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Futsal has played an important role in the technical development of some of the world's leading football players; Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Kaka, Xavi, Ronaldinho to name just a few all played Futsal as they grew up and developed into world beaters. The FA are keen to harness the benefits of this game and introduce it to benefit the technical development of English young players. Futsal is being played widely in schools, colleges and universities across the country, and The FA has established an adult National Futsal League and an England senior men's Futsal team that plays in European and World Cups.
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Editor Connie Korbel, Publisher Sharon DiMauro and Reporter Tony Reed conducted a lengthy interview with Aaron Bassler's father James, shortly after the news of Jere Melo's murder became public. Aaron is wanted for the murders of Jere Melo and Matthew Coleman and has been eluding law enforcement in wooded areas outside the city since Aug. 27.
James expressed frustration with many things; Law enforcement, the courts and mental health system, HIPAA laws and a feeling of helplessness in trying to get mental health care for his son.
A notable change
James said all appeared to be normal with Aaron until a point just after his graduation from Fort Bragg High School in 1994. According to James, Aaron was arrested in Fort Bragg and taken to jail.
Once in jail, Aaron's demeanor turned to panic and he "ransacked the place."
"We were worried that it might be drugs," James said, "because he was normal' up to that point." He recalled that as a child, they did the typical things a father and son would do together.
"He really wanted to be a good kid," James said. "He wanted to please people."
He said that after high school, Aaron lost his empathy for others and could only visit for a few minutes before feeling he had to leave.
James said he had "bad communication with law enforcement" at the time, and was not informed that Aaron had been released from jail. Upon his release from jail, Aaron disappeared and began to roam the county in the same panicked state of mind.
Mendocino Superior Court case records confirm a string of arrests starting in October 1994.
While the court index lists that Aaron was involved in 10 criminal/ non-traffic cases, James said police had a lot more contact with him.
He noted that Aaron continued to act unusual when not on drugs.
"I wanted to blame the drugs," he said, "but it's masked in that."
However, he also noted that Aaron responded to authority and sometimes needed incentives to do the right things. He said Aaron also responded to the threat of losing things like his driver's license or the threat of jail time.
James said that shortly afterward, Aaron's apartment went from orderly and clean to messy and chaotic.
"I went over there one time to check on him," he said. "It was disgusting, like an animal was living in there."
He said that several years ago, Aaron began following behavioral patterns, started growing marijuana and held only short-term employment. James felt the growing was for personal use, not to make money, and that he would occasionally partner with others. James said Aaron had a few friends who would show up occasionally.
The way James put it, "Aaron would respond poorly to normal thoughts." He said that sometimes Aaron could be enticed into accepting suggestions of reality, but would usually go the opposite way, deny realistic thoughts and overreact.
"He believes he has special insights," James said.
James used a familiar psychiatric term — delusions of reference, the notion that irrelevant phenomena have personal significance or that there are no accidental outcomes. For example, a delusion of reference would be to see two people talking in the distance and fully believe they must be talking about you.
Aaron would become angry with those who didn't believe him or failed to treat him with special regard.
Wake up call
Bay Area news sources reported that, in January and February 2009, Aaron was arrested for throwing items into the Chinese Consulate building in San Francisco, at 1450 Laguna St., on four occasions. Initially thought to have been explosives, the items were said to have been writings and drawings about a Martian military, red stars and Chinese weapons.
"It was common sense. You don't need a Ph.D. to know something was wrong with him," James said, noting that Aaron often appeared childlike and harmless. "But there was something brewing in him."
James said Aaron's behavior didn't change for the better after the San Francisco arrest. He added that Aaron was able to exercise personal restraint while on probation, but once off medication, couldn't seem to do so.
James said that after the arrest in San Francisco, Aaron was evaluated and prescribed medication, but that doctors would not talk to the family.
"He was required to see doctors as part of his probation, but we don't know the outcome of and evaluation because of his [medical] right to privacy," Bassler's father wrote in a letter to Mendocino County Jail staff. "It's apparent they weren't able to help him."
Then he was "dumped back here" in Fort Bragg, James said, with no medication and no notification made to his family.
When asked, he said Aaron's ability to "put on a good face" was deteriorating, and that he was having increasing trouble in crowded and noisy places like the local supermarkets.
"He was somewhat controllable," James said, "but I didn't have that ability." He also questioned Aaron's drug use as either self medication or "an excuse to be crazy and let loose."
A plea for mental help
While Aaron Bassler was in Mendocino County Jail for the February 2011 incident, his father submitted a letter to the medical staff at the jail, which he provided to the Advocate-News. He asked them to perform a psychiatric evaluation of his son at the time.
"... I believe he needs a psychiatric evaluation and medical treatment for his psychiatric disorder, which appears to be schizophrenia," the letter read. "His behavior changed when he was 18 or 19 years old." The letter described symptoms of paranoia, bizarre delusions, a resistance to help, risk-taking, anger and hostility "out of proportion to the situation."
James said that when he got little help from professionals, he started to educate himself about schizophrenia. He said that when talking to one of Aaron's probation officers, it became obvious to him that he knew more about schizophrenia than the officer.
It's not yet known if an evaluation was conducted while Bassler was in Mendocino County Jail and it's likely that information would not be releasable, based on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
James said that each time Aaron was arrested, he hoped something would be done to address his mental status.
"We were relieved when we'd find out he was in jail," he said. "At least there he was safe and being fed. He didn't like it, though. There was a lot of control there."
James said Aaron was sometimes released into his mother's care.
"They were happy when she took him," James said, adding that she was required to make weekly reports to officials about his status.
However, his erratic behavior and late hours made him difficult to live with.
James said that about four months prior to the shootings, Aaron was evicted from his mother's property in the forest east of Fort Bragg. While he would occasionally come back to shower, eat and check in, James said things were falling apart for Aaron.
James said that even though he was able to get food stamps, he had essentially lost everything else.
A privacy wall
James expressed frustration that because his son is an adult, HIPAA laws prevented him from getting his son's psychiatric evaluations results or authorizing treatment.
"HIPAA left no avenue for me," he said. "I could get help for myself, but not for him. People should be shocked at the position I was in."
The HIPAA Privacy Rule establishes national standards to protect individuals' medical records and other personal health information.
He said he received some support from NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
James said he recently learned that Aaron had bought ammunition at a local store, and that for some time, was "armed to the teeth."
James said he called the Sheriff's Office sometime after Matt Coleman was found dead near Westport.
"I thought [Matt Coleman's death] was Aaron's work," he said.
"I don't know why he shot these people," he said, noting that Aaron had been visiting the Westport area months before and that Fish and Game officers had some contact with him. "There were rumors that he had a friend out there," he said.
James said the entire ordeal has been extremely difficult to think about, and that he often doesn't want to come into town from his rural home.
"It seems like it's too late now," he said, looking at the light from a nearby window. "There are really no good scenarios left."
Community for patients
"We have a wonderful community here," James said, "but for [the mentally ill] there is no community." He expressed fear for the Fort Bragg community, due to Aaron's unpredictable nature, and hopes every day for a peaceful outcome.
He said that as a parent, he always wanted Aaron to do right so that incidents would not escalate.
He suggested the residential and law enforcement community can work to improve communication and generate changes in the system.
He said communication needs to improve between the agencies, but that no single agency should have full authority over mental illness cases. Family should be an important component in the process, he said, adding that his own involvement in Aaron's life showed better results than the system's.
"I feel like I failed as a father," James said, "but I won't take that on alone." He contended that although law enforcement, mental health and the court system all were successful at their part of dealing with Aaron, the system as a whole was a failure.
An officer's perspective
Fort Bragg Police Sgt. Brandon Lee said that he had personal experience with Aaron before ever dealing with him in a law enforcement capacity. He said that in late 2010, he was dressed in plain clothes, waiting for his children to come home on a school bus, when Aaron sped past the location in his truck. Lee said Aaron yelled things like "F--- you, pig" and flipped him off out the window of the truck.
Sgt. Lee recalled that, a couple weeks later, he and Officer Angie Wilder were called to Columbi's Market for a report of an abusive, intoxicated subject who'd left his vehicle keys on the counter. Upon going outside, officers found Aaron, "completely smashed" and trying to start his truck without the keys, Lee said.
"His behavior was really strange," Lee said. "When we arrested him for [public intoxication], I asked him, Do we need to talk? You drove by my house last week and flipped me off... I don't even know you.'"
Lee said Aaron's response was essentially to yell, "F--- you! You're the problem — all of you!" Lee said the verbal abuse escalated into threats as Aaron was taken to booking.
"He's been less than pleasant with us," Lee said. "That was his demeanor for about six months." Lee noted that Aaron had to be restrained with a special device that restrains the entire body so he could be safely transported to jail.
Lee also noted that upon searching the truck, found it had been spray-painted flat black.
"Everything," he said, "the seats, the dash, all of it. It was like he wanted to conceal it."
Bassler remains at large and is to be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information of his location is urged to call 911, or the Sheriff's command post at 961-2479.

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Patience is a virtue as it is said, and for those gamers who have been patiently waiting for the next installment of Metal Gear Solid, you will be pleased to know that Metal Gear Solid 4 is nearly complete.
In a status update regarding the game, Associate Producer for Kojima Productions, Ryan Payton, gave us all the good news that MGS 4 was seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Payton said during the status report podcast, "We are on the eve of entering the bug-checking phase, which means that we're pretty far along."
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We are using the CodeCollaborator system from SmartBear for code reviews. This system uses the command: svn -r "firstversion:lastversion" svnpath
Problem is with files that have been moved/renamed in the repository: The file under the old name is reported as deleted, under the new name as all new lines. CodeCollaborator cannot report which lines are changed/unchanged.
It turns out that this is due to SVN, which In fact creates a diff file reporting exactly what CodeCollaborator displays. Except that there is a (cumbersome!) workaround: If the diff command explicitly names one single file down to the last character of the file extension, then SVN will generate a proper diff file. When you move a large tree, the number of files that must be handled one by one is large, and the manual work is significant. The reviewer will see the files as completely spearate resources, not as an element in a directory structure.
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Or, as an alternative: Make CodeCollaborator automatically do the diffing in a file by file manner and present them in a directory structure
(Obviously, I could ask th latter question in a CodeCollaborator forum, but I assume that SVN + CodeCollaborator users who read mailing lists are here as well... And the real problem is with SVN, not CodeCollaborator!)
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Amir and LK are both too low IMO as well
Why did we get rid of this guy again?
Why is Magloire on the roster again?
These are the dog days, what else can you do besides be skeptical about our roster, ponder re-signing Joey Graham or google the new Raptors TV director?
I sure hope you're right about Lowry though.
I'm just skeptical because Houston essentially gave up Lowry for dirt in exchange. Even though they were seemingly not happy with him, why would they make it so obvious they wanted to get rid of him?...
Let's hope this and Rogers/Bell involvement with MLSE makes the games a lot more watchable.
Last season stats for Jack and Lowry:
Jack and Lowry's numbers were scarily similar last season, and they also played and started around the same number of games....
Is Lithuania a lock for the olympics or there's still a distinct possibility that we see him in the summer league at Las Vegas?
Haha JV probably doesn't know how much of a hype-machine he is... just look at ourselves, when was the last time we actually gave a shit about some guy in the Euroleague playing against teams we...
First in 11 years, they said.
Guys, he is right! Lottery is the solution to all the losing problems. We shouldn't even have hired Casey right now, he cost us so many wins and lottery odds playing this thing called *defense* and...
Positive locker room presence would be everything that's needed and asked of Magloire... and occasional banging. They don't need him for anything else. Alabi doesn't bring Magloire's mentality that...
We keep Anderson, Gray, and likely Magloire. Everyone else goes.
I am not a good proponent of beating the playoffs drum this early, especially when even a single move hasn't yet been made to improve the roster.
Granted, JV is coming over, but my expectations of...
The dude hustles, I'll give him that. But you know his value when he shoots 30% from the floor against a Nets team that makes you wonder about the meaning of life when you watch them play.
Upon hearing Wallace and Kris were going to be out in support of tankapalooza, BC/Casey should've brought back the full-strength lineup of Calderon/Bargs/DD, etc. even for just 5 minutes and try...
I, sir, will not challenge your opinion. The Nets lineup was horrid. Rumors arose that Brooklyn doesn't want them anymore.
Here goes my all-time best Raptors tank line-up:
Will Solomon
Rasual Butler
P.J. Tucker
Nathan Jawai
Nahh... I'd like to think BC is a changed man. He had the balls to draft JV against all the hate, he's now thinking long term.
Okay everyone, we can sleep easy.
Marc Stein, ESPN:
I'll reserve my judgement until this is official, I trust BC way too much to let this happen after holding his guns and laying low at the trade deadline
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All in all, it seems that Prussian blue was synthesised for the first time around 1706 by the Swiss immigrant Johann Jacob Diesbach in Berlin. [Jens Bartoll and Bärbel Jackisch, "Prussian Blue: A Chronology of the Early Years," "Zeitschrift für Kunsttechnologie und Konservierung" 24, No. 1, 2010]
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text: UNLIKE MOST DIETS, the DASH Diet is based on favorite foods you can find at the grocery store around the corner. It''s easy to follow, it won''t leave you hungry, and it''s built for long-lasting results. It''s also America''s healthiest diet. And people on the DASH Diet feel better and think more clearly. That''s because, also unlike most diets, the DASH Diet was originally developed by a team of medical researchers who were funded by the NIH and led by Dr. Thomas Moore. The team''s goal was to create a diet to lower blood pressure (DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension), and they came up with an easy eating plan that has since been proven to lower high blood pressure and reduce the development of hypertension, lower cholesterol, and reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, and kidney stones, as well as reduce the risk of developing colon cancer. And the researchers noticed something else along with these incredible medical benefits: while eating a varied, hearty diet of nutritious foods, people on the DASH Diet also were able to lose weight and maintain that healthy weight loss over time. Named the Best Overall Diet by U.S. News & World Report two years in a row and recommended by the US Department of Agriculture as an ideal eating pattern for all Americans, the DASH Diet is easy to follow and allows you to choose the foods you like. Now, based on new data from Dr. Moore''s continuing research, The DASH Diet for Weight Loss adapts the DASH Diet for anyone who wants to reach his or her healthiest weight. You''ll learn how to calculate calorie targets and learn what counts as a serving; how to add exercise to the diet; how to keep a food log, plan a menu, and adapt favorite recipes for the DASH Diet. And you''ll learn how to keep off the weight you lost. With versions for meat-eaters and vegetarians, the DASH Diet is a plan you can stick to because it offers a wide selection of your favorite foods, not special supplements or meals that you have to buy from a specific manufacturer. You''ll read inspiring before-and-after stories by others who have experienced success with DASH. And you''ll find extensive meal plans at the calorie level that is just right for you, concentrating on how to lose weight without sacrificing great-tasting foods. You can reach your goal to lose weight and keep it off by following America''s healthiest diet. The DASH Diet for Weight Loss will show you how. *** - NAMED THE BEST OVERALL DIET BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT TWO YEARS IN A ROW - RECOMMENDED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AS AN IDEAL EATING PATTERN FOR ALL AMERICANS - ENDORSED BY THE NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) - MEAL PLANS PROVIDED AT MULTIPLE CALORIE LEVELS (SO THERE''S ONE THAT''S RIGHT FOR ALL READERS) AND FOR MEAT-EATERS AND VEGETARIANS ALIKE *** START THE DASH DIET THE EASY WAY WITH ONE OF OUR SIMPLE, SUBSTANTIAL MEAL PLANS: 1,600 CALORIES: DAY 5 Target: 6 grain, 4 fruit, 4 vegetable, 2 dairy, 11/2 meat, 1/4 nuts/seeds/legumes, 1 added fat, 1/2 sweets BREAKFAST (340 CALORIES) 1 Low-Fat Blueberry Muffin (see recipe), 2 grain (200 calories) 1/2 cup raspberries, 1 fruit (30 calories) 1 cup low-fat milk, 1 dairy (110 calories) MORNING SNACK (160 CALORIES) 1 cup sliced mango, 2 fruit (110 calories) 3/4 ounce (1 small slice) low-fat cheddar cheese, 1/2 dairy (50 calories) LUNCH (325 CALORIES) 1 Cobb Salad (see recipe), 4 vegetable, 1/2 dairy, 1/2 meat, 1 added fat (225 calories) 1 small chocolate chip granola bar, 1 grain (100 calories) AFTERNOON SNACK (160 CALORIES) "Ants on a log": 4 celery sticks (5 inches each), 1 vegetable (5 calories) 1 tablespoon peanut butter, 1/2 nuts/seeds/legumes (100 calories) 2 tablespoons raisins, 1/2 fruit (55 calories) DINNER (445 CALORIES) Shrimp Scampi, 3 ounces shrimp with sauce (see recipe), 1 meat (145 calories) 11/2 cups whole-wheat linguine, 3 grain (300 calories) EVENING SNACK/DESSERT (105 CALORIES) 1 medium apple, 1 fruit (50 calories) 2 tablespoons low-fat caramel sauce, 1/2 sweets (55 calories) Nutrition analysis for the day: 1,535 calories, 6 grain, 41/2 fruit, 5 vegetable, 2 dairy, 11/2 meat, 1/2 nuts/seeds/legumes, 1 added fat, 1/2 sweets


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As you can see, last week was very productive. The chicken posole was the only dish from my previous menu plan I didn't prepare. While at the supermarket today, I happened upon hominy – the lone ingredient from the recipe that I didn't have on hand. Before, I decided to spare myself the time and expense and use corn as a substitute. I had never even heard of hominy. But now, I have a renewed interest in chicken posole. I'll save that for later.
Among others, Jason from Dyalogues and Ashley from Spend on Life were both gracious enough to share a recipe from their personal collections on my Eats for the Week: 11/1/09 post. I've never prepared chard or butternut squash so I'm looking forward to trying out their suggestions on Tuesday and Friday. I'll post pictures of the results.
Although I'm quite proud of myself for staying on track, cooking and grocery shopping exhaust me. Clearly, I'm out of shape. But I'm doing it for my wealth and my waistline. (Shut it. I don't want to hear about how these eats are calorically rich and unhealthy.)
Sunday – T-Bone Steak with Mushrooms & Onions, Four Cheese Mashed Potatoes and Broccoli
Monday – Tuna Casserole
Tuesday – Chicken with Swiss Chard & Potatoes
Wednesday – Oven Fried Chicken with Yellow Squash
Thursday - Arroz con Pollo
Friday – Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup with dinner rolls
Saturday – Fish and Chips
Think this menu plan is bland and unimpressive? For more ideas, check out Menu Plan Monday on I'm an Organizing Junkie.
Have you prepared your menu plan for this week? What's on it?
Also, if you happen to have a recipe for fried pickles, please please please let me know. I had a hankering for some today.
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Is true neither Hibbert or Tyler got the ball at the right place.
Hibbert wants the ball in a better position
THE `BURBS Roy Hibbert is usually his worst critic when it comes to his play.
But Hibbert changed things up to the surprise of some media members when he talked about his 3-of-12 performance against the Bulls in Game 3.
Im not getting (the ball) where I want it, he said. I dont want to shoot jump shots. I want to get it in the paint, get it on the block. Were running other stuff.
Hibberts comments made me go back and look at the play sheet.
The big fella took nine shots from within 10 feet of the basket.
Hibbert was asked about some of the shots he missed closed to the basket.
Thats when his tone changed.
I need to get in a rhythm, Hibbert said. Its on me.
Hibbert has a right to be upset because he hasnt had a memorable series. There were a couple times Thursday where you could tell he was frustrated because he wasnt getting touches.
It didnt help that he spent most of the game in foul trouble.
Hibberts shooting 38 percent (10-of-26) from the field.
The Pacers have to get something out of Hibbert in the post if they expect to extend the series to a Game 5.
The same can be said about Tyler Hansbrough.
He went from dominating Carlos Boozer in Game 1 to now being a non-factor.
Hansbrough is 5-of-24 from the field in the past two games.
Im surprised Frank Vogel stuck with him instead of giving Josh McRoberts more minutes on Thursday.


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Figure of a warrior (bichrome ware)
Iron Age, Cypro-Archaic I 750 BCE-600 BCE
- Medium
- fired clay
- Measurements
- 12.6 × 8.3 × 5.6 cm
- Place/s of Execution
- Cyprus
- Accession Number
- Department
- Antiquities
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1968
- Gallery location
- Not on display
- Physical description
- The figurine is made from a column of hollow white clay with one arm and the head moulded from this single piece. A second arm has been attached and this arm also supports a large circular shield. The shield is painted in a radiating design of red bands and concentric black circles and has a central boss. A nose is moulded from the face, but the eyes, mouth, facial hair and head hair are painted on in black. The body is decorated in red and blank horizontal band and a red cross is painted around the chest. The right arm has been broken at the shoulder, but its positioning suggests it may have been upraised. Suggested in stockbook that the figurine is a "toy soldier" and that this arm would have held a sword.


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Once again, the start of the running of the Cigna/Elliot Corporate 5K Road Race will be televised live on WMUR-TV!
In its 25th year, the race is the largest road race in New Hampshire, and one of the largest 5K road races in New England! Thousands of elite and recreational runners, walkers and wheelchair entrants will stride through downtown Manchester as the running of the 25th Annual Cigna/Elliot Corporate Road Race gets underway on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 6:20 PM.
In addition to the approximately 5,000 walkers and runners who participate each year, the event draws spectators from around New England who gather along the race route to cheer on the participants. The event draws extensive media coverage as athletes from around the globe come to New Hampshire to participate in the race – the Cigna/Elliot 5K is the fastest race in New Hampshire recording a sub-14 minute finish in 2003.
Veteran's Park is the official race "headquarters" and where the crowd of thousand collects prior to the firing of the starting gun.
Participants will begin arriving in the park after work with a critical mass assembling by 5:30 PM. After the race, participants again re-convene in the park for refreshments and the awards ceremony.


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A gift of $5,000 to the Dvir, Hebrew publishing house of Palestine, was made by Julius Rosenwald. Dr. Schmarya Levin announced Mr. Rosenwald's subscription.
Mr. Rosenwald called on Dr. Levin when he visited here. Chaim Nachman Bialik, Hebrew poet, is associated with Dr. Levin in the publishing house.


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23 carries. 20 yards. They're the Dolphins' rushing stats from Sunday's win over the Cleveland Browns.
Lamar Miller received much hype heading into the regular season, but he was nowhere to be seen in Cleveland. The University of Miami product was constantly under pressure from defensive lineman after receiving the handoff, but that is no excuse for some of his vision miscues. There were several occasions where Miller had a clear hole to run through, but he instead chose to run forward into pressure. Another awful aspect of his game from Sunday was his poor aniticipation. A vital skill for a RB to have is the awareness to know what his first move will be after receiving the ball, this can be the difference between running into a pass rusher and finding a hole.
Daniel Thomas wasn't much better than Miller on Sunday. But his anticipation and awareness was clear on a number of plays. The most important example of this was the Dolphins' final rushing touchdown. A quick burst followed by a leap left no chance of a stop, something I'm not sure that Miller would have achieved. But still, his longest rush was for 4 yards and his final stats in total were 14 yards on 8 carries, something that on a normal day would look dreadful.
Let's not forget that the offensive line had as much influence on the poor running game as the running backs themselves. Tyson Clabo was terrible in his first Dolphins start, bringing back memories of Marc Colombo. John Jerry took a step back from his solid 2012 season, although he may still have been feeling the affects of his preseason injury. Even Mike Pouncey didn't have a great game, but it was still the best performance of the offensive lineman. Richie Incognito offered no support whatsoever to Jonathan Martin, who looked like he'd not improved one bit from his poor rookie season.
If you're going by the assumption that the offensive line will steadily improve, Lamar Miller has to remain the starting RB. He still has a lot of developing to do in terms of his running style and decision making, but unlike Thomas he's still got a lot of room to grow. He showed more in 2012 in limited snaps at 3rd on the depth chart than Thomas did in the backup role, he's also a much better fit for the offense.
There's no way that the offensive line will be this bad every week, but it should be of huge concern that they struggled with both pass blocking and run blocking. In week 2 they will face off against a much weaker Colts front 7 than the one they faced in Cleveland, so there will definitely be some improvement, but will that be enough to finally give some support to Ryan Tannehill on offense?


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Maher Hathout, Leonard Beerman, and the Reverend George Regas have been friends and faith leaders for 30 years.Continue Reading »
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What do the Occupy Wall Street protests have in common with the Arab Spring? A Muslim chaplain looks at faith and protest.Continue Reading »
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"Living Jerusalem" was the festival that wasn't -- instead a class was born to bring together students.Continue Reading »
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San Francisco filmmaker Mustafa Davis wanted to see how music became a link between Muslim identity and Western culture -- hip hop became that link.Continue Reading »
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Joseph Cornell and Astronomy:
Joseph Cornell and Astronomy provides an in-depth look at one artist's intense fascination with the science of astronomy. Joseph Cornell (1903-72) has often been viewed as a recluse, isolated in his home on Utopia Parkway, lost in the fairy tales and charming objects of his collages and assemblage boxes. Less commonly known has been Cornell's vested and serious interest in the history of astronomy and the cutting-edge discoveries made during his own lifetime. An avid reader, he amassed a library of books and articles about science and astronomy, and his reflections about these subjects had a direct impact on his art.
This book explores why astronomy captivated Cornell, and considers hundreds of his works--found-footage films, three-dimensional space-object boxes, enigmatic collages, and cosmic ephemera--that contain references to astronomical phenomena. Kirsten Hoving considers Cornell's enormous collection of astronomy materials, ranging from eighteenth-century books to recent works; newspaper and magazine articles that Cornell clipped and sorted; and diary entries of his observations while stargazing in his backyard. She examines how Cornell explored many dimensions of astronomy through his identities as a Christian Scientist and surrealist artist.
Unfolding Cornell's work with depth and breadth, Joseph Cornell and Astronomy offers a convincing and original appreciation of this intriguing American artist.
"Figures are plentiful, and reproductions of Cornell's work are crisp and colorful; combined with Hoving's deep research and enthusiasm, this a surprisingly lively read, full of insight into Cornell as well as the intersection of art and science."--Publishers Weekly
"Kirsten Hoving's Joseph Cornell and Astronomy: A Case for the Stars offers a remarkable new perspective on an essential American master, revealing the scientific seriousness that supported Cornell's poetic fancies."--Jed Perl, The New Republic
"Mesmerizing. . . . Hoving does something ambitious and difficult: she identifies one important thread of his creative process and uses it to help us understand Cornell's art. . . . With its high-quality production and beautiful and wide-ranging illustrations, this book is extremely absorbing."--Pedro Ferreira, Nature
"In this impeccably researched and lucidly written book, Hoving adds to the growing new scholarship that rejects stereotypes of a 'childlike' Cornell, instead revealing an artist engaged with the world. Hoving traces the sources of myriad images and ideas that fueled the artist's lifelong fascination with all things celestial. . . . Her book's analytical strengths are based on extensive research in the Cornell archives and a keen eye for telling details. Cornell emerges as a man of his times, one for whom art and science enriched one another."--E. Housefield, Choice
"[T]his book will significantly change the way Cornell's works are examined--depicting him as a scientist as much as a dreamer--and is a welcome addition to the ever-expanding literature on the artist."--James Boaden, Burlington Magazine
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Autologous Stem Cell Rescue With CD133+ Selected Cells in High-Risk Neuroblastoma
This study has been terminated.
(Slow Accrual.)
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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Handmade Art & Objects from Northern Ireland
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Integrate art into your home decor
Gift our beautiful Mug and Tea Towels
Snap up a perfect hostess gift this season
Every now and again we send out a newsletter. It has good stuff like discount codes, our new products and info about where you can find us in person.
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Kayaker's DreamGo on a short, scenic boat cruise to Hotham Sound and spend the day in a kayak.
This five-hour tour starts right after breakfast at the Lodge. You and your guide will be ferried on a short, scenic boat cruise across Jervis Inlet to Hotham Sound. Here you will explore not only one of the deepest waterways on the B.C. coast, but one of its warmest bays as well.
Once into Hotham Sound, you will slip into your kayak and paddle to Freil Falls, which at 1400 feet tall is considered to be the longest free-standing waterfall between here and Alaska. Depending upon the time of year and the amount of recent rainfall, the sound of the falls has been compared to thunder; don't be surprised if you can hear it from a mile away.
After paddling, you may want to take advantage of the excellent water conditions to go swimming or diving for oysters.
More than likely you will have worked up an appetite, so let the guide take you to one of her favourite lunch spots. After a delicious lunch prepared by our chefs, hop back in your kayak and paddle to the head of the Sound to be picked up and taken back to the resort. Just before you depart, don't forget to take a picture.
Your package includes:
- Three nights accommodation
- Breakfast daily
- Gourmet dinner at Inlets Restaurant every night
- Two-hour kayaking tour
- Five-hour Hotham Sound kayak tour
- Unlimited kayak rentals
Rates:Rates starting from $800 CDN per person
Applicable taxes, gratuities, and alcohol are not included. Based on double occupancy.


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Nike Sportswear will cap off another great year for the Air Foamposite One with the release of a tradtional black-based colorway this holiday season.
The holiday release of the "Stealth" Foam One was unveiled today by NSW Category Footwear Leader Gentry Humphrey, alongside the upcoming "Volt" Zoom Huarache 2K4. Last seen in 2007, the black-dominated Air Foamposite One features a black Foamposite shell, stealth grey accents and an icy sole sitting below.
The Black/Stealth Grey Air Foamposite One will release in limited quantities this holiday season. Stay tuned to Sole Collector for a detailed look and further details.
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found a new home!
Plenty of my friends are looking
for one too. Find a pet to adopt.
I am already neutered, housetrained, in need of an experienced adopter, up to date with shots, not good with kids, and good with dogs.
MEET JAEGGER....and he has the saddest eyes. One has to wonder what he has been thru. He is a tan/white, 18 lb, 1.5-2 yr old, Lhasa Apso, who was transferred from the South Central Shelter to West LA because he just got passed over. He had a cherry eye, which has healed, and had a yeast infection from being left outside...to most, too much work. Just like children, dogs need attention...and it does not seem that he got very much. Jaegger is a fantastic dog who will kiss you and love you and let you know how much he appreciates you. He can be a little mouthy, which is like play biting but also can be out of fear. I can put my whole hand in his mouth and he will not bite me. I can put my face in his, and he will not bite me. It's more like playing, but probably eliminates children from his future home. When he knows and trusts you, you can do almost anything to him. He is good around other dogs, but he would prefer to be your one and only. He is great around people, but you have to take it slowly with him. THIS IS NOT AN AGGRESSIVE DOG AT ALL....he is still just a bit fearful and needs to know that he isn't going to be hit or hurt. We believe that his last home didn't have the patience or time to work with him. He is a young dog and definitely will benefit from training, especially with his possessiveness around his human and his toys! He seems to be potty trained (no promises), but will use pp pads if they are available. Jaegger possesses the Lhasa charm and stubborness, at times, but he is very smart, he listens and he wants to please you. We haven't even heard him bark yet, so he is very quiet! He's great in the car, on a leash and in your lap. All he needs is a guardian who will love him unconditionally, as he will love you. Mature home only please; no kids. Sad eyes...but a happy heart :)
Our website is updated daily. Please do not apply for this dog unless your home fits the specified criteria. All of our dogs are spayed/neutered, microchipped, groomed, vet checked, dewormed, deflea'd and come with a leash, collar and ID tag!
If you are interested in adopting a pup from Lhasa Happy Homes, please complete the Adoption Application before calling. We want to give you the time you deserve, so please help us help you!! We will contact you once it has been reviewed.
Most Sundays, unless we are doing a special event, we are at My Pet Naturally (12001 W. Pico Blvd., West LA 90064) from 11a-3:30pm. You can see this, and many more, adorable pups at this weekly event! Please do call us if you are coming to see a particular dog to make sure he/she will be at adoptions (we do not bring sick dogs to our adoption events). Please bring a copy of your application and pictures of your home and yard if we have not done a home check! Most importantly, if you have a dog, make sure you bring him or her to do a compatibility match with the dog you are interested in adopting!!! And don't forget to check out our Events Calendar for more information on events we may be doing! See our home page for more details about our adoptions at Lhasa Happy Homes.
Thanks for thinking rescue and adoption....and for considering saving a life. It will be the best gift you ever give yourself or your family.
JAEGGER, a Los Angeles Lhasa Apso dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Lhasa Apso for sale in Los Angeles, or seeking a Lhasa Apso dog from a breeder in Los Angeles.


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Emergency Pediatric Medicine, Pediatric Emergencies
The Pediatric Emergency Division at the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center is staffed 24 hours a day - 7 days a week by board certified emergency medicine pediatric attendings and pediatric emergency medicine nurses.
We accept walk-in patients, ambulance arrivals and those referred by pediatricians for acute care and/or diagnostic assistance. All patients are seen under the direct supervision of the pediatric emergency medicine attendings.
The Pediatric Emergency Division of Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center is a New York State Designated Level I Pediatric Trauma Receiving Hospital for traumatically injured children--the only children's hospital on Long Island with this designation. We provide outstanding emergency pediatric medicine care for infants, adolescents and young adults 24 hours a day - 7 days a week.
For children with pediatric traumas, a trauma code is activated and the trauma team is assembled prior to the patient's arrival to the emergency department. The team consists of a pediatric emergency medicine attending, a pediatric surgeon, a chief resident in surgery, an anesthesia attending, and pediatric trauma nurses as well as other support services from the emergency department. Neurosurgeons, orthopedists, and all other surgical subspecialties are available for consultation as well.
If your child is evaluated and treated, and it is determined that ongoing treatment is necessary, your child will be admitted to the Cohen Children's Medical Center. During their stay they will see specialists and be cared for by a dedicated, caring and professional staff while receiving state of the art care.
When it is time for your child to return home, your child's medical team will provide care instructions for home and any directions for follow up with a specialist or your child's pediatrician. Our staff will contact your child's pediatrician with the information about their stay with the Emergency Division, our findings, and our recommendations. From there, your pediatrician or the specialists may have your child come in for additional testing, a change in the treatment plan, or just to check that the treatment given was effective. Please keep any follow up appointments within the time frame suggested.
Our Pediatric Emergency Division will provide excellent pediatric emergency care for your child, stressing compassion and respect for physical as well as mental and emotional needs.
Pediatric Emergency Division:
Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center makes it easy for you to take the first steps in ensuring your child is receiving the best Emergency Pediatric Medicine treatment possible.


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Gator linebacker A.J. Jones cleared, ready to return
Six months after he suffered a season-ending knee injury just prior to Florida's SEC Championship game, Middleton alum A.J. Jones has been cleared to return to all football-related activities and said he can hardly wait for fall practice to begin.
"I'm good,' Jones told me. "I'm full go. I just saw the doctor for the last time today and he cleared me. I tore two ligaments in my knee – my MCL and ACL. I got hurt in December, so it's been about six months.''
Jones knows the struggle of battling back from an injury all too well. He suffered another season ending injury when he broke his ankle during preseason practice in 2006. It was his freshman year. The most recent injury was much tougher, he said.
"The first injury kind of caught me off-guard,'' Jones said. "I'd never been injured before and I didn't really know how to cope with it. But I really hadn't done anything for the program as far as actually being on the field, so it didn't really hurt the team that much or me, but I didn't know how to cope with it. I didn't have too many people around me. But after this last injury, I had a lot of support and it gave me motivation to want to come back harder. I know I'm working for something now, I'm a part of this team and that's my real motivation. You want to be accountable, you don't want to let your teammates down.''
Jones said he's as healthy as he's been in a long time - and is in great physical condition.
"I'm pretty much solid where I'm at,' he said. "I'm 227, solid. I could put a few extra pounds on, but coach wants me to really focus on getting back my speed.''


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A Union woman sustained serious injuries Saturday, Oct. 12, in a one-car crash on a Jefferson County road.
Christina M. White, 31, was eastbound on Lake Tekawitha Road when she lost control when she attempted to avoid another vehicle traveling the wrong way, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.
White's 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee ran off the road and overturned, the patrol said.
White, who was wearing a safety belt, was flown by air ambulance to Mercy Hospital St. Louis.
The 9:30 a.m. crash happened at Highway F, the patrol said.


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MIDLAND, MI – Esperanza Spalding is the sort of performer who dares you to look away.
The jazz musician – she plays bass, sings and writes her own music – reached a milestone for the genre when she took home the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2011. She was only 5 when she started playing violin with the Chamber Music Society of Oregon in her native Portland, inspired by an appearance by cellist Yo-Yo Ma on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
And when the going got rough at Berklee School of Music, she found encouragement from the likes of Pat Metheny, who recognized her immense talents.
So when she says it's an amazing big band she's bringing Friday, June 22, to the Matrix:Midland Festival at the Midland Center for the Arts, you know it's going to be a night to remember.
"We have a seven-piece horn line and added percussion and vocalists," she said, waiting in an airport to board a plane. "With the arrangements for the bigger group, it's like alive, a more juicy version of everything."
She's experiencing it at a time, too, when there's a ready audience for jazz, as opposed to, say, Ramsey Lewis, who performs the following night at the adjacent Dow Gardens as part of the Michigan Jazz Trail Festival.
"I know jazz has grown in the last 50-some years, but it's hard for me to put it in perspective," said Spalding, who was born in 1984. "When I was growing up, we had a 24-hour jazz station on the radio.
"I could tune it in all I wanted, but I didn't like jazz back then. I don't know if I wasn't aware of it or if it wasn't hip enough, but it was only when I was actually playing it that it became real."
It blew her mind, she said, as she tried to wrap her head around what she was hearing.
"The experience was like love from the inside, the exchange, the way the musicians created stories at breakneck speeds," she said. "The more I studied the music, the more I understood how much more there was to learn."
Still, she said, she worried that she was just some sad schmuck who'd be a waste to the school.
"They told me I should apply myself more, and I know what they meant now," she said. "They told me you get out what you put in to it, but I found you get way, way more. It's so fulfilling."
And that's what pours through her albums, her self-titled release and the captivating explorations of "Chamber Music Society" and most recently, "Radio Music Society."
She takes another creative leap with her latest, creating short films to go with 11 of the numbers, telling the story behind the songs relating to human relationships, romantic and otherwise.
"It's about loving the music and coming at it from a different perspective every time, on or off the stage," Spalding said. "It's a process, a living, breathing organism. The music is in continual motion, and you know what you would have done differently as soon as it's done."
She knew a doctor once who studied for three hours every day to stay on top of what was new in the medical world, and Spalding says it's the same with her music.
"The stage is an evolution in itself, playing off the audience," she said. "It's amazing, what you persuade your head into doing when you let the heart guide your hand. It takes discipline, too, to keep learning where else you can go.
"That's when you make meaningful music. That's when people relate."
Spalding will perform at 8 p.m. June 22 at the Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 W. St. Andrews, as part of the Matrix:Midland Festival. Tickets cost $45, $38 and $32.


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I watch WNBC for local news mainly, and I've noticed that they have the best-dressed newscasters et al. Janice Huff, the Weather Forecaster, is the best-dressed of the lot. she has a flair for what looks good on her. Raphael Miranda (a new crush) dresses well, too.
The hosts of the morning shows on the networks look good too...with the exception of Meredith Viera and George Stephanopoulos. she looks frumpy at times. And he looks like a little boy whenever he dresses down.
How much of a clothing allowance do TV newscasters et al get? I imagine that on the local level not much at all.


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Ditka, cheerleaders stop by radio row
Published: January 28th, 2009 | Tags: Mike Ditka, Super Bowl XLIII
Hall of Fame tight end Mike Ditka could probably suit up and play on Sunday, even with a slight limp. At least he looks menacing enough to play. Dressed in all black, Ditka carries a presence with him wherever he goes.
Part of the reason Ditka is here is to raise awareness for retired players who are in crisis through gridirongreats.org.
"I owe my whole life to football," Ditka told Scott Hanson in an interview. "Football doesn't owe me a penny."
Just before Ditka was on set, standing in the exact same spot were two Buccaneers cheerleaders, taking photos on the set with Hanson. It got awfully quiet.
Ryan Howard of the Phillies is hitting up an interview right now with Jamie Dukes of NFL Network.


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In April of 1789 the ink on the recently ratified Constitution was barely dry when George Washington began the trek from his Mount Vernon plantation to the...
In the XYZ Affair, French agents, referred to as X, Y, and Z, demanded a $10 million loan and bribes before France would negotiate a treaty with the United States.
An unofficial war between the US and France, the Quasi War was sparked by the XYZ Affair and the decision of the United States to terminate its treaties with France. Consisting of a series of conflicts at sea, the war ended with the signing of the Convention of 1800, which allowed for the end of the previous alliance between the US and France but asserted a "firm, inviolable, and universal peace, and a true and sincere Friendship between" the two countries.
James F. Simon, the Martin Professor of Law at New York Law School, traces the protracted conflicts between Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall, the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, over the role of the US Supreme Court and the federal government.


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BOUNTIFUL — Police have arrested a man they say robbed at least three convenience stores in Bountiful and Salt Lake City while wearing a paintball face mask.
Just after 5 a.m. Monday, employees at a Bountiful Sinclair gas station reported a man wearing a paintball mask and wielding a large kitchen knife had robbed them, said Bountiful Police Lt. Randy Pickett.
Police officers in the area stopped a speeding car and arrested Leonard Bender, 29, of Bountiful. He was booked into the Davis County Jail for investigation of aggravated robbery.
Bender's description matched that of a man who robbed a Bountiful Maverik store earlier Monday and a Salt Lake City Maverik store Sunday night, Pickett said.
Bender said less than $150 was taken during the two Bountiful robberies.
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The Evolving Domestic and European Policies of Poland
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Tis 1.3.2016 kl. 14:00-16:00
As the largest member state that joined the EU in 2004, Poland is considered pivotal to the politics of East-Central Europe. The country has been portrayed as a successful case of European integration thanks to its relatively stable economic growth during the last decade. However, this record is questioned by several issues, including social inequality, low salaries and the mass migration of the Polish youth in search of better living conditions. The presidential and parliamentary elections of 2015 have returned to power the right-wing Law and Justice Party. The new government is pursuing reforms that have been criticised for limiting media freedom and violating the constitution. The seminar will address the social and political circumstances that led to the current situation. What are the factors behind the recent developments in Polish politics? How have such developments affected Poland's relationship with EU institutions and other member states? How will the new Polish government address the main internal and external challenges that currently confront the EU?
Speaker: Leszek Koczanowicz, Professor, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Faculty in Wroclaw/ Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies
Comments: David Cadier, Visiting Senior Fellow, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Chair: Marco Siddi, Senior Research Fellow, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Summary of the seminar:
Dr Siddi took the floor first with brief opening remarks. He highlighted that Poland was the largest state to join the EU in 2004 and it has been seen as pivotal to Eastern and Central European politics. It is also the 6thbiggest EU member state in terms of population and the 8th biggest in terms of GDP. The recent developments in Poland therefore affect the EU and other member states. The aim of the seminar was therefore examining the consequences of recent developments and go beyond the simplistic narrative that has uncritically portrayed Poland as a 'poster child' of European integration.
Dr Koczanowicz started with a reminder of the latest parliamentary elections, held in October 2015, where the Law and Justice party won with 37 per cent of votes. The Civic Platform party,in power for the previous eight years, lost 15 % of its support. Dr Koczanowicz noted that it was not the defeat, but rather the scale of it, that was surprising. Other surprises in the elections were the emergence of new parties such as Kukiz15 and Modern as well as the failure of the left wing parties to obtain any seats in parliament. For the first time since 1989, there are no parties in the Polish parliament that would define themselves as leftist.
Dr Koczanowicz provided a brief overview of the history of Poland and of the existing dividing lines within society. The first of them is the attitude toward economic politics in the country. The so called shock therapy of the 1990s improved the economic performance of the country but at the cost of deep social problems. This was also an important factor contributing to the defeat of the Civic Platform. During the years 2007-2015, the governmental policies delivered constant economic growth, but little social security. There were serious problems with the health care system, unemployment, high emigration, and precarious work conditions, especially for the young. The considerable rise in the retirement age (from 65 to 67 years for men and from 60 years to 67 for women) was also a significant source of discontent. These reforms and the skyrocketing of badly paid, temporary and insecure jobs gave grounds to the argument that the party had turned Poland into a "periphery", which can be exploited by its neighbours due to the very low retribution of the labour force.
Other dividing lines concern attitudes to the communist past, identity politics and the competing values of conservatives and modernizers. In Poland, the communist past is both criticized and lustrated. Dr Koczanowicz argued that Polish national identity has been based on the romanticist narrative of martyrdom, and is now in a state of flux. One more division line exists between the conservatives, who would wish to preserve and nurture the "unique" national identity at any cost, and the liberals, who are more keen on 'Europeanising' Polish identity.
Finally, Dr Koczanowicz explained how the new ruling party is situated along these dividing lines. Law and Justice, according to him, wants to recover the idea of a national community, and not only ideologically, but also by emphasizing national solidarity in the economic sphere. Their aim is a democratic system that is limited by the values set by the party. Dr Koczanowicz saw the recent developments in the country as a consequence of a generation that has been exposed to extremely neoliberal and individualistic values in their private life on the one hand and to national-religious values in their communal life. What we see today is an attempt to re-create the national community along the lines of traditional Polish patriotism.
Dr Cadier questioned what the national community-making would mean for the EU and Polish foreign politics in general. He pointed out that Law and Justice has been Eurosceptic in their public statements, and that the party could be defined as populist. These aspects have, according to Dr Cadier, left external analysts confused: firstly, why did the pro-European Polish people vote for a Eurosceptic party, and secondly, why did they choose the populist alternative even in times of positive economic growth? Dr Cadier offered some explanations, such as the common tendency for people not to vote according to their foreign policy stances, as well as the poor working conditions of young people. He also pointed out that the Poles are generally very pro-European, but at the same time they are very resistant to perceived "foreign influences" in their country. Dr Cadier highlighted that this phenomenon is not unique to Poland and is becoming more and more widespread in the whole EU.


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How can I make hyperlink to a local file for downloading it, it seams that only www links work in web Ui.
I'm not sure what you're asking for. By local do you mean local to the server or local to the client? When I hear "hyperlink to a local file", I tend to think of a "file://" url. But if the file is on the user's machine, then they don't need to download it.
Are you really trying to access a file on the user's machine or are you trying to give them a link that prompts to save the file locally? For the latter, is the file static content that you could just publish to your web server or will its contents change over time?
I am also interested in this functionality.
I would like the user to be able to download logging files (.txt) from my cRIO target.
Is this possible with HTTP commands via the Web UI builder?
If we assume that you have a LabVIEW application running on your cRIO that is exposing some data through web services, there are a couple of possibilities.
You can create a web service call that returns the log data. In order for the browser to treat this as a file, you must set the correct content type in the http header. To do this you can't use the default form of data output. Instead you must create an "httpRequestID" input to your web service VI. With this you can call "Write Response.vi" to give the log data and "Set HTTP Header.vi" to specify the type (text/text probably works for a log). You can look at "examples\comm\webservices\address book\FindContacts.vi" to see an example of calling these 2 VIs. Once you create that web service entry point, you can set that as the URL of the hyperlink control and it should work.
Another option is to have the cRIO application write to a log file that is under the root of the web server running on the machine. (This is the same place the xap for your Web UI Builder application is put.) This file could then be served up through the web server just like any other file.
With either of these solutions there may be concerns about the browser caching results rather than requesting new content each time. There are additional values that can be set in the http headers with the first solution that can help with this, but I think there is still some variation between browsers.
I dug a little more and actually created a sample VI. The VI shows returning a dynamic log through a web service and using the "Content-disposition" header to tell the browser to prompt for a location to save. In order to use this approach to return the data, you must configure the VI to the "Stream" output type when adding it as a service VI in your build spec.
Any chance that solution can be extended to reading/writing files on the machine running the WebUI code? In other words, provide the equivalent of a read/write function to access files on the machine on which the WebUI code runs? I understand that there are built-in browser safety features that make this a big no-no, but we are not talking about writing Trojans or Viruses here...
Thanks Greg,
I will have a look shortly and let you know how i go.
We could do some limited file support. It just didn't make the cut. Because of the limits of Silverlight security, the user would have to be prompted for the file each time. You can't even programmatically provide a suggested location or file name. So as long as every open is interactive, basic reads and writes can be supported.
Interactive open/save capabilities would cut it for me at this stage.
You can probaby add the following section to the end of the /ni-rt/system/webserver/NISystemWebServer.conf
# Share the files over http
Alias "/files" "./../../.."
<Directory "./../../..">
Then reboot the target.
That should allow you to use a simple HTTP Get to pull files off the target using a url like http://hostname:3580/files/ni-rt.ini. Just note that you won't be able to browse directories, but if you know the path you should be able to pull off the data files. You can also limit the scope to which files are shared by changing the directory path. The one specified above opens everything up.


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Jump in on The Newgrounds Charity Project!
Newgrounds has several charity accounts which you can send some of your Ad Revenue to.
Here is how:
1. Create a bad ass movie/game/audio/thing!
2. Go to your Project System page and load that thing up.
3. Go to the Credits/Roles section and add a charity account under the "Additional Credits" section.
4. Assign 1%-100% of your Ad Rev to charity!
5. feel good about yourself and gain mad respect!
Here is an easy list of all the charity accounts:
Breast Cancer Research Fund
Yellow Ribbon Fund
I have a Facebook. Like me and stuff.
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2013-07-24 13:39:52
Any plans for the Michael J. Fox Foundation? Would love for my money to go there.
That is a great idea! I haven't thought of adding any new charity accounts recently becase I wanted the current ones to build some more steam again, but the MJF would be a cool one.
2013-07-24 13:49:29
Investigating said charities now. I'd like to be sure my conscience is clear before placing any ad revenue for any of these. For now, nearly all of them look like they've got a clean record. Thanks for linking them for us!
2013-07-24 16:01:00
Mitchell, I'm not that impressed with the Project update. (It is more of a hassle than before, but at least they gave a higher filesize overhead to compensate.)


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This chapter explained the need for professionals to adhere to high standards of professional conduct, and described the details of the codes of ethics that apply to both external and internal auditors. To summarize:
Ethics are the moral principles and values that govern the behavior of individuals and groups. An ethical dilemma is a situation that involves a decision about appropriate behavior. A key aspect of an ethical dilemma is that it generally affects parties that are not involved in the decision. For example, if management of a corporation decides to pollute the environment, it affects all of the members of society. Professional accountants are faced with difficult personal and professional ethical dilemmas on a daily basis.
Among the characteristics common to recognized professions are (a) acknowledgment of a responsibility to serve the public, (b) existence of a complex body of knowledge, (c) standards of admission to the profession, and (d) a need for public confidence.
The membership of the AICPA has adopted the Code of Professional Conduct, consisting of two sections-Principles and Rules. In addition, the AICPA issues Interpretations and Ethics Rulings to provide further guidance on appropriate ethical conduct.
Independence is required when CPAs perform audits and other types of attest engagements. Interpretation 101-1 provides guidance on various financial and business relationships that may impair a CPA's independence. That standard prohibits all direct financial interests in a client, as well as material indirect financial interests. Certain independence rules apply only to covered members and others apply to all partners and professional employees. In the audit of a public company, the auditors must also adhere to the ethics and independence requirements of the SEC, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
The Rules of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct set forth the professional standards that must be followed by CPAs when performing various types of professional services. For example, Rule 202 requires auditors to adhere to Statements on Auditing Standards. Accounting standards of the FASB, the GASB, and the FASAB are enforced by Rule 203.
In performing an audit, the auditors have access to the details of the client's most confidential information. If the auditors disclosed this information, they might damage their clients' businesses. Therefore, CPAs are required to maintain a strict confidentiality relationship with their clients.
CPAs generally may accept engagements for contingent fees and receive commissions for referrals, but only if they do not also provide certain attestation or compilation services for the client.
A public accounting firm may practice public accounting in any form of organization permitted by law or regulation, including as a sole practitioner, partnership, professional corporation, or limited liability partnership (company).
The Code of Ethics of The Institute of Internal Auditors primarily addresses internal auditors' obligations to their employers, but it also includes provisions requiring integrity, objectivity, and competency in the practice of internal auditing.


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by Bruce Strand, Sports editor
Grant Tesdahl scored 12 seconds into overtime for Elk River-Zimmerman and the Elks hung on to defeat Coon Rapids 2-1 in overtime Tuesday evening in Coon Rapids.
"They are a team we should beat. Just like the game at St. Michael, we had tons of shots but we can't find the back of the net," said Elk coach Aaron Lindquist. "That will come one of these games. I hope it's Thursday."
The Elks (2-1 conference, 5-1-1 overall), who nipped a winless STMA team 1-0 on Saturday, will host No. 7 ranked Blaine, state runner-up last year, on Thursday.
Tesdahl, who had missed a game due to a collision that required 14 stitches above his eye, wore an eye patch and the guys were calling him "Pirate," said Lindquist.
The Pirate actually could see out of both eyes because the patch was above his left eye. The senior midfielder got the ball after the opening face-off in the first overtime, dribbled down the middle, veered left, angled right, and buried the shot.
The Elks hung on through two five-minute overtimes to pull out the win.
Joey Benz scored for the Elks off a throw-in from Rob Burger in the first half. Tyler Tollackson, Coon Rapids' best scoring threat, was fouled in the 65th minute and made a penalty kick.
Next opponent Blaine handed Anoka its first loss 3-1 on Tuesday. Anoka is the only team to beat the Elks. Blaine is 2-0 conference and 5-1 overall.


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Zucchini Cake Recipe
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This recipe came from my mother, whom I still proclaim as one of the best cooks in the country! Every time I serve it, it brings back memories of all the good old-fashioned cakes she lovingly prepared.
Recommended: Our Most-Loved Recipes for Zucchini
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- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 cups sugar
- 2-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups shredded zucchini
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3-3/4 to 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, mix oil, eggs and vanilla; add to flour mixture and beat. Add zucchini; mix well. Fold in nuts. Pour into three well-greased 9-in. round baking pans.
- Bake at 325° for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter; blend in sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Frost between layers and top and sides of cake. Yield: 10-12 servings.
Originally published as Zucchini Cake in Bountiful Harvest Cookbook 1994, p18
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BURLINGTON, Vt. -- The Celtics rookies quickly learned the importance of early wake-up calls. With ankles taped at the team hotel, Al Jefferson, Delonte West, Tony Allen, and Justin Reed needed to show up well before the veterans or risk being bumped to the back of the line. It could be a long wait for any rookie who overslept. Then again, even the early risers on this development-oriented team will spend plenty of time waiting their turn.
While the rookies believe they can make significant contributions this season, they also recognize the gaps in their basketball backgrounds. They all have skills or qualities that translate to the NBA, whether it be Jefferson's ability to score, West's composure under pressure, Allen's athleticism, or Reed's defensive tenacity and powerful play that draws comparisons to Ron Artest.
But without a well-rounded game, the rookies are more liability than asset on the court. For now, it appears a question of when, not if the 2004 draft class will produce contributors.
"They've shown me that they're really hungry to get better," said Paul Pierce. "They're still trying to learn the NBA system and what it's all about. But they're stepping up to the veterans and asking what they can do better, how can they get on the court. That's what you want in a young player."
Coach Doc Rivers and his staff will challenge each rookie to become the proverbial complete player, or at least less prone to turnovers and fouls. The intrasquad scrimmage last night at Patrick Gymnasium provided a glimpse of the rookies' potential, as well as their shortcomings. Pierce led the White team to a 75-71 come-from-behind victory over the Green, finishing with a scrimmage-high 25 points. But Jiri Welsch was the most impressive scorer. Despite leaving the game early after spraining his right wrist, Welsch finished with 22 points (7-for-7 shooting) in 21 minutes. The injury will be reevaluated tomorrow.According to Rivers, second-rounder Reed stood out among the rookies, though not necessarily for his 9 points (4 for 5), 2 rebounds, and 1 assist. It was Reed's ability to "do the dirty work" and go hard after loose balls, crash the offensive glass, and always look for a steal that made Rivers take notice. Jefferson failed to record a point in nine minutes, but he did grab a pair of rebounds. West finished with 5 points and four assists. Allen added 16 points (5 for 10) and eight rebounds for the White team."It's a lot of hard work," said Jefferson. "I have a lot to learn. That's the main thing. They're throwing a lot at you. You've got to learn fast, and a lot of stuff at the same time. It's nothing like high school. About this time last year, I wasn't going through nothing like this." Added Allen, "It's tough. It's hard. Everything's a new experience. Everything was what they said, like, `It's not going to be easy. You're going to have to accept a lot of criticism. The coaches are going to be on you like you've been in the league for about 10 years.' But it's really all fun when the day is over with."
The biggest difference in the NBA is the intensity. The rookies all come from programs where they stood out among the competition; now they must fight for every open shot, face players who are bigger and stronger, and stay focused on every play.
So far, West has handled the competitive pressure best as he learns the point guard position. He has not become rattled when guarded by Gary Payton or Marcus Banks. He embraces the challenge, but still, that does not guarantee him minutes. Ideally, West will be able to back up both Payton and Banks and play shooting guard when Rivers pairs him with Jiri Welsch in the backcourt.
"We all wouldn't be here if we weren't competitive," said West. "I'd rather be out here playing with guys that I've actually got to work harder against, push myself to the limits just to stay on pace. That's what competition is all about.
"These are the best players in the world, playing in the NBA. You're going to run into competition every day. You've got to take it for what it is, an opportunity to compete at the highest level."
Even so, Allen has found it difficult to stay focused -- or "engaged" as Rivers said -- throughout workouts. While the coach has placed no expectations on the rookies, Allen has the best chance to see meaningful playing time early in the season. But to gain that opportunity, Allen cannot cut corners, as he has shown a tendency to do in practice, nor can he let trash talking with Pierce distract him from learning plays.
"That's my problem," said Allen. "I think my attention span is like an ant. It's just so small, if Doc doesn't stay on me. There's so much stuff thrown at me, so many coaches saying stuff to me, then the veterans put in their part, then the coaches come back again and put in their part and come back again and put in their part. It's just all confusing. But if I can keep my attention span up, I think I'll be on the court."
If Allen is overwhelmed after two years in junior college and two years at Oklahoma State, imagine how Jefferson must feel. Last year at this time, he was entering his senior year at Prentiss (Miss.) High School, preparing for the season with "a little running and a lot of hooping." He played by instinct, dominating opponents nearly a foot shorter. Now, he must learn basketball fundamentals, and figure out why he can do what he does on offense and what he should do on defense.
"Al is a funny guy because he doesn't know much about basketball," said Rivers. "He just knows how to score. He'll stumble somehow down to the post, get the ball somehow, but once he gets the ball in the right spot, he's scoring or you're going to foul him.
"I would love to get him on the floor, but I can't get him on the floor and hurt the team. He has to get to the point where he's playing well. He does in stretches."
The good and the bad during last night's scrimmage reinforced the fact that it remains a long process for the rookies, no matter when they wake up.


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Pickwick hall is in a great location and it is not that expensive. I liked staying there however there was something that I didn't find very professional. When I arrived I wasn't given any information about when the breakfast starts and finishes and therefore when I came down on one of the days, at some time past seven, there was nothing ready and I had to leave quite soon after that.
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The whole hostel is great, not much can be pointed out as truly bad. The only thing I found a bit troublesome is that the water in showers took quite a while to get warm and it never reached quite warm state and always was just luke warm. I get it that it's great way how to wake up after a party night and if that is what the hostel was trying to do. Well done ;D
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I love to see people smile. Really smile. And the smiles on Kim and Alan Clarks' faces Friday night warmed up the cold night at the Brentwood High School football stadium despite the action on the field.
The Clarks weren't alone. With them were their three daughters — Kristina, Nastia and Natasha — who now call Franklin home after being brought up in a Siberian orphanage. The game was the girls first big outing in public.
By SUSAN LEATHERS
The Clarks weren't alone. With them were their three daughters — Kristina, Nastia and Natasha — who now call Franklin home after being brought up in a Siberian orphanage. The game was the girls first big outing in public.
Both of their parents were beaming.
We've followed the Clarks' long journey to parenthood over the past two years. The road hasn't been a smooth one, even when the girls finally joined their new parents in June. But Kim told me Friday that all three have now mastered English to the point that they're all enrolled in public schools and becoming more and more comfortable in their new home.
I was thrilled to meet the girls, but even more thrilled to see how happy their parents are. What a great Christmas this one will be for Alan, pastor at Brentwood Church of the Nazarene, Kim, BHS' former choral director, and Kristina, Nastia and Natasha.
Nolensville's calling my name
The competition for the Leathers' next home is heating up. After years of first saying I wanted to live in the redeveloped Town Center, I've pretty much given up on any cool lofts being built over a cute little store or restaurant.
When the Bristol Group's Tapestry project was announced, I thought that might be a good option when the time came to give up our Brentwood acre. But since the condos are all going to be rented, at least for the foreseeable future, I've changed my tune there. There's something about equity that just, well, feels right.
The concept plans for the proposed Streets of Brentwood include a residential component and I'm anxiously watching to see what that will ultimately look like.
My friend Bonnie Burch reported Sunday in The Tennessean that the developers of Bent Creek in Nolensville are considering adding a planned senior living development within the subdivision. Nothing's set in stone yet, but I love the concept. And since November's election paved the way for a wine store in the town to our east, the option is more appealing than ever.
I'm still a few – hopefully more than a few — years away from downsizing. But a recent week spent with my parents in the big house I grew up in affirmed my plans to do it sooner rather than later. I sure hope Brentwood has some new options I can afford when the time comes. But I do know some very nice people who live in Nolensville, and Nolensville Home Page has a nice ring to it, yes?
Susan Leathers is co-owner and editor of Brentwood Home Page. Click here to read previous columns. Email her at email@example.com.