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The Cyber Risk Report is a strategic intelligence product that highlights current security activity and mid- to long-range perspectives. The report addresses seven major risk management categories: vulnerability, physical, legal, trust, identity, human, and geopolitical. Cyber Risk Reports are powered by Cisco Security Intelligence Operations, an advanced security infrastructure that identifies, analyzes, and defends against threats to keep organizations informed and protected. Cyber Risk Reports are the collaborative efforts of Cisco security analysts from the following teams: IntelliShield, Applied Intelligence, Remote Management Services, Intrusion Prevention System Signature Development, Cisco Product Security Incident Response, Cisco Malware Research, Strategic Technology Assessment Team, Infrastructure Security Research & Development, IronPort Email and Web Threat Research, Critical Infrastructure Assurance Group, Advanced Services, Security Sales and Engineering, Corporate Security Programs, Government Affairs, and Legal Support.
Vulnerability and threat activity continued to remain consistent with previous periods. This period was highlighted by additional vendor security advisories from Microsoft and Adobe, following the scheduled security advisories released last week. Additional vendor security announcements were released by Apple, Cisco, and RealNetworks to correct multiple vulnerabilities. New exploits also continue to be publicly released by Russian security researchers. The new exploits impact multiple popular server systems.
Microsoft released Security bulletin MS10-002 with details and updates for eight vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities continue to focus on Internet Explorer, including one vulnerability related to reported exploit attempts against multiple companies. IntelliShield alerts that contain details regarding these vulnerabilities are available on the Cisco Security Intelligence Operations web site.
Arbor Networks released the 5th Edition of the Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report, highlighting security issues and future concerns based on survey results from network operators and administrators. The report includes metrics on the current and previous threat levels, mitigation for those threats, and the top issues facing the network operators.
IntelliShield published 113 events last week: 46 new events and 67 updated events. Of the 113 events, 96 were Vulnerability Alerts, three were Security Activity Bulletins, six were Security Issue Alerts, six were Threat Outbreak Alerts, one was an Applied Mitigation Bulletin, and one was a Cyber Risk Report. The alert publication totals are as follows:
Weekly Alert Totals
Significant Alerts for January 18–24, 2010
Adobe Reader and Acrobat newplayer() Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 9.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a targeted system or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. Proof-of-concept code that exploits the vulnerability is publicly available. Adobe has confirmed this vulnerability, and updates are available. This vulnerability is being actively exploited through directed phishing attacks.
Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Microsoft has confirmed this vulnerability and released software updates.
Previous Alerts That Still Represent Significant Risk
Transport Layer Security Renegotiation Remote Man-in-the-Middle Attack Vulnerability
Multiple TLS implementations contain a vulnerability when renegotiating a Transport Layer Security (TLS) session that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack. Multiple vendors have released updates to correct this vulnerability. Proof-of-concept code that exploits this vulnerability is publicly available.
Microsoft Internet Explorer Cascading Style Sheets Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7 contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or execute arbitrary code. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available. Microsoft has released security bulletin MS09-072 to address this vulnerability.
Microsoft Windows SMB Client Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. Exploit code is publicly available. Microsoft has confirmed this vulnerability, but updates are not available.
There was no significant activity in this category during the time period.
Oracle Wins EU Approval for Sun Acquisition
The European Commission has approved the US$7.4 billion Sun acquisition by Oracle. The approval had been in question due to concerns over the fate of MySQL, which is owned by Sun, and how it would affect the product in the market after the acquisition. Oracle has committed to honoring all MySQL contracts for the next five years and promises not to assert copyright claims over MySQL for the same period of time. This commitment and an analysis that shows Oracle and MySQL do not compete in the exact same markets was enough to convince the European Commission to approve the acquisition to go forward.
IntelliShield Analysis: Oracle has been faced with anti-trust issues in prior acquisitions. The PeopleSoft acquisition faced some resistance, but Larry Ellison (CEO of Oracle) aggressively defended his stand to acquire the company and promised to continue to support the PeopleSoft line of products, thus not leaving PeopleSoft customers in behind. Larry is an aggressive competitor and fights hard to for acquisitions that make Oracle a stronger company. The Sun acquisition also gives Oracle ownership of Java and the Solaris operating system. The acquisition of MySQL was apparently not high on the list of reasons for buying Sun, but Oracle has again defended their right to make the acquisition and sufficiently addressed concerns that the acquisition will make them anti-competitive. This case helps to highlight some of the issues and difficulties that come with acquisitions and mergers in today's international market. It also highlights how an aggressive competitor can carefully make their case and complete these acquisitions with minimal risks and concessions to regulators.
DNSSEC Testing and Deployments on Root Servers
Securing the Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure has been long desired by many, but it looks like the Internet community is getting closer to seeing it become a reality. DNS provides, in its most basic form, the ability to take an alphabetic name which is much more understandable, recognizable, and memorable to human beings and convert it to a numeric Internet Protocol (IP) address in order for it to be processed by the network infrastructure (hosts, servers, routers, etc.) which we all use directly and indirectly to communicate over the Internet. DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) was developed in an effort to protect the integrity of the DNS system and to help ensure that users actually end up reaching the websites they truly want to visit. Read More
IntelliShield Analysis: There have been several reasons why DNSSEC or, more accurately, securing the DNS protocol has taken as long as it has to get even this far in terms of becoming a legitimate solution. For one, there have been multiple efforts that have led to a variety of solutions for securing DNS, leading to years of debating which solution would be most effective. A second reason is that while individual enterprises could take steps to ensure validity or integrity of the records for their domain name space (such as, sites signing their own DNS information that is sourced from their own domain authority) a DNS reply cannot be completely trusted unless each of the root servers also participates in a solution such as DNSSEC. But, implementing this step is expected to take a considerable amount of time in terms of design, testing, and deployment. However, once DNSSEC has become a reality in each of the Top Level Domains (such as, .com, .edu, .org, etc.) attacks such as DNS cache pollution/poisoning will become much more difficult to execute, which would result in a more valid, accurate, and trusted DNS environment.
There was no significant activity in this category during the time period.
Haiti Relief Leads to Expected Fraud
The January 12, 2010 earthquake that devastated the region near Port-au-Prince, Haiti was widely believed to be a prime target for scammers looking to profit off of a popular topic. As expected, many scams were noticed using e-mail, search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning, and social networks. On January 13, the FBI issued a warning that encompassed not only computer-based scams, but also personal appeals for money from those representing themselves as victims or charities.
IntelliShield Analysis: Those looking on at the desperate situation in Haiti were often moved to make donations to relief efforts, band together on social networking sites in displays of solidarity, or to compel those around them to donate or spread the word. Miscreants looking to make a profit used this outpouring of attention and emotion to establish many fraudulent sites, e-mail messages, and social network associations for their purposes. Combating these scams will require technical controls that can recognize and account for emerging social engineering threats based on these kinds of events. In addition, organizations should consider providing verified options for employees to donate to relief efforts when distributing corporate communications about how the company is responding to such an event. In fact, technology use was very effective when applied to raise donations legitimately. The Red Cross SMS text donation campaign was highly successful, raising millions of dollars in a very short time, and through coordination with the wireless service providers to make those funds available more rapidly than the normal accounting cycles. These rapid and coordinated efforts may set the new standard for emergency relief efforts in the future, further requiring users and businesses to increase their familiarity and security for these technologies.
There was no significant activity in this category during the time period.
Upcoming Security Activity
Networkers at Cisco Live 2010, Barcelona, Spain: January 25–28, 2010
Because of the potential for increased risk on multiple vectors, organizations' security teams should be aware of and consider making special preparations for the following dates:
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland: January 27–31, 2010
Additional Information
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This document is provided on an "as is" basis and does not imply any kind of guarantee or warranty, including the warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use. Your use of the information on the document or materials linked from the document is at your own risk. Cisco reserves the right to change or update this document at any time.


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Steamboat briefs: Hayden's Bradon Webb announced as student of excellence
May 29, 2012
Bradon Webb, a freshman at Hayden High School, has been announced by the United States Achievement Academy as a student of excellence in mathematics, according to a news release.
The academy recognizes fewer than 10 percent of students for this honor based on recommendations from school staff. Recommendation requirements include consideration of academic performance, interest and aptitude, leadership qualities, responsibility, enthusiasm, motivation to learn and improve, attitude and cooperative spirit and dependability.
Webb is the son of Kim and Doug Scherar, of Steamboat Springs, and the grandson of Linda Bertram, of Hayden, and Bill and Debbie Bertram, of Craig.
Weigh and Win program available through Friday
Weigh and Win, a free community program that pays you to achieve a healthy weight, is available through Friday at South Routt High School. Visit http://www.weighandwin.com to sign up and http://www.facebook.com/LiveWellNWCO for the kiosk schedule and locations throughout Routt County. For more information, call LiveWell Northwest Colorado Community Coordinator Barb Parnell at 970-819-4110.
Summer food program for children offered in Hayden
Totally Kids sponsors a free summer food program for children ages 1 to 18 through summer at Hayden Valley Elementary School. Breakfast is served from 8:30 to 9 a.m., and lunch is served from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. For more information, call Carolyn at 970-846-9083.
Registration open for free summer reading programs
Registration is open for the Yampa and Oak Creek public libraries' Dream Big — Read! free summer reading programs. The Yampa program begins June 12, and the Oak Creek program begins June 13 with programs, a prize drawing, story hours, a reading club and more. Activities may include programs on stargazing and moon lore, dreams and wishes, space exploration and nocturnal animals. For more information, call the Yampa Public Library at 970-638-4654 or the Oak Creek Public Library at 970-736-8371, or visit http://www.yampavalley.info/libraries.
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Hospice Celebration of Life event set for June 18, 19
The Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association's annual two-day Hospice Celebration of Life event is June 18 and 19. The event kicks off with dinner at 6:30 p.m. June 18 at the Sheraton Steamboat Resort. The dinner includes viewing of a gallery of artwork for sale, a getaway raffle and a live auction. The golf tournament is the next morning at Catamount Ranch & Club with registration at 8 a.m. and a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Sponsorships are available starting at $100. Dinner tickets are $60 and include one raffle ticket each. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased at the dinner for $10 per ticket or $100 for 12 tickets.
The events supports the VNA's Hospice and Palliative Care Program. In 2011, the VNA provided care to 69 terminally ill patients and bereavement counseling and support to more than 300 grieving family members. For more information, contact Director of Development Dervla Lacy at 970-871-7603 or email@example.com, or visit http://www.nwcovna.org/hospicecelebration.php.
Lowell Whiteman to host kindergarten open house
The Lowell Whiteman Primary School invites students entering kindergarten in the fall and their parents to attend an open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday. Drop by anytime during the sessions to learn about the new full-day kindergarten program. Call Debbie at 970-879-8081 for more information.
BLM to host workshops June 12 in Steamboat
The Bureau of Land Management's Northwest Colorado District is hosting a public workshop at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. June 12 at the Steamboat Springs Community Center to gather social and economic information that will be used in its districtwide greater sage grouse planning effort, according to a news release.
The BLM is writing an environmental impact statement to analyze incorporating new sage grouse conservation measures into its resource management plans for the five field offices within the district: the Colorado River Valley Field Office in Silt, the Grand Junction Field Office, the Kremmling Field Office, the Little Snake Field Office in Craig and the White River Field Office in Meeker.
For more information, visit http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Programs/wildlife/sage-grouse.html.

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Film Review: 'Moka'
The title of "Moka," an elegantly lean, low-temperature thriller from Swiss writer-director Frédéric Mermoud, turns out to be less enigmatic than it sounds.
The title of "Moka," an elegantly lean, low-temperature thriller from Swiss writer-director Frédéric Mermoud, turns out to be less enigmatic than it sounds.
Breaking up is hard to do, yet entirely pleasurable to watch, in "If You Don't, I Will," an effortless fifth feature from writer-helmer Sophie Fillieres that goes down with the mildly spiked…
The trailblazing feminist writer Violette Leduc gets a biopic fully worthy of her complex life and work with "Violette."
A tonally heterogeneous but emotionally coherent dramedy centered around a beautifully modulated turn by Emmanuelle Devos.
The 2013 Tribeca Film Festival has rounded up a roster of competition features and documentaries that includes the world premieres of Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon drama "Sunlight Jr." and a doc about…
The babies-switched-at-birth plot device is applied to the Arab-Israeli conflict in "The Other Son," an adequate if never surprising effort from French helmer Lorraine Levy.
Paris-based shingle Le Pacte has picked up two Bulgarian pics playing at Cannes: Directors' Fortnight player "The Island" and Critics' Week's screener "Ave."
Standard TV cop stuff overripe with homophobic subtexts pretty much sums up "Partners."
Character actress Anne Le Ny makes a haunting scripting-helming debut with "Those Who Remain."
Watching Arnaud Desplechin's pic is akin to plunging into a sprawling novel whose characters become old friends. Enjoyable French pic welds together drama, melodrama and comedy in a blend with…


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The Help's Viola Davis looked positively stunning at the 2012 Oscars -- and although she got her makeup done by a pro, there's no mistaking her ageless, radiant complexion peeking out from underneath.
When it comes to nixing dull skin, many think the only option is to slough it off with a face scrub -- a physical exfoliant. And while a gritty formula may be the answer for quicker skin cell turnover, it can be harsh on sensitive skin types.
In the video above, celeb dermatologist and Physician's Formula consulting doc Meghan O'Brien debunks the difference between physical and chemical exfoliants, plus the formula you should be using now.


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Dark Star Orchestra Plays the Colonial Theatre, 5/22
Dark Star Orchestra arrives at The Colonial Theatre on May 22 at 7:30pm, bringing with them song-for-song recreations of Grateful Dead performances.
Tickets to Dark Star Orchestra are $25-$35. Tickets may be purchased in person at The Colonial Theatre Ticket Office at 111 South Street Pittsfield, MA 01201 or by calling (413) 997-4444 or online at www.BerkshireTheatreGroup.org. The Ticket Office is open Monday-Friday 10am–5pm, Saturdays 10am–2pm or on any performance day from 10am until intermission.
Dark Star Orchestra's shows are built off the extensive catalog of the Grateful Dead. On any given night the band will perform a show based on a set list from the Grateful Dead's 30 years of extensive touring or use the catalog of original songs and often played covers to create a unique set list for the show. This allows music fans both young and old to share in the experience. Dark Star Orchestra presents its critically acclaimed live show at esteemed venues from coast to coast and internationally. Grateful Dead classics are performed in the same way that an orchestra interprets music of classical composers. The composer's spirit is derived and channeled as The Players capture the excitement and innovation of the original performances and compositions. Continuing a long and strange trip since humble beginnings over a decade ago, Dark Star Orchestra's determined commitment to 'raising the Dead' has drawn nationwide attention.
Made up of Jeff Mattson (Jerry Garcia), Lisa Mackey (Donna Jean Godchaux), Dino English (Bill Kreutzmann), Rob Koritz (Mickey Hart), Kevin Rosen (Phil Lesh), Rob Eaton (Bob Weir) and Rob Barraco (multiple keyboardists), Dark Star Orchestra does not try to match Grateful Dead live songs note for note. Anything so formulaic would quickly dispel the free spirit embodied in the music.
While faithful improvisation is pinnacle, precision is of equal importance with DSO, which position the stage plot based on the year of Grateful Dead show to be performed, adapting phrasing, voice arrangements, and even arranges specific musical equipment for the various eras of Dead music performed. At the end of each performance, the band announces the date and venue where the original show just covered took place. Dark Star Orchestra dips into every incarnation of the Dead, so most fans can "see" shows that happened long before they were born.


text: Ok, this problem has been there for some time now and I want to sort it before the weather gets colder. If the car sits for any length of time at any stage of the day it can take quite a few cranks to get her lit. It's not just first thing in the morning, can be also be when the car has been run up to temp and sat for 20min. Things that I've checked are the coolant temp and intake air temp and plugs. All seem to be ok apart from the temp being a 5â out this morning, reading 18 instead of what should have been 13 on both sensors. I don't think this would be enough to mess the mix on startup, could it? This car has also had a new maf and lambda recently also. Swapped the maf with the old one and it didn't make a difference. One thing I did notice about the lambda was that it was reading 70â when stone cold, but when it seen some clean air on crank it dropped to what the actual temp was and then adjusted to egt's when lit. Any ideas anyone, feel free to share what your thinking.


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1. What footwear is best for travelling around australia for 3 months?
2. Do i need any jabs from my doctor before i go?
3. Are hostels easy to find along the east coast?
4. How much money is reccommended for 3 months, mainly alcohol, food, travel expense and stuff like surfing, rafting that kind of thing.


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MIAMI, Fla. - Tropical Storm Cristina is expected to strengthen as it swirls off Mexico's Pacific coast.
The storm's maximum sustained winds early Tuesday are near 40 mph and the U.S. National Hurricane Center says Cristina could become a hurricane by Thursday.
The storm is centered about 155 miles south-southwest of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and is moving west near 3 mph.
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
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Rollo was a weasly prisoner in the Season 8 episode Twenty Vicodin. He was portrayed by actor Nate Mooney.
After House is told he will be released in five days, word spreads quickly through the prison. House finds Rollo stealing most of his tuna and other supplies. He confronts Rollo and threatens to perform a colonoscopy on him with his cane, but Rollo knows that if House retaliates, his parole will be revoked. House allows Rollo to leave with the tuna.
However, House decides to get back at Rollo. Since Stomper has told House to leave him his stereo when he leaves, House instead hides it in Rollo's cell. When Stomper comes to House looking for it, House claims he left it in Stomper's cell and that he saw Rollo both steal it and make fun of Stomper at the same time. Stomper doesn't believe House, but when Stomper goes to Rollo's cell, he finds the stereo and the two men get into a fight. Stomper and Rollo are sent to solitary and House gets his stereo back.


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Wake detention officer indicted in inmate's death
Posted August 6, 2013
Updated December 10, 2013
Raleigh, N.C. — A Wake County detention officer was indicted Tuesday on a charge of voluntary manslaughter in the June 17 death of an inmate at the Wake County Detention Center.
Shon Demetrius McClain, 40, died from blunt force trauma to the head and neck 13 days after, the Wake County Sheriff's Office says, he was involved in an argument with officer Markeith Montrail Council.
Council, a detention officer at the jail since 2009, was initially placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of a review by the State Bureau of Investigation and a decision on charges by the Wake County District Attorney's Office.
A spokesman for the sheriff's office said Tuesday that Council has since been suspended without pay.
McLain was in jail awaiting a court date on misdemeanor charges at the time of the June 4 assault.
According to an investigative report by the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, McClain punched an unnamed prison guard in the face during the argument after the guard shoved him.
The guard then threw McClain to the ground twice, but the report says McCain appeared to be unconscious after the first throw.


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Boca close on title after another troubled weekend
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Boca Juniors won 2-1 at Gimnasia-Jujuy to move closer to the title on another troubled weekend for the Argentine championship, which has been plagued by violence and intimidation off the field.
Boca stayed four points clear of Diego Simeone's Estudiantes, who scored twice in stoppage-time to come from behind for a 2-1 win at Newell's Old Boys, their ninth successive victory.
But the weekend's action on the pitch was overshadowed when the fans of Racing Club and San Lorenzo blocked their respective team buses and forced the match to be called off.
The fans, who jumped up and down in celebration on hearing that the match had been postponed, were angry at a decision to order the Buenos Aires derby to be played behind closed doors in La Plata, 60 kilometres away.
There were rumours that the rest of Sunday's games would be called off as well but they went ahead after Argentina Football Association (AFA) president Julio Grondona warned that teams who did not turn up would have points docked.
It was the latest twist in the tournament in which two other games were postponed at short notice and three suspended during the course of the match because of crowd violence.
All the weekend's games were played without away fans, who have been banned for the rest of the year by the AFA in a bid to clamp down on violence.
A booming free kick by central defender Daniel Diaz in the 64th minute gave Boca the points on their long trip north to Jujuy.
Neri Cardozo had finished off a sweeping move to give Boca the lead against the run of play in the 26th minute but Gimnasia-Jujuy replied through Gabriel Ramon in first-half stoppage-time.
Boca have 41 points from 16 games with three to play.
The real drama was at Newell's, where Estudiantes took full advantage of referee Hector Baldassi's decision to add on six minutes of stoppage-time.
Paraguay striker Oscar Cardozo gave Newell's the lead on the half hour.
Estudiantes, showing the fighting spirit which was the hallmark of coach Simeone in the days when he captained Argentina, levelled through 35-year-old striker Jose Luis Calderon in the first minute of stoppage-time.
Three minutes later, 17-year-old forward Pablo Piatti scored the winner for Estudiantes.


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Millburn had been relatively isolated, since travel was limited to horse drawn modes of transportation over very poor roads.
When railroads were planned for the area, the people of Millburn did not want those smelly noisy things in their back yard. Local folklore details how our citizens worked to make sure that the rail lines were located far enough away so as not to be a nuisance. This action, of course, turned out to be a BIG MISTAKE.
As even the most casual observer of history knows, towns and industry developed along the railroad tracks. One rail line went through four miles to the west of Millburn. Another went through about four miles to the east. Communities grew and prospered along these railroad tracks.
Many of our citizens adapted to the railroad with surprising ease. Many became frequent travelers to Chicago. Our storekeepers made frequent buying trips, bringing many new products to town.
A service was started to haul passengers to and from the depots. Young men and women began to marry outside of the local area, since travel back to visit the "home folks" was fast and easy. Our town doctor began to take seriously ill patients to Chicago, where the very latest in care often meant the difference between life and death.
Read about the railroad to the east, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, from a book written in 1890.
Read about the railroad to the west, the Chicago & Northern Pacific Railroad, from a book written in 1890. This western line has had a number of names over the years. Until recently it was known as the SOO Line, and today is known as the Wisconsin Central. Metra passenger service uses these tracks carrying commuters between Antioch, Illinois and downtown Chicago.


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Richie Sambora and his 14-year-old daughter Ava spent time together in Calabasas, Calif. on Saturday (March 10). The pair had lunch with friends at King's Fish House at the Calabasas Commons.
The 52-year-old rocker wore a cap, a red tie-dye shirt and a cross necklace while Ava sported jean shorts and a black tank for the warm weather.
It looks like the father-daughter duo are carrying on nicely after Sambora's ex-wife Heather Locklear's hospital incident in January.
At the time Richie's mom reportedly said of the actress, "I think she will be okay she just has to get it together. We always see her. We always hang out and her family is great with us too. We're all together all the time."


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.The Antique Chifforette made by the Northern Furniture Company in Sheboygan, WI circa: 1910-1917, has an estimated value on the secondary retail market for an of average of $1800.00-2400.00, depending on the condition and where it is for sale at. These will typically sell higher in an Antique Shop or Private sale compared to an auction. If you are thinking of selling, you might want to check your local Antique Shops in the area to see what yours or one like it would sell for or has sold for, then you can decide to sell online or locally. As antiques and collectibles are subject in selling price to different areas across the country..( Larger Metropolitan Areas bring higher prices then Smaller Cities. )
If you plan on selling this I would list this for sell on the internet where it will have the largest shopping market. There are some great sites you can sell from. You can sell in your local area or a larger city near you with Craigslist, it is free, and when they item sells the buyer picks it up.
You can sell on Etsy, which is a great place to sell from, you list Vintage Items, they can stay until they sell. Much like having a little store online. There is also Rubylane, which is a more upscale site where people sell more expensive items. There is also Tias, which is on the same scale of Rubylane.
There is Amazon and of course Ebay. All of these sites get you a lot of World Wide exposure and bring the best traffic. They are all great! If you sell to a dealer or antique or resell shop you can expect to get about 30-40% of what it is worth since they have to resell the item.
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So I just finished a Back to Hogwarts swap and wanted to share what I made (these items in particular)
Introducing Fred and George!
They took a generous amount of time, about 12 hours, I think.
They are completely hand sewn and their hair put in by hand as well.
Here is an in progress shot(AHHH THE ARMLESS TWIN!!)
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A little bit of conversation can go a long way. While indulging in free everything at our BBMs & BBQ picnic at A3C, I started small talk with an up & coming MC, named Will Brennan. After briefly discussing where we grew up and in turn our penchant for the fast flow, this West Palm Beach talent casually asked if I wouldn't mind listening to his material. After obliging, this humble fellow did his best Beretta impression and burst into a rapid-fire tirade that would've ended Ghadafi's regime about six months sooner. It was clear, interchangeable and begging to feed on some beats. Needless to say, I did the unthinkable at an event like this and actually asked the guy for a CD.
Upon listening to Will's A3C-specific sampler, I found out his music was as nice as his personality.
Coming from an area in Florida where the hip-hop scene is about as developed as LeBron's three-ball, Brennan's music is a hodgepodge of genres. Take "Get By," for example. The first song on said sampler, this upbeat, piano-based ditty takes the meat from Austin, TX band Spoon's song of the same name and allows Will to meticulously narrate how he manages to stay above water, despite being surrounded by it. On "Smells Like," the easy-going artist goes a bit more mainstream, impressively shredding a dubstep version of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Then, there's the jazzy "Jezebel," which Will uses to dispel the twisted details of a mentally-taxing and bruise-inducing relationship. While all three are completely different sounds and songs, Will's whole catalouge carries the same, atypical theme. And, with every rapper trying so hard to manipulate another region's sound or swag, hearing something unique stands out in itself.
So, like Will Brennan, remember to keep your cool handy when you want people to listen to you or your music. If his approachable personality didn't hold the same user-friendly qualities as his tunes, I may never have known any of this.
Will Brennan – "Get By"
Will Brennan – "Smells Like"
Will Brennan – "Jezebel"
As a bonus, check out this extremely well-done video vignette of Will B's journey around A3C and his performance on our Perfect Attendance stage, courtesy of FeedOffRap.


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Explainer: With its new UN status, could the Palestinian Authority take Israel to the International Criminal Court?
On Thursday afternoon, the United Nations General Assembly recognized the Palestinian Authority as a "full nonmember observer state," giving the Palestinians strong symbolic backing.
The Palestinians' new status begs the question: Could Palestine try to bring Israel in front of the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes?
Here's what you need to know to answer that question.
What is the International Criminal Court?
The ICC is a permanent, treaty-based, international criminal court, governed by the Rome Statute. It is not part of the United Nations system. Based in the Netherlands, at The Hague, the ICC was established to "help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community."
Does the Palestinian Authority have access to the ICC?
The Palestinian Authority accepted the ICC's jurisdiction in January 2009, under Article 12(3) of the Rome Statute. The ICC wrote, "The Office received over 400 communications on crimes allegedly committed in Palestine."
However, in April, the ICC's General Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said the court would not accept a Palestinian demand to investigate alleged war crimes by Israel, dating from 2002, until Palestine was recognized as a state by the UN General Assembly, according to Al Arabiya.
"In order to proceed we need the General Assembly of the UN accepting Palestine as an observer state. As soon as this is done we can proceed," Ocampo told Al Arabiya.
The BBC noted that the Palestinian Authority would likely try again to gain ICC access after a UN vote in their favor, and Palestinian officials have hinted at this. "Those who don't want to appear before international tribunals must stop their crimes and it is time for them to become accountable," said the chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat.
Al Arabiya noted that the cases the ICC hear are limited to war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by a country, or national of a country, within its jurisdiction. "A state not party to the Rome Statute can be brought before the ICC only if it chooses to accept the court's jurisdiction or if the United Nations Security Council refers a situation to it."
However, according to the United Nations Treaty Database, communication was received on August 28, 2002 from the government of Israel that Israel did not intend to become a party to the Rome Statute, although it had initially signed on to the statute in 2000. "Accordingly, Israel has no legal obligations arising from its signature on 31 December 2000. Israel requests that its intention not to become a party, as expressed in this letter, be reflected in the depositary's status lists relating to this treaty."
What alleged war crimes could the Palestinians pursue?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly privately indicated that he fears the Palestinians would accuse his government of violating the Geneva Conventions' prohibition on forced displacement of populations by establishing settlements, Reuters reported.
Time magazine noted that the ICC is on record as leaning toward regarding Israel's residential settlements in the West Bank as a crime of war. "The physical presence of the settlements in other words would give Palestine a ready-made case to drag Israel before the court — or to threaten dragging it before the court," said Time.
However, in his September address at the UNGA, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas began laying the foundation for charges based on the violence of some individual settlers, not the settlements themselves.
Abbas told Time, "We will not use force against the settlers. I can use the court, but it's better for the Israelis not to push us to go to the court. They should put an end to these acts committed by the settlers."
Does the West support the Palestinians use of the court?
For the most part, no. The Guardian noted that the Palestinian Authority has so far resisted pressure from the US and the United Kingdom to renounce the right to accede to the ICC. The UK said it would abstain from the vote in the UNGA over Palestinian status.
Agence France Presse reported that France, despite endorsing UN recognition of Palestine as a nonmember state, also warned the Palestinians not to take Israel to the ICC, saying such a move would damage peace efforts.
What are the chances the ICC would take the case?
Not very high. The Daily Beast noted that even if Abbas were to make an appeal for investigation to the ICC, the possibility of international war crimes charges being brought against Israeli officials is remote. The ICC has some escape clauses such as claiming insufficient evidence or saying that Israel's legal system could pursue the charges.
The Daily Beast argued that investigating Israel would be a radical departure for the ICC, which to date has mostly dealt with intra-state violence in some African countries with barely functioning justice systems. The court would also risk getting its funding from European countries cut.
Palestinian envoy to the UN Riyad Mansour said, "I don't believe that we are going to be rushing the second day to join everything related to the United Nations, including the ICC," on Tuesday, according to the Jerusalem Post.
However, he said if Israel continued to violate international law, especially by building settlements, the Palestinians would consult with their friends on what should be done to "bring Israel into compliance."
"We're not in the business of trying to prolong this conflict and settle scores," Mansour said. "But we are not fools nor dummies. If they don't move in that direction ... then all of us should be considering all other possible options in order to bring them into compliance."
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The Powers that were...no longer "be"?
If Palestine would use the world court. ICC, declaring, establishing crimes against Gaza by Israel... then too, the United States as partners contributing directly or indirectly to those alleged crimes against the Palestinians - as a group, or crimes against individual Palestinian citizens so affected by such 'criminal acts' - this could be an interesting process played out on the world stage, however long it takes to be activated by Palestine?
Who's on first? Who has the power,? Why?
What do we owe Israel who as former victim, now victimizes? Is this alliance which binds our nation with Israel, a loyalty pledge that has crumbled to meaningless deaths and rubble over time... while justice sits on the sidelines, watching, waiting?
Susan Rice was less verbose this time; she-who-has -been -very-vocal preceding the 'vote'?
What goes around comes around.
The Arabs - notably the Fatah and Hamas - are in no position to file anything against the Jews.
Miss John-Knudson allow me remind you about the thousands of rocket attacks on civilian areas; incitement of genocide in their written documents, media, and spoken by their religious leaders; terror bombings in civilian establishments; launching military operations non-combatants; misuse of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in covering for military operations; inciting murder against non-combatants; perpetrating murders of non-combatants; destroying religious sites; and having no claim under the Geneva Conventions because of their status as non-signatories.
That's a pile of charges the Arabs will have to dig themselves out from under.
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Southbury Women?s Club 5-K Turkey Trot
Southbury, CT
Thu 11/22/2012
0.25 Mile, 5-K, Competition Walk/Run, Recreational/Fun Walk
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Runners and walkers of all ages are invited to join us for the annual Southbury Women's Club Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day, November 22 2012! The race starts promptly at 8:30 a.m. at 730 Main Street South in Southbury. Our official 5-K Run/Walk is certified and sanctioned by USA Track & Field and provides a fabulous opportunity for friends and family to pound the pavement before the holiday dinner that traditionally packs on the pounds! Your participation is this community tradition will benefit the Southbury Fuel and Food Banks and The Needy Fund. Plus, a Kids' Fun Run for children under 10 starts at 8:00 a.m. and benefits Children to Children. Register on line by midnight November 18 and save $5 off the 5-K event day $25 registration fee. (The Kids' Walk is $5 whenever you register.) Runners must register by November 1 to receive a free long sleeve performance t-shirt. The Turkey Trot is generously sponsored by The Gym, Rittuci-Freidman Orthodontics, Adam Broderick Salon & Spa Boar?s Head, Chemtura, The Smile Spot Children?s Dentistry, and Waterbury Hospital. To register go to http://www.southburywomensclub.org. The 5-K is limited to 1000 runners so sign up early! Awards will go to the top three male and female finishers in 8 age categories ranging from under 10 years of age to over 60.
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Bette Midler to Make Broadway Return in New John Logan Penned One-Woman Play About Sue Mengers?
Michael Riedel reports in today's New York Post that Bette Midler is the top candidate to play legendary Hollywood agent Sue Mengers on Broadway in a new play by Tony-winner John Logan. Riedel reports that "She's interested in Logan's play - as yet untitled - because, says a source, "a one-person show isn't as risky as shouldering a big musical." That - and the fact that Mengers is a hell of a character."
Sue Mengers, who died in 2011 at 79, was a talent agent to many significant filmmakers and actors of the New Hollywood generation of the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s including Candice Bergen, Peter Bogdanovich, Michael Caine, Dyan Cannon, Cher, Joan Collins, Brian De Palma, Faye Dunaway, Bob Fosse, Gene Hackman, Sidney Lumet, Ali MacGraw, Steve McQueen, Mike Nichols, Nick Nolte, Tatum O'Neal, Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Cybill Shepherd, Barbra Streisand, Gore Vidal, and Tuesday Weld, among others.
Bette Midler recently produced the recent Broadway musical "Priscilla Queen of the Desert.' She made her Broadway debut playing Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof. Thereafter, she began singing in clubs around town including at the famed Continental Baths where she developed the trademark act that would make her one of the most renowned talents of a generation--bawdy humor, revealing costumes and a distinctive voice made for an act that was poignant, tacky and altogether fabulous. Her performances of songs like Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Delta Dawn, and Superstar were unforgettable and caused audiences to fall in love with the self-anointed "Divine Miss M." Bette's first album, The Divine Miss M, hit #9 on Billboard's Top 200 Chart and went platinum. In 1973, she won her first Grammy for Best New Artist. After successfully touring the world, she returned to Broadway in the Tony winning, Clams On The Halfshell.
Midler's first starring role in the feature film, The Rose, garnered two Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy for the film's title song and a best actress Oscar nomination. Additional films include Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Ruthless People, Outrageous Fortune, Big Business and her most popular movie, Beaches. Forty years, four Grammys, four Golden Globes, three Emmys, a Tony Award and tons of record-breaking performances since she hit the scene, the "Divine Miss M" is still going strong.
John Logan received the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critic Circle and Drama League Awards for his play Red. He is the author of more than a dozen other plays, including Never the Sinner andHauptmann. His adaptation of Ibsen's The Master Builder premiered on the West End in 2003. As a screenwriter, John had three movies released in 2011: Hugo, Coriolanus and Rango. Previous film work includes Sweeney Todd (Golden Globe Award), The Aviator (Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA and WGA nominations), Gladiator (Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA and WGA nominations), The Last Samurai, Any Given Sunday and RKO 281 (WGA Award, Emmy nomination).


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There's a canyon at the end of a dusty lane off the I-5 freeway, down some lonely roads built to access landfills and water treatment plants, where Greater Los Angeles ends and America begins. Here, through some iron gates and down a hill lined with hedges, is a portal to a land of pickups and full-brimmed caps, where old men wearing tan vests stuffed with ammunition openly carry shotguns, where not one but two giant stuffed grizzly bears greet visitors in a dark lobby, and where the sounds of live fire echo off the sandstone walls. This would be a terrible place to steal a car stereo. Or wear a Bernie Sanders shirt. And into this scene arrives a man in a black luxury station wagon, wearing very stylish jeans, a snug green Henley, and a 49ers cap that is well cared for.
"Aren't you on TV?" asks a clerk inside the pro shop of the Oak Tree Gun Club, in Newhall, CA, from behind a counter where visitors can purchase or rent various firearms. Matt Bomer nods and smiles. "I am," he says. Celebrity sightings do not seem to be a regular occurrence at Oak Tree; unlike basically everywhere else in Greater Los Angeles, there's no wall of fame of signed head shots, at least that I can see.
"I hate to ask you this," the clerk replies, "but my wife and I love your show, and she would kill me if I don't get a picture." He gives his phone to a colleague, hunches in close to the star of the megahit American Horror Story: Hotel — as well as the films Magic Mike and Magic Mike XXL — and then gives us a very quick instructional on safe handling of a .22 Ruger pistol, which Bomer selected by name from a wall of handguns. "It's the assassin's choice," he tells me. "You'll see why when you fire it."
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Bomer, it turns out, has some experience with firearms. "I've been handling guns since I was a kid," he says, out on the trap range a little later, popping a shell into a 12-gauge Dickinson shotgun. "I got a .30–30 for Christmas in the seventh grade. It wasn't what I asked for, by the way. And it wasn't my only present." It was a gift from his father, a conservative Christian and avid hunter who "clears the decks for deer season."
Bomer was born outside St. Louis but spent his formative years in Texas. He reckons he was "somewhere around 8" when his father first introduced him to guns. As a kid, he hunted birds and ducks but hasn't shot at anything live in years. "It's nothing that I've elected to do in my adult life," he says. "In Texas, it's a way for men to bond together. I was down with that when I lived there, and I haven't really done it since."
He's not sure when he first handled a firearm on a set. It could have been on Guiding Light, the soap he starred on for a little more than a year in the early 2000s. "I know I killed several people on that show," he says, but decides that most, if not all, of those murders occurred offscreen. Probably, then, it was the 2006 film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, in which he is murdered by Leatherface in extravagant style — "He strung me up for a while, and then he knocked me out and carried me to the basement, strapped me up, partially skinned me alive, then gutted me with a chain saw." This gratuitous death wasn't without purpose. "Leatherface becomes Leatherface with my face."
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Bomer aims the gun over the top of the wooden trap and yells, "Pull!" causing a neon-yellow clay target to shoot across the range. He fires. It shatters. For someone who hasn't shot at a bird, real or fake, in eons, he's pretty good, hitting four out of five clays in his first round. "City boys out in the country!" he hollers. When one shot of mine barely nicks a target, he gives me encouragement. "If you hit it at all, you've killed the bird." Bomer takes the gun and pats me on the back. "If that were the case, we'd be going home with some dinner."
When the ammo is exhausted, we go in search of lunch, but in Oak Tree's café, the air is heavy with fryer oil. I suggest we try elsewhere.
"Probably a good idea," Bomer says, looking around. "I have to be naked on camera at 9 a.m. for a love scene with Lady Gaga. So maybe it's not a good time for, like, french fries."
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BluePhoenix Solutions (Nasdaq: BPHX), the leader in value-driven legacy IT modernization solutions, today announced that Arik Kilman was appointed Chief Executive Officer replacing Yaron Tchwella who is leaving the position of Chief Executive Officer for personal reasons. Mr. Tchwella was nominated by the Board of Directors to serve as a Director. If approved by the Company's shareholders at the shareholders meeting which is expected to be held prior to the end of June 2010, Yaron will join the board and will serve as an executive focused on growing the Company's partner network and on strategic customers. Gur Shomron, a member of the Board of Directors was appointed to replace Mr. Kilman as Chairman of the Board. "I return to lead BluePhoenix as CEO at a time when I am increasingly excited about our future," said Mr. Kilman. "The prospects for our solutions continue to grow and we strongly believe that now is the right time for legacy modernization. The market opportunity ahead of us is growing, we own an ever-improving business proposition for our customers and our reputation within the industry is unmatched." About BluePhoenix Solutions BluePhoenix Solutions (NASDAQ: BPHX) is the leading provider of value-driven legacy IT modernization solutions. The BluePhoenix portfolio includes a comprehensive suite of tools and services from global IT asset assessment and impact analysis to automated database and application migration, rehosting, and renewal. Leveraging over 20 years of best-practice domain expertise, BluePhoenix works closely with its customers to ascertain which assets should be migrated, redeveloped, or wrapped for reuse as services or business processes, to protect and increase the value of their business applications and legacy systems with minimized risk and downtime. BluePhoenix provides modernization solutions to companies from diverse industries and vertical markets such as automotive, banking and financial services, insurance, manufacturing, and retail. Among its prestigious customers are: Aflac, Capita Group, CareFirst, Citigroup, Danish Commerce and Companies Agency, Desjardins, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Rabobank, Rural Servicios Informaticos, SDC Udvikling, TEMENOS, Toyota, and Volvofinans. BluePhoenix has 13 offices in the USA, UK, Denmark, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Cyprus, Australia, and Israel.
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Abby's new thing is she eats some of her meal then claims to be "done" or have a "tummy ache" and wants to leave the table and go play. So the other day I refused to let her go. No play. No bed. Just sit. She insisted she was "done" and kept pushing the food away. I made her stay in her seat.
She fell asleep at the table.
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The Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. had a net loss of members during 1969−the first since records were begun in 1889. Membership, The Official Catholic Directory reported last week, fell by 1,149 to a new total of 47,872,-089. This is hardly a dramatic plunge, particularly coming amid a generalized crisis in organized religion that has shrunk the ranks of other U.S. churches. Yet it reflects, chiefly, a falling off of conversions and a decline in infant baptisms. And these are trends that may give Catholic leaders pause−even though the church is still more than four times larger than any other...
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VICTORIA, TX (Kiii Sports)- A fast start failed to carry the Sinton Pirates to a win on Friday night as they fell to state-ranked La Grange 6-2 in a 1-game playoff in Victoria.
The Pirates took a 1-0 lead as Trey Gallegos raced home on a wild pitch by La Grange starter Trey Supak.
Tracker Conn made it 2-0 Sinton with a home run in the top of the 2nd inning.
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Storms, colder air poised to move in region Wednesday
The St. Croix Valley is under a National Weather Service dense fog advisory from 10 p.m. today through 10 a.m. Wednesday.
An unseasonably moist air mass across Minnesota and Wisconsin will allow fog to spread over the area tonight, according to the NWS forecast.
"The fog will begin to rapidly expand across the area after 10 p.m. with widespread visibilities of a quarter-mile or less expected after midnight," said an NWS statement. "Dense fog will create hazardous traveling conditions due to significantly reduced visibility."
NWS forecasters said fog would dissipate across western Minnesota early Wednesday morning as a cold front approaches from the Dakotas.
"The fog will persist into the mid-morning across eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
That approaching cold front is expected to trigger a chance of showers and thunderstorms beginning early Wednesday afternoon, with storms developing after 4 p.m. Wednesday. Precipitation chances are 60 percent with rainfall amounts ranging from one-tenth to one-quarter-inch, with heavier amounts in thunderstorms.
There is a 90 percent chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night with one-quarter to one-half inch rainfall possible. Winds will shift to the north-northwest at 8 to 17 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph and temperatures dropping to the low 40s.
Thursday will be damp and blustery, with showers possible into the early afternoon. Highs will struggle into the mid-40s with northwest winds 13 to 18 mph, gusting up to 26 mph.
Thursday night will be partly cloudy and chilly with lows falling to the upper 20s, but winds diminishing to 5 to 10 mph. Friday will see cool sunshine, with highs in the low 40s.


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The baby, you and the scale.
Pregnancy is a joyous time for most, but in the latter months it gets a bit scary for most moms. Not because of anxiety of delivery or feeling overwhelmed to have the soon to be newborns room together as early as seven months to prepare for their arrival, but because the number on the scale continue to add up.
Actress and exercise addict, Tia Mowry, after 2 years of hard work and dedication dropped her 60lbs (pic on right) of baby weight and snapped her body right back into shape. She shared the above photo via InstaGram with a caption that read:
"You can do it!! Me after giving birth and me now:) No matter how long it takes, you can do it!  I'm rooting for you:) 60 pounds lighter! Xx"
As a woman, seeing your weight increase is just plain MEAN. No woman especially a new mom want to try to figure out how to juggle shedding the baby weight and caring for her newborn child that can be tough. The most important thing you can do post-delivery is to take it easy and slow. Wait to recheck your weight after your 6-8 weeks postpartum checkup to get clearance from your physician that it's okay for you to begin regular workouts and exercises. The best thing to do is to ease into your workout routine, start off taking walks with your newborn, jogging, or going bike ridding. You don't want to jump straight into intense training or heavy lifting so take it slow. Don't let the scale be your enemy, stay off of there. Losing weight takes time and dedication. Just don't give up, keep it going! You can do it!
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To a player in a whole world of trouble because of a severe head injury, the counsel was wise and compassionate.
"He has to think about the rest of his life and his family when he's making these decisions."
The speaker was Chris Pronger in October 1999 when St. Louis teammate Geoff Courtnall faced retirement because of repeated concussions.
Here's hoping Pronger heeds his own advice now.
Pronger, too, is in a whole world of trouble dealing with severe post-concussion syndrome, originally reported as a flu virus by the Philadelphia Flyers. The Hockey News reported that Pronger's been stumbling around, forgetting the simplest things and experiencing severe nausea.
This is a flu that could ultimately have lifelong implications for the towering defenceman and is emblematic of a concussion epidemic that right now is depriving the NHL of a bevy of its top stars, including Sidney Crosby, two of the league's top scorers in Claude Giroux and Milan Michalek, and last year's rookie of the year, Jeff Skinner.
Two prominent concussion specialists, Dr. Joseph Maroon and Dr. Micky Collins, who have also been treating Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby, advised the Flyers that Pronger should not return for the rest of the regular season or the playoffs.
Prominent Toronto neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Cusimano said such drastic action would not likely be taken unless something serious turned up on one of Pronger's brain scans.
"I can't say for sure, but usually those are things that are associated with bleeding on a CAT Scan or an MRI and they usually have an associated neurological deficit with them," said Cusimano.
This is reportedly Pronger's first diagnosed concussion.
The emphasis definitely belongs on diagnosed. We knew Pronger was good at dishing concussions out – just ask Ottawa's Dean McAmmond or Detroit's Tomas Holstrom during Anaheim's 2007 run to the Stanley Cup.
But to believe that he never suffered a concussion along the way strains credulity.
Pronger apparently suffered the injury when Maple Leaf forward Mikhail Grabovski's stick hit him in the eye on a slapshot follow through on Oct. 24. He missed six games and apparently came back despite still experiencing some symptoms. But then that's the kind of player Pronger was – you needed a shotgun to get him out of the lineup. He only missed two games once after suffering a broken jaw.
"Maybe Pronger had many that were not labelled concussion either by himself or by the team doctor or the coach," said Dr. Charles Tator of ThinkFirst Canada. "That's quite possible."
Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke called it a big loss for the Flyers and the NHL.
"It's bad news when any player gets hurt," said Burke, who had Pronger in Anaheim. "But this is an elite player, and a warrior."
A warrior. There's no finer compliment for a player. But for their future health, maybe we shouldn't be lauding them when they're putting their brain cells at risk by playing through post-concussion symptoms. For starters, maybe the NHL should stop calling them "concussion-like symptoms" and call it what it is – a brain injury.
A culture change might be the only effective one.
It certainly doesn't appear one will be led by the NHL, who are pooh poohing this latest news through its deputy commissioner Bill Daly.
Cusimano, one of the country's foremost concussion experts from St. Michael's Hospital, believes it's time for the NHL to show some leadership.
"The fact they are slow to act shows extreme shortsightedness on a number of different fronts," said Cusimano. "For one, what's their product? … When you get players like Crosby injured, it's going to effect your bottom line. They're being shortsighted that they're not protecting their prime assets."
Cusimano believes the NHL has a moral responsibility to set the right example. He also points out that surveys of parents show that 30 per cent of fathers and 70 per cent of mothers are thinking of taking their kids out of hockey or not letting them start.
"They've got to institute some changes that have some teeth in them," Cusimano said.
The players need to be saved from themselves. They've demonstrated they'll play through concussions unless stopped – and often played effectively, as Scott Stevens did during New Jersey's 2003 Stanley Cup run.
"We'll always have those memories," Stevens told the Star when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. "That's one thing when you stop playing this game, we have great memories to fall back on."
Chris Pronger has to hope that's going to be the case.


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When choosing a new floor for my kitchen, my dog, Shasta, had a big say in the floor I picked. Now, I don't want you to think I held up flooring samples and chose the one that got the loudest bark. It was more subtle than that. I looked for floors that are particularly pet-friendly – that is, they're durable and scratch-resistant.


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An accident Friday left at least four people hospitalized, according to law enforcement officials.
Aubrey police Sgt. David Bruce said two children and two adults were taken to area hospitals by air ambulance Friday afternoon after two passenger vehicles collided near the 1800 block of Sherman Drive, about a mile east of Blackjack Road.
"The accident remains under investigation, but it appears to be head-on or near head-on," Bruce said.
Two children and one adult were transported from one vehicle and one adult was transported from another, he said. Bruce was unsure about the condition of the fifth person involved, but said all five were injured in some way during the lunchtime accident. One person, he said, had to be extricated.
"I don't know any of the medical conditions right now, but with an air helicopter involved, it's usually pretty serious," he said.
Further information wasn't available at press time.
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[23 April 2009]
PopMatters Associate Music Editor
One of the biggest personal regrets I have about leaving Austin, Texas—besides, you know, the actual leaving—is that I never got to see Ian McLagan & the Bump Band while I was there. It's embarrassing to admit that, because Mac has a regular residency at Lucky Lounge. However, living far north of town and unable to physically arrange my own transportation, I was at a big disadvantage, especially as I couldn't easily convince my roommate to go to shows by musicians she wasn't already familiar with. Yeah, I thought it seemed strange, too, but apparently there are reasons to reside in Austin besides live music.
Like, uh, recorded music. Lucky for me, and everyone else who has ever missed Mac in action, you don't have to hang around the Lucky Lounge to hear McLagan's rollicking brand of bar-band rock-and-roll. Never Say Never finds the former Small Faces/Faces organist in fine form. The album was recorded in his Doghouse Studios in Manor, Texas, mixed by the legendary Glyn Johns and dedicated to McLagan's late wife, Kim. It flows from strength to strength like the best sort of live show, each song built on exemplary songwriting and rock solid showmanship.
Backed by the Bump Band, featuring guitarist "Scrappy" Jud Newcomb (the Resentments), bassist Mark Andes (who also plays with Jon Dee Graham), and drummer Don Harvey (who has worked with Charlie Sexton, Ronnie Lane, Joe Ely, and Billy Bragg, among many others), McLagan's vocals, particularly, shine with a warm and not-too-worn glow, like that of a favorite fireside chair. His voice is filled with memories and milestones, and it carries a comforting feeling, a sense of peace, on the sad songs as well as the rave-ups.
Patty Griffin joins in on the vocals for the opening title track, an irresistibly soulful ode to the kind of love that keeps those we've lost closer than even we know. It's a beautifully sweet and somber song that underlines the acknowledgment on the back cover that declares, "It's always for Kim." Don't get the idea that the album is all mournful memorials, though. There are plenty of good time tracks to be had, too.
"My Irish Rose" is a humorous little lovelorn ditty in a charming, shambling, almost music-hall style, and "Killing Me with Love" features more fun, at which Mac obviously excels, but in more of a pop fashion. "Loverman" shows McLagan's pop chops too, in its Buddy Holly-esque harmonies, which complement the rockabilly accents on piano and guitar. The first outright rocker, appearing early in the set, is "I Will Follow", which has a bit of a Stones sound mixed with its Faces vibe. "I'm Hot, You're Cool", which is guaranteed to be a favorite, also goes back to Mac's musical past with its bluesy boogie and rocking backbeat.
The rock and rollers may rule the record, but it's the quieter moments that really reach out. The haunting ballad "Where Angels Hide", recorded on the Steinway in the Edythe Bates Old Chapel in Round Top, Texas, is made even more moving by the fact that it is just Mac, the keys, and his emotions:
You're not alone
She'll always be there
Right by your side
Singing lullabies
When you dream
She'll always be
Where angels hide
In paradise
Never Say Never closes with another heart-wrenching showstopper, the country-colored, gospel-tinged "When the Crying Is Over". Patty Griffin and the Tosca Strings accompany Mac as he sings, "When the crying is over / There'll be no more pain / And when this heartache comes to an end / I'll take you in my arms / We'll be together again". It's a truly stunning ending to truly magnificent album.
Not having had the opportunity to see Mac, and one of the world's best bar bands, play live (yet!), not having actually shared a smile or a song—or a pint—with the man doesn't seem so regrettable now, especially when I can raise a glass and reminisce right along with this amazing record. Cheers!
Published at: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/72330-ian-mclagan-the-bump-band-never-say-never/


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Hundreds of students will support Saeed Abedini at vigil today
BOISE (KBOI) -- A vigil will be held today at noon for the one year anniversary of the Iran imprisonment of local pastor, Saeed Abedini.
Community members in support of freeing Abedini will meet on The Capitol's steps and attendees include hundreds of students from one local school.
David Goodwin, Headmaster of the Ambrose School of Meridian, said students have been praying for Saeed for longer than his case has been in the media and they are very excited to attend the vigil.
"Tt was an important thing to us to make a showing as a part of the community," Goodwin said. "For us it's more of a prayer vigil around the Christian community, with the Christian community, for a brother who is being persecuted."
Students from grades two through 12 will be in attendance.
A year ago today, Iranian officials threw the Boise pastor into a prison known for its violence and in January, they sentences him to serve eight years.
His wife, Nahgmeh, is now traveling the country trying to garner support for her husband's release.
The Ambrose students will be led to the vigil by Thomas Velasco, a close friend of the Abedini family and a member of their local church.
Velasco said Saeed's imprisonment has been a large stress on him and members of the church.
"The hope is that international pressure will be put upon Iran and they'll let him go," Velasco said. "So, that's really our goal, we just want him to come home."


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Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) and Copano Energy, L.L.C. (NASDAQ: CPNO) today announced a definitive agreement whereby KMP will acquire all of Copano's outstanding units for a total purchase price of approximately $5 billion, including the assumption of debt. The transaction, which has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies, will be a 100 percent unit for unit transaction with an exchange ratio of .4563 KMP units per Copano unit. The consideration to be received by Copano unitholders is valued at $40.91 per Copano common unit based on KMP's closing price as of Jan. 29, 2013, representing a 23.5 percent premium to Copano's close on Jan. 29, 2013. The transaction, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2013, is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval and a vote of the Copano unitholders. TPG, Copano's largest unitholder (owning over 14 percent of its outstanding equity), has agreed to support the transaction. Copano, a midstream natural gas company with operations primarily in Texas, Oklahoma and Wyoming, provides comprehensive services to natural gas producers, including natural gas gathering, processing, treating and natural gas liquids fractionation. Copano owns an interest in or operates about 6,900 miles of pipelines with 2.7 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas throughput capacity and 9 processing plants with more than 1 Bcf/d of processing capacity and 315 million cubic feet per day of treating capacity. "We are delighted to have reached this agreement with Copano, a company that we know very well and have partnered with through the years, as this transaction will enable us to significantly expand our midstream services footprint," said KMP Chairman and CEO Richard D. Kinder. "As a result of this acquisition, we will be able to pursue incremental development in the Eagle Ford Shale play in south Texas, gain entry into the Barnett Shale Combo in north Texas and the Mississippi Lime and Woodford Shales in Oklahoma. We continue to be bullish on the domestic shale plays and believe they will drive substantial future growth at KMP. Copano's assets are very complementary to ours, as KMP is principally a pipeline transportation and storage company, while Copano is primarily a fee-based gathering, processing and fractionation player. Broadening our midstream assets will allow us to offer a wider array of services to our customers."
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