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Studio and Year: 20th Century Fox - 1992
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Feature running time: 114 minutes
Genre: Action/Drama
Disc Format: BD-50
Encoding: AVC (MPEG-4)
Video Aspect: 2.40:1
Resolution: 1080p/24
Audio Format(s): English DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio, English Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeline Stowe, Johdi May, Wes Studi, Russell Means, Steven Waddington
Directed by: Michael Mann
Music by: Trevor Jones & Randy Edelman
Written by: Michael Mann & Christopher Crowe based on the novel by James Fenimore Cooper
Region Code: A
Blu-ray Disc release Date: October 5, 2010
"The first American hero"
Film Synopsis:
Based on the literary classic by James Fennimore Cooper, THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS takes place in the majestic mountains and awe-inspiring forests of war-torn Colonial America. In the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, Cora Munro (Madeleine Stowe, Twelve Monkeys, We Were Soldiers), the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers, including Hawkeye (Day-Lewis), a rugged frontiersman and the adopted son of the Mohicans comes to their rescue. A passionate romance soon blossoms between Cora and Hawkeye, but many forces test their love as they continue to journey through the Frontier.
My Take:
The last of the Mohicans is set in the Adirondack region of upstate New York in the late 1750's amidst the conflict of the French and Indian War. Based upon the novel by James Fenimore Cooper, but owing more to the 1936 film adaptation the story focuses on Nathaniel/Hawkeye, the adopted "white" son of Mohican Indian Chingachgook, a skilled trapper and hunter. Hawkeye is devoted to Chingachgook and stepbrother Uncas and is known for his proficiency as a tracker and marksman. Unlike other Native Americans who have sided with either the British or the French, the three men avoid involvement in the conflict but can see the toll it is taking on the land and people in the region. Things quickly change for them when they happen across the trail of a group Huron Indians who are tracking and planning to attack a British detachment of soldiers who are escorting the daughters of Colonel Munro to his location at Fort William Henry. Hawkeye, Uncas, and Chingachgook catch up with the Hurons, led by Magua, after they have already commenced the attack on the soldiers. The only remaining survivors are Major Hayward, and the two women, Alice and Cora Munro. They engage the Hurons killing most while Magua, who seems to be targeting the women, escapes.
They decide to escort the Major Hayward and the women to the Fort which is still a distance away. During the journey Cora, a strong willed young aristocrat, makes an unexpected connection with Hawkeye, and he with her. They arrive at the Fort to find it under siege by the French. With his heart now guiding him Hawkeye opts to remain close to Alice and ultimately becomes embroiled in both the military conflict and what he later finds to be a vendetta aimed not only at Colonel Munro but his daughters as well. With Chingachgook and Uncas by his side Hawkeye pursues his growing love for Alice while trying to extricate them both from the impending danger that could separate them forever.
This is one of those movies that I always meant to see but never got around to. Eighteen years after its release it comes my way on Blu-ray. Well the wait was well worth it. This is an excellent film with an epic scope and multi-faceted storyline that's quite involving. Of course I'm late to the game since most who are reading this probably already appreciate it for what it is. The magnificent cinematography captures the rustic spirit of the time period and the majesty of forest lined shooting locations. I like the film's depiction of unflinching heroism, gritty frontiersman and the sociopolitical unrest that prevailed. The script interweaves these elements along with plenty of butt kicking action and a perfectly spun love story that integrates smoothly and never feels corny. Daniel Day-Lewis is at his charismatic best and balances Hawkeye's tough as nails exterior with a discernable but not overstated edge of warmth and compassion that coincides so well with Madeline Stowe's credible turn as Cora, the high spirited aristocratic woman whose devotion and internal fortitude shouldn't be underestimated. I thoroughly appreciated their "what are you looking at sir", and "stay alive, I will find you" scenes together. Wes Studi and Steven Waddington gave excellent performances as well although the entire supporting cast is deserving of praise. The last of the Mohicans is an epic style adventure with an engaging flavor that entices with plenty of action and an integral yet unassuming romance that appropriately underscores the story. After hearing great things about it over the years I am glad that my first experience with it was in high definition on Blu-ray. I think that made it all the better.
Parental Guide:
The film contains strong violence and mild sensuality.
AUDIO/VIDEO - By The Numbers:
REFERENCE = 92-100 / EXCELLENT = 83-91 / GOOD = 74-82 / AVERAGE = 65-73 / BELOW AVERAGE = under 65
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Video: 78
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The last of the Mohicans comes to Blu-ray Disc from 20th Century Fox featuring 1080p AVC encoded video that has an average bitrate of 38 Mbps and lossless D TS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound that has an average bitrate of 3.7 Mbps.
This video presentation appears faithful to the film's original source elements but doesn't make for high definition eye candy. This is a dark film with an overall visual aesthetic that lacks vibrancy. Resolution is primarily stable however the rendering of fine detail can be a mixed bag. Close ups tend to look best and offer a perceptible level of detail and clarity however some mid range shots look quite good also. The earth toned colors appear natural with primaries such as red and blue appearing more vivid. Contrast and brightness are toned down so that even brighter scenes appear less dynamic and lacking punch. Much of the film is shot in low light and I found shadow detail to be intermittent. There were definitely instances where this presentation would have shone with improved depth and dimension but it never took me out of the film or proved distracting. I am happy to report that grain is intact and rendered naturally. I saw no signs of unwanted digital manipulation or artificial enhancement.
The DTS-HD lossless soundtrack makes the most of what it has to work with in the source elements present in the recording. Dialogue is predominantly clear and mixed to a prominent position within the front soundstage. There were occasions during some of the film's active moments where I had a little trouble with intelligibility. Sound effects and panning sequences emanating from the main channels are seamlessly integrated with discernible separation and average sound field penetration. The beautiful music score doesn't have the feeling of authority and quantifiable dynamics that you might find with today's digital recordings but it exerts tangible influence that is highlighted by crystal clear instrumentation. There is no subterranean bass contained in this mix however, low frequency detail is present and detectable during a handful of scenes (such as musket blasts and the cannon fire barrage on Fort William Henry). The surround channels are used mainly for ambient spatial cues that extend the front soundstage to create a better sense of envelopment but not to the level of being engagingly immersive. The soundtrack is noticeably dated but sounds just fine.
Bonus Features:
- Commentary by Michael Mann
- (HD) Making of The last of the Mohicans – A three part documentary featuring cast/crew interviews and behind the scenes footage:
- Act I – 13 minutes
- Act II – 11 minutes
- Act III – 18 minutes
Final Thoughts:
Writer/director Michael Mann's vision of The last of the Mohicans is a gripping, epic adventure film with an engaging flavor that entices with plenty of action that is underscored by an integral yet unassuming romance that doesn't water it down. It's a beautifully shot and scored film that features a marvelous ensemble cast headed by Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeline Stowe. It comes to Blu-ray for the first time in a Director's Definitive Cut from 20th Century Fox that features faithful video reproduction, gratifying lossless surround sound, director commentary and a wonderful three part feature that documents the making of the film. This is my first time seeing The last of the Mohicans and I can't think of a better introduction than this. Recommended.
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Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I am one of those that thinks that it is too dark and the yellowish tint, if intentionally done, makes the film seem to be much older than it is. As I said in my comments on Amazon, I love the film as a film and would give it at least a 4 star rating but I didn't appreciate an appearance that made it look like it was actually made in 1757 and kept in a box someplace until this release. Makes me sorry I gave my DVD version away.
One correction in your review, Alice is the younger Munro sister, Cora is Hawkeye's love interest in the film.
Great review Ralph, I feel the same way and this is one of my favorite movies. This Blu-Ray for the most part looked great on my 132" screen projected by a Panasonic PT-AE4000.
One correction in your review, Alice is the younger Munro sister, Cora is Hawkeye's love interest in the film.
Thanks for catching that. Had it correct in one paragraph crossed up in the other.
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I've always been a big fan of the movie, i first saw it in 1992, i was 8 years old, and it's still one of my favorite movie.
It's good to know some people think the blu ray release is a good release. I personally think the PQ looks pretty good. I watched the blu ray 3 times this week and the more i watch it, the more i like the PQ. It's way better than the DVD version, which have an over cranked contrast and brightness.
I believe it will be much better in blu ray.
An excellent review with much thought and detailed information.
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I haven't seen the Blu-ray yet, but apparently it's somewhere in between the Theatrical Release and the Director's Expanded Edition. Some stuff has been put back in or removed, but not everything.
The only thing I care about is the ending, which thankfully, seems to have been changed back to the Theatrical ending.
It would have been nice if they had included all versions of the film (or at least the Theatrical + whatever new version they want), but they haven't.
Since you mentioned the stunning scenery Ralph I'll mention that North Carolina was the stand-in for the Adirondacks of upstate NY(which is not news to many fans of this epic film).
as for me I saw the theatrical version in Richmond, VA & had the unique experience of having cast member Eric Schweig & many of the Native Americans who were featured extras in the Regency Sq. theater watching it with me-they were in the area working on a made-for-TNT movie called THE BROKEN CHAIN. this film rented & used many of the costumes & uniforms built for MOHICANS. I worked as a costumed extra on that project & can tell you the wool uniforms(I was used as an English, French, & eventually American soldier) were sure warm on some unseasonably cold Oct. mornings.
also in the original theatrical prints there was an error in the credits-the actor originally hired to play Captain Bougainville(featured in the surrender parlay) was listed in the credits even tho Mann fired him & replaced him with someone whose looks he preferred.
I know that because I'm acquainted with both of them-Dylan Baker(Peter Parker's NYU prof in the SPIDERMAN trilogy) who was fired & Mark Edrys his replacement. Dylan is very talented but I guess just not very "French" looking to Mann's eyes.
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Saw this on BD last night, head and shoulders above the dvd in every way. Unfortunately, I found the movie a lot less interesting than I remember. The theme music gets quite worn after the first few times of hearing it (for me). It is a good movie however, especially for someone who has never seen it. I guess I've just seen it too many times even though it's been a few years. Highly recommend the disc itself, though. Striking detail in almost every scene. Very beautiful imagery throughout; captured and transfered well to Blu-ray. Enjoy!
Wow, I felt the complete opposite. After not watching it for sometime, to see it in such carity with the awesome vistas and emotion was great. The ending is so special because on the BD you can see the emotion in the actors/actress eyes, you can see into them. With the DVD you just see there eyes.
I did find the DTS MA track a little disappointing when it came to the score. The mix makes the musical score sound a little flat. Which is a shame since its one of my favorite motion picture scores.
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I found the scenery luscious and the colors vibrant. Big step up in the sound dept, too.
Quickly added this to my collection when it hit my local BB on sale.
Thanks, Ralph!
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I have the DVD of course and will eventually pick this one up as well, thanks for the excellent review.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I am one of those that thinks that it is too dark and the yellowish tint, if intentionally done, makes the film seem to be much older than it is. As I said in my comments on Amazon, I love the film as a film and would give it at least a 4 star rating but I didn't appreciate an appearance that made it look like it was actually made in 1757 and kept in a box someplace until this release. Makes me sorry I gave my DVD version away.
I'm in agreement with you. My movie is also dark and yellowish. My standard dvd is a much better copy. I 'm not sure if its because, I don't have the latest upgrade to my player Sony Bd-S350. I'll be updating it soon and try the movie again...........
I'm using a PS3 . . . the BD is dark (what were blue skies in daylight on the DVD now look overcast and bleak), often yellowish (when Duncan meets Cora, he's riding a yellow horse now), and in at least one scene, oppressively dim.
I don't mind if Mann wants to change the overall color of the film (to make it appear older?), and I understand scenes filmed in the dark will look dark, but to have the final scene appear so dim when it was shot with full sunlight on the actors' faces makes no sense. It looks like my television's dying.
I did a "A-B" comparison of DTS 5.1 to Dolby Surround to see if there was any difference. Sure enough, Dolby Surround has a much deeper bass effects. Really no comparison.
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This 'memory image' was published by the Danish 'doctor of insanity and nervous disorders' Einar Brünniche in 1919 (Erindringsbilleder fraakut, alhoholisk Delirium [Memory images of acute, alcoholic delirium] Bibliotek for Læger, 111, 199–214). The image, together with the 'case histories' on delirium tremens (written by the patients themselves) make up the article. The artist is unknown and the image is not dated. The two case histories date from 1900 and 1901 – a time before delirium tremens could be treated effectively. The image is most likely from the same period.⇓
Brünniche concludes his article by writing the following about the memory image: 'Finally, I should like to present an image, a reproduction of a coloured drawing, in which a patient, an artist, without words, but none the less very effectively and vividly, describes the memory of his past, alcoholic delirium... It shows us the many facets of hallucinations, their animal imagery, their life and mobility and their partial transformation of real objects; it shows us the air brimming with cobwebs, threads and smoke. However, I should think that the image illustrates a stage at which the delirium has not yet reached its zenith since the patient is still bedridden. True, the hallucinations seem spooky, but they have not yet filled him with uncontrollable dread; he has not yet been stirred to action, he has not yet taken steps to ward off the danger. Besides, the picture speaks for itself'.
The picture belongs to the Medical Museion in Copenhagen, which has given its permission for publication.
- © 2007 Royal College of Psychiatrists

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Even hearing the word once made Louise's gut coil in fear.
As far back as she can remember, Louise had a morbid fear of snakes, to the point that as a child she wouldn't go in the backyard one entire summer because a harmless garter snake had been seen swishing through the grass.
"Even though my brother ended up killing it, I still would only go out through the front door," recalls the single mother of three in her late 30s, who asked that her real name not be used.
She is not sure what triggered her terror of the belly-crawling reptiles -- called ophidiophobia -- but suspects she may have been spooked by a large snake as a little girl growing up in South America, or perhaps her parents reacted with distaste or even terror to the serpents.
"There were always large snakes about. There were pythons and anacondas."
But when her family moved to Southern Ontario, her aversion to the slitherers travelled with her. A garden hose moving in the grass, anything long and skinny that even remotely resembled a snake's undulating movement would set her heart pounding and leave her sweating and gasping for breath in a full-blown panic attack.
It was an incident at work two years ago that finally convinced her she had to get help.
"A friend at work, we used to play games and tease each other. He knew I was fearful of snakes and as a joke he put up this [computer]screen saver of just snakes. They were coral snakes all moving about, and I came into the room . . . and I screamed and ran out of the room and wouldn't speak to him for days on end.
"That was too much. I thought, 'I don't want anybody to do that to me again.' I was really angry and it brought to light that I really needed to do something."
Phobias go way beyond simple fear, says Randi McCabe, associate director of the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton.
Dr. McCabe, who treated Louise, says more than 10 per cent of the population suffers from some kind of phobia, and those involving animals or insects are among the most prevalent.
"Animal fears are very common in the general population . . . but for most people the fear doesn't really interfere with their life," said Dr. McCabe, who has written a book -- Overcoming Animal and Insect Phobias (New Harbinger Publications) -- with fellow psychologist Martin Anthony. "So for a fear to be a phobia, it has to cause the person a lot of distress or impairment in their life."
"It's an irrational fear," Dr. McCabe said. "The person knows their fear is way out of proportion to the actual stimulus, but they can't control it."
The seeds of phobia often develop early in life.
A child might be frightened by a large dog, for instance, and develop a lifelong canine phobia, known as cynophobia. Sometimes, children become phobic about an animal or insect because adults around them have shown fright. There is also evidence to suggest a genetic component. Anxiety disorders and phobias tend to run in families.
Psychologist John Walker, director of the anxiety disorders program at Winnipeg's St. Boniface Hospital, says he works with schools to identify children with anxiety disorders, including animal and insect phobias.
Treatment involves gradually exposing the children or adults to the dreaded animal or insect over time in a bid to desensitize them and chip away at their apprehension.
"The most powerful approach for these phobias is to practise facing what you fear and spend time with them," Dr. Walker said.
Working with Dr. McCabe, Louise followed a step-by-step program that began with just looking at rubber snakes. She then moved to viewing pictures of snakes in a children's book.
"Every day my homework was just to look at the snakes and be more comfortable with looking at the snakes in the book and touching the pictures and working my way up from touching the tail to the head," she recalled. "It was desensitizing me."
Over successive sessions, she was able to hold rubber snakes, and even took them home or kept them in her purse as part of continuously increasing exposure -- and downgrading her discomfort.
When she was able to enter a reptile store and not only look at bull-nosed and Burmese pythons but also touch them, Louise knew she had conquered the phobia.
Her therapy culminated in a journey many people would probably find traumatic -- even without a crippling fear of the reptiles.
She and Dr. McCabe travelled to the snake pits of Manitoba, where hundreds of red-sided garters roil in a seething, undulating mass during mating season.
"It was amazing to be in there to watch these snakes move, amazing that I was that close to that many snakes and not sweating and not wanting to run or not crying. It was fantastic."


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The data will be kept on servers provided by China Telecom, the countrys third-largest wireless carrier, Apple said in a statement on Friday.
Apple attributed the move to an effort to improve the speed and reliability of its iCloud service, which lets users store pictures, e-mail and other data. It also coincides with Apples bid to support its iTunes Store in China, where local downloads of audio and video have been steadily increasing.
The storage of user data in China represents a departure from the policies of some technology companies, notably Google, which has long refused to build data centres in China due to censorship and privacy concerns. Apple takes user security and privacy very seriously, it said. We have added China Telecom to our list of data centre providers to increase bandwidth and improve performance for our customers in mainland china. All data stored with our providers is encrypted. China Telecom does not have access to the content.
The encryption keys for Apples data on China Telecom servers would be stored offshore and not made available to China Telecom, a person familiar with the situation said.
Apple has claimed to have devised encryption systems for services such as iMessage that even Apple itself cannot unlock. But some experts expressed scepticism that Apple would be able to withhold user data in the event of a government request.
If they're making out that the data is protected and secure thats a little disingenuous because if they want to operate a business here, that'd have to comply with demands from the authorities, said Jeremy Goldkorn, director of Danwei.com, a research firm focused on Chinese media, internet and consumers. "On the other hand if they don't store Chinese user data on a Chinese server they're basically risking a crackdown from the authorities."
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[dropcap]T[/dropcap]arget is one of the more undermentioned examples of worker treatment in America today. According to Ralph Nader in a November 11 2013 blog post, like Walmart, Target pays its workers a poverty level wage. However Target's CEO, Gregg Steinhafel, makes almost $14,000 per hour–that's $3,000 per hour more than Walmart CEO Mike Duke!
Like Walmart, many of Target's employees are forced to resort to safety nets like SNAP, housing assistance, Medicaid, and EITC. In other words, Target is just another corporate Welfare Queen.
Needless to say, Target is absolutely petrified of unions.
When a New York Target attempted to unionize in 2011, management responded with some pretty frightening anti-union propaganda. Filled with frightening statements like "The rules are designed to let union bosses control the members and their money," and "If you break any rule you could be put on TRIAL before the union bosses," and "There are no guarantees [that the store won't close if workers unionize]" followed by statistics on companies that have closed the doors rather than allow workers to fight for fair treatment.
A number of workers have spoken out, offering stories of employees being locked inside the store while clocked out and having to wait until management released them, and other repugnant treatment.
Now, Target has updated its anti-union training video–and it's one of the worst things you will ever see.
Meet Ricardo and Dawn, the hip young Target anti-union propagandists! It's their job to walk new employees through the dark and scary world that is the encroaching threat of unions to take away their freedoms and kill puppies (or is it take away their puppies and kill freedoms?).
Dawn highlights the fun "open-door" policy and explains that if a union comes in, that all will probably end. The dictatorial union bosses will force employees to sacrifice their ability to even maintain day-to-day communications with management without union involvement.
"But if the unions did try to organize our team members, chances are they would change our fast, fun and friendly culture," Dawn adds later. That's right–if you bring in a union, happy fun time is over!
In fact, union rules might keep you from helping customers! If the rules say that you can't work outside your department and a customer stops you in the store, your only option is to rudely tell a customer that you can't help them and walk away. There is no other alternative, like helpfully taking that customer to someone who can, or anything. Union involvement kills your ability to be a good employee! "You actually have to tell that guest 'Sorry, I can't help you'," Ricardo explains, "Imagine how she'd feel when you refused to help her and how you would feel because of her reaction. And the company would suffer–because if this guest can't get immediate attention, she might decide not to come back. So everyone gets hurt. Everyone except the union."
The video warns that jealous unions "want what we have." Why? What is so wonderful about Target that unions fear it so? "We're a target, because unions are threatened by us. And here's why: when we take business away from retailers that are unionized, those companies may downsize, reducing the number of employees. And that means the union loses members, which is a big problem for the union business. Did you notice how I just called it a business? Because that's what it is."
That's right, Target employees! Those big scary businesses known as unions are just trying to keep the multibillion corporation (read: "little guy") down!
Besides, if you don't like how you're treated at Target and the union goes on strike it might affect business! "You could come into work one day to find union protesters telling our guests not to shop at Target," Dawn says. "And how could that possibly be good for anyone on our team?"
Ricardo adds that unions "can and do try to threaten our stores, trying to scare our guests into shopping somewhere else." Those terrorists! "How could that possibly be good for anyone on our team? We depend on guests for our jobs." Dawn asks.
After almost ten minutes of scary misrepresentations of unions and veiled threats, the "warnings" begin. Unions are going to try to trick or threaten you into signing up.
If you join a union, you lose the legal right to speak to management about anything. The union will do that for you, and it doesn't represent your views. Unions are, after all, just gigantic corporations who want to exploit you–completely unlike Target.
"All those open doors may have to close" if a union comes to town, warns Dawn.
If one of those scary union people approaches you, Dawn encourages you to talk to management. They'll set you straight.
Get ready for the most awful fifteen minutes of your life!
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English League Championship Standings
Championship News
Barnsley 0-3 Aston Villa
Barnsley 0-3 Aston Villa: Adomah's key brace
Aston Villa cruised comfortably to a win over Barnsley, thanks in part to a brace from Albert Adomah on the day.
Birmingham sack Harry Redknapp after home defeat to Preston
Harry Redknapp has lost his job as Birmingham manager after just 13 games in charge.
Hull 1-1 Sunderland: Meyler scores late
Hull and Sunderland shared the spoils as David Meyler's late strike secured a point at home versus the Black Cats.
Cole Skuse and David McGoldrick on target as Ipswich defeat struggling Bolton
Millwall end unbeaten Leeds run as Cardiff grab point against Wednesday
Lions dominated the clash and O'Brien gave them a deserved victory in the 73rd minute when he tucked home a loose ball.


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Terrell Owens is returning to professional football, but not the NFL. Owens will instead join the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League.
In a video Owens posted on Beeyoo.com, he said, "Uh-oh, it's official. It just went down. I'm headed back to Texas. That's right. IFL, here I come. Allen, Texas, here I come. I'm gonna be me. Allen, Texas, I'll see you in the end zone."
That was not the only Owens news on Wednesday.
In the February issue of GQ, Owens said that when he was to read an apology to his Philadelphia Eagles teammates for his behavior in 2005, linebacker and team captain Jeremiah Trotter told him to not read the section intended as an apology to quarterback Donovan McNabb.
"I was in the locker room before the press conference, and my team captain, Jeremiah Trotter, read through that apology they wrote for me, He got to the bottom part, the part where it had the stuff about Donovan, and he did this." According to the interview, Owens snatched a piece of paper from the table and ripped off the bottom three inches. "This is the team leader we're talking about, he told me not to do it."
Trotter told the Philadelphia Inquirer that the accusation was a "super lie."
VIDEO: Aikman's take on the AFC title game | Aikman on Giants-49ers
Owens, a six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver, will have an ownership stake in the IFL team. The Wranglers open their season Feb. 25 at home. They extended the offer to Owens last month.
The team posted on its website Thursday that it was excited to announce the deal was official.
Owens, 38, didn't get any NFL offers to play last season after surgery on his left knee. Allen is a suburb north of Dallas.
Over 15 NFL seasons with five teams, Owens had 1,078 catches for 15,934 yards with 153 touchdowns. He is sixth in career receptions, and second in yards receiving and touchdowns behind Jerry Rice.
Owens began his career with San Francisco (1996-2003), where he was teammates with Rice for five seasons, and then played in Philadelphia (2004-05), Dallas (2006-08), Buffalo (2009) and Cincinnati (2010).
In late October, Owens held a workout in California to show teams that he was healthy. No NFL teams showed up or offered deals after at the workout that was shown by NFL Network and another TV outlet.
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Cave City, KY Appleseed May 25-26, 2013
Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 8:00 AM - Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 4:00 PM
Event Details
RWVA Appleseed Rifle Marksmanship & Heritage Clinic
Range Fees for this event are:
$5.00 per person per day.
Payable at the range on the day of the event.
This is the amount the range requires per student and is not part of your instruction fees paid here. Please be prepared to pay this part at the event.
Check-in starts at 8:00 AM. Course of Instruction begins at 8:30 AM each day. Instruction ends around 5:30 on Saturday and 4:30 on Sunday
Schedule: Sat 8:30am-5:00pm, Sun 8:00am-4:00pm (as conditions permit)
All Participants are responsible for being prepared, Please be sure to read your confirmation e-mail. It will direct you to links on how to prepare for this event. or go to: http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=101.0
For Sunday only Participants, all of the skills will be taught on Saturday. We will attempt to catch you up the best we can.
When & Where
American Institute of Marksmanship
1711 Herbert Turner Rd
Park City,
Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 8:00 AM - Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 4:00 PM
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"If you cannot be chaste, be cautious." -- Spanish Proverb
One thing seems certain early in the new year. Volatility is going be much higher early in 2014 than during the pretty much straight up market in 2013. This volatility is being driven in a large part on concerns around emerging currencies and markets as well as what appears to be a slowdown in China.
Investors have probably heard more about the Turkish Lira, Argentinian Peso and Hungarian Forint in January of this year on CNBC than in all of 2012 and 2013 combined. These worries could last for awhile until the market becomes more comfortable that things are starting to stabilize overseas.
The slowing growth in emerging markets is starting to show up as disappointing sales figures in earnings reports from global companies like Diageo (DEO)and Unilever (UL) as well. I believe investors are best served here by underweighting this sort of multinational play that is relying on emerging markets for a good portion of their growth story. I would also avoid commodity plays like miners right now.
For my own portfolio, I am using the same strategy as the president did in his recent State of the Union speech; I am playing "small ball." The additional funds I am adding to the market on dips and going to safe domestic firms with little to no overseas exposure. I am only nibbling right now as the market feels like it has further movement to the downside. Below is an example of one of these safe domestic plays I am very comfortable taking a bigger position in at current levels.


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SAN BERNARDINO >> A Union Pacific Railroad train struck an unoccupied vehicle parked on the tracks early Saturday morning near Meridian Avenue and Baseline Road.
The driver of the vehicle was found nearby and is alive, said San Bernardino Police Department Lt. Dan Gomez.
San Bernardino Police received the call at 2:41 a.m. but the incident is being investigated by BNSF Railway, Gomez said.


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Are you ok with dh/so going out
Late at night to lounge around with friends? Not the weekend either. Im talking about the middle of the week hanging out. Staying out until 3am.
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by Bronze Member on May. 8, 2013 at 4:51 AM
Well it depends. Because his work schedule is weird so what day it is isn't important. But if he's being responsible, And can still handle all his responsibilities as dad and husband then I don't mind. but if it means he can't get up for work or was supposed to help out and can't now then we have an issue.
He's a big boy. He can do as he wants, I'm not his mommy. If he was leaving me alone with both the kids every night to do it I would let him go because I'm not the boss of him but heads would roll when he got home. If it was becoming a big enough issue I would most likely pack my shit and leave his ass.
by Bronze Member on May. 8, 2013 at 7:25 AM
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I trust him totally. But nothing good is going on at 3am. You should be home by then.
by Silver Member on May. 8, 2013 at 8:50 AM
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Nope. He is not ok with me doing it either. It is not about controlling each other either, it is about boundaries and respect. Thankfully he is not into that sort of thing, so it's not an issue.
by Bronze Member on May. 8, 2013 at 9:44 AM
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Yes. Bc I trust him and he's very responsible. BUT also bc he's an adult and he knows what to do
i guess not. my so goes out allll the time with his friends. i know he's a good guy and would never cheat or anything
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He doesn't do that kind of thing. But if he did... No, I would not be okay with it. Every now and then, sure... but no respectable husband and father needs to be out away from home that late on a regular basis.
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Not really. hubby was a drug addict before we got together and i helped him get straight. All of his friends are still dependent on one substance or another so i dont like him being around them. So for his "me time" he goes hunting. i dont worry about cheating just substance abuse. we live in a small town so there are 2 bars a walmart price chopper and some gas stations here and there so not much to do at 3 am.
If its an issue id talk to him about it.
If its an issue id talk to him about it.
Yeah. Our "rule" is that we at the very minimum text each other saying "I'm leaving place a and we're going to place b" or "I'll be home in X min." Just in case. We're both adults and even though we're a couple we both feel that it's important to have separate activities here and there
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Enermax supplies the NAXN 82+ 750W unit inside a relatively simple but sturdy cardboard box. The artwork is obscure and there are no pictures of the unit itself, there is however plenty of information concerning the product to be found at the rear of the box.
Inside the package, the power supply is secured with the help of a Styrofoam piece and a bubble bag.
The bundle of this power supply consists of the standard AC power cable, two high quality cable straps with the company's logo, 4 normal mounting screws, the modular cables of the unit and a small but comprehensible manual.


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Washington, DC – The National Archives has named Pamela Wright as its first-ever chief innovation officer, a position created to find new technological ways to share the agency's plethora of historical documents and records with the public.
Wright, who represents the National Archives on the White House Open Government Working Group, plans to launch what she calls an "Innovation Hub," focused on developing collaborative projects, public challenges and partnerships with the archival community, industry and academic institutions.
Wright started at the National Archives in 2001 and has spent the past seven years promoting digital access and strategy. Prior to this appointment, she served as the agency's first chief digital access strategist and launched many of its social media platforms.
This article was also published in Potomac Tech Wire.
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BROOKSVILLE — The Brooksville Police Department's much-touted undercover prostitution sting took a hit in court last month as defense attorneys questioned the legality of the officer's methods.
More intense heat is expected in the coming weeks as the remaining 20-plus cases move closer to conclusion, either at trial or through plea deals. But there is one little-noted but no-less alarming claim that remains unanswered, involving a possible financial motive for the police sting.
A controversial theory has been promoted by several of the defense attorneys for the 32 men arrested in the week-long September operation. While challenging the arrests, they also are objecting to the fees the police have charged their clients.
"The true reason behind this (sting) is just the cash," Assistant Public Defender Laura Drake told a jury in one case.
Documents obtained by the St. Petersburg Times add weight to some of those claims while refuting others. The records show:
• Police officers appear to have violated the agency's impoundment policy by driving the arrested men's vehicles to the police station themselves instead of calling a tow truck.
• The department made $4,400 by charging 22 of the men $200 each to retrieve their vehicles.
• The $200 fee is outlined in documents as being "in accordance with City Ordinance No. 765." But that ordinance was not approved by the City Council until Oct. 6, nearly a month after the sting.
• The department charged 30 defendants a total of $4,040 to cover the cost of the investigation, billing for 60 administrative hours and more than 110 manpower hours.
• The amounts charged to each defendant vary and include a number of errors, either in calculating the time spent on the investigation or the total cost.
The documents, received through a public records request, help answer outstanding questions but still don't provide the whole picture. Additional details are difficult to discern because police Chief George Turner refused to discuss his department's operation.
The chief recently hung up the phone on a Times reporter. An immediate call back brought this comment: "I'm not answering any questions regarding those cases," Turner said.
Asked why not, he said, "I'm just not doing it."
Policy says call tow truck; officers didn't
The only official information came from the department's officers when they testified in court late last month, and even that testimony is contradictory on some points.
On the impoundment policy, Officer Shawn Terry said he drove the vehicles per the operational plan and at the direction of Lt. Rick Hankins.
Yet, the department's policy states "a rotation wrecker will be called if towing is required" after arresting a driver. It does not permit officers to drive the vehicles.
Terry said it was a matter of convenience and necessity for an ongoing sting. "We actually drove the vehicles back to the Police Department because (the sting's location) is right across the street from the Police Department," he told the court.
Turner, by not commenting, would not affirm this information or elaborate on who gave the authorization to go against department policy in this operation.
The Hernando County Sheriff's Office and Florida Highway Patrol adhere to similar policies against allowing officers to drive suspect's vehicles.
"If the troopers were to drive a suspect's vehicle to the station, then they would have to be insured as well, and that is a cost and liability situation that is completely impractical," said FHP spokesman Sgt. Steve Gaskins.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Sgt. Donna Black said the agency sometimes will drive a suspect's vehicle short distances during operation, but a tow service is still called to complete the removal.
Questions related to the $200 fee, charged in accordance with a city ordinance dated after the sting, remains unresolved. The city's attorney, George Angeladis, said a $200 fee is the long-standing charge but he could not provide details.
As for the cost of investigation, it is still being disputed by most of the men arrested. The cost per case ranges from $55 in one case to $155 in a dozen others.
In court, Drake, the public defender, elicited testimony from Terry, who completed most the forms, and Officer Krystal Nix, the undercover officer, that indicated discrepancies in how long officers spent on each case.
Terry testified the costs are likely underestimated, meaning the true cost of the investigation is still unknown. "They are not dead-on accurate," he told the court.
Turner, again, would not talk about these issues. Hours after hanging up on a reporter, he sent an e-mail explaining he could not discuss it because some cases are ongoing, even though not all the questions involved open cases. He did note that the arrests have led to two convictions and a number of plea deals.
Officials question Turner's behavior
The chief's behavior dismayed City Council member Joe Bernardini, who was just appointed mayor. Bernardini apologized on behalf of Turner and said he would discuss the matter with the city manager.
"Even if I don't like you," he said, "you have a right to ask questions."
Bernardini, a former Brooksville police officer and reserve sheriff's deputy, said the sting could have been more methodical and the officers better prepared for trial.
"Well, we are a young department," he said. "I hope if we do another one we dot all our I's and cross all our T's."
Still, he adamantly defended the department and the operation's intent. "Even if we don't get a conviction, we sent a clear message that we aren't going to put up with (prostitution)," he said.
Like Bernardini, council members Lara Bradburn and David Pugh Jr. said they supported the sting and dismissed defense attorney's suggestions that it was a de facto fundraiser.
Jennene Norman-Vacha, the city manager, also apologized for Turner's demeanor. "There's no room for that," she said.
Towing under Turner investigated in N.Y.
For Turner, this is not the first time a tow policy has become an issue under his watch as a police official. The previous matter occurred in Ulster, N.Y., where he spent 10 years and last served as captain, or second-in-command, until his retirement in January 2000.
The New York State Commission of Investigation conducted an inquiry into allegations that the Ulster department allowed officers to benefit from the tow rotation program. Specifically, it targeted a lieutenant who owned two towing businesses that received more than its fair share of city towing work.
The investigation was conducted after Turner had left the department but it focused on the time period when he served as a top police official.
The report, issued in September 2003, identifies Turner as the person in charge of the tow rotation list. Turner denied this, but investigators confirmed it with testimony from Ulster Police Chief Dan Miller. Turner was never interviewed as part of that inquiry.
The commission concluded that the Police Department's tow procedures gave "an appearance of impropriety and create a potential for abuse."
At the mention of the investigation in another interview, Turner became irate.
"I wasn't there, and it had nothing to do with me," he said. "I'm not threatening you … but if you start writing stuff that is not true, that defames me, I'm going to get a lawyer."
John Frank can be reached at [email protected] or (352) 754-6114.


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Last Monday's Pacifica City Council meeting was somewhat disappointing regarding fairness in applying business fire inspection fees. Preventive measures to improve fire safety clearly are important, but the process and fees involved need some attention.
State law requires, and common sense dictates, that a fee for a city service or a fire inspection has to be fair and match the staff time spent on the inspection. In other words, the city cannot overcharge for service.
The fire inspection fee is a key example. Some inspections take five minutes and the fee is the standard $150. Some inspections for more complicated facilities may take longer. The fee remains $150.
The Pacifica Chamber of Commerce and the San Mateo County Association of Realtors (SAMCAR) asked council to hold a study session to review this fire fee. After all, we are still in very challenging economic times and every expense is looked at really hard.
Council declined to hold the study session but moved ahead and gave the Sanchez Art Center an exemption. Sanchez now pays a flat $150 for an inspection for the entire facility, which contains maybe 20 separate businesses/art studios with significant flammable material. A comparable office complex in town still pays $150 per office and not a building flat rate. That is not fair and sets two standards for fire inspections: Sanchez Art Center and everyone else.
Moving forward, the Chamber and SAMCAR will press forward with council to schedule a study session to review fees and work to standardize and streamline fire inspection fees, as well all other fees.


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Low-cost safety treatments vary by the severity of the curvature and the operating speed. Low-cost treatments typically include methods for warning the driver in advance of the curve, but treatments will vary by intensity of the warning. Implementing the recently published curve treatments included in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) should improve curve safety over past practices by providing consistency. However, additional enhancements can be made with post-mounted delineation in the curve or an enhanced signing treatment that may include larger chevron signs with enhanced retroreflectivity. For more challenging curves, dual indicated advanced signs with constant flashing beacons may be effective. Pavement markings are also an effective communication tool to indicate the alignment change. Pavement friction is critical for changing vehicle direction and ensuring the vehicle remains in its lane. Traditional friction courses or high friction surface treatments should be considered for curves with numerous wet weather crashes or severe curves with higher operating speeds.
Horizontal curves are a change in roadway alignment that creates a more demanding environment for the driver, vehicle, and pavement. The challenges associated with safe navigation of horizontal curves compound with the addition of a nighttime driving environment or inclement weather. Recent data analysis shows that 28 percent of all fatal crashes occur on horizontal curves. Furthermore, about three times as many crashes occur on curves as on tangential sections of roadways. These statistics make horizontal curves prime sites for safety improvements.
Early driver perception and appropriate reaction to changes in the roadway greatly improve the safety of the curve. Inconsistent use of warning signs has been identified as an important factor contributing to the high incidence of crashes on curves. The MUTCD was recently revised to attempt to provide a more uniform application across the United States. Other recent research on signing practices in curves has shown great potential for improving safety with low-cost options. In addition to these treatments, new technologies are being evaluated for challenging curves, such as dynamic advanced curve warning signs and dynamic sequential light-emitting diodes (LED lights) on chevrons.
There are a variety of high-friction surface treatments available. While they typically have a higher unit cost than traditional friction courses, they can often be applied at the specific curve location for a relatively low cost. Additionally, where cross-section problems such as lack of appropriate superelevation exist, this can be a low-cost alternative to address a problem in the short-term until further improvements can be made.
Crash Modification Factors are available from the FHWA Clearinghouse and present effectiveness levels for various horizontal curve treatments. For example:
Each State with identified problems on horizontal curves should review those locations in light of the guidance provided in Section 2C.05 of the 2009 MUTCD to improve consistency within and across jurisdictions. Additionally, States should review signing practices and policies to ensure they comply with the intent of the new guidance.
Each State should also develop a process for identifying and treating problem curves. This process should consider the full range of available treatments described here and use the appropriate application for the identified problem(s), as noted in the countermeasure description above.
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, FHWA, 2009
Low-Cost Treatments for Horizontal Curve Safety, 2006, FHWA-SA-07-002
Safety Evaluation of Improved Curve Delineation
AASHTO Highway Safety Manual (Available for purchase from AASHTO)
Crash Modification Factor (CMF) Clearinghouse [quick search "horizontal curve"]
Office of Safety: Joseph Cheung, firstname.lastname@example.com, 202-366-6994
FHWA Resource Center: Frank Julian, email@example.com, 404-562-3689
FHWA Web site: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/roadway_dept/horicurves/


text: My big sister and my two nephews 7 and 10 are coming to the city to join me for thanksgiving. We dont feel like cooking and thought it would be fun to have a Chinese feast featuring Peking Duck seafood and hopefully something exotic. The kids are adventurous, in fact the older one is learning Chinese in hopes of taking a trip there. I've already taken him for shark fin soup and he loved it.Where should we go? Price is no object. I am happy to drive somewhere, but it would be great to stay in Manhattan.


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The troubled Middle East situation has not changed plans of 150 young people to participate in a Summer-in-Israel program organized by the Hecha-lutz Department of the Jewish Agency, officials said today.
The 150 young boys and girls, who are between 16 and 18 years of age, will leave next week for a four-week stay during which they will tour Israel and work in kibbutzim.


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May 27, 2013 BY Brendan Dunne
After going "Quick" for a minute, adidas is now shifting back to the "Light" side of things with the adidas Crazy Light 3. The shoe keeps the same fast, angular upper as its predecessor while letting the geometry of the panels breathe just a little bit more. The shoes are still oozing with adidas' various technology, from the Sprintframe upper shell to the miadidas integration revealed by the logo on the outsole. Like the adidas Crazy Light 2, this latest third model makes use of a number of ventilated panels on the upper, which plays a major role in weight reduction to create an even more lighter package. The three-stripes logos are again anchored at the heels and the straight angular cut of the ankle remains, which, quite frankly, makes the Crazy Light 3 a bit too similar in design to the CL2. Is the adidas Crazy Light 3 a worthy successor to the popular Crazy Light line, or is the design evolution moving a bit too slow? Continue reading for a first look at the adidas Crazy Light 3 and keep it locked on Sneaker News to get the official imagery of this Summer/Fall release as soon as it's available.
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Variable Bit
VBR adjusts the bit rate depending on the sound. For example, if there is silence in a song, the bit rate would decrease and if there is a full symphonic sound the bit rate would increase. VBR offers a higher sound quality at a smaller file size.
A scripting language from Microsoft. VBScript is the default scripting language in ASP. Can also be used to program Internet Explorer.
Vector Graphics
Vector graphics is the creation of digital images through a sequence of commands or mathematical statements that place lines and shapes in a given two-dimensional or three-dimensional space.
Video Graphics
VGA is a graphics display system developed by IBM for personal computers. VGA computer monitors have a resolution of at least 640 X 480 pixels.
Video Formats
A video format describes how one device sends video pictures to another device, such as the way that a DVD player sends pictures to a television, or a computer to a monitor. More formally, the video format describes the sequence and structure of frames that create the moving video image.
Online video that users can download to a device.
The digital version of grassroots, 'viral' refers the process of an article, video or podcast becoming popular by being passed from person to person or rising to the top of popularity lists on social media websites.
In general, virtual means the quality of effecting something without actually being that something. In information technology, there seems to be a virtual version of (virtually) everything.
In computers, a virus is a program or programming code that replicates by being copied or initiating its copying to another program, computer boot sector or document. Viruses can be transmitted as attachments to an e-mail note or in a downloaded file, or be present on a diskette or CD.
In web terms: A visit to a web site. Commonly used to describe the activity for one visitor of a web site.
In web terms: A visitor of a web site. Commonly used to describe a person visiting (viewing) a web site.
Vista, formerly code named Longhorn, is the most recent of Microsoft's Windows desktop operating systems.
Visual Basic
A programming language from Microsoft.
Is simply a blog where the content is provided in the form of video rather than text or audio. Like blogs and podcasts, vlogs can be syndicated via feeds.
Voice over Internet Protocol
Voice services over the Internet; used to build telephone services. The leading VoIP company is Skype, which offers free phone service among Skype users worldwide.
Virtual Private Network
A private network between two remote sites, over a secure encrypted virtual Internet connection (a tunnel).
Virtual Reality Modeling Language
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By Rob Poulos, Fat Loss & Fitness Expert & Creator of 'Fat Burning Furnace'
Most people that I talk to about health and fitness talk about "getting in shape". But I don't think they realize that their words are actually counterproductive to their aspirations of burning fat. You hear a lot of people lamenting about being out of shape and saying, "I need to get in shape and burn fat", or, "I want to get in shape and burn fat." What you don't hear them saying is, "I want to get in shape, burn fat, and stay that way."
They may want to stay in shape, but their mindset is focused on getting in shape. This makes you more susceptible to the fad diets and latest exercise gimmick on the market. You're so focused on getting in shape that you'll try almost anything regardless of how silly or difficult to follow it might seem, because you're entirely focused on the short term goal.
A simple change in the "quick fix" mindset to one of long term success will steer you down the correct path. You'll be less enticed by the late night TV hype, and more focused on doing the right things most of the time. Wouldn't you agree that life long health and fitness is what's most important?
Of course creating an environment in your body that allows you to burn fat fast is essential to this goal. A person who is in shape in their 50s and 60s is a lot more impressive to me than someone who is lean and fit in their 20s and 30s. That's because the dedication to maintaining the proper exercise plan and a sensible nutrition strategy for the rest of your life is rare to find. It's a rare mindset.
If you really want to transform your physique and your health for good, you must make it a lifestyle, a habit. And that starts in your mind. That's what the people who are lean for life do. In fact, if I think about all of the people I personally know that are in great shape and have been for a while, I start to understand that they have their minds on staying in shape.
They think about it day and night, not obsessively, but with each thing they do…they subconsciously think, "Is this going to positively or negatively impact my long term health and fitness?". "Am I doing everything I reasonable can to burn fat and live a healthy lifestyle?".
The good news is that research shows you can develop simple habits like those involved in eating and exercising properly in under a month…sometimes even sooner. And with the type of exercise and diet tips I recommend to my Fat Burning Furnace students, you don't need o give up your life's pursuits so that you are working out every day, nor do you need to follow a wacky diet you can't reasonably make a lifestyle out of.
And after a few months of practicing these methods, I've found that your body will start telling you it wants to keep exercising and eating right…you just won't feel right with out it. Why? Because your body naturally wants to be healthy and lean.
So I urge you to forgo the "get in shape" mindset, and instead embrace the idea of staying in shape and creating that fat burning furnace that is so essential to life long health and fitness.
Imagine yourself in the body of your dreams, today, tomorrow, and 5, 10, 20 or more years from now. What will you be doing then, in your lean, strong, and healthy body? Chances are, you won't be trying to "get in shape". Instead, you'll be burning fat 24/7, and enjoying life as you should...full of vitality and passion.
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The National Safe Haven Alliance (NSHA) supports states' efforts to prevent infanticide and newborn abandonment through safe-haven relinquishments. NSHA is dedicated to reaching these women and encouraging them to make the right choice for themselves and their babies, whether it is a safe-haven relinquishment, adoption, or parenting.
The National Safe Haven Alliance works to publicize safe havens laws so at-risk women know that this compassionate alternative exists for them and their newborns.
To achieve its mission of promoting infant abandonment laws and to support states' efforts to prevent infanticide, the National Safe Haven Alliance has created the following: celebrity-endorsed public-service announcements; a crisis counseling hotline; customizable brochures, posters, and educational materials; a speakers' bureau; expert training on building safe-haven programs; an up-to-date compilation of safe-haven statistics, state laws, and safe-haven organizations and programs; media outreach; websites for state organizations.
In addition, NSHA is in the process of installing signs at hospitals across the United States that identify them as "Safe Haven Locations" where babies can be safely relinquished.
NSHA has also spent the last year developing a small fund to assist mothers in need who may utilize the Safe Haven program.
NSHA is in the process of helping set up state organizations in areas with no local Safe Haven offices. If you're interested in helping with this, please contact us at 1-703-496-4980.
Confidential Toll Free Crisis Hotline:
National Safe Haven Alliance, Inc.
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Phone: 1-703-496-4980
Have questions about how the Baby Safe Haven Law in your state can impact you? Call 1-888-510-BABY.
Have general questions about Baby Safe Haven laws, efforts in your state to promote these laws or ways you can get involved?
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Matematika oktatási portál
C. 895. The series of diagrams shown is made up of more and more dark regular triangles. The series is continued to the n-th diagram according to the rule that can be observed. How many dark triangles are used altogether?
(5 points)
Deadline expired on 15 May 2007.
Google Translation (Sorry, the solution is published in Hungarian only.)
Megoldás. A sötét háromszögek száma:
Statistics on problem C. 895. 211 students sent a solution.
5 points:118 students.
4 points:8 students.
3 points:8 students.
2 points:16 students.
1 point:26 students.
0 point:10 students.
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BOSTON ( TheStreet) -- People may have better chances of overcoming poverty by recalling past success and happiness, according to a study published this month in Psychological Science.
Recalling fond memories that invoke a sense of self-worth actually improved brain function by increasing IQ by several percentage points, the study says. After doing this, study participants were more willing to seek out aid from crucial social services and overcome some of the obstacles standing in the way of better financial status.
"This study shows that surprisingly simple acts of self-affirmation can improve the cognitive function and behavioral outcomes of people in poverty," said Jiaying Zhao, co-author of the study, in a press release. Zhao is an assistant professor at at the Department of Psychology and Institute of Resources, Environment and Sustainability of the University of British Columbia.
The experiment for the project consisted of nearly 150 participants who frequented a New Jersey soup kitchen over the course of two years. The participants were asked to privately record a personal story with a tape recorder and afterward complete problem-solving tests.
Participants selected to recount a moment or achievement they were proud of performed significantly better on cognitive tests than the control group -- attaining an impressive10-point increase in their IQ scores. They were also much more likely to solicit information on services they qualified for from the local government that could help them rise out of poverty.
Past studies have shown that self-affirmation can improve test scores in other marginalized group, namely African-American students and female math students. This is the first study that shows it can work for the poor, though, and the first to use techniques tailored specifically to participants' low literacy levels.
The study seems to confirm what Pulitzer prize-winning journalist David K. Shipler observed anecdotally when conducting interviews for his 2004 book The Working Poor: Invisible in America.
"If you've failed again and again -- in school, in relationships, in jobs you carry a great burden as you try to pick yourself up and perform well in education or at work," Shipler said in an email. "Human dignity is a universal need that cuts across socio-economic levels, and a sense of self-worth is an essential component of fulfilling that need."
The self-worth study is a follow-up to research by Zhao and colleagues at Princeton University, Harvard University and the University of Warwick that found poverty consumes great amounts of mental energy, making it difficult for poor people to concentrate on other areas in their lives. As a result, the impoverished often have less remaining "mental bandwidth" to apply to things such as education, job positions and even general time management.


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New Delhi: Did the government, accused by the opposition of inaction for months in the 4000-crore VVIP helicopter deal controversy, ignore several warnings last year about continued activities of middlemen in defence deals?
Six letters purportedly written by a US attorney C. Edmonds Allen to senior ministers like AK Antony, P Chidambaram and Anand Sharma and top officials of investigation agencies like the CBI early last year, have been accessed by NDTV. In these, Mr Allen has complained that his former business associate, Abhishek Verma, continued to interact freely with defence ministry officials despite being blacklisted by the Ministry.
Abhishek Verma, a controversial businessman, is now in Tihar jail on charges of shady arms dealings. He was arrested in Dec 2012. Mr Allen, who is the president of New-York based company Ganton, wrote the letters to the Indian government between January and March 2012, disclosing alleged details of illicit and allegedly corrupt practices involving Mr Verma.
According to Mr Allen's letters, he and Mr Verma became partners in 2002. In 2006, Mr Verma was arrested in what is called the Navy war room leak case, and his company and other associated firms were blacklisted by the Defence Ministry. Mr Allen alleges that after being granted bail in 2008, Mr Verma re-established contact with the Defence Ministry, and even continued to visit the ministry office in New Delhi. He said in his letters that Mr Verma and he had ceased to be partners in 2010 and he feared that Mr Verma would misuse the name of his company.
Mr Allen has accused his former business associate of money laundering, tax evasion and in his letters, suggested investigations into what he alleged was Mr Verma's continued role as a middleman receiving commissions for work in the ministry.
There is no link yet established between Mr Verma and the 4000-crore helicopter deal now under CBI investigation, in which, Italian prosecutors allege British firm Agusta Westland paid crores of rupees in bribe to Indian officials through middleman to get the contract for the supply of 12 helicopters for use by VVIPs. But, Mr Allen's letters raise questions on whether the Indian government ignored his warning that alleged middlemen like Mr Verma continued to have access to the defence ministry. In India, defence deals are meant to be struck without middlemen or commissions.


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Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins performed with his cover band Chevy Metal in Los Angeles on Saturday (28Sep13) to help raise funds for autism research.
The rocker jumped at the chance to play at Generation Rescue's benefit because the cause is one that strikes close to home.
He told RollingStone.com, "My sister-in-law and my brother have a child that has autism and they just moved down here (to L.A.) from the San Francisco area. I said to (my sister-in-law) a few months ago, 'You were really involved up there in the whole autism community. Now that you're down here, if you want to get to know some of these folks, I'll offer up Chevy Metal for anything. Let's put together a benefit and do something.'
"It's for fun and we play a lot of Seventies and Eighties... rock that people love and we have a good time doing it. It's such a little thing I can do, getting up on stage and playing. I would do it for free, for no cause, and I have, many a time. But if I can just get a few people to come spend a few bucks, of course I'll do it."


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Salvation Army faces food shortage crisis
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:11:35 GMT — Hannibal Salvation Army officials say its food shortage has become a crisis.
This year, the Salvation Army has seen a 60 percent increase in the number of families seeking food. But donations aren't keeping up with demand.
Are you seeing the need in Hannibal growing?
Major Daniels said, "The need has increased since January of this year. And those families are not the poor, they're working families dealing with loss of jobs or loss of one income or just lack of hours because of cutbacks. In the 15 years of my career I have never had a shortage of food like I have this year. It's because we are giving so much food out."
All those cuts mean more pressure on the Salvation Army.
Major Normalene Daniels says during a normal year the Salvation Army would see 100 new families seeking services. This year that number has exploded; with more than 500 families looking for help getting food or paying rent or utility bills.
And those needing help are in many cases the working class...the folks who have given and supported the Salvation Army in the past.
Major Daniels said, "One gentleman came in to me and said I'm normally giving to the salvation army and now I have to ask you."
Normally large scale food drives before Christmas and Easter would hold the Salvation Army through slower giving during the summer. That along with items from the Missouri Food Bank normally is enough to sustain the Salvation Army. But this year the overwhelming demand is out-pacing donations. And with wide-spread hard times even donations are down.
It seems the food shortage isn't just a local problem. Normally The Missouri food pantry delivers eight thousand pounds of food which fills up the entire area here at the Hannibal Salvation army. This month they only delivered two thousand pounds.
And most of the food that *did* arrive was soda and flavored water, not enough to make a meal. And not enough to go around to everyone who needed it. Food in this closet right now would only feed 50 families. That's just a fraction of what's needed and the reason why distribution was cancelled last week.
Major Daniels said, "It breaks my heart to cancel because the need is there. I know people in the community is needing this food. When salvation army can't be there that breaks my heart because we are supposed to be here to help and when we can't be there that really hurts."


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For the nearly 40 million Americans with seasonal allergies, the fertile warm-weather months bring sneezing, itching, aching, and fatigue. Besides being annoying, those symptoms get in the way of work, socializing, and even sleep. According to the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology, allergic rhinitis (or "hay fever") happens when the inside of your nose becomes inflamed or swollen in response to something you've inhaled. "What happens is the allergen-be it grass, pollen, dust, or pet dander-triggers the release of a substance in your body called histamines," explains Michael Setzen, MD, clinical associate professor of otolaryngology at New York University Medical School. You can blame histamines for your runny nose and puffy, itchy eyes.
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The Case for Labour Supply Incentives: A Comparison of Family Policies in Australia and Norway
Many of the Australian family support schemes are income-tested transfers, targeted towards the lower end of the income distribution, whereas the Norwegian approach is to provide subsidised non-parental care services for families and universal family payments. Using microsimulation models developed in Australia and Norway, we discuss the scope for introducing policy changes to encourage parents' labour supply within these two types of family transfer designs. The analysis highlights that the case for labour supply encouraging policy changes is restricted by the economic environment and the role that has been given to family policy in the two countries. Whereas there is considerable potential for increased labour supply of Australian mothers, for example through a move towards a Nordic style family policy design, improving labour supply incentives may have detrimental distributional effects and is likely to be costly. The Norwegian situation is different: mothers already have high labour supply and any adverse distributional effects of further labour supply incentives occur in an economy with low initial income dispersion. However, the large amount of resources already used for family support in the Norwegian case, does not promote further initiatives which would benefit this segment of the population. This paper aims to examine three different types of effect arising from a policy change making the Australian familyrelated payments universal and a policy change reducing the cost of childcare in both countries. The types of effect considered are changes in labour supply, income distribution and the cost to government.
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Error With GParted : Cannot Create Disk Label
After finally getting Puppy to run on an old desktop I was able to assemble out of a couple parts, I was trying to do an installation on a hard disk.
I have the hard disk, a nice 40Gig'er, and it is detected by GParted.
As my title states, though, I was planning to swipe the disk (I got it used), and do a install. However, I need to create a disk label, and when I try to do that, GParted refuses to do anything but give me an error.
I checked it in debug by opening in in the shell, and I found a weird set of errors:
1. "Input/Output Error during read on /dev/hda"
2. "Input/Output Error during write on /dev/hda"
Does anybody have any ideas for me?
(Note: I CANNOT run anything like Ubuntu on this machine. It'd lag like hell. I'd rather have a GParted/Puppy native solution. I'd be willing to try Damn Small Linux, though, if it takes that)
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Download and burn a copy of PartedMagic and, assuming that it will boot, use it to create a disk label. You can open the GParted GUI and open "File" or right click on the partition, or something, but setting a disk label is there somewhere. You may have to delete whatever is on the HDD and begin with a blank partitioning table before you get it to work.
It seemed to be the disk, for some reason. I just replaced it with another one I have laying around, and I was able to partition!
As a last resort before junking...
If you want to try, you can see if the HDD maker has a HDD utility and run that to see if it will correct the problem. Sometimes the HDD software may malfunction, but be corrected by the utility program. Samsung has HUTIL; Seagate has SeaTools. There are others.
The utility will also tell you that the HDD is in fact junk, if that is the case.
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Sometime around the holidays, moms move into superhero mode and take on the added responsibilities of chef extraordinaire, Santa's lil helper, and hostess with the mostess. All in the name of family and love, super-moms manage to pull it off gracefully and with tact leaving everyone around her happy, satiated, and hopefully, grateful. One of the first tasks of the season is cooking the full Thanksgiving feast. While turkeys are often passed off to the father, many a mother slave over the stuffing, green beans, mashed potatoes, gravy and pies. On top of that, she somehow presents a beautiful table with polished silver, ironed linens and spotless glasses. On the other hand, some ladies are wise to pass off the cooking torch to grandma, restaurants or other helping hands.
Where do you fall in the cooking spectrum — are you the family chef this Thanksgiving?


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Will I ever push myself to the sorts of limits that Cox has? We're talking about a woman who willed herself to windmill her arms through jagged panes of ice, who battled 20-foot swells for hours on end, whose Antarctic swims may have permanently damaged the nerves in her extremities. I'll never accomplish such feats.
So what, then, can I take from Cox's experiences? The greatest lesson is one I've long known, but of which I often need reminding: There is no finish line. Cox's descriptions of the finishes of her swims are filled with joy, relief, celebration—and anticipation of her next attempt. After each historic accomplishment she asks herself "What's next? How can I go farther?"
Her words point to the essential truth of racing: Every finish line is just another step on the journey of self-discovery and self-expression that running takes us on. Cox's lifetime of pushing beyond what is considered humanly possible, of digging deeper, physically and mentally, than anyone believed she could, of never giving up, is the essence of a life in which competitive running plays a part. We run through each finish, and turn our attention to the next start.