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"I am NOT planning to review email but will respond to you as quickly as possible after my return,'' Porter a professor of management at the school of Rutgers Business School Rutgers-Camden, announced in an email auto response that week.
As Blackberries, iPhones, and iPads proliferate, along with lighter, more portable laptops, it's tougher for vacationers to disconnect from the workplace, experts say.
"Increasingly, if you don't have one, you'll have another and some people have five,'' says Porter, who researches workaholic behavior and helped popularize the term "crackberry,'' when her research was included in the 2008 book, The Long Work Hours Culture: Causes, Consequence and Choices, by Cary L. Cooper a professor of the management at Lancaster University in the United Kingdom.
But the jury's still out on how available workers should be. If you text your boss from the beach are you a workaholic or a dedicated employee?
"It's difficult to determine whether it's an addiction level of involvement or something else,'' says Porter. "When I'm on plane there's almost always a family with a couple kids and a dad who's on the smart phone. I always wonder whether this was set aside as vacation time and the guy is cheating his family by being on the device or whether this is someone who couldn't have gotten away from his work otherwise and technology is allowing him to do that.''
She considers it a personal victory that she resisted the urge to work on vacation and instead used her Nook reader to waste time playing "Angry Birds.''
"I thought it was great that I could be absorbed in something else,'' she says.Technology has evolved so quickly in recent years that there's no consensus on when it's inappropriate, or even unhealthy, to use it for work during downtime, according to Terri Kurtzberg, an associate professor at Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick, who studies technology and communication in the workplace.
"We don't have any standards on what's normal and reasonable to expect from someone right now,'' she says. It's either going to be that we all need to be accessible all the time or there's going to be a standard that has to do with concerns about a lack of balance. But it's going to be quite some time until we get a better sense of how to get that balance and how to unplug.''
In the meantime, the standards depend on the workplace.
"It's so variable. If someone sends you an email at 1 a.m., do they expect an answer by 6 a.m.?'' said Kurtzberg, who doesn't own a Blackberry. "I've known people who ended up quitting for that reason. 'This person expects me to be available around the clock and that's not okay.'''
If you are the kind of worker who is available around the clock, even when you don't need to be, you could have a tech addiction said Kurtzberg. And no amount of vacation days will help.
But what causes tech addiction?
"There's two parts to it,'' says Kurtzberg. "One is based on stimulation. Our brain responds the same way whether it's a chemical reward or not. It's exciting to get a new message. You're kind of high on it. People with low self-esteem tend to be over-checkers. The other part is it's an escape mechanism. It keeps your brain on a high, whizzing from page to page.''
Porter is hoping her research will help managers realize that employees who tether themselves to laptops and iPhones aren't necessarily getting the job done.
"One of the crusades of my work is to create enough awareness for managers to know that when they see certain behaviors, it could be a good thing or a bad thing,'' said Porter. "If someone is constantly at their computer and always available because of it, their work performance may be suffering. An addictive person will trade off actual results in order to keep working. If workers are meeting outcomes, and they couldn't take a vacation and you're getting emails at 3 a.m. That's cause for concern.''
But according to James Katz, chair of the Department of Communications at Rutgers School of Communication and Information, if you ignore work emails and texts on vacation, it could harm your career.
"A vacation is something people are entitled to,''said Katz, who studies the social consequences of new communications technology. "There's no reason we could logically hold it against them. However, people being what they are, if you get that "vacation message,'' you get a sense that you can't rely on the person. If you can't rely on them, they're not vital. People draw conclusions as appropriate.''
But Katz pointed out that while employers use technology to intrude on workers' free time, workers are increasingly using tech to keep up with family and friends on the job. "You also have to look at the other side of the coin. At work, people are accessible when they didn't used to be. People contact you about family issues and friends and family are also brought with us to the workplace. And that's understood.''
Although some bosses expect 24-7 access, others are growing concerned that too much work time online can hurt employee performance. And they believe that an uninterrupted vacation is best for workers in the long run.
"Research has found the relationship between vacation and the positive effects to health and well-being can boost productivity,'' said Paula Caligiuri, a professor at Rutgers' School of Management and Labor Relations who specializes in workplace psychology. "The more enlightened employers know that their best performers will burn out if they become work-life balance martyrs.''


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New Woody Songs, Mixtapes & Videos
Woody - LIMES (Instrumentals) [Album]
It doesn't get fresher than music producer, recording engineer and creative consultant Woody. Now the California native is following his Lemons instrumental album and his Woody x Kanye West Remixed project with a brand new... Read More
Woody - Flight [Stream & Download]
Though Woody's forthcoming beat tape takes its name from a certain member of the citrus family, listeners shouldn't get it twisted—the Harlem-based artist and producer hasn't restricted himself to a single... Read More
Woody - Fell [Stream]
Save for a few crazy people with a vendetta against tooth enamel, nobody would chow down on a lime all by itself—it's just too damn sour. Woody's instrumentals, on the other hand, go down smooth with or without... Read More
Woody x Kanye West - Remixed [Album]
A message from Woody: When I first thought of this doing this Remixedproject, I had no idea how it would turn out. I remixed Lollipop first and then finished the whole project in a week. Shouts to Rossco... Read More
Yung Nate ft. Woody - Let Her Go [Stream & Download]
Sometimes, doing right by someone you love means not holding on too tightly. Case in point: Harlem-bred, Cali-based emcee Yung Nate, who struggles to give his girl the space she needs on Let Her Go, single number two off his... Read More
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Last we heard from Woody, the buzzmaking artist/producer was breaking up with his girl, reasoning that "I Can Do Better." As often happens, though, heartbreak's come back to bite the West Coast native in the... Read More
Woody ft. Satasha M. - I Can Do Better [Stream & Download]
Once upon a time, Woody treasured his (now ex) girl over all else in the world. As the vocalist-producer explains on his latest album leak, however, the girl in question's self-centered behavior led him slowly but... Read More
Woody - Déjà vu [Stream & Download]
Ahhh….music about summer love puts me in the mood to take a romantic stroll on the beach during sunset or send some LOL-smiley-faces to my boo during a Facebook chat… :/ Maaaaannn, who am I kidding? That's... Read More
Woody ft. Charles Hamilton & XV - Make Believe [Stream & Download]
When you have a track with two well known emcees backing up someone less known for their vocal work, there's always concern for the possibility of Diddy Syndrome (one guy without any talent manages to bring down the entire... Read More
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Most fellas not on heavy doses of Viagra need a little down-time between rounds of action in the bedroom – not Woody. On the artist/producer's first feature as a headliner, the West Coast up-and-comer gives listeners... Read More
ESSO Drops Woody-Produced and MJ-Inspired "Off The Wall" Project [Download] [Feature ]
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Even as it finalizes plans to carve out a special place on its service to host adult entertainment forums, CompuServe is considering suggestions on how to regulate access to the raunchier corners of the entire Internet.
The current thinking among company officials is to apply to Internet newsgroups the same SafeSurf ratings that categorize the content in CompuServe's adult forums on a scale of 1 to 10. At the same time, CompuServe will maintain the content filtering software that allows parents to control their childrens' access to the service's own content.
"The solution doesn't exist yet, but we'll only restrict access to adult controlled passwords to sites that get assigned ratings of 6 to 10. This becomes complicated, because there are various ways of accessing newsgroups," said one CompuServe executive who requested to remain unidentified.
The online provider intends to establish a rating system by the end of the year. But it faces a formidable task as there are, by some estimates, more than 20,000 newsgroups on the Internet.
"They'll have their hands full, but it's doable," said another CompuServe executive familiar with the plans. Microsystems [the company providing CompuServe with content filtering software] is set up to do it."
"This might be something interesting -- not just for parents -- but also for companies, where CompuServe is well positioned," said Giga analyst Rob Enderle. "It's not a bad idea. Even if it's moderately successful, I expect it to be copied."


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Fabulous!Ive had a love affair with Boscia ever since I got a free sample from Sephora. This brand is natural, light and very refreshing. I always feel so good after I use these products like Im not abusing my face like with other products. Definately the key here is pore refining, deep cleansing and softening. I can tell with extended use this can really start to transform your skin into what you want it ...read moreto be! Happy, glowing with no visible pores!!!!! anyway I would definately reccomend, Boscia is definately high end but the prices are somewhat reasonable for how well they work and how potent the formulas are. — 5 years, 6 months agoAlisunshine | 146 reviews
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Free sampleI received a free sample from Sephora, and I fell in love with this stuff! It feel awesome, and it peels very easily. It is one of the easiest peeling masks I have used. It is thick and spreads really well. I also use the black mask as well, it works really well too. — 3 years, 3 months agoshawndistarr | 36 reviews
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Good oil controlFor acne prone skin, the mask does a very good job of controlling oil. I use it twice a week and my breakout incidences are almost 0 (I don't break out a lot to begin with, but around the time where I get my period, I find that it controls breakout very nicely). Pores are smaller after use and generally skin tone is brighter. — 5 years agoblueberryfan | 1 reviews
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2011 Dodge Durango R/T review: Solid, smooth and sounds
If this were Jeopardy and the answer on the board was, "Smooth, solid and sounds," the correct question would be, "What is the 2011 Dodge Durango." Because while the new Durango is still an honest-to-dirt SUV, it's just as much defined by those three words, particularly in the 2011 Dodge Durango R/T version we recently sampled.
No matter how much a cliché, the 2011 Dodge Durango really is all new from the ground up. Or it is at least from the chassis up and that's what is important. The new Durango has unit body chassis construction, replacing the separate frame/body construction of the previous generation and combining the traditional toughness with the lighter weight and equal or improved sturdiness of new design. It doesn't hurt, either, that some 52 percent of its structure is high strength steel. Add to that more than 5,500 welds and more than 4,100 mm of arc welding. Dodge claims the new unitbody construction is 25 percent stiffer than its predecessor.
Which is to say, it's not a car-based platform. The 2011 Dodge Durango is built off the same platform as the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, thought the two vehicles are hardly the same. The Grand Cherokee has a five-inch shorter wheelbase and is ten inches shorter overall, making do with only two rows of seating instead of the Durango's three. Durango shock and spring rates are up to ten percent stiffer than the Jeep's and the Dodge also has larger anti-roll bars.
Along with the new chassis, the 2011 Durango's suspension is new as well, fully independent front and rear, with short-long arm suspension in front and multi-link at the rear. Traditionally an SUV would need the solidity of a live rear axle for heavy-duty trailer towing, but the 2011 Dodge Durango nixes that altogether with a tow rating of 7,400 lbs.
The power train, or at least half of it, is new as well. The 2011 Dodge Durango can be powered by either the flex-fuel 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6, or in the R/T that we drove, the 5.7-liter V-8. The Pentastar V-6 is new for 2011 and is receiving wide application across Dodge, Chrysler and Ram models. The 5.7-liter V-8, of course, is the highly touted Hemi.
In the Durango, the 5.7-liter Hemi is tuned to 360 horsepower and 390 lb-ft of torque, and it has the four-cylinder/eight-cylinder "multi-displacement" system. At light loads, the V-8 operates only on four cylinders to improve fuel economy while of course keeping the other four cylinders as its high performance ace in the hole. Don't expect too much in fuel stinginess, however, as curb weights around 5,000 lbs aren't moved for free. EPA fuel economy estimates for the 2011 Dodge Durango with the 5.7-liter V-8, the standard five-speed automatic transmission and optional all-wheel drive is 13 city and 20 mpg highway.
That said, Dodge designers must be credited for making the 2011 Durango an aerodynamically slippery shape–at least for a SUV–with a coefficient of drag of only 0.35. The body has a hint of a Dodge-identifying Coke-bottle shape, or at least the suggestion of a hint, with subtle arcs in the sheetmetal over the front and rear wheels. A more obvious Dodge trademark is the crosshair grille, which is full black-out in the Durango R/T we drove.


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Before Harry Potter — was there actually such a time? — there was The Chronicles of Narnia. A seven-volume series of slender novels, C.S. Lewis' enduring creation (over 85 million sold) was a melting pot of fantasy and folklore, colored by the cosmology of the scholar's Christian beliefs. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the first book, published in 1950, is your archetypal through-the-looking-glass tale. Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie — refugees of the London blitz — discover that a mysterious, fur-packed closet tucked away in a country home is actually a portal into a wonderland of chatty critters, all awaiting the return of a messianic lion, Aslan, who will end the Witch's reign of tyrannical winter.


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"Ups and downs but working hard" is how Andover junior wrestler Corey Parsons sums up his season so far.
The state's top-ranked grappler at 170 pounds in Class AAA over the last two rankings released (Jan. 11-25) is a sign that Parsons is ready to make a third trip to the state wrestling tournament in March.
According to Andover coach Jeff Thompson, Parsons has the ability to compete with the best in the state. The challenge is to put in the extra effort to be at the peak in the coming weeks with sections and state within the next month.
"Corey's one of those kids who is willing to work before or after practice," Thompson said.
Parsons, a two-time captain, works with two coaches directly during practice.
Having Sam Stewart and Cole Westerlund, two very talented wrestlers, around him last season also helped him develop.
"Corey's work ethic on the mat is what really separates him," Thompson said. "He doesn't stop on the mat until the whistle is blown.
"Good wrestlers can handle the first period but by the third period he's conditioned to go the distance and that's where he's got them."
One of Parsons' coaches is Robbie Kriesel, a former St. Francis state champion.
"He's looking after me right now and kind of taking me under his wing," Parsons said. "He's keeping my motivation up."
The two stay after practice to work on anything Parsons needs help with. "He's always there," Parson said.
Parsons placed fourth at 152 pounds as a freshman, but didn't place last season at 160 pounds as a sophomore with a 1-2 record.
This year he's climbed the rankings from fifth Nov. 16; sixth Dec. 7; fourth Dec. 28 and first in the Jan. 11 and 25 rankings.
Parsons boasts a 31-3 record with more than two dozen pins.
Two of the losses came at a very tough Faribault tournament to open the season. The other came at the prestigious Rumble on the Red in Fargo, N.D., around the holidays.
Thompson said they wanted to test Parsons at his proper 170-pound weight class, but he struggled to meet that weight drop and had to forfeit one match.
His standout-win of the season so far came a few weeks back against Tartan's TJ O'Hara, the defending Class AAA 152-pound state champion and was top-ranked at 170 pounds during their match, Jan. 5.
As a result of the win, O'Hara dropped to No. 2 while Section 7AAA foe, sophomore Jordan Joseph of St. Michael-Albertville is ranked third.
"[The win] was a good sign of where he's at and where he can be," Thompson said.
O'Hara scored the first takedown of the match at the Tartan Invite, but Parsons came back to win the match with a strong third period.
"Age is helping [him] because he's getting older and wrestling extremely technically sound," Thompson said. "He stays calm and doesn't panic as quickly or easily. That's what I can see over the last three years. He doesn't get thrown off track."
Parsons said the win was an emotional victory too because of what beating a state champion means.
"This was my time to prove myself," Parsons said. "Once I got the next takedown I knew I could do it. I wasn't surprised but excited. Every wrestler goes in thinking they are going to win. I was really relieved."
Listed officially at wrestling at 170 pounds, Parsons, like many others, wrestles up a weight class to help the team when it comes time to compete for a section or state title. Parsons bumped up to 182 pounds recently where the wins continue to pile up.
Parsons is up the task. "It's challenging but you have to be technically sound," he said. "If you wrestle good it's no issue but [what I've learned] is you can't stay underneath."
He hit the 100-career wins mark during a tournament in Andover Dec. 8. He went 3-0 on the day.
Competing at the higher weight helps increase strength and endurance, according to Thompson, which will help him in what should be a very competitive section with teams like St. Michael-Albertville, Forest Lake, Cambridge-Isanti, Coon Rapids and Anoka.


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Events in Ukraine seem to get better or worse with each passing hour. One constant is the round-the-clock street protests that continue in peace on both sides of massed police lines. Just as encouraging as that nonviolence is the willingness of both sides to accept outside help in resolving a fraud-ridden Nov. 21 presidential election.
Decades of rule from Moscow by czars, Stalin and his successors did nothing to prepare Ukraine for democracy. The country has been independent of the Soviet Union for just 13 years, not a long time to build the institutions of a free state. Yet both sides so far have avoided blood in the streets and let parliament, the supreme court and mediators consider solutions.
Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski and Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus are scheduled for talks today with the contending factions. Both men also met last week in Kiev, the capital, with the officially declared winner of the election, Viktor Yanukovich; outgoing President Leonid D. Kuchma; and the man independent observers, including U.S. monitors, believe really won the most votes, Viktor Yushchenko.
Poland's courageous struggle to escape the Soviet yoke in the 1980s should be an inspiration to followers of Yushchenko, who is more oriented toward the West and economic liberalization than Yanukovich. The former leader of Poland's Solidarity movement, Lech Walesa, traveled to Kiev to support Yushchenko. Lithuania, like Ukraine, became independent in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union, and has joined NATO and the European Union, something Yushchenko's backers seek for Urkaine.
The U.S. has not publicly taken sides in the dispute, except to say that vote-rigging made Yanukovich's alleged victory illegitimate. President Bush on Tuesday again urged nonviolence. Russian President Vladimir V. Putin, who campaigned for Yanukovich and is worried about a Western-leaning nation on the Russian border, also has urged calm. Yanukovich's support comes mostly from eastern Ukraine, where Moscow is a strong influence. Ukraine imports about 90% of its oil and nearly that much of its natural gas, mostly from Russia, which will remain a dominant force in the region's politics and economy no matter who succeeds Kuchma.
Statements by Putin and Kuchma this week, in which they signaled their willingness for a new election, offer hope that the standoff can be resolved without further talk of splitting the nation, or worse. Yushchenko's supporters withdrew Tuesday from talks on ending the crisis. The withdrawal might have been a tactical move to increase the pressure on Kuchma and Yanukovich. The Polish and Lithuanian leaders, assisted by a top European Union official, should try today to get both sides back to the negotiating table, and keep the protests peaceful.


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PRICE REDUCTION, SELLER SAYS MAKE AN OFFER - Situated on PRIVATE ALL SPORTS Negaunee Lake, this charming 2 bed 1 bath home would make a perfect weekend get away or full time residence. Enjoy the gorgeous sunsets from the deck or from the dock. The main floor features open living/dining area and kitchen. There is a small workshop/mechanical area off the living area. Upstairs is an office space, beds and bath. The fishing is great at NEGAUNEE LAKE! Bring the pontoon and poles and just enjoy!
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- Address
- 573 Mclachlan Point
- City
- Evart
- Zip
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- County
- Osceola
- Township
- Evart Twp
- Total Finished SqFt
- 1,408
- Above Grade SqFt
- 1,408
- Waterview
- Waterfront Desc
- All Sports, Dock, Private Frontage, View
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Cold Snap style!
Thursday, 14 January 2010
Tanya Grimson:
Tanya Grimson is a Fashion stylist based in Dublin. Since graduating from London college of Fashion and working in leading publications such as Marie Claire in London she returned to Ireland to pursue her career as a fashion stylist.
Tanya has been actively working as a stylist in Ireland for 10 years and has worked for various publications such as The Gloss, Irish Tatler, Sunday Independent's Life Magazine, U Magazine, Confetti, VIP magazine, The Irish Times, Social and Personal and the RTE Guide, she has also worked as the Deputy Editor of Prudence magazine and was the Fashion Editor of Ivenus, Harmonia's online magazine and is currently the Fashion Editor of Irish Brides magazine.
Commercial clients include: Samui boutique, Sasha, Diffusion boutique, heatons, Peruzzi, Pulse accessories, Dunnes Stores, Michael H, Simply B, Oxendales, Applebe jewellers, Mad Flowers, Aer Lingus, Airwaves, Pulse, Lucinda Grey, Tricot Marine, Club Rugby, Dylon, Sheseido, House of Colour, Tanya has also worked as a fashion journalist for publications such as Prudence, Ivenus, Irish Brides and The Irish Times and is currently involved in fashion production for many of her clients.
Models: Dave, Faith, Tristan (11) and India (8)
Weather Forcast:
"Cold Thursday evening, with some frost and fog, but wet and windy weather will sweep in off the Atlantic overnight, and temperatures will rise. Friday will be windy and mostly cloudy with further rain at times, but there will be some dry spells also. Winds strong and gusty southerly. Mild, despite the rain and wind, with top temperatures 5 to 10 C., - highest over Munster. So a fairly significant thaw on Friday. Windy Friday evening and for much of Friday night, with a spell of heavy rain for a time.
This should bring a further thaw, and much of the snow, even on higher ground, should have largely cleared by morning. But some standing water or local spot flooding is possible on the roads for a time. Mild with no frost. The rain will tend to clear towards morning ,and winds should ease a little. Saturday and Sunday will be bright, mostly dry days with sunny spells, and just well scattered rain or hail showers. Fresh southwest winds on Saturday will fall light for Sunday. Top temperatures in the range 5 to 9 C., over the weekend, but the nights will be cold with some frost and patches of fog"
Finding warm, cozy winter boots that keep your toes dry in the windy, wet, miserable weather can sometimes be a chore, particularly this time of year when stocks of this type clothing are generally low.
An unexpected cold snap can bring unexpected fashion requirements, and here to give us the lowdown on what will take your family stylishly through the cold winter months is super stylist, Tanya Grimson.
India:- Aged 8
Outfit 1:- on film
Pink jacket, €25, Heatons
Pink Boots, €35, Graham shoes
Outfit 2:- in studio
Check jacket, €135, Roxy
Grey boots, €12, Heatons
Outfit 1:- on film
Black puffa, €25, Heatons
Black snowboots, €69 , Roxy
Outfit 2:- In Studio
Cream puffa, €99.95, Esprit
Brown fur boots, €135, Buffalo
Outfit 1:- on film
Jacket, €99, Quicksilver
Wellies, €25, Graham shoes
Outfit 2:- Studio
Shredz Boardwear jacket, €39.99, TK Maxx
Boots €56, The North Face
Outfit 1:- On Film
Red jacket, €15, Dunnes
Boots, €140, 53degrees North
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Trespass jacket, €46.99, TK Maxx
Boots, €83, Quicksilver
Paul Cunningham's now infamous winter hat!
One of the highlights of the "Big Freeze" was Paul Cunningham's appearance on the Nine o'clock news last Wednesday, January 7th. Sporting a fine winter hat, Paul gave us all a little giggle, even newsreader Anne Doyle found it hard to maintain a composed expression when they returned to studio after Mr Cunningham's report.


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I moved out Tuesday and filed paperwork (although he has yet to be served) I think it's finally sunk in to him how serious I am.
After barely talking this week, he sent me an email and called me telling me about all the self-work that has taken place. Apparently he's been praying and reading the Bible and is ready to talk to me about things and be fully honest about everything.
It has been over 3 years since this all started and I have confronted him repeatedly and even left him once before. But NOW he is ready to divulge everything.
I'm feeling a mixture of emotions. I'm looking forward to hearing what he has to say. I want him to confirm the beliefs I already have about what he's been up to. But I'm angry that it came to this. I'm also confused because his actions are not completely indicative of his dedication to reconcile.
He moved $8K from our joint checking account to start a military credit union account. He did not tell me about it ahead of time and only gave me that information after I questioned what he did with the funds. He also has not talked to our children at all, nor sought out how to spend time with them, even though I have communicated that I would have no issues with that.
I'm suffering through feelings of guilt, sadness and second thoughts because I know I'm hurting him. I'm also mourning the life I thought I'd have with him and our family.
*sigh* divorce sucks.
multiple PAs
Filed for divorce May 16, 2014
1st court hearing October 23, 2014 (rescheduled :/)
divorce final November 20, 2014
I'm sure you know it... but remember ACTIONS, not words!
I think I experienced this as well, a time when XH claimed that he was going to tell me everything and make it all better. It didn't work out.
I know I'm hurting him.
See what he has to say. Don't mention anything that you know (or think you know).
When and where is this conversation happening? I'd suggest a public place in case you decide you'd like to leave.
3 boys: 11, 9, and 1.
With my Dipshit STBX, I know that I will never get full disclosure and "know it all." Eventually I "knew enough." Anything after that is just pain shopping.
You are not hurting him. He did this to himself. I'd be tempted to tell him to "tell it to the judge." He's a little late with the disclosure.
Double Betrayal D-Day 7/26/2013
Divorced 11/18/2014
Finally reached indifference & looking forward to my new beginning
What do you hope to accomplish with this meeting? Are you hoping he's seen the light and wants to R, or are you just looking to confirm your beliefs? Is there anything he can say that will change your mind? If not, then why put yourself through it?
I don't plan to change my mind or consider reconciling. I just want confirmation of the lies I knew he was telling. I stayed so long because of second thoughts I had of 'what if he is telling the truth? Would it be worth ending the marriage based on what he's admitted fault for?'
I want validation that my gut was right all along. Because I chose D based on my gut feelings, not necessarily the facts presented before me.
And I guess I know I'm giving him another chance to lie to me. But either way I feel like it will strengthen my resolve to stay the course and silence some of the second thoughts I'm struggling with.
If he has been praying, reading the Bible and working on himself ~ that really is good news. Then perhaps your divorce will be less contentious. Even more important, he will be a better coparent and better father to the children.
YOU are not hurting HIM at all. I had those same feelings (I HAD codependent issues ) so I know where you are coming from. Focus on what is best for YOU. You will be ok.
I moved out Tuesday and filed paperwork (although he has yet to be served) I think it's finally sunk in to him how serious I am.
Yup, this is when all of a sudden they want to be forthcoming. He had THREE years to be honest and now that he sees you are strong and ready to dump him, he's going to come clean. Yeah, right.
He moved $8K from our joint checking account to start a military credit union account. He did not tell me about it ahead of time and only gave me that information after I questioned what he did with the funds.
He does this^^^ and you feel "guilt, sadness and second thoughts"? Seems obvious that he cares about himself and himself only.
I'm also confused because his actions are not completely indicative of his dedication to reconcile.
And we all here know......actions mean EVERYTHING.
You don't need confirmation that he's a liar, but if you want to listen to his "come to Jesus" moment, do so with the understanding that this man is a weak, dishonest and selfish cheater and the reason he wants to talk to you now is to see if he can manipulate you.
It's hard to see the road ahead if you're always looking in the rear view mirror.
Thanks for the reminder, which I keep trying to focus on. I'm allowing this meeting to get information I feel I deserve, not to allow him a chance at winning me back. I know a lot of people here have said that knowing more doesn't change everything and we'll never know *everything*. But if he just admits to one of the PAs I suspect he's had it will be worth it to me. Because my gut and my brain have been wrestling with this information so long and he's made me question my sanity because I never had hardcore proof. I feel like I'll walk away saying 'I KNEW it!'
I have been thinking about our 'meeting' tomorrow and wanted to clarify some things. What exactly is the purpose and what are you hoping to discuss? I see this meeting as a final chance for you to come clean about everything that has happened between you and other women as well as any lies you have told me. Nothing more, nothing less. If you have other intentions, we probably shouldn't meet. But if you do plan on being 100% honest I suggest you write it all out for me and be prepared for questions.
What time do you think you'll be here?
What time do you think you'll be here?
I'm sorry he has never confirmed your gut. I can understand wanting to know it was right. I hope you know you have nothing to feel guilty about no matter what, though! He made his bed, he can lie in it. You are not the one who made this the only option. And you should not feel bad for proceeding when it is the best thing for you.


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August 10, 2005
Prospectus Game of the Week
King Felix ArrivesFelix Hernandez's major league home debut, I have just one question: What the heck were you thinking?
Naturally, your intrepid Game of the Week correspondent was there, in you-only-live-once splurge box seats, 30 rows up and just to the third-base side of home plate. Joined by Mariner fan deluxe Derek Zumsteg, we witnessed what could one day be looked back upon as a slice of history.
Gather 'round. You're now entering the Court of King Felix.
LF Shannon Stewart 2B Nick Punto C Joe Mauer DH Matt LeCroy RF Jacque Jones CF Lew Ford 1B Justin Morneau 3B Terry Tiffee SS Jason BartlettHardly inspiring, and a lineup further weakened by the loss of Torii Hunter to injury. The Twins rank 12th in the AL in runs scored, giving Hernandez what has to be considered a highly favorable match-up for his first start ever at Safeco Field. Still, with Shannon Stewart, Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau--even the diminished 2005 version--on board, it's not a complete cakewalk by any means.
Working on a strict pitch limit of 85 in his first start at Detroit last week, Hernandez gave up a run, two hits and two walks before recording an out. He settled in after that, though, yielding just two runs (one earned), three hits and two walks all told. Hernandez struck out four and allowed zero flyballs. Having fanned more than a batter an inning throughout his minor league career, with filthy groundball rates to boot, the M's felt he was ready for the bigs, never mind the fact that he was the first teenage pitcher to crack the bigs since Todd Van Poppel in 1991.
From the start, it was clear that Hernandez's stuff can hang with anyone's. His first three pitches to Stewart, leading off: 97-mph fastball taken for strike one, 98-mph fastball whiffed for strike two, 83-mph change-up drawing weak contact fouled off. On another off-speed pitch, this one a curve, Stewart tapped the ball toward Adrian Beltre at third. Gambling it would go foul, Beltre let the ball go by--after bopping the base on a hop, Stewart was aboard.
One of the subplots revolving around any young pitcher is his ability to work his way out of jams. There's a psychological element to be sure: Hernandez is nearly two years shy of legal drinking age, and he's going to face elite players like Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez, night after night. But beyond that, there are the little things: Will the fastball have the same snap, the breaking ball the same bite out of the stretch as in the windup? Will he change his approach to the hitter, grooving pitches or nibbling too much to make up for yielding baserunners in the first place? With a 2-2 count on Nick Punto, Wiki Gonzalez gunned down Stewart at second, rendering the point moot. A groundout to short and strikeout (fastball 98, fastball 99, curve, fastball, fastball, change, fastball, 85-mph change, whiff) ensued, but Hernandez would face more pressure later.
RF Ichiro Suzuki 2B Willie Bloomquist DH Raul Ibanez 1B Richie Sexson 3B Adrian Beltre CF Jeremy Reed SS Yuniesky Betancourt LF Chris Snelling C Wiki GonzalezDirectly behind the Twins in AL runs scored? The Mariners, who lead only last-place Kansas City in runs scored. Ichiro!'s leadoff, opposite-field double would prove the only extra-base hit, and one of only two hits period for the Mariners until the 7th. Since we've already covered the M's offensive woes and Kyle Lohse came into the game with an opposition OPS near .850, it's a little tougher to be enthused about the Twins' starter's performance. One thing that can be said: If not for the Twins' deep staff, this team would be comfortably in fourth place in the AL Central, behind only the Devil Rays and Royals for league cellar bragging rights.
Top of the 2nd, Matt LeCroy leading off. Either Hernandez is a master of game-planning, or he and Gonzalez simply have a great feel working together on which pitches to throw, how to throw them, and when. After falling behind 2-1--a rare occurrence all night--Hernandez comes back with a 96-mph fastball that draws air from LeCroy's bat. With the hitter now looking dead red, a big, sweeping curve freezes LeCroy dead in his tracks. Strike three. Jacque Jones? 97-mph fastball on the hands, popped out to short. Lew Ford? Screaming 1-2 fastball, weak groundout to short.
It's Hernandez's second big league start, he's sure to be on another strict pitch count, and we've just completed the 2nd inning. I'm already cursing Beltre for letting that leadoff nubber by Stewart go by for a hit--it's hard to imagine anyone getting any more.
After one of the four innings in which the Mariners send the minimum three batters to the plate, the Twins come back in the top of the 3rd for more punishment. Morneau takes a 95-mph fastball for strike one. A hard curve leaves him with his bat on his shoulder for strike two. Unable to pull Hernandez's heat--I counted three balls that were hit hard and pulled off Hernandez all night, fair or foul--Morneau flies out to left for the first out. Terry Tiffee and Jason Bartlett both ground out, the final pitch to Bartlett leaving us wondering what Hernandez was throwing. Known as a fastball-curve-change pitcher, he's occasionally mixing in a mid-80s pitch that falls off the table. It looks like either a slow splitter--unlikely, given the Mariners' tight leash on Hernandez throwing new or trick pitches--or a change of Pedro Martinez/Johan Santana proportions. Having seen thousands upon thousands of pitchers in person over the years, it's great to see one who throws a pitch that makes you say 'What the heck was that?!'
(This seems like as good a place as any to point you to some cool photos taken by Mariner fan Erik Myhre last night. There are some great zoom shots of Hernandez's pitching motion, as well as a montage of his strike/ball totals during the game and other fun tidbits. You can check it out by clicking here.)
4th inning: Stewart grounds out to third. Punto goes around on an 0-2 check-swing, but Hernandez doesn't get the call. Doesn't matter--he strikes him out on a change the very next pitch. Mauer lines out to center. Through four, Hernandez has thrown just 52 pitches, 37 for strikes. Just two balls have left the infield. The punchless M's have done nothing too, though, making it a scoreless tie heading to the 5th.
Finally, a true test. LeCroy starts the 5th with a solid first-pitch single over third. The Safeco crowd isn't as rabid as you'll find in some other stadiums, with plenty of casual fans who may be vaguely or not at all aware of Felix Hernandez (though plenty of other teams bring in plenty of casual fans, as they must if they're to reach the kind of gaudy attendance numbers the M's have pulled in over the last few years). But there's been a definite buzz running through the stadium all game long, with King Felix coronators and who-he fans joining together to gawk at the obvious phenom on the mound. LeCroy's leadoff hit--and the Jones single that follows to make it first and second, none out--suddenly jolt the entire throng upright. It's a random Tuesday night in a lost season for the Mariners, but 30,000-plus are pleading for Hernandez to get through this.
Ford's bunting, as my run-expectation table-obsessed self lets out a derisive snort. After fouling off the first attempt, Ford pushes a decent bunt to the left of the mound. Hernandez pounces on it, wheels and in one motion fires a perfect strike to Beltre for the out. That's it--that's who he reminds you of. Greg Maddux. Uncanny ability to mix pitches, talent mixed with ample baseball smarts, even the quick reflexes and handy glove. Hernandez is a 6'3", man-child Maddux.
He's also not out of the woods yet, especially after falling behind 2-0 to Morneau. Reaching back for something extra, he guns a 97-mph chest-high heater past Morneau's bat for strike one. But after missing to go to 3-1, Hernandez faces his first true crisis of the game. Reaching deeper into his bag of tricks, he pulls out a nasty, 95-mph sinker that Morneau taps foul. With the crowd now standing and cheering, Hernandez throws another fastball a little high and off the plate by Morneau for strike three. But on 0-2 to Tiffee, a routine grounder to Beltre becomes trouble when the third baseman's throw pulls Sexson off the bag.
How does King Felix fare under the gun? The first pitch is hit to his right, and Hernandez again bounds off the mound to make the play and kill the Twins' rally. Huge ovation--it's clear now that we're witnessing something special.
Pitch limits are sure to become an issue soon, or so it would seem. Through five Hernandez has thrown 67 pitches, an outrageous 48 (72%) of them for strikes. After 1-2-3 innings in both the 6th and 7th, his tally's at just 86. The Mariners finally break through for a run in the bottom of the 7th. After a two-out double by Jeremy Reed, rookie shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt comes up. He'd figure to be sorely overmatched, having a weak bat to begin with, facing a righty in a key situation, with Lohse looking strong to boot. Scanning the Mariner bench, though, it's an ugly sight: Spiezio, Hansen, Torrealba? When the M's one day climb back into contention, they can sweat those details. This time, the lack of bench hitting pays off, as Betancourt stays in and ropes an RBI triple to right-center.
When Hernandez comes back out for the 8th, another buzz washes over the crowd. If he can get through one inning, Hernandez can turn a lead over to the very reliable Eddie Guardado, making a first major league win a strong bet. Not missing a chance to stir up some drama, Hernandez cedes two singles around two outs, bringing up Punto with the game on the line. Looking as if he can command the hitter to do his bidding at any time, Hernandez induces yet another first-pitch tapper back to the mound. With the slightest hint of a fist pump and swagger, he exits to a deafening roar. Guardado mows down the Twins in order in the 9th, and Hernandez gets the first W in style, 1-0.
Though Hernandez's performance (8 IP, 5 H, 0 BB, 0 R, 6 K, 94 pitches) sent the crowd home giddy and excited, there's a lot to be said for seeing a boring Felix over the next five to 15 years in Seattle. With a devastating arsenal of pitches at his disposal, Hernandez can choose the Kerry Wood path of high pitch counts, high strikeout totals and higher injury risk. Or he can go the way of Maddux, reeling off seven-inning, one-run start after seven-inning, one-run start, building a career as a dominant, but efficient pitcher.
An off-hand remark I make to Derek, that Hernandez evokes the image of Maddux, spliced with Livan Hernandez's frame and athleticism, brought home the fragile nature of King Felix's future. Just mentioning the name of the pitcher who's worked harder than any other in the game by leaps and bounds nearly caused Derek to take a swing at me. A 19-year-old pitcher with the kind of talent Felix Hernandez possesses could be on the brink of the first of 300 major league wins--or a bright start to a career that ends prematurely on Dr. James Andrews' operating table.
Either way, we'll all be watching.
Set Your TiVos and VCRs: The next Prospectus Game of the Week happens Saturday, Aug. 13, 7 p.m. ET, as the San Francisco Giants take on the Florida Marlins, Channel 738 on DirecTV. Josh Beckett battles Brett Tomko as the Fish try to keep pace in the NL East and the Wild Card race.
Jonah Keri is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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QUESTION: Hi, everyone, and welcome to a special Yahoo livestream from the State Department with Secretary of State John Kerry. Secretary Kerry, thank you so much for joining us.
SECRETARY KERRY: Happy to be with you.
QUESTION: We're going to be talking about the oceans, a subject near and dear to your heart in a moment, but of course, there is a lot going on in Iraq --
SECRETARY KERRY: Absolutely.
QUESTION: -- so I need to talk to you about that. The militant group called ISIS, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, has made considerable gains, as you well know -- Mosul, Fallujah, Tikrit, now the northern town of Tal Afar, among others, and parts of Syria. This is the first time we've heard you talk extensively about this topic. What is your reaction to all of this?
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, it's of enormous concern, obviously, Katie. I mean, this is a challenge to the stability of the region. It is obviously an existential challenge to Iraq itself. This is a terrorist group. It has grown out of, frankly, illicit support that it has received from various places in the region, in the conflict in Syria. But there's a much larger design at play in their efforts. They want to establish a Sunni caliphate, fundamentally, but they also are trying to redress what happened a number of years ago when the balance flipped in Iraq between Shia and Sunni. So you have people who have a Sunni interest. You have people who have an extreme interest. You have people who have anti-Maliki interest. You have people who have anti-Iran, pro -- I mean, there's a whole lot of forces at play here. And that's what makes it much more complicated than just a, gee, these are bad guys, and you react.
Clearly, we are deeply committed to the integrity of Iraq as a country. We are deeply committed to the constitutional process, but we've also had great difficulties with the existing government in their unwillingness to reach out and be inclusive and bring people to the table and be sufficiently responsible in their pluralistic approach to governance. So that also has contributed to this.
And that's why you've really seen so many of these Sunni communities just melt away, because there is an ambivalence. There's a huge conflict in their own minds in their dislike of the existing government, but there are also terror and fear at the hands of a terrorist group.
QUESTION: And we'll dig into that a bit in a moment. But let me ask you this, Mr. Secretary: Do you think ISIS is going to take Baghdad?
SECRETARY KERRY: I don't believe that they will in the near term, certainly, and I don't believe they necessarily can at all, but that remains to be determined by the decisions that are made over the course of the next few days. Our decisions, their decisions, the decisions of the larger community, the decisions that Prime Minister Maliki makes, all of these are critical to what's going to happen.
QUESTION: Again, a more immediate concern: What about the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad? There are reports that some personnel from that Embassy have been moved. How many are still there, and how are they being protected, and how concerned are you?
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, I'm absolutely convinced that we have the security we need for our Embassy. We watch this every single day. We have had any number of meetings to make evaluations. We don't discuss the numbers of people, but suffice it to say that there are a large number of contractors who have been doing various things around the country and because of the situation around the country, but clearly they're not able to be out there safely at this point in time. So we think it is advisable to reduce those numbers, but we're not doing so with respect to our diplomatic presence or our ability to be able to interact with the Government of Iraq. We're really quite convinced that we have a security situation that will protect the interests of the United States and our citizens.
QUESTION: Lisa Silva asks us on Twitter to ask you, she said: "Can you ask John Kerry what our strategy will be to help Iraq, if at all?" She said, "I served there in 2004." To answer her question, I know the President has said he's reviewing military options. What are those?
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, I'm not going to go into all of the options, Katie, but I will tell you -- let me say this, first of all. We have nothing but the most enormous respect and gratitude for the incredible sacrifices and commitment that our troops made over many years in Iraq. And they fought hard, brilliantly, to give the Iraqis an opportunity to determine their future. I know that for every soldier who was there, watching this is painful, it's difficult, having committed what they committed and lost what they lost, to see this army melt away the way it did. But this is complicated, and it is not something where the -- any number of forces of the United States would have made the difference or are going to make the difference right now. This is about the internal politics and governance of Iraq.
QUESTION: So you don't think a residual force would have kept this from happening after 2011?
SECRETARY KERRY: Absolutely, unquestionably not, and I'll tell you why. Because whatever residual force was discussed to be left in Iraq would have been, had the Iraqis accepted the terms by which we leave troops anywhere in the world, which they refused to do, but that force would have been non-combat. It would have been not involved in combat. So it was not a combatant force that was being contemplated. It was train, advise, assist, so forth.
We can still do that, and there are ways for us to do that. But the bottom line is that this is an internal struggle, which has gone on for a long time in Iraq. Shia, Sunni. It's got overtones of Iraq's -- of Iran's influence in Iraq. It has very serious implications with respect to other countries encouraging certain kinds of activities, and it's much more complicated than meets the eye.
QUESTION: It's been reported that the U.S. has drones flying over Iraq to gather intelligence, but a lot of analysts over the weekend were talking about the fact that airstrikes are not going to be effective because there are members of this organization scattered among the population at large. So what's your response to airstrikes just aren't the answer here?
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, they're not the whole answer, but they may well be one of the options that are important to be able to stem the tide and stop the movement of people who are moving around in open convoys, in trucks, and terrorizing people. I mean, when you have people murdering, assassinating in these mass massacres, you have to stop that, and you do what you need to do if you need to try to stop it from the air or otherwise if -- Americans obviously feel very powerfully about not putting boots back on the ground in Iraq, so we'll consider what options are available to us.
But you cannot allow that march, I think. I mean, it's our basic judgment of most people in the region that you can't just let them run whole hog over the country for any number of reasons. And so the Iraq -- Iraqis themselves, however, are now stepping up, partly because you've sort of reach a sectarian line, and to some degree, the elements that have created this fight in the first place are now manifesting themselves in a different way.
My -- I would simply say to those people who ask the question now, the President is evaluating a very thorough vetting of every option that is available. A lot of work has been going on over the course of this weekend. We met at length with discussions on Friday, on Saturday; yesterday I was talking to foreign ministers in the region. There's a lot of work going on right now to make sure that whatever judgments the President ultimately makes have the greatest amount of input and the greatest understanding of what will have the best effect.
QUESTION: I know President Obama has suggested no military aid will come without Prime Minister Maliki instituting reforms reaching out to those Sunnis. But instead there are reports he's flying in Iranian paramilitary forces, mobilizing Shiite militias, so that does not appear to be happening.
SECRETARY KERRY: I don't believe that Iranian troops are coming in and crossing the border, but there is obviously a mobilization of some of the militia, no question about it. And that has its dangers, certainly. We are adamant that Prime Minister Maliki and his government must do a better job of reaching out to all of the representative entities in Iraq and bring them to the table. That has not happened sufficiently.
QUESTION: But Secretary Kerry, is it too late? I mean, how does he do that when the country is imploding?
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, the country just had an election, and there is a legitimate government formation process that is underway. Until this weekend, there was a lot of discussion taking place among all the political players as to what shape that government might take going forward. This event with ISIL has -- or ISIS, as people call it, it's one and the same -- has overtaken that government formation process. The question now is: Can you stem the tide, stop it where it is, even roll it back, and give the government the opportunity to take stock of what it needs to do to present the people of Iraq with a comprehensive reform package and the confidence that there will be a different kind of governance. That would appear to me to be the best way forward.
QUESTION: Some are suggesting that Maliki should resign.
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, that's up to the Iraqi people and it's up to the government formation process. I don't think the United States should be issuing instructions or orders. I don't think any country should. But I think we can --
QUESTION: But could that be further destabilizing?
SECRETARY KERRY: --but I think we should work -- it depends, not necessarily at all. If there is a clear successor, if the results of the election are respected, if people come together with the cohesiveness necessary to build a legitimate government that puts the reforms in place that people want, that might wind up being very salutatory. I think it's up to the Iraqi political process to work that.
Now, we clearly can play an encouraging, consultative role in helping them to achieve that transition, and we have people on the ground right now. Our Assistant Secretary of State Brett McGurk's been doing an extraordinary job over there. Our Ambassador Steve Beecroft, very, very engaged. We are in touch directly with all of the players, and we are working to determine how we can help them to help themselves.
QUESTION: You -- will you reach out to Iran, and how can that country be helpful? Or is that like entering into a hornet's nest, because that will inflame the Sunnis?
SECRETARY KERRY: We're open -- look, we're open to discussions if there's something constructive that can be contributed by Iran if Iran is prepared to do something that is going to respect the integrity and sovereignty of Iraq and the ability of the government to reform --
QUESTION: Can you see cooperating with Iran militarily?
SECRETARY KERRY: I -- at this moment, I think we need to go step by step and see what, in fact, might be a reality, but I wouldn't rule out anything that would be constructive to providing real stability, a respect for the constitution, a respect for the election process, and a respect for the ability of the Iraqi people to form a government that represents all of the interests of Iraq, not one sectarian group over another. It has to be inclusive, and that has been one of the great problems of the last few years.
QUESTION: If Iran recognizes that, would you be willing to work with that country?
SECRETARY KERRY: Let's see what Iran might or might not be willing to do before we start making any pronouncements. I think we are open to any constructive process here that could minimize the violence, hold Iraq together, the integrity of the country, and eliminate the presence of outside terrorist forces that are ripping it apart.
QUESTION: How far, Mr. Secretary, do you see this whole thing spreading? Beyond Iraq and Syria, perhaps?
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, it already has, Katie. I mean, this is the great challenge that President Obama spoke about at West Point. This is why the President has been so focused on trying to free up some resources from an over-resourced effort in one location, Afghanistan, and begin to recognize that the tentacles of radical extreme political Islam -- radical extreme -- not mainstream Islam. I'm talking about a complete exploitation that is taking place in many places -- Mali, in the Maghreb, in the Sahel, in the Levant -- in clear -- in the Near/Middle East.
I mean, all of these things have been happening for some period of time because you have a confluence of events. You have masses of numbers of young people whose aspirations have been quashed in various countries. You have closed economic and political systems that don't meet their aspirations. You have a rise of this extreme distortion of Islam, a radical terrorism that is intimidating people. And you have in some places people like Assad who are trying to crush all those aspirations at the barrel of a gun. That is a very toxic cocktail. It's an incredible mix of forces.
And it's not the United States or anybody. I mean, you -- it is a very comprehensive and complicated process to address all of it simultaneously. I think we're working very, very hard and, frankly, effectively to try to quash the extremism, whether it's in Yemen or in Egypt or in Libya. There are many places where these terrorist forces are trying to take advantage of these opportunities, and it's hard to build governance in the middle of that. But we are working at it in every single one of those places step by step, very carefully.
QUESTION: And to that point, Mr. Secretary, there are thousands of these foreign fighters that are congregating in Syria working with groups like ISIS. How concerned are you that these individuals, these disenfranchised young men, if you will, will come back to the United States or elsewhere and wreak havoc?
SECRETARY KERRY: Katie, we are deeply concerned about the numbers of foreign fighters, and the answer is it's not just the United States that's concerned. All of our allies are concerned. There are people in Syria today fighting from Australia, from Canada, from the United States, from Britain, from Holland, from France, from Germany. I mean, many countries are seeing jihadist adventurists attracted to this cycle of violence. And there is a threat that they could come back to any one of those countries. Just a week or two ago, there was a Frenchman who came back from Syria who went to Belgium and fired on a synagogue and killed people with obvious training that came from what had happened in Syria.
So everybody's concerned about it, and not just in Europe. I was in Tunisia. The president of Tunisia told me they had maybe 1,800 people who had gone there from Tunisia, 1,100 who might have been killed, but they still worried about the 800 who might return and engage in those activities at home.
QUESTION: Yesterday, Lindsey Graham said the seeds of 9/11 are being planted all over Iraq and Syria.
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, there is no question but that there are people plotting against the United States in different parts of that region.
QUESTION: But what about particularly Iraq and Syria, ISIS?
SECRETARY KERRY: Particularly Iraq and Syria and ISIS, they clearly are focused not just there, but they're focused on trying to do harm to Europe, to America and other people. And that's why we believe it is so important for us to be engaged and to be leading an effort to try to deal with this, and that's exactly what we're doing.
QUESTION: If this turns out to be a civil war in Iraq, why should the U.S. get involved at all?
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, it's not --
QUESTION: Why not let the two sides fight it out?
SECRETARY KERRY: The stability of Iraq is critical to everybody. Iraq is a strategic partner in that region and it is vital ultimately to the stability of the region as a whole. No individual, no country, and certainly no country in the region can sit back and allow a terrorist entity to run whole hog over an election, over a constitutional process, and over people who have chosen a government through a legitimate process and allow them to terrorize it simply because they don't like the outcome or they want something else.
We cannot allow that kind of terror activity to gain the upper hand. I mean, you just can't -- it's not acceptable. And when you see it combined with massacres where they're lying people down on the ground and just killing them wantonly, putting them in mass graves and doing this openly and proud of it and advertising it and putting it out on the internet and social media in order to terrorize people and say, "Here we are and here we come," we cannot allow that.
QUESTION: "And come join us."
SECRETARY KERRY: And the United States of America, I think, and President Obama believes deeply, has a critical leadership role, and that is exactly why we have spent so much time in the last few days touching so many bases and pulling together a consensus about the action that needs to be taken.
QUESTION: And Secretary Kerry, I know we're here to talk about the Ocean Conference, as I said, but one last question on this: Over the weekend --
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, we haven't talked about the Ocean Conference right here.
QUESTION: I know. We're -- no, one last question about Iraq.
SECRETARY KERRY: Okay.
QUESTION: You reached out to foreign ministers from other Gulf nations. What could those coalitions do to intervene here? Because there are also reports that ISIS has been funded by countries like Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
SECRETARY KERRY: We're very, very concerned about exactly that reality. There clearly are divergent interests at play, here, Katie. In the end, the United States of America is going to have to do what President Obama judges is in the interests of the United States of America and protect our citizens and our interests. And if there's a divergence with some other people in the region, so be it.
The bottom line is that this terrorist entity cannot be allowed to run roughshod over the expressed desires of the people of Iraq in an election, no matter how bad the government may or may not have been. And the government formation process is exactly the place and the means by which one works through those differences -- not a group coming from Syria into Iraq and terrorizing the population on a sectarian basis. That is not acceptable and I do not believe the President is going to just sit by and allow that to take place.
QUESTION: You are, as we mentioned, kicking off a two-day summit on the world's oceans here at the State Department. Secretary Kerry, did you give any thought to canceling this given what's going on in Iraq?
SECRETARY KERRY: Absolutely not. We do so many things at the same time, Katie, that we can't operate that way. The fact is that this conference has been planned for over a year now, and it is a vital national security issue for the United States. What is happening to our oceans with respect to the combination of acidification from climate change, from emissions all around the world, what's happening to an ecosystem that provides food for billions of people -- not millions, billions of people. This is vital to food security, it's vital to stability, it's vital to security, it's vital to livelihoods for people.
It's also the lifeline for life itself on earth. I mean, the oceans are critical to life on the planet. And so this is a very, very important conference. There are 80 nations represented here, heads of state, foreign ministers, prime minister -- Prince Albert of Monaco is here, he will give one of the keynote speeches -- people who have been leaders on this issue for a period of time. And there will be an action agenda that comes out of it. But I obviously will simultaneously be talking to my colleagues in the Middle East and elsewhere. And as we continue to work on Iraq and as we continue to work the negotiations with Iran and as we continue to deal with the Middle East and as we continue to deal with Afghanistan and North Korea and the host of other issues --
QUESTION: The three kidnapped teenagers.
SECRETARY KERRY: -- the three kidnapped teenagers, we are engaged in all of that. I talked to Prime Minister Netanyahu at the beginning of the weekend. I talked to President Abbas. We are encouraging both to work together cooperatively, stressing the importance of this.
But the bottom is this, Katie: We can't stop one thing when something else happens here. The State Department deals with a world that is complicated today, and we need to do all of these things simultaneously.
QUESTION: You talk about an action agenda. What are you -- what is the most pressing issue you hope to tackle as a result of this conference?
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, we want a very specific agenda to get adopted that we can take to the United Nations, that we can all agree on to work internationally that will involve regulating and coordinating on fisheries that are overfished -- too much money chasing too few fish. We will also focus on acidification and climate change and the steps that we can take to try to deal with wholesale changes to the ecosystem. We will also deal with pollution and how countries can take steps to reduce what goes into the water. There are over 500 dead spots, dead zones around the oceans of the world where nothing lives, nothing grows because of what flows --
QUESTION: And 90 percent of the trash is plastic, too.
SECRETARY KERRY: And plastic floats around and fish imbibe it, birds, so forth. There's a huge level of global destruction taking place -- there's no other way to phrase it -- at the hands of human activity. And what we need to do is raise the awareness of this and get people around the world to engage. And our hope is that out of this conference -- and it won't be the last one -- but we need to come together around a specific agenda so it's not just talking, it's not just meeting, but it's a specific set of steps people can take to change what is happening.
QUESTION: Because is it hard to galvanize the political will to actually get something done in this area?
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, it's really interesting. We were talking a moment ago about the changes in the media, and here we are doing a Yahoo livestream. People get their news in so many different ways nowadays. It's much harder to reach people because of this breadth of -- the broad diversity of choice people have as to where they go, so you have to go everywhere, and all the time in order to build the -- a movement and consensus. And yes, it is harder, but we're convinced this is a compelling issue that will touch the imagination of people all around the world.
QUESTION: Well, you have a very, very busy day ahead.
SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you.
QUESTION: Secretary of State John Kerry, thanks so much for your time, Mr. Secretary.
SECRETARY KERRY: A pleasure, good to be with you. Thank you.
QUESTION: Really appreciate it. Thank you.
SECRETARY KERRY: My pleasure. Thank you very much.
Source: http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2014/06/227624.htm


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Mission MCLB: Augment Security Force Training
Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:10:09 GMT —
The police department at the Marine Corps Logistics Base always has a backup unit in case they need extra help in the event of a major security issue.
A small group of marines participated in classroom and field work training for the position. During the hands on practice they learned various techniques with a baton. Homeland Security Solutions Trainer Rob McAllister says it's always a good idea to have back up forces. "If the base was to have an incident, this is another force we could call up to increase our man power and get control of the situation" says McAllister.
All of the techniques learned in training are non-lethal, however depending on the situation the use of force can range from a simple verbal to use of a baton, hand to hand combat, to using pepper spray. All marines are trained to use a gun, so lethal force is an option as well; however Sergeant Shelly Robinson says that's not the first option marines go for. "Our goal is to protect the civilian population. We're not trying to cause any trouble, we're trying to disseminate any kind of conflict" says Robinson.
During training marines use full fore with each other. They say they don't take it easy on each other because in the real world they would be dealing with someone using his or her full force. The head trainer says people perform how they practice, so it's easier to put in 100% now. "I've always been a believer that you make your training as realistic as possible and when the real thing happens their not shocked by it" says McAllister.
Marines also ran a fight station course after being pepper sprayed so they learn how to battle through pain. McAllister says use of hand to hand combat, martial arts, batons, and pepper spray are all just different tools marines can use for the best possible outcome. "We're just giving them more options to use so the suspect gets their day in court and the officer gets to go home".
The unit would be activated if the threat level on base were to change and the base needed more personnel working to support the police department.


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Every Time a presidential election year roles around pundits and the media class throw around this idea of "October Surprises". These are events that sort of crop up either here or on an international level; but mainly international, that shift the tide of a close race in one direction or the other. For about a week or so I've been hearing the wise old media talk about October surprises that could potentially help or hurt President Obama.
No the video being released by Drudge, the Daily Caller, and Sean Hannity isn't it. Nor was this October surprise the comments made by Mitt Romney about 47% of slacking couch potatoes. The real October surprise won't come in October because it already happened last month. The real issue getting little coverage other than Fox News and some talk radio spots here and there was the recent political arrest of the filmmaker responsible for the anti-Islam movie "The Innocence of Muslims".
Apparently the filmmaker was arrested due to a violation of his probation. But I, like many conservative radio hosts wondered why someone who merely violated their probation warranted five or so officers for their arrest? Is he a flight risk? Probably not, is he a danger to himself and to others? Certainly not. So why did they send so many law enforcement officers to arrest one little filmmaker as if this guy was 6'6 280 with a wrap sheet longer than a dinosaur's tail? I mean it's not like they were going after Richard Kuklinski.
If that wasn't a head scratcher, the cops paraded him out for all the cameras and media to see while this filmmaker in cuffs, walked in the middle of them with a white towel wrapped around his face to shield his identity; as if no one could put two and two together as to who the guy was.
I've never been arrested nor have I ever been on probation, but I suspect that if one violated the latter, and has ever been the prior, the cops don't wrap something around your head to conceal your identity.
What we have here is a political arrest based on someone's freedom to offend a group of people who are sensitive to criticism. I can't believe more people aren't talking about this. President Obama and his administration just authorized through the screen of "Probation Violation" a political arrest and no one cares?
I'm a Christ follower and yes I get annoyed when people say things about Jesus or Christians in general. But if someone made a film offending Christians and the filmmaker was arrested for making such a film, and I knew somehow the federal government was involved in their arrest, even as a Christian I would fight and speak out for that person who got arrested. I love Christ, but I also value freedom; even the freedom to choose to be against him or for him.
Greg Gutfeld and the "Five" were right, no one in Hollywood is speaking out about this, and it's scary because this guy was arrested for doing something folks in Hollywood get paid millions to do everyday. In America it's perfectly reasonable for some weird Egyptian-American journalist to vandalize private property just because she can't grasp the concept of freedom, which by the way I genuinely believe she cannot because she's from Egypt; but it's not okay for a man to truly exercise his freedom of speech in the form of a film critical of Islam?
The reporter said her spray painting the ad in the Subway was her form of peaceful protest, yet that filmmaker was trotted out like a show trial horse because he fundamentally understands the concept of free speech. Free speech is to have at your discretion the right to offend someone. The constitution protects that right because it's much more important to protect our rights to choose whether or not we want to be jerks to each other, than it is to protect nice words and calm expressions.
By the way private citizens or companies are no longer allowed to place certain kinds of ads that might cause irrational or violent reactions by a group of people. AKA: No more posting privately funded ads about Muslims because they don't understand the concept of free speech because most Muslims were raised and live in a society where free speech doesn't exist; so please, appease their ignorance.
If I were Mitt Romney I would talk about this more. One thing that unites young people, at least most young people to your cause is the issue of whether or not they can be themselves. Young people no matter their ideology or party affiliation, when you ask them straight up, they value their own personal space and individuality more than anything else.
That's how it is with all people really. Ask any far left liberal in a sound proof room if they would rather have government tell them what to do and you'd be surprise by their answer.
If this man was arrested on drug trafficking and bank fraud charges why did the police conceal his face? Something to consider. I know from watching documentaries on drug lords and killers when they get busted and brought in in front of media and cameras the cops don't bother to even keep the person's head down, much less wrap their face with a towel.
Also, if the administration and Ambassador Steven's himself knew a planned attack was on the horizon why arrest the filmmaker if you're not trying to make him the straw man for your political cover play?
We the people demand answers and if you're a Christian, Jew, progressive, libertarian, or a conservative this is something we must get behind because this won't end with Mr. Nakoula; he's only the beginning.
The LA Times report says he was warned for misbehaving on the Internet. Since when was making a movie and releasing it on YouTube "misbehaving" on the Internet. In that case we should arrest every pornographer and everybody who posts rude and offensive material on the Internet.
The October surprises happened last month when the embassies were attacked and Ambassador Stevens along with others were killed and when a little known filmmaker was arrested for exercising his 1st Amendment right.


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WHAT'S THE APPEAL OF RETRO TOYS?: Cash-strapped parents and toymakers facing the difficult economy both find retro toys a safe bet for the holidays, since they have have tried-and-true appeal.
WHICH TOYS?: Lincoln Logs, TinkerToys, Cabbage Patch Kid dolls and Easy-Bake Ovens were all named by parents who are buying old-fashioned toys for their children this holiday.
QUOTE: "'Retro' or 'nostalgia' toys can be viewed as the 'comfort food' of the toy industry and I do think folks naturally gravitate to what made them happy when they were young, or what is familiar to them." – Anita Frazier, a toy analyst at NPD Group, a market research firm.


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Christina Hendricks Goes for Thrill Ride with Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan
Fasten your seatbelts! "Mad Men"'s Christina Hendricks has buckled up to ride alongside Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan in 'Drive,' according to Variety.
The film, based off of a James Sallis crime novel, follows a Hollywood stunt driver, played by Gosling. When the sun sets, he works as a getaway driver on the crime-ridden streets of Los Angeles. He becomes a target and gets caught up in a shady situation after agreeing to help the ex-con boyfriend of Mulligan's character in a mission gone bad. Gosling is resolute in keeping himself and Mulligan safe and driving is his secret weapon.
The action thriller puts the pedal to the metal when filming begins on September 25 in LA, reports Variety. Albert Brooks, Bryan Cranston, and Oscar Isaacs have also been cast.
Related stories: Cannes Goes 'Wall Street' Opening Bell for 'Wall St.' Changed, 'Chipmunks' Given Date to Squeak


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PARIS (Jul. 8)
An open letter appealing for the rehabilitation of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg and Morton Sobel has been signed by 10,000 people, a spokesman for the Movement Against Racism and Anti-Semitism and for Peace (MRAP) told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency today. The public reaction has been enormous, and signatures are still coming in, the spokesman said.
French public opinion was recently stimulated by a three-hour French television broadcast covering the Rosenberg trial. After the film re-enacting scenes of the moment, the Rosenbergs' two sons participated in a televised discussion of the affair. The television program triggered a reaction in the hearts of the humanitarian-minded French, Newspapers headlined the Rosenberg affair for a week, emphasizing the anti-Semitic overtones of the trial.
Faced with this reaction among the public and among its own members, the MRAP felt it was duty-bound to voice its opinion. At the time of the Rosenberg trial, the MRAP, along with several French-Jewish organizations voiced strong protests against the witch-hunt and anti-Semitic aspects of the trial.
Before launching the appeal letter, MRAP leaders met with Sobel and the two Rosenberg sons who had come to Paris especially for the television program debate. They agreed to help coordinate the French campaign with the campaign in the United States.
A number of French personalities have agreed to publish their names at the top of the list of signatures. They include liberal poet and author Max-Pol Fouchet, internationally known pantomime artist Marcel Marceau, theater director Jack Lang, and actress Marina Vlady.
The MRAP is a liberal organization, based in Paris, whose goal is to defend groups and individuals against acts of racism or anti-Semitism. Recently the MRAP has been active in defending the rights of immigrant workers in France. The MRAP publishes a monthly bulletin with an estimated circulation of 30,000 and claims to have 15,000 members throughout France.


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disparate systems
What cybersecurity can learn from e-discovery history
The parallel histories of e-discovery and cybersecurity cases include a host of problems that could have been avoided by basic risk management measures.
Looking to the cloud to manage big data and social content storage
Big data's growth and usage is both benefitting and befuddling businesses. As many are still yet coming to terms with what Big Data means, how it works, and the kinds of technologies needed to fully take advantage of what it has to offer, companies that are embroiled in legal cases...
Great expectations from IP software integration
What might have been considered "nice to haves" are now "must haves", putting pressure on IT departments and application vendors to keep pace with their customers' ever-expanding IP wish lists.
Bottom line remains top of mind
Five years after the beginning of the financial crisis, the bottom line remains top of mind for legal department operations managers and their teams
Advances in document management technology
Mobility is No. 1 trend in 2012
It's a Good Day to Hate Technology
Why it's important to recognize and understand technology's limitations.


text: If you have ever seen this type of back before you are in a very small minority. What I have is a dual film back that holds cut film holders AND a pressure plate for 120 film, Yes you read that right, 120 film. This is NOT a Rolleikin back for 35mm film. I have no idea what this is worth because I have not been able to find any concrete information on this back everything has been rumor and innuendo. Even the Rollei accessory catalog has not yielded any information for it. What I would like to do is trade it for a Konica Hexar RF, Minolta CLE or if it is even worth it, dare I say, a Leica. Obviously this is all contingent on the value of this back and so I am trusting in the collective wisdom of APUG. It would be nice if at least one lens come with any camera that I could get for this item. Note the tabs on the bottom holder The black plate on the top is the outer plate that slides into the cut film holder and the silver springs (bottom plate) press against it. Note the tabs on the bottom plate (film pressure plate) that hold it in place with the matching tabs on the door. When I received this item it was in pieces and I had put it back together with hot glue just to keep everything together and make sure that it works. The springs will need to be silver soldered back on to the tabs on the pressure plate. If anyone has any information about this film back please let us all know as I think that it is an interesting mystery.


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Give Tests Over the Internet
- Give Tests Over the Internet
- FlashQuiz 2: Download It Here
Session Management
A quiz server needs to keep track of information from every person taking the quiz. What is the current score? How much time is left? What answers did the person give on question one, question two, and question three? A quiz may contain 100 questions. How can the quiz server keep track of all this information?
When the information you're tracking is simple, such as usernames or passwords, you can use browser cookies to store the data. But cookies were not designed to store large amounts of information; they have a limited capacity that varies from browser to browser. Most application servers that need to store large amounts of data use server-side storage.
This approach presents a number of difficulties, though. Creating a new object to store user data when starting a quiz is easy, but managing that object while the user takes the quiz would be difficult. If a user abandons a quiz in the middle, then the object holding the user data would be orphaned and continue to consume computer resources. You can design an algorithm that deletes an object that hasn't been accessed in a set amount of time, but how much time is enough? What if the quiz has no time limits?
The solution I found was to combine the page rewriting technique with Java's object serialization feature. This approach allows a quiz server to store the session data on the user's machine, thus avoiding the resource problems of storing data on the server.


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Between 1957 and 1961, George Lister served as the First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Rome. In Rome, Lister adopted a strategy of combating Communism by trying to break the historic alliance between Italian Socialists and Communists.
When Lister began his tour of duty in Rome, Italy's Communist Party regularly received 25 percent of the vote and was the largest Communist party of any democratic country in the world. The Italian Socialist party, led by Pietro Nenni, was politically aligned with the Communists. Yet, within his party, was a group of ''autonomists'' that was beginning to distance itself from the Communists.
In September 1957, Lister was given responsibility for reporting to the Embassy on the activities of several leftist Italian political parties. Until his arrival, much of this reporting took place at arm's length. Lister, however, believed that it was in the United State' interest to begin a dialogue with the Socialists, both to understand them better and to encourage them to break their alliance with the Communists. In early 1958, with approval from U.S. Ambassador James D. Zellerbach, Lister established contact with the Italian Socialists and began to establish a rapport with them.
Lister's efforts to influence the Italian Socialists continued with the support of the Embassy until early 1959, when Outerbridge Horsey became the new Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM). Horsey was skeptical about the possibilities for bringing the Socialists into the democratic fold; he put pressure on Lister to cease his meetings with the Socialists, but Lister continued. Tension between Lister and his Embassy superiors led the Political Counselor, his immediate boss, to criticize him in a February 1961 efficiency report for ''a lack of discipline and cooperativeness.''
In March 1961, when Roving Ambassador W. Averell Harriman visited Rome, Lister served as his interpreter. Harriman evidently agreed with Lister's attempts to reach out to the Socialists; according to Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Harriman ''pronounced Lister the only officer in the Rome Embassy who understood the Communist problem.''
Later that year, Lister's tour in Rome ended. He returned to Washington, D.C., where he was informed by the State Department's Promotion Panel that he had been recommended for''selection out''of the Foreign Service. Lister's job was only saved by intervention from Harriman, although he was nonetheless demoted. This demotion severely hampered Lister's long-term career prospects with the State Department.
Lister, however, continued to be involved in the Italian political situation. On October 16, 1961, Harriman wrote to Lister to tell him that he had mentioned Lister's name to Schlesinger, then a top advisor to Kennedy. Lister and Schlesinger soon began informally working together. Lister's friends in the Italian Socialist Party often would come to Washington, D.C. on visits, and Lister would take them to the White House to be introduced to Schlesinger.
The turning point in Italy finally happened in July 1963 when Kennedy, on a visit to Rome, made a highly symbolic political gesture at a public reception by taking aside Socialist leader Nenni for a lengthy conversation. Partly as a result of American diplomacy, in November 1963 the Socialists joined with the centrist Christian Democrats and entered the government, forming the first center-left coalition in Italian history.


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According to a newly released FBI report, Wu-Tang Clan's Ol' Dirty Bastard was "heavily involved" in "murder, car-jackings … and the sale of drugs [and] illegal guns" – and that's not even the half of it. The Freedom of Information Act revealed the FBI's 93-page file on ODB, detailing a barrage of serious, sometimes heinous crimes in the late 80s and 90s.
As detailed by Rich Jones of the Gun.io blog, who filed a formal request for information on Russell Tyrone Jones, aka Ol' Dirty Bastard, a collection of redacted police reports, court proceedings and news clippings detail the shady dealings of the man who died of an accidental drug overdose in 2004.
Read 8 Exploside Finds in Wu-Tang Clan member ODB's FBI File at The Daily Beast.
According to these papers, Ol' Dirty Bastard was arrested more than 15 times on charges that ranged from money laundering, resisting arrest to injuring a child, as well as assault, the attempted murder of a police officer, refusing to pay child support and the illegal possession of body armor. Gang-related murders, rapper robberies orchestrated by industry insiders and the use of record labels as hubs for money laundering paints a picture of a lawless, maniacally violent thug who dabbled in rap amidst his life of crime.
In the files, the Wu-Tang Clan are portrayed as a criminal organization, co-ordinating drug-deals and homicides in accordance with a twisted rewards system orchestrated within the industry. "Once individuals have proved themselves as good and loyal members," officers claimed, "they are offered record contracts to record Rap type music."
Somehow, despite all this the Wu-Tang Clan are still making music, and still as beloved as ever. A Raekwon biopic is in the works, and RZA recently unveiled plans for a film about ODB, starring either Tracy Morgan or Eddie Griffin. "I signed on, of course," he said. "[They] got my blessin' to make it happen."
We're there, with bulletproof vests on.


text: Victory Records will be re-issuing A Day To Remember's For Those Who Have Heart and Homesick, along with the special release Attack of The Killer B-Sides on vinyl in limited edition quantities. Each come in exclusive new colors along with an MP3 download card. You can order them now at the Victory Records' web store, which can be found here.


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Hon. Toivola was elected as a Member of the Parliament of Finland as a candidate of the Green League. He is a member of the Legal Affairs Committee and the Employment and Equality Committee. He is also Chair of the Population and Development group and Vice-Chair of the Human Rights group in Parliament.
As a Member of Parliament, Hon. Nauclér is a member of the Constitutional Law Committee, and the Employment and Equality Committee, both since 2011. She is also a deputy member of the Finnish Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and Chair of the Human Rights Group of the Parliament. She has been a member of the Swedish Parliamentary Group since 2007 for the Swedish People's Party, representing the constituency of Åland (an autonomous region of Finland).


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