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STOCKTON - An emergency room doctor could lose his license and spend time in state prison if prosecutors prove he stole a man's beloved Rolex watch off his wrist after a fatal heart attack.
STOCKTON - An emergency room doctor could lose his license and spend time in state prison if prosecutors prove he stole a man's beloved Rolex watch off his wrist after a fatal heart attack.
Cleveland Enmon, 32, was jumpy during his first appearance in a Stockton courtroom to answer a one-count indictment charging him with felony grand theft of personal property.
The case stemmed from the death of retired Manteca Police lieutenant Jerry Kubena, who died of a heart attack June 1 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Stockton. That's when Enmon allegedly slipped Kubena's beloved gold watch into his pocket.
"A family death is already difficult," Kubena's daughter, Karie Nelson, said in an emotional statement after the hearing. "This took it to an all new level."
Nelson and her brother, Jerry Kubena Jr., last week filed a wrongful death lawsuit further accusing Enmon of letting their father die so he could take the watch.
They also say the hospital attempted to cover up the theft to avoid liability. A St. Joseph's spokesman did not reply to a call seeking comment.
Kubena's son did not learn about the alleged theft from hospital administrators but rather from an acquaintance who works there. Nelson said she is angry at hospital officials and the doctor.
She said her father loved the watch, which was returned. It has an estimated valued of about $16,000, Kubena's relatives said. Kubena retired from the Manteca Police Department about 20 years ago and then worked as a private investigator.
"There's no doubt the doctor took my father's watch," said Nelson, who fears her father received substandard care from Enmon. "The minute he decided to do that, what was his interest to keep my father alive?"
According to the civil lawsuit Kubena's children filed, two nurses noticed the missing watch and a bulge in Enmon's pocket. Outside, a nurse said she noticed Enmon toss something in the grass, and a hospital surveillance camera captured Enmon.
Administrators immediately fired Enmon, according to the lawsuit.
Supervising Deputy Attorney General Gail Heppell said that - to protect the public - she is preparing to ask a judge to suspend Enmon's license until the criminal case is resolved.
"Stealing from a patient -that's heinous," said Heppell, adding that this is not an uncommon case. "Unfortunately, yes, I have to say this isn't the first time this has happened."
It appears that St. Joseph's administrators, who did not report Enmon to the Stockton Police or the state Medical Board, did nothing wrong according to state law, Heppell said.
She explained that Enmon did not work for St. Joseph's, but rather a doctor's registry, which supplies physicians to hospitals, similar to a temporary work agency.
As such, the Stockton hospital had no obligation under state law to report Enmon's alleged crime, she said.
Enmon said nothing in court. He appeared with Stockton attorney David Wellenbrock, who entered no plea but asked for more time. Wellenbrock said Enmon works at the Memorial Hospital of Gardena in Los Angeles County.
San Joaquin County Deputy Public Defender Stephen Taylor said Enmon has two traffic warrants from California and a third from Georgia.
San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge James Hammerstone allowed Enmon to return home to Hermosa Beach on a promise to appear at next month's hearing. Enmon is due back in a Stockton courtroom on Oct. 19.
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An iPad 2 case was spotted at an exhibitor booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, fueling more speculation that Apple could unveil the new tablet device in the next few days.
Chinese manufacturer Dexim is showing the case with a mockup iPad 2 inside, Engadget reported. As previously reported by NBCBayArea.com, most of the rumored specifications -- including cutouts for front and back cameras and a slimmer design than the original iPad -- seems to accurate.
The news hit the tech blogosphere with the subtlety of an oil rig crashing into the side of a building, and with enough exclamation points in the titles to make an editor gag. Apparently, soon Apple fanboys and the curious alike will make their pilgrimage to the Dexim booth to worship at the shrine of the iPad 2 case. A quick touch of the hallowed case will cure leprosy and acne, spread the brotherhood of man and ensure users they are *thisclose* to the real iPad 2.
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I cant wait
I can't wait either. According to this NFL predictions blog it's going to be a real tight game. I hope Roethlisberger is ready to take some hits too. It could get nasty out there.
Is it Saturday yet? COMMMON!!!!!! This hype needs to end, we know it's going to be crazy, lets just end the Ratbirds dreams and get it over with! Stairway to 7!!!
13.5 hours to go. hey who's countin?
And their fans.
I'm ready and really want the game to start now.....lol Just wish the Steelers had an easier path to the AFC title game....Of course the Steelers can beat these fools no doubt but these games are always close for the most part and are a blood bath........
12 Hours...Whoooohoooo..You gotta Love this..
"When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself."
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GOOD LUCK, Steeler Fans....I'm rooting for you!!
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Dangerous liaison: Slave story mimics Oedipus
We all know the story of Oedipus, the flawed protagonist of Sophocles' monumental Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex, who– just as it was prophesied he would– killed his own father and married his mother. Rita Dove, the renowned poet whose honors include the Pultizer Prize for poetry and a stint as Poet Laureate of the United States, incorporates Sophocles' themes in her critically acclaimed verse drama, The Darker Face of the Earth.
Set on a South Carolina plantation in the 1840s, Dove's play tells the story of two characters, Amalia and Augustus, who are drawn into a passionate and dangerous relationship that ultimately fulfills their tragic destiny.
Through the Prologue for The Darker Face of the Earth we learn the story of Amalia, a plantation owner's wife who gives birth to a male child fathered by Hector, an African slave. Despite Amalia's grief, the child, ordered to be killed by Amalia's husband, Louis, is instead sold into slavery. Twenty years later, Amalia is running the plantation when a new rebellious slave, Augustus Newcastle, is purchased. And the tragedy that follows is set in motion.
"The poetic power and fiery passions of the play attracted me," says Jackson Smith, a theater professor and director at Oberlin College, where the play was produced in 1999. "I wanted to find a play that would tell the emotional and complicated truth of slavery, one that would demonstrate the power of African-Americans to resist their condition and one that illuminates the sad paradoxes of a sick family system– one we are still affected by as Americans."
The Darker Face of the Earth had its world premiere at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in the summer of 1996 before going on to be performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Royal National Theater in London, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, and the Fountain Theater in Los Angeles. Teresa Dowell-Vest, a well-known local performer, directs the Charlottesville premiere of the work as part of Piedmont Virginia Community College's 2002-2003 production season.
Tickets are available now for the play, which opens on November 7, and plays through November 10, then resumes its run the next weekend, November 14-17. Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm. Sunday at 2:30pm. Dickinson Main Stage, Piedmont Virginia Community College, 501 College Dr. $6-10. 961-5376.


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It was with great joy I read Lisa Hsia's (Bravo Digital Media) article over at Mashable yesterday. Entitled "How Transmedia Storytelling Is Changing TV", it struck directly to the core of my professional life – the merging of television with transmedia storytelling methods, meaningful multiplatform content, coherent strategies for development, production and distribution and a will to look beyond traditional models and into an inevitable crowd-participation future. Lisa was talking at Storyworld a couple of weeks ago and my guess is that we will be seeing a lot of interesting stuff from Bravo during the coming years.
Lisa brings up some examples; Bravo's own TopChef, Syfy's Defiance (which I must admit I haven't gotten the chance to check out yet) and Tim Kring's new Kiefer Sutherland-powered Touch, out next year. She quite correctly states that the audience is already social, already on many platforms, already expecting more than a mere television show; the only thing therefore that makes sense is to fish where the fish are, and strive to create as exciting and as great (and as logical and as much "Hey, this makes sense!") content as possible.
It is, however, the two last paragraphs in the article that I find the most interesting. Lisa, as Jeff Gomez did at Storyworld, talks about "collaborative social storytelling", where the fans can "further the plot in a pervasive, meaningful way".
I fully agree that this is a sort of Utopia for any developer and writer and producer of television content. Having the audience engage to such a degree that they can collaborate in a meaningful way to further a plot they are engaged in, will make the audience instant ambassadeurs for your brand or content (unless you're hoaxing them, and then the backlash might be severe). Looking at today's television landscape, this does not yet really exist.
The talent shows, for instance, engage people via SMS (to influence, in a minimal way, how the plot evolves) and as a storm of comments on social media (which influences the outcome not a bit). The few experiments when the audience have had the chance to impact the evolvement of a drama / fiction on television or elsewhere have either been too difficult to produce or ended up in a bad way, since the audience might decide a lot of stupid things just for laughs (or, to put it more correctly, for the LULZ). The example of Mad Men is a welcome change from that, as viewers take on the Mad Men characters on Twitter and handle them with utmost care, keeping in line with the story world and narrative superstructure of Mad Men.
What I've derived from this is that, as creators, we need to plan for the long haul. And when I say long haul, I mean looooooooooooong haul. I.e., do not create a television series, brand it transmedia, open up sandboxes for the audience and expect them to come over and play nice. What everyone who creates new television shows must do, is create with audience interaction always in sync with the rest of the development and built on transmedia storytelling methods. Then, when the show gets commissioned, do the first season WITHOUT any transmedia elements. Heck, do the second season too, without any transmedia elements.
After two seasons you should have amassed data and feedback enough to a) have a firm grasp of what your audience wants to do with you and your content, b) have found any potential loopholes in your transmedia strategy. You have also seen that your series is a good one that will get a longer run, so the transmedia implementations are not produced unnecessarily. And, you've hopefully built a loyal fan base that knows as much about the mythology and story world as you do, and are keen to enforce the rules and keep a straight line and a tidy ship, should anyone else try to stir things up.
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Robert Rodriguez is bringing his beloved vampire movie From Dusk Till Dawn to the small screen. The stripping vampires have their own TV series, and a brand new trailer to get you all excited. Behold!
All your favorite parts have been RECAST. D.J. Cotrona and Zane Holtz will play the criminal Gecko brothers (originally portrayed by George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino). Eiza Gonzalez will be playing the world's sexiest vampire, Salma Hayek. And the series will also feature Don Johnson, Wilmer Valderrama and Robert Patrick. Not sure how we feel about rebooting the entire thing, but if that brings back the demon spawn ladies from the Tittie Twister, then so be it.
From Dusk Til Dawn premieres March 11th on El Rey.


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For six quarters, San Marcos outscored Hoover this season. It was a pair of fourth quarters that made the difference, however, as the Cardinals came from behind to register a pair of victories over the Knights, including Saturday's 59-56 triumph in the Southern California Regional Division II quarterfinals.
These teams also met in the San Diego Section semifinals, San Marcos leading after three quarters before the Cardinals flew away with a win.
In the regional rematch, San Marcos carried a 43-36 advantage into the last period. Before the clock even started for the final eight minutes, the Knights were called for a technical foul as one of their players stepped on a Hoover player's foot. Miles Nolen-Webb made the two free throws and suddenly it was a five-point game.
"This is almost like a mirror image of the last time we played them," said Hoover coach Ollie Goulston. "But even when we were behind I knew we could win the game."
Nolen-Webb scored eight of his 17 points in the fourth quarter. Tyrone Johnson added seven of his nine, and Dionte Whitfield hit five of his eight points for Hoover (31-5). The Cardinals took the lead 58-56 on a putback by Whitfield with 18 seconds remaining.
Junior Ben Perez provided a first-half spark off the bench for San Marcos with 10 points, six rebounds and three steals to guide the Knights to a 32-22 halftime lead.


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Writer's block...
Four hours, with no eraser. Not based off of anyone in particular.
But these are the people who compete with me for comfortable seats in the coffee house.
Okay, from the top, some of the current and past latte-slingers at the Mudhouse, Charlottesville. They put up with me, and everybody knows my name.
Anna, JT, Megan, Hunter, Montana (retired), Phil, Eric, Laura, and Selena.
At some point, I'll get to the rest of you, if you ever slow down enough for me to catch you in ink.
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Erlang Programming Book Review
While the Erlang language has been in existence for over 20 years, it has been only recently that it has attained broader recognition thanks to its inherent multicore concurrent programming capabilities. However, there is so much more that the language has to offer, and this book fully enumerates and articulates these exciting advantages. Read on for my review.
I have been curious about Erlang ever since the first dual-core processors hit consumer-end PC's. In my research on how to quickly take advantage of this expanded data processing pipeline, Erlang was a language that kept rising to the surface. However, it wasn't until earlier this year when I attended FlourishConf in Chicago that I saw Erlang demonstrated in action by presenter Martin Logan that I have been captivated by the language ever since. While I initially attempted to learn the language via the various dedicated websites, online documentation resources and screencasts, it wasn't until this book by Erlang expert Francesco Cesarini and co-writer Simon Thompson that I finally was able to wrap my head around the higher language constructs from Erlang Term Storage (ETS) Tables to Open Telecom Platform (OTP) Behaviors. Learning the details of such concepts would be considerably more challenging and time consuming without the thorough explanations and examples provided by the authors.
The book follows the typical computer language tutorial book arc, starting with the basics (background history, case studies, standard syntax and data structures, etc.), working with Erlang sequentially, and then delves into the more sophisticated aspects of what made Erlang so attractive - concurrent programming. This part of the book teaches both the conceptual framework of concurrent programming methodologies as well as how Erlang implements and executes such functionality. Process creation and registration, message passing and more are detailed along with problems associated with concurrency, such as tail recursion, memory leaks, process starvation, race conditions and deadlocks. Process design patterns and error handling are reviewed in Chapters 5 and 6, respectively, followed by chapter on records and macros. Chapter 8, a relatively short chapter, discusses one of Erlang's most impressive features, that is how Erlang programs can be upgraded on the fly without halting existing processes. The second half of the book educates readers with Erlang's higher level constructs such as its functional programming aspects, ETS and Disk Erlang Term Storage (Dets), distributed computing models, OTP behaviors with generic servers, supervisors and children, creating GUI interfaces via the wxErlang/wxWidgets library and network socket programming. Chapter 16 on interfacing Erlang with other languages demonstrates how Erlang can connect with Java, C and Ruby as well as Haskell, Perl, Python. It can also communicate via the ASN, CORBA, ODBC, SNMP and XML protocols. Tracing and debugging via built-in functions (BIF's), dbg tracer, profiling functions, the fun2ms tool and match specifications. The remaining three brief chapters on types and documentation, EUnit and test-driven development and a short yet insightful discussion on coding practice style and efficiency conclude this deep technical reference. Each chapter concludes with exercises that stimulate the reader and reinforce the key discoveries made that respective section.
Honestly, I don't know when I will actually call upon Erlang's power for a project. Most of the work I do these days is accomplished using Java, Python or Ruby. Still, I am glad I took the time to read this book and learn about the potential Erlang may have in a future scenario requiring concurrent, functional programming aspects. While Scala and Clojure have aspects of Erlang's potential, neither match the longevity or proven business uptime scenarios that Erlang has to offer. I found Erlang Programming to be a valuable educational reference, one that I will certainly revisit when demanding uptime and proven distributed systems programming is required.
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September 2nd, 1973, fell on a Sunday. Day 245 of 1973. Decade: 1970s.
46 years, 9 months and 5 days have passed since September 2nd, 1973.
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The Billboard Charts in 1973 were dominated by Marvin Gaye, Carly Simon, Dawn & Tony Orlando, Eddie Kendricks, Elton John, Roberta Flack, Paul McCartney and Wings, Clint Holmes, Billy Preston, Cher, Jim Croce and Diana Ross.
John Sirica was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1973. Sirica was the judge who ordered U.S. President Richard Nixon to hand over the Watergate-related recordings.
Movies released in 1973 included The Sting, The Exorcist, American Graffiti, Papillon, The Way We Were, Charlotte's Web, Magnum Force, Last Tango in Paris, Live and Let Die, Robin Hood, Paper Moon, The Wicker Man, The Legend of Hell House and Badlands.
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack would go on to win a Grammy for 1973's Song of the Year.
"The Sting" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1973.
Between the 11th of January, 1973 and the 6th of December, 1974, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost over 45% of its value. The U.K. stock market fared even worse, with the FT 30 losing over 70% of its value.
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Vevo Brings Music to Life Through Video
Aug 26, 2013 5:00 AM PT
Vevo is available in the iOS App Store for free.
If you've watched and listened to music videos posted on YouTube, you've likely seen quite a few major stars with official channels featuring their names with "Vevo" slapped on the end of them, like OneRepublicVevo or LukeBryanVevo.
Vevo is a Web-based music video service that also has an iOS app. Said app was just updated to provide AirPlay support, in fact -- but wait, there's more! Specifically, there's also a rumor making the rounds that Vevo might deliver a dedicated music-video-TV-sort-of-channel app for the Apple TV.
So I took Vevo for an iOS spin for the first time.
The Power Is in the Playlists
Vevo has most of the major new video releases, and since it's all about music and music videos, you don't get your viewing and listening experience cluttered up with weird search results online. You can step through the hottest videos, see what's featured, discover new music and even let the Vevo team broadcast some playlists for you -- complete with reminders about when the list will "air."
Browsing Vevo is moderately interesting -- at least for a guy like me who is relatively busy. The downside to the latest and featured videos is that they tend to have 30-second video commercials associated with them. After 15 seconds of some makeup or skin-care product commercial, I'm out of patience. If the commercial gets stuck loading, I'm more likely to back out of the Vevo app entirely and move on. Then again, I've got an admittedly low patience threshold for free music experiences.
So where Vevo shines for me is in the ability to create playlists and then let those play through, whether or not I'm paying attention to the actual video.
Fortunately, not every video in your playlist will be saddled with skin-care commercials.
AirPlay to the Living Room
Better yet is the new ability to start playing a playlist and use AirPlay to show the videos on your HDTV via a connected Apple TV. Not only does this let you use your TV's sound system, it also provides great background music and activity during a party -- I imagine -- or when it's time to tidy up the house (I'm not imagining this; it's real).
Unfortunately, if you're using Vevo on your iPhone for this purpose, it's a little tough to use your iPhone for everything else without interrupting your AirPlay stream. This is where a dedicated Apple TV Vevo app could become quite useful.
Of course, Vevo is more than just music videos and playlists. It also features all the standard social media tools so you can share what you find interesting as well as drop into iTunes to buy a song that you like. The communication in the Vevo app also pays attention to your iTunes songs -- you can match the artists that you already have on your iPhone to their music videos available through Vevo. This is a great feature that lets you cut through the clutter of all the videos you never want to see or hear and instead get right to the good stuff.
There's also a bunch of Vevo "shows" associated with artists, industry commentators, news or style; some of which may or may not be glorified commercial sponsorship vehicles. One show, for instance, is The Comment Show, which is a series of funny snippets about dumb, funny or flammable user comments on videos. If you've got time on your hands and don't know what to do with it, the show is watchable enough, all of which leads me to believe that Vevo is the kind of service that could work also as a channel.
In terms of quality, my experience was both insanely great as well as choppy and bad. The big question is where the problem was -- my home WiFi, AT&T 4G service or Vevo? Hard to say, but more often than not, I was able to watch HD videos on my iPhone 5 in acceptable quality.
All-in-all, while the iPhone world is on the cusp of getting iOS 7 with iTunes Radio, Vevo is a focused and solid player that's well worth checking out, particularly if you're a music video fan.


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Exercise During Pregnancy
There are many benefits to being active during pregnancy. You may not feel great every day of your pregnancy, but exercise should make you feel better overall and may help prepare you for labor and childbirth.
There are some conditions or symptoms that may make exercising during pregnancy inadvisable. Talk with your health care provider about the exercise that is right for you.
Recommendations NOT to exercise during pregnancy may be made in cases of:
- Pregnancy-induced hypertension
- Preterm premature rupture of membranes
- Preterm labor
- Vaginal bleeding
- Other ongoing medical conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, lung disease, and thyroid abnormalities
If you continue to exercise or start an exercise program while pregnant, it is important to discuss it with your health care provider who can advise you about what type of exercise routine is best.
According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), exercise may:
- Reduce backaches, constipation, bloating, and swelling
- Increase energy level
- Help with adjustment of posture
- Assist with muscle tone, strength, and endurance
- Improve sleep pattern
- Improve your ability to cope with the pain of labor
Choosing A Safe Exercise Program
It may be easier to exercise earlier in your pregnancy than during the last three months (third trimester) of pregnancy. Choosing safe exercises for you and your baby is important because some positions, as your weight and balance change, may become uncomfortable or have potentially harmful effects. After 20 weeks of pregnancy, you should not do exercises that require lying flat on your back, because this position may make blood circulation more difficult.
For a total body workout that is low stress on joints and muscles, you may consider walking, swimming, or riding a stationary bike. It is wise to start slowly and gradually increase the length of time you exercise. Always warm-up and cool down afterwards. With the extra weight from pregnancy, your body has to work harder than it did before. Exercise increases the flow of oxygen and blood to the muscles and diverts it away from other parts of the body. This makes it important to not overdo the workout, or do any exercise that is too strenuous.
The intensity, duration, and frequency of the workout should not cause pain, shortness of breath, or excessive tiredness. Remember, the goal of exercise is for you to gain general benefits during the pregnancy, but not to do anything that would have detrimental effects on you or your baby.
Hydration During Exercise
Hydration is always important with exercise but it is even MORE important when you are pregnant. You should drink up to 1 pint of liquid before exercising and 1 cup of liquid every 20 minutes during exercise to maintain enough hydration for you and your baby. Even if you don't feel thirsty after exercising, it is important to refresh the fluids that you lost during the exercise. You can lose up to 1 to 2 quarts of fluid per hour in perspiration.
General Recommendations
The following recommendations are based on the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Family Physicians:
- Avoid doing exercises that require being on your back, after 20 weeks
- Wear comfortable clothing that is supportive but not constricting and will help keep you cool
- Consume an extra 300 calories a day that you need while pregnant
- Avoid getting overheated when exercising, especially in hot, humid weather
- Drink plenty of water to keep well hydrated
Recommended exercises include:
- Walking
- Stationary bike
- Low-impact aerobics
- Swimming
Sports to avoid because they are high risk for fall or trauma include:
- Gymnastics
- Horseback riding
- Skating
- Skiing (water/snow)
- Hang gliding
- Vigorous racquet sports
- Weight lifting
- Scuba diving
Stop exercising and call your doctor if you have pain, vaginal bleeding, rapid heartbeat, uterine contractions, chest pain, fluid leaking from the vagina, dizziness, fainting, shortness of breath, or difficulty walking.
If you are an accomplished athlete, you may continue your workout routine. However, exercises that require using a lot of oxygen should be avoided to ensure enough oxygen is reaching the fetus. Active women should avoid contact sports during all stages of their pregnancy.
If you are not an experienced athlete or exerciser, pregnancy is not a time to begin a rigorous routine. Exercises that maintain muscle tone, such as walking and swimming, are good choices throughout pregnancy. For activities that require balance, such as water and snow skiing, it's best to be cautious throughout pregnancy, especially toward the end of the first trimester when the uterus "expands" out of the pelvis and begins to alter your center of gravity. With an altered center of gravity, you can be at an increased risk for accidents that could have a negative effect on yourself and your pregnancy. All activities that involve profound changes in pressure or profound physical stress, such as scuba diving and triathlons, should be avoided at ALL times during pregnancy.
If you are exercising during pregnancy and fall, especially if you land on your belly, seek medical attention. Trauma to your uterus can cause the placenta to tear away from the wall of your uterus. This condition, called an abruption, can be life-threatening to both you and your fetus.
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MAHWAH, N.J. -- A Rockland County group on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against the township of Mahwah, citing "government interference," "hostility and rank prejudice" and an "openly anti-Semitic campaign" that violates its civil rights to construct an eruv.
The lawsuit follows an order from the Township Council to its zoning official Thursday night to issue summonses, beginning Aug. 18, for each violation of what the Bergen Rockland Eruv Association contends is an unconstitutional ordinance.
The ordinance was hastily adopted to deny its members' "rights and liberties under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and multiple federal statues," contends the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Newark.
The Monsey-based organization, along with two individual plaintiffs, said Orange & Rockland Utilities agreed in 2015 to allow thin PVC plastic pipes known as "lechis" be affixed to its poles for a fee.
These create an eruv, or enclosure, within which Jews who "are confied to wheelchairs or who have small children or relatives confined to wheelchairs" can push strollers or wheelchairs to attend services on the Sabbath and Yom Kippur -- when pushing or carrying objects outside the home is prohibited by their religious beliefs, the lawsuit says.
The suit cites "scores" of eruvin in New Jersey and New York -- including in Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and Union counties, as well as in Rockland, Westchester, and all five New York City boroughs.
They exist in Bergenfield, Englewood, Fort Lee, New Milford, Paramus, Passaic, Clifton, Rutherford, Teaneck and Tenafly -- as well as in dozens of major cities throughout the U.S. and Washington, D.C., and at Princeton and Rutgers universities, the lawsuit says.
The eruv created on 120 poles in Mahwah is an extention of one already in place in Rockland County, the plaintiffs wrote.
Work had begun in Mahwah earlier this year when township police ordered a private contractor to stop work until they could provide traffic and construction protection, their suit contends.
The work resumed on June 21, with the group paying township police $2,525.38 for protection, the lawsuit says, adding that the eruv covers "only a minute portion of Mahwah."
As a result, for the past five Sabbaths, it says, group members have "been able to more fully practice their religion" -- carrying prayer books and shawls to and from their synagogue, as well as "food, games, gifts and books to the homes of fellow community members."
By demanding that the ervu be removed and authorizing township police to issue summonses, the Council "threatened the plaintiffs' constitutional, civil and contractural rights," the suit says.
Police haven't issued summonses: Police Chief James Batelli has said the eruv was lawfully constructed after proof of insurance was provided.
Mayor William Laforet has opposed the efforts to remove the installation, saying that to do otherwise would violate federal law.
Council members, however, produced an ordinance last month that bans affixing "any sign, advertisement, notice, poster, paper, device or other matter to any public utility pole...except as may be authorized or required by law."
The group contends that Township Council President Robert Hermansen "openly acknowledged the discriminatory, prejudicial and invidious motivation behind the proposed ordinance" in a Facebook post.
In it, the group says Hermansen wrote: "We started researching all the different places in different towns that have been affected by this issue and things that were unsuccessful and potentially successful in those towns. We then started working on the ordinances and looking at ordinances that would be effective [for] our township."
The lawsuit also lists comments from a petition circulated in the township, which include:
- "Get those scum out of here."
- "They are clearly trying to annex land like they've been doing in Occupied Palestine."
- "They think they can do whatever the hell they want and we'll be knwn as a dirty town if they move in."
- "I don't want my town to be gross and infested with these nasty people."
Similar comments were posted on the "Mahwah Strong" and "Concerned Mahwah Citizens" Facebook pages, the lawsuit alleges.
Some have even threatened vandalism, the group says -- citing four areas in which the eruv was damaged -- and even violence ("we have Smith and Wesson. This battle has only just begun").
SEE: Mahwah Eruvs Vandalized, Investigated As Bias Crime
And although council members warned residents to mind their manners, the group contends that they allowed several "to express derisive and hateful sentiments against those [who] would benefit from the eruv" during a public meeting last month.
By contrast, the lawsuit alleges, the council "suppressed any remarks from pro-eruv attendees, such as a representative of the Simon Wisenthal Center...an elderly Holocaust survivor who sought to warn about the dangers or unchecked religious intolerance."
Then came Thursday night's meeting.
The council went into closed session, then returned to approve a motion authoritizing the zoning official to issue summonses for each lechi as a violation of the new sign ordinance.
Laforet urged council members to delay any action for two weeks so that discussions could be held, but the vote was taken anyway, the group noted.
Hermansen told residents the eruv is "a Rockland County issue" and a "New York problem," which drew "raucous applause," the lawsuit contends.
The non-profit group from Rockland says its members live right near the Mahwah border.
If the lechis are removed, it says, they "would immediately lose access to the eruv, and accordingly would be unable to push or carry any objects...outside their homes on the Sabbath and Yom Kippuer.
"If even one week passes without an eruv, [they] will be deprived of the ability to fully and freely practice their religion...."
The "discriminatory, hostile and prejudicial intent of this proposed ordinance is all-too-obvious," the suit alleges.
There are other signs in town, it says, citing "for sale," "lost dog," "garage sale" and others.
The group, which also has sued Upper Saddle River under similar circumstances, cited several municipalities that have been overruled by state and federal courts -- including Tenafly.
The township eruv "presents no aesthetic, safety, traffic, fiscal or other concern to Mahwah," the lawsuit contends.
Township officials are denying group members their civil rights under the Constitution "to freely practice their religion," it argues.
The suit asks a federal judge to rule the ordinance unconstitutional and stop township officials from continuing to either remove the existing lechis or prevent more from being constructed.
Bergen Rockland Eruv Association, Yisroel Friedman and S. Moshe Pinkasovits v. The Township of Mahwah
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Pursue-Your-Passions Program Example
The Pursue Your Passions Program is a multi-disciplinary achievement program designed to enable Scouts to gain information and knowledge while having FUN. As opposed to the Personal Achievement Program which includes acquiring knowledge of many different subjects, the Pursue Your Passions Program enables the Scout to focus on a specific interest in depth. Scouts can choose to participate in Pursue Your Passions because they want to pursue their passion as a career, or because they want to pursue their passion for FUN.
This specialized program requires large amounts of dedicated time to your personal passion, and will include as well some levels of participation and enjoyment of team activities.
You focus on all aspects of this topic, making you a specialist in that topic. Since it would be in a specialty area for which you already have a passion, delving further into the many topics associated with the specialty, and the additional in-depth learning in your area would be FUN, FUN, and more FUN!
If a Scout has interest in skateboarding, they will acquire knowledge from many different fields in order to build a comprehensive education about skateboarding. Our Scouts' acquire so much detailed information, they are enabled to turn their passion into a career if they want, or they can simply enjoy their interest.
For example, a Scout specializing in skateboarding would need to know:
Basic skateboarding skills
New tricks
Creative and critical thinking
Inventing new tricks
Increasing your skill level with skateboarding experts
First Aid
Common skateboarding injuries
Treatment for common skateboarding injuries
Business Basics
Loans – such as a 10 year loan or 12 year loan
Construction Basics
Cost of materials to build a skateboard park
How to find and evaluate bids from construction companies
Cost-saving techniques
Labor laws
Math related aspects of the business such as: What angle do you want on your ramps? How difficult or complicated do you want them to be, or do you want options?
Science related aspects of the business such as: What effect does rain or snow have on the ramps?
Can your park be open in inclement weather? If not, could you have something else for people to do?
How to hire (or fire) employees
Employee benefits
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision Insurance
Any other benefit you would like to offer
What to charge for items in your s tore
How to find and evaluate manufacturers
Sales tax
Adding prices plus sales tax (cash registers break sometimes)
Payment methods accepted -- such as credit cards which people like to use but come with a fee from the credit card company
Graphic design – creating a logo
Marketing yourself – how to attract your largest audience, those who already skate
Marketing items such as t-shirt and skateboards with your logo
Flyers, brochures, and advertising, such in skateboarding magazines
Real Estate aspects of the business such as: choosing a location – consider proximity to youth and availability of parking for instance
Web Design
Creating a website
Contacting skateboarding professionals for advice and testimonials
Obviously, there is a lot more to skateboarding then learning a new trick! We provide our Scouts with a comprehensive knowledge base that can be used to turn a passion into a career or to enjoy their passion more fully.


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The collected vocal talents of San Joaquin County converge with the symphony during a performance of "Requiem," Giuseppi Verdi's timeless musical setting of the Catholic funeral Mass that first was performed in 1874.
MUSIC: Stockton Symphony
The collected vocal talents of San Joaquin County converge with the symphony during a performance of "Requiem," Giuseppi Verdi's timeless musical setting of the Catholic funeral Mass that first was performed in 1874. Peter Jaffe conducts the symphony and Magen Solomon directs the Stockton Chorale. Her singers will be augmented by students from University of the Pacific and San Joaquin Delta College and four soloists: Christina Major (soprano); Buffy Baggott, (mezzo-soprano); Eric Margiore (tenor) and Jordan Shanahan (baritone).April 4 and 6, Atherton Auditorium, Delta College. (209) 951-0196.
THEATER: "The Illusion"
This is Tony Kushner's interpretation of a comedic play written by France's Pierre Corneille in 1636. April 5-6 and 11-13. The Long Theatre, Pacific. (209) 946-2474.
THEATER: "Deathtrap"
This two-act "comedy-thriller" by Ira Levin is a "play within a play" that negotiates a variety of plot twists. It's being staged by the Tracy Performing Arts Foundation, April 5-6 and 13. Grand Theatre, Tracy. (209) 831-6858.
MUSIC: Vicente Fernandez
"El Rey" of Mexican ranchera music is concluding the final tour of his 44-year career after undergoing liver surgery in November. Following his recovery, he's kept Stockton on the list of final stops. The 72-year-old Fernandez had sold out his Nov. 17 show at Stockton Arena, where he's staged sell-outs three of the past five years. A megastar in Mexico's music and film industries, the native of Huentit�n El Alto, Jalisco, has sold 65 million albums and appeared in 31 films. His son, Vicente Fernandez Jr., 48, is accompanying him on his "Gira de Adios" ("Goodbye") tour. April 13, Stockton Arena. ticketmaster.com.
Event: Apollo Night
Once a year, young entertainers from the Stockton area display their skills in a talent contest that concludes with this performance. April 12, Bob Hope Theatre, Stockton. (209) 337-4673.
THEATER: "Menopause the Musical"
Four women shopping for lingerie at Bloomingdale's sing 25 satirized pop songs about chocolate cravings, hot flashes and loss of memory. April 14, Hutchins Street Square, Lodi. (209) 333-5550.
MUSIC: Enso String Quartet
Formed in 1999 at Yale University, this ensemble dwells on chamber music's cutting edge. Now based in New York, "The Complete (Alberto) Genestera String Quartets" (2010) was nominated for a Grammy Award. The group has toured and entered competitions internationally and released three CDs. Violinists Maureen Nelson and John Marcus, Melissa Reardon (viola) and Richard Belcher (cello) perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's String Quartet No. 2 in D Major; Benjamin Britten's String Quartet No. 2 in C; and Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 10 in E Major. April 21, Faye Spanos Concert Hall, Pacific. (209) 946-0540.
MUSIC: University Symphony Orchestra
Student musicians perform Antonin Dvorak's "Three Slavonic Dances"; Zoldan Kodaly's "Dances of Galanta"; and "Pictures at an Exhibition." April 20, Faye Spanos Concert Hall, Pacific. (209) 946-2415.
MUSIC: Shad Harris
Harris and his three-man Groovenators team with singer Christina Herche. April 19, Valley Brewing Company, Stockton. (209) 464-2739.
EVENT: Asparagus Festival
For a 28th year, one of San Joaquin County's most important veggies - especially in its deep-fried form - is the main attraction during this three-day event. Asparagus ice cream also draws a lot of attention. There are hundreds of food and arts-and-crafts vendors along with acrobatic dogs and recipes and asparagus-eating contests. This year's main-stage entertainment includes the Houserockers and Starship featuring Mickey Thomas (April 26), Great White and Night Ranger (April 27) and Foghat and the Gin Blossoms (April 28). April 26-28, downtown Stockton waterfront. (209) 644-3740; asparagusfest.com.
MUSIC: Darius Rucker
Rucker, 46, released his fourth album ("True Believers") in January. With Poor Man's Poison. April 25, Bob Hope Theatre, Stockton. ticketmaster.com.
THEATER: "The Ritz"
In this R-rated farce, a hapless married man, trying to hide from his brother-in-law - a member of the Mafia - winds up in gay bathhouse. Richard Garvin directs Stockton Civic Theatre's production. May 1-19. (209) 473-2424.


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Despite being half out of it for a while, I know Kyle Lowry's owners are getting antsy. Lowry didn't see 15 minutes last night, and I can sense the panic. What's the rolling down your cheek, the sweat of concern or a tear for a lost season? Don't worry, friends, he just hurt his ankle and left the game for a while, hence the lack of time. Nevertheless, he came back and still led his team with 21 points (thanks in large part to 4 of 5 shooting from beyond the perimeter). He also had 1 rebound and 2 assists, which isn't much, but that has to do with the lack of minutes.
Al-Farouq Aminu – If you play Yahoo Brand All-Natural Fantasy Sports, you may have seen them promoting (pimping, even) Al-Fa. I don't hate the guy, but I'm not sure I'm going to tell you to run out and buy him. Okay, yes, he had 5 games in a row of at least 10 rebounds, but that also went with 6 points per game. Last night, he had 5 points, 8 boards, and 1 assist. Those early days in November when Alpha was the bee's knees saw him averaging the opposite (about 10 points, 6 rebounds). I'm basically saying he is a slightly better Zaza Pachulia, not David Lee.
Spencer Hawes – So as we began to believe that Spence was for real, he reminded us that he plays for the Sixers and everything about them is like opening a bag of chips in the rain. Mmm, potato chips…aww, damn it. Hawes' soggy chip line was 5 points, 2 rebounds, and, well, a three.
George Hill – Once the new year came around, he basically disappeared with 2012. Last night was a good sign thanks to 16 points (2-4 from downtown), 7 boards, 4 assists, and a steal.
Gerald Henderson – I spent a solid 5 minutes looking at the Bobcats production from last night and trying desperately to find at least one guy worth talking about. Henderson led the team with 15 (yes, 15) despite horrendous 3 of 10 shooting. Most of his points came from 8 of 12 free throw shooting, which isn't THAT great, but still helpful. That's the value of making free throws, and he is solid at .821 on the season.
Kris Humphries – The Nets exploded last night, and there were so many big performances to talk about, but I wanted to take the time to remind you that Kris should not be owned in any league. He went 0/1/0 with no blocks in less than 5 minutes, and despite 10 points and 9 boards on the 13th, he only saw 17 minutes that time around and 10 minutes the game before that. Of course, those are the games he actually played in. You could blame his absences on a lingering ankle injury, but the fact is, he has quite possibly been the most disappointing active player this season, and he is a complete non-factor on the Nets.
DeAndre Jordan – Rough night for the big guy, finishing with 9 points, 4 rebounds and a block. He's usually a better source for grabbing missed shots, so I wouldn't sweat this performance.
Carlos Delfino – He's only at 21% owned despite averaging 12 points and 3 threes per game over the past week (actually, over the past 2 weeks, really). He just went for 16 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 threes (sadly, he also missed 5 of them).
LaMarcus Aldridge – I'd be hard pressed to name a better starting 5, and I could talk about any one of their gems against the Nuggets, but LaMarcus will do: 28 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and a block.
Andre Iguodala – He had 9 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal, which is his first time failing to reach double digit points since Christmas day. Despite that, he also hasn't reached 20 points since December 28th. His name value has certainly exceeded his actual value. Oh, well.
Monta Ellis – Finished with a team high 17 points despite hitting a mere 2 of 8 from beyond the arc and 3 of 9 from the free throw line. That's what we call a Mr. Magoo line. Ellis did have 6 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal to help round things out.
Antawn Jamison – Wow, look who popped his head out for 10 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal. It's still a little too early to ask if we'll have 6 more weeks of winter. However, this month he has been logging serious minutes, and has double digit points over the last 3 games. I was already burned on rolling with Jamison last year, and the Lakers are too volatile for me to try him again, but if you're feeling lucky, he's probably available.


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I always like good ideas and some weeks ago I registered for BMW's, Mini's and Sixt's new and innovative DriveNow service, the three companies launched last summer in Munich and which is now also available in Berlin and Düsseldorf. DriveNow puts cars across a pre-defined operating area within a city and registered customers can simply stop-by, take one of the cars and drive around. Basically, DriveNow allows to virtually leave the car wherever you want and therefore it can be much cheaper and more flexible than a taxi or more traditional rental-car. As I said, I've registered for DriveNow some weeks ago and today I gave the Android app as well as DriveNow itself a test-drive through Munich.
Before you can drive one of the DriveNow cars, you have register online at DriveNow and collect your personal DriveNow ID, a kind of RFID-chip which is put on your driving license. From now, you are ready to use the service and DriveNow vehicles, at the moment DriveNow has BMW 1 Series, BMW X1, Mini Cooper/Mini Cooper D, Mini Clubman and Mini Cabrio available, can be found on the streets and nearby parking garages within the business area. The vehicles are marked with the DriveNow logo.
If the DriveNow ID scanning device in the windscreen is illuminated green, you can register for this vehicle with your DriveNow ID and open it.
Alternatively, DriveNow vehicles can be located via the mobile app on your smartphone from where an appropriate car can be also reserved in advance (up to 15 minutes). At the moment, DriveNow is offering an Android and iOS app.
After a car was reserved and/or found, it's opened with the DriveNow ID and the car welcomes you with your name.
Now you have to enter your PIN code via the display of the In-Car System, evaluate the cleanliness and state of damage of the vehicle and you're ready to drive.
Quite interesting, as you can see on the photos above, is the fact that DriveNow is using Android devices as its so called "In-Car System". These smartphones, at the moment it looks like DriveNow is using Dell Streak 5s, are connected with Telefoníca O2's mobile data network and are therefore able to submit the car's current position and tank level (as shown in the screenshots above).
During the drive, the "In-Car System" shows the car's position on the map and gives the drive an idea if he's within or outside the business area, as well as it can be used as a GPS navigation system.
As soon as the engine is turned off, the car can be either parked for a reduced tariff or the use can be stopped, as DriveNow calls it, the reservation can be ended.
If the reservation is ended, the In-Car System reminds you to close all windows, doors and sunroof and the car can be looked from outside to make it again available for someone else.
Final Conclusion
I really like it if mobile technology can help to make an idea a great product and the combination of DriveNow's mobile app and the In-Car System is such an example which allows to conveniently use car sharing, not to say that it's a key enabler. The concept by itself is pretty promising! Not everyone who's living downtown is really in need for his or her own car but in today's world it's hard to live without access to a car. DriveNow gives easy and convenient access to a car and the use of Android makes the reservation and use even more convenient. Sure, 29 Euro Cent per driving minute and 10 Euro Cent per parking minute might be a little bit over the top, on the other hand it includes all insurances and gas, there are no extra or hidden costs at all, except of the initial membership/setup fee.
While the end-user Android app is quite a little bit buggy, it crashed a couple of times, overall it's pretty handy since it allows to find the nearest DriveNow car and reserve it. The DriveNow car location is displayed pretty accurate, it's really amazing and it shouldn't be a problem at all to find the reserved car. Quite fascinating is what DriveNow did with the Android In-Car System. It's totally locked down to the DriveNow in-car app and it's super easy to use, even for less tech-savvy customers; as a matter of fact it's pretty straight forward and it takes less than 2 minutes to start a journey.
All together it's a neat idea and system and I'm sure I will use it quite frequently. If only the business area in Munich would be a little bit widespread.
Cheers ~ Arne
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MacBook Pros are running out of stock again and that usually means that Apple's cooking up a new model that should be hitting shelves soon. The most popular rumors thus far claim the new laptops will run Intel's top of the line Core i7 Ivy Bridge processors and will ditch the hard drive in favor of a solid-state drive. If they do in fact see the light of day, these two should have these machines computing almost instantaneously.
Also expect a radical overhaul, as Apple will likely remove the FireWire and Ethernet ports (in favor of more Thunderbolt and USB ports) and the optical drive. Their absence will probably affect only your grandparents who still rip CDs and get connected to the web with a wire, because all of this technology has been more or less antique for a couple years now. And lastly, more on the long shot end, there have been talks about turning the entire surface of the MacBook into a multi-touch trackpad. This could potentially be very nifty and help begin transitioning the iPad experience to the laptops.
It's also been a solid two years since the iPod Touch saw changes, and though it was widely thought that Apple was all but done with their iPad Mini, there are now indications that they may be seeing some transformations of their own. The device itself is pretty much perfect as it is, the only thing I can think of that would benefit it would be to do the standard beefing up of its guts to keep up with the latest version of iOS and all the power zapping apps that would come with it. But we probably won't be hearing concrete on this end of the spectrum until the summer or the fall.


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There's a perception that free Mass Multiplayer Online games aren't high quality, but Nexon could change that with the launch of Vindictus this week. Originally produced for its Korean market, the publisher has brought this popular hack and slash game to U.S. shores and it looks and plays amazing during the time I spent with it.
In the demo, I was introduced to the new character, Evie, a mage who is able to summon a golem and fire spells like magic arrow and an area effect blaze. Her introduction coincides with a Halloween-themed dungeon — Ainle. It's a village that's been torn apart in a fight between two monstrous factions: vampires and goblins. The area is filled with pumpkin patches and burning houses. In addition, there are demons and other boss battles punctuating the level.
To actually get there though, players take a boat and they pay for a ride using tokens. (That's how Nexon makes part of its money with these free MMOs. Players have a set number of tokens that refill twice each week. If players want more tokens to go to dungeons, they can buy them with real money or try to earn them by helping newbies or reviving allies. A token-rich player can even use their tokens to pay a friends way.)
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Manti Te'o got a call from Dick Butkus on Monday morning, letting him know he was voted the nation's best linebacker. A few hours later, the Notre Dame star accepted the Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation's top defensive player.
Oh yeah, he also picked up a trip to New York as one of the finalists for the Heisman Trophy.
Not a bad day at all.
The energetic senior from Hawaii helped put Notre Dame back in the spotlight this season, leading the top-ranked Fighting Irish to an unbeaten regular season and a date with Alabama in the BCS championship game Jan. 7.
Te'o says being mentioned along with former Nagurski winners such as Charles Woodson, Terrell Suggs, Warren Sapp and Champ Bailey is ``something very special to me.''
Te'o led the nation's top-ranked defense with 103 tackles and seven interceptions.
He beat out four other finalists: South Carolina end Jadeveon Clowney, Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones, Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner and Florida State end Bjoern Werner.
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly was on hand as the event's keynote speaker at a downtown Charlotte hotel Monday night and said it's impossible to describe what Te'o has meant to the program.
``It takes time to move from not being part of the national championship discussion for over 20 years to be right at the point of being able to be a national champion,'' Kelly said. ``You need somebody that can galvanize the team and somebody to get them to believe that they can do it. His actions, the way he played and the way he led did incredible things for our football program.''
Te'o said this will be a season he'll never forget, but first he'd like to see the Fighting Irish get one more win.
``It's something that you dream of when you're a little kid,'' Te'o said. ``You never think it could happen, then it finally hits you in the face and it's a dream come true.''
When asked what he'd rather win - a national championship or the Nagurski Award - Te'o smiled and laughed as if it's the easiest question he's ever answered.
``Hey, all these awards are great, but football is a team sport,'' he said. ``If you ask people who the Butkus Award or the Bednarik Award winners are, or even the Heisman Trophy winner some years, they probably don't remember them. But they remember who won the national championship. They remember that. That's the trophy everybody wants.''
Te'o said he's anxious for the BCS title game, although it's still a month away.
As for the 45-day layoff, he doesn't believe it will be a factor once the game begins.
``It can be good or bad, depending on the player and team,'' Te'o said. ``It depends on how badly you want it. You can approach those 45 days as a pro. But if you just want to be in the national championship game and that's enough, you're obviously in trouble. Alabama has obviously been there a lot recently. You've got to act like you've been there, even if we haven't.''
Kelly said he doesn't see the Fighting Irish losing focus as long as Te'o is in the locker room leading the way.
``He's a great student and he's really been a role model for everybody in our program,'' Kelly said. ``When you put all of those things together he's more than just a football player and I'm blessed that I had an opportunity to coach him.''


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In late 1999, about 70% of the economic infrastructure of timor-leste was laid waste by indonesian troops and anti-independence militias. three hundred thousand people fled westward. over the next three years a massive international program, manned by 5,000 peacekeepers (8,000 at peak) and 1,300 police officers, led to substantial reconstruction in both urban and rural areas. by the end of 2005, refugees had returned or had settled in indonesia. the country continues to face great challenges in rebuilding its infrastructure, strengthening the civil administration, and generating jobs for young people entering the work force. the development of oil and gas resources in offshore waters has begun to supplement government revenues ahead of schedule and above expectations - the result of high petroleum prices. the technology-intensive industry, however, has done little to create jobs for the unemployed because there are no production facilities in timor. gas is piped to australia. in june 2005 the national parliament unanimously approved the creation of a petroleum fund to serve as a repository for all petroleum revenues and preserve the value of timor-leste's petroleum wealth for future generations. the fund held assets of us$1.8 billion as of september 2007. the mid-2006 outbreak of violence and civil unrest disrupted both private and public sector economic activity and created 100,000 internally displaced persons - about 10 percent of the population. while real non-oil gdp growth in 2006 was negative, the economy probably rebounded in 2007. the underlying economic policy challenge the country faces remains how best to use oil-and-gas wealth to lift the non-oil economy onto a higher growth path and reduce poverty. in late 2007, the new government announced plans aimed at increasing spending, reducing poverty, and improving the country's infrastructure, but it continues to face capacity constraints. in the short term, the government must also address continuing problems related to the crisis of 2006, especially the displaced timorese.
Widespread use of slash and burn agriculture has led to deforestation and soil erosion
1,108,777 note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (july 2008 est.)
Southeastern asia, northwest of australia in the lesser sunda islands at the eastern end of the indonesian archipelago; note - timor-leste includes the eastern half of the island of timor, the oecussi (ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of timor, and the islands of pulau atauro and pulau jaco
Total: 15,007 sq km land: na sq km water: na sq km
Slightly larger than connecticut
Conventional long form: democratic republic of timor-leste conventional short form: timor-leste local long form: republika demokratika timor lorosa'e [tetum]; republica democratica de timor-leste [portuguese] local short form: timor lorosa'e [tetum]; timor-leste [portuguese] former: east timor, portuguese timor
Name: dili geographic coordinates: 8 35 s, 125 36 e time difference: utc+9 (14 hours ahead of washington, dc during standard time)
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Timor-leste-indonesia boundary committee has resolved all but a small portion of the land boundary, but discussions on maritime boundaries are stalemated over sovereignty of the uninhabited coral island of pulau batek/fatu sinai in the north and alignment with australian claims in the south; many refugees who left timor-leste in 2003 still reside in indonesia and refuse repatriation; australia and timor-leste agreed in 2005 to defer the disputed portion of the boundary for 50 years and to split hydrocarbon revenues evenly outside the joint petroleum development area covered by the 2002 timor sea treaty


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Real Estate Investments to See Real Profits
Many investors say they want two things in their investments – a return on their money and some security that their money will not be here today and gone tomorrow. When it comes to trading on the stock market or purchasing mutual funds, those are usually two things that cannot be promised. When you purchase stocks, you never know if the company is going to have a bad quarter, losing you a chunk of your investment or if they are going to fail altogether, taking your money with them.
The only place you can really be sure that you will not lose everything in a bad session is in real estate.
Even if the bottom falls out of the real estate market, real estate that has been purchased is an asset. So, while there may be losses in a major downturn, you won't lose everything. Often in this case if you were to hold on for a little while and be patient it will all bounce back and you'll be seeing dividends come in again like nothing ever happened.
There are two ways to invest in real estate. The first is to make a real estate purchase. For the most part this means having a lot of money in hand to be able to buy a piece of property or a building outright. For most people this is not a possibility as this means having tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars in hand to invest.
There is another option however. Instead, why not be a part of a real estate investment trust or REIT. A REIT is where you are a shareholder in property ownership. This means you will purchase shares that go into a collective pot that is used to purchase and maintain properties. These properties could be anything from commercial buildings that are being leased out to residential buildings that are rented out.
The way a REIT works is that as the real estate management group makes a profit, that profit will be given to you as a dividend. Laws dictate that at least 90 percent of the profits from a REIT have to be returned to the shareholders, so barring a major downturn in the economy you know you will get a return on your investment year after year.
That other 10 percent of the profit from the REIT will go back into the management of the properties or possible improvement or expansions that will give you even more return on your investment dollar in the future.
Unlike regular real estate purchases, there is another benefit to REITs. If you ever needed to pull some of your money out it is as easy as selling a few shares instead of having to sell a property and go through all those hassles.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) are Good Investments in a Down Economy
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Warner Bros. is seeking "A Boyfriend for My Wife," setting up a remake of the 2008 Argentine romantic comedy with Steve Carell's Carousel Prods. as a starring vehicle for the actor.
Carell will produce along with Christine Peters ("How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days") and Michael Cerenzie. Grace Ledding is co-producing, and Carousel's Charlie Hartsock and Vance DeGeneres are exec producing.
Warners has tapped the writing team of Mark Gibson and Phil Halprin ("Snow Dogs") to adapt.
In the original film, "Un novio para mi mujer," a timid husband believes the only way out of his stifling marriage is to get his wife to fall in love with another man, so he enlists the help of a legendary yet unlikely Lothario.
Directed by Juan Taratuto, it was Argentina's leading homegrown pic in 2008.
Carell produced and starred in Warner's marital comedy "Crazy, Stupid Love" via WB-based Carousel with Hartsock and DeGeneres. "Love," directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, opens April 22.
Gibson and Halprin also wrote "The Wild" for Disney and "The Wee McGinty" for Summit. Gibson was recently tapped by Stray Cats Prods. to adapt Tripp Bowden's golf memoir "Freddie and Me."
Carell's represented by WME. Gibson & Halprin are repped by WME and manager Brian Lutz.


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Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith put on a united front on Sunday night to celebrate the 21st birthday of the actor's eldest son amid new reports of marriage trouble.
Bloggers and gossips went crazy last week when images of Smith and his "Focus" co-star Margot Robbie posing for cheeky pictures hit the Internet, prompting fresh speculation about the state of his 16-year marriage.
Robbie, who pulled up her top to reveal her bra in one of the silly shots, has since taken to Twitter to dismiss chatter about a romance with her co-star, and Smith and his wife were all smiles as they posed for family photos over dinner at Hakkasan in Las Vegas on Sunday.
Been working non-stop, just catching my breath. There's absolutely no truth to the ridiculous rumor in Star mag…
— Margot Robbie (@MargotRobbie) November 8, 2013
The couple was joined by Will's 21-year-old son Trey and his mother Sheree Zampino, teenage siblings Jaden and Willow and a group of close to 50 family members and friends at the top restaurant.
A source tells Us Weekly that Will never left his wife's side and the pair was "in high spirits."
Reports suggest Trey showed off his DJ-ing skills at the party.


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That was quick. One day after Oracle asked for the right to assert a third patent against Google in the ongoing Android/Java intellectual property trial, Judge William Alsup has ordered that it is too late to introduce the patent into the case.
In order to get the trial moving, Oracle had agreed to drop infringement claims for Java patents rejected by the US Patent and Trademark Office. But after the trial started, the USPTO reversed its rejection of one of the Oracle patents. Oracle argued that since the trial is still covering copyright issues and hasn't gotten to patents yet, that it shouldn't be too late to get this third patent in front of the jury.
Wrong, Alsup wrote in an order this afternoon. Oracle had withdrawn the patent on the condition that it remain rejected at the start of the trial. Even though the patent portion of the trial hasn't begun yet, that conditional withdrawal became final as soon as the trial began, he wrote.
"The reversal came a few days too late, for the trial had already started and the dismissals with prejudice had already become effective," Alsup wrote. "Oracle's argument that the patent 'trial' has not yet started is wrong. [This] was and is one trial with three phases. The trial started on April 16. This is not only the plain meaning of the term but any other interpretation would inject great prejudice given that the parties have relied on the issues to be tried and that reliance should not be turned on its head in mid-trial. Oracle will be required to stand by its word and live with the dismissal with prejudice."
There's still plenty to be decided, however. For Google's alleged violations of copyrights and two patents, Oracle is looking for tens of millions of dollars in damages, plus a percentage of future Android revenue.


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NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks are slightly higher at midday in a choppy day of trading.
NEW YORK (AP) � U.S. stocks are slightly higher at midday in a choppy day of trading.
The market was lower for most of the morning Tuesday after the Conference Board reported a surprisingly large drop in consumer confidence. Indexes turned higher in late morning trading.
Home Depot rose 2 percent after the nation's largest home improvement chain reported higher income than analysts were expecting.
The Standard & Poor's 500 rose three points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,851 at midday. That's three points above the record high of 1,848 it reached Jan. 15.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 35 points, or 0.2 percent, to 16,241. The Nasdaq composite rose 11 points, or 0.3 percent, to 4,304.
Macy's rose 5 percent after the department store operator reported an 11 percent increase in income.


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Clic Lounger Bamboo by Alexander Pelikan
By designing I want to explore new roads and I want to be surprised where these roads take me. More Experimentation with common and exotic sustainable materials and techniques for example is such a new path. Another one is working with interesting craftspeople, other designers and innovative companies. While wandering these ways ideas emerge which are transformed and integrated in my works. In my designs I am embracing coincidence - any detail could be of importance. I am often "on the road", I stroll together with friends through cities and nature for pleasure and input. Luckily I got rid of my television 10 years ago so I have time to read about the stuff that took my attention during my travels. Back home in my atelier all these bits of information and emotion are crystallizing via experimentation and electronic music from Squarepusher and Aphex Twin into new forms. When I am busy with an assignment or free work, I want to dive into the technique and I want to be able to make it myself or at least understand every single step of the creation...that is very important for me: to identify with "head and hand" with the stuff I create.


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On floors or counters, ceramics as tough as stone
San Francisco interior designer Claudia Juestel wanted a durable floor made of recycled material for Ma-Velous, a new wine and coffee bar/cafe on Market Street designed by her company Adeeni Design Group, so she chose stoneware made in Modena, Italy.
Famous for its fine balsamic vinegar, Modena is also home to EmilCeramica, which produces Ergon-engineered stone tiles made of 40 percent recycled ceramic clay. The material is molded and fired into 12-by-24-inch and larger 3/8 -inch-thick tiles imprinted with bamboo or wood-grain textures.
Humble stoneware, used first in ancient China, is also popular for tableware and storing vinegar because it is dense, impermeable and resists acids and scratching.
At Ma-Velous, Juestel chose matte stoneware underfoot because it is easy-to-clean, not slippery and can withstand steady traffic.
The shatterproof, non-etching, lead-free stoneware tiles are among many green features at the cafe/bar, including low-VOC paint on restored windows and reupholstered vintage furniture. However, Ergon's large Mikado tiles - so named because their striated pattern resembles reeds used for the popular pick-up-sticks game - cover the largest ground.
At a glance:
Expert opinion: "Mikado is tough, and in that sense it is greener than wood," says Claudia Juestel. "The price also makes it more reasonable than wood." It is as easy to install as ordinary tile and "Mikado is so well-tested and certified, I can rely on it," Juestel said.
Traditional stoneware's dense and inexpensive body can fracture like stone, so large floor tiles are reinforced with fine-grained plastic clays.
Pros: Tough, low-maintenance engineered stone tile is ideal for high-traffic floors, and it costs less than stone. Mikado tile is available in six sizes and three colors - creamy Bambu, chocolate Mogano and dark Ebano. It is as easy to cut as ordinary tile.
Cons: There are not more color or pattern choices. Glossy finishes tend to be slippery in general, limiting floor choices to matte finishes. Although Mikado is strong enough to withstand heavy traffic, it can fracture if a heavy object is dropped on it.
Prices: Ergon Mikado tiles: About $8.80 per square foot.
Resources: www.adeenidesigngroup.com, www.ergontile.com .


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There's a new project, Hum News I learned about that has me so excited. It is about bringing authentic news voices to regions of the world where the major news organizations do not go. In fact, the large 4 news services do not cover about 70% of the world's population. The facts are sobering:
- The GEOGRAPHIC GAP – There are 237 countries/territories in the world. Yet, the 4 largest newsgathering and distribution organizations entrusted to supply content to 90% leave 116 countries ignored. (HUM Research- Associated Press, Thomson-Reuters, Bloomberg News & Dow Jones). This means that two-thirds of the world's population are without any authentic voice in the world's media.
- CHANGING POPULATION – Nearly half of the world's population (3+ billion people) is under the age of 25 and over 85% of this group live in developing countries (World Population Foundation, 2008) which goes uncovered.
- REDUCTION IN NEWS MEDIA ENTITIES RESOURCES/BUDGETS – News and journalism resources are decreasing, but demand for global coverage is exponentially increasing. (The State of the News Media.org, 2008)
- WEB & MOBILE ACCESS – In 2009, over 1.5 billion people have access to the Internet up from 360 million in 2000. (Internet World Usage Statistics). By 2013, there will be 4.5 billion mobile users worldwide. (Parks Associates). Within these countries, 70% of the population is under the age of 25 and mobile devices and internet usage outpaces traditional content consumption by Western counterparts. The result of this growth in access is that the infrastructure barriers that held these countries back, are beginning to give these regions a huge voice to influence world opinion and consequently world events.
- EMERGING MARKETS – Nations such as Algeria, Libya and Turkmenistan symbolize the globe's new growth areas in terms of population; and countries such as Angola, Congo (Brazzaville) and Malawi represent the fastest growing economies in the world (UN.org). But here's the clincher — 86% of the world's population will be living in these emerging markets by 2050. (Population Media Foundation)
Today, news from these remote local regions is often inaccurate, biased and lacking in authentic voices. The ramification of the "information gap" is life altering. Let's just cite a few recent examples to make my point dramatically.
1) Jonathan Gosier is the Director and System Architect of SwiftRiverat Ushahidi, who are working on an open-source software platform that helps journalists and emergency response organizations sift through real-time information quickly, without sacrificing accuracy.
He wrote an article recently entitled: "Curators of the real-time web" describing the challenges a lack "on the ground" credentialed news coverage can bring:
"This past year in Kampala, Uganda, there were a series of deadly riots that occurred under the radar of international mainstream news for days. Yet it was a situation that affected millions of lives here. My peers and I relied upon Twitter and SMS for information. Later, when the mainstream news picked up on what was going on, they were often wrong or misleading in what they reported.
In such a scenario, the news outlets were either clueless, or useless to people like myself. Conversely, friends of mine who were chased down by military police as they tweeted absolutely earned my trust. In that situation, I followed the information sources that it made sense to monitor for that situation. Every scenario will be different, which is why a good distributed reputation system should be equally nuanced."
The lack of trusted on the ground sources delayed aid and extended the misery of millions of people in this region.
2) "Outsiders" tend to portray the situation in Gaza often as desperate, as the recent news coverage of the Israeli and Egyptian blockade suggested. The blockade news story was pretty single minded from almost all news services; Gaza citizens lack in basic needs and these noble, heroic, brave humanitarians were running the blockade and carrying nothing more dangerous than chocolate. The storyline continued, these humanitarians were then brutally attacked by Israel resulting in 9 casualties.
This is the only story that got told around the world and the results were sadly predictable. There were riots across the world, Turkey recalled its ambassador from Israel and Israel is branded (again) as the aggressor.
Now I am making no comment on what the truth really is, but surely no thinking person can believe it is so one-sided? Nor can any thinking person not concede that the lack of authentic voices from within the region deeply distorts the truth making all of us vulnerable to media manipulation.
Think I am exaggerating? I wish I were. Just take a listen to a recent interview Helen Thomas, chief White House Correspondent for Hearst did at, no less Jewish Heritage Day at the White House. She very literally told Jews "to get the hell out of Palestine" because it is not their land and Jews should go back "home" – to Germany and Poland! This was so unbelievable that this Youtube video was played nearly a million times in just 3 days. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnALLK5g–I&feature=rec-LGOUT-exp_fresh+div-1r-1-HM
Don't get me wrong. I am not calling for Thomas' head, but the shock here was that a White Correspondent should have such a one sided view of the facts. How can Jews go back to Poland for heaven's sake? Worse, how can she assert that "Palestine" belongs to Palestinians – Jews were there way before Palestinians? This episode most dramatically demonstrates how a lack of balance, credible news from within a region can lead to respected reporter to be blinded into a clearly biased view of facts on the ground. The consequences for everyone are dire.
So next time someone says to you; "Ah the world really does not care about news in some remote place in the world." The answer is; "Lack of trust in news and information is not a regional issue – but a global one." The ramifications for all of us are very very personal – much more urgently than you think.
Judy Shapiro
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*edit: Many of the pictures from this post have been removed. Mama just doesn't feel comfortable sharing that many pictures of our beautiful children online.
*Note: I am way behind on Elle's updates. She's actually almost 10 months. Eek! I'll be cranking out another update in the next week.
Dear Elle,
You're Muffin.
Your name is Muffin.
You're sweet, brown and round – your name is Muffin.
You're Muffin.
Yeah Muffin.
And everyone loves you 'cause you're Muffin.
I make up the silliest songs for you. But singing them to you always makes you feel better when you're fussy. I'm seriously going to put together an album of the songs that I've made up. Including the "Wipe your face and wipe your butt" jingle and your favorite…"Don't You Cry, Elle Belle". Your bring out the sillies in me.
Speaking of sillies, you are hilarious! My favorite game to play with you is getting us both under the covers and then pulling back the sheets and shouting "Weeee!" You have the cutest little laugh. One time Daddy had you giggling for like 10 minutes straight. My heart was bursting.
You are well on your way to toddlerhood because now and days, you get really upset when you don't get what you want. You don't understand NO yet but I'm trying to find ways to help you understand what you can and can't do without always saying NO.
You still aren't insanely in love with food but you're definitely getting more and more interested. This month you had smoked turkey. You loved in. In fact, you really love turkey and I'm amazed at how well you feed yourself. Breast milk is about 80% of your diet. When you're not gulping that down you're eating peaches, scrambled eggs, gluten-free noodles, homemade spaghetti sauce, sweet potatoes and pretty much anything that we eat. You also like hummus and applesauce but only sometimes. You also drink water from a cup.
Mama soooooo wishes you would sleep through the night. I'm thinking one of the reasons why you don't is because you're still in our room. This month the plan is to move you into your own room. You never had a formal nursery because we didn't intend on staying in this house long but things have changed and since we're going to be here a bit longer, I think you'll do better in your own space. We'll see how it goes. 8 months of chronic sleep deprivation is crippling.
Your Firsts:
-You went to Disney!!! Not the parks but we explored the area.
-You stayed at your first Disney World Resort – The Grand Floridian. That makes 5 hotel rooms that you've crashed in. Wow!
-You said Mama!!!
-You have perfected the army crawl.
-You signed "milk"
-You went to your first makeup show.
Cool Things You Do:
-You have perfected your wave.
-You wave bye bye too!
-You know how to tap the iPad to make things change.
-You can high five on demand.
You're getting heavier and that sometimes when I look at you I say that baby face of yours slowly start to disappear. I'm so not ready. But ready or not, huh?


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On to LA
Tummy Twister
What an NLDS series. Final three games came down to the final at-bat in one-run games. Brad posted back-to-back saves to send the Phillies on to LA. For the fifth time in NLCS history, the Phillies will battle the Dodgers.
Phillies are known for their long ball and not always playing small ball. They should also be known as playing resilient ball.
Team arrived in Philly around 3 this morning. Early this evening, a Delta charter flight will depart for Los Angeles.
If you haven't noticed, Scott Eyre is writing a blog on phillies.com. It is must reading.
Postseason Memories
Dickie Noles was a right-handed pitcher with the Phillies from 1979-81 and again in 1990. His 11-year major league career also included the Cubs, Ranges, Indians, Tigers and Orioles. In three postseason games with the Phillies in 1980, he allowed one run in 7.2 innings. Now, 52, Noles is the Employee Assistance Professional for the Phillies.
What is your favorite memory of October baseball as a child?
"Mine was the 1969 New York Mets. It was the first year that I fell in love with baseball. I could not get enough, playing or watching."
As a player, what was the biggest change between the regular season and postseason?
"I thought the biggest change was the so called pressure. You get so pumped up ( in sports they say don't get to high and don't get to low) that everything seems better–the food you eat tastes better, your clothes fit, you feel better, your focus is better. This is what you dream of as a kid. Plus, I believe that as a minor league player in the Phillies farm system, we were taught to look forward to these situations."
What is your fondest personal postseason memory?
"Winning the World Series in 1980. Just looking around the Vet with Tug on the mound and the excitement of the fans. All players have that dream, bases-loaded, game on the line and you win the championship. I can still see that moment as though it was yesterday."
Where were you when the Phillies won the World Series last October?
"I was in the stands with our employees and then went inside to watch everything on TV. Another great moment."
Postseason History
Phillies are 1-2 on this date, including winning the NL pennant in 1993. A year ago, Phillies won Game 4 of the NLCS. This year, Game 1 of the NLCS is Thursday night.
Phillies Insider is on twitter as barons63.
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Anyone have the inside scoop on when the Phillies' bus is leaving the ballpark for the airport tonight? We'd like to be there to cheer them on!
Laura and Chris