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Five Air Force Academy faculty — two civilians and three military — and a religious rights group sued the school's superintendent on Monday to stop the school's National Prayer Luncheon scheduled for Feb. 10.
The 10-page lawsuit accuses Lt. Gen. Michael Gould of "endorsing and promoting" religion in violation of the U.S. Constitution. The suit asks a federal judge in Denver to issue an injunction to prevent the luncheon and its keynote speaker, retired Marine 1st. Lt. Clebe McClary, a highly decorated Vietnam veteran, author and devoted Christian.
"This is an official event sponsored, sanctioned and organized by the command chain at the Air Force Academy," said David A. Lane, the Denver attorney representing the five faculty and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, founded by academy graduate Mikey Weinstein, a frequent critic of religious activities at the school.
"It is a clear violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution, which mandates the separation of church and state," Lane said. "The command chain is sponsoring a religious event, promoting it and endorsing it. That's the issue."
The academy defended the luncheon Monday, describing it as a traditional event held in coordination with the National Prayer Breakfast, which occurs on the first Thursday of February each year in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama spoke to the gathering in 2010 and typically it attracts U.S. Supreme Court justices, members of Congress, Cabinet officials and presidents.
"This is something we've held at the academy for years and years," said Lt. Col. John Bryan, academy spokesman. "This is a multifaith prayer luncheon. Similar events are held every year at every military installation around the country. It's not new."
But Lane said his clients believe the luncheon is more evidence that Gould and his top officers have created a "climate of coercion and fear at the Air Force Academy" by "foisting religion upon students, faculty and staff."
Only one of the five faculty was identified in the suit: R. David Mullin, a 13-year academy economic professor.
The others remained anonymous, described only as a civilian professor with 10 years at the academy; a commissioned Air Force officer and academy graduate assigned to the academics department; an active duty military employee; and a commissioned officer on the academic faculty.
"Each plaintiff fears that any dissent from the 'party line' will result in serious negative consequences for them in their careers in the Air Force," the lawsuit said. "They fear retribution from the command structure if their identities are revealed."
Bryan said the luncheon is not a mandatory event.
"It's completely voluntary," Bryan said. "I don't know how they could feel forced to go to this. No roll call is being taken."
The academy said the event is designed to "bring together the leadership of the United States in recognition of the spiritual values upon with our nation is founded."
The event will include readings by airmen who are Islamic, Jewish, and Christian, as well as from a rabbi, Buddhist sensei and a Catholic priest.
Perhaps most controversial is the keynote address planned by motivational speaker McClary.
On his web site, he says he now serves in the "Lord's army" and to him the initials USMC no longer stand for U.S. Marine Corps. Instead, they mean "US Marines for Christ."
Lane said it didn't matter that the event recognizes many religious points of view. Clearly, McClary is the dominant viewpoint.
"By having a keynote speaker who identifies as a fundamentalist Christian and using the event as an opportunity to promote the sale of his book, clearly promotes Christianity over all other religions," the lawsuit contends.
Bryan said the academy is proceeding with plans for the luncheon, although it will abide by the decision of the court.
Lane said he hopes to have a hearing by Friday in federal court.


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Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds will perform June 24
"Summer time has always been one of our favorite seasons to play. I think it reminds us of when we were starting out and playing outdoor venues like West View Park," said Johnny Angel (aka Jack Hunt) It gave us a much wider audience than doing teen dances. It forced us to become more professional and polish our beginnings and endings and the placement of our songs. After a while we grew into larger venues and began playing the giant outdoor venues like the Three Rivers Stadium Summer Oldies Concerts, Starlake Amphitheater and Oldies shows in the tri-state area."
Pittsburgh may be well known for its ketchup, bridges and sports teams, but it has a place in the history of pop music. Back in the 1950s legendary radio DJ Porky Chedwick played music that other station would not touch and it led to the launch of many a career. Local acts like The Skyliners and The Marcels hit the top forty radio stations.
Until a fortuitous May 28 birthday party invite. (May 28 is also Hunt's birthday), where Lipp and Hunt met.
Lipp's parents, Herman and Millie were critical to the success that the newly formed band, Cordells.
"Mr. and Mrs. Lipp are very much heroes to me. They gave unselfishly to young people who were not their own and made us feel like we were part of their family. Mrs. Lipp actually moved her dinning room furniture out to give us a place to rehearse," Hunt said. "They would sit in the living room and watch us hour upon hour. Mr. Lipp bought me my first microphone, our first PA system, and financed my first real drum set. He drove us to gigs and most importantly, kept us all in line and helped to teach us how to be men. To this day, they still follow the band."
The Cordells scored what was considered the ultimate prize, a pressed 45 r.p.m., a record for today's generation.
"I still get a rush thinking about our first 45 r.p.m... I am a vinyl collector to this day and having a record is like being a big leaguer, at least back in those days. It set you apart from the regular, let's get together and jam bands or garage bands...it kind of makes the entire band pull together even more," Hunt said. "No matter how good or bad one's record is, you are leaving something when you are gone. It's recorded history."
The band saw many changes throughout the 70s, but in the later half of the decade, Hunt, Lip and Daley were back together in a band called Slow Cooker, which morphed into what is known today as Johnny Angel and the Halos.
"It was probably somewhere in the later 70's that the Halo's actually clicked as a band. We had the right players, our rhythm section gelled, the harmonies were nice and tight and everyone seemed to be on the same page for the style of music that best fit us," Hunt said. "The band as you see it today is pretty much the same band from the early eighties, it's like a family and personnel has not changed much."
The group was always playing the good-time hits of the 50s and 60s
"We have always performed the music that we do today, starting from when it was new. Around the time of Woodstock and Sha Na Na, we started doing some 50's tunes that went over really well. That grew into skits with costumes and comedy parodies," Hunt said. "After a while, we started to take what we were doing seriously again and began doing the music of our lives with a passion. We started taking songs that we did as kids and add our own style to it...we call it "Haloizing".
The Halos have performed with a who's who of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. From the Four Tops to Jerry Butler to Jerry Lee Lewis.
But for Hunt, while it is hard to pick which group he remembers most playing with, he does have some favored memories.
"I have a hard time picking one group or performer that stands out since they have all had such an influence on me and my choice of music. But to name a few, the Temptations for sure, since they are my all time favorite group. I had a chance to sing a song with the Temps at Starlake and it will always be one of my most favorite Rock and Roll memories. James Brown was an amazing guy and gave me something that is so very important in a musicians life and that is his time, I learned a lot by talking to him. Chuck Berry for his wisdom of how to over come the system and being different. I could go on and on..."
With the Halos still going at full stream, Hunt also works, is DJ on local 1320 WJAS on Sunday nights and is a partner in the Atria's restaurant chain. The modern renaissance man doesn't find it work at all.
"When you do the things that you love and those things are also your passions, one finds a way to get it done. There is an old saying..."If you want to get something done, give it to a busy person."
On his radio show on from 7 to 11 p.m., he plays a variety of music that he grew up with. With the influx of the internet and mp3s, he doesn't fear that the oldies, but goodies won't be lost on a generation raised on such spectacularly bad music spawned from "American Idol" or the same tired classic rock that is repeated ad nauseum.
"You would be surprised the amount of young people that listen to my show and who have a true appreciation of our music. As an example, just watch a new movie or a new sitcom on TV, you will most likely here an oldie. Good music, no matter what format will always find a way to survive."
With him juggling the many and varied careers, he has going for him, the Halo Nation need not worry about the band slowing down anytime soon.
"Johnny Angel and the Halos is actually part of my life and part of my family," Hunt said. "As long as the good Lord gives us the strength and good health to perform, you will see us on the concert circuit."
For more information and tour dates visit, www.jahalos.com/

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I should answer the question myself. No, you are not looking at an Identity Disc from Tron Legacy. Instead, it's a new clock concept designed by Raunak Narang that supposed to be inspired by the Identity Disc itself when he was designing this Clock-O wall clock.
Clock-O wall clock is very chic and sexy for modern home. The reason is because this Clock-O wall clock is created with black piano surface finish, along with the two digital hands that show time with lines illuminations.
Obviously, this Clock-O wall concept is using LED based illumination for the best performance and battery longevity. The Clock-O wall clock itself is actually containing 4 layers of components in order to work. Like the picture shown above, the glossy surface is actually using a transparent (but with dark shade) polycarbonate shell. Follow up with the second layer with mini slots where the light from layer 3 can pass through. Finally, it's then enclosed with another final layer to support the rear side.
The beauty of Clock-O wall concept is of course, the sexy and simple design of the circular clock. There is no need to have number on a clock anyway as we have been accustomed to the position and could tell time even without the numbers decorating the clock.
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Our man at La Quinta Golf and Country Club brings you all of the action from behind the scenes at the Benahavis Senior Masters.
It's a tough life...
From the sumptuous glamour of Cannes last week, the Senior Tour has headed south to the, well, sumptuous glamour of Marbella for this week's Benahavis Senior Masters. It's a tough life being on Tour sometimes, isn't it? Swap the waterfront in Cannes and the French Riviera for the Puerto Buenos and the Costa Del Sol and you can't have too many complaints!
This is the second year the Senior Tour has visited La Quinta Golf and Country Club and there have been a few tweaks to the course since last season's inaugural event. Some have been cosmetic, such as the new lake on the 17th, some to toughen the greens, whereas others such as the new 11th hole have been enforced due to Spanish laws governing the proximity of golf courses and houses. Of course this wasn't an issue for any of our pros last year but an errand shot or two from your correspondent might have been a different story. Anyway, the result is a slightly tougher test for the players this week but a nonetheless picturesque course for the third from last event of the 2010 campaign.
A legend's touch
The aforementioned changes to La Quinta Golf and Country Club were all overseen by the course designer and Senior Tour professional, Manuel Piñero. The 58 year old is something of a legend in Spanish golf, not only for his nine European Tour victories but, perhaps more notably, for his contribution to The Ryder Cup. Piñero won four out of five points in The 1985 Ryder Cup at The Belfry, teaming up alongside the great Seve Ballesteros to win two foursomes and one fourball match. Even more memorable was his performance in the singles. As Sam Torrance relayed at the Senior Tour dinner at Woburn last month, Piñero came bounding into the team round proclaiming 'I want Wadkins, I want Wadkins' in reference to the American Lanny Wadkins who, at the time, was one of – if not the – most formidable match play opponent. As Sam told: "There were 11 other guys sitting there thinking 'you can have Wadkins'!" Needless to say the Spanish Matador was granted his wish and went out and beat Wadkins 3 and 1, retiring from The Ryder Cup with a 100 per cent singles record. Inspiring stuff, and a story that Sam also conveyed to the European Team at The Celtic Manor prior to their own inspirational victory over the United States earlier this month.
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You could forgive Frenchman Marc Farry for feeling a little bit fatigued this week given us victory last week in the Cannes Mougins Masters which he helped organise. However there were no such signs when he began his first round on Friday. Marc admitted last week he was tired following the exertion of staging the event in Cannes, and the travel problems created by the French transport strike did not help, but he started here in Marbella exactly where he left off in France, eagling the opening hole at La Quinta to soar to the top of the leaderboard. Perhaps tiredness set in midway through his round as he dropped a couple of shots but a one under par 70 leaves Marc in a strong position to challenge for this third victory of the season.
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Worthington man dies in rollover
WORTHINGTON -- A young Worthington man died early Friday morning at Sanford Worthington Medical Center after being involved in a one-vehicle rollover accident.
Mitchell James Benson, 20, of Worthington, was brought to the emergency room by a private party, according to information released by the Nobles County Sheriff's Office.
According to the accident report, the NCSO was notified at 12:57 a.m. Friday that an injured person had been brought in from the scene of a motor vehicle accident on Nobles County 25, about two miles north of Worthington at 220th Street. It was determined that a passing car had come upon the accident, and the passersby removed Benson from the vehicle and transported him to the SWMC.
No other vehicles were involved, but the accident scene indicates a deer may have been a factor in causing the crash.
"They think he may have hit a deer or tried to miss a deer and hit it anyway, but we cannot confirm this as there are no witnesses," said Nobles County Chief Deputy Chris Heinrichs. "We will know more after a reconstruction of the accident."
The accident remains under investigation, and the Minnesota State Patrol will conduct the accident reconstruction, Heinrichs said.
Benson is the son of Phillip and Amy Benson, Worthington, and a 2010 graduate of Worthington High School, where he was an athlete involved in hockey, tennis and football. He had recently enlisted in the military and was set to go to boot camp in the fall.
This is the second fatality accident in Nobles County in 10 days, and the Minnesota State Patrol has investigated six fatality accidents statewide since the beginning of this week.
"It's been a deadly summer," said Heinrichs.
A funeral service for Benson will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Worthington Christian Church, 1501 N. Douglas Ave. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Benson Funeral Home, Worthington.


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Discussion in 'Darkroom Equipment' started by Black Dog, Jan 28, 2004.
What are your top tips for zapping darkroom dust problems?
Intall a shower in your darkroom. ((-:
Not so jokingly as it may seem - humidity is one of the best ways to get rid of dust. Scrubbing floors/wall with a damp cloth?
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Ill second that. I always use a clean damp cloth, the dust sticks to the cloth, and the dampness helps kill any static. Note, damp, not wet.
Small cheap humidifier (like the type your mom used to use when you were sick as a kid - but without the menthol!) is good for adding moisture which helps "settle" the dust. Ctein uses black plastic stapled to walls in his darkroom and wipes them down with damp cloth occasionally.
What about using a humidifer in the darkroom? Is that overkill? Dust this time of year is really bad due to the cold weather / dry air.
I used to use the Black plastic trick. Charge it up with static electricity and the dust is attracted and held there instead of your negs. Since it's Black, it is easy to see when it gets too dusty and time to wipe it down with a damp cloth before recharging it.
How are you charging it?
Give it a light, brisk rubbing with fur or plush or flannel material.
I usually just grab a passing Cat
lol, Neal! My brother's old apartment had wooden floors so he would just spin the cat in circles to dust
Catuum cleaner???
Did he get a patent for it?
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Cat spinning is a great sport. Our cat, Little Guy, seems to like it. I'd spin him on the kitchen floor real good and he'd run up to you and fall down in front of you for more.
I have a different theory... the only time I worry about dust is just prior to putting a neg in the carrier! Regardless of how careful and clean you are you still need to clean the neg before making a print.
I do vacuum the floor occasionly (with vacuum system that's located in the garage and runs thru the house walls.. can't think of what their called at the moment... so it doesn't expell dust filled air back into the same room!) and wipe the benches every now and then. When I get the urge for a bigger clean up and move the enlarger, paper safe and bits 'n 'pieces lying around, they usually have heaps of dust under them.
I am looking at installing a simple positive pressure system in my darkroom (shortly to be built). You use a fan to force filtered air in (you can use foam filters from a car accesories store I am told) which forces regular air changes. Not only does it keep dust down, it controls humidity and gets rid of those chemical orders when tyou aren't about...
I'm so frustrated with dust that I'm having custom glassless carriers made for my durst l184 enlarger. The 4x5 and 5x7 carriers are designed to work with and without glass. The 8x10 will only use one piece of glass. It never fails that I get a piece of glass or two between the negative and the glass. Arrrrgghh.
Ilford anti-static cloth works wonders on the contact frame glass. I live in the Southern US. Lack of humidity is not a problem


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A Load of Red Bull and Then Some
"Energy drinks," aggressively marketed in recent years, promise to increase concentration and alertness. Why do so many people want to further reduce the amount of time they sleep?
For the last month, it has been impossible to avoid hearing the Gevatron song troupe joyously singing away in television advertisements for a new "energy drink." Many may have been surprised by the linkage between bales of hay and good old Eretz Yisrael, and a drink associated with nightclub culture, but the energy drink marketing agencies believe it is a completely natural course of events.
Five energy drinks are currently sold in Israel and their marketers target all kinds of groups: from the young who hang out at nightclubs to pensioners who want to take better advantage of their free time.
The latest marketing assault is part of a recent worldwide phenomenon of significant increases in sales and consumption of energy drinks. According to a survey by the British consulting and consumer firm, Zenith International, the energy drink market doubles itself every year. In England alone, over 20 such brands were launched in a market that takes in around £700 million.
The question is why are so many people interested in further reducing the amount of time they sleep, beyond the limit of normal tiredness and artificially enhancing their concentration. Why does society accept the energy drinks with equanimity and enthusiasm, while its institutions fight tooth and nail against the legalization of marijuana, which could ease the pain of chronically ill patients and is no more dangerous than alcohol?
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Futurist Dr. David Passig says that energy drinks reflect a cultural need to use time more efficiently. "The trick is not to stay awake more hours, but to better use the time and our hours of concentration when we're awake," he explains.
According to him, "this streamlining is a result of cultural pressure. Modern man views efficiency as an important value. In my opinion, the food companies still haven't comprehended the commercial potential of alertness-enhancing food and beverages - just like a decade ago, as well as today, the cellular phone companies didn't grasp man's real need for wireless communications. Man's need to streamline his waking hours is huge. We utilize only around 30 percent of the 16 hours we are awake a day. We invest another 30-40 percent in body maintenance and we are left with another 30 percent that is wasted time.
"The idea of streamlining the body's functioning is a result of improving systems that leads to more efficient use of time and division of a person's time into smaller units. Man becomes a more intelligent being who recognizes his finite nature. The more aware he is that his time is limited, the more he wants to better exploit that time."
When asked why this very calculated race in the end leads to a reaction and back to nature movements, Passig offers a futurist's predictable answer: "The return to nature, like every counter-trend, essentially reinforces the modern world. These movements after all aren't really interested in the demise of all modern systems and their replacement with systems from previous eras. They're interested in being an eternal opposition."
The signs, such as increased demand for food supplements that add more waking hours or enhance concentration, appeared years ago: A survey taken in the United States to assess the market penetration of new technological developments asked participants their opinion on "awake pills" that were not harmful to their health, but would reduce the number of hours of sleep. The respondents in the survey, taken from a representative sample, unequivocally predicted that such a product would enter the market before 2000.
Indeed the energy drinks began appearing in large numbers in the Western world as early as 1995, but their breakthrough into public consciousness and the intense competition among manufacturers only started in the last year. According to Gil Melamede, the CEO of Tymco Beer, which markets the Red Bull energy drink in Israel, energy drinks first appeared around 30 years ago in the Far East; they were sold at food stands as syrup in mini bottles with no labels or identification.
The person responsible to a large extent for the product's penetration of the Western world is Dietrich Mateschitz, an American company representative in the Far East who sought to market them after making a few changes.
In 1987, Mateschitz launched a sweet beverage under the name Red Bull in the Austrian market, but only in 1994 did marketing spread to other European countries and the U.S. The product gained momentum in 1999 after vigorous marketing efforts.
One of the main factors behind the success of energy drinks was the flourishing of high-tech companies that employed many young people who worked long hours. In 2000, the Coca-Cola Company launched a special drink that was marketed to participants in "hacker conferences," where they competed in developing software and computer games. Coca-Cola identified the public relations potential of these conferences and gave out cans of Coke with four times the amount of caffeine as a regular drink. Coca-Cola has been selling a later variation of the drink, called Burn, in Britain for the last year or so.
The most prominent drink of those sold to computer and high-tech people is Jolt, which of course can also be purchased at an Internet site (http://www.wetplanet.com). The drink got its first exposure in a cult film, "Hackers," and received extensive public relations when Bill Gates recommended it during interviews he gave to MTV.
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However, the beverage companies want to distance themselves as much as possible from passing fads, certainly ones that are against the backdrop of collapsing start-up companies. "We started with the nightclub crowd because it's more open to new products, and it needs a drink to wake them up at the end of a party," says Melamede. "But it's a functional drink suitable for whoever wants to have a few more waking hours. Who doesn't want to be refreshed if he's tired?"
His answer to the question why are energy drinks so popular right now is reminiscent of advertising slogans from previous decades: "It's a drink that is very suited to this generation," says Melamede. "The modern person's average day in this generation, as opposed to the previous generation, is different. We have to work harder and our expectations of ourselves are higher. It's a drink for a generation that wants to get more done."
Why shouldn't you just rest when you're tired?
"The phenomenon of dealing with a lack of energy is an old one: we've been drinking coffee and tea for hundreds of years. Today there are very few people who don't drink coffee in the morning, even if only in the morning, to wake up. The world is changing and more and more people want to get rid of the fatigue and are willing to drink a beverage that isn't harmful to their health and will meet this need. Incidentally, energy drinks only have an effect when you're tired."
Energy drinks, Melamede explains, affect the body via several different ingredients. "Red Bull, for example, contains two types of amino acids: taurine and glucuronolactone," he says. "When the body is tired, the level of theses acids in the blood drops and the drink raises them back up, as well as the level of caffeine, sugars and B-complex vitamins."
Dr. Anna Shapira, a food scientist at the Ministry of Health, presents the situation in a slightly different light. She explains that a can of the drink has around 160 milligrams of caffeine - twice the amount in a regular cup of coffee. This large quantity of caffeine and sugar is, according to her, what causes the drink's stimulating effect. She is, however, doubtful about the effects of the amino acids. The acids contained in the beverages are defined as "semi-necessary," i.e., they are already present in the body. "Taurine, for example, is an acid that is already present in reasonable levels in adults," says Shapira. "Drinking an energy drink adds taurine. We haven't yet found that that's harmful, but it certainly is adding more of a substance that is already in the body and you have to be careful."
"Energy drink is a name the manufacturer gave the beverage because he wants to sell it," she says. "Energy is obtained when you consume food or drink that has fat, protein or sugar that the body burns. That isn't the case with energy drinks. It isn't possible to do laboratory check on the `energy' in these kinds of beverages. The ingredients are also not food supplements. A food supplement is a chemical substance added to a food or beverage for a specific purpose: stabilizer, food coloring, sweetener, and so on. Here, these are ingredients the manufacturer added because he thinks they have a positive affect."
Shapira specifically cautions against having energy drinks mixed with alcohol. "The energy drinks don't need to be mixed with anything. Alcohol affects our bodies in a specific way and mixing the two could be harmful." She stresses that, "we have to listen to our body. If we are tired, we should rest, freshen up and eat something. Don't push off the fatigue by drinking a high energy drink."
Meanwhile, David Passig is waiting for the next generation of energetic food products, which may be harder to market. Then, he says, foods and beverages will be sold that not only enable better usage of time, but also add time, i.e., increase life expectancy.
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Sources close to gravel-voiced Scotch sexpot Gordon Brown say he is planning to completely wrong-foot his political opponents by calling for not the election which most had expected but a snap war against Burma.
The Prime Minister is said to be "deeply troubled" by events in Burma, having "barely touched his porridge" after hearing reports of protestors being fired on by the military junta.
He has also been inspired by the heroism of the country's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who featured in his book Courage alongside Nelson Mandela, that Glaswegian baggage handler fella, and Jodie Marsh. Brown has long identified with Aung San Suu Kyi's plight. A cabinet insider said: "There are many similarities here - one spent over a decade cruelly restrained from their rightful position as democratically elected head of their country, and the other lives in Burma."
Sources claim Mr Brown has taken all possible steps to avoid a conflict including issuing sanctions, issuing sanctions more slowly, issuing sanctions in a loud voice, and inviting the military dictatorship of Burma onto [iThe Jeremy Kyle Show.
The decision is likely to shock the Labour leader's main opponent David Cameron, who on Sunday goaded Mr Brown into calling a snap election, stating, to rapturous applause:
"Fnaar, fnaar, fnaar!"
Mr Cameron went on to pile pressure on the Prime Minister by saying "what, what" and calling for Pimms.
Speaking against a photo-montage of Margaret Thatcher drop-kicking a hoodie while dispensing fistfuls of cash to smiling couples, Cameron accused the Labour Party of lacking gravitas in their policies. "Pip, pip old bean," he added.
After a month of, what one commentator described as "the worst sort of political todger tickling", Gordon Brown had been warned that he risked looking weak, indecisive and frumpy if he failed to call an election after so much build up. Insiders say they are pleased to see he is taking advice on board, while expressing bewilderment about whose advice it was.


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If you're over the age of 21, chances are that at some point in your life, you may have been inebriated and embarrassed about it the next day… And if you weren't embarrassed, you should have been!
Just like this guy… whom in my humble opinion should be crazy embarrassed. There's nothing like drunken single mindedness to make you miss the forest for the trees… And you wonder why your parents warned you about the dangers of demon alcohol! At least he's somewhat famous now… I just want to know why it looks like he's in some sort of school yard or park… Creepy!
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President of Somaliland visits UK
- From:
- Department for International Development and The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell
- Part of:
- Overseas aid effectiveness and Somalia
- Published:
- 3 December 2010
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Andrew Mitchell meets with the President of Somaliland, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud Silanyo during his first visit to the UK since his successful election.
Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell met with the President of Somaliland, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud Silanyo on Thursday 2 December during his first visit to the UK since his successful election in June.
The President and Secretary of State discussed Somaliland's vital contribution to peace and stability in the Horn of Africa region, as well as the challenges of sustaining progress on stability and development within Somaliland. The Secretary of State congratulated the President on his election in June, and the Somaliland people on the peaceful election and transition between governments.
The President was accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Planning. He is in the UK for a private visit.
British aid is making a real difference to the lives of the people of Somaliland and is helping to increase the progress on development within the region.
In the last year in Somaliland, British aid has helped to get 39,000 more children into primary school; train over 300 nurses and midwives; and provided 11,500 people with short term employment opportunities which has helped to maintain roads, build classrooms and conserve land for farming.
The UK Government is currently reviewing its programme in Somaliland and will seek to build on this progress over the next four years, with increased support to programmes that will boost health, education, employment, governance and security and humanitarian assistance.
Working through partners in close cooperation with the Somaliland authorities, and other donors, these programmes will increase the level of staffing at health facilities by qualified health workers and professionals, from 5% to 40%; provide Measles, Polio and Tetanus vaccinations to over one million women and children; provide access to water and sanitation to over 100,000 people; and increase the number of pregnant women visiting Ante Natal Clinics from 15% to 40%; as well improving access to justice and economic opportunities.
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Cook County`s more than 800 taxing agencies don`t know it yet, but they are facing a fiscal crisis of mammoth proportion. In what could be a monumental screw-up, the legislature, in approving the McCormick Place bail-out, attached legislation designed to give the state`s farmers a break by changing the penalty dates on the collection of $3.2 billion in real estate taxes. But the lawmakers forgot to give Cook County, where there aren`t many farmers, an exemption. ``This is a financial tragedy for the taxing bodies, many of whom already are facing a cash-flow crunch,`` Cook County Treasurer Edward Rosewell told INC. Rosewell learned about the legislation Friday, and he plans to go to the lawmakers ASAP for an amendment to exempt the Cook County taxing agencies, including school districts, that currently must borrow money for operating costs in anticipation of real estate taxes. The new law would move the penalty dates from March 1 and August 1 to June 1 and Sept. 1, meaning the taxing bodies would have to borrow additional millions to cover costs from March to June and from August to September. The new law also reduces the penalty to 1 percent from 1.5 percent, meaning an additional loss of revenues to taxing bodies. INC. hears the law initially provided an exemption for counties with a population greater than 3 million--that`s only Cook County--but the exemption was inadvertently eliminated in the final version of the bill.


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CENTENNIAL, Colo., April 26 (UPI) -- Skydex Technologies of Colorado has opened an office in Kabul, Afghanistan, to supply its blast-mitigation products.
The office comes with a partnership with Parks Global Solutions LLC, a management consultancy, in Kabul to be the regional marketing and sales office to supply its products more swiftly and efficiently to U.S. and Afghan forces on the ground.
"International shipping takes time and trouble," said Skydex Chief Executive Officer Mike Buchen. "Having our products on the ground near the troops allows us to get them the protective gear they need almost immediately."
Skydex products in use in Afghanistan include helmet pads, body armor, seat cushions and blast-mitigating convoy floor decking that has been installed on thousands of mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles.
"We are excited about this partnership between PGS and Skydex. Now U.S. and Afghan national army forces throughout Afghanistan will have quick and easy access to Skydex's life-saving products and technology," said PGS President Gerald Parks.
"With our extensive marketing and sales expertise within the region, and our commitment to promoting Skydex products, we will expand their presence within the marketplace and streamline the sales and delivery processes."
Skydex said independent testing done to NATO protection standards demonstrates that Skydex convoy decking greatly reduces the threat of lower leg injuries by diminishing the force of an improvised explosive device blast reaching personnel aboard an armored vehicle. The testing indicates that at a typical blast force of 13 yards per second, personnel aboard an armored vehicle without Skydex convoy deck face a 100 percent chance of injury. Adding Skydex decking reduces the chance of injury to about 10 percent.
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Crutchlow to leave Ducati at end of 2014
2 August 2014 – Cal Crutchlow will leave Ducati at the end of the 2014 season, with Andrea Iannone replacing him.
At the World Ducati Week a fortnight ago, Crutchlow stated that he would be seeing out his two-year contract with the Italian manufacturer, but Ducati has now announced that the parties are to go their separate ways.
"Ducati Corse announced today that it has reached an agreement with its factory rider Cal Crutchlow to terminate, ahead of time, the contract that ties the British rider to the Italian team in MotoGP for the next season.
"The two factory Ducati Team riders for 2015 will now be Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone."
Crutchlow made the switch to Ducati after an impressive third campaign with the Tech 3 Yamaha squad, which yielded two pole positions and four podiums. The 28-year-old replaced former World Champion Nicky Hayden.
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Tuesday, Feb. 19, starting at 7 p.m., the regular meeting of the selectmen will take place in the Town Hall. This meeting will be televised.


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WASHINGTON, March 20 (UPI) -- Advanced 120mm tank ammunition that combines six different capabilities into one single round is under development by the U.S. Army.
Col. Paul Laughlin, the chief of Armor and commandant of the Armor School at the Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, Ga., said the new round will replace the inventory of different rounds now being used.
"The new AMP round is long overdue," he said. "Tankers have struggled for years with a growing number of main gun rounds capable of defeating single types of threats; this resulted in a mix of ammunition types carried on board the tank that was always a problem.
"This is not just an issue of logistics. It creates both operational and survival issues. No one wants to get into a tank engagement and not have the right ammunition to defeat the range of threats that we will see on the future battlefield."
The Army said a prototype munition is ready to enter into the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase following earlier testing.
The current rounds the AMP will replace are the M830 high explosive anti-tank round, M830A1 multi-purpose anti-tank round, the M1028 canister round for use against dismounted infantry, and the M908 round for destroying obstacles.
"The AMP round is a significant advance in tank ammunition capability," said Lt. Col. Brian Gruchaz, product manager for large caliber munitions at Picatinny Arsenal. "It uses an ammunition data link and a multi-mode, programmable fuse to achieve multiple effects that currently can only be achieved by selecting, loading and firing one of four different 120mm tank rounds the AMP round will replace."


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The widow of a veteran Dallas firefighter killed in a six-alarm fire more than a year ago has retained a lawyer to help get answers from the city about how he died.
Stanley Wilson's body was removed by fellow firefighters May 20, 2013, from a collapsed building in the Hearthwood Condominiums in the 12300 block of Abrams Road near LBJ Freeway.
His wife, Jenny Wilson, has been waiting more than 14 months for the line-of-duty death report to be released.
"I think patience has turned into frustration, and she just wants answers about what happened to her husband," said her lawyer, Barry Hasten.
Hasten wrote a letter to Dallas Fire Rescue Chief Louie Bright asking that the report be released and questioning the delay.
"Most all the witnesses, if not all the witnesses, they'd need to interview are under their control. They're employees of the Dallas Fire Department. So I can see no reason why it's taken this long," Hasten said.
Reports at the time of the fire said Stanley Wilson was ordered to go back into the burning building to be sure all residents were safe. It collapsed soon after he went back in.
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May 20, 2013 — Hearthwood Condominiums structure fire Stanley Wilson, Firefighter Dallas Fire Rescue Injuries from structure collapse
On May 20, 2013, at 2:51 a.m., Dallas Fire Rescue Dispatch received a call from an alarm monitoring company advising that the alarm system located at the Hearthwood North 2 Condominiums, 12363 Abrams Road, Dallas, Texas, had activated. Firefighter Wilson responded to the scene on Truck 53 at 4:05 from Station 57 on the fourth alarm of the six-alarm fire. Truck 53 was assigned to evacuate an adjacent building in the complex and then received orders to conduct a primary search of the ground floor of the fire building. Shortly after beginning the primary search, a portion of the structure collapsed, fatally injuring Firefighter Wilson.
Autopsies revealed that Firefighter Wilson died of mechanical compression of the chest causing asphyxia.
The city of Dallas report should give more detail about the incident.
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Dallas Fire Rescue spokesman Lt. Joel Lavender said the line-of-duty death report is in the works, but the investigation of the fire is not over and the department has no comment at this time.


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Hi there,
The issue is 100% of the time and I haven't really been able to figure out what makes it show up but from time to time, while working on the site I am noticing a black line to the right of some of the preview images for Portfolio entries in the Portfolio block of the Frontpage template.
I think that the black lines show up after resizing the browser window on the computer that I'm working on. I don't have an iPad to test if it is showing up there as well. And haven't noticed it with the mobile version on my iPhone.
Is this just one of those things that shows up when resizing the browser and testing the way changes layout and will not translate to other devices or should this not happen at all?
The issue does not continue in Chrome or Safari. I'm using Firefox 13.0.1.
Thank you for taking a look. I'm not 100% stressed about the black line showing up in Firefox only because most folks (I don't think) will be messing around with the browser window like I am but it would be nice to know that if this is something I should be worried about. And even better if it wasn't an issue at all.
I've included a screenshot of what I'm seeing below:
I'm not getting the issue myself in Chomre, IE or Firefox but it might just be the background color bleeding through in one pixel. Try adding the following CSS to your Quick CSS (located under the Styling Tab in the theme options) or the custom.css file in the css folder of your theme files:
#top .slideshow li img {
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That way the background for the element is now white instead of black.
That did the trick, Devin. Thank you!
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WWW: http://greek0.net/wmbutton.html
make generate-plist
To install the port: cd /usr/ports/x11/wmbutton/ && make install cleanTo add the package: pkg install wmbutton
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An East Coast museum that houses a pair of Tlingit carvings taken from an abandoned village more than a century ago should voluntarily return the items instead of waiting for tribal officials to make a formal request, said a prominent cultural leader from Southeast Alaska.
At issue are a pair of large wooden crests on display at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University. The relics, including a bird that was part of a shaman's gravesite, once adorned totem poles, museum officials said.
The carvings received attention this week after a Yale student, as part of a research paper, argued that they were stolen by the Harriman expedition in 1899 and that the museum should return them, according to the New Haven Independent. The expedition was part of a two-month scientific survey of coastal Alaska organized by a railroad magnate. After the trip, scientists on the steamship distributed items they'd collected to universities and other institutions, which is how Yale Peabody acquired the carvings.
Rosita Worl, president of the Sealaska Heritage Institute, agrees with the argument presented by the student, who is not Alaska Native. Worl said the artifacts were removed from the old village of Cape Fox by members of the expedition after the village had been abandoned following an epidemic, perhaps the flu. Villagers believed the deaths were caused by witchcraft and had relocated, she said.
"This is really a violation," she said of the original removal. "We don't run into other people's graves and take their objects."
If the museum wants to do what is "ethically and morally right," it will return the objects without a repatriation claim filed under federal law, she said.
"The important thing is they can return it now; they don't need to wait for a claim," Worl said.
Staff at the museum said they're awaiting a formal request from a tribal organization, and are working with the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska to help the process along.
"It isn't the museum's place to say what is or isn't important to the tribe," said Erin Gredell, repatriation compliance coordinator at the Yale Peabody museum. "That right lies with the tribe to say what's important for their culture and traditions."
She said the museum possesses 230 artifacts from the Pacific Northwest region, including Canada, some of which are eligible for a repatriation request by the tribal organization.
The museum recently sent a letter to support the tribal group's effort to acquire a federal consultation grant. The grant would help cover costs for elders and tribal representatives to travel to the Yale museum, where they can help determine which of the 230 items should fall under a formal request, said Gredell.
Harold Jacobs, the cultural resource specialist for the tribal council, said he noticed the crests on an earlier trip to the museum and realized they should be returned. He said the tribe hopes to secure the grant for the trip to the Yale museum and to make a repatriation request under the law.
The museum houses three items from the Harriman expedition's time at Cape Fox, Gredell said. The bird crest, still decorated with paint, was depicted in a sketch by George Bird Grinnell, a naturalist who was part of the trip. Museum records suggest the bird is a heron, but Worl said it may be a raven.
The carving of the bear, meanwhile, was a crest outside a house, said Gredell, citing original documents.
Both the carvings were given to the museum in 1900 by W.R. Coe, a biologist on the trip, she said.
The third item from the expedition's time at Cape Fox, a wooden box, was given to the museum by the naturalist Grinnell in 1913.
Derek Briggs, director of the Yale Peabody Museum, said the museum will be "more than happy" to continue working with the council on a repatriation request. He added that some tribes don't necessarily want all objects returned, because artifacts can serve as cultural ambassadors to the world.
"Bear in mind that were these things not here they probably would not have survived," he said.


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Modex 2012: International Visitors Center to assist 2,000 attendees
No matter where they call home, all foreign visitors will find a variety of amenities in the MHIA-sponsored International Visitors Center. The center is located in the Modex registration area on Level 1 of the Georgia World Conference Center in Building C.
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With its emphasis on the global supply chain, nearly 2,000 of the 20,000-plus anticipated Modex 2012 attendees will hail from more than 80 countries, either as individuals or in delegations, said George Prest, CEO of show sponsor the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA).
"We have a number of exhibitors and attendees from China, and a large delegation from the Netherlands," he said. "Because of the increasing globalization of supply chains, there has been a lot of interest from the international community in attending Modex."
Countries most represented—in terms of foreign visitor attendance from countries outside of North America—include China, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan.
No matter where they call home, all foreign visitors will find a variety of amenities in the MHIA-sponsored International Visitors Center. The center is located in the Modex registration area on Level 1 of the Georgia World Conference Center in Building C.
Services offered include several translators to help answer questions in at six languages: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish. Also available are private meeting rooms, telephones and light refreshments during show hours.
Additionally, the International Matchmaker Program will help foreign attendees maximize personal contacts with exhibitor companies by matching product, country and type of business information with registration details. Database-powered, this free service pairs exhibiting companies interested in exporting their products with international importers. Personalized results are available at the International Visitors Center.
Modex 2012 is scheduled to be held February 6-9, 2012 in Atlanta's Georgia World Congress Center. The tradeshow will showcase the latest manufacturing, distribution and supply chain solutions in the material handling and logistics industry. Modern's complete Modex 2012 coverage.
About the AuthorSara Pearson Specter Sara Pearson Specter has written articles and supplements for Modern Materials Handling and Material Handling Product News as an Editor at Large since 2001. Specter has worked in the fields of graphic design, advertising, marketing, and public relations for nearly 20 years, with a special emphasis on helping business-to-business industrial and manufacturing companies. She owns her own marketing communications firm, Sara Specter, Marketing Mercenary LLC. Clients include companies in a diverse range of fields, including materials handing equipment, systems and packaging, professional and financial services, regional economic development and higher education. Specter graduated from Centre College in Danville, Ky. with a bachelor's degree in French and history. She lives in Oregon's Willamette Valley where she and her husband are in the process of establishing a vineyard and winery.
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" The 5th annual Empire Awards "
The nights are closing in; the television channels are planning their Crimbo schedules - and its awards time again. The film industry is well known for patting itself on the back. The Empire Awards are different. These awards do not take themselves too seriously, but they allow the people that count, you the cinemagoer or you the video renter, the opportunity to vote in a number of categories. I feel that these awards are not as shallow as some of its competitors - and the recipients appear to really appreciate and understand the importance of what they are receiving. Empire gives you the opportunity to vote either via the website or the printed magazine in the following categories: Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best British Film Best British Director Best British Actor Best British Actress Best Debut. Closing date this year is 1st February 2001. Last year the likes of Minnie Driver and Dennis Hopper were invited to the event that takes place each February in London and for the last few years has been televised. So if you thought Snatch was the best British Flick of that Russ Crowe was the Best Actor, take some time out to vote in the Joe Public awards that count.


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"I know the English mentality and the fans," he said. "In another culture, yes, but with the English concept of football it's not over. We're not in the semi-final.
"In England anything is possible and have to respect this high quality rivalry. We have to go and play a serious match there.
"I said I would take 0-0 but that didn't mean we were going to play for 0-0. We pressed from the start, playing fast and scored the first goal as result of the start.
"We have a great advantage. But anything can happen. Football is football and you never know."
There was particular praise from Mourinho for Emmanuel Adebayor, who scored twice, and he confirmed that Madrid had an option to buy him from Manchester City at the end of the season.
Mourinho also had considerable sympathy for Tottenham after they were forced to play 75 minutes of the match with just 10 men.
"For a team with 10 men for such a long time is an impossible mission," he said. "I feel sorry because with 11 against 11 the match would be much better. One team was completely defensive and unable to respond. I like true football matches and I was sad.
"Tottenham are an attacking team but with 10 players they were not able to play the match they wanted."
The result was importantly personally for Mourinho, who has been under enormous recent pressure in Spain after falling eight points behind Barcelona in La Liga.
The possibility of an unprecedented third Champions League victory with three different clubs is also now only four games away, although Barcelona are the likely semi-final opponents.


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Watching the next generation of mothers in the family deal with their children brings back memories.
Each time a child was born, the almost instantaneous instinct to protect the infant even from husbands or older siblings surprised me with its fierceness.
I guess you could call it the Mother Bear Syndrome. Fortunately, the need for violence on behalf of the infant didn't arise.
With the first child, we go from the egocentric experiences of childhood, adolescence and young adulthood to total concern for the welfare of another. That's an enormous step in human development.
A commonly used word for this experience is ''bonding.''
Children are sensitive to a mother's mood.
So, we should not be surprised that when a second child is born, siblings are going to feel threatened by this interloper into the family. In one sense, the older child is displaced, at least in the mother's attention for the moment. Since children live only in the moment, that is a serious issue to be resolved.
Most mothers deal with it, finding ways to reassure the older child as well as the husband, who also may need some reassurance, particularly with a first child. But's that's another issue.
Frankly, if anyone were to write a true job description for mother, no one would be brave enough to apply. That's why, I suppose, that we don't require a license for parenting. Once upon a time, we did require a license that is, a marriage license but today that seems to be an afterthought for some folks.
Parenting today is easier than it has ever been. Parenting today is harder than it has ever been. How can two such opposite statements be true?
Nevertheless, I think many young parents are doing a great job with their children. It seems that in some ways the task is easier than it ever has been in terms of technology. Disposable diapers and no-iron fabrics reduce the workload considerably.
In other ways, the task is harder. Children often are exposed to toxic television, which presents ideas and behaviors that are destructive to family values. The school yard always has been something of a war zone, but today the weapons of choice are deadly and all too available.
People with good parenting skills generally come from families in which they experienced good parenting. Just imagine what a chore Adam and Eve had with no experience of parenting themselves.
Medical advances have made the task of caring for a sick child easier, but nothing can keep a mother from the sorrow and worry she feels when she sees her child suffer. The suffering may be physical or it may emotional. No mother is prepared to lose a child to death.
That is a pain beyond our comprehension. Mothers are supposed to die first. When it happens that a child dies, we are not prepared. Faith is our recourse, our hope for recovery, but the pain is always there.
Much has been made of the ''empty nest syndrome,'' when children leave home to seek their way in the adult world. Conventional wisdom says that mothers' cry. So do fathers.
Mothers and fathers may feel some discomfort when the chicks leave the nest, but part of their job is to prepare their flock for making their way in the world. I will never forget when that first child left for his first day of school. That was much harder than sending him off to college.
I find it more disturbing to see parents cripple their children with fear in order to keep them near. This kind of possessiveness is not healthy. Unfortunately, it's not that unusual.
From the day the child is born, the wise mother begins preparing that child to live as an independent adult. It's easier, less messy, more efficient to do everything for the child. But to do so is a prescription for failure.
Total dependency is not a healthy state once we get past infancy. Step by step, mothers prepare their children to not need them. Yet, total independence is not healthy either, if it means a lack of connection with family.
Occasions such as Mother's Day do serve a purpose in reminding us to keep the family connections strong. It really is the thought that counts.
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Heading into the season, all the attention paid toward Texas A&M's ground game went directly to running back Christine Michael.
If the Aggies were going to run the ball, Michael was going to be the guy to do it. He had been tremendously efficient in Texas A&M's two-back system last season with Cyrus Gray before his season-ending knee injury late in the year, and was one of the team's top overall players.
Michael even came back near full strength this spring, so most just assumed that he'd be the workhorse in the Aggies' offensive attack.
However, it's been a bit of a process for Michael's knee and he's still trying to adjust to the Aggies' new offensive scheme. With Michael inching along at times, junior Ben Malena has been what coach Kevin Sumlin called "a light in the storm" when it comes to being a steady player in Texas A&M's backfield.
"What Ben has given us is a steady guy who understands everything, who is a potent threat with the ball in his hand and also a pass-catcher and a protector," Sumlin said.
Malena is second behind quarterback Johnny Manziel on the team in rushing, with 462 yards and has four touchdowns. He also has 11 receptions for 62 yards and a touchdown.
Freshman Trey Williams received a lot of hype coming into the season, and the thought was that he would be the one helping Michael the most. But with Williams still struggling with pass protection, Malena's emergence has been huge. He's really done a good job of helping Manziel out this season.
While this might have come as a surprise to some, Sumlin said he saw this way back in spring and tried to tell people about Malena's potential, but it's OK if people are just now catching on.
"I don't think he's gotten better," Sumlin said. "I think people weren't listening to me when I said he was playing well in the spring.
"He's having a great year, plays with great energy, and is really, really solid."
Malena might not have the flashiest numbers, but he's been able to help this team in many different ways. He's also on the front line for the Aggies on kick returns, so he's been a very unselfish player. His play will only continue to boost A&M going forward.


text: Feds Head To Tallahassee To Fix State Unemployment System Problems January 17, 2014 Federal officials intervene during Florida's unemployment benefits troubles. By Ashley Lopez Florida Center for Investigative Reporting Florida's troubled multi-million dollar unemployment benefits website is going to get help from the federal government. Since the $60 million website, CONNECT, launched in October it has kept many jobless Floridians from obtaining state assistance. The website has been riddled with errors and has only improved marginally in the past couple of months. This week, Jesse Panuccio, the executive director of the Department of Economic Opportunity, told state lawmakers his agency's new website is improving. However, federal officials are heading to the state capitol to fix the website until it is completely fixed. According to The Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee bureau, On Tuesday night, Florida U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson announced officials with the U.S. Department of Labor will arrive later this week to "help fix" the website and won't leave until the problems are resolved. The initial vendor, Deloitte Consulting, has hired 10 additional programmers to work on the project. In addition, Panuccio announced a $365,000 contract with a second vendor, Capgemini. In a more guarded presentation than he gave senators in November, Panuccio on Wednesday directed all blame at Deloitte Consulting. No Deloitte officials joined him at the podium, as they did two months ago, a further sign of how fractured, and potentially litigious, their relationship has become. For now, more problematic for Panuccio are numbers he disclosed to senators showing dubious progress on the website. Claims that have questions have increased considerably. Because of complications caused by the technical glitches, Panuccio said the number of these cases has climbed to about 60,000 — an increase of between 17 percent to 25 percent. In addition, calls to DEO have remained persistently high. After a dramatic drop from the first-week high of 1.3 million total calls, the volume of calls flatlined to about 300,000. They have dipped in recent weeks, but the length of time on each call is longer than ever. This slow-moving improvement has upset lawmakers in both parties. During Panuccio's presentation this week, both Democrats and Republicans in the Florida Senate said the status of the website was unacceptable. Democrats blame Gov. Rick Scott's new unemployment law and state-level mismanagement for the website problems. Republicans lay the blame on Deloitte– the contractor hired by the state to create the new website. The Florida Current reported: Sen. Geraldine Thompson, D-Orlando, said delays of more than two months to receive benefits in some cases are pushing people into poverty. "Gov. Rick Scott is responsible for many people being forced into foreclosure, not being able to provide food for themselves and their families, and not having a roof over their head," Thompson said. Some Republicans are growing frustrated as well. Sen. Tom Lee, R-Brandon, suggested "freezing out" Deloitte, the contractor responsible for Connect, from new state government contracts as long as the system continues to have problems. State officials have docked Deloitte's pay and kept $3 million owed the company. However, these incentives to get the site working properly hasn't done the trick. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, has contacted the U.S. Labor Department to intervene multiple times and now the federal agency has stepped in. According to a press release from Nelson's office, "The secretary of labor has assured me his key staff that handle unemployment insurance will be in Tallahassee by the end of the week; and, they'll stay there until the problems are fixed," U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) said in a statement tonight in response to a number of media inquiries. …U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez spoke with Nelson this evening, as a follow-up to the lawmaker's recent written request for federal action. Perez conveyed that the initial purpose of his team's trip will be to try to institute a way to pay those with continuing claims now and fix problems with the Florida system later, Nelson said. …Nelson said he believes Perez will have a progress report perhaps as early as next week. According to a recent report from the National Employment Law Project, jobless Floridians may have been denied more than $22 million in unemployment benefits in October and November of last year alone while the state's website problems continue. Comments comments 12 Responses Mark prindle January 17, 2014 I am one of the 60000 with benefits with held since November of last year.will soon be homeless. Reply B Schiavo January 17, 2014 Day after day the DEO website gives the same updates, about how much overtime they're putting in, & how much they're withholding from Deloitte. While they're all getting cash we're being evicted, losing our cars, and are expected to be able to look for jobs with no roof over our heads, no gas if we're lucky enough to have a car, and trying to keep food in our childrens bellies. Three months of overtime and promises, promises, promises. Banks, landlords & utility companies don't accept those promises. There are THOUSANDS of eligible claimants who are in such desperate need right now & there are no results, day after day, week after week, month after month. We need phones, internet availability and transportation to get and keep a job! They're "One Stop Career Centers" are useless, even if you're able to get there. That's still not going to help a potential employer from being able to reach you for an interview! They brag about the number of calls they're receiving decreasing? Maybe because people are giving up because they give you NO information worth having. They tell you to do things you've already done, can give no answers that you need, you can't speak to anyone who actually makes decisions or can accomplish anything. Their call centers are nothing more than pacifiers. The whole system and those in charge are a disgrace. And to all of you out there who have negative comments about the lazy unemployed, keep them to yourself till you've been put in the position these unemployed people have been put in. I myself am gratefully not one of the thousands being cheated out of their benefits. My husband, who at age 49 has filed a claim for the first time in his life, is. We have at least one income and have been able to keep our heads above water, and have a VERY compassionate and understanding landlord whose wife was in a similar position with the FL system at one time. I can't imagine how those relying on one income are doing it, and I pray they make it through ok. Reply Ralph Wright January 19, 2014 They all ready found a way not to pay people, JUST DISQUALIFY!!! That is what they are doing now. Just got a stack of Disqualifying notices in the mail for November and December!!! Now I understand how Veterans become homeless!! Reply Millie Peever January 19, 2014 I have been waiting since November, thank goodness we have another income, but the reality is bills are on the back burner, this is crisis mode for so many! Fix the damn thing!!!!! Reply Alan S. January 19, 2014 I have be waiting since Oct. I am homeless , car will be repo this week .. This was my only income. I have applied to many places and no job still.. Please help…my case is still under adjudication since Oct 2013 Reply Angry January 21, 2014 My girlfriend filed her claim last January. Received two notices saying she was entitled to benefits about 2 weeks after that. About two weeks after that she received a notice saying that she "missed a hearing" and the judgement went in favor of the employer. She had never worked for said employer. She actually called her ex-employer and they confirmed that they would NOT be fighting it. She then made calls to the regular 800 number which claimed they had "lost her claim" and she'd have to file again. With some faxing and certified mailings we sent them all the b.s. and she is now constantly being dodged by some "arbitrator" who is supposedly some type of lawyer to get her her money. I've been supporting us both on a very limited income (luckily we live a very simple life). This whole system is BS and every politician in Florida should be standing up for the people and fixing this issue before ANYTHING else!!! People are losing homes, going hungry, can't pay to keep their cars on the road to get to a damn job even if they had one! WTF!? Politicians are the absolute scum of the Earth and they're doing this on purpose. They don't want to pay out to the people who legitimately need the money. This is supposed to be a short term solution, but not paying is making it a really really long term one!!! Reply Mike M January 27, 2014 I have the same issue where my claim is sitting with pending issues that aren't showing in my inbox to even be able to correct them, I am homeless now living in someone's shed and thankfully foodstamps is still working or I wouldn't be able to eat, I can't afford to pay my car payment so been dodging them but have no money for gas or anything else to even be able to go to an interview if I even got one. I apply online for jobs as much as I can considering my living situation. I am finished pretty much and I filed in october of 2013, thanks florida for looking out for your residents and to think I was born here too. Reply Mike M January 27, 2014 Oh and to add to the BS I have called their 800 number 100's of times to be told I need to speak with someone and then when it goes to transfer me it says they are experiencing high call volumes and to try my call later everytime, they did however send me the prepaid debit card with no money on it and no indication of when a payment will be deposited on the card, THANKS for sending me a worthless piece of plastic FLORIDA. Reply Ginger April 15, 2014 I, too, am going through the "disqualify" period – for 6 weeks and counting. Having issues with their website, connecting to a person, etc. I have a call with an adjudicator today ( allegedly) which will no doubt be as useless as everything thing else involved with this system. Unfortunately, people are losing their shelter, possessions, going hungry, etc. and no one within the system seems to care. Does anyone have any knowledge and/or experience in "what do we do now". Are there any class action lawsuits (if that's applicable)…….it's not just unfair -it's devastating and life "destroying." Reply pure .hell May 21, 2014 the real problem isn't the unemployment idiots it's you guys who allow these fools to make you wait,for something you have the right to by united state laws,if someone lie to you at 1-800-204-2418 0r 1800-681-8102 0r 1800-385-3920 get there name before they get your info,and expose them to there manager or the u.s labor at 1-866-487-2365 this will stop the long wait on your case,the phone hang ups and the slick rudeness of there unemployees answering the phones,they only know how to get your information,everything else their lost in, just plain stupid,i believe the only way to stop this problem is get rid of there employees and employers by exposing the whole staff as just bums.maybe one day the feds will see whats really going on and it will be televised. Reply Tracey B. May 28, 2014 I am one of the people who stopped receiving RA benefits back in Dec '13. After 4 months and almost losing everything I finally began receiving RA benefits at the beginning of May after claiming in April. I received 1 week & then 2 weeks of payment. All of the sudden there are "pending issues" & they are withholding my RA payment. My car will be repossessed in 3 days, my lights turned off and my Insurance cancelled. There is still money left in the claim…I can't take this anymore. It is devastating! I am a single mom receving no assistance and am constantly looking for a job but am "overqualified" This is ridiculous! Reply Jenn R October 15, 2014 This incompetence is still occurring. I am in my second attempt to receive benefits this year. My first attempt, after being laid off with 100+ other people, went unanswered. I never received a penny from this backwards program. Luckily, I obtained a job within 30 days and was able to save myself. However, within 90 days, I was fired without cause for the sake of a millionaire's ego (I've never been fired in my entire 15 years on the workforce with multiple letters of recommendation), never even was written up, but it's been over 30 days since I filed for benefits. I received multiple notices that my benefits were approved even due to being fired without cause, yet my benefits are again under appeal and I am awaiting a decision. It's been over 30 days!? Are you kidding me?! I've already lost my apartment, I can no longer afford health care or my cheap car insurance and I'm about to lose my car. All the jobs I apply to don't even bother to call me back because these companies do not want to deal with an adult college student's potentially changing schedule despite my 10 years as a paralegal. I am in desperate need of this assistance, but whenever I call I'm told that I have to wait for my last employer to respond to my claim, but the website says I'm approved for benefits while on another page it states an appeal has been filed and I need to await a decision. I'm royally screwed right now; thinking of claiming bankruptcy….wait, I can't afford to file for that either. Thank you, Rick Scott. You will not be getting my vote November 4th. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website