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Outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert hinted on Thursday at Israel's suspected role in an air-strike that reportedly hit a convoy of arms smugglers as it drove through Sudan toward Egypt in January.
"We operate everywhere where we can hit terror infrastructure — in close places, in places further away, everywhere where we can hit terror infrastructure, we hit them and we hit them in a way that increases deterrence," said Olmert, speaking at a conference in Herzliya.
"It was true in the north in a series of incidents and it was true in the south, in a series of incidents," he added. There is no point in going into detail, and everybody can use their imagination. Those who need to know, know. And those who need to know, know that there is no place where Israel cannot operate. There is no such place."
Earlier Thursday, two senior Sudanese politicians confirmed that unidentified aircraft attacked the suspected arms smugglers, killing almost everyone in the convoy. An American news network said that the attack was carried out by the Israel Air Force.
CBS reported that the IAF carried out the attack on a convoy of trucks in Sudan carrying arms for Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
According to the report, 39 people riding in the 17-truck convoy were killed, while a number of civilians in the area were injured.
Israeli officials declined to confirm or deny whether Israel had been involved in an air strike in Sudan.
The Sudanese politicians, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue, said the strike took place in a remote area of east Sudan but did not say who carried it out.
Sudanese State Minister Mabrouk Mubarak Saleem was quoted in the Paris-based Sudan Tribune Web site as saying that a "major power bombed small trucks carrying arms, burning all of them."
The strike "killed Sudanese, Eritreans and Ethiopians, and injured others," Saleem added.
The two Sudanese politicians who knew about the January attack said it was still unclear where the aircraft came from. But one of the sources, a senior politician from eastern Sudan, said his colleagues had spoken to a survivor of the raid.
"There was an Ethiopian fellow, a mechanic. He was the only one who survived. He said they came in two planes. They passed over them then came back and they shot the cars. He couldn't tell the nationality of the aircraft … The aircraft destroyed the vehicles. There were four or five vehicles," he said.
The politician added that the route, in a desert region northwest of Port Sudan on the Red Sea cost, was regularly used by groups smuggling weapons into Egypt.
"Everyone knows they are smuggling weapons to the southern part of Egypt," he said.
The CBS national security correspondent David Martin broke the story. He said that Israeli intelligence learned of plans to move weapons through Sudan, north toward Egypt and then via the Sinai into the Gaza Strip.
According to Martin, Israel and the U.S. had signed an agreement for closer international efforts to block smuggling of arms into the Gaza Strip.
During the final days of the Israeli offensive against Hamas, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and her then-American counterpart Condoleezza Rice signed a security-intelligence memorandum on intensifying cooperation in a joint effort to block the smuggling of arms from Iran to Hamas via Sudan.
The Sudanese news site said the attack took place "in a desert area northwest of Port Sudan city, near Mount al-Sha'anun."
'Airstrike an embarrassment to Sudan'
According to SudanTribune.com, the airstrike was an "embarrassment" to Sudan's government, and it discussed the matter with Egypt's government "to gather more information to formulate a response."
On the basis of the report from Sudan, American reporters sought confirmation from U.S. administration officials, which led them to the conclusion that the air strike did take place but that the U.S. Air Force was not involved and that the aircraft were Israeli.
CBS correspondent Dan Raviv said that "if Israeli airplanes carried out the attack in Sudan, it would suggest that there is a shadow against Hamas and its weapons sources that is wider than the Israeli or U.S. government has revealed."
In the original Sudanese report, an unidentified Egyptian official was quoted as saying that the planes that carried out the attack were based out of many countries in the region, and some observers guessed that he meant Djibouti, but there is no such confirmation.
Israeli defense sources have reiterated on a number of occasions that Iran embarked on an intensive effort to supply Hamas with weapons and ammunition during Operation Cast Lead.
The Israeli security sources said that an international network has been set in place in which smugglers move arms caches from Iran through the Persian Gulf to Yemen, on to Sudan and then to Egypt and Sinai where they are brought into the Gaza Strip through tunnels.
Israeli intelligence has warned that the deliveries include anti-tank missiles, small arms, and military grade high explosives, as well as missiles.
Meanwhile, in May, an international conference is scheduled to take place in Ottawa, the third of its kind since the end of Operation Cast Lead, which will discuss how to prevent arms smuggling from Iran to the Gaza Strip.
In addition to host Canada, Britain, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Denmark, the U.S. and Israel will also take part.
Immediately after the conference a "war game" is scheduled to take place in Washington, with the participation of security officials and diplomats from the countries involved. The "war game" will practice a scenario of foiling arms smuggling from Iran to the Gaza Strip.
The most recent conference took place in London a week ago and the countries cooperating in blocking the arms smuggling from Iran formulated a joint plan of operations. The plan includes the signing of a series of bilateral agreements with countries situated along the path of the smugglers, as well as countries whose commercial fleets carry cargo from Iran elsewhere.


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It was an action-packed blur for Texans in Washington last week as a two-week redistricting trial in federal court wound down and Lone Star State politicians had cameo appearances at the State of the Union address.
San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro was invited by President Barack Obama to sit with the first lady in the coveted guest box above a joint session of Congress during the speech.
Castro dismissed political motives for his invitation to the partisan-tinged event, suggesting the White House picked him as "a reflection of San Antonio's economic strength."
San Antonio is one of several U.S. cities that have fared well during the recession, and the White House cited solar energy projects recently unveiled by Castro and CPS Energy that will create 800 jobs.
The economy was on the minds of Republicans when they tapped Rep. Francisco "Quico" Canseco, R-San Antonio, to deliver the GOP response to the speech in Spanish.
It was a coup for Canseco, who is targeted by Democrats this year.
"In three short years, an unprecedented explosion of spending, with borrowed money, added trillions to our national debt," Canseco said.
While the Republican chastised Obama, a potential November foe razzed Canseco for putting partisanship before Texas. State Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, is seeking the Democratic nomination in the congressional district Canseco represents.
Rather than grab the national spotlight as a GOP mouthpiece, Canseco would better serve constituents "by toning down the rhetoric, focusing on real solutions and not pursuing an extremist agenda," Gallego said.
Canseco replied that it is "outrageous that my opponent thinks common sense business principles of less government over-regulation and allowing Texans to keep more of their hard-earned money is pure politics."
In addition to the campaign clash, Texas Congressional District 23 was at the center of the redistricting trial here.
Although Texas asserts Congressional and legislative political lines were drawn for political motives, the Justice Department and minority rights groups say state lawmakers intentionally diluted minority voting strength.
The judges are expected to rule soon on whether Texas violated the Voting Rights Act.
The trial featured acclaimed Texas lawyers Nina Perales with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and Jose Garza with the Mexican American Legislative Caucus.
The nationally recognized Garza and Perales, both of San Antonio, argued another Texas redistricting case before the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month.
MALC chairman, state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, attended the Supreme Court arguments and portions of the federal redistricting trial where several Texas lawmakers were called to testify.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and Rep. Al Green, both Democrats, told the court that Republicans carved up minority neighborhoods in Houston.
Jackson Lee told judges she and other Democrats were stunned when the Legislature failed to draw new Latino and African-American congressional districts because minorities accounted for the vast majority of new population growth in the state over the past decade.
For an archive of past columns by Gary Martin, click here.

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In the summer of 1996, The Lone Pigeon was the singer/songwriter and co founder of The Beta Band (The Pigeons being the original name for the Beta Band). However, by the time of their signing to Regal later that year, he was forced to fly home to Scotland due to ill-health, and has subsequently proved too unstable to rejoin the now defunct London based band.His co-writing credits include 'Dry the Rain', 'B + A' and 'Dogs got a Bone' from the 'Champion Versions' EP, and 'The Cow's Wrong' on The Beta Band's debut album.
Back in Fife, The Lone Pigeon has continued to work as a prolific musician and artist and has become an integral member of the Fence Collective. So what is Fence? A micro-indie label and collective of northeast Fife bands, Billy Pilgrim, Gummi Bako, James Yorkston, King Creosote, Pip Dylan, who play on each other's songs live and on each other's records. The Fence collective have quietly been writing and recording songs for years with little regard for the music industry, simply handing out CDs to friends or anyone listening, yet producing some of the most exciting home-grown music to grace Britain.
This wayward approach has spawned a legion of loyal followers including ourselves at Domino.
This band is a collaboration with Fence Collective.


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Series: ST XI
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 875
Disclaimer: They're not mine, unfortunately.
Notes: Written for a fic meme, for hilsongirl who requested "Kirk/Spock first date."
Summary: Jim wants his first date with Spock to be perfect, but things don't go as planned. Silliness and pure unabashed fluff.
It was supposed to be perfect.
Flowers, dinner, wine. Touching and flirting and dancing. Maybe even a kiss or two, and the possibility of something more.
Spock's shyness, Jim's charm, it was all supposed to work together to result in the perfect first date.
Naturally, as was the pattern in Jim Kirk's life, things did not go as planned.
The flowers gave him hives on his hands. That should have been the first sign that things weren't going to go well.
He tossed them in a disposal shoot on the way to Spock's room, and was frantically wiping his hands on his pant legs when Spock opened the door.
"Itchy," was all he could think to say when he was faced with Spock wearing civilian clothes and looking gorgeous. Suave, Jim, he thought to himself.
He'd picked the restaurant specifically for his date with Spock. It came highly recommended –"great food and expensive wine"– and was supposed to have a wide selection of vegetarian options.
In hindsight, he should've realized it was a bad idea the moment they walked through the door. Drunken patrons shouted to each other across tables, tipsy on wine and good food. A man with a guitar traveled from table to table, warbling off-key as he covertly sipped alcohol from a flask.
The food was acceptable, but the conversation was non-existent as they soon grew tired of shouting at each other over the noise.
The wine was a no-go when Spock reminded him that Vulcans don't drink alcohol. Jim silently berated himself as he set the unopened bottle back in the chiller.
The dancing was off before it even began. Spock was adamant, "Vulcans do not dance."
Jim begged and pleaded, gave his best pout, but Spock would not relent.
The walk through the park was a last-minute idea, suggested out of desperation when Jim feared Spock was going to turn tail and run.
It seemed like a safe enough option. Trees, streams, dimly lit paths. Plenty of opportunity for quiet talk and flirtation.
But, of course, Jim had to take his chivalrous nature a step too far.
He'd seen it in old Earth movies. A mud puddle. A guy who doesn't want his date to get wet. He made the move before he had time to give it a second thought. A bit silly, a bit chivalrous, but ultimately sweet he figured.
Also, absolutely ridiculous.
Spock stared blankly as Jim's coat hit the puddle.
"Jim, what is the purpose of throwing your coat in the mud?"
Jim cringed. "So you can step on it, instead of having to step in the puddle."
Spock's brow furrowed as he turned to Jim. "An illogical decision. I am perfectly capable of stepping around the puddle, and now your coat is ruined."
There was no denying he was right, and Jim groaned inwardly as he fished the garment out of the water.
The walk back was silent and awkward, with Jim's arm outstretched carrying his sopping wet coat.
As they stood at the door of Spock's hotel room, Jim ran his hand nervously through his hair. His eyes moved from the floor, to the wall, and back, attempting to look anywhere but in Spock's direction.
"I'm sorry tonight was so awful," he mumbled.
Spock shifted, attempting to catch Jim's gaze. "Awful, Jim?"
Jim nodded. "Yeah, fucking awful. And I'm not even going to try to kiss you, because I know it'll just end in disaster."
Spock gave him a curious look before taking his hand.
Jim couldn't help but laugh. "We're kissing right now, aren't we?" As preparation for their date he'd researched Vulcan customs and he knew what hand-holding meant in Spock's culture.
A slight smile moved over Spock's mouth. "Yes, we are."
They were silent for a moment, simply staring at each other, before Spock spoke. "I am content to simply be with you, Jim."
"With me?"
Spock nodded "Yes, in your presence."
"Oh," Jim replied dumbly.
Spock continued, "I did not find our evening to be awful. Not ideal, perhaps, but I enjoyed spending time with you." He smiled softly. "Despite your flights of illogic."
"Yeah, the coat in the puddle was stupid," Jim replied with an embarrassed grin.
"Nonsensical, perhaps, but not stupid."
Jim laughed. "Same thing."
He laughed even louder when Spock didn't argue.
"I like spending time with you too," he said quietly after catching his breath. "And you're actually pretty damn funny, in your own way."
Spock leaned in at that moment, pausing briefly to speak, "I am going to kiss you, Jim."
Jim nodded.
Spock moved closer. "And I am certain it will not end in disaster."
His mouth met Jim's then, soft lips pressing against Jim's own. It was sweet and simple and perfect.
Jim smiled when Spock pulled away. "Not a disaster," he whispered.
"Indeed," Spock replied.
Jim gave Spock's hand a squeeze. "I think I'll leave it to you to plan our second date."
Spock smirked as his eyebrow shot up in amusement. "A logical decision, Jim."


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Getz misses chance to see good friend DeJesus
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. Kathleen Gier is an associate reporter for MLB.com.
KANSAS CITY -- Royals second baseman Chris Getz was looking forward to seeing his winter time workout pal, outfielder David DeJesus, in town with his new team, the Washington Nationals.
The Cubs traded DeJesus, who was with the Royals from 2003 to 2010, to the Nationals on Monday. Whoops. Before Friday night's game, DeJesus was moved to Tampa Bay, traded to the Rays for a player to be named or cash considerations.
Getz and DeJesus sometimes work out together in Chicago during the offseason and their wives, Nicky and Kim respectively, are good friends.
"We'll just have to wait a few more days," Getz said.
Indeed, DeJesus will be in Kansas City next Monday for the afternoon makeup game against the Rays. If he's not traded again.
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please enjoy the major photo overload of majorly over exposed pictures:
here's the break-it-down:
la la love you print: sparkle power
mustard blanket on the back of chair: made by my mother-in-law. i saw one i loved on pinterest just like that and she re-created it for me.
the verse i chose to go on her pillow is esther 4:14 "and who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?"
stuffed fox & owl: i sew lucky
stuffed elephant: sarah's pachyderm friends
stuffed hedgehog: see kate sew
somewhere over the rainbow print: art by erin leigh
tea pot: target a couple years back, from their liberty of london line.
yellow s: michael's
little milk pitcher: was my great grandmas
green rainboots: were the boys'
little yellow shelf for headbands: thrifted
mmkay. i am probably forgetting things but, you all have got quite the list of links to click on, and i have got quite the pile of laudnry to fold.
happy wednesday!


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If something sounds too outrageous to be true, it's a good idea to check the calendar. April Fool's Day brought out the usual array of odd, offbeat and outlandish stories designed to expose the gullible and make suckers of us all, though some of the jokes were so blatant, they were not likely to fool anyone. Here are some of the best:
1. Fido announced it would appeal to the changing tastes of its audience by replacing its dogs with "the most popular pet on the planet," and a new slogan: "Yes we cat."
"With memes, jokes and online videos, the Internet has truly helped cats claw their way to the forefront of the animal kingdom," the company said in a release.
2. Boston Pizza introduced "reverse" delivery that would bring the guests to the pizza instead of pizza to the guests. Customers just had to dial their local store's phone number backwards. To carry out the new concept, Boston Pizza was seeking job applicants who had a "relatively clean car" that could seat up to four passengers.
Enough is enough..You told us you wanted to get out of the house and surround yourself with friends & big screens so: http://t.co/9k1NdddZsX— Boston Pizza (@bostonpizza) April 1, 2014
3. WestJet said it was changing its flight schedule to "metric time," complete with an explanatory video providing a formula for making the conversion to "milliminutes" to calculate your new flight time.
4. Virgin Mobile revealed its first line of "smart" shoes with kinetic soles, built-in Bluetooth speakers and the ability to call home with "a click of your heels." The shoes come in red only and are available in two styles: a SmartSneak and a high-heel SmartLetto.
5. The Guardian reported that Scotland, which is to vote on independence from Britain this fall, was going to switch to driving on the right-hand side of the road and build "spiral interchanges" at points along the border to transition drivers. An accompanying video demonstrates the plan with a clumsy Lego model showing cars driving onto the multi-level structure, around a "spiral change mechanism" and exiting on the other side.
6. Samsung in the U.K. said it was bringing free Wi-Fi to the city of London via tiny routers attached to pigeons: Fli-Fy. The pigeon-powered network would never run out of charge because the ubiquitous birds are "natural conductors of electricity" thanks to their hollow bones, and can recharge when they sit on power lines.
7. Google introduced in a blog post Auto Awesome Photobombs — a tool for adding celebrities into your photos, starting with David Hasselhoff. "Upload a new self-portrait, or a group photo with friends, and leave some room for The Hoff. He might just make your photo a little more #Hoffsome." The program actually seems to work.
Read more about Google's many April Fool's Days jokes.
8. The "NERF Nuke" promises mutually assured destruction with a missile that shoots 80 Nerf darts in all directions. It also comes with a safety warning to "not fire the NERF Nuke at humans, children, pets, wild animals, trees, the elderly, faces, ghosts, or in very confined spaces."
9. According to Firebox.com, the "iRon" will press your clothes remotely via your smartphone, using "Smart Material Detection," so you can iron a shirt hanging in the closet while you're sitting on the couch.
10. A farm in Suffolk, England, figured out how to get chickens to lay square eggs for better transportation and storage, according to a report from itv.com.
Live at a farm in Suffolk reporting on the chicken laying SQUARE eggs. @Daybreak 0720 pic.twitter.com/71WXpIz2nN— Nick Dixon (@NickDixon8) April 1, 2014
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My daughter is a senior in high school, and is getting ready for college. She plans on a double major of music (violin is her instrument) and liberal arts (history is her main interest.) As music majors are required to take a live audition, we have been traveling to universities this month to play for the faculty. We have made trips to Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, DC. The audition requirements vary slightly from school to school, but they all require one or two movements of the Partitas of J.S. Bach for solo violin. She is playing the first two movements of the E Major Partita and has worked hard on these difficult pieces.
Since Itzhak Perlman is coming to San Antonio on March 19 for a solo recital, I thought it might be fun to try to find a YouTube video of Perlman playing Bach. (For more information about Perlman's appearance click here.) Here is the video I found. (The two movements my daughter is playing for her auditions are the music from the beginning up to about the 8 minute mark.) This isn't the usual repertoire you associated with Perlman. He is better known for the big romantic concertos and show pieces. But, these are great pieces and it is a delight to hear him play them. But, I'm biased. Right now I'm enjoying my daughter's interpretation just a tad more than Perlman's!!! 🙂
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Restrictions on servicemembers in Japan could create more issues
By ERIK SLAVIN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 6, 2012
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Some or all of the following rules now apply to U.S. servicemembers in Japan: Be home by 11, don't drink in your home past 10, don't go to a bar without another adult, don't leave the house after more than one drink — and your teenager is allowed to stay out later than you.
When the Oct. 16 arrest of two Texas-based sailors on rape charges on Okinawa fanned bilateral tensions on the island, military officials responded with a curfew for all U.S. military in Japan. After a handful of subsequent arrests — most would be misdemeanors in America, though one involved an assault on a 13-year-old — the rules on everyone from infantrymen to chaplains tightened further.
Restrictions on liberty are an accepted part of joining the military. But when those restrictions reach a point when they no longer make sense to those who must bear them, commanders risk creating a host of negative consequences, according to a well-known psychologist who has studied such restrictions among adults.
Infantilization, in its psychological context, occurs when competent people have restrictions placed upon them that do not align with their competence level, according to Robert Epstein, a Harvard-trained psychologist and former editor of Psychology Today.
In April, Epstein presented the findings of a study on how adults fare with the effects of infantilization, a topic studied more often among teenagers and the elderly.
The study evaluated 943 members of the general population, with an average age of 31.5.
Higher degrees of infantilization statistically correlated strongly with higher levels of anger and depression, as well as lower levels of happiness and perceived professional success.
"The worst of them all is the feeling of lost control over one's own life," Epstein said. "That can make people extremely irrational, extremely angry, and sometimes they lash out."
The average adult scores an infantilization rate of less than 5 percent on an inventory test co-created by Epstein, which is available at howinfantilizedareyou.com.
By comparison, a group of active-duty Marines at Camp Pendleton scored 24 percent, while California prisoners scored 35 percent.
Higher infantilization scores on this particular test do not necessarily mean that the people taking them act like children. The test questions examine the degree of control exerted on a person and the effect of that control.
Stars and Stripes spoke with several servicemembers about the curfew's effects. Most said they recognized the crackdown as a bid to mend bilateral relations, but they nevertheless resented the increasingly restrictive rules.
"I know we have to try to keep the peace out here," said Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Shannon. "But it's kind of absurd to be treated like a two-year-old. Loss of control is one way to put it."
Some of the infantilizing restrictions on the inventory test — for example, restrictions on communications and being forced to work — make sense in a military environment, Epstein said.
Being told what to do in the military is "part of the deal," Epstein noted, and it shouldn't create negative effects in most personnel when they understand restrictions as necessary.
However, adults who are trusted with top-secret clearances and billion-dollar weapons platforms likely view restrictions on what they do in their living rooms after 10 p.m. as absurd, Epstein said. The inability of people to reconcile what they perceive as infantilizing measures with their maturity level is what causes problems, he said.
A better strategy from the start would have been to target high-risk individuals, said Epstein, who says he has visited Japan 19 times on lecture tours and is familiar with the nation's cultural sensitivities. The Navy did announce on Nov. 26 that it was considering additional restrictions on sailors with alcohol-related incidents during the past three years, which Epstein sees as a step in the right direction.
"I understand the mind-set … when terrible crimes occur, one has to do something to appease [the Japanese]," Epstein said. "But you have to be careful with what you do. In trying to protect the Japanese, you can actually create so much anger among your personnel that, without meaning to, you can stimulate more incidents — even worse ones."
When the restrictions are finally relaxed, the unleashing of bottled-up resentment also potentially could lead to ugly incidents, Epstein added.
U.S. Forces Japan officials did not respond Wednesday to a request for comment on whether the military in Japan has considered these potential effects of the current restrictions on servicemembers.
In their public statements, military leaders repeatedly have stressed that they consider most servicemembers — "99.9 percent" has become the mantra — to be good citizens, or as Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck said in a statement Monday, "law-abiding, honorable and respectful."
However, those compliments often follow new or clarified restrictions on those same servicemembers. Senior officials have also described the restrictions as temporary, though they haven't announced an end date.
In the meantime, servicemembers say they are coping in myriad ways. Some are trying to drink more before curfew to keep their buzzes going later, raising concerns about a rash of binge drinking. Others have canceled reservations for shows and events in Tokyo for fear of delayed trains, or are simply going to bed earlier than they used to.
"I don't have any weekend plans," Seaman Taylor Mason said. "I'm just going to drink in my room, try to stay out of trouble and hope no one screws up and makes it worse."
Stars and Stripes reporter Trevor Andersen contributed to this report.


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Referee admits botching call that led to 49ers' TD
- Referee Bill Leavy admitted he mistakenly gave the 49ers an extra down that led to a TD
- After offsetting penalties in the second quarter%2C third down was incorrectly replayed
- Packers coach Mike McCarthy called the error %22part of the game%22
SAN FRANCISCO – Referee Bill Leavy admitted he made a mistake by giving the San Francisco 49ers an extra down that resulted in a touchdown in the second quarter of Sunday's 34-28 win over the Green Bay Packers.
It happened after Packers linebacker Clay Matthews hit 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick well out of bounds on a third-and-6 scramble that came up 2 yards short of the first-down marker.
49ers tackle Joe Staley ran into the ensuing fray and grabbed Matthews, drawing a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct that Leavy announced would offset Matthews' personal foul – and then incorrectly replayed third down.
"The down should have counted," Leavy told a pool reporter after the game. "The penalties were both dead ball, and they should have offset at the spot where the runner went out of bounds. And it would have been fourth down."
Kaepernick took advantage of the extra snap, throwing a 10-yard touchdown to Anquan Boldin that gave the 49ers a 14-7 lead – a four-point swing, assuming the 49ers would have kicked a field goal on fourth-and-2.
Packers coach Mike McCarthy dismissed questions about the error as "part of the game" and defended his decision to accept an illegal formation on the previous snap, giving the 49ers third-and-6 from the Green Bay 10-yard line instead of fourth-and-1 from the 5.
"Obviously, the play went into another sequence of plays where there were two fouls called," McCarthy said. "I don't really think that even factored in the game. So, if that's your criticism, then that's fine."
49ers coach Jim Harbaugh was miffed there were offsetting penalties at all. Replays showed Staley grab Matthews near the shoulder pads, and Matthews retaliated by twice thrusting a hand into Staley's facemask.
"Joe did exactly what we coach him to do," Harbaugh said. "When somebody's taking a cheap shot or trying to do something after the whistle, we teach them just to lock up. He did that, and then Matthews throws two punches at him.
"The officials had their explanation, that maybe they saw some other things that I didn't see. … For it to even be offsetting was – I didn't see it that way, from my vantage point."
Kaepernick said the late hit didn't bother him. Matthews admitted "it wasn't a very smart play" but insisted it was nothing personal.
Eight months after beating the Packers with his legs, rushing for 181 yards and two touchdowns in the 49ers' divisional playoff win, Kaepernick beat them with his arm Sunday, throwing for 412 yards and three scores.
"I have to give credit to the quarterback, Kaepernick, for making the plays when he needed to," Matthews said. "I felt like we did a good job keeping him contained and not letting him extend plays very similar to what they did in the playoff game. But he still made those plays."


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Domestic violence is a unique crime in that the offender often lives in the same home as the victim. Historically, domestic violence was considered a private family matter and police intervention often consisted of advising the abuser to "cool off" or to "take a walk".
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The Namibian Police Force upholds and maintains, with a firm commitment, by following the Values listed below: To deliver quality services. To uphold the principles of the rule of law, national commitment and unwavering patriotism. To respect the supreme law of the Republic of Namibia. To be accountable to the nation and the community we are serving.
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- Make sure that your children's school or day care center knows who is authorized to pick up your children. Let them know who is NOT authorized.
- Change your routes to and from work, if your abuser has stalked or threatend you.
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In an increasingly interconnected world, experience and familiarity with international law and other nations' legal systems and cultures is increasingly indispensable for lawyers, legal scholars and law students alike.
Recognizing this powerful trend, UCLA School of Law offers various opportunities for its students, and for law students in other countries, to gain exposure to international law and the legal systems and cultures of other nations.
UCLA School of Law has partnered with sixteen other leading academic institutions in Europe, Asia, Israel, Australia and South America to establish the Foreign Legal Study and Exchange Program (FLSEP). Under exchange agreements with these partner schools, UCLA School of Law will host the most highly qualified students from its partner schools, while similarly talented and committed UCLA law students may sample the intellectual and cultural riches that partner schools offer.
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4 pork chops
1 egg
Plain bread crumbs
Salt and pepper
4 - 6 potatoes
1 can cream of celery soup
1 soup can of milk
Season pork chops, beat the egg and roll pork chops in it, and then bread crumbs. Brown them good on both sides. Take a casserole dish, put pork chops in the bottom. Peel, cut potatoes in halves and then about 1/2" thick. Put them on top of pork chops. Open celery soup and put in bowl. Fill can with milk and add to soup, mix well. Pour over potatoes and pork chops. Put foil over the dish, put a few holes in the foil, to release steam. Put in pre-heated 325 degree oven for 2 hours.
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James A. Garfield Collection - Box 10
Donation of Willis P. Kern, continued:
Medallion commemorating Lawnfield celebration, [1976].
Garfield commemoration plate, produced by Kettlesprings, Alliance, OH [for Civil War centennial, 1961-65].
Stationery and envelope commemorating National Encampment of Grand Army of the Republic, 9/12/1888.
Postcards: 1 Garfield birthplace; 2 Lawnfield; 1 Lake View Cemetery; 1 interior of Garfield Monument; 17
exterior of Garfield Monument.
Garfield Commemoration envelopes postmarked at Mentor, OH, 11/19/1981: 4 scenes.
Ringbinder of Garfield memorabilia:
Catalogue of the Officers and Students and Register of Societies, in Williams College, for the Academical Year 1855-56.
Autograph note, signed, by Henry Y. Saterlee to Col. ? regarding assassination or death of Garfield, n.d. With transcription.
Autograph letter, signed, by S.B. Chittenden to President Garfield, 5/16/1881. With transcription.
Autograph letter, signed, by James A. Garfield to Judge [J.S. Black?], 11/3/1869. With transcription.
Autograph letter, signed, by Lucretia R. Garfield to Judge J.S. Black, 11/29/1881 regarding farm owned in
common by Garfield and Black. With transcription.
Autograph letter, signed, by C.E. Henry to Judge J.S. Black, 12/21/1881 regarding incident on Garfield's
deathbed. With transcription.
Information regarding purchase of previous letters.
Garfield 5 cent stamp.
In Memoriam James A. Garfield, Garfield memorial booklet published in Manchester, England, [1881].
Program of Memorial Exercises, at Normal Hall, St. Cloud, Minn., 9/26/1881.
General Garfield as a Statesman and Orator. NY: National Republican Com., 1880.
Relic from the Catafalque Obsequies of President Garfield, Cleveland, OH, 9/26/1881.
Program of Independence Day Rededication Ceremonies of the Lake County Soldiers' Monument,
Painesville, OH, 7/4/1980.
Further Garfield memorabilia, in chronological order:
Garfield, James A. "Oration," Ravenna, OH, 7/4/1860.
Garfield, James A. "Report of House Select Committee, To Whom Was Referred S.B. No. 211; To Punish
Treason," 4/15/1861.
Garfield, James A. "Free Commerce Between The States," House of Representatives, 3/24 and 3/31/1864.
Garfield, James A. [Speech] "On The Constitutional Amendment To Abolish Slavery," House of Representatives, 1/13/1865.
Garfield, James A. "Freedmen's Bureau—Restoration of the Rebel States," House of Representatives, 2/1/1865.
Garfield, James A. "Argument…In The U.S. Supreme Court, In the matter of ex-parte L.P. Milligan, W.A.
Bowles, and Stephen Horsey," 3/6/1866.
Garfield, James A. "Remarks…In The House Of Representatives, On The First Anniversary Of The Death Of
Abraham Lincoln," 4/14/1866.
Garfield, James A. "Speech…On The Public Debt And Specie Payments," House of Representatives, 3/16/1866.
Garfield, James A. "National Politics. Able Review of the Situation," Warren, OH, 9/1/1866.
Garfield, James A. "College Education," Hiram, OH, 6/14/1867.
Garfield, James A. "Remarks…On The Impeachment Of Andrew Johnson," House of Representatives, 3/2/1868.
Garfield, James A. "The Currency," House of Representatives, 5/15/1868.
Garfield, James A. "Taxation Of United States Bonds," House of Representatives, 7/15/1868.
Garfield, James A. "Public Expenditure and the Civil Service," House of Representatives, 3/14/1870.
Garfield, James A. "The Tariff," House of Representatives, 4/1/1870.
Garfield, James A. "Currency And The Banks," House of Representatives, 6/7/1870.
Garfield, James A. "Debate On The Currency Bill," House of Representatives, 6/15/1870.
Garfield, James A. "Speech…At Cleveland, Ohio," 10/11/1879.
Garfield, James A. "Life and Character Of General George H. Thomas," Cleveland, OH, 11/25/1870.
Garfield, James A. "Speech…On The McGarrahan Claim," House of Representatives, 2/20/1871.
Garfield, James A. "The Right to Originate Revenue Bills," House of Representatives, 3/1871.
Garfield, James A. "Enforcement of the Fourteenth Amendment," House of Representatives, 4/4/1871.
Garfield, James A. "Public Expenditures—Their Increase and Diminution," House of Representatives, 1/23/1872.
Garfield, James A. "National Aid To Education," House of Representatives, 2/6/1872.
Garfield, James A. "The Campaign on the Reserve," Warren, OH, 7/31/1872.
Garfield, James A. "The increase Of Salaries," Washington, 3/27/1873.
Garfield, James A. "To The Republican Voters Of The Nineteenth District," Hiram, OH, 4/21/1873.
[Garfield, James A.] "Review Of The Transactions Of The Credit Mobilier Company…" Washington, 5/8/1873.
Garfield, James A. "The Future of the Republic, Its Dangers And Its Hopes," Hudson College, 7/2/1873.
Garfield, James A. "Discovery And Ownership Of The Northwestern Territory, And Settlement Of The Western
Reserve," Burton, OH, 9/16/1873.
Garfield, James A. "Revenues And Expenditures," House of Representatives, 3/5/1874.
Garfield, James A. "Currency And The Public Faith," House of Representatives, 4/8/1874.
Garfield, James A. "Cheap Transportation And Railways," House of Representatives, 6/22/1874.
Garfield, James A. "Appropriation Of The First Session Of The Forty-Third Congress," House of
Representatives, 6/23/1874.
Garfield, James A. "Tested And Sustained," Warren, OH, 9/19/1874.
Garfield, James A. and J. Daniels. "The United States, Appellants, vs. William Allison. Appeal From The Court
Of Claims. Brief For The Appellee," Supreme Court of the United States, No. 643, October Term, 1875.
Garfield, James A. "Amnesty," House of Representatives, 1/12/1876.
Garfield, James A. "Can the Democratic Party be Safely Intrusted with the Administration of the Government,"
House of Representatives, 8/4/1876.
Garfield, James A. "John Winthrop And Samuel Adams," House of Representatives, 12/19/1876.
Garfield, James A. "Counting the Electoral Vote," House of Representatives, 1/25/1877.
Garfield, James A. "Repeal of the Resumption Law," House of Representatives, 11/16/1877.
Garfield, James A. "Carpenter's Painting--Lincoln And Emancipation," House of Representatives, 2/12/1878.
Garfield, James A. "The Policy of Pacification and the Prosecutions in Louisiana," House of Representatives, 2/19/1878.
Garfield, James A. "The Army And The Public Peace," House of Representatives, 5/21/1878.
Garfield, James A. "The Tariff," House of Representatives, 6/4/1878.
Endicott, William, Jr. "A Refutation Of Some Of Gen. Butler's Recent Mis-Statements To The People Of
Massachusetts"; and James A. Garfield, "Honest Money," Boston, MA, 9/10/1878.
Garfield, James A. "Suspension And Resumption Of Specie Payments," Chicago, IL, 1/2/1879.
Garfield, James A. "Relation Of The National Government To Science," House of Representatives, 2/11/1879.
Garfield, James A. "Sugar Tariff," House of Representatives, 2/26/1879.
Garfield, James A. "Revolution In Congress," House of Representatives, 3/29/1879.
Garfield, James A. "Revolution In Congress," House of Representatives, 3/29/1879 and 4/4/1879.
Garfield, James A. "Revival of State Sovereignty in Congress," House of Representatives, 6/27/1879.
Garfield, James A. "Speeches at Extra Session Of The 46th Congress," House of Representatives, 3/18 to 7/1/1879.
Garfield, James A. et al. "Proceedings Of The Republican State Convention…," Madison, WI, 7/23/1879.
Garfield, James A. "Obedience To The Law The Foremost Duty Of Congress," House of
Representatives, 3/17/1880.
Garfield, James A. "Reports On Duties On Hoop, Band, And Scroll Iron, And Upon Certain Other Articles,"
Committee of Ways and Means, House of Representatives, 5/11 and 24, 1880.
Garfield, James A. "Customs Duties On Certain Articles," Committee of Ways and Means, House
of Representatives, 5/24/1880.
Garfield, James A. "A Soldiers' Monument," Painesville, OH, 7/3/1880; with dedicatory ribbon.
Garfield, James A. and Chester A. Arthur. "Letters Of Acceptance And The Platform Adopted By The
Republican National Convention, 7/12/1880.
Garfield, James A. "Speech Delivered To The 'Boys In Blue'," New York, NY, 8/6/1880.
Ribbon, "Garfield & Arthur Glee Club," Columbus, OH, 1880.
Clothing Advertisement, A.W. Palmer & Co., with images of James A. Garfield and W.S. Hancock, n.d.
Fuller, Hon. Frank. "The Moral Lesson Of Gen. Garfield's Life…To The Young Men Of New York," Cooper
Institute, NY, 10/31/1880.
Barclay & Co. "The Life Of James A. Garfield The Citizen-Soldier…," Philadelphia, PA, [1880].
Republican Central Campaign of New York. "American Pluck, Or, General James A. Garfield In College," Tract
No. III. [New York, NY, 1880].
Garfield, James A. "Maxims Of …, General, Patriotic, Political," no publication data. [1880].
Garfield, James A. "Inaugural Address Of The President Of The United States," Washington, D.C., 3/4/1881.
Memorial Sermons, Services and Addresses:
Sunderland, Rev. Byron Sunderland. "A Discourse On The Shooting of President Garfield," First Presbyterian
Church, Washington, D.C., 7/3/1881.
Behrends, Rev. A.J. "The National Calamity, A Sermon," Union Congregational Church, Providence, RI, 7/10/1881.
Cohen, Max, comp. "Garfield Souvenirs. And 'Gems' of Press & Pulpit," Washington, D.C., 8/24/1881.
Adjutant-General of the State of New York at Albany. [Announcement of the Death of President James A.
Garfield], 9/21/1881.
Beach, Rev. S.C. "Our Martyred President," First Church of Dedham, MA, 9/11 and 9/25/1881.
Farnham, Rev. E.P. "James A. Garfield, A Memorial Sermon," Friendship Street Baptist Church, Providence,
Magrath, Rev. John T. "Sermon On The Death Of President Garfield," All Saints'Church, Philadelphia, PA, 9/25/1881.
Nason, Rev. Elias. "A Discourse On The Death Of James Abram Garfield, President of the United States,"
Pawtucket Church, Lowell, MA, and Centre Church, Dracut, MA, 9/25/1881.
Palmer, Rev. Edwin B. "A Sermon Suggested By The Death Of President Garfield," First Parish Meeting-House,
Ipswich, MA, 9/25/1881.
Parkhurst, Rev. Charles H. "Sermon Preached…On Sabbath Morning Following The Death Of President James
A. Garfield," Madison Square Presbyterian Church, New York City, 9/25/1881.
Pierson, Rev. William H. "A Tribute To James Abram Garfield," First Parish, Fitchburg, 9/25/1881.
Spalding, Rev. George B. "Discourse On Occasion Of The Death Of President Garfield," First Church, Dover,
Walker, George Leon. "A Sermon On The Death Of President Garfield," First Church Of Hartford [CT], 9/25/1881.
Waters, Rev. T. Frank. "In Memory Of James A. Garfield…A Sermon," South Church, Ipswich, MA, 9/25/1881.
Woodsbury, Augustus. "Our Dead President. A Sermon," Westminster Congregational Church, Providence, RI, 9/25/1881.
"Memorial Service For The Late President Garfield," American Presbyterian Church, Montreal, [Canada], 9/26/1881.
Byington, E.H. "Memorial Address," Monson, MA, 9/26/1881.
"Memorial Services In Honor Of James A. Garfield," held at sea on the Cunard Steamship "Scythia," 9/26/1881.
Hoar, George F. "James Abram Garfield. Eulogy," Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA, 12/30/1881.
"Memorial Service Of James Abram Garfield…In The House of Representatives," [Washington, D.C.],
2/27/1882. Program card.
Timolean. "The Idea Of Garfield," Chicago: Jansen, McClurg & Co., 1882.
Memorial Memorabilia:
"The Garfield Memorial, Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, O," (photograph album), Cleveland: Garfield National
Memorial Association, 1890.
Program for "Twelfth Night," Lyric Theatre, New York, with advertisement for Garfield Tea and Garfield
Headache Powder on reverse, 2/18/1907.
Garfield Monument Fund certificate in the name of "Frank L. Yindrock, n.d.
Garfield Album (lithographs), no publication data.
Miscellaneous Garfield Memorabilia:
Hinsdale, President B.A. "Arabella Mason Rudolph: Her Ancestry, Life, And Character," given at Hiram, Ohio, 7/18/1879.
Hinsdale, B.A. and H.R. Cooley. "Eliza Ballou Garfield, Mother Of President James A. Garfield, Addresses
Made At Her Burial," services held at Lawnfield, 1/23/1888.
"Zeb And Arabella Rudolph, A Memorial," services held at Hiram College, 10/22/1897.
Garfield photographs: 2 portraits; 1 of Garfield statue in Garfield Monument.
Postcards: Church of Christ, Mentor, OH; "Lawnfield," Home of President James A. Garfield, Mentor, OH.
"Annual Announcement of the Spencerian Business College, Washington, D.C., 1880-81.
Donation of Phebe R. Zimmerman, 4/1988:
Garfield Memorial Plate with stippled border and Garfield's image surrounded by laurel wreath design and the
single word "Memorial," Adams Glass Co., Pittsburgh, n.d.
Donation of John P. Zimmerman, 9/1992:
Piece of wood from porch of Garfield home in Hiram, OH.
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Feb. 13, 2012 -- It is a common complaint of our modern age that kids and teens don't get enough sleep.
Video games, TV, social media, and other trappings of our increasingly tech-centric lives are often blamed, but a new study shows that long before Facebook or PlayStation 3, kids were sleeping less than experts said they should.
When researchers in Australia reviewed sleep recommendations and actual sleep times among children over the past century, they found that kids consistently slept about 37 minutes less than recommended at the time.
Each time, new technological marvels -- be it the light bulb in the early 1900s, TV in the 1950s, or computer gaming systems and social networking today -- were blamed for declining sleep times.
"The message that children don't get enough sleep has been the same for over 100 years," says researcher Tim S. Olds, PhD, of the University of South Australia.
Sleep Recommendations Not Scientific
Olds says health policymakers have been making recommendations about how much sleep children should get each night for more than a century, with very little scientific evidence to back the recommendations up.
That is because studying optimal sleep times during childhood is very difficult.
Getting too little sleep has been linked to an increased risk for obesity, poor school performance, behavioral problems, and substance abuse.
But like adults, individual children and teens appear to have different sleep needs, Olds says.
When they explored sleep recommendations over the last century, Olds and colleague Lisa Anne Matricciani found 32 sets of age-specific sleep recommendations since the late 1800s and about 200 studies examining actual sleep times among children and teens.
On average, age-specific sleep recommendations declined by about 0.71 minutes per year between 1897 and 2009, and this paralleled a similar decline in sleep times.
Actual sleep times were consistently 37 minutes less than recommended over the observation period.
The study appears online today and in the March issue of the journal Pediatrics.
"The rationale for sleep recommendations was also strikingly consistent for more than 100 years: Children were overtaxed by the stimulation of modern living, although that stimulation was embodied in whatever the technological avatar of the time was," the researchers write.
Some Kids Need More Sleep, Some Need Less
According to the National Sleep Foundation, school-aged children who are 12 and under need at least 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night, while teenagers need eight-and-a-half to nine-and-a-half hours of sleep.
Olds says parents should not be too concerned if their children or teens get a little more or a little less sleep each night, as long as they seem to be functioning well at home and school.
Pediatric sleep specialist William Kohler, MD, agrees.
Kohler is medical director of the Florida Sleep Institute at Florida Hospital in Tampa.
"A child who is alert and doing well in school with no behavioral issues is probably getting enough sleep," he says.
But he adds that when there are issues, poor sleep quantity or quality should be one of the first suspects.
"We may not have good standards for understanding how much sleep an individual child needs, but there is plenty of good evidence that getting too little sleep or having poor-quality sleep leads to a wide range of health and behavioral problems," he tells WebMD.


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12 September 2017 | 2:18 pm
The map below shows hourly rainfall in the Southeastern United States as the powerful storm Irma pounded the region early Sunday morning through Monday afternoon.
The National Weather Service releases hourly data on rainfall across the U.S., as measured in inches. The circles on the map are proportional to the amount of rainfall at a given point in the grid in a particular hour.
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Longtime film journalist Roger Ebert will receive the Mel Novikoff Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival (April 22-May 6).The honor, which is given to an individual who has helped enhance the public's understanding of cinema, will be awarded during An Evening with Roger Ebert and Friends at 5:30 p.m. May 1 at the Castro Theatre. Ebert is best known for his work as the Chicago Sun-Times film critic. He has written numerous books and film critiques and was the first film writer to receive a Pulitzer Prize for criticism. Tickets for the event are $12 for San Francisco Film Society members and $15 for general admission. For more information visit http://www.sffs.org.
SF Festival to fete Ebert
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@Marisa/Jordan: Do our statistics as far as google seem to be picking back up? Are we building momentum up yet??? Just thinking about that graph Jordan shared way back in the beginning...
Hi Shawna: it's slow going, but the search impressions are gradually building back up. It looks like it's going to take some time to get back to where we were, but we've decided that we're okay with that, as it gives us more time to work on the beta, fix problems, etc., while the site still has relatively fewer visitors
Thanks a lot to everyone who has helped by posting links!
pros and cons... silver lining on a dark cloud... glad it's improving but agree maybe good to get most of the kinks ironed out before we get "really" busy
Just wanted to let you guys and gals know that I have the Pixel Scrapper Blog Button on my right side bar towards the top of my blog site. My site it http://lauriehansendesign.blogspot.com.
@Laurie: Thanks! I've given you 30 community points.
I don't blog but I will make it a point to share your Facebook posts. That is how I found you and I really like your site and products. The power of Facebook!
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Thanks for the button! plan on placing the button on my blog´s sidebar.
I am new here,but don't mind helping at all.
I can do that.
Took me a while, but I figured out how to put your button & link in my blog @ Plavnick-Wellinghoff Studios .... But I think I've gotten it now, of course most of my traffic is coming from here, but hopefully Google will link the links back.
@Laura: Thanks! I've given you 30 community points.
Not sure if you still need the plugs - but I put you guys out everywhere! Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, my blog, lol! It's hard not to share a good thing. You guys are great and I love this site. Just got around to putting your button up today.
Thanks Amanda! I gave you 30 community points.
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Proving that you can find almost any vehicle you want on Ebay if you give it enough time, here is a slightly hotrodded 2008 Koenigsegg CCX. Evidently the owner decided 806hp in a 2600 pound package just wasn't enough.
Some people are never satisfied. We are guessing the owner of this 2008 Koenigsegg CCX is one of those people. Koenigsegg CCXs are beasts in stock form. Jeremy Clarkson described driving one as "experiencing the terror" and we don't doubt it. The twin supercharger equipped 4.7 liter V8 gets the CCX down the ¼ mile in 9.9 seconds stock and has an estimated top speed of 245+ MPH. This one has received an upgrade from a Koenigsegg factory representative to bump the stock 806hp to an unbelievable 980hp. We aren't sure how sound the logic of wanting more power from a car that insane is, but we like it anyways.
There is no indication from the Ebay listing what kind of performance numbers the extra 174hp gives the carbon fiber car but we have to imagine it makes the already scary CCX scarier. Perhaps this is why after 2 years the car only has 441 miles on it. According to the listing, many of the miles on the car were acquired during post production factory testing. It's impossible to tell whether the lack of miles on the car is a result of the owner's desire to maintain collectability or because of a fear of the black beast lurking in the garage. Either way, having one of these and not driving it is a sin, even if it is a prudent decision for your own personal safety.
Listed by an Arizona Ferrari dealer, you can be the
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DOVER — Walking down Central Avenue today is a different stroll than it was just a few years ago, with new stores thriving, restaurants serving and families starting their lives here in the Garrison City.
Business seems to be booming and bringing young people here to find jobs, buy homes and put their children through the city's educational system.
This sudden increase in population, success and popularity was intentional, according to Dover's economic developer Dan Barufaldi.
"It is not something that just happened or started yesterday," Barufaldi said of Dover's growth and likability. "It slowly and very carefully was built and built and built upon and it's coming along rather nicely."
He does not believe the increase in business is a boom, but a well-planned growth program that has been laid out by the city in its master plan and its Business and Industrial Authority Strategic Plan.
"Finding the right ways to accommodate the targeted type growth has been both challenging and fun and is certainly rewarding in terms of benefits to the citizens of Dover," Barufaldi said.
He added that the city has worked to bring businesses here by lending a hand and showing them what Dover has to offer.
He said the technical review committee in the city works with people looking to open businesses.
"We have aspects of all government around the table at the same time, where people can come and discuss what they are looking to open and two weeks later, can come back in and we can tweak plans," he said. "Police, fire, engineer and planning departments can then go and advocate for the developer with the planning board."
"Time is money, so this is an attraction," Barufaldi said.
Molly Hodgson Smith, executive director of the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce, said Dover is not only appealing because of the work the city does to help businesses move here, but also because of its close proximity to Interstate 95 and Routes 4, 9, 108 and 155, and because it's just an hour away from Portland, Maine and Boston.
"An average of 50 to 80 people a morning take the train to Boston everyday," Barufaldi said, adding residents also ride to Maine.
While some residents do live in Dover and work elsewhere, the city's unemployment rate is down to 4.3 percent. The city offers 2.1 percent more jobs now than it did at the beginning of the recession.
While about 17,000 Dover residents are employed, approximately 8,000 residents actually work in the community, according to Barufaldi.
The city has 520 operating businesses — about 50 more than when Barufaldi first arrived four years ago.
"That is a very attractive thing for people," Barufaldi said.
More than 30,000 people now call Dover home -- an increase of 17,000 since 100 years ago.
He credits this growth to Dover's location and lifestyle.
"Texas is the fastest job-growing state in the country, but if you look in those towns, you don't want to live there," Barufaldi said. "Dover has it all. It's a great place to live, with cultural and recreational activities, waterfront location, pools, an ice arena with good educational and health care systems."
For the last decade, Dover has been the fastest growing city in the state and for the past two years, it has been named as one of the top 100 communities for young people.
In the past four years alone, 50 new businesses and 500 new employees have settled here, anxious to succeed in a community with an up-and-coming downtown and an educational system sure to please a new family.
Dover has three public elementary schools, one public middle school, one public high school, two private high schools, one private elementary school and one charter high school.
As for businesses, in December 2012, 11 new members joined the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce, including Families in Transition, AT&T, East Commerce Solutions and The Duffy Agency. Hodgson Smith said the chamber had to reset its goals when its initial one — to have 40 new members by November — was reached by May.
"We ended up with almost 100 new members in 2012, which, I looked back and in history books, the highest number we had seen in new members in any previous year was in the low 60s," she said. "I think that is very telling."
These members are not necessarily new businesses, but they are businesses that are looking to be more involved and interact with the city.
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital currently has 2,217 employees and is one of the largest businesses in the city. The hospital gives back $23 million a year through its community outreach program, according to vice president of community relations, Noreen Biehl.
Liberty Mutual, with 2,874 employees in four different Dover locations, gave more than $1.8 million back to the community.
Businesses and families are attracted to Dover because of the community involvement, but also because of how much community is still open for growth.
There are 17,087 acres of land and more than half of that land is vacant. According to a report by the Planning Board, 419 new homes will be built from 2006 to 2015.
"For the past decade, we've been the fastest growing community in New Hampshire," Barufaldi said.
More than 3,000 people have moved to Dover since 2000, moving the city from the seventh-most populous community in the state to the fifth-most populous community in the state.
According to a study by the Planning Department, "This growth has been driven by, and reflective of, the changes that have occurred in Dover over the past 15 years, including the development of the Downeaster train service through Dover, the coming of the Children's Museum of New Hampshire, and the economic growth of Liberty Mutual, Measured Progress and Wentworth-Douglass Hospital."
Not only has the population grown, but 676 marriage licenses were distributed and there were 577 births from 2010-2012.
"We're also a lot younger than the rest of New Hampshire," Barufaldi said, adding that households with children under 18 are growing at a rate of 10.4 percent. "That tends to be a positive thing for companies around us."
Barufaldi said communities around Dover are home to an aging population, while the Garrison City is getting younger.
Hodgson Smith agreed.
"Dover is experiencing sort of this perfect storm of economic growth and high livability," she said. "We are the only city that is experiencing growth in the demographic of young families. While the majority of the state is aging and graying, Dover is experiencing growth in its younger population. That is really promising for the city overall."
An example of this is recent graduate Laurie Raybould, who moved from Minneapolis to Dover to start her first business, Lolly, a candy store, which will open in March. Raybould also got married in September 2012, and more than half of the vendors for her special day were located in the Garrison City.
Dover impressed Raybould because of its location, friendliness, New England community feel and its waterfront.
The Cocheco River waterfront development project has been in the works for many years now. Director of Planning and Community Development Chris Parker said they had a charrette, or a brainstorming session, on the property in 2005 and chose the developer, Mark Dickinson, two years later. A Land Disposition Agreement was signed in 2009. The project would bring restaurants, commercial buildings, high-end apartments and condominiums and additional parking to the city. In mid-February, Dover City Council members voted in support of extending Dickinson's agreement with Dover, giving him an additional 15 months to line up investors so he can break ground.
While many restaurants and businesses are moving in — and more could be enticed by the waterfront project — there are also many that have been in Dover for years and are constantly reinventing themselves.
For example, the Barley Pub recently moved into a larger restaurant space and plans to open a microbrewery. Blue Latitudes, Cartelli's and Kelley's Row have teamed up to give diners free valet parking through Atlantic Parking Services.
The city also hopes to renovate the playground at Henry Law Park within the next few years to add state-of-the-art slides, swings, waterfalls and stages. A proposal for a new aquatic center is also in the works, and a new police station and parking garage will soon be constructed.
"Downtown city parking lots are also going to be transformed into developments," Economic Developer Barufaldi said. "They'll be restaurants and storefronts on the first floor, offices on the second floor and several floors of residential apartments with balconies."
Barufaldi is not only working on bringing business and people to the city permanently, but is also interested in Dover's tourism.
He said a weekend trip to Dover brings in dollars, and with swim meets and hockey tournaments as they are now, the city receives upward of $300,000 through hosting sporting events.
"This will only increase," Barufaldi said, discussing the possibility of the Jenny Thompson Aquatic Center being built.
Weekday mornings are bustling downtown with so many new residents traveling to and from work. The Planning Department has started hosting extensive brainstorming sessions to learn what residents are looking for in the city and what might be the best way to improve the gateways to central Dover.
"We have always striven in the economic development process to retain a positive balance to maintain the character and quality of life that Dover represents," Barufaldi said.
Parker said a strong quality of life is connected to a strong local economy, and that that can be achieved by "thoughtful planning."
"I see the business growth as a slow boil, not a boom," he said, adding Dover has been aware of the changing economy and market, and has adapted in order to grow.
"Dover wants to be inviting to multiple industries, but also attract those businesses which understand the evolving demographics we have in Dover, which tend to be highly educated and culturally aware," Parker said.


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Elm Springs, headquarters for the Sons of Confederate Veterans, is one of the homes on the Maury County Christmas Historic Home Tour this year. The theme is "Prelude to the Battle of Franklin," which will highlight the siege of Columbia and the events leading up to the Battle of Franklin.
Tour hours are Friday, November 30, Noon to 7 PM and Saturday, December 1, 9 AM to 5 PM. Docents will be at all tour venues along with special events at each stop.
A Confederate encampment will be on the grounds at Elm Springs including cannon demonstrations.
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A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
1641 - 1691
Historical Period:
The Early Modern Period
Dudley North was a very successful English merchant who made a fortune in Turkey before returning to London. He was sheriff of London, a commissioner for the customs and an agent in the treasury as well as a Tory member of Parliament during the reign of James II. His Discourses upon Trade is one of the earliest attempts to theorize as a whole the workings of a market economy in England.


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Internet Defense League Overview ‧ read
The people who organized the Internet Blackout knew the fight wasn't over, so they formed the Internet Defense League to "defend the internet from bad laws and monopolies" and "make sure the internet never loses. Ever."
Let's meet the Internet Defense League.
Internet Defense League, mobilize!
The Internet Defense League is a loose coalition that can mobilize swiftly against online censorship. The objective is to involve thousands of websites, from corporate sites to personal blogs and everything in between.
The IDL boasts some internet heavyweights in its ranks, such as Mozilla, Reddit, WordPress, and ExpressVPN.
With the combined reach of our websites and social networks, we can be massively more effective than any one organization.The League knows that there is strength in numbers: "When the internet's in danger and we need millions of people to act, the League will ask its members to broadcast an action... With the combined reach of our websites and social networks, we can be massively more effective than any one organization."
Light up with the cat signal
Members of the League will raise the cat in times of need, calling other members to action.
"There's this academic theory... that talks about if you ban the ability of people to share cat photos, they'll start protesting en masse," said IDL organizer Tiffiniy Cheng. "The idea is we're building the infrastructure to put up this cat signal or this bat signal all over the internet at a moment's notice with the click of a button."
Who's at the top of the Internet Defense League?
Today the IDL is run by Fight for the Future and a group of volunteers.
How people can support the Internet Defense League
Here's how YOU can make the IDL even stronger.
Join the League. Almost any kind of website can join, including YouTube channels, Tumblr blogs, and Twitter streams. Individuals can also sign up with just an email address.
Get the Anti-censorship Network code. Members can embed the IDL's Anti-censorship Network code into their websites. Then, "whenever someone visits from a country with internet censorship, we show them circumvention information hosted by our network of mirror servers." Members receive new code as new privacy threats emerge so their calls to action stay relevant.
Host a mirror server. The IDL also invites web developers to host the mirror servers that power its Anti-censorship Network.
Donate to the cause. The IDL asks for monetary donations from members to enable its small staff to keep working behind the scenes.
The internet is a safer place with the IDL around
The Internet Defense League has formalized a movement and rallied the support of websites beloved by millions of users worldwide. Most importantly, the League is ready to act if censorship rears its ugly head again.
Hopefully the IDL will never need to shine its cat signal across the web. But we're glad it's there, just in case.


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Why Is Kacey Musgraves Apprehensive Of Fame?
By Lauryn Snapp
April 11, 2019
Kacey Musgraves, fresh off the high of winning 2019 ACM Album of the Year, discusses how her idols, Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn, have helped influence her both personally and professionally.
Musgraves shared with PopCulture.com, "I don't take that lightly that they paved the pathway for me. I grew up singing up all their songs. They are ingrained in my brain. It's really important to me." Musgraves, an advocate for more females in country music, is happy to be in the country music family but was hesitant of being an artist.
RELATED: What Caused Kacey Musgraves To Blush Backstage?
The "High Horse" singer shared with CBS This Morning, "I was kind of turned off by the whole artist side of things," she says, "And then somewhere along the way, I started collecting these songs that felt like I wouldn't want to give them up."
Musgraves cites herself as a songwriter first, and has co-written every track on all three of her studio albums except for the Willie Nelson cover "Are You Sure" featured on 'Pageant Material.'
RELATED: Where Does Kacey Musgraves Dream Up Inspiration For Songs?
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30 Minute Karting Session
Book into any Adult Karting Session in October and you will be entered into our prize draw to win a GoPro Hero7 Black!
Jump in and get behind the wheel of our powerful Sodi RT8 karts on the iconic Buckmore Park circuit, home to F1 legends Lewis Hamilton & Jenson Button.
After a safety briefing, you will be kitted up in racewear before you head out onto circuit for a 30-minute karting session. Put your skills to the test as you race against the clock to set the fastest lap time, with up to 18 drivers on the full International circuit.
Sessions are unstructured and designed for drivers new to the venue to acquaint themselves with our karts and learn the circuit. Those with more experience may use these sessions to improve their racing lines and technique.
You will receive the lap time details of your session after the event.
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Participant Restrictions
The minimum age to take part is 16 (16 & 17 year-olds must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 plus). Drivers do not need a driving licence or any previous driving experience. The minimum height to safely operate our karts is 5ft (152cm) and the maximum height is 6'4" (195cm).
The total time at the circuit is 90 minutes from your arrival to departure. Your karting session consists of 30 minutes non-stop driving.
Please Note: Arrival time is 45 minutes before the session starts
Spectators are welcome. We have a state-of-the-art clubhouse facility featuring with a Café serving hot and cold food, and an upper tier balcony which provides a dynamic view of the whole circuit.
Dress Code
Please bring comfortable clothing and suitable footwear, preferably trainers or similar flat shoes. All the safety equipment necessary will be provided.
Please check the weather forecast before you travel and pack a change of clothes if rain looks likely. Only in the most extreme weather conditions (i.e. ice or snow) will there be a possibility of your session being postponed or cancelled.
All payments made are non-refundable, it may be possible to transfer your booking, but, it would be subject to an admin fee.


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Founded in 1951 by Oliver and Martha Price, Pittsburgh North Golf Course has 27 holes, comprising the original 18 hole Championship Course and the 9 hole Fox Course, beautifully carved into the Western Pennsylvania landscape. Plenty of trees outline the fairways and greens passing through and around 7 lakes that are utilized for irrigation and the home to a visually pleasing variety of waterfowl and plants.
Whether you play 18 with your buddies or 120 for an outing, Pittsburgh North Golf Course is well appointed with everything you need to make both visits a success. View the Course.
A new Pavilion, now available for bookings, provides a more private setting for a business meeting prior to your round, or use the outdoor garden patio for your party's cookout and post round amusements.
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M*Modal and WebChartMD today announced the completion of M*Modal's Speech Understanding technology integration into the WebChartMD platform. The announcement is made in conjunction with the Clinical Documentation Industry Association (CDIA) Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC.
M*Modal's Speech Understanding Brings Powerful Productivity Capabilities to WebChartMD Customers
Pittsburgh, PA and Johnson City, TN— April 13, 2011 — (CDIA Booths 100 and 101) M*Modal, the industry leader in advanced Speech Understanding™ technology, and WebChartMD, an advanced web-based application used by thousands of healthcare professionals nationwide for the creation and management of clinical documentation, today announced the completion of M*Modal's Speech Understanding technology integration into the WebChartMD platform. M*Modal's speech understanding technology, now part of WebChartMD's robust transcription workflow platform, is already being adopted by the almost 100 medical transcription service organizations currently using the WebChartMD platform. The announcement is made in conjunction with the Clinical Documentation Industry Association (CDIA) Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC.
As an advanced application service provider that works with hospitals, clinics and transcription companies, WebChartMD utilizes M*Modal's Speech Understanding platform to provide an integrated back-end speech solution for its clients who need to drive efficiencies by turning transcriptionists into highly productive editors. This move reflects WebChartMD's strategy of incorporating advanced technologies into its end-to-end workflow system, and the selection of M*Modal brings a proven platform relied on extensively by most of the leading MTSO's in the industry.
"We are always looking for technologies that will enable our clients to cut costs, grow their businesses, and help provide better healthcare to their patients," said Mark Christensen, Manager, Business Development, WebChartMD. "M*Modal's Speech Understanding solution has a clear record of success in helping its customers deliver on these goals, making it our optimal choice."
"The technology bar is being raised continually for clinical documentation platforms as MTSOs and other users demand more productivity and intelligence from their narrative documentation," said Michael Finke, CEO, M*Modal. "We are thrilled that this partnership brings together two technology leaders committed to staying ahead of those growing customer requirements."
M*Modal works with a wide variety of clinical documentation, RIS/PACS, EHR, and other software and service partners who leverage the company's unique Speech Understanding platform.
About WebChartMD
WebChartMD is one of the newest and most technologically advanced application service providers in the healthcare industry. WebChartMD was written with entirely new code from cutting edge software advances like Microsoft .Net 3.5, Ajax user interface code and Asterisk open source telephony software. Commercially launched in January 2007, WebChartMD has grown an average of 15% per month, and today has over 5,000 daily users on the system. WebChartMD is based in Johnson City, Tennessee, and currently has 12 full-time employees.
About M*Modal
M*Modal, the market leader in advanced Speech Understanding™ technology, combines industry leading technology and clinical documentation services to produce highly accurate, structured, encoded and shareable medical documents to facilitate the use and adoptability of electronic health records. More than 800 healthcare organizations nationwide utilize M*Modal's solutions to increase patient safety and promote continuity of patient care. For more information, please visit www.mmodal.com.


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The Thanksgiving turkey will come and go, and looming ahead is the kick-off of holiday gift buying madness: the dreaded and feared, yet wildly popular "Black Friday." It's always great to give (or get) the latest gadget, the newest electronics , and, of course, a shake weight, but here are a few spirited and uplifting gift ideas for tequila lovers which don't require a potentially deadly trek to the nearest mall or superstore.
Explore diversity with the TequilaRack Tasting Kit
The perfect gift for any true tequila aficionado, the TequilaRack Micro Tequila Tasting Kit provides novices and experts alike with a unique way to explore fine tequila and expand the palate. Three wonderful and robust reposados showcase the diversity of tequila's flavors and aromas in three rare, aged tequilas. Beautifully packaged in an easy-to-wrap gift box accompanied by a proper tasting jigger, the TequilaRack facilitates a journey to three different tequila-producing regions. Paired with educational material provided on the TequilaRack website, including spirit-specific tasting notes, a food pairing guide, videos showcasing how tequila is made and much more, the TequilaRack kit has everything you need to host a tequila tasting. This ultimate at-home tequila gift (a value at around $100) has just been released and is not widely available. Go to the TequilaRack Facebook page for up-to-date information on retail outlets that will have it in stock. (And if you have a question or are having trouble finding the item, just ask – TequilaRack provides quick and speedy answers.)
Here are the details on what's included:
- From the Highlands: Don Celso 100% Agave Reposado Tequila (375ml), aged in new white oak barrels
- From the Lowlands: Arette Unique 100% Agave Reposado Tequila (375ml), aged in used Jack Daniels barrels
- From Sayula, Jalisco: Penacho Azteca: 100% Agave Reposado Tequila (375ml), aged in used Cognac barrels
- 1/4 oz and 1/2 oz Stainless Steel Tasting Jigger to measure out your correct tasting pours
- Tequila education and Tequila tasting information via TequilaRack.com
Make the 'world's freshest margarita' with Milagro Tequila
If you like to mix your tequila into cocktails, Milagro Tequila's "world's freshest margarita" gift set is back to inject not only freshness but fun into the holiday season. The box contains two ingredients required by the recipe: Milagro Silver Tequila (750ml), an excellent 100% agave tequila to mix with, accompanied by Milagro's agave nectar. The only things not included are fresh lime juice and a glass. The recipe itself is right on the box! This product is widely available and is a great gift that's under $50, so check your local liquor retailer if you're interested in purchasing the set.
You can add more variety to this gift by pairing it with Milagro Reposado Tequila. This reposado, aged 6 months in oak barrels, recently won highest accolades at the 2010 Ultimate Cocktail Challenge for the Best Margarita with Cointreau. You can't go wrong with the world's freshest and the world's best!
Don't just taste it, live it and Experience Tequila
The ultimate way to explore tequila, and a must for every tequila aficionado, is, naturally, a trip to where the spirit originates: the town of Tequila in Jalisco, Mexico. Instead of wasting your time by leafing through guidebooks, visiting a myriad of travel-oriented websites, calling distilleries, arranging transportation, and learning Spanish you can make it all very easy (and still affordable) by touring Tequila country with Experience Tequila.
Experience Tequila offers small, unique guided tours (with a knowledgeable, enthusiastic bilingual guide) and is one of the best ways to explore how to tequila is made. There are in-depth tours to distilleries as well as opportunities to explore the food, art, and culture of Jalisco, Mexico. Each trip is unique, but every trip is a blast. You can get the details on the different trips (there are two 5-day journeys as well as a 10-day "total Jalisco experience") on their website. Only the most recent trips are listed on the site, but you'll get a quick response when you inquire about future trips.
Visit ExperienceTequila.com or "like" on Facebook for updates on tour schedules and more information.