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Legal Question in Family Law in Minnesota
I am a 17 and a runaway. I want to know my rights.
My father called the police on me for my truancy BUT i have switched my public school and intend on going to school tomorrow, at a new school.
Do I HAVE any rights?
Asked on 12/06/11, 2:38 pm
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Robert Kane Law Offices of Robert D. Kane, Jr.
You do not have any rights! I want you to go to the nearest house of worship or police station to have you in safe and warm place. I really don't care if you changed schools.
Answered on 12/06/11, 4:50 pm


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If you're a regular in the world of dessert blogs, then chances are "SprinkleBakes" is in your vocabulary; it's the inspiring blog of artist and baker Heather Baird. Her book, SprinkleBakes: Desert Recipes to Inspire Your Inner Artist is out now, and it is chock-full of beautifully executed ideas to impress even your most discerning dessert-lovers. I was so happy to have the chance to ask Heather about her busy life, talents, processes, and a key ingredient: her adorable pugs.
Heather, you used to be a painter. Do you feel that your talent as an artist has helped unfold your baking career?
Yes, definitely. When I switched over from painting to baking, I never stopped thinking like an artist. It was subconscious at first. One day I realized I had used my training in color theory to achieve the perfect shade of blue for my Blue Velvet Cupcakes.
Congratulations on your new book, SprinkleBakes. What can your regular blog readers expect from your book that they might not have seen or learned yet?
There are many new recipes and techniques that have never been seen or demonstrated on the blog. Some of my favorites are "Egg Tempera," which is a culinary paint you can make at home with egg yolk and food coloring. It is applied to cut-out cookies before they are baked. I also teach readers "Sand Casting," which is a sculpture technique using brown sugar to mold chocolate.
You're a very talented artist, which translates beautifully to your confectionery creations. Does your book make it possible for the novice baker to re-create your edible artwork at home?
Yes! The recipes are well explained and there are plenty of step-by-step pictures. Preceding each chapter you'll find art lessons that can be implemented in the creation and decorating of baked goods. I've made sure these lessons are very accessible to the home baker. Templates are also provided so those concerned with being an "artist" need not worry.
You do have a day job in addition to having written your new book and maintaining your beautiful blog! What's your other job, and how do you balance everything?
I've worked as a medical secretary for a Pathology lab for nine years, but that will end November 2nd. It is a tough decision to leave, but I think I'll be most happy blogging and writing full-time. I need to be creative in order to be fulfilled and happy in life. And balance? I'm not very good at that. Emails slip through the cracks, deadlines sneak up on me, and sometimes we have to eat take-out because the kitchen is a disaster area. I'm looking forward to finding more balance with the extra time I'll have in the coming months.
Any plans to ever open a bakery or take orders for baked goods online?
Not at the moment. I will admit to daydreaming about a bricks-and-mortar bakery. It looks a lot like the confectionery shop in the movie Chocolat.
Tell me about your pugs . . . you involve them in quite a bit of photography and they're precious.
I have two spoiled rotten pugs named Biscuit and Churro. I call them my fur babies, and since they follow every step I make, it's easy to include them in my pictures. They are so well loved that we take them with us when we travel. They love staying at hotels.
I love that you give back. On your website you have links to Rescue a Pug and Second Harvest Food Bank. How important are those to you, and how long have you been involved with those organizations?
These charities are very important to me, and I try to promote them whenever possible. I'm happy to say that my efforts with animal rescue have recently expanded with helping The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. This fundraiser is in progress right now, and with every $10 donation, you'll get a free jar of Grandma's Molasses and my recipe for Elephant Bread. I'll also be involved with charity work for Ronald McDonald House in October, and I'll post more about on my blog as details are finalized.
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Doctor Who – Asylum of the Daleks
If you're a TRUE Whovian (a Doctor Who fan to the core), then chances are you tuned in this past Saturday for episode 1 of the 7th season (since its relaunch) of Doctor Who. If, for some bizarre reason you aren't… well, you can stop reading now and shame on you. Otherwise, keep reading and you'll get my take on what looks to be the genius kick-off of an amazing season to come.
Let's begin properly, shall we then? (if you say that in a British accent, it sounds way cooler.)
The Daleks. It appears the tale begins in a desolate planet overrun by those pesky robots who have plagued the good Doctor for eternity. And it's only a matter of time before we find out that it's Scaro: the planet on which all Daleks originate. Oh, wonderful. But fear not, for The Doctor is there… but maybe just a little against his will. A woman has called to and reached him, and it comes as quite a surprise to The Doctor because not very many people can do that. Or very many things in general, as we're about to find out…
From this point on, if you haven't seen the episode and you plan to, stop reading, for it shall be populated with a multitude of spoilers. Okay, you've been warned. On we go, then…
The woman shows her true 'colors' after being pegged by The Doctor as being a trap and not even being aware of it. The classic eye-stalk pierces through her forehead and the beam gun through her hand, and The Doctor is rendered powerless.
Oh no! The Doctor, he's… whoa, wait a second… who's this? Wow. It's Jenna Louise Coleman! She's going to be The Doctor's new companion! But, isn't she not supposed to be here until the Christmas Special (not that I'm complaining, mind you)? And yet, here she is and from the very second she's on screen it becomes apparent why she was chosen: charming, funny, and just a stunning beauty. And it seems she's been stranded… somewhere. She's holed up in her little room doing her best to keep the malicious strangers out… strangers who sound oddly like… Daleks! Oh, and she's been making souffles! Well, okay.
Scene change, a bit jarring as well, to fists thrusting at the screen showing tattoos of LOVE and HATE on a set of female hands… well this must be Amy! And it is! Doing her best Super-Model impression as she grouses and flirts with the photographers. Soon an assistant informs her that her husband is there (we know that's Rory), but Amy matter-of-factly admits that she doesn't have a husband. What?! She storms into her dressing room to find Rory sitting, melancholy, in a chair with a handful of papers. He asks her to sign and she once again, with full-on Amy-ire, asks him if it then means that they won't be married. Oh, this is just sad! It's meant to shock, and it does. Rory leaves in a huff, and Amy sits as her makeup assistant offers to fix her pallor (isn't Amy always pale?), but just then, as a light bulb flickers on her mirror, Amy sees a familiar stalk erupt from the lady's head, and she, too is stunned. And just as Rory boards the bus, the driver becomes Dalek, and Rory falls victim as well. What is going on here?
Rory comes to. He sees Amy standing in a white room and questions their situation. Amy gestures to the window and Rory sees Dalek ships assembled about. He asks about their current state of trouble, and as the grinning, unimpressed Doctor walks into the room accompanied by two Daleks, he replies that it is, indeed, quite a lot. The floor rises and the trio are brought before the full council of the Daleks. This scene features more Daleks in one place than any other in Doctor Who history and it is damn impressive. I don't know the full count but several hundred is a good assumption. The Doctor raises his arms and prepares for extermination as he admits that the Daleks have finally got him. But wait… one Dalek voice speaks out, and asks The Doctor… for help.
The Doctor grins, and admits that this is indeed something new. It seems that the Daleks have a planet called The Asylum where all the Daleks who no longer serve a functioning purpose, or who have gone completely out of whack to the point where they cannot be controlled, go to slowly break down. The Doctor discovers that they don't kill their own because the Daleks believe evil that complete is beautiful, and to do so would be against their own design. They even say for that specific reason is quite possibly why the Daleks have never been able to kill The Doctor: because to them, he is the divine evil. Oddly appropriate, since he has managed to thwart them at every turn and never ceases to destroy them. This is the time The Doctor finds out that he has been chosen to head down to the Asylum and turn off the planet's force field so it can be purged from space by the Dalek Parliament. But wait… is that… Bizet's Carmen?
It is, and The Doctor says that it's him on the triangle, but he's been overshadowed by the rest of the instruments. Funny. As he begins speaking, we suddenly hear the voice of the woman who's been trapped, and it turns out she's trapped in the core of the Asylum! Her name is Oswin and she's been down there for a year since her ship crashed. A year? On the Dalek Asylum? Doing what? Making souffles, she admits, and The Doctor is not only amused but stunned as to how she's managed to find… milk. Hm… The Daleks open a beam to the Asylum, the trio are given wrist bands to keep from being 'assimilated', and they're kicked through the hole right down to the Dalek dumping ground. Geronimo!
Amy lays still on the snowy ground (and as an aside, as adorable as Karen Gillan is, she looks a bit odd on her back… makes her have even less of a chin than she already does. Maybe it's just me…), a man appears over her, and she's startled awake. She ignores the stranger and begins searching for Rory and The Doctor. In another patch of snow, an eye-stalk pokes through the surface in a very nice homage to The Empire Strikes Back. It pops out again right beside The Doctor, and he realizes -after a quick blast of Carmen- that it's Oswin! He asks her how she's doing that since it's Dalek technology, and she says that it's quite easy to hack. The Doctor, taken aback a bit, says that it isn't (which just goes to show that he very often has trouble messing with their Dalek minds even with his Sonic Screwdriver). She tells him that she's underground and asks if they're going to rescue her, but she breaks up, and Amy arrives. They can't spot Rory, but the stranger says that another beam hit a few yards away. They find a chasm that leads to the center of the Asylum, and this is where we find Rory, lying on solid ground under the surface, surrounded by Daleks!
Of the creepiest Doctor Who creatures over the past several years, the top two have got to be The Weeping Angels and The Vashta Nerada… but right up there are the new and exciting Zombie Daleks. What? You see, The Doctor and Amy follow the stranger to his ship to acquire something with which to ascend into the chasm to save Rory. He says he's crashed two days ago, on the exact same ship Oswin crashed a year ago… uh oh. The man figures out that he is actually dead, and the minute he does so, becomes Dalek. The Doctor and Amy chase him into a room and lock the door, and The Doctor realizes that he wasn't wearing a wrist band and thus has been turned, via the Dalek Nano-Cloud, into one. This also happens to work on organics both living and dead… and the rest of the man's crew has been dead an awfully long time. They too begin to rise, and it's a quartet of Zombie Daleks! Nice twist on both genres, I might add! Well, The Doctor springs into action, and frees himself and Amy as they move into another corridor, leaving the Zombies behind. But all is not well… as they fled, one grabbed Amy's arm and removed her wrist band. Not good…
Alright kids, that's enough writing about it. If you've read this far and you've liked it, go and watch the episode! You know the BBC will play the heck out of it this week, and it'll of course run before the new episode Saturday. Or do what I did: pirate a copy! It's illegal and fun for the whole family! Do yourself a favor and discover Doctor Who. It's the best in Sci-Fi on right now, and the stories are intriguing and genuinely fascinating. Be a Whovian! It's good for the soul!


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05-26-2009 #1
[SOLVED] Problem with GNOME settings daemon
I installed gentoo successfully (? ) on my laptop. The system is working fine except for the GUI. I first installed gnome-light but it used to give the following error:
The panel encountered a problem whhile loading OAFIID: GNOME_MixerApplet Do you want to delete this applet from your configuration?
I also get the following error:
Error starting GNOME Settings Daemon Some things like themes, sounds or background settings may not work properly. The Settings Daemon restarted too many times. ...
I tried in irc too and emerged many packages like 'gentoolkit'. Nothing has helped. What could be the problem? As a newbie I badly need GUI to further learn online. If you need the output of any command or contents of any files/logs please let me know.
05-27-2009 #2
Ok, here is the update.
I added the following lines to my xorg.conf
Section "ServerFlags" Option "AutoAddDevices" "False" EndSection
But I still get the second error related to Gnome Setttings Daemon.
05-28-2009 #3
Hmm... Gentoo is not for the newbies for sure....
Anyway, here is another update. I was logging into CLI and from there I used to start GUI when needed. For no good reason, I changed inittab to boot into GUI, by default. Funny thing is, now there is no 'Gnome Settings Daemon' error that I was talking about. I'm wondering how the problem was related to starting X from terminal or from display manager.
As otherwise the problem is solved, I'm closing this thread. If any of you know the explanation please l let me know. If it is not possible to post in a 'solved' thread, you can pm me.


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MILWAUKEE - Local governments this week avoided much wear and tear on snowplows by avoiding plowing snow.
"Luckily, we had ample warning of accumulation this week to prepare," said Superintendent Ralf Gerbic of the Milwaukee Public Works department. "We had plenty of time to tell the guys to relax and not rush out or anything the morning of our largest snowfall to date. We find that the more time the snowplows are out there, physically plowing snow, the less useful lifetime they end up having. The depreciation is killer, and besides, this way they're not out there blocking traffic during the morning rush hour."
Police Chief Barney Figgs agreed. "Snow removal during the peak of the rush hour probably contributes to more accidents than it avoids," said Chief Figgs. "By waiting to plow until after everyone's already gotten to work or skidded helplessly into a ditch, we're both saving tax money and boosting the local economy, particularly tow trucks and body repair shops."
"We want everyone to know we are extremely pro-business in the state of Wisconsin," said Governor Scott Walker, when asked about Milwaukee's snow plowing policy during a "We Love Business!" luncheon in downtown Milwaukee. "In fact, each day I physically raise a banner that says 'business' on it, and hold it through most of the day. We love business, and this initiative falls right in line with that. We are fully behind our local towing industry, and we're working hard to create lots of new jobs."


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Organization Description
Askari has one of the most expert, hands-on national security teams in existence today including former Assistant Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security, business executives, White House officials and recently retired general officers. Our team has decades of hands-on experience – at the highest levels of government and on the ground – in complex foreign negotiations, business development, defense, intelligence, and homeland security. Our leadership and personnel have gone around the world to provide innovative solutions to our clients' domestic and international challenges. We deliver results.
Location- Arlington/Alexandria, VA
Job Description
Askari Defense & Intelligence LLC is a small business that has the potential for rapid growth. Given the anticipated growth of the company, the prospective employee will have the opportunity to take on greater responsibility and learn new skills. Daily duties focus on the identification/selection/creation and publication of an Arabic-English digest, requiring excellent writing skills and attention to detail. Good organization skills are required to maintain business aspects of the activity, as are time-management and initiative.
Job Responsibilities
- Director will handle customer relations.
- Flexibility is needed as employee may be required to work odd hours for the client as in any small business. Importantly, the work schedule for this position is 40 hours a week, with normal, 8-hour days Monday-Thursday and several hours on Saturday and Sunday for Middle Eastern client. Fridays are free.
- Schedule is flexible as long as client needs are met. Other duties include organizing experts for reports/presentations to clients, editing the reports, and conducting business development in Washington D.C. under the guidance of our CEO.
- Candidates must be able to handle a dynamic work place, and basic business activities, including contract management and basic budget compliance.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Arabic proficiency (reading, speaking, and some writing)
- Excellent verbal and written English
- Strong writing and editing skills
- In depth knowledge of current politics and issues in the Middle East
- At least 2 years business experience, with one being in the Middle East or heavily focused on the Middle East
- Honest, reliable, efficient, flexible, ambitious, focused, and amiable. Must be results oriented and complete tasks with minimal supervision
- Basic organizational skills and basic business skills (how to manage budget, pay bills)
- Must commit to one year in the position
- Position requires some weekend work that is offset by time off during the week for a total of 40 hours per week
- Right to work in the U.S. (such as work visa or citizenship)
How to Apply- Applicants should submit a professional resume, cover letter, and writing sample of no more than three pages to firstname.lastname@example.com
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Our History
Our restaurant, Brock's Riverside Grill, was founded in September, 1999 by the current owners, Leo LaPointe and Todd Crompton. Leo worked in various restaurants in Northern Virginia and D.C. such as Ruth's Chris, Blackie's D.C., Samantha's and Sweet Water Tavern. A graduate of James Madison University, Todd also has extensive experience in a variety of restaurants in Northern Virginia and D.C. such as, Sign of the Wale, Blackie's D.C., The Harbor Inn, Main St. USA and Sweet Water Tavern. We took our experience and applied it to this unique location on the Rappahannock River in Old Town Fredericksburg. Our menu is American Steak and Seafood with a Southwestern flair. We use the highest quality ingredients in all our recipes and receive deliveries daily, ensuring the freshest product possible for our guests. Come and join us for a dining experience you'll be sure to repeat again and again!
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I was experiencing "drop-out" and "fade-out" of one channel, and then sometimes the same with the other channel. I tried everything, including reversing cables. I heard the same problem through my headphones, so it certainly was not speaker/speaker cable related. I then tried a power cable with a very tight IEC connection, and it seems to have solved the problem. Has anyone experienced anything similar?
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No, and it would be very unlikely that the power cable has "solved" the problem. The incoming AC line feeds the power supply without discriminating between channels. Even with a dual power supply amplifier, the amplifier's single AC input isn't split until after it enters the component. A power supply problem could cause an intermittent channel though I have no idea what "fade out" actually means in terms of operation. Typically a channel either works or does not work. Any loss of power is a sign of problems in the amplifier.
With the symptoms you have described and the bare minimum of information you have provided, I would strongly suggest you have a technician go over the amplifier. This could be a simple problem that can be repaired on the spot or, as Click and Clack say, you might have a problem where you won't be around for a follow up call. Take the amp in to a repair shop. Wiggling or replacing a power cable to restore proper operation is not a "fix" and should be taken as an indication of more serious problems inside the amplifier.
Thanks for your response. Let me be more specfic. The amp is a Creek 5350SE integrated amp with a MM phono gain stage.
After about a half-hour to an hour of use with a Marantz SA11-S1 SACD/CD player, Gallo Reference 3 speakers, and Gallo Reference Sub-Amp, the output of one channel of the Creek amp would sometimes completely drop off. At other times, the channel would not drop off entirely, but the output would be reduced so that the soundstage image would drift to the other channel (a "fade-out" type of effect). Sometimes the problem was with the other channel. When I held the power cable tight against the amp socket, I could hear that weak channel actually become louder.
Finally, I tried three things: First, I replaced the power cord with a cord that provides a very tight IEC grip. Then, I checked the quiescent current (bias) of the amp and adjusted it to Creek specifications (to 21.5mV bias or 65mA of current), then finally I lifted the the three large ribbon cables in the amp (that fit onto pins at the front of the amp) and cleaned them and the pins thoroughly (including blowing jets of air into the female receptacles on the cables themselves). This was after sending the amp to a tech referred to me by Roy Hall (the tech ran the amp for two days and could find nothing wrong, except that he said the amp was running too hot and adjusted the bias down to about 5Mv) and after several conversations with the tech.
That was a couple of days ago, and I've run the amp several times now for about 10 hours total without any problems. It seems completely bizzare to me, and I was wondering whether anyone else has experienced anything similar to this.
I also had the same problem with my 5350SE, and had a hell of a time troubleshooting it. I too thought that it might be one of the ribbon cables inside the amp, so I tried cleaning their connectors and using pro-gold on their contact pins, etc., to no avail.
One day, I decided to run the amp with its cover off, and just waited until I heard the "fade-out/drop-out" effect you describe, and then tried touching some of the components (including the ribbon cables at various points) to see if it was a faulty contact.
I discovered that a short & wide (16-way) ribbon cable from the small circuit board with volume control potentiometer to the main circuit board (the one with all the capacitors) was making a poor connection on the smaller of the two circuit boards. The connection there is made with an IDC (Insulation Displacement) connector whose base is soldered onto the board. For some excellent details on this type of connector, you can download the following PDF file (or do a Google search on "IDC connector"):
I found that reseating the cable onto the IDC connector fixed the problem.
I did the repairs myself: With great care (at the risk of breaking it!) I removed the top cover of the IDC connector. I then lifted the cable from the contact jaws of the IDC connector and trimmed off about 1/4 inch from the end of the cable. Then, with the help of a dull knife, I gradually pushed each of the 16 cables into the contact jaws of the IDC connector, until the entire ribbon cable was fully seated into the connector. Then I replaced the IDC connector cover. The problem went away for good!
Note, there is probably more than one way of fixing this problem, including replacing the cable+ICD connector, or premanently removing the IDC connector entirely and soldering the cable directly to the small circuit board (both approaches require taking some of the amp apart and involve some very careful soldering). But if you're not confident with your electronics repair skills (and your amp is still under warranty), you're better off taking your amp to a repair technician. Just make sure to tell him about what I wrote up here.
I hope this helps.
UPDATE: After about a month, I started having the same problem. Apparently my fix was not "for good" as I originally thought. So I decided to get rid of the IDC connector altogether, and connect the cable directly to the circuit board. (I hear Creek fixed this problem with their connectors in later amp models. Can anyone confirm?)
This was a very difficult job, as I did not have a special desoldering iron for the base of the connector (one of the reasons why this is best left to more experienced technicians), and I had to make sure each of the 16 cables was properly tinned with solder, and then matched to the correct spot on the circuit board. I used Cardas solder for the job.
The "brute force" method seemed to work, and I have not had problems in the past 3 months. I will post an update if anything changes for the worst, in case anyone is interested.


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Kunstler to paint new Washington portrait
Mention Washington crossing the Delaware and one image immediately comes to mind: the future president standing tall in a small boat, in daylight, in front of a wind-whipped American flag, with ice chunks clogging the river.
That scene, depicted in an iconic 1851 painting by artist Emanuel Leutze, is rife with historical errors. Now former Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi has commissioned Cove Neck artist Mort Künstler to paint an accurate depiction of Gen. George Washington's Christmas night 1776 crossing of the Delaware River.
The surprise Revolutionary War assault on British mercenaries in Trenton, N.J., that followed the crossing reversed the flagging fortunes of the commander.
"I've always been excited about the story," Suozzi said. "Everything had gone wrong for Washington and his important decision changed the whole course of America. . . . It's raining, it's sleeting and three other columns can't get across. In Leutze's painting the sun is shining and he is standing up in front of the boat with this glacial ice -- it's so unrealistic."
When Suozzi, who has known Künstler for five years, suggested the artist undertake a new rendering of the crossing, the artist resisted. He feared a revised version of an image so ingrained in America's consciousness might not be well-received.
"I said, 'How do I go against this iconic image?' " said Künstler, who suggested a scene of Washington on horseback on the riverbank instead.
Suozzi was unmoved.
"I said, 'No, Mort. We have to go right up against this painting and use it as a vehicle to tell the true story of what really happened,' " Suozzi said.
Künstler -- whose past work includes paintings that correct romanticized depictions of Custer's Last Stand, Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders' charge up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War, and other events -- finally agreed.
In the third-floor studio of his house overlooking Oyster Bay Harbor, the artist has been making a series of small pencil sketches after visiting the site of the crossing and conferring with historians. They show a rough outline of Washington standing in a ferry holding a cannon wheel.
Scattered around Künstler's easel are a copy of the Leutze painting, images of Colonial river craft, and photos he has taken of the Delaware from the New Jersey and Pennsylvania parks that commemorate Washington's daring initiative.
He expects to finish the oil painting by the anniversary of the event in December.
Suozzi, who lives in Glen Cove, said he commissioned the work for which he will pay the "mid-to-high five figures." Suozzi said he plans to lend it to museums but hasn't decided where its permanent home will be.
Clay Craighead, a historian at Washington Crossing State Park in Titusville, N.J., said Künstler is focused on being historically accurate.
"Every artist's interpretation of the crossing that I have seen has some things that I consider accurate and some that are artistic license or at least not provable," he said. "It's just not documented how he [Washington] came across."
Harold Holzer, senior vice president for external affairs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which has owned the Leutze painting since 1897, said:Artists have been copying and paying tribute to Washington crossing the Delaware ever since it was first shown in New York City in the mid-19th century. "We're pleased that Tom Suozzi wants to commission a new look at this picture and that Mort Künstler is going to make an attempt. It calls attention to the power of the original."
The museum currently is restoring the Leutze painting and placing it in a new frame. It will be returned to public view Jan. 16.
Künstler decided to paint Washington standing on a flatboat ferry connected to a river-spanning cable because "my logic is that he never would have parted with his horse and he would have used a ferry, which was the safest way to cross."
Craighead and other historians agree that cannons, horses -- and probably Washington -- would have crossed on the ferry. Meanwhile, 40 soldiers at a time would have stood packed into 60-foot-long Durham boats, which were far larger than the craft painted in Germany by Leutze, who grew up in Philadelphia and may have visited the site.
Despite his initial reluctance, Künstler said the painting could be the one that cements his reputation. "I have no doubt that 100 years from now that if there is one painting that I am known for, it will be this one," he said.
Washington's desperate attack
Things had gone badly for Gen. George Washington and the American cause during 1776 until the commander in chief gambled everything on a bold stroke at the end of the year.
After a series of Revolutionary War defeats, including August's Battle of Long Island and subsequent clashes that left New York City in British hands, Washington was in Pennsylvania in December facing the disintegration of his small army as enlistments expired at year's end.
So during a snowy nor'easter on Christmas night, Washington loaded his troops and 18 cannon on a ferry and ore boats and crossed the ice-clogged Delaware River to New Jersey. Three other columns failed to cross downstream to join the attack or create a diversion.
Four hours behind schedule, Washington's army began the 9-mile march south to Trenton having lost the possibility of the planned predawn attack. But the 2,400 Americans still surprised and defeated 1,500 Hessian mercenaries in two hours of fighting early on Dec. 26. Estimates vary widely, but between 22 and about 80 Hessians were killed and around 900 captured. Two Americans died in the fighting.
Washington recrossed the river and then returned several days later for a successful surprise attack on a British force in Princeton, greatly boosting American morale.


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Usually the bully kicks sand in the little guy's face, but VMware is switching that story. In a speech at LinuxWorld in August, VMware chief scientist Mendel Rosenblum talked up application-specific operating systems provided by ISVs that would run on a hypervisor--no general-purpose OS needed. You can bet Microsoft took notice.
For IT pros, it was smack talk worthy of Terrell Owens. Rosenblum has cause to be cocky. VMware's dazzling partial initial public offering has filled its coffers with almost a billion dollars, and its hypervisor market share looks insurmountable. Meanwhile, Microsoft's Windows Server 2008, which has yet to take the field, won't include a hypervisor until six months after the server launches.
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Though still a nascent technology, hypervisors are poised to supplant the classic operating system as the software layer closest to the hardware and management infrastructure. VMware believes that purpose-built operating systems fitted to apps will further diminish the value of the general-purpose OS. BEA and virtual appliance vendors are providing the first concrete examples of these micro-operating systems. The result is better resource utilization, a more tightly integrated software stack, and a major threat to Microsoft.
But Bill Gates didn't get to be the richest man in the world by eating dirt. Just ask Steve Jobs and Marc Andreessen. Although both execs have rehabilitated themselves in other environs, the butts of the Mac OS and the Netscape browser remain decisively kicked.
Gates' team has played this game before--a nimble competitor with innovative technology eventually gets crushed by the slow but inexorable force of Microsoft's market dominance (abetted by sometimes unsavory business practices). But this time, the ending might be different because virtualization fundamentally changes the rules. Microsoft's tried-and-true strategy may not work, in part because what gives Microsoft its strength--the operating system--is losing its clout.
That's because the general-purpose operating system is being squeezed from above and below. Application vendors can build their own microkernels designed to run in a virtual environment, knocking the conventional OS right off the server.
Second--and perhaps more significant--the hypervisor is becoming the main mediator among the components of a data center ecosystem. Large and small vendors alike are building or enhancing their product lines to tap into the hypervisor as a control point, for tracking resource use, provisioning and moving virtual machines, and tying into storage systems.
These developments don't preclude an operating system, but they do minimize its influence, especially as more enterprises embrace the full promise of virtualization--generalized pools of resources that can be applied on demand to various business needs.
In this environment, the operating system is locked inside a virtual machine and shipped from resource pool to resource pool like cargo on a container ship, captained by the hypervisor.
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While fall golf is has its upsides such as cooler temps, better course conditions and foliage... it also means that the season is winding down.... it kind of hit me today while I was out after work for a quick 9. The sun is at an angle where losing balls is easier and it isn't dark as late anymore....
Oh well... that's my rant
I hear ya. I love fall ball, just not the shorter days. Playing 18 after work is gone, and soon enough playing 9 will be tough. I feel like I play the most in Oct and Nov because I'm trying to cram in as many rounds as possible before the season ends.
Cooler temps-yeah, Less humid-yeah, pretty sky and trees-yeah. Shorter days-boo, leaves-boo, snow and ice-big boo. Florida/Myrtle vacation-yeah, Spring, finally-yeah.
I hear ya. I'm here in NY and felt a large drop in temperature overnight. Back to cold hands and aching backs soon.
Still in the 90s in San Diego !
Couldn't have said it better myself... why oh why
This season was over before it started it seems to me :(
Here the South we can't wait for the fall.....low humidity and temperatures in the mid 70s where golf is finally enjoyable......where you can go out for a nice stroll on the course and not be soaked when you get in......we play 365 for the most part in Charleston.....fall golf is outstanding here......played today and it was 88 with humidity of 76 percent....not right for September...but that is life in the south....no you never get used to it......one good thing is we get to play golf the year round....so we suffer....but complain...and that is one thing golfers are good at......ha...ha.... cz : )
After living in the Midwest and Northeast for years, I'm in a pretty temperate climate these days (South India) and can golf year round. It's nice, but I kinda miss those crisp autumn days.
I could use a couple of weeks of Fall days. 102 here today. High 90s next 10 days. I like living in the South but the heat gets a bit old this time of year. On the other hand I don't ever shovel snow.
Id trade 102 degrees and little to no winter for the promise of whats ahead of us here in the northeast over the next 6 months
Fall weather in SE Texas means a few more showers in the afternoons. Like today, it rained a bit just after my group had finished for the day and gone into the grill. Some of the later groups had to play through the weather. Temps were mid-90's until the rain came, then dropped to upper 80's. Still plenty hot and humid here for at least another month or so.
So true Adam...with the shorter days upon us, 18 holes after work becomes impossible. Fortunately, we are blessed with great weather year round in So. Cal. Hang in there, winter will be over before you know it.
I love it. Love playing when it's cooler out.
The great thing about Melbourne is the all year round golf. the spring weather has already cranked up a bit from our Winter temps so it's all good.
Can't really imagine not having the option of playing over winter even though I do slow down a bit as getting too old for the cold wind and rain.
I love fall golf. I just hate the shorter days and the fact that I can no longer get rounds in after work.


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My how time flies. Glock pistols still seem like the new kid on the block to me, yet they are already in the 4th generation. Actually, Glocks haven't changed much since they were first introduced, at least not in terms of operating features and function. For the most part, newer versions have incorporated relatively minor handling features. I like this approach. One reason I like guns is they have remained relatively unchanged over the years. I hate buying something and a few months later having it become obsolete when a "new improved" model appears. I get enough of that from cameras and computers.
The only feature which might have caused me to trade in an older Glock for a new model was the addition of accessory frame rails. On a concealed carry gun I can do without the rail but on a home-defense pistol it's nice to have the option of adding a light or laser.
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Compared to the RTF (rough texture finish) previously used, the Gen4 grip surface is a bit less aggressive, with the "dots" on the sides and in the finger grooves being larger and flat-topped. Personally, I liked the RTF finish, but there were complaints the texture could be hard on hands over long training sessions. The newer design is still secure but easier on the hand than the RTF.
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Book Review: Emails to a Wayward College Student
From time-to-time, as we receive career-related and job-hunting books from publishers, the staff of Quintessential Careers will review them to help you make better decisions about the best books to use in your career and job search.
Emails to a Wayward College Student, by Neil Giblin, $3.99. Kindle. 53 pages.
Reviewed by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
As a former college professor, I am always looking for books that assist those students who get to college and struggle. These students typically are the ones attending college because it's what is expected after high school; the ones who suddenly find themselves independent and with a lot of time on their hands and seemingly no real responsibilities.
Emails to a Wayward College Student is not for every struggling — or wayward — college student; but the advice Neil Giblin offers is heartfelt — and comes directly from a very successful adult who struggled when he attended college — taking more than five years to complete his undergraduate degree. The author shares his advice in a series of emails he sent over the course of the summer to a friend's child who was struggling to succeed in college.
Giblin shares how he scoffed at a professor who told students at a freshman orientation that "college is your job and if you put in a full 40 hours of study a week … week in and week out … in all likelihood you will do quite well." I should note that this type of speech is indeed standard fare at first-year student orientations.
While the emails do sometimes stray off the subject (such as a discussion on developing a list of the author's favorite jazz songs), the author keeps the advice — and momentum — going. In fact, his emails sound a bit like a coach trying to inspire his team to greater success. Giblin also peppers his emails with a fairly large reading list, many a bit too far in left-field for a wayward student. I was expecting, perhaps, Dick Bolle's classic, What Color is Your Parachute?, not The Hero With a Thousand Faces.
One of my favorite of Giblin's stories is a classic tale of too many college students; his father suggested he major in business, and with no other clue otherwise, that is what he did — and he hated it and had no interest in it, which in part led to his weak class attendance, poor grades, and overall bad attitude. It wasn't until he found a major that fit his interests that he began to excel in college.
The bulk of the book focuses on Giblin's 12 Reminders for a Wayward College Student:
- Don't delude yourself.
- Don't dumb yourself down.
- Don't dither.
- Don't doubt yourself.
- Don't ignore your parents or siblings.
- Do stuff that interests you.
- Do take advantage of learning opportunities.
- Do fantasize about the future.
- Do think about the impact you have on others.
- Do make strong, lasting friendships with people who make you better.
- Do (actively) work as improving yourself-control.
Don't distort reality.
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One of Giblin's final pieces of advice — and one I stressed to my students (and for which I still see dividends today) — is that college students should NOT be afraid to get to know their professors. He states, "Remember a professor can also be your friend, in some cases life-long friends. I still meet one of my English professors for dinner every once in a while… and he still gladly shares his wisdom and wit." (I do my sharing on Facebook!)
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But an absence of fiscal discipline is no excuse to raid the surplus for new spending. Even as Americans voice concerns about the long-term viability of Social Security, the president has proposed using $2 billion of next year's surplus on high-technology pork-barrel projects, and at least an additional $22 billion to launch new government programs. This despite the fact that such "investments" would inject government into areas best left to the private sector.
The fact is, today's robust economy reflects not what the federal government is doing, but what it is not doing. The high-technology sector, which has remained largely untouched by government, is driving record economic growth. As this sector gains momentum, bureaucrats seem eager to impose new regulations and keep taxes high, even though this threatens to slow the new industries and thwart the entrepreneurs who must create tomorrow's jobs.
True, congressional leaders recently agreed to keep spending increases to a minimum: about $596 billion, or $10 billion above current spending. But considering how high spending levels already are, this resolution hardly qualifies as "fiscal restraint," as House Budget Committee Chairman John Kasich, R-Ohio, described it. Congress and the president can put the surplus to better use by following a three-part course.
First, lawmakers should hold next year's discretionary spending - that is, money not "automatically" allocated to a particular program - to 2000 levels. Since 1990, entitlement spending has surged, and non-defense discretionary spending has increased by more than 50 percent. Now the White House and Congress want new programs and entitlements, even though the federal government operates too many programs and wastes too many tax dollars.
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President Clinton recently urged Congress to "steer clear of a fiscal dead end" on next year's budget. But unless sensible lawmakers are willing to grab the wheel and insist on tax cuts and Social Security reform, that's exactly where they're headed.
Angela Antonelli is the former director of The Heritage Foundation's Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies.
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Drinking it, the flavor starts out very vegetal, slightly buttery and ends with nutty. The aftertaste is something different and hard to describe, it lingers in my mouth for a while too.
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Say hello
In Marion Tucker-Honeycutt's column on Nov. 15, she observed what is common practice in our Maine communities. That is, people wave and say hello while walking or driving by, whether you know them or not, as "Mainers are a friendly lot."
As an outsider she might refer to as a "flat-lander" (though standard pronunciation might suggest a different spelling, as in "flat-landuh"), I would agree. I have seen this kind of behavior through my own eyes and learned from the natives.
On my daily walk through various neighborhoods here in Belfast, I smile and nod to anyone passing by. Almost all smile and nod in return, acknowledging my presence. Some say hello, ask how I'm doing or look up to the sky and query "Isn't this a beautiful day!" Still I'm always counting my steps, so I dare not respond or risk losing count. I keep my mouth shut, yet with a friendly smile nonetheless, still wondering whether I should say hello (though I always welcome others' hellos to me).
There are, to be sure, a few exceptions. Some individuals deliberately keep to themselves, not wishing to make eye contact. Some couples or friends may be talking with each other, unwilling to interrupt their conversation or attention with a nod acknowledging mine. That's okay. I guess I can live with that.
Meanwhile let's not underestimate or take for granted our community culture of passersby – even flat-landuhs in our midst – being friendly to each other. How lucky we are.
Not so where I lived for many years down in New York, New York: Manhattan, Upper West Side ("Seinfeld" territory). Most New Yorkers have to walk here and there every day. But you need to walk on sort-of safe streets in sort-of safe neighborhoods you know between 8 a.m. and midnight (10 p.m. Sundays). I knew my neighborhood (sort of), midtown, Greenwich Village and the upper Lower East Side (though many years ago I once worked in Hell's Kitchen, then Harlem). Everywhere else was forbidden territory for me (probably a good thing).
Even in a safe neighborhood, you did not look at anyone you walked past. Not a glance. Any inadvertent peek at someone approaching would instantly be interpreted as: "What're you lookin' at me for?! You want a piece o' me?!" As if you were mindlessly inviting disaster.
Of course, that was years ago, and times have changed. After Superstorm Sandy left New York City shaken and at times totally powerless, street crimes threatened to become more prevalent and dangerous to humankind. Now a new set of rules is being written and employed in an effort to alleviate criminal behavior against innocent streetwalkers (so to speak).
Years ago I wrote two novels published in England based on the first prime-time dramatic series on the BBC known as the "Specials." These Specials were citizens who volunteered to police the streets in London – what we in New York City referred to as Auxiliary Police.
These Auxiliary Police in NYC will soon be empowered to look at every single person walking the sidewalk eye-to-eye. No friendly nods or hellos. And if someone just happens to glimpse the voluntary cop's direct surveillance, all hell will break loose.
The civilian cop will stop you in your tracks, then proceed through a list of demands. You must produce a photo I.D. You must also carry and produce a valid birth certificate (from somewhere in this country). You will also need to carry hair samples in small envelopes pasted shut that can then be opened and used as DNA samples (to convict you of murder or some such).
In addition, you will be required to provide a DVD of your high school and college records. If applicable, hard-copy versions of your arrest records and prison records must also be transferred from your possession to the volunteer cop's.
You will need to carry your own set of (cushioned and comfortable) handcuffs should you need to be placed under arrest. The unlicensed amateur police officer will then be authorized to apply a taser in order to prompt a quick confession out on the street before dragging you to be placed behind bars for an all-too-often uncertain period of perhaps undeserved punishment.
To avoid any such problematic results, you will have to train yourself even more rigorously to completely avoid looking at anyone and everyone you may pass by while walking anywhere on the streets of New York. Smiling and saying hello to any human being – even a close friend or family member – will be illegal and punishable by indefinite incarceration.
Okay, it is different here in Midcoast Maine, and we must keep it so, whatever the risk. Do not look away from someone walking directly toward you. Nod politely, smile and perhaps offer a pleasant hello.
Don't wave me off!
Fritz Lyon is a writer and professional public relations pundit residing in Belfast.
Re: Smile & Speak - I think my favorite thing is to be riding or walking with visitors from "away" and you meet someone and they smile and wave and you respond likewise. They will say "who was that" and I usually say "I don't have a clue" well the look of shock the shows on the visitors face is priceless.....just saying......


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"Today the Senate voted to reauthorize and strengthen legislation with a proven record of protecting women and families who are victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse," Sen. Landrieu said. "The Violence Against Women Act is particularly important for Louisiana as our state consistently ranks among the top five for women killed as a result of domestic violence. This legislation will save lives-I hope the House of Representatives will follow the Senate's lead and quickly pass this important bill."
Since its expiration at the end of FY 2011, there have been more than 16 million incidents of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States. In Louisiana, because of VAWA, $4.9 million was awarded to local governments and organizations in FY 2012 for the purpose of combatting violence, according to the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. Programs that provide services for victims like the Wellspring Alliance for Family in Monroe, La., and the Crescent House program in New Orleans, all rely on funds made available under VAWA.
The reauthorization incorporates provisions from the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry or SAFER Act (S.80). This legislation passed the Senate last year and would modify the Services, Training, Officers, Prosecution or STOP and Arrest Grant programs to help alleviate the nationwide backlog of approximately 400,000 untested rape kits across the country, which are used to collect evidence after a sexual assault.
Source: http://www.landrieu.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=3594


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Dear Nancy Woods,
I'm finishing up the last year of my two-year contract at work. I make a fairly good wage ($60,000/year) considering my age (23) and having just graduated from university in 2011; I consider myself very lucky. I have started an RRSP, depositing $200/month, a TFSA, depositing roughly the same and recently applied for a line of credit (haven't touched it) but opened it for the awaited emergency of having zero income when my contract ends (if I don't find a job immediately).
My question is, how can I make the best of this income in only one year? Am I making the right decisions so far?
Signed Krista
Dear Krista,
It sounds like you are making the right decisions to start saving at an early age. The power of compounding will certainly work in your favour in the long run. If you have to stop contributing to your RSP for a while, at least you have a starting pool of assets to grow over the years. Starting early is definitely the key.
How much of your income is left over each month? Can you afford to put away more into your TFSA? For you right now that would be an option for depositing your emergency funds. The benefit is that you can withdraw the funds without any tax implications if you don't find a job right away when your contract ends.
The more you can sock away within the limits of your TFSA, the less chance you would have to use your line of credit.
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Buying Designer Jeans from a Street Vendor
What are the ethical considerations when buying high-end designer jeans from a street vendor? Isn't it likely the clothing was stolen from a manufacturer or retailer? Well, yes and no.
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This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Debbie Elliott. If you live in a big city, you've probably seen countless sidewalk vendors selling everything from hotdogs to handbags. This week, our question for New York Times Magazine ethicist Randy Cohen comes from a listener who's worried about where those items come from. We have Lauren Frasca(ph) on the line with us now from New York. Hello there, Lauren.
Ms. LAUREN FRASCA (Caller): Hi, Debbie.
ELLIOTT: And, Randy, hello to you.
Mr. RANDY COHEN (New York Times Magazine): Hi, Debbie.
ELLIOTT: Lauren, what did you buy, and what's the big deal here?
Ms. FRASCA: Well, I bought a pair of designer jeans off the sidewalk. A couple of weeks ago, I was walking down the street in the city, and I saw a pair of designer jeans that I would never be able to afford on a vendor table. And I did check, the vendor had a vending license, but he was selling a whole bunch of other sort of junk stuff, and I bought the jeans, and after I left, I started to feel a little guilty. I was wondering where they came from and what if they were stolen?
I guess my question is, as a buyer, is it my responsibility to know where the products that I'm purchasing come from, or is it the guy who is selling the stuff that was the one that was supposed to pay attention to where it was coming from?
ELLIOTT: Now, are you sure these new jeans aren't just a knockoff?
Ms. FRASCA: They're definitely not knockoffs. They're very detailed, and they have the brand name and all the little brass buttons, and, yeah, they're definitely real.
ELLIOTT: Now, do you buy things from vendors often?
Ms. FRASCA: Not that often. I mean, I would certainly never buy, you know, a DVD or a CD that I could tell was obviously stolen. You know, every once in awhile, I'll see a pair of earrings or something and pick 'em up.
ELLIOTT: But as far as high-end items like your designer jeans or something like that.
Ms. FRASCA: Yeah, as far as high-end items go, I wouldn't say I purchase those things very often, mostly because you don't see them a lot, and when you do, you generally know that they're knockoffs, and I usually stay away from that stuff.
ELLIOTT: So Randy, is this something that Lauren should really be worried about?
Mr. COHEN: Probably not. Well, we haven't actually seen the pants, and I'm assuming that they, you know, they fit great and look good on you, and so you should not worry. It's a fashion matter.
Ms. FRASCA: They look fantastic. I'm so glad you said that.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. COHEN: Well, you know, if this weren't radio, well, you're beautiful on the radio, as am I. Working out who did wrong here, were you wrong or were the vendors wrong? Who's responsible for being honest here? The great thing about ethics is in most situations, it's possible for everybody to behave horribly, and that's true here. That even if the vendor behaved unethically in some way, by offering illicit goods of a kind, that doesn't get you off the hook. You know, even in law that doesn't get you off the hook 'cause there's the whole possession of illicit goods is a problem. So it's possible you were both wrong. Isn't it lovely?
Here's what your obligation is as a shopper. We all have the obligation not to be knuckleheads, so that if you see someone selling $2 Buick, I think you reasonably can be expected to be suspicious about the origins of the Buick. You know, despite what you're saying, Lauren, I'm skeptical that they're stolen.
The problem is more what you're saying on knockoffs, which are completely legitimate. If it's a pair of pants that look sort of like a pair of pants you like, nothing wrong with that. That's fashion. That's blues guitar playing. We can each do something sort of like someone else. Counterfeit is not okay. In law that's a trademark violation, and that's likelier to be the crime, and that you ought not buy. You ought not buy counterfeit clothes.
Ms. FRASCA: So then what if you don't know if it's -- I mean, like in this situation, I mean, they were expensive enough that it wasn't, you know, they were probably a little bit more than half the price that you'd pay for them in a department store. So in a case like this, I mean, I very much believe that they are real, but if you don't know 100 percent, is your obligation to not buy?
Mr. COHEN: I think the 100-percent rule is letting us off the hook as shoppers too easily. The what-you-think-is-probably-true rule is good. That's sort of the 50-percent rule. You look at those pants. You look at their price. If you think they're illicit pants, which sounds kind of exciting, if you think they're illicit pants you ought not buy them. If you think it's a legitimate product, then go ahead and buy them. You don't have an obligation to shop indoors.
Ms. FRASCA: Okay, well...
ELLIOTT: But how do you figure that out, Randy?
Mr. COHEN: That's often the case with many ethical questions. You can't be 100 percent certain, that ethics is full of ambiguity, and at a certain point, ethics is anthropology. It's that kind of exercise. You have to know your world. You have to examine a situation and say what do I think is most likely here? And then we decide how we will act in that situation, and often we must decide with a lot of uncertainty.
ELLIOTT: So what should Lauren do now? Does she have any sort of obligation to try to figure out the provenance of these jeans?
Mr. COHEN: Well, I think what Lauren should do now is cold-water wash. That's my advice. That if there's any spandex involved, it keeps much better. No, she's bought the pants. She might reasonably have concluded that they're legitimate. She's fine. She should wear those pants with pride.
Ms. FRASCA: I'm so glad. I'm actually wearing them right now.
ELLIOTT: Lauren, maybe in the future you should stick to department stores.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Ms. FRASCA: Maybe you're right.
Mr. COHEN: Oh, you're (unintelligible), Debbie.
ELLIOTT: Thanks for your call, Lauren.
Ms. FRASCA: Thank you, guys, for the advice.
ELLIOTT: If you've got a question or a sweet deal on an Armani suit for Randy Cohen, drop us a line. Go to our website, npr.org, click on Contact Us and select Weekend All Things Considered. Put the word ethics in the subject line and please include a phone number where we can reach you. Randy, thanks again.
Mr. COHEN: Thank you, Debbie.
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Chicago, Sep 4 (IANS) Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange extended losses as the US dollar continued to strengthen.
The most active gold contract for December delivery lost $9.10 (0.80 percent) on Thursday to settle at $1,124.50 per ounce, reported Xinhua news agency.
The European Central Bank (ECB) decided to leave key interest rates unchanged and increase the issue share limit.
ECB President Mario Draghi said the issue share limit would be raised from the initial limit of 25 percent to 33 percent.
Analysts said the ECB's decision helped the US dollar continue to move higher against euro and other major currencies, pressing gold futures to settle lower.
The US stocks traded higher as investors tried to digest a batch of mixed economic reports. FTSE 100 Index, the British benchmark stock market also closed higher on Thursday, which also weighed on gold futures.
Analysts also said gold settled lower amid thin trade as investors wait for a key US jobs report to gauge the timing of a Federal Reserve rate hike.
As for the other metals on the Comex, silver for December delivery rose 4 cents (0.27 percent) to close at $14.707 per ounce.
Platinum for October delivery lost $3.50 (0.35 percent) to close at $1,010.10 per ounce.


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Before Kyle Busch sets his alarm clock Saturday night, he will check a copy of the schedule to see what time the race starts Sunday at Pocono Raceway.
Like everyone else in the sport, he's just as confused why NASCAR has so many different starting times that he has to keep a printout of the weekly schedule.
Sunday's Pennsylvania 500 will start at 2 p.m. That time has been popular for most of NASCAR's past, especially since the modern era that started in 1972.
This year there are 12 different starting times. Half still start at 2; the rest range from 1 to 8:30 p.m. Keeping up with all the times has led to a lot of confusion.
"It's very easy to recognize what time NFL games start -- it's 1 o'clock and 4 o'clock," Busch said. "We know that you look down the list of the 1 o'clock games; you look down the list of the 4 o'clock games and find out who you want to watch.
"The NASCAR races you always have to find the TV program or you have to find something you can look at to find out what time the races are going to start, or you're all confused."
Tracks generally set the starting time, although most insist they do it with some assistance from television networks and NASCAR. For years television took most of the blame for the different starting times, but one network official said she'd like to see all starts be more standard.
"With ratings being down, there's lots of factors that are contributing to that," said Julie Sobieski, ESPN vice president, programming and acquisitions. "Can consistent start times make a difference? Certainly that's possible. We'd be supportive of consistent start times with ESPN and we know that's also been a priority for NASCAR to try and look at. So if it's good for the fans, and we think it's going to benefit ratings, then certainly we're on board with that concept.
"It's ultimately NASCAR's call when it comes to the schedule of their races, and certainly the tracks as well."
The Chase for the Championship was created to build excitement for the last 10 races of the year. The Chase, however, also starts at the beginning of the college and NFL seasons. Instead of starting races before kickoff, nine of 10 races during the playoffs start after football games start.
There's also been a push to night races. Eleven of 38 races -- 36 regular season events and two all-star races -- start at 7 p.m. or later. But night races are ratings disasters. Four of the five lowest-rated races on Fox this year were night races.
Like his brother, Kurt Busch believes the confusion around starting times has contributed to declining attendance and television ratings. The NFL is the clear leader in sports ratings, and it's done it with consistent starting times. If it's good for professional football, it should be good for racing, too, he said.
"If we had a consistent time for our day races and a consistent time for our night races, that would be better for our fans, and I think that that would create more viewership, knowing that they knew when to find the race," Kurt Busch said.
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AIDS Conference Experts Say 'No Excuse' for Not Taking Action
As the 2012 International AIDS Conference begins, experts at the event are saying that there is "no excuse" for not taking major action against the global disease.
The conference is expected to draw approximately 25,000 people by its conclusion and has several major speakers and scientists reporting on the global effort to stop the AIDS virus.
Shawn Jain, U.S. communications and media relations coordinator for the International AIDS Conference, told The Christian Post that this "no excuse" statement is enforced by recent developments.
"These developments include new evidence of the dramatic benefits of HIV treatment as prevention, which demonstrates that this strategy has the potential to alter the course of the epidemic," said Jain.
"Additionally, scientific breakthroughs have led to renewed momentum for an HIV cure. Leading scientists and research institutions from around the world are working together to develop a global scientific strategy for an HIV cure, which was launched just prior to AIDS 2012."
However, as Jain noted, despite the new advances made by researchers, the financial means to advance these developments appears lacking.
"Yet, at this moment of extraordinary scientific progress and potential, the global response to AIDS faces crippling financial challenges that threaten both past and future progress," said Jain.
"World leaders must find the resources and the collective will now to bring these programs to scale so that people all over the world can benefit from the strategies available."
Taking place in Washington, D.C., the 2012 International AIDS Conference began on Sunday and will conclude on Friday. Prominent speakers for the Conference include former President Bill Clinton, actress Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Gates, Elton John, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The theme for AIDS 2012 is "Turning the Tide Together," which Jain told CP focused on the belief that now was a "pivotal moment" in the effort to stop AIDS.
"By acting decisively on recent scientific advances that have changed the landscape of the epidemic and by pursuing the momentum for an HIV vaccine and cure, we can turn the tide together on HIV and begin the march toward the end of AIDS," said Jain.
"AIDS 2012 will serve as an urgent, science-driven call to action, challenging all stakeholders to harness their expertise, energy and resources to mount an effective and efficient response that can turn the tide on HIV."
As the sessions of the 2012 International AIDS Conference take place, prominent faith leaders have also come to D.C. to hold a summit on AIDS awareness.
Saddleback Church, World Vision, Catholic Relief Services, and Food for the Hungry will be sponsoring an event on Wednesday at Georgetown University on the matter.
Titled "The Summit on the Role of the Christian Faith in Community in Global Heath and HIV/AIDS," the event will feature Pastor Rick Warren, World Vision President Rich Stearns, Catholic Relief Services President Carolyn Woo, and others.


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WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- The need to remake the U.S. intelligence establishment is clear, former Sen. Bob Kerrey said Sunday, even in the face of bureaucratic resistance.
"It's very difficult for people to give up authority" in Washington, Kerrey, a member of the commission that investigated the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the United States, said on ABC's ThisWeek. But he seemed confident the changes will eventually be made.
In its final report, the commission recommended the appointment of a national intelligence director, who would report directly to the president and who would oversee the disparate elements of the U.S. intelligence community.
This change, Kerrey and former U.S. Navy Secretary John Lehman said, was necessary to break up the "group think" the commission report identified as a principal problem in the pre-9/11 period.
Kerrey acknowledged the idea has been met with stiff resistance from the Pentagon, the Department of Homeland security and the Central Intelligence Agency. But he said he believes the changes will occur.


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Land for trails, green space donated to city of Alexandria
A large chunk of land in south Alexandria is now set aside for walking trails, environmental learning, picnicking and other ways to enjoy the great outdoors.
And it's all because of an unusual land donation.
At its November 23 meeting, the Alexandria City Council approved a charitable pledge agreement with Gary and Cindy Zacher.
At no cost to the city, the Zachers donated a 56-acre piece of property located in the 50th Avenue South Park Addition, west of the railroad tracks near the proposed site of a new high school. The Zachers will receive a charitable deduction on their federal income tax return for donating the land.
The city must use the property purely for conservation purposes, such as a walking path, ski trail, environmental learning and picnic areas.
Some of land may also be used to plant trees and preserve open spaces.
The property has some low-lying areas but it's scenic, with natural wetlands, big trees and nice views of the countryside. And it will stay that way.
As part of the agreement, no development is allowed. There won't be any ball fields, tennis courts or playground equipment - just trails, viewing stands to enjoy the vistas and perhaps a bench or two for walkers to rest, according to City Planner Mike Weber.
The property can't be used for any other purpose other than conservation, noted City Attorney John Lervick.
Donating such a large piece of land to the city is rare. Lervick couldn't remember a similar donation.
Council member Sara Carlson said that she walked along the property with the Zachers and it was beautiful.
Mayor Dan Ness recognized the Zachers at the meeting and they received a round of applause from those attending.
When contacted later by the newspaper, Gary Zacher said that preserving the land for conservation purposes was the right use of the property.
"There's no other place in the city where people can go for a walk and enjoy a little peace and quiet," he said.
In related action, the council also approved a final plat for the property.


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Donovan Selected as Team USA Olympic Assistant
Donovan will patrol the sidelines again for Team USA.
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I think the Olympic experience is the highest level and our Olympic team will be comprised of veteran players who have been there, who are eager to go back and do it again and Id like to think I can have some input (as someone who has been there), said Donovan. The most important thing for me though, personally, is the experience I had recently with coach Chancellor and the World Championship, winning that gold medal. I think my recent experience is what will come in most handy.
Im really excited to have Anne on the Olympic staff, said Chancellor. I was so pleased with her help in the World Championship. I thought this was a no-brainer to add her to the staff and Im thankful the Committee did that. What she does is bring an understanding of what were trying to accomplish. She and I just hit it off right off the bat, were on the same page. And shes also really good at working with post players since she played there, shes just really good at that.
Having served as an athlete representative on USA Basketballs Executive Committee and chair of the USA Basketball Womens Select Team Committee during the 1996-2000 quadrennium, Donovan has been entrenched in the USA Basketball organization since 1978 as a player, coach and committee member, and her 2004 Olympic appointment marks Donovans fourth coaching assignment with USA Basketball.
In serving as an assistant to Chancellor and the 2002 USA World Championship Team that captured the gold medal with a perfect 9-0 record in China, Donovan was also on the sidelines as the U.S. earned the Australian-hosted 2002 Opals World Challenge title with a 4-0 record against three of the then-top-five ranked teams in the world (Australia, Brazil, France). Donovan also aided Chancellor in evaluating the final members of the 2002 U.S. squad during the USA National Teams spring training camp. During that time the red, white and blue earned a 100-59 exhibition victory over the 2002 WBCA College All-Stars in San Antonio during the NCAA Final Four weekend.
In 1998, Donovan served as an assistant coach to Fortner with the USA World Championship Team that captured the gold medal in Germany with an unblemished 9-0 record. Prior to the World Championship, Donovan assisted the U.S. squad to a 12-1 pre-competition record against national teams from Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Slovakia and Spain. Donovan also assisted Fortner and the 1997 USA Womens World Championship Qualifying Team that posted a 4-2 record, earned the silver medal in Brazil and qualified the U.S. for the 13th World Championship. During its 13-game pre-competition exhibition tour of Canada, Germany and Slovakia, Donovan helped the U.S. squad to an impressive 12-1 record and a pair of tournament titles.
Donovan is very familiar with the first seven members of the 2004 USA Womens National Team, which is expected to form the core of the Olympic Team, having coached all of them internationally and one, Dawn Staley (Charlotte Sting), in the WNBA. While a head coach at the Charlotte Sting, one of Donovans star players was two-time Olympian Staley, who was also a member of the 1998 and 2002 USA World Championship teams. Additionally, Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever), Shannon Johnson (Connecticut Sun), Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles Sparks), DeLisha Milton-Jones (Los Angeles Sparks) and Katie Smith (Minnesota Lynx) were on the 02 squad. Leslie, Milton-Jones and Smith were all members of the 1998 USA team, while Tina Thompson (Houston Comets) was a member of the 1998 USA World Championship Team before an injury forced her to withdraw after competing in the USAs first seven exhibition games.
I think my experience (with the seven core players) does help in that regard, that Ive been with USA Basketball for awhile, commented Donovan. That and also in coaching in the WNBA. I know the players, Im very familiar with their strengths and hopefully I can help Van as we design the plan that will win an Olympic gold medal.
Also, well be going up against a lot of talented players like Lauren Jackson (Seattle Storm). The Czech Republic has qualified and I have a young lady (Kamila Vodichkova) who plays for the Czech team. Its exciting to be a part of this. So many of the players in the WNBA come together and are hungry. The WNBA has been a great experience for many. It has gotten players from other countries more familiar with the U.S. players and probably lost some of their intimidation of the United States. I think that works two ways, it helps us and hurts us.


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