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Dear New York Times, CNN, and MSNBC,
The U.S. has a long and sordid history of supporting coups in Latin America — Guatemala in 1953, Chile in 1973, Honduras in 2009 — and it always turned out disastrous for the people. The U.S. "humanitarian aid" convoy is an obvious stunt to galvanize the opposition and foment violence in pursuit of the coup efforts. The risks are civil war in Venezuela and U.S. military involvement that could last for years and take countless lives.As media you have a responsibility to report the situation and motivations and the plans of the Trump administration truthfully and accurately. For example, NPR's Inconvenient Truth recently accurately reported:The U.S. effort to distribute tons of food and medicine to needy Venezuelans is more than just a humanitarian mission. The operation is also designed to foment regime change in Venezuela — which is why much of the international aid community wants nothing to do with it. Humanitarian operations are supposed to be neutral.That's why the International Committee of the Red Cross, United Nations agencies and other relief organizations have refused to collaborate with the U.S. and its allies in the Venezuelan opposition who are trying to force President Nicolás Maduro from power."Humanitarian action needs to be independent of political, military or any other objectives," Stéphane Dujarric, the U.N. spokesman, told a press briefing last week in New York. "The needs of the people should lead in terms of when and how humanitarian assistance is used."This is the kind of accurate reporting, as well as looking at past U.S. regime change endeavors and the histories of Elliot Abrams and John Bolton's involvement, that the world expects and needs from media leaders like you.The stakes are high and the people of Venezuela, America, and the entire world, stand to pay the price if you do not end your participation in the Trump-Abrams-Bolton PR stunt.
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Sammy Hagar credits British rock icon Rod Stewart with inspiring him as a front man.
The affable ex-Van Halen front man says Stewart's on stage grace was something that captivated him as a young singer. He even applied lessons from Stewart to what he was doing in his pre-Van Halen band Montrose.
"I was really a big fan of Rod's," Hagar said in a recent radio interview (via Ultimate Classic Rock). "He was a great performer, and I dug the way he sang, and he had a great sense of humor with the Faces."
Hagar has always been known for his ability to bring arena audiences together. Even the front man's business empire is built upon his reputation of knowing how to party.
"[The Faces] were the party band," Hagar continued. "He's out there drinking champagne on stage, he's dressing all funny, he's doing silly moves, he's making jokes. he really had a fun show, and that really impressed me."
While Hagar has written off any future shows with Van Halen, he's preparing to release what he says might be the best album of his career with The Circle, a band consisting of Hagar, bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Vic Johnson and drummer Jason Bonham.
The album, Space Between, is a concept album inspired by Hagar's life. It's expected in January.
"It's about the misconception that money is the root of all evil, because the truth of the matter is, that it isn't money at all," he explained in an interview this past summer with Broward Palm Beach New Times. "You can feed the poor, you can heal the sick, you can make people happy, you can stop a war with money, but it's greed that is the problem ... It's what I discovered by being both rich and poor."
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Actually, I was having a go at those who obviously equate kettlebells with swings and only swings. I made it clear in what I hoped would be a somewhat illuminating post earlier on that KBs are not limited to strength endurance work.
All that said, what I wrote was way snottier than it would've been had I intended to actually post it. I got pissy with the person who thought his (or her for that matter) experience with a 35 pound bell from the children's section of the kettlebell catalog had somehow conferred such deep understanding of their usefulness that she declared them fit only for dog lead retention. Then it posted by an unhappy accident with my knuckle brushing my iPad screen.
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Well, I'm still having quite a busy time, so I didn't manage to write about changes during the last few weeks. Finally now a short overview about what is happening.
First of all, well the licence change at OSM seems to be taking its time, and is still not happening. I as many others can only expect it to happen soon...
Otherwise, except for the edge 800, all newer generation outdoor devices from Garmin have now gotten (sometimes beta) firmware updates, that solve the "memory full" bug that occured with garmin osm maps (only for maps that address search / index included). So except for edge 800, no more need to hard reset the unit to get rid of the problem.
There is a bug in mkgmap, that prevented the address search from working if gmapsupp got generated by mkgmap and both contourlines and maps were put into 1 gmapsupp (essentially it popped up the old dreaded "choose country" or "choose state".... I now temporarily changed the create_gmapsupp_with_mkgmap script to not write address index for option 0. Option 3 or 4 work however without probs. The new create_gmapsupp_with_mkgmap.bat will be included in todays/tomorrows maps.
Also on some devices there was no name popup for important buildings, I changed this, so now unimportant/unnamed buildings have no name popup instead.
More sincere as the above bugs, was a problem, that in some cases routing over bridges that had several cycleroutes running over them was broken, this is fixed since last weeks map updates (was several days work to rewrite it properly) and in general the autorouting over longer distances should have profited from theese changes.
Also on last weeks map updates, I put in a lot of work to try to render contourlines less obstructive. So now in Garmin Basecamp using the desktop/mapsource/basecamp/qlandkarte_Gt layout contourlines are much nicer to look at, and don't obstruct the underlying map data as much. Also some lakes looked awfull when zoomed out far, I corrected that too.
For everyone who got an account last year and wants to extend the time, I'll implement a button for extension today or tomorrow, sorry for the delay, but it wasn't easy at all to code it (and I hope it will be working flawlessy, but it should).....
As for access to the member only sections, I will from tomorrow increase the prices a little. Not on the first year, but for subsequent years. Everyone having a subscription of 10€ yearly, is unaffected, new members or people who want to extend their membership will be able to do so (new price will be 13€ yearly on subscription, and 15€ for non subscription (the more years you get/extend, the less expensive). This is mainly due to me needing to pay VAT on your donations since this fiscal year. I'll also declare VAT on the invoices.
First year price stays at 20€ (or €16.66 without VAT).
So if you want to profit from the older prices, be quick and get an account before I increase the prices...


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MYSTIC — About 30 hand-made signs have gone up at a playground for a Sandy Hook shooting victim, where a 50-pound peace sign was stolen a week ago.
The sign at the entrance to the playground in Mystic, which was built in memory of first grader Grace McDonnell, was discovered missing last Tuesday. A man who said he believes the 2012 school massacre was a hoax had called the McDonnell family to taunt them and claim responsibility for the theft.
People have been bringing homemade signs, many with drawings of hearts or peace signs, to place on and around the empty signposts.
Officials say calls also have been coming in from around the nation offering to pay for a new sign, which has been ordered.


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Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's no-show at his inauguration fueled a protest Saturday after opposition leaders said the decision invalidated the ailing leader's new six-year term.
"We have no president right now," said Mary Para, a 55-year-old teacher attending the protest. "We don't know if Chávez is dead or alive. In his place we have a man who was chosen by nobody. ... We're here fighting for the constitution."
The lack of any proof of life from Chávez, as well as his naming of Vice President Nicolas Maduro as his successor, is raising concerns that Chávez's 14-year tenure in Venezuela may be coming to an end.
"They ought to send a medical board to Havana to confirm whether Chávez is able to govern this country," said Daniella Contreras, a 22-year-old student at the back of the crowd.
The opposition is calling for elections to be held within 30 days, as decreed by the constitution, but Maduro has called the Jan. 10 inauguration date a "formality." That view was backed by the country's Supreme Court earlier this week in a ruling that opponents say will be challenged in a regional human rights court.
The case is being prepared by a group of lawyers for the opposition coalition, said Gerardo Blyde, a lawyer and opposition politician. He said Saturday that it's not yet clear when the case would be brought before the Costa Rica-based Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Demonstrations could be held again on Jan. 23, when the opposition is planning to take to the streets on the anniversary of the fall of the country's last dictator, Marcos Pérez Jiménez, in 1958.
"I don't know who the president is right now," said Roberto Rodriguez, 49, a street cleaner watching from the back of the square. "Things need to change."
The self-styled socialist has not been heard from since Dec. 11, when he went through a fourth operation in Havana, Cuba, to treat the cancer that has plagued him for more than 18 months.
The six-hour operation was followed by unexpected bleeding and a pulmonary infection, according to a tight-lipped government that has failed to reveal the type of cancer the 58-year-old president has.
Should Chávez die or be permanently unable to take power, Maduro would face off with an opposition candidate, likely Henrique Capriles Radonski, the 40-year-old governor who lost to Chávez in October's presidential elections.
Capriles has been fairly moderate in his criticism of the government, keen not to alienate Chávez supporters should he have the chance to run again. However, his running mate Leopoldo López spoke to the crowd in Caracas' Plaza Brión.
"We won't remain passive," López shouted to the crowd. "We'll go out into the streets and we'll stay in the streets."
The opposition protest was dwarfed by Thursday's inauguration celebrations in which tens of thousands of red-clad Chávez supporters turned up outside Caracas' Miraflores presidential palace.


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Index of South Beach Diet Phase One Recipes Featured on Kalyn's Kitchen
You can find Phase One Recipes from other blogs in the South Beach Diet Phase One Monthly Recipe Round-ups.
Use the Recipes-by-Diet-Type Photo Index Pages to find more recipes for a particular diet.)
Phase One Recipes for Appetizers, Dips, Lettuce Wraps, Salsa, Sauces, and Snacks
Phase One Recipes with Beef, Pork, or Lamb
Phase One Recipes with Chicken, Turkey, or Turkey/Chicken Sausage
Phase One Recipes with Fish and Shellfish
Phase One Salad and Salad Dressing Recipes
Phase One Soup, Stew, or Chili Recipes
Phase One Vegetable and Side Dish Recipes
Phase One Recipes for Vegetarian Main Dishes, Main Dish Salads, Side Dishes, Soups, and Side Salads
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Government again rejects proposed quota on refugees
The government has again rejected proposed quotas on refugees saying that the decision should be solely up to individual EU member states. The European Commission recommended earlier that quotas be introduced to try and tackle the problem of migrants fleeing troubled or conflict-hit countries in northern Africa and elsewhere. The government's position on illegal migration and the problem of related human trafficking has not changed since the EC presented its proposal some two weeks ago. The Czech Foreign Minister Lubomír Zaorálek suggested recently the proposal was revolutionary but in a negative sense. He said the decision to accept refugees needed to be up to individual countries accepting "full responsibility".
State prosecutor recommends three to four year sentence for Nagyová
The state prosecutor has asked for a three to four year sentence in the case of Jana Nagyová (now Nečasová), the former aide and now spouse to ex-prime minister Petr Nečas, accused of abuse of office. The court on Monday examined final evidence; Nagyová is suspected of having used military intelligence to her own ends ie. to spy on the former prime minister's first wife. Three others are also charged in connection with the case.
Unknown assailant fires at Czech police, colleagues, in Kosovo
An unknown assailant shot at Czech police serving in Kosovo as part of the so-called Supplementary Police Force. According to the police presidium, four Czech officers together with a German colleague and a translator were travelling in two cars when the front windshield of each of the vehicles was hit. The gun used appears to have been a smaller caliber weapon. No one was struck by the bullets or injured in the incident. Such attacks are relatively uncommon in Kosovo but there were two similar shootings in 2013, one of them fatal.
Deputy PM reveals there should be more money for Czech science
Deputy Prime Minister Pavel Bělobrádek has said that the government should earmark 28.6 billion crowns for science in 2016 – almost two billion more than allotted this year. Bělobrádek, who is also the minister for science, research and innovation said the government had agreed on financial conditions for the field of science for the next three years. Minister Bělobrádek praised constructive – if tough – negotiations with the Finance Ministry which presents the annual state budget for approval each year.
Presence of bacteria in Dejvice tap water confirmed
Prague's Dejvice district will have to do without drinkable tap water until at least Wednesday public broadcaster Czech TV reported on Monday. Tests confirmed the presence of coliform bacteria which had caused hundreds of people intestinal problems and diarrhea; many visited hospitals at the weekend. The infection is reportedly not serious and can be treated by over-the-counter medicine. More than 50 cisterns with fresh drinkable water have been parked in areas affected. A full list of streets can be found at www.pvk.cz. Residents have been warned to not use the water even for brushing one's teeth - nor is boiling the water a solution.
Most restaurants in Dejvice open, making use of drinkable water brought in
The majority of restaurants in Prague's Dejvice district opened to customers on Monday despite a shortage of drinkable tap water due to a widespread bacterial infection. Hundreds of people came down with intestinal problems and diarrhea after drinking the water at the weekend. Restaurant owners told the Czech News Agency they were sending out employees for drinking water from cisterns stationed in affected areas. Prague hygiene officer Zdeňka Jagrová confirmed that establishments could open providing they used the clean drinking water provided.
Police catch man suspected of killing librarian
Police have caught a man suspected of killing a 28-year-old woman, a librarian in Horní Bříza near Plzeň, on Monday. The victim was reportedly stabbed in the back and died at the scene; TV Nova reported that the victim had called the station terrified, at the man's insistence, saying she was being held against her will. He had wanted a camera crew to b dispatched to the scene immediately. The reporter she spoke with notified the police. According to tn.cz, the suspect was a regular visitor at the library who made use of the internet.
Poll: more than half of Czechs exercise at least once a week
A new poll suggests that 52 percent of Czechs exercise at least once a week; 30 percent exercise only occasionally or not at all, according to the survey released by Ipsos. Of the 52 percent, the smallest number, 3.9 percent of respondents, said they exercised five to seven times a week; in terms of sports, running matches cycling in popularity among people between the ages of 18 - 26.
Giro d'Italia: König currently fifth
Czech cyclist Leopold König, in the past ninth in the Vuelta, seventh in the Tour de France, is currently fifth in this year's Giro d'Italia. News website iDnes described the cyclist as one of the major new talents of Sky team, saying he had struggled at moments in the race, including a heavy mountain stage, but still improved by five spots in the overall standings.
Football: Chelsea down Sunderland in what is likely to be last Blues appearance by Čech
Premier League champions Chelsea, with goalkeeper Petr Čech, won their last match of the season on Sunday, defeating Sunderland by a score of 3:1. The keeper faced 17 shots in what is likely to be his last match for the Blues; Čech has been allowed to negotiate a possible move with one year left on his contract. The legend, who won numerous honours with Chelsea including the Champions League was replaced as No. 1 in goal this season by Belgian Thibault Courtois.


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In Guy Kawasaki's wonderful book "Reality Check" we are treated to a two, that's right 2, page chapter titled simply "How Not to Choke." Choking may be the worst possible word to have attached to your career, athletic performance, and any moment that is meaningful in your life. To choke is to blow it by not having the nerve, losing your cool, blanking, freezing in the moment, or any number of horrific things a mind can do when it goes on lock down at the worst possible time. H3re are Guy's ways to avoid choking.
Three Ways to Avoid Choking:
1. Avoid Negative People: stay away from negative people because what they say about you "can lead to you becoming what people say about you." Guy's advice is to simply avoid them or "create product and serve them like hell."
2. Invoke Positive Stereotypes: Positivity can "enhance performance." Guy notes that Silicon Valley is a fantastic place for young people to start companies and that the "wunderkind" tag is a great example of a positive stereotype.
3. Frame or Reframe Yourself: Guy quotes Dr. George Lakoff "you can control which groups identify with and the strength of that association."
In essence the company you keep, the attitude you exude, and the perception you create are the most powerful ways to avoid choking in any situation. If you want more great advice, check out Guy's favorite books. For even more great information, investigate Alltop.com Guy's latest user content resource.


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Create and install double-tab ('tab tab') auto-completions for any command-line application on any shell (bash, fish, ksh, etc). When you use the command-line, you can double-tab to auto-complete the name of a command-line application or a target file or folder. Its possible to provide your own completions for applications: git comes with bash shell completions, and the fish shell includes a library of completions for many applications.


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If you're looking for unique, one-of-a-kind vintage jewelries, you might want to check out ArtisansMarket.com, a website selling unique handcrafted art and gifts by independent artisans. Or better still, if you're an artist with interesting creative pieces, you should try to expand your market using this website.
I've emailed my friend San, who creates her own jewelries that she can place her pieces on their online consignment shops. That way, she can try to expand her reach while she's currently building up her portfolio and website. Of course ArtisansMarket.com will charge her a fee which is 20% of her sale, but she can potentially gain lots more customers.
What's interesting is that this website is not only for artisans selling jewelries, but there's even a section on hand made bath and body products. Very cool.


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Today's I Swear Crossword, "Legal Programs – 3 of 4," is the third of a four-part series. The first two ran in early the Dec. 13 and Jan. 10 editions of the Nashville Ledger. If you've not solved these three puzzles, please go back and do so before reading on.
Or waive your right to complain about my spoiling them in any way.
In 2009, the American Bar Association Journal ran a piece titled "The 25 Greatest Legal TV Shows." Don't get too worked up over not recalling it. Unless you're in the ABA, you'd not have seen the 'zine.
And I doubt any other media publicized the ABAJ's list. You can find this on the Internet, though, at abajournal.com. The article begins:
December 10
"TV has always loved lawyers. From Perry Mason to Leland McKenzie, Jack McCoy to Patty Hewes, lawyers have been among the most durable and popular characters on the small screen. But what law shows do lawyers consider the best of all time?"
This query was put, it's written, to "a jury of 12 experts – nine lawyers, two scholars and a TV critic – who write or teach about the nexus of law and pop culture. They were asked to pick their favorites among the scores of legal-minded shows that have come and gone over the years."
The non-byline item is quick to note that daytime shows featuring judges were not in the running. Thank goodness for small blessings.
What do I do now, list all 25 shows? Nah! I will tell you that many of them are answers in the four crosswords that I made from this article.
Speaking of crosswords, I've been asked why the ABAJ does not run a regular crossword. I can only refer you to the editor, a chap by the name of Allen Pusey. You can probably find his email address at abajournal.com.
January 10
Give him my email address if you write to him. You'll enhance your credibility if you vouch for the "I Swear Crossword" as a regular solver.
For what it's worth, I've been in the ABA for 35 years. I've previously suggested the ABAJ needs a crossword. I'll bet no one else ever has.
People with whom I have discussed the ABAJ's top 25 TV programs are surprised "The Defenders" finished ahead of "Law & Order," "Ally McBeal," finished ahead of "Rumpole of the Bailey" and "Shark" and "Civil Wars" made the list at all. (I never saw an episode of either, so I'm in no position to judge.)
Other unusual facets of the ABAJ's list, in my humble opinion:
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"Harvey Birdman" (an animated show I'd never heard of) was ranked 15th.
"Matlock" (of which I watched every episode at least twice) finished 19th.
"The Paper Chase" came in 23rd. (On ABAJ's top-25 movie list, "The Paper Chase" didn't even scratch!)
The ABAJ has run other top-25 lists. Last year I ran four puzzles titled "Legal Volumes," the themes being derived from the corresponding list of novels. Perhaps I will do the movies later this year.
P.S.: Don't hold your breath between now and when the ABAJ runs a crossword. I won't.
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Guerlain Makeup Collection for Spring 2013
For Spring 2013 Guerlain offers a brand new mascara, new limited edition of meteories, two eye shadow palettes, eye liner and six lip products.
Although I am not the biggest fan of pink colour (I adore pink lip products though), I really love all the promo photos with the pink background, very stylish and fresh.
Here is a promo with Natalia Vodianova and I am loving the lip colour she is wearing.
Here are all the details you need to know about the new mascara:
Cils d'Enfer – Maxi Lash (£22 / €31)
Volume Creating – Curl Sculpting Mascara in 01 Noir 02 Violet
Brand new volumising mascara from the brand comes which in a compact size which should make it easy to take it with you.
The secret of this brush is all in the three polymers. "The first one wraps the lashes in extremely adherent oils, coating and thickening the lashes. The second one, made with supple waxes, acts like a conditioner, softening the lashes so you can sculpt them into just the right shape and style. The last one forms a thin film, coating the lashes to trap the wax and set the amazing curve."
This mascara also has an innovative brush which is described the following way:" full, round brush caresses each lash to thicken and lengthen at will. The volumising effect is accentuated by the new generation hollow fibres, capable of dispensing just the right amount of mascara with each stroke. Cleverly placed in a criss-cross pattern, they carefully separate the lashes and spread the rich formula without clumping."
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By DAVID GREEN
As the war in Iraq enters the fourth year, the Bush administration remains as optimistic as ever—both about the manner in which the conflict is progressing and about prospects for a victory. Those views run counter to those expressed by most Americans and even by several officers in the military.
In a review of the past three years, the thoughts of a small-town newspaper editor don't stand much ground against those who are better versed in the subject, such as war supporter Anthony Cordesman, a well-known expert on Middle East affairs who is often called on to explain and advise.
Cordesman recently reviewed seven original objectives of the war.
1. Getting rid of the weapons of mass destruction: This was pointless, he said, since it was taken care of before the war.
2. Liberate Iraq: Security is worse now for the average Iraqi than before the war. Liberation was attempted without any meaningful plan to handle the consequences.
3. End the terrorist threat: He says that threat never existed in Iraq in the first place. Now, terrorists have serious involvement in the country.
4. Stabilize the Gulf region: The opposite has occurred. New tensions have arisen, anger at the U.S. has increased.
5. Secure energy exports: Iraqi oil exports have decreased since the war began and predicted increases won't be seen for many years.
6. Make Iraq a democratic example to transform the Middle East: Iraq is not a model of anything, Cordesman says. Opinion polls in the region show that the U.S. is now feared and distrusted more than ever.
7. Help Iraq become a modern economy. Most new businesses are shells, start-ups or war related enterprises, Cordesman states, and youth unemployment averages more than 30 percent nationwide.
In short, he says, being a superpower is not enough. Fighting wars requires both a realistic strategy and the ability to implement it.
Cordesman still holds some hope for success, despite what he calls "disastrously incompetent" administration of the effort.
William Odom, a retired lieutenant general who ran Army intelligence and later the National Security Agency during the Reagan administration, has called the Iraq venture "the greatest strategic disaster in our history."
Nonetheless, a year from now we will observe the fourth anniversary of the war as the president vows to stay the course until he achieves victory.– March 22, 2006


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Sales of previously owned U.S. homes in May posted the best monthly gain in nearly three years, providing hope that housing is beginning to regain momentum lost over the past year.
The National Association of Realtors says that sales of existing homes increased 4.9 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.89 million homes. The monthly gain was the fastest since August 2011, but even with the increase sales are still 5 percent below the pace in May 2013.
Sales have been dampened by last year's rise in mortgage rates from historic lows and various other factors including tight supplies and tougher lending standards.
The median price of a home sold in May was $213,400, up 5.1 percent from a year ago.
- Chris Arnold, correspondent for NPR. He tweets at @Chris_ArnoldNPR.
This segment aired on June 23, 2014.
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Previous Connecticut school incidents
Previous Connecticut school incidents:
Stabbing: September 12, 1968 in Hebron, Connecticut. A 17-year-old girl is stabbed to death by a 15-year-old boy in a corridor of RHAM High School. The boy was arrested by police after being restrained by 50 other students.
Shooting: On December 10, 1985 in Portland, Connecticut, 13-year-old student Floyd Warmsley fatally shot a school custodian, wounded the principal and school secretary, and held a student hostage with a rifle at Portland Junior High School in Portland, Connecticut after he had been suspended for refusing to take off his hat while in school. He was arrested after his aunt convinced him to surrender.
Shooting: On May 6, 2009, in Middletown, Connecticut, Stephen P. Morgan allegedly used a CZ-USA 9 mm semi-automatic pistol to shoot and kill 21-year-old Wesleyan University student Johanna Justin-Jinich at the off-campus bookstore where she was working. Morgan purportedly previously had been stalking Johanna Justin-Jinich and leaving her harassing phone calls and e-mail messages (prior to her matriculation at Wesleyan when they were both attending classes at New York University). After arresting Morgan, police purportedly found a journal in Morgan's car that supposedly stated Morgan's plans might have been allegedly to rape and kill Johanna Justin-Jinich and then allegedly go on a killing spree at Wesleyan University.
Homicide: On September 8, 2009, in New Haven, Connecticut, 24-year-old doctoral student Annie Le was strangled to death inside a research building on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. On September 17, police arrested lab technician Raymond Clark and charged him with murder.
Stabbing: On October 18, 2009, in Storrs, Connecticut, Jasper Howard, a 20-year-old cornerback for the UConn Huskies, was stabbed to death on the campus of the University of Connecticut, outside the Student Union Center where an on-campus dance was held to celebrate the Huskies' homecoming victory over the Louisville Cardinals. On October 21, police arrested John William Lomax III, 21, and charged him with murder. Three other men were also arrested in connection with the murder.
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The Boston Globe reviews Brooks' Social Animal: How the new sciences of human nature can help make sense of a life: "The outward mind, according to Brooks, focuses on the power of the individual; the inner mind highlights the bonds among people. Those bonds have become frayed in recent decades, he argues, and need rebuilding if we are to thrive as individuals and as a society.
" 'The unconscious is impulsive, emotional, sensitive, and unpredictable. It has its shortcomings. It needs supervision. But it can be brilliant. It's capable of processing blizzards of data and making daring creative leaps. Most of all, it is also wonderfully gregarious. Your unconscious, that inner extrovert, wants you to reach outward and connect. It wants you to achieve communion with work, friend, family, nation and cause. Your unconscious wants to entangle you in the thick web of relations that are the essence of human flourishing.' " (Boston Globe) Brooks suggests that the unconscious is more important to determining our actions than the conscious.
"Some groups are far better than others at inculcating functional norms and social skills. Children from disorganized, unstable communities have a much harder time acquiring the discipline to succeed in life. And a famous experiment conducted around 1970 demonstrated that the ability of 4-year-olds to postpone gratification by leaving a marshmallow uneaten for a time as a condition of receiving a second marshmallow was a very good predictor of success in life: 'The kids who could wait a full 15 minutes had, 13 years later, SAT scores that were 210 points higher than the kids who could wait only 30 seconds. . . . Twenty years later, they had much higher college-completion rates, and 30 years later, they had much higher incomes. The kids who could not wait at all had much higher incarceration rates. They were much more likely to suffer from drug- and alcohol-addiction problems.' " (NY Times)
The WSJ suggests that it is directionally correct (and that non-cognitive skills may be 75% of the action), but in fictionalizing research into its novels two characters (Erica and Harold), it strays from some of the strict limits of the underlying research.
In the process of celebrating intuitive over rational thinking, Mr. Brooks lets his own unconscious biases get him into trouble. He describes in some detail, for example, clever experiments by Dutch psychologists who found that consumers make better purchasing decisions if they mull the relevant information unconsciously while their minds are occupied with other tasks—as opposed to making a quick decision or consciously analyzing the options and then deciding. But he doesn't tell the reader about the one big problem with studies like this: Other researchers have been unable to reproduce their results. This is a chronic problem…[t]he first study on a topic is rarely the last word.
…The narrative [in The Social Animal] begins with Erica taking a job with a consulting firm of wonks who show off their big brains by citing their favorite equations and debating esoteric trivia at staff meetings. They hire mainly on the basis of intelligence but never develop lasting, profitable relationships with clients. Once Erica figures this out, she leaves to start her own company.
If this story is meant to illustrate a broader point, it must be that …[t]he brilliant are more likely than the average to be socially awkward. But…] in reality, tests of emotional intelligence correlate positively with IQ tests.
But Mr. Brooks makes an even bigger claim: "Once you get past some pretty obvious correlations (smart people make better mathematicians), there is a very loose relationship between IQ and life outcomes." [Chabris notes that Brooks in relying on an argument made by Malcolm Gladwell in Outliers that IQ attendance at Harvard or MIT can't predict who will win Nobels, encounters problems that this research is based on] "tiny sample sizes, the shaky assumption that prize juries (and elite universities) make decisions based only on merit, and the focus on the tails of a distribution (here, the highest extremes of intelligence and academic achievement), which is the method guaranteed to tell you the least about the characteristics that matter across the whole range of human ability. To dismiss IQ testing as invalid because it can't pick out the minuscule minority that will attain world-wide fame is to confuse a positive correlation with a perfect one. Only oracles have perfect records of prophecy, and surely no one desires a world in which IQ tests are that good.
…The research that Mr. Brooks minimizes or ignores does not, of course, prove that intelligence is the only relevant trait for success. A host of "noncognitive" skills, many of which Mr. Brooks explains well, are undoubtedly important. But there is no need to tear down intelligence in order to build up the rest. Even if differences in intelligence explain 25% of the differences among people in how well they perform at work (a much better estimate than the low-ball 4% cited by Mr. Brooks), there is still three times as much territory left to be mapped out. Surely that's plenty of space for researchers to investigate the role of social acumen, mindset, culture, self-control and much else. A thousand flowers can bloom.
See also David Brooks' humorous TED talk on this topic, relating his talk to everything from politicians, to school reform, to financial reform, to the war in Iraq. He discusses why the rational world has trumped the social and emotional world at great cost. He talks about how we are deeply social animals, and formed out of relationships with each other (mentioning the importance of "social capital.") To succeed in life, Brooks believes we need mindsight (empathy into what others are thinking), equipoise (serenity in reading our overconfidence and biases), metus (sensitivity to the physical environment), sympathy (ability to work within face-to-face groups through non-verbal communication), blending (a new fusion of two different ideas), and limerince (the ability to find moments of transcendence).
See Guardian article "What's the big idea?: David Brooks's theories on society were fashionable 200 years ago, he tells Stuart Jeffries. So why are British politicians such fans of his new book?"


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Newcastle 1 Atromitos 0 (Newcastle win 2-1 on aggregate)
Haris Vuckic's first senior Newcastle goal was enough to send the Magpies into the group stage of the Europa League.
The 20-year-old Slovenia international struck 21 minutes into the second leg of the club's play-off clash with Greek side Atromitos to seal a 2-1 aggregate victory.
However, although Alan Pardew's men dominated on the night, they were unable to kill the tie off before the final whistle and enjoyed a major escape when goalkeeper Tim Krul appeared to fell Chumbinho in the box two minutes before the break, only to see the Brazilian midfielder pick up a booking for diving.
Had it not been for the excellence of Atromitos keeper Charles Itandje, who at times was left to repel Newcastle single-handedly, the home side's place in tomorrow's draw in Monaco would have been assured long before the game drew to a close.
In the event, the first European fixture on Tyneside since March 2007 ended in victory for the Magpies and booked an extended stay in the tournament.
Pardew was confident enough to use only four of the men who started at Chelsea on Saturday evening – Krul, Fabricio Coloccini, Danny Simpson and Demba Ba - with one eye on Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash with Aston Villa, and his faith appeared to be well-founded before the break.
With wide-men Gabriel Obertan and Sylvain Marveaux tormenting full-backs Konstantinos Giannoulis and Ioannis Skondras respectively, the Magpies were on the front foot from the off despite losing Ryan Taylor through injury with just 11 minutes gone.
Taylor's departure – he collapsed in agony after challenging for a ball on the touchline and after treatment was helped down the tunnel – saw James Perch drop in at left-back to accommodate Vuckic in the middle of the field.
The youngster needed just 10 minutes to make his mark, turning smartly on to Simpson's throw-in before lashing a left-foot shot past Itandje with the help of a slight deflection from 22 yards.
Marveaux had earlier tested the keeper with a well-struck effort after surging into the box from the left, and Itandje found himself in the thick of the action as the half wore on.
He produced a fine one-handed save after Ba's 27th-minute attempt had taken a much more substantial deflection on its way to goal, and was relieved to see Obertan's strike fly wide with the help of a touch off a defender seven minutes before the break.
The traffic was largely heading towards Itandje's goal with opposite number Krul having only to mop up occasionally as lone Atromitos frontman Tasos Karamanos was left isolated with his midfielders battling manfully to stem the tide.
However, the visitors might have been back in the game and the tie two minutes before the break after Krul gave them hope.
The Holland international made a mess of dealing with Denis Epstein's long-range shot and when Chumbinho attempted to collect the rebound, appeared to bring him down.
Swiss referee Stephan Studer blew immediately, but instead of pointing to the spot, he booked the midfielder for diving much to the player's astonishment.
Obertan might have extended Newcastle's lead within seconds of the restart after being played in by Ba, but once again Itandje did just enough to deny him.
The keeper did not need to be at his best to field Ba's ambitious 30-yarder, and Krul and his defenders were happy to see the flag go up seconds later as Chumbinho collected Brito's long ball and finished with some aplomb.
With the game entering its final 30 minutes and the Magpies yet to end it as a contest, the Greeks made their final push, committing men to the search for an equaliser which would take the tie into extra-time.
Coloccini headed Gael Bigirimana's 66th-minute free-kick high over as Newcastle responded, but there was a growing sense of unease around the stadium.
Marveaux wasted a two against two break when he failed either to get a shot away or find team-mate Ba, but Obertan should really have put the result beyond doubt when he broke clear with 19 minutes remaining, but again could not beat Itandje.
Karamanos fired high over Krul's goal, but Elini Dimoutsos was even more wasteful 11 minutes from time when he dragged a shot across goal with only Krul to beat.
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This is one of the easiest to access glaciers in Alaska and very dog-friendly. About 2 1/2 miles off of the Glenn Hwy on a gravel road, the glacier is about a 20 minute walk from the parking lot to the surface ice. You are actually on the glacier much quicker. Your leashed dog may accompany you on the hike. There is overnight camping at the site, but there are no hookups.There is a gift shop as well. The glacier park is a private park and charges an admission fee. The glacier is about 2 hours from Anchorage along the Glenn Highway.
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With the help of a pulse irradiation technology, which was developed over the course of around 25 years out of the therapy of hundreds of professionals, a Converter, together with Vital products, can be provided with bioresonant frequency. The result is a stimulus-reaction vitalisation frequency, which is activated if necessary (where there is damage or disturbance) and neutralises potentially harmful frequencies. Which of the different frequencies are released depends on the task of the respective Converter.
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Electro-smog - what is it?
Electronic smog emerges as a field emission from an electromagnetic wave. It is something that always occurs when electricity is technically generated in any form, transported or used. It is an unnatural process and can interfere with our body's cells. This means that when electricity is produced by artificial means (generators), transported bundled over distances (cables of all kinds, radio waves as well as batteries) and then is used in a consumer electronic device (all devices use electricity, from mobile phones, electric toothbrushes, lights in the car etc.) these scattered fields, known as electronic smog, are the result. Harmful to the biology of the body, the resulting disruptive influences can be measured medically.
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Our vocational technical programs offer students the necessary knowledge to develop the skills, work attitudes and ethics necessary for a successful career or a post-secondary education in the 21st century. It is our responsibility to provide the highest quality education. Blue Hills Regional Technical School graduates are expected to be capable workers and well-rounded citizens, able to compete with their peers across the globe.


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City Ordinances require bicyclists, skateboarders, and other human powered cycle riders fifteen years of age or younger to wear a U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission approved bicycle helmet while riding inside the city limits. View the Helmet Ordinanceopens PDF file .
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Houston advances with 72-67 win over Rice
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- TaShawn Thomas scored 16 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and Houston moved on to the second round of the Conference USA tournament with a 72-67 win over Rice on Wednesday.
Danuel House had 14 points and eight rebounds, Joseph Young had 10 points and the sixth-seeded Cougars shot 51.9 percent from the field to win their fourth straight contest.
Houston (19-11) led 17-14 midway through the first half before using a 19-4 run capped off by a Thomas jumper to make it 36-18 with 2:34 remaining before halftime.
Tamir Jackson had 30 points and nine rebounds for Rice (5-26), which battled back in the second half to take a 54-51 lead off an Austin Ramljak 3-pointer with 10:30 to go.
With his team down by two and 2:33 to play, House converted a three-point play to give Houston a 68-67 lead and the Cougars never trailed again.
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The week in review
Published October 31, 2002, in issue #39 of The Hook
Best collective sigh of relief: Two suspects, John Allen Muhammed and John Lee Malvo, are arrested October 24 in the sniper shootings.
Worst evidence of the tentacles of fear: City and county schools eliminate all outdoor activities on October 23 in response to the reported threat against children.
Worst loss for U.S. Senate: Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota is killed in a plane crash October 25.
Best drought report: Reservoirs jump to 75.7 percent full by October 28.
Worst news for carwashes: That's not enough for the city and county to lift restrictions on washing cars.
Worst flashback to the Cold War: The Russian government refuses to name the gas it used to disable Chechen terrorists who held nearly 800 hostages, more than 100 of whom have died from the mystery gas.
Best exemple of Jeffersonian ideals: UVA professor James Childress, an expert in bioethics, receives UVA's highest honor, the Thomas Jefferson Award.
Best tout for local wineries: Of the 80 Virginia wineries that may one day make us the "Napa of the East," the October 23 Washington Post profiles Andrew and Patricia Hodson's Veritas Vineyard and Winery in Afton, and Patricia Kluge's Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard south of Charlottesville.
Best evidence that voter turnout in the November 5 election could be even lower than predicted: WINA reports that two Albemarle County precincts have changed their locations, and the City's Recreation precinct is changed, too.
Best educational opportunity for men toting guns in the woods: Albemarle High School's Community Education Department is offering a hunter safety class November 12-14.
Worst-sounding venue for a fancy gig: The Water Street Parking Garage, where Live Arts will hold its $250 per ticket gala November 2.
Best video debate: The Alcohol Beverage Control and the Foxfield Racing Association screen dueling videotapes at an ABC hearing October 28 that will determine whether Foxfield keeps its liquor license, reports Kate Andrews in the Daily Progress. Both videos make one thing clear: alcohol is consumed at Foxfield.
Best prospects for a shell of a building: Developers, including owner Bill Dittmar, plan to turn the 500,000-square-foot former Frank Ix textile mill into condominiums and retail space, and office and lab space for biotech firms, according to a David Dadurka report in the Progress.
Worst missed photo op: A tractor trailer carrying 68 head of cattle flips on an I-64 entrance ramp October 23. Neither the driver nor her two children are hurt, but six cattle are killed in the crash. A car on I-64 hits one cow, which is not seriously injured. Animal control officers periodically stop traffic during the round-up, which sadly was not captured by Andrew Shurtleff in the Progress.
Best balloon sighting: Three hot-air balloons float over the rarefied air of Farmington October 27.
Best career move for a Progress reporter: Eric Swensen bids adieu to the university beat for a job with the News and Record in Greensboro.


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Elmo's Super Heroes! is the 2010 Sesame Street Live touring show. When Super Grover loses his superpowers, Elmo helps him recover with the help of his Healthy Heroes. Together, they learn about exercise, nutrition, sleep and hygiene, and help Super Grover get back in the air. The show is a revised version of Super Grover! Ready for Action, the 2005 tour; originally, it was titled Elmo's Healthy Heroes!.
When Super Grover loses his "superness," Elmo, Zoe, Abby Cadabby and Telly Monster fill in with their own superhero alter egos. Aided by the Big Cheese and Kay, the four monsters become Captain Fuzzy, WonderZoe, Glitter Girl and Triangle Boy.
The show is written by Joey Mazzarino.[1]
The Cast
Elmo, Big Bird, Abby Cadabby, Bert, Ernie, Count von Count, Oscar the Grouch, Grundgetta, Rosita, Cookie Monster, Super Grover, Telly Monster, Prairie Dawn, Honker, Zoe, Big Cheese and Kay
See also: Elmo's Healthy Heroes! (soundtrack)
- ↑ Jennifer V. Hughes, "Sesame Street Live comes to Izod Center", The North Jersey Record, September 30, 2010.


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Intercultural Global Studies
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Students in the intercultural global studies (IGS) minor take an innovative approach to understanding and engaging with diverse cultures within the United States and across the world.
Combining coursework with real-world engagement
By combining interdisciplinary coursework that complements your major with domestic and international engagement experiences, you'll develop essential intercultural skills. You'll also integrate theory and practice to make a positive impact in today's interconnected global society.
As an IGS student, you will:
- Integrate real-world engagement experiences—such as service learning, study abroad, internships and field study—with your coursework.
- Think critically about how cultural practices such as racism, classism, sexism, homophobia, and xenophobia perpetuate power and inequality.
- Explore how to establish more just and equitable societies.
- Understand how local issues are influenced by global culture and global issues by local cultures.
- Work across a wide range of academic disciplines.
- Become more proficient in multiple languages.
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Here is an interesting interview with Jim Sinclair. As you listen, keep in mind that he is very focused on gold. In general his observations are good, but when it comes to inflation and deflation he is saying that they are both occurring at the same time and that hyperinflation is coming as confidence in the dollar is lost.
By definition, it is impossible for inflation and deflation to occur simultaneously. The total money supply is made up of both real dollars and credit dollars. The shadow banking system distorts and makes knowing the total amount difficult if not impossible. So, he sees the destruction of credit and the money pumping by government, but one of those forces is larger than the other, the odds of them being perfectly balanced are very slim. Jim's been wrong about inflation… DEFLATION is what is occurring and will continue to occur until the amount of money creation exceeds that being destroyed. Has that occurred? NO, total credit is contracting and total leverage is still decreasing, that is what is happening right now.
He is one of the few to get the relationship of freedom and security correct. He is right that as a whole we have become sheeple seeking security.
In the future, inflation and even hyper-inflation is certainly possible and maybe even probable, but timing is always very important. It's funny because as the market goes up believers in inflation say, "see, I'm right!" And when the market goes down believers in deflation get to say the same. The truth is that the markets do not move in a straight line... we had 30 plus years of never ending inflation and increasing leverage and now deflation is attempting to cleanse the misallocations but is being fought by our government. Their fight against taking the medicine of deflation is going to kill our economy and quite possibly our government, on that Jim is certainly correct... (ht Martin)
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Open Community vs. Open Code
snydeq writes "Recent silence regarding the future of OpenSolaris under Oracle's hand has InfoWorld blogger Savio Rodrigues questioning the relative importance of open code. 'Source code availability is a central factor in establishing trust in the open source community, as knowledge that the source is available can often allay fears about the future of a particular open source project or product. And yet, this trust can often be overstated,' Rodrigues writes. Members of the OpenSolaris community have been agitating for Oracle to clarify its plans for OpenSolaris in the wake of its acquisition of Sun, with some suggesting a fork as a way of severing ties. But, as Rodrigues points out, 'The community around an open source project or product can certainly be vibrant without having the resources to support a fork. In fact, this is true for many open source communities, which count numerous members, very few of whom would be qualified to develop the open source project further should a fork occur. Worse, even fewer would be interested in doing so.'"
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Anything goes in the Borderlands
Pandora has plenty more stories to tell
Bandits, killer robots, brutal flora and fauna… the wasteland of Pandora would have little to recommend it, if it wasn't for those enticing hidden Vaults.
Jammed with alien tech, each one holds wealth beyond measure – but you have to get to them first...
Ambitious Hyperion company man Rhys and Pandoran con-woman Fiona team up – unwillingly – to recover a stolen fortune and the promise of a Key to one of the legendary Vaults.
Rhys and Fiona have one good reason to work together and absolutely no reason to trust each other. Together they'll face betrayal, extortion, bandits, gangsters and the corrupt Hyperion Corporation.
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-- Director of Communications and Marketing for the Minnesota Family Council
-- Minnesota For Marriage Communications Director
-- Says of his team: "we oppose homosexual marriage, anti-bullying and sex education curricula that affirms homosexual behavior because the medical evidence proves it is a killer."
-- Says "there is no civil right to deny children their mothers or fathers, which is exactly what every same-sex marriage does."
-- Equates being gay with lust and behaviors like pornography, prostitution: "'Born' a homosexual is no excuse for the legalization of gay marriage. I say this because when it comes to sex, most men agree being born any certain way doesn't mean you should act as such. And God help us should the male sex drive be allowed to further stalk the definition of marriage."..."Most men, even Christian men, will admit they have experienced sexual desires outside the bond of marriage. Let's face it, without men, pornography and prostitution would probably cease to exist. So if we are 'born that way,' why don't we do it?"
-- Claims religion is the only thing that can stop civil marriage equality: "The only thing that stands in the way of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Minnesota is the church"..."If the definition of 'one man-one woman' is to be protected, the church is going to have to do it, and they'll have to be vocal."
-- Likened those who say Minnesota doesn't need a marriage amendment to generals who left their country vulnerable to attack: "This kind of ignorance [on the marriage amendment] is reminiscent of the WWII French generals who insisted that the Maginot Line would protect France from German attack. History shows that the Germans agreed – and went around it. France surrendered in a matter of weeks."


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Many nominees for the Register Citizen Person of the Year
TORRINGTON >> For the Register Citizen's Second Annual Person of the Year, we received many nominations of people who have had a positive impact on the community. Here is a sampling of some of the nominees - all worthy canidates.
T.J. Zapulla was nominated for all he did while he was alive. Zapulla died in June of 2012 in a motorcycle accident. Zapulla was a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Realty 2000. He also had been a member of the Torrington Economic Development Commission. He was elected president of the Litchfield County Board of Realtors three times. Zapulla served as the LCBR's legislative chair for more than 25 years. Zappulla had such an impact on the community that he was recently posthumously awarded the Harry W. Wenz Good Neighbor Award for his many acts of kindness toward others. He was active in the community with affordable housing efforts, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, the Northwest Connecticut AIDS project and was a United Way volunteer.
Paul Abeling was another local nominee. The person who nominated him did so because "He helps out the community. He's working with the Warner by selling items for them to raise money. He also makes huge donations to GoodWill and the Salvation Army." In Feburary 2011 Abeling opened a business, CTQuickAuctions.com. The business, located at 626 Main St., Torrington, helps local people make a good amount money by getting rid of items easier than hosting their own estate sales or tag sales. CTQuickAuctions has a relationship with eBay Giving Works which allows charities to register with the site and sellers can contribute part or all of their proceeds to any charity that is registered with the site.
Sherie Power was nominated because she "helps anyone and everyone." Power is the sales branch manager at Kelly Services in Torrington. She has also been involved with the United Way since 2001. Power was a Past Chair for the Unite Way Board of Diretors. She previously was the President of the Board of Directors.
Seventeen-year-old Joshua Wilcox was nomainated for his community contributions. According to the person that nominated him he volunteers for the East Litchfield Fire Company, New Hartford Ambulance, Relay for Life, Making Strides and collects food for the hungry. He is a senior at Explorations School in Winsted. He was also the first cadet that the East Litchfield Volunteer Fire Company sent to the Fire Academy's Summer Camp. In his volunteer work with the New Hartford Ambulance, Wilcox has an Emergency Medical Responder certification and must serve 12 hours on call each month. Vanessa Wabrek the former leader of the Explorer Program, through which Wilcox does his volunteering, said that he often does more than the minimum 12 hours of duty each month.
Todd Fador nominated for his work as a Torrington Police Detective. "[He} refuses to quit when the burden is expaserating. Has a heart of gold but is tough when needed," said the person that nominated Fador. Fador has been active with the Torrington Police Athletic League. As a police detective he has investigated many cases that this paper has reported on. Most recently was the theft of the baby Jesus from Christmas Village.
Judith DiLaurenzio was nominated for the impact she has had at the UConn Torrington Campus. DiLaurenzio is the Associate Campus Director for the UConn Torrington campus. The person nominating her had this to say about DiLaurenzio: "The campus has continued to grow and thrive under her leadership and become an integral part of the Torrington community. Judith is very accessible to her students, faculty, and staff. [She] wants nothing more than to see the Torrington Campus continue to thrive and grow.
Marc Trivella nominated for the work he does with the Torrington Historical Society, various charities and his efforts to revitalize Torrington. Trivella is also a member of the Coe Memorial Park Committee. The mission of the Coe Memorial Park Committee is essentially to improve the downtown area - to create within the downtown area of Torrington a first class horticultural oasis in accordance with and strict adherence to the Coe Godfrey benefactors and the Coe Family Trust. Trivella, a licensed social worker, also serves on the Advisory Board for Prime Time House. The mission of Prime Time House, based in Torrington, is to assist adults with serious mental illness find pathways back to independence and productivity.
Lisa Hageman was nominated for the second year in a row, for the work she does as the food service director for the Torrington Soup Kitchen. The Torrington Soup Kitchen, under Hageman's leadership, provides meals 365 days a year to clients that are elderly, mentally and/or physically disabled, battling substance abuse, and homeless. In 2012, the Northwestern Connecticut's Chamber of Commerce awarded the Community Soup Kitchen the Quality of Life Award. The Torrington Soup Kitchen is different from other non-profits in that they rely solely on donations and fundraisers, they receive no state or federal funding.
Michelle Merlin and Nikki Treleaven contributed to this report. Jenny Golfin can be reached at (860)489-3121, ext. 357. Find an error in this story? Email email@example.com.


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JERSEY DRAW – MAR 24th
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Each Tigers home game, a jersey is raffled off with all proceeds shared between the Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds and the Tigers Education Fund.
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Aaron Hernandez 'Cold Blooded' -- Posing with Fan Hours After Alleged Nightclub Dispute [PHOTO]
Aaron Hernandez 'Cold Blooded' Posing with Fan Hours After Alleged Nightclub Dispute
TMZ has obtained a photo of Aaron Hernandez taken on June 15 ... hours after the alleged nightclub incident with Odin Lloyd that prosecutors believe led to his murder.
The photo of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was snapped at a Marshall's in Massachusetts on June 15th, two days before the shooting death of former semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd ... whom Hernandez has been charged with murdering in cold blood.
Hernandez posed with a fan for the photo -- and his expression is peculiar ... mainly the smile, which feels very forced. Maybe Hernandez was just having a rough morning, or maybe he was thinking about murdering someone ... hard to tell.
And speaking of cold blood, check out Hernandez' t-shirt ... a very interesting choice.
Hernandez was shopping with his fiancee at the time of the photo. His 8-month-old daughter also came along.
The judge didn't buy it ... ordering Hernandez to remain in custody while he awaits trial ... but do you?
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Fifty-one Tales, by Lord Dunsany, [1915], at sacred-texts.com
Once in a tavern Man met face to skull with Death. Man entered gaily but Death gave no greeting, he sat with his jowl morosely over an ominous wine.
"Come, come," said Man, "we have been antagonists long, and if I were losing yet I should not be surly."
But Death remained unfriendly watching his bowl of wine and gave no word in answer.
Then Man solicitously moved nearer to him and, speaking cheerily still, "Come, come," he said again, "you must not resent defeat."
And still Death was gloomy and cross and sipped at his infamous wine and would not look up at Man and would not be companionable.
But Man hated gloom either in beast or god, and it made him unhappy to see his adversary's discomfort, all the more because he was the cause, and still he tried to cheer him.
"Have you not slain the Dinatherium?" he said. "Have you not put out the Moon? Why! you will beat me yet."
And with a dry and barking sound Death wept and nothing said; and presently Man arose and went wondering away; for he knew not if Death wept out of pity for his opponent, or because he knew that he should not have such sport again when the old game was over and Man was gone, or whether because perhaps, for some hidden reason, he could never repeat on Earth his triumph over the Moon.


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School Bans Father-Daughter Dances
A school district in Rhode Island has ended the traditional father-daughter dance because the longtime tradition violated the state's gender discrimination law.
Judith Lundsten, an assistant school superintendent in Cranston, tells Fox News the move came in response to a complaint from a single mother after her daughter wasn't allowed to attend a father-daughter dance.
"The parent felt it was not appropriate and filed a complaint with the ACLU," she said.
The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to the district demanding that all father-daughter and mother-son events be cancelled.
Lundsten said school attorneys found while federal gender discrimination laws exempt such events, Rhode Island's does not.
"At this point, the law states that we cannot have these gender-specific type activities," Lundsten told Fox News. "
She said the school district is going to try and work with lawmakers to amend the law – but until that time "We are following the law."
"The community has a great deal of concern about this issue," she said. "Certainly I understand that times have changed and people have different feelings about this."
"I think it's a shame," parent Sean Gately told Fox News. "It's an assault on traditional family values."
Gately, who is running for state senator, learned of the ban at an open-house for their second-grade son. Another parent noticed the annual father-daughter was not on the calendar.
"For generations we've had mother-daughter, father-son events," he said. "My wife was looking forward to taking our son to the annual mother-son event."
So Gately decided to start making some telephone calls. He learned that Rhode Island's law is based on Title IX. That law actually carves out specific exemptions for events like father-daughter dances. However, the Rhode Island general law did not.
And until the law is changed – the dances are banned.
"We do believe that once this happens in Cranston, the ACLU will pursue every other school district in Rhode Island," he said.
Gately said he's going to miss those special moments – marked by longstanding memories and pictures.
"Noting made me more satisfied than when I got to pin my daughter's first corsage on her lapel when she bought a pretty dress," he said.
"These are important traditions that we have here as a country and as a community," he added. "The attempt to try and take them away from us is an atrocity."
But Lundsten said the incident could serve as a learning experience for the community.
"It's part of having a health debate about our country and how we can do better," she said.


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Equity futures are up this morning, here are the DOW and S&P futures:
You can see that they climbed steadily all night long, a favorite way for the larger players and their computers to move the market over resistance. Both the dollar and bonds are down slightly.
Initial jobless claims rose to 584,000, above last week's revised higher 559,000. At least Econoday is correctly mentioning that the drop in continuing claims is due to people falling off the roles and NOT due to new employment:
First-time jobless claims jumped 25,000 to a roughly as-expected level of 584,000 (prior week revised 5,000 higher to 559,000). The Labor Department told Market News International that the results are a "return to trend" following earlier-than-usual auto layoffs that had skewed claims lower in the prior four weeks. Still, if the high 500s is the new trend, this indicates easing layoffs from the mid 600 level before the distortions appeared. Continuing claims fell 54,000 to 6.197 million, much lower than prior weeks but likely reflecting the expiration of benefits and not necessarily new employment. The unemployment rate for insured workers was unchanged at 4.7 percent, down from an earlier peak in the low 5 percent range. Markets popped up and down in reaction to the results which offer an uncertain hint that next week's monthly employment report will show moderation in job losses.
I expect resistance at 983, which is about where it's looking to open, and then again at or near the 1,000 mark on the SPX (like Seth's 999). The pivot points on the up side are at 990 and then 1,018. On the down side the next lower pivot is at 961.
Oil was hammered yesterday as we learned that supply is rising and demand is falling… here's the Point & Figure chart for oil, the technical price target it derived is way down at $44 a barrel:
I'm also paying attention to China right now. You know that equity prices crashed and now the rebound is just out of control, as in parabolic. It's an obvious bubble forming and I think that bubble is due to break soon, but like any parabolic move, front-running it is not wise. That said, there are signs that it may be topping now or getting close to topping, although the P&F chart of the Hang Seng is just scary and as you can see, the price target is still a ways higher:
Of course the Chinese are the ones who wisely and intentionally pricked the first bubble. Unfortunately, they seem to like the extremes:
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I've got a quick recipe for you today as I am behind the scenes working on the blog this week. Apricot and Clove Glazed Ham is delicious and perfect for a special meal on Easter or Christmas, or for that matter year round as it is super simple to make. As seen in the picture we baked it with fresh cut pineapple (not canned!). My only word is advice is to please not use those water packed hams that are cheap and flavorless. Get the good stuff!
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- 1 jar apricot preserves
- pinch of cloves (more if you want a stronger clove flavor)
1. Mix the preserves and cloves together until well combined. (Taste for seasoning at this point to see if you want it to have a stronger clove flavor). Brush over ham as it cooks, following the instructions for cooking as directed on the package of the ham.


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