two hits, including a two-run double to put the team ahead in the eighth, lifting his batting average to .306, tops among NL rookies. He is also in line for a top-10 finish in the league. One plate appearance in Wednesday's finale will give him the 502 he needs to officially qualify for the leaderboard. It will be the highest finish by a Rockies rookie. Todd Helton finished 12th with a .315 average in 1998. Tyler Colvin also doubled twice, and DJ LeMahieu and Jonathan Herrera had two hits apiece. But Hill spoiled the night by providing the second walk-off homer of the season for the D-backs (81-80), who assured themselves of a .500 finish. "It's a great feeling," Hill said. "Any time you can produce to help your team win, but especially in a situation like that. That's what you think about when you're a little kid when you're playing on the street."
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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MOSCOW, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Russia will abandon its planned rocket battery in response to President Barack Obama's shelving of the U.S. missile defense shield in Europe, officials said.
Russian military sources said Moscow would table plans to both deploy truck-mounted Iskander missiles and locate nuclear-capable T-22 bombers in Kaliningrad, The Daily Telegraph in London reported Friday.
Kaliningrad borders the European Union countries of Poland and Lithuania. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had said the Iskander missiles could be used "if necessary" to "neutralize" the missile shield if it were built.
"Undoubtedly, Washington's cancellation of its missile defense facilities will not go unnoticed," the military official said. "The array of measures which were planned in response to the deployment of the missile defense sites in Europe will be frozen, and will possibly be completely canceled."
Obama Thursday said the United States would shelve the controversial missile shield and radar in favor of a land- and sea-based defense system.
The now-shelved missile system -- sought by former President George W. Bush -- would have placed a radar site in Poland and 10 interceptor missiles in the Czech Republic. Russian leaders said their country's national security was threatened by the system.


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That was when the reality of coming budget cuts really started to sink in at agencies, and worried leaders were seeking the General Services Administration's help, said Johnson, GSA administrator and a keynote speaker at the Executive Leadership Conference in Williamsburg, Va., which is hosted by the American Council on Technology-Industry Advisory Council.
"It's an interesting inflection point," she said. "Budgets that we got [in the past] often put us on a diet. What's being done here is, our stomachs are being stapled. It is not a diet – we are going to lose weight one way or another."
That realization brought agency leaders to Johnson's office in Washington D.C. She sees them falling into two basic categories.
"The first kind of leader is in absolute panic," she said. "This is a leader who is terrified about what it happening to programs. I can appreciate that sheer terror."
But she's also seeing another kind of leader, she said: One who acknowledges the dire times, but attacks the problem saying, "It is a time for judo."
That creates a critical role for GSA as the government's chief purchasing agency and real estate manager, she said. GSA orchestrates efforts of agencies to increase efficiencies and save costs. It also "goes first" in many ways, demonstrating to agencies how things can be done.
"We are really proud of our innovation DNA," she said. "We want to be above the fold in telling you that."
GSA's innovations include retrofitting buildings to be more efficient with energy and space. She said that as mobility tools enable more people to work from remote locations, with only rare appearances in the office, the government should reconsider the practice of allotting a certain amount of square footage per employee.
The GSA recently moved its e-mail service to a cloud platform in a further effort to increase mobility. E-mail needs to be available from any location on any device, something the cloud platform facilitates, she said.
The sustainability agenda overall is about management, not just environmental stewardship, she said. Learning to manage organizations with sustainability in mind leads to a range of changes in how things are done that result in increased efficiencies and lowered costs.
Johnson also highlighted Challenge.gov, a collaborative website through which people can submit ideas to solve problems, with monetary prizes available for the best solutions.
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The Trump administration's plan to use predictive software to rate threats posed by immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers will result in discriminatory decisions, say a group of privacy advocates and computer scientists.
IT modernization is not only key for federal agencies, but to GSA's Federal Acquisition Service.
The $700 billion defense bill now poised for final passage includes provisions to modernize agency IT through revolving funds and allow for for easy, off-the-shelf Pentagon procurement.
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Course Description: This first book in the series by Douglas Bond tells the story of two teens who, while on vacation in England, are befriended by an elderly English gentlemen called Mr. Pipes. Through this relationship they learn about famous British hymn writers. They also learn about the value of traditional worship and praise.


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Simon McGrath concludes his blog about the remarkable Prof George Davey Smith's smart ideas for understanding diseases, which may soon be applied to ME/CFS.
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Taking hold of a department fraught with problems, acting Fire Chief Chris James says the department has issues that must be addressed but believes none will affect the city's fire protection.
"There are some changes that need to be made," he said, "but citizens will still get fire trucks when the alarm goes off. None of that will stop."
Changes include implementing a policy against firefighters recommending or even contacting 1-800 Board Up, a franchise owned by Bowles Construction but run by former Battalion Chief Tommy Willis. Instead, they'll provide fire victims with a flier listing phone numbers of board-up companies.
Willis turned in a letter of retirement last week after being placed on leave while the city investigates claims that he used his position and city resources to steer board-up business exclusively to the company. His brother, Fire Chief Howard Willis, and Deputy Chiefs Carl Scott and Mike Rogers also agreed to retire last week.
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department has had leadership issues. He didn't deny allegations that the department of 300 recently held its first staff meeting in at least two years.
"If there's no meetings, there's no communications, what happens is there's a disconnect within the ranks. They don't have the buy-in. Once they get that feeling, they opt out," he said.
One of the first things James said he will do is improve firefighter fitness, which was resisted and even discarded by Howard Willis several years ago after those at upper levels refused to submit to it. The department is in the process of implementing a wellness program that will start with firefighters getting a baseline physical.
"The test will definitely set us up for success when it comes to the firefighters physically being able to handle the job," said James, who as training chief is responsible for administering a fitness exam to new recruits and ensuring incumbent firefighters meet annual training requirements.
Getting the force healthy will require a culture change, James acknowledges. Stations tend to cook and dine together, and those who opt for healthier meals sometimes are scorned, he said.
James' willingness to take on the issues doesn't guarantee he will get the chief's job full-time, and history shows hiring for the top fire post in Augusta to be a messy affair. Augusta interviewed at least two external candidates for chief in 2005 before hiring Howard Willis – then Emergency Management Agency director – to fill a vacancy left when Al Gillespie departed after three years to be chief in North Las Vegas, Nev., because the Augusta Commission would not give him a written contract.
Gillespie, hired after several commission votes to select him failed, replaced Bernard Mack, who left after just three months on the job, citing personal issues and city politics. Mack replaced Ronnie Few, the city's first black chief, who became the subject of a scathing report by a Richmond County special grand jury, though he was never indicted.
City Administrator Fred Russell, who initially said he'd have a candidate from a "national search" within four months, said Friday he was only "80 percent sure" a national search would be conducted.
Another issue expected to come into play is whether to hire separate people to head the fire department and EMA. Commissioner Al Mason said Augusta's size and proximity to large industry, rail lines and other potential hazards makes having separate personnel mandatory, but Russell and Commissioner Joe Jackson have defended combining the positions, saying it has saved money.
With the recent scandals, which includes allegations and ongoing investigations into misuse of city vehicles and the dissemination of pornography on fire department computers, none on the commission disagree that change is necessary. Jackson, the head of the city's public safety committee, said the city should look to national fire standards.
Commissioner Bill Lockett, a retired federal investigator, said the department "should have had a thorough investigation a long time ago."
James, who will remain acting chief until the commission decides who will hold the title, said the department will push through and attain the goals he spoke of Friday.
"A lot of the things that we've discussed will happen, with me or with someone else," he said. "As long as we're in this period of dysfunction, with the press and the bad things, it will be difficult to move, but we'll still move forward."


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I had an Interesting drive to work today. I'm already hearing rumblings on Radio 4 that the English GCSE results are worse this year than in previous ones due to "harsher marking".
Is this really the case? We shall see what the day brings but it has made me think.
I read quite a lot of entries on forums, blogs, twitter and even on good old Facebook. Some of these make me realise that the standard of our written English is plummeting and it's about time that something was done about it. Maybe this is the starting point.
Let's not blame the "harsher marking" for the failings of the educational system (I'm not necessarily blaming teachers per se) in not insisting that the quality of the written word be taken as an important part of all written work regardless of the subject. The fact that the teacher 'knows what little Johnny means' does not equip him for a life in the real world. When I read something that is written in English by a native English speaker, I do not expect to have to translate it before I can actually start reading it.
I don't believe that I will ever make a career out of the written word as I accept my command of it is not exactly up there with Stephen Fry or Sir John Betjeman, but it's not that bad. This is the reason why "50 Shades of Grey" is not making me a fortune right now. Of course there is also the fact that I didn't write it to be taken into account.
As I've said, we shall see what the day brings but perhaps this will give some opportunities. There are a few.
The first opportunity is to blame the exam board(s) for changing their marking strategy to bring the overall standard down. My understanding is that they are working to the same standards that were introduced a couple of years ago.
The second opportunity is to blame the teachers for allowing standards to fall. Whilst this could be a possibility, I don't favour it. I believe that teachers continue to work to the same guidelines that they have had for some time. So that probably isn't it.
The third opportunity is to blame the kids. I'm not a parent (well I have a seventeen year old step son but I'm not convinced that counts) so this is harder for me to comment on. I will say this though. When I, like many of you reading this, were younger I (sadly) didn't have the multi-media based distractions that abound today. So, I read and watched documentaries with my dad and did any number of other things that gave me wider exposure to our great language. I don't know if this is still the case for the majority of kids out there or not. With that in mind, I wouldn't be prepared to blame the kids either.
However, there is certainly something wrong with the way the written and spoken word is being treated – and maybe today's results mark the beginning of the stop of the rot. Maybe.
There is a fourth opportunity. It is that we assimilate these results into our collective consciousness and all use this opportunity to forge a change in how we treat our great language.
Let me leave you with these.
Imagine you are on holiday tomorrow, taking advantage of the bank holiday to extend your weekend. Are you really having an extra day "of" work?
Is it really "there" ball?
You will not see me in "abit".
There is not "alot" of them.
It is not taller "then" me.
It is not me "to".
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KAMLOOPS - The case against an Alberta driver who caused an accident that killed a passenger in another vehicle concluded with a $2,000 fine in Kamloops Supreme Court Monday, May 25.
Francesco Pagnotta, 36, pleaded guilty to careless driving after hitting the bumper of the truck in front of him on a straight stretch of highway near Avola, B.C. on July 16, 2012. The driver in front of Pagnotta lost control of the truck causing it to roll and eject an unbelted passenger. First responders pronounced Victor Kohlman dead at the scene.
The accused was originally charged with dangerous driving causing death which carries a maximum penalty of 14 years imprisonment.
Crown accepted Pagnotta's guilty plea to the lesser charge under B.C.'s Motor Vehicle Act. Justice Dev Dley handed him the maximum penalty jointly proposed by Crown and defence counsel - a $2,000 fine.
"At first blush (the sentence) seems to be one that may be regarded by some as being minor when looking at the consequences of what occurred. But there are many factors that determine what comes before the court," Dley said. He noted Pagnotta has no criminal record. Dley added the victim impact statements reflected how the incident affected Kohlman's family.
"The courts are not about vengeance," he said to a gallery full of the deceased's family. "The courts are designed to assess the circumstances."
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Huge $1.5M shipment of iPad minis stolen from JFK airport
New York Post is reporting this morning that a 3,600 shipment of iPad minis has been stolen in a Goodfellas-style job. Apparently, the huge $1.5 million theft was carried out by only two guys just before midnight on Monday. The thieves used an airport forklift truck to load two pallets of iPads in to their truck, and would have taken more had they not raised the suspicions of an airport worker on dinner break.
The police are still investigating the theft, but highly suspect an inside job. Airport workers are being questioned, with three of them being forced to take lie-detector tests. It is believed that someone from the airport let the crooks in to grab the shipment of iPads.
We'll keep an eye on this story to see how it develops further.
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Retro game bars have slowly seeped into Japanese popular culture during the last decade.
The concept of playing on the game consoles until you get so drunk that you fall down on your face has a limited but nevertheless growing appeal all across Japan.
Many of the bars have special feature such as games where a player can interact with the voice actors who serve the alcohol. Reminiscent of the American restaurant without a liquor license that features a bring your own bottle (BYOB) policy, there are also a few places where you can bring your own alcohol and your own games as well!
The modern Japanese arcade does not rely on appearances to attract customers. The Akihabara Shukaijo ("shukaijo" meaning "assembly hall") is nothing special to look at. The walls are white, the sofas cramped and cheap. Usually, there is a proliferation of wooden chairs and several tatami mats in the corner.
Enter and game is the mantra at the Portable Game Cafe. No frills here, but plenty of thrills. You bring your own game machines, which are usually PSPs and Nintendo handhelds. Tabletop gaming and card games are welcome as well as long as they don't disturb other patrons.
These gaming cafes are a direct outgrowth of forced leisure time created by the mile and miles of train tracks that provide long breaks during commutes. When people miss the last train home, they can pass the time by gaming and catching few winks on the tatami mats provided.
This new arcade concept caters to the serious gamers. Unlike manga cafes, everything is in the open and the goal is simply to gather and game.
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Quick hits from Day 2 of Cowboys rookie minicamp: Deion Sanders on the sideline; Start of training camp set
IRVING - The Dallas Cowboys had 50 players on hand for Day 2 of their rookie mini-camp Saturday at Valley Ranch.
Here's a look at some notes:
Coach Jason Garrett scaled back the two practices Saturday during the second day of the club's rookie mini-camp. The two practices Friday were each 75 minutes long. Saturday's two practices lasted 45 minutes each and the players were without helmets similar to a walkthrough tempo. Garrett said Sunday's practices would be more like Friday's. … The Cowboys plan to fly to Oxnard, Calif., on July 22 and begin training camp July 23. They plan to break camp just before their second preseason game Aug. 16 against Baltimore at AT&T Stadium. The Cowboys don't plan to return to California for training camp after the Baltimore game. … Cowboys seventh-round pick safety Ahmad Dixon from Baylor has been limited the first two days of the rookie mini-camp because of a strained groin he suffered on the opening kickoff of the Senior Bowl in late January. … A day after Baylor coach Art Briles attended the Cowboys' rookie mini-camp, former Cowboys cornerback Deion Sanders was at Valley Ranch on Saturday for the second day. … The Cowboys added Texas DE Reggie Wilson as a tryout player Saturday.
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Minneapolis' Southern Theater laid off five staff members and cut the hours of the remaining four Wednesday after falling short on a $400,000 emergency fundraising drive.
In a posting on its website, Southern leadership announced the theater raised about $95,000 by its self-imposed deadline of Saturday evening, and is still confident it can eventually meet the $400,000 goal.
However, Executive Director Gary Peterson said the board felt the staff reductions were the responsible thing to do as the Southern develops a sustainable business model.
"One of the things we will be working on in a very focused way in the next two weeks is flush out the framework of what that new structure will be," Peterson said.
The Southern Theater launched its appeal almost three weeks ago in the face of overwhelming debts and the request from the McKnight Foundation for the return of $300,000 intended to fund dance grants.


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Following a working shift in the lives of the stagiest people in the theatre – the front of house staff, portraying the hilarious, ridiculous and frequently moving stories of ice-cream and programme sellers who dare to dream…
A preview performance of a new jukebox musical is due to take place, a three-year workplace romance is on the rocks, an untrained newbie is working her first shift and the amorous manager is under pressure to cut costs. What could possibly go wrong?
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President Muhammadu Buhari has been accused of trying to turn the country into a family affair by reportedly appointing his kinsmen into important positions although this has been denied by the presidency. In this opinion however by Elpower David, he raises instances and provides names of people in key position that supports the assumption that the president has actually turned the country into his family venture.
1. The case of Mamman Daura ''Mamman Daura is a powerful member of President Buhari's kitchen cabinet. He even lives in Aso Rock. Mamman Daura is President Buhari's nephew. His father is the elder brother of Buhari.
2. Mamman Daura has a son His name is Kabir Daura, He is President Buhari's Personal Assistant.
3. Abba Kyari is the Chief of Staff to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He also happens to be the foster child of – Yes. You guessed it – Mamman Daura.
4. Then there is Hadi Sirika. Hadi Sirika is the Minister of State for Aviation. He is the son of Buhari's elder sister.
5. Hadi Sirika has an elder sister – a niece of Buhari. Her name is Amina Zakari. Amina Zakari was INEC acting Chairman last year.
6. Then there is Aisha Abubakar. She wasn't even a member of the APC. But all that didn't matter. But today, she is the Minister of State for Trade, Industry and Investment. Her mother is Buhari's sister.
So, friends, there you have it. And, thanks for your time. I guess we can all now go back to our various lives and continue pretending not to notice how our national affair has become one man's family affair."
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Industry initiatives show progress despite tough times
As painful and befuddling as it has been to watch, hear and read, it was impossible to ignore the mountain of bad-to-worse news coming out of Washington and Wall Street last week regarding the financial crisis and proposed economic bailout.
It was heartening, then, to turn away from the front page headlines and focus on marketing and technology initiatives which prove there are still plenty of folks working hard to formulate new ideas and strategies with the goal of getting real results – as opposed to just making risky deals with the goal of bigger payouts and a skyrocketing stock market.
For example, whether or not it becomes a real competitor to the iPhone, Google's new G1 cell phone, which is the first featuring the company's Android software, is an exciting step towards complete Web access for cell phone users, further expanding mobile marketing possibilities.
And between the OMMA Expo two weeks ago and Advertising Week last week, I was pleased to witness discourse between industry leaders, on topics ranging from social media and ad networks to brand awareness and online video.
I was particularly inspired by a luncheon held in honor of the US Fund for UNICEF and their innovative cause marketing programs including the Tap Project and Pampers' "One Pack = One Vaccine" cause marketing programs, both of which were as comprehensive, strategic, inspiring and successful as any commercial marketing campaign you'll find anywhere. And UNICEF announced the launch of a new campaign to debut this fall called "Believe in Zero." The integrated campaign mixes print and online advertising, grassroots activities and PSA's, to build awareness of the 25,000 children that die daily – UNICEF believes that number should be zero. It seems poised to send a confident, clear and uncompromising message to the American public.
I hope we'll see the same kind of real results from Washington and Wall Street sometime very soon.
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Friday marked the official launch of the Apple iPhone Store on iTunes and PlayShakespeare is now available on your iPhone and iPod.Read more...
As part of our previously announced cooperation with Readdle (who also launched their popular eBook application), we worked closely with the Readdle team to put the complete works of Shakespeare at your fingertips. The new application, called simply "Shakespeare," includes the high-quality texts from PlayShakespeare.com free of charge.
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Pretty and intelligent, Carolyn Robinson was studying for a Master's degree at the University of Denver. One night a friend brought over a friend, Neal Cassady. Neal was actually married to a much younger girl, LuAnne. But eventually he got a divorce, married Carolyn, and took her on the ride of her life!
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Fire bedevils Holy Name roof
The Chicago cathedral's roof deicing system could be the culprit; the city and archdiocese will issue a report on the official cause upon completion of the investigation.
In early February, parishioners at a historical Chicago Catholic church were forced out into the cold by a fire—and the roof deicing system could be the culprit.
According to a Chicago Tribune report , crews had worked on the Holy Name Cathedral's roof ice buildup prevention system days before the Feb. 4 blaze struck in the early morning hours. The system, which consists of a warming cable installed along the north and south sides of the cathedral roof, had been malfunctioning, leaving the roof covered with ice. The archdiocese directed the roofing company contracted to maintain the roof to repair the system.
The Chicago Fire Dept. and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives are inspecting the roof in order to determine the official cause. Fire Dept. spokesperson Larry Langford said that an electrical engineer will examine the deicing system closely to determine whether it may have overheated or malfunctioned.
While investigators and repair crews work, masses have been relocated to the basement of the adjacent parish center. Because insurance may not cover the cost of repairing the damages, the archdiocese is holding a fundraising dinner on March 30.
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Before the calendar turned, 2016 already had the makings of a pivotal year for manufacturing, and for the world.
There were the big events for the year, including the United States as Partner Country at Hannover Messe in April and the 2016 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago in September. There's also the matter of the U.S. presidential elections in November, which promise to shape policy in manufacturing for years to come.
But the year started with global economic turmoil, as a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing triggered a worldwide stock hiccup that sent values plummeting. The continued plunge in world oil prices has resulted in a slowdown in exploration and, by extension, the manufacture of exploration equipment.
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Hello everyone. This time I'd like to showcase my first self-MOC to be posted here, and while he doesn't share my name exactly, he is one of my favorite MOCs to date. While I do feel like some gaps need to be filled up, and some angles need to be changed a little, I don't have the budget to keep on making Bricklink orders to my desire. Nevertheless, I do intend that by the time I leave for summer I will have gotten me some more pieces for revamp as well as for other MOCs.
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He is one of the last of his kind, a race of supernatural beings called The Lumi (pronounced LOO-MAI). He is an extremely elegant fighter, mainly uses a halberd and some curved daggers for close-range melee, and has an array of supernatural powers, including short-range teleportation and energy projection.
He has secret ties with iconic characters from all around the Multiverse, and is a member of an underground alliance to which this guy and that guy also belong. They are all plotting to take down HAEMATITE, a titan ruler of a faction of the Multiverse's finest Dark Hunters.
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If you own and still use an original Motorola RAZR–that popular, thin clamshell phone from Motorola a few years back–you might want to make sure that it is visible whenever you're anywhere near a Verizon Wireless representative these days, as you could get lucky, just like the folks in Verizon's new TV ad who had their original RAZRs replaced with the "reinvented" Motorola DROID RAZR.
Verizon recently ran a sixty-second ad on YouTube showing a Verizon representative showing off the neat new features of the new DROID RAZR to owners of the elder RAZR, and then drops the bomb by telling them that they get to keep the device for free. Talk about free, on-the-spot upgrades. This isn't saying that Verizon is giving every RAZR owner a new DROID RAZR, but who knows what might happen if a Verizon rep spots you with your old RAZR, right
The DROID RAZR boasts of a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED touchscreen protected by Corning Gorilla Glass and Kevlar-coated back cover, making it almost invulnerable to"accidental" scratches and drops.
Verizon also bragged that, since the DROID RAZR runs on its 4G LTE network, the device will have 10 times faster network speed than 3G. The device also packs an 8-megapixel camera onboard and a 1.2-GHz dual-core processor while keeping the device thin at 7.1 mm at its thickest point.
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Rangers pitchers struggling against patient, smart Oakland lineup
ARLINGTON – With the Oakland A's, what a difference a week makes.
Especially, if they are facing the same pitcher twice in that week.
On Tuesday, Oakland's disciplined and studious hitters systematically took apart a Rangers starter who had largely held them in check less than 10 days ago. On Tuesday, it was Martin Perez, who shut the A's out on three hits six days earlier, who took a beating in the Rangers' 9-3 loss.
A week ago, Perez had run his scoreless innings streak to 26 against the A's, tying the fifth-longest streak by a starter in Rangers history. The streak died before the first inning was out on Tuesday. Any chance at a third straight complete game was gone before the end of the fifth. When he was done, Perez was charged with a career-high eight runs.
It followed the same pattern as Monday when Oakland chased Rangers' ace Yu Darvish after 3 1/3 innings, making it the shortest outing of Darvish's MLB career.
"So far they are showing us they make adjustments," catcher Robinson Chirinos said. "Yesterday they did it with Darvish; today with Martin. This is what Oakland does all the way through the minor leagues. They take a lot of pitches. They make pitchers work and when you don't execute pitches, they are in good hitting counts and they make you pay. That's what has happened the last two days. Hopefully, we can get ahead in the count [Wednesday] and then keep making good pitches."
The A's also made one other significant adjustment to Perez. They returned Coco Crisp to the top of the lineup. Crisp missed last Wednesday's game with some soreness. He was back on Tuesday, though, and set an early tone.
When Perez left an 0-and-1 two-seam fastball up in the zone, Crisp drove it into the left field corner. It was his sixth hit in 14 career at-bats against Perez. And it put the A's on high alert that Perez might be susceptible if they forced him to get the fastball up.
They did just that.
"He missed a lot of spots tonight and when he missed it was in the middle of the plate and up," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "In the previous start, he put everything where he wanted to."
Said Chirinos: "They were taking the low pitches and forcing him to bring the ball up in the strike zone and when he did that, they put a good swing on it. That was the difference. Every time he was behind, it seemed like, he would throw the two-seamer and instead of sinking away, it would cut in."
The whole game could be summed up by the first inning – though it took another three hours to complete. Perez got Jed Lowrie and Josh Donaldson to get within an out of escaping the jam, then walked Yoenis Cespedes on four pitches. Derek Norris followed by jumping on one of those cutting, drifting sinkers and driving it into the gap in left center for a two-run double.
"My two-seamer just stayed up in the zone," Perez said. "When I got the ball down in the strike zone, I got quick outs. But I just missed too many pitches."
Norris would repeat the trick in the third for another two-out, run-scoring double. And in the fifth, under the weight of a growing pitch load and a tight strike zone from home plate umpire Marcus Patillo, Perez simply collapsed.
He got Norris for the second out of the inning with the bases loaded and the Rangers down 4-1, but then walked Alberto Callaspo to force in a run and force his exit from the game. The A's went on to score five runs in the inning.
"Tomorrow is a new day for us," Perez said. "We will play better."
If they don't, expect the A's to take advantage again.