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NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes recouped most of the ground they lost and are closing mostly lower on Wall Street.
Traders are watching closely to see whether Cyprus successfully reopens its banks after a two-week shutdown. They're also unsettled by Italy's failure to form a government and get moving with economic reforms.
The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 33 points, or 0.2 percent, at 14,526 Wednesday. It was down as much as 120 earlier.
The Standard & Poor's 500 fell just under a point to 1,562. It's a little more than two points away from the all-time high it reached in October 2007.
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James van Riemsdyk scored two goals as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 at the Air Canada Centre Thursday night.
Maple Leafs edge Sabres 3-1
James van Riemsdyk spoiled his former coach's NHL debut Thursday night.
Van Riemsdyk scored twice to power the Toronto Maple Leafs past the struggling Buffalo Sabres 3-1 in Ron Rolston's first game as an NHL head coach.
Rolston, who until Wednesday was the head coach of the AHL's Rochester Americans, was named the Sabres interim coach following the club's stunning decision to fire Lindy Ruff. Ruff, who had played 10 seasons for Buffalo, had been behind the club's bench since 1997 and was the NHL's longest-tenured head coach.
Prior to arriving in Rochester, Rolston spent seven seasons as a head coach with USA Hockey's national program, leading the under-18 squad to three gold medals and a silver in four world championship appearances. Van Riemsdyk played for Rolston for two years, earning a world championship gold medal in 2006 before settling for silver the following year.
"He's a big reason for the success I've been able to have as a hockey player," van Riemsdyk said. "He really kind of instilled that confidence and trust that he had in me as a player and he put me out there in pretty much every situation in every game and allowed me to grow.
"There was obviously some growing pains my first year but the second year I was able to blossom under his tutelage and I feel thankful for everything he taught me."
But Rolston could only watch as the Sabres (6-11-1) dropped their third straight and fifth of their last six games.
"I thought we played well in parts of the game," Rolston said. "I didn't like our second period, obviously it was the turning point.
"We had too many turnovers, we were forcing things, long shifts in the defensive zone. It was the difference."
Toronto erased a 1-0, first-period deficit with two goals in the second.
"The second period wasn't good enough," said Sabres goalie Ryan Miller, who turned aside 33 shots. "We stopped doing some things we did early in the game and it caught up with us."
Van Riemsdyk's power-play goal at 14:28 of the third — his team-leading 11th — gave Toronto some much-needed breathing room after Miller robbed him with a fabulous glove save earlier on the power play.
Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle said van Riemsdyk's work away from the puck was a big reason for his success.
"He probably skated as strong in this hockey game as any game he has this year," Carlyle said. "It's good to see him move his feet and be rewarded.
"I think if he continues to skate and move his feet the way he did tonight, I don't think he shouldn't continue to score if he's going to stay around the net and go into those tough areas. He's going to continue to play with our top-six grouping of forwards and he's going to maintain power-play time, all of those things should indicate he can continue to make contributions. It's all up to him."
Dion Phaneuf had the other goal Toronto (11-7-0), which won its third straight home game to improve to 4-4-0 at Air Canada Centre. Ben Scrivens stopped 31 shots for his third win in five starts since incumbent James Reimer's knee injury Feb. 11.
Tyler Ennis scored for Buffalo, which dropped to 3-6-0 on the road.
Buffalo outshot Toronto 12-10 in an entertaining first and also had the period's lone goal. Ennis registered his sixth of the season with high wrist shot to Scrivens' blocker side at 13:20. Both goaltenders were sharp as Miller made a fabulous save off Toronto's Leo Komarov while Scrivens twice denied Thomas Vanek with a nice split-pad save.
"You just try to get on a roll and stop as many pucks as possible," Scrivens said of his stop on Vanek. "Obviously I was fortunate he wasn't able to get the rebound up on me but I gave myself an opportunity to make the save.
"Maybe a little bit of both hard work by me and unfortunate luck on his part."
Phaneuf's one-timer with four seconds remaining on a power play at 1:15 of the second tied it. The goal was the 100th of Phaneuf's NHL career. Buffalo's Steve Ott put a backhander past Scrivens at 7:08 but it was disallowed because of a goalie interference penalty on Kevin Porter.
Van Riemsdyk put Toronto ahead 2-1 at 18:04, converting a nifty 2-on-1 with Phil Kessel as the Leafs outshot Buffalo 15-7.
"We didn't start very well . . . we got our skating game going in the second," Carlyle said. "And once we can get on that forecheck and continue to throw that puck in and come at teams in waves, we can be an effective team grinding teams down."
"That's what we felt the case was tonight because we didn't skate very well and were fortunate to get out of the first period with the score what it was."

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RECORDS: Cal 1-4, 0-2 Pac-12; UCLA 4-1, 1-1
KICKOFF: 7 p.m., Memorial Stadium
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SERIES HISTORY: UCLA leads 50-31-1. Cal has won the past six meetings at Berkeley but lost 31-14 last season at the Rose Bowl.
STORYLINES: The Bears are desperate for a victory to halt a three-game losing streak and breathe some life into a disappointing season. The Bears have never lost four games in a row under coach Jeff Tedford. Cal has yet to defeat an FBS opponent in 2012. … Cal's defense will take its best shot against its fourth opponent that runs some variation of the spread offense, although the Bruins no longer are employing the Pistol formation under new offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone. QB Brett Hundley has thrown 11 touchdowns — tied for most by any freshman in the nation. Senior RB Johnathan Franklin is No. 4 nationally at 139.4 rushing yards per game and gets 7.5 yards per carry. … Saturday's contest is homecoming and the Joe Roth Memorial Game.
INJURY UPDATE: Cal — TE Spencer Hagan (knee), ILB David Wilkerson (ankle), ILB Khairi Fortt (knee), OG Dominic Galas (shoulder), CB Stefan McClure (knee) are out. UCLA — LB Jordan Zumwalt (motor-scooter accident) is probable.
MATCHUP TO WATCH: Cal's offensive line vs. UCLA's defensive front. The Bears are last in the nation in sacks allowed (25) and surrendering tackles for loss (43). UCLA plays fast and aggressive and is tied for fourth nationally with 41 TFL and second in the Pac-12 with 18 sacks. The Bruins also have choked 14 turnovers out of their first five opponents. The Bears' line will need to better protect QB Zach Maynard to minimize sacks and giveaways.
STATS THAT MATTER: Cal's four losses have come to teams with a combined record of 17-3. … The Bears have started 1-5 (or worse) eight times in school history (all since 1957) and only one of those teams finished with as many as three victories. … UCLA ranks No. 2 in the Pac-12 in rushing (243.4 ypg) and Cal is No. 12 against the rush (174.8).


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What is IceWM?
In Unix computing, IceWM is a window manager for the X Window System graphical infrastructure, written by Marko Maček. It was coded from scratch in C++ and is released under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License. It is relatively lightweight in terms of memory and CPU usage, and comes with themes that allow it to imitate the UI of Windows 95, OS/2, Motif, and other graphical user interfaces. (Source: Wikipedia)
IceWM is available in [extra] and therefore easily installable:
# pacman -S icewm
Alternatively, the latest version from the testing branch (Template:Package AUR) and CVS version (Template:Package AUR) are available from the AUR. These versions add new features such as RandR support.
Although IceWM configuration is originally text-based, there are GUI-based tools available, notably icewm-utils in [community]. However these tools are relatively old and most users prefer to simply edit the text configuration files.
To change your icewm configuration from the default, simply copy the default configuration files from /usr/share/icewm/ to ~/.icewm/, for example:
$ mkdir ~/.icewm/ $ cp -R /usr/share/icewm/* ~/.icewm/
Template:Filename is the core configuration file for IceWM. Template:Filename controls the contents of the IceWM application menu. Template:Filename allows the user to customize keyboard shortcuts.
MenuMaker (available in [Community]) is a Python script that automatically populates your applications menu based on what is installed in your system. Although this may result in a menu filled with many unwanted applcations, it may still be preferable to manually editing the menu configuration file. When running MenuMaker, use the -f flag to overwrite an existing menu file:
# mmaker -f icewm
Although some themes are included by default, there is a much larger and better selection in the verified icewm-themes package in the repository. Although many have a spartan, 'old Windows' feel, some (ElbergBlue, liquid, etc.) have a more modern look.
You can also visit box-look.org for more themes.
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It should be noted that IceWM is a window manager only and therefore does not include a file manager. PCManFM and Rox Filer enable desktop icons, but iDesk can also be used to achieve this functionality.
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Schools of interest: UCLA (commited), San Diego State, San Jose State, Fresno State
Of note: Led View Park to City Section Division III championship, logging 159 tackles along the way as a senior. Also rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns in the title game. Los Angeles Times All-Area team.
What they're saying: "Griffin is a bit of developmental prospect, but has some tools to work with. Could contribute well as a special teams player earlier in his career, with the ability to grown into an OLB at the college level that can at least offer good depth." — ESPN.com


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ROSAMOND — The Burroughs boys basketball team tipped off the Roadrunner Classic on Wednesday night with its first victory of the season. The Burros crushed Desert 61-28 at Rosamond High to open four days of tournament play.
ROSAMOND — The Burroughs boys basketball team tipped off the Roadrunner Classic on Wednesday night with its first victory of the season. The Burros crushed Desert 61-28 at Rosamond High to open four days of tournament play.
"Getting the first win of the season under your belt is always a good thing — it's a confidence builder and it helps to get guys to understand that if we do certain things well we can play well," Burros head coach Doug Hayes said.
Burroughs (1-1) had a 40-point lead headed into the fourth quarter, and was able to sit its top seven players in the final eight minutes. The Burros led 20-6 after the opening quarter, and outscored Desert 22-3 in the third quarter while holding the Scorpions without a field goal.
"They were long and athletic, but they couldn't shoot the ball very well — we kind of had our way with them," Hayes said. "They didn't shoot very well, and we boarded and played some pretty good pressure. We played a lot better than we did the previous night."
Four Burros finished in double figures in the win, led by guard Matthew Polman's team-high 16 points. Guard Michael Polman scored 15, forward Alexander Ledford finished with 12 and guard/forward Calvin Martin added 10.
With the victory, Burroughs bounced back from a season-opening defeat at Tehachapi on Tuesday night. The Burros didn't play well in a 60-38 loss to the Warriors.
"We did a lot of singular things," Hayes said. "I think everybody wanted it too bad — the guards were trying to get active and go, but it had been so long since we played a game with our entire squad together."
Burroughs can exact revenge against Tehachapi today at 4:30 p.m. at the Roadrunner Classic. The Burros face the Warriors for the second time in three days, and need to have more success against Tehachapi's 3-2 zone defense in the second meeting.
"We're going to make some big improvements to our zone offense," Hayes said. "We don't play a lot of zone offense because we're a man-type team."
Defensively, Hayes said Burroughs needs to close out better against Tehachapi's shooters. At the Roadrunner Classic, the Burros face Lancaster Baptist on Friday at 3:30 p.m. and conclude tournament play on Saturday — the tournament finale will be their fifth game in five days.


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By Jesse Schedeen Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
You know how the Star Trek franchise seems to always alternate between great movies and lousy ones? The same holds true for The Flash. Seasons 1 and 3 both ended well as they explored Barry's final confrontations with Reverse-Flash and Savitar, respectively. But Season 2 offered a poor conclusion to the otherwise exciting Zoom conflict. And now we have the Season 4 finale, easily the weakest end-cap to a season yet. In other words, a fitting end to a generally disappointing season.
A lot can (and will) be said about why "We Are the Flash" didn't work, but what it really boils down to is that this episode held so few surprises. It ended the season exactly as predicted, with Barry racing against time to stop an all-powerful villain while Cecile dealt with her poorly timed labor. And just before the end, the obligatory reveal of Mystery Girl's identity and the setup for Season 5. Very little happened in this episode that couldn't be seen coming a mile away. That probably explains the lack of emotional investment.
It's not that the stakes weren't well-established for this final conflict. DeVoe's satellites ensured that Barry and friends had mere minutes to stop the entire world's population from being mind-wiped. But despite that civilization-ending threat, there just wasn't a strong sense of danger or impetus driving this story forward. Part of that is simply the decision to set so much of the first half literally inside DeVoe's head. If you refuse to show the wider world reacting to this existential crisis, it becomes just another showdown between good guy and bad guy.
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Kathryn Vercillo, author of Crochet Saved My Life, seeks to explore the creative side of crochet and how people can use it for personal growth in her next book, Hook to Heal. She's got big plans for this project. Not only will it include creativity exercises, but she's also planning to hold online creativity classes that will be taught in tandem with the book.
The Animator's Wife is very excited about this book, because later this year she will be teaching crochet classes to children at the local homeless shelter. The creativity exercises would be perfect to share with the kids--a great way to focus their energy on positive things.
Unfortunately, a book as in-depth as Ms. Vercillo is planning requires some funds to get off the ground, so we'd like to help get the word out about it. And since the crochet classes also require some resources, we've come up with a way our readers can help both causes at the same time.
For every skein of worsted weight yarn donated to The Animator's Wife to use for the crochet classes, CrochetKitten.com will donate $1 to Ms. Vercillo's Indiegogo fund to help get her book off the ground. The $1 donation will get you listed in the book's acknowledgements when Hook to Heal is published, and the yarn will be gifted to the children at the homeless shelter.
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Democrats want state minimum wage billBy BILL SMITH
New Hampshire Union Leader
March 07. 2013 9:00PM
CONCORD - The state Senate on Thursday decided to wait for the House before acting on legislation to re-establish a state minimum wage in New Hampshire.
As senators tabled a proposed state minimum wage bill, a House committee was putting final touches on its own version of the legislation.
Federal law already covers New Hampshire residents, most of whom must be paid the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Senators tabled a bill that would bring back the state minimum wage law, which was repealed by the Republican supermajority Legislature over the veto of then-Gov. John Lynch a couple of years ago.
The Senate bill (Senate Bill 77), sponsored by Manchester Democrat Donna Soucy and others, would bring back a state minimum wage law and set the minimum wage at the same $7.25 provided in federal law.
Soucy and Democratic members of the Senate, who support bringing back a state counterpart to the federal wage law, said they were willing to let the House take the first step.
"A similar bill is coming over from the House; there were other issues before the Senate," Soucy said.
Three minimum wage bills were filed in the House for the current term. One, House Bill 127, would set a minimum wage of $9.25 per hour. Another, HB 241, would set an $8 minimum, but index the minimum to the rate of inflation so that minimum wage workers would receive automatic increases.
The committee voted 19-1 to recommend killing both bills.
A third bill would have increased the minimum wage to $8.25. That measure, House Bill 501, survived, but the proposed minimum was trimmed back to the federal $7.25 level - the same as the bill that the Senate tabled.
Soucy contends that the state should have a minimum wage law on the books.
Sen. Jeb Bradley, who predicted the Senate will sink any attempt to establish a state minimum wage, claimed minimum wage increases, nationally and on a state-by-state basis, take a toll in jobs.
"There are 16 states that have a higher minimum wage law than New Hampshire, 14 of them have a higher unemployment rate than New Hampshire," Bradley said. "When the federal minimum wage law went up in 2009 to $7.25 an hour, in the next two months after that, 230,000 Americans, teenagers mostly, lost jobs."
The House is expected to debate the minimum wage bill when it meets in formal session next week.


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Charges upgraded against Hampton woman involved in fatal crash with pedestrianBy JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
May 18. 2014 7:40PM
BRENTWOOD — A grand jury upgraded charges against a 30-year-old Hampton motorist accused of striking a pedestrian who later died from his injuries, according to prosecutors.
Danielle Kooyoomjian was indicted on two counts of negligent homicide in Rockingham County Superior Court for striking 57-year-old Charles Sayre, of Amesbury, Mass., with her vehicle in the early morning hours of Oct. 13, according to court records.
Prosecutors allege that Kooyoomjian was intoxicated when she struck Sayre with her 2003 Honda Civic around 1 a.m.
Sayre was on foot in the area of Ocean Boulevard and Highland Avenue, according to police. He suffered a serious head injury, a pelvic fracture and laceration to his spleen as a result of being hit by Kooyoomjian's car, court documents say.
He was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital due to the severity of his injuries, police said. He died from his injuries on Oct. 14. Sayre was a father of five who worked in the financial services division of the Internal Revenue Service office in Andover, Mass., according to his obituary.
Kooyoomjian was charged with aggravated drunken driving at the scene of the crash. A grand jury in March indicted her on two counts of driving under the influence of drugs or liquor. Indictments said that her blood alcohol level was above the legal limit of .08.
The upgraded charges brought this month means that Kooyoomjian could face a state prison sentence if she is convicted by a jury.
The two negligent homicide charges are each punishable by up to 3½ to 7 years in state prison.
Kooyoomjian has remained free on bail since her arrest on the night of the crash. She is due to appear in superior court later this month for arraignment on the two new charges.


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Jigoro Kano: May Badass of the Month - May 2009
I read an interesting bit of thought on the subject of Badassery just the other day, by Neal Stephenson in the book Snow Crash:"Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest ************ in the world.No doubt there's a bit of badass in everyone, but it's a combination of circumstance and character that determine whether the rest of the world will ever get to see it, and then to what degree it manifests.
If I moved to a martial-arts monastery in China and studied real hard for ten years. If my family was wiped out by Colombian drug dealers and I swore myself to revenge. If I got a fatal disease, had one year to live, and devoted it to wiping out street crime. If I just dropped out and devoted my life to being bad."
If there were an "International Scale of Badassery", the following man would rank pretty goddamn well given that, it would be extremely easy to argue that he was the Grandfather of Aliveness, and the Great-Uncle of Mixed Martial Arts.
Jigoro Kano was born to parents who made Sake for a living. That's an instant +100 Badass Points, like being dealt 2 aces in a game of 5 card stud. At the age of 9, his mother died, which by the rules of Shounen, is worth another +100 Badass points.
He then loses 20 BP for attending a private school, but quickly earns them back by learning some Jiujitsu techniques from a member of the Shogun's personal guard.
This would set him on the course that would forever reshape how practical fighting skills were taught.
Against his father's wishes (+50 BP, Shounen Rules), Kano sought out a Jiujitsu master while away at university. But instead of just bumbling into the first 19th century Japanese equivalent of a strip mall dojo, Kano decided that the best way to find really good Jiujitsu guys was to follow the trail of broken bones. So he sought out local bone doctors until finally he was refered to one who taught the skills by repeatedly throwing his students until they idea of what the techniques should look (and feel) like, before setting them loose to do it on each other.
This approach was undoubtedly good for the doctor's main business given that they trained on hardwood floors covered in thin straw mats (+25 BP, Western Standard Rules).
After settling into the class, Kano designated himself a rival (+10 BP SR, WSR) in senior student Fukushima Kanekichi. Kanekichi handled the young Kano repeatedly, so being the proto-badass he was, Kano used his brain-katana to deftly slice through and move out of "the box", from which he incorporated techniques from Sumo and western Wrestling. Finally, using a Fireman's Carry he picked up in a book (SHUT UP MATT FUREY), he defeated his rival.
At some point afterward he was one of the participants in a Jiujitsu demonstration for US President Ulysses S. Grant. We only mention this because including Americans in a story geared at an American audience is always a good strategy. Plus, Grant was probably drunk out of his goddamn mind which would explain why Jiujitsu didn't really catch on in the US until many years later.
Eventually the moment would come when Kano's students would challenge other Jiujitsu schools, proving the worth of real alive training. Everyone knows this story, and if you don't GTFO because I'm not writing any more about it.
Ok fine, I'm still not wrting this. I'm just going to swipe it from a site that apparently can't spell "Tokyo".
The Tokio city police had developed an interest in Judo and thus for the different Schools this art was taught. In 1886, under the supervision of the Police Dept, a tournament was organized between the various Schools, in particular between the Schools of Jigoro Kano and Hikosuke Totsuka. It would be a decisive battle. The system that best suited the wishes of the Ministry would be officially recognized by the Ministry and would be taught on all Schools. Defeat would mean the end of the Kodokan. Both Jigoro Kano and Hikosuke Totsuka send their fifteen best pupils to the tournament. The Kodokan turned out to be the undisputed victor with thirteen matches won and two undecided. The tournament once and for all made clear that Kodokan, also concerning its practical use, was number one in the world of Judo.Jigoro Kano, or Kano Jigoro if you have a kanji tattoo, was doing in the 1800's what Bruce Lee is credited for having "discovered" or "pioneered" in the 1970's. Put that in your pipe and smoke it in your designated state-approved smoking areas.
To date policemen in Tokio practice every day on Jigoro Kanos mat. In 1887, at the age of 27, Jigoro Kano finalized his technical manual. It would take until he was 62 however, before he deemed the ideal of Judo to have grown far enough that he dared to put his thoughts to paper.
And for this, among many other reasons, Jigoro Kano is our Badass of the Month with a combined total of 5,432,980 Badass Points.
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NICE!The best Kung Fu school in WNY
5/11/2009 1:39pm, #3
Huzzah. Avatar changed appropriately.
Someone else made the point a few weeks ago that Kano wasn't just a badass, and wasn't just a major martial arts innovator ("Guys, I got an idea. What if we, um, stopped doing shitty drills all night?"); he was a pivotal figure in Japan's educational system. He worked with the school systems, he worked with the police, he worked with the government. He knew how to get things done.What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. -Xenophon's Socrates
5/11/2009 2:04pm, #4Originally Posted by Phrost
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Great write up.
5/11/2009 2:16pm, #6
I guess Kano is awwwight. . .
still, he's never beaten me.
*goes back into coma*
5/11/2009 4:42pm, #7
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I think I may have 20 badass points.
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5,432,980 Badass Points ? Wow, he beat Chuck Norris.
Just kidding. Good job.
5/11/2009 7:04pm, #9
Calm down, it's only ones and zeros.
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"Your calm and professional manner of response is really draining all the fun out of this. Can you reply more like Dr. Fagbot or something? Call me some names, mention some sand in my vagina or something of the sort. You can't expect me to come up with reasonable arguments man!" -- MaverickZ
"Tom Kagan spins in his grave and the fucking guy isn't even dead yet." -- Snake Plissken
My Bullshido fan club threads:
Tom Kagan's a big hairy...
Tom Kagan can lick my BALLS
Tom Kagan teaches _ing __un and bigotry?
Tom Kagan: Serious discussion here
Lamokio asks the burning question is Tom Kagan a ***** or just cruising for some
I'm Dave the gay Kickboxer from Manchester and I have the hots for Tom Kagan
World Dominator 'Kagan' in plot to lie about real Kung Fu and Martial Arts
Tom Kagan just gave me my third negative rep in a day
I am infatuated with Tom Kagan
Tom Kagan is a fat balding white guy.
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en nomine Kano, et Kimura, et Gene Lebell,
AmenAnd lo, Kano looked down upon the field and saw the multitudes. Amongst them were the disciples of Uesheba who were greatly vexed at his sayings. And Kano spake: "Do not be concerned with the mote in thy neighbor's eye, when verily thou hast a massive stick in thine ass".
--Scrolls of Bujutsu: Chapter 5 vs 10-14.


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Macon County deer hunters and landowners are invited to attend an upcoming public meeting hosted by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division to discuss the current county-wide antler point restriction regulation for Macon County.
The meeting is at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14, at the Oglethorpe Business Center (Police Department) located at 500 Sumter Street in Oglethorpe.
"Public input is an important and valuable part of our rule-making process, so we are looking forward to receiving input from Macon County landowners and hunters," said John Bowers, assistant chief of the Game Management Section. "Concerns have been expressed by some landowners and hunters that the current antler point restriction regulation in place for Macon County is too protective of mature bucks."
Three options are being considered:
1. No change;
2. Removal of the APR regulation (statewide buck bag limit APR would apply); or
3. Change the APR regulation from "minimum of 15-inch outside spread" to a "minimum of 15-inch outside spread or a minimum 16-inch main beam length."
Any participant at a meeting may present data, make a statement or comment, or offer a viewpoint or argument, either orally or in writing. Statements should be concise to permit everyone an opportunity to speak. Participants must register upon arrival and notify the registering official of their intent to give a statement. Those unable to attend may submit written statements by Dec. 31, 2012.
Written statements should be mailed to:
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Wildlife Resources Division
Game Management Section
Attn: John Bowers
2070 U.S. Highway 278, SE
Social Circle, Georgia 30025
Statements also may be electronically submitted at: www.georgiawildlife.com/Hunting/SubmitComments
The Dec. 14 meeting site is accessible to people with physical disabilities. To request sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids, contact Brandon Anderson at (770) 761-3045 no later than Dec. 12, 2012.
After the meeting and the public comment period, Wildlife Resources will determine if change of the county-wide APR for Macon County is widely supported. The department may propose a regulation change to the board of Natural Resources in Spring 2013.
For more information, visit www.georgiawildlife.com/Hunting/Meetings or contact the Hunter Services Office at (770) 761-3045.


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Investing in EMR Companies
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
I was asked a really interesting question recently:
"If you could invest in an EMR company, which EMR company would you choose to invest in?"
I find this question really interesting, because I've seen the detailed financials of an EMR vendor before. The business model of an EMR company is very clear and proven in many other industries.
Yet, the question about which EMR companies you'd invest in is a very different question. Certainly, there are a lot of variables when investing, but I'd love to hear other people's thoughts about this question. Feel free to leave it in the comments or if you prefer to do it in private you can submit it on the EMR and EHR contact us page.


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Items needed:
- Milk carton, any size.
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- Wash and dry selected milk carton.
- Staple top shut.
- If making a "house" cut the hole only 1 - 11/2 " wide on one side only. If making a feeder, make a hole that is about 21/2 " wide or cut a square hole (make hole on both sides).
- Make a tiny hole, on both sides, to slide perch into.
- Paint birdhouse / feeder and then decorate with paint or sticky back foam. (* for good paint adhesion, if you are concerned about a lasting project, paint carton with gesso first, so paint will adhere to carton well.)
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NH's Democrats urged to be active in election seasonBy DOUG ALDEN
New Hampshire Union Leader
June 14. 2014 7:43PM
MANCHESTER - New Hampshire Democrats geared up for a heated campaign season with a rally Saturday during the state Democratic Party convention.
Gov. Maggie Hassan, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and U.S. Reps. Carol Shea-Porter and Ann Kuster are all up for reelection in November.
All four women called upon the hundreds of party loyalists who nearly filled the auditorium at Manchester Memorial High School to be active throughout the campaign, from the primaries until Election Day on Nov. 4.
"In the last year and a half, we've put our state back on the right track. But we can't let up now, and we have more work to do," said Hassan, whose remarks were interrupted often by applause and cheering.
Hassan was the first of the four to speak and warned the friendly audience that Republicans would be charging hard in every race, both nationally and within the state.
"We'll stop them as long as we remain committed to the core principle that unites us as Democrats and as Granite Staters. We believe simply this - that everybody counts," Hassan said. "My fellow Democrats, we can't turn back now. Let's keep New Hampshire moving in the right direction."
Shaheen, the former governor running for a second term in the Senate, is already locked in a heated battle even though officially her Republican challenger has yet to be decided.
Scott Brown, who represented Massachusetts for a partial term in the Senate before losing to Democrat Elizabeth Warren in 2012, has received several major endorsements since his move to New Hampshire, including from U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, a Republican who holds the state's other Senate seat.
Shaheen's only reference to Brown on Saturday was a one-liner about borrowing a joke made by daughter Stefany Shaheen, a co-chairman at the convention, about Brown's days as a model as she introduced her mother. But Shaheen did come right out about a topic Brown has brought up repeatedly in the opening months of his New Hampshire campaign.
"My opponents would repeal the Affordable Care Act, but they don't have an alternative," Shaheen said. "Now I know we've got to keep working to make the Affordable Care Act better. That's what I plan to do. But we are not going back to those days when health insurance companies decided what kind of health care we could get."
Shaheen also called out for New Hampshire House Speaker Terie Norelli to stand from her seat at the back of the auditorium for a loud ovation. Norelli, in her ninth term representing Portsmouth, is not seeking reelection.
Shea-Porter is trying to hang on to the 1st Congressional District seat she won back from Frank Guinta in 2012, two years after he unseated her. She said Democrats need to continue fighting for the middle class.
"Our agenda includes everybody," she said.
Kuster, elected to represent New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District in 2012, ended her remarks with an urge for party mobilization as Republicans and Tea Party candidates vie for seats while targeting Democrats and the leadership of the Obama Administration.
"Despite the partisan gridlock that cripples Washington D.C., it's clear we can make progress, but we still have much left to do," she said. "This year's election offers all Granite Staters a critical choice. We can build on the progress that we're making ... or we can allow the Tea Party to continue their 'just say no' approach."


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Tuesday ordered non-essential personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Yemen to leave the country following the threat by al-Qaida that has triggered temporary shutdowns of 19 American diplomatic posts across the Middle East and Africa.
The department said in a travel warning that it had ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel from Yemen "due to the continued potential for terrorist attacks" and said U.S. citizens in Yemen should leave immediately because of an "extremely high" security threat level.
"As staff levels at the Embassy are restricted, our ability to assist U.S. citizens in an emergency and provide routine consular services remains limited and may be further constrained by the fluid security situation," the travel warning said.
The U.S. Embassy is located in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen.
The State Department on Sunday closed a total of 19 diplomatic posts until next Saturday. They include posts in Bangladesh and across North Africa and the Middle East as well as East Africa, including Madagascar, Burundi, Rwanda and Mauritius.
A U.S. intelligence official and a Mideast diplomat told The Associated Press that the shutdown of embassies was instigated by an intercepted secret message between al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahri and Nasser al-Wahishi, the leader of the Yemen-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, about plans for a major terror attack. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
AQAP has been widely considered al-Qaida's most dangerous affiliate for several years.
Even though the group lost Anwar al-Awlaki — one of its key inspirational leaders — to a U.S. drone strike in 2011, al-Wahishi and the group's master bomb maker, Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, remain on the loose and determined to target the U.S. and other Western interests.
The group is linked to the botched Christmas Day 2009 bombing of an airliner bound for Detroit and explosives-laden parcels intercepted aboard cargo flights a year later — both incidents involving al-Asiri's expertise.
"Terrorist organizations, including AQAP, continue to be active throughout Yemen," the travel warning said. "The U.S. government remains highly concerned about possible attacks on U.S. citizens (whether visiting or residing in Yemen), and U.S. facilities, businesses and perceived U.S. and Western interests."
On Tuesday, Yemeni security officials said a suspected U.S. drone killed four alleged al-Qaida members in a volatile eastern province of the country. The drone fired a missile at a car carrying the four men, setting it on fire and killing all of them, the officials said.
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they are not allowed to talk to the media, said they believe one of the dead is Saleh Jouti, a senior al-Qaida member.
Associated Press writer Ahmed Al-Haj in Sanaa, Yemen, contributed to this report.


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DUBLIN (AP) — The Roman Catholic Church's much-criticized leader in Ireland announced Friday that the Vatican has approved his successor, a reform-minded priest who has been outspoken on the need for more church accountability on child sex abuse.
Cardinal Sean Brady, who resisted calls to resign in 2010 despite being implicated in covering up abuse of children, unveiled Monsignor Eamon Martin as his eventual successor on the front steps of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland.
The Vatican confirmed that Martin, 51, has been appointed as Brady's "coadjutor archbishop" in Armagh, designating him as the likely next Catholic leader of all Ireland when Brady retires. Typically Catholic bishops are supposed to retire at age 75, but Irish church officials said Brady, who is due to reach retirement age next year, might stay in his job leading the island's 4 million Catholics through 2015.
Martin received congratulatory handshakes from well-wishers, among them Catholic schoolgirls and nuns — and emphasized his commitment to greater honesty about the church's sins.
"One of the greatest challenges facing our church is to acknowledge, live with, and learn from the past, including the terrible trauma caused by abuse," Martin said.
Martin today sits on the National Board for Safeguarding Children, a church-funded body that has power to investigate how dioceses and independent orders of priests and nuns concealed child sex abuse in the past, and to recommend reforms to ensure it can't happen again. That board over the past four years has uncovered myriad cover-ups and shoddy practices, including in Martin's own diocese centered on the Northern Ireland city of Londonderry.
That work builds on the efforts of state-authorized investigators who, over the past decade, have published several mammoth reports documenting how church authorities protected pedophiles in their ranks from prosecution from the 1930s to the mid-1990s.
"I think today of all those who have been abused by clergy, and the hurt and betrayal they have experienced. I am saddened that many good Catholics were let down so badly over the issue of abuse and that some have even stopped practicing their faith," Martin said, adding that the church must "ensure that young people are always protected, respected and nurtured."
Brady, by contrast, made no mention of the church's struggle to emerge from nearly two decades of scandal. A taxpayer-funded compensation program already has paid out more than €1 billion ($1.3 billion) to more than 13,000 claimants and their lawyers, and several hundred child-rape victims have successfully sued church authorities.
One such lawsuit in 2010 uncovered records showing that Brady, when serving as a canon lawyer to a border diocese in 1975, was involved in suppressing information on child rapes committed by the Rev. Brendan Smyth.
Brady admitted he had interviewed two boys who had been sexually assaulted by Smyth, sworn both to secrecy, and did not tell police or any civil authorities about the alleged crimes. Nor did he warn parents of other children identified by the boys as suffering abuse. Brady apologized publicly but simultaneously insisted he had acted appropriately because he was following superiors' orders.
Smyth eventually was exposed as Ireland's most dangerous child abuser in history, molesting or raping more than 100 boys and girls in several parts of Ireland, Britain and two U.S. states, Rhode Island and North Dakota, before Northern Ireland police finally brought charges against him in 1993. Smyth died in an Irish prison in 1997.
The scandals have steadily eroded state-church relations in Ireland, culminating in an unprecedented verbal assault on the Vatican by Ireland's newly elected Prime Minister Enda Kenny in 2011. Ireland followed up by shutting its Vatican embassy in what it billed as a cost-savings move.
Reflecting those sour relations, Brady had his very first meeting with Kenny as prime minister Friday with the newly promoted Martin at his side. For three hours they discussed the government's plans to legalize abortions in cases where the woman's life would be endangered from continued pregnancy, including in cases of threatened suicide. The church plans to organize conservative Catholics against the measure and is appealing to lawmakers in Kenny's party to rebel against their leader.
Veteran observers of Irish Catholicism said Martin was an inspired choice to show that the church wanted a new generation to repair its battered moral authority.
"He is not burdened. He does not carry any baggage from the past with him. He goes into it with clean hands, and I think that's very important at the present time," said Edward Daly, the retired bishop of Londonderry.
Martin McGuinness, deputy leader of the Northern Ireland government and a former Irish Republican Army commander in Londonderry, hailed Martin as "a progressive thinker and a man who has demonstrated an ability to connect with ordinary Catholics." He described Martin's promotion as "an opportunity for renewal."


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February 28, 1960 - December 23, 2012
San Marcos, CA - Formerly of Wallkill, NY
Bernie O'Rourke, 52, passed away December 23, 2012 at his home in San Marcos, CA following a 2 1/2 year battle with cancer.
Bernie was born and raised in Newburgh, NY. He graduated from Valley Central High School in 1978, SUNY Geneseo in 1982 with a BS in Biology and later earned his Masters degree from the New School of School of Social Research.
Bernie had a long and successful career in the field of health care which included employment with St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY, MDS Laboratories, Radiologix Imaging, and most recently Insight Health Corp. in Lake Forest, CA. Bernie joined Insight Health Corp. in 2005 serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Eastern Division. In 2008 he was appointed the position of Chief Operating Officer for all of Insight Health Corp. which he held until his illness forced his retirement in February 2012.
Bernie is survived by his loving wife of almost 25 years, MaryAnn (Wilson) who resides in San Marcos, CA; daughter and son-in-law, Kara and Alan Lippa of Rochester, NY; son, Jeffrey O'Rourke of Hopewell Junction, NY; daughter, Jennifer O'Rourke of San Marcos; parents, Bernie and Kathy O'Rourke of Newburgh, NY; brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Devin O'Rourke of Port Ewen, NY and sister, Kathleen Ossenfort of Bluffton, SC; as well as many uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews.
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Bernie O'Rourke will be held January 12, 2013 at 1 p.m. at the Fishkill Church of the Nazarene, 953 Main St. Fishkill, NY.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you please send a donation to San Diego Hospice at http://www.sdhospice.org/.


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September 28. 2013 9:35PM
Ted Siefer's City Hall: Candidates remain casual about campaign finance rules
POLITICAL candidates and organizations in Manchester have long taken a casual attitude toward the city's requirements for disclosing campaign finances.
With the deadline having now come and gone for the first required filing for the 2013 municipal election, it appears there has been some modest improvement. As of the Sept. 17 primary, only a few candidates had failed to submit their 10-days-before-primary financial reports, listing contributions and spending to the City Clerk.
In 2011, 15 candidates had not turned in campaign reports by the deadline. (For most candidates, there's really no excuse, since at this stage few of them have raised more than $500, exempting them from having to compile an itemized report.)
Still, political action committees continue to regard filing forms with the city as more of a suggestion than a rule. The city has a broad definition of a PAC: "Any organization of two or more persons to influence through contributions and or expenditures municipal elections or measures, including the political committee of a political party."
Among the organizations that did not file reports by the primary deadline were the Manchester Police Patrolman's Association and the Manchester Republican Committee, which has not filed in past elections either.
Will Infantine
, the state representative who recently became chairman of the GOP committee, said the Manchester Republican Committee had not submitted its report because the city's rules for filing have been - and remain - unclear. But the committee did end up filing a report last week. Infantine acknowledged it was a couple days late, and he said the group will meet all the subsequent deadlines for the election.
"Across the country - people who contribute - it has to be made public for everyone to see," Infantine said. "If that's the goal, right now the goal (in the city) is not being met.
"The problem is," he added, "the (city) clerk has no enforcement ability."
It so happens that one of the ballot items proposed by the Charter Commission, of which Infantine was a member, would put some teeth into the filing requirement. It would impose a $100 fine for not filing the required forms, with an additional $10 fine for each day the candidate or organization fails to do so.
The patrolmen's union, meanwhile, is among several public employee unions - most of which contribute to Democratic candidates - that do not file PAC reports. (The biggest donor this year, the Manchester Professional Fire Fighters, does file reports with the city.)
The patrolmen's union contributed at least $750 to Democratic mayoral candidate
Patrick Arnold
, according to his form. Union president
Steven Maloney
said its accountant and attorney assured the group that it was not required to file as a PAC.
"If all the association did was political stuff, we would, but it's just a small part of the organization," he said. "We're just like a private entity giving money to a candidate."
The city clerk's office probably would beg to differ.
THE SCHOOL board and new superintendent
Debra Livingston
continue to enjoy a smooth relationship, but her grace period may be over, judging by Monday's school board meeting. A majority of the board, including Mayor
Ted Gatsas
, rejected Livingston's recommendation that the district rejoin the New Hampshire School Boards Association, at a cost of about $7,700 a year.
The meeting had a light agenda, which might explain why the issue was debated as long as it was. The board had voted to end its membership in the statewide group two years ago at the urging of former superintendent
Tom Brennan
, who said the organization was geared toward boards in smaller communities.
But Livingston said membership in the group could provide helpful legal guidance as the board conducts an overhaul of the district's policies, many of which a recent audit found to be outdated.
"The reason for the school board this year becoming a member is mainly because of the services that can be rendered around policy, and to make sure policies of the board are matching (other districts)," she said.
But the board voted 9-5 against the rejoining the association.
Gatsas suggested that it wasn't worth $7,700 just to have another set of eyes review the district's policy book.
"I think that's way too much," he said.
MANCHESTER politics can produce some strange bedfellows. Case in point: the Zoning Board hearing on Wednesday, when
Joe Kelly Levasseur
, the at-times fiery Republican alderman-at-large, and
Kathy Sullivan
, the former chairman of the state Democratic Party, both lined up to speak against allowing AT&T to build a tower off South Mammoth Road.
As it turns out, Levasseur and Sullivan, both of whom are attorneys, were worthy adversaries of the giant wireless company. The board once again rejected AT&T's request for a variance.
Levasseur and Sullivan, each in their own way, challenged AT&T's contention that the Mammoth Road location was the only viable place for a tower. Levasseur noted that his wife has AT&T. "In fact, my wife keeps telling me I should get on AT&T because she doesn't have any dropped calls," he told the board.
Sullivan, who lives in the area where AT&T wants to build its tower, laid out a legal argument complete with a citation to an earlier case in Kingston.
After the hearing, she said she was happy to have an ally in Levasseur, at least on this cause. "What's that they say? The enemy of my enemy is my friend sometimes," she said.
Ted Siefer covers Manchester politics for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News. Email him at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @tbsreporter


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Eliminate Dietary Fiber From A Dog with Sarcoma?
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
In researching info about my dog's sarcoma and his care, most experts recommend eliminating grains from his diet. Most quality dog foods do not have much fiber. How can I add additional fiber to his diet without also using cheaper foods containing peanut hulls?
Lili Duda, VMD, Section Editor of the OncoLink Veterinary Oncology Menu, responds:
Dogs undergoing cancer treatment experience a large amount of both physical and psychological stress. Both of these factors can affect a dog's appetite. In addition, decreased appetite and inadequate nutrition can contribute to these stresses. Any high quality (or "premium") commercial dog food is well-balanced in terms of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals, and should be an adequate diet for a dog undergoing cancer therapy. These diets usually rely on meat as the protein source (rather than grains which have lower biological quality and availability in dogs and cats). Dogs have a relatively low fiber requirement and do not need to be supplemented with fiber if they are being fed a good-quality, meat-based commercial dog food. Please also refer to the article " Nutritional Requirements of Dogs and Cats with Cancer" for a much more detailed explanation.


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Attorney General Holder has come in for constant and largely deserved criticism from conservatives. The complaints cover plenty of territory: the Fast and Furious scandal, including the subsequent stonewalling; the bright idea of holding a trial of the 9/11 mastermind in New York City; the attacks on state laws designed to help with immigration enforcement; the efforts to promote voting fraud by attacking laws designed to prevent it; the decision to go easy on New Black Panther Party members who intimidated voters, etc.
But conservatives aren't the only ones unhappy with Holder. Leftists complain that he has been lax in going after alleged criminal activity on Wall Street. That case is set forth in the Huffington Post by Richard Eskow. Eskow states: "A growing number of people are privately expressing concern at the Justice Department's long-standing pattern of inactivity, obfuscation and obstruction." And he suggests that this pattern may be related to "Holder's past as a highly-paid lawyer for a top Wall Street firm, Covington & Burling."
Some conservatives have joined in the criticism of Holder for being soft on Wall Street. Peter Schweizer and Peter Boyer note that four years after the financial meltdown, there has not been a single criminal charge filed by the federal government against any top executive of the elite financial institutions. Moreover, financial-fraud prosecutions by the Department of Justice are at a 20-year low. And according to former financial regulator William Black, "there hasn't been any serious investigation of any of the large financial entities by the Justice Department, which includes the FBI."
Like Eskow, Schweizer and Boyer worry about the potential for conflicting interest when the department's top officials come from lucrative law practices representing the very financial institutions that Justice is supposed to be investigating. They point out that two members of Holder's team have already returned to Covington & Burling, Holder's former firm. It's easy to see the potential for mischief in this sort of revolving door.
The fact that both liberals and conservatives criticize Holder for failing to go after Wall Street does not mean the criticism is valid, however. Holder is correct to point out that the greed and stupidity of Wall Street does not necessarily entail criminal conduct. And the public interest would not be served by Franklin Roosevelt style persecution of bankers.
It is also worth noting that Eskow (the lefty critic of Holder) appears to be animated in part by fear that the lack of prosecutions is "undercutting [Obama's] 'Bain Capital' strategy." To prosecute bankers (or anyone else) in furtherance of a political strategy would be truly abhorrent.
Nonetheless, it's difficult to believe that the financial meltdown produced no cases worthy of criminal prosecution. And Schweizer and Boyer point to a 2007 transaction by Goldman Sachs, in which Goldman created an investment, based on mortgage-backed securities, that seemed designed to fail. According to the authors:
Goldman allowed a client who was betting against the mortgage market to help shape the investment instrument, which was called Abacus 2007-AC1; then both Goldman and the client bet against the investment without informing other clients (whose investments were wagers on its success) how the securities included in the portfolio were selected. These uninformed clients lost more than $1 billion on the investment. In 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Goldman with securities fraud "for making materially misleading statements and omissions" in marketing the investment. The SEC, which conducts only civil litigation, referred the case to Justice for criminal investigation.
Yet to date, there has been no criminal prosecution regarding this bit of shady business. In the meantime, Goldman executives and their families have made large contributions to Obama's Victory Fund and related entities. Some of these executives were giving to Obama for the first time.
Quite apart from the merits on any particular case, moreover, the apparent lack of serious Justice Department investigations of large financial institutions seems odd. While these institutions shouldn't be persecuted, neither should they escape Justice Department scrutiny.
But Wall Street appears to be another important precinct in which justice is missing-in-action under the Obama/Holder Justice Department.


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I've nopw tried it with one lens - but not withthe exact method Tapes recommends: no dark background, didn't check to see if JPEG sharpening and all other settings except "high contrast were zeroed out and did not defocus slightly between shots. The results were better and far faster than doing it by eye but still needed some very slight hand tuning. The software recommended +11, but real world shots look better at +8). I used my Lens Align Mark II target. I just did a quick shot at each AF micro-adjust setting and not a more complex set of tests that are needed for the other features in in the software.No problems downloading but had to let OS X 10.8.2 security system (sandbox?) know that it was okay to run the software even though it was not an Apple approved app or from an approved developer. Once installed there were no problems with FocalTune on an i5 iMac running Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8.2) Camera: EOS 1D X and 135mm f/2.The manual is at http://www.mediafire.com/view/?393tundt11namrf if you are interested.
It's perfectly excusable if you want affordable cameras.
What good is affordable if it's not usable?
What good is affordable if it's not usable? How much is your time to fix the problem worth?
I've never heard anyone say their camera is "unusable" without MFA.Most DSLRs don't have MFA and people have been happy enough with them.


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Wednesday, April 09, 2014
What's going on...
Did I mention we bought a house? We bought a house and moved in at the start of December, just in time for Summer. We live near the ocean and spend a lot of time on the beach. I'm in Australia, I'm living the ocean dream. I'm delighted. So many childhood dreams coming together. I can step out on the deck and watch the waves, smell the ocean and hear the waves on a windy day. Really, life is good. The kids are settled and really happy. Husband works from home and seems to be comfortable - he's still anxious but copes.
We've been tackling small but expensive upgrades. New blinds so we can get out onto the amazing deck without fighting through heavy, broken aluminium things. Covered all the gutters thereby evicting dozens of sparrow squatters. This week we had 16 small but overgrown trees removed. Many of them growing over an overflow pipe that is supposed to be clear. I took before and after shots if you're curious. I just got that pile of mulch cleared into the vacant space, in two days - in the rain! Luckily my neighbour was happy to take about 10 wheelbarrows full. Next step is to put in some fruit trees and nut trees then some raised beds and then I'm going to grow my own veg. What's weird is I have clear childhood memories of my parents clearing out the backyard, putting in a veggie patch. They must have been a bit younger than I am now but only a few years, and that lasted a few years. I'll have to ask why they gave up.
My Mother in law arrives tomorrow along with Husband's Aunt. They'll be with us for a few weeks. We're thinking of how many things we can show them in that time, but hopefully they won't mind a few days just walking the beach and being at peace.
If I'm being honest - I live in Hippie/Hipster/Fitbod town. This is surfer's paradise. The entire culture around here is based around the waves. We see barefoot people everywhere - I mean everywhere. If stores had a "No shirt ,no shoes, no service" policy they'd go out of business. Locals don't wear shoes. Locals are barely out of swimwear. Any number of ocean sports are a hub here. It's a training ground for Ironman competitions. My doctor told me recently how he was out surfing and a few penguins were riding the waves with him. His apple tree was decimated by parrots and he thought it was wonderful.
This is what moving to Australia was supposed to be all about.
Not the city life. Not the 'burbs. This oceanside Nirvana. I hope the family coming to visit will see this and know, fully understand why this is home. I truly feel at home here.
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Prior to last week's loss, Spurs had won all of their previous four league matches and can be backed at 8/13 (1.62) with Paddy Power to get back to winning ways and pick up all three points from Sunday's clash.
Swansea City had embarked on a seven match unbeaten run themselves before slipping to a narrow 4-3 defeat at the hands of Norwich City last weekend.
They can be backed at 9/2 (5.50) with Paddy Power to shock Spurs here. The same firm go 14/5 (3.80) that the match ends as a draw.
Goals seem certain to feature prominently in Sunday's fixture given that the Swans have scored in eight of their last 10 Premier League fixtures while the hosts have only failed to score in one of their 16 Premier League matches thus far this season.
With that in mind, the 8/13 (1.62) on offer from Paddy Power for both teams to score looks to be a solid selection here while the same firm go 8/13 (1.62) that three or more goals are notched at White Hart Lane this weekend.
It is worth noting that only Manchester United and Manchester City have scored more Premier League goals than Spurs thus far this term. Although they're in lethal form up front, Andre Villas-Boas' men have managed just two Premier League clean sheets so far.
As a result the 13/8 (2.63) quote from Paddy Power for at least four goals to be scored here represents outstanding value and should be backed accordingly as the main bet for the game.
Jermain Defoe has been in fine form for the hosts this term, having scored an impressive nine league goals for Spurs this season and the England international is available at 9/2 (5.50) with Paddy Power to score first while the Irish bookmakers offer a tempting 6/1 (7.0) on Defoe to score two or more.
Swansea's Spanish sensation Michu added another two goals to his tally in last week's defeat to Norwich City, taking his league total to an excellent 12 goals in 16 matches.
The former Rayo Vallecano man is available at 8/1 (9.0) with Paddy Power to score first while the same firm offers 12/5 (3.40) that the free-scoring midfielder scores at any time, considering his prolific form, such a price which represents outstanding value and simply cannot be ignored here.
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Race Day InformationPosted 22 March 2016
Race Week is upon us and the City of Cape Town is gearing up to welcome thousands of runners, from all over the globe, to be part of the buzz.
Food Lover's Market offers convenient food options at the 2016 Old Mutual Two Oceans MarathonPosted 18 March 2016
As the Exclusive Food Partner of the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon for the second consecutive year, Food Lover's Market will have a pop-up store onsite. The store is set to resemble
#RunAsOne: Caroline PetersPosted 18 March 2016
"The little victories from crossing finish lines was then almost evident in the rest of my life."
Food Lover's Market brings pop-up store to OMTOM for second consecutive yearPosted 17 March 2016
The well-loved Food Lover's Market pop-up store is back to delight runners and revellers with unique food offerings at the hospitality area of OMTOM, located at the finish point of the race.
On-the-go nutrition in a convenient packagePosted 17 March 2016
It's often said that, in today's era of information technology, people are more informed than ever before. That's certainly true of nutrition. We now know a great deal about how
Race Day ParkingPosted 17 March 2016
Parking is incredibly limited on Race Day, with near to none available close to the start and finish.
The Power of SleepPosted 16 March 2016
Nico Panagio is back at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, this time with Dr Dale Rae, discussing the power of sleep.
Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon Unveils 2016 MedalsPosted 15 March 2016
The organisers of the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon (OMTOM) have offered runners a sneak peek of the event's 2016 Ultra Marathon medals.
The Final CountdownPosted 15 March 2016
With just 9 days to go "Tapering" is the buzz word on everybody's lips. So what exactly is tapering?
Checking Your ProgressPosted 15 March 2016
In our latest video; Television Personality, Actor, Presenter and #OMTOM2016 Trail Runner, Nico Panagio, meets with high performance researcher Professor Mike Lambert and high performance consultan


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Harvesting Motherwort from the Weed Garden this morning, I grinned like a little kid as I snipped each fibrous stalk and added the feathery green beings to my basket. It's so simple and maybe even a little silly but this is what I've wanted to do my whole life. Not just working as a healer, or even just working with plants. But specifically, working with local, dooryard herbs and wild woodland roots in a relationship so secure and so profound that I literally know these beings with my eyes closed. By scent, touch and even sound I recognize these complex and vibrant tribes that people the Canyon.
To a degree, I can do the same thing with bags of dried herbs from Eastern Europe and China, or tinctures made from dried percolated plants from New York City. Yes, I can often identify them as Astragalus or Schizandra, but I don't know them as people. I know them as acquaintances or one night stands that have most likely enriched my life but not become my intimates in the lasting way of soulmates, best friends or children.
I love sharing home with the plants, cycling through the seasons with them and noting the changes in both me and them, and all the ways we change together. As I unmethodically chopped Cherry twigs the other day I was overwhelmed by the almondy smell common to the bark, but I also noticed the peculiarities of our particular Cherry trees. The rich, nearly spicy scent unique to this tree in this place in this bioregion.
This community of plants is the only one who have ever spoken so loudly and clearly to me, either as a group or as individuals, and I have an intense bond and commitment to them for as long as I may live. To protect them in whatever way I am able, to love them always and to listen very, very intently.


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Well-maintained, slightly aging property with excellent service
Top notch service, central location, well-maintained. Friendly and professional staff on duty. Solid stay.
Property itself is slightly old compared to other offerings in town. Centrally located in the city, but not truly walking distance to much.
Located in the heart of the city along Scotts Road, the Sheraton Towers Singapore is famous for its warm and accommodating service. With elegant furnishings, impeccable culinary experiences, and personalised butler service, guests are pampered with the comforts, luxuries, and conveniences they deserve. A short distance away are Newton Circus—the famous outdoor food court—and the renowned Orchard Road shopping and entertainment district. The Newton Interchange train station next door connecting the Downtown and North South Lines makes it easy to access the Central Business District, shopping malls, exhibition centres, and major places of interest. The 24-hour concierge desk and front desk will help you explore the area and make reservations at local restaurants. The hotel's 420 elegantly appointed guest rooms and suites exude a sense of serenity and residential charm a transitional style with Italian furnishings that add a modern touch. All are equipped with contemporary amenities and conveniences required by today's sophisticated business travellers. Take a dip in the renovated outdoor pool to cool off after a long day of shopping or exploration, or bask in the sun while indulging in a wide selection of delectable snacks and refreshing drinks. Everything from Italian to Cantonese to local cuisine is served in award-winning restaurants on site. The Towers Executive Lounge offers discerning corporate travellers a world of class and comfort, with floor-to-ceiling windows for an unrivaled view of the city centre's landscaped greenery. The Sheraton Towers Singapore features more than 13,400 square feet of prime space comprising 17 meeting rooms, three of which can be illuminated by natural daylight. Fitted with modern facilities, these event venues are fully equipped to host functions of any size and style.
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The Union Station metro stop (red line) is 2 blocks from the Hyatt Regency.
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Frank Ocean Writes Future Career Plans in Open Letter
The last time Frank Ocean wrote an open letter to his fans he drop a bombshell about his sexuality. While his new letter on his Tumblr page doesn't raise any eyebrows, it is quite revelatory.
In his letter, which was posted as a screenshot of a TextEdit file, he writes a laundry list of things he would like to accomplish in the future. Among them is starting a car club, penning a novel and building an arcade (remember him playing video games during his performance on 'SNL' with John Mayer?).
But Ocean also wrote ruminations about what he has accomplished so far in his life. Recently, he was in the studio with Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams. "I sat in the studio days ago with Jiggaman and Pharrell. Pharrell looks 19. They seemed like old friends," he writes. "I wonder how many trophies are lodged in their minds. I wonder why they still build. I build things for the sport and the therapeutic benefits."
He also discussed his experience dealing with fame. Although he's appreciative of his success — he mentions that he flew around the world in 2012 — the singer admits that he has no one to share it with.
"I found absolute silence in a meditation session in that house in the hills," he writes. "I have a dog who misses me, he so big now. Damn. He knows about as much as me, as to what f—is going on."
"It's hard to ascertain what's happened in my life the last couple of years," he adds. "I suppose this is what going through things feels like. I can't imagine a decade from now, how I'll feel about it all."
Ocean ended his letter saying that he's working on plenty of new music. "I'm gonna get back to that now, good night moon," he closes.
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Chris Pine & Olivia Wilde: 'Welcome to People' Pair
Chris Pine and Olivia Wilde walk around the set of their upcoming movie, Welcome to People, on Friday (March 4) in Los Angeles.
The drama, expected to hit theaters sometime in 2012, centers around a man who has to deliver $150,000 of his deceased father's fortune to a sister he's never met.
Olivia, who has reportedly been spending time with Ryan Gosling, recently shared an embarrassing story about a phone call with President Obama
"He was calling to thank me for traveling to Iowa in October 2007 to volunteer for the campaign. I was very professional the whole time we spoke, then I hung up the phone – or so I thought – and started squealing for about 15 seconds," she told the April issue of Cosmopolitan.
"I later found out from a friend who was with him that he listened to the shrieking," she added, "and laughed the entire time."


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A group of education activists made the mistake of targeting the wrong Councilman during a boisterous protest in City Hall this afternoon.
More than a dozen marchers bee-lined their way up to Councilman Brian O'Neill's office on the 5th floor with huge signs and a blaring blow horn to demand a meeting.
Education advocate Emmanuel Bussie, 45, said the group wanted to meet with O'Neill because they thought he voted against a resolution –introduced by Councilman Darrell Clarke in May –asking the Law Department to represent City Council in a lawsuit against Gov. Corbett, challenging the legality of the funding for public education in Philadelphia.
Yet the protesters had it all wrong. There was a nay vote cast by Councilman Jack Kelly not O'Neill.
According to the Clerk's Office there was an error in recording the votes which led protestors to believe O'Neill voted against the resolution, we later learned.
"I voted for it," O'Neill said adding that he was in a meeting concerning capital projects at the time of the protest. "They were acting very unprofessional in my office. When you come in and go against somebody… you better know what you're talking about."
Within minutes the group was escorted out by police.
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Pope Benedict XVI urged international leaders to reach a credible agreement on climate change following the Angelus blessing at the Vatican on Nov. 27. Officials from 194 countries began meeting the following day in Durban, South Africa, to discuss the next steps in reducing greenhouse gases and stopping global temperatures from rising.
"I hope that all members of the international community can agree on a responsible, credible and supportive response to this worrisome and complex phenomenon, keeping in mind the needs of the poorest populations and of future generations," the pope said.
Such a conclusion could not come at a more crucial time. The world is getting warmer, and increasing temperatures are expected to amplify floods, droughts and other extreme weather patterns around the planet. That is the conclusion of a U.N. report released on Nov. 29 to accompany the Durban Conference. According to the U.N. World Meteorological Organi-zation, the warmest 13 years, based on average global temperatures, have all occurred in the 15 years since 1997.
"I think we are seeing the effects of a change in climate," said Tim Aldred, head of policy and communication at Progressio, a U.K.-based Catholic development agency. He added, "I think, certainly for the poorest communities around the world, that there is a lot of clarity that the climate is changing, [that] it's changing for the worse and that action is required and that it's a matter of justice." Aldred said that he was encouraged to see Pope Benedict regularly speaking about climate change.
Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga of Honduras, president of Caritas Internationalis, led a 20-person delegation from Caritas to the Durban talks to press for an agreement on behalf of poor countries that have suffered the most from weather- related crises. "Our climate is changing," he said. "Caritas organizations are responding to increasing unpredictability and extreme weather conditions experienced around the world. This year we saw floods in Central America, South and Southeast Asia and drought across East Africa," said Cardinal Rodríguez in a statement released by Caritas.
"Urgent action is necessary," the cardinal said, calling on negotiators in Durban to cease delaying "international legislation to curb the threat of climate change and set the world on a path to a more just and sustainable future."
The Durban meeting, which runs until Dec. 9, is the latest climate conference considering follow-up action to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. The Durban encounter is considered crucial in forging additional international commitments on reducing carbon emissions. The goal of the Durban talks, organized by the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, is to cut greenhouse gases by 50 percent by 2050 and prevent temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius. The expiring Kyoto accords, Cardinal Rodríguez said, "must not die here in South Africa."
In 2011 East Africa suffered the worst drought in half a century. According to Caritas, drought conditions are not new in East Africa, but changes in weather patterns combined with lack of investment and competition for land and water have eroded the capacity of local people to cope with extreme conditions.
"The whole world is vulnerable to climate change, but poor countries are affected more," Cardinal Rodríguez said. "Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to the impacts of climate change. Africans are taking a stand in Durban; it is time for the world to stand with Africa."