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Jeff Foster on nonduality and awekening.
Jeff Foster on nonduality and awekening graduated in Astrophysics from Cambridge University in 2001. His spiritual search came crashing down with the clear recognition of the nondual nature of everything. In the clarity of this seeing, life became what it always was: open, loving, spontaneous, and fully alive.
Jeff Foster, in this DVD AN EXTRAORDINARY ABSENCE ( love letter to the exhausted spiritual seeker who is simply longing to come Home) and his book, invites you to forget everything you know, everything you've been taught, everything you've ever read about spiritual awakening, Oneness, enlightenment, nonduality and Advaita, and to consider a new possibility: the possibility of absolute freedom, right now, right here in the midst of this very ordinary life. Using everyday language and drawing on both personal experience and age-old wisdom, Jeff shares the possibility that all the seeking and longing of the mind can come to an absolute end with the falling-away of the sense of being a separate individual, and a plunge into unconditional love. And in that plunge – which is totally beyond anything you have ever imagined – this so-called ordinary life reveals its great Secret. Written with stunning clarity and aliveness, this book is a love letter to the exhausted spiritual seeker who is simply longing to come Home.
Jeff Foster is not affiliated with any spiritual path, teacher, tradition or lineage. He sees that truth – that which is present and alive – is absolutely free and cannot be captured by any religion, ideology, philosophy or belief system. However, perhaps it can be shared, in friendship and openness, with those who are ready to go beyond their ideas, concepts and beliefs, and discover who they really are.


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The IRS is receiving an extra $320 million to help cover the costs of implementing the Republican tax overhaul, funds that can be used over the next 18 months to assist taxpayers, revise hundreds of tax forms and update tech systems to handle the new rules.
The increase represents something of a turnaround for Congress, which has been cutting funding for the agency for years. Since 2010, the IRS budget has shrunk by about $2.5 billion, or 18 percent, in inflation-adjusted dollars, and headcount has dropped by more than 13,000, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
CBPP's Emily Horton says that even with the $320 million boost, funding is basically flat compared to 2017, due to inflation and a $124 million cut in funding affecting other parts of the agency, leaving the IRS unprepared to deal with the challenges ahead. Enforcement has been particularly hard hit over the years, with the loss of about 25 percent of dedicated staff since 2010. This seems particularly ill-advised, Horton writes, given provisions in the new rules that "will likely fuel aggressive efforts by some businesses and wealthy individuals to push the law's outer limits, and possibly beyond, to minimize their taxes."


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Error fix;
/dev/sda1 contains a file sytem with errors!
(for people who don't got any pc-skills)
Start the system, put the Ubuntu cd in the drive, restart. Make sure you have selected the cd-drive as primary boot device.
Select the "try Ubuntu without any change" and let it run.
In Ubuntu click;
then type;
sudo fsck /dev/sda1
(sda1 could be: sda2 or sda 3, etc etc. see your error message)
press enter
The system will start running a scan. If any errors are found, press y to "ignore error?" and y to "force rewrite".
You can put some weight on the "y-button" and do something else, since you don't want to press 100 times the y for about 20 minutes
It will do some 5 pass tests.
If you got a message;
"xx/xxxxx files, x% non contigious, xx/xxxxx blocks"
You can close the window, take your cd-rom back and restart the system.
Now everything would work again.
In the Terminal, you could use some other commands also, but didn't test it since the first one worked for me.
sudo unmount /dev/sda1
sudo fsck -y /dev/sda1
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Though her vocal abilities enough to color the world singing the country. Beautiful face with a plump body, supporting his performance as an entertainer. The adult way of thinking to impress his interlocutor. But why still impressed as a girl mami? Though she spoke quite eloquently about virginity? Especially when the unthinkable to marry at a young age.
Ika, Glamor World, and the popularity of Moot
Sunny morning welcomed the presence of plump-bodied girl in Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta. Since establishing the world's choice of singing, Jakarta has become the second city, after Singapore, as a place to hone themselves. No wonder, back and forth Surabaya-Jakarta would he do in order to smooth singing career in the world. Toh, coed Unair FISIP Communications is also not willing to lecture abandoned. He wants, whether college or career is running smoothly without a hitch.
Like that morning, according to the promises that have been agreed upon, Ika has been back in Jakarta. This time Ika agreed to attend a photo session which will be published in Popular Magazine. Escorted the Papa, Mama and two sister, Ika admitted feeling fun. "Tonight we are going to watch the concert 'The Three Diva'," recalled the birth of Singapore, March 15 about the presence of all members of his family in Jakarta.
"It's cool," a sincere compliment soon slid from her lips. Yes, an expression of feeling like it is intended to JK7 Bar & Club, which became the location shooting. Nuanced cozy bars and clubs and has live music program makes Ika want to sing there one time.
Ika Putri, Nature Moody & Be Yourself
Travel singing career in the world is not separated from one festival to the next festival. Since childhood Ika was accustomed to follow the various festivals and competitions, ranging from children's karaoke contest, karaoke, pop singer, pop singer East Java, to achieve the overall champion in 2001. Not satisfied with the results of the local level, Ika decided to develop a career at the national level. The festival is not the main target.
In Jakarta, Ika decided to add the ability in singing. Unsparing, Ika choose studied with Bertha, a person who never doubted his ability in giving birth to talented singers. It's just, Bertha must be willing to commute from Jakarta to Surabaya because Ika prefer a school in her hometown.
Ika Putri, Skin Clean, & Dating Limited
Blessed with a beautiful face and body plump, Ika deserve grateful. She also realizes humans are far from perfect. There is just lacking here and there but it was not catastrophic. Whatever is given, it must be thankful for. Is a natural thing, even if that adheres to this principle, whether a celebrity who rules from which, are required to perform perfectly in the public eye of fans.
But that does not apply to Maya. The owner of the album 'Rainbow Lost' (2001), 'Born' (2004), and 'Born Repackage' (2005), this would not Shop-Shop with body care. Natural appearance made him feel quite comfortable and there is nothing wrong with that. After all, it does not affect the sound quality is slightly rounded and somewhat heavy.


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CHICAGO (AP) - The attorney for an 87-year-old woman who accuses Donald Trump of cheating her in a skyscraper condo deal told Chicago jurors on Wednesday that he was personally repulsed by the 'Apprentice' star whom he said lied on the witness stand.
The comments came during a sarcasm-filled closing argument at a trial that pits Jacqueline Goldberg against the billionaire real estate mogul-turned TV showman.
His voice rising, attorney Shelly Kulwin portrayed the case as a battle between a powerful businessman and a woman who learned her values growing up during the Depression.
Trump, of New York, wasn't in court for the closings. But Kulwin projected a photograph of the beaming developer on a large courtroom screen.
'The thought of my grandma being in the same room with that guy. Yuck!' said Kulwin. The judge told jurors to disregard the comment.
Later, he said Trump was motivated to cheat his client by a love for money.
'It's like his family, those dollars,' Kulwin said.
Addressing jurors later Wednesday, defense attorney Stephen Novack accused Kulwin of resorting to personal attacks on Trump out of desperation and a lack of evidence.
Goldberg alleges Trump persuaded her to buy two condos at around $1 million apiece in Chicago's glitzy Trump International Hotel & Tower by promising she would share in building profits. But, Goldberg says, Trump reneged after she committed to the investment.
'It's called a bait and switch,' Kulwin told jurors. 'Here's the bait. Here's the switch.'
But Trump's attorney described Goldberg as a detail-oriented investor who knew the contract that she signed stipulated Trump could cancel the profit-sharing offer as he saw fit.
'She knows the drill,' he said. 'Nobody put a gun to her head (to sign).'
Since the contract gave Trump rights to change the profit-sharing offer, Novack said the onus was on Goldberg's attorneys to prove Trump secretly plotted to defraud her before she even signed up to buy.
'What do they call it? A bait and switch,' he said. 'Switch is not enough. ... There is no evidence whatsoever of a secret plan.'
In two days of sometimes combative testimony last week, Trump denied cheating Goldberg. And he told reporters outside court that he was the victim, not her. He declared, 'She's trying to rip me off.'
On Wednesday, though, Kulwin said Trump took the stand 'to lie, evade and spout infomercials.' He also mocked Trump for telling jurors he never took notes of business meetings and so couldn't say for sure when certain decisions were made and by whom.
'People who don't want to be found out don't write things down. They're not stupid,' he said. 'And Donald Trump may be a lot of things, but he's not stupid.'
Kulwin told jurors Goldberg was seeking a total of $6 million in damages.
'Send a message not just to Mr. Trump - but to tell others like him,' he said pounding his hand on a podium. 'You can say to them, 'These people who do these things have crossed the line.''
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Eric Lomando has always had reservations about reservations. None of the chef's three Suffolk County restaurants — Kitchen A Bistro and Kitchen A Trattoria in St. James, Orto in Miller Place — has ever accepted them for weeknight dinners. But about a month ago, Lomando changed course and now accepts bookings either by phone, at the website kitchenabistro.com or through Open Table.
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It took a doctor who helped the NFL to teach the military about the potential brain damage battlefield concussions could cause -- brain damage like that affecting Retired Army Maj. Ben Richards. He survived two roadside bombs in Iraq and both times he walked away from destroyed vehicles with no visible wounds. Yet Richards was grievously injured. He had suffered a permanent brain injury that would end his Army career and very nearly ruin his life. David Martin speaks to Richards and to Dr. David Hovda about traumatic brain injury, an invisible wound that affects tens of thousands of battlefield veterans, for a story to be broadcast on 60 Minutes, Sunday, May 5 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
"If I could trade traumatic brain injury for a single leg amputation I'd probably do that in a second," says Richards. Back home, he had to endure frustration and stigma as the Army failed to diagnose his TBI, instead blaming his headaches and inability to concentrate on post-traumatic stress. "If you have post-traumatic-stress disorder and you are not improving through counseling, then it's your fault," Richards says.
While Richards blamed himself for not getting better, the Pentagon was trying to come to grips with an epidemic of battlefield head trauma caused by the prevalence of improvised explosive devices in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Retired Army Gen. Pete Chiarelli served two tours as a combat commander in Iraq and says he had no idea about the extent of TBI among his soldiers. He was stunned when he learned that TBI and PTSD accounted for 36 percent of the wars' debilitating injuries. "It just absolutely floored me. I couldn't believe it."
Chiarelli brought in Dr. Hodva, director of the Brain Injury Research Center at UCLA, to prove to the military that even mild concussions can cause severe brain injury like Richards'. He wonders whether some veterans may end up like some retired NFL players. "Are these individuals...back from Iraq and Afghanistan that have had repeat mild traumatic brain injuries, are those going to be like the retired NFL players that are committing suicide, who have problems with dementia?" asks Dr. Hovda.
The Army is taking decisive steps to treat TBI now at a state of the art facility called the National Intrepid Center for Excellence (NICoE), built with funds raised by an extraordinary philanthropist, Arnold Fisher. "People say to me our government should be doing this. Yeah, the government should be doing this, but they're not, so we do it," Fisher tells Martin. It was at NICoE, four years after he was injured, that Richards finally found out he had suffered a brain injury. It was bad news, but it freed Richards of his belief that his failure to get better was his fault. "It does seem to really affirm that this is a physical injury. . . I've actually been damaged. It really lifts a burden," says Richards.


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Posted 05/03/2010] FDA notified healthcare professionals, their patients, and consumers not to consume Vita Breath, a dietary supplement manufactured by American Herbal Lab and marketed at health fairs and on the Internet, because the product may contain hazardous levels of lead. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene analyzed a sample of Vita Breath and reported it contained 1,100 parts per million of lead. This level is more than 10,000 times higher than FDA's maximum recommended level for lead in candy.
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Lineup by the bay…
Furcal, SS
Hudson, 2B,
Manny, LF
Martin, C
Ethier, RF
Kemp, CF
Loney, 1B
Blake, 3B
Billingsley, P
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So I'm first!!!
Happy Bday Nelly. Haha Red Sox you see why we didn't resigned Penny.
Wow I see Nomar got hurt again but no surprise here and I like what he did here but I'm glad we didn't resigned him.
Good evening ITD'ers.
Just a quick Go Blueeeee before I head off to practice!!!!
I wish I could stay on longer but I've got "Practice" tonight. I mean we're talking about "Practice" here! Can you believe that I'm posting on ITD about "Practice"? Really… "Practice"!
Okay enough of that…
But later I'll be back with some things to say about last night. It was a fun but tough night. Sort of an old school night for me (Nothing compared to what Joe P. has probably experienced!). But going back to Candlestick (AKA "The Toilet Bowl") days.
I hope everybody is well!
Nelly I hope the day was great!!
Go Bills!!!
Go Blue!!!!
Bring the Ring to LA in 2009!!!!!
Beat the Midgets!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Everybody
Ready for another unbelievable game.
Let's hope BILZ can give us another ACE-LIKE performance.
Hey everyone. Happy Birthday, Nelly! The least the Dodgers can do is give you a victory for your b-day present.
Loney's 15th RBI and no homers yet.
Happy Birthday Nellie
That was a great play by Blake.
Let's Go 'Dre, Matty & James.
Happy Birthday, nelly!!! What is Martin doing hitting cleanup???? That was an ugly inning that could've been much uglier. Hopefully, Chad will come in off the tightrope. GO BILLS!!!! GO BLUE!!!!!!!
Tis better to recieve than to give. Thank you, Mr. Uribe!!!!!
Hey everybody, I'm just getting settled in. I see it is 2~2 ,
The Dodgers leading the league in walks is something to be proud of, after the frustrating years of lack of discipline at the plate.
Good Evening ITD readers and writers!!!!! Thank you for all the birthday wishes. I had a fabulous day, and it will be even better if the Dodgers will just win this game. Seriously, from my own family to my class and to everyone on ITD and FB, it has been a great day, whether the Dodgers win or lose. This ITD family is something else, and I am still amazed at times how we genuinely care about each other, even with our differences of opinion at times. The Dodgers are very lucky to have such devoted fans like those of us here on ITD.
Nice inning Billz!!!!!!
BILZ looks like he settling in but he some support, Let's go guys.
Mas Tequila is right dodger4life!!!! GO DODGERS!!!!
They have to take advantage of an opportunity sooner or later in this game.
Rakin Blake on the back end what a positive part of our line – up!!!!
Man this inning so far, 2 walks and a single to start off with and nothing so far.
Comon Raffy, let's go.
This game is like a frustration dream. Talk about wasted chances. C'mon Dodgers!
Come on Boy's!!!!
What a missed opportunity that was. However, we are into their bullpen,and that "should" be a good thing.
James, great throw!
Yeah Baby!!!!!
Nice play Loney and great throw.
I wish the Odog would 've taken that 2-0 pitch.
LET'S GO GUYS Let's start scoring.
A real baserunning rock by Ishikawa…..lucky for us!!!!!!!!
oldbrooklynfan yeah we're the only team with over 100+ walks and it's funny the Cardinals having like some 85.
You knew that was going to happen come on Kemp.
Andre's getting a lot of respect lately. Matt's overdue to launch one and he gets a hit as I type. Good job, Matt!
AWWWWWWW damn that could had been a run nice stop Bowa.
Rakin Blake on the back end!!!!
Andre is now the team leader in IBB. Now that is cool!!!!!!!
Another walk
That's what you get for Intentionally Walking Andre……..but we certainly will take it 🙂
We have 107 walks the Cards/Dback with 87 and gosh dp.
Great patience again.
One Run is better than none.
The D's leading the NL in walks. Who'd a thunk it?????
Not the way what happen last night? We need more and knock them out.
Strike em out throw em out good job Martin.
Now THAT is Dodger baseball – nice job Russell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi everyone! I finally get a chance to sit down and enjoy the rest of the game. Glad to see Billz is doing well, would like to see one more run at least here in the top of the 8th. Let's go Blue!!!
Another 7 inning Gem for BILZ.
Dodgerpoo my behind we are one boot scootin move away from GREATNESS!!!!!!
Get to scootin Boy's!!!!
Good Evening Piano Man!!! It's great to see you!!!
We took advantage of another Gnat gift: running Scherholtz with Lewis at the plate. He's got something like 24 or 25 k's already.
Thanks nelly, great to see you as always!
Another run or two would be nice, more even better.
Sigh Furcal swing on a ball.
Andre was the winner of the Carmax Question of the Game, which was "Who was the Dodger's best player in April?" by a landslide of about 70% of the votes. The other choices were Manny and Bills.
Looks like another nail bitter ending to this game………….ugghhh!!!!!
I'm already gnawing on my wrists. The nails have been gone for a while. 🙂
Oh please get the dp on Rowand.
bluecrewgirl – That is just great about Andre. This is just so opposite from what he (and the fans) had to put up with last year. I guess in his case as the saying "all good things happen to those who wait" applies to him because boy!, has he had to wait.
Oh god no.
Big Bad Jon!!
Here come Broxton for another 5 out save.
red pen – biting not bitter (however, if we lose it will leave a bitter taste in my mouth)
Another great job by Billingley. 7.1 innings.
Here's Johnny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! …………..but way too early, once again!!!!
I hope they have one more double play in them tonight.
Let's go Jon! Get Uribe to hit into DP!
Nice Russ!!!! Yes!!! Shut up those Giant fans, especially those in Nelly's family. 🙂
Great play, Russell! Wow, what a difference a game makes as far as the D is concerned.
Thanks perumike……it is fairly quiet around here for now. I just want that damn chant to stop.
Dang it!!!
Shake and bake Brox!!!!
Take it to em !!!!
…but this shouldn't be Brox's inning to pitch. Where are the other pitchers? This is very frustrating!!!!
Broxton looks like he is pushing the ball – not following through. Oh well, can't be perfect forever. I feel bad for Billz though. Like Vin said, "All that work for naught."
One batter too late. Now, we need runs!!!!!!!!
TOUGH but the game continues.
Yeah Manny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's go Russell!!!!
Great start Manny! Let's pick him up!
Sigh poor Manny getting double with no one on base.
It shouldn't have been Brox's inning.Torre has no faith in the rest of his bullpen, Imagine that!!!!!!!
Come on Martin get a hit because you know they going to ibb Ethier again.
Russ is due for a clutch hit.
Guess they going to pitch to Ethier
I'm back just in time to hear Broxton come in & start walking people.
We sure do miss Beimel in these situations where Brox was brought in. Beimel would of been brought in to try to induce a ground ball DP facing the left handed hitter Ishikawa.
Why oh why is Russ batting #4? When I saw the lineup I was not happy with seeing that.
Here is your big bang bang… Nelly Happy birthday!!!!
Because Martin have good number against Sanchez could it be obvisiouly.
That was the most pathetic inning of pitching I've ever seen. All those 3-ball counts to those crappy hitters. I'm so ********** I can't see to type.
Broxton had to come in apparantly because 1) Torre has no faith in Kuo or Ohman and 2) Juan Cruz was not signed.
To bad it didn't work out.
The only reason I can see to keep batting Martin so high in this order is that Torre is trying to get him good pitches to hit.
Good job clutch Ethier
Happy birthday, Junie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe they should had ibb him again
Fantastic at bat, Andre!!!!!
But I'm not one to complain about what we don't have now that we are a month into the season, so I'll let it alone.
Nelly as a long time Dodger fan that goes to many Giants games in SF, I enjoy the "Beat LA" chant. The reason… they hate my team so much because we owned them forever and they wish they had what we've enjoyed.
So when I hear that chant it brings a smile to my face!
Thank you Andre!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dre!!!! Ethieraholics, unite! And celebrate!!
Everyday DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
You had that typed and ready to go, didn't you?
dodgereric – those 3 ball counts bugged me too. I wanted to see Brox act like the bases were empty and just challenge the hitters instead of nibbling around the edges of the plate.
Yes, let's finish off the Giants! And give Nelly bragging rights!
Martin was batting 4/7 .571 3 rbi's 2 walks. Maybe Martin should bat in front of Manny to jump start him if Ethier could do it why not and a triple with Kemp.
Hitting is so contagious………..
Awesome Andre! Magnificent Matt!
Have I ever told anyone I love watching Dre play!!!
Vin was saying while Andre was at bat that Matt had previous success against Howard, so I was hoping he would do something and he did. I'd still like another run or 2 to pad the lead going into the bottom of the 9th.
Ok Loretta let's go 6/8 PH.
Make it 6 for 8 Mark!
Brox came in to face Ishikawa (.224) and Uribe (.227) and Aurilia (.200). Three ball counts to all, walking two of them. Can anyone tell me why he wouldn't challenge these three donkeys? Is Honeycutt telling him to treat them all like Luis Pujols? Truly pathetic.
Now Ohman is coming in to pitch the ninth but he wasn't good enough to pitch the eighth? Torre is such an idiot.
We, definitely, need a good Ohman tonight!!!!
dcollins – I never thought about it in that respect……………..I will try to look at it that way more often.
Good Evening Dodgereric/Ward Dear!!! Thank you, and thank you and thank you…………….three thank yous……..one for you, one for Chris and one for Matt. Junie impressed and very thankful 🙂
Way to go boys…………….now hang on to the lead please!!!!!!!
Does anyone else find that Carl's Jr. milk shake commercial a little creepy!
Now we got hold them right there.
Let's go OHMAN.
Ok Loretta let's go 6/8 PH.
Thanks for the feedback Shad. I know he has hit him well in the past but that is a small sample of at bats.
& with the way Martin has been going I was surprised to see him @#4.
I have thought of batting him in front of Manny as well but he really did poorly in that spot last year.
I think Michael might have unplugged nelly's computer………
Sigh but 5/8 is still good for Loretta. Ok Ohman one more out for Broxton to get a win.
One more out and they're home free. My friend that is at the game tonight will be happy.
dcollins – I like watching Dre play too……………………really, I do!!!!!!!!
OK, there you are! And you're welcome!
What does Ohman say!!!?????????????
What does Ohman say?????????
He says, "FU TORRE, NOW MAYBE YOU'LL USE ME!!!!!"
lla'y Q-uF – he's a backwards lefty.
Pass the victory flask, seesky.
A LAUREL AND HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR BOYS IN BLUE!!! Three Cheers for KING JAMES and his 2 RBI. MANNY Raising his Average to .366. TERRIFIC outing by our NEW ACE BILLINGSLY!!! WILL "THE OMEN" with a save!!! ANDRE'S 2 RUNS AND GAME WINNING RBI!!! And of course all the other players on this GREAT DODGERS TEAM!!! – Batman Hudson, Captain Marty, HIT MAN Kemp, Ferk, and Blake. TRIUMPH WILL BE OURS IN 2009!!!
And a special HAPPY BIRTHDAY to ITD's own birthday girl, NELLS!!!
Yeah I know small sample size suck but heck even Pierre was 2/3 against Sanchez.
Now thats what I'm talking about TEAM BASEBALL!!!!!
Great Game Boy's!!!!!!
Good Night All and GOD BLESS 🙂
GOD BLESS THE U.S.A as WELL!!!!!
Thank you enchantedsunset…………………….. perfect timing as always 🙂
hehehehe like the fu torre lol/
Happy Birthday, Again Nelly
Good Night Dodger4life!!!!! Thank you again for all the pictures and videos today. Take care and God Bless!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my enchanted prefect timing but at least you didn't wait until the game was over 2 to 3 hrs later.
Oh my enchanted prefect timing but at least you didn't wait until the game was over 2 to 3 hrs later.
Now can somebody explain to me why our worst hitter is batting clean-up??
Thank you oldbrooklynfan!!!! It was great seeing the Dodgers win this one.
A victory toast for ITD!!!!!!!!!! Skoal!!!!!!!!!!!! Good night, all!!!!! And the Gnatbugs won't bite in Merced!!!!!!!!
Eric I totally agree with you. That has been my complaint with Brox. He nibbles to much instead of going after guys and also overthrows and seldom changes speeds.
I also thought Ohman was a better call in that 8th inning spot than Brox.
I'm a Torre fan but I do think sometimes he makes decisions that don't make sense.
Watching Torre yesterday I was impressed with his professionalism and the way he dealt with the players, fans, and media. He was around the cage and talking with players and seemed like he was encouraging them and teaching them.
I like Torre more today than yesterday.
But I don't get some of his decisions. Maybe some of those are why players seem to like to play for him.
Andre scored 3 of the 5 runs tonight, and he was on base 4 of his 5 ABs, one mind you and intentional walk. He could very well be tied in the NL unless Pujols had an IBB tonight. Just fabulous!!!!
red pen – "an" not "and"
Good Night Seesky, and the gnat bugs are all quiet right now 🙂
I was hoping enchanted would say with great defense to Martin, Loney and Blake.
It made sense to bring Broxton in. He is supposed to be the closer, meaning the go to guy when they are in a jam. He just pitched poorly tonight and cost Billingsly a win. Like I said in an earlier post and echoed by others, he was not challenging the batters but nibbling around the plate. Don't blame Torre, he wasn't the one with poor control tonight.
Well I just check and Pujols didn't get one.
Okay as far as last night.
I went to the stadium at around 1:00 to get some autographs.
The 1st was Broxton. He didn't say much but I've never gotten his autograph before so I was pumped.
#2 was Everyday Dre. As usual he was really friendly with everybody and signed autographs for everybody and took pictures with people.
I let him know we love him here and a group of us have been called Ethieraholics. He started laughing and said that means he better not leave LA or people might get upset. I let him know that we would all still be fans of his. & that we appreciate his hard work and attitude. That it showed us a lot.
I'm certainly thankful for the win, but that was an ugly game from BOTH team's standpoints. Since I don't give a crap about the Giant's view………
Running Kemp earlier in the game (unless it was a hit-and-run, which it wasn't) cost us a run. Molina is just too good to run on.
No way in the world Broxton gets this win. The official scorer needs to take it from him and give it to Ohman. It's within his power.
Top of the lineup needs to get going. Oh for nine isn't setting the table very well.
Torre needs to get his bullpen in order NOW, not in September. I thought Kuo looked OK in his last outing, despite giving up the HR. He was throwing strikes again and getting ahead in the count consistently. I haven't seen him do that too much this year. Ohman is performing well and should be trusted.
Vinny was saying Broxton doesn't talk much and say hi.
It seemed like Brox was kind of slipping back into the mode of trying to make every pitch 100 mph tonight. Maybe he was too pumped up. I think he's at his best when he has the slider working too and can mix it up.
Glad you had fun DCollins. That's great you got to talk to Andre. I don't think Brox is a man of many words. He seems really shy.
Thank you for checking that Shad.
dcollins – that is fantastic you got to talk to Andre.
Don't forget leaving runner on 3rd bases and with runners on 1st and 3rd with 1 out you must get that runner in from 3rd bases.
I ended up getting about 15 autographs total and so I was really happy about that.
The score I wasn't happy about.
It was a fun night even though we lost.
Martin seems like he was pressing and takes the game very seriously. He just doesn't look happy.
I would had started with Troncoso to be honest Broxton had no right to be in the 8th innings.
Yes, absolutely Shad. Our hitting with runners in scoring position has been terrible lately. But I think that will come around though. Today's ninth inning might have started something. Too bad Linsecum is going tomorrow.
Nelly, even though a lot of people in the media always make sure to say that Andre's success has come batting in front of and behind Manny, and I'm not saying it hasn't benefited him, I think the most impressive thing is that it doesn't matter where he's hitting in the lineup, he's coming through with great at bats. He's definitely coming of age like we all knew he would.
The at bat that Manny had last night against Veldez was a really fun at bat. It reminded me of the one with Gagne vs Bonds years ago.
It was a great battle (Last night) and I'll always remember it as I was sitting 7 rows behind the Dodgers on deck circle.
dc (and enchanted earlier), I think I get why Torre keeps batting Martin where he does, but he doesn't seem to be responding. I think it's time to put him where he belongs in this lineup anyway – eighth.
bluecrewgirl – absolutely!!!! It appears he has found his groove regardless of where he is batting. That last AB was 10 pitches and he still got it done in the end.
dcollins – that sounds like it was just so much fun!!!
I've never seen Brox talk all that much. In Vero last year I'd ask him for an autograph as he'd walk by and he would mumble something and point across from where we were standing.
I would agree that he is a quiet & shy guy. Interesting that he is in a spot in his career where he is on the center stage. Tough spot for someone quiet & shy.
I get it to Eric. He's trying to get him better pitches to hit to get him going. But you are correct. It's time to move him down. He isn't even having good at bats. I don't mind if he doesn't always get a hit but he hasn't had good at bats. He did better last night but was really bad tonight.
If he gets going look out.
The Bay Area point of view…………
I had a post disappear. The blog is kind if jumpy tonight. Anyway, I agree with you both dodgereric and dcollins. I think it would help Russell to relax if he was moved down in the order. I am pretty sure it was when he was moved down in the order last season that he started to come around with the bat.
bluecrewGIRL and Junie, it just so happens that I ran a ton of stats during the winter regarding our guys hitting around Manny and this is what I found:
Manny just about split his Dodger at-bats in '08 between the 3 (39 for 95 – .411) and 4 slots (35 for 92 – .380)
Dodgers in front of Manny in the 3 slot (47 for 109 – .431)
Led by Andre (34 for 80 – .425)
DeWitt was 4 for 9
Kemp was 1 for 4
Kent was 1 for 2
Martin was 4 for 6
Pierre was 3 for 8
Dodgers in front of Manny in the 4 slot (36 for 105 – .343)
Led by Kent (31 for 79 – .392)
Martin was 5 for 22
Garciaparra was 0 for 4
So hitting in front of Manny is a nice place, right? How about behind him?
Dodgers behind Manny in the 3 slot (25 for 106 – .236)
Either was 4 for 10
Kent was 2 for 10
Garciaparra was 1 for 4
Blake was 4 for 28 – .143
Loney was 14 for 54 – .259
Dodgers behind Manny in the 4 slot (27 for 100 – .200)
Led by Loney (22 for 70 – .314)
Kent was 1 for 8
Martin was 0 for 3
Garciaparra was 2 for 12
Blake was 2 for 7
Put 'em all together and the Dodgers in front of Manny in '08 were 83 for 214 (.388) and 52 for 206 (.252) behind him.
Conclusion – only a 2 month sample, but Either probably isn't benefitting from hitting behind Manny…… he's just a damned good hitter in his own right. He needs to be hitting behind Manny to protect him. This should be our every day lineup, someone tell Torre:
Furcal (S)
Hudson (S)
Ramirez (R)
Ethier (L)
Kemp (R)
Loney (L)
Blake (R)
Martin (R)
Martin would be a good #8. He can bunt. He can run. If they pitch around him, good for us.
Nelly the beat LA chant is okay. When they pull the "Dodgers S**K" chant I usually chant "Check the flags – Check the flags – Check the flags" and point to left center field where the NL west flags fly showing the Dodgers in 1st and Giants in 3rd or like during last year 4th.
Oh and of course all the Giants fans were out of the woodwork today popping off about the game last night. Even though they were swept by us not to long ago.
So I've informed a few people that I left them alone last year and thus far this year but now the gloves are off.
That's very interesting, dodgereric. I would have thought the batting average for hitting in front of him would be higher than behind, but didn't think it would be that far apart. Goodnight everyone. Great game tonight. Talk to you all later.
dc, I'm proud of you carrying our flag into the Gnatnest! You could also chant "FIFTY-FIVE YEARS! FIFTY-FIVE YEARS! FIFTY-FIVE YEARS!" lol!!!!
That is the lineup I like as well Eric. Just with some variation based on certain situations (Day game after night, day off, certain pitchers success against the players, etc…).
That is the lineup I like as well Eric. Just with some variation based on certain situations (Day game after night, day off, certain pitchers success against the players, etc…).
I've got to go but great win and take care!!!
Go Blue!!!
And Eric I'm going to use that chant! Thanks!!!
Good Night bluecrewgirl!!!!!
great stuff Eric!!!
dcollins – good for you 🙂
Good Night dcollins – Thanks for the stories about your experience at AT&T. We will get there one of these days.
Goodnight bluecrewGIRL!
I wouldn't mind switching guys around now and then dc, as long as they respond well to it.
Well, I think it's time for me to hit the sack. Good night and God Bless One and All!
Let's get Linsecum tomorrow!
Good Night dodgereric!!! Take Care and God Bless to you and your wonderful family.
Good Night ITD readers and writers!!!! It was an ugly win tonight, but I will take it. Let's get the rubber match tomorrow, which won't be easy with Linsecum pitching. GO DODGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
You really think Martin would bunt in that 8th spot. I'm seeing alot more walk from him in that spot.
Wow interesting stats there I like the 55 years chant.
Good morning ITDland ~ loved reading all your post from last night. I actually got to watch the game on TV and didn't want to leave it.
Dodgereric ~ love your stats as always. And I agree with your batting order. Of course, that is why you are Manager!
Dcollins ~ thank you for speaking for us Ethieraholics. Andre is such a nice guy and I want him to know as much as possible how we feel about him.
Hey, Joe, a little backseat driving from the uninformed in ITD land. First off, Joe, you make me seasick with your ever-changing batting orders. Question to Joe and all us "old timers" out there: How often did Tommy change the batting order during the "glory years?" Answer (from what I remember??): VERY SELDOM. Lopes, Russell, Smith, Garvey, Cey, Baker, Monday, Yeager. Joe, I'll give you kudos for keeping Hudson #2 when everyone wanted Ethier. But Ethier has shown he's a stud, in front of or behind Manny. But Joe, Kemp went on record in Spring Training saying he didn't care where you batted him, as long as you left him there. So Joe, why not stick with a set line-up for a while? Why do you get so freaking antsy with this match-up…or that match-up…or whatever side of the bed you get up on…or whatever your astrological forecast says…or whether you've see a groundhog or not? Furcal, Hudson, Manny, Ethier, Kemp, Loney, Blake, Martin. There. You can thank me later.
As for your incredible handling of the bullpen, you're killing Broxton, and while at it, how can you even consider Wade as your 8th inning set-up man when he's activated? He's as brittle as Kuo. Not that you asked me, but I'd like to see a DURABLE veteran who throws strikes and has a little pop on the ball. Not much down there, huh? Thanks, Ned. But maybe, just maybe (a BIG maybe!!??!) a guy like Weaver. As I remember, Weaver's problem was always the second and third time through a line-up. And don't look now, but Weaver's got 12 Ks in 12.2 innings down on the farm…and only 2 walks. I mean, heck, Broxton matched that in a third of an inning last night.
Anyway, Joe, thanks for listening. Keep up the good work. The Dodgers are tied for the best record in the National League–either because of you or in spite of you. Haven't quite figured out which one yet…
Kahli ~ FANTASTIC!!!! If it were a petition, I'd be first to sign it!
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Known to auto enthusiasts worldwide for his outlandish custom car creations for such TV shows as The Munsters, Beverly Hillbillies, Knightrider and most notably, the Batmobile for Batman and Robin, George Barris has recently focused his talents on a another "bat themed" custom design and a 2005 Corvette was his canvas.
The inspiration for the Bat Ray came to George after seeing a Corvette outfitted with Vertical Doors' new ZLR door kit. With doors open, the Corvette reminded George of the sting ray's cousin, the bat ray (of the fish variety) and so he penned the design while Vertical Doors performed the actual customizations.
Going with the bat ray theme, the C6 Corvette was given an elongated rear spolier and a unique rear window treatment. The Corvette was given the widebody update with Grand Sport fenders front and back while the stock hood was replaced with a raised hood from RK Sport. Under that hood is an Edelbrock E-Force supercharger and a Bassani custom exhaust. Forgiato provided the 19 and 20 inch deep dish 5-spoke wheels in white which are fitted with Toyo tires. Barris Kustoms did the ground effects and rear spoiler.
The design of the car came about quite quickly for Vertical Doors who told us that the Corvette was completely torn down in the shop just 15 days priorsto the start of SEMA. In fact when we viewed the Corvette on opening day at SEMA, we learned that the Corvette was still awaiting a couple of items to be installed that evening after the show.
Vertical Doors will be offering the opportunity to enthusiasts to buy their own Barris Bat Ray Corvette and will offer the car in three colors: White, Black and Red. Cost for the conversion will run anywhere from $85,000 to $105,000. More details of the purchase program will be coming out soon.
You can see George Barris on SPEED's Car Warriors where he is the top judge on the show.
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A lot of mattress companies have come on the market recently, all promising a superior sleep experience with numerous health benefits and other positives for buying their mattress. But, if you need to see more, sometimes the accessories are almost an afterthought. Care of the mattress is important as well as good fitting sheets, pillows, and general sleep aids. In addition, finding out what base is needed to support a new mattress is almost as important as the bed itself, since the mattress rests on the support underneath it. Here is an overview of some accessories and other areas to keep in mind as well as some foundation information for a new mattress.
A Great Sleep Starts with a Superior Foundation
A lot of new mattress companies, especially the bed-in-a-box ones, will make it seem like you need their specific foundation to make their bed the best it can be. While it may deliver different results with some mattresses, the traditional style is still plenty capable with a traditional box spring or platform foundation. A bed base can be expensive and, in some cases, may not be necessary. Additionally, many of these beds ship with their own covers to protect the inner material. Make certain the one you're getting has a well fitting, breathable and washable cover, or can have one purchased for it.
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Don't see this movie.
It was bad. Very bad.
Admittedly Justin Timberlake was nice to look at, but the story never pulled me in. Instead of losing myself in the plot line, I spent the majority of the movie picking everything apart. There were too many holes and most parts were either too predictable or just plain didn't make sense. It was a waste of two hours (which is ironic considering the time theme of the movie).
Has anyone else seen In Time? Thoughts?
The movie was bad, but dinner was good.
Good, but not perfect. I wanted to share a recipe for bean burgers that included crushed pretzels in place of bread crumbs, but I didn't have enough pretzels (mistake #1) and ended up throwing random things from the fridge in the mix to make up for it (mistake #2). The final burger wasn't bad, but i couldn't tell you how I got to it. It ended up being a lot of "a little of this" and "a little of that" to make it work.
Along with the bean burger, I had rutabaga fries with ketchup and two mini pickles.
Rutabaga fries for the win!
I have a route mapped out for tomorrow morning with a big 2-0 marker at the end. Yikes! All I need to do is make it through these 20 miles, then it's taper time! Motivation? You bet.
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I love looking at pictures of the boys at various ages and seeing how much they have grown up and changed. It is sad to look at their baby pictures and remember how tiny they were. But look how far they have come....
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large index), but for computing many Fibonacci numbers in
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Ambrose Powell Hill began his military career after graduating 15th out of 38 from the United States Military Academy in 1847. After graduation he served with an artillery unit during the Mexican-American War as well as the Seminole War.
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Oh how I've missed you, New Déjà Vu. Close to two years have gone by since my last post, so rather than fret over wasted time, let's jump right back in the mix… first up, a glimpse of my new(ish) Brooklyn pad!
I wanted my bedroom to have a dark, moody feel, so I opted for deep gray walls (Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal) with gray furniture and linens. To keep the monochromatic look from falling flat, I added plenty of sparkle with silver trays, lucite and mercury glass lamps, a homemade jewelry display and healthy dose of mirrors.


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Two trends in whistleblower activity have created new hazards for companies
The laws protecting and rewarding corporate whistleblowers have increased in scope and number in recent years, as we described in our most recent article. Even more dramatically, courts and lawmakers have broadened the definition of protected whistleblower activity—that is, the type of conduct that triggers legal protection against retaliation. These two trends taken together have broadened the universe of potential whistleblowers and heightened the risk of corporate liability for claimed retaliation.
In March 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit handed down the most expansive definition of protected whistleblower activity to date, ruling in Wiest v. Lynch that an employee who expresses "reasonable belief" of an accounting irregularity is a whistleblower under the securities laws, even if his statement lacks any clear connection between the accounting error and shareholder fraud.
In Wiest, an employee raised concerns with management about the treatment of lavish corporate events as business expenses. Although the complaint did not allege a connection between this accounting irregularity and one of the types of fraud covered by the Sarbanes Oxley Act, the court found that this was "protected activity" under the Act and that his subsequent firing was in retaliation for that activity. The court reasoned that his complaint put the company on notice of a potentially fraudulent tax deduction, which in turn could have resulted in finding a possible violation of law "relating to fraud against shareholders." The ruling was in stark contrast to the prior standard, which required whistleblowers to make allegations that "definitively and specifically" constituted one of the types of fraud covered by the Act.
This striking expansion of protected activity is not limited to the securities context. In February, the Department of Labor issued an interim final rule for the purposes of complying with the Affordable Care Act's whistleblower protection provisions. Under the new rule, protected whistleblower activity includes any complaint made on the basis of a "subjective good faith and an objectively reasonable belief" that a violation of the Act took place, including a complaint made verbally and not in English.
These developments mean that in addition to dealing with the substance of whistleblower allegations, employers must also deal with potential retaliation liability. A variety of laws create civil and criminal penalties for employers who retaliate against whistleblowers. For example, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Dodd Frank Act include civil causes of action for retaliation, as well as criminal penalties. The False Claims Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act have separate anti-retaliation provisions which have drawn renewed interest with the government's recent focus on health care regulation and compliance.
States as well have whistleblower protection statutes, and employers can also find themselves subject to common law wrongful termination suits. These suits can create millions of dollars of liability for companies. A retaliation action under the Dodd-Frank Act or the Affordable Care Act allows for reinstatement and recovery of double back pay and costs and attorneys' fees. Other statutes even allow for recovery of punitive damages—a former employee of Shaw Environment & Infrastructure recently recovered $3.4 million in a False Claims Act retaliation claim brought in federal court in Alaska including $2.5 million in punitive damages.
What is "retaliation"? Generally, an employee bringing a whistleblower retaliation suit must show that 1) he or she engaged in a protected activity under a particular statute, 2) the employer took some adverse employment action against the employee and 3) the adverse action was causally related to the protected activity. An "adverse employment action" goes beyond termination—in the context of employment discrimination, generally considered applicable to the whistleblower context, the Supreme Court has said that changing an employee's schedule or even excluding the employee from an important business meeting or activity could potentially constitute retaliation. The 2012 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, which protects federal agency whistleblowers, includes in its definition of prohibited retaliation an agency's reassignment, adverse pay decisions or a significant change in duties, responsibilities or working conditions.
In light of these developments, companies should understand the risks of the steady expansion of whistleblower law and protected activity. While these provisions once applied to concrete allegations of specific violations of law, they now include much more, including complaints made upon "reasonable belief" that ultimately turn out to be unsubstantiated. Retaliation liability should thus be considered on top of the risks associated with the substance of whistleblower allegations, and companies should take care to develop robust anti-retaliation policies that take into account the growing scope of activity considered to be whistleblowing law.
In the last of our three articles on whistleblowing, we will discuss how to handle the substance of a whistleblower's complaint and the conduct of internal investigations that arise from such a complaint.
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New Twist in Armstrong Saga
The investment bank founded by Thomas Weisel, the powerful Silicon Valley financier who bankrolled and owned Lance Armstrong's former cycling team, also managed assets for the then-head of cycling's governing body, according to a broker who handled the accounts.
The 71-year-old Weisel is under scrutiny in the doping scandal that has engulfed Armstrong's former U.S. Postal Service cycling team.
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I'm not sure why it exists, but there's such thing as a bed made from latex. People insert themselves into the Vacuum Bed, or VacBed, and vacuum all the air out, leaving them trapped and immobile.
G4 took a look at how Vacuum Beds work and the mysterious culture behind it:
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Game Trailers - E3 2011 - WTF
The Vacuum bed has been around for a while now and it's supposedly big in the BDSM and bondage circles. I'm assuming some people use it to get their Han Solo on too (though latex is hardly carbonite). [BuzzFeed]
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text: M. Asli Dukan African American science fiction, fantasy, and horror—all of which fall under speculative fiction—has been developing for over a century now. Its tradition has its roots throughout the African Diaspora, but for Americans the voyage into a fantastical world has held a special appeal. Rising out of a need to escape from the lasting essence of slavery, the emergence of Jim Crow, and second class citizenry, utopian fiction provided hope for a better future. Over the years the genre has expanded, maintaining social consciousness but also expanding beyond the conventions of our reality. The products of this ever-expanding universe, a hidden universe, have been documented in M. Asli Dukan's Invisible Universe: A History of Blackness in Speculative Fiction. As we've talked about in prior posts, the filmmaker is still in the process of finishing this important film, but we wanted to have a chat with her to find out who and what lives in the Invisible Universe. African American science fiction, fantasy, and horror—all of which fall under speculative fiction—has been developing for over a century now. Its tradition has its roots throughout the African Diaspora, but for Americans the voyage into a fantastical world has held a special appeal. Rising out of a need to escape from the lasting essence of slavery, the emergence of Jim Crow, and second class citizenry, utopian fiction provided hope for a better future. Newark, New Jersey native M. Alsi Dukan started production on Invisible Universe by happenstance when she attended a Howard University black speculative fiction conference in 2003. In attendance were the likes of Tananarive Due, Octavia E. Butler, Steven Barnes, and Nalo Hopkinson. Before heading down to the conference Asli contacted the organizer of the event and asked if she could film it. Of course the answer was "yes", and she became the documentarian for the weekend conference. Seemingly unintamidated by their status, Asli approached several of the authors for interviews. I guess the excitement and the importance of [the documentary] kind of took over any fear I had. I went up to everybody, and you know, people didn't know me—they didn't know me at the time. And, you know, they were like "yes, yes, I'll give you my agent's email," and that kind of thing. But I was persistent. I just kept pushing along and the project kept me going, it's like the first time it's being done. It kind of didn't really occur to me until, well, in hind-sight. Her persistence paid off, and with interviews booked, she began rigorous work on her project, which she considers a thesis of sorts. As I started to research the writers and their work, I did a little more research in general about black representation in science fiction in literature. I was more of a movie fan when I was younger than a literature fan, and a whole new world started to open up to me. Things that I didn't know existed before. And I thought it would be a more interesting project to cover film and literature. And basically that's how it started. Over time, as she began delving into research and tracking down both established and new authors, Asli found a welcoming support in the late prolific author Octavia E. Butler. Octavia was our treasure, for sure. And a true indeed science fiction fan. She said when she was a child she used to go to the library and read every [science fiction] book out there–as a child. Before Octavia passed away, I had become a friend of hers. I had followed her around to conferences and interviewed her. And she knew me by my first name, if she saw me she knew me. I talked to her on the phone a couple times, we emailed each other. Octavia was a very interesting woman. She used to say that she was not anti-social, but asocial; she was just naturally a person who was to herself. I don't know if you've seen her in talks, where she seemed maybe not open and warm, but she really was she was just very shy. Once she got to know you she was very warm and loving, and open, and a teacher—a great person to know, and to listen to you talk. Answering a Question For those of us who love speculative fiction, and all that it encompasses, the question of how black people fit into the paradigm of the genre is often posed. Invisible Universe seeks to provide an answer, pulling from a rich timeline that goes back more than a century. Asli recalls such works as Martin Delaney's slave rebellion novel Blake or the Huts of America, as an example of utopian fiction, then moves forward in time to the present. The title [Invisible Universe] in my mind kind of explains what the theme is. People just in general ask about science fiction, fantasy, horror, and how black representation has been associated with it. In my research I found that there are a lot of contributions by black creators in the genre of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. And [this documentary] is to say that we are a major part of the genres. So while we are invisible to maybe the popular culture, we are a universe nonetheless, we're there. Asli found that black authors used the genres as not only a natural way to express their hopes and desires of a better world for themselves and their people, but also as a way to include themselves into an emerging genre that had overlooked them. While the genres were going through a process of being created and growing, and excluding representations of blackness in general, there were black folk who recognized that omission and used maybe, for instance, the techniques of utopian fiction to include themselves, to include us. Utopian fiction at the turn of the century, the early 1900s, was very popular type of fiction that looked to the future, to utopian societies that were better than the one we were living in. And maybe they didn't call their work "utopian fiction", but they wrote about futures where black folks were treated equally, or they were free. It's been a conscious inclusion of black people by black writers. The timeline for Invisible Universe is divided into six sections, following the evolution and forms speculative fiction genre. Asli starts with utopian fiction, then moves on to zombie fiction (esp. films), science fiction, blaxploitation and mythology, superheroes in comic books, and modern fiction. Looking at our history in this country, coming out of slavery and being forced into illiteracy for so long, when black people got into the position to do more writing, it was around the time when science fiction started to burgeon a little bit more. All cultures have mythical stories, black Americans had mythology too, we told stories about cosmology, shape-shifting, magic, and alien abduction.Through Invisible Universe Asli hopes to inform wide audiences, but she has a special interest in educating black youth on the history and promise of the genre for themselves. Not short on big ideas and the moxie to see them through Asli recalls that, even so, reaffirmation through fictionwithout boundaries, might have shaped her life differently. When I was a young person I loved science fiction movies, but I always saw that I wasn't represented. And it was hard, it was a hard kind of balance between loving something so much—[something] that looked to the future, that saw different societies, different things that could be for human beings—and not really seeing yourself in those images reflected back at you. I think that if this documentary was out when I was young, it would've given me not just pride or hope for the future, but it might have changed my life, about what I thought I could do as an African American. I could see myself as an astronaut, or I could see myself as a captain of a space station. It wouldn't have been so weird for me to say "I want to do that". I might have changed my life, giving me some hope that anything is possible. The Home Stretch M. Asli Dukan has primarily worked on this film by herself, bringing along temporary players here and there. She's drawn from a number of financial sources, including fiscal sponsorship, fundraisers, merchandise sales, and applying for a number of grants. This labor of love has meant many sacrifices in time and money, but I get the feeling that Ms. Dukan wouldn't have it any other way. In this last phase of production, she's looking to add the essential finishing touches. While I am an editor, and I have equipment to edit, post-production is a large undertaking to get something polished, it takes a lot of time and money. It's just getting all the material gathered up, good sound, good music, good images, color correction, and all that stuff that needs to be done by people outside of myself [laughs]. And also there are going to be clips in the movies in the project, and just dealing with the legal aspects [of that]. Asli's currently working on another campaign through Fractured Atlas (for fiscal sponsorship) and IndieGoGo (which is partnered with Fractured Atlas) to raise finishing funds for her documentary. You can find that campaign HERE. Visit the Invisible Universe documentary site HERE. For all of you speculative fiction fans that have been waiting for a compelling documentary that explores the history (and the future) in this expansive genre, be sure to follow and lend support to this wonderful project.


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Seven-Inch Tablet Powered by Android 4.2.2, Jelly Bean Harnesses Web Browsing, Gaming and Multitasking Into Compact and Affordable Device
- Compact, lightweight seven-inch tablet allows for convenient computing while on the go.
- Powered by a quad-core processor and Android™ 4.2.2, enabling blazing-fast speed, a smooth user experience and efficient performance.
- Affordable $169.99 MSRP price point makes it possible for more consumers to enjoy the tablet experience.
IRVINE, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — November 20, 2013 — Toshiba's Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today introduced the Excite® 7, a seven-inch Android™ 4.2.2-based tablet that delivers speedy and smooth performance for games, apps, movies, books and more. This new addition to the extensive Excite tablet line provides consumers with the clean and convenient tablet experience they have grown to expect from Toshiba for merely $169.99 MSRP.
"As Toshiba continues to introduce new devices of varying sizes into the tablet market, we're watching the manners and scenarios in which consumers are using our products evolve. However, there are benefits of the smaller-sized tablets that continue to ring true – portability, comfortable single-handed hold, efficient multitasking, convenient gaming and Web browsing," said Carl Pinto, vice president of marketing, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Products Division. "Our new Excite 7 serves as a solid tablet that offers all of these benefits, while also pushing the form factor to provide consumers with the ability to do more."
Sleek and Compact Design, Sharp Display
The silver Excite 7 tablet weighs a mere 12.4 ounces1 and measures in at 7.8 inches x 4.6 inches x 0.43 inches (W x D x H), making it extremely convenient for consumers to place into a bag and weave portable computing and entertainment into their everyday on-the-go lives. Its seven-inch diagonal display2 supports a 1024 x 600 resolution and capacitive five-finger multi-touch, providing consumers with an enjoyable tablet experience with apps, videos and games. The Excite 7 features a 3.0 megapixel rear-facing camera and 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera, providing photography, videography and video-conferencing support.
Blazing-Fast Performance and High-Quality Sound
Equipped with a quad-core processor3 and 1GB of memory4, the Excite 7 tablet enables high-speed performance when being used for playing games from Google Play™ and watching videos. Android 4.2.2, Jelly Bean enables effortless app and Web browsing and efficient multitasking, as well as streamlined gesture keyboard typing and multi-user support with personalized profiles for all members of the family. A single charge provides up to 12 hours of general usage or up to 7.5 hours of video playback5.
With tablets continuing to serve as primary entertainment machines for consumers on the move, audio quality remains critical. The Excite 7 sports stereo speakers that have been enhanced with SRS® audio to provide excellent music and a more natural sound quality. The tablet also supports Bluetooth® v4.0, allowing music streaming to external speakers for a more comprehensive audio experience, and comes with micro USB and microSD ports, enabling consumers to extend the tablet's storage capacity.
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The Toshiba Excite 7 tablet is available for purchase through Amazon, Toshiba.com/us and other e-tailers for $169.99 MSRP6.
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Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is comprised of three business units: Digital Products Division, Imaging Systems Division, and Telecommunication Systems Division. Together, these divisions provide digital products, services and solutions, including industry-leading laptops, tablets, HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc™ and media streaming products; physical and cloud storage solutions; virtual desktop infrastructure; imaging products for the security, medical and manufacturing markets; and IP business telephone systems with unified communications, collaboration and mobility applications. TAIS provides sales, marketing and services for its wide range of products in the United States and Latin America. TAIS is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation. For more information on TAIS visit toshiba.com/us.
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Toshiba is a world-leading diversified manufacturer, solutions provider and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products and systems. Toshiba Group brings innovation and imagination to a wide range of businesses: digital products, including LCD TVs, notebook PCs, retail solutions and MFPs; electronic devices, including semiconductors, storage products and materials; industrial and social infrastructure systems, including power generation systems, smart community solutions, medical systems and escalators & elevators; and home appliances. Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 590 consolidated companies, with 206,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 5.8 trillion yen (US$61 billion). Visit Toshiba's web site at www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm.
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Good morning. Here are a couple of stories from the overnight news desk, while you were hopefully sleeping. Have a good day.
U.K. pet owner investigated after dog kills 10-year-old boy:A dog owner in Britain is being investigated for manslaughter after her pet mauled to death a 10-year-old boy at an English vacation park. Police said Sunday the woman has been released but is under investigation for manslaughter and having a dog dangerously out of control. She has not been identified or charged. The boy was killed Saturday morning by what police said was a "bulldog-type breed." The animal is being held at a kennel while the investigation proceeds. The incident happened at Tencreek Holiday Park, which is 250 miles (400 kilometres) southwest of London on the coast. The park said that emergency services were called but the boy was pronounced dead at the scene.
Turkey detains economist for insulting president on social media:Istanbul police detained Mustafa Sonmez, an economist known for opposing the government's policies, for allegedly insulting Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on social media. Sonmez was taken from his home early on Sunday morning to a police station in Istanbul, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Sonmez, who has also been working as a columnist and a television commentator, is known for his critiques of Erdogan's ruling AKP party. His lawyer, Husniye Aydin, said he was questioned, largely over his tweets following local elections. In his latest posts on Twitter, Sonmez criticized authorities for not recognizing Ekrem Imamoglu as the winner of Istanbul's mayoral race after a March 31 election. The AKP, which has long ruled over Turkey's commercial hub, is demanding recounts and a new vote. "He was detained early this morning allegedly on insulting the president," Aydin said about Sonmez, who was educated at Middle East Technical University in Ankara. "After his deposition to the police, he was released. But this doesn't mean there will not be a court case against him," Aydin told Bloomberg in an interview.
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Hundreds evacuated in Frankfurt so WWII bomb can be defused:Some 600 people have been evacuated from their homes in the old city of Frankfurt so specialists could remove a World War II-era bomb that was discovered in the Main River.The German news agency dpa reported the bomb was defused, as planned, underwater on Sunday, which led to a loud detonation and a big water fountain on the river. Police told dpa "the bomb is no longer a danger." Firefighters had discovered the American 250-kilogram (550-pound) bomb during diving training in the river on Tuesday. Even more than 70 years after the end of the war, bombs and other munitions still turn up regularly in Germany, a testament to the ferocity of the fighting in World War II.
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Thousands of Sikhs gather for harvest festival in Pakistan:Thousands of Sikh pilgrims from across the world have gathered at a shrine in Pakistan to celebrate the Vaisakhi harvest festival amid heightened security.The festival concluded Sunday, with pilgrims bathing and worshipping at a pond at Gurdwara Punja Sahib in the town of Hasanabdal, outside Islamabad. Some 2000 Sikhs travelled to Pakistan from neighbouring India despite recent tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals. Sikhs are a small minority in Muslim-majority Pakistan, but many Sikh holy sites ended up in the country after the 1947 partition from India following independence from Britain.
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I was just copying audio files into my 2GB USB mp3 player, then i had a problem saying that it could not copy files into the drive any more, i tried removing it and trying again, but it didn't work, but the files already copied to the drive where working just fine and i was able to read them.
But after the problem remaining i decided to format the drive using Disks, but somehow this didn't work. When i choose to format the drive nothing happens and I get no error messages.
So i tried
Gparted and it worked, I formatted the drive as FAT32 but after this, the drive doesn't show up, in Ubuntu, Disks, Windows or even GParted. The drive is still working because its a mp3 reader, and when i try to use it just says that there are no files in it (because of formatting it of course).
There is any way I can restore my flash drive back? Any ideas will be very welcome :)


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Coventry's Thrift and Gift Shop is offering all linens and curtains at 50% discount June 20 - June 25. Come see what we've got! New items put out daily. Clothing, household items, jewelry, books, toys, linens, craft items, and more. All profits are returned back to the local community. Cash or checks only. Open Mon-Sat 10-4, 1364 Main Street (Lower Level/Corner of Route 31 and 275) 860-742-8127. The Thrift and Gift Store is a nonprofit mission of the First Congregational Church in Coventry.
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News from Sixpoint Craft Ales: Mad Scientists, Spelt Wine, and Crisp Lagers
Shane Welch of Sixpoint Craft Ales has quite a bit to be excited about. They've got a spicy pumpkin beer for fall, a new series of experimental beers, and also an upcoming line of Sixpoint lagers! We checked in with Shane to get the scoop.
I had a chance to check out the roof garden at your brewery earlier this year. Are you using any of the garden plants in your beers? There are some herbs from the roof garden that have made their way into our beers! But since it is a very small garden, we can only use them on our pilot beers for now. Maybe one day we can have a whole farm in Brooklyn, and we could use all of the ingredients! Wouldn't that be awesome?
Yes! Sixpoint Farms! Hey, can you tell us a bit about your Pumpkin Brewster? The Pumpkin beer was a cooperative effort among our entire brewing team. We decided we did not want to make a traditional pumpkin beer—We are Sixpoint, after all—and rather, come up with a unique flavor profile all our own. We approached the recipe formulation in an unconventional manner. We procured some fresh ginger root, and grated it directly into the boiling wort. We also freshly ground white pepper and added that during the last 15 minutes of the boil. As an added touch during active, primary fermentation, a little bit of honey is added. Combine that with the pumpkin, and you have a unique and delicious pumpkin ale.
Did you use purée? Or start with whole pumpkins? We did two different permutations! As a brewer's experiment, we asked our fans what they'd rather have: canned pumpkin or fresh pumpkin. Surprisingly, people wanted both, so we decided to brew two different varieties—one with canned, and one with fresh, but kept the rest of the recipe exactly the same. Personally, my heart is with the fresh, but we'll see how it does in a blind tasting.
Can you fill us in on the upcoming Mad Scientist Series? It's our most exciting project to date! Every two months we are going to be releasing a brand new creation, with a style and recipe formulation unique all its own. Our first beer in the series is going to be totally unclassified in terms of style—as a matter of fact, I don't think anyone has ever really done something like it. With every installment in the Mad Scientists series, we will include a personal note from one of our brewers, along with a narrative and pictures chronicling the development and progress of the beer. This will all be integrated into a new platform on our website and social media, so that our fans and customers can check our updates.
Will the Mad Scientist series be released in bottles? On tap? How do your fans go about getting those beers? No, one of the most special things about the series is that it is draft only. So only accounts that have pre-ordered the limited Mad Scientists Series will be able to serve it. Also, we are going to be kegging it exclusively in sixtels and allocating the batch, so that no one can horde the entire supply. The best way to taste these beer is to see which accounts will be pouring the beer, which we will announce upon release. Being draft-only is a good thing: it persuades you enjoy the beer in a social environment, and usually with friends!
Cheers to that! Can you tell us what the first beer will be, and what inspired the recipe? The first beer will be a Spelt Wine, which we are confident will be incredibly unique and tasty. We are approaching the recipe in a very non-conventional way, and are building the flavor profile as if we were engineering a bridge. We were discussing styles of beer to make, and this idea was thrown into the ring. Then we started talking about the recipe approach, and after about 15 minutes of conversation, the beer started to take form...it took us a while to procure all of the right ingredients, including the yeast, but now we are ready to rock it out!
We're hearing murmurs about new Sixpoint lagers. Why this new direction? Because lager beers are awesome, and they deserve the respect that ales get in the craft community. Since they clearly are not receiving that respect right now, we aim to change that. We won't be as prolific with the Crisp Lagers portfolio (we've already made over 80 craft ales to date), but plan on us releasing a second lager sometime next year.
What's the first beer in the lager series? The first beer we released was "Sehr Crisp." It's loosely based upon the Pilsner style, but of course, with an extra Sixpoint added twist. There's a secret ingredient in there...For the second beer, we are going to be releasing another unique recipe, most likely something a bit darker, and will probably hit the streets sometime in 2011. I'm still working on the recipe at the moment, but it's coming along nicely.
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Sky World Journey (Infamy)
100% Synch Option Objectives
- Don't touch any rocks during slide
- Kill the elk without alerting it
Five months will have passed since your failure with King Washington. You will be instructed to climb to the willow tree and drink from it in order to fight against King Washington's tyranny. The mission will begin with Connor in the Frontier. Your mission is to get to the Tree. Along the way, you'll be prompted to attack convoys and help starving civilians. These are side missions and do not require action to complete the quest line. Of course, Connor is a great Samaritan and will help these people in need, won't he?
Approach the man around the flame to begin the mission. Head for the red willow tree and begin to climb it. Start with the boulder that juts out to the left of the tree. This is the only way to ascend the tree. Look for the splits in the trees bark and use these to climb upward. When jumping from branch to branch, it's easy for Connor to over shoot and fall the base of the tree. To avoid this, ease up on the forward movement once Connor makes a leap. Continue up until you reach the area carved out. Interact with this carving and Connor will cut out a piece of the bark. Once done, there will be a set of brush for you to dive to the base. Head to the fire to brew the tea.
After the tea is brewed, you will need to follow the Wolves that have appeared before Connor. Your newest optional objective is to not touch any rocks during slides. The trick here is to really pay attention to where the wolves are. In this area it's easy to lose sight of them and you could end up straying too far away from them. During slides, rocks appear at random so you'll need to be on the extra lookout when they come at you. Dodge them by moving left or right, whichever way has less room to make it easier to move out of the way.
Eventually, you'll be tracking an Elk using your newly developed wolf senses. Listen for the heartbeat of the Elk. Keep your camera facing the direction of the Elks heartbeat to find it. After chasing it around the area, you'll be prompted to kill the Elk without being detected (optional for 100% synch). You'll be able to use your new Wolf Cloak to go invisible. This will allow you to kill the Elk without alerting it.
Upon snapping out of this training session, Connor will be attacked by Bluecoats. Enter cloaking by pressing the assigned button and hide in the brush until you regain health. Note that using Wolf Cloak will deplete your health as you use it so remain hidden once you've used up as much as you need.
The Bluecoats have confiscated your Tomahawk and you'll need to head to their settlement to retrieve it. Vanish into the brush if you wish not to cause an alarm. When you reach the area where they are holding your equipment. There are three places it can be. If you look at your map, you'll see two areas where there are broken down and burned shacks. Both of these locations have chests that contain no treasure, or your equipment. You may ignore them or use these areas as cover while you make your way to the chest in the middle of the area where a chest lies. This chest has your belongings.
100% Synch Tips
--Don't touch any rocks during slides: The rocks are placed randomly. There is no way to tell when they'll pop up or where they will. Keep your guard up and aim to move in the direction in which you have more room.
--Kill the elk without alerting it: Simply activate you wolf cloak and approach the elk like normal. This will not alert and grant you the objective.
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