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Joss Whedon Thoroughly Handicaps a Fight Between Buffy and Black Widow
"She whips out her glock and now Buffy's dodging."
Buffy the Vampire Slayer fell to Don Draper in Vulture's Drama Derby, but how might Buffy fare against another Joss Whedon heroine, Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff from The Avengers? PopCandy asked Whedon to imagine the Buffy versus Black Widow matchup, and he came up with a thorough answer. "Buffy would go easy at first, but as soon as Natasha popped her with a Widow Sting, she'd start bringing some slayer brawn to the fray," he hypothesized. "Natasha's fast, but a couple of good connects and she's wobbling, possibly something broken — she whips out her glock and now Buffy's dodging — right where Natasha wants her." It goes on like this for a while — steel barrels are involved! — until things come to a conclusion: "Natasha, struggling to stay conscious, says the fight's over. Buffy agrees, but Natasha explains: She poisoned Buffy hours ago. That waitress that brought her salad … ? Natasha smiles. The poison is dormant — till it's activated by adrenaline. Buffy's eyes narrow. 'Too bad I didn't use any.' Wham! Natasha's out for the count, and Buffy's heading — slowly — to Willow for a mystical cleanse." And now you know!


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This work is authenticated and stamped verso by Warhol Estate and Foundation, circa 1979. Max Weisshaupt (1908-1982) was a German entrepreneur and founder of Max Weishaupt GmbH, known for oil and gas burner production. Weishaupt was also an art collector and was portrayed by Andy Warhol in 1979. This work is unique. Listed with Feldman & Schellmann IIIC 48 (b).
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Obsessed with celebrity, consumer culture, and mechanical (re)production, Pop artist Andy Warhol created some of the most iconic images of the 20th century. As famous for his quips as for his art—he variously mused that "art is what you can get away with" and "everyone will be famous for 15 minutes"—Warhol drew widely from popular culture and everyday subject matter, creating works like his 32 Campbell's Soup Cans (1962), Brillo pad box sculptures, and portraits of Marilyn Monroe, using the medium of silk-screen printmaking to achieve his characteristic hard edges and flat areas of color. Known for his cultivation of celebrity, Factory studio (a radical social and creative melting pot), and avant-garde films like Chelsea Girls (1966), Warhol was also a mentor to artists like Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. His Pop sensibility is now standard practice, taken up by major contemporary artists Richard Prince, Takashi Murakami, and Jeff Koons, among countless others.
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Daniel Sedin snaps goal drought lifts Canucks past Avs
The score was more flattering for the Vancouver Canucks than what actually took place on the ice Thursday night at Rogers Arena.
A pair of empty netters would do that.
But for a team that seemingly underestimated their 29th-ranked opponents, the Canucks were fortunate to avoid their first defeat in six games. They instead skate away with a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.
"We got away with a game we didn't play our best but that's the way it is," said Daniel Sedin, who scored the game winner in the third period. "It could have easily gone the other way, if you're honest."
But it didn't, and that's credit again to their goaltender Cory Schneider, who is putting together an impressive stretch. He has now allowed just six goals in his last six starts — all wins — to improve to 12-5-3. Thursday, he made 32 saves in another strong showing, and kept his team in it despite their lacklustre play.
"We thought the game was going to be easier than it was," captain Henrik Sedin said. "We relaxed a little bit too much. We cheated on the wrong side of our checks instead of making the easy pass. We got to look at this and we got to be better, but we're happy that we won."
While the final score may not have been dominant, the Canucks record against Colorado in the past four years has. In fact, Vancouver has now gone 18-0-2 in their last 20 games against their Northwest Division rival— with the Avs' last regulation win in the series dating back to Oct. 3, 2009.
At the moment, the two teams are headed in completely opposite directions.
With the victory, Vancouver are winners in eight of their last 10 to regain top spot the division, two points ahead of the Minnesota Wild. Meanwhile, Colorado has lost eight of their last nine to maintain their position at the bottom of the West.
Even so, the visitors nearly pulled off an upset of sorts.
"It was a tough game, it was a grind," coach Alain Vigneault said. "They come at you real hard. They forced the issues on the forecheck, had their Ds pinching and it made for a hard battle on the walls in our end.
"Again Hank's line found a way to get us the goal and win us the game."
It was Sedin wizardry that got the Canucks on the board first. With 4:27 gone in the first period, Daniel backhanded a pass to Henrik who then found Alex Burrows all alone in front. It was the forward's ninth of the season to put him in a tie for the club lead with brother Daniel and Mason Raymond. But after Burrows took a holding penalty, the momentum swung Colorado's way. They went on a 22-7 run in shots and finally solved Schneider in the third period, snapping the goalie's shutout streak at 111 minutes and 33 seconds. Matt Duchene got the tally 4:02 into the final frame, his 13th of the campaign.
"We thought we might have a few more chances and maybe opened the flood gates but they outworked us for most part of that game until they tied it up," Burrows said. "For that maybe 30 minutes in the middle there, we weren't very good."
Vancouver regained the lead with Daniel's marker with less than nine minutes to go in regulation. On a set-play off a face-off, the winger eventually one-timed a shot through the legs of Semyon Varlamov for his team-leading 10th goal of the season. The Avs goalie finished with 16 saves.
Henrik and Chris Higgins added the empty net goals as the top line finished with six points. Vancouver also did not get a power play in the game while Colorado went 0-for-two with the man-advantage.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Decades ago, unknown blues musicians paid $15 to appear on an east Arkansas radio station, hoping a few minutes of exposure would help them become the legends they now are: B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson and Ike Turner.
KWEM-AM fell silent in 1960 after more than a decade in the Mississippi River town of West Memphis, which musician Rufus Thomas then called "the Las Vegas of the South." Fifty-four years later, the station will be revived online this week by Mid-South Community College and on 93.3 FM by mid-August.
"Those musicians that came through KWEM were making great music, but moreover, they were making history," said Diane Hampton, the college's vice president of institutional advancement. "And the radio station preserves that history better than anything we could think of.
"It's one thing to tell it. It's another thing to hear it."
KWEM's original frequency has survived as KWAM in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis resident Dale Franklin purchased KWEM in 2009, briefly bringing it back on the air via the Web. He later sold it to Mid-South Community College, choosing the West Memphis school because he says he "wanted it in the right hands."
On Thursday, the school will host an event called "Flip the Switch" to celebrate KWEM's return to broadcasting online.
Mid-South wanted to "capture the story, before everybody got so old that they couldn't remember it," college president Dr. Glen Fenter said.
West Memphis used to be a destination spot for musicians, because, according to station historian Franklin, the city had "everything you'd have on Bourbon Street" in New Orleans.
KWEM began broadcasting in 1947 and offered unknown artists — such as Scotty Moore and Johnny Cash — to perform live as long as they paid the fee or found a sponsor.
Resident Mary Toney, 67, recalled listening to KWEM as a child while her uncle drove her around town in his red GMC pickup. She also serves on the college's board of trustees.
"It was just what you did. You turned it on with pride because it was in your town," she said.
Toney remembers thinking that B.B. King's voice was "impressive" when it came on for a commercial. She was familiar with him already: His voice used to ring through the walls of her childhood home on summer nights when he played at Square Deal Cafe, which was just a street over from her home.
"You would hear him playing on the weekend, because it was hot and the windows were open," she said. "There was no air conditioning."
Station manager John Bennett won't reveal what will be KWEM's inaugural song when it officially comes on the Web this week.
"It's top secret ... we've got to have suspense here, to sweeten the pot," he said.
And while it's a challenge to bring back the station's history and inform listeners about contemporary artists that were influenced by the live music played years ago, Bennett said, "it's a really good, fun challenge."
KWEM streaming website: http://www.kwemradio.com/
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The fourth-ranked Auburn Tigers held a 90-minute late afternoon workout in shells Wednesday at the Auburn Athletics Complex practice fields, continuing to prepare for Saturday's Iron Bowl matchup with top-ranked Alabama at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
"We had a solid practice this evening," Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. "We want to stick with our routine and do what we've been doing each week. It's just a matter of being able to execute and taking advantage of things when you have them."
Tomorrow on Thanksgiving Day, the 10-1 Tigers will hold a light mid-day practice before the players and coaches join their families for holiday dinner.
The Auburn-Alabama game will be televised by CBS. Kickoff is 2:40 p.m. Central; fans should note that Tiger Walk begins at 12:20 p.m. and the Eagle Flight will be earlier this week – at 2:19 p.m. – because of Senior Day introductions. The winner of Saturday's game will play in the SEC championship game Saturday, December 7, in Atlanta.
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One of my friends isn't doing well...
One of my friends isn't doing well...
We've been friends with this couple since my son was born. Their daughter and my son are best friends and are 2 weeks apart. QC met her when they were both 8 months pregnant.
Anyway, her husband went in for an MRI a few months back and they found an abnormality on the brain. It turned out to be a tumor. Last week he had surgery to remove the brain tumor. The surgery was successful; however, they did a spinal tap on him today and he has staph as well as bacterial meningitis on the brain. There is a high chance of death and/or severe brain damage. He's in ICU right now.
The kicker is that his wife is pregnant with their second child which is due next month.
A sad situation all the way around. I hate this.
RE: One of my friends isn't doing well...
That is very sad.
Really do hope things work out for all involved and that he's got good doctors treating him. It's got to be incredibly hard on his wife -- really hope she's getting extra support.
But as if to knock me down, reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch, cut me into little pieces
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RE: One of my friends isn't doing well...
That sucks. It really does. I really do hope he beats the odds and pulls through without any complications.
KC, maybe now's not the time, or maybe now's the perfect time, I'll let you be the judge, but I'm curious about the effect this has on you. Is this just part of God's plan? Is this guy going to a better place (or if it's a worse place, isn't it exactly the place he deserves)? Shouldn't you just take this in stride because it's all god's will no matter what happens - god made this guy, god made his brain, god made his tumor, god chose for him to get these infections - so why should you or anyone else be sad about this, why should anyone hate this?
Isn't that tantamount to hating god?
(I am really not trying to pick on you but rather trying to get a handle on how you (et al) deal with this kind of emotional conflict, and maybe a little bit trying to use this emotional conflict to help you put your faith into a different perspective).
"Whores perform the same function as priests, but far more thoroughly." - Robert A. Heinlein
RE: One of my friends isn't doing well...
KC's Law was just invoked motherfuckers, shit is about to get real.
But seriously, that sucks to read KC.
The people closely associated with the namesake of female canines are suffering from a nondescript form of lunacy.
"Anti-environmentalism is like standing in front of a forest and going 'quick kill them they're coming right for us!'" - Jake Farr-Wharton, The Imaginary Friend Show.
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RE: One of my friends isn't doing well...
Yeah, she has a ton of support. Our church is doing all they can for them.
@Aseptic Skeptic
Seriously? You couldn't at least wait a day before invoking KC's Law? Kind of disrespectful, but you have the right to ask what ever you want.
Very disappointed in you right now.
But yeah, no hate for God. It is what it is. It's God's plan. It's what He's predetermined.
Likewise, questioning my emotions based on my religious belief is uncalled for at this moment as well. I feel emotions (sadness) because I'm created with emotions. Just because I know it's predetermined doesn't mean I have to like it or not feel anything from it. It just means that I accept it.
RE: One of my friends isn't doing well...
Im sorry to hear about your friend KC. Its seems that cancer is fucking everywhere, I know so many people who have either gone through it and as you know my niece is going through it.
I find it unusual though bro when people say it is pre-determined and then they are sad about it. If you really believe he is going to heaven then by rights you should be ecstatic that god has chose to save him from this "hell" that is life early.
Im sorry if that angers you.... but this is part of the frustration that none believers go through, its kinda hypocritical.
I do seriously hope he pulls through though, I wouldnt wish it upon my worst enemy
I feel so much, and yet I feel nothing.
I am a rock, I am the sky, the birds and the trees and everything beyond.
I am the wind, in the fields in which I roar. I am the water, in which I drown.
RE: One of my friends isn't doing well...
What is there to understand?
What is there to be frustrated about?
Y'all are creating a false dilemma.
Just because he dies and goes to heaven doesn't mean I'm not going to miss him. It doesn't mean that I'm not grieved. It doesn't mean that I'm not sad about his wife becoming a widow. It doesn't mean that I'm not upset about his kids growing up without a father.
Like I said. I still have emotions.
Y'all are equating me believe in predestination as someone incapable of experiencing any emotion and cannot sympathize or empathize.
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RE: One of my friends isn't doing well...
I dont really want to get in a massive convo about it, I was just putting my opinion and offering my condolences. Im not doubting your emotions bro as I know your a good guy.
I was just observing what I see, which appears to me and I imagine a lot of others to be quite hypocritical.
I feel so much, and yet I feel nothing.
I am a rock, I am the sky, the birds and the trees and everything beyond.
I am the wind, in the fields in which I roar. I am the water, in which I drown.
RE: One of my friends isn't doing well...
I am sorry if I've offended or disappointed you.
I have no idea what KC's law is. And I gave you the option of answering or telling me now wasn't a good time, an option you always have regardless of whether I call it out, but I called it out so you would know that I recognize that you might not want to discuss this kind of stuff right now.
In any case, thank you for your answer; our behavior at the times of our greatest emotional stress is often our most honest behavior.
I get the fact that you're human, it's one of the things I like the most about you. And I get the fact that humans are emotional. What I don't get is that you're feeling these emotions rather than other possibilities, such as resigned fatalism or even relief that his ordeal is (maybe) over and he can get onto better things (I personally hope not; I really do hope he'll be OK) . I have seen these kind of emotions in Mormons at similar times of grief.
But seriously, don't answer this stuff unless you want to, and then only when you want to.
"Whores perform the same function as priests, but far more thoroughly." - Robert A. Heinlein
RE: One of my friends isn't doing well...
Having babies and very young children is seriously hard. My brother in law and his wife had their first child over Christmas so it's fresh for me. To be dealing with this on the verge of a birth and with the potential to still be dealing with it or worse when the baby arrives is a pretty horrific prospect. She's going to need a lot of support over this period: family, friends, church.
Give me your argument in the form of a published paper, and then we can start to talk.
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California's Green Rating System
A version of this article appears in the September/October 2007 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
September 02, 2007
Build It Green has developed an effective green rating system for the state of California.
Although GreenPoint Rated has only recently made its public debut, it's hardly a new kid on the block. In fact, GreenPoint Rated is an outgrowth of successful green building programs and resources that have been serving Californians since 2000. Its origins lie in the green building guidelines first developed by Green Building in Alameda County. It is now managed by Build It Green to serve the entire state. The guidelines, and the rating and third-party verification system that grew out of them, were developed and repeatedly refined by a group of production builders, contractors, architects and designers, multifamily home developers, state and local government leaders, regional and national building science experts, product manufacturers and suppliers, and green building advocates. In the past six years, numerous local governments have adopted and use the guidelines, and many encourage or require third-party rating. The measures recommended in the guidelines, and the performance benchmarks in GreenPoint Rated, were specifically developed to address climate and market conditions in California, are endorsed by third-party sources, and are backed by sound building science. Builders and home buyers can feel confident that these measures and benchmarks have been tried and tested in the field, and have been ...
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I just found this to be a little disturbing but it is most likely a benign update.
I installed a new version of XP and the first thing I installed is Tiny Firewall. I then downloaded winscp. I installed scp then used it to connect to a server for some file retrieval. Tiny firewall checks if I want to allow port 22 connection to the server. I ovisoulsy allow it. Then after I connect I get a Tiny Firewall event to connect to port 80 to the ip address 212.267.64.170. WTF? Ok maybe auto-updates or something.
I pop up snort and monitor port 80 and actually tell Tiny Firewall to let the connection go. Its basically encrypted traffic so I cant really tell if its my user/pass being sent. So then I ask to see if theres an update and it goes to that same ip above ... so should be peace of mind right..well not really
I had actaully blocked this the first few times it popped up. The only time it checks for an update is after it has successfully connected to a location.Why wouldnt it just check when the app is first started? Why does it not check if you dont succesfully connect? I mean it only connect after a succesfull connection, ie. after a valid user/pass has been entered.
So I don some more checks. The IP 212.267.64.170 is in Germany. If you goto that IP with a web browser if goes to a "Site Under Construction" page.
While like I said this is most likely a bengin updating mechanism it also seems weird. If a hacker had reached the source code to winscp say through recent cvs holes what would be the best thing to do...send info about all succesfull conection and make sure updates go to a site he control
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Mercedes duo lead the way
It was business as usual upon Formula One's return from its summer break with Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton out in front at the end of the first practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix.
On a power circuit such as Spa-Francorchamps, Mercedes' only potential challenge is likely to come from Williams, although Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa found themselves considerably off the pace.
For Rosberg and Hamilton, with just 11 points splitting the duo ahead of the final eight races of the campaign, come the end of 90 minutes in sunny, but cool conditions - with temperatures hitting 15 degrees centigrade - they were separated by only 0.097secs.
Nico Rosberg finished out in front at the end of first practice for the Belgian GP
Ferrari pair Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen fared well, with the pair third and fifth on the timesheet, but with the Spaniard a quarter of a second back and the Finn a further full second adrift.
McLaren's Jenson Button split the Ferraris, with the 34-year-old just over six tenths of a second off of Rosberg's pace, with team-mate Kevin Magnussen in seventh, 1.645secs down.
Force India's Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg also appear well placed as the duo were sixth and eighth quickest, 1.326secs and 1.360secs in arrears respectively.
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, the only driver to win a race other than Rosberg and Hamilton this season, was 1.395secs behind Rosberg.
Bottas then completed the top 10, but a staggering 1.595secs down, albeit with the suggestion there is so much more to come from his car, similarly with Massa who was down in 15th and 2.391secs back.
Sauber reserve Giedo van der Garde, replacing Esteban Gutierrez, was 17th, six tenths of a second and two places down on team-mate Adrian Sutil.
Alexander Rossi was 20th for Marussia, the American on Thursday seemingly poised to make his race debut this weekend due to Max Chilton being axed for "contractual issues".
However, on Friday morning as practice unfolded, the team confirmed Chilton would be back in the car from FP2 and for the remainder of the weekend following a remarkable U-turn.
At the bottom of the timesheet were Caterham pair Andre Lotterer and Marcus Ericsson.
Three-times Le Mans 24 Hours winner Lotterer, making his debut at the age of 32 and 12 years after his only previous F1 experience with Jaguar as a reserve, has replaced Kamui Kobayashi, apparently for this race only.
Lotterer finished 6.309secs behind Rosberg, and as a feather in his cap in his maiden outing, 0.091secs quicker then Ericcson.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's premier talked with a series of European leaders Wednesday, outlining his strong objections to a European funding ban on Israeli institutions operating in occupied territories, officials said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the measure with the President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso as well as the leaders of France, Greece, Malta and Austria, the officials said.
They said Netanyahu told the leaders, "There are more urgent and pressing issues in the Middle East that should be dealt with first," like the conflict in Syria and Iran's nuclear program.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the content of the conversations with reporters.
Israeli media reported that Netanyahu urged the leaders to delay the ban's enforcement.
The EU decision, announced on Tuesday, marked a new international show of displeasure with Israeli settlements built on lands captured in the 1967 Mideast war. The Palestinians claim some of those territories — the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem — for their hoped-for state. The announcement sparked a round of condemnations from Israeli leaders, including Netanyahu, who said Israel would not accept "external edicts" about its borders.
The officials also said Netanyahu spoke to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry about the EU decision, saying it harms Kerry's efforts to restart negotiations. Israel's chief peace negotiator, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, met Wednesday with the European Union envoy for Mideast peace, Andreas Reinicke, and told him that postponing the ban's enforcement would help relaunch peace talks, which stalled nearly five years ago.
The EU said the ban applies to "grants, prizes and financial instruments and that the new funding guidelines go into effect in 2014. The EU issues dozens of grants, totaling millions of euros, to Israeli universities, companies and researchers every year.
Also Wednesday, Israel's state comptroller criticized Israel's lack of law enforcement in the West Bank, saying the lawlessness has allowed for illegal construction in the West Bank by both Israelis and Palestinians. In the report, the military was quoted as saying its inspectors at times encounter "strong resistance" from Jewish settlers when trying to enforce laws against illegal construction.
Some 500,000 Israelis live in Jewish settlements scattered through the West Bank and around east Jerusalem. In addition, the West Bank is dotted with smaller settlements and outposts not formally sanctioned by the government. The Palestinians and the international community view all of Israel's West Bank settlements as illegal.
The comptroller, Joseph Shapira, pointed to "significant shortcomings, some of them serious" in the coordination between the police and the military, tasked with enforcing law in the territory. Israel retains overall control of the West Bank, while a Western-backed Palestinian government has self-rule in areas where more than 90 percent of the Palestinians live.
The report noted other fields in which the law is often violated, such as water theft and environmental standards.


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The Dream
We will one day live in a world where we no longer have to suffer the tedium of repeated tasks in pacman install files. The future will arrive bearing the stuff of legends... Things that have been talked about in quiet whispers for decades. Pacman hooks!
Hook files are placed in /usr/lib/pacman/hooks or /etc/pacman.d/hooks. Those in /etc override those in /usr/lib. An empty file in /etc disables the hook in /usr/lib.
All hooks filenames must end in .hook (to avoid issues with e.g. .pacsaves)
Hook Format
[Hook] Description = Add info files to the info directory Requires = install-info Type = PostTransaction [Target] File = /usr/share/info/* Exec = install-info %f usr/share/info/dir &>/dev/null
Detailed options
[Hook] section
Description: (Optional) Brief description of the hook
Requires: (Optional) Required software for hook to run
Type: PreRemove|PostRemove|PreInstall|PostInstall|Transaction
- Before the installation/upgrade of the package (PreInstall)
- After the installation/upgrade of the package (PostInstall)
- Before the removal of the package (PreRemove)
- After the removal of the package (PostRemove)
- At the end of the transaction (PostTransaction)
(TODO: sort out definite list - leaning on side of generality)
Before/After: (Optional) Control the ordering of the hook
[Target] Section
File: File or list of files that trigger a hook. Can be increase in specificity by using the prefixes Installed/Upgraded/Removed
Package: Package or list of packages that trigger the hook. Installed/Upgraded/Removed prefixes
(TODO: other general targets - e.g. for all transactions, all installs?)
Exec: the command to be run during the upgrade. Can use the following replacements (will be quoted):
%f: the triggering file - if more than one, the command is looped %F: the list of triggering files %p: the triggering package %P: the list of triggering packages
Additional Configuration
During ./configure the system hooks directory is specified with --with-hooksdir defaulting to EPREFIX/lib when unspecified. The override directory is not configurable beyond using --sysconfdir.
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Kansas attorney general to appeal capital rulings
Schmidt will ask U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate sentences
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said he will appeal recent state Supreme Court decisions overturning the death sentences of three men convicted of capital murder.
Schmidt announced Friday that he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the sentences for Sidney Gleason and brothers Jonathan and Reginald Carr.
The Kansas court overturned the Carr brothers' sentences July 25, concluding that they should have had separate sentencing hearings.
The Carrs were sentenced to die for the fatal shootings of three men and a woman in a snow-covered soccer field in Wichita in December 2000.
The Kansas court overturned Gleason's death sentence on July 18, saying the judge's instructions to jurors were flawed. He was convicted for the murders of a Great Bend couple in February 2004.


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Illegal aliens are about to get their butts kicked by the Marine Corps and it ain't gonna be pretty.
Bowfishermen and anglers from Marine Corps Base Quantico are going to put a full assault on the invasive snakehead fish this weekend. They'll be going after the exotic Asian species that has infested the waters around the military base, Potomac River and some of its tributaries.
The snakehead tournament is one of several being put on now that the nasty, territorial and invasive fish have gained a firm foothold. State officials don't know the exact number of snakeheads but they're a doggone problem. The fish has been on the state's "Most Wanted" list (not really a list, but they need one!) for about a decade. Snakeheads are prolific breeders, protect their young fiercely and have a ravenous appetite.
The Marine Corps will put a hurting on them this weekend, however.
"The main goal here is to encourage some good outdoor recreation for the Marines, their families and the general public," Euel Tritt, a conservation officer at Quantico and one of the event's organizers, told FoxNews.com. "And they're an invasive species in the waterways, so it's a win-win situation."
Last summer a snakehead tournament was held on the Potomac and they're gearing up for their second one in a few weeks. If you're a deer hunter with a jones for bowfishing in summer and thoughts about putting a trophy snakehead on your wall, this snakehead tournament June 29-30 is the one to be in.
We're giving the Marine Corps Base Quantico a big "salute" for their angling and bowfishing success this weekend. Good luck and stick some giant snakeheads!
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J.D. 1984, Harvard University
Honorary Doctorate of Laws 2013, University of Leipzig
M.A. 1977, American University
A.B. 1967, University of Southern California
Richard L. Williamson, Jr., Professor of Law, earned an A.B. in 1967 from the University of Southern California, an M.A. in 1977 from American University, and a J.D. in 1984 from Harvard Law School. He received an honorary Doctorate of Laws (Doktor der Rechte (h.c.)) from the University of Leipzig in 2013.
Professor Williamson has served as a foreign service officer, as counselor and executive director of the American Foreign Service Association, and as division chief of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
Prior to coming to Miami Law, he was an attorney with the law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton.
He was associate dean from 1997-2000, and was on leave in 2000-2001 under a Fulbright grant to teach law in Leipzig, Germany. For two years, he was Interim Chair of the Department of International Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Professor Williamson teaches introductory and advanced courses in environmental law, alternative dispute resolution, and courses and seminars on international law topics, including public international law, arms control and international environmental law.
Professor Williamson is the Chair of the university-wide Faculty Senate.


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A Moment of Torah: Chayei Sarah Season 3
October 25, 2013
Watch this week's Moment of Torah, Chayei Sarah, with Haley Shamah, JCC Member and Student at the Milwaukee Jewish Day School.
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Izhar Patkin was cursing his apartment building in the East Village in Manhattan. The intercom wasn't working and he was expecting guests. "I can't stand all of these stupid maintenance issues," he says on a recent day as an assistant ran outside to leave a note on the door.
It's hard to commiserate with Patkin, 58, an Israeli-born artist who lives and works in a sprawling space on East First Street that used to be an old vocational school and is built around an outdoor courtyard. The rooms — too many to count — flow one into the next and are decorated with hand-painted furniture and colorful glassware chandeliers. The previous night, Patkin held a reception there to celebrate "The Wandering Veil," his solo exhibition at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, which is on view through September. Joseph Thompson, the director of the museum, was on hand along with other art world personalities and downtown fixtures such as Alan Cumming and Philippe Vergne, the director of the Dia Art Foundation, who just a day later was named director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
Originated at the Tel Aviv Museum and the Open Museum at the Tefen Industrial Park in the hills of the Western Galilee, "The Wandering Veil" consists of a series of paintings in ink on pleated tulle curtains. The centerpiece of the show is a group of mural-size paintings called "Veiled Threats," which were inspired by poems about memory, love, loss and exile by his close friend, the late Kashmiri-American poet Agha Shahid Ali.
"The Jew and the Muslim," Patkin says. "We were both incredible snobs about our craft."
Patkin collaborated with Shahid on the series from 1999 until the poet's death from brain cancer in 2001. When Shahid learned he had three months to live, he called Patkin to assure him that he would finish the poems. "He wrote a masterpiece in the format of Dante's canzone," Patkin says. "When he wrote it, he was legally blind. Coming from one country to another, I always felt I had to explain myself." Not with Shahid. In the exhibit, Shahid's poems are attached to clipboards rather than on the walls, so visitors can sit down and read them at their leisure. "It feels more intimate," Patkin says.
The artist calls the early Aughts his "years of calamities." In addition to Shahid, Patkin's father died, as did his friend and art dealer Holly Solomon because of complications from cancer. Once a lively fixture on the art world circuit, he lost interest in the game. "I was very introspective and very existential," Patkin says. "When you lose so many people in such a short period of time, that's what happens." Patkin never stopped working, but he worked for himself, in the comfort of his secluded home. "It was good to have that time alone," he says.
The artist uses a variety of materials for his work. Tulle, which is called "bridal illusion," or simply illusion in the fashion industry, "became a metaphor for the canvas," he says. "I always want to invent something that I couldn't find. My true medium is telling stories and the materials are characters as much as the actual stories are all characters. When you're surprising yourself or the viewer with something you haven't seen before or an unpredictible combination, it stops you in your tracks."
A set of Sèvres porcelain became the medium for a work about extinction. Patkin used egg cups sized for the eggs of three extinct birds to represent the lost American species. "We know the date the last one died because they all died in captivity," he says.
An earlier series, "The Black Paintings," which was part of the 1987 Whitney Biennial, featured ink images on hanging, pleated Neoprene — a beautiful rubber curtain. Now they're in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. One of the paintings, "The Fall," shows a naked Eve — Christy Turlington, who modeled for the artist — preparing for her exile from the Garden of Eden as fashion editors are handing her their finest threads. "Everything in the fall landscape is prêt-à-porter, including the uprooted trees and the sky," Patkin says.
With the Massachusetts MoCA exhibit, Patkin and his work are back on the public stage. "The good thing about putting something out in the world is that it gets you ready for the next step," he says.
Patkin is preparing a new body of work that explores sex, eroticism, love and intimacy. "I'm not going to do a Freudian analysis," he says. "With this show ["The Wandering Veil"], I'm finishing a really big cycle. I think this is an appropriate subject for a rebirth."


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From Claire McCormack Photography... Evelyn and John, along with their families, threw a stunning rustic, chic, Texas Hill Country wedding. Guests arrived at the groom's family's private home and were greeted with fresh Mexican cocktails and enjoyed time with the wedding party and their families. Within half an hour, guests were escorted to a restored rustic barn and enjoyed a beautiful ceremony. Music by a three piece string set accompanied the relaxed family and wedding party as they took their places. The altar was a beautiful wooden table covered in white candles, fresh branches and flowers. Following the ceremony, the reception was held under the shaded patio of the home. The evening was a combination of effortless elegance, chic twists on the ordinary, and had such a wonderful Mexican-infused Texas charm that won everyone over. From the avocado bar and fresh sangria, to the Spanish guitar music and the sparklers that sent the bride and groom off into the night — it was a STUNNING party! Thank you to Cartewheels Catering for the amazing food, to Hoffman Haus for the stunning design ideas and production and all the families and friends that came together to celebrate these two love birds! This was an party to remember! Congratulations, Evelyn and John! Wedding Photography: Claire McCormack Photography / Wedding Venue: The Groom's Family Home in the Texas Hill Country / Event Design + Planning: Leslie Washburn of Hoffman Haus / Floral Design: Sprout / Catering: CarteWheels Caterers, Inc. / Wedding Invitations: Fredericksburg Paper Goods (830-990-5850) / Wedding Dress: Sue Wong / Bride's Shoes: Sam Edelman


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Looking back
- Written by THE BELLEFONTAINE EXAMINER STAFF
The Logan Hills Festival was hosted over the Memorial Day weekend in Zanesfield. FRONT PAGE PHOTO: A Mansfield resident who goes by the name The Gunfighter smokes a tomahawk pipe as he and Bruce McFarland, also of Mansfield, relax at their camp in the historic encampment at the event. ABOVE: Jarrod Craft of Columbus, front, and Shawn Reilly of Newark, left, donned full American Indian regalia for woodland pow-wow dances Sunday afternoon. (EXAMINER PHOTOS | REUBEN MEES)


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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars employers from using facially neutral selection devices (such as tests) that disproportionately exclude minority group members, unless the device "is job related for the position in question and consistent with business necessity." And even if the selection device satisfies this "business necessity" standard, it is still unlawful if the plaintiff can show that the employer refused to adopt an available alternative device that has less disparate impact on minorities and serves the employer's legitimate business needs. The discrimination that can be found as the result of this analysis is called "disparate impact discrimination."
In Ricci, the Supreme Court was called upon to decide whether, or under what circumstances, an employer can discard the results of a facially neutral selection device in order to favor members of a particular racial group, where the purpose of doing so is to avoid a potential claim of disparate impact discriminaton. The City argued that employers should be able to do so where they have a "good faith belief" that this step is necessary to avoid liability for disparate impact discrimination.
The Ricci majority rejected this view. Justice Kennedy explained that the "minimal standard" advocated by the City
could cause employers to discard the results of lawful and beneficial promotional examinations even where there is little if any evidence of disparate-impact discrimination. That would amount to a de facto quota system in which a focus on statistics could put undue pressure on employers to adopt inappropriate prophylactic measures.
This is the heart of the matter. For more than 30 years, since my days as a government civil rights lawyer, important elements of the civil rights community and the civil rights bureaucracy have wanted employers to relax their standards to the extent necessary to guarantee that minorities enjoy proportional representation in the workplace. This urge has increased over the years, as it has often seemed that no matter how hard employers try to create tests and other selection devices that will not adversely affect minorities, they continue to come up short (or, stated differently, minorities continue to come up short on the tests).
For example, in the New Haven case, the city took testimony from a professor at Boston College whose area of "expertise" was "race and culture as they influence performance on tests and other assessment procedures." Declining even to look at the City's exam, she testified that no matter what test the City had administered it would have revealed a disparity between blacks and whites, as well as Hispanics and whites, particularly on a written test. In the 1960s, liberals would considered such a claim to "racist." These days, some liberals liberal rely on it.
Today's decision represents a setback to those who would impose a de facto quota regime. Employers will not be allowed to throw up their hands and abandon selection criteria merely because the criteria have an adverse impact on minorities and they don't feel like being sued (or in the case of political entitiies, because they want to favor, or curry favor with, minority groups and cite the risk of litigation as an excuse for doing so).
Under the standard articulated for the majority by Justice Kennedy, an employer may discard the results of a selection device that would have an adverse impact on minorities only if the employer has a "strong basis in the evidence" to believe that using the selection device would cause it to violate Title VII by engaging in disparate impact discrimination. Thus, the employer must have a strong basis in the evidence to believe that (1) using the device will result in disparate impact and (2) the test cannot be justified under the job relatedness/business necessiity standard or (3) there exists an equally valid, less-discriminatory alternative selection device that it refused to adopt.
Justice Ginsburg, in dissent, argued for a more lenient standard than the majority's "strong basis in the evidence" test. The dissenters would uphold the discarding of results from a test with a disparate impact where "the employer has good cause to believe the device would not withstand examination for business necessity." Depending on how this standard were applied, it could perhaps be sufficient to avoid a de facto quota system, and Justice Ginsburg made a point of claiming (albeit not very persuasively) that her standard would, in fact, avoid that result.
In any event, even the dissent's more lenient standard is a departure from that endorsed by Judge Sotomayor. As Justice Ginsburg wrote in footnote 10, "the lower courts focused on respondents' 'intent' rather than on whether respondents in fact had good cause to act." In other words, Judge Sotomayor refused to demand even that New Haven have "good cause" (never mind a strong basis in the evidence) to believe that it was vulnerable to a meritorious suit for disparate impact discrimination, before depriving the white firefighers of promotions they would have received had they been black.
It is not encouraging that Judge Sotomayor showed less concern than the four liberal Justices for protecting white employees from being treated differently from other employees based on their race, and for avoiding a de facto quota system. Nor is it encouraging that Judge Sotomayor reached this result without appearing to engage the issue, through a summary order that may well have been intended to bury the claims of the white firefighters. But such is the jurisprudence of the "wise Latina" jurist President Obama has nominated for the Supreme Court.


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I had a very special Valentine's Day with my little boy. We spent the entire day together! I'm exhausted.
First off, my advice to single moms on Valentine's day—enjoy the greatest love of all—your kid. Don't sweat not having a date or a man. I didn't have a date and I don't have an exclusive boyfriend, but I was excited that Valentine's Day fell on a Tuesday, because I work from home and JD doesn't attend school (since he goes FT day care hours Mon-Wed-Fri). We woke up with the birds as usual. JD ate a cup of cereal in my bed and I fake slept while he watched cartoons. We were in the kitchen and JD was helping me make coffee (his new fave thing to do for me) by 7:30 AM. I have a one-cup machine and he loves pushing the buttons and stirring the milk and sugar in. Seeing him do this on Valentine's morning was extra sweet. After I caffeinated and we played, we headed out.
First stop, a local hobby shop that hosts two giant race tracks with cars that you control with little guns. Uncle Bri first introduced JD to this place and we both love it now! We raced for a ½ hour. JD won every race (I'm a softee!) Next we went for lunch and since it was Valentine's day, I let JD pick the place—a fast food place of course. I let him eat a chicken nuggets and fries kiddy meal every now and then, so I was down. I got a side salad and baked potato—fine dining with my boy!
Next up, car wash baby! Embarrassed to admit the floor of the backseat was a buffet of crackers, pretzels, crumbs and cereal for the past month and every time I went to clean it up, I was too tired and vowed I'd go to the car wash the next day. That day came and JD was obviously thrilled! He loves cars—anything cars! The car wash we go to has giant windows so you can see your car go through the green-clean. I treated myself to a coconut air-freshener—it is Valentine's day after all. Fancy. Have fun at the car wash: Read this.
Onward to the library. I donated a heap of children's and adult books to the book drive. Then we went downstairs to the children's department. Miss Kate hosted a Valentine-themed story time and craft. JD and his little library friends went in for reading, singing, dancing and circle time (it's a great free program) and the moms hung back in the other room. (JD is old enough to cooperate at story time without me! Tear! Where did my baby who used to run around the local Borders during story time go?) After the reading, we made a love bug together with paper hearts, googly eyes and pipe cleaners. JD picked out a new book and special treat—a DVD and we headed home.
I popped his DVD rental, Finding Nemo (great movie for single parent families) in and we relaxed on the couch. Well, I worked on some research and answered a few emails. Some friends from our building stopped over to play and then JD and I ordered dinner—I don't cook on Valentine's day.
Chinese food arrived and we dined with some Adele (appropriate) playing in the background. JD ate 5 fortune cookies. My favorite fortune: Many opportunities await you—work harder.
Kids on love—watch this.
Happy Valentine's Day! What did you do?
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2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
DGAC MEETING 3: Materials and Presentations
Friday, March 14, 2014
Dr. Dietz is the former Director of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity in the Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the CDC. Prior to his appointment to the CDC, he was a Professor of Pediatrics at the Tuft's University School of Medicine, and Director of Clinical Nutrition at the Floating Hospital of New England Medical Center Hospitals. He received his BA from Wesleyan University in 1966 and his MD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1970. After the completion of his residency at Upstate Medical Center, he received a Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been a councilor and past president of the American Society for Clinical Nutrition, and past president of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity. From 2001-2003 he served as a member of the Advisory Board to the Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism, and Diabetes of the Canadian Institutes for Health Research. In 1995 he received the John Stalker award from the American School Food Service Association for his efforts to improve the school lunch. Dr. Dietz served on the 1995 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. In 1997, Dr. Dietz received the Brock Medal of Excellence in Pediatrics from the New York Academy of Medicine. In 1998, Dr. Dietz was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. In 2000, he received the William G. Anderson Award from the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, and was recognized for excellence in his work and advocacy by the Association of State and Territorial Public Health Nutrition Directors. In 2002, he was made an honorary member of the American Dietetic Association, and received the Holroyd-Sherry award for his outstanding contributions to the field of children, adolescents and the media. In 2005 he received the George Bray Founders Award from the North American Association for the Study of Obesity. In 2006, he received the Nutrition Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics for outstanding research related to nutrition of infants and children. In 2008 he received the Oded Bar-Or award from the Obesity Society for excellence in pediatric obesity research. In 2012, Dr. Dietz received a Special Recognition Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics Provisional Section on Obesity, and the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is the author of over 200 publications in the scientific literature, and the editor of five books, including Clinical Obesity in Adults and Children, and Nutrition: What Every Parent Needs to Know.
Download Dr. Dietz's Presentation [PDF – 150KB]
Dr. Tate is an Associate Professor in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is appointed in the Department of Health Behavior, the Department of Nutrition, and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Tate has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and specializes in behavioral prevention and treatment of obesity across the lifespan. Her research program focuses on two main areas: (a) strategies for improving both short and long-term weight loss with interventions and (b) the translation of obesity treatment programs using alternatives to clinic-based care with a particular focus on using technology. She has developed and evaluated in several of the first randomized trials methods for delivering comprehensive behavior change programs using the Internet and other technologies to deliver behavioral treatments for obesity. She has evaluated alternative methods for providing professional guidance in Internet programs including chats, webinars, and automated "virtual" counselors to determine the necessary amount of human intervention to produce sustainable behavior change. Her recent and current NIH funded research is examining delivery of obesity treatment programs in a stepped care fashion, reserving more intensive, expensive approaches for demonstrated failure with lower cost options; web-based and incentive based approaches for worksites; weight gain prevention using face to face, web and mobile technology for young adults (18-35), translating Internet obesity treatment interventions for use with low-income post-partum women in WIC (including a Spanish translation) and conducting an effectiveness trial for tailored Internet weight control in primary care practices. She serves as the Intervention sub-committee chair for the NIH funded EARLY (Early Adulthood Reduction of Weight through Lifestyle Intervention) consortium of trials; 7 grants funded to examine weight loss and weight gain prevention using innovative technology based interventions in adults age 18-35. In addition to her own research, Dr. Tate is the Director of an NIH P30 Core (NCI) and a NORC (Nutrition Obesity Research Center – NIDDK) Core that focuses on assisting researchers conducting behavioral intervention research with particular emphasis on communications and technology based applications. She teaches an advanced doctoral course on the application of behavioral theory in developing and evaluating innovative health promotion and disease prevention interventions, a course on advanced nutrition intervention research methods, and serves as a standing member of the NIH PRDP study section.
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Dr. Sonia Angell is Chief of the Noncommunicable Disease Unit and Senior Advisor for Global Noncommunicable Diseases, Division of Global health Protection in the Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There she provides leadership for global noncommunicable disease strategy, and policy and program development. She has particular expertise in health policy, programming and evaluation, and clinical systems improvement.
Prior to joining the CDC in 2011, she directed the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control Program at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Some of her program's key accomplishments included regulating the use of trans fat in NYC restaurants, launching and leading the National Salt Reduction Initiative, establishing nutrition standards for food procured by NYC government agencies, and clinical quality improvement initiatives to improve blood pressure and cholesterol control. Dr. Angell was a member of the Institute of Medicine Committee on "Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States", and is currently a member of the Pan American Health Organization Salt Technical Advisory Group. She provides consultation to the World Health Organization in various areas, including strategies for global noncommunicable disease prevention and control, monitoring and evaluation, surveillance and target setting.
Dr. Angell is board certified in internal medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of California San Francisco and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Brigham Women's Hospital in Boston. She has a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a Masters in Public Health, Epidemiology, from the University of Michigan. She is a former Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
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Mr. Ruff retired in 2008 as senior vice president, Global Quality, Scientific Affairs and Nutrition, for Kraft Foods. Prior to joining Kraft, Mr. Ruff was a technical brand manager for Procter & Gamble in England. During his 36-year career with Kraft and the former General Foods, Mr. Ruff worked in six countries and gained experience in product and process development for beverages, coffee, confectionery, desserts, and meals. He has led major basic research programs in sugar and salt substitutes, food safety initiatives, and "greenfield" site startups. Mr. Ruff headed research and development groups for both Kraft International and North American businesses where he successfully integrated the technical operations of numerous acquisitions, established global centers of expertise and led a worldwide advisory council consisting of external experts who helped guide Kraft's health and wellness initiatives.
Mr. Ruff served on the Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee on strategies to reduce sodium intake. He is a past president of the International Life Sciences Institute, past chair of the Food Processors Association (NFPA), past chair of the IFT Foundation, and a fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology in the United Kingdom.
Mr. Ruff received his M.A. in biochemistry and a B.A. in natural science from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom.
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SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Extensive flooding has hit Macedonia after three days of heavy rain, leaving one man dead, bridges wiped out and homes and fields inundated Tuesday.
Police said a 51-year-old man drowned in the northern town of Kumanovo after being swept away Monday while trying to cross a river. His body was discovered Tuesday by rescue crews in the mountainous Balkan nation.
Roughly 300 homes were flooded in the village of Josifovo, 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of the capital of Skopje. Hundreds more houses and commercial buildings were inundated in the southern village of Dabile, where the fire brigade was evacuating elderly residents.
The central Pistica dam was described as being in a "critical" situation, with authorities concerned it could collapse. Nearby, thousands of hectares (acres) of fields were flooded and 20,000 people were without electricity in the town of Sveti Nikole, the National Crisis Management Center said.
A swollen river swept away two bridges in the central part of the country, stranding a village of 1,500 people, while rockslides in several parts of eastern Macedonia blocked roads. Authorities also urged the 40,000 residents in the central town of Stip not to drink tap water due to the contamination of wells by floods.
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Written by Pam Ackerman Thursday, 27 March 2014 14:28
Think back to your best birthday ever—was it roasting hotdogs at the lake or swinging at the park? Maybe it was a surprise party with balloons or a new car in the driveway? Birthdays form some of our fondest memories and we all want as many birthdays as possible for ourselves and our loved ones. But cancer steals birthdays and one out of three people will face a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime.
You can help "Save The Birthdays" with a tax-deductible donation to the American Cancer Society Relay For Life in your community. Every year, more than 4 million people come together at Relay For Life events around the world to support ACS and help finish the fight against cancer. Dawson County is celebrating 20 years of Relay For Life on Friday, July 25, at Lake Helen in Gothenburg. To find an event near you, go to relayforlife.org.
For more than 100 years, the society has led the way in fighting back against this disease. Your support will help save the most lives from cancer and provide the most support to those facing the disease. As the official sponsor of birthdays, the society is committed to finishing the fight against cancer.
Last year, ACS provided 16,500 rides to treatment and patient navigators helped close to 89,000 people understand their cancer diagnosis and find the help they needed. In 2012, ACS saved 41,000 patients and their caregivers more than $26 million in lodging costs by providing a free place to stay when they have to travel for treatment.
The American Cancer Society is the largest non-governmental funder of cancer research in the United States. As such, ACS invests $148 million each year in lifesaving research. Since 1946, more than $3.9 billion has been invested in cancer research that has helped confirm the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer, establish the link between obesity and multiple cancers, and develop drugs to treat leukemia and advanced breast cancer, among many other breakthroughs.
Nearly 14 million people in the U.S. who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year, thanks in part to the progress we are making together. Take action now! Help save the birthdays! You'll be giving someone another year to celebrate!
If you are looking for someone to make a difference, take a look in the mirror!
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★ Don't forget to check out my graphic novel, The Poet and the Flea!
A new page every Wednesday!
Here is a brief update on my current creative projects and endeavors…!
Wednesday, January 9th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
- Worked on first zine!
- Received my fourth nomination for The Beautiful Blogger Award!
Thursday, January 10th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
- Continued work on first zine.
Friday, January 11th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
- Continued work on first zine.
- Today, set up an interview for a potential internship at a local publishing company! The interview's Wednesday afternoon, so I have some time to prepare and de-stress beforehand.
Saturday, January 12th
- Was going to go see Gangster Squad this weekend with Wes. But I'm definitely coming down with something. Hope I get better before the interview on Wednesday! ヽ( ̄д ̄;)ノ
- I'm sure you've all heard about and seen the amazing giant squid footage recently captured by Japanese scientists. Well, I made a giant squid discovery of my own (see photograph below)! P. S. I love the Japanese word for giant squid — 大王烏賊 daiouika, which uses the characters for "big," "king," "crow/raven" (perhaps because squids have beaks), and "rebel/thief/bandit." Yes, giant squid are awesome!!
Sunday, January 13th
- Under the weather! 😦
- I just had to share something amazing with all of you. Recently, I've started watching a very strange show called Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy. The only way to describe it is Monty Python meets a live-action version of Yellow Submarine plus an unverified amount of crack. You might want to watch the whole episode if you've never seen it before to understand the humor. But I wanted to point you all in the direction of a skit about William Blake and The Ghost of a Flea (like The Poet and the Flea, but not)! Watch from 7:50 for The Flea.
Monday, January 14th
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
- Continued work on first zine.
- Prepared a bit for interview on Wednesday!
Tuesday, January 15th
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
- Continued work on first zine.
- Worked on preliminary design for The Flea plush toy!!
Wednesday, January 16th
Thursday, January 17th
- Discovered this amazing review of The Poet and the Flea by Sarah Goode at University College Oxford on the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies's website!
- Correspondence with The Blake Society.
Friday, January 18th
- Brief but great meeting with Gabe! He seemed to really love what I've done so far on the final illustrations for Elias & the City of Cats. He didn't make any changes other than adding a handwritten title to the cover and adding a second page for the part we call "cat craziness." Plus, I sent Gabe a list of children's book publishers I've compiled and he'll look over it in the coming days. It's wonderful to think that, once I've finished the final illustrations, Gabe will start working on submitting Elias to publishers!!!
- Began reading Wes's screenplay!!
Saturday, January 19th
- Continued reading Wes's screenplay!!
Sunday, January 20th
- Received some amazing news — more details to come!
- Saw Gangster Squad with Wes! Both of us agree that it wasn't as bad as the 33% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Monday, January 21st
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Finished reading Wes's screenplay!! Going to meet on Wednesday to go over it with him. (^-^)
- Nominated for The Liebster Award for a second time!
Tuesday, January 22nd
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
- Submitted The Poet and the Flea to The Belfry WebComics Index.
- Nominated for The Versatile Blogger Award!
Wednesday, January 23rd
- Discussed screenplay with Wes today! I think he has a really strong screenplay (especially for a first draft) and already knows which elements need to be further developed. (︶ω︶)
- Received Amazon order — William Blake's Divine Comedy Illustrations and Charles Burns's Black Hole!
Thursday, January 24th
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
Friday, January 25th
- Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
- Worked on preliminary design for The Flea plush toy!!
Saturday, January 26th
- Helped my mom, the abstract artist Irene Zweig, deliver her paintings to Gallerie Citi in Burlingame where she will be featured in a show sometime this Spring. You can visit Gallerie Citi's homepage to learn more and even visit my mom's profile on their page.
- Had dinner with a lovely relative from out of town.
Sunday, January 27th
- Had brunch with our lovely cousins.
- Date night with Wes! 🙂
- The Poet and the Flea: 63 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-24, 27-30 completed, and 25-26, 31-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
- The First Reich: about 1-10 pages of illustrated work in progress.
- First Zine: about 6-8 pages of illustrated work in progress.
To Do:
- Add more information to my Behance.net profile.
- Add more information to my Coroflot.com profile.
- Continue adding blog content to The First Reich.
- Continue to work on The First Reich.
- Continue to work on Elias & The City of Cats.
- Complete script for The Poet and the Flea.
For more updates, don't forget to follow me on tumblr and/or twitter.
Copyright 2013 by G. E. Gallas


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This tutorial will guide you through the final steps to finish installation of your SAP HANA, express edition, instance on Microsoft Azure and openSUSE.
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Extract the installation binaries and execute the installation script
This tutorial will guide you through the final steps to finish installation of your SAP HANA, express edition, instance on Microsoft Azure and openSUSE.
As root, switch to the directory where you uploaded the files and will extract the installation binaries. You will extract and set permissions to the binaries by pasting the following into a console:
sudo su -
cd /<<extraction_target_directory>>
tar -xvzf hxe.tgz
If you are also installing XS Advanced, extract those files and set permissions on them too
tar -xvzf hxexsa.tgz
And now change permissions on the files:
chmod -R 777 ./HANA_EXPRESS_20/
You will need this to feed it into the installation script parameters and to set up your computer's host file.
hostname -s to see what the hostname is. Take note of it before you begin installation.
From the same directory where you have just extracted the files, execute the installation script. Switch to root first.
sudo su –
cd /<<extraction_target_directory>>
The script will request the following parameters:
If installing XS Advanced, whether you want to install the server-only or all.
/HANA_EXPRESS_20. In this example,
/home/<<myuser id>>/HANA_EXPRESS_20
HXE is the default and what tutorials use but you can use whatever 3-digit id you like, .
00 which is what many tutorials use or
90 which is the default for HXE. You can also choose any other number.
<<sid>>adm, among others.
\ (backslash),
" (double quotes), and
' (backtick).
Once the script finished successfully, your SAP HANA, express edition, will be ready to use. Check the Getting started guide PDF document downloaded with the binaries to learn how to continue from here.
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NEW YORK (AP) — With the 55th and last swing on the longest of many long points in the U.S. Open final, Rafael Nadal pushed a backhand into the net to get broken by Novak Djokovic.
It could have been the beginning of the end for many players.
Not for Nadal, who is as resilient as they come. A year after watching the Flushing Meadows title match on TV at home with a bad left knee, he is fit as can be — and, just maybe, better than ever.
The No. 2-ranked Nadal emerged with his 13th Grand Slam title, and second at the U.S. Open, by withstanding No. 1 Djokovic's similar brand of hustle-to-every-ball style and pulling away Monday to a tense, taut 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory.
"This season is probably the most emotional one in my career. I felt that I did everything right to have my chance here," said Nadal, who dropped to the court and rolled over on his stomach, crying, after the last point. "I have to be almost perfect to win."
Hard to believe this is the same Nadal who missed seven months with a knee injury, but was able to cover every inch of the court, tracking down shot after shot from Djokovic.
Hard to believe this is the guy who used to be considered a clay-court specialist, but is 22-0 on hard courts in 2013.
"I never thought something like this could happen," Nadal said. "I feel very lucky about what happened since I came (back). It's true that I worked, but even like this you need luck to be where I am today."
He and Djokovic started in sunlight and finished at night, a 3-hour, 21-minute miniseries of cliffhangers and plot twists with a pair of protagonists who inspired standing ovations in the middle of games.
There was no quit in either of them, during points that lasted 15, 25, even more than 50 strokes. Those rallies went so long, rarely over when they appeared to be, and spectators often shouted out during the course of play, prompting Nadal to complain to the chair umpire.
"It's what we do when we play against each other, always pushing each other to the limit," Djokovic said. "That's the beauty of our matches and our rivalry, I guess, in the end."
This was their 37th match against each other, the most between any two men in the Open era, and Nadal has won 22. It also was their third head-to-head U.S. Open final in the last four years. Nadal beat Djokovic for the 2010 title, and Djokovic won their rematch in 2011.
They know each other's games so well, but in the end, it was Nadal who was superior.
"He was too good. He definitely deserved to win this match today and this trophy," Djokovic said. "Obviously disappointing to lose a match like this."
Djokovic, who won the Australian Open in January, will hold onto his No. 1 ranking for the time being. But it's clear to everyone who the top player in tennis is at the moment.
Nadal is 60-3 in 2013 with 10 titles, including at the French Open, which made him the first man with at least one Grand Slam trophy in nine consecutive seasons. The 27-year-old Spaniard's total of 13 major championships ranks third in the history of men's tennis, behind only Roger Federer's 17 and Pete Sampras' 14.
Nadal has won a record eight titles at the French Open, two each at the U.S. Open and Wimbledon, and one at the Australian Open.
"Thirteen Grand Slams for a guy who is 27 years old is incredible," said Djokovic, who owns six himself. "Whatever he achieved so far in his career, everybody should respect, no question about it."
Nadal no longer wears the strips of white tape he once used to bolster his left knee, and the way he covered the court against Djokovic — switching from defense to offense in a blink — proved that while he says he still feels pain in that leg, he definitely does not have problems moving around.
"The hardest part is the pain, always," Toni Nadal, Rafael's uncle and coach, told The Associated Press. "You have pain, and you play. But the problem is you never know if you can run so fast, like before, or if you can play against the best players. From one day to (the next), it's difficult, always."
Nadal sure has managed to hide it well. He improved to 8-3 against Djokovic in Grand Slam matches, including a thriller of a semifinal at the French Open, which Nadal won 9-7 in the fifth set after trailing.
These two also played the longest Grand Slam final in history, a nearly six-hour struggle that left both needing to sit in chairs during the ceremony after Djokovic's victory at the 2012 Australian Open.
This time, Nadal was relentless from shot to shot, yes, and from point to point, too, but what might have been most impressive was the way he stayed steady when Djokovic recovered from a rough start and began asserting himself.
At the outset, Djokovic was his own worst enemy on many points, a touch or two off the mark. Nadal claimed 12 of the last 14 points in the first set, with Djokovic looking almost bored.
The world saw this sort of listless, lackluster Djokovic two months ago in the final at Wimbledon, where Nadal had exited a Grand Slam tournament in the opening round for the only time in his career. That time, Djokovic went through a difficult semifinal — at 4:43, the longest in Wimbledon history — and barely put up much resistance in a straight-set loss to Andy Murray two days later.
In New York, Djokovic was coming off another four-hour semifinal victory, and the key stat in the first set Monday was that he made 14 unforced errors, 10 more than Nadal.
There were no surprising or innovative tactics from Nadal. In the simplest of terms, he reached nearly every ball Djokovic delivered, and Nadal's replies nearly never missed the intended spot, accented by his huge uppercut of a swing and loud grunts of "Aaaah!" By match's end, Djokovic had made 53 unforced errors, Nadal only 20.
"Credit to my opponent. He was making me run," Djokovic said. "I had my ups and downs."
The Serb's biggest ups came in the second set. Nadal was broken a grand total of once through his first six matches in the tournament — a string that reached 88 games by early in the final's second set. But with Djokovic raising his level, and gaining control of more of the many extended exchanges, he broke Nadal three times in a row.
"Novak was playing just amazing," Nadal said. "When Novak plays @ that level, I am not sure if (anybody) can stop him."
The initial break came for a 4-2 lead in the second set, thanks to the crescendo of that 55-swing exchange. Djokovic used superb defense to elongate the point, tossing his body around to bail himself out repeatedly by blunting Nadal's violent strokes. When the memorable point ended, Djokovic bellowed and raised both arms, and thousands of fans rose to their feet, chanting his nickname, "No-le! No-le!"
Now Djokovic was energized, and Nadal was suddenly in a tad of trouble.
"I felt really tired after that point," Nadal said. "But my thinking was positive."
As Toni Nadal put it: "Rafael was always there, there, there. ... He was so strong in his mind. That was the difference."
The final momentum shift came with Nadal serving at 4-all in the third set. Djokovic earned three break points, thanks in part to a tremendous lob-volley and another point when Nadal slipped and tumbled to his backside.
But a quick forehand winner by Nadal, a forehand into the net by Djokovic on a 22-stroke point, and a 125 mph ace — Nadal's only one of the evening, it drew shouts of "Vamos!" from Uncle Toni — helped avoid another break.
"I didn't do anything I felt (was) wrong in these few points," Djokovic said. "He didn't make a mistake."
In the very next game, Nadal broke Djokovic's serve and, apparently, his will. When that set ended with Djokovic pushing a forehand long on a 19-shot point, Nadal screamed as he knelt down at the baseline, his racket on the court and his left fist pumping over and over and over.
"A really important set," Nadal called it later, "and a really special one."
Djokovic made one last serious stand, holding break points in the fourth set's first game, but Nadal saved those, then immediately broke to go ahead 2-0.
Once again, Nadal withstood Djokovic's best and was on his way to another Grand Slam celebration.
Afterward, his newest silver trophy at arm's reach, Nadal was asked about catching the only two men who've won more.
Nadal smiled and replied: "Let me enjoy today."
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