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The President's Cabinet consists of the senior executives of CSU Channel Islands. In practice, the Cabinet addresses strategic and operational issues affecting the University. It provides recommendations on University-wide policies and practices and advises the President on the development and implementation of University strategies and plans.
Richard R. Rush
Minnesota State University, Mankato, 1992-2001
Executive Vice President
California State University, San Marcos, 1989-1992
Alanna Trejo
Presidential Aide
Gayle E. Hutchinson
Provost and Vice President for
Academic Affairs
Dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
California State University, Chico, 2007-2013
Chair, Department of Kinesiology
California State University, Chico, 2002-2007
Karen Gundelfinger
Executive Assistant
Ysabel Trinidad
Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs
Vice Chancellor, Finance and Administration
University of Washington Tacoma, 2006-2011
Associate Vice President, Admin./Planning and Business Affairs
University of Texas San Antonio, 1997-2006
Pamela Abbott-Mouchou
Organizational Effectiveness Officer
Wm. Gregory Sawyer
Vice President for Student Affairs
Founding Dean of Student Services
Florida Gulf Coast University, 1995-2001
Dean of Students
University of North Texas, 1990-1995
Alicia Milanowski
Administrative Assistant
A. Michael Berman
Vice President for Technology
and Communication &
Chief Information Officer
Owner and Principal Consultant
AmbermanLTD LLC, 2009
Chief Technology Officer
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, 2005-2008
Kristin Steiner
Administrative Assistant
Nichole Ipach
Vice President for University Advancement
Assistant Vice President for University Advancement
Cal State Channel Islands, 2010-2013
Director of University Development
Cal State Channel Islands, 2006-2010
Cathy Sanchez
Development Assistant
Genevieve Evans Taylor
Chief of Staff
Executive Director of Associated Students Inc.
Cal State Channel Islands, 2009-2014
Director of Muenster University Center
University of South Dakota, 1996-2009
Mary McDonnell
Support Analyst to the Chief of Staff
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We have 100 reasons to love spectacular, starchy pasta.
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Video: Celebrating History
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Stephanie Widemond
On August 16th, 1942, 101st Airborne Division came into being. The unit, also known as the Screaming Eagles, have made a name for themselves, earning many accolades. 70 years later, the division celebrates its history with a week-long tribute to soldiers past and present. SFC Stephanie Widemond walks us through a short history of the Screaming Eagles.
This work, Celebrating History, by SFC Stephanie Widemond, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
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Date Posted:07.16.2012 3:18PM
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[It's Game of Thrones Week here on Overthinking It, which requires a fiddly spoiler policy. Some of these posts have spoilers through the end of the first season of the HBO show. Some of them are just generalized discussions of the world of the Westeros, safe for any reader. This post in particular has spoilers straight on through to the end of the latest book, which means that Belinkie can't read it. Nyah, nyah! It also gives away some plot points from the competing epic fantasy franchises The Wheel of Time and The Sword of Truth, so if you're the kind of person who cares about spoilers, maybe just skip this one. —Ed.]
It is generally thought that National Socialism stands only for brutishness and terror. But this is not true. National Socialism—more broadly, fascism—also stands for an ideal or rather ideals that are persistent today under the other banners: the ideal of life as art, the cult of beauty, the fetishism of courage, the dissolution of alienation in ecstatic feelings of community; the repudiation of the intellect; the family of man (under the parenthood of leaders). These ideals are vivid and moving to many people, and it is dishonest as well as tautological to say that one is affected by Triumph of the Will and Olympia only because they were made by a filmmaker of genius. Riefenstahl's films are still effective because, among other reasons, their longings are still felt, because their content is a romantic ideal to which many continue to be attached…
—Susan Sontag, "Fascinating Fascism"
Let's just get this out of the way. I am not calling George R. R. Martin, or any of the other authors discussed in this post, a Nazi. Nor am I calling them Blackshirts, nor connecting them with any other historical group of totalitarian assholes. The aesthetic principles I'm discussing here are neither the result of fascism nor indicative of fascism, they just take advantage of the same emotional circuitry that fascism takes advantage of. These are not politicized aesthetics, rather, fascism is aestheticized politics. It's not quite accurate to claim that aesthetic similarities don't imply any ideological similarities at all, but that's a lot closer to the truth than the other way around.
That said, it cannot be denied that the fascist aesthetics described by Sontag (and read that whole article here if you haven't, or if you need a refresher) is a big, big part of the epic strain of sci-fi and fantasy.
And it's also an important element of the "Blood, Tits, and Scowling" genre codified by Perich yesterday,
at least in some of its more baroque manifestations. And since the HBO Game of Thrones series is both of these things, it's certainly worth considering the degree to which it partakes in the fascist aesthetic.
So yeah. The fascist aesthetic. What is that, exactly?
Fascist art depicts, in Sontag's words, "unlimited aspiration toward the high mystic goal, both beautiful and terrifying." It "celebrate[s] the rebirth of the body and of community, mediated through the worship of an irresistible leader." It focuses on "the contrast between the clean and the impure, the incorruptible and the defiled, the physical and the mental, the joyful and the critical." It fetishizes "the holding in or confining of force; military precision." Its characteristic subject matter is "vivid encounters of beautiful male bodies and death." In short, fascist art depicts the perfected, disciplined body in service of the perfected, disciplined state. Its aesthetic principles are, in visual terms, clean geometric lines, chiseled physiques, and slow motion; and in musical terms, brass fanfares, pounding drumbeats, and pipe organs. Its moral principles are strength, skill, obedience, order, joyful submission, and apocalyptic dissolution… and it's this last that really set it apart from other aesthetics that glorify strength (of which, to be sure, there are plenty to go around).
Fascist storytelling always hinges on a moment of transfiguration, a one-way-only gate through which the agonized hero cannot pass without being transformed into a thing unrecognizable. Crucially, what lies beyond is not something that we get to know. It has to be utterly alien and eternally remote. It was not given to Moses to enter the Land of Caanan, but at least he got to look at it. Fascist art contents itself with less. We see the moment of transition, the event horizon as it were, but we get only the barest glimpse of what lies beyond. The proto-fascist mountain-climbing films described by Sontag arguably fail to capture this aspect, because mountain peaks are reachable. (I mean, we've done it, you know? The peak of Everest is pretty well covered with litter.) The ultimate fascist mountaineering narrative, then, would be that of Sisyphus — but a joyful Sisyphus who has chosen his own punishment. Or better still, a thousand joyful Sisyphi.
And so stories of agonized struggle tend to end with ceremonies. The hero becomes the king, ushering in a golden age, but we don't ever get to see the king, like, paying down the national debt, or building a lot of libraries, or doing whatever else a golden age would really entail. Superhero franchise reboots tend to work this way as well, at least when they end with the moment where Peter Parker affirms once and for all that he is Spiderman. We know more about the day to day business of being Spiderman than we do about the day to day business of running a nation-state (which may explain why our society is in decline), but nevertheless, there's an important vacuum here. You don't get to see the day to day life of a superhero because that would be boring, and it wouldn't solve all the problems of the world. To make the audience believe that the heroic agonized body has ushered in a utopian society, you need to focus solely on the moment of transformation. "I am Spiderman!" he declares, and then we see one more glorious swoop of the CGI-perfected disciplined physique in motion over the New York City skyline — and then credits. In 2001, the moment of apotheosis is the stargate sequence, after which the movie rather pointedly just up and ends. But this kind of creativity is pretty rare. Other than coronations (actual or self-imposed, superheroic), there seems to be a certain limited repertoire of events that work well for this kind of apocalyptic closing gesture: graduations, migrations, weddings, childbirth, sex (especially first sex, or first sex for that couple), and — this being the big one — glorified death.


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I got Far Cry 2 a few days ago, and I've made a multiplayer account. I can play player matches online, but not ranked matches. Apparantly, I have to download punkbuster and get Far Cry 2 added on it. I try to 'add' Far Cry 2 into punkbuster, but I can't find it in the games drop down menu. There is no download for it on the website, I have updated to the latest version (I think.) Can anybody help me with this issue? Q_Q
(P.S - sorry if I didn't explain my problem well, but I'm a complete n00b at this kind of thing :/)


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05/25/2008, Green Turtle Cay
I'm in dog heaven! They've got chickens here! The only bad part is that the Captain keeps me on my leash and she won't let me chase them. I still try to chase them a little. When we see some I run to the end of my leash and bark and they run! It's a beautiful thing. And then when I'm all tired out from lunging at chickens, I can find a nice cool spot of grass in the shade of a boat. Life is good.
05/21/2008, White Sound, Green Turtle Cay
Yahoo! We finally made it to someplace where the boat is still and we aren't sailing or moving all the time.
We had some really bad stuff happen while we were out sailing around. The worst thing was when we stopped on this deserted little island. At first I really liked it. I swam in the ocean and I ran up and down the beach so many times chasing birds that I nearly got lost. I almost caught a little one, too.
But then I decided to explore inland, and I ran up the sand dunes and into the forest and suddenly my whole body was on fire! This plant attacked me! It launched all these big sticky, prickly bombs at me and they wouldn't let go! I ran back to the Captain - well, I limped, and she took me back to the boat and tortured me for over an hour with scissors and she kept poking me with the plant things. It hurt so much, I'm embarrassed to say, I tried to bite her. But when it was all done and all of those awful things were gone, I licked her arm to tell her I was sorry.
Now we're in a place that has other dogs and restaurants and good grass and it's so cool I hope we can stay here forever! Something tells me though, that the Captain doesn't plan to stay anywhere too long.
May the wind always be full of good smells!
05/17/2008, West End, Grand Bahama
Land Ho! I don't know why the Captain said this but she got excited and seemed happier than she had been all day.
For some strange reason, we left in the middle of the night. There was a big orange moon in the sky behind us over the city. Pretty soon the boat was not so good for sleeping - which, hey, is what I do at night. I couldn't figure out why we left a perfectly good sleeping place and went out into the ocean where sails flapped, the motor roared and I had trouble sleeping.
After the sun came up the boat started to roll some more. I tried to make myself comfortable on top of the Captain's white sweatshirt. You can tell from the look on my face in the photo that it wasn't all that comfortable. Pretty soon my tummy didn't feel so good. As a dog, I know what the solution for that one is. Brrrrrup, brrrrup, bwwwap. After that I felt so much better, but the Captain was making her mean face when she pulled her white sweatshirt out from under me. I was glad she took it away because that big pool of yellow stuff was making it hard for me to get comfortable. I just shifted over to her nice soft towel.
My tummy didn't make any more funny noises, but I couldn't sleep well, and I wasn't really hungry even when the Captain offered me cheese. Now that's something! So when the Captain started running around on the deck, taking the sail down and getting out dock lines, I figured it was a good thing - because now I really had to pee.
This new place has good smells and lots of grass but I was mostly happy that the boat stopped moving around and I could go to sleep.
May the wind always be full of good smells!
05/07/2008, On the New River, Fort Lauderdale
Hi there and welcome to my world. My name is Chip and I am a seadog. I live aboard the Talespinner with the Captain. We're getting ready for our big voyage to the Bahamas, and I think we're gonna be leaving pretty soon. Sometimes I get nervous that I'm not going to get to go - like when the engine starts up. It makes lots of noise and I run and hide in the forepeak.
The Captain and I brought the boat up to this cool marina on a river. There's lots of grass and big trees with squirrels and pigeons. Any time I go ashore, I run really fast and clear them out with one bark. They take off like, well, squirrels and pigeons. It's awesome.
The captain is getting ready to take off to go buy more stuff. I sleep while she's gone. Then when she comes back and starts putting away all the groceries and parts, I have to supervise. I especially have to watch where she puts the doggy treats!
May the wind always be full of good smells!


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In a thread on Reddit, Valve front man Gabe Newell said something that surprised a lot of people: that he's okay with EA's Origin digital distribution platform running on Steam Machines. While we don't know how Steam OS and Origin would cooperate within the same environment, Newell's comments continue to illustrate Valve's commitment to being an all-inclusive platform for all kinds of games and methods of delivery, etc.
"We're trying to make it as open as possible," Newell said on Reddit. "If EA wants to put Origin on it, that would be fine, etc… (trying to pick an example of something that people think we would prohibit)."
Newell was writing in the thread about his campaign to raise money for the Seattle Children's Hospital through an upcoming charity car racing event. Earlier in the week he said that he would do a Reddit AMA if donations for the charity reach $500,000.
No doubt people would be asking tough questions like "where is Half-Life 3 and Left for Dead 3?" and "how long did it take you to grow that beard?" We imagine there would also be questions about Steam OS, Steam Machines built by Valve, and the evolving game controller…
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The card for Lazerfest got released today...Korn headlining with Buckcherry, Saving Abel and Saliva also playing... Tickets only $25, pretty sweet deal.
Lazerfest returns with Korn and thrifty ticket prices | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Register
nice 3 great bands for an excellent price
The fiance's parents live right across the highway from the balloon field. Might just have to grill out and set up some lawn chairs and listen to the show.
Am I having a pipe dream in hoping that 3 Days Grace headlines or at least performs at Lazerfest one of these years? I know they came to Val Air 3 or so years ago and I've wanted to see them again. This lineup will do, I suppose, although I could live without Buckcherry.
Did I get transported back to 1997 and not realize it?
It's Bushbama!
2 time Chupacabra of Humor Award Recipient
Originally Posted by joefrog
I will admit, I am to blame in sometimes making mountains out of molehills.
Definately gonna have to look into some tickets! So long as they stick to older stuff like Follow the Leader.
Originally Posted by Cyclonick182
Definately gonna have to look into some tickets! So long as they stick to older stuff like Follow the Leader.
For the most part, they do. Saw them at Family Values a couple years ago and they still got after it. Should be a good show.
This made my day, I love Korn and saw Buck Cherry at lazerfest a few years ago and they were great
Men want to have fun, women want to take fun out to the middle of the woods and shoot it in the head.
I didn't know Korn was still relevant. I guess they really aren't anymore, but I was surprised to see them headlining.
"Seven minutes to glory."
FWIW, I'm not a big fan of the style of music that makes up Lazerfest, but I saw Saliva at VEISHEA a couple years ago, and they put on a GREAT show. Really, really good performers, and a fun concert to be at. That was by far the best concert that year.
True and Valiant
I also remember a game with Kansas when Cy (wore a huge suit then) went out to center field, squatted, and "pooped" a couple of chickens that had been dyed blue then chased them around.
Originally Posted by DJK15
God I hope so, even if it's not the right thing to do, KF needs to do it.
Victory before honor.
I saw Korn in their prime (around 1999) with Rob Zombie - that was a very interesting show to say the least
Sometimes it is the people who no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.
ISU MBB: Bigger than a single person, player, or coach.
I wouldn't even know there was a band named Korn if it wasn't for one of my former Taekwondo students in Indianola. He had their initials tattooed on his knuckles.
Kansas Must Be Destroyed
Sic Semper Jayhawks
Originally Posted by Cyclone62
I didn't know Korn was still relevant. I guess they really aren't anymore, but I was surprised to see them headlining.
They haven't been relevant in a few years...and I think thats what makes me excited. They hopefully will just play old stuff...which is exactly what I want. Can't be the ticket price...and being from Indianola I can get hammered and show up just about in time for Buckcherry and Korn.
What about the Urge, bring back the Urge!
Most older bands arent still relevant, doesn't mean it wont be a good show.
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Cambodia: Treatment of Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) members by government authorities and members of the Cambodian People's Party (2007- April 2010)
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Treatment of Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) members prior to 2008 elections
Human Rights Watch states that the 2008 national elections were marked with efforts made by the ruling Cambodia People's Party (CPP) to pressure opposition members, more specifically Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) members, to "defect" to the CPP (24 July 2008). Human Rights Watch indicates that hundreds of opposition members joined the CPP after it offered "lucrative" government positions or threatened those who refused with arrest or violence (24 July 2008). The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) corroborates this information reporting that during the 2008 national elections, many members of the SRP were lured by offers of public office to defect to the CPP, and that other members were beaten, intimidated and threatened (9 May 2008). The Phnom Penh Post reports that opposition lawmakers state that claims of defection to the CPP are false (26 Apr. 2010). An SRP spokesman stated that he had contacted the party's members in Takeo and that there had been no reports of defections (Phnom Penh Post 26 Apr. 2010). The SRP spokesman also disputed the accuracy of a statement made by Hem Heng (the Cambodian ambassador to the United States (US)) who said that " between 400 and 500 Cambodian-American SRP members had defected to the CPP during the Khmer New Year holiday" (ibid.).
An election monitoring report cited by the AHRC indicates that, in 2007, there were 51 cases of threats against non-ruling parties, 29 of which were against the SRP (AHRC 9 May 2008). The AHRC reports that on 22 March 2008, one SRP Member of Parliament (MP) was assaulted by a district security force made up of 20 men while he was protecting an SRP banner (ibid.).
The Office of the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Cambodia reports that a veteran reporter, who had worked for the SRP-affiliated newspaper Moneaksekar Khmer (Khmer Conscience) and who was known for his articles on government corruption and for articles critical of the CPP was killed in July 2008 along with his son (UN 11 July 2008). The Asia Director at Human Rights Watch stated that the "killing appears to have been timed just before the election to have the maximum chilling effect on journalists, opposition party supporters, and human rights monitors" (24 July 2008).
The Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (Ligue cambodgienne pour la promotion et la défense des droits de l'homme, LICADHO) a Cambodian non governmental organization (NGO), which promotes respect for political and civil rights and the protection of human rights in Cambodia (LICADHO n.d.), states that "the government and the courts have been criticized repeatedly for resorting to the use of defamation and disinformation charges to restrict the freedom of expression" (LICADHO 9 July 2009). In May 2006, prison sentences for the charge of defamation were removed from the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) Criminal Code (LICADHO 9 July 2009). Freedom House corroborates this information stating that since 2006, defamation is no longer a criminal offence; however, "spreading disinformation" is an offence which can result in imprisonment for a period of up to three years (2010).
Politically motivated criminal charges against Sam Rainsy Party members and supporters
Human Rights Watch alleges that politically motivated criminal charges are used as part of the government's campaign to coerce members of the SRP to become members of the CPP with the intention of weakening the SRP (22 Mar. 2008). LICADHO reports that some SRP MPs have been stripped of their immunity as a prelude to charging them with offences that LICADHO indicates stem from expressing their opinions publically (16 Nov. 2009). On 16 November 2009 Sam Rainsy (the SRP leader) was stripped of parliamentary immunity (LICADHO 16 Nov. 2009). On 22 June 2009, two other parliamentarians, Ho Vann and Mu Sochua, were also stripped of their immunity (ibid.). Phnom Penh Post reports that five months after a Municipal Court judge ruled that there was inadequate evidence to find Ho Vann guilty of defamation; his immunity was reinstated (8 Mar. 2010).
Human Rights Watch reports that on 27 January 2010, Sam Rainsy was convicted on charges of "racial incitement and destroying demarcation posts" (28 Jan. 2010). Sam Rainsy was tried in absentia, fined 8 million riels [1 Cambodian Riel = 0.000240305 Canadian dollars (XE.com 15 Apr. 2010)] and sentenced to two years in prison (Human Rights Watch 28 Jan. 2010). In addition, as a result of removing border markers Rainsy and two others were ordered to pay 55 million riels (approximately 13,000 US dollars) (ibid.). Human Rights Watch reports that Rainsy's trial did not meet international standards and that the court denied the leader his right to examine the evidence against him or defend himself (ibid.). Furthermore, the trial was closed to the general public, journalists and human rights organizations (ibid.).
Human Rights Watch cites the case of a commune chief in Kampong Thom province and member of the SRP who was arrested based on allegations that he forcibly detained and prevented another party activist from defecting to the CPP (22 Mar. 2008). Following a day and a half of detainment, the SRP member was " charged with being an accomplice to the illegal confinement of the party activist, and sent to pre-trial detention at Kompong Thom prison" (Human Rights Watch 22 Mar. 2008). LICADHO indicates that on 20 March 2009, the SRP commune chief was convicted of kidnapping and illegal confinement and sentenced to three years' imprisonment (22 Mar. 2009). In addition, three other provincial SRP officials, who at the time of the trial were in hiding, were convicted in absentia of the same charge and sentenced to three to five years imprisonment (LICADHO 22 Mar. 2009).
Sources indicate that a SRP MP was found guilty of defamation charges for trying to sue the Prime Minister (AHRC 3 Aug. 2009; VOA 4 Aug. 2009). The SRP MP "was ordered to pay 8.5 million riel, or $2,125, in fines to the state and 8 million riels, or $2,000 to Hun Sen" (ibid.).
LICADHO corroborates this information and reports that following the defamation verdict, "police attempted to violently disperse" SRP MPs and SRP members while they were marching from the court towards their headquarters (LICADHO 4 Aug. 2009).
Voice Of America reports that after the MP's first lawyer quit, as a result of defamation charges filed against him, the SRP MP could not find any representation (4 Aug. 2009). LICADHO similarily indicates that the MP's lawyer "was intimidated into withdrawing from the case" (4 Aug. 2009). Human Rights Watch corroborates this information stating that the lawyer representing the SRP MP, after being threatened with disbarment and being sued for defamation, stopped representing the MP and defected to the CPP (16 July 2009).
An article by Human Rights Watch lists cases where SRP activists were sentenced and threatened, including an incident that occurred in June 2009 when a SRP youth activist was convicted after writing slogans criticizing the government on the outside walls of his home (14 July 2009). LICADHO corroborates this information and adds that the activist was detained for two days, placed on trial and convicted of defamation (LICADHO 11 June 2009). He was sentenced to pay the government 5 million riels as compensation (LICADHO 11 June 2009).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). 3 August 2009. "Cambodia: The Odds Are Stacked Against Fair Trial for Opposition Parliamentarian Mu Sochua."
_____. 11 June 2008. "Cambodia: Unlawful Arrest of a Newspaper Editor in Phnom Penh."
_____. 9 May 2008. "Cambodia: The Cambodian Government Must Act Against All Violence and Ensure Equal Treatment of All Political Parties."
Freedom House. 2010. "Cambodia" Countries at the Crossroads 2010. <<http://www.freedomhouse.org/modules/publications/ccr/modPrint Version.cfm?edition=9&ccrpage=43&ccrcountry=179> [Acessed 3 May 2010]
Human Rights Watch. 28 January 2010. "Cambodia: Opposition Leader Sam Rainsy's Trial a Farce."
______. 14 July 2009. "Cambodia: End Assault on Opposition, Critics."
_____. 24 July 2009. "Cambodia: Threats, Intimidation Mar Campaign-Unequal Media Access Hampers Opposition Parties."
_____. 22 March 2008. "Cambodia: Opposition Officials Arrested to Sway Elections-Government Campaign to Coerce Defections to Ruling Party."
Ligue cambodgienne pour la promotion et la défense des droits de l'homme (Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights, LICADHO). 16 November 2009. "CCHR, CLEC, NICFEC and LICADHO."
_____. 4 August. 2009. "Mu Sochua Verdict: Another Blow to Cambodian Democracy."
_____. 9 July 2009. "Cambodian Opposition-affiliated Journalist Jailed for Disinformation."
_____. 11 June 2009. "Freedom of Expression in Cambodia is Deteriorating."
_____. 22 March 2009. "Conviction of SRP Commune Chief: Courts Used for Political Purpose."
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The Phnom Penh Post. 26 April 2010. Vang Sokheng. "SRP Accuses CPP of 'Making Up' Defections."
_____. 8 March 2010. Chhay Channyda. "Assembly Reinstates Ho Vann's Immunity."
United Nations (UN). 11 July 2008. Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Cambodia. "Killing of Khim Sambor and His Son on 11 July 2008."
Voice of America (VOA). 4 August 2009. Chun Sakada. "Mu Sochua Fined in Defamation Case."
XE.com. 15 April 2010. "Universal Currency Converter." <<http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=1&From=KHR&To=CAD&x=48&y=12> [Accessed 15 Apr. 2010]
Additional Sources Consulted
Oral Sources: The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) did not respond to a request for information within the time constraints of this Response.
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Marines with Security Element, Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a night live fire training exercise to confirm their windage and elevation settings, also known as battle site zero, aboard the USS Iwo Jima. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Ground and is currently in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Also available in high definition
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May 31, 2016
Michigan motorists are paying more at the pump.
Triple-A Michigan says the statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is a little more than $2. That's up nearly two and a half cents from a week ago and 27 and a half cents higher than the start of 2005.
A spokesman for triple-A Michigan says high prices may stick around through the high-travel period that kicks off Memorial Day weekend.
A number of factors are contributing to the high gas prices.
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The increasing cost of crude oil is another factor. It has gone up to nearly $54 per barrel in the past two weeks.
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Going Broke on Halloween Candy and Costumespaulabernstein
The average American will spend $66.28 on Halloween this year, according to the National Retail Federation. That means that a lot of people are shelling out big bucks to celebrate the holiday.
The biggest Halloween expense is costumes, followed by candy, with American families shelling out an average of $22 for Halloween sweets, Science Daily reports. Presumably, the rest of the money goes towards decorations.
As my Strollerderby colleague recently pointed out, Americans have been trick-or-treating since the 1920s. But back then, people handed out apples, pastries, breads and even money.
Nowadays, Halloween is big business with Americans spending $1 billion on candy each Halloween.
"Companies went after Halloween candy a long time ago," says Nancy Childs, Ph.D., professor of food marketing at Saint Joseph's University. "Candy companies are active and aggressive marketers who offer convenient, pre-packaged treats to fulfill the tradition; Halloween is now a model for other holidays — candy baskets for Easter, candy canes for Christmas, holiday-themed M&Ms, chocolates for Valentine's Day."
How much money do you plan to spend on Halloween this year? Is it possible to have fun without going broke? Here are 8 tips that have proven useful at our house:
1. Go to a Halloween party or trick-or-treat so you don't have to stock up on candy. Yes, putting out a bowl of candy that says "take one please" is just asking for kids to "take all please," but you won't be around to fill it back up anyway.
2. Make your own costume. Target might disagree, but making your own costume is fun and worth the effort — it can cost next to nothing. Free printable masks are available online. If you're crafty, there are plenty of no-sew options that are just as cute as anything store bought. And your own closet holds a wealth of possibilities, especially if you just need a costume to tag along with your kids.
3. Re-use decorations from previous years. We literally have a skeleton we keep in the closet! If you save your decorations, you'll never have to buy new ones!
4. Consider hand-me-down costumes or buying costumes at a thrift store. Thrift stores are a trove of quirky, bargain-priced duds just waiting to be transformed into a Halloween get-up. Think old team jerseys, flannel shirts, and retired prom dresses — there's your football player, cowboy, or princess. And just like clothes, some costumes never go out of style, so hand-me-downs are another way to an inexpensive Halloween.
5. If you do buy candy, get the economy-size pack at a discount store. Buying in bulk is almost always cheaper — just make sure you don't eat it all yourself!
6. Dollar stores have deals. You don't have to shell out big bucks at specialty Halloween stores for decorations, costumes, or candy. Instead, check out your local dollar store. They usually have different holiday and party items that could easily become the perfect decoration or addition to your costume. The candy they stock is the same candy you find at the supermarket, so buy it here instead.
7. Make your own decorations. Just because it's store-bought doesn't mean it's better. There are plenty of crafts you can do with your kids that are both festive and fun. Besides, plastic bag ghosts do have a lot of charm.
8. Skip the haunted house and do something free and fun. If you're looking for a fun and free Halloween activity for your family, don't opt for a haunted house or spooky hayride that could cost some serious cash. Instead, gather around the TV and watch your favorite Halloween movies—the classics like Caspar and Hocus Pocus are almost always on television this time of year. You could also bake some awesomely inexpensive Halloween treats, read some Halloween books, or download some free spooky Halloween sounds to tell ghost stories to.
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Love is in the air in Bollywood, especially for the cutest pair of Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza who have decided to take their relationship to the next level. The couple will tie the knot Feb 3.
After hiding their relationship in the past and by stating "we are just good friends" now finally Riteish has spoken up about his love life. After seven years, the two actors are coming together in "Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya" which is expected to hit theatres Feb 24.
Riteish told IANS that Genelia kept him on his toes in the film. "No matter how well you know that person but when it comes to the professional level it's a different person and that's a wonderful part. Suddenly, when you work with a competent actor it's challenging. Genelia always keeps me on my toes. Every day I feel that I can do better than her but she kicks my ass."
Riteish, who has some wonderful films to his credit, felt that Genelia was a better actor than him. "I think Genelia is a better actor than me."
Riteish firmly protested that marriage was not going take away his freedom from him. "I don't think there is any sort of fear that my freedom will go for a toss."
"I think when you are seeing each other for so long the question of freedom doesn't arise. You tend to know each other so much, besides we both have been very private," he said.
"We tried to give dignity to our relationship in the privacy that we maintained," Riteish said.
The actor can't stop himself from praising his better half-to-be. On what made him feel that Genelia was the one for him, he said: "One out of the many, I like Genelia's smile and energy. She is very vibrant and energetic. As an actor she has an immense amount of energy in her."
Will a real life couple click as a reel life pair. Riteish said: "I remember a friend of mine telling me that when real life couple comes on screen together some people feel that the chemistry between them would come naturally."
As a couple you tend to say a lot of stuff in one line because you know that person well and understand. But in a film you try to convey this to a third person, he said.
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Pretty Little Liars Spoiler Photos: Season 4 Halloween Episode — Founder's Day in Ravenswood
We have your first look at the Pretty Little Liars Season 4 Halloween episode, and from the Victorian-era costumes to the search for Ali in ;Ravenswood, this might just be the most anticipated ;hour of Pretty Little Liars yet! ;
When ;Pretty Little Liars ;Season 4 ;returns in October, it's all about Ali. Now that the Liars suspect ;Ali is alive, they're on the hunt to find their friend. But with Ezra now lurking in Ravenswood, does Ali want to be found? And what is Mrs. Grunwald doing talking to Emily? We'll just have to wait and see, PLL fans!
Until then, here's the official ;synopsis ;for ;the ;Season 4 Halloween special ;(Episode 13 — "Grave New World"): ;
"Aria, ;Emily, ;Hanna, ;and ;Spencer ;crash the Ravenswood Founders Day Celebration after finding a clue in "A's" new lair that ;Ali ;may indeed be alive.
Dressed in their finest Edwardian wear, the ladies hit the creepy cemetery party to find Ali before "A" can. But if Ali is truly alive, could the PLLs be leading "A" straight to their friend without knowing it? With ;Ezra ;lurking in the shadows, "A" may be closer than the girls realize.
Meanwhile, ;Caleb ; ;heads to Ravenswood to help the girls and meets kindred soul Miranda (Nicole Gale Anderson) along the way."
What do you think, Pretty Little Liars fans? Are you excited for the spooky episode? Sound off in the comments!
Catch the ;Pretty Little Liars ;Season 4 Halloween special on ;Tuesday, October 22, 2013 ;at 8 p.m. ET on ;ABC Family.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 19. THE future of German swimming – the present, too – goes by the name of Steffen Deibler. Competing over the weekend at the European Junior Championships, the youngster walked away from the event with an impressive medal haul – four individual and three relay. Deibler also picked up a national record.
Deibler zoomed to victories in the 50 and 100 freestyle events and also anchored Germany to gold-medal showings in the 400 free and 400 medley relays. For good measure, Deibler claimed silver in the 50 butterfly, bronze in the 200 freestyle and helped Germany to bronze in the 800 freestyle relay. That's seven medals in four days of action.
The 50 free was the highlight showing for Deibler, who popped a German record of 22.26, lowering the former standard of 22.33. Born in 1987, the sprint sensation also registered times of 49.26 in the two-lap free, a championship record, 1:50.10 in the 200 free and 24.53 in the 50 butterfly. The 200 free was won by Russia's Vitaly Romanovich (1:49.86) and the 50 fly went to Spain's Rafael Munoz (24.46).
While Deibler enjoyed the most dominant individual showing, there were a number of other sensational performances, including a distance-free double on the female side from Anastasia Ivanenko. The Russian took top honors in the 400 free (4:14.18) and added a triumph in the 800 free (8:41.05). In the 400 free, she held off Hungary's Katinka Hosszu (4:14.74). Hosszu, though, nabbed gold in the 400 individual medley (4:45.88) and the 200 free (2:02.30).
On the male side, Poland's Mateusz Sawrymowicz took down a pair of championship records, as he covered the 400 free in 3:49.72 and the 1,500 free in 15:06.04. Hungary's Gergo Kis was second in the 1,500 (15:25.91) and prevailed in the 200 butterfly (1:59.61). Kis also took second in the 400 I.M., behind Italy's David Verraszto (4:17.72). The Italian cemented his distance I.M. victory with a decision in the 200 I.M. (2:03.59).
Italy's Fernando Mazzotta defeated all challengers in the 50 breast (28.46) and 100 breast (1:02.46) while Hungary's Akos Racz won the longer breaststroke in 2:14.24. For the women, Diana Duarte Gomes (Portugal) won the 100 and 200 breaststroke races (1:10.09/2:29.51) and Poland's Luiza Hryniewicz finished first in the 50 breast (32.96).
Escarlata Bernard of Spain doubled in the women's backstroke events, using times of 1:03.88 in the 100 and 2:14.63 in the 200 to distance herself from the opposition. The sprint back was won by Germany's Jenny Lahl (29.81). For the men, backstroke decisions were collected by Italy's Simone Manni in the 50 (26.44), Italy's Marco Malinverno in the 100 (57.24) and Poland's Jakub Jasinski in the 200 (2:02.76).
France's Camille Muffat was first to the wall in the women's 200 individual medley (2:14.84) and placed second in the 100 free, trailing only Great Britain's Francesca Halsall (55.69). Italy's Joseph Natullo was fastest in the men's 100 butterfly (54.77) and Zsuzsanna Jakobos won the women's 200 fly (2:10.18) for Hungary. Other wins were notched by the Ukraine's Lyubov Korol in the men's 50 fly (27.40), France's Lise Soule in the women's 100 fly (1:00.94) and Italy's Gaia Mancabelli in the women's 50 free (25.70).


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BCM Standards get serious boost from Homeland Security
The US Department of Homeland Security has announced the endorsed standards for its Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation and Certification Program (PS-Prep). This marks the achievement of one the key recommendations of the 9/11 commission which targeted improving private sector preparedness for natural disasters and civil emergencies. It's taken nearly 8 years to arrive, but finally the recommendation has been implemented.
The DHS work on the adopting Business Continuity and Preparedness standards has included significant involvement and consultation from within the Public and Private sector, as well as the Standards Bodies and this is reflected in their recommendations.
The most established Standard, BS 25999 from the British Standards Institution (BSI) has been endorsed along with its US 'cousin' from ASIS that has been developed through joint working party comprising representatives from the BSI and the BCM/01 committee. The synergies between the two standards are clear and enable international considerations and consistency to be established far more easily for organisations that operate globally. In addition, NFPA 1600:2007 as been accepted.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano said "Private organisations across the country—from businesses to universities to non-profit organisations—have a vital role to play in bolstering our disaster preparedness and response capabilities. These new standards will provide our private sector partners with the tools they need to enhance the readiness and resiliency of our nation."
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ASIS SPC.1-2009 Organizational Resilience: Security Preparedness, and Continuity Management System. – the American Society for Industrial Security is making ASIS SPC 1-2009 available for inspection, downloading, and printing at no cost.
British Standard 25999-2:2007 Business Continuity Management – the British Standards Institution is making BS25999 available for inspection, downloading, and printing for a nominal charge.
National Fire Protection Association 1600:2007/2010 Standard on Disaster / Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs – the National Fire Protection Association is making NFPA 1600 available for inspection, downloading, and printing at no cost.
PS-Prep is a partnership between DHS and the private sector that enables private entities to receive emergency preparedness certification from a DHS accreditation system created in coordination with the private sector.
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The level of connection between the need to prepare and and government and community to have plans in place is further consolidated through Secretary Napolitano's initiative. Through the associated DHS certification system for the PS-Prep programme considerable further pressure can be applied on organisations to develop effective plans that meet industry standards.
It should be seen as a major success that BS25999, a British Standard, is formally endorsed. As the most mature of the standards, this step ensures that organisations can be confident not just in their planning on achieving BS25999, but now that the commercial value of their investment is recognised on an even larger international stage.
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Penny deals are back at Staples, and as the mother of two school-aged children, I couldn't be happier.
Ever since my daughters started school, I have been able to stock up on school supplies without spending a lot of money by taking advantage of Staples' penny deals. (I mention Staples because that is the office supply store closest to me. I'm sure other stores offer similar deals.) Each summer Staples advertises its penny deals in its Sunday circular, and usually limits what is on sale for a penny to a few select items. Each week those items change.
What that means for parents like me, who want to get basic school supplies without spending big bucks, is that you have to do mini school shopping on a weekly basis, so that you can take advantage of the penny sales.
In the past Staples would simply price items at $.01, with a limit on how much you could spend. I can remember picking up six spiral notebooks for $.06–six being the limit–but now you have to spend a minimum amount of money to get the penny deal. This year that amount is $5, and there is still a limit on how many items you can buy.
For the week starting Sunday, July 15th, here are the three items you can get for a penny at Staples:
- Staples brand lined writing pads, yellow or white (normally $1.49)
- Avery insertable 5-tab dividers, the kind you use in a three-ringed notebook (normally $1.49)
- Avery one-inch binders (regularly $2.99)
With each of these deals, you are limited to two per customer, and it says you have to spend a minimum of $5 to get the penny deal. What I'm not clear about is if you can spend $5 and get all three penny deals, or you need to spend $5 X 3 or $15 in order to get all three penny deals. Nonetheless, I plan to cash in some of my Staples Extra Rewards bonuses, which I earn for recycling my print cartridges at the store, to help offset my back-to-school spending.
Speaking of recycling, this year Staples has a new recycling program that allows you save even more money on back-to-school shopping–Staples will recycle your old binders for you. For each old binder you bring into the store, you will get $2 towards the purchase of a new binder that day. I know we have some pretty beat up binders around our house!
In addition to the penny deals, there are other specials for back to school at Staples this week worth noting; you can see them all for yourself on the Staples website but here are some highlights:
- Staples manual pencil sharpener
- 30-count West Wipes
- Plastic rulers
- Staples translucent pencil box
- Staples compass or protractor
- Staples dry erase markers
- Expos dry-erase board cleaner
- 5-pack Zebra Z-Grip retractable ballpoint pens
I'm hoping to give you a weekly heads up on these kinds of deals as the back-to-school season gets into full swing.


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18th century Philadelphia, Pennsylvania mahogany desk and bookcase or secretary. Bookcase top is comprised of pine secondary wood and features a swan's-neck pediment, carved rosettes, and applied carved shell, above hinged scallop-paneled doors opening to three shelves over two lower candle slides. Desk is comprised of mainly poplar secondary wood and exhibits blind dovetail top construction. The fitted interior features upper pigeon hole drawers with molded fronts and stepped and shaped side drawers. A central shell carved prospect door is flanked by two vertical reeded pull out drawers locked by a wooden slide under one of two drawers in the interior prospect. Four graduated lower section drawers are flanked by reeded quarter columns. Retains original ogee bracket feet. Several of the drawers exhibit pencil markings, along drawing of feet, and evidence of an early paper label. The slightly wider book case, backboards, woods, and construction techniques indicate the bookcase top is not original to the desk. 94 1/2" H x 43 3/4" W x 23" D. Third quarter of 18th century.
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"The Roslyn Savings Foundation is recognized for its support of charitable programs and services that address the range of issues and problems facing the region," said Joseph A. Quagliata, president and CEO of South Nassau. "We are grateful that it is partnering with us to advance the mission of South Nassau's Senior Outreach Services Program."
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Netflix's Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos says that the streaming service has every intention of continuing its acclaimed original drama series "House of Cards" beyond the currently in production second season.
"Our intent is that the show keep going for sure. It was a 26-episode commitment. It was not our intent that it just run for two seasons. Talks are in progress right now, so stay tuned"
Sarandos said these comments during his keynote address at Film Independent's 9th annual conference in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The comments are in answer to quotes last month from the show's former executive producer who Rick Cleveland who said the series would likely wrap after the second season.
The series is currently in its last week of filming on the second season with an early 2014 release planned.
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Billions against births
Abortion | London Summit on Family Planning pledges a new global contraceptive push
To listen to heads of state and foundation leaders step to the podium, you'd have thought Jerry Lewis was somewhere backstage. By the end of the daylong London Summit on Family Planning Wednesday, attending countries and private foundations had pledged $4.6 billion to further the use of contraceptives and reduce the numbers of children born around the world.
Despite a coming together of rich and poor nations, private organizations, and pharmaceutical companies, the donor list released by organizers at the end of the day was more usual suspects than impressive: Nine mostly European countries made new commitments to funding global family planning programs over the next five to 10 years, together with the European Commission, the UNFPA (the UN's family planning agency), assorted large population control groups (including Family Health International), several pharmaceutical groups, and philanthropists, including New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. By far the largest donor was the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with Melinda Gates the driving force behind the event.
Speaker after speaker pointed out that Gates, who opened and closed the event, was acting in defiance of her own Catholic Church, which teaches against the use of artificial methods of birth control. Gates has said in interviews that she disagrees with the church's position on contraceptives but is committed to not funding abortion: "From the very beginning, we said that as a foundation we will not support abortion, because we don't believe in funding it."
As a result, the UK-based group Abortion Rights complained ahead of the summit about "the glaring absence of any reference to the importance of abortion in the family planning equation." But acceptance of abortion in "reproductive health" programs and abortion-inducing drugs as contraceptives is prevalent among some of the event's chief sponsors, including the UK Department of International Development (DfID), which hosted the summit. The DfID also is currently embroiled in a controversy over its funding of forced sterilization programs in India.
A study by the Lancet released on the eve of the summit said that "satisfying the global unmet need for contraception" could save 104,000 lives per year and warned of a global rise in "unsafe abortions"-from 44 percent carried out without trained clinical help in 1995 to 49 percent in 2008. Countries where abortion is illegal comprised most of the "unsafe" abortions. (The Gates Foundation funded the study.)
Speakers at the summit referenced the "threat" of abortion as a prod to widen access to contraceptives, including for young and unmarried women and without parental or spousal consent. The Gates Foundation launched a website titled "There Is No Controversy in Contraceptives" to further universal acceptance of the drugs. At the same time, none of the billions raised are slated for prenatal or maternal healthcare, or for early childhood health.
But the aggressive contraceptive push didn't bother some faith-based groups. More than 250 religious leaders attending the summit endorsed an "Interfaith Declaration to Improve Family Health and Well-Being" in support of the summit agenda.
"Family planning is morally laudable in Christian terms because of its contribution to family well-being, women and children's health, and the prevention of abortion," said Richard Cizik, president of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good (and a former vice president of the National Association of Evangelicals). "Our loving challenge to pro-life Christians: Please do not block family planning efforts, globally or domestically, because of your opposition to groups that provide both contraception and abortion. Instead, consider how a deeply pro-life moral commitment, focusing on the flourishing of all human beings made in God's image, actually ought to lead to support for family planning."
But some leaders at the summit came off as less than effusive. When Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni pledged $5 million for family planning, he told the London gathering, "That may seem small, but we're spending billions on getting electricity. We can't have development without electricity."
South Korea's ambassador to Britain echoed another concern voiced at the summit: the downside discovered by Western nations in prolonged contraceptive use, which contributes to lower-than-acceptable birth rates. South Korea has a 100 percent contraception prevalence rate, said the ambassador, Choo Kyu-Ho, and his nation began reducing birth rates in the 1960s as "a model for the world." But now, Choo said, "We suffer from a very low birth rate. … There is some expert opinion that we overdid it."
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A bill that would limit the guidelines municipalities can have in dictating the look of homes is now in committee in the state house. If passed, it could have repercussions for municipalities across the state.
Senate Bill 731, named the Zoning/Design and Aesthetic Controls bill, passed the senate on May 17 by a vote of 38-10. It was introduced by Mecklenburg County Senator Dan Clodfelter and seeks to "clarify when a municipality or a county may enact zoning ordinances related to design and aesthetic controls."
The bill is now in committee in the state house awaiting a vote that will send it to the floor. Representatives will then vote again and send it back to the senate for the final vote.
State Senator Tommy Tucker (Dist. 35), who represents the Mint Hill area, said the version of the bill that came of the senate was softened and lacked the "teeth" it once had. He said that is why he voted for it.
"The paragraph that was limiting to municipalities was taken out," he said. "This is a gut check for both entities—builders and municipalities."
He said there has been very little response to the bill from the public or towns and acknowledged that towns don't always know what's happening in Raleigh.
Both Mint Hill and Matthews town leadership crafted a letter that voiced opposition to the bill. It will be sent to state legislators who represent the area.
Tucker said he believes that the market place should have more say in dictating what homes can look like, and that it's not a decision a municipality needs to always make.
He said that municipalities are imposing additional costs on builders with the current ordinances. He cited as an example a town which requires front porches on homes, noting that this adds $5,000-$10,000 in extra costs.
Mint Hill Commissioner Tina Ross said at the last town meeting two weeks ago that the bill would be bad for for not just Mint Hill, but other towns as well.
"I would like us to heavily oppose this bill," she said. "We have tried really hard to maintain quality housing and this takes the ability away from us."
Tucker said there needs to be a compromise that will be good for towns and businesses.
The passage of the bill is now in a race against time. General Assembly leaders have said they would like to wrap up this session by June 14. Tucker said that if the bill doesn't pass vote in the senate by then, there is a good chance it won't pass
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A bill that would limit the guidelines municipalities can have in dictating the look of homes is now in committee in the state house. If passed, it could have repercussions for municipalities across the state.


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August 24, 2013
The E-Cig (Part 1)
I have several friends who used to smoke traditional cigarettes but have recently moved to electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes or e-cigs). I even have some friends who are now completely smokeless because of their use of the e-cig. That's right; they no longer smoke even the e-cig, so they were able to use it as a means to quit their nicotine addiction altogether. Yet, many are still skeptical of the e-cig and its effects, which I understand. We simply do not know enough about the e-cigarette to really know how it is affecting users and those around them.
True, they are smokeless and tobacco-less, so by nature do not have the terrible effects that regular cigarettes do (namely cancer, emphysema, asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure, blood clots, and many other health issues), yet they still give users nicotine and contribute to the nicotine addiction. So, what exactly are the benefits and disadvantages of the e-cig?
Before jumping into the benefits and disadvantages, I thought it would be helpful to understand the e-cig itself, as well as the effects of nicotine. At the onset, electronic cigarettes looked sort of like regular cigarettes only a bit longer. Some looked like cigars or pipes, but today, in 2013, they come in many different shapes and sizes. The ones I see most often have a clear tube that houses the e-liquid and vaporizer and whatnot that is attached to a black battery on one end and mouthpiece on the other. WebMD explains how they work:
- The user inhales through a mouthpiece.
- Air flow triggers a sensor that switches on a small, battery-powered heater.
- The heater vaporizes liquid nicotine in a small cartridge (it also activates a light at the "lit" end of the e-cigarette). Users can opt for a cartridge without nicotine.
- The heater also vaporizes propylene glycol (PEG) in the cartridge. PEG is the stuff of which theatrical smoke is made.
- The user gets a puff of hot gas that feels a lot like tobacco smoke.
- When the user exhales, there's a cloud of PEG vapor that looks like smoke. The vapor quickly dissipates.
- E-cigarettes contain no tobacco products; even the nicotine is synthetic.
The vapor that looks like smoke is really just steam. Unlike with smoking a traditional cigarette, the e-cigarette typically has only propylene glycol (PG), vegetable glycerin (VG), polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG400), flavors, and a variable concentration of nicotine in its e-liquid or e-juice. Cigarettes, on the other hand, have thousands of ingredients, most of which are poisonous, dangerous, or simply gross.
Now that we understand the e-cigarette itself, let's look at the effects of nicotine. Since the majority of the e-liquid is nicotine, it is important to, at least, have a basic understanding of the side effects possible. The Mayo Clinic breaks down the dangerous side effects into more common, less common, rare, and symptoms of overdose. Here are each of these:
More common
- Injury or irritation to mouth, teeth, or dental work—with chewing gum only
Less common
- High blood pressure
- Fast or irregular heartbeat
- Hives, itching, rash, redness, or swelling of skin
Symptoms of overdose (may occur in the following order)
- Nausea and/or vomiting
- Increased watering of mouth (severe)
- Abdominal or stomach pain (severe)
- Diarrhea (severe)
- Pale skin
- Cold sweat
- Headache (severe)
- Dizziness (severe)
- Disturbed hearing and vision
- Tremor
- Confusion
- Weakness (severe)
- Extreme exhaustion
- Fainting
- Low blood pressure
- Difficulty in breathing (severe)
- Fast, weak, or irregular heartbeat
- Convulsions (seizures)
Now, it is important to note that the above are side effects that need medical attention. However, most of the side effects of nicotine do not need medical attention. These include:
More common
- Belching—with chewing gum and lozenges
- Headache (mild)
- Increased appetite
- Increased watering of mouth (mild)—with chewing gum only
- Jaw muscle ache—with chewing gum only
- Redness, itching, and/or burning at site of application of patch—usually stops within 24 hours
- Sore mouth or throat—with chewing gum only
Less common or rare
- Abdominal or stomach pain (mild)
- Change in sense of taste
- Constipation
- Coughing (increased)
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness or lightheadedness (mild)
- Drowsiness
- Dryness of mouth
- Hiccups—with chewing gum and lozenges
- Hoarseness—with chewing gum only
- Indigestion (mild)
- Loss of appetite
- Menstrual pain
- Muscle or joint pain
- Nausea or vomiting (mild)
- Passing of gas
- Sweating (increased)
- Trouble in sleeping or unusual dreams
- Unusual irritability or nervousness
Of course, any side effects should be monitored, but in comparison to the effects of the other ingredients in regular cigarettes, nicotine seems to be less dangerous at the very least. Still, not enough research has been done on the e-juice and the e-cig to know what might come of it.
In an upcoming blog, I will tackle the benefits and disadvantages of the e-cig, but it was important to lay this foundation before moving to that.
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Alden Clark Cearfoss
Who brought honor to Baker University through his athletic and academic achievements, service to his country during the Korean War, and outstanding record as a coach and educator.
Raised in Centropolis, Kan., and graduated from Appanoose High School in 1946. Two-time state Class B scoring leader in basketball with 21.3 and 20.7 points per game in junior and senior seasons. Those teams finished with a combined record of 38-8 and won league, league tournament and district tournament titles. Served in the U.S. Army in Korea from 1946 to 1948.
Enrolled at Baker in 1948. Nicknamed "Black Knight". Started on Baker's basketball team and was selected all-conference honorable mention in first season, but dislocated right shoulder — an injury that never healed properly. Played sophomore and junior seasons with shoulder brace and knee injury. Lettered all three seasons. Was a member of Zeta Chi fraternity and sophomore class secretary. Graduated in 1952 with degree in physical education. Attended graduate school at the University of Kansas. Returned to Appanoose High School to teach and coach basketball. His teams were 130-87, and won five league championships and five league tournaments. Left coaching and became district manager at Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. Then served as commissioner of finance in Ottawa before returning to teach and coach boys basketball at Central Heights High School in 1972.
Led Central Heights teams to a 158-68 record and three league titles in 11 years. Later coached the girls team and conducted instructional camps for youngsters until the time of his death. The Central Heights Gymnasium is named in his memory. His 23-year career coaching record was 307-171. Cearfoss and his wife, Betty, have two daughters, Lynda and Diane.


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The GIGABYTE X58-UD7 BIOS is based upon the Phoenix AwardBIOS. The menu is split into MB Intelligent Tweaker, Standard CMOS Features, Advanced BIOS Features, Integrated Peripherals, Power Management Setup, and PC Health Status. The standard CMOS has the Date, Time, and detected HDDs. Note if the drives are in RAID mode they wont be indicated there.
The Advanced BIOS features have the Hard Disk Boot Priority, Boot device order, and password check, SMART Capability, CPUID Max and Init Display First. Integrated Peripherals is where you set the I CH SATA Control Mode, the SATA port Native mode, the USB controllers, the Azalea CODEC, the IEEE-1394, the LAN and the external SATA controllers as well as the USB 3.0 interface. The Power Management menu is where the ACPI options are set.
The Motherboard Intelligent BIOS is where the tweaking and overclocking in the BIOS is done. You can change the CPU Clock Ratio, the Turbo Boost, Multi-Threading, and the various CPU Features like the C1E, EIST, Virtualization technology and QPI Clock ratio in this menu. GIGABYTE gives a fine control over the features of the motherboard with a variety of settings and ranges Ill list in this chart. The maximum overclock I was able to reach with the board was 3.7GHz, a 1GHz increase in clock speed over default. Heres a chart detailing the settings:
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- Wednesday March 31st, 2010 :: 09:31 a.m. EDT
Please see the attached document, which advertises our next informational seminar, Gangs 101, which will be held on Thursday, April 15th, 2010. The instructor, Sgt. Edward Bachert (Allentown Police Ret.), was an academy instructor of mine at the Allentown Police Academy. His courses are some of the most well organized, fascinating police seminars I've ever seen. This course is a must for anyone interested in learning the most up to date information on gangs and gang activity.
FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE- March 31st,2010
BLRPD Presents "Gangs 101"
The Berks-Lehigh Regional Police Department, under the direction of Chief of Police Michael Weiser, is proud to announce that on Thursday, April 15th, the department will present "Gangs 101," a program that will focus on how gangs such as the Bloods and Crips out of California and People and Folk Nation out of Chicago, influence what occurs in our region. This will include examination of physical signs of gang involvement, such as gang signs, tattoos, and clothing. These gangs and others will be discussed, along with how they operate and the dangers that are present when dealing with these individuals. The course will be taught by Sgt. Edward Bachert (Allentown Police Ret.) of Safe and Secure: Schools and Industries, LLC. Sgt. Bachert, who is currently a Professor of Criminal Justice at St. Joseph's University, has over 20 years of law enforcement experience, which include time served as a Neighborhood Community Police Officer, Field Training Officer, Hostage Negotiator, and Allentown Police Academy Instructor.
This course will be held on Thursday, April 15th, 2010 at 7:00 pm at the Upper Macungie Township Fire Station 56, located at 6510 Schantz Rd, Upper Macungie Township. There is no preregistration for this free course, and seating is limited. Any questions can be directed to Criminal Investigator Peter Nickischer at 610-683-8740, or firstname.lastname@example.com. ###
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Adam Hurtado Biggest Loser 10
Week One at the Biggest Loser Ranch
Brittany Aberle interviews Biggest Loser 10 contestant Adam Hurtado. Twenty-five-year old Adam fell victim to weight gain after he stopped playing football in college. He recently his lost his mother to heart failure caused by obesity, but is determined to use this tragic experience as a motivation.Flag this Video


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There is an evolving fashion since the return of long skirts fashion trend that Rwandan women have realized that long skirts are more comfortable than casual wear pants and they are definitely a fabulous alternative.
For you to dress in a long skirt and look fabulous, some things are to be taken into consideration otherwise you will look dowdy and out of place.
The first thing you have to give attention is Skirt Length; know what skirt- length you look good in whether it is midi-length to maxi-length and match it with your body shape as some look smashing in long denim skirt while others look great in long skirts with belts.
Tall, slender women usually look great in column skirts, pencil skirts, and circle skirts.
A person's bone structure, head size, and weight are important; every woman must learn to adapt fashion to fit her body.
It is extremely important to wear a long skirt with a top that hits in the correct spot to give balance; a dark top with a long, dark skirt is almost a no-brainer.
Generally, a fitted top looks best with a long flowing skirt. If you are large all over, and you want a fitted top, you absolutely must have good undergarments or flab will bulge out in the wrong spots. If you don't look good in a body-hugging top, try wearing a belt over a button-down shirt.


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Summer is in full swing and it's time to get the kids outside having fun. We love playing games as a family but it can get expensive buying a lot of games. I decided it would be fun to make our own DIY Outdoor Games so I headed to Dollar General for the supplies. It was really easy finding everything I needed for a few fun games I knew the kids would enjoy. Heck, hubby and I loved playing them too.
Not only did I find the items I needed in the toy section but I was also able to find supplies for the games in the outdoor area, housewares, and seasonal area. Looking around the store gave me even more ideas and making our own games was inexpensive and fun. Here are some of the games I made for the family to enjoy.
Large Tic Tac Toe – make the tic tac toe game using a plastic table cloth, duct tape, and 2 different colors of plastic plates. Cut the table cloth so it is square then measure and tape off the tic tac toe area in 9 equal squares. Cost- $4
Small kids can play it like regular tic tac toe just on a larger scale. Older kids can play by tossing the plates like a Frisbee onto the square they want it to go.
Pool Noodle Football Toss – you will need 5 pool noodles, duct tape, a football, and rebar from the hardware store. Form 3 of the noodles into rings and tape where they meet. I taped each ring individually then taped them together. Tape the end ring noodles to the long ones. Place the 2 rebar pieces in the ground then slide the noodles over each one. Cost – $9
You can give each hoop a different point system or just one point for each throw thru the hoop. We played it where you would get a point each time you tossed it thru.
Fly Swatter Badminton – you will need flower fly swatters and wiffle golf balls. Cost – $2
Play like regular badminton. We played over the football toss since it was already set up but a net would be even better.
Ins and Outs – you will need 8 balls (of different sizes) and rope. Cut 8 pieces of rope the size of a hula hoop then tie the ends together. Place the rope circles fairly far apart from each other. You will need a ball for each circle. Place 4 balls inside each circle and 4 balls outside each circle. Cost – $2-8
This was our favorite game and it's more fun the more people you have playing. You have 2 teams, one team is trying to get all the balls inside all the circles while the other team is trying to get all the balls outside all the circles. It is so fun and very fast paced.
Bucket Ball Toss – you will need 5 buckets, 3 soft balls, and sticky numbers. I used my vinyl cutter to make numbers for each bucket, you could also use sticky letters. Cost – $6
Line the buckets up starting with the smallest number closest to you. Each player gets 3 balls to toss and the player with the most points wins. Smaller kids can stand closer to the buckets with older kids starting further away.
I also made a Game Bag to carry all the supplies except for the football toss. We're going camping next week and this is going to be so fun to bring along. These games would also be fun to play with a large group or at a family reunion. I was able to make all 5 games for $23-29 buying everything I needed at Dollar General. I love how inexpensive everything was to make these games and that my kids are having a blast playing with them. Now I'm trying to think of more games to make. What would you make using these supplies?


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New Trailer & Images For Zhang Yimou's COMING HOME
Coming Home, the latest Chinese epic from Hero and Flowers Of War director Zhang Yimou, will have its world premiere next week at Cannes, where it plays out of competition. Due to hit screens here in Hong Kong on 6 June, Edko Films has released a trailer and stills for the grand scale romance, based on the novel by Yan Geiling.
Gong Li re-teams with the director who made her an international star in films like To Live and Raise The Red Lantern, alongside Chen Daoming for this sprawling tale of a family torn apart by conflict, separated for decades, and then struggling to reconcile after the Cultural Revolution.
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Friday, January 25, 2013
We were all teenagers; with those incredible metabolism's with adults telling us that we should be thankful for our bodies but that someday it would "catch up" to us. Pfffh, we thought. Then all of a sudden we wake up at 35 and go "oh hell, it did catch me!"
I was never a person who cared much about what I ate, or paid attention to logging how often I exercised. I apparently was doing the correct balance of both because my weight was pretty much the same from the time I was fifteen until I was thirty. Then something changed and the domino effect started to take hold.
I was commuting further daily; sitting idle at a desk longer and definitely not spending enough time getting my heart rate elevated (unless you count the frustration in traffic).
So I did what many people do I blamed hormones, life, work, the mail carrier whomever! I wasn't my fault of course I wasn't doing anything "different" this is what I have always done. Wrong...I knew better of course but it is always easier to look outside of yourself when you are looking at blaming something.
The adage of when you are point at someone/thing remember that there are three fingers pointing right back at you is a powerful statement if you think about it.
I changed my mind; and four years ago I committed to making a lifestyle change and I was very successful at it for about a year and a half; then my life got in the way. The exercise nearly stopped and the weight came back.
Last year I was getting back on track and thought that I could see a light at the end of the tunnel, turned out to be a train. That train derailed me again. I suffered an accident that left me laid up for months; I was devastated emotionally. I just had gotten back on a bicycle after 18 years and had completed my first 30 mile group ride. Now I was back to resting; healing and recovering.
Here I am; in 2013 and tired of being sad and upset with the reflection that faces me daily. This isn't who I am, or who I can be and it is definitely not who I want to be for the rest of my life. I miss ME. I am committing to one group activity a month be it a 5k or group cycling event but one day at a time and hopefully for my reunion in July I will be happy with where I'm headed!
The Color Run is this weekend; rain or shine we will be out there getting our color on!
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By Randy Jackson
(KSDK) - It was just feet off of Ballas Road that someone took a can of paint and left a message veiled in hate.
On a banner, members of Congregation Sharre Emeth Synagogue had proclaimed their support of Israel during recent fighting in Lebanon. But someone painted the word "Murder" over the word Israel.
The apparent threat is disarming to Rabbi Andrea Goldstein.
"I know that the congregation have taken steps that we are tightening in our security," says Goldstein.
Goldstein says who ever did it misunderstands their message.
"We in this congregation are praying for peace both for Israel and for the people of Lebanon. Nobody wants this war to be taking place," Goldstein added.
The St. Louis FBI office's Squad 6, the unit which investigates bias and hate crimes, is also now on the case. Special Agent in Charge Roland Corvington says violence a world away is impacting the U.S.
"Those individuals that sympathize with parties to the crisis in the Middle East may seek to advance their grievances through such means as what occurred recently at the synagogue or what happened in Seattle recently," says Corvington.
Last week, a gunman who blamed Jews for the Mideast crisis, broke into a Jewish center in Seattle, Washington and shot six women, killing one of them.
Tuesday at the Jewish Federation in Creve Coeur, a candle illuminated a memorial to colleague Patricia Waechter, who died in that attack.
Executive Vice President Barry Rosenberg says members of his organization are no strangers to hate crime and they are vigilant on their west county campus.
"We've encouraged all in our organization to review their normal security procedures, make sure they're being followed and evaluate whether there are other changes that should be made," says Rosenberg.
Marvin Wojinsky, who works on campus, says he's satisfied with security.
"I'm aware of this, I'm not afraid, I feel pretty comfortable," he says.
In Hebrew, Shaare Emeth means gates of truth. Tuesday night, a new banner had been raised as members hold true to their convictions.


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Wu Xing - 5 Elements
Wood Fire Earth Metal Water
The concept of Wu Xing is important in Chinese medicine, astrology and Fengshui.
The 5 Elements [Wu Xing] are used in conjunction with Bagua as follows:
Note 1: Traditionally all Chinese maps are drawn with the direction South at the top of page. This differs from the modern practice of placing the direction North at the top of page. See this for example.