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Until Budapest, Romain Grosjean had managed to out-qualify his vastly more experienced team mate Kimi Raikkonen only once before in 2013. But in Hungary, there was no question about who had the measure of the Hungaroring this weekend and who was struggling to get to grips with the tight and twisty 2.722-mile circuit.
"It's been a good weekend so far with the car consistently showing strong pace," beamed Romain Grosjean after clinching third place on the grid for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix in qualifying on Saturday.
"Setting the fastest time in practice this morning was a good sign, and the car was handling really well throughout each qualifying session," he said.
Grosjean was also very happy that he was well within striking distance of the leaders - only two tenths of a second separates him from pole position man Lewis Hamilton.
"Lewis set a very quick time, but we're not too far from Sebastian and anything could happen in the race depending on the tyres," said Grosjean. "I think tomorrow will be very open and a lot will depend on strategy, traffic and things like that, so if we can put everything together there's the strong possibility for a good result."
It was the tyres that were at the forefront of Kimi Raikkonen's thoughts, as his slightly underwhelming weekend in Hungary continued, with the Finn being unable to improve on sixth place on the grid.
"It hasn't been the easiest weekend for me so far
"We're getting there little by little and the car was definitely better in qualifying than at any other point this weekend," he continued, sounding a little more optimistic. "Obviously P6 is not ideal, but it's better than we have seen sometimes so we'll try and see what we can do tomorrow.
"It's not so easy to overtake here, but we have seen in past years that if you can run with the tyres well you can make a lot of places, so let's see what we can do," he added.
"From third and sixth there's no reason why we can't have a strong race with both drivers," agreed Lotus' head of trackside operations Alan Permane. "We're reasonably happy but - of course - we always want more. Everything went pretty much as we expected."
Permane all-but discounted Lewis Hamilton's presence on pole, explaining that he expected the Mercedes to struggling in race trim just like it had done in Germany three weeks ago.
"We see Sebastian Vettel as our main challenger in the race," stated Permane. "The Mercedes did go well in Monaco on a tight and twisty circuit - in the race as well as in qualifying - but here tyre degradation should be more of a factor. This should help us in our fight for a good result."
And Permane hinted that Grosjean's third place on the grid - putting him on the 'clean' side of the track for the start of the race - could prove a decisive factor in Lotus' favour on Sunday.
"Third is actually almost as good as second here as you start on the clean side of the grid and it's a very dusty circuit," he said. "Lewis and Sebastian were just too strong for us in qualifying, but there's potential for us to have a very good race tomorrow."


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text: In an industry that is all about self-promotion, how does one do ministry that is all about worshiping God? Christian Baxter is a musician who lives in this delicate balance; putting himself out there musically, while desiring that God receive all the glory. This is Christian's hope in ministry as he leads worship at various events and venues traveling throughout the country. The Christian Baxter Band bases ministry out of Batesville, Arkansas where Christian also serves on staff as a worship pastor for Fellowship Bible Church. He loves to connect people to the excitement that is our Savior Jesus and to lift up praise to our Mighty God in the context of cooperate worship. Christian, his wife Megan, and daughter Liv reside in Batesville, Arkansas and they are excitedly awaiting the arrival of their second child this winter. For more information about the Christian Baxter Band visit: christianbaxterband.com.


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Last night I was listening to a right-wingnut on the radio who as they all do blame EVERYTHNG bad on President Obama.
Long story short he was mad because we are closing embassies because of the current terror threat, yet he is also mad because we didn't do anything to stop Benghazi. So no matter what President Obama does it is wrong.
So I guess the question is WWWD or What would "W" do, sinse they seem to be able to forgive him for missing 9-11-01 and yet accept any and all actions he did to "protect" us.
I have to wonder just what would "W" have done for Benghazi? Go to war with Libya? Attack Iran? And, what would he have done about the current threat?
Maybe a better question would be WWRD, What would Romney do?
It is amazing how the Republicans could rubber stamp every action "W" did while condemning everything President Obama does. I am sure if Romney won the rubber stamp would be getting well used.
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1. To be entirely fair, Dubya got quite a bit of bipartisan rubber stamping
It wasn't just Republicans that voted for Smirk's crap.
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2. Are ya still wondering about racists? n/t
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3. I have found the internet outrage machine to be depressing
If Romney was President, then DU would be the opposite, we would be spewing outrage and trying to create outrage over everything Romney was doing.
I admit that I fell for some of this when Bush was President and also for some of it when Obama was President as well (as the far left seemed to be also ginning up outrage over everything Obama was doing).
No matter what though, there always seems to be a surplus of people who are outraged about something and others who will GET outraged at the drop of a hate (supposed to be hat, but I wrote hate first and thought it was sorta apropo).
I am sorta reminded of the classic Trek episode where there was an entity which fed off of hate and it set up a situation creating conflict between some Klingons and the Enterprise, so it could feed off of the violence and hate that it was creating.
Sometimes it feels like our whole nation is being played this way, except that the entities are people who feed off of clicks to their site or eyeballs watching their TV show, but they feed - get their fame and fortune by stirring us up and playing us for fools.
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A DUO from Rockbourne are appearing at Glastonbury this weekend after being shortlisted from 6,000 entries.
Chantelle Pike and Hannah Dean, who call themselves Eyes for Gertrude, are thought to be on the brink of major success.
This year they've made the Glasto Emerging Talent shortlist, appeared on BBC's Loose Ends with guest Jo Whiley, who wanted to play their tracks on her show - and now they'll be at Glastonbury playing two gigs on the Mandala stage.
Ms Pike said: "It's fantastic to be playing at such an iconic festival and we're looking forward to banishing those World Cup blues.
"And it chimes so well with the imminent release of our album. Can't wait."
According to Glasto judge Tony Hardy, Eyes for Gertrude "immediately stood out for how well the voices complement each other - the first pure, strong Nashville, and the second offering English Rose delicacy - great live act."
Ms Pike added: "We draw on our roots, even the videos for two of our three releases - Rag and Bone and our latest, Messing Around, were shot around Fordingbridge and Rockbourne.
"Locals and visitors have been trying to guess where everywhere is."
Ms Dean said: "Once people go on our website it'll explain why they might have seen a small car trundling around Hampshire and Dorset with a large space rocket on its roof."
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Since early July, Conor Byrne has been undergoing a transformation. Now the facelift is almost complete.
General manager Diarmuid Cullen tells us that they were inspired by the original Owl Saloon (shown below).
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A bulldozer driver injured when the machine rolled at Mataikona in Wairarapa yesterday probably owes his life to a bush cage.
The man, in his 50s, was part of a firewood-cutting crew who were felling and stacking manuka on a block off remote Pack Spur Rd about 11am, when the bulldozer plunged downhill. It rolled at least three times before coming to rest on its tracks about 200m down the hill.
The cab on the bulldozer kept driver inside and may have saved him from life-threatening injuries.
The Castlepoint Fire Party and a Life Flight rescue helicopter responded to a 111 call for help which had to be made from a house in the area as there was no cellphone or radio coverage. The site could only be reached by 4WD vehicles.
Anders Crofoot said the fire party found the man conscious and had been well cared for by his fellow workers. "We were very grateful for that because we didn't know whether he would have been trapped under the bulldozer and we had brought jacks and things out," he said.
The Life Flight Trust helicopter responded with a Wellington Free Ambulance paramedic. Crewman Dave Greenberg said it was lucky the driver did not get thrown out of the cab on the way down.
He had nevertheless suffered multiple injuries but none were life-threatening. His injuries are believed to include cuts to the head and rib injuries.
The bulldozer driver was taken to Wellington Hospital's emergency department for assessment and treatment.
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American workers are a productive bunch. In fact, many argued that we produced ourselves into a recession, or at least made it more difficult to recover. The undeniable fact though is that companies expect their employees to do more than ever before.
There are obvious benefits to having high expectations for your employees. Companies wouldn't be able to compete if they didn't reward the employees who make them the most money. They need to keep labor costs down and profits up. These are pretty logical basics of the business world.
And yet, there's a possible drawback to the increased workloads that employees are seeing at businesses across the country. When you're busy and focused on completing your tasks for ten hours a day, it leaves very little time for employees to be creative. Even worse, too much stress can lead employees to completely shut down, unable to perform because they have too much to do.
Is it possible that all our productivity demands are squashing out the creative energy from our offices? Plenty of businesses ask that their employees "think outside the box" or brainstorm problem solving, but if you leave no room for free thought, how much can you expect to accomplish?
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CUTTING COSTS: Palm Beach officials consider outsourcing school bus service to reduce expenses, the Palm Beach Post reports. (Palm Beach Post photo)
MAJOR PROBLEMS: A UF psychiatrist writes in the Ocala Star-Banner that the four-day school week has too many negatives.
WHAT TO WEAR? The Flagler School Board will consider requiring a district-wide student uniform that's not as strict as private schools, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports. • Polk officials look into high school student uniforms, the Ledger reports.
ON HOLD: North Florida school districts delay school construction projects as money dwindles away, the Florida Times-Union reports.
FIRABLE OFFENSE? The Broward School Board considers whether to dismiss a teacher who did nothing while her husband beat their daughter, the Sun-Sentinel reports.
FAMU INVESTIGATION: More Florida A&M students step forward to allege harassment at the school, the AP reports.
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Plan your Wuyishan Tour? Roaring Tiger Roack is one of the attractions in Wuyishan Scenic Area. Visiting Tiger Roar Rock is often combined with the trip to A Thread of Sky since the two attractions are close to each other on the same trail, about 4km west of Wuyishan National Holiday Resort.
Basically visiting the Roaring Tiger Rock takes about two hours, and one hour for viewing A Thread of Sky. The two attractions combined will take you half day. On the morning of September 05, 2011, we took a trishaw from Wuyishan Holiday Resort and got to Wuyi Palace, where we took the shuttle bus for the entrance to the Roaring Tiger Rock.
We took the shuttle bus at the bus terminal at Wuyi Palace for Roaring Tiger Rock. Only the shuttle buses owned by Wuyishan Scenery are allowed to be in operation. No other vehicles are permitted to do business in Wuyishan Scenic Area.
We took the shuttle bus at the bus terminal at Wuyi Palace for Roaring Tiger Rock.
We started to climb in a loop trail on the stone paved or rock carved steps to the top of Roaring Tiger Rock. The Roaring Tiger Rock is a desk-typed hill with steep cliffs at the sea level of 424.2 meters. Hiking on the zigzag trails makes people feel as if ascending to the sky. The legends has it that an immortal rode a roaring tiger on a rock, hence the name of Roaring Tiger Rock. Actually the sound of the tiger roaring comes from a rock cave blown by the mountain wind, which caused the sound similar to the roaring of a tiger.
Sedan chairs service is available for those who don't have strong legs at the cost RMB 500 for a round trip.
Soon we found a hike trail map carved in the rock at the starting point for a loop hike starting to climb up the treacherous hero hill and then walking down from other side of the hill.
Climbing up the Tiger Roaring Rock through the Hero Hill was the most challenging leg of our hike around the hill. If you have a faint heart, don't hike on this trail. Basically it was quite safe for the hike since the steps were firm carved in the rock and stone railings were solid.
On the top, we had a better view of the surrounding peaks and hill.
Where was the Tiger Roaring Rock? It was very strange, on the hill top, we didn't find any sign pointing to the Rock. Later we knew the hill we had just summited was the Tiger Roaring Rock. We continued to walk till we came aross a sightseeing platform where again we had a panoramic view of the peaks in Wuyishan Mountains.
Posed on the sightseeing platform witht the double-breast peaks as the background.
Was that the cave producing the roaring tiger sound propelled by the mountain wind? We were not quite sure. Now the cave was now used as a temple, Taoist or Budhhist?
A Cave Temple
We walked down along the cemented ladders attached to the rock.
On the hillside of the Tiger Roaring Rock, we met Godess of Mercy carved on the cave turned temple – Tian Cheng Temple which was first built in 1707. Tian Cheng literally means "Made by Heaven".
Godess of Mercy carved on the cave turned temple
After visiting the Tian Cheng Temple, we continue to trek down the Roaring Tiger Rock.
Finishing the loop trail hike around the Roaring Tiger Rock, we walked through a green tea tree field, which belonged to a tea selling company.


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Since 1947, The Living Theatre has created an imaginative alternative to the commercial stage by using the theatre to further social change.
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Weeks Music Library houses the International Archive of Double Bass Recordings, which was established in 1997 by a gift from Alumni of the University Paula and David Bonner. The Archive consists of audio and video recordings and is designed to assist students and professionals in their study of performing artists and the repertoire of the double bass. Dr. Lucas Drew, Professor Emeritus, is adviser for the Archive. This continually growing archive currently contains over 160 recordings.
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The moderators of the Corpus Paulinum Discussion List
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Jesus and the Spiral of Violence (1992), Sociology and the
Jesus Movement (1989), Archeology, History, and Society in
Galilee (1996), and many other works,
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members and other interested parties on the ideas and arguments set out
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Message and the Kingdom. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2002) and the
Introduction and the introductory essays to each of the four chapters in
Paul and Empire.
The Seminar, to be carried out under the auspices of Corpus Paulinum and
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Capital markets may have overcapitalized the craft brewing industry during a flurry of new IPOs. In the context of this "hot" IPO market each individual company's valuation may seem reasonable. However, after careful analysis of each company's financial statement and upon consideration of analysts' forecasts of the industry's growth prospects, it is unclear whether the craft brewing industry is overcapitalized. This could be another "hot" then "crash" IPO industry, like biotech or the computer disk drive industry.
To expose students to business analysis and valuation of Boston Beer Co. (BBC) and its competitors in the craft brewing industry. Provides an opportunity for students to conduct a complete financial statement analysis at BBC using four steps: business strategy analysis, accounting analysis, financial analysis, and prospective analysis.
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"[T]his is the first serious biography of the mufti to appear in 14 years and only the fourth ever to appear in English. The authors should be encouraged to greatly expand their research for a much larger second edition. The first edition is already valuable for the dark tale it tells."--Marin Sieff, Sunday Times
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"For anyone seriously interested in the century-old Arab/Jewish struggle for the land they both call holy, you must get acquainted with Gudrun Krämer's A History of Palestine. A professor of Islamic studies at Free University of Berlin, she presents an exhaustive overview of the country's past from the Ottoman conquest to the creation of Israel, albeit with a subtle Arabist slant."--Tim Boxer, 15 Minutes Magazine
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London: He has been one of England's finds in the ongoing Test series against India and off-spinner Moeen Ali feels that visiting team's batsmen took him lightly which ensured a bagful of wickets for him.
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Moeen currently has 19 wickets at a stellar average of 22.94 with two brilliant spells at the Ageas Bowl and Old Trafford as England have gone 2-1 up in the series. "They (Indian batsmen) felt I was an easy target, a guy they could get easy runs from, which has helped me quite a bit," 27-year-old Moeen was quoted as saying by ESPN Cricinfo.
"If they attack me, now I'm bowling well, I've got a chance. But they're very good players of spin. I don't know how I'm getting these wickets but I'm happy to! I feel like I'm on top and I feel I can get players out," an ecstatic Moeen said. The bearded all-rounder said that even though he would like to have a lethal weapon like doosra in his armoury, he is happy with what he has at the moment.
"Yeah, I don't need it at the moment. The way I'm bowling at the moment, attacking both sides of the bat because some of them are going straight on, means I don't really need it. I'd still like to have it in my repertoire but it needs a lot more work," he said. "I don't want to get carried away. But I do feel that I've taken a big step towards being a decent Test spinner. I feel like I have more control, and that my captain and team-mates can trust me," he did a critical assessment of his performance so far. Interestingly, it is ICC's Elite Panel umpire and former Sri Lankan offie Kumar Dharmasena, whose tips have helped him greatly while troubling the Indian batsmen.


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UPDATED, 4 p.m. Friday: Texas businessman Rollin King, who brought up the idea of Southwest Airlines to his attorney in 1967, died Thursday at his Dallas home.
King, 83, was a San Antonio businessman who sat down with his attorney, Herb Kelleher, to sketch out the idea for an intra-Texas airline. The idea turned into Air Southwest. By the time all the battles were finished and the airline began flying on June 18, 1971, the company had been renamed Southwest Airlines.
Today, it carries more passengers in the United States than any other carrier. Southwest Airlines has just issued this statement: "It is with heavy heart that the Company reports the passing of Southwest Airlines co-founder Rollin King."
"The extended family of Southwest Airlines employees and retirees shares in the loss of Rollin King and honors the legacy of affordable air travel he sparked more than forty years ago," Southwest chairman, president and CEO Gary Kelly said.
"We hold the King family high in our thoughts today as we pause to pay tribute to a man whose great idea, resourcefulness, and perseverance launched Southwest Airlines in our endeavor to democratize the sky—first over Texas, then America," Kelly said.
"I am indeed profoundly saddened to learn of Rollin's passing. His idea to create a low cost-low fare, better-service-quality airline in Texas subsequently proved to be an empirical role model for not only the U.S. as a whole but, ultimately, for all of the world's inhabited continents," Kelleher said in a statement. "The people of Southwest Airlines grieve with Rollin's family; mourn his absence; and thank him for his vision. God bless Rollin King!"
President emeritus Colleen Barrett told Southwest retirees in a note Friday that King "suffered a severe stroke about a year ago and the damage done by that stroke began an irreversible process." She said King "passed away peacefully."
Barrett also indicated in a note that King likely will be honored in a memorial service this fall.
The official myth is that King and Kelleher were at a San Antonio bar when they used a cocktail napkin to sketch out a map of Southwest's proposed route system: a triangle linking San Antonio, Dallas and Houston.
Kelleher in a 2008 interview with us said the idea originally came from King's banker in San Antonio. "What really kindled my hopes and optimism with respect to Rollin's idea, which he got from John Parker, a banker in San Antonio, his banker, was studying PSA [Pacific Southwest Airlines, a California intrastate airline].I said, 'Well, they've done pretty well in California.' So I said, 'This could be done.'"
As to the map drawn on a napkin, King told us in a 2007 interview that there was never any such napkin.
But the myth became reality in this regard: Southwest's first flights did link Dallas to San Antonio and to Houston. The third leg, San Antonio-Houston, began Nov. 14, 1971.
King and Kelleher incorporated the company March 15, 1967, but competitors Braniff International, Trans-Texas Airways and Continental Airlines waged a vigorous legal battle to keep the proposed airline grounded. Eventually, Kelleher was able to beat back the challenges, winning before the U.S. Supreme Court in December 1970 and surviving one last challenge before the Texas Supreme Court on June 17, 1971.
King and Kelleher hired airline veteran Lamar Muse to run the company in early 1971, and Muse was primarily responsible for putting together the early style and operations of Southwest Airlines.
King remained active as a Southwest executive vice president, but he and Muse increasingly came into conflict. Muse in his 2002 autobiography Southwest Passage wrote that by 1976, "the relationship between Rollin King and myself had become more and more strained as each month went by."
According to Muse, Muse eventually pushed King out of his job as executive vice president of operations in early 1976. King opted to fly as a Southwest pilot until 1978.
Muse wrote that in the first half of March 1978, "I made up my mind that, one way or the other, Rollin King and I were parting ways."
Muse wrote a March 1978 letter to the board announcing his resignation as of April 24, 1978. To his surprise, the board accepted his resignation at a March 28, 1978, meeting.
Muse said King was maneuvering to be named president and CEO. Instead, the board installed Kelleher as temporary CEO, and King left the company as an employee, according to Muse.
(As a side note, we encouraged King a number of years ago to write his own account of the founding of Southwest Airlines, to give his side of the King-Muse feud. He said that maybe he would when he got back from his summer home in Santa Fe. But it never happened.)
King served on the airline's board of directors for 39 years, from its incorporation in 1967 until King's May 2006 retirement from the board.
According to Southwest, King was involved in executive education and consulting as the principal of Rollin King Associations between Jan. 1, 1989, until he retired Dec. 31, 1995. At one time, he also operated the King Sporting Agency.


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This tutorial goes through the steps to creating a beautiful skyline above a grassy field.
I'd recommend making this image 779 pixels wide, so it fits perfectly on a 800×600 screen.
1 – Vivid Clouds
use the Paint tool to Fill the area with a tan colour. I've used DDCE92 here.
Use the Layer Tool to Create a new layer.
Press D to set the colours back to black and white.
Click Filter > Render > Clouds.
Change the layer's Mode from Normal to Vivid Light. This makes the clouds, well, "vivid" 🙂
Keep pressing Ctrl+F to redo the Clouds until you're happy.
2 – Brushing in a green area
Create a new layer.
Select a medium green colour (I've used #006000 here)
Choose a fairly large, blurry brush from the drop-down list and brush in an uneven area at the bottom of your image.
3 – Adding grass and a title
Create a new layer.
Change your background colour to a slightly darker green than your foreground colour. (I've used #003200 here.)
In the list of brushes at the top left of the screen, scroll down about two thirds of the way down, and choose Dune Grass. Look out for a brush at size 112, and you'll find it. Change its Master Diameter to 30, and start brushing in your grass. Try to stay roughly at the edge of the green area, though it's not a problem if the green shows through a bit.
Add in your own text. I've used the Plaza Swash font here. Resist the urge to give your text a bevel or shadow. You don't want to lessen the aurora effect with a big plastic-bevel header. 🙂
Click File > Save for Web, and save the image as a gif. I usually use Jpeg, Quality 60, but in this case, a jpeg mashes the strands of grass together.
4 – Creating a sliver
Select a big patch of grass, the whole width of your image.
Click Image > Crop.
Save this image for the web, using the same settings as the last image.
5 – Creating a shader
A shader (in this case) is a very small image, that's partly transparent, and partly black. When it's tiled over another image, it effectively darkens that image.
Create a new image, two pixels wide, and two pixels high. Press Ctrl + several times to zoom in.
Create a new layer.
Use the Pencil Tool (may be hidden under the Brush Tool) to put in two black dots as shown.
Delete the Background layer. This should reveal the grey and white checkerboard pattern underneath, which indicates that the area is transparent.
Save the image for the web, as a gif. Make sure the Transparency box is ticked.
6 – Making a divider
Create a new image, net quite as wide as your original.
Create a new layer.
Fill the area with an orangey-yellow. I've used #FFDE00 here.
Right-click the layer, in the Layers list, and choose Blending Options. Give the layer a Bevel. Change the Gloss Contour to Ring – Double.
Save this image for the web.


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Why Hasn't President Obama Responded to Westboro Baptist Church White House Petitions?
It has now been about 4 months since petitions regarding the Westboro Baptist Church were started on the White House's website, and there has been no response from President Obama. The original petition to "Legally recognize Westboro Baptist Church as a hate group" went up on December, 14, 2012 and needed 25,000 signatures by January, 13, 2013 to warrant a response from the president.With 353,521 signatures, the petition is the most popular in the history of the "We the People" section of the whitehouse.gov website. Subsequent petitions addressing the Church, including one to "Investigate the IRS tax-exempt status of the Westboro Baptist Church" are also some of the most popular on the "We the People" website. With that being said, why no response to these petitions that so many people cared so much about that they took the time to register with the site and sign?
We looked at some of the other petitions on the site to see what the average response time has been, and what we found was a mixed bag of results. Some petitions were answered very quickly, while others have gone unanswered for quite some time. Here's what the website itself says about how long it will take to respond:
It is very possible that the administration is a bit overwhelmed with petitions as they raised the minimum threshold of signatures required to warrant a response from 25,000 to 100,000 at the end of 2012. Even with that being said, you'd think a prompt response to the most popular petition on the site wouldn't be ignored for too long. We've e-mailed "We the People" and will let you know how they respond when we hear back on the petition.


text: Prep notebook: Boone Classic dedicated to coal miners By Rick Ryan August 20, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- This year's Boone County Grid Classic, set for Friday at Scott High's turf field in Madison, is being dedicated to the county's coal miners.The opening ceremony of the three-team scrimmage will include a tribute to miners, with former college coaches Don Nehlen (West Virginia) and Bob Pruett (Marshall) participating in the event. They will also sign autographs and meet with the public.Gates open at 5 p.m., with Nehlen and Pruett available for autographs at 5:15 and the opening ceremony starting at 6.The football scrimmage pairings between the county's three high school teams are as follows - Scott vs. Sherman at 7, Sherman vs. Van at 8:30 and Van vs. Scott at 10."I'm very excited about the coal miner tribute,'' said Rob Nelson, the event's organizer. "Most, if not all of us, have a family member who is a coal miner. I am proud of my coal mining heritage.''Bands, cheerleaders, majorettes and football players from Boone County's junior highs, middle schools and youth football organizations will also participate.Admission is $7, but free for children not yet in first grade. All proceeds will be split among the three high schools. Supervised inflatable games will be available for children. Nelson thanked the cooperation of Bill Raney (president, West Virginia Coal Association), Chris Adkins (director, Driven Knights, Inc.), Mark Sumpter (president, Boone County Board of Education), John Hudson (superintendent, Boone County schools) and Mike Day (executive vice-president, Patriot Coal) for helping the event take place.Rein's hopeThere's something about basketball players-turned-receivers at Logan.Three years ago, Wildcats hoops standout Deyonta Coleman came out for football and blossomed into a second-team all-stater with his receiving skills. He averaged 22 yards a catch and his 11 touchdown receptions covered distances from 28 to 85 yards. Now, it's senior Josh Rein who could be following in those footsteps.Rein, also a starter for the school's baseball and basketball squads, flourished as a wideout last year, catching 30 passes for 689 yards and nine TDs, averaging 23 yards per catch."He's one of the best I've been around,'' said Logan coach Gary Mullins. "I hope somebody [in college] gives him a look."He never says one word, but it's a highlight show in practice every day with the things he does. He's probably the best blocking wide receiver I've ever coached, along with everything he does in baseball and basketball. He's a tremendous kid and anytime the ball goes in his direction . . . well, our quarterbacks know they've just got to get it out to him and let him make plays.'' Scrimmage scrapsA few comments from Kanawha Valley coaches following their first scrimmages on Saturday:Steve Stoffel Jr., St. Albans (vs. Capital) - "Capital's a pretty good football team with speed out the wazoo, and going in it [was a concern] with our ones against their ones. But we created three turnovers in the first 10 plays, so we're pleased with our defense. We have five new faces on the offensive line since [returning starter] Preston Lester broke his ankle, and we weren't overly enthused there, but we weren't disappointed, either. They're all correctable mistakes. We're leaps and bounds from where we were last year. I think we'll be better. It all depends on what everyone else looks like.''Eddie Smolder, Sissonville (vs. Tolsia) - "We're nowhere close to where we need to be, but I was pleased with our discipline and effort. We're making strides every day to get better. The best thing is that [preseason] practice is a little bit different because we're in school already [students reported Aug. 9]. I think the kids have handled that pretty well. The kids spend all day resting, then we have practice, but we didn't get tired at all last Saturday, so we're pleased with that.''Jeremy Taylor, Hurricane (vs. Parkersburg South) - "I wasn't disappointed. They were big people like we had trouble with last year, but we moved them a little bit. We scored more than they did, but we did have a little more speed than what they had. I thought we played well. Austin Hensley [QB] and Zach Pate [tailback] played a quarter. We just wanted to see how things go. There's no reason [to play them a lot] - the games don't count. It'd be a shame to lose someone in a game that doesn't count. It's better to have everyone when you open.''Buffalo sits it outThe only Kanawha Valley team that doesn't have a second scrimmage scheduled this weekend is Buffalo (see schedule, Page 2B).The Bison worked out against Clay County last Saturday, and that's going to be the team's lone scrimmage, as it opted not to hold another."We always seem to get people hurt in scrimmages,'' said Buffalo coach Mike Sawyer. "My feeling is one scrimmage gives us what we need.'' Reach Rick Ryan at 304-348-5175 or email@example.com. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 St. Albans rallies to beat Riverside, 21-17 3 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 4 Richwood mayor on leave amid investigation of purchases 5 WVU law professor announces run for Congress Roundup: Herd concludes Canada trip with 5-0 mark Previous Story Marshall notebook: C-USA lines up six bowl deals from 2014-19 Next Story


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Nuclear Energies is a three volumes VIII/3A, B, C of Energy Technologies should primarily serve scientists, engineers, and students to gain information on physical, chemical, and technical properties of all technologies to provide, convert, distribute, store, and finally use energy. They are supplemented with economic background information and with specific concepts, to allow the reader a proper comparison of different energy technologies. In this way these volumes on energy technologies should help human society pave the way towards sufficient and environmentally safe provision and use of energy. The various contributions have been written by experts from all around the globe working in universities, public research institutions, and private industrial companies.
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MRS. SARAH J. MAXFIELD, a prominent lady among the citizens of Barr Township, is known far and wide as a true hearted woman of genial nature and charitable disposition, who willingly takes her part in every movement for the good of the community, and stands unflinchingly for the right, whenever expediency and principle come in conflict. Her womanly character makes her beloved by all who know her, and her intelligence gives to her a strong influence with all.
The father of our subject, Jacob Petefish, was born in Rockingham County, Va., as was also her mother, whose name in girlhood was Elizabeth Price. They emigrated from the Old Dominion to the Prairie State in 1834, and settled in what is now Cass County, where they both died. Their daughter Sarah, was like themselves a native of Rockingham County, Va., and as she was born November 9, 1816, she had reached the age of eighteen years, when she came with her parents to Illinois.
The marriage of Sarah Petefish with Robert H. Maxfield, took place in Cass County, this State, December 17, 1840. Her husband was a son of George and Sarah E. (Thomas) Maxfield, who came from Boone County, Ky., to Illinois, early in the '30s, settling in Greene County. The father died in Barr Township, and the mother passed away while residing in Waverly, Ill.
Robert H. Maxfield was born in Boone County, Ky., March 20, 1810, and came to Illinois early in the '30s. He was a carpenter by trade, which calling he followed in connection with farming. During the later years of his life he devoted his attention exclusively to agriculture. After marriage this couple settled upon the homestead in Barr township, now occupied by the widow, and here this faithful husband died June 15, 1876.
Mrs. Maxfield is the mother of eight children: John W., a farmer in Barr township, who was thrown from a wagon in Scottville Township, and died October 31, 1887, from these injuries; Sarah Elizabeth, who is the wife of Caleb Capps, of whom our readers will find more under that name; James K., who is a Methodist clergyman in Nebraska; Ella P.; Clarissa A., the wife of John Kissick; Robert L., a farmer in Nebraska; Martha Belle, the wife of James M. Pulliam; and Edwin G., a farmer in Nebraska.
The husband of our subject was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his loss was greatly felt by his pastor and brethren as well as by his bereaved family. His widow is identified with the same church and an active laborer in religious work. Mr. Maxfield owned at one time about eight hundred acres upon which he made substantial improvements, and erected excellent buildings.


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Thread: Turned off by Popularity?
March 31st, 2012 01:10 AM #16Member
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Eh...I know two Hadleys under the age of 2. And I live in the sparsely populated South Dakota. That said, I almost named my son Evangelos and I'm glad I didn't because a family moved here who has a son named Evangelos. It's a pretty rare name. My daughter Crimson also has a rare name, it's never been in the top 1000, yet there were two others (that I know of) in the town of 25,000 people where she was born...and another one with a very, very similar last name in our current town of 10,000 people. At least they aren't in the same grade, but they are only two grades apart and both Crimson S. The ENTIRE reason I named her Crimson was so that she wouldn't have more than one of her in school. That's what ya call failure right there!! I guess my point is that you can't really avoid such a random thing, even when it's your goal! But if you really, really want to avoid that in the future, I'd skip Hadley and name the baby Holly or Sharon.~*~ Mom to Kellie Alicen Helena, Crimson Alexandria Eleanor, Cassandra Rejeanne Elia, Cyrus Evander Leif, and Starling Roxana Skye ~*~
March 31st, 2012 01:51 AM #18Senior Member
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If you were going to name your baby boy that name if he was a girl then you obviously love it. Sounds like popularity of the name would have went up anyway. Who cares by popularity. Names are names and we share them in this world. So what? If your son was going to be named say Ava if he was a girl and you loved it then and now name your kid your dream name. She'll be your only Ava or whatever. GL
March 31st, 2012 02:02 AM #20
Popularity really does bother me, but sometimes there are exceptions. Maybe you should start paying attention to the kids names you hear while you're out and about and see if you ever hear of any little Hadley's. Lucy is the exception on my list because with all the childcares I've been to and worked in, I've never actually met a little Lucy. I know one that is my age and another that is a couple of years older, but none that are small even though it's about 25 in popularity for my state. It just depends. Sometimes a popular name might not be quite so popular on your town.
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Popularity is a major issue for me. I have a name that has always been somewhere near the top 10, and growing up there were three others in my class with the same name. We all had different nicknames (though not necessarily our idea) just to distinguish us. I'm now a college professor, and every year I have at least one Brittney in my classes. One year I had four in the same class! Whether it's fair or not, on a subconscious level I think I tend remember those students who have less common names, although I often pity the ones whose parents have opted for the creative spelling or the completely unpronounceable name. I favor classic names that are not trendy or overly popular, and I will never give a child a name in the top 100.


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Erin Lucas
If you're looking for a feisty female confidante you can't go wrong with Erin Lucas. This beautiful brunette filled the role of Whitney Port's BFF admirably during the first season of her MTV reality show The City. Alas, Port will be on her own for season two as Lucas has left the hit series after just 13 episodes to pursue other career options. "After filming I have really learned to appreciate my personal time much more," she says. "I don't know how Whit does it -- girl's a trooper."
AppealA self-proclaimed serial dater, Erin Lucas is a downtown party girl with a penchant for stringing along three men at a time. Don't get the wrong idea about her, though. This 24-year-old NYU grad isn't promiscuous; she's just open-minded. "Trying new things is always fun for me," she says. "Throw me in with anyone and I'll be fine." That was especially evident during the first season of The City as Lucas dated a wide variety of eligible young bachelors. Unfortunately, her egalitarian approach sometimes backfires, leading her to endure some rather unsavory sleeping arrangements. "I have an invisible tattoo on my forehead that says 'make out with me'" she jokes, "and only guys who live on futons can read it."
SuccessErin Lucas is the first to admit that she isn't a star. Not yet, anyhow. "I don't think I have become famous really," she says. "I'll get a nod every now and then, here and there, but I don't know. I've had a couple of drunk run-ins for sure." That should change in the months to come as this beautiful brunette attempts to take charge of her fledgling career. Whether she'll succeed remains uncertain, but she definitely has the right attitude. "I don't take anything too seriously," she explains. "The most important thing is to be present and take advantage of the opportunities that come your way. I'm too young to limit myself and I'm open to anything… except porn."
Erin Lucas BiographyErin Lucas was born to be a star. The daughter of AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams, she grew up on the road tagging along with her famous father. "I wrote a lot of book reports to send back to my teachers," she says, "but I loved traveling and being in a different city each night. I'm a bit of a gypsy."
erin lucas meets whitney portErin Lucas' travels eventually took her to the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in southeastern California where she met a perky young blonde named Whitney Port. "Our then-boyfriends are best friends and we all shacked up in an RV for the weekend," Lucas says. "[Port] was pretty shy at first but once she opened up we got on famously. I remember our boys cracking jokes like, 'Oh, look at you two -- BFFs!'"
erin lucas joins the cityThe pair kept track of one another over the next three years, at first by phone and e-mail, and later through the medium of television when Port joined the cast of the MTV reality show The Hills in 2006, alongside Lauren Conrad, Audrina Patridge and Heidi Montag. Port quickly became a fan favorite on the program and was eventually offered her own spin-off series set in New York, where her bestie Lucas was attending NYU. "I got a Facebook message from the producers asking if I wanted to be part of the show," Lucas recalls. "And I thought, 'Why not? I love Whitney, I love New York, it could be fun.'"
erin lucas lives her life out loudThe two girls moved in to a loft in New York's trendy Gramercy neighborhood and signed on to have every facet of their lives documented over a 13-episode run. Although by now Port was accustomed to living her life onscreen, it took Lucas a while to get used to having cameras follow her every move. "At first it was definitely a shock, but the crew becomes your family," she says. "You spend so much time with them and you start to ignore the cameras after a while… You've got to take it all in stride." That's just what she did. Lucas quickly established herself as the voice of reason on the show as she helped Port and others navigate their complicated love lives. She also proved herself to be a savvy young businesswoman when she landed a job with One Model Management as a talent liaison and project coordinator.
erin lucas leaves the cityAlthough Erin Lucas enjoyed her foray into reality television, she has since made the decision to leave the show. "At this point in my life, I'm still figuring everything out," she says, "just going with the flow. But I am dabbling with music -- been writing some songs here and there and taking acting classes. As far as career goals go though, I don't want to limit myself. Life is too short not to say yes to any opportunity."
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Guest Post By:
David Schwartz, CEO and Co-Founder, Analytical Path
So it's official. The app business is a $25 billion a year business and growing. There are now well over 800,000 apps on the Apple App Store and over 700,000 on Google Play. Add to that the ones you'll find on the Microsoft, Blackberry and Amazon stores and now you're talking millions of apps. As the number of iPhones, iPads, Kindles, Android smartphones and tablets surges, not to mention the new watches, TVs and Google glasses that will also be app-enabled, there is no doubt that we've entered a brave new app world.
Of course, not all apps are created equal. Some are fantastically well-designed and offer great features and utility to users, and the rest are either mediocre at best or junk at worst. So sometimes you don't get what you paid for. Most apps are 'free' and the one that do charge cost around $2.99 to $4.99 for the tablet version and a bit less for smartphone ones. And in case you were wondering, if you bought every app on the Apple App store, for example, it would set you back $1.15 million (or $121,000 if you just like the games). But the real action is within the app, what are referred to as 'freemium' apps. These apps are free to download and install but offer various virtual items ranging in price from $0.99 to $99.99. This business model has created some super successful apps (especially games) and at the same time has proven to be the bane of many parents – how many of your kids bought those Smurf Berries and chalked up double-digit or triple-digit credit card bills?
Let's delve a little deeper into the ecosystem of apps for a bit. As you wade through iTunes and search your favorite categories you are bombarded by a slew of app icons. The best of the litter make their way to the "Top Seller", "Top Grossing", "Top Free", "Editor's Picks", and "What We're Playing" groupings, at which point the app is golden and the team that made it can finally pay for their 6-12 months of hard work and earn a nice tidy profit. The rest languish on in app store obscurity. And each day the numbers grow with 800 new apps being added to the overall mix (more so on Google Play), each hoping to catch your attention and get you to tap on it. For most apps, however, the extent of their engagement with the prospective consumer is just a fleeting glimpse of their icon and that's all. The analogy is like going through supermarket aisle by aisle as you are hit with a flood of products as you walk by giving the upper and lower shelve products nary a glance.
Taking the analogy a step further, let's look at the game category, which is a hotbed of activity, yet is somewhat reminiscent of the cereal aisle at your local supermarket. At the supermarket you'll see lots of bright reds, oranges and yellows with all manner of characters beckoning you (or your kids) to buy.
Transpose back to the app store – in this case the Top Grossing iPad game apps as seen below – and you're hit with lots of bright colors and characters that, just like their cereal box counterparts, have their eyes trained on you to catch your attention get you to tap on it – "Look at me! Look at me! Install me now!" So in other words, much has to happen with that little image called the icon in a very brief instant to get you to engage with it. It has to convey quality, reliability and entertainment all in one go.
But look elsewhere on the store, for example the Social Networking category, and you'll find a very different array of icons and imagery. There you see simpler yet more expressive icons with softer colors. It is certainly a very different juxtaposition from the games category with its loudness. In this case these social networking apps are strong brand extensions of the services and networks to which the apps serve as gateways. The point being that there are many different approaches to how the apps are marketed.
Therefore, regardless of the type of app, the icon is a critical piece of the marketing puzzle in creating that first engagement with the prospective user. After that, the app name, price point(s), screenshots, descriptions and ratings are important factors in leading the buyer to the install or purchase.
Which brings me to why I'm writing this blog post on Life With 2 Boys. I co-founded a company called Analytical Path and we provide a Web-based platform that enables the creators of apps to test market their app's icons, screenshots, app names and other creative assets, before they go live with their apps on the store, in front of an audience of evaluators. These evaluators can be anyone who has an interest in expressing his or her opinions about what they like and dislike, and what they find appealing or not about these app materials. For app creators they gain valuable information that will help them better tailor and refine their app's marketing once they are ready for release. For the evaluator, they become part of the creative process by sharing their opinions and, importantly, earn points (through the Analytical Path site) that they can accrue and redeem for awards, such as gift cards. What is more, evaluators who are fans of certain apps can then follow the progress of the app's development and subsequent release on the app store.
At present we are actively seeking evaluators to sign up. Signing up is entirely free and you can do so here. There is nothing to download and all the evaluations are done through the Web browser. When you log into the site you will see a number of app evaluations currently open for you to check out. The typical evaluation takes about 5 to 7 minutes and combines rating scale questions as well as open-ended comment sections. For each evaluation of an app the evaluator will earn 1 point. Additionally, if you refer a family member or friend to the Analytical Path evaluator program, you will earn 1 point for each one who signs up. You can then redeem your accrued points on the Points Store page for gift cards, which at present are iTunes Gift Cards but other types will soon be available.
Please take a moment to check out the site and sign up to be an Evaluator today. Then start the various evaluations that are available. Also, please help us spread the word too as we hope to get as many evaluators as possible so that we can in turn bring in more apps for evaluation. If you have any questions about the Evaluator Program please do not hesitate to write me at email@example.com. Thank you!


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GlobeMed at Rhodes College partners with AMOS to enhance the health of rural populations in Nicaragua by providing them access to potable water.
GlobeMed at Rhodes College + A Ministry of Sharing Health and Hope
GlobeMed at Rhodes College | Memphis, Tennessee
A Ministry of Sharing Health and Hope (AMOS) | Managua, Nicaragua
Key Fact
Since 2010 the AMOS Household Water Treatment (HWT) Program has assisted nineteen Nicaraguan communities, installing a total of 1,121 filters.
"The opportunity to actively participate in projects I've heard about for so long, like the water filters, was surreal; the fact that I get to bring my experience back home to energize my chapter is exhilarating."
– Carolyn Lamere, Rhodes College '12
About the Partnership
The dream for AMOS began in 1967 with the work of Dr. Gustavo Parajón. Faced with overwhelming need in the poorest rural communities, Dr. Parajón frequently remarked: "In Nicaragua, a doctor shouldn't just be a doctor; a doctor must also be a teacher." This vision for empowerment gave birth to a broad health care initiative that continues to focus on local leadership development. The heart of Dr. Parajón's work focused on the communities themselves, teaching local people to provide basic primary health care services, thereby dramatically reducing unnecessary illness and death. This focus on strengthening communities through education and preventive care lives on in AMOS today under the direction of Drs. David & Laura Parajón.
AMOS has seen tremendous growth under the direction of Drs. David & Laura Parajón. The health care project that began with a small collection of 13 communities in the municipality of San José de los Remates has now grown to encompass 27 communities in four departments, offering basic health care to over 13,000 people. The Parajóns are American Baptist missionaries with degrees in medicine, public health and business.
AMOS is well positioned for future growth. A culture of leadership development is woven throughout the organization from the directors to the supervisors to the health promoters themselves. Education is at the core of development, as those with knowledge impart it to those who lack, eventually bringing the level of collective shared knowledge to a higher plane.
Since 2010, AMOS has been working with communities and their local health committees to improve access to safe drinking water through the implementation of household-scale water filtration technologies.
The Household Water Treatment program was bolstered in the summer of 2015, when AMOS piloted the Water Promoter Training Program in two communities in the South Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAS) of Nicaragua. The Water Promoter Training provides training to local leaders on the importance of water, sanitation, and hygiene as well as maintenance of the water filters. These Water Promoters are then assigned to educate families on the local level, emphasizing the importance of health education in community well-being.
GlobeMed at Rhodes College hopes to raise $10,000 this year for AMOS Health and Hope Household Water Treatment program in Nicaragua. The Household Water Treatment program will provide families with water filters and will provide training for water promoters in the community to educate others about personal hygiene and water sanitation. The water promoters will make home visits to promote proper use and maintenance of water filters and will educate their community on personal hygiene and water sanitation.
Get Involved
Read GlobeMed at Rhodes College's annual report and donate to their cause. Interested in joining the chapter? Contact [email protected].


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Dec 19th 2011
Tech News Today 396
Naughty Naughty HTC Phones
Hosted by Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar
AT&T and T-Mobile call it off, Apple TV getting vocal, Eric Schmidt says more crazy tablet stuff, and more.
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Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell AT&T and T-Mobile call it off, Apple TV getting vocal, Eric Schmidt says more crazy tablet stuff, and more. Guest: Lauren Goode Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 41:35
- AT&T Dropping its T-Mobile Bid
- ITC bans U.S. import of multiple HTC devices that infringe Apple patents
- Eric Schmidt: 'Google tablet coming within six months'
- Voice-controlled Apple TV, other services being pitched to TV execs
- Touchless smartphones and TVs could be on sale in 2012
- Galaxy Nexus signal problems acknowledged by Verizon, update being 'developed'


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The Finance and Planning Group website has been disestablished
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February Airfield Worker Death Not An Isolated Incident
On Feb 21, a worker at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) died from injuries sustained in an accident with a baggage tug tractor. An investigation by the Daily Breeze shows the accident was not an isolated incident.
Details of the Baggage Tug Accident
A statement from LAX at the time of the accident said that Cesar Valenzuela, 51, died when he lost control of a baggage tug he was operating and fell. Reports also indicated that Valenzuela was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident which is a violation of company and federal guidelines.
Cal-OSHA is still conducting an investigation into the accident, but workers interviewed by the Daily Breeze said the accident wasn't surprising. An airport worker named Jeff Trobaugh said that while safety is a concern, many employees are pressured to be efficient and make sure things happen in a timely manner.
Two Other Baggage Tug Incidents
A public records request turned up two other accidents between October and December 2013 at LAX. The first, more serious accident happened on Oct 15 when a driver lost control and fell off of a tug. The tug proceeded to strike a cargo pallet and mobile bag belt before crashing through a wall. The driver was uninjured in the accident.
The second accident happened on Dec 2 when a worker suffered minor abrasions as a result of a baggage tug.
Furthermore, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have 21 recorded accidents to airport workers involving baggage conveyors at airports nationwide between 1984 and 2011. Five of those accidents were fatal.
Safety Guidelines Not Always Enforced
A spokeswoman for Menzies Aviation, the contractor that employed Valenzuela, said in a statement the company had instituted a strict seat belt policy in January 2013. Anytime an employee leaves the gate area, seat belt use is required. The company also requires employees to inspect tugs before each use and must log 160 hours on an airport airfield before operating a tug.
Airport workers say, however, the "frenetic" nature of airfields takes adjusting to and safety guidelines are not always enforced. Michael O'Toole from the Safety Sciences Program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University told the Breeze, "I would say there has been a resistance by operators to wear them mainly because rules have never really been enforced. Until it becomes sort of an automatic behavior, it is difficult."
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Hollywood Dirt: Is Britney Spears Mentally Incapable??? Does George Clooney Want to Dump His Girlfriend???
BRITNEY B.S. – IS BRITNEY 'MENTALLY INCAPABLE' OF GETTING MARRIED???!!!: BRITNEY SPEARS seems to be back on track professionally, but her mom and dad are allegedly keeping a tight rein on her love life.
A "friend" tells Fox News that Brit really wants to marry boyfriend Jason Trawick, but her people "are afraid that [she could be thrown] back into depression and instability. They're avoiding all situations that could derail her progression." Spears recently told Harper's Bazaar that she's contemplating marriage if "the timing is right." But the truth is she couldn't say, "I do" even if she wanted to.
"For a legal marriage to take place in California, a person must have the ability to make legally binding decisions. Just signing the marriage license requires this," explained a California attorney consulted for the article. "As far as the law is concerned, Britney is a child." And for the conservatorship can be terminated, the lawyer said Britney will have to show the court she's capable of functioning as a responsible adult. So who knows how long Trawick could be waiting before becoming Mr. Britney Spears.
Brit, by the way, will be touring this summer to support her new album, "Femme Fatale", and is busy getting nicely toned for the tour …
GEORGE CLOONEY ROMANCE REPORT – DOES HE WANT TO DUMP GIRLFRIEND???:Is GEORGE CLOONEY is ready to dump his Italian girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis??? A Clooney pal tells E! Online, "It's pretty clear he's over it and wants to move on. I just don't think he knows how." I'll bet Arnold Schwarzenegger could show him. Hi-Yo!!!
George pooh-poohed, and pashawed the rumors, telling the gossip site, "We are together and doing fine, as far as I can see."
BRANGELINA COULD BE TRUE BUT PROBABLY CRAP: The "Star" tabloid is claiming ANGELINA JOLIE raged on BRAD PITT after she found out he interviewed a potential nanny – without her, min you – who was a dead ringer for JENNIFER ANISTON!!!
Their source says that when Angelina found out she , quote, "absolutely lost it, and the two had a horrible fight the day after Mother's Day. She is livid; she feels lied to and deceived." The potential nanny cannot not just look like Jen, the source adds she can't be blond either because having blonde nannies would remind Angie of his other famous ex, GWYNETH PALTROW.
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS: One of the musician celebs in today's birthday club is known for his windmill style of playing the guitar, the other for his long beard. You'll find today's birthday list here.
QUOTE/UNQUOTE: "I love being pregnant. Gosh, I could be pregnant all the time." — KATE HUDSON, in an interview with Marie Claire magazine. She wishes she could be pregnant all the time? Well Kate, have you met the former governor of California? Hi-Yo!!! No, YOU shut up!!!
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text: Duke Robinson is a senior OL from OU listed on the Oklahoma website as 6'5 335 lb. He played a little LT at OU his freshman year, but played mostly OG in those 10 games and has since been at OG. He has exceptional footwork, begging the question with some scouts as to wether he can play LT in the NFL similar to what Brandon Albert did last year. Now, last year I was adamant about Albert being a better option at OG, but Robinson isn't quite as athletic in space as Albert was, he was just a freak, but Robinson has substantially more girth about him. Robinson also has a distinctive edge compared to Albert when it comes to pass-protection. Duke also is one of the meanest players I've seen at the collegiate level and consistently finishes his blocks. So, while some will suggest that he moves to LT as an "experiment/project" I tell those people to eff off. Duke Robinson is as close to an All-Pro lock as I can tell you about with a prospect. Duke Robinson has top 15 talent at OG. He is that scary good. He comes from a great program built upon success and that has a great track record with producing linemen for the NFL. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q9mcSnbUC4 Notice on the first play how he mirrors the defender until he passes him to the LT and then picks up the second defender and just stands him up. At the 0:13 mark, notice that blur at the LOS? That is Robinson destroying the DT and putting him on the ground in about 1.5 seconds. Watch at the 0:28 mark as Robinson puts his man on the ground. Please turn your attention to the 0:36 mark and watch him stand up his man and dominate him safely away from the QB. Then watch at the 0:49 mark as he drives his man across the field and puts him on the ground to finish his block. The second half of the video is about Loadholt, their LT. I just salivate thinking about his athletic ability and potential in our system. You want to hide that mistake from last year? Maybe establish our running game? Or how about subduing any DT in the league...say for instance the Titans and the Jag's DTs? This is the guy.


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Chargers', Rams' weak attendance Sunday
Is L.A. not a pro football town?
Don Bauder 12:57 p.m., Sept. 19
La Mesa police detectives are looking for two men who robbed a La Mesa 7-Eleven early Saturday, November 28. According to police sources, a man about 35 years old entered the Baltimore Drive 7- Eleven a few minutes after midnight and demanded cash from the clerk. The surveillance video recorded the suspect simulating a gun with his right hand that he had stuck in a jacket pocket. No weapon was seen in the recording.
While the first suspect robbed the store, a second suspect, about 45 years old, served as a look-out by the front door of the store near the Shell gas station and Holiday Inn. The suspects fled with some cash and were last seen heading south on Baltimore Drive.
"I thought the car was going to hit a light post," said one witness, a student at Cuyamaca College getting water at the Shell station. He saw a gray Honda Civic or Accord leaving the parking lot at high speed with tires squealing.
La Mesa police described the first suspect as a medium-build black American male, over 6 feet tall, and weighing about 200 pounds. He had black hair, a mustache, and was last seen wearing a blue, wool hooded jacket with vertical black stripes, blue jeans, high-top shoes, and large framed sunglasses.
The second suspect was described as a Hispanic male about 5 feet tall and 150 pounds. He had a stocky build, brown hair, and was last seen wearing a light green baseball hat, gray shirt, and blue jeans. Detectives are asking anyone with information about the robbery to contact the La Mesa Police Department at 619- 667-1400.
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Cool art picture. These robbers are getting desperate in having to use their "hands" in place of a gun. I guess they couldn't even afford a Saturday night special.
With most 7/11 open 24-hours they tend to be good targets for robberies. Fortunately they have video recordings that help reduce the criminals' ability to hide out in the dark. I was driving by that area from visiting my friends before heading out on my vacation, but it looks like vacation is spent browsing La Mesa properties.
You mean to tell me a black man and an hispanic man commit an armed robbery in broad daylight and between the two of them neither one has a real gun?


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Clint Eastwood in Talks to Helm JERSEY BOYS Film
Clint Eastwood and Frankie Valli?
In a suprising announcement today, it was revealed that Eastwood, acclaimed director and actor, has officially entered negotiations to take the reins on the impending JERSEY BOYS film adaptation, according to Yahoo! Movies.
Nothing is official as of now, but rumors have arisen that following his troubles with casting an all-star duo in his remake of A STAR IS BORN, Eastwood is ready to move on. Beyonce had originally signed on, but backed out due to prior commitments. Now, it appears that Eastwood's next project may be in bringing the The Four Seasons to the big screen.
For the original report, head on over to Yahoo! Movies.
The news comes just a few months after Warner Bros. backed out of Jon Favreau's planned adaptation, when the studio put the film on "turnaround," allowing the Production Company, GK FILMS, to shop the project to other interested studios, including Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox. Prior to Warner Bros. picking up the film, it sat in limbo at Sony for a number of months. WB reportedly didn't believe that the film's large budget and potential international appeal were enough to continue pushing the project.
Favreau had already begun casting for JERSEY BOYS, the film adaption of the Tony-winning musical, written by John Logan. Favreau's big-budget adaptation was originally slated to begin filming this January, eyeing a Christmas 2013 opening.
While no cast was officially set for Favrea's interpretation, the director was apparently courting John Magaro (NOT FADE AWAY), Dominic Cooper (CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER), Vincent Piazza (BOARDWALK EMPIRE), Paul Dano (COWBOYS & ALIENS) and James Badge Dale (THE DEPARTED) to make up The Four Seasons.
JERSEY BOYS is the journey of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time: Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty.
JERSEY BOYS is the winner of the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award, the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album and the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical. Directed on Broadway by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, JERSEY BOYS is written by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.
Early in his career, Eastwood starred as the "Man with No Name" in A Fistful of Dollars, his first "spaghetti western," which was a box office success and drew attention to the young actor. Additional roles followed, including the role of Harry Callahan in five "Dirty Harry" films, beginning in 1971. That same year, he made his directorial debut with Play Misty for Me. Other noted Eastwood films include the Charlie Parker biography Bird; The Bridges of Madison County; In the Line of Fire; Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil; White Hunter, Black Heart; Absolute Power; Space Cowboys; Mystic River; Flags of Our Fathers; Letters from Iwo Jima; Gran Torino; and Invictus, starring Oscar winners Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon in the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with Francois Pienaar, captain of South Africa's rugby team, to help unite their country. He most recently directed and starred in Trouble with the Curve, opposite Amy Adams.


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