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AROUND TOWNPolice: Burglars steal beer, fire stun gun while fleeing 7-Eleven
Two men allegedly stole two cases of beer from a Palo Alto 7-Eleven and then used a Taser-like weapon to ward off employees...Original post made on Jan. 21, 2016
Last comment by Caitlin, on Jan 21, 2016 at 3:22 pm | 5 comments | 5219 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUESPower outage reported in Palo Alto
Nearly 2,000 residents in the southern half of Palo Alto near the Ventura neighborhood are without power Wednesday morning,...Original post made on Jan. 20, 2016
Last comment by power engineer, on Jan 21, 2016 at 1:52 pm | 7 comments | 4429 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDSLocal health educator tapped to lead Palo Alto's Project Safety Net
Mary Gloner, a local health educator, has been selected to lead Project Safety Net, a community coalition formed in the wake...Original post made on Jan. 20, 2016
Last comment by Concerned Parent, on Jan 21, 2016 at 1:28 pm | 5 comments | 4402 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUESCity to sell development rights to pay for EcoCenter
Shaped like a ship forever moored in the Baylands, the EcoCenter is a building like no other in Palo Alto. On Tuesday, the...Original post made on Jan. 20, 2016
Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Jan 21, 2016 at 12:37 pm | 16 comments | 5109 Views
SPORTSSchuler announces his departure from Stanford football
Stanford football player Graham Schuler always felt an obligation to do something special with his life. Until recently,...Original post made on Jan. 21, 2016
Last comment by Art, on Jan 21, 2016 at 12:05 pm | 1 comment | 4770 Views
SPORTSSHP, Menlo girls keep their soccer rivalry close with a tie
Since the Menlo School and Sacred Heart Prep girls have been playing each other in soccer, the local rivals have been pretty...Original post made on Jan. 21, 2016
Last comment by Bill Smith, on Jan 21, 2016 at 10:24 am | 1 comment | 1083 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTSPublic's help sought in identifying bank robbery suspect
Police in Mountain View are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in a bank robbery earlier this month. Read...Original post made on Jan. 21, 2016
Last comment by AllYouCanEat, on Jan 21, 2016 at 9:15 am | 1 comment | 2510 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTOSexual battery reported on Stanford campus Saturday
Stanford University's Department of Public Safety is looking for a man who sexually battered someone on campus Saturday night. Read...Original post made on Jan. 18, 2016
Last comment by AllYouCanEat, on Jan 21, 2016 at 9:09 am | 4 comments | 5476 Views
AROUND TOWNZuckerberg don't kill us!
News reports say that Israeli groups are trying to install billboards around Palo Alto saying "Zuckerberg don't kill us!". Israeli...Original post made by neighbor on Jan. 19, 2016
Last comment by Plane Speaker, on Jan 21, 2016 at 6:30 am | 14 comments | 949 Views
AROUND TOWNFatal shooting brings questions about police tactics to Palo Alto
When two Palo Alto police officers shot and killed William David Raff outside a Forest Avenue home on Christmas evening,...Original post made on Dec. 29, 2015
Last comment by Plane Speaker, on Jan 21, 2016 at 5:23 am | 16 comments | 4900 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTOFamily, friends call for search to resume for missing students
A search has been called off for two college students from the Bay Area who were swept into the ocean Monday at Bonny Doon...Original post made on Jan. 20, 2016
Last comment by Mom, on Jan 20, 2016 at 10:54 pm | 2 comments | 6340 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTSPalo Alto prepares to tighten landscaping rules
Even during the rare rainy spell, California's prolonged drought remains high on the priority list of Palo Alto officials,...Original post made on Jan. 19, 2016
Last comment by Joseph E. Davis, on Jan 20, 2016 at 12:47 pm | 21 comments | 6690 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDSStanford seeks approval for new housing
Stanford University is moving ahead with a plan to construct a four-building residential complex for its graduate students,...Original post made on Jan. 15, 2016
Last comment by Realist, on Jan 20, 2016 at 12:22 pm | 54 comments | 6964 Views
AROUND TOWNAmerican dreamers
Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Death of a Salesman" is frequently taught in high school English classes, local...Original post made on Jan. 20, 2016
Last comment by Ada Reid-Watson, on Jan 20, 2016 at 12:20 pm | 1 comment | 9400 Views
AROUND TOWNHumanitarian Oneida 'Mother' Branch dies at 92
Oneida "Mother" Branch, 92, who for years collected and provided food and clothing for East Palo Alto's needy, died of natural...Original post made on Mar. 24, 2011
Last comment by Mother Branch's Granddaughter, on Jan 20, 2016 at 12:19 pm | 18 comments | 3043 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTOPalo Alto woman missing in waters near beach
A search is underway today for two Bay Area residents missing since Monday evening in the waters off Bonny Doon State Beach...Original post made on Jan. 19, 2016
Last comment by Heidi Kling , on Jan 20, 2016 at 12:06 pm | 3 comments | 7518 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUESHeavy rainfall hits Bay Area
The Bay Area is facing another wave of heavy rainfall on Tuesday morning that could bring rock slides and other problems...Original post made on Jan. 19, 2016
Last comment by Mr.Recycle, on Jan 20, 2016 at 11:15 am | 5 comments | 5655 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDSRethinking College Admissions NYT Op-Ed
Well, at least they are addressing this issue that college admission standards are hurting our children. We still need the...Original post made by Parent on Jan. 19, 2016
Last comment by College Parent, on Jan 20, 2016 at 7:18 am | 1 comment | 741 Views
SPORTSPalo Alto's golf course redesign up for review
Palo Alto's evolving effort to bring a "Wow!" factor to its Baylands golf course and to build three athletic fields next...Original post made on Mar. 26, 2013
Last comment by Ahem, on Jan 19, 2016 at 6:04 pm | 24 comments | 5026 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUESCity workers hope to benefit from strong economy
Soaring tax revenues from new hotels and other sources have improved Palo Alto's economic climate, allowing city officials...Original post made on Jan. 15, 2016
Last comment by CW, on Jan 19, 2016 at 3:51 pm | 9 comments | 5107 Views
Truckee cafe to expand to Menlo Park
By Elena Kadvany | 0 comments | 3,272 views
Attraction to a Person Outside Your Relationship
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 973 views
One more year
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Registration now open
Sign up for the 33rd annual Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run and Walk. This family-friendly event which benefits local nonprofits serving kids and families will take place on Friday, Oct. 6 at the Palo Alto Baylands.


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found a new home!
Plenty of my friends are looking
for one too. Find a pet to adopt.
I am already neutered, housetrained, up to date with shots, not good with kids, and good with dogs.
His favorite games are playing fetch, being chased, and chasing squirrels and birds out of the yard. He also likes to hide under the covers and play. He rides well in the car but goes berserk if we turn on the windshield wipers. He is a fair weather boy. Rocco does not care for cats and cannot go to a home with children under 12 years old. UYR is asking for an adoption donation of $250 for this little jester.
Update 12/09/08: Well, I survived my first Halloween and being dressed like a jailbird while the doorbell kept dinging. It was a bark-fest! Then, I enjoyed my first Thanksgiving and even got to eat some turkey. Life is good. Now, the family brought a tree into the house and hung a bunch of breakable things that look like toys on it and lights! I think I am going to like this holiday best. You should see my foster mom chase me when I grab the round shiny things off of the tree when she isn't looking. Wheeee. I am SO funny! Foster mom isn't as funny though and squirts me with water when I'm obviously winning the game. She says I need to learn more constructive ways of receiving positive attention. I love attention though. I can't wait to have my own grown ups all to myself to teach me things and love me. My birthday is in January and I will be 1 year old. Foster mom says she could swear I'm a two year ol d though. I wonder what that means.
I am playing mostly nice with the other yorkies in the home and I like to curl up and sleep with my head on their backs. Sometimes if they are closest to the window and I want to look out, I just sit on them. I can't decide if they work better as toys or pillows for me.
Another dog would have to like to play chase the way I do and tolerate my energetic play. I would like a securely fenced yard and someone who likes to take me on long walks and give me exercise. I also love attention being cuddled, getting massages and groomed while being told I'm a handsome and loved.
Update 10/29/08: Rocco has been with us one month and is still acclimating to his foster home and all his foster yorkie siblings. He loves the doggie door and being able to go in and out to chase squirrels with the others. He is very loving with us and craves attention. His world at 9 months is all about play, play, play. While he is learning how to play more gently with the other yorkies in the house, he still gets carried away and I have to give him "time outs" when he gets too rambunctious.
He loves fetching and playing with his foster parents and loves his little squeaking tennis balls. He knows how to sit nicely for treats and is learning to sit and stay when I need him to focus but his attention span is very puppy-short!
While Rocco enjoys sleeping beside and interacting with other dogs, his tendency to hunt them down and pounce on them like a cheetah from Animal Planet, makes me think he might do better in a quieter home without a lot of other dogs. He means well but is just a rough player.
Rocco is handsome, healthy, and has a great sense of humor - or so he thinks! He would love a home where he gets a lot of attention and positive training. His new family should be familiar with the yorkie breed and their tendencies and needs. Because he play nips and uses his mouth a lot when playing, he cannot go to a home with young children. A securely fenced yard would be a big plus in his world as he is an escape artist and loves to run. UYR is asking for an adoption donation of $250 for Rocco.
Initial Bio 9/23/2008: Hi everybody! My name is Rocco and I'm just 8 months old. I went to the dogter yesterday and I am a really healthy boy and a whopping 6 pounds. Foster mom calls me a string bean. I have one puppy canine tooth that hasn't fell out yet so the dogter is going to take it out and then I'll be ready to be adopted. My family dumped me at the humane society because they said I was not nice to the little kids in the house. I was just wanting to play though and they were rough with me. My foster mom says my family obviously didn't understand my yorkiness or puppiness! They were keeping me in the garage and I was really sad because I had no one to play with and learn things from. A nice lady at the shelter called UYR, thank goodness, and my foster mom came and saved me. I was getting a little uncomfortable being caged next to those bigger dogs. Now, I'm living it up and so happy to be in a warm home. I have foster br other and sister yorkies and I am learning to play nice with them. I just love all the toys here and attention. I even sleep in bed with my foster parents and am so happy. My foster mom promised she'd find me the best forever home ever. It will not have any kids poking at me and no big dogs. My new home will understand the yorkie breed and will know how to be positive with me and teach me things. They will lavish me with love and will have a nice fenced yard so I can play and chase stuff. Doesn't that sound great? I just keep dreaming about it.
Rocco, a Plano Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier puppy was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier for sale in Plano, or seeking a Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier puppy from a breeder in Plano.


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Our panel's rants and raves for the week of Nov. 15.
- Boston University's Tom Fiedler ranted about CBS correspondent Lara Logan's "hollow" apology for using an unreliable source in her report on the 2012 attack on an American compound in Benghazi.
- Northeastern University's Dan Kennedy raved about the (Harrisburg, PA) Patriot-News for apologizing for publishing a sneering editorial in 1863 about the Gettysburg Address.
- WGBH Radio's Callie Crossley raved for Brian Stelter becoming the new host of CNN's Reliable Sources.
- Nieman Journalism Lab's Joshua Benton raved that the copyright suit against Google Books came out in Google's favor.
- And Emily Rooney had a rave for The Boston Globe's story this Sunday on a Boston Olympic bid, admitting that Beat the Press might have been too hasty when it questioned an earlier Globe Olympic story in March.


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Cocoa-Cured Lamb Loin with Olive-Pear RelishPublished: October 2013
Cocoa powder lends a bittersweet depth to the lamb rub and plays well with the olives in the relish. Just make sure you're using unsweetened!
Ingredients4 appetizer
Lamb Loin
- 4 small bay leaves, finely crumbled
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 12-oz. lamb loin, trimmed
Relish and Assembly
- 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 small pear, cut into ¼" pieces
- ½ cup pitted green olives (such as Arauco or Picholine), chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- ½ teaspoon piment d'Espelette or hot paprika
- ½ cup plus 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- Fleur de sel or flaky sea salt (such as Maldon; for serving)
Lamb Loin
Combine bay leaves, salt, pepper, cocoa powder, paprika, sugar, and thyme in a small bowl. Rub all over lamb loin, cover, and chill at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.
Relish and Assembly
Toast caraway seeds in a small dry skillet over medium-high heat, tossing pan often, until fragrant, about 2 minutes; transfer to a medium bowl. Repeat with cumin and fennel seeds. Add pear, olives, thyme, piment d'Espelette, and ½ cup oil to bowl; toss to combine. Set aside.
Prepare grill for medium-high heat. Drizzle lamb with remaining 1 Tbsp. oil; grill, turning occasionally, until cooked to desired doneness, 6–8 minutes for medium-rare, or an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 125°. Transfer to a cutting board; let rest at least 5 minutes before thinly slicing. Serve sprinkled with fleur de sel and topped with olive-pear relish.


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For years, journalists and US government officials alike have been trying to get a closer look at life inside the Hermit Kingdom.
Since 2009, GlobalPost's very own Senior Correspondent, Geoffrey Cain, has been on the list of one North Korea-based institution for two planned visits: first, a reporting tour that was just too sensitive to materialize, and second, an academic lecture circuit at a North Korean university — which has yet to be given the green light.
However, if you throw in a huge ex-Chicago Bulls NBA hall of famer, suddenly the regime is interested. That really says a lot about how the government of North Korea thinks: that if your sport is beloved by the leadership, and could add shine to your poor world image, then yes, you're welcome in this country.
Why didn't we think of that? Anyway, we digress.
As one can imagine, when the news broke that the nose-studded, basketball playing "worm," Dennis Rodman was going to be getting drunk with Kim Jong Un embarking upon a Good Will Ambassador trip to North Korea, our jealous-journalist hearts couldn't help but go aflutter just thinking of all the weird news possibilities that would be born from this adventure.
And while there have certainly been more than a few colorful stories that have come from D-Rod's trip, the video below, which features Dennis Rodman and his best bro Kim Jong Un attending a Harlem Globetrotters game together, has quickly become one of our favorites.
Why do we love it so much, you ask?
Well, unlike Lil' Kim's hallmark hairstyle, the answer to that question is not so clean cut.
Perhaps it's the juxtaposition of the dark, dour suits in the stands with the frivolity of the Harlem Globetrotters that make this video so memorable.
Maybe its the palpable bromance between Kim Jong Un and D-Rod that warms our otherwise stone cold hearts.
Or perhaps its mixture of Rodman's day-glo pink kerchief/tie and the video's background music (which was arguably ripped from an early 90's Saturday morning cartoon) that stole our hearts.
In any case, this 14-minute long video [READ: an eternity in internet time] is certainly worth the watch, if for no other reason than its gives us a rare look into life in North Korea.
So turn the volume way up, put your Dennis Rodman stunna shades on and enjoy:
More from GlobalPost: Kim Jong Un doesn't want war, wants call from Obama, Rodman says (VIDEO)


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Raccoon Won't Take "No" For an Answer
A little puddle play, anyone? Our fearless friend seems cool with the camera in his face at first, but when he starts with the creepy hand wringing, you know trouble's brewing. Either that, or a rousing game of tug-of-war. Or both. With a slap in the face to boot! Ha, ha, ha! (Didn't see that coming, did ya?)


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ENSENADA BC (En Linea Tijuana, 5/19/11) – The Juzgado Tercero de lo Penal (3rd Criminal Court) handed down a sentence of 35 years and 7 months in prison to a young man who more than three months ago deprived the lives of his mother and his sister. The Subprocuraduría de Justicia zona Ensenada, was notified about the sentence issued to Joshua Cruz López, 27, who on January 28 was charged by the Ministerio Público del Fuero Común for the crime of homicide aggravated by kinship. These facts relate to the now doomed, occurring on January 25 in the home marked with number 306 on calle Bahía San Quintín in la Colonia Bellavista, where he deprived the of lives of his mother and sister. Of the data collected by agents of the State Ministerial Police (PME) a surrounding fact was established, that on the day of the killing Joshua Cruz had gone to his mother's home to ask for money. However, his mother told him to work, then he would not let her leave. His anger grew so he took a tube and hit her in the head; later his sister realized what had happened and rushed at Joshua who similarly, killed her. The women were identified as Miriam Ma'uda López Barrios, 49 and Miriam Cruz López, 17 years, the mother and sister of the sentenced. Investigation and evidence gathered by agents of the PME, coupled with the evidence provided by the Ministerio Público del Fuero Común, the Juzgado Tercero de lo Penal issued an exemplary sentence of 35 years and 7 months for the crime of homicide. Joshua Cruz already had a criminal record for the offense of robbery with violence. He left the Cereso prison 3 months before committing the murders of his mother and sister.


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5 Plastic Surgery Records You Probably Don't Know
Anonymous_1 on 15 Apr 2011 at 3:00pm
For your education and preparation for your next trivia night, check out five World records in plastic surgery you should know...
1. First Plastic Surgery Performed
Although India was undertaking reconstructive surgery in 800 BC*, the first documented advanced plastic surgery was in 1917 -- a facial reconstruction. British Soldier Walter Yeo sustained terrible disfiguration after being wounded on a battleship, losing his upper and lower eyelids. Surgeon Sir Harold Gillies performed a skin graft. The surgery seemed to be worth it -- Walter returned to active duty after the surgery, at least for a while, until he received a medical discharge.
2. Biggest Breast Implants
A Brazilian-born Texas housewife held the distinction of largest breast implants ever. Sheyla Hershey went up to a 38KKK bra size (she had to go out of the country to get it). To her disappointment, she had to remove them in January 2011 due to infection. But she plans to reclaim her record after the infection heals (see video).
3. Most Cosmetic Procedures (Barbie vs. Barbie)
It's debatable.
The official Guinness World Record holder is American Cindy Jackson (left), with over 52 procedures to date. But Britain's "Real Life Barbie", Sarah Burge (right), has had over 100 procedures and spent over £500,000. She has yet to be officially recognized, so we'll let the ladies duke it out. At least they'll have good plastic surgeons to fix the damage!
4. Oldest Person to Have a Sex Change
This distinction belongs to 77-year-old Renee Ramsey of New Jersey (born Richard). In 2009 she became the oldest recipient of gender reassignment surgery, transitioning to the gender she had felt since childhood.
Congrats to Philly surgeon Dr. Ted Eisenberg, who holds the Guinness World Record for most breast augmentation surgeries performed in a lifetime -- nearly 3,500 [as of March]. Oh, and as a hobby, he's taken up knife throwing.
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Obama Voices Support for Gay Rights as Africa Trip Nears | President Obama | National | BET
President to head to Kenya and Ethiopia.
President to head to Kenya and Ethiopia.
MPs from Kenya have lobbied the British government over the UK's plan to completely ban the use of khat, a popular herbal stimulant that is chewed.
When she took office back in 2009, who knew South Africa's first female public protector, Thuli Madonsela, would end up locking horns with the country's president over allegations of financial impropriety.
A weekend of bloodshed in Nigeria; dozens dead after boat sinks off the coast of Myanmar; plus more global news.
A diverse delegation from Vietnam traveled to South Africa to learn firsthand about the repercussions of rhino poaching.
A recent report shows that Somalia is experiencing the worst polio outbreak worldwide, threatening to undo a previously successful multibillion dollar effort to wipe out the virus.
Consul General Semere Ghbremarian O. Micael, the only accredited diplomat from Eritrea, has been expelled from Canada for soliciting army funds from Eritrean-Canadians. The Horn of Africa nation has condemned the expulsion, calling Cananda "a bully against a small and proud nation and its people."
BET.com takes a look at some of Rep. Keith Ellison's greatest overtures toward Africans at home and in the diaspora.
Actor George Clooney and a group of U.S. genocide scholars are warning that war crimes are taking place in an obscure conflict in Sudan's southern region.
In a speech punctuated by cheers of thousands of miners and the blowing of whistles and vuvuzelas, firebrand politician Julius Malema called Tuesday for a national strike in all of South Africa's mines, encouraging a step-up of a strike that has already halted production at several platinum and gold mines.


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GREENBURGH, N.Y. — After missing most of the preseason and the first three games of the season with a calf strain, Marcus Camby's Knicks season debut will come Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks. The addition of the 6-foot-11 Camby will add depth to the Knicks frontcourt, but it could also present challenges for head coach Mike Woodson in terms of allocating minutes going forward. Woodson will now have Camby, Rasheed Wallace and Kurt Thomas to back up the center and power forward spots, but each guy's minutes will be based on how he performs.
"I got to figure that out," Woodson said Thursday. "That's what I'm paid to do. I've said all along: it's not how many minutes you get. It's what you do with the minutes that you get. I'm a big believer in that. I'm not here to satisfy anybody. I'm here to coach this team the best way I'm capable of coaching it along with the staff. When you get in the game you've got to perform and play."Woodson's task will get even tougher when Amar'e Stoudemire returns. He is expected back in mid- to late-December after missing time with a ruptured left popliteal cyst. Stoudemire's minutes will be taken away from Thomas and Wallace at the four spot, with the 40-year-old Thomas potentially the odd man out. Still, Woodson would rather have too many options than too few. "I think that was the whole idea when we went out this summer and tried to fill our ball club for this upcoming season," Woodson said. "I feel great about everybody that we've got in uniform. I think everybody can play and help us win at a high level. It's just a matter of us doing it each day we step on this practice floor and when we go to the game to carry over to our ball games." In the meantime, Camby will play limited minutes Friday backing up Tyson Chandler at the five. "It's going to be huge," Chandler said. "He can put in some postiive minutes. Not just backup minutes but some positive minutes out there. He can make a lot of things happen. Marcus has been a special player throughout his career so I'm definitely glad to have him on our side." Chandler said he's not worried about the frontcourt rotation and how minutes will be allocated going forward. "The good thing about this team and the big guys that we have, we're all at points in our career, we just want to win," Chandler said. "Whether it's myself, Marcus, Kurt, Rasheed and then we get 'STAT' back he can rotate us all, whatever matchup he sees fit." For his part, Camby said he's excited to play but he has no expectations in terms of minutes. He just doesn't want to screw up the team's 3-0 start. "I'm not demanding anything," Camby said. "I'm happy to be here, so I'm just happy to contribute. My big-time minutes I had in this league are long gone. I just want to contribute when my name is called." Photo: NY Post Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter And like ZAGS on Facebook
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Master of the Flying Guillotine is definitely a classic Chinese Kungfu gem, a sequel of One-Armed Boxer (Wang Yu). Even though this is categorized as a B movie with crappy special effects on the flying guillotine, Master of the Flying Guillotine displayed creative fight choreography. It tells the story of Fung Sheng Wu Chi, a blind warrior who tried to avenge the death of his students Chow Fu and Chow Lung who were killed by One-Armed Boxer (Wang Yu).
The flying guillotine is an amazing weapon. Folded up, it is about the size of a soda can. When ready, it looks like a bowl with blades on the inside and outside of the opening. The weapon is hurled as one would a frisbee and will drop down over the target's head like a beekeeper's hood. When the thrower pulls hard on the retaining chain, the victim's head is cut off and the flying guillotine returns to its owner. It is not the sort of thing you put in the hands of a violent blind monk.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In the short term, it was difficult to look past Sunday night's crushing result. When the No. 12-seeded University of South Florida Bulls lost in the third-round of the NCAA tournament, the immediate thought was disappointment. After all, the Bulls (22-14) missed an opportunity to qualify for this week's Sweet 16 at St. Louis and extend USF's magical run a few more days. Time will heal those wounds.And it might bring another realization: The time seems right for USF men's basketball to reach a different level and perhaps stay there for good. "Even though I'm leaving, I look forward to being able to see another NCAA tournament banner being hung up," USF senior forward Ron Anderson Jr. said. "It won't be the last one, either. This program is on firm ground now." The Bulls must replace Anderson, a rugged inside presence; forward Augustus Gilchrist, the team's leading scorer; and guard Hugh Robertson, a lockdown defender who generally guarded the opponent's best offensive player. But the returning cast is strong. Point guard Anthony Collins, a member of the Big East Conference's all-rookie team, will be a sophomore and among the league's top players at his position. Swingman Victor Rudd Jr., who has shown signs of taking over a game offensively, will be a junior. The mercurial Jawanza Poland will return for his senior season at guard, where he's joined by other backcourt members Blake Nash and Shaun Noriega. Toarlyn Fitzpatrick, a senior next season, will be an important frontcourt presence as his rapidly improving game continues its development. Meanwhile, reinforcements are on the way. The Bulls will add South Alabama transfer Martino Brock (6-foot-6, 190 pounds), who averaged 12.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 59 games with the Jaguars. Also, 7-3, 291-pound freshman center Jordan Omogbehin becomes eligible. USF's recruiting class, ranked 12th nationally by HoopScoop, includes 6-11 center Waverly Austin from Palm Beach State College, who will be a junior; 6-5 shooting guard Musa Abdul-Aleem from Georgia Perimeter College, who will be a junior; and 6-5 shooting guard Javontae Hawkins of Flint, Mich., who will be a freshman. The Bulls have an additional scholarship available for the spring signing period. The talent level appears to be increasing. USF coach Stan Heath said he knows each team is different and chemistry must be developed. For now, future teams can build upon this season's foundation. "Obviously, we're trying to create and build a history and tradition," Heath said. "We don't have much, but we have a little bit. Our guys talked about leaving some footprints in the sand."
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To improve radically knowledge and understanding of Islamic civilisation and of Muslims in Britain among policy-makers, the general public, and students of all ages in the
through a comprehensive educational outreach programme, and by helping to integrate the study of Islamic civilisation into the school curriculum
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Even More Fun with Opponent Quality
Way back on Wednesday, before Derek Jeter casually robbed America's youth of its honor, integrity, and faith in fair play*, I took a look at our "Pitcher's Quality of Opponents" report, identifying a few hurlers who've benefited from facing an inordinate number of strong or weak hitters this season. I promised to provide the same treatment for batters in my next post, and rather than erode my credibility by choosing a different topic (since I know how closely everyone's keeping track), I'll stick to the plan. Let's check out what the "Batter's Quality of Pitchers Faced" report has to offer.
Here are the top-ranking NL batters with a minimum of 500 plate appearances, when sorted by ascending OPP_QUAL_OPS (or, translated from underscore, the overall OPS allowed by the pitchers whom they've faced this season):
Notice a pattern here? Every batter on this list plays in the NL West, specifically for the Diamondbacks or Giants. Why should that be? Keep in mind that the numbers appearing in this report aren't park-adjusted. The NL West features something of a ballpark potpourri: baseball's most extreme hitter's park (Coors Field) shares a division with its most favorable pitcher's environment (Petco Park), while hitter-friendly Chase Field and pitcher-friendly Dodger Stadium balance each other out, leaving only neutral AT&T Park without a strong partisan slant.
Arizona's hitters play nearly a quarter of their games against pitchers who spend roughly half of their seasons in San Diego and Los Angeles, which could play a role here. However, it should be noted that the NL West is a run-prevention-first division: after adjusting for park, it becomes clear that not one of its five teams features an above-average offense. However, the Padres, Giants, and Rockies boast imposing collections of moundsmen, while only Arizona suffers from a significantly below-average staff. We already reflexively inflate the numbers of batters who call Petco home, but maybe it's time that we started mentally extending the same courtesy to other NL Westerners, to a lesser degree.
As for the AL's least fortunate:
Mauer hasn't managed to replicate his 2009 MVP performance at the plate, but he hasn't been helped by a tougher opponent pool; the pitchers who cowered in fear of him last season managed only a .731 OPS against the league. Moving on to the NL batters who've benefited from facing the weakest pitcher pools in 2010:
That Pujols guy is totally a product of weak opposing pitchers. Time for the AL:
Despite his recent wrist problems, Gardner has been an asset on offense for the Yankees; in light of his prodigious talents in the field and on the bases, an above-average performance with the stick makes him one of the most valuable players in baseball. However, the league-leading OPS racked up against the pitchers whom he's faced suggests that he's had it somewhat easy in terms of the composition of his opposing pitcher pool. Oh, and Miguel Cabrera? Nothing more than a mirage, much like that Pujols character.
For batters with at least 500 PA, the range of OPP_QUAL_OPS is only 40 points of OPS. If we lower the playing-time cutoff to 200 PA, the range rises, but only to 56 points. These aren't enormous differences, and if we replaced OPS with a more accurate, park-adjusted metric, they'd likely be even further reduced. Still, they're worth at least a cursory examination, and when combined with actual production, can give us a clearer idea of who's succeeded despite adverse circumstances, or triumphed, in part, as a result of the luck of the draw.
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I Don't Think Natalie Portman's Feeling Scarjo
Doesn't she look a little tired of Scarlett Johansson? Natalie's ok, we went through readings, filming and rehearsal and I'm done. Damn, I was Amidala, I do not have it put up with this trick! Senatah, the trade agreement for Naboo sucks! Call me one of those body language experts that US Weekly's always employing. That black-nailed hand is about to dig into Scarjo's shoulder. Here's some shots from the photocall for "The Other Boleyn Girl" at the Berlin Film Festival. Then again, maybe Natalie's just sullen about having to sit through Madonna's terrible film.
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It's probably not much of an exaggeration to say that Joseph Asagai was the first African many black Americans met. Never mind that he is a fictional character.
Asagai, an exchange student from Nigeria, represents two dynamics that would play out in different ways throughout the '60s: the optimism in the first years of African nations' independence from their European colonial rulers; and the shifting nature of black America's relationship to Africa, and ultimately to blackness itself. The latter is dramatized in its essence by the plight of Beneathea Younger, a young sista caught between the affections of Asagai and of George Murchinson, an upwardly mobile brotha dismissive of Asagai's pride in his homeland. Benethea rejects George, but we never find out if she takes Asagai up on his proposal of marriage and relocation to the motherland.
That storyline would be a weighty enough subject in and of itself, but in fact it is secondary to the main story of A Raisin in the Sun, the groundbreaking play by Lorraine Hansberry which debuted on Broadway in March 1959. The more-famous main plotline concerns Walter Lee Younger's desire to move his family from an apartment in the South Side of Chicago into a new home that happens to be in an all-white neighborhood. The entire play, looking back on it after 50 years of American history, seems uncannily prescient: it captures black America at one of its most profound precipices, staring out at possibilities prior generations had little chance of envisioning, and wondering if they can make that giant leap into an uncertain future.
Hansberry (1930-1965), a native of the South Side herself, was uniquely positioned to not only perceive this moment in time, but also to capture it. First, the resistance the Youngers would face in trying to integrate a neighborhood parallels the playwright's own life. Her father, Carl Hansberry, had tried to move the family into a previously all-white section of Chicago, only to be rebuffed by the existence of a restrictive housing covenant forbidding black home ownership in the area. He fought the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, where he won a narrow decision upholding his right to move into the new location. That home became something of a South Side salon for the black left; a young Lorraine would grow up with titans like W.E.B. DuBois, Langston Hughes and Paul Robeson as frequent guests (not to mention her father's brother, a renowned professor of African studies at Howard University).
Hansberry dropped out of college after two years (the University of Wisconsin, where she was the first black woman to live in her dorm), and moved to New York City, where she became a reporter and editor for progressive publications (including Freedom, which Robeson published and Dubois advised). She also met Robert Nemiroff while protesting for the desegregation of a college basketball team; the two eventually married and moved to Greenwich Village. Around that time, Hansberry felt the need to deploy her writing skills in a different direction, turning from journalism to drama.
A Raisin in the Sun took eight months to write, and one dinner party to find a patron: Philip Rose, who took the project on as de facto producer and helped get it opened on Broadway. The original cast included the crème of late-'50s black acting talent: Sidney Poitier as Walter Lee (succeeded by Ossie Davis); Claudia McNeil as Mama; Ruby Dee as Walter's wife Ruth; Diana Sands as Beneathea; Ivan Dixon as Asagai; Louis Gossett as George; and Glynn Turman as Travis, the son of Walter Lee and Ruth. The play took New York by storm, running for more than 500 performances and winning the New York Drama Critics Award for best play. The 1961 film version, directed by Daniel Petrie from a screenplay adapted by Hansberry, featured all the stage principals reprising their roles on screen.
The effects of A Raisin in the Sun on black culture haven't stopped rippling in the years since its premiere. First, it made an instant star of Hansberry, who like other" overnight' celebrities had to make a sudden adjustment to being recognized constantly and juggling various demands on her time. But that nouveaux fame didn't translate into mass acceptance of her work. NBC rejected a teleplay it had commissioned from her about slavery, and the eventual A Raisin in the Sun screenplay was her third whack at it; the studio rejected her first two versions as too radical.
Despite the opposition, Hansberry stuck to her activist guns, both in her writing and her support of progressive causes. She offered financial and artistic support to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and led a walkout of prominent black artists and activists during a meeting with Attorney General Robert Kennedy in which she upbraided Kennedy for the administration's lack of tangible action on civil rights.
On a broader level, A Raisin in the Sun opened the floodgates for a generation of black theater. It was another milestone in Poitier's ascendance toward full-fledged stardom, launched Gossett's career in earnest, and allowed the other principals to stay busy for years to come (Dixon would co-star in the TV show Mission: Impossible). It also emboldened a new generation of black playwrights, directors and producers.
Throughout the '60s, black theater exploded all over America – not ominously, as from Hughes' poem, "A Dream Deferred", which gave Hansberry her play's title, but as a cultural phenomenon, an injection of vitality into the art form, and a new platform for the discussion and exploration of blackness in modern America. There had been black plays before, but never had any of them captured the attention of a mainstream arts audience.
After A Raisin in the Sun, the next quantum leap was made by LeRoi Jones' Dutchman (1964), which challenged both theatrical and societal convention in its provocative look at the intersecting dynamics of race and sex. From there, black theater companies sprang up in many areas, as part of the Black Arts Movement that took hold in the mid-'60s.
One of the most important was the Negro Ensemble Company, the first professional black theater company, in New York in 1967. This wave of black dramatic creativity would continue into the '70s, accompanied by a renewal of black musical theater. (One unintended consequence was that Hansberry's Mama, the strong, elderly matriarch, would become a stock figure in black culture, sent up rip-roaringly in the "Last Mama-on-the-Couch Play" vignette of George C. Wolfe's 1986 satire The Colored Museum.)
Hansberry would not live to see all this happen. She was diagnosed with cancer in 1963, and died in 1965, the day after her play The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window closed on Broadway (after 101 performances). Nemiroff became her literary executor, and secured the publication of her unpublished scripts. He also put together a tribute to Hansberry (they had divorced before her passing, but remained partners in promoting her art), based upon her own writings and testimonials from Poitier, Robeson and a cast of thousands. That tribute became the 1968 Broadway production To Be Young, Gifted and Black; seeing that show prompted Nina Simone to create a black-pride anthem by the same name, which became one of her biggest hits.
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Hansberry didn't live to see A Raisin in the Sun became part of the American theatrical canon. There was the 1973 adaptation of it as a musical, choreographed by Donald McKayle, starring Joe Morton, and featuring a pre-Good TimesRalph Carter as Travis. There was a 25th anniversary revival, which was subsequently produced for PBS (so much by then for Hansberry's writing being too hot for TV) starring Danny Glover. It returned to Broadway in 2004 (and TV in 2008), starring Sean Combs and Phylicia Rashad. And there have been countless productions of it over the years by companies of every shape and size. The script's main issue of whether or not to move into an all-white neighborhood may not be as burning a societal question anymore, but its subtext about the nature of black modernity and progress lives on, as indicated by all the post-Obama whither-black-Americans art and analysis we've seen these last few months.
Finally, Hansberry didn't live to see what another member of the A Raisin in the Sun creative team would go on to do. The play's director, Lloyd Richards, would have a monumental impact on American theater. He was one of the first faculty members of the Negro Ensemble Company. He would continue in theater education as dean of the Yale School of Drama. In 1979, as artistic director at the Yale Repertory Theater, he mounted A Lesson from Aloes by the South African playwright Athol Fugard. In the '80s, he headed up the National Playwrights Conference, where he nurtured the work of a generation of talent including Wendy Wasserman and Christopher Durang. But while there, he took on a pivotal role in the development of one voice among all others.
He selected a submission by a Pittsburgh-based writer to develop for production. That playwright was August Wilson, and that play was Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Richards directed its 1984 Broadway premiere, which like A Raisin in the Sun received best-play honors from the New York Drama Critics Circle. After its success came five more Wilson-Richards collaborations ( Fences, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, The Piano Lesson, Two Trains Running, Seven Guitars) as part of Wilson's epic ten-play cycle through the 20th Century. Wilson became the most produced black playwright, and perhaps the best-known American playwright period, of the '90s and '00s, adding to a legacy with roots in two humble, vibrant homes – the Hansberry's and the Younger's - on the South Side of Chicago.
Lorraine Hansberry, no doubt, would have been proud of the success of everyone involved in bringing her words to life, and happy to know that the lowly raisin that came to life in 1959 had evolved into a dream no longer hopelessly deferred.
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Richmond Hill suspect trial moved to South Bend
The first of the trials in the Richmond Hill explosion will take place in St. Joseph County. Wednesday, a Marion County judge ordered Mark Leonard's trial moved to South Bend because of pre-trial publicity in Marion County.
Read the court document here.
A new judge will be named to take over the case in St. Joseph County, and that judge is expected to set a trial date. In previous court filings, attorneys said they expected to be ready for trial in spring 2015.
Leonard, his ex-girlfriend Monserrate Shirley and Leonard's brother Bob are accused of blowing up Shirley's home in November 2012 as part of a plan to commit insurance fraud. The explosion killed Shirley's next door neighbors, Dion and Jennifer Longworth, and damaged or destroyed more than 100 homes.
Mark Leonard's attorneys sent a statement to 13 Investigates after the change of venue decision. "We're pleased that the selection process for choosing a county to hear the case is complete," wrote Deana Martin, from the Marion County Public Defender Agency. "St. Joseph was a county that both parties felt would be appropriate to hear this case."
The new judge will be selected by a blind draw of the four judges in St. Joseph County.
The three suspects will have separate trials, with Mark's being scheduled first. Shirley and Bob Leonard have also asked for a change of venue, but no decision has been made yet on those cases.
Each of the three suspects faces 54 charges of murder, arson and insurance fraud.
Marion County Judge Sheila Carlisle selected St. Joseph County as the location after both parties had the opportunity to "strike" or rule out suggested locations.
Mark Leonard's attorneys requested the change of venue about a year and a half ago, in January 2013. Prosecutors objected citing a number of reasons including cost, which is expected to climb into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, the large amount of physical evidence to transport and the sheer number of witnesses expected to be called during the trial.
Before ruling on the change of venue request July 30, Judge Carlisle and attorneys spent several days attempting to seat a mock jury in order to determine if they could find an impartial jury in Marion County. Before that process was complete, Marion County Deputy Prosecutor dropped the objection. She said it was clear that assembling an impartial jury would be difficult and that holding the trial in Marion County would open them up to a number of issues for an appeal.
Prosecutors say one of the challenges in moving the case out of Marion County is the number of witnesses they expect to call. Current estimates put the number of potential witnesses at more than 200 people. That list includes many residents of the Richmond Hill neighborhood, investigators, and forensic experts.
Attorneys for Mark Leonard have already made a motion to consolidate witness testimony. In a January 2014 filing, they questioned having all of those witnesses take the stand and suggested that parties might be willing to stipulate to the injuries and much of the damage.
That motion and several others evidence and trial procedures are still outstanding for the new judge to consider.
The prosecutor's office says the trial could cost nearly 10 times the $70,000 paid to try former IMPD Ofc. David Bisard's drunk driving trial earlier this year. The prosecutor also says due to the large amount of exhibits and evidence needed to prosecute Leonard, they may look into renting a semi-trailer truck to get those items to South Bend.


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Some new product highlights of the upcoming event:
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Got 20 minutes to spare? Just added to the lineup are How to Recognize an Injured Kiter clinics on Friday and Saturday at 10:45a sharp underneath the Red Bull tent, just before the BWS land clinics start at 11:30a. The way you respond to a kite accident could make a major difference in someone's life. Kirk Talon, a 30-year veteran firefighter/EMT with the City of Davis, CA, has generously offered to conduct the two 20 minute clinics which will cover how to approach an injured kiter and how to properly immobilize someone before Emergency personnel arrives so as to minimize further damage. www.onscenesafety.com.
All Friday raffle ticket sales will go toward the Saturday drawing held near registration/BBQ area starting at 5:15p sharp. You do not need to be present to win but must claim your prize no later than Sunday morning, 10a, at which time the item will go into the Sunday raffle. All Saturday raffle ticket sales will go toward the Sunday drawing at 11a at registration. If we have to do make good BWS water/safety clinics to Sunday, the raffle will be held at 10a. SEE INFO BOARD AT REGISTRATION FOR UPDATES. INFO IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
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This is a good sized mouse which is a simple shape so it is comfortable to rest you hand on. It isn't moulded to fit the shape of your hand and is a simple arch shape so can be used comfortably right-handed or left-handed. The buttons are a sensible size and a not too near the edge of the mouse unlike some varieties.
It is dark grey plastic with lighter grey plastic on the sides which makes it slightly more interesting looking. There is also a very useful wheel in the centre, between the two buttons which is good for scrolling up and down pages. The wheel is slightly grooved for good grip but you can't feel this at all when using it. The mouse moves smoothly over a mouse mat and has good responsiveness but is not over-sensitive. The mouse cable is long enough to reach the back of your PC but not so long that there is unwanted cable curling all over the place.
The only downside is that there are not 'back' and 'forward' buttons on the side which are useful when browsing the internet however not all people get on well with these anyway as they can sometimes be easy to click by accident.
Interesting, isn't it, just how far technology gets pushed in order to try and stay ahead of itself, day in, day out. In the world (or should I say field!) of mice, Microsoft pretty much have the upper hand in many ways, and have done for a number of years. There are a few emerging brands that are challenging it, but the company has managed to stay ahead of the competition for years.
This mouse is rather basic, to be honest, and has a mere two buttons. You'd be forgiven for thinking that an optical eye and a scroll wheel were once state of the art and uncommon on a mouse, but nowadays, use a mouse without a wheel and you'll really notice the inconvenience this poses.
The comfort of holding it is not particularly special. I've held comfier mice, to be honest. However, it fits snugly into my hand and doesn't cause any issues when I'm moving it around. Although a mouse pad is always recommended, the science behind the optical eye as opposed to the old roller ball style for cursor movement is so that you don't necessarily have to use a mouse pad, but you do then run the risk of using your mouse on an overly shiny surface and not being able to control it properly, with the cursor zooming off the four corners of the screen and making you think your computer acquired yet another virus.
But it still works very well for what I need it to do, and that is ulti,ately navigate my way around a page and use the dual click mechanism. As is standard, the left button will perform the 'select' function, while the right hand button is more like an information clicker that tells you something about an icon or opens up a drop down list to then give you further options. The scroll wheel in the middle has a clickable feature which is particularly handy when you have a large page of text to scroll through. Clicking the wheel basically makes the mouse itself a motion device for the page, scrolling just by moving your hand. Click once more to cancel this feature.
The mouse I have is quite old now, although this hasn't diminished the quality in any way. I was asked if it needed replacing as it was a bit faded where my fingers have nestled for the past couple of years, but this was the only blemish on a otherwise reliable, if somewhat basic, scroll mouse.
I do recommend this. It's easy to use, and will only set you back just over £10, give or take depending where you shop. This is well wortht he value given that it can last a long time. It has served me well, and although the optical device isn't great on shiny surfaces, it's better than having to rely on a roller ball on the bottom of your mouse. Not highly technological, but highly recommended.
==Microsoft Wheel USB Wired Mouse==
A few years back we purchased our laptop to give us extra space by being able to get rid of the PC at first I found using the touch mouse on the laptop fine but as my time on the internet grew, so did my frustration with the mouse pad.
Himself was the one to actually buy the laptop but hardly has a chance to use it. However when he does he can't stand to use the mouse pad as he finds paying poker (which is all he goes online to do) a nightmare without a proper mouse. So he went out and got this USB wired mouse from Microsoft.
I couldn't say how much he paid for it and I don't know why he chose this one over a wireless one which is probably what I would have bought but I can hardly complain (to his face) seeing as he was the one who paid out for it. Having searched online, I can see that this mouse usually retails around the £25 region for a pack of three which is a pretty good price so for a single one I should think it didn't cost much more than £10.
The mouse is however pretty good and I don't have much too complain about. The USB cable is pretty long at well over a meter which really is far too much when on a laptop but himself obviously didn't think about that. For a PC though I should think the length would be a good amount.
The Microsoft Mouse is PS2 compatible but this makes no difference for us as we don't have a PS2 but its a feature I thought I should mention. It has three basic buttons which are a ncie soft click and the middle button is actually a scroll wheel. This scrolls rather firmly but over the time we have had it, has softened slightly and feels very comfortable to use. It is suitable for both right and left handed people but both Himself and I use our right hands to operate it (Himself likes to say he is ambidextrous but I think this is only for certain things!).
The look of the mouse is nothing very special as it is more or less a basic mouse that just does the job it is needed for. I can't say that I have much experience with different kinds of mice but I do know that this is very basic. The main part of the mouse is black and the scroll wheel and the USB cable is a dark grey and it just looks like your basic mouse.
The optical section of the mouse glows red and we have had no problems whatsoever with using this. It always works and never seems to get any dirt or fluff stuck in the little hole under there. That being said because of the smooth plasticity of the whole item it is fairly easy to clean although special attention has to be taken to the ridges on the wheel button in the middle as muck does seem to like the inside of these!
The mouse is compatible with a whole load of systems including Windows 7, Windows 200 (server and professional), Windows XP, 98/OS, XP Professional, Apple MacOS x 10.1 - 10.1.3. We use XP and really, like I say before the mouse works fine.
Overall I have to say that this product is a fairly standard one. It does the job needed and doesn't look anything but what it is. There are not special features and it does nothing in the lest bit fancy. However all I needed it to do is in fact what it does and the price was probably pretty reasonable too.
I think a 4 out of 5 star rating is what this mouse deserves. It is what it is.
Many thanks for taking the time to read.
I do hope that this has been of some help/interest to you.


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An exclusive ABC7 I-Team Investigation has learned that there is a looming sex scandal in the D.C. Fire Department involving female trainees.
Sources tell ABC7 numerous women are part of a formal complaint targeting the department. Two training academy instructors have been accused of harassing female cadets and sources say that harassment was sexual in nature.
Young cadets are trained by mentors who shepherd the recent high school graduates into the field of fire fighting.
But multiple sources tell ABC7 that two female cadets recently accused two training academy instructors of sexual harassment.
"A young lady was touched and told to by the official to call them daddy," says the mother of a female cadet, who asked to not be identified for fear of retaliation. She says while her daughter was "not" harassed, other young women told her daughter about various sexual advances directed at them.
"It was alleged that they mentioned about shaking their behind, mentioning of their breasts to some of the young cadets," she says. "These young girls, they are in a position where they have to look up to these people and they should be setting some kind of example and not preying on them."
"There have been some allegations that have been brought forward," Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe says to ABC7. "We have referred them to our Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor, which means that we can't discuss it any further
Ellerbe says he takes the allegations very seriously, but believes the alleged inappropriate conduct was not sexual in nature.
"The matter made the young ladies uncomfortable and we've done everything we can to remove those members from the process in training them and we'll take additional action if necessary," Ellerbe says.
D.C. Councilman Tommy Wells, as the chairman of the public safety committee, says he's concerned that this is the first he's hearing about these allegations.
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The chief says the reason his department didn't release information about this investigation was the female cadets who brought these allegations forward asked the chief to keep the matter confidential.
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Pohl, Frederik - Happy Birthday Dear Jesus (txt) (Pohl Frederick)
IT WAS THE CRAZIEST Christmas I ever spent. Partly it was HeinemannТs faultЧhe came up with a new wrinkle in gift-wrapping that looked good but like every other idea that comes out of the front office meant plenty of headaches for the rest of us. But what really messed up Christmas for me was the girl.
Personnel sent her downЧafter IТd gone up there myself three times and banged my fist on the table. It was the height of the season and when she told me that she had had her application in three weeks before they called her, I excused myself and got Personnel on the store phone from my private office. УMartin here,Ф I said. УWhat the devilТs the matter with you people? This girl is the Emporium type if I ever saw one, and youТve been letting her sit around nearly a month whileЧЧФ
Crawford, the Personnel head, interrupted me. УHave you talked to her very much?Ф he wanted to know.
У\Vell, no. ButЧФ
УCall me back when you do,Ф he advised, and clicked off.
I went back to the stockroom where she was standing patiently, and looked her over a little thoughtfully. But she looked all right to me. She was blond-haired and blue-eyed and not very big; she had a sweet, slow smile. She wasnТt exactly beautiful, but she looked like a girl youТd want to know. She wasnТt bold, and she wasnТt too shy; and thatТs a perfect description of what we call УThe Emporium Type.Ф
So what in the world was the matter with Personnel?
Her name was Lilymary Hargreave. I put her to work on the giftwrap spraying machine while I got busy with my paper work. I have a hundred forty-one persons in the department and at the height of the Christmas season I could use twice as many. But we do get the work done. For instance, Saul & Capell, the next biggest store in
town, has a hundred and sixty in their gift and counseling department, and their sales run easily twenty-five per cent less than ours. And in the four years that IТve headed the department weТve yet to fail to get an order delivered when it was promised.
All through that morning I kept getting glimpses of the new girl. She was a quick learnerЧsmart, too smart to be stuck with the sprayer for very long. I needed someone like her around, and right there on the spot I made up my mind that if she was as good as she looked IТd put her in a counseling booth within a week, and the devil with what Personnel thought.
The store was packed with last-minute shoppers. I suppose IТm sentimental, but I love to watch the thousands of people bustling in and out, with all the displays going at once, and the lights on the trees, and the loudspeakers playing White Christmas and The Eighth Candle and Jingle Bells and all the other traditional old favorites. Christmas is more than a mere seffing season of the year to me; it means something.
The girl called me over near closing time. She looked distressed and with some reason. There was a dolly ifiled with gift-wrapped packages, and a man from Shipping looking annoyed. She said, УIТm sorry, Mr. Martin, but I seem to have done something wrong.Ф
The Shipping man snorted. УLook for yourself, Mr. Martin,Ф he said, handing me one of the packages.
I looked. It was wrong, all right. HeinemannТs new wrinkle that year was a special attached gift cardЧa simple Yule scene and the printed message:
The very Merriest of SeasonТs Greetings
The price varied with the item, of course. HeinemannТs idea was for the customer to fill it out and mail it, ahead of time, to the person it was intended for. That way, the person who got it would know just about how much he ought to spend on a present for the first person. It was smart, I admit, and maybe the smartest thing about it was rounding the price off to the nearest fifty cents instead of giving it exactly. Heinemann said it was bad-mannered to be too preciseЧand the way the customers were going for the idea, it had to be right.
But the trouble was that the gift-wrapping machines were geared
to only a plain card; it was necessary for the operator to put the price in by hand.
I said, УThatТs all right, Joe; IТll take care of it.Ф As Joe went satisfled back to Shipping, I told the girl: УItТs my fault. I should have explained to you, but I guess IТve just been a little too rushed.Ф
She looked downcast. УIТm sorry,Ф she said.
УNothing to be sorry about.Ф I showed her the routing slip attached to each one, which the Shipping Department kept for its records once the package was on its way. УAll we have to do is go through these; the price is on every one. WeТll just fill out the cards and get them out. I guessЧФ I looked at my watchЧФI guess youТll be a little late tonight, but IТll see that you get overtime and dinner money for it. It wasnТt your mistake, after all.Ф
She said hesitantly, УMr. Martin, couldnТt itЧwell, can I let it go for tonight? It isnТt that I mind working, but I keep house for my f ather and if I donТt get there on time he just wonТt remember to eat dinner. Please?Ф
I suppose I frowned a little, because her expression was a little worried. But, after all, it was her first day. I said, УMiss Hargreave, donТt give it a thought. IТll take care of it.Ф
The way I took care of it, it turned out, was to do it myself; it was late when I got through, and I ate quickly and went home to bed. But I didnТt mind, for oh! the sweetness of the smile she gave me as she left.
I looked forward to the next morning, because I was looking forward to seeing Lilymary Hargreave again. But my luck was outЧfor she was.
My number-two man, Johnny Furness, reported that she hadnТt phoned either. I called Personnel to get her phone number, but they didnТt have it; I got the address, but the phone company had no phone listed under her name. So I stewed around until the coffee break, and then I put my hat on and headed out of the store. It wasnТt merely that I was interested in seeing her, I told myself; she was just too good a worker to get off on the wrong foot this way, and it was only simple justice for me to go to her home and set her straight.
Her house was in a nondescript neighborhoodЧnot too good, not too bad. A gang of kids were playing under a fire hydrant at the cornerЧbut, on the other hand, the houses were neat and nearly new. Middle-class, youТd have to say.
I found the address, and knocked on the door of a second-floor apartment.
It was opened by a tall, leathery man of fifty or soЧLilymaryТs father, I judged. УGood morning,Ф I said. УIs Miss Hargreave at home?Ф
He smiled; his teeth were bright in a very sun-bronzed face. УWhich one?Ф
УBlond girl, medium height, blue eyes. Is there more than one?Ф
УThere are four. But you mean Lilymary; wonТt you come in?Ф
I followed him, and a six-year-old edition of Lilymary took my hat and gravely hung it on a rack made of bamboo pegs. The leathery man said, УIТm Morton Hargreave, LilyТs father. SheТs in the kitchen.Ф
УGeorge Martin,Ф I said. He nodded and left me, for the kitchen, I presumed. I sat down on an old-fashioned studio couch in the living room, and the six-year-old sat on the edge of a straight-backed chair across from me, making sure I didnТt pocket any of the souvenirs on the mantel. The room was full of curiositiesЧwhat looked like a cloth of beaten bark hanging on one wall, with a throwing-spear slung over the cloth. Everything looked vaguely South-Seas, though I am no expert.
The six-year-old said seriously, УThis is the man, Lilymary,Ф and I got up.
УGood morning,Ф said Lilymary Hargreave, with a smudge of flour and an expression of concern on her face.
I said, floundering, УI, uh, noticed you hadnТt come in and, well, since you were new to the Emporium, I thoughtЧЧФ


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When I set up a computer, I set it up for my use. I customize it, I make necessary changes, and say appropriate magic words in the hopes that the operating system will run and continue to perform the way I want it.
Keep in mind that I don't use XP a whole lot and that I use XP the most of all Microsoft operating systems. I tend to forget some of the finer points, otherwise known as Reasons I Want to Commit Grievous Bodily Injury Upon Something that Looks Like Bill Gates.
I have a term called Bill's Will. This is when somebody (from Redmond) has decided that they know much better what you need than you do. As a result, the operating system that you told not to download updates for, updates itself anyway: it's Bill's Will. (ok, lately it's Ballmer's will, but stick with me)
It is widely known that the XP firewall is a piece of crud (that's a technical term and I'm being polite). I turn it off as a matter of course and use a third party firewall.
So my not terribly often-used XP box has gotten a bit…. weird. I'm trying to diagnose it. While I'm checking services, I notice that the firewall service is on. All of the sudden I remember what happened at work; the same thing. Unfortunately this happened to production servers. It was Bill's Will.
I'm not positive that re-turning off the firewall has fixed the problem but the OS is motoring along fine at the moment.
Memo to Gates, Ballmer, et.al.: You might know more about marketing. You might know more about OSes in general. But you don't know better than me what I want and how I need my system to function. Cut it the $*&# out.
P.S. The movie Kill Bill was aimed at Mr. Gates.


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With a tooting of trumpets, the last major work of the late tempestuous British sculptor, Sir Jacob Epstein, was unveiled by his widow last week on the pink sandstone west wall of the new Coventry Cathedral.* Commissioned in 1957 by the Cathedral Reconstruction Committee, the monumental four-ton sculpture of the cathedral's patron Saint Michael Triumphing Over the Devil was completed 18 months later and partially cast in bronze by the time Epstein died last summer. Before the assembled crowd, the Bishop of Coventry, the Rt. Rev. Cuthbert Bardsley, called it "an unforgettable picture of the cost of warfare. The work is...
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Album Rating: 4.5well they found a pretty good album here
Album Rating: 5.0music from the astral plane
Album Rating: 4.5coolest album i've ever heard probably
Album Rating: 4.5the best is in Girl With A Watering Can when Toby bursts in with those clean vocals
Album Rating: 4.5plus geography is a perfect closer
Album Rating: 4.5album is without flaw basically
Album Rating: 4.5band uses dynamics so damn well
just listen to They Aren't All Beautifull
Album Rating: 4.5m/
Album Rating: 5.0Is it a bad thing that I like Geography a lot less than the rest?
Album Rating: 4.5nah, I feel like Marid's Gift Of Art eclipses it in both songwriting and beautifulness
Album Rating: 5.0Agreed hard, Marid is awesome
Album Rating: 4.5the horns at the end really take it into epic territory
Album Rating: 4.5dammit page end
Album Rating: 4.5I love geography to def
Album Rating: 4.5yeah they don't sound like they're "incorporating" a lot of genres, it just sounds like they started at the drawing board and intentionally forgot genres existed
Album Rating: 4.5yeah the beginning of Marid transcends incredibly hard
this album's best moments are actually probably the quietest
Awesome band and this one is prob my fav from them atm
Album Rating: 5.0Yeah, that statement is so true
Kayo, on the other hand, sounds like he took the drawing board and turned it into a wormhole
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Owen's Fish Camp is one of the best laid back concept restaurants ever.
The theme is what it promises: fish camp shack. Wines are on the black board as 'decent' and 'good', and the eclectic campy theme entices guests to chill out with a cold beer or a cream soda and feast on lobster rolls, grilled hot dog basket, shrimp and grits and fried green tomato salad, smoked fish spread and fried cherry pie.
Open at 4pm every day, expect some long lines, but go out back pay a few bucks for an honor system cold beer on ice and listen to some hillbilly bluegrass music.
Owen's Fish Camp is located at 516 Burns Court in Sarasota.