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* \in_minimize - hotkey for minimize/restore main window (direct replacement for Q3Minimizer)
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* Change [automatic] demo naming scheme from demoXXXX to demo-YYYYMMDD-HHmmSS[-NNN]
* Add \s_device cvar to specify output sound device for ALSA
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* Fix non-working \r_ignorehwgamma 1 with \r_fbo 1
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* Escape always closes console
* Fix sound muted when minimized with \s_muteWhenMinimized 0
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* Fix unfocused/minimized window state adding delays during video capture
* No more zone allocation errors, no need to tune \com_zoneMegs at all because of new multi-segment allocator
* Reduce \com_zoneMegs from 25 to 9 by default
* Fix bot routing cache growing to com_zoneMegs-1 (and potentially unlimited with new multi-segment allocator), use explicit 2MB limit which is enough even for route-heavy maps like q3dm12 with 60+ bots
* Increase MIN_DEDICATED_COMHUNKMEGS from 1 to 8 because common snapshot storage always uses 6.7MB i.e. there is no sense is smaller values
* Fix dynamic lights not working well with AMD drivers
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* Add \video-pipe command - redirect captured video stream to ffmpeg input pipe and save as mp4
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Here are some interesting facts about weed.
- It is said that smoking cannabis/pot in your teens leads to lower I.Q, but same effects were not seen on those who started smoking it in their adolescent. (Oh well that is why BuyWeedOnline.ca have a 21 yr old and up screening for new subscribers!)
- In 2008, a British man was sentenced to four years in jail in Dubai after Customs officers found 0.003 grams (0.0001 ounces) of cannabis in a cigarette stub stuck on the sole of one his shoes. (legalization calls for this)
- Cannabis is the largest cash generating crop in the US, exceeding the combined statistics for corn and wheat. (money, money, money!!!)
- Though marijuana is still illegal in Australia, there's a town in New South Wales wherein cannabis is widely sold and grown openly. (there's always an exception to every rule.)
- In Korea, cannabis is very legal that you can see them growing in roadsides, this country even promotes marijuana as a healthier alternative to tobacco. (considering migrating in Korea? for weed? hmmmmm)
- The Scooby Doo movie in 2002 was rated PG-13 due to marijuana jokes and a side relationship between Velma and Daphne. (I personally haven't watched the movie, seems interesting though)
- The first e-commerce to take place on the internet was the sale of cannabis. (That's where interact, PayPal and bitcoin makes sense)
- An "official expert" for the US government from 1938-1962 named Dr. Munch testified in court, under oath, that he smoked marijuana and it turned him into bat. (Oh wow! How is that possible? I hope the next time i smoke a joint i will turn into Kirsten Dunst or something, this is ridiculous!)
- Medical dispensaries in Colorado outnumbered the Starbucks location with ratio of 3:1. (So they need weed more than coffee)
- In the movie Evil Dead, the original script called for the characters to be smoking marijuana when they are first listening to a tape. To make it real, the actors decided to try this but the entire scene has to be later re-shoot because of the actor's uncontrollable behavior. (There's always room for improvement.)
- Carl Sagan wrote a paper under the pseudonym Mr. X advocating for Marijuana use. His identity as Mr. X was not revealed until after his death. (Why not Mr. M? or Mr. W? Who knows?)
- Tupac's ashes were mixed with marijuana and were smoked by members of his hip-hop group, Outlawz. (This one is the most interesting one I found here.Ok, so I will always remember him this way! They rock! Rest in High!)
- Rastafarians are legally allowed to possess marijuana in Italy because they consider it as a sacrament to the religion. (Holy high!)
- Marijuana has a more serious effect on teenage girls' brain than teenage male. (As said, you have to be of legal age.)
- During prohibition, Pharmacies sold "Medicinal Whiskey", much like today's Medical Marijuana. (Just like feeling drunk when you're high?)
- IN Bhutan, marijuana grows abundantly and is more common than regular grass but people don't smoke it, instead, they use it to feed the pigs. (Awww, pigs are getting high in Bhutan. I wonder if they get high whenever they eat pork here.)
- There are 4 people in the US who not only can get legal marijuana, but the government also sends it to them for free. (Lucky you!)
- In 1876, the Sultan of Turkey gave marijuana to the US as a gift. Come 1880, Turkish smoking parlors were opened all over the northeastern US. (They must have loved it!)
- Theoretically, you have to smoke nearly 1,500 pounds of marijuana within 15 minutes to induce a lethal response. (So a joint is safe enough)
- Research has found that THC has a growth-inhibiting effect on the cancer cells in liver. (Ooopppsss.. Liver care?)
- The word "canvas" is derived from the word "cannabis" because canvas used to be made from hemp fiber. (This is a nice trivia!)
- Marijuana seeds are a source of amino acids. They are one of only a handful of substances that man can sustain off indefinitely with no other food and provide all known amino acids. (Hmmmm.. Since amino acids are the building blocks of protein, then might want to consider weed as part of your daily diet.)
- The University of Mississippi is the only legal marijuana farm, which operates on behalf of the US government. (One and only huh?)
- US, Canadian and Australian consumption of cannabis per capita is more than double that of the Dutch, despite it being legal in Netherlands. (Maybe they need weed advertisements? Lol.. I don't know.)
- Cannabis grew widely in Brooklyn around 1951 before being eradicated by the Sanitation department. (Bad thing, they found out.)
So there you go, 25 WEED FACTS... Hope you had fun and learned a lot from today's article.!!!
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SYLVAIN Cloutier hopes lightning can strike twice over two legs when his Hull Stingrays team face-off against Belfast Giants in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup.
While success in the competition may not be a top priority of any Elite League team – save perhaps for Nottingham Panthers who have won it for the last three years – tonight's first leg at the Hull Arena against Belfast is an opportunity for the Stingrays to produce what would be a second seismic shock in nine months.
Beating defending Elite League champions Belfast would prompt memories of last season's play-off success over the Sheffield Steelers, when Cloutier's team held their Yorkshire rivals to a 2-2 draw at home before going on to thrash them 5-2 in the second leg and reach the play-off finals weekend in Nottingham.
Despite a 3-1 defeat at home to current league leaders Nottingham on Saturday – heralding a fifth straight defeat – player-coach Cloutier was encouraged by an improved performance from his players.
"They had a lot of shots on our goal, but we were a lot tighter as a team than in previous games and I though we played quite well," said Cloutier, whose team dropped to the bottom of the overall league standings last night as a result of Edinburgh Capitals' 5-3 win at home to Scottish rivals Braehead Clan.
Hull will welcome a Belfast team smarting from a 6-1 league defeat at Nottingham last night, a result which took the Panthers four points clear in the overall standings.
"It's going to be tough against one of the top teams in the league," added Cloutier. "But, as we showed last season when it's over two legs anything can happen. It is rare to see them concede that many goals so expect a reaction from them – Doug (Christiansen, Giants coach) will want a reaction.
"We just have to give ourselves a chance for the second leg in Belfast."
Hull found themselves 2-0 down after two periods on Saturday after goals from Nottingham's Matt Francis (18.04) and debutant Kelsey Wilson (35.46).
An early third-period strike from captain Kurtis Dulle halved the deficit only for Panthers to seal victory through a 48th-minute David Ling powerplay goal.
The Steelers enjoyed a relatively comfortable 3-1 win at home to Dundee Stars on Saturday night – only to find their weekend curtailed earlier than planned less than 24 hours later.
Heading north for the return match on Tayside, the Steelers' team coach broke down in Gretna, forcing a cancellation of the fixture.
Efforts were made to arrange further transport, but that would only have resulted in a 9.30pm face off at the earliest.
On Saturday at the Motorpoint Arena, it wasn't until 53 seconds into the second period that Matt Stephenson broke the deadlock for the home side with a short-handed strike.
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Despite outshooting the visitors 13-4 in the third, it wasn't until Dundee pulled their goaltender that the Steelers found the net again through Rod Sarich at 59.59.
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Executive Comment: Fabless ASICs lead the way in 2001
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During 2000 most of the semiconductor industry saw spectacular growth. Looking forward, however, many raise the question of how much "juice" is left in this growth cycle. Will it slow, like other elements of our economy recently? As a foundry serving almost every segment of the semiconductor industry, UMC certainly sees 2001 as an "up" year, with continued advancements in the communications and consumer segments.
Driving much of the past growth for semiconductors was a highly successful and significant business model-fabless semiconductors. Today, we expect growth to come from the birth of a new business model-fabless ASICs-whereby systems companies will turn to fabless design houses for ASIC design through fabrication and packaging, as well as the continued expansion of the fabless semiconductor model.
These fabless companies are forming alliances with semiconductor foundries to ensure they get the required capacity to guarantee the production of a vast portfolio of devices. These agreements with foundries, along with rising market demand for production of ASICs, will drive continued growth of the semiconductor industry further into this year and beyond.
With an increasing number of companies employing this new approach, the fabless ASIC model is quickly becoming a significant trend in the semiconductor business. Not only is it highly viable in today's marketplace, but it will contribute significantly to meeting the increasing market demand for highly sophisticated ASICs that are quickly designed and manufactured.
A look back
To understand the evolution of the fabless ASIC company, we need to take a look at some history. In the 1980s many in our industry envisioned a highly integrated business model in which a company could build semiconductor fabrication facilities to obtain maximum profits. But not everyone found an automatic correlation between building fabs and profits. This realization led a small pool of companies to focus their early lives on design and marketing while leveraging outsourced fabrication.
Over time several fabless semiconductor companies flourished, due to their nimble approach and finely honed design skills, to become admired both for their product port- folios and the market capitalization they achieved.
In the 1990s the fabless model grew to become the preferred business model for many chip developers. The market capitalization of these companies now exceeds $190 billion. This fabless model, combined with the growth of strong, independent foundries, has created a vitality in the industry in which the laser-like focus of the design companies, along with the technology offered by the foundries, allows a "best-in-class" selection process to build a strong innovation engine for both players in the semiconductor industry.
Birth of a new model
This brings us to the recent birth of the fabless ASIC model. During 2000 we saw the beginnings of this model with the introduction of a number of promising businesses calling themselves fabless ASIC companies. As with the fabless semiconductors model, this fabless ASIC model relies on the best-of-class selection process-the best designers, the best foundry technology, the best tools, and the best intellectual property.
The difference, however, is that these fabless ASIC companies are not producing branded products. Instead, they are applying their skills to implement designs for system companies or smaller electronics companies that do not have the deep-submicron silicon engineering infrastructure.
While the current $25 billion ASIC market has been primarily driven by its highly integrated manufacturing and design infrastructure, these new fabless ASIC companies allow the industry to deliver a best-in-class choice directly to the system house.
Already, there are two noticeable trends in the fabless ASIC model. First, many of the early entrants have been successful design houses that have adopted this new business model and are now actually delivering completed units. The evolution to this model has allowed these newly positioned companies to scale their revenues, achieve higher levels of valuation, and maintain consistent growth.
Another trend is the use of pure-play foundries by traditional ASIC companies (or integrated device manufacturers). The largest ASIC companies are looking to foundries to improve their competitivenesswith advanced technology, while small and midsize companies are finding it harder to justify continued funding of advanced manufacturing facilities.
Our industry faces increasing competitiveness, shrinking market windows, and evaporating talent pools. This best-of-class approach to ASIC design and manufacturing results in more first-time-right silicon, faster time-to-market, and ultimately higher profitability.
Because fabless ASIC companies are not required to fund or dedicate precious resources to fabrication facilities, they can devote more time, attention, and resources to creating high-caliber talent pools with deeper system knowledge and acquiring world-class third-party EDA tools and libraries.
The tables have turned from previous years where traditional ASIC companies were known for high-end foundry technology. This has now become the pure-play semiconductor foundry's concern. Today's foundries are keenly focused on advanced process technology-conquering smaller process geometries including 0.15- and 0.13-micron (and soon 0.10-micron), as well as the creation of 300-mm fabs-and improving manufacturing efficiencies.
And foundries are aligning with key fabless ASIC companies to provide best-of-class turnkey design services and manufacturing for system companies.
Together, the best ASIC designers are teaming with the most advanced foundries and making this a promising year for the fabless ASIC manufacturers and the pure-play semiconductor foundries.
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Helpful Quotes from The Unbelievable Gospel
Here are some helpful quotes from Jonathan Dodson's new ebook, The Unbelievable Gospel (GCD Books, 2012).
"Too many Christians look to clear their evangelistic conscience by simply mentioning the name of Jesus or saying that he died on the cross for sins. Saying Jesus' name in conversation earns us a √. Mentioning what Jesus did (on the cross) earns us a √+. This performance-based approach to evangelism is incredible because it fails to embody the truth we preach." (8)
"The gospel is both bigger and smaller than we think. Sometimes we can't imagine the scope of the gospel, as news so good that it changes everything — society, culture, and creation. People really need to hear this. This vision of reality is better than anyone can imagine." (8)
"The gospel is bigger and smaller than we think, as big as the cosmos and as small as you and me. It is the good and true news that Jesus has defeated sin, death, and evil through his own death and resurrection and is making all things new, even us!" (9)
"All disciples are called to evangelism, but an evangelist isn't someone who coughs up information about Jesus or proselytizes people. According to Paul, an evangelist is someone who communicates the gospel of Jesus with patience and wisdom." (9)
"The Church isn't meant to bear the weight of our spiritual hunger for security and relational connectedness. God is — Father, Son and Spirit." (14)
"I am advocating that we share the true gospel, namely that Jesus is the Christ and the one, true Lord, the only Messiah that redeems from sin and the true King that reigns over all. The gospel is news about the good and true story that Jesus has defeated sin, death, and evil through his own death and resurrection and is making all things new, even us." (14)
"Biblical faith is not in a new set of beliefs and friends; it is much deeper than that. It is a shift that comes about through an exchange of one identity for another, from an old identity to a new identity 'in Christ.'" (15)
"The gospel is not about recruitment to a cause or community; it is about regeneration to a new Savior and Lord." (15)
"Preachy self-righteousness says: "If you perform well (morally or spiritually), God will accept you." But the gospel says, "God already accepts you because Jesus performed perfectly on your behalf." There's a hell of difference between the two. The gospel sets us free from performance and releases us into the arms of grace. Self-wrought performance is a death sentence, but the obedience of Christ on our behalf is eternal life." (18)
"Grace is God working his way down to us, so that we don't have to work our way up to him. He comes down to us in Jesus. We need to make Jesus the stumbling block, not preachy self-righteousness or spiritual performance." (18)
"The gospel helps us see ourselves as we are, but offers us an entirely new image, the image of the glory of God shining in the face of Jesus Christ. If we give up on ourselves and give into Jesus, he'll exchange our darkness for his light, our distortion for his beauty. This is news worth sharing." (18)
"You see, we all need fresh encounters with Jesus for our evangelism to ring with authenticity. We need fresh encounters with Jesus to remain our authentic selves. Otherwise, we will begin to treat people as projects to be avoided or recruited. Evangelism will become a way to judge or praise ourselves. Apart from the gospel, evangelism will become a measuring stick not an overflow of joy in Christ." (30)
"Christianity is utterly unique, not because Christians are better but because Christ is better. In Christianity, God dies so man can live. In other religions, generally speaking, men live in the uncertain hope that they won't really die. In the gospel, God works his way down to us in Jesus to bear our load and give us his life. In religion, man works his way up to God bearing an unbearable load with a vague hope of eternal life." (36)
"Our reluctance to talk about Jesus often springs from honoring the approval of others in our hearts instead of resting our hearts in the approval of Christ the Lord." (43)
"Adoption reminds us that salvation is warm, personal, and full of love. When we fail the Father, it is not as if he disapprovingly looks down from heaven shaking his finger. Because we are in Christ, he stands in front of us with arms wide open. He beckons us home. My goodness, like the father of the prodigal, he runs to us in reckless love (Luke 15:20)!" (43)
"The more we "honor Christ the Lord in our hearts", resting in his perfect approval, the less our hearts will treasure the approval or applause of others. The more we run our hearts under the waterfall of the heart-thrilling truth of adoption, the more we will overflow in humble confidence, not fear or arrogance. We will be less concerned about right answers and more concerned about Christ. Jesus is the better, more merciful Master and the gospel, the infinitely better idea. Jesus provides an impenetrable security and the gospel, an unwavering confidence." (45)
"God has sent us on his grand mission. You are the most effective missionary to the people you live, work, and play with. You need not fear the disapproval of man because you have the enduring approval of God in Christ. You do not need the power of coercion or right answers because the power for salvation does not rest in methods but in the gospel itself: "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes" (Romans 1:16)." (45)
"The Spirit walks slowly, gently moving us from intellectual security to heart security, as the truth of adoption slowly sinks in. The spirit of our age moves quickly. We need to slow down with the Spirit, allowing him to grasp our hand and guide us into gospel meditation and prayer, where our adoption becomes a heart-convincing reality." (46)
"Defending the faith, then, is as much about defending Christ as our Lord in our hearts as it is explaining the reasonableness of our faith. The goal of apologetics should never be to convert others (that is the Spirit's job), but it is to honor Christ as Lord in our hearts." (46)
"Gospel theology should affect our evangelistic methodology. People don't what to hear a memorized presentation. They want to know how the gospel is good news to them. But first, the gospel needs to be good news to us. It is terribly difficult to be convincing about a belief when it is shared dispassionately." (53)


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"The Walking Dead" Season 6 finale episode ended on a major cliffhanger leaving fans wondering, and some fuming, about the way makers adapted Negan's defining scene from "The Walking Dead" comics.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan made his grand entrance as Negan and wasted no time in terrifying fans by lining up all fan-favourite "The Walking Dead" characters and choosing one to hit with his barbed-wire bat called Lucille. The big twist was that viewers didn't see who he chose, they only viewed from the character's perspective as his/her head was brutally bashed in.
During a recent interview with Digital Spy, "The Walking Dead" executive producer Gale Anne Hurd said she understood fan frustration about the Season 6 cliffhanger ending, partially because even she doesn't know who got killed by Negan.
"The cliffhanger is something that is very common, not only in The Walking Dead [TV series]- but in Robert Kirkman's comic book series," Hurd said, adding that they wanted the scene to be more about Negan's introduction than the casualty.
"You'll be out of your misery very soon in the new season – and I guess so will somebody else!" Hurd quipped, adding, "I want to know what happens next too – believe me! Honestly, I do not know who it is."
In the comics, of course, it is Glenn who is at the receiving end of Negan's Lucille, during the villain's first full appearance in "The Walking Dead" issue #100. But will it be him in the TV show as well? Actor Steven Yeun doesn't seem to think so.
"I know people are going to always go, 'Negan kills Glenn in the comics,' but rest assured that we don't necessarily do what's in the comics," Yeun told Entertainment Weekly during an earlier interview.
"The Walking Dead" Season 7 is expected to premiere in the second week of October 2016.
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Optimum Energy Wants Buildings to Use More Software, Waste Less Power
If you work in a commercial building, you're probably familiar with the vagaries of large-scale heating and cooling systems. Hear that whir click on and cold air suddenly gusting through the vents? That's the sound of your building hemorrhaging money and energy.
Seattle cleantech software company Optimum Energy wants to stanch the energy drain of the U.S. commercial sector, one building at a time—and soon, hundreds of buildings at a time—by slowing down the motors that power those buildings' heating and cooling systems.
I traveled down to Optimum's Georgetown office, which houses 22 of the three-year-old company's 30 employees, to find out from founder and CEO Nathan Rothman how Optimum plans to save companies hundreds of thousands of dollars every year with a simple software program.
The company's software products have the potential to halve the heating and cooling bills of about 110,000 large buildings in the U.S., Rothman said. That's no small potatoes, when you consider that commercial buildings use 18 to 20 percent of the country's energy, and that in hot climates like California or Texas, air conditioning accounts for more than half of their energy bill.
"If we implemented our technology just in Manhattan, we'd save enough electricity to light the other four boroughs all the time," Rothman said. "And that doesn't include the CO2 and greenhouse gases you're saving."
Large buildings maintain temperature control (or HVAC, for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning) using a massive network of cold water that courses through the building, absorbing heat and venting it through steam. That cold water is generally kept at a chilly 44 degrees Fahrenheit by a large machine aptly dubbed the "chiller." High-powered motors and pumps drive the water around the building.
So what happens when a hot building cools down to, say, 70 degrees? The motors shut off, but then power back on the second it bumps up to 71—an incredibly inefficient process, Rothman said, as powering down and up uses a lot of energy.
That process starts to sound even more inefficient when you take into account a certain physical property of hydraulic pumps called an affinity law, where slowing the motors in the HVAC system by a certain amount results in triple that amount of energy saved. So if you reduce how hard the chiller runs from 100 percent to 70 percent of its full capacity—using a special piece of equipment that feeds electricity to the motors and other equipment in short bursts so as to run them at slower speeds—you'd only be using a third of the original energy, Rothman said. But nobody took this property into account in the days when modern HVAC systems were designed and energy was dirt cheap.
I asked Rothman if the current cooling method could be likened to a car trying to drive an average speed of 25 mph by driving 50 mph, then stopping, then going 50, then stopping. It's even worse than that, he said.
"The way the current system works is, you put the gas pedal to the floor, and run that engine as fast as you can and just apply the brake when you want to slow down, never taking your foot off the gas," Rothman said. "And we're saying, wait a minute, forget the brake, and take your foot off the gas a little!"
Their software product, called OptimumLOOP, controls the HVAC systems on site (the systems are all controlled by computers that OptimumLOOP is installed on) to keep them running only at the capacity needed to keep buildings at comfortable temperatures, instead of at their maximum capacity. That maximum capacity is designed to meet the hottest day of the year, Rothman said, but the equipment is normally kept running at full capacity the other 364 days as well. The computers are connected to the Internet, allowing building owners and Optimum Energy to monitor the energy usage remotely.
And the price for these energy savings? Optimum's services tend to range from $400,000 to $1 million for a large building, Rothman said, which includes the software and upgrades on the cooling equipment. That money is typically made back in one to three years through savings on energy bills and government rebates, he said.
Rothman, whose past positions included chief executive of Valiant Yacht and the manufacturing company Global Equipment & Technology, founded Optimum Energy with Jim Hanna in 2005, funding the startup himself. Optimum then raised capital from private groups.
With 55 buildings under its belt (including the San Jose and San Diego airports) and another 168 in the pipeline, the company has had some profitable months recently, Rothman said. He projects it will be a $75-$100 million company in five years.
But Rothman has bigger goals than the dollar. The company estimates that there are 110,000 buildings in the country that are eligible for its system—and that figure is big enough to have a strong impact on energy savings and the environment. "If our stuff was implemented across the United States, you wouldn't have to build another power plant for ten years," he said.
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A STOLEN phone that was "too much of a bargain" landed a South Tyneside man with a court bill.
Police found the Sony Xperia mobile phone and a quantity of cannabis during a swoop at Wayne Cummings' home in Stanhope Road, South Shields.
The 40-year-old had bought the phone – valued at £400 – for a quarter of its value, and admitted he was "suspicious" it was stolen.
Cummings pleaded guilty to possessing a Class B drug and receiving stolen goods at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court.
Paul Anderson, prosecuting, said: "A warrant was executed at the defendant's address in Stanhope Road on March 14.
"Cannabis bush and a Sony Xperia mobile phone were recovered.
"He was arrested, and further inquiries found the phone had been lost on March 7.
"He said the cannabis was just a few crumbs at the bottom of a tin worth about £3 and admitted possession of it.
"He said he bought the phone from a drug addict for £100, and it had been blocked.
"That made him a little bit suspicious."
Valerie Bell, defending, said: "He fully admitted the cannabis was his to police.
"The phone was too much of a bargain. He was suspicious, and it turns out it was stolen.
"He fully admitted being guilty of handling stolen goods.
"He should be given full credit for his guilty pleas."
Lorraine Montgomery, chairman of the magistrates, said: "The most serious offence is you bought a phone with a good idea the seller had not got it legitimately, and it deprived someone else of their phone."
Cummings was fined £65 for handling stolen goods, and ordered to pay court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £20.
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July USPSA Match is This Saturday: Weaver Un-Muzzled
Happy Independence Week! It's a little odd having July 4th in the middle of the week, I would rather it be on a Friday or Monday so we get a long weekend out of it but, oh well, a day off to load ammo is a day off to load ammo.
This Saturday it's time for another hot July IPSC/USPSA match at the Texarkana Gun Club.


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Church antsy to help depleted Mets
Outfielder coming off DL, where several mates have landed
By Sean Welsh / Special to MLB.com
Dealing with any lingering issues of a strained right hamstring was easy. The grueling part was sweating out his 15-day rehab in Port St. Lucie, Fla., while Jose Reyes, Angel Pagan, Ramon Martinez and J.J. Putz joined him on the disabled list.
"You just want to say uncle. When's it going to stop?" Church said. "Now, we've supposedly got the swine flu out of here, knock on wood. We've got guys healthy now and coming back."
Church, who is slated to come off the disabled list Sunday, made reference to the scare last week in Pittsburgh, when a media member traveling with the team was tested for the H1N1 virus, known as the swine flu, leading Mets officials to run test checks on members of the team. It was simply another instance of abnormal occurrences that have surrounded the Mets this season.
Church was happy to be back after rehabbing in the sweltering climate of the Florida coast, where he was subjected to Spring Training-like testing.
"It's a brand new thing," a grinning Church said about the workouts. "I wasn't a happy camper when I found out. I had to get up at 5 o'clock to do that."
Church, who was placed on the disabled list May 26, retroactive to May 23, voiced no frustration toward the club's decision to place him on the disabled list despite needing just three days to rebound. The move was made to both rest Church and get Carlos Beltran back on the active roster.
In hindsight, the move worked out best for all parties involved.
"It was probably the best ting to do, because now, we have everything taken care of that we had to," Church said. "I got down there, and within a couple days, I was ready to rock. I've just been sitting down there, waiting."
Sean Welsh is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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What does a therapy dog do?
Therapy dogs bring companionship, comfort and motivation in facility visits and school programs. Unlike guide dogs or assistance dogs, therapy dogs are there to be petted and enjoyed.
Please note that therapy dogs are *not* service dogs. If you want to learn more about service dogs, including psychiatric service dogs and emotional support animals, please visit http://www.cf4aass.org/service-dogs-in-canada.html
What kind of dog can be a therapy dog?
Therapy dogs come in all breeds, shapes and sizes. One thing they all must have in common is temperament – therapy dogs must be confident, friendly, patient and gentle in all situations.
Dogs must be between 2 and 11 years old to become an Ottawa Therapy Dog.
Ottawa Therapy Dogs are prohibited from consuming raw food.
What kind of training is required?
No special training is required for the dog. However, basic obedience skills are required.
What about me as a handler? Do I need any special training?
As an OTD handler, you are not required to have prior training or experience. Your placement process will involve shadowing an experienced team in the field and being mentored. A criminal records check is also required and, depending on the facility, a more in-depth police records check may be needed. As well, many facilities require handlers to complete an orientation and volunteer training process. You may also be required to meet facility-specific requirements such as immunization (TB, for example) and dress code.
How do my dog and I become a therapy team with OTD?
The first step is to attend a mandatory information session to see if OTD is a good fit and to understand the level of commitment that is required.
The next step is to submit a membership application for consideration. Note: If you are familiar with OTD and what is involved in being a therapy dog team, your application can be submitted before you attend the information session.
The mandatory orientation session is next, followed by an evaluation for you and your dog as a handler/dog team. See the OTD Evaluation Checklist for an explanation of what's required.
If you pass the evaluation, the final step in the membership process is to pay the annual membership fee and arrange for a criminal records check. The OTD Annual Health Records Form must be completed by your veterinarian at this stage.
The placement process then begins, starting with shadowing and receiving mentoring with an experienced team.
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HHS students and DHS student, Kayla Tuircuit in the Health Career Exploration class at the Satellite Center teamed together to help raise money to find a cure for breast cancer during the HHS vs. East Ascension football game.
They collected a total of $556.11 from the fans which will go towards the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Fund.
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Michelle Williams Tells Marie Claire Reese Witherspoon Offered Her Good Advice 2011-01-12 08:43:05
Michelle Tells Marie Claire About the "Hole" in Her Life and Thanks Reese For Her Good Advice
Michelle Tells Marie Claire About the "Hole" in Her Life and Thanks Reese For Her Good Advice
Michelle Williams smiled big for the February cover of Marie Claire and the accompanying photo shoot — also, check out the magazine's retrospective on Michelle's style! Their interview is the actress's latest about Blue Valentine, after she attended a weekend Q&A and opened up about making the film in Angeleno magazine. She took last night off from chatting, though, to hit the National Board of Review Awards with Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, and more. Michelle spoke to Marie Claire recently about her work, losing Heath Ledger, how yoga helped her heal, and Reese Witherspoon's good advice. She said:
- On Heath's absence from her and Matilda's lives: "Very obviously, for me and for her, there's a hole in our life. Of course the natural inclination is to want to fill it and make it disappear, but what I've come to recently is that it's impossible. Nothing will fit in that hole because what we want back we can't get, which is this one person. I'm not going to rush anything and scamper around like a mad person and make myself crazy. I'm trying to be respectful of the absence. I'm not trying to fill it up. It is what it is."
- On her and Matilda's idea of perfect guys: "I don't know what my version of a relationship or marriage is yet, because the typical model seems a little broken to me. At the same time, I was raised on all those princess fairy tales and I'm a romantic; I want to be a one-man girl. I took Matilda to Disney World recently and we saw all the princesses, and then she turned around and said, 'OK, now I'd like to see where all the princes are.' The Disney person said, 'Nobody has ever asked me that before. There aren't any princes here, honey.'"
- On getting advice from Reese Witherspoon: "To give credit where credit is due, I was sharing a difficulty I was experiencing with Reese Witherspoon, and she said, 'Yes, I understand, but think about how much more difficult this would be without the luxury of a reliable, steady income."
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'The Beguiled' Trailer: Sofia Coppola Remakes Don Siegel
Posted on Wednesday, February 8th, 2017 by Jacob Hall
It's hard to imagine two filmmakers more different than Sofia Coppola and Don Siegel, but now the two of them have something in common: they have both made film adaptations of Thomas P. Cullinan's 1966 Southern gothic novel A Painted Devil titled The Beguiled. Siegel's 1971 version was his third collaboration with star Clint Eastwood (Dirty Harry would arrive the same year); Coppola's 2017 version marks her third collaboration with star Kirsten Dunst.
In other words, it's going to be fun to watch these two movies back-to-back and discover how two vastly different storytellers tackle the same material. We can get the ball rolling a little early by watching the trailer for Coppola's remake (or is it re-adaptation?).


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text: New Year's Eve is almost here, and if you're unlike the teetotalers of the world, you're probably in the market for a nice bottle of champagne with which to celebrate at the stroke of midnight. Nothing says "Happy New Year" like the popping of a cork, but are there any sparkling wines that are good and a good price? Find out in our video taste test! A $50 Bottle of Champagne Tastes Just as Fine as a Super Expensive Bottle All joking from our video aside, research has shown that you might love a cheaper bottle of sparkling wine just as much as a super pricey bottle. According to a British study, in a blind taste test of experts and novice drinkers alike, a £40 bottle of champagne was preferred over a £400 bottle of bubbles. In America, that means that a bottle costing around $50 is your best bet. Not cheap, but as it's the one night of the year that many people will ever drink champagne, why sacrifice on taste? People Think Wine Tastes Better When It's More Expensive Further supporting the theory that you don't have to spend a lot to enjoy some bubbly is a little thing called psychology. Professor Charles Spence, from the University of Oxford, says, "If you know how much something costs, the psychology of that high cost seems to make things taste better." Psychologically, when we're told that something is expensive, we like it more. So, unless you're friends with wine-o-philes, just buy a cheap-o bottle and tell everyone it cost $100! Plus, no matter what they think they're drinking, everyone's still getting the same quality of hangover on January 1, anyway. Good Bubble Options for $20 or Less If $50 is still a little too rich for your blood, it doesn't mean you need to stay home and celebrate New Year's looking for a higher-paying job. Instead, check out this article from 2012 in which The Huffington Post evaluated sparkling wines under $20. They swear you can get a tasty bottle for as low as $11.99! Keep in mind though that unlike, say, a printer (which has a strictly defined set of features that make one better than another), wine tasting is based on an individual's taste buds, so "your mileage may vary" with any of these recommendations. One last thing to consider: If you're just going to use it as a "celebratory bottle" that you spray all over your guests while shouting "woo" and "New Year's!" (right before you pass out), then any price point of suds will do; all champagne stings equally when poured into your eyes. Happy New Year! Related DealNews Blog Posts: Ship Your Suds: 7 Sites for Ordering Craft Beer Online This Bad Food Habit Could Be Costing You $2,000 a Year 9 Times Fast Food Went Healthy ... And We Hated It!


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Cuba will stick around the World Baseball Classic for at least one more game, thanks to Frederich Cepeda's smoking-hot bat.
Cepeda was 3-for-4 with a walk and four RBIs, including a bases-clearing double in the fifth inning, in leading Cuba to a 7-4 win over Mexico on Monday night in an elimination game.
Cuba will play another elimination game on Wednesday night against the loser of Tuesday night's game between Japan and South Korea. The Japan-South Korea winner qualifies for the semifinals at Dodger Stadium on Saturday.


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Love Compatibility Between Cancer Woman Sagittarius Man
How compatible are Cancer women and Sagittarius men mentally, emotionally and sexually? These two sun signs are at different ends of the zodiac spectrum, which means the watery Cancer woman can put out the flames of the fiery Sagittarius man if she's not careful. He needs to roam and she prefers to stay home, which will bring about conflict in the Cancer and Sagittarius relationship.
Cancer Woman Sagittarius Man Relationship – Pros
The only way the Cancer woman can connect with the Sagittarius man is through her attention to detail. She can match him in conversation, which will bring about an initial attraction. And her strong intuition will be intriguing to him as well.
If the Cancer female finally decides to bring this relationship into the bedroom, it will be a tug of war between his dominant nature and her desire to take the lead. He is playful and affectionate, which will draw her in at first. She is highly sensual and feminine, and that appeals to his masculine energy.
If she's willing, the Sagittarius male can open up her mind to new experiences and fun adventures, as long as she is along for the ride. And he will have a caring and nurturing partner who would do anything for him, as long as he offers his loyalty to her.
Cancer Woman Sagittarius Man Relationship – Cons
The male archer is always in search of truth and knowledge, so he has trouble staying in one place for very long. This goes against the stability that the female crab looks for in a partner, and makes it difficult for her to connect with this constant wanderer.
The Cancer woman is more of a homebody, and prides herself on setting up a comfortable life for her and her partner. He will appreciate having a place to come back to, but he won't stay for very long before the urge to go off on the next adventure overtakes him. This will leave her feeling lonely and upset, as she is prone to emotional outbursts. This only confuses him more, for he is a fairly logical person.
The Sagittarius man is very physical in nature and the Cancer woman experiences their lovemaking on an emotional level, which means there is often a disconnect in their sexual union. She may think he is only in it for the primal pleasure and not to enhance their partnership.
And he may think she is not that into it, for she is not as passionate or lustful as he is. They will both have to find a way to communicate their desires and feelings to each other if they are to find deeper satisfaction between the sheets improve their love compatibility.
The Cancer woman Sagittarius man pair will have to continue to work out their relationship outside the bedroom as well. If his outgoing personality becomes too much for her to handle, this will lead to arguments that cut to the very core of the partnership between the two sun signs.
And often times, the Sagittarius men are too busy to want to deal with such matters. This will cause her to retreat into her shell and skulk over his apparent aloof nature. He will have to dial down his wandering ways and the Cancer women will have to leave their home behind once in a while to try and meet in the middle.
Cancer is a cardinal water sign whereas Sagittarius is a mutable fire sign, the Cancer woman Sagittarius man compatibility gets a THREE Hearts rating. The Cancer Sagittarius is a tough pairing to maintain, but the Cancerian lady is up for the challenge. All she needs is for her Sagittarius partner to slow down a bit and soothe her worried mind. If the Cancer woman and Sagittarius man can find that common ground, their lives will never be boring.


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LONDON, July 18 (UPI) -- U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron commented on the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash Friday, saying the party responsible "must be held to account."
Speaking to reporters after chairing a meeting of the U.K. government's Cobra emergency committee, Cameron said he spoke with his counterparts in the Netherlands, Australia and Malaysia to share the information they had in order to streamline the investigation.
Malaysia Airlines said there were 189 Dutch, 44 Malaysians, 27 Australians, 12 Indonesians, nine Britons, four Germans, four Belgians, three Filipinos, one Canadian and one New Zealander on the flight. There are four passenger who have yet to be identified, but the United States said it is still working on determining whether any of them were Americans. CNN reported late Friday morning that no passenger checked in with American passports, but the government will still investigate to see if any nationals checked in with another passport as a dual citizen.
The U.S. also said Friday that the plane was most likely shot down by pro-Russian separatists who have been embroiled in a conflict with the Ukrainian military. Cameron said if it is confirmed, then those responsible for the tragedy must be held accountable.
"As it seems possible, this was brought down, the those responsible must be held to account and we must lose no time in doing that. It's an absolutely shocking incident. It cannot be allowed to stand. Until we know more, it's not really possible to say much more. We will be working hard to get to the bottom of this."


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A Salina teen is in the Saline County jail after he allegedly stole his father's truck over the weekend.
Authorities say that Trevor Lawrence, 18, stole his father's 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck around 5:00PM on Saturday. Lawrence was then caught speeding on I-70 on Monday evening in Ellsworth county where he was apprehended.
A 17-year-old boy who ran away from home was in the vehicle with him.
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My wife's father passed away two weeks ago, there was a will dated 2007 that she and her two siblings have where the funds are divided equally three ways, however her bother who lived closes to the father had the will changed to where he receives most of the funds. Also, the brother refuses to let his siblings see the will. The estate has value.
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Minutes after a new Wall Street Journal/NBC/Marist poll showed former governor Eliot Spitzer leading Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer in the race for New York City comptroller, Spitzer was surrounded by reporters outside his campaign's "petitioning party" in midtown, grinning, but reserved.
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After noting there were fewer reporters surrounding him than there were for his maiden campaign event Monday at Union Square—"I'm not asking for that," he added—I asked him how confident he was in the poll result.
"I'm never confident," he said. "In politics, you have to ask every day for the public's support, for their understanding of what you're trying to do."
Spitzer is not actually even guaranteed a place on the Democratic primary ballot yet, needing first to collect nearly 4,000 valid signatures by a Thursday night deadline.
He said he was confident he would his the mark, but declined to give reporters an estimate of how many signatures he would submit. He also denied paying petitioners $800 a day for their work, a number that has been reported by some outlets.
I also asked if the fact that he's paying petitioners at all says anything about his level of support. (It's a job more normally done by unpaid volunteers.)
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The former governor said he is confident he would get on the ballot despite "pressure having been applied to folks who had said they were going to participate, to pull out. That's OK. That's hardball politics."
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It should have made for an exhilarating combination of styles — sorta like 1969's Aoxomoxoa mixed with 1970's American Beauty, the breakthrough album that had been the Dead's most recent non-concert offering. Unfortunately, Wake of the Flood falls somewhat flat because so many of the songs had been shaped and defined through appearances in the group's legendary live sets.
Without the reciprocating onstage energy among both band members and audiences, many of the tracks here — mostly written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter — feel a little too sterilized in a studio setting. It didn't help that second drummer Mickey Hart was missing. (He'd return in 1974.)
Look no further than the R&B-speckled "Eyes of the World," which fades out just as the Dead catch one of their legendary grooves. Such were the limitations of the vinyl format. Elsewhere, the opening "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" incorporates the band's penchant for old-timey jug-band sounds, while Godchaux contributes the syncopated "Let Me Sing Your Blues Away."
There's also a cool gospel vibe to "Row Jimmy," a whisper of the Beatles on "Here Comes Sunshine" and Garcia at his most touching on "Stella Blue." But the closing "Weather Report Suite," a progressive masterwork by Bob Weir, merely hints at the dimension it would eventually take in concert.
Whatever its faults, this October 1973 release remains a key moment in the Grateful Dead's musical narrative, if only because so many of the songs on Wake of the Flood became consistent elements of the group's sets well into the mid '90s, when Garcia passed away, effectively ending the band.
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How can you create a successful energy audit business that brings you more freedom, time and increases your well being? It may be surprising to you that success comes less from becoming an expert energy auditor than it does becoming a master of delegation. By mastering the art of delegation you can have more freedom in your time and escape the rat race of trading time for dollars. However, delegation is not as easy as it sounds. The right way to do it actually…Continue
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If we are going to get a deal to replace the sequester, which looks likely, perhaps one key reason may be as follows: This time, the incentives favor Republicans showing they can enter into the basic give and take of governing.
With GOP Rep. Paul Ryan close to a deal with Dem Senator Patty Murray that would lift spending levels to just over $1 trillion in fiscal 2014 and 2015, conservatives are already savaging it. Everyone from RedState.com to Breitbart to Hot Air to Heritage Action to Americans for Prosperity have pilloried the deal for lifting spending levels, warning of an imminent cave to Democrats. As National Journal reports, a revolt is brewing among House conservatives.
Despite conservative opposition, the expected deal may end up passing the House with the support of Democrats. Of course, those with very long memories will recall that only a few months ago, the notion that GOP leaders would allow something to pass with a lot of Dems — provoking great rage from the right — was thought to be unthinkably risky. Now, it looks at least possible that House GOP leaders will try to get this done with a minimum of drama. What changed?
The difference this time is that Republicans know they can't afford another crisis heading into 2014. Having already gotten scorched by the last Tea Party-inspired government shutdown — which only ended when House GOP leaders bowed to the inevitable need to stiff-arm the Tea Party — Republican leaders appear determined not to let things get out of hand this time. Which means the only other alternative — aside from temporarily funding the government at sequester levels again, which would only mean another battle into 2014 — is to enter into the sort of basic governing that requires making concessions.
In this case, the only route to a budget deal was to allow spending levels to rise, which is exactly what House Republican leaders appear on the verge of doing. Republicans who want to showcase an ability to govern and replace the sequester — which is more urgent for hawks, because sequester cuts to defense are deeper in 2014 — seem ready to support this agreement, since it defers the big argument over tax hikes, funding increased spending with new fees.
Meanwhile, in the Senate, many observers are wondering how hard Mitch McConnell will work to corral opposition to any deal, given he is facing a primary. But Dem aides say they think some Senate Republicans are ripe for wooing, whatever McConnell does, such as moderates who want a deal (Susan Collins, Mike Enzi, Bob Corker, Lisa Murkowski, Rob Portman) and defense hawks (Lindsay Graham, John McCain).
Obviously the deal could still fall apart, and perhaps conservatives will kick up enough noise to block any compromise. But still: For much of 2013 we were told angering the right and/or agreeing to a penny in additional spending were impossibilities for GOP leaders to even contemplate. Now that GOP leaders want to prove they can govern in advance of the 2014 elections, it's striking how quickly these rules that once held such presumed sway over our politics have fallen away.
* STILL NO EXTENSION FOR UNEMPLOYED IN BUDGET DEAL: The latest on the emerging compromise:
Work appeared to be complete on the basic package, a plan to partially repeal sharp spending cuts known as the sequester in fiscal 2014 and 2015 and cover the cost with roughly $65 billion in alternative savings. But…it was unclear Monday whether Democrats would succeed in their campaign to win a year-long extension of emergency jobless benefits, which are set to expire at the end of the month, cutting off 1.3 million people.
As Brian Beutler explains, Democrats may not have a choice, because Republicans would still seem to have the last-ditch option, if necessary, of passing a continuing resolution funding the government at sequester levels, a worse outcome for Dems.
* GOP CIVIL WAR DEEPENS: The Fix crew notes that Senator John Cornyn has a primary challenger in the person of GOP Rep. Steve Stockman, and offers this interesting overview:
In doing so, Stockman not only threw a wrench in Cornyn's plans. He also intensified the broader GOP civil war that is vexing the lives of Republican senators like never before. Seven of the 12 up for reelection next year now face capable or potentially tough primary challengers, including the two top-ranking Republicans and a third who used to serve in leadership.
It appears primaries could only make a difference in two states — Kentucky and Georgia — but the extent of it is a reminder of just how deep intra-party GOP divisions remain.
* OBAMACARE WEBSITE FUNCTIONING FAR BETTER: Consumers and navigators in several states tell the New York Times that the website is working far better than in October, though glitches remain. Note these metrics:
Since early December, the federal exchange website has run without crashing, officials said. In the first week of December, about 112,000 people selected plans — compared with about 100,000 in all of November and only 27,000 in October. Last week, more than half a million people created accounts on the federal website, according to people familiar with the health care project.
The next key test comes later this month, when a surge of enrollment is expected in advance of the December 23rd deadline for 2014 coverage. What's immediately clear, however, is that despite weeks of awful press for the law, demand is still there.
* CONGRESS PUTS DEAL WITH IRAN AT RISK: The New York Times has a good editorial making the point that opposition to the deal with Iran is a more serious threat from the American side than it is from Iranian hard liners. A deal is reportedly close in the Senate to impose new sanctions:
They are not only unproductive but unnecessary because Congress could, at any point in the future, order tougher sanctions if any deal falls apart. Equally clear is that they will almost certainly enrage the Iranians. The interim deal stated that no further sanctions should be imposed while it was in force. New penalties would betray that agreement, feed Iranians' deep mistrust of Americans, deny Mr. Obama negotiating flexibility and, most likely, crush any hope that a diplomatic solution is possible.
At its best, the emerging deal would allow for flexibility in imposing sanctions if both sides want to keep negotiating after the six month deadline, and even this is opposed by the administration.
* NO IMMIGRATION REFORM THIS YEAR: Dana Milbank calls it: The House of Representatives is set to leave town for the year without moving on immigration reform, mainly because lawmakers fear action will earn them primary challenges. We keep hearing from GOP leaders that there will be action next year, but with primary season starting up, it's hard to see why it will be any easier in 2014 than it was for all of 2013.
* KEEP AN EYE ON ECONOMIC PESSIMISM: A new CBS News poll finds that 61 percent of Americans say the economy is in bad shape, with 37 percent saying it's good, only a slight increase since the summer. As noted here yesterday, it's possible the economy will matter more than Obamacare in 2014, and it's still conceivable economic optimism could pick up, if the recovery does gain steam and memories of the government shutdown fade as the sequester is lifted. Of course, it would be a big threat to incumbent Dems if the recovery remains very sluggish.
* AND NO END TO McCONNELL'S DISSEMBLING ABOUT OBAMACARE: Glenn Kessler takes apart Mitch McConnell's startling claim that 85 percent of Americans will see "extraordinary disruption" due to the health law. This point can't be stated enough:
As we have repeatedly noted, there are winners and losers, and no one really knows what the final score will be.
Only time will answer that question. But it's worth reiterating that opponents of the law are dissembling madly about the tradeoffs with the explicit purpose of dissuading people from enrolling, and enjoying the law's benefits, in hopes of making it fail.
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When her daughter, Rachael, working a summer job at the Ritz-Carlton, calls Cleveland forensic scientist Theresa MacLean to say a murder has just occurred at the hotel, Theresa knows she's stepping into a forensic mess. A local criminal-defense attorney has been bound and beaten to death. The victim was attending a convention for criminal-defense attorneys, which means the list of suspects could stretch a mile long. Two more bodies are found in quick succession, each killed in a similar manner, and the authorities know they have a serial killer on their hands.
As Theresa searches for the threads that tie the cases together, she begins to fear that both she and her daughter are closer to danger than either of them realize.
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I liked the story, set in Cleveland- which sounds like a much more interesting city than I imagined it to be- even worth a visit one day. I found the relationship between Theresa and her daughter Rachel believalbe- would like to learn more about her cousin Frank.
What I found distracting was the "you have reached the end of the CD" messages- 1 in the 1st have and 2 in the 2nd half- not up the usual standards for audible books.
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Dr. Paustian received his medical degree from Indiana University. He completed his internal medicine internship, residency and cardiology fellowship at the Emory University Affiliated Hospitals in Atlanta, Georgia. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Diseases and Adult Echocardiography.
Dr. Paustian is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians, the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions and the American Society of Echocardiography.
He has been in practice in Helena since 1983. He has served as the Medical Director of Medicare part B for the State of Montana and is a former Governor for the American College of Cardiology for the State of Montana.
Dr. Paustian enjoys hiking, running (having completed more than 20 marathons), fishing, skiing and computer technology (where he is a Micorsoft Certified Systems Engineer.)