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|Ngan Dit'anh, Earthquake, told by Ellen Savage at her home in Anchorage, AK, October 2002.
|Recorded by Alice Taff and Donna Miller MacAlpine. Transcribed and translated by Donna Miller MacAlpine, Alta Jerue, Edna Deacon, and Alice Taff. (words added for clarification), {false start}, [note]
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|Gogide xiłdik.
|Here it is then.
|Noy doghit'an'di.
|(It was) war time.
|Xughin' yixi nughił datasneł.
|I'll tell it for you.
|Engtthi sittheyqay ye yił
|In the future, my grandchildren,
|they will listen to me.
|When I was little,
|I was going to school.
|Yit {gi... di...} yix,
|That house there,
|gazriniłdikdi yix xichux xidhi'onh.
|the place where we go to school was a big house.
|Yit xiłdi, gitr'idiniłdik.
|There then, we go to school.
|Xunh xiyił, yiggidhisdo xingo,
|Suddenly, while I'm at school,
|up there,
|{ngidegh} ngidix che che
|upstairs again and again
|a, xelanh,
|there was,
|ngidix xantr'ididiłdi che xelanh,
|up there going up was a stairway,
|ngidixi xits'i antr'an yeg vigasrathdlo xiq'i.
|it's like someone is moving things around up there.
|Gidhatltth'onh xiłdik,
|I'm listening to it then.
|"Diva sre' ngidix ghigela,"
|"I wonder who is up there,"
|I'm thinking.
|Deg dhisdo xiyił,
|I'm just sitting there,
|xunh xiyił go, viq'i didhisdo che che,
|all at once here, my chair too,
|ghitithinonh yuxudz.
|everything is moving.
|It's wobbling.
|It's wobbling.
|Xiyił an,
|Meanwhile that person
|{xidiginaghi xidi} dina xidinił'anhinh, gashigh xit'an,
|our teacher, a white man,
|"Diggandidhuxlyo," dina iłne.
|"Stand up," he tells us.
|"Ngo, ngan' dit'anh,"
|"Well, it's an earthquake,"
|dina iłne.
|he tells us.
|go yuxudz,
|everyone there,
|sraqay digganxididlyo.
|the children stand up.
|"Gila xot engtthe xidoy ngi'in xidoy xits'i tuxdał."
|"Now slowly walk over there to the door,"
|dina iłne.
|he tells us.
|Ts'i yitots'i xidoy ntr'inedatł.
|So then we got to the door.
|Ts'i yit xiłdik yadz gatatht'onh.
|Then he opens it.
|Yit nazritlyo xingo,
|While we are standing there,
|Ngan' dighit'an',"
|That was an earthquake,"
|dina iłne.
|he tells us.
|Agide iy.
|That was it.
|Yuxudz tr'inisidhet se.
|It surprised me.
|Che tth'e ngan' itidit'anh ts'i xantr'ixusneg.
|I didn't yet know (anything about) an earthquake.
|Xiyo xinadilighusr ine',
|They'd talk about it, but even so,
|I didn't know.
|Ts'i yitots'i,
|So then,
|xidighenek xotl'ogh xiłdik,
|after it stopped then,
|schoolhouse xidontr'ididatl.
|we go back into the schoolhouse.
|Gazriniłdikdi xidontr'ididatl.
|We go into the schoolhouse.
|Back inside,
|xidontr'ididałdi ts'i xiłdik,
|when we go in,
|we start to write.
|Dał'ine' getiy,
|But really,
|iyan' ntasdoł ts'i xiq'at,
|only to go back (home) (is what) I want,
|xiłdi singonh nughił datasneł dixo'in.
|so (to) my mother, about it I can tell her, is why.
|Ts'i yitots'i gazrnughiłdik xotl'ogh,
|So then after we wrote,
|yit xiy antr'ididiłdi nixinedhit.
|then the time came to go home.
|Ts'i yitots'i,
|that one,
|our teacher,
|"Agidet," dina iłne.
|"That's all," he tells us.
|Ts'i yitots'i, yitots'i,
|So then,
|nongidaghigicheth ts'i yuxudz.
|I put on everything.
|Out I ran.
|Ngi'in iy an ngigiggok singonh ts'in'.
|All the way home I ran to my mother.
|Yix xidonigiggoq.
|Into the house I ran.
|Yuxudz singonh yuxudz nitlqa ts'i yuxudz.
|My mother I really look hard at her.
|"Ngan' dighit'an'," vidisne.
|"There was an earthquake," I tell her.
|"Agidet," siłne.
|"That is so," she says to me.
|"Agide ngan' dighit'an'.
|"There was an earthquake.
|Go deg xiyił yuxudz,
|All around here,
|ngan' dighit'an'," siłne.
|there was earthquake," she tells me.
|"Agidet. Gila go yiggidhedo.
|"OK. Sit down here.
|Gogide nginughił xatasneł
|Right here I'm going to tell you
|ngan' dit'anh ts'i,"
|earthquakes happen,"
|she says to me.
|Yitots'i yit
|So there
|viq'idz gitr'iłnon xiyiq'idz,
|(across) the table,
|ne yiggi yiq'i ditr'athdoy yiggididhisdo ts'i.
|she says down on a chair (for) me to sit.
|Mama xiłdi che yiq'i xoq'odz dhido.
|Then mama too sits down across (the table).
|Dina Xito',
|Our Father,
|'n at,
|He is the one,
|go ngan' itlts'enh,
|made this land,
|go iy 'n a q'idz dazritltthe,"
|this one we are staying on,"
|she tells me.
|Ts'i yitots'in',
|So then,
|edivenhditux xiłdi iy ngan',
|day after day the land,
|Ditl'o diyitl'onh,"
|His hand, it is sitting on it,"
|she tells me.
|"Ditl'o yetingh' iy dinage ngan'," yiłne.
|"His hand is holding our land," she says.
|"Iłt'e nixidodhił xingo, Vitl'o diyidhi'onh,"
|"Still year after year, His hand, it is sitting on it,"
|she tells me.
|q'idughitux xiłdi getiy
|once in a while, really
|nq'oxdina' ye gits'i nixixo'oł.
|people are doing wrong.
|Dałche Dina Xito' anh,
|Even so Our Father,
|he doesn't bother them.
|Q'idughitux xiłdi yuxudz, getiy gho gits'i dixit'anh tux,
|Once in a while, when really badly they are doing,
|Dilo' {na} na'alyax xiyozr.
|He moves his hand a little bit.
|Uxitux an ngan' dit'anh.
|That's when an earthquake happens.
|Xiłdi nq'oxdina' ye,
|Then people,
|'Ngo, gits'i duxt'anh,' xiłne tux,
|'Well, you guys are doing things wrong,' He tells them then,
|it is said.
|"Dilo' iy,
|"His hand,
|He moves it.
|Yuxudz xaxa yitots'i,
|With that then,
|gits'i dixit'anh ts'i nixixiniyh."
|that they are doing wrong, they know it."
|My mother,
|gogidet sinughił didighine' ts'in'.
|this is what she told me.
|That's it.


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I've just been slapped by a French kid!
Soooooooo, yeah. What just happened? Who is this kid?!?!?!?!?!
The name Anthony Perrin does not ring a bell to me, but then again I don't live in France nor do I live on the internet watching every kids video. This edit is to celebrate Anthony's addition the French Vans pro team (congrats). I don't really care about that, but I do care about that first clip and this edit in general. Kid's good.
Maybe this WAS all a dream??
Thanks to Julien Scheubel for tweeting this at us.

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David Huffman has helped thousands of military veterans seeking disability benefits navigate the complex, often slow and at times frustrating claims process. The Wood County, West Virginia lawyer can relate: he was a 19-year-old Marine in Vietnam when a booby trap blinded him.
As if getting through college and law school without sight weren't challenges enough, Huffman has begun a new quest: convincing the U.S. government to change the way it allows lawyers to handle veteran disability claims.
Huffman is targeting the policy for claims, revised in 2007, that says a veteran can hire a lawyer for a fee only after a claim has been rejected. He supports what he hopes becomes a national movement, Veterans for Full Representation, which is seeking nonprofit status from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and recently launched a website. Ultimately, he hopes officials will allow fee-charging lawyers earlier in the process.
"I want the (Disabled American Veterans), the VFW or any of them to say, 'Why the heck would you want to pay an attorney 20 percent of your back check, when we can do it for free?' Maybe that will help them do better, to give the veteran a choice," Huffman said. "Veterans, in the long run, are better off having free choice and full representative from either an attorney or a claims representative."
Huffman has long been involved in veterans' affairs. He caught the attention of President Ronald Reagan in the early 1980s, after earning his degrees with the help of audio books, and agreed to join the new Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program. A Delaware native, Huffman was also active in such groups as Vietnam Veterans of America.
He moved to West Virginia after meeting his wife, Cheryl, in 2000 and began aiding veterans on a case-by-case, word-of-mouth basis.
Huffman now has nearly 2,000 veteran clients and estimates that he's helped several times as many in the last dozen years.
"Until 2006 or 2007, you couldn't hardly find me in the phone book," Huffman said. "They just referred each other to me, and after so many years, it just got to where in order to get the work done I had to hire people."
Groups like the Disabled American Veterans provide service officers to help veterans file benefit claims for free. While praising these organizations, Huffman questions whether they have enough staff for the avalanche of claims both from recently returned and aging veterans.
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates there are more than 22 million veterans nationally. Of the 1.6 million from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, 45 percent are now seeking compensation for injuries they say are service-related, The Associated Press recently found. That compares with 21 percent who filed such claims after the Gulf War in the early 1990s, top government officials told the AP.
Huffman also argues that these groups don't have the funding to obtain a veteran's medical records, or to arrange for an opinion from a physician or specialist. But his chief concern is the expertise of these service officers, given this complicated and evolving area of the law. He cited anecdotes from veterans and his own experience of service officers receiving just a few hours' training in a year's time, or who appeared to pre-judge a veteran for a claim involving noncombat injuries, or who see themselves more like a chaplain than a claims advocate.
"I can't say this in general, because the (veterans) I don't hear from are the ones who are happy," Huffman said. "I love the veterans' organizations, and there are claims representatives who do a good job and a lot of them get more training than they used to. But the fact that veterans do not have an alternative but them has hurt the veterans more than it helped them. I hate to say that."
Joe Violante of the Disabled American Veterans said its 250 or so national service officers must complete a 16-month process before assisting with claims, and then receive training and are tested throughout their careers. They are all also wartime-disabled veterans, said Violante, who estimated that the DAV represents more veterans than the other service groups combined.
"They know it firsthand," said Violante, a Vietnam veteran. "They've been involved on a personal level, in addition to being trained to help others get through the process."
States also help veterans. West Virginia's Department of Veterans' Assistance, recently elevated to Cabinet-level, has 16 field offices with trained service officers that provide free assistance, spokeswoman Heather Miles said.
"For this reason, the (department) is confident that West Virginia's veterans and their dependents have access to quality claims assistance under the current system," Miles said.
Veterans often have more than one condition they attribute to their military service. Those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan on average are claiming eight to nine ailments. For those who have come back since mid-2011, the average is 11 to 14. Failing to identify all of a veteran's service-related claims at the onset can mean a delay in resolving their case or insufficient benefits, Huffman said. He offered the example of a veteran with a service-related back injury who has begun suffering depression as a result, but his pending benefit request fails to make that connection.
This reality makes the policy limiting lawyer involvement unfair and counter-productive, Huffman argues.
"So, you either throw the veteran under the bus by handling just what's on appeal — that's a lot easier — or you represent him correctly, on everything," Huffman said. "I did not want to throw the veteran under the bus."
The Disabled American Veterans has opposed fee-charging lawyers, Violante said. He questioned how obtaining medical records or an exam for a veteran would justify a lawyer later charging 20 percent of that veteran's benefits, as has been the case under some fee arrangements.
`"We don't believe that veterans should have to pay for their earned benefits," said Violante, who is also a lawyer. "We've seen a lot of egregious cases where veterans have paid an awful lot of money (to attorneys) regardless of the level of representation."
While the DAV now accepts the policy change, its members have adopted a resolution asking Congress to cap attorneys' fees, Violante said.
"Attorneys are in the process, for better or worse," he said. "I think that we would oppose bringing them in on the initial claims process."
Huffman likens his situation to that of David versus Goliath, but believes the cause is worthy.
"I'm 65, I can retire. I don't have to do this. I get veterans benefits myself," he said. "But I like to do this, and I want to see that the veterans are taken care of. I can't imagine how many Second World War veterans died without even knowing what their benefits were."
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CLA Services moving to Four Corners Overlay District
EAST PEORIA — The City Council on Tuesday approved a low-interest loan to a business that is moving into the suddenly interesting Four Corners Overlay District section of the city, also known as the old downtown.
CLA Services, an accounting firm, is purchasing the former Winter Insurance building at 155 E. Washington St. because it has outgrown its current location on Cole Street. The council approved a $50,000 loan to the business to be paid back at 2.5 percent interest over five years. The money is to make the kind of improvements to the building the city is encouraging to spruce up the area now that the nearby Levee District, the "new downtown," is open for business.
"They're looking for improvements to the building more consistent with the area," said Ty Livingston, the director of planning and community development. "(CLA Services building) would include the kind of stone facade and taking the Levee District design elements that they have offered to include into their building rehabilitation."
In other business, the council:
> Decided against filling open positions on the city's planning commission, agreeing instead to reduce the number of commission members from nine to seven.
> Appropriated $40,000 to refurbish Pump No. 5, the main influent pump, at Waste Water Treatment Plant No. 1.
> Approved spending $9,094 for Ragan Communications to install radios and emergency equipment in the new Ford Explorer used by the fire chief.
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Seisiúin traditional music shows are held annually in Cois na hAbhna during the Summer months on Wednesday and Friday nights, and offer locals and visitors alike authentic traditional entertainment in a traditional setting.
The show, which starts at 8.30pm, is structured into formal and informal parts. The formal part allows the audience to experience all aspects of the traditional entertainment, including music on the various traditional instruments, step-dancing, and singing both in Irish and English.
This will be followed by light refreshments before the informal part begins. This last part allows the audience to participate in some of the local dances, as basic tuition is given in the simpler céilí dances (Siege of Ennis, Walls of Limerick etc.).
Audience members may also like to contribute items of music or singing of their own. The informal part can often be the highlight of the night for visitors. Admission is €10.00. Tickets are available at the door each night. Concessions will be arranged for larger groups.


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You know that feeling that someone's over or behind you, watching your every move? Well, here's some bad news: it's a whole lot worse than you thought.
The sign was spotted in the Museum Quarter of Vienna, Austria. Which, really, I'm assuming if you don't speak English that image is triply weird and hilarious. [Neatorama]


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Diet Coke released a teaser for the ad on its Facebook page last week.
The full ad, created by BETC London, was unveiled at 11.30am (Diet Coke time) on Monday 28 January. Since then, it has been shared more than 41,000 times.
The work is the first "hunk" ad since 2007. It was joined by a host of Super Bowl "game day" ads from brands including Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Taco Bell.
VW, whose game day spots by Deutsh LA have consistently featured in Campaign's viral charts since 2011, was the most-shared of the Super Bowl ads in this week's chart, ranking third overall.
Microsoft's Internet Explorer takes the top crown again with their in-house ad, "child of the 90s," which features in the chart for a second week.
In second place, TNT launches a follow-up to its "a dramatic surprise on a quiet square" spot from April 2012 with an ad called "a dramatic surprise on a cold day".
The work uses hidden cameras to capture unsuspecting members of the public who have been thrown into a drama and has been shared more than 150,000 times in the past seven days.
To view the most-shared viral ads from previous weeks, visit the Brand Republic viral video board on Pinterest.
The chart, produced in conjunction with Unruly, ranks ads according to the number of times they have been shared on Facebook, Twitter and the blogosphere.
Ads launched more than 30-days ago are not included.
1. Microsoft "child of the 90s, Internet Explorer" created In-house
431,816 shares this weekAll time: 498,298 shares
2. TNT "a dramatic surprise on an ice-cold day" by Duval Guillaume Modem
153,943 shares this weekAll time: 170,990 shares
3. Volkswagen "Get in. Get happy" by Deutsch LA
118,923 shares this weekAll time: 121,761 shares
4. Samsung "huge bear surprises crew on ecobubble photo shoot" by The Viral Factory
99,773 shares this weekAll time: 277,434 shares
5. Activision "the replacer" by 72andSunny
47,116 shares this weekAll time: 86,768 shares
6. Diet Coke "gardener" by BETC London
41,643 shares this weekAll time: 43,083 shares
7. Mercedes-Benz "soul" by Merkley & Partners
34,606 shares this weekAll time: 35,377 shares
8. Taco Bell "viva young" by TBWA
18,725 shares this weekAll time: 19,008 shares
9. Volkswagen "sunny side" by Deutsch LA
15,431 shares this weekAll time: 15,954 shares
10. Nike "vapor trail" by Wieden & Kennedy
11,779 shares this weekAll time: 166,160 shares


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The Setting Dallas welcomed the opening of the Christian Dior boutique and Dior Couture Patrick Demarchelier Exhibition in Highland Park Village with an elegant two-day affair honoring the DMA Art Ball 2013 Committee.
The Scene On night one, hostesses Jennifer Karol and Catherine Rose, both decked in Dior, greeted an intimate gathering of guests at the exhibit for a glass of Champagne and a look at Dior through the years—everything from the original Bar dress to the corseted incarnations of Galliano on display. From there, everyone was whisked to the Rachofsky House for a dinner with Dior's Serge Brunschwig, Dom Perignon with every course and tables laden with so many bejeweled Lady Dior micro bags that a girl could swoon.
The Crowd The following evening, the boutique's four salons were brimming with Dior-clad ladies, including Tina Craig, Linda Gray, Sheryl Maas, Erin Mathews, Capera Ryan, Elisa Summers and Christen Wilson (in a darling hat) and others. Only the handiwork of Raf Simons could entice so many beauties into a room, not once, but twice. Photography by Bruno
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In order to provide safe water through 2030, the EPA has estimated that drinking water infrastructure will need about $384 billion worth of improvements.
The Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment includes more than 73,000 water systems across the U.S., including American Indian and Alaskan water systems that are used to provide water to 300 million people.
According to the survey, distribution and transmission needs $247.5 billion in improvements; treatment processes need $72.5 billion, storage needs $39.5 billion, and water sources need $20.5 to provide safe water throughout the country.
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) says that certain options are available to help with water infrastructure needs. These options include creating a federal water infrastructure trust fund, establish a National Infrastructure Bank and a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program, among others.


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Venerable and God-bearing Father Anthony the Great - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 4
You imitated the ways of zealous Elijah, / and followed the straight path of John the Baptist. / You became a desert dweller / and strengthened the world by your prayers. / Father Anthony, intercede with Christ God that our souls may be saved.
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You rejected the tumult of this life / and lived your life to the end in solitude, / imitating the Baptist in every way. / With him we honor you, most venerable Anthony, foundation of the Fathers.


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The bodywork is made from a variety of materials such as plastic, metal and fibreglass. Aluminium is a common metal to be used in a vehicle's bodywork and has many benefits. It doesn't corrode easily, meaning it may potentially last longer than steel alternatives. It also has the benefit of being lighter than steel which improves fuel consumption. Steel however, can be favoured by manufacturers as it's a cheaper metal.
Fibreglass bodywork is becoming less popular, as it's more difficult to repair if it becomes damaged but does still exist in older vehicles.
Plastic is usually used on areas of the bodywork such as bumpers and sills, but this is still usually only on cheaper cars. An exception to this could be for, example, the Citroen Cactus. The Cactus uses plastic side panels on the doors to create a unique look. This gives it the added bonus of also being a lighter vehicle than most vehicles of a similar size.
What if something goes wrong with the bodywork?
Damage to a vehicle's bodywork can happen for a variety of reasons, the most common of which has to be rust and corrosion, and is particularly true of the steel parts of the car. Rust and corrosion is likely in the wheel arches and below the doors of a vehicle as these are near to the ground and are likely to be hit with dirt and debris whilst driving.
If you have a small amount of rust on a vehicle you may be able to repair this yourself by removing the rust with a sanding tool and filling and holes with body filler. After this you can prime and paint. If the job is too large, or you do not feel confident with doing this yourself you can take your vehicle to a dedicated body repair shop to repair the damage. They may be able to fix the bodywork by sanding and respraying, or worst case scenario by replacing the rusty panel. If a vehicle has rust that is sharp, this is classed as an MOT failure so should be repaired as soon as possible.
A vehicle's bodywork may become damaged through a collision with another vehicle. This can result in anything from minor dents to extensive damage to a vehicle's body panels. There are home use dent kits to take out minor dents from a vehicle's bodywork, but these have mixed reviews. If a vehicle has severe dents, or a small dent on a raised detail line it's best to take the vehicle to a body repair shop where a panel beater can correct the issue. Often, damaged body panels need a respray, which can be done at the same place.
Another part of a car body that may become damaged by a collision is the front or rear bumper. These are often made of plastic, and as such as more prone to breaking with heavy force. Others may be made from fibreglass. If a vehicle's bumper is damaged, and the edges are sharp this is classed as an MOT failure as it can be dangerous for pedestrians. You can also be stopped by a police officer if your bumper has sharp edges, which can result in a fine and three points on your licence. As a temporary repair for a bumper, you can put gaffer tape on it in order to drive it to the mechanics.


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COLUMBIA CUTS: Columbia Sportswear has reduced its staff. Executives will not say exactly how many, but insiders said about 10 employees were laid off before the holidays. A Columbia spokesman said Friday, "We regularly adapt the size and structure of our internal teams in response to market opportunities and strategic direction. Any recent staffing changes are in line with this ongoing and regular adaptation."
One executive who remains in place is Adrienne Moser, who heads up the apparel team. President and chief executive officer Tim Boyle has taken on "an active and direct role overseeing the go-to-market team including the apparel division. He continues to rely on Adrienne and the talented team she has assembled on a day-to-day basis."
The shake-up may stem from the departure of Michael "Mick" McCormick, who resigned in August as executive vice president of global sales and marketing. At that time, Boyle took over McCormick's role on an interim basis, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing following his exit.
Boyle deferred comment to the spokesman and McCormick could not be reached for comment Friday.
In other Columbia news, Boyle's 88-year-old mother, Gert, recently told Oregonian media that she is doing just fine two years after three men attempted to kidnap her from her home. The elder Boyle, who serves as chairwoman of the company her father founded 75 years ago, is still working.


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Apocalypse Now
It is the height of the war in Vietnam, and U.S. Army Captain Willard is sent by Colonel Lucas and a General to carry out a mission that, officially, 'does not exist - nor will it ever exist'. The mission: To seek out a mysterious Green Beret Colonel, Walter Kurtz, whose army has crossed the border into Cambodia and is conducting hit-and-run missions against the Viet Cong and NVA. The army believes Kurtz has gone completely insane and Willard's job is to eliminate him. Willard, sent up the Nung River on a U.S. Navy patrol boat, discovers that his target is one of the most decorated officers in the U.S. Army. His crew meets up with surfer-type Lt-Colonel Kilgore, head of a U.S Army helicopter cavalry group which eliminates a Viet Cong outpost to provide an entry point into the Nung River. After some hair-raising encounters, in which some of his crew are killed, Willard, Lance and Chef reach Colonel Kurtz's outpost, beyond the Do Lung Bridge.
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Alfonso Cuaron makes "Apollo 13" look like a stroll in the park...
Brad Bird, the guy who directed "Iron Giant" and "Ratatouille" has gotten himself a December 19, 2014 release date for his new flick "1952". No real word on what the alien encounter type film will be about but George Clooney is attached to star so honestly who really cares what it's about. George Clooney. The guy craps ladies underwear. I have no idea what that means.
I have no idea what "Smiley" is about but I've seen the damn slasher from the flick all over the place. Well I mean not like out walking around or anything but on sites and stuff. I'm not crazy. Well the flick is finally finding its way onto DVD on February 12th. If I did see him in public I think I'd tell him to take off his silly mask and maybe we could enjoy some lunch together. I think we would split some wings or something.
A new show titled "They Came Back" looks to be coming to the mighty US sometime in the near future. The show is based on a French movie and TV series and focuses on a group of people trying to find their way home who also happened to have been dead for 7 years. FremantleMedia Enterprises has picked up the rights to the project and I would say if they change one thing about the show it's the whole french thing. They should definitely make everyone speak English.
Good news every half naked girl on twitter who calls themselves "Penny Dreadful", you're about to get a crap load more followers. Sam Mendes and John Logan, the guys behind "Skyfall" are confirmed to be creating a new show for Showtime with that name. The series will place some of the literary world's most famous monsters in Victorian London. I don't know if it would happen but how fun would it be if they put them all in one apartment together? So you know Dr. Frankenstein uses all the toothpaste and Dr. Jekyll looses his shit over it.
Gareth Edwards recently made waves with his low budget success "Monsters". Legendary Pictures was so impressed with his bargain barrel monster effects, they've now tapped the director to helm their "Godzilla" remake. Sure, Edwards proved himself a decent director but, we all remember how the last American "Godzilla" remake turned out, don't we?
If you didn't hate the poorly named McG already, prepare to set your phasers to loathe. The director has stepped in to take over the troubled "Ouija" board movie. Yes, a movie on the crappy Hasbro board game.
George Clooney is going to return to his horror roots as he signs on to star in the serial killer thriller "The Monster of Florence".
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London's Manbar is popping off with regulars and tourists alike — all looking to catch a glimpse of a shirtless Prince Harry. Un/fortunately, it's not the flesh-and-blood ginger nobleman, but instead a portrait in giant mural form. It's really great and everyone loves it. Well, except probably not the Queen, but who knows? Actually, I'm pretty sure we all know. This, combined with Duchess Kate's boob scandal (breasts! the horror!) is probably enough for Lilibet to abdicate the throne and relocate to the 20th century.
Now, why would anyone want to stare prolongedly at the younger, lesser (shut your mouth!) prince, you might think? Because Harry is a red hot ginger tramp.
Gay magazine QX named Harry a gay icon back in 2010 but Amos says the Prince's popularity goes back much further. "It probably began when we started seeing him in his army uniform. He's a real man — he's cheeky and sexy but he's also decent. That's what makes him a role model for us, as well as being a gay icon."
I can't wait to see the creative ways in which people pose with the mural posted on Twitter, I've already got my hashtags saved for easy scanning. Let's do this.
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I have face what its going to take to over come these conditions in order to walk up to people and be charismatic, charming, outgoing, friendly, lovable huggable, expressive, happy, smiling, intelligent, intersting, fascinating person! Why? Because I am all of these things!
When Im up agains and around others; I get freaked out; enraged; violently possible; defensive, withdrawn, like a beat abused dog ready to attack anyone that tries to harm me!
Im responding with violent stance!
Possibly, I need to be around better people! regardless! what ever I need; I have to go for it! get to a point to become an open spontaneous person and thus; find myself around other open people!
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The answer, according to Chuck Bower, an astrophysicist from Indiana University, is yes. But that's his answer for pretty much every NFL team. Bower and his partners created a computer program to evaluate NFL playcalling. And their work pretty much validates what Andy has been saying for two decades: Teams would win more games by being more aggressive on fourth down.
From the New York Times' Judy Battista:
"It seems like a lot of it is seat of the pants," Bower said. "You put your finger in the air and try to judge the wind direction and make important decisions. It's always, 'Back when I was an assistant coach, we did this, and I remember that was bad, so I'm not going to do that again.' I think a lot of these teams and coaches form opinions based on memories that statistically are not significant."
But for a coach, job security is significant. He could be fired if he botches a call that costs his team a game, then tries to blame a computer. Coaches expect to be questioned about those decisions.
That is what inspired Bower and Frank Frigo, like Bower a backgammon player and a football fan, to begin working on a program in 2001 that would bring order to the thinking of fans who beseech coaches to go for it on fourth down and boo when the punter runs onto the field.
"People second-guess coaches for the decisions they make, and people act like they know what they're supposed to do," Bower said recently. "The question we had is, do they really know what they're talking about? We set about to see if we could build a model to answer these questions."
The program is called Zeus.
Zeus analyzes a decision by simulating the outcome over and over. If it finds that a run play produces a two-game-greater winning chance than a punt, it means that if the same situation were confronted 100 times, the run play would produce two more victories.
Bower said the program seemed to confirm his belief that coaches were usually too conservative in calling plays. When the program assessed decisions made on fourth downs, point-after touchdowns and kickoffs, it showed that teams, on average, cost themselves nearly a full victory in each 16-game season by making the wrong calls.
No doubt And will tout this as scientific backing for his consistent calls for Packer coaches to take a chance on 4th and 20 from their own 15 yard line. (I can still hear him: "It's the perfect time! The other team will never expect it!")
Alas, as Battista points out, the results of evaluations from last year are questionable. Best playcalling? The 3-13 St. Louis Rams.
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Africa's Fight Against Sugar Daddies
Why Sugar Daddy relationships are more than just fodder for silly trend pieces.
May 1, 2013 -- In American pop culture, "Sugar Daddies" are often regarded as relatively harmless, kind of sad men dating vapid or opportunistic, kind of sad women and locked into meaningless, kind of sad relationships. On the more romantic, aspirational end, there's Richard Gere's cad-with-a-heart-of-gold in Pretty Woman -- an actual, literal john who finds himself falling in love with a prostitute after she teaches him that love is more than being able to buy amaaaaazing outfits with someone else's money. Although that certainly doesn't hurt. And online (the Sugar Daddy's natural habitat), there are plenty of sites dedicated to helping wealthy men connect with younger, attractive, cash-strapped women. There are also a steady stream of articles -- usually written by Sugar Babies -- about how to seek and maintain such a relationship.
And while Sugar Daddy arrangements can certainly be the fun, trendy, mutually beneficial relationships between two consenting adults that popular culture and the media often portray them as being, they can also have much more harmful repercussions when played out between two people with a pronounced disparity in power. In Uganda, for instance, a billboard campaign aims to address one of the harmful side effects of Sugar Daddy relationships -- the spread of HIV. The image was posted to Reddit, where it was immediately identified as displaying Uganda's crest. Others on the thread mentioned similar campaigns in countries like South Africa and Rwanda.
In fact, a number of African nations have been waging PSA campaigns warning women against entering into sexual relationships with "Sugar Daddies" for years. One radio campaign targeted girls as young as 9, explaining that "Our adolescent girls are attracted to sugar daddies in their quest to get mobile phones, cars, luxurious commodities, putting their life at risk of getting unwanted pregnancies and HIV/Aids." In the '90s, the Gambia Family Planning Association commissioned posters urging women to "Beware of Sugar Daddy: Short Term Benfits But Long Term Problems!!" And, in case that didn't drive the message home, the poster featured an additional deterrent. "Remember," they warn. "He Could Be Your Father!!"
Population Services International (PSI), a global health organization with programs in over 60 countries, worked to combat Sugar Daddy relationships by launching The Go Getter Club, empowering and encouraging women to say no to advances by older men.
And while some of these campaigns definitely help women to consider other options and to empower themselves in their romantic relationships, it's worth noting that all of these examples speak directly to the women in these relationships, not to the men who -- because of their wealth, material possessions, age, and gender -- wield more power. To its credit, PSI did launch a campaign aimed at men in Uganda, asking "Would you let this man be with your 18-year-old daughter? So why are you with his?" But, while the message focuses on the age difference (and it's worth noting that young women and girls much younger than 18 have been known to enter into these relationships), it doesn't focus on why this power dynamic is harmful, or why a man shouldn't use wealth as a means of asserting power and control over another person.
And then there's the issue of whether (very, very) young girls have the autonomy, resources, and support to reject or leave such relationships. Cheryl Faye, head of UNICEF in Gambia, notes in a2004 report on the rise of Sugar Daddies in Gambia that there is a growing concern over the social acceptance of men who use wealth and status to take advantage of young girls. "There is a certain tolerance in wider society that this is going on," Faye said, adding that "parents who struggle to put one meal a day on the table for their family don't ask questions about where the money comes from."
And then there are the unique risks and factors at play among displaced or refugee communities within sub-Saharan Africa, and how these contribute to an alarmingly gendered rise in HIV/AIDS.
So, while campaigns can be useful in starting or continuing a conversation about Sugar Daddies, they often avoid addressing the underlying factors at play in these often predatory relationships. They can also run the risk of coming awfully close to shaming or blaming victims, or dismissing all young women's motivations as being simply materialistic. A part of the problem is definitely the fact that so many different pairings fall under the banner of "Sugar Daddies" and "Sugar Babies," regardless of a young woman's age or ability to consent.
Yes, a young woman sleeping with an older man for benefits like mobile phones and spending cash can and must be aware of the health risks she faces. But let's be real. Her circumstances -- and those of any number of adults actively seeking to recreate a Julia Roberts vehicle -- are completely different from that of a child enmeshed in a predatory relationship with a wealthy pedophile.


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Akolade and Titilayo had been married for only two years and had a young daughter when he brutally attacked her with a knife on his birthday after they argued. Arolowo claimed in court that Titi had attacked him with the knife and eventually turned the knife on herself. The court didn't buy his story.


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The goal of the Pomme de Terre River Association (JPB) is to improve the local water resources within the watershed through targeted voluntary efforts and the building of strong relationships with local landowners, producers, and citizens. The Pomme de Terre River is currently not meeting state water quality for sediment. The purpose of this project is to strategically work towards a 53% sediment reduction goal at the mouth of the Pomme de Terre River based on a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy document.
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Through its appearance, R5 electric power bicycle hopes to show its understanding towards fashion and reflect the idea of staying energetic. Simple and elegant in lining and having two frame colors for choice- white and black, which is matched by orange, R5 is trendy while showing the spirit of being vigorous. More importantly, thanks to an advanced low temperature painting technology, the appearance is able to become excellent and to have strong corrosion resistance, realizing longer service life and always staying shiny.
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The widespread flooding in Thailand that disrupted operations at hard disk drive factories will lead to significantly declining PC shipments, say market analysts. Thailand accounted for 40 to 45 percent of worldwide HDD production in the first half of 2011, but flooding has impacted more than a dozen factories, according to IDC.
Much of the PC production for the fourth quarter of 2011 occurred before the flooding, or can be completed with existing drive inventory. But overall PC production will still decline this quarter and drop even further in the beginning of 2012, with normal operations not expected to return until the second half of next year, IDC said. "PC shipments will decline between 2.2 percent and 3.4 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, down from a prior forecast for 5.1 percent growth," Bloomberg reported, quoting IDC numbers. "In the first quarter, shipments may drop by 1.8 percent to 13.4 percent. IDC had projected a gain of 8.2 percent."
Goldman Sachs is also projecting PC shipment declines of 3 percent year-over-year in the current quarter, and an 8.5 percent drop in the first quarter of 2012, according to Bloomberg. Goldman Sachs further said Microsoft's profit and sales will decline because fewer Windows PCs will be sold. IDC noted that hard drive prices are rising "as demand exceeds supply and manufacturers face increased costs for components, expedited shipments, and shifting of production to new locations." Pricing won't stabilize until June.
The smaller hardware vendors are likely to lose out. "In response to the crisis, priority will be given to the large PC manufacturers that drive HDD shipment volumes as well as to the high-margin products used in enterprise servers and storage," IDC Research Vice President John Rydning said in a press release. In the PC category, the biggest impacts will be on emerging markets, netbooks, and entry-level consumer PCs.


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One of the few people willing to talk about history and what follows times of economic upheaval. I agree that with his basic premise and have said so all along in that there are "events" that follow economic upheaval. Social disorder and war are the events you hope not to see, but history says are almost unavoidable.
He sounds out there compared to most, but who's been more correct, the supposed "experts" or him? And while the town hall shout-downs are not revolutionary in themselves, I agree that we're seeing a different type of discontent. I know I feel it, and I know others I talk to feel it too.
Gerald Celente on Fox Business (8/13/0 - The Next American Revolution (ht Jay):
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The duration of a mass shooting always depends on the arrival of the 2nd gun.— longhorn_92 (@jaelvoet) December 30, 2019
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Video taken 2 1/2 years ago in a friend's kitchen.
Former Sooner broadcaster John "Disco" Brooks & Marcus Dupree.
Also cameo by former Sooner/Sam Bradford's dad, Kent, & former Mayor Mick Cornett. pic.twitter.com/f5VZKxuvsm
Make The University of Oklahoma Great Again!
(Let us return to the time before the "Loudmouth Communist Snowflakes" and the less than competent financial administrators arrived on campus)
At the University of Oklahoma, the researchers found there were nearly nine registered Democrats for every one Republican on the faculty, and faculty gave $2 in campaign contributions to Democrats for every $1 given to Republicanshttps://t.co/l4Pzb3b5Q9— Greg Karnes (@realGregKarnes) February 2, 2020
Citing Black Lives Matter, photos of retired white male professors to be taken down at U. Oklahoma— Greg Karnes (@realGregKarnes) August 26, 2020
...I keep telling people that my alma mater has become a hotbed of Marxist thinking...
Are these ridiculous demands an inevitable consequence of my alma mater staffing the University with so many card-carrying Marxists?https://t.co/9LY2o7OsBr— Greg Karnes (@realGregKarnes) August 10, 2020
Close the Confucius Institute at the University of Oklahoma. As Sen. James Lankford recently noted, "the Confucius Institutes are directly funded and overseen by the Communist Party of China."https://t.co/xDjRlNALM2— Greg Karnes (@realGregKarnes) May 9, 2020
Sadly, the University of Oklahoma is becoming a hotbed of Communist snowflakes.— Greg Karnes (@realGregKarnes) September 27, 2019
Perhaps someday we can rebuild the University back to something that the football team can be proud of! https://t.co/Y0DrXXyUjN via @OUDaily
Looks to me some government employee violated the law. pic.twitter.com/5zOuXd8aei— Mark Sharpton (@MarkSharpton) February 23, 2020
Pledge of Allegiance removed from OU undergraduate congressional agenda.— Greg Karnes (@realGregKarnes) September 27, 2019
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(INDEPENDENT) — The first bionic hand that allows an amputee to feel what they are touching will be transplanted later this year in a pioneering operation that could introduce a new generation of artificial limbs with sensory perception.
The patient is an unnamed man in his 20s living in Rome who lost the lower part of his arm following an accident, said Silvestro Micera of the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland.
The wiring of his new bionic hand will be connected to the patient's nervous system with the hope that the man will be able to control the movements of the hand as well as receiving touch signals from the hand's skin sensors.
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Mason HS receives Sandy Hook award, named kindest school in America
Students now focus on support for Boston victims
A Warren County school has been recognized as the kindest school in America.
Mason High School began doing random acts of kindness after the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. Tuesday, students received the first Ducks of Sandy Hook award.
The students were originally going to receive the award on April 15, then they heard about the bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line.
"After what happened with Sandy Hook, this is another thing that kind of made us feel anxious," freshman class officer Kim Lyon said.
"When Boston happened, and when the running community is shaken by an event like this, you feel the desire to help and you don't really know how to," running club member Sam Webb said.
Webb and other members of the running club decided to carry their Sandy Hook Ducks while running in the Flying Pig Marathon.
"We can show our support, and it's a great cause. It ties right in with the Boston Marathon," Lyon said. "To be the kindest school gives us a kind of 'want to be good' feeling."
Students said to watch out for them as they run the marathon on May 5.


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BlackBerry Ltd reported better-than-expected adjusted earnings for the sixth straight quarter, as the smartphone pioneer's shift to the higher-margin software business paid off.
The Canadian firm also said on Friday it expects to be profitable on an adjusted basis for the second year in a row, and generate positive free cash flow in the year ending February 2018.
The company's U.S. shares closed up 11.5 percent at $7.75 on Friday, and its Toronto-listed shares closed up 11 percent at C$10.30.
Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry has focussed on building a robust software business after scrapping production of its once-iconic smartphones, which lost favour with the arrival of sleek and fully touchscreen handsets.
The company outsourced the development of its smartphones last year, signing a deal with Indonesia's BB Merah Putih to make and distribute new BlackBerry-branded devices. It has also signed similar deals with China's TCL and India-based Optiemus Infracom Ltd.
Also read: Samsung's DeX Station is priced at $150, goes on sale starting April 21
Adjusted revenue from the software and services unit, which includes mobile device management products and the QNX industrial operating system, rose 12.2 percent to $193 million in the fourth quarter ended Feb. 28, from the preceding quarter.
QNX is crucial to BlackBerry's efforts in the self-driving vehicle industry. The company already has a partnership with Ford Motor Co to develop autonomous driving software, and Chief Executive John Chen hopes to forge such deals with carmakers around the world.
On an adjusted basis, the company's total revenue was $297 million, beating analysts' average estimate of $289.3 million.
"They (Blackberry) put up a good quarter on the software revenue side, but if you dig a little deeper a lot of that beat was driven by relatively lumpy professional services revenue," Cavan Yie, portfolio manager at Manulife Asset Management, told Reuters.
Also read: Is 4GB RAM enough for a Flagship in 2017?
Yie said Manulife has stayed away from the stock due to Blackberry's lack of free cash-flow generation, but that could change given the "potential for good things to come out" of the software business.
Gross margin jumped to 60.1 percent in the quarter from 43.3 percent last year.
BlackBerry received more than 3,500 enterprise customer orders in the quarter, a 16.7 percent increase from the third quarter.
"Looking ahead to fiscal 2018, we expect to grow at or above the overall market in our software business," Chen said in a statement.
Excluding one-time items, the company earned 4 cents per share. Analysts on average had expected the company to break even, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
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More freezing temperatures beset Calif. citrus
EXETER, Calif. (AP) — California citrus growers say six nights of freezing temperatures will likely damage this year's orange crop but no disruption is expected to supplies.
California Citrus Mutual said Monday that damage to mandarin and navel oranges is expected in the Central Valley but not nearly at the levels seen during cold spells in 1998 and 1990 due to improved frost protection and weather forecasting.
A spokeswoman for the growers' association says the prolonged nature of this cold snap has fatigued wind machines designed to elevate temperatures in the groves. Spokeswoman Alyssa Houtby says growers will need more fuel than usual to run the machines because cold weather is forecast through Wednesday morning.
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Bear in Mind: What to Do to Avoid a Bear Attack
After fatal bear attack in Yellowstone, experts say education is key to safety.
July 7, 2011 -- After a grizzly bear attacked and killed a hiker Wednesday, Yellowstone National Park has closed all of its backcountry campsites and trails as rangers investigate.
Park officials believe Brian Matayoshi, 57, of California, disturbed a grizzly sow and her cubs while hiking with his wife. When the couple spotted the bear, they turned and walked away. But when they looked back at the bear, they saw it was running towards them. Next, they made what proved to be a fatal mistake, they ran.
Every year, between 10 and 20 human-bear confrontations result in injuries, and typically as many as four of those attacks can be fatal, according to Chuck Bartlebaugh, the director of the Be Bear Aware Campaign, a national non-profit organization aimed at reducing human conflicts with wildlife.
"There's a definite increase in bear confrontations with people," said Bartlebaugh, "and it's not because of an increase in the number of bears. ... It has to do with people being inappropriate and having a false sense of security around bears."
It is not known how close the Matayoshis actually got to the bear; but when they spotted the animal, they were about 100 yards away, officials said. Most of the time a bear will move away from a human before the human ever knows he was anywhere near a bear, experts say.
"Bears, in general, are amazingly tolerant of humans," said Doug Zimmer, a bear educator and public affairs officer with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. But sometimes, even when people do everything right, things can go wrong -- unwittingly surprising a bear, getting too close to a cub, threatening a bear's food source or otherwise invading a bear's personal space.
The more you know about bears, the better chance you will have of avoiding trouble all together and saving yourself in the event of a bear attack.
Arm Yourself With Bear Spray
Bear sprays are much stronger than pocket pepper sprays designed to repel human attackers. Make sure the bear spray you purchase is registered by the EPA. These high-powered sprays shoot 25-30 feet, dispersing a cloud that fogs the bear's vision, impairs its sense of smell and makes it very hard for the bear to breathe. Don't just carry one can, Zimmer said, and make sure it's easy to reach. It won't do you any good at the bottom of your pack.
Know Your Bears
Grizzly bears are found in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Washington state, as well as Alaska, Western Canada and the Yukon. Black bears are found in about 40 percent of the U.S.
Visit the Be Bear Aware and the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee sites to learn more about the different types of bears. Tactics for avoiding disaster differ depending on the bear.
Identify Yourself as Human
You don't want to surprise a bear. If you are hiking in bear country, periodically speak in your normal voice and announce yourself to any bears that may be in ear shot, though not visible to you. Some people wear bear bells to make it clear they are humans. Don't yell, that will be perceived as a threat.
If a Grizzly Is Approaching
To deal with an approaching bear, calmly say, "Hey bear, I'm moving away now," Zimmer said, "and back away from it."
If a grizzly keeps approaching, you would want to have your bear spray ready to go. You also want to know which way the wind is blowing so that you do not spray it into your face. Once the bear is about 25 feet away, fire for a second or two. That should do the trick. If it doesn't, you should be able to get two more sprays of that length out of a single can.
What to Do if You Don't Have Bear Spray
If the bear approaches and you are not armed with bear spray, don't run. The bear will win that race. Talk to the bear in your normal voice.
If the bear keeps coming at you and it doesn't look like you will be able to walk away,"Go flat on the ground, hopefully you've got a pack on your back, which is a big buffer," Zimmer said. "Clasp your hands behind your neck, like you are surrendering to the military, and spread your elbows to the sides, so it's harder for the bear to turn you over."
As much as possible, lie dead in that position. The bear may swat at you and nip at you, but, "They're not really going to be very interested in doing much damage to you at this point," Zimmer said.
Some experts recommend the fetal position.
If a Black Bear Has You in Its Sights
Black bears are more timid than grizzlies and less likely to see humans as threats to pursue. But if a black bear is looking at you, coming at you with his head low, "that bear intends to recycle you as bear protein," said Zimmer. "You must fight him or he will.
"Fight with anything you've got, sticks, boots, cameras, anything," Zimmer said.
Most black bears will decide you are too much trouble and move on.
Leave Fido at Home
"Don't go into grizzly country with a dog,'' said Zimmer.
Dogs bark, they startle bears and even run towards them and taunt them before running back to their owners -- and bringing back the bears.
Don't Cook or Eat Where You Sleep
Bears follow their nose, Zimmer said.
"If you are camping," he said, "make sure you store food and other potential attractants, such as toothpaste, deodorant, candy bars ...in bear proof containers. And store them well away from where you are going to be sleeping or spending your down time."
Also, he added, "You want to avoid cooking where you are going to sleep. Food odors get on tents, sleeping bags. You now smell like that bacon you ate."
Do Not Poke Your Nose Where It Doesn't Need to Be
Do not investigate animal carcasses or other strange smells in the woods.
"Avoid getting inside their personal space,'' said Zimmer. "Bears defend their personal space, they defend their offspring and they defend their food sources."
Watch for telltale signs of bears. A bear's diet is 80 percent vegetation and the remainder is typically bugs. If you see rolled over logs, rolled over rocks or dug up meadows, those are indications that a bear is in the area looking for food.
"If a bear is in the area, it is probably not a very good area for you to be in," said Zimmer.
Bears are fascinating and fun to watch, Zimmer added, but "that's best done through binoculars or a spotting scope."
"You can avoid most conflicts with bears," he said. "Because all they really want to do is be a bear."


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By Phillip Smith, StopTheDrugWar.Org
The Republican-controlled Indiana House voted overwhelmingly Monday to approve a "reasonable suspicion" drug testing bill for welfare recipients. House Bill 1483 advanced to the state Senate on a 78-17 vote.
The bill would require all adult recipients of Temporary Aid for Needy Families (TANF) benefits to undergo an assessment to see if there is "reasonable suspicion" that they might be using illicit drugs. Recipients who are deemed "suspicious" would then go into a pool for random drug testing, with half of the pool members being subjected to drug testing.
People who fail the drug test would lose their benefits unless they enrolled in a drug treatment program and produced negative results on future drug tests. Repeated positive drug tests could result in the permanent loss of benefits.
The bill defines "reasonable suspicion" as having been charged with a drug offense, having previously presented positive drug test results, or having been assessed as a likely drug user by theSubstance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory test, a commercial test that claims a 90% accuracy rate.
The House approved the bill despite a legislative staff financial analysis that showed the state would spend $2.7 million on the program to possibly the save the state $1.5 million in denied benefits. That means the state would lose $1.2 million next year if the bill were to become law.
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Health textbook too explicit for some East Bay parents
The birds and the bees? Fine for high school kids.
Hundreds of Fremont parents say that's inappropriate and have organized a petition drive and are threatening legal action over the district's new ninth-grade health textbook, which includes drawings of sexual anatomy; mentions of vibrators, oral sex and bondage; and information on how to buy and use a condom.
The 392-page book "Your Health Today" also includes chapters on nutrition, fitness, stress, body weight and body image, but it's the sections on sex, drugs and alcohol – mostly the ones about sex – that are riling up parents.
So far, more than 600 people have signed the petition, which calls on the Fremont school board to rescind its decision to use the book for ninth-grade health classes.
"I feel that it's not age appropriate for these kids," said mother Asfia Ahmed, who is among the parents leading the charge. "I have read the book from first page to last, and most pages talk about college kids. It doesn't relate to these kids at all."
The book is listed on bookseller sites as a college health textbook, but district officials say students need the information well before they get to college. It's too late once they get there.
'Talks about masturbation'
"Yes, it talks about masturbation," said school board President Lara Calvert-York, who adds that such topics are part of state standards. "We really want them to have a safe place to get facts about their bodies and how to handle things and how they need to be mature to deal with these things."
The Fremont Unified School District's health teachers unanimously chose the textbook from among a half dozen that were evaluated and reviewed, and the school board voted 3-2 in June to adopt it for the 2,400 ninth-grade students at the district's six high schools.
State standards start addressing sexual health in fifth grade, or about age 10. Topics include physical changes during puberty, sexually transmitted diseases and hygiene, including the use of sanitary products and athletic supporters.
Parents, however, said the high school book is too explicit, with labeled drawings of sexual anatomy as well as a page devoted to the "human sexual response model," with diagrams of the male and female sexual organs in various stages of arousal, including "excitement," "plateau," "orgasm" and "resolution."
Parents described the drawings as offensive and "not necessary for these children."
There is also information and safety guidelines regarding dating websites, descriptions of sexual positions and a section on "atypical sexual behaviors and paraphilias, or sexual mental disorders."
In a letter to the school board, Ahmed said many paragraphs were equivalent to pornography.
"I was shocked when I looked at the book the first time," said Ahmed, who has a son entering ninth grade and another entering eighth grade. "I am willing to pursue legal action, and I have other parents willing to support me on this."
Ahmed has contacted the Pacific Justice Institute, a faith-based and parental rights legal organization. Before potential legal action, parents will have to pursue a formal appeal process within the district, protesting the selection, she said.
Up-to-date curriculum
District officials and other school staff members say the book offers an up-to-date curriculum that includes online safety, e-cigarettes, gay marriage, and the latest information on nutrition and fitness. The previous textbook was 10 years old and outdated.
The new textbook includes photos of pop culture icons, including Lady Gaga, actors from the "Harry Potter" movies and even rapper Rick Ross, who suffered seizures in 2011 that the book says were likely caused by sleep deprivation.
While the textbook frequently refers to college students or college behavior, it is absolutely relevant to high school students, said Michele Hartmangruber, campus supervisor at Irvington High School.
"I want to let everyone know, if you think sex isn't happening with your freshmen, you need to take your blinders off," she said in public comment before the board's June vote. "It's happening, and it's happening in the corners, in the bathrooms, in the cars, in the parks and even on the 50-yard line in front of everyone.
"You have to educate at the ninth-grade level."
While the semester-long health course is a graduation requirement, parents can opt their children out of the sexual education content.
Still, many parents complained that the book did not adhere to the family and cultural values of the community.
"There are certain components of this book that are stellar," said Larry Sweeney, who, with fellow board member Lily Mei, voted against adopting the text. He said there is a need for more cultural sensitivity in making such decisions given Fremont's diverse demographics, with a majority Asian population, including Asian Indian, Chinese and Filipino residents.
Used in Texas
He noted that a handful of schools in Texas are using the book, but no other California districts.
Board member Ann Crosbie, however, agreed that learning about binge drinking, alcohol poisoning and sexual topics might not seem like a freshman curriculum.
"It may be that it is early for some students, but that's when we want them to have the information: before," she said, noting that last year 14 teen pregnancies were carried to term in the district out of 10,000 high school students.
Calvert-York tearfully noted that there have been too many teen deaths – caused by alcohol, suicide or other issues addressed in the textbook.
"The only way to fight that is through education," she said before her vote to approve the new textbook. "The only way to fight that is to have honest conversations with our kids."
Health textbook too explicit for some East Bay parents – SFGate.


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Wikipedia trolls edited Chad le Clos' Wikipedia page to say he "died by the hands of Michael Phelps," after the Olympian was defeated by his rival in the 200m butterfly.
Various edits were made to the South African swimmer's page just minutes after Phelps beat le Clos, who failed to medal Tuesday night.
An editor changed le Clos' wiki profile to temporarily read: "Died by the hands of Michael Phelps, being literally blown out of the water by the greatest American since Abraham Lincoln," according to USA Today.
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Additional edits called him "Michael Phelps Pool Boy" and said that "Le Clos was buried beneath Phelps' medals."
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The edits were deleted and the profile was restored by early Wednesday morning.
Le Clos finished fourth in the 200m butterfly as Phelps finished first in his signature event, giving him his 20th gold medal in Olympic competition. Phelps went onto win his 21st gold medal an hour later in a relay.
Phelps lost to le Clos during the 2012 Olympics in the 200m butterfly.
Before another Rio event, Phelps was caught making the "Phelps face" while le Clos was seen pacing near the U.S. star. That prompted heightened anticipation for Tuesday's rematch in Rio.