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In April 1945, Yukika Sohma and her four small children boarded a packed train in Mudanjiang in Manchuria bound for the port of Rajin in what is today North Korea. From there, the family took a crowded ship to Niigata Prefecture, then another train to Fukushima Prefecture to join relatives.
During their journey, the 33-year-old Sohma and her children, aged 5, 4, 2 and 6 months, had a hard time finding food and places to sleep. But with the help of people along the way, the family safely reached their destination after 10 days.
"Considering that there were so many people who could not return to Japan (when the war ended,) I was very fortunate to have made the decision to return at that time," said Sohma, now 95.
Indeed, thousands of Japanese were left behind in Manchuria after Japan surrendered on Aug. 15, 1945. Had she waited another four months to get out, she and her family could have been among them.
Sohma lived in Tokyo before going to Manchuria in 1943 to join her husband, who was drafted into the Kwantung Army in 1941 and eventually became a lieutenant. Thousands of Japanese settlers were living in Manchuria — or Manchukuo, as Japan's puppet regime in northeastern China was then known — under an immigration program, but the family's two-room house was an army residence in a protected compound.
For Sohma, the daughter of senior Diet member Yukio Ozaki, a Tokyo mayor in the early 20th century, life in Manchukuo was mostly about raising her children. Neighbors associated with each other on a daily basis, but the chances of encountering Chinese were limited to merchants with permission to do business within the Japanese community, she said.
"Life was very simple, but we lived under protection and didn't suffer from lack of food," Sohma said. "I'm sure there were more (Japanese) people whose lives were tougher — in both Manchuria and Japan."
As the war dragged on, Sohma began to sense, however, that the tide was turning against Japan, even though she and the rest of the Japanese public were kept in the dark by a press tightly controlled by government censors.
Around the time Sohma gathered her kids and left Manchuria, a move her husband agreed on, Japan was losing the war on various fronts, and U.S. air raids had already begun the previous year, laying waste to many Japanese cities.
But newspapers continued to stand behind the Imperial forces, touting Japan's "victories" and encouraging the public to support the war effort.
Sohma meanwhile was seeing daily life in Manchukuo deteriorate, and she felt Japan was fighting a losing war.
"My husband's friends in the army as well as my neighbors' husband were heading to different front lines, and that made me realize the war wasn't progressing favorably," she said.
The increased deployments were coupled with increased food rationing, especially sugar and sake.
Sohma recalled that one day in late 1944, she realized the military airplanes always buzzing over the community were no longer around. According to her book "Kokoro ni Kakeru Hashi" ("A Bridge Crossing over the Hearts"), published in 1987, this was because Japanese forces in China were being diverted to join in the Battle of Okinawa, although she only learned of this much later.
Manchuria was becoming more unstable, but the situation in Japan was worse. People were constantly in fear of air raids, and food rationing was severe — even to the point that emigration to Manchukuo continued because of the prospects of more food in China.
Sohma, however, realized Japan was on its way to defeat and it would be too risky to remain in Manchuria.
"So many people asked me why I was leaving, but Manchuria was in a state of war, and it was not a place for women and children. Even if we couldn't get food, I thought it would be better to be in Japan than stay there," she said.
Sohma's decision to leave was also partly influenced by her father, who had gained some fame in 1912 by presenting cherry trees to Washington that today line the banks of the Potomac River. Having visited many Western countries during his career as a Diet member since 1890, Ozaki held a wide perspective of world affairs.
When Sohma saw him in Japan in early 1943, Ozaki, then a vocal critic of the government's militarism, had told her his views on the European front in relation to Asia, and revealed his fear of a Soviet invasion.
Indeed, Soviet forces invaded Manchuria on Aug. 8, 1945, a week before Japan's surrender, trapping many Japanese in the area.
Ironically, however, it was also because of Ozaki's influence that Sohma met with hostility after arriving in Fukushima. She soon moved her family again, to property in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, owned by her father. There the family stayed until the war ended.
The family suffered a serious food shortage there, and her children's health deteriorated. She even tried to get her kids to eat weeds that grew in their yard. Somehow they survived and Sohma's husband reunited with them later that year.
After the war, Sohma became active in promoting peace and democracy like her father. In 1977, she established the Japan-Korea Women's Friendship Association. Two years later, she launched the Association for Aid and Relief, Japan's first international nongovernmental organization, which aims to remove land mines in conflict areas and provide support to refugees and people with disabilities.
Looking back at the time when the military held power and how that influenced the lives of so many Japanese, Sohma stresses that people today should cherish their freedom.
"Young people should remember how wonderful it is that you are free to make your own decisions. I would like people to think hard about how they can make use of their ideas and decisions for the world," she said.


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At least 11 linked outbreaks of gastroenteritis with a total of 260 cases have occurred in Denmark in mid January 2010. Investigations showed that the outbreaks were caused by norovirus of several genotypes and by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Lettuce of the lollo bionda type grown in France was found to be the vehicle.
From 18 to 20 January 2010, a series of outbreaks of gastroenteritis were reported to Danish authorities. Outbreak investigations were initiated by the Danish food control authority in cooperation with Statens Serum Institut (SSI), the National Food Institute, the Food and Veterinary Administration as well as the medical officers and several clinical microbiological laboratories in Copenhagen. The epidemiological, microbiological and food investigation are still ongoing; here we report on the current status of the investigation of these outbreaks.
Epidemiological examinations and findings
The link between lettuce and illness was discovered in the fourth week of January 2010 based on an analysis of five outbreaks. These outbreaks had been reported during week 3 to the regional food control authority, which covers the eastern part of Denmark. As of 8 February, 11 outbreaks have been included in the cluster. A further eight outbreaks in Denmark which are currently under investigation may also be associated with lettuce. Taken together, the 11 outbreaks comprised approximately 480 potentially exposed persons and approximately 260 cases with symptoms of gastroenteritis (see Table). The 11 outbreaks all took place in the eastern half of the country (on the islands of Funen and Zealand). Norovirus was initially suspected as the aetiology, but the Kaplan criteria were not fulfilled in all circumstances and attack rates were sometimes higher than expected for norovirus, indicating the possibility of the presence of more than one disease agent.
Table. Exposed persons (n=479) and cases (n=264) with gastroenteritis linked to lettuce, Denmark, January 2010
Although norovirus outbreaks are not rare in winter, such a high number of outbreaks was clearly above the seasonal average and initial investigations generally indicated a food source. All outbreaks occurred in groups of people (company employees, course attendees etc.) who had lunch delivered from catering companies. The food in each case included sandwiches or Danish-style open sandwiches (smørrebrød). Comparison of ingredient lists identified lettuce – which was often found in the sandwiches – as the only relevant common food item. All lettuce used by implicated catering companies was of the lollo bionda type and trace-back of the lettuce showed that in each outbreak one of two suppliers had been used. Both suppliers bought the lettuce from the same wholesaler who in turn bought it in France. The lollo bionda lettuce was reported to be produced in France, grown outdoors in the south-western part of the country.
Questionnaire studies were performed for several of the outbreaks. These showed a link between illness and consumption of sandwiches containing lettuce. In one larger group of people, a retrospective cohort study was performed. Eight different food items were available and were inquired about. Questionnaires were distributed to 60 persons of whom 44 responded; 34 reported to have been ill. Pooling of the three types of sandwiches that contained lettuce gave a relative risk of 6.2 (95% confidence interval: 1.0-38).
As described in the next section, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli ETEC was found in cases of the outbreak cluster, but also in patients not part of any of the 11 known outbreaks. When interviewed, these patients were found to have been infected in Denmark (most ETEC infections in Denmark are believed to be travel-related). Onset dates ranged between 14 and 21 January 2010. Preliminary interviews suggested that these patients had also been infected through consumption of sandwiches made by catering companies. Possible additional outbreaks uncovered this way are currently under investigation. Because of these results, we believe that the infections occurred predominantly in the form of outbreaks caused by whole-sale lettuce as opposed to lettuce sold in retail.
Microbiological examinations and findings
Heads of lettuce could be collected from two of the implicated catering companies and were analysed for norovirus at the Danish National Food Institute. Norovirus of genogroup II was recovered from lettuce from one outbreak on 22 January. Subsequent analyses of remaining lettuce for the presence of E. coli were negative.
So far stool samples from 25 patients known to be part of one of the outbreaks have been examined for viruses at the SSI. Of these, 23 were positive: norovirus of genogroup I was found in two patients, genogroup II in 12 patients, and mixed infections with these viruses in nine patients. Preliminary sequencing results show the presence of at least three different genotypes. Results of the examination for other virus types are pending, but sapovirus has been detected in samples from two patients.
Initial analysis of the same samples for pathogenic bacteria (Salmonella, Campylobacter, Shigella and Yersinia) was negative, but examination for diarrhoeagenic E. coli revealed the presence of ETEC in 11 cases of 24 examined at the SSI. They were serotyped as E. coli O6:K15:H16 containing genes for both the LT and STh toxins. In addition to these cases, an unusually high number of 16 further ETEC patients was found through the routine diagnostics of stool samples performed at the SSI in January (see above); 15 of them were also found to be of serotype O6:K15:H16. Furthermore, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium perfringens and Bacillus cereus were recovered from two, three and two outbreak cases, respectively (of 24 examined).
Control measures and European perspective
Based on the fact that lettuce of the same kind from the same supplier was present in all outbreaks, lettuce from the French supplier in question bought after 1 January 2010 was recalled from the Danish market on 22 January by order of the Danish Food and Veterinary Administration. A rapid alert (notification number 2010.0081) was issued on 25 January following the virological confirmation of norovirus in the lettuce. Trace-back indicated that only a small part of the incriminated batches had been sold through retail, most had been sold to catering companies and restaurants. The available evidence indicates that contaminated lettuce is no longer on the market in Denmark.
Two urgent inquiries were released through the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control's food- and waterborne diseases network, mentioning the norovirus outbreaks (26 January) and the ETEC findings (28 January), and following this, the information was also distributed through the norovirus network formerly known as DIVINE-NET. In response, Norway reported having three outbreaks caused by lollo bionda lettuce. It appeared that part of two batches of lettuce which had caused disease in Denmark had been exported to Norway and that this was the direct cause of the Norwegian outbreaks. To our knowledge, no countries apart from Denmark and Norway have reported on outbreaks caused by lollo bionda lettuce. Information from French authorities on the possible cause of the contamination is pending.
Contaminated lettuce was shown to be the source of widespread illness of norovirus and ETEC in Denmark in January 2010. Epidemiological investigations of several outbreaks combined with trace-back analyses indicated that particular batches of lollo bionda lettuce were the source of the outbreaks. This was confirmed when norovirus was directly detected in the lettuce. As several infectious agents have been detected in the samples taken from the cases, we believe that the lettuce was contaminated with multiple agents. How the lettuce became contaminated is as yet unknown, but it will be important to establish this in order to prevent similar outbreaks in the future. Since neither norovirus nor ETEC are zoonotic agents, we speculate that human faecal matter may have been the source of the contamination, possibly via contaminated water.
Neither norovirus nor ETEC are generally covered by routine analyses of stool samples from patients with gastroenteritis (in Denmark and other European countries). Surveillance for both agents is therefore incomplete and the extent of the infections may have been more widespread than what we describe here. Furthermore, both disease agents can be extremely difficult to detect in food. In this outbreak, the detection methods used for analyses for ETEC in the lettuce may not have been optimal, for instance the lettuce was stored frozen between the viral and the bacterial analyses. Norovirus is the disease agent giving rise to most food-borne outbreaks in Denmark [1]. However, series of linked norovirus outbreaks occur relatively rarely and ETEC outbreaks are also quite rare. The last large such outbreak occurred in 2006 and was also caused by imported fresh produce [2].
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CANTON — Organizers of an upcoming forum on mental health issues facing young people hope it will give them insight into the challenges facing those who are trying to get help as well as provide information for the public.
That forum will be on Oct. 15 and is being presented by the League of Women Voters of Canton. The league has been doing a study of mental health issues in the Farmington Valley since January and plans to release its findings along with recommendations as early as later this year.


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It was only a matter of time until Hollywood finally got around to "The Giver."
After all, published in 1993, it is a major influence on the genre known now as "young adult literature," and fans of "The Hunger Games" probably owe no small debt to the existence of Lois Lowry's novel about a boy named Jonas and the way he alters the dystopian world in which he lives. I would also bet that M. Night Shyamalan was at least familiar with the book when he came up with "The Village." It is a lovely piece of writing, a Newberry Award winner, and it has sold millions and millions of copies. Like I said, it was inevitable that Hollywood would get to it at some point, and with Lowry finally publishing "Son," the final novel in the "Giver Quartet," this year, it seems like the book is back on people's radar again.
Earlier this year, there were reports that Jeff Bridges would star in the film for director David Yates, who has been reportedly attached to something like thirty-seven million different movies now that his work on the "Harry Potter" series is finished. Yates would certainly bring a very specific young adult-friendly weight to the table as a directorial choice, but now it appears he's circling "Tarzan" for Warner Bros.
Philip Noyce is ready to take his place, though. And while earlier reports had Nikki Silver producing the film for Warner Bros, it now appears that The Weinstein Company and Walden Media will co-produce with Silver and Bridges, who is evidently co-producing the film.
Jeff Sneider reports that someone close to the film said Noyce's involvement is likely but still early "as there are a lot of moving parts to this." Seems like it. What I didn't realize is that Bridges was the one who was driving the film forward and has been for much of the time it's been in development. He optioned the rights twenty years ago. We're talking about "Fisher King" era Jeff Bridges. He's perfect for the role of The Giver now, but twenty years ago, he evidently thought it was something his father could do.
If you're not familiar with the book, it is set in a grim, largely emotionless society where people are assigned their jobs, assigned their spouses, and carefully controlled in how many kids they can have and what gender they can be. The Community is all about maintaining a perfect balance, a constant Sameness. There is a Committee of Elders who make the decisions about who does what and who they do it with, and each child is given his assignment at the age of 12. The main character, Jonas, is curious about what exists Elsewhere, and he doesn't feel comfortable with the way The Community works. When he goes through The Ceremony of Twelve, he is assigned the job of Receiver of Memory. It is one of the most important roles in The Community, but it also marks him as someone who will always be alone, burdened by the weight of the Memory that it is his task to receive. See, no one remembers the past. The Community always has been, and always will be according to those who live there. The Receiver must be trained by the previous person to hold that job, now known as The Giver. It is his job to hand down all of the knowledge which is purposefully kept from everyone in The Community. His is the burden of total understanding, of context. And to Jonas, it is a horrifying weight, one that hurts him deeply as he comes to understand just how much his people have lost and why they were willing to give it up.
Noyce is an interesting choice. I think he can be a gun for hire, but I also think there are times he brings a personal touch to his work and it becomes something more than passable programming. Vadim Perelman was the last writer working on the film, but there's no word as to what condition the script is in now or if Noyce will be re-developing the material with a new writer.
One thing's for sure… there will be very vocal and protective fans of "The Giver" paying close attention, and if The Weinstein Company and Walden pull this off, they'll have even bigger challenges ahead in figuring out what to do with the other three loosely related books in the series.


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Robbie Pillo
Rasmussen receiving award at this past year's CIM Conference & Exhibition from then president of CIM Michael Allan | Photo courtesy of Normand Huberdeau/NH Photographes
For his singular efforts in organizing the inaugural one-day conference, Rasmussen received the CIM District 6 Distinguished Service Award this past May.
From registration management to booking presenters, Rasmussen did it all. "At first, I was oblivious to what was involved and as it got more entailed, it
grew into more work," recalls Rasmussen. "But, as I have been known to have a stubborn streak, I decided to follow it through. I just had to give it a
For most, organizing an event may seem like a daunting task, especially when tackling it alone. But for one who is coping with Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), it can pose even greater challenges. "When I was growing up, coping with the disorder was hard on my parents," Rasmussen acquiesces. "But with time, I learned to cope with it and actually became really good at multitasking." When it
came to organizing the conference, Rasmussen took it one step at a time, selected the speakers according to local issues, made calls to promote the event,
secured sponsorship and called upon CIM's Distinguished Lecturers Program to secure his keynote speaker.
The one-day conference drew over 50 delegates who listened to keynote speaker Glenn Nolan, former Chief of the Missanabie Cree First Nation, and six other
technical presentations before gathering at a closing dinner. Rasmussen also chaired an annual general meeting and purposely held it during the lunch hour
to ensure that all 50 delegates would be present to cast their votes and answer his call to action for branch executive volunteers — and it worked. A new
executive was elected with Rasmussen at the helm.
Since then, the event has grown into an annual two-day conference and doubled in delegates, presentations and topics. A portion of the proceeds generated
from the 2008 annual meeting went to support the Northern BC Friends of Children Society, a non-profit organization assisting families with children with
extraordinary medical needs, a tradition that the branch has since kept.
Rasmussen's first brush with CIM conferences some years ago was a memorable one. When he moved to Huckleberry Mines as chief metallurgist, his new mill
superintendent surprised him with the news that he was not only to attend the Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Operators' Conference (CMP) in Ottawa, but
also expected to give a presentation. "He made it sound like he was sending me on a trip, but in reality, he had something else mind," he recalls,
laughing. It was the first time Rasmussen ever spoke in front of large group and he ended up relishing the learning experience. The conference was a real
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|YDS: 5.11b French: 6c Ewbanks: 23 UIAA: VIII- ZA: 23 British: E3 5c [details]
|FA: Guy Jacobson, Gil Harder, 1978. FFA: Bob Rotert, Randy Mann and Ted Anderson
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By Blake Allen Green
Oct 20, 2010
|This route is fantastic. It has a very bouldery crux pulling the roof, then it calms down and offers amazing moves in a fantastic location. #2 and #3 c4s are pretty useful in the dihedral part of the climb. The entire climb from the roof to the top can be done in 1 pitch if you build a belay right below the crux. There are some fixed pins and a fixed bolt, but they are all pretty old and sketchy looking.
By Harrison Dreves
From: Denver, Colorado
Oct 28, 2010
|Climbed it with Blake Green Fall 2010. We left a fixed BD nut right at the crux; it protects the crux moves well.
By rock_fencer
From: Columbia, SC
Jul 5, 2011
|The tat on the bolts has been cut off. no idea why it was there to begin with. Pin's can be backed up with small cams. Fixed nut is still in place, but kinda gets in the way i thought. thin hands to #4 for the rest of it.
By Bob Rotert
Aug 19, 2013
|For History on this FFA was 1978 or maybe 79, the FA by Guy was much earlier. Love seeing the pictures!!


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WORLD famous Chef Raymond Blanc gave up a whole morning to formerly open the
new cooking classroom at Charlton Manor, S.E. London, to give scholars a
cookery master class and visit their vegetable garden recently.
Raymond was an inspiration to all and was delighted to find they had chicory
being forced to provide winter salad and garden peas grown in an 8 litre bag
of compost to provide fresh green pea shoots to harvest in the depth of
Chicory is a good crop for school gardens because it can be sown in April out
in the open soil, the seedlings thinned to stand 5 to 7 cm. apart down rows
30 cm. apart and then left to grow through the summer.
Roots rather like small parsnips are lifted in November, stored in moist sand
or soil and then potted up a few each week to force in the dark and warm to
provide the fresh chicons. Chicory 'Zoom' (Suttons) is a recommended kind to
grow because it produces the neat blanched chicons without the need to cover
roots with soil when forcing.
Centenary Chelsea Flower Show 2013
Schools with heated greenhouses that have been selected to grow roses for our
four gardens at the Centenary Chelsea Flower Show will get plants delivered
next week.
We are indebted to Britain's leading wholesale rose grower, Wharton's
Nurseries , Norfolk for supplying the appropriate varieties namely Ophelia
(1913), Peace (1945), Arthur Bell (1960's) and Your Beautiful, the Rose of
the Year for 2013.
These potted roses will need to be grown in full light and gentle warmth until
they have made some new roots and shoots, it is important not to push them
into growth too quickly at this stage.
Once the buds do burst and new leaves develop we desperately need sunny days
to get strong, stout growth.
Sweet Peas for Chelsea
Here are some well advanced sweet pea seedlings growing in deep pots and soon
ready to be potted on into larger containers.
There are two varieties here Unique 1913 in the foreground and Susan Thomas a
2013 new introduction.
The newcomer has given much better germination and stronger growth than
Unique, already we can see how modern varieties are likely to perform better
than those grown a century ago. Both have pale blue and white coloured,
flaked flowers, with luck by the third week of May!
We welcome photographs of any of the seeds you are growing, so we can see how
they are progressing and where necessary give tips and advice.
They can be e-mailed to www.gardening@the-sun or on our co-sponsors web site www.lovethegarden.com
The Royal Horticural Society Young School Gardener of the Year 2013. Full
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STRUGGLING Tenbury Rugby Club have nothing to fear at table-topping Harborne and can upset the form book this Saturday, insists skipper Pete Stevens.
Tenbury recorded an impressive victory at the Birmingham outfit last term and Stevens believes his men are capable of repeating that triumph against the Midlands Four West (North) leaders.
Tenbury are second from bottom, just three points behind Greyhound.
Tenbury did not play last weekend against Greyhound – and their 10-7 win a fortnight ago will now stand – after the Hereford club withdrew their bid for a rematch.
Greyhound had appealed that the match a fortnight ago had been contested for fewer than 60 minutes, after stoppages for hail and treatment for a visiting player.
"Greyhound sent us an e-mail to say that they were happy that we had won the game," said Stevens.
"We then had an e-mail from the league to confirm that the original result – 10-7 – would stand.
"After all the hassle Greyhound had caused us, I was a bit upset and wanted the game to go ahead.
"I would like to have played Greyhound and put 20 or 30 points on them."
Harborne have won 12 of their 13 league matches this season and romped to 38-19 success at Palmer's Meadow in November.
Stevens believes the return from injury of Rob Yeomans and Luke Brittain will boost Tenbury's chances of avoiding the drop.
Stevens said: "Luke Brittain needed nine stitches in a knee injury which he picked up against Bishops Castle and we missed his tackling.We have also missed Rob Yeoman's experience.
"Harborne are top of the league for a reason and we know it will be another huge game.
"I have never gone into a game expecting to lose.
"It will be a very hard game but you never know what might happen.
"I always back my players and we will definitely be up for the challenge.
"We beat Harborne at their place last season and it shows what we are capable of."
Stevens added: "They boys have certainly picked up their game recently and the young lads are running very well with the ball.
"There has been a big improvement - we have a more settled side.
"We had a very inexperienced side at the start the season and I think we all expected too much."


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Another SEAL Poser...This time a Pastor...Surprise!
Local pastor made up elaborate Navy SEAL tale
By Liz Goodwin
"This time the exposed fabricator was a preacher--though at least one person who monitors this brand of public lie notes that members of the clergy are often tempted into such misrepresentations. More curious still, the prevaricator in question seems to have lifted at least some details of his account from the 1992 Steven Seagal SEAL-themed blockbuster, "Under Siege."
Local pastor made up elaborate Navy SEAL tale - Yahoo! News
2Co 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
Go forth and uncover the imposters and deceivers and vanquish them all! :mad:
What an ass hat. He should be on the receiving end of operation red white and blue ass hammer. Prison shower rules.
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Why, oh Why do people do this sh!t!! Why can't people be happy with who they are?
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Many people are profoundly unhappy with who they are. They work at jobs they hate for people they dislike to pay off a bank they detest and support a government headed by an ass-hat that they loathe. I think this accounts for a lot of the popularity of cowboy shoots, muzzle loader clubs, and role playing computer games. Instead of being somebody sitting in a cubicle adding rows of numbers you get to hunt down outlaws as Tequila Puke, scalp Blackfoot as Spleen-Eating Ferguson, or slaughter smurfs as Vexorg the Dark Elf Lord. I guess.
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Yup i was once a navy seal
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Ok now reality hit's i sound like an azz and know nothing of what it takes to become a seal except determination and endurance most people could not even imagine of ever having. Thats what these poser's sound like asses. You can put on the clothes and all the pretty metals you want. But putting on a monkey suit dont make you a monkey. In my book these posers are nothing but a bunch of wantabe punks
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Cliftonville eased to the top of the Danske Bank Premiership with a rousing 3-1 victory over Linfield on Saturday.
Two goals from Liam Boyce either side of a Joe Gormley header sealed this massive win for the champions at Windsor Park.
It was Cliftonville's fourth league win over Linfield this season, and sees them move one point clear at the top with just four games remaining.
Boyce broke the deadlock in the 47th minute before Gormley doubled the lead in the 68th minute.
Michael Gault reduced the arrears with a rasping shot in the 74th minute, but Boyce wrapped up the with a third Reds goal six minutes from time.
A goalless first half was dominated by the visitors who couldn't translate their possession into tangible reward.
Boyce went close with two efforts and Marty Donnelly lofted a chip onto the roof of the net.
At the other end Jimmy Callacher headed wide from Jamie Mulgrew's corner.
The Reds were rewarded for their endeavour two minutes after the restart, with talisman Boyce on target.
Chris Curran picked up possession on the edge of the box, and when he threaded a through ball to Boyce on the left, the striker took a touch before slotting the ball past Jonny Tuffey and into the far corner of the net.
It was 2-0 ion 68 minutes when Gormley raced onto Curran's through ball.
The striker's first effort was blocked by Tuffey, his second shot rebounded off the underside of the bar before Gormley finally headed home at the third attempt.
It came after Linfield were denied a penalty after appealing for handball inside the box by Curran.
Linfield were back in the game six minutes later through skipper Gault.
Michael Carvill forged down the left before crossing into the middle, and when the ball rebounded to the edge of the box Gault rifled home into the top corner.
It was 3-1 in the 84th minute with Boyce bagging his second of the afternoon, the striker turning in the box before dispatching a low strike into the bottom corner.
LINFIELD: Tuffey, Gault, Haughey, Callacher, Waterworth, BJ Burns, A. Burns, M. Clarke (Carvill 69), Garrett (R. Clarke 57), Mulgrew, McAllister (Tipton 73).
Subs not used: McVey, Thompson.
CLIFTONVILLE: Devlin, McGovern, Scannell, Johnston, Donnelly (Garrett 79), Seydak, Smyth, Catney, Gormley (O'Carroll 83), Curran (Caldwell 88), Boyce.
Subs not used: Winchester, Murray.
Referee: Raymond Crangle (Belfast)


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Big plays give Demons 2-0 start to season
By Jim Horvath
Big plays are fun to watch from the stands, and they're even more fun down on the field.
That is, if they're going your team's way.
They certainly went Westlake's way Friday night as the Demons used a pair of big-yardage plays to get past neighborhood rival Bay, 14-6, before a huge crowd at Memorial Stadium.
With the win, Westlake found itself at 2-0 for the first time in, well, a long time. Bay dropped to 0-2 with its second straight frustrating loss to begin the season.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Demons were painting themselves in a corner with a lost fumble and a mounting penalty total. On their third possession of the game, four penalties in five snaps had Westlke pinned back at it's own 5-yard line, and the Bay defense was poised for a big play.
Well, the big play happened on third down and 23 yards to go, but it wasn't what the Rockets were expecting. Demon quarterback Mike Massaad dropped back and found fellow senior Adam Hamdan over the middle on a quick hitter, and Hamdan outraced the Bay defense to the north end zone for an electrifying 95-yard scoring play.
Jesse Buhrman added the conversion kick, and it was 7-0, Westlake, with 7:52 left in the first half.
"We saw they only had one safety out there, so we sent out two receivers and made the guy pick a side," explained Westlake head coach Mark Campo. "We want to do what it takes to win the gem, and that play worked out for us."
Westlake seemingly scored another touchdown before halftime, but it was called back because of – you guessed it – a penalty. Still, the Demons went into the halftime break with a 7-0 lead despite 10 penalties in the first half alone.
The Rocket defense held Westlake to stet the second quarter, and the Demon defense returned the favor. Bay looked to have the chance to at least win a huge field position battle as senior kicker Alec Petro nailed a punt that hit the Demon 1-yard line and was downed at the 3.
The Demons again turned adversity into opportunity as junior running back Johnathan Brick took the handoff from Massaad and raced 62 yards up the Westlake sideline to the Rocket 35. Brick, who carried the load for the offense all night, ran for nine yards on the net play, then picked up 11 more off the left side for the touchdown with 5:30 left in the third quarter.
With Buhrman's kick, it was 14-0 Westlake. But there was a lot of football left to be played, and the Rockets were not about to go down quietly.
Bay finally found the end zone with 5:09 left in the game on a 1-yard blast from senior running back Nathan Baumgard. Westlake, however, blocked the conversion kick to keep the score at 14-6. It was the Demons' second block of the night, having blocked Petro's 36-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter.
The Bay defense held, giving it's offense one last chance. But the final Rocket drive stalled at the Demon 11 with a pair of incomplete passes. Massaad ran keepers to run out the clock and preserve with win for Westlake.
"it was big plays that hurt us again tonight," said first-year Bay head coach Ryan Gorius. "The same thing happened at Orange where we would hold, then give up a 40-plus yard play. We have to do a better job of getting off the field on third down. That 95-yarder was a third down play.
"Offensively, we didn't connect on the plays that win the game," Gorius said. "There were plays out there tonight that, if we execute them, it's a totally different ball game. You only get so many chances throughout the course of the game to hit those plays.
"But these are mistakes we can correct. The kids played hard again until the final gun. We have good players, we just have to work on our execution," he added.
Campo felt pretty much the same way, even though his team came out on the winning side of things.
"We can't shoot ourselves in the foot as many times as we did tonight," Campo said. "We can't give a team that many chances to beat you. We're 2-0, but we're not as good of a team as we can be.
"We're still too anxious out there," he said. "Our kids want to play well, and they have big goals for the season. When we become more confident in ourselves, I think things will settle down for us.
"That needs to happen, because we're a ball control team. Second and long, third and long situations because of penalties will kill drives for us," he said.


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"What better way to start the new year than by moving forward with eight DMC construction projects?" Michael Duggan, president/CEO of DMC system, says. "We promised our patients, our employees and the City of Detroit that we would aggressively move in the bulldozers and forklifts once the agreement was final. Today we start fulfilling that promise---and this is just the beginning."
Contracts totaling $50 million dollars went to the DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan Specialty Center and to private room renovation at DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital.
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Back in November I wrote about David Eckert of New Mexico. As you may recall, City of Deming police officers stopped Eckert for running a stop sign, and together with Hidalgo County Sheriff's Deputies concluded that there was probable cause to think that he was smuggling drugs in his anus. As I wrote back then, that conclusion was based on the following fanciful chain of supposition:
That his hands were shaking and he avoided eye contact during a traffic stop;
He refused to consent to a search of his person;
He stood erect with his legs together;
No drugs were found in his car or in a pat-down of him (police pat-downs for weapons often turn up drugs, which mysteriously feel like dangerous weapons when touched by police, or which are immediately identifiable as drugs when touched by police);
A drug dog (with no information given about the dog's training or qualifications or success rate) "alerted" to his car seat (though no drugs were found in his car); and
An unidentified Hidalgo County K-9 officer asserted, without any specificity, that Eckert had previously hidden drugs in his anus.
Based on those "facts," and with the approval of Deputy District Attorney Daniel Dougherty, the police sought and obtained a warrant to search Mr. Eckert's anus. The following rape and torture — and I use those words deliberately and advisedly — followed:
1. Eckert's abdominal area was x-rayed; no narcotics were found.
2. Doctors then performed an exam of Eckert's anus with their fingers; no narcotics were found.
3. Doctors performed a second exam of Eckert's anus with their fingers; no narcotics were found.
4. Doctors penetrated Eckert's anus to insert an enema. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found.
5. Doctors penetrated Eckert's anus to insert an enema a second time. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found.
6. Doctors penetrated Eckert's anus to insert an enema a third time. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found.
7. Doctors then x-rayed Eckert again; no narcotics were found.
8. Doctors prepared Eckert for surgery, sedated him, and then performed a colonoscopy where a scope with a camera was inserted into Eckert's anus, rectum, colon, and large intestines. No narcotics were found.
No. No narcotics were found.
Are there consequences to that sort of conduct? Sort of. Eckert has settled with the City of Deming, the County of Hidalgo, Officers Bobby Orosco and Robert Chavez, and Deputies David Arredondo, Patrick Green and Robert Rodriguez. He has agreed to dismiss his lawsuit against them. he will be paid $1.6 million — it's not clear how that is apportioned between the City and the County, but you can assume that New Mexico taxpayers, not the law enforcement officers who engaged in a conspiracy to commit torture and rape, will foot the bill.
Deputy District Attorney Daniel Dougherty has a motion to dismiss pending. He will probably win it. Prosecutorial immunity is most likely broad enough, under current law, to cover approving a transparently ridiculous warrant application seeking to torture and rape a man based on fluff. Nice work if you can get it and you are in to that sort of thing, I suppose.
Doctor Robert Wilcox of the Gila Medical Center — who played the "bring out the gimp" role in this rape and torture scenario — has also filed a motion to dismiss, which in part argues that he is entitled to immunity because he was following orders — the orders of the police and the judicially approved search warrant. We'll see how that works out for him.
The $1.6 million was offered and accepted quite swiftly. That's a substantial amount of money for a case not involving death or dismemberment, especially during times when local governments don't have a lot of money. It suggests to me that the City and County thought they had a terrible case. It makes me even more suspicious that the key "fact" of the warrant application — that some unspecified deputy told the affiant that Mr. Eckert had smuggled drugs in his anus at some unspecified time before — was knowingly fabricated by somebody in the chain.
This case sickened me. But I can't say that it surprised me. The only thing out of it that would surprise me is if any of the individual police officers or sheriff's deputies faced any genuine significant consequences arising from it.
Whether or not you agree with my legal criticism of the sufficiency of the warrant application, bear this in mind: because of the mindset promoted by the Great War on Drugs, these cops, this deputy DA, this judge, and this doctor all reached the same moral conclusion. Their moral conclusion was that because they posited that this man had drugs in his anus — necessarily the small amount that could fit there — it was necessary and appropriate and acceptable forcibly and repeatedly to probe his anus, forcibly to give him an enema, to x-ray him, to sedate him, and to perform a colonoscopy on him under sedation. That's the mindset of the Great War on Drugs. It's perverted and despicable. It's subhuman. Do you support it?
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BSOD appearance in Windows 8 is quite different from those in the previous versions. In numerous cases of system failure, Windows 8 crashes, displaying a blue screen with a common message 'Your PC ran into a problem that it couldn't handle, and now it needs to restart.' Just beneath this announcement, it also displays an error specification linking to the problem that caused this crash.
In this editorial, you will find out certain Error messages displayed by BSOD, what do these error messages mean, their causes, and prescribed solutions. As there could be multiple reasons behind a BSOD crash and its genuine source might be hard to identify, this text involves a detailed enquiry to grasp the nearest point.
ERROR: NTFS FILE SYSTEM (0x00000024)
At instances, Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is expected to appear, displaying the above noted error. NTFS corruption is caused by the issues like, data corruption on disk, data corruption in memory, or running out of memory. In most of the cases, a spoiled hard drive is the reason. To identify, if the corruption occurred is correctable or not, it is required to run an Error Scan of the hard drive. Since, the drive is not operational; system can be booted from another drive, recovery CD, and/or Windows installation disc.
Causes: This error refers to a corrupted Hard Drive annexed. Therefore, it is always recommended to create backups of hard drive, from time to time. NTFS corruption, in this context, is the result of a polluted hard drive with continuously written data. To address this issue, it is always suggested to enable write caching to prevent this unwanted writings. Other common reasons behind the corruption of a hard disk are bugs in operating system, solar flares, static electricity, power surge/sag, failing hardware, decomposed Windows, decomposing magnetic media on hard disk, excessively adding/removing programs, serious virus infections, insufficient air flow (heating up), insufficient RAM.
Solutions: As described above, there are three certain techniques to boot for running an error scan on your hard drive.
From another drive
- Press F2 or Delete, before the Windows logo appear, to enter BIOS
- Change the boot order to the new attached drive (containing Windows)
- Save and quit to boot from the other drive with Windows
- In the search box, type 'CMD' and hit Shift + Enter to open Command Prompt in administrative mode
- On the black screen of Command Prompt, type CHKDSK /R C: (replace C: with troubled drive)
From recovery drive /Windows installation disk
- Press F2 or Delete, before the Windows logo appear, to enter BIOS
- Change the boot order to CD/DVD on top
- Save the changes and exit to restart the computer (with Recovery disc in the CD/DVD drive)
- On being prompted, Choose the Keyboard layout to proceed (thru recovery drive)
- Proceed with Next, and click on the Repair your computer (thru installation disc)
- In Advanced startup options, select Troubleshoot
- Follow the Advance options
- Select Command Prompt
- Type CHKDSK /R C: (replace C: with the troubled drive)
Repair a corrupted NTFS file system
- Boot your system with Advanced startup options, by holding Shift key and pressing F8 continuously at system startup
- In the Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot
- In the Troubleshoot screen, go to Advanced options
- In the Advanced options screen, click on Automatic Repair
- Follow the instructions to repair your corrupt NTFS file system
(0x0000007E / 0x0000008E)
These are two of the messages revealed by the BSOD. The errors occur, when System thread or Kernel mode encounter an unexpected condition. Both of these can be troubleshoot by similar procedures.
Causes: The two of the BSOD errors can entail different causes. The error 'System Thread exception not handled' is a consequence of old hardware or outdated drivers. Drivers are the communication channels between system components and operating system. Malfunctioned drivers can raise serious issues for your computer. The error message 'Kernel Mode exception not handled' may result from the system BIOS/firmware incompatibilities, memory shortage, and corrupt drivers/system services.
Solutions: As it is definite, the 'System Thread exception not handled' error is due to the driver issues, the prescribed way is to boot in the Safe Mode with Command Prompt.
- Insert Windows 8 installation disc to load Windows Setup screen
- Proceed with Next
- Click on Repair your computer to reach Advance startup options
- Select Troubleshoot in Choose an option screen
- Follow the Advance options
- Select Command Prompt
- On the black screen, type D: (D: is your system drive) and hit Enter.
- Type 'BCDEDIT /SET {DEFAULT} BOOTMENUPOLICY LEGACY', press Enter
- Type 'Exit', and then press Enter to enable legacy advanced boot menu
- Restart the computer and keep pressing F8 to enter Safe mode
- On logging in to the Safe mode, go to Control Panel and then Device Manager
- Expand the hardware categories, spot those connected/installed recently, diagnose them, and uninstall them (if troubled).
Error: SYSTEM SERVICE EXCEPTION (0x0000003B)
This is a merely common type of error, crashing a PC into BSOD. The issue is mostly observed in the systems with AMD drivers. However, the issue does not appear in a newly installed Windows and cracks later, which means it is not the Windows 8 and AMD drivers conflicting with each other.
Causes: It has now been realized, why SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION is irritating users and crashing their login session. The authentic sources have revealed that the device drivers in such computers encounter the Windows own update named KB2778344. Although Microsoft has rectified this specific issue in another update, numbered KB2818604, it might still exist in your system, making troubles.
Solutions: As the problematic update may not let you boot into your system, you would have to access the PC through Safe Mode. For this purpose, make sure you have already enabled the Legacy Advanced Boot menu. If yes, proceed with the following steps.
- Restart your computer and keep pressing F8 key continuously to display Advanced Boot options
- In these options, navigate through Arrow keys to select Safe mode with networking
- Login to Windows 8 Safe mode with administrative account
- Press Windows key + C to bring up the Charms bar and click Settings icon
- Click to open Control Panel on Settings charm, and view the items in Large icons
- Go for Programs and Features, and click View installed updates in the left pane of new window
- In the list of Installed updates, right click Security Update for Microsoft Windows (KB2778344)
- Click Uninstall to remove the update from your computer
It is also informed that upgrading your system from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 will not have such issues, as these bugs have been fixed.
Error: WORKER INVALID (0x000000E4)
This BSOD error is also related to memory. As a standard, the memory should not encompass an executive working item. And if it does, system pops up with the above headed message. It also happens when an active working item is queued.
Causes: The first and the foremost cause of such error could be newly installed driver that is being problematic. Other reasons include a Windows update that was not compatible to your existing device drivers; and/or an unfriendly third party firewall or antivirus application that is standing in conflict with either Windows components or drivers.
Solutions: Reviewing the factors responsible for raising this issue in causes, we can suggest multiple solutions for this error message and code. For all these solutions, you would have to boot through Safe mode. Boot with minimum resources and carry out the actions stated in the following instructions.
- Enable Legacy Advanced Boot menu in command prompt using Windows disc or recovery drive
- Restart your computer and keep pressing F8 key to view Advanced Boot options
- Choose to boot in Safe mode with networking
- Go to Device Manager and remove the recently installed device drivers
- In Programs and Features under Control Panel, remove recently installed conflicting applications
- In Programs and Features, access Installed updates in the left pane to remove the recent ones
Before removing any drive, application, or update, make sure it is actually responsible for the troubled situation; and BSOD has appeared after the installation of that specific program.
That's not it. There are some other sources that encourage a BSOD. To unveil more info in this regard, click here to be directed to know the rest.


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So long and thanks for all the fish
*The title has nothing to do with this comic.

Hildr: So nice to eat you

Miku: You mean "Meet you" right?

Kittie: No, Mom is a bitter.

Cris: Sounds like you'll be an only child soon.

Nonoke: Yes, what will I do with all that free time.


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A healthy network may make busy in-house counsel more productive
The well-worn axiom "It's WHO you know" is a cliché, and we cynical lawyers hate clichés. But they form for a reason. They stand the test of time.
Why building your personal brand is important
This issue of InsideCounsel focuses on the continuing social media discussion.
Know your company and you'll earn its respect
In-house counsel should find their place inside the ever-changing business arena
6 steps to getting organized
Improve your operations and time management with these tips
Learning to say "no" will protect you and your company
You can't keep all the spinning plates of your clients' requests balanced forever
In-house counsel must tailor their work to best serve their clients
In a recent article for this publication, in order to take the first step in defining value, I stated that being risk-averse in nature, in-house attorneys may default to a large firm to ensure they do not subject themselves to Monday morning quarterbacking by their clients and other lawyers.
Legal Fims Adjust to New Realities
Change is expected as a new generation steps into in-house legal roles.


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The arrival of Argentine winger Angel di Maria from Real Madrid for a British-record 59.7 million ($99 million) took their spending this transfer window to over 130 million but, as Van Gaal knows, splashing the cash is no guarantee of success. The experienced Dutchman has yet to register a competitive victory, picking up one point from two league games and suffering an embarrassing 4-0 League Cup thrashing at third-tier MK Dons on Tuesday.
Uniteds name was missing from the Champions League draw after last seasons seventh-place finish, compounding the gloom around Old Trafford, and although Van Gaal insists it will take time for the squad to adjust to his methods, rapid improvement is required at Turf Moor. Our problem is when we have the ball, Van Gaal told reporters. We have to build up the play and we have to improve that. So I dont think our defence is weak no, our build-up is still not good enough and we shall improve that, but that needs time.
United are missing Michael Carrick, Shinji Kagawa and Luke Shaw through injury, while Marcos Rojo is still unavailable as he has yet to receive a work permit.
Romelu Lukaku and Samuel Etoo could appear against former club Chelsea when the sides clash at Goodison Park on Saturday. Everton manager Roberto Martinez will make a late decision on 33-year-old Etoos involvement but he expects Lukaku to play despite a sore toe. Rom has strong inner strength and I dont think he is motivated by who he is facing or who is in front of him, Martinez told the club website.
Today's matchs
Saturday: Burnley FC vs Manchester United, 5:15PM - Star Sports 2; Manchester City vs Stoke City, 7:30PM - Star Sports 2; Everton vs Chelsea,10PM - Star Sports 2
Sunday: Tottenham vs Liverpool, 6PM - Star Sports 1; Leicester City vs Arsenal, 8:30PM - Star Sports 1
Saturday: FC Augsburg vs Borussia Dortmund, 12AM - Neo Prime; Schalke 04 vs Bayern Munich, 10PM - Neo Prime
Valencia vs Malaga,
1:30AM - Star Sports 2
* Sunday
Atletico Madrid vs Eibar, 12:30AM - Star Sports 2; Villarreal vs Barcelona, 10.30PM - Star Sports 4


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MADISON — The local school district is looking to increase the number of seats on its board of directors from six to seven in an effort to make voting more efficient.
Residents will be asked to vote on the change at a special town meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Madison Area Memorial High School. The meeting will be followed by the budget validation meeting at 7 p.m.
The proposed change to the board comes in the wake of several towns withdrawing from the district and changing the structure of the board from 11 members to the current six.
"Our board only represents one town, Madison, and it has been a lot easier to work closely with the town as a result," said Todd LeRoy, superintendent of School Administrative District 59. "But when it comes to getting things passed, it's much easier with an odd number."
The proposal, which would go into effect July 1, would increase the number of directors from six to seven to be elected on staggered three-year terms and each having one equal vote. The town board of selectmen would be allowed to appoint an interim director to fill the immediate vacancy until a full-term member could be elected at the annual elections in June 2015.
Since 2012 three communities — Athens, Brighton Plantation and Starks — have withdrawn from the district. The board formerly operated on a weighted voting system that was cited during the withdrawal processes as unfavorable to the smaller towns.
Since those communities have left, LeRoy said it has become easier for the town of Madison and school district to work together.
For example, the board and town have established agreements to share fund balances should either entity need to borrow money. The town is also supplying the district with a $225,000 interest free loan that will be used to pay for three new school buses.
The school district will eventually be reimbursed completely by the state for the buses, as long as they are able to provide the money initially.
Residents Monday will also be asked to approve a $9.99 million budget for the upcoming 2014-2015 school year. The budget includes a $40,000 increase in the amount of money to be raised through local taxes.
The special town meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Madison Area Memorial High School. It will be followed by the budget validation meeting at 7 p.m.
Rachel Ohm — 612-2368[email protected]


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Chris Hemsworth is having a hell of a year. He's already appeared in the acclaimed horror comedy The Cabin in the Woods, The Avengers (which turned out to be one of the biggest movies of all time), and the surprisingly successful Snow White and the Huntsman. Now he's primed to star in yet another potential blockbuster from the biggest blockbuster director of them all: Steven Spielberg wants Chris Hemsworth to star in Robopocalypse, a movie whose very title makes us smile from ear to ear.
Deadline reports that Spielberg has met with Hemsworth, and that the director of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Saving Private Ryan is now convinced that the Thor star is just the leading man he needs to bring the story of a robotic uprising to the big screen. Robopocalypse is currently scheduled to be released on April 25, 2014. The screenplay was, perhaps not coincidentally, adapted by Hemsworth's Cabin in the Woods director Drew Goddard, from the novel by Daniel H. Wilson. Goddard is also known for his contributions to the hit TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Alias" and "Lost." His first feature film credit as a screenwriter was the found footage giant monster flick Cloverfield.
This casting decision, assuming it goes through (we'd be surprised if Hemsworth turns the opportunity down), would confirm that the Australian star has come into his own as a leading man in the industry running short on marquee talent. He's a talented enough individual that we'd be happy to see him again and again in projects of this scale, so we'd call this news pretty damned good indeed.
CraveOnline will be back with more Robopocalypse news after we come up with a Terminator: Salvation reference.


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First grandparents George W. Bush and Laura Bush were all smiles with their granddaughter Mila on Thursday (October 31).
Dressed up as one of NASA's finest, the adorable 6-month-old was pictured with her famous grandparents.
Proud mom Jenna Bush Hager posted two family photos via Twitter on the spook-tacular holiday. "Grandpa-jefe discussing astronomy with his space babe," she captioned the shot of Mila and the former President.
"The first-baby-in-space trick or treats with this darling," she added of Mila and the former First Lady.
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LW WSH 5 years ago
Alex Ovechkin's tenure has a right winger might already be over.
Ovechkin will shift back to the left side for Friday's game. He's projected to start on the second line with Jay Beagle and Joey Crabb, although we wouldn't be surprised if that combination gets altered as the game progresses.


text: On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Charles R Harris <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > It looks like the consensus is that zero should be returned. This is a > change from current behaviour and that bothers me a bit. Here are some other > oddities > > In [6]: nanmax([nan]) > Out[6]: nan > > In [7]: nanargmax([nan]) > Out[7]: nan > > In [8]: nanargmax([1]) > Out[8]: 0 > > So it looks like the current behaviour is very much tilted towards nans as > missing data flags. I think we should just leave that as is with perhaps a > note in the docs to that effect. The decision here should probably > accommodate the current users of these functions, of which I am not one. That works well for me. > If > we leave the current behaviour as is then I think the rest of the nan > functions need fixes to return nan for empty sequences as nansum is the only > one that currently does that.


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Every child in Minnesota deserves an equal opportunity for a quality public school education, whether that child lives in Albert Lea or International Falls, Minneapolis or Anoka-Hennepin. Most people agree on that, but making that happen is something we and our legislative delegation have wrestled with for many years as our elected officials debate changes in Minnesota's school funding system in an attempt to create equity.
Dr. Van D. Mueller of Andover was at the center of that struggle for many years. He spent much of his professional life involved in those debates, not only here in Minnesota, but throughout the nation. When Dr. Mueller passed away last month I felt the need to publicly recognize his accomplishments and contributions to education and this community.
His memorial service was attended by many Anoka-Hennepin administrators, teachers and former principals who wanted to pay respects to their mentor, a kind, humble man with a passion for bringing equity and adequacy to the education of kids. In his long career at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Mueller mentored over 300 mid-career educators, including many of ours, through the education policy fellows program, which he coordinated for 25 years.
He was also an advocate for parent involvement in education and served on the national board of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and as president of Minnesota PTA.
But he is probably known best throughout the nation for his solid, ground breaking work on educational finance issues. Those of you who have been following education in Anoka-Hennepin School District for some time may remember back to 1991 when we joined in a lawsuit with other school districts against the state of Minnesota. In simplest terms, the lawsuit said the wealth of a student's community should not dictate the quality of his or her education. Dr. Mueller did the policy research that underpinned our case. The trial judge ruled in our favor, but the Minnesota Supreme Court overturned the decision on appeal by a 5-2 vote, declaring that the education finance system meets the state's constitutional requirement for a "general and uniform system of public schools."
The debate continues today. Unfortunately, so does the inequity. It can be seen in lower class size and greater access to state-of-the-art technology in districts with greater funding, due primarily to greater property wealth. One example – we get $80 per student for our capital projects levy; Hopkins gets $911. A district with property wealth from business, industry and high value homes can generate more revenue than a district that is primarily residential. Not only do the "property rich" districts get more per student, but their taxpayers also pay less per student.
This remains a hard concept to explain to those not schooled in education finance. To make it easier to understand, Schools for Equity in Education, a consortium of "property poor" school districts, is working with Anoka-Hennepin and a couple of other districts to illustrate the inequity using an example we can all understand. It's all about pizza.
A student from a property rich school district orders a pizza and is served up a large pie with all the extras. A student from a property poor district places the same order but gets a small, plain pizza. The student is left to wonder, how can this be?
It's about the inequity that Dr. Mueller spent most of his life trying to fix. He brought clarity to the volumes of school finance data and created a sense of urgency for change.
Some progress has been made, but the work is far from over. Dr. Mueller would be proud of our efforts to continue his good work. We offer our sincere sympathies to Dr. Mueller's family and our thanks for sharing him with us in fighting the fight for equity for all students.
Dennis Carlson is the superintendent of the Anoka-Hennepin School District.


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text: Three evergreens selected for state holiday displays By The Associated Press November 23, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A quarter-century ago, Janet Fewell's son bought a small evergreen to replace one that had outgrown the space in front of her Winfield home.It's time to find another replacement.The Fewell family has donated its 25-foot Blue Spruce as one of three trees that will be used for holiday displays this year at the state Capitol complex in Charleston."It was our pleasure to donate it,'' Fewell said.A lighting ceremony will be held Dec. 6 as part of the annual Joyful Night celebration.Every year, the Fewell family and neighbors had decorated the Blue Spruce during the holidays."It was a tree my son had brought home to me in a bucket about 25 years ago,'' Fewell said. "I planted it and it just kept growing."I babied it. I sprayed it every year to make sure worms didn't get on it. I took care if it every year.'' So much so that her husband, Ray, quipped that the tree his wife had become attached to was growing too much.Sure enough, it eventually got too big for the space in their yard.Several years ago, Fewell had heard about a friend who wanted to donate a tree for the state's use during the holidays, so she called the state last year and was eventually was told their tree indeed was a candidate.But somewhere in state government's transition from Joe Manchin to Earl Ray Tomblin as governor in November 2011, the Blue Spruce got lost in the shuffle. "They called me and said, 'if you wouldn't mind keeping it one more year, we'll take it,' '' Fewell said.The promise was kept and crews arrived to cut down the tree last week."I kind of hated to cut it,'' she said. "You know how that happens.'' And thus, the rite of evergreen planting will likely start anew at the Fewell home."I'll probably get another one,'' Fewell said.State Department of Administration spokeswoman Diane Holley-Brown said the Fewells' tree will be used around the north fountain at the Capitol.The other two trees came from Crickmer Farms in the Fayette County community of Danese. A 25-foot Canaan Fir will be lit at the south fountain, and a 14-foot Canaan Fir will be decorated at the governor's mansion, Holley-Brown said.The farm has been in operation since 1978. Al Tolliver and his wife took over the farm six years ago."We decided we wanted something to keep us busy and we were interested in it,'' Tolliver said. "It's turned into something more than a hobby.'' About 40 of the farm's 70 acres are dedicated to Christmas trees and Tolliver estimates there are 2,000 to 3,000 of them, mostly Frasier Firs. Families can stop by to cut their own for holiday use starting the first weekend of December.Tolliver's farm also donated a tree that was used at the governor's mansion last year."They seemed to be happy with the tree they received last year, which is good,'' Tolliver said. "We're very pleased we're in position to provide the size and quality of trees that they're looking for.'' Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Obama pulled Zuckerberg aside to warn him about fake news on Facebook 2 Parole hearing set for Putnam man who claims wrongful sex assault conviction 3 Gazette editorial: Capito has second chance to do the right thing 4 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world 5 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield Asylum photographer to lecture on work in state Previous Story Huntington police ID body found under bridge Next Story


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SOURCE: The Nebraska Signal, November 16, 1989
Transcribed by Sharon Lindbloom
Ethel Lucille Pribyl was born to Charley and Hattie Swan on December 9, 1903, at East Liver Pool, OH., and passed away November 12, 1989, at the Maplewood Nursing Home in Lincoln, at the age of 85 years, 11 months and 3 days.
Ethel came to Nebraska as a small girl, when her mother moved here and remarried.
She remained a resident to Nebraska for the rest of her life.
She was baptized as an infant in the Centrail Church in Ohio in 1904.
She was united in marriage to Carl Albert Lindblom on June 20, 1934.
They made their home near Geneva until Carl's death in 1964.
The couple had no children and after Carl's death, Ethel remained in Geneva until her marriage on February 7, 1975, to William Pribyl.
William and Ethel lived in Lincoln in their home until failing health made it necessary for her to become a resident of the Maplewood Nursing Home.
She was preceded in death by her parents and by her first husband, Carl A. Lindblom. She is survived by her husband, William Pribyl of Lincoln; a stepson, Reuben Pribyl of Western, a step-daughter, Mrs. Roine Swanson and her husband, Duaine, of Lincoln; three step-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted from the Farmer & Son Funeral Home in Geneva on Wednesday, November 15, with the Rev. Brenda Barnes Jamieson officiating.
Musical selections were "In the Garden" and "Amazing Grace." Pallbearers were Roger Odvody, Gary Pribyl, Kent Pribyl, Richard Pribyl, Roger Pribyl and William Schwisow.
Interment was in the Geneva
Public Cemetery next to her first husband, Carl Lindblom.
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I hope you all are having a great Summer and getting some reading in along with your training. I just wanted write about a book I finished reading. "Why We Run" by Bernd Heinrich. This book was published in 2001 with the title "Racing The Antelope: What Animals Can Teach Us About Running And Life."
The book tells about Heinrich's training for a 100k race in Chicago in 1981. It's part ultra-marathon training, part history and part biology(and you know I don't much about history, don't know much biology). But it's a very good read, very interesting and I highly recommend it.
I know there is a really cool practice here on the Loop to pass on books to other runners. I wish I could do that but the people at my local library want this book back. Sorry.
Take care and stay cool this Summer!