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JUPITER, Fla. – FTB Mizuno/Cardinals Scout Team boasts a roster overflowing with Aflac All-Americans and top-50 ranked players.
But it should be noted the team emerging leader is a stocky, heavyset power-hitter who seems to remind everyone of that old newsreel footage you see of Babe Ruth.
First baseman Daniel Vogelbach, a 5-11, 280-pound powder keg from Fort Myers, Fla., is widely considered one of the best power hitters in attendance at the Perfect Game WWBA World Championship, which concludes Monday.
His power-hitting and bulk isn't the only thing that evokes comparisons to The Babe. He walks and runs in a very similar manner to what you see on those old newsreels, and even his facial features resemble Ruth's.
Just based on his build, there will also be inevitable comparisons to Prince Fielder as Vogelbach's career continues.
It is on the field and in the dugout where Vogelbach excels.
"He's one of the best clubhouse guys you will ever see," FTB Mizuno/CST coach Jered Goodwin said. "He's very high energy and he keeps things very loose. When we need to get up and going and when we need someone to step in and cut the tension, he's who we turn to."
FTB Mizuno/CST beat Perfect Game Columbia Blue, 10-0, Sunday afternoon to earn a spot in the World Championship playoffs later in the evening. Vogelbach walked three times in the game, scored three runs and stole two bases.
The performance showed that even though Vogelbach seems to walk stiffly and has a lot of weight to carry, he is actually very quick on his feet.
After scoring the first time, he also showed how he keeps thing loose in the dugout. Upon reaching the bench, he pleaded for some Gold Bond medicated power, unbuckled his pants and applied the powder to the affected area.
"I'm chafing!" he said to a group of vastly amused teammates.
"I try to help everyone stay loose and play hard," Vogelbach said. "We have to play hard or any team here can beat you. But it's been a priveledge and a lot of fun to play with these guys. We come to the park loose and ready to play hard."
Vogelbach could be seen exchaning easy banter and laughs on the bench during the game with Aflac All-Americans Tyler Marlette (2011, Oviedo, Fla.), Francisco Lindor (2011, Clermont, Fla.), Henry Owens (2011, Huntington Beach, Calif.), DeShorn Lake (2011, Newport News, Va.) and Jose Fernandez (2011, Tampa, Fla.)
All of those players, and a few others on FTB Mizuno/CST's roster are ranked higher nationally in Perfect Game's top prospects rankings than Vogelbach, but the young man is hardly chopped liver. He is ranked 84th nationally and 14th in the state Florida, and has commited to play college baseball at the University of Florida.
At the 2010 Perfect Game National Showcase at Tropicana Field in Tampa, Fla., a Perfect Game scout said this about Vogelbach:
"Superior hitting prospect, sees the ball very well, hands are fast to contact, can drive it out of the park to all fields, smooth extension out front, will hit for power."
While several players on the FTB Mizuno/CST roster joined the team just for this tournament, Vogelbach and several others have been with the team all year.
"It was the best choice I've ever made," Vogelbach said of joining Mizuno last spring. "I love it here and Coach Goodwin as been like a second father to me."
Vogelbach, a polite "Yes, sir" "No, sir" young man with a vice grip of a hand shake, will play his final season of high school ball in the spring for Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers. In the fall of 2011, he'll be heading for Gainesville.
"My first goal is to win a (high school) state championship," he said, "then I can't wait to be a Gator."


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Pakistan\'s Military Ruler to Visit Syria
Pakistani military ruler General Pervez Musharraf is due in Damascus on Sunday for talks on the two countries' relations and the Middle East peace process, a Pakistani diplomat in damascus said.
Musharraf, accompanied by his Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar, will meet with Syrian officials including President Bashar al-Assad, the diplomat said.
The trip was confirmed by the Syrian government.
The diplomat said Musharraf's trip would seek to boost "traditionally very good" relations between the countries and offer Pakistani support for Syria's hardline against Israel.
"We fully support Syria's position on a just and lasting peace in the Middle East and its full recovery of the Golan," occupied by Israel since 1967, the diplomat said.
He said Damascus and Islamabad were also looking to boost trade cooperation and that Pakistan would soon open an IT training center in Damascus, set up in cooperation with Syria's education ministry.
It is Musharraf's first visit to Syria since he seized power in a 1999 coup. Several earlier Pakistani leaders have visited Damascus, including Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, the prime minister whom Musharraf toppled.
After Syria the general will go on to Jordan, the diplomat said -- DAMASCUS (AFP)
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In a great effort to beat the cold spell and all its miseries the Stock Exchange in an heroic final hour pushed the FTSE over the 6000 mark. It is likely to be the best December since 1987.
Retailers are excited by the last minute rush to the shops and anticipate a Sale Season which will push profits up considerably.
Meanwhile the Queen is exercising in the Gymnasium near Sandringham with other members of the Royal Family. They are all eagerly awaiting the Queen's sporty message and are looking forward to two Royal marriages next year.
Everything is looking rosy. Prospects for the future are good and the only fly in the ointment - Vince Cable - has shot himself in the foot.
There is nothing to stop the economic recovery and the triumph of the market.
Fears that this optimism is just 'Hot Air' are being dismissed as misanthropic nonsense. The message of Christmas is clear.
Christ came into the world to praise the money changers and was crucified by radical students who didn't know their place.


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For more than 140 years, Lakeside Chautauqua has welcomed families to the Lake Erie shore to take part in a summer Chautauqua experience dedicated to nurturing mind, body and spirit.
Lakeside Chautauqua is an historic community in Ohio that offers an abundance of spiritual opportunities, educational lectures, cultural arts performances and recreational activities during its 10-week summer programming season. It is also a year-round destination for groups of all sizes.
A Chautauqua Pass entitles you to enter the grounds and participate in a wide variety of programs and events.
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Anybody else seen this Century 21 commercial lately?
That ad makes me shudder. Can't you just feel that couple burying themselves in a mortgage they have NO business taking on? How about that look (contempt? disbelief?) on the wife's face at 00:14 in the clip? Impressive.
Here's the question that runs through my mind: "Okay, Suzanne. What happens when the zero-down, stated-income ARM resets, our kids are older and even more expensive, and the cars we had earlier weren't 'nice' enough to fit in that huge garage, so we upgraded those, too? What then?"
It does take on a whole new (amusing) meaning when you follow it up with this one:
YouTube: "Real Financial Heroes" (Series)
I haven't seen that Century 21 commercial run in a while. Hmmm ... wonder why?
Monday, October 09, 2006
"You Guys Can Do This!"
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Yeah, I remember thinking how stupid that commercial was too.
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In one of the more unusual uses of search data generated by Google, they have figured out they can estimate if your area is about to have an influx of flu cases. Even better, Google also believe they can do this up to two weeks quicker than the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).{ad}
All Google have done to achieve this quick estimation is look at the searches carried out by users related to the flu. It makes sense that the amount of searches increases for flu in a specific area when that area is experiencing more cases of flu. By looking at this data and comparing it to that of the CDC; Google found they were actually estimating the trend faster than the CDC. Their estimation data has also been compared and matches quite closely that of the CDC as can be seen in the image above.
By producing results more quickly Google Flu Trends as it is called; can help more people because a potential outbreak is known about earlier. That allows action can be taken to limit its affect on the most vulnerable people and give doctors time to prepare for flu-suffering patients.
In the future Google hope to apply the same trend monitoring to other illnesses and disease. Flu Trends is currently limited to the U.S. but Google is also planning on extending it to other regions.
Read more at the Google.org Blog, found via PC Pro
Matthew's Opinion
I think this is a great use of the data Google collects from its search engine. Not only does it give doctors an early warning about bouts of flu, but also gives us as individuals a warning that it is coming. A continuing rise on the graph for your area is a sure sign you should get some medicine in just in case.
Over time you should also be able to look back at the graphs for many years and specific to your area. There may be a pattern formed of when your area most likely gets the flu. That's probably the best time to plan a holiday and get away from it completely, or cut back on your trips to social places like the movie theater.
The most vulnerable to flu are the young and old. Flu can be a killer so it is imperative flu shots are dispensed at the appropriate time to keep these people safe. Hopefully Google's Flu Trends will be a big help in this regard.


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Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Love of my life
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Time to take a break with life
Sometimes you just feel like taking a break from life. When you just feel like breaking free from everything. When you feel like life is suffocating. When you feel like you're getting out of place. Picking the pieces of me that keep on breaking apart. Sometimes life is just... tiring. Tired of everything. Tired of thinking. Tired of wondering. Tired of pulling and pushing. Time to take a break with life.
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Saturday, September 5, 2015
Older is wiser?
Does being old makes you wiser? I'm not so sure about that. Well I used to think older person is a more wiser person. Well of course, growing up, I will always look up on people who are older than me. Always think that they're older so pretty much they have more knowledge than me.
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Saturday, December 13, 2014
Parallel lines (You and I)
Ever heard of the parallel lines? This may sound a lil mathematical to some of you but somehow it means quite a thing to me
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Monday, July 21, 2014
Big Girls Don't Cry
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Thursday, May 15, 2014
So many things
So many things to say, so many words to utter. But not even one word seems to come out from my mouth. So many things been boggling my mind. So hard to struggle with everything in life lately. The ups and downs in life.
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CARLSBAD -- In the 1930s, the coastal city of Carlsbad housed two hotels and a spa that were adjacent to a series of mineral springs. The water, which was used at the spa and considered very therapeutic, became a draw for celebrities and locals alike.
However, the effects of the Great Depression took their toll on the area. The wells, which contained the mineral springs, fell into disrepair and the water was lost.
In 1993, Czech Republic native Ludvik Grigoras took over the property that once held the spa, and began to completely restore the old wells. He eventually reopened the spa under the name Carlsbad Mineral Water Spa.
Grigoras, whose long-term goal is to re-establish the glory of old Carlsbad, has brought a little bit of the past back to life while rejuvenating his clients through his day spa.
In the palatial settings of three poshly decorated theme rooms, tourists, visiting businessmen and locals can get body treatments such as mineral baths, massages, facials and body wraps all of which are designed to de-stress and refresh the body.
"That's what people are coming here for, to get peace and relaxation," Grigoras said.
Each of the rooms, which were designed and decorated by Grigoras and his wife, Veronica, feature themes that allow patrons to feel as if they have visited another place and time while they are attended to, Grigoras said.
The three treatment rooms are a Roman Caesar Room, which features marble pillars; the papyrus-lined Egyptian Cleopatra Room; and the upstairs Exotic Oriental Room.
Each features its own bathtub and can accommodate only one customer at a time.
Grigoras said his spa's focus on the individual makes it stand apart from other day spas that deal with multiple clients that they herd from treatment room to treatment room. This more common practice tends to decrease the relaxing effects that are found at a day spa.
"From the minute they walk in, our customers don't have to face anyone. It really makes a difference in their experience," Grigoras said.
Treatments cost between $60 for a facial and $135 for a slimming wrap -- the most popular treatment at the spa -- which detoxifies the body and promotes weight loss, Grigoras said.
The Carlsbad Mineral Water Spa is also one of few spas that uses and supplies its own mineral water for treatments, Grigoras said.
The same spring water is bottled by the spa and sold as drinking water to local hotels, shops and Vista's destination spa Cal-a-Vie.
One client who purchases the drinking water for his own spa is Gary McGiboney, vice president of operations at Cal-a-Vie. He said he likes to use local vendors, but continues to use Carlsbad's water because of its service, as well.
"They just provide great service and great water," McGiboney said.
Since he refurbished the spa and bottling plant in the mid-1990s, the business has done well, Grigoras said. However, he said it is severely limited by its lack of space, which prevents him from running more than three treatment rooms at a time. To remedy this problem, he plans to open a hotel next door that will feature additional treatment rooms. Grigoras already owns much of the surrounding land.
"We're bringing back everything that was here once before," Grigoras said.
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Name: Carlsbad Mineral Water Spa
Address: 2802 Carlsbad Blvd., Carlsbad.
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Established: 1996
Products/services: Mineral baths, facials, bodywraps and massages; a spring water bottling plant
Employees: 11
Size: 2,450-square-foot building
Sales: $800,000 for 2003
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The onus is now on Congress to respond in the face of Syria's Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack on a Damascus suburb. This newspaper urges all members to set aside partisan differences and consider this issue at its most fundamental levels.
An egregious act of mass murder has occurred. More than 1,400 have died, and the international community offers little more than empty condemnations. If America's core values do not include an unyielding opposition to the use of chemical weapons, then what do we stand for as a nation?
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Dallas, echoed the anxieties of many opponents on the left by saying: "We don't have the money to take on everybody's war. I really feel for what's going on there, but we have to do it with caution and with understanding about what we are going for."
No one proposes intervention in all wars. Syria is an exceptional case in which a weapon of mass destruction — most likely sarin gas — has been deployed with apparent disregard for the civilian population.
Chemical weapons are banned under international law because they inflict profound and almost inescapable human suffering. Those who breathe in chemical gas either die or suffer horrible internal injuries.
On the right, the arguments range from a thinly veiled effort to oppose President Barack Obama, no matter what he proposes, to an isolationist view that any issue beyond U.S. borders is someone else's problem. Given the recent complaints about the supposed decline of American leadership and influence abroad, the isolationist argument rings hollow.
Many warn of unforeseen consequences if the U.S. attacks. No one can predict and defend against all scenarios, but a series of cruise missile or drone strikes on Syrian air bases and command centers poses minimal risk to U.S. personnel. No ground troops would be involved.
In 2007, Israel launched a surgical strike that destroyed a secret Syrian nuclear complex under construction. Twice this year, Israel has launched aerial attacks on Syrian military convoys believed to be supplying Hezbollah. Neither the Damascus regime nor Hezbollah responded.
Consider the unforeseen consequences if the U.S. fails to act. Syria would probably feel it has a green light to launch more chemical attacks and might go the extra step of giving chemicals to its Hezbollah allies. Iran would certainly feel emboldened to proceed with nuclear weapons development, correctly reasoning that U.S. threats are meaningless.
International silence or hand-wringing reluctance must not become the standard that guides this nation's actions. Leadership sometimes means stepping forward for what's right, even when no one else follows.
What they're saying
"A rejection of this resolution would be catastrophic, not just for him but for the institution of the presidency and the credibility of the United States."
– Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaking in support of a strike on Syria after meeting with President Barack Obama
"The use of these weapons has to be responded to. And only the United States has the capability and capacity to stop Assad and to warn others around the world that this type of behavior is not going to be tolerated."
– House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio
"Understanding that there are differing opinions on both sides of the aisle, it is up to President Obama to make the case to Congress and to the American people that this is the right course of action, and I hope he is successful in that endeavor."
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Columns - Means-testing could save Social Security
In this current budget-cutting frenzy, it is a frightening prospect for millions of senior citizens and their loved ones that Social Security could become Social Insecurity.
So many oldsters are living on fixed incomes. It would be disastrous for them if those monthly payments would be cut by even 5 or 10 percent. Some seniors, even now, are finding it almost impossible to buy nutritious foods as grocery prices keep spiraling way out of control.
Why are some axe-wielders eyeing Social Security in the first place? They talk as if it's this big bloated turkey ready for carving; a prime cause of our national budget deficit. The fact is the Social Security program is now solvent and will be solvent for the next 20 years, at least. That's according to the American Association of Retired People and many other budget-watchdog agencies.
However, it is true that changes will have to be made in the program. Back in the 1980s, a bipartisan effort led by President Ronald Reagan and Democrat Tip O'Neill tweaked Social Security, raising the retirement age slightly. That move was universally hailed as a good change.
As more and more baby boomers retire with relatively fewer younger people in the work force, the Social Security program is bound to be in big trouble come three of four decades from now. Good as that solution was, it is unreasonable - even cruel in some cases - to keep upping the retirement age.
The best way to prevent future insolvency is to make Social Security a means-tested program so that individuals whose annual income from various sources exceeds, say, $100,000 will not receive Social Security payments.
There is a long-standing assumption that those who've paid Social Security taxes all their lives should, of course, receive payments throughout their retirement years until they die. But why should we make that assumption? After all, Social Security was meant as an "insurance" program, to be paid to those who need it. How many thousands of dollars have we all paid for auto insurance or health insurance, and we never see a penny of it back unless we have a vehicle accident or a health problem? Why should Social Security be any different?
Social Security began in the depth of the Great Depression, in 1935, when the U.S. Congress approved it as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. At that time, so many older and/or disabled Americans had no safety nets at all to keep them from utter destitution and death. Since its inception, Social Security has kept an estimated 40 percent of elderly Americans out of abject poverty. Who can deny it is one of the most effective and humane programs ever devised in world history?
Recently, more legislators on both sides of the aisle are broaching the subject of means-testing for Social Security and for Medicare. It's about time. It is the one sure way to save those two excellent programs.
The surest way not to save Social Security is by "privatizing" it, as some reckless legislators are suggesting. Instead of paying Social Security taxes, individuals would be able to invest that money elsewhere. One need only to recall the near melt-down on Wall Street to understand instantly the folly of the "privatization" scheme, which is yet another ruse to allow some of those greedy, unscrupulous gamblers to play recklessly with the little guys' money. Saving and investing wisely are obviously good things to do, but they're never risk-free.
By making Social Security subject to means-testing, the program will be preserved for generations of future Americans. That one smart move should end, once and for all, this lunatic notion of privatization.
Dennis Dalman, a former reporter for the Echo Press, is a regular contributing columnist to the Opinion page. He is currently the editor of the St. Joseph Newsleader. He can be reached via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Friends of Libraries book sale will return to Alden Library April 18 – 20, 2013.
• Thursday, April 18: 7 pm – 9 pm (presale)
• Friday, April 19: 10 am – 6 pm
• Saturday, April 20: 10 am – 4 pm
The items available in the book sale are donations made to the Friends of the Libraries organization and proceeds support the Ohio University Libraries' facilities and acquisitions. Intern positions, speaker events, gifts and Friends of the Libraries student scholarships are just some of the items that the book sale proceeds fund.
Items in the sale include books, audio books, CDs, DVDs, and videodiscs. These items represent a number of subjects areas including social science, economics, education, children's books, self-help, travel, cooking, art and much more. Generally, books cost $1 and 25¢ for some paperbacks. The finer items, like art books and digital items, vary in price.
So be sure to stop by Alden Library's fourth floor beginning April18th to stock up on low-priced reads and entertainment items for the spring and upcoming summer season!


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This V neck stylish woollen pullover is a great addition to your wardrobe. Team this with a pair of denims for a day's outing with friends.
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Knots on Mars! (and a few thoughts on NASA's knots).
In the last few days some of the first high resolution color images of Mars Rover Curiosity's deck have been taken. These included some of the best images yet showing the knots visible on the exposed wire and cable bundles. While a few of the folks here are no doubt aware, it might surprise most people to learn that knots tied in cords and thin ribbons have probably traveled on every interplanetary mission ever flown. If human civilization ends tomorrow, interplanetary landers, orbiters, and deep space probes will preserve evidence of both the oldest and newest of human technologies for millions of years..
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Cool! Ancient Astro-knots!
Interesting that after all these years they don't have a space-qualified zip-tie.
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This piece was done for West Magazine. The article was about a serial killer named Earle Leonard Nelson. The story was a little gruesome and the AD preferred not to focus on the details. She already had an idea of image which eludes to a wolf in sheep's clothing as Nelson first appears to his potential victims as a bible toting christian. Many thanks to Teresa for the great project to work on! Thank you for stopping by!
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Chicago Reader
This piece was done for Chicago Reader. The article was about the man who is disturbed, possibly to the point of insanity because the mother of his child has moved in with his former best friend. He tries to get attention of people but they do not care about him anymore. It was a very challenging project and the deadline was very tight. I was happy to be able to deliver the final on time. Thank you Paul for the great project to work on! Thank you for stopping by. More to come soon!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Creative Quarterly 17
The latest issue of Creative Quarterly 17 is now available in bookstores. I feel very fortunate to be able to show my work along with great artists. Thank you so much judges and everyone at CQ! Please check out the magazine if you get a chance. Thank you for stopping by!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
King of Spades
This piece is done for a face card project. My theme/card was the King of Spades. Since this year's Chinese zodiac is tiger, I decided to incorporate it in this piece. I tried to combine some new elements in the piece and I really enjoyed working on it. I will definitely let you know when I receive more information about the show! Thank you for stopping by!
Saturday, January 2, 2010
New Year, New Website!
I would like to announce that I have relaunched my website! I wanted to rework on my website for a while and I am glad I was finally able to renew my website. Many thanks to my friend / technical illustrator Steven Huynh for helping me rework on my website. Please check out the site if you have a moment!
Thank you so much for stopping by! Happy new year and I wish you a great 2010! More to come soon...
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"It was only a five-iron. It wasn't a three-iron or two-iron. I hit the shot exactly how I pictured it. The wind switched on us. It ended up being a good eagle."
"It is good enough. The way we played it, there are a lot of long-iron shots, the greens have a lot of slope to them, so it is definitely a pretty good test."
"It felt good. I had the same shot before the game. Ironically, I practiced it like 50 times before the game."
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By RICH FOLEY
Tired of all the political talk whenever you open a newspaper, turn on the radio or try to watch television? Would it cheer you up to realize there are five more months of it to come? Yes, this has to be the longest campaign in history and there's way too much more left. No amount of complaining will shorten it, so we might as well make of it what we can.
Locally, I have to say I'm finding quite a bit of entertainment in the race for Lenawee County Sheriff. Eight candidates have filed for the office and all of them seem to have some type of experience that would serve them well in the office. It might be tough to pick a candidate solely on experience and qualifications, so getting out and meeting the voters on a personal level becomes even more important to the candidates.
Never has there been so many candidates for the office, and as a group, they could be considered the best and brightest in local law enforcement. That raises the question, who's watching out for the bad guys while eight of the county's finest are out campaigning? Even current sheriff Richardson is running for another post so we can't expect him to do it all, either. Seriously, I'm sure all of the candidates will be doing their campaigning on their own time. Still, it might be a bit safer to live in Ohio until after the election.
On the national scene, the campaign for president seems to have lasted forever and one party still is waiting for the last of the losing candidates to give up. I'm sure to upset some supporters of Hilary Clinton, but I can't believe her nerve in continuing to demand she be awarded the delegate votes from Michigan and Florida.
The Democratic Party was quite clear in letting the states know well ahead of time that moving the dates of their primaries ahead would cause their delegates not to be seated. Candidates were asked to remove their names from the rogue states' ballots and in Michigan, all major candidates except Senator Clinton complied.
Now, she demands that the delegates be seated, saying that doing otherwise would disenfranchise the voters, voters who had a choice only of voting for Hilary or no one. Going through with an outlaw primary with only one major candidate on the ballot was the real disenfranchisement.
It's kind of like a bank robber saying he should be allowed to keep the money because to give it back would take away the money's right to be stolen. Last weekend, the rogue delegates were granted the right to be seated, although with one half vote each. Ms. Clinton doesn't seem to consider this enough, retaining her right to protest this present from her party. You just can't satisfy some people. And the campaign goes on.
By the time you read this, we should know the winner of the Montana primary, probably the first time in history anyone cared, even in Missoula. At least it will be fun to watch the network journalists reporting from places like Butte, Helena, and Kallispell. South Dakota voted yesterday as well. I hope you didn't lose any sleep waiting for the exit polls from Mitchell, Sioux Falls and Rapid City.
Sometimes I wonder what the reporting would have been like if television existed in the 1800s. In 1881, President Garfield was shot and lived nearly three months before passing away. At first, doctors said his wounds were not life threatening. But a succession of physicians probing his body in an attempt to remove the bullet resulted in an infection and Garfield eventually died, more due to their meddling than to the initial shooting.
Just think what television coverage of that story would have been like as Garfield's condition improved, then worsened. And it happened during the summer, so there would have been something to watch other than reruns. Then there was the trial after his death.
Charles Guiteau, charged with Garfield's assassination, tried the novel defense tactic of pointing out that Garfield was initially expected to live. Guiteau claimed that he merely shot Garfield, it was an act of God and the doctors who killed him. These days, that might have worked, but the courts of the day convicted and executed him. And yes, John McCain may be old, but he wasn't on the Guiteau jury.


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Charles Vincent Cusimano, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, graduated from Louisiana State University with a B.S. in petroleum engineering in 1951. He attended LSU on a football scholarship, lettered for four years, and played in the Cotton Bowl in 1946 and the Sugar Bowl in 1950. Cusimano also studied law at Loyola University in New Orleans and did postgraduate work in geology at the University of Oklahoma.
Cusimano began his career in the oil industry while studying at LSU, spending his summers roustabouting and roughnecking. He was hired as a junior engineer with William G. Helis, the largest independent oil operator in New Orleans at that time. Later, with Richardson & Bass, Cusimano worked as a junior engineer and as an engineer, constructing tank batteries, flow lines, production facilities, and rig sat which included the drilling and completion of producing wells.
Following a stint in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War, Cusimano was recruited by New Orleans Public Service as Development Gas Engineer to implement the City's transition from wet gas to dry (natural) gas. This complex process entailed designing new lines for the entire city and overseeing the change of the distribution pressure.
Cusimano served as a consultant for various companies in the oil industry from 1957-62. His responsibilities included all facets of exploration and production including purchasing of leases, defining rig locations, handling rig contracts, and installing production facilities. It was during this time that Cusimano innovated the setting of tank batteries on barges for loading and unloading production.
In 1962, Cusimano formed the Energy Corporation of America, which merged with Equitable Petroleum Company in 1973. His company was one of the first to specialize in buying distressed properties, reworking old wells, drilling new wells on said leases, and thereupon improving production. By the time Cusimano sold his corporation to Wichita River Oil Company and retired in 1992, he had drilled nearly 600 wells in Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Alabama, California, Colorado, North Dakota, Kentucky, West Virginia, and New York.
Cusimano was a member of the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors since 1974, and served as chairman in 1995-1996. During his tenure, Cusimano was instrumental in the West Side Expansion of Tiger Stadium as well as the proposed construction of Tiger Stadium East Side boxes. He actively supported the consolidation of the associated departments and divisions into the Center for Coastal, Energy, and Environmental Resources Building to be constructed in 2000. Cusimano also endorsed and aggressively pursued privatized student housing at the University of New Orleans and helped establish religious centers on all of the LSU campuses.
Cusimano is a member of the American Society of Petroleum Engineers, Independent Producers Association of America, American Institute of Petroleum Engineers, New Orleans Geological Society, Optimist Club, Sierra Club, and Petroleum Club. He also serves on the NOKIA Sugar Bowl Committee and is a former Southeastern Conference football official. Cusimano is presently Finance Chairman for Governor M. J. "Mike" Foster's reelection committee, and has raised in excess of $3 million for the Governor's financial coffers.
Charles Cusimano is married to the former Violet Taranto. They have one son, Judge Charles "Chuck" Cusimano, three daughters, Lisa Brewer, Jan Simon, and Cathy Daigle, and 17 grandchildren.


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Fourth Grade Girl Talks Herself Into First Ski Jump
Facing your fears is part of being human. We've all had to talk ourselves into doing something, whether we actually verbalized the encouragement or just played it silently in our brain.
The fourth grade girl in the video below is a verbalizer. With a camera running, she methodically convinces herself she has what it takes to make her first ski jump.
Now THIS Is How You Sell a Product
Due to the well-established trick of making the razors cheap but the blades overpriced, shaving can be a real rip-off. The start up DollarShaveClub.com is trying to change that by offering all the razors and blades you need for a dollar a month.
Dick Clark Is Selling His Awesome Flintstones House
82-year-old Dick Clark has long been famous for his youthful appearance. And it would seem that his taste in architecture has also been frozen in time — prehistoric time, that is.
Outrageous Clothing Label Sparks Sexism Outcry
Emma Barnett was shocked when she read the care label on her boyfriend's pants.
How Much Is Too Much to Pay for Gas? — Survey of the Day
With the average price of gas approaching four dollars a gallon, the question becomes whether Americans are going to start to seriously changing their current driving habits and vacation plans, in light of this hike.
Lego Space Shuttle Actually Goes Into Orbit In Amazing Footage
Last year the United States retired NASA's space shuttle program, and shipped the remaining crafts out for display in sites around the country. To pay tribute to the end of the space shuttle era, Romanian high school student Raul Oaida strapped a Lego model space shuttle on a weather ballon and sent it towards the great beyond.
'SNL's' Andy Samberg and Kristen Wiig Make the Weirdest Save the Date Invite
For its most recent digital short, 'Saturday Night Live' decided to go back to the 70s. While it was a glorious time when all races and sexes were prone to wearing afros, Andy Samberg and Kristen Wiig ended up using it to create one of the most creepy save the date wedding invites ever.
Angelina Jolie's Leg Had Fun at the 2012 Academy Awards
If there was one thing we learned from the 84th Academy Awards it's that Angeline Jolie is really proud of her leg. Her right leg that is, which she took every possible opportunity to flaunt through a slip in her black velvet Versace strapless gown she walked the Red Carpet with her baby daddy Brad Pitt.
Woman Tries to Hide From News Camera, Fails Spectacularly
If you happen to be a newscaster who isn't so sure of the material you're supposed to read, one way of limiting mistakes is concentrating very hard on the Teleprompter. Kara Manelli of WUFT in Gainesville, Florida displays this technique to a T as she finishes a story about a student housing lottery. She's concentrating so hard, she doesn't notice the woman behind her awkwardly trying to hide from the camera.
Does This Chicken McNugget Look Like George Washington?
The last time people were comparing the way something looks to George Washington, that something was disgraced swindler Bernie Madoff. And, really, the father our country deserves a much better doppelganger.
Cue Chicken McNugget George Washington, who a woman in Sioux City, Iowa bought at a McDonald's three years ago.
Should Women Be Allowed in Combat? — Survey of the Day
Last week, the Pentagon decided open up thousands of near-the-front-line military jobs to female military personnel who were previously restricted from such roles.
Women are still banned from combat, although this move to put them closer to harm's way has upset some, including Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, who said that when women are too close to the front line "emotions" could lead to "compromised situations." So what does the public think about the Pentagon's measure?
Japanese Man Breaks the World Record for Cracking the Most Nuts With His Butt
Japan has some crazy shows, but their Guinness World Records TV series is somehow the craziest. You think we're kidding, but in one episode a man named Tomoharu Shoji sets a world record by crushing 43 nuts in one minute… Oh, yeah, and he did it just by using his butt.


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Two popular formats for storing mail on Unix machines are mbox and maildir. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Converting from mbox to maildir is easy to do using some Python.
Tags: administration, mail
In the past we had a system where we were using both mbox and maildir. The main reason for this was feature creep. When we started mbox files for POP3 were OK. When people (like ourselves) wanted to use IMAP maildir was a much better solution. So we had a hybrid system with mbox for the POP3 accounts and maildir for IMAP.
When we migrated everything to a new server we decided to standardize on maildir. We still had quite a few accounts that we had to convert from mbox to maildir. With some Python code this was done easily.
First we import all the necessary modules and suck in the mbox file:
#!/usr/bin/python import email import email.Errors import mailbox import os import sys import time def msgfactory(fp): try: return email.message_from_file(fp) except email.Errors.MessageParseError: # Don't return None since that will # stop the mailbox iterator return '' domain = sys.argv[1] inbox = sys.argv[2] fp = open(inbox, 'rb') mbox = mailbox.UnixMailbox(fp, msgfactory)
We specified a parameter domain since the system hosts mail for quite a few virtual domains. For each domain we have a directory per user. In our case the mbox names equaled the user names without the domain part, so it is easy to create a directory to store the mails in.
dirname = domain + "/" + inbox # create top level directory, pass if it already exists try: storedir = os.mkdir(domain, 0750) except: pass # create user directory, pass if it already exists try: storedir = os.mkdir(dirname, 0750) except: pass
In each maildir directory you will find a few directories, including new and cur, which store new mails and read mails respectively. These directories are easily created as well. Note that in our case we knew these directories did not exist, so we simply created them, without any safeguards.
os.mkdir(dirname + "/new", 0750) os.mkdir(dirname + "/cur", 0750)
After everything had been set up it was simply a matter of reading messages from the mbox file and writing them back into the maildir directory.
mailmsg = mbox.next() count = 0 hostname = "imap.example.org" while (mailmsg) != None: count+=1 hammertime = time.time() filename = dirname + "/cur/%s%d.%s:2,S" % (hammertime, count, hostname) mail = open(filename, 'w+') mail.write(mailmsg.as_string()) mailmsg = mbox.next() print "mails converted:", count
One thing you notice is that we marked the mails as 'seen' (the S in the mail filename implies this). Although this would not always be correct (in case of new mail that had arrived before the user had read the mail) we made this choice deliberately: the users who would have a lot of mail in their POP account almost always had the 'leave mail on server' option enabled in their mail client. Marking messages as 'new' would have confused them, since they had already read those mails. For a few customers some new mails would indeed be marked as read, but we warned them in advance that this might happen and this turned out to be no problem at all.


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Eagles will be on TV
Niagara men's hockey will get a nationally televised game this season.
The Purple Eagles travel to South Bend, Ind., to face Notre Dame for two non-conference games and will benefit from the television deal the Fighting Irish have with NBC. The Oct. 25 contest will be live on NBCSN while the game on Oct. 24 will stream on NBC Sports Live Extra.
Niagara also announced its captains for the 2014-15 season. Senior defenseman Kevin Albers and junior defenseman Matt Dineen will serve as captains while senior forward Isaac Kohls and sophomore forward TJ Sarcona will be assistant captains.
Albers is a second-year captain and has played in 94 games for the Purple Eagles. Dineen had a goal and four assists in 14 games as a sophomore. Kohls had career bests in goals (12) and points (24) last season while Sarcona's 11 goals ranked fourth among rookies in Atlantic Hockey.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108785804814959818.post5721967491293554364..comments2017-11-17T00:34:41.048-05:00Comments on Lesley W Graham: CHANGING firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108785804814959818.post-79692651653990587962012-10-31T15:12:27.638-04:002012-10-31T15:12:27.638-04:00this was so wonderful to read. thank you so much f...this was so wonderful to read. thank you so much for sharing that with me lia. so happy for you and your family!Lesleyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108785804814959818.post-58751502414756466372012-10-31T15:11:47.389-04:002012-10-31T15:11:47.389-04:00i never hear that. :) thank you!i never hear that. :) thank you!Lesleyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108785804814959818.post-49480399857752705342012-10-31T15:11:17.442-04:002012-10-31T15:11:17.442-04:00thank you SO much for the encouragement heather!! ...thank you SO much for the encouragement heather!! love to you and your family.Lesleyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108785804814959818.post-47615147172806673372012-10-31T15:10:16.508-04:002012-10-31T15:10:16.508-04:00Most often when I read your blog, it's from my...Most often when I read your blog, it's from my phone or iPad, so I don't leave comments, but I want you to know I am thinking of you and your family as you prepare to bring a new little one into the world. And I'm rooting for you. You're gonna rock this! All of it! The One who loves you best never makes mistakes and never lets us down. Thank goodness! He loves us even when we feel most unloveable, whew! Heather O'Dellhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108785804814959818.post-85227505950691976262012-10-31T00:06:10.295-04:002012-10-31T00:06:10.295-04:00Such a cute picture of y'all! She looks like y...Such a cute picture of y'all! She looks like you. Sending happy thoughts your way!Your Southern Peachhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108785804814959818.post-50319437340868224192012-10-30T13:56:42.581-04:002012-10-30T13:56:42.581-04:00Such a blessing to have good friends, sounds like ...Such a blessing to have good friends, sounds like her advice was right on time. :)Carrie Turnerhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108785804814959818.post-61530533093254464032012-10-30T13:12:04.582-04:002012-10-30T13:12:04.582-04:00I've rarely comment, but after reading I thoug...I've rarely comment, but after reading I thought I would tell you something... bc I know in faith you will understand. I worried that the arrival of my second child would be difficult. I mourned loosing the life I had with just my daughter and prayed that he would fit in well. I knew God's hand was involved throughout his conception and pregnancy. Yet I still had this uneasiness. What I was failing to see is how well orchestrated my son was to my daughter, not just to my husband and I. He came for her. He has changed her life. Made her move along to the next part of her journey here on earth. Seeing their relationship grow, her grow, our family grow and the unity that he has created is an immeasurable experience that seldom gets expressed to us young mothers, when we are scared. And... having two is so much easier then one!

This little girl chose you. You are perfect for her. And she knows full well what she is coming into, your tri-fecta.

Blessings and best of luck.
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(P.S. I'm on Instagram at Lia Dominique Andress, I left you a comment about the full moon the other day)Lia Dominique Andresshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108785804814959818.post-76195701617263814842012-10-30T10:39:58.596-04:002012-10-30T10:39:58.596-04:00Lesley, your blog post this morning really couldn&...Lesley, your blog post this morning really couldn't have come at a better time. With less than a week until our due date, I have been feeling increasingly anxious and overwhelmed from all of the unknowns of birthing this child. A planner, myself, I am having a hard time giving in to the fact that I can't control everything. So, thank you for sharing your heart and offering up a bit of honesty. And, starting now, I am going to try to focus on all of those things that make me happy...most importantly the birth of our daughter! Erinhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108785804814959818.post-17059112205246135992012-10-30T10:07:35.773-04:002012-10-30T10:07:35.773-04:00kate! so good to hear from you. i keep trying to f...kate! so good to hear from you. i keep trying to find you and don't see your blog on your profile. thinking of you guys and excited for you as you embark on this next chapter!!Lesleyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108785804814959818.post-53173567635600736772012-10-30T10:06:05.196-04:002012-10-30T10:06:05.196-04:00thank you guys! that means so much. thank you guys! that means so much. Lesleyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108785804814959818.post-90284388029631133552012-10-30T09:47:29.298-04:002012-10-30T09:47:29.298-04:00And as hard as it can be, being humbled by lack of...And as hard as it can be, being humbled by lack of control is a wonderful thing. :) thanks for being so open on here. I feel like you let us get to know you and so it's like visiting a friend. Hang in there, dear friend. This is such a big season of change for all of you. But it will be wonderful!

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The Qualcomm Fellow-Mentor-Advisor Fellowship is a 12-month fellowship program for outstanding UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering doctoral students nominated by their Faculty Advisors.
Up to 4 FMA fellowships will be awarded this year.
The Program brings together teams which include an engineering Ph.D. candidate, his/her faculty advisor and an engineering mentor from Qualcomm. The goal is to foster in-depth connections between the Jacobs School faculty and Qualcomm engineers while enhancing the education of doctoral students.
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Take time to go online and read the March 2013 issue of National Geographic, titled, "America Strikes Oil." Then ask yourself, is this the direction in which I want to support my community, land and water in going?
The most comprehensive information made public; go to www.nationalgeographic.com click on, "The Magazine." Under "ngm.com" type in "March 2013 issue." Scroll down. Click on "March 2013 table of contents". Click on "America Strikes New Oil" Read this article, and study the photos included.
Looking beyond the paycheck, open flood gates for unlimited drilling would adversely affect all of us. Just like North Dakota, our own landscapes would be forever damaged too, as well as air and our water. What are the consequences to any agricultural space and its quality? The particulates from fracking, in any form, pose a serious, lasting negative. Ill health compromises your quality of life! Obamacare or not, would we really be willing to sacrifice our health and then pay for medical attention? See the consequences of fracking that are literally irreversible.
Freeing ourselves from dependence on the 49 percent of revenue monies paid by gas and oil might force us to have to think and become more inventive, sustainable and viable. Really, what exactly is the perception of our area we are paying to promote? Even a welcome sign at the entrance to any town isn't enough if where one is encouraged to live and spend their money is within a tiny jewel surrounded by the collateral damage of fracking!
When finished reading the article, think about what we really want to stand for here, all we could lose, and everything we have, so well worth the keeping. If your decision goes beyond the, me, me, me, more, more, more attachment to the over advertised importance of money, over the importance of Life, to buy more of what we don't need, you are beginning to see the bigger, most viable of pictures. And from that higher vantage point the most salubrious choice of direction for you, and our area, can be taken.
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Brewers mull Minors return for Gamel
With McGehee swinging hot bat, prospect not seeing time
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
MILWAUKEE -- Casey McGehee has forced himself into the Brewers' everyday lineup, in turn forcing club officials to reconsider whether third-base prospect Mat Gamel might be better served by a return to Triple-A Nashville. "We'll talk about that internally," Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said. "That's not something we would discuss publicly, but you're always having discussions. It's probably something you look at from a series-by-series standpoint." Gamel, promoted from Nashville on May 14 ahead of Interleague Play, was on the bench for the fifth time in six games on Tuesday, mostly because the Brewers were facing left-handed Mets ace Johan Santana in the second of a three-game series. But Gamel, who bats left-handed, has seen his playing time decrease of late against righties because of the emergence of McGehee, who entered play Tuesday with a .370 average, five home runs and 20 RBIs over his past 20 games. McGehee, not Gamel, started at third base on Monday against Mets right-hander Fernando Nieve. He dropped a popup in the top of the sixth inning that contributed to two unearned runs, but then he belted a grand slam in the bottom of the inning. "You have to put the lineup out there you think is going to win, and Casey deserves his time," manager Ken Macha said. "But you also have to have a view of what the organization is going to look like long-term. [Gamel] has gotten a taste here. We'll see what happens here from now until the All-Star break." Macha hinted that the Brewers could make a decision after their four-game series in Chicago ends on Sunday. If they decide to keep Gamel in the Major Leagues, they could explore sending him to the Arizona Fall League or to a winter league to get at-bats and innings at third base. With the Interleague portion of the schedule in the books, McGehee playing his way into the lineup and Craig Counsell holding strong, there is some thinking that Gamel's development would better served playing every day in the Minors instead of riding the bench in Milwaukee. It's a fair question, Melvin said. But it was not one he was willing to discuss with a reporter. "You don't want players to worry about what you're thinking ahead of time," Melvin said. "You don't want them putting pressure on themselves. Our intention was to bring Mat up for a short time, and he's earned the right to stay. If you take away his pinch-hit at-bats, he's been a productive hitter for us." With a strikeout in the eighth inning Monday night, Gamel fell to 1-for-11 as a pinch-hitter. But he was hitting a more respectable .256 as a starter with a .348 on-base percentage fueled by 10 walks. Seven of his 20 hits were for extra-bases. McGehee, meanwhile, entered his start on Tuesday batting .336 with a .400 on-base percentage. "There's no doubt that Casey McGehee has taken advantage of his window of opportunity," Melvin said. Gamel was hitting .336 with eight home runs and 31 RBIs in 33 games at Nashville before his promotion. He spent most of 2008 at Double-A Huntsville and shared Milwaukee's Minor League Player of the Year Award with shortstop Alcides Escobar. Gamel hit .325 last year with 20 homers and 99 RBIs.
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"The Mummy films did have many cool firearms & weapons of the era."
It was actually one of the most accurate, from a firearms standpoing, movies I've ever seen.
There was only one glaring error that I saw, and that was forgiveable...
The Mahdi or whatever they were called troops fighting the French Legionairs at the beginning of the movie seemed to be armed with Mauser rifles that weren't introduced until the early 1930s.
What REALLY impressed the hell out of me, though, was the fact that the Legion troops were armed with Mle 1886 Lebel rifles and O'Connell is shown single feeding his rifle (period correct tactics).
One of the characters in The Mummy (Burns) even carried a Mark V Webley.
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Trusting your daycare provider
Recently, there have been several stories in the mainstream media regarding some VERY scary situations that have happened to children while in the care of a daycare provider.
As I mentioned previously
, we recently switched daycare providers because of a situation that occurred with which we were uncomfortable. Little man is completely fine, thankfully, and there were no issues relating to him, but there was a problem with another child in the care of our provider that prompted us to look for new care.
Trust is a very hard thing for me personally.
There are a very select few people I fully trust in my life, and to be honest, the number is able to be counted on one hand. I've been burned a few times in the past in personal relationships, and I tend to guard myself, my emotions, and my insecurities quite heavily.
However, when you are a parent- you HAVE to trust in others. Unless one spouse does not ever work, you go practically nowhere (who needs to see a doctor or a dentist, anyway!), and you're almost never alone with your spouse, you are unable to rely solely on yourself and your partner to care for your children.
When you don't have family near by, or your family is unable to care for your children, you are forced to rely on strangers to care for your child.
It sounds really, really odd, right?
I mean, your child is the most prized possession you'll ever hold in your life. You wouldn't hand a million dollars to someone you barely know and expect them to guard it with their life, yet, our children are worth more than thousands of millions of dollars, and we have to do this every day.
Little man playing at daycare
I've been mulling this topic over in my head since we switched daycare providers, but I still can't figure out a resolution in my head. I have to work, at least some, but I have trust issues larger than an ocean and soon-to-be two children for whom I'd throw myself in front of a bus to ensure their safety and happiness.
The textbook, easy answer would be to say you do the best you can.
But- in some situations like we've seen in the media- even when you do your best to find adequate care for your child, that best isn't good enough and scary situations still occur.
I guess at this point, all I can do is work as hard as possible to split schedules with my husband, encourage and support his work endeavors, and try and limit the time my children are away from me. Because in my mind there will never be anyone who cares for my child as well as myself or my husband could. And that is just the nature of being a parent.
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As lucky as the Calgary Stampeders feel about finding Brandon Browner, the lanky defensive back feels much more fortunate he landed a job in the CFL.
After a stellar college career at Oregon State, Browner declared for the NFL draft early but wasn't taken in 2005.
He went to training camp with the Denver Broncos as a free agent, then broke his arm and didn't play.
In the next season, the Broncos cut him and no one picked him up, so he counts his lucky stars the Stampeders offered him a chance to try out at this year's training camp after spending more than a year away.
"I didn't have any other options," Browner said.
"The Stampeders were the only call I had, so I took it.
"It was a great opportunity to play football and I'm happy I got it."
Now, the Oregon State product is breaking the mould of what a cornerback should look and play like in this league.
Throw a jump ball?
Browner will use his entire 6-ft.-4 frame and even longer wing span to get his hands on it.
Toss an underneath route?
Browner will jump up quickly and slam whoever tries to stretch for a first down.
Complete a pass over the middle of the field?
Browner will use his breakneck speed to catch the receiver and knock the ball loose, which is exactly what he did against T.J. Acree on Labour Day.
"It would be better if I had some more picks," Browner said. "We're getting the Ws right now, and I've been doing my job, but there's always room for improvement."
The 23-year-old, who is a strong candidate for rookie of the year, was in a tough spot before getting a job with the Stamps.
He and his girlfriend have an eight-month-old son and both are back in California. So although Browner plays a game, he takes his career seriously.
"That's the toughest thing to deal with," Browner said.
"Every day, I head home from practice, I call them to see how things are going.
"It's hard to be away from him because he's so young. He's my first child.
"But I'm happy when I'm on this field and I'm happy to be a Stampeder. It was tough on me because I had no job and a family to deal with. We were struggling, and I was letting a lot of people down.
"Plus I wasn't doing what I love doing. It was tough.
"The Stampeders are a blessing in so many ways right now.
"Things happen for a reason. I wasn't getting calls until they rang me. I had something they were looking for. Things worked out best."
Because of his lanky, thin legs, Stampeders teammates have started calling him Chopsticks.
He doesn't mind, because there are certainly worse things to be.
"I've had these skinny legs all my life," Browner said.
"People have clowned around about my legs since I was six years old. It's something I deal with. I have a strong upper body, so it all evens out."
Browner considers himself a student of the game and spends every free moment studying players.
He sometimes get into arguments with teammates about which players he feels are great and who aren't.
"I'm a big fan of football and very passionate about the game," he said. "I'm like most players in that I want to be better than the next man, play harder than the next man. I bring that energy and that passion to the game.
"It's the extra oomph I give that hopefully separates me from them."


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It's Time For America to Replace Our Tax Code… Introducing The Neutral Tax!!!
If we've learned anything from the continuing, government-manufactured financial crises that have become a seemingly favorite sport for the political class it's that we need to replace our antiquated tax code of punishing a rapidly decreasing labor force in this country in favor for a modernized tax code that makes sense, takes the onus off of labor, and eliminates all direct federal taxes on citizens.
What is The Neutral Tax?
The Neutral Tax is a flat, federal tax on gross state government revenue
Benefits of The Neutral Tax
- Eliminates the federal government's micromanagement of tax policy
- Compatible with most other tax reform proposals (implemented at the state level)
- Enables each state to design its preferred tax structure
- Eliminates the federal monopoly on tax policy
- Eliminates all direct federal taxes on citizens
- Eliminates the IRS as we know it
- Makes repeal of the 16th Amendment (the federal income tax) practical
- Eases future tax reform efforts — no more decades of debate
- Integrates federal, state and local taxation policies
- Makes the US more competitive internationally
- Inherently non-partisan policy makes it easier to enact with bipartisan support
The Neutral Tax is deceptively simple. It eliminates all current federal taxes on citizens and businesses (including federal income, payroll, personal income, unemployment, corporate, gift, estate, capital gains, alternative minimum, self-employment, gasoline, etc.) and replaces them with a singular flat tax on the gross revenue of each state government (including all local taxes and fees)
Additional information available in The Neutral Tax FAQ [here].
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How Will the Transition to The Neutral Tax Impact Each State?
Since the Neutral Tax is not in effect yet, each state currently differs as to how much of their tax burden goes to the state vs. federal government. Under The Neutral Tax, every state will be paying the same percentage of their revenue to the federal government; for some states, that will be less than they pay now, and for other states it will be more. It is up to the state to determine how these differences are allocated among their citizens and businesses. The federal government could also ease the transition by offering temporary tax rebates that decline over time to states that pay more under the new method.
Here is a list by state showing the current federal tax burden and how it will change under The Neutral Tax:
This solutions is unique in that it allows for states to adopt a tax system that works best for it's citizens… as I support a consumption tax and was a huge proportionate of the 9-9-9 tax plan, The Neutral Tax allows individual states to move into a consumption tax structure (if they choose) that will increase revenue while relieving the heavy tax burden it's citizens currently carry. It's defiantly worth serious consideration.


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2 Ohio cops sued, sue back, win
By Sharon Coolidge
The Cincinnati Enquirer
CINCINNATI — Two Cincinnati police officers took a different approach to clearing their names.
The pair, who are being sued in federal court for their role in the 2003 case of a man who died while in police custody, went to court themselves, filing their own lawsuit and arguing the man who died, Nathaniel Jones, assaulted them.
Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Ralph "Ted" Winkler sided with Officers James Pike and Baron Osterman, awarding them $13,000 each for injuries they suffered while arresting Jones, $5,000 in compensatory damages and $8,000 in punitive damages.
The estate must also pay the officers' attorney fees of $15,625, Winkler ruled.
The 1st District Court of Appeals upheld that decision this week.
The officers might fight it hard to collect.
Jones' estate has no assets, according to Eric Deters, the estate's attorney.
In a bizarre twist, the only way the officers would see any money is if the estate prevails against them in federal court.
Gary Lewis, the officers' attorney, said the suit wasn't about money.
"It was an outrageous situation," Lewis said. "A lot of statements were made by (the estate) that the officers were acting outside bounds of authority. "This was one way to refute that. It certainly wasn't filed because they were looking for tens of thousands of dollars. It was to get the record straight."
While it's common to see the estates of people who died in police custody sue cities, police departments and the officers involved, reverse lawsuits are rare.
Lewis can remember only one other instance where an officer went on the offensive.
Cincinnati police Officer Eric Hall suffered an injured shoulder in 1995 while on duty when he wrestled with Aiken High School student Pharon Crosby.
After the arrest, Crosby, who is black, sued the city and police, claiming racism and brutality. He eventually settled for about $30,000.
Hall sued Crosby the following year for his injuries and settled that case out of court.
"Police officers are almost always on the defensive and this was a situation where they shouldn't have been on the defensive because they were right," Lewis said of Pike and Osterman.
The officers declined to comment, citing the pending case in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati.
The department, which was not involved in the suit, also declined to comment.
Jones, 41, died early the morning of Nov. 30, 2003, when his heart failed while he struggled with six Cincinnati police officers in the parking lot of a North Avondale White Castle.
The arrest – including Jones lunging at the officers — was caught on videotape, which brought national attention to Jones' death.
The Hamilton County Coroner's Office determined Jones, who weighed 348 pounds, asphyxiated after being left face down. An autopsy showed he had a history of high blood pressure, had recently used of cocaine and the drug PCP and was morbidly obese, all things that contributed to his death.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Mike Allen cleared all police officers — including Pike and Osterman — of criminal wrongdoing.
But in the fall of 2004 Jones' family filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, blaming police, firefighters and city officials for his death.
A judge denied the city's request last spring to dismiss the family's suit. That decision has been appealed to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and will be argued next month.
As that case slowly proceeded, Pike and Osterman took their claims of battery and assault against Jones to state court.
Pike said he suffered injuries to his lower back, face and hands, among other injuries. Osterman said he suffered injuries to his head.
After the judgment in the officers' favor, Deters appealed the ruling to the 1st District Court of Appeals. He claimed Ken Lawson, the estate's original attorney, improperly handled the suit.
Lawson has since had his law license suspended due to prescription drug abuse.
The appellate court disagreed with the estate's argument, saying the record did not reflect Lawson's neglect.
Deters said he is likely to appeal the appellate court decision to the Ohio Supreme Court.
"The decision was disappointing," Deters said. "But it is not the end of the world.
"We still have the federal case in which we defeated the motion to dismiss, we can still appeal the ruling to the Ohio Supreme Court," Deters said.
"I did the best I could, based on the state of the file, to salvage the case, but I was unable to."
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Paula_gkwrote a review of Nite Ize Nite Dawg LED Light-Up Dog Collar on September 4, 2012
Great collar, size is tricky
So first of all, I LOVE this collar, great idea, great quality, super useful.
On the downside is that after reading all the reviews and seeing that others had had problems with the collar being too big I decided to go for a medium. I have a lab puppy, she was 7months old at the time I bought the collar and it was a little snug on her. I kept it because we REALLY needed it right then.
She's 8.5 months old now and still fits snug, I am hopeful she won't have a HUGE neck, but I am afraid I'm going to have to buy the Large pretty soon here.
It is worth to say also, that we couldn't keep her out of the water...she jumped in and we called her out right away. When she came out the collar was wet and still working so it can take a little water.
We were able to see her from far so it was really good, it definitely gives you peace of mind being able to see your dog in the dark. We've used this collar for several camping trips and we only put it on her at night a total of probably 30hrs and still working fine.
I would definitely recommend, beware of the sizing though. When in doubt go for the larger size because you can make it smaller. Do not cut it if you have a puppy unless you are absolutely sure how big you pup's neck will be.


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Well this week has once again been an incredibly action packed week here at Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve. It seems as if the predators have taken the spotlight this week, most possibly due to there having been two massive herds of buffalo on the property, and trailing these herds we found both lions and Maxabeni male leopard.
These buffalo herds are incredibly good in nutrient cycling and cropping the grass allowing the specialist grazers such as wildebeest a greater access to food in areas not normally accessible for them. In the middle of winter we often find large troops of baboons overturning the dried up buffalo dung. What they are seeking is termites, scorpions and any other insect that is seeking refuse and feeding on these dried 'patties'.
The Sand River males and the three Southern Pride lionesses fed on a huge buffalo bull for 4 days before moving throughout the property scent marking and further establishing themselves as the dominant coalition here. The rest of the Southern Pride were found around Earth Lodge and the Sabie River trying to avoid and keep a low profile around the Sand River males. It is extremely interesting to watch the development of the social pride dynamics here of the Southern Pride. Will we have a permanent split? Only time will tell.
The leopards this week have certainly been giving us the most incredible display of behavior from being on a kill to defending cubs and marking territory. Nottins female and her young cub were found moving den sites this week after nearly two weeks of not being seen. The little cub is growing in confidence daily and looking in great condition even taking time to try and tackle mom between posing for pictures.
The Little Bush female was found fighting aggressively with Sandriver male leopard as he tried continually to try find and kill her cubs. Hopefully her tenacious attitude has ensured the survival of her cubs and only time will tell.
The Outcrop female cub has been seen feeding on a duiker kill, making for some incredible viewing. It is always great to see a new young recently independent leopard fending for itself and looking for a territory. Although she is fairly shy and nervous, those green eyes are extremely highlighted along with the pink nose, showing her young age.
Once again Maxabeni and White Dam female were seen mating, this is now the forth time in recent months and it would seem as if she is failing to conceive. This aggressive mating display allows for a fantastic array of facial expressions from both the male and female.
With the incredible African winter sunsets it has most certainly allowed for amazing stargazing opportunities with a warm glass of glühwein (mulled wine). Here we take time to let the stars come out in full strength whilst listening to a leopard give a territorial call and Side-striped Jackals alarm calling in the background.
What an incredible week and hopefully this winter madness will continue here at Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve. "Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." – Winston Churchill.


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56th Case for Buffalo Homicide Squad This Year
December 29, 2005
The caseload grew again Wednesday night for Buffalo homicide detectives. It comes near the close of a year that saw the return of the homicide squad. News 4's Jodi Hovenden reports from Buffalo police headquarters.
Buffalo homicide detectives are searching for the gunman who shot and killed 24-year-old Jason Lindsay early Thursday morning.
It happened around 1:30 Thursday morning in the Langfield projects as Lindsay was reportedly on his way to see his girlfriend.
Buffalo homicide squad Lieutenant Kenneth Bienko said, "Nobody saw anything. A few people heard the shots. One person looked outside, saw him laying there, and called for an ambulance."
It's the 56th homicide in the city this year, and while detectives do not have any suspects in this case, they have solved about 40 percent of the homicides committed this year since the homicide squad was reinstated in late January.
Investigative Services Chief Anthony Barba said, "The national rate is usually in the fifties, so it's a little disappointing for us that we didn't get more [cases] cleared, but I will say that these homicides are being investigated. We believe we know who did them, and it's only a matter of time."
Detectives have also solved five cold homicide cases in the past 12 months.
Barba said, "We are able to dedicate a lot of time to them, where, when they were doing other crimes -- your burglaries, your robberies, your bank alarms, and so forth -- they couldn't dedicate that time."
But even with a homicide squad, detectives say one of their biggest frustrations is getting citizens to come forward with information about crimes, and in some cases, there is pressure not to talk to police.
Barba said, "They're walking around, while we're trying to... while we're over a homicide scene, people are walking around with these shirts." [see photos at left]
These T-shirts, they say, are sold in neighborhoods where many of the crimes take place.
Barba said, "With this in a community, and people not willing to talk to us and help us, it makes it almost impossible to solve some of these crimes."


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UW's Seferian-Jenkins cited for DUI
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SEATTLE – A Seattle police report on an incident involving Washington tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins said the driver of a vehicle involved in a weekend accident had a bloody nose consistent with hitting his face on the windshield and the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage.
Names are redacted in the report released Monday by the Seattle Police Department, but a detective said Sunday that Seferian-Jenkins was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. The school also released a statement Sunday acknowledging Seferian-Jenkins was involved in an incident Saturday night.
The police report states the vehicle was found at the bottom of a catch basin at a park near the University of Washington. The driver objected to medical care, but was eventually placed on a backboard and transported to Harborview Medical Center. He objected to a blood test at the hospital before police obtained a search warrant to draw blood.
The driver was released from police custody to remain in the hospital's care at 3:40 a.m. PDT.
In a statement Sunday, UW football coach Steve Sarkisian said Seferian-Jenkins made decisions "that fall short of our expectations for student-athletes. He will be disciplined internally in accordance with team and departmental policies."


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PROVO — Preparation for Washington State has begun in earnest.
BYU's Tuesday practice marked the first involving scout teams, which help the first-team offense and first-team defense get ready for the season-opener on Aug. 30.
It was a physical session, according to coach Bronco Mendenhall, who explained that the first-team defense was "basically tackling every play, which is how they train all year, other than fall camp. They got plenty of physical work."
Sophomore Ammon Olsen is serving as the scout team quarterback. Meanwhile, several other newcomers are not part of the scout team, which means they could play this season. Those players include cornerback Micah Hannemann, defensive lineman Jherremya Leuta-Douyere, running back Jamaal Williams and wide receiver Dylan Collie, according to Mendenhall.
"None of those are determined all the way yet, but if I had to lean, it would be those four," the coach said.
Mendenhall added that freshman defensive lineman Bronson Kaufusi could see action this season.
INJURIES AND ROSTER MOVES: Freshman linebacker Kevan Bills underwent season-ending surgery on his knee Tuesday morning. Bills suffered a torn ACL last week in practice.
Meanwhile, defensive back Cameron Comer has decided to leave the team. He was replaced on the 105-man roster by senior Robbie Buckner, who did not participate in fall camp due to an offseason surgery.
NICKEL PACKAGE: Mendenhall acknowledged that the Cougars will likely play "nickel," or five defensive backs, against pass-happy Washington State.
"They have a lot of good athletes playing at the same time," he said. "I think it would be good to match some speed and athleticism."
FACING LEACH: During his time as defensive coordinator at New Mexico, Mendenhall faced Mike Leach's "Air Raid" offense when Leach was at Texas Tech.
"I have a good understanding of what this system is and what they do. That doesn't make it easier to stop," Mendenhall said. "I have a really nice idea. We played them two or three or four times at New Mexico. So that helped, and having (former) coach (Robert) Anae here certainly helped. I don't think it's a matter of teams not knowing what they're going to do, it's just the concepts are really well-established and well-thought out, and it's hard to stop."2 comments on this story
OH WHAT A FEELING: Punter Riley Stephenson said when he lets loose on a great punt that pins the opposing team deep in its own territory, the feeling is similar to what an offensive player feels when he scores a touchdown.
"When you're back there, 15 yards from everybody, and you're deep in your own territory, kicking it out and watching that returner and seeing our guys just crush him is one of the best feelings ever," Stephenson said. "We know we've got them inside the 20. It helps our defense to go smash them in the mouth."
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