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In response to Escondido Councilman Sam Abed's commentary ("Escondido's actions are about public safety, not bias," Dialog, April 17), he misses the point entirely. It is not Escondido's subjective intent (i.e., public safety) that is important; it is that the Latino community of North County perceives there are racial motives behind the driver's license checkpoints that continue to plague and divide Escondido.
It was only a short time ago that Abed was in the majority that passed the infamous rental ban ordinance, and proposed a parking enforcement and day labor ordinances that were widely perceived to reflect an unwelcome atmosphere toward immigrants in Escondido, documented or not.
If anyone really believes that the police manpower necessary to run the frequent checkpoints costs the city nothing, then I have some beachfront property for sale in downtown Escondido! Simple logic tells us that a cop being utilized at a checkpoint is a cop who is unavailable to answer a call for assistance in a serious crime or on patrol in the neighborhood. Felons are quite wary of driving into a publicized and marked police checkpoint. Do the citizens of Escondido have to wait for the John Gardners of the world to confess and tell them where the bodies are buried?
Finally, Abed says that the hit-and-run rate has dropped as a result of the checkpoints. But the rates of hit-and-run collisions have dropped in many other cities that utilize fewer or no such checkpoints. Meanwhile, the rate of serious and violent crime continues to rise in Escondido.
Spokeperson, El Grupo
San Diego
I just can't wait to hear from David Blair-Loy, the legal director of the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties, when his car full of family members is rammed by an unlicensed, uninsured, undocumented person in Escondido who was "just trying to do nothing more than make a living and save money" ("Impoundments hit low-income people the hardest," Dialog, April 17). Maybe his attitude will change when he or his family become a victim.
Years ago, I made an oath to protect and serve. I swore to uphold the law as a police officer. I soon learned that a badge is more than a symbol of power and authority. In my view, a police badge represents the highest honor of public service, a service that earns the public trust. It is a trust that is earned from all the community. It is trust that enables the police to be an integral part of the community. Deterioration of that trust will result in diminished effectiveness.
An effective police force has earned the trust of all parts of the community it serves. The members have learned to serve their residents with honor, integrity, dignity, and respect. They have learned to enforce the law in a manner that is both unbiased in fact and in perception regardless of race, skin color or ethnicity.
In fact, a forward-looking police force is comprised and is a reflection of the community it serves. Unfortunately, this is far from reality in Escondido. While the city is almost half Latino, the police department has fewer than a handful of Latino officers. Is it no wonder that the chief of police has an enormous public relations problem with half of the city? He has no clue as to what the Latino community considers important or how it wants to be policed. To make matters worse, Chief Jim Maher doesn't appear to care. His halfhearted attempts to reach out to Latinos are immediately withdrawn when he hears of their concerns that they are being targeted by his overused checkpoints.
Escondido officers have a tough enough job without having to overcome the issue of a lack of trust from so many city residents. Most officers feel their skills are better used in catching more serious violators than unlicensed drivers at a catch-all checkpoint. The checkpoints might make the anti-immigrant, anti-Latino crowd feel good, but the price the police are paying in a lack of confidence from such a large segment of this city's population is so high that no other police chief in the region is willing to pay it.
I am writing to support Escondido Councilwoman Olga Diaz's efforts to have the state attorney general clarify the legality of the Escondido driver's license checkpoints.
California Vehicle Code 14607.6(b), which states, "A peace officer shall not stop a vehicle for the sole reason of determining whether the driver is properly licensed," casts doubt on the legality of these checkpoints. Therefore, requesting the attorney general's opinion is the prudent thing to do.
Asking for an interpretation of this code would seem wise considering Escondido's history of flawed legal interpretation. It was only a few years ago that Escondido implemented a rental ban with proponents citing City Attorney Jeffrey Epp's opinion that "Escondido's ordinance is consistent with federal law." That opinion turned out to be disastrous for the city and cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Proponents and opponents alike should applaud Diaz. If the attorney general deems the checkpoints legal, then that issue is resolved. If, however, it is determined they are not legal, then the checkpoints would stop and the taxpayers would be saved from a costly lawsuit.
Councilwoman Diaz is displaying the foresight to do what is best for the city and she deserves our support.
A light punishment for fatal collision
The reckless, speeding driver who killed the young mother, Alexandria Drake, in a head-on collision on state Route 67 near Ramona only got four years in prison, while Drake lost out on many more ("Reckless driver gets prison in crash that killed woman," March 31).
How is this justice? Thanks to minuscule punishments for vehicular homicide, our dislike for paying prison costs and voters who avoid the news, our odds of being slaughtered on the highways by imbeciles are disgustingly high.
El Cajon
From the heart of a child
As I sat in the audience in the Oceanside Museum of Art, there was a wonderful sense that this is what an art museum is all about. "This" being an exhibition of children's artworks that tell of their family's part in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The paintings will be on display through May 10.
These artworks tell of the children's fathers, mothers, aunts, uncles, brothers and sisters. Their fellow human beings.
As I gazed at the paintings, I became a part of their pain, their love, their fear and their hope. Several times, I had to stop and wipe away the tears.
The overwhelming element present was their truth. This is what every artist strives for in their pursuit of the expression of their self, which in most cases for the mature artist gets lost in the cultural race to be the next big thing.
Children are able to tap into the universal silver strands of connectedness. They have the ability to see the undeniable truth of war, and the soul of sacrifice of their loved ones.
The exhibition at the Oceanside Museum of Art will change lives for these young aspiring artists. To be recognized for their courage, their vision, and most of all, their love of mankind and their part in its future.
Yes, young artists, this is what art museums should be all about. Truth.
Birth of a college is inspiring story
I read with interest the story on InterAmerican College in National City by reporter Janine Zuniga ("Small college sees spike in enrollment," April 17). I commend your coverage on increased enrollment, new administration, new program accreditation and the accessible and pragmatic dimensions of the college.
My second observation relates to the foundation or the concept of the college.
What sparked the vision for this educational institution in an area underserved by higher education for many years? I think the community, especially its youth, would be inspired by reading an account of the vision and events of InterAmerican's founding, which transpired in the decade (1998-2008) from the "concept of a college" to its readiness for accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The academic leadership and daring that moved Maria Viramontes de Marin and Reymundo Marin during those years was incredible. Such strong individuals offer inspiration and encouragement to young people who may otherwise look elsewhere for their motivation and role models.
Sister NORA MURPHY
San Ysidro
Pension reform, yes, but done fairly
In a recent editorial, you criticized Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman for not supporting the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibilities on its pension reform initiative ("So much for pension reform," Feb. 25).
As manager of the second-largest city in San Diego County, I agree that pension reform is needed. This is something that I will be discussing with our employee groups and engaging in deeply as their contracts are up. Pension reform, however, should be fair. The proposal from the foundation is Draconian, going way beyond reform. In my opinion, it would punish the same local government employees who we all rely on every day to provide the services that directly impact our health, safety and quality of life.
In Chula Vista, due to budget problems, we have been forced to reduce the number of employees by more than 20 percent. We are at pre-1997 staffing level – a time when we had 80,000 fewer residents to serve, 20 fewer parks and 224 fewer miles of streets to maintain. The remaining employees are being asked to do more than ever, some doing work previously done by two or three individuals. Their response has been tremendous. Citizens and visitors to our city frequently comment on the dedication and extra efforts our employees are making to serve our community. In order for the city to attain long-term financial sustainability, pension reform is a necessity, but it also is important that we fairly compensate our dedicated public servants.
City Manager
Chula Vista
Unfortunate remarks from Rep. Bilbray
Our congressional representative from the 50th District, Brian Bilbray, appeared on national television to debate the virtues of Arizona's SB 1070. When asked by host Chris Matthews to describe factors that police could consider in determining whether to detain and question a person that could be based on something other than ethnicity, Bilbray stated that the highly trained professionals would be able to base their decisions on observations such as "clothing ... right down to their shoes" and their "behavior."
What a load of misguided and ignorant hogwash, Mr. Bilbray! The fact is that Arizona's attempt to put itself in the immigration business flies in the face of nearly 40 years of Supreme Court precedent that forbids detaining a person based on their racial appearance. The better question is, how do you recognize a biased and pandering congressman? Easy, apparently he represents the 50th District.
Rancho Peñasquitos


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I'll be on the Veendam August 15th-22nd. I'm looking to do some Scuba Diving. Has anyone taking the exucusions from the ship or should I look for a vender off ship? And which one have you used?
Just certified in May of 2010.
I've not been to Bermuda but since you are there for a couple days time really isn't a factor. I recommend a private tour. It likely will cost less. Just don't forget to bring your C card.
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We often hear that farmers are using 80 percent of the water in California.
That is misleading, and refers to the "developed water" in California, not the total water in
The total water use in California is closer to 41% agriculture,47% environment and 12% urban.
We should remember that, unlike our neighboring counties, 70% of Tehama County's water supply is from groundwater.
Drip and micro irrigation require smaller amounts of water applied more frequently than flood irrigation. Less flood irrigation results in less groundwater recharge.
We need to build Sites Reservoir and raise Shasta Dam.
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Johannesburg - Ahead of the start of his murder trial on Monday, supporters thought Olympian Oscar Pistorius had taken to Facebook to thank his fans for supporting him. But it was a hoax.
Within hours of the posting, @OscarHardTruth tweeted that the Oscar Facebook page was a fake and they were attempting to get it shut down.
The last time followers heard from Pistorius was on Valentine's Day, the anniversary of the shooting of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, when he released a statement on Twitter.
On Sunday, on Oscar Pistorius-Official, liked by more than 400 fans, the message was: "Thank You for the continued support and words of encouragement during this difficult time."
Fans also put up messages of support on the page.
Under a picture of Pistorius, Danny Ah Hing wrote: "Just because I support Oscar… doesn't mean I don't have empathy for reeva's parents and family and the heartache they are going through."
Anika Huhn wrote: "Oscar, I believe that God has already forgiven you for what you did, I also forgive you because my whole life you were my Hero and forever you will stay my Hero… "
Another fan, Elizabeth McGill, said: " For over a year, every week, 6pm SA time, a group from around the world meet for prayers/meditation for both families… We will continue through this dark and tragic time! God Bless you, Reeva, and both families."
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Geomys attwateri
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Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Geomys attwateri Merriam, 1895
Common Name(s):
Geomys bursarius Merriam, 1895 ssp. attwateri
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Geomys attwateri previously was regarded as a subspecies of G. bursarius. It was regarded as a distinct species by Tucker and Schmidly (1981), Williams and Cameron (1991), Baker et al. (2003), and Patton (in Wilson and Reeder 2005).
Geomys attwateri, G. breviceps, and G. bursarius cannot be distinguished using external morphological characteristics, but they differ in cytological and biochemical characteristics. Dowler (1989) presented cytogenetic evidence supporting recognition of attwateri as a species distinct from bursarius/breviceps. Ribosomal DNA data also support the specific distinction between G. attwateri and G. breviceps (Davis 1986). Burt and Dowler (1999) examined allozyme variation and found evidence of a narrow zone of hybridization between G. breviceps and G. attwateri, but gene flow appeared to be very restricted.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
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|Cassola, F.
|Amori, G.
|Linzey, A. & Hammerson, G.A.
Listed as Least Concern because it has a relatively large range, it is common, there are no major threats, and its population is not in decline.
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|Range Description:
|This species is known from Brazos River in south-central Texas (Milam and Burleson counties) south along the west bank of the Brazos River to the Gulf Coast (Matagorda County), southwest along the coast beyond Rockport (Aransas and San Patricio counties), and northwestward to Atacosa County (Williams and Cameron 1991).
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Native:United States (Texas)
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|Attwater's Pocket Gopher is common within its range (NatureServe). Population densities can range from 11 to 43 individuals per hectare (Williams and Cameron 1991).
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|They are found in sandy soils of bunchgrass and annual forb community (Williams and Cameron 1984, Cameron et al. 1988), they also occur in silty clay loam soils and in habitat dominated by annual plants. They are fossorial, rarely occurring above ground. The diet is generalized and is composed mainly of grasses and forbs, of which they take above and below ground portions in equal amounts. Breeding occurs between October and June with females giving birth to an average of two young per litter and may have more than one litter per season. The burrows of this pocket gopher do not follow the linear patterns of similar species, but instead are convoluted, often criss-crossing an area.
Radio telemetry indicated activity throughout the day in May, but they spent more than 60% of the day in nest area (Cameron et al. 1988). Pocket gophers are ecologically important as prey items and in influencing soils, microtopography, habitat heterogeneity, diversity of plant species, and primary productivity (Huntly and Inouye 1988).
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|Some populations are protected within the Welder Wildlife Refuge of Texas.
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Music Videos We Liked in 2012: The Presets "Promises"December 31, 2012
This is a little bit like we are cheating because we just saw this video for the first time this weekend, but we quite enjoy a visual collage of randomness for The Presets track, Promises. Directed by Special Problems, you get a hyper-active tour of what the world looks like if you did a really fast Tumblr search in motion. And that is sort of 2012 summed up...
The Presets "Promises" from Special Problems on Vimeo.
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Former Norwich City trainee Mitchell Cole dies
PUBLISHED: 18:40 01 December 2012 | UPDATED: 18:50 01 December 2012
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Former Norwich City trainee Mitchell Cole has died, aged 27.
Former Norwich City trainee Mitchell Cole has died, aged 27.
Cole was one of the first players to score a competitive goal at the new Wembley stadium, but had been forced to retire as a professional player in February last year owing to a heart attack.
He started out at the Norwich City Centre of Excellence at Potters Bar, and went on to play for Grays Athletic, Southend United, Northampton, Stevenage and Oxford United during a career that travelled up and down the leagues.
Writing on its official Twitter feed, the Football League said: "We are sad to hear former Southend, Stevenage and Oxford player Mitchell Cole has passed away. Our thoughts are with his family and friends."
Cole, who was married to the sister of England international Joe Cole, scored for Stevenage against Kidderminster at Wembley in the 2007 FA Trophy Final. He said last year he would be risking death if he were to play again.
In an interview with the Sun he said: "A few players around the world die of this every year. The specialists told me that every day I have a 1% chance of dropping dead and sport quadruples that risk.
"When he gave me the numbers and showed me images of my heart, it hit me hard."
Despite retiring from the professional game last year, Cole did make a handful of non-league appearances, some of which came for Arlesey Town.
However, according to their director of football, Gary King, watching Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba suffer a cardiac arrest in an FA Cup tie with Tottenham in March convinced Cole to give up the game for good.
Mr King told Press Association Sport: "We were watching that game in the clubhouse and he turned to me and said 'I'm not playing again', although I'm told he might have been playing five-a-side in London last night."
The PFA joined the Football League in expressing condolences, tweeting: "The PFA is deeply saddened by the loss of 27-year-old Mitchell Cole, our thoughts are with his friends and family."


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Washington D.C. Forecast: Warm Up Slightly but Snow Showers and Winds Stick Around
This Afternoon:Sunshine but Brisk Temperatures: 20s Wind Chill: Lower Teens/Single Digits Overnight:Still Breezy, Increasing Clouds Lows: Mid Teens Wind: SW 10-15 mph Saturday:PM: Light Snow Showers Highs: Around 30 Wind Chill: Around 20
Plenty of sunshine today with high pressure building in across the region today but we will also experience some breezy conditions that will continue through the day and through the day tomorrow as well. That high will eventually slip off the coast tonight pushing in winds from the southwest as opposed to the northwest. Winds tomorrow will move in from the south but again, gusts up to 30 mph are expect. Temperatures tomorrow will move into the lower 30s with some locations making it right after the freezing mark. That won't last long, another little clipper system will shoot into the region from the northwest bringing some snow showers with it. We could see up to an inch in some spots across the forecast area Saturday afternoon through Saturday night. By Sunday, temperatures remain in the upper 20s with some sunshine early. However, yet ANOTHER weak clipper system will move in Sunday night bringing some flurries to the area. Temperatures dip by mid next week into the lower to mid 20s for daytime highs.


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RainStor, a provider of database solutions for Big Data, today announced its participation and speaking engagements at two esteemed events focused on Big Data management in the financial services industry. Big Data & Analytics for Financial Services conference and Financial Information Management conference (FIMA) will take place in London on 14 15 November and 20 22 November, respectively.
Big Data management and analytics are a top priority for banks and financial institutions today, and with growth rates reaching 100 percent annually, infrastructure capacity and associated costs become a strain. However, business usersfrom online banking to equity trading and many other application environmentscontinue to demand analytics against richer and broader data sets for better business insights. While innovative technology platforms, such as Hadoop, have enabled enterprises to more efficiently store Big Data, these enterprises require solutions that provide rapid response, low cost operations, and easy scalability in addition to the all-important data security and availability benefits.
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About the conference: As Europes only Big Data Analytics conference, the event is tailored to financial services professionals and will discuss ways to harness the potential of Big Data and the opportunities it can bring to financial institutions. More information is available at: bigdatafs.com
What: RainStors MD of Business Development in EMEA, Julian Cook, will deliver a session, titled Key Requirements for Managing and Analyzing Big Data, that will examine key requirements for managing and analyzing voluminous Big Data created at high velocity with a variety of data types that can run on flexible storage or hardware platforms, including natively on Hadoop. Attendees will learn how to flexibly access and query data using a variety of methods including standard SQL, BI tools and Hadoop MapReduce. Specific customer use-cases will be shared showing flexible deployment options as a primary analytics data hub or online data retention store to meet regulatory requirements. Attendees will learn how to achieve the lowest TCO across storage, hardware and administration.
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DEAR AMY: I have been dating a woman, and we have fallen in love. We talk of spending our lives together, and although we are undecided if we would get legally married, we would at the appropriate time make a "commitment" to each other before actually living together as a couple.
My partner has been widowed for five years after a 20-year marriage and has two college-age children. She says she does not consider herself "married." When we begin living our lives together, is it appropriate for her to continue using her deceased husband's surname or revert to her maiden name?
Although I would never ask her to take my name unless we were legally married, I am uncomfortable living a life together as a committed couple when she has another man's name.
Feeling Silly
DEAR FEELING: Your beloved is not a piece of property. Her identity is not dependent on the man she is with, nor is it dependent on her surname, whether it is the one she has or the one she grew up with. Her surname is not "another man's name" — it is her name. It is the name she has held for 25 years and (I assume) the surname she shares with her children.
If she wants to change her name, she will. She alone gets to decide what is "appropriate."
Your feelings are valid — because they are your feelings.
DEAR AMY: Our daughter shocked us. We have loved her for more than 40 years. We baby-sat our only two grandchildren, ages 9 and 7.
When we left, we noticed a trampoline in the corner of the living/dining room. The angle protruding into the room is sharp and dangerous.
Later we sent to the daughter the following email: "Grandma and Grandpa do not understand — you have a trampoline in your living room? Unguarded? Please talk to us."
This is her surprising response: "We are fine with the risk. I ask that you don't take that tone with me in the future."
We Lutherans believe in the biblical commandment to "honor thy parents." She knows this.
I am her father, and I have not had contact with her for two months.
Am I too sensitive?
Protective Grandfather and Insulted Father
DEAR INSULTED: Let's start with the commandment you cite. It's about honoring parents. Your daughter is saying that you should honor her judgment (even if you don't like it) because she is the parent.
Your email to her does betray a certain "tone." To me, it seems condescending. This does not mean that you shouldn't mention an obvious safety risk in the house, but you asked a question, and she answered it. She snapped at you, and you have chosen to cut yourself off from her ever since.
If you are trying to model positive parenting to your daughter, you are doing a poor job of it. The idea is to communicate respectfully, to be consistent, mature and forgiving. You can't be this kind of father and grandfather if you aren't speaking to your daughter or seeing your grandchildren.
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Local law officers and members of the Arkansas National Guard worked through simulated bomb threats during a Wednesday training exercise.
Local law officers and members of the Arkansas National Guard worked through simulated bomb threats during a Wednesday training exercise.
"Operation Joint Sentry" involved several staged bomb-threat scenes to help train officials in how to save lives during a domestic terrorism event. Fourteen local law enforcement agencies and 350 Guardsmen participated in the exercise at the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center.
"Being able to bring different law enforcement together for this is invaluable to the area," said Jeff Turner, director of the Sebastian County Department of Emergency Management. "We all worked together real well. This was a good exercise and opportunity for local agencies."
Although the Guard performs annual training activities, the partnership with local law enforcement made Wednesday's event unique. Officials said the training was the first of its kind, inspired by domestic terrorism events such as the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people and wounded more than 260.
"We have an annual requirement to test our anti-terrorism program," said Maj. Kevin Cox, operations supervisor at Fort Chaffee. "However, this one was much more complicated than what we usually do. With the recent Boston bombing, we decided to mirror that one and bring something similar to that one to Fort Chaffee."
Col. Mike Merritt, commander of the Fort Chaffee Training Center, said Fort Chaffee would be a focal point for refuge in the event of a local domestic threat.
"We know we'll have to rely on local law enforcement if something were to happen," Merritt said.
Each scenario stemmed from a simulated phone call stating that several packages were planted on the site, with all agencies working together to find which bomb posed the real threat.
"A lot of these guardsmen have seen this firsthand," said Maj. Matt Snead, public affairs officer for the Arkansas National Guard. "Some of them have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and have seen this before, and it really enhances the experience."
The first scenario involved members of the Fort Smith Fire and Bomb Squad inspecting, removing, X-raying and diffusing a suspicious package. Although it was only a simulation, squad members approached each exercise as if a real-life scenario.
"There is no such thing as too much training," Capt. Chris Taylor of Fort Smith Fire and Bomb Squad said. "Even with unknown threats, going down and taking an X-ray of a suspicious package, you're risking your life each time. The training helps us to be prepared and proficient."
Taylor said the Fort Smith Fire and Bomb Squad is one of 41 fire and bomb combinations, out of 468 bomb squads in the country.
The second staged scenario saw Orno, a 7-year-old German Shepherd bomb-sniffing dog from the University of Arkansas Police Department, sniff out a planted device containing C-4 in a bunk in a barracks unit.
The final scenario showed a "successful" detonation of a bomb that resulted in several simulated injuries.
"It gives you confidence in all law enforcement if a situation happens in this area," Sgt. Eric Pippin of the Greenwood Police Department said of the training. "Public safety is our No. 1 priority. That's what we're here to do."
The Guard responds to domestic emergencies in the state as well as national defense.
"This is a unique dual mission to respond to manmade disasters and to develop a relationship with local law enforcement agencies to increase our ability in protecting Arkansans," Snead said.
The training helps each department in real-life situations.
"The more realism we can add, the better," Cox said. "This was an effort to increase readiness and build relationships with local law enforcement."


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Published: March 5th, 2010 | Tags: 2010 Free Agency, Chester Taylor, Chicago Bears, Julius Peppers
The Bears have agreed to terms with DE Julius Peppers, NFL Network's Michael Lombardi reports.
Peppers will receive a six-year contract worth $13.3 million annually. He's guaranteed to receive $40 million in the first three years, according to Lombardi.
Earlier Friday, the Bears reached a four-year, $12.5 million agreement with RB Chester Taylor, a league source told NFL Network's Jason La Canfora. The deal includes $7 million guaranteed.
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GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Herculez Gomez raised the flag high for Americans down south this weekend with two goals that helped Santos Laguna come from behind to win 3-1 after DaMarcus Beasley had given Puebla a halftime lead.
The Saturday evening comeback moved Santos Laguna into first place in Mexico's Primera División, with Gomez now up to four league goals this season and five goals in his last four games in all competitions.
Beasley opened the scoring in the Estadio Corona two minutes before halftime, stealing in to take the ball off a Santos Laguna defender on the edge of the area and finishing past Oswaldo Sánchez with ease.
Gomez responded three minutes after halftime, with a bona fide golazo. He let a through ball drop over his shoulder and struck a first time shot into the far, top corner of the net from a tight angle on the right side of the penalty area.
Oribe Peralta got Santos Laguna's second, with the Mexican international laying off Gomez for a tap-in for the team's third in second half injury time.
The only negative for Santos Laguna was that it continued their worrying trend of starting games slowly, with Wednesday's second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League against Seattle Sounders just around the corner.
Beasley's Puebla are now seven points off the playoff places.
In that last playoff place are José Francisco Torres' Pachuca, who drew 0-0 against Michael Orozco Fiscal's San Luis on Saturday night in the Alfonso Lastras Ramírez.
Torres played 90 minutes after coming back from the injury that kept him out of the US squad that traveled to Italy earlier this month, while Orozco Fiscal returned to the San Luis starting lineup, completing the full 90 minutes with a solid defensive Worringly, Pachuca are now four games without a win, while San Luis' winless streak stretches back eight games.
On Friday in Tijuana, nine-man Club Tijuana held on for a 1-1 tie against Club América, with Edgar Castillo, Joe Corona and Greg Garza all involved.
Castillo, on loan from las Águilas, was a constant menace on the left, and a vital outlet when Tijuana went down to 10 men in the seventh minute. He combined with fellow starter Corona for Club Tijuana's equalizer, laying the ball off for the US U-23 international, whose saved shot was nodded in by Duvier Riascos. Corona completed 67 minutes, while Garza replaced Castillo in the 84th.
Jonathan Bornstein was an unused substitute for Tigres UANL in their 2-2 tie away to Jaguares on Saturday.
In Mexico's second division, Jesús Padilla started in La Piedad's 2-1 defeat to Necaxa on Sunday.
Elsewhere, Jeff Cunningham played the full 90 minutes for Comunicaciones against Zacapa in the Guatemalan league, but the team fell 2-0.
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If your child's incessant pleading for a pet has finally won you over — or worn you out — it's time to think practically about what kind of critter to bring home. If dogs and cats are out because of allergies, expense, time commitment, destructive potential, housing restrictions, etc., don't despair. Here's a guide to what you can expect from some small, domesticated animals. Look for more pets next Tuesday in BayLink. Chicago Tribune
Activity level: Leaves cage/tank daily
Good for ages: 13 and up
Kid's daily commitment: Three to six hours of play outside the cage per day. Have food and water available at all times. Clean litter box daily, habitat weekly. Bathe if dirty, clean ears regularly, cut nails biweekly. Watch what ferret plays with.
Initial cost: $100-$500 for the ferret; $340-400 for other startup costs
Yearly upkeep cost: $300-$1,000 (ferrets are genetically predisposed to certain medical problems, and may need multiple surgeries)
They eat: Meat. Can eat whole prey or special ferret food balanced with the vitamins and minerals they need. Can have scraps of meat as treats.
Life expectancy: 6 to 8 years
Pros and cons: Fun to watch, interactive, sociable. But high-maintenance, may have an odor, require ferret-proofing your house.
(Recommended for kids: parakeet, cockatiel)
Activity level: Sometimes leaves cage
Good for ages: 14 and up
Kid's daily commitment: Food and water should always be available. Clean cage liner weekly. Clean and disinfect cage and perches regularly. Closely observe health, including state of stools and feathers. Daily interaction important for proper socialization.
Initial cost: $20-$100 or more for bird alone; $100-350 for other startup costs.
Yearly upkeep cost: $200-$400
They eat: Fresh pellets, plus fresh fruits and vegetables.
Life expectancy: Over 10 years for finches, cockatoos and canaries; 40-60 years for macaws and parrots.
Pros and cons Interactive. Many species can be taught to talk. But messy and noisy.
Activity level: Never leaves cage/tank
Good for ages: 10 and up
Kid's daily commitment: Feed young frogs daily, adults one or two times a week. Clean tank weekly or more if necessary.
Initial cost: $10-$35 for the frog itself; $200-$300 for other startup costs
Yearly upkeep cost: $200-$300
They eat: Live insects dusted daily with a calcium supplement and weekly with a vitamin and mineral supplement. Some larger frogs eat mice.
Life expectancy: 3-10 years
Pros and cons: Take up little room, low maintenance. Can carry salmonella. Should not be handled a lot.
(Recommended for kids: leopard gecko, bearded dragon)
Activity level: Sometimes leaves cage/tank
Good for ages: 10 and up
Kid's daily commitment: Feed daily or every other day. Change water daily. Remove feces daily, clean tank weekly, give lizard a misting shower regularly. Observe daily.
Initial cost: $10-$100 for the animal itself; $200-$300 for startup costs
Yearly upkeep cost: $190-$450
They eat: Insects, veggies, special lizard food.
Life expectancy: 10-20 years
Pros and cons: Quiet, but can carry salmonella. Not very interactive and may not like being handled.
(Recommended for kids: red-eared slider)
Activity level: Never leaves cage/tank
Good for ages: 12 and up
Kid's daily commitment: Feed once per day or every other day, depending on age and type. Clean tank weekly, more if necessary. No playing or handling necessary, but observe daily to make sure it's okay.
Initial cost: $20-$100 for the turtle itself; $200-$300 for other startup costs.
Yearly upkeep cost: $50-$150
They eat: Insects, grasses, fruits and vegetables, or food pellets.
Life expectancy: 40-60 years.
Pros and cons: Interesting to observe, but can carry salmonella.
Sources: PetSmart.com; Petco.com; ASPCA.org; petplace.com; Holly Nash, staff veterinarian at Drs. Foster and Smith, and Scott McKay, staff vet at Drs. Foster and Smith, Rhinelander, Wis.; Jay Hreiz, district officer at American Rabbit Breeders Association, Bloomington, Ill.; Lisa Vible, education director at the American Ferret Association, Annapolis, Md.; Mike Selig, staff vet at Barberton Veterinary Clinic in Norton, Ohio; Richard Nye, vet at Nye Veterinary Services in Batavia, Ill., and consultant at Ness Exotic Wellness Center in Lisle, Ill.


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This result makes me laugh. But it's also pretty darned accurate.
You Are Illinois
You are friendly and down to earth. You treat people well and have great social skills.
You are a bit of a traditionalist. You believe community is important, and you will do what you can to preserve it.
You think that attitude is important. Even if you aren't feeling great, you put on a smile for the world.
Of all the types, you are the most extroverted. You are open to new social connections and friendships.
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Preston Bus is set to be taken over by bitter rivals Stagecoach.
The companies, which were involved in a fierce dispute over routes until earlier this year, are understood to be on the brink of agreeing a buy-out.
Stunned Preston Bus employees were told of the move at a meeting at Deepdale Labour Club on Monday night.
The value of the proposed deal has not been revealed but lep.co.uk understands it was Preston Bus that approached Stagecoach about a takeover.
A final agreement will be signed if Preston Bus shareholders agree to the move. They have until January 22 to decide.
A deal would mean Stagecoach has a virtual monopoly on services in Preston.
After Monday's meeting, one driver said workers had been offered job security for the next two years if the deal goes ahead.
Another driver added: "It's sad but these are the times we are living in."
Chris Bowles, managing director of Stagecoach North West, said: "I can confirm that discussions have been held with regard to the acquisition of Preston Bus by Stagecoach.
"Those discussions may or may not lead to a deal, that is down to Preston Bus shareholders."
Managing director of Preston Bus Peter Bell said: "We had a good meeting. Staff and shareholders were told what was going on. It is the best way forward for everyone in reality."
Community leaders today branded the move a "sad day" for the city – and raised fears over Preston Bus staff jobs and possible fare increases.
Frank De Molfetta, a former Preston Bus employee who has worked in the bus industry for 40 years, said: "It is very sad indeed for the city of Preston and there are two things now: what kind of services are we going to get and what is the future for the staff?"
Regular bus passenger and Deepdale councillor Terry Cartwright said: "Stagecoach has attacked Preston Bus for the past two or three years, coming on to the profitable routes like Gamull Lane and the Royal Preston Hospital."
Chris Dale, of passenger campaigners TravelWatch North West, said: "I think it is highly likely that fares will go up."
Preston Council sold Preston Bus to employees in 1993 and now only retains an interest in the pensions of those who were working for the company before then.
This is not the first time Stagecoach has tried to snap up Preston Bus, which employs 300. It had tried to strike a deal in 2006. Preston Bus rejected the approach, sparking a bus war.
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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Scout101, Jun 23, 2014.
^ Ah, yes. Quite. Since he was in his cabin I thought for a moment he came from Gitmo, too.
Tex shares his cabin with Lt. Greene so naturally, since Greene takes care of the dog, it calls that cabin home as well.
And yeah, where has the dog been all season? Is the Nathan James so short-staffed they're training the dog to work other areas of the ship? Or do all the crew discuss their personal problems with the dog, like Tex was doing? Is the dog the ship's counselor? Hell, now I'm picturing the TNG bridge, with Chandler in Picard's chair, Slattery in Riker's, and the dog in Deanna Troi's chair.
The dog is going to retake the ship.
Once he was a Navy SEAL K9 who didn't like to play by the rules, but after biting his commanding officer, the only rating he could hold was ship's mascot. But when terrorists seize the crew, he's going to show them that they're barking up the wrong tree, because someone's been a baaaaad dog.
Under Leash: Dog Territory
Under Siege is so good. I'd watch the dog version. Get Segal to do the voice.
Easier said than done. Some of Seagal's DTV movies are so bad he won't even do his own looping, so suddenly his character will have a completely different voice.
How are they ever going to find the time to book a megastar like Seagal between all his other engagements? They'll have to go second tier and get someone like Jeff Speakman or Michael Dudikoff. You know, still able to bring gravitas to the vocal performance, but a little more available.
They could go for irony and get Chuck "Lone Wolf" Norris.
The Last Ship: Opinions?
Watched the first four episodes. I've been really impressed with the show's production values and intelligent approach to its plot.
I'm sure others will be able to pick holes in it but it has a lot of elements that I've often said would improve other shows and movies including:
1. A sensible approach to quarantine protocols (Prometheus take note);
2. A gay character whose homosexuality is entirely superfluous to the plot;
3. Resource management as a dramatic device;
4. A decent spread of male a female characters in varying roles;
6. Rhona Mitra;
7. Characters who don't have to act like brainless idiots to end up in peril.
Is anybody else enjoying it?
Re: The Last Ship: Opinions?
The search function.... it's a beautiful thing.
Re: The Last Ship: Opinions?
I'll echo what I said in the original thread. It's the best Star Trek show of the last 20 years.
Re: The Last Ship: Opinions?
I watched the whole first season, but never got around to posting in the thread. It wasn't one of my favorite shows or anything, but I liked it. If it comes back for another season I plan on sticking with it.
Re: The Last Ship: Opinions?
They should have set it a hundred years ago and called the series "The Last McSteam Ship".
Re: The Last Ship: Opinions?
Probably one of the best shows I've watched all year. Of course, for competition it has Doctor Who, Defiance and Z Nation, so maybe that's a horrible sentence to go in on.
But yeah, it really is an awesome show and I eagerly await the next season.
Re: The Last Ship: Opinions?
I thought it was a pretty cool show, at least on a guilty pleasure level. It didn't really do a great job selling the idea that this was truly a bleak, post-apocalyptic world they were living in (the show never got serious or heavy enough for that), but I really enjoyed the inside look at life on a destroyer, and all the naval customs.
And most of all it was refreshing to see a group of TV characters responding to situations in a really smart, efficient, and professional way.
Re: The Last Ship: Opinions?
I was hooked within the first ten minutes.
Re: The Last Ship: Opinions?
You could def see the Michael Bay in the show, especially in the pilot. But unlike a lot of his stuff, I thought it was a solid mix of action sequences and story. I had a lot of fun with it this summer.
Re: The Last Ship: Opinions?
I'd think it's a pretty cheap show to make. Filmed mainly in mothballed ships, not much in the way of effects required, largely unknown cast.
Interesting concept, unhurried approach, well made and well written.
I'm enjoying this more than, well, most things on T.V. at the moment...
Whoops. I did glance back about 4 pages but the thread was over a month old. Mind you, I don't want any spoilers. I agree, it treads the line between NuBSG and Star Trek in terms of character depiction. It is definitely more along the lines of what I would like to see in a modern Trek show - less magical technology and more space is dangerous.
Re: The Last Ship: Opinions?
Only Captain Chandler and his crew can save the Alpaha Quadrant.
Re: The Last Ship: Opinions?
Good Show. But I find the idea of a CO and the Executive Officer going together on a mission more Star Trek than actual Naval practice.
Especially when there is plenty of security and Navy Seals personnel on board trained for such missions.
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Daniel C. Flynn, who begins at FAU on Jan. 5, was selected after a national search that attracted 76 applicants.
FAU President John Kelly said the University's research activity is central to its overall academic standing. Flynn is a critical thinker with a deep background in academic scholarship, technology transfer, research integrity, research facilities oversight, faculty mentoring and student research at all levels, he said.
"We are hiring stellar faculty whose mere presence will be game-changers for the university, and their association with FAU will attract the best faculty and the brightest students," Kelly said. "We are very fortunate to have attracted such an acclaimed researcher."
Flynn comes to South Florida from Delaware, where he is the associate dean for research at the University of Delaware, College of Health Sciences. He previously held positions at the Commonwealth Medical College in Scranton, Pa., including associate dean for research and economic development.
Further, he was appointed to numerous leadership roles at West Virginia University in Morgantown, including director of cancer cell biology research and graduate training programs at the university's Health Science Center. He also was deputy director of the university's Mary Bab Randolph Cancer Center.
"FAU has very talented faculty that represent cutting-edge research in all its colleges," Flynn said. "This is a very exciting opportunity for me personally, and I look forward to helping expand FAU's research portfolio university-wide."
President Kelly thanked John Newcomer, M.D., who has served as interim vice president for research for the last year. His stewardship helped maintain FAU's already strong research activity, Kelly said. Newcomer will continue his important role as executive vice-dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine.
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Read Luke 2:1-5. What lessons can we learn from the ways in which these two faithful followers of the Lord interacted with their political environment?
Since the time of the early republic, the Romans recognized how important written laws were for the governance of society. In fact, the system of constitutional law established by the Romans remains a foundation of the legal systems found in many of today's democratic societies.
For the most part, Rome allowed vassal kingdoms to maintain their own customs, but all subjects were expected to obey imperial and senatorial laws. Obviously, this included Joseph and Mary.
Roman law was concerned with order in society. As such, it not only addressed issues of government but also legislated behavior in the domestic arena. In addition to stipulating the procedures for selecting people to public office, Roman law also dealt with things such as adultery and master/slave relationships. Many of the social codes are similar to the ones found in the Old Testament and other societies.
All attempts to understand the culture in which the New Testament books were composed must take into account the fact that the Roman Empire formed the political backdrop for the world in which Jesus and the early church lived. Many things taking place in the New Testament, from the death of Jesus to the imprisonment of Paul, make much better sense when we understand whatever we can about the environment of their times. Of course, one doesn't need to be a scholar of Roman history in order to understand that which we need for salvation. However, when it is possible for us to obtain it, historical knowledge can indeed be helpful.
Despite the amazing providences of Mary's pregnancy and the obvious hand of the Lord in it, these two people still obeyed the law of the land, which required them to leave their home, even when Mary was quite far along in her pregnancy. Would it not have been better simply to have stayed home, considering the extraordinary circumstances? What might their actions say to us about how we should relate to civil law? (Think how easy it would have been for them to have justified not obeying.)


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PSY's, New Release "Gentleman" [VIDEO]
PSY may have another hit on his hands with "Gentleman" but in his latest video he's no gentleman.
PSY may have another hit on his hands with "Gentleman" but in his latest video he's no gentleman.
This is both good news and bad news for Scooter Braun, who manages both K-Pop sensation Psy and teen superstar Justin Bieber. This weekend, Psy's video for his viral smash 'Gangnam Style' broke the Biebs' long-held YouTube views record.
The fact that K-Pop sensation Psy, who shot to fame as a YouTube sensation, closed the 40th anniversary edition of the American Music Awards tonight (Nov. 18) with his viral smash 'Gangnam Style' was indicative of the times we live in. The AMAs may be four decades old, but they change with the times and are certainly embracing the digital age.
If you haven't seen it yet, some Army cadets at West Point made a "Gangnam Style" video.
Psy is all over the place these days.
He's one of the few recording artists who can lay claim to well over 5 million You Tube views of his music video with NO MUSIC!
Is this really what we want; Psy shirtless, singing Gangnam Style?!?!"
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[gallery link="file" orderby="rand"] Here are some new pictures of the newly-refurbished Seabourn Spirit, which came out of drydock earlier this month. She looks marvelous, and we have received many positive reviews from our guests about her new look and feel. ... read more
If you agree that variety is the spice of life, then dining aboard Seabourn Odyssey will suit you to a T. ... read more
[caption id="attachment_69" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Caviar in the Surf"][/caption] Perhaps the most spectacular and most difficult to explain part about dining aboard a Seabourn yacht is the level of service you receive. It's really something that is best experienced in person, but I will try to illuminate as best I can. For instance, we discussed in the last post how Charlie Palmer will continue his great relationship with Seabourn by creating menu items for Odyssey. But really, this is just one small detail of the Odyssey culinary experience. ... read more
[caption id="attachment_61" align="alignleft" width="201" caption="Charlie Palmer"][/caption] There are so many things to be excited about when booking a luxury cruise. The champagne, the spa treatments, the utter relaxation…..and of course, the food. Cruises are famous for offering a mind-boggling variety of food choices available all day long. The Yachts of Seabourn take dining seriously, and have awards to prove it. What awards, you say? Try the International Five Star Diamond Award by the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences for 13 consecutive years. Additionally, Condé Nast Traveler designated The Yachts of Seabourn as the "Top Cruise Line for Service and Food" in 2006 and 2007. Furthermore, Gourmet pronounced the food "consistently excellent." Foodies everywhere should rejoice, as this post will just scratch the surface of the culinary excitement Seabourn Odyssey will bring to the table. And if cruise ships make you think, "buffet," think again. ... read more
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Hey Gifky – is this template responsive or just formatted to work well over all screen types? Do you have any templates that are actually responsive and can adjust based on the screen size?
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Sorry I meant to say Mailchimp….
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Notebook Addict of the Week: Stacy
This week's addict probably wins the prize for having spent the least money on her addiction! Here's her lovely stack of notebooks:
Stacy says:
Isn't it a beautiful sight!?
I went to Wal-mart and did our yearly notebook stock-up. The 70 page spiral notebooks are on sale for 15 cents and the 100 page compositon notebooks are 25 cents. They are both usually around $1 each. So I spent $4.25 for 25 notebooks (20 spiral, 5 composition) instead of $25 (or rather, $24.25 – I think they are actually 97 cents usually).
Read more at Glorious Notebooks!.
Unfortunately, I can't help thinking about how these kinds of loss-leader promotions at Walmart are a big part of why everything's made in China now and so many US-based notebook manufacturers have merged with other companies and gone out of business… but I guess the flip side is that 15-cent notebooks make it a lot more accessible for kids at all income levels to be able to draw and scribble and write as much as their creativity demands.
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I'd have spent the entire 25 dollars and gotten even more notebooks!!! …and maybe a sheet of cute stickers. Stacy, I envy you for your ability to manage self control! 😉


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Aristocrat Technologies Teams With Magic Dreams Slots Manufacturer
Magic Dreams group is a leading slots machine manufacturer with a solid presence both on national AWP market and casino market, on national and international territories.
Aristocrat Technologies has built on its Australian market leadership and reputation to become a premium supplier of groundbreaking technologies and services to the international gaming industry.
This week both companies have announced a partnership with one another joined forces with bringing Aristocrat games into the Italian Comma 6a route market.
The content licensing arrangement will give customers of Italy's leading slot machine manufacturer access to Aristocrat's most popular casino titles, specifically adapted and refined for Comma 6a regulations.
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Aristocrat and More Pearls are trademarks or registered trademarks of Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited.
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NEW YORK ( The Deal) -- Tom Wheeler will kick off his tenure as Federal Communications Commission chairman by relaxing restrictions on foreign ownership of TV and radio stations when he presides over his first FCC meeting Nov. 14.The move is intended to draw much-needed new capital to the broadcasting business. Since passage of the Communications Act of 1934 the FCC has capped foreign investment in broadcast licensees at 25% and only once has the commission waived the rule, in 1994 when it retroactively approved Australia-based News Corp.'s ( NWS) purchase of U.S. television stations 10 years earlier. The rule has its roots in the Radio Act of 1912, which limited radio licenses to U.S. citizens or corporations amid the international tensions leading up to the First World War. Today, no other telecom sector -- cable and satellite TV, wireless, telephone or Internet -- is so restricted. The change has broad support across a variety of interests. Broadcasters want the cap lifted to boost the value of their stations. Minority business owners in the U.S. like the idea because they expect it will increase their access to capital -- historically difficult for minorities seeking to get into the broadcasting industry. And activists opposed to media consolidation support the change as a way of bringing new buyers and more diversity to broadcast ownership. The effort to make a change now was instigated by Democratic Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, who was the FCC's acting chairwoman until Wheeler was sworn in Nov. 4. On Oct. 24 Clyburn asked her FCC colleagues to support a declaratory ruling that would, on a case-by-case basis, permit investments from foreign individuals and companies to exceed the 25% stake. Her move was endorsed by Republican Commissioner Ajit Pai, who has been pressing for the change for a year. "A foreign company can indirectly hold more than a one-quarter stake in our nation's largest wireless carriers, cable operators, cable programmers, and Internet backbone providers," Pai said in a statement praising Clyburn. "Yet that company cannot own a similar interest in a single radio station in rural Kansas. This disparity makes no sense, especially considering the difficult financial circumstances facing many broadcasters."
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Sequels galore lead these movies newly released to DVD and Blu-ray.
"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" (Warner/Blu-ray + DVD + Digital, 2011, PG-13, two discs, $35.99, widescreen, audio/video commentary with Robert Downey Jr., featurettes, storyboards, photo gallery). The first "Sherlock Holmes" — with Downey as Holmes, Jude Law as Watson and direction by Guy Ritchie — was, for me, more annoying than entertaining, with its bleached-out colors, hyperactive camera work, overblown special effects and the occasional slow-motion sequence taking the moviegoer out of the experience.
This time around was more entertaining, though the same problems exist (maybe I'm getting desensitized), but the story does have Holmes' best opponent, the evil Moriarty, along with some clever bits of business along the way. Still, there's no excuse for teasing us with the presence of two fine actresses, Noomi Rapace and Rachel McAdams, only to give them nothing to do. (Also on single-disc DVD, $28.98.)
"Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" (Columbia/Blu-ray 3D, 2012, PG-13, $45.99, widescreen, deleted scenes, audio commentary, featurettes). Nicolas Cage is back with a sequel to the worst Marvel franchise movie in memory, as a movie stuntman who becomes Satan's bounty hunter (was "Drive Angry" part of this franchise?), hiding in Europe and being called upon to save a young boy from his boss. (Also on Blu-ray/digital, $35.99, and DVD/digital, $30.99.)
"Spider-Man" (Columbia/Blu-ray + Digital, 2002, PG-13, $19.99, widescreen, audio commentaries, featurettes, bloopers, webisodes, music videos).
"Spider-Man 2" (Columbia/Blu-ray + Digital, 2004, PG-13, $19.99, widescreen, theatrical and extended versions, audio commentaries, featurettes, bloopers).
"Spider-Man 3" (Columbia/Blu-ray + Digital, 2007, PG-13, $19.99, widescreen, audio commentaries, bloopers, music video). The Sam Raimi/Tobey Maguire "Spider-Man" trilogy has previously been on Blu-ray but these new sets include digital versions, and the first film has new bonus features and a trivia game. Of these, my favorite remains "Spider-Man 2," with the great Alfred Molina as Doc Ock. (Reissued just in time for the reboot "The Amazing Spider-Man," due in theaters July 3.)
"The Yankles" (Magnolia, 2012, PG-13, $26.98, widescreen, deleted/extended scenes, audio commentary, featurettes, trailer). A group of misfit orthodox yeshiva (Jewish seminary) students forms a baseball team and recruits an ex-con former major-leaguer to get them into shape. Culture clashes and ball-field hijinks ensue, and the underdog sports angle is fun. But the film is seriously undermined by unnecessary and ill-advised subplots that lead to overlength (nearly two full hours). (Also on Blu-ray, $29.98.)
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Vital Signs Return To HealthSouth
By MILT FREUDENHEIM
Published: January 27, 2005
The HealthSouth sign was removed without fanfare from the Surgery Center of Des Moines shortly after federal investigators seized truckloads of financial records at the company's headquarters in Birmingham, Ala., two years ago. But the doctors at the Des Moines clinic are still partners with the big national health care chain, doing more cataract and plastic surgery procedures than ever, they say.
With the help of doctors like the Iowa group and cash from patients around the country, HealthSouth has survived a business and public relations nightmare that began two years ago when the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission accused the company of accounting fraud totaling $2.6 billion.
It has begun a comeback, although how fully is still unclear because it has released only snapshots of its financial health. The full picture will not be clear until later this year when the company issues audited financial reports for the last five years.
Unlike Enron and WorldCom, which were forced to seek bankruptcy protection after their financial misdeeds became public, HealthSouth avoided bankruptcy, made a deal to stave off default on its bonds, placated bankers and restored morale among downcast employees, who have all along kept its hospitals and clinics operating.
The new management is concentrating on HealthSouth's core businesses -- its 257 rehabilitation hospitals and 1,105 rehabilitation outpatient clinics and surgery centers.
But the trial of Richard M. Scrushy, the company's ousted founder, on fraud and conspiracy charges in a federal courthouse across town, brings national attention back to the bad old days of HealthSouth. Indeed, Mr. Scrushy is still using his personal Web site to denounce his successors.
The trial is likely to last into the spring, the same time that the new chief executive, Jay Grinney, has promised to resolve some of the company's most pressing problems.
He is in talks to refinance $373 million in bank debt by the end of February. He has also promised to issue the long-delayed, restated audited financial reports for 2000 through 2003 by the end of March and produce the 2004 report in September or earlier. Those reports will finally give investors and analysts HealthSouth's profit and loss numbers, its earnings per share and other important indicators.
He is also in discussions to try to settle Securities and Exchange Commission allegations of securities law violations.
The company is overseeing talks with lawyers who filed class-action lawsuits on behalf of shareholders seeking compensation for losses after the financial fraud was uncovered. ''I will be very glad when the trial is over,'' Mr. Grinney said in a telephone interview last week. ''The facts speak for themselves. A massive fraud was committed; 19 individuals have pled guilty. My job is to pick up the pieces and put them together in a way that brings shareholder value, maintains the quality of this institution and allows us to grow.''
Recent reports from some HealthSouth units were upbeat. Business has increased 20 percent in the last two years at the Des Moines surgery center, according to Dr. Steven Quam, a medical director at the center. ''We haven't had anything that's had a significant impact on the way that we take care of our business,'' he said.
The 100-bed Lakeshore HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Birmingham is operating at 95 percent of capacity, said Dr. Paula Stewart, the hospital medical director.
HealthSouth has not provided year-to-year financial comparisons.
Company share prices have risen from a low in the pennies two years ago to $5.75 yesterday.
''With Mr. Grinney coming on board, there was a very dramatic shift in the corporate culture,'' Dr. Stewart said in an interview. ''It is now much more focused and much less flamboyant. We have a great sense of optimism about the future.''
The company closed the book on one issue vital to its survival on Dec. 30 when it agreed to pay $325 million over three years to settle a federal complaint that it overcharged Medicare, its largest payer.
The cost of settling with the S.E.C. may be ''much bigger than $325 million,'' said Premila Peters, a bond analyst at KDP Investment Advisers in Montpelier, Vt.
HealthSouth reported $4.4 billion in annual revenue ''before the scandal,'' said Balaji Gandhi, an analyst in Boston with Pacific Growth Equities, a San Francisco investment banking firm. After recent pruning, revenues are ''closer to $3.8 billion,'' he added. ''They need to get even smaller, and I think they will,'' Mr. Gandhi said.
The fraud scandal was taken as a betrayal of trust by many of HealthSouth's 49,000 employees, now reduced to 44,000. The number of physician-partners has dropped to about 3,300 from 3,500 in March 2003. Some doctors who left were persuaded to return as the dust settled. Without audited financial statements, it was difficult to recruit replacements for the surgery clinics.
Mr. Grinney, a widely respected hospital executive hired away from the HCA chain in August, has released a summary of the company's unaudited results. It reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or Ebitda, of $630 million for 2004, and $406 million in cash as of Sept. 30. A new credit package would help pay for the Medicare settlement and also lift the company out of default on its debt.
Mr. Grinney also has to prepare the company's hospital division for the enforcement of a revised Medicare requirement that 75 percent of patients in all rehabilitation hospitals be admitted for certain severe conditions. To qualify for Medicare payments, the hospitals will need more stroke victims, for example, and fewer single-hip or knee replacement cases. Adjusting the mix of patients will reduce pretax cash flow by about $22 million the first year, Mr. Grinney estimates.
He also hopes to jettison Mr. Scrushy's visionary, paperless ''digital hospital'' in Birmingham by April 1. Originally promoted as a national trendsetter that would replace the existing downtown HealthSouth Medical Center, it is an elaborate glass-sheathed building with underground parking and space once allotted to a hotel. It has already cost $195 million and was expected to swallow $200 million more to finish. By contrast, a typical hospital about the same size, 219 beds, could be built for $185 million to $200 million, Mr. Grinney said.
One high-profile casualty of the cost-cutting -- after HealthSouth said it would dispose of its handful of acute-care general hospitals -- was the departure of 11 Birmingham doctors who have treated sports stars like Roger Clemens and Jack Nicklaus and are team doctors for most big Alabama schools, including the undefeated Auburn football Tigers.
''The digital hospital was built to support our practice,'' said Dr. Larry Lemak, an orthopedic surgeon who is moving, with the Alabama Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center, to another Birmingham acute-care hospital, St. Vincent's, which offered a new building with special operating rooms and other amenities.
But Dr. Lemak, who noted that he had sold his HealthSouth stock and bought mutual funds several years go, said he was not worried about the company. ''I think their future is O.K.,'' he said. ''They still have a solid business; it appears to be a very viable company.''
Photos: ''My job is to pick up the pieces,'' Jay Grinney said. At HealthSouth Metro West in Fairfield, Ala., above right, the HealthSouth name has been removed from a sign, above. (Photographs by Gary Tramontina for The New York Times)
Chart: ''Rehabbing a Business''
HealthSouth's value in the stock and bond markets collapsed after regulators accused the company of inflating profits and some executives pleaded guilty to fraud. Prices have rebounded, but the company is smaller, having closed facilities and cut jobs.
Graph tracks HealthSouth's daily stock price from 2002 - 2004.
Bond prices
Percentage of face value at which HealthSouth senior notes traded
100% = face value
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I have never heard of The Ladies Monthly, but I have to assume it's a parody site, sort of like ChristWire.org? After all, they're recommending American women show solidarity with our troops in the Middle East by wearing hijab swimsuits in red, white, and blue colors. And then there's that whole piece on why readers should support bestiality, because after all, "Ladies' Monthly Research Lab has found that even today as we live in big cities, 53,8% of the American population regularly engages in naughty play with beasts big and small," which isn't true. (It's closer to 52.5%.) So when I got through "Setting Your Gay Daughter Straight," I didn't react like the 50+ commenters calling its author a "horrible person" for recommending parents retrain their gay daughters to be straight by "remind[ing] your daughter of the moral atrocity she is committing, as well as the ramifications of her decisions to her God." I mean, this is a straight up LOL, right?
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Last year, the Kia Sorento showed off some major change, with a classy new cabin that took a big step in an elegant new direction--one that's now been reiterated in the new Cadenza and K900 sedans.
Although its sheetmetal looks essentially the same as it has for the past several years, the Sorento's interior feels fresh and contemporary. It's been relieved of most of the inexpensive-looking plastics that worked well enough for the past few years, and covered in finer, soft-touch materials, polished off with thin, spare metallic trim. Last year's changes included a somewhat reshaped instrument panel that makes room for a larger LCD screen; likewise, the gauges are recast so that an LCD screen will fit there, on more expensive models. Although the woodgrain trim you'll see on some trims still comes down on the inauthentic side, there's now a substantial feel to the interior that does match the way the Sorento has gradually creeped upward in market position (and price) the past several years.
As for the exterior, it's only changed modestly in recent years. And overall, the Sorento's design impresses as simply drawn and minimally detailed, with some trim at the sills giving it a heftier look. The 2015 Sorento cuts a more rugged profile than most of the crossovers of its size, but it's met with some nice, refined details. For 2015, the Sorento gets a somewhat different new grille design, with either an anodized silver-metal or black mesh look; the lower valance also has been opened up and gets a cross-hatched look, while LED front lamps and projector headlamps have a new look and the available fog lamps have been pushed farther out to the corners.


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From the Subasio Mountain many paths stem to cross for long walks departing from characteristic suburbs as Armenzano, Collepino, S. Giovanni, which allows to reach the lawns, where it is possible to glimpse every now and then nice little animals such as the woodpecker, the squirrel, the porcupine or the wild cat. The Subasio M. is also rich of historical-artistic testimonies as the Castle of Armenzano or the strengthened suburb of Collepino.
The classical itinerary that we offer, gives the possibility to visit the described places in a whole day trip, on foot or by car.
The visit of the territory can stretch for a whole week-end visiting other beauties as the still working watermill of Valentine, the throat of the Ditch of the Marchetto and other small medieval suburbs as Spello and Collepino.
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