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This story appears in the October 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine.
"We are guinea pigs," declares Fabio do Amaral, a drug-gang killer turned evangelical minister. Brother Fabio preaches at a church in Santa Marta, one of Rio de Janeiro's favelas. What he means is that the citizenry of Santa Marta is part of a plan to clean up the hillside slums for the 2016 Olympics.
The experiment was set in motion in November 2008, when special operations police invaded the slum, a collection of brick and cinder block houses rising like a rickety skyscraper threaded with footpaths ascending 788 steps along a steep incline below the famed Christ the Redeemer statue. Unlike your usual Rio police assault on favela drug dealers—a bloody hit-and-run using armored trucks known as "big skulls"—a contingent of 112 "pacification officers" arrived in Santa Marta that December and stayed to restore order and evict the gang. Then the government built brightly colored apartment blocks and installed new electrical service along with 700 free refrigerators. These days, the place is overrun by film crews and such red carpet visitors as Madonna and John McCain. (Many Brazilian tourists visit too, often entering a favela for the first time.)
Brother Fabio used to be part of the problem. Born in the slum in 1973, he grew up to be a hit man with the nickname "Bananeira" because he reminded people of a banana tree, walking the favela steps on his hands with his feet splayed in the air. He found faith with the help of a local nun, but full reform didn't happen overnight. "I believe in gradual repentance," says Fabio, flashing white teeth as he restrains two pit bulls that live on his roof. He looks like Mike Tyson dressed in church clothes: a short-sleeved yellow shirt and black nylon dress pants.
When he's not preaching, Fabio chases down men with flip-flops and cracked toes to sign them up for construction-worker training classes. That's a big step for people who, in Rio terms, were lixo, human garbage. Now companies aren't afraid to hire them. There's more respect. But it's still not luxurious living. Signs at Santa Marta's entrance warn of dengue, and "high up there it's only sorrows," says Fabio, pointing to the shanties on the hill, beyond the reach of social programs, where some still cook outside on open fires.
Rio needed the solution to an economic puzzle involving low wages, poor public transport, a weak state, and income distribution about as fair as a tin-pot kleptocracy's. "It happens in the whole world, but I would say here the dose was greater," says José Mariano Beltrame, state secretary of public security.
Beltrame is a principal author of the "pacification plan," meant to occupy the slums and push out the gangs with a force of some 12,500 pacification officers in 165 communities by 2014 for the soccer World Cup. Beltrame hopes to leave behind a functioning civilian state with a legal economy after the Olympics in 2016. Many citizens with high hopes believe Beltrame is the first security chief who is not corrupt. He's not from Rio either; his accent—and the gourd of maté tea tucked under his desk—is the mark of a straight-talking gaucho from Brazil's southern plains. "I understood that we had to have a plan, not a bunch of opinions," says Beltrame. "The solution, without any doubt whatsoever, is what I am doing."
In other slums now occupied by police, life has improved. Children are playing again in the streets. Friends will come for a visit. Yet people are still suspicious. One of Fabio's fellow preachers, Sérgio Souza de Andrade, led me to the church basement to explain. "People don't want to say so, but our greatest fear is that tomorrow will be like yesterday," he says. "What will happen when the police leave?"
Consider Cantagalo, an amphitheater-shaped favela with sweeping views of Rio, where drug traffickers made the rules for roughly 35 years. Their spray-painted slogans, on building walls now covered with less violent graffiti by local artists, announced: "We are the crazies" or "Psychos are born here." Since police took over in December 2009, gang members have no longer been carrying unconcealed weapons. But they may not all have left either. "They're up there somewhere," says Luiz Bezerra do Nascimento, the community association president, waving a hand toward the top of the hill. Everyone is still sorting out the new roles. "We had to respect them before because they were the authority. Now I tell them, 'You don't rule here anymore. The police do.'"
The police are more welcome, if not beloved, in Cantagalo these days, partly because of a big publicity effort. It's a strategy as old as military occupations, explained Capt. Leonardo Nogueira, who runs the local pacification unit. He was tossing candy out a window in police headquarters to a horde of children while a local TV crew filmed. "The children who live here without the influence of drug traffic will be different people. We want to come back here in 20 years and find that they're not like their parents," Nogueira says.
In a way, with gangs gone, it's every man for his capitalistic self. Electricity in Santa Marta used to come free via a tangle of wires. Now everyone pays bills. But why does the amount go up and down so much every month? Real estate prices are soaring too. Nearby in more upscale Botafogo, once terrorized by stray bullets, apartment prices have more than doubled. Students and foreigners want a shack with a view in Santa Marta.
Despite the early success of the pacification plan, Rio's poor distrust many government efforts to reshape the city. Tempers rise periodically, as when workers began building a multimillion-dollar plastic and concrete wall along the Linha Vermelha highway a couple of years ago. Officials called it a sound barrier, but critics denounced it as a vanity screen to hide the squalid creeks of Complexo da Maré, an expanse of houses built on marshland, where residents used to clamber onto the highway leading from the airport to sell peanuts and cell phone chargers.
Similar doubts surround the coming Olympics spectacle. Half the new arenas and facilities will be in Barra da Tijuca, a Miami-like middle-class refuge full of cars and malls about 20 miles from the city center. Here the poor are less in evidence, and strangely, the charm of the cidade maravilhosa, the "marvelous city" that invented the world's great tropical brands—Carmen Miranda, "The Girl From Ipanema"—is also absent. The place is known as "the Rio that forgot it is Rio." A Spanish academic named Jordi Borja, who studies mega-events and has advised Rio's government, says, "You should use the games to improve the inner city, not the suburbs, to reduce inequalities, and to do urbanism in favor of the poor."
Certainly some real money is reaching impoverished areas, to good effect. In Cantagalo, two soaring elevators wrapped in colorful steel tubes now connect the upper reaches of the slum to the street. And the Complexo do Alemão, a confused agglomeration of several favelas that has been a main redoubt of the Red Command, Rio's largest gang, was recently abuzz with workers funded by a federal program. They erected a few thousand new apartments and a sports complex, and have completed work on an immense cable car system, based on the one in Medellín, Colombia, spanning the hills.
Some hope such structures will be like the London Tube or the Brooklyn Bridge: symbolizing civic values, the opening up of the slums, and the return of civil rights to all Cariocas, as Rio's residents call themselves. But others say it's asking too little of Rio—dominated as it is by natural wonders and human drama—to expect man-made structures to represent the city's aspirations, as the Bird's Nest declared Chinese power during the Beijing Olympics. Plus, people are sure the money will somehow be stolen, and they point to the City of Arts. The city that turned samba into a spectacle created a $250 million boondoggle: an immense, gloomy, concrete music hall in Barra da Tijuca that, ten years into construction, has yet to sound a note.
If you are looking for an Olympic legacy, how about a city where people live in peace? Since this is Rio, everyone says look to Carnival for answers. The festival is a time of inversion, a chance to stand the world on its head. "This is a city of celebration," says Mayor Eduardo Paes, "but we have to organize it. Carnival represents the kind of organized disorder we're trying to copy." During Carnival's big parades the poor dress as kings, beach-neighborhood socialites tear their clothes to parade as beggars, and 60,000 participants and close to a hundred floats—orchestrated and on time—samba like clockwork until dawn.
But Carnival is once a year. And even the big push to change Rio for the Olympics will eventually come to an end. Then the future of the favelas may rest in the hands of people like Brother Fabio, with his message of personal redemption. His church stands next to a plaza with a statue of Michael Jackson; it's where the pop star recorded the music video "They Don't Care About Us." The church is full of poor children, and adults who can't escape from drugs. On a day when the building's metal shutters are closed against wet ocean wind, Fabio's voice booms over a tinny PA system. "The flesh is weak," he sings out, "and the spirit is strong." It is his fanfare for the common man, his dream for the favelas that shaped him.


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To reduce the pain and/or difficulty swallowing while maintaining a balanced diet, make an effort to choose a variety of pureed foods from the five food groups. Choosing a variety of foods from each food group will provide adequate nutrients as well as prevent boredom in your diet. Servings to meet approximately 2000 calories include the following:
You may want to buy all food or some pureed foods at the grocery store. Small jars of strained baby food contain about one-half cup of food: larger containers usually cost less per serving than single serving jars. While buying pureed food is easier, it generally costs more than making your own.
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Hi doctor, I would like to know your opinium about premature aging in people living with HIV. Is this less with the newer drugs? In the future we will control this problem ? T
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After reading a bunch of papers and attending several aging conferences, I think that most of the data that has been presented about aging with HIV includes those of us who were exposed to older nucleosides (D4T, DDI, AZT, hydroxyurea) that depleted mitochondria DNA and numbers. Mitochondria are the energy factories of our cells and they rule many metabolic processes. Mitochondrial dysfunction is one of the main features involved in aging. So far, the data on mitochondrial dysfunction with newer drugs is good, so I am hoping that newer drugs will not create the same issues. Only time will tell, but I remain optimistic.
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Driving from Destination A to Destination B is much more than just time in the car when you are in Montana. Unique small towns abound, all surrounded by stunning landscape and incomparable wildlife. Scenic driving in Montana is major part of the Experience out here. Distances are grand and seemingly each bend in the road will reveal a vista more beautiful then the last.
We get this. One of our favourite things to do ourselves is to hop in the car, pick a direction and drive. One will never be let down with monotony in Montana, and many of the best sites and experiences you will have will happen in the car. This being said, if you want to see Montana you have to drive. There is simply no good public transportation. Our partner, Phasmid Rentals, is able to provide rental vehicles and touring gear for your Montana road trip. Combined with New West's planning services we are able to get you the road trip of a lifetime.
Whether you enjoy the Beartooth Highway, Yellowstone Park, the unique small towns, or the endless gravel roads we are able to get you there and back- in style.
Spring in Montana symbolized the birth of the next generation. The transition from a dull winter brown to a resplendent green studded with countless wildflowers is a sight to behold. Mid-May through June are the prime months to witness this explosive growth. The mountains are still snow-capped, the rivers often gorged with impressive run-off, and the abundant wildlife have or are bearing young. Yellowstone Park, in particular the Lamar Valley, can be a fantastic place to behold this regeneration of life. Although this is the wettest time of year in Montana, it is also the greenest and the blue sky looming over endless fields of wildflowers will make a shower or two worthwhile.
7-Day Recommended itinerary for two: $1,350 - $1,950 depending on desired accommodations.
Day 1. Arrive Bozeman. A New West representative will meet you at the airport and escort you in your rental Subaru Outback to the office. We will then go over maps, itinerary changes due to weather and add adjustments accordingly. Depending on arrival time, visit historic downtown Bozeman and/ or the Museum of the Rockies. Overnight at the historic Silver Forest Inn, located in the Bridger Mountains just 15-miles outside of town. Overnight, breakfast, and pack lunch included.
Day 2. After breakfast at the Inn, head south towards Livingston, Montana via the scenic Jackson Creek Road. Via backroads, head towards McLeod and the Boulder River Valley. Witness the stunning "Land Bridge" in full spate. Return to Big Timber and continue on interstate 90 for approximately 40-miles. Exit towards Absarokee on one of the prettiest pastoral roads imaginable. Enjoy the sights of the Beartooth mountains and abundant roadside wildlife, dinner and overnight in Red Lodge (not included, price range $70 - $160 for accommodations).
Day 3. The Beartooth Highway. Enjoy the day exploring the numerous vistas and hiking opportunities on what Charles Kuralt has deemed the most beautiful road in America. Overnight in Cook or Silver City (not included, price range $80 - $170/ night).
Day 4. The Lamar Valley. Buffalo, elk, big horn sheep, grizzly bears, and wolves abound in this extensive valley creating one of the premier large mammal wildlife viewing opportunities in the world. Finish the day having a soak in the natural hot springs of the Boiling River and overnight in Gardiner ($90 - $200) or at Chico Hot Springs ($80 - $200) just outside of the Park.
Day 5. Chico/ Gardiner through the Yellowstone Geyser Basin. Heading south through Yellowstone, witness the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, the wildlife resplendent Hayden Valley, Yellowstone Lake, Fishing Bridge, Old Faithful, and the Geyser Basin. Overnight in West Yellowstone ($70 - $200).
Day 6. Head west into the Centennial Valley. Spend the day viewing the countless migratory birds, particularly swans, in the Red Rock Lake Wildlife Refuge or enjoy your own playing on your pristine high mountain lakes. In the late afternoon, head north via Henrys and Quake Lake, overnight in the small town of Ennis, perhaps if you have enough time, sneek over to Norris Hot Springs for an evening soak- or if you have an early departure flight return to Bozeman.
Day 7. Depending on departure time, head to Virginia and Nevada City to witness a perfectly preserved western mining town or head straight to the airport.
Pricing: Rental car with touring package, concierge/ planning services, and overnight at Silver Forest Inn; $850. Additional accommodations, depending on your budgetary wishes $500 - $1,100, full camping package $300.
New West, paired with Phasmid Rentals, is offering an early season special for a car camping/ DIY Montana one week tour capitalizing on off-season rates. Although June often has a bit more rain then July, the wildflowers and rapidity of growth more than make up for it. Combined with approximately 70% less other tourists than in July/ August, this can make for a very special time of year. New West will prepare an itinerary of our 'special spots' (not to be revealed to the public here!) where you will enjoy solitude and scenery second to none.
Package includes:
+ Full itinerary planning, and accommodation booking services.
+ Two-nights hotel/ motel/ or B&B accommodation depending on itinerary (2 rooms based on double occupancy)
+ Full-car camping package for 4 (sleeping bags, pads, tents, stoves, cooking equipment, cooking kit, cooler, bear spray, etc)
+ Suburban rental for 7-days, including airport pick-up/ drop-off from BZN, unlimited mileage, no charge for additional drivers
+ All taxes and fees
+ Does not include: food, fuel, beverages, gratuities, fishing license (if desired), park fees, camping fees (if applicable)
Tours to be designed to guest's desires and seasonal conditions. Tour themes include; wildlife, Yellowstone, geology, fly-fishing, wild flowers, scenic driving, small town exploration, Lewis and Clark trail- or all of the above.
Total for 4 guests, $1,400
For 2-3 guests in a Subaru Outback, deduct $400.
For 5-6 guests, add $400
Montana and Yellowstone National park are perfect locations for the serious birder. Just outside of Bozeman, experience one of the largest raptor migrations in the world. Witness droves of migratory waterfowl in the fall, or a bald eagle scooping a cutthroat trout out of a recently thawed lake in the spring. New West is here to help point you in the right direction.
There are numerous excellent resources for providing formalized birding tours in the area ranging from Montana Audubon to small, private companies/ individuals. Although we are happy to recommend and organize formalized trips, we also encourage our guests to simply get outside with their binos and enjoy. Montana boasts incredible concentrations of raptors and migratories- all set with a backdrop second to none.
The unique wildlife, topography, and geology of Montana offer a photographers paradise. New West is able to assist your itinerary planning whether you are professional or amateur. We know the off the beaten path spots, current conditions, and have the passion as well to ensure that you take home that perfect shot.
New West specializes in DIY photo safaris. Although we know and recommend a few specific companies that specialize in guided photography tours, we have found that with a little advice and an adventurous spirit a photographer can get the chance at the shot that few others have. We share our passion for getting off-the-beaten path with others- an attribute that few other tour companies are willing to do.
Our services for DIY photo safaris revolve around each individuals desire and taste. Prefer scenic shots, old barns, Yellowstone geo,thermals, small rural towns, working ranch life, wildlife, or birds? We can get you there like none other.
Summer in Montana is rodeo time. Mid-June kicks off the season with some of the smaller town events and the season (and ticket winnings) increase as the summer progresses. For all of you city-dwellers out there, a Montana rodeo is an experience not to be missed; and a wonderful excuse to get out of dodge for a weekend.
New West Experience will do the leg work for you depending on the time of your available travel. We will sort out which rodeo to go to and will provide everything you need to enjoy Montana like a local. Cheap beer and parade hot dogs not included.
Package includes:
Total Price: $500 for two people, $750 for four.
At New West Experience we understand the difficulty of arranging small group trips. From getting the group to decide where to stay, when to travel, and the worst- collecting money from people, we are here to make it as painless as possible. New West is able to do everything from arranging your accommodations, planning your itineraries, arranging guided trips, providing rentals cars and gear, to collecting payments from everyone, to even making sure the fridge is stocked upon your arrival.
Let us deal with the hassle so that you can enjoy your time together as friends in the mountains, on the snow, or on the water; whatever your desires may be. Boy's trips, girl's trips, family trips- we have got you covered.
Even in Montana the fish can be moody, and the best way to maximize a fly-fishing trip in Montana is to be flexible and go where the fish are. New West Experience in partnership with Phasmid Rentals and Bozeman Rental Cars is able to provide the local expertise, cars, and gear to make an off-the-cuff trout bum tour a complete success. This is a trip for moderate to experienced anglers who are willing to be flexible with their itinerary- and to camp. Nights in motels/ hotels/ lodges can be incorporated and itineraries will change to keep up with current conditions. All of our prepared itineraries are completely custom to clients wishes and where the best fishing is.
Sample Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive Bozeman Airport, BZN. A member of the team will great you at the baggage claim and shuttle you back to headquarters. At the office, we will go over all maps, itineraries, rental gear, and rental car. Pending the time of your flight arrival, hit the grocery store for the weeks rations and catch the evening hatch on Gallatin, East Gallatin, Jefferson, or Lower Madison- all within 30-minutes of the office and airport. Camp accordingly.
Day 2: After fishing the morning rise, head north to the upper Missouri River. Fish evening hatch, camp at Craig.
Day 3: Fish Missouri, camp at Craig.
Day 4: Early fish on Missouri, head south to Divide, fish upper Big Hole in afternoon. Camp on Big Hole.
Day 5: Early fish on Big Hole, head south to Dillon and fish Beaverhead in afternoon and evening, camp on Beaverhead or Clark Canyon Reservoir.
Day 6: Morning hatch on Beaverhead, mid-afternoon travel towards Twin Bridges. Fish Ruby, lower Big Hole, Jefferson, or lower Beaverhead. Camp or stay in in hotel/ motel.
Day 7: Depending on time of flight, fish locally or the Madison River on way back to Bozeman.
New West Experience is proud to offer our exclusive Glamorous-Camping "Glamping" packages. Through our experience at providing similar opportunities around the world and our passion for living well out-of-doors, we are able to provide a completely unique experience in Montana.
Imagine a five-course meal under the Montana sky prepared by your own private chef, with 'tent' accommodations as comfortable as any fine hotel. All of our Glamping excursions are bespoke to each guest's wishes. We do not have fixed locations, each night of Glamping is set up and catered specifically for each guest. We host our nights on both private ranches and on public lands- regardless, we guarantee an evening that will not be forgotten in a location second to none.
Prices are dependent upon location and desires of our guests, but generally range from $450 per person, per night. This is a perfect opportunity for those seeking something completely different, and very special.
Unspoiled natural scenery, unique small towns and individuals, crystal clear lakes and rivers, and abundant wildlife is what Montana is about. At New West Experience, our goal is to share our spectacular surroundings and our love for this state and area.
Bozeman, Montana is your starting point with New West Experience. Offering the best airport in the state (BZN), and only a short jaunt from Yellowstone National Park, your options for outdoor exploration and adventures are seemingly limitless from here. New West Experience excels in do-it-yourself exploration; whether your goals are fly-fishing, scenic driving, or simply relaxing in beautiful surroundings we are able to assist you in the perfect Montana vacation.
We are passionate about everything outdoors ourselves, and with our own personal experiences we are able to assist the visitor in having a trip of a lifetime.


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Friday, January 13, 2012 - Wank Party 2012 #1 Part 1
For our first Wank Party of 2012 we brought Mirek Ceslar and Honza Copak together with three very hot newcomers, Jan Sadecky, Danek Rovny and Tomas Strasak. The guys have decided to celebrate New Year in a leisure hotel. This first part starts with Jan finishing a shower and then joining Danek in the sauna room. They chat a while before Danek says it is too hot and he will go to the jacuzzi. We switch to the jacuzzi and find Tomas, Mirek and Honza already in situ. They call for Danek and Jan to join them. The guys have some fun taking turns to spread their asses to feel the water jets shooting out and then they open the champagne for a drink. They all charge their glasses and have a drink with Honza and Mirek playfully squirting the rest of the champagne over the others. As they drink and celebrate we see that something is happening under the water, hands are reaching for each others cocks, which soon start getting hard. Tomas goes further and starts to kiss Honza's body as he wanks him. He seems quite eager to do more and also kisses Jan's body before turning his attention back to Honza, and going down on his hard cock. Mirek follows the lead and sitting on the edge of the tub he invites Danek to suck his rock hard dick. Danek obliges, his mouth closing over that cock, eagerly. Honza moves to sit on the side of the tub, to give Tomas better access to his throbbing dick. Then Mirek and Jan stand so that Danek can suck on both of them. He takes turns on each of their big fat cocks. Then he focusses just on Jan's massive dick while Mirek goes to give Honza a taste of his big one as well. Danek's dick is throbbing and needs attention, so he sits and Jan goes down on him too. Honza sits next to Mirek and, after Tomas has a quick taste of his cock, they start to kiss as Tomas moves to suck on Danek. Tomas seems to love the sucking and soon the guys all crowd around him, so that he can suck all of them. But Jan isn't finished and as Danek sits again he starts to suck him, leaving Tomas with only two cocks to work on, but he is happy doing it. Jan and Danek swap roles for a while before Mirek invites Danek to rim Tomas' ass. Jan sucks on Mirek's throbbing cock as Tomas's feels a tongue on his hole while he sucks Honza. Things are really hotting up now. Jan and Danek seem to have taking a big liking to each other as they get together again, while Tomas satisfies Honza and Mirek. Mirek takes control and has Honza and Jan kneel and push their asses out, he pours champagne down the ass cracks and has Danek and Tomas lap at it. Danek gets the bottle and rubs the neck of it over Jan's ass hole, as if he is going to push it in, but he pours more champagne over it instead. Danek and Tomas rim the holes as the champagne flows. What a lovely start to this Wank Party, with the guys enjoying themselves immensely, and promising to continue the action in part 2.
... more about Wank Party 2012 #1 - Part 1 further in this newsletter
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Two very good guys, Drew Hemcak and Michal Herak feature in this duo. Michal is a small guy, who is a great bottom and Drew has shown us what a good top he can be too. Things start with the guys sharing a bottle of water, as they take a rest from working. They playfully spray each other with some water, as they work up to doing what they really want. Soon Drew has the courage he needs and stands up and kisses Michal. Michal responds in kind as they also start to feel each other's bodies. Drew takes the lead and removes Michal's jeans and sucks his already quite hard cock. That cock gets rock hard as it is sucked, with Michal holding Drew's head in place as he sucks. Michal then returns the favor by sucking Drew, whose dick looks very big indeed. Clearly Michal loves cock and really sucks and licks it, with relish. Drew is enjoying it and takes his cock and slaps it around Michal's face before pushing it back into his mouth. Drew then grabs Michal by the hair and pushes the cock in and out. Drew then wants more and Michal turns around so that his ass can get some attention. Drew rims that hot ass, tonguing the hole real well, before standing and pushing his big, long cock deep into that ass. He pounds that ass hard and fast, with Michal moaning at each thrust. Then Drew sits and Michal climbs on to ride that cock, bouncing up and down on it before Drew takes over and fucks his throbbing dick up into that willing hole. Michal can take it very well and drew grabs his legs, lifting them up so he can fuck even deeper, with Michal laying on his chest. It's not long before Drew needs to blow, which he does, dumping a nice big load into Michal's open mouth. Michal's tongue laps at the spent cock as he wanks himself to a very good climax. Drew moves into a 69 position to suck Michal's cock dry, with Michal also lapping at Drew's. What a lovely scene, with two very good guys.
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Today, I got the pre-op results 'Better now than a year from now.' What a ringing endorsement. Great news for a Friday the 13th. With that I'll be off to the hospital on Monday for the foot operation on Tuesday. I'm sure I'll be absent at least the next two Newsletters. And Mr. Geoff has kindly consented to do the honors. I'm pretty confident about the operation. The only thing that worries me is the general anesthetic. The surgeon says it will be three weeks before I can walk without crutches, and another three weeks before full recovery. About the same as a broken bone.
Here's an interesting article about Friday the 13th. http://goo.gl/RS8y I always thought the connection with the Knights Templar was an established fact, guess not.
Gosh, the male dogs are still really after Aida. I had to find off a very aggressive male today. Thankfully, she is no longer receptive. Makes it easier, I don't have to be quite so attentive. She'll be staying with Pavel Nikos while I'm laid up. I'm certain she'll be happy enough.
Today, we present Part One of our first Wank Party of 2012. It's a really good one. I've just published my third first look sneak preview on the Blog. I'll publish my final preview before I'm off to the hospital on Monday.
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March 05. 2013 7:28AM
MANCHESTER -- About a dozen people are temporarily without a home after a small electrical fire damaged wiring in a Merrimack Street apartment building Monday night.
District Fire Chief Mark Pelletier said a maintenance man smelled smoke at the 383 Merrimack St. building and called 911 just before 7 p.m.
The fire was in basement wiring running underneath a first floor joist, he said. Firefighters used a chain saw to cut out a section of the beam because of fire damage.
Pelletier said about 12 tenants reside at the six-unit apartment building (one apartment is vacant) and all had to find alternate housing because power was cut to the building.
They will not be able to return until an electrician is brought in and repairs are made, according to Pelletier. He estimated damage at $3,000.


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Where do you go next when you're at the top? For DJ Q-Bert, widely recognized as one of the world's best turntablists, the answer is simple: new challenges.
"I'm still learning every time I do something new," says Q-Bert, born Richard Quitevis. His latest project is an animated feature film, Wave Twisters, which will be screened at midnight on Jan. 23 and 25 at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
The movie shares a title with the 1998 solo debut from the key member of the now-defunct Bay Area DJ crew Invisibl Skratch Picklz, but the music isn't exactly the same — he says 80 percent of the tracks have been remixed for the film.
Though the original LP was intentionally arranged to have a narrative quality, the decision to make it a soundtrack came later.
"I wanted to have music videos," the DJ explains, "but I didn't want to have something that's normal — I wanted it to be like graffiti, animated art, which is something that was never done."
Though the swirling, psychedelic action narrative may share something with Disney's animated music epic Fantasia (which he's never seen) and Saturday morning cartoon Super Friends (one of his favorites), the movie owes more to B-Boy culture, with animators Syd Garon and Eric Henry creating scrawled texts, hip-hop fashions, and visual equivalents of cuts and scratches. "With normal scratching, you'll take a sound and move it back and forth," Q-Bert says. "It's just like that with visuals."
The challenges of cinema have allowed Q-Bert to explore his sound — a critical step for a man who'd already pushed record spinning to an extreme with cuts like "Invasion of the Octopus People," from the Return of the DJ compilation, and dazzling live displays of innovative new or improved scratches, scoring several top prizes with ISP at the acclaimed DMC international championships before Q-Bert and Co. were asked to refrain from competing and let somebody else win for a change.
"One song I remixed was called 'Invasion of the Octobots,' about these giant octopus robots destroying the city," he says. "So I went and studied lots of monster movie flicks, and the energy they brought out — the whole atmosphere of a giant monster coming to town and wrecking buildings. I started scratching that type of music, and it came out like a totally different style.
"[Turntablism]'s very percussive — it's very hard to convey different types of emotions," he adds. "If you want to convey a feeling of Godzilla coming with drums, you have to find a special type of sound — so I had to learn to scratch the eerie sounds."
Another avenue movie work has opened is working in digital surround sound — using five channels instead of music's typical stereo output.
"We actually designed a mixer for the DJ that enables you to scratch in 360 degrees. You can hook that system up [at a club]. There's a little joystick that allows you to point the sound to which speakers you want. Instead of two speakers, it's totally three-dimensional."
The DJ is aiming to release the remixed soundtrack in the spring, when he hopes the movie is picked up for wider release.
But in the meantime, he'll have a busy week in Park City, where he plans to perform with his ISP crony, occasional Beastie Boys collaborator Mixmaster Mike. Both DJs are featured in Scratch, a documentary on DJ culture, which airs Jan 19-20 and Jan. 23-26 at the festival.


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At Auburn Montgomery, "our standard is excellence" isn't just our slogan. It's our mission.
All five of our colleges - Business, Education, Arts and Sciences, Nursing and Health Sciences, and Public Policy and Justice - are academically challenging, providing a level of rigor and quality that you would expect in a private college.
As a result, our schools are among the top performers in the state in their respective fields.
We offer the unique combination of a large university scope while still keeping the small school feel that keeps our students coming back. We offer bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees as well as programs of study in more than 90 areas. Plus, our classes are offered days, nights, weekends, and online. But we've worked hard to keep our classes small to ensure that students receive personal attention. That's why we keep our student-faculty ratio at 16:1. It's what works best for our students.
But we're not resting on our laurels. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools recently renewed our accreditation. As part of that work, we have developed a program we call Writing Across the Curriculum. The program is built on the knowledge that written communication skills are - and will continue to be - critical for our students' success at the academic and work levels.
Thus, we have renewed our commitment to teaching writing skills in virtually all our classes. In the coming year, we will work to add the teaching of writing as well as the expectation of writing in all our classes. It's all part of our commitment to academic excellence.


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GLASSELL PARK — "I think we had close to 600 shoppers in the first 45 minutes of the store opening," says Sahsa Itzikman, vice president of marketing and community relations for Goodwill California about the new Goodwill flagship retail store and outlet center that opened to the public this morning.
Indeed, the 450-space parking lot was filled with many cars circling the area waiting for an open spot. Shoppers parked blocks away from the store near the corner of San Fernando Road and Fletcher Drive and hoofed it past the manicured landscapes, the two towering palm trees into the open and airy interior, complete with that "new store smell."
The 135,000-square-foot store was completely remodeled, according to Itzikman, "down to the bare wall and ripped up floor."
On the site of the old K-Mart, the new Goodwill facility features the first of its kind Community Enrichment Center, where job seekers can receive career counseling, learn how to build their resumes, develop on-the-job-training and receive skills they need in the marketplace. Getting veterans employed is also a priority, says Itzikman, who also pointed out the large community room that would be available for community non-profits for meetings and gatherings.
In addition to the retail and outlet stores – where merchandise is sold by the pound, with textiles and clothing going $1.49 and hard good selling for 69 cents – there is a donation center onsite where folks can bring goods as well as E-waste. Nationally, Goodwill is the largest recycler in the country, and here locally, Goodwill has diverted 67 million pounds of usable goods from landfills.
Set to open on May 1 is Café G, a training café which will serve light fare. In fact, the whole complex will have an official grand opening on May 1 with a resource fair, workshops, yoga, Zumba and a farmer's market which debuts in this new location from 11am – 2pm.
"This is unlike any other store that we've opened," says Itzikman. "We are happy to be in this community."
Judging from the full shopping carts, many community residents are also happy that Goodwill is here, too.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 31, 2013) – As the ETSU softball team progresses through the preseason, head coach Brad Irwin sat down with the media relations staff to answer some questions and update the fans and media about the status of the team.
Below are Coach Irwin's responses to the first edition of the 2013 season.
1. Now that the team is less than two weeks from the start of the season, what are your thoughts on the overall progress thus far?
"I feel like the team is really progressing very well. We have been able to hit live quite a bit, and there is no substitute for live pitching from both an offensive and defensive standpoint. We really feel like the hitting, as a whole, is in a good place. We have really been focusing on the approach at the plate and becoming a more aggressive hitting team to increase our run production.
"Now that we are getting close to the start, the girls are really getting to the point where they just want to play. They are tired of hitting off each other and facing their teammates; they are ready to see somebody else.
"At this point, we feel good about where we are. We obviously still have a lot to work on and a long way to go, but I feel like we are about where we need to be."
2. Has there been any single player who has had a really good preseason that could be considered the Preseason MVP to this point?
"From a pitching standpoint, Sam Harrell (Okeechobee, Fla.) has really continued to progress and has had a lot of good bullpen sessions. She has been doing a good job in the live at bats and has continued to improve. We are really excited to see how she is going to perform when we get into the schedule.
"Offensively, Haley Thompson (Nicholson, Ga.) has really been hitting the ball well. She has found a little extra pop this year and has continued to improve through the live at bats and in-cage sessions. Whitley Hensley (Erwin, Tenn.) has also been hitting the ball very well. She has been hitting with a little bit of power and bringing a lot to the table at the plate."
3. We have a young team this year with seven freshmen, seven sophomores and then seven combined juniors and seniors. How do you feel about the youth on the roster?
"We definitely are a young team, but I like it because, as a group, the girls have brought new things to the table and a new atmosphere. This bunch is a really hard-working group and they have jumped right in. I do not worry about the fact that we are young because we obviously have not had the success we would have liked over the last few years, but that is part of the change of culture we are going through. This is a very talented group and we are looking for big things out of them."
4. What is the one area of the game that you feel the team needs to have the biggest improvement in to be successful?
"Without a doubt, the biggest improvement this year has to be in the circle. Our game revolves around pitching and it is one of the areas where we just have not had the results we have needed in the past. Having a large pitching staff like we have this year, with four newcomers, we are really looking to enhance those performances. For us to be successful, the pitching really has to step up and perform. We need to get hitters out, force routine ground balls, force easy fly balls, and come in and hit."
The ETSU softball team kicks off the 2013 season next Friday, Feb. 8, in Auburn Ala., at the Plainsmen Invite. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m., against Auburn.
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Sox and Bruins postpone Friday games with city on lockdown
April 19. 2013 3:51PM
With much of Greater Boston remaining locked down while the manhunt for a suspect in the bombing of the Boston Marathon continued, the Bruins and Red Sox postponed Friday night's games.
The Bruins, who were scheduled to play the Pittsburgh Penguins at 7 p.m. Friday, tentatively rescheduled the game for 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
The Red Sox, who were scheduled to open a three-game series, did not announce a make-up date for Friday night's game. Games are scheduled for 1:10 p.m. Saturday and 1:35 p.m. Sunday. This is the Royals' only scheduled trip to Boston this season, so a Sunday doubleheader appears likely.


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Optimism over Cyprus securing a bailout that averts a caustic collapse of its banking system faded fast as concerns grew about the precedent it might set, sending stocks falling.
Today's Markets
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 64.3 points, or 0.44%, to 14458, the S&P 500 declined 5.2 points, or 0.33%, to 1552 and the Nasdaq Composite dipped 9.7 points, or 0.3%, to 3235.
Trading last week was in large part driven by headlines from Cyprus and elsewhere in the European Union amid fears the island nation wouldn't be able to secure a rescue needed to save its banking system. The markets posted solid gains Friday as the broad strokes of a deal began coming through, and by late Sunday ET, a bargain did in fact materialize.
As part of the agreement reached between Cyprus and the Troika, a group made up of the European Council, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund, depositors holding less than 100,000 euro (about $130,000) will be protected, but those with more cash at Cypriot banks, including Russians, will take a big hit. That, along with other measures, will provide a roughly $7.5 billion down payment for a $13 billion rescue.
The island nation's second-largest bank, Laiki, will be broken into a good bank and bad bank, with deposits shifted over to the Bank of Cyprus. The European Central Bank will also continue providing the BoC with emergency liquidity assistance.
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said in a statement the Cyprus bailout deal is "essential to ensure a sustainable future for Cyprus in the euro area and to avoid the critical situation in Cyprus becoming even more critical."
However, Reuters quoted Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem as saying the Cyprus deal should be a "template" for restructurings going forward, immediately pushing shares on both sides of the Atlantic lower, and pressuring the euro. However, a European Union official told FOX Business the comments were taken out of context, and that the Cyprus situation is indeed "unique" in nature. Still, the damage was done.
The docket of U.S. economic data is bare on the day, but picks up later in the week with several reports on the housing market, a look at the retail sector and a fresh estimate of fourth-quarter gross domestic product. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to speak Monday afternoon from the London School of Economics on lessons learned during the financial crisis. The Fed chief will also answer questions, in what is sometimes a market-moving event.
On the corporate front, Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) said it has received two takeover proposals, one from a group led by private-equity giant Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX) and the other from a group led by billionaire investor Carl Icahn. Both bids compete with a take-private offer by founder Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners.
Citigroup (NYSE:C) said the launch of BlackBerry's (NASDAQ:BBRY) new Z10 smartphone in the U.S. was a "big disappointment." The review comes as the struggling tech company tries to ramp up its offerings against competitors like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung.
Elsewhere, oil and gasoline futures were mixed. The benchmark U.S. crude oil contract rose 83 cents, or 0.89%, to $94.54 a barrel. Wholesale RBOB gasoline fell 0.16% to $3.058 a gallon. In metals, gold fell $1.50, or 0.09%, to $1,607 a troy ounce.
Foreign Markets
The Euro Stoxx 50 sold off by 1.3% to 2649, the English FTSE 100 slipped 0.22% to 6378 and the German DAX dipped 0.51% to 7871.
In Asia, the Japanese Nikkei 225 soared 1.7% to 12546 and the Chinese Hang Seng rose 0.61% to 22251.


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New York, NY—Priests for Life, an international ministry which assists clergy of all denominations to address the abortion issue, today announced the beginning of an ad campaign, challenging lawmakers, regardless of their religion, to responsibly represent all their constituents, including the unborn. The ads, which will be published this week in Roll Call and The Hill, include an open letter addressed to members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives from Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life. (Fr. Pavone took this position in 1993 with the authorization of Cardinal John O'Connor.)
"Those who claim to be Christian face an irreconcilable contradiction when they embrace a "pro-choice" position, because abortion, as an act of violence, can never be compatible with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Those who also claim to be Catholic and pro-choice face a clear contradiction with the definitive teachings of the Catholic Church," says Fr. Frank Pavone in his letter. "The biggest possible mistake would be to overlook an entire segment of the public one professes to serve. After all, don't all Americans, born and preborn, deserve equal protection under the law?"
The ads begin a national campaign to educate lawmakers, voters, and those running for elective office about their responsibility to protect the rights of the unborn. The message is not simply the result of religious beliefs, but of American ideals. As the United States bishops wrote in November of 1998, "As Americans, as Catholics and as pastors of our people, we write therefore today to call our fellow citizens back to our country's founding principles, and most specifically to renew our national respect for the rights of those who are unborn, weak, disabled and terminally ill. Real freedom rests on the inviolability of every person as a child of God" (Living the Gospel of Life, #6)
In the next few months, Priests for Life will conduct a national education campaign on the abortion issue as it relates to the upcoming elections, making it clear to voters that the right to life is the most fundamental issue in any campaign. The organization's message, from coast to coast, will reflect fully the teachings which the United States Catholic Bishops enunciated in their November 1998 document, Living the Gospel of Life: A Challenge to American Catholics, and in their 1999 statement, Faithful Citizenship: Civic Responsibility for a New Millennium (USCC Administrative Board).


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The Chop Shop is offering the aptly named The Coupon Tee in 5 different colors (Eggplant, Silver, Cranberry, Orange, White). The shirt is available now for sale for $20 ($2 Â extra for American Apparel tees).
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Invitations to the program are extended to entering freshmen that have combined SAT scores of 1200 or above in Reading and Mathematics and are in the top 10 percent of their high school class. Other motivated, interested freshmen and currently enrolled students are encouraged to apply for admission to the Director of the University Honors College. The Honors College accepts applications for admission until the freshman class is filled. Due to the competitiveness of the program, the freshman class is often filled by April 1st of each year. Prospective students are encouraged to telephone the Honors College office at 717-871-7552 to inquire about remaining spots available for the Fall.
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Incoming freshmen are actively recruited to the Honors College if they have SAT scores of 1200 or higher and are in the top ten percent of their high school class. The Honors College does encourage, after acceptance by MU, incoming freshmen who do not meet the above criteria but who are interested in developing their potential to apply for admission.
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The nation's ability to detect and forecast tsunamis has improved since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, but current efforts are still not sufficient to meet challenges posed by tsunamis generated near land, which leave little time for warning. This National Research Council report reviews progress made to strengthen the nation's tsunami warning and preparation systems, and identifies ways to further improve tsunami preparation efforts. Minimizing future losses of lives and property caused by tsunamis will require persistent progress across the broad spectrum of efforts reviewed in this report: risk assessment, public education, government coordination, detection and forecasting, and warning-center operations.
Key Messages
- Current capabilities are still not sufficient to meet the challenge posed by a tsunami generated close to land. Near-field tsunamis can reach the coast just minutes after the triggering event, leaving little time to disseminate official warning messages. Tsunami education and preparation is necessary to ensure people know how to recognize natural cues, mainly ground shaking from the triggering earthquake.
- Increased integration of public education and preparedness planning would raise the level of tsunami awareness and help this knowledge become ingrained into local culture and folk wisdom.
- It is important to use professional emergency-management standards to prepare communities and to prioritize funding decisions based on tsunami risk assessments.
- Regular, independent scientific review of the various elements of the tsunami warning system would be valuable in identifying and addressing research needs and in ensuring the effective implementation of new technologies and protocols.
- Several elements of the tsunami program could be improved by adopting, monitoring, assessing, and rewarding use and evaluation of program, technical and organizational performance standards, and benchmarks.
- The current organizational structure of the two Tsunami Warning Centers has not been optimized for coordinated, clear communication of tsunami warnings. The two centers have different areas of responsibilities; are managed by different regional offices; use different technology; have separate support and organizational cultures; and do not provide functional redundancy. A range of options for improving the organizational structure are discussed in the report, from harmonizing message content to changing the organizational structure, such as merging the two warning centers.
- The nation's tsunami efforts have improved since the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. For example, expansion of the Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART) sensor network has improved the ability to detect and forecast the size of tsunamis; the number and quality of hazard and evacuation maps has increased; and there have been new efforts to increase public awareness of the hazard and how to respond.
- Tsunami Warning Center operations can be enhanced by co-locating with other seismic, warning, or mission-critical organizations. Co-location enhances information sharing, thus facilitating communication of lessons-learned and best practices and helping organizations develop a common approach to detection of, response to, and communication during an event.
- Understanding the nation's tsunami risk is the first step towards building a comprehensive tsunami preparedness program. Risk assessments include evaluation of the hazards tsunamis pose, the populations and societal assets threatened, and the readiness of individuals and communities to evacuate.


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With new dreams, new hopes, new aspirations and a desire to achieve new horizons we are stepping into a new beginning of wedded life… Spare us a day in November when your calendar shows Friday, the 27th, 2009 to bless us and share our joys.
Please treat this as my personal invitation and grace the occasion with your esteemed presence.
I(Kittu) and Isha, along with our family cordially invite you to attend & be with us in happiest moment of our life.
Project – Kuntal weds Isha
Scope - Larger than 7 births
Duration - Forever
Release Date – 27th Nov 2009.
Implementation Partners - GOD,Parents and YOU.......
Modules covered - Happiness, Trust, Joy, Care, Love, Smiles... (Can be enhanced in Future)
Marriages are made (Customized) in Heaven...BUT Implemented on our own Planet earth.
So please be there to shower your wishes and make our day very special with your esteemed presence.
The Itinerary is …………..
Marriage Date : 27th Nov 2009, (Friday)
Timings: 7:00 PM
Venue : Kartar Guest House & Hotel, Fazalganj, Kanpur
"If I had wings of a kite or Superwoman's Flight" I would have been there personally to Invite... But I have none so please consider this Invitation as a personal one....
This day we are united, In love, loyalty and friendship.
For yesterday's memories, today's love, and tomorrow's dreams.
Kuntal & Isha
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The Detroit Lions have waived/injured DE Korey Bosworth (leg), and released CB Dre' Bly, DT Robert Callaway, LB Caleb Campbell, LB Vinny Ciurciu, WR Brian Clark, DT Landon Cohen, RB DeDe Dorsey, G Noah Franklin, C Dan Gerberry, PK Steven Hauschka, CB Jonathan Hefney, OT Jon Jansen, CB Eric King, T Cliff Louis, WR Mike Moore, CB Paul Pratt, CB T.J. Rushing, S Ko Simpson, WR Tim Toone and CB Dante Wesley.
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The Carolina Panthers have signed undrafted free-agent OG Noah Franklin (Oklahoma State), OG Kurtis Gregory (Missouri), P Blake Haudan (Minnesota), OG Ray Hisatake (Hawaii), FB Reshawn Jackson (Virginia), SS Matt O'Hanlon (Nebraska), OT Mark Ortmann (Michigan), PK Aaron Pettrey (Ohio State), RB Daniel Porter (Louisiana Tech) and LB Sean Ware (New Hampshire), reports Panthers.com. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
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BERNALILLO, N.M. (AP) — Along the irrigation canal that cuts through this centuries-old New Mexico town, a small group of churchgoers gathers to recite the rosary before tossing rose petals into the water.
Remnants of a tradition that stretches back to the days of Spanish explorers, the humble offerings are aimed at blessing this year's meager irrigation season and easing a relentless drought that continues to march across New Mexico and much of the western half of the U.S.
From the heart of New Mexico to West Texas and Oklahoma, the pressures of drought have resulted in a resurgence of faith — from Christian preachers and Catholic priests encouraging prayer processions to American Indian tribes using their closely guarded traditions in an effort to coax Mother Nature to deliver some much needed rain.
On Sunday, congregations across eastern New Mexico and West Texas are planning a day of prayer for moisture and rain.
"We're worried, but we're maintaining our traditional ways and cultural ways. Together we pray, and individually we pray," said Peter Pino, administrator of Zia Pueblo. "We haven't lost hope in the spiritual world, that they'll be able to provide us resources throughout the year.
"We're not giving up. That's pretty much all we can do at this point."
In its wake, the drought has left farmland idle, herds of cattle have been decimated, the threat of wildfire has intensified and cities are thinking twice about the sustainability of their water supplies.
In New Mexico, the renewed interest in the divine and the tension with Mother Nature stems from nearly three years of hot, dry weather. There is no place in the country right now that has it worse than New Mexico. The latest federal drought map shows conditions are extreme or worse across nearly 82 percent of the state. There are spots that have fallen behind in rainfall by as much as 24 inches, causing rivers to run dry and reservoirs to dip to record low levels.
In neighboring Texas and Oklahoma, the story is no different.
The faithful gathered Wednesday night in Oklahoma City to recite a collection of Christian, Muslim and Jewish prayers for the year's first worship service dedicated to rain.
The Catholic bishop in Lubbock is planning a special Mass at a local farm in two weeks so that farmers can have their seeds and soil blessed. The archbishop of New Mexico's largest diocese has turned to the Internet and social media to urge parishioners to pray.
The prayer is simple: "Look to our dry hills and fields, dear God, and bless them with the living blessing of soft rain. Then the land will rejoice and rivers will sing your praises, and the hearts of all will be made glad. Amen."
In Bernalillo, the parishioners from Our Lady of Sorrows church recited the rosary as they walked a few blocks from the church to the irrigation canal on a recent Friday evening. At the front of the procession, two men carried an effigy of San Isidro, the patron saint of farmers.
"I think people need to pray for rain," said Orlando Lucero, a school teacher and county commissioner who organized the procession. "We used to do it in every community and in every parish. It was a beautiful tradition that disappeared. Now I'm hoping that we can get other parishes involved."
In Clovis, hospital administrator and active church member Hoyt Skabelund hopes thousands join Sunday's prayer day.
"I don't know that moisture comes because we pray," he said. "You're going to have ebbs and flows and not all rainfall is because someone prayed and not all droughts are because someone didn't pray. But I do believe that prayers are answered and faith in God and a higher power unlocks the powers of heaven."
After all, praying can't hurt, he said.
The simple act of digging a new post hole in eastern New Mexico tells the story of how dry it is. Moist dirt used to turn up several inches below the surface. Now, Skabelund said, someone can dig several feet and not run into any moisture.
In dry times, it's natural for farmers and others who depend on the land to turn to God, said Laura Lincoln, executive director of the Texas Conference of Churches. Still, she and others said praying doesn't take away the responsibility of people to do what they can to ease the effects of drought.
Church leaders are urging their parishioners to conserve water and use better land-management practices like rotating crops.
"We have to play our part," said The Rev. William Tabbernee, head of the Oklahoma Conference of Churches. "Prayer puts us in touch with God, but it also helps us to focus on the fact that it is a partnership that we're involved in. We need to cooperate with God and all of humanity to be responsible stewards of the gifts God has given us through nature."
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San Joaquin County has improperly withheld an average of $1 million annually from local city property taxes over the past six years, money that is expected to be at least partially reimbursed in the coming months based on a state Supreme Court ruling out of Los Angeles County.
San Joaquin County has improperly withheld an average of $1 million annually from local city property taxes over the past six years, money that is expected to be at least partially reimbursed in the coming months based on a state Supreme Court ruling out of Los Angeles County.
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Los Angeles County had been charging cities property tax administration fees on education money that is exempt from such charges under state law. Los Angeles County will have to pay at least $10 million back to its 47 cities. The court will reconvene in the coming months to determine exactly how many back payments counties will be required to pay.
The ripple effect of the court decision, however, is statewide.
"San Joaquin County, like many other counties, uses the exact same methods and mechanisms (of property tax collection) that Los Angeles County does," Lodi City Attorney Steve Schwabauer said, adding that the county and cities have agreed to wait until the Supreme Court case regarding Los Angeles is complete before discussing a settlement.
San Joaquin County Auditor-Controller Adrian Van Houten said local cities could dispute close to $6 million in funds that were withheld locally over the past six years.
County Counsel David Wooten said he was taking a "wait and see" approach before discussing settlement with the cities.
Local cities could claim up to:
� Stockton - $3.2 million
� Tracy - $879,102
� Manteca - $725,464
� Lodi - $721,198
� Ripon - $193,825
� Lathrop - $193,568
� Escalon - $75,389
The dispute centers on fees charged in association with the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund. It calls for counties to pass through some of the property tax funds to the state for education funding. The state distributed ERAF money in exchange for the lost property-tax revenue.
"Some property taxes switched to ERAF money, and that's where the rub is," Van Houten said. "It's a hot topic, enflaming up and down the state."
The situation becomes further complicated by a money swap that occurred in 2004, a move that officials called the "Sales Tax Triple Flip." With that maneuver, the state swapped out city sales tax and vehicle license fee revenue with property tax income in order to pay for a recovery bond program.
All of the money that cities paid into these creative financing mechanisms were supposed to be exempt, within attached legislation, from the bulk of county administration fees - employee salaries, the cost to make and mail tax invoices etc. Counties continued to levy traditional fees, however. The Supreme Court ruling Monday will put a stop to that.
League of California Cities Executive Director Chris McKenzie said his organization estimated in a friend-of-the-court brief that $40 million has been improperly held by counties statewide. Reimbursement, he said, should be prompt.
"Cities have endured terrible cuts in revenue, and they shouldn't be overcharged," McKenzie said.
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Greene gets first win as Yankees beat Indians 5-3
CLEVELAND (AP) — The New York Yankees got a major boost from their young pitchers Monday night.
Shane Greene allowed two runs in six innings for his first major league win, All-Star Dellin Betances earned his first career save and the Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3.
Greene (1-0) didn't allow a hit until Nick Swisher's two-out homer in the fifth. The 25-year-old right-hander was called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after scheduled starter Vidal Nuno was traded to Arizona for right-hander Brandon McCarthy on Sunday.
"It's a dream come true," Greene said. "There's no question about that."
Betances pitched the final two innings, giving closer David Robertson a rest day.
"It's pretty cool," Betances said. "I was just trying to go out there and keep it the same and make pitches."
"Some really good stuff out of some young pitchers," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "We've gotten a lot of help from our guys in the minor leagues."
Brett Gardner, Brian McCann and Ichiro Suzuki had three hits apiece for New York, which has won four of five on its 11-game road trip.
Justin Masterson (4-6) continued to pitch poorly and was pulled without retiring a batter in the third. Cleveland's opening-day starter allowed five runs and six hits in two-plus innings. He walked three, hit a batter and rarely topped 90 mph in his 54 pitches, throwing only 24 strikes.
A 15th-round selection by New York in 2009, Greene allowed four hits, struck out two and didn't walk a batter. His only big league appearance prior to Monday came in relief against Boston on April 24 when he pitched one-third of an inning and allowed three unearned runs. Greene walked three of four hitters, all of whom scored, and threw eight of 23 pitches for strikes.
"We've said all along this kid has a lot of talent," Girardi said. "He did a lot of good things."
It's unclear if Greene will get another start.
"That's obviously going to be a topic of discussion," Girardi said. "We haven't made any decisions moving forward. We'll figure it out here pretty quick."
Asked if he thinks he deserves to in the rotation, Greene smiled and said, "That's not up to me."
Derek Jeter, playing in his final regular-season series in Cleveland, was 1 for 4 and drew a bases-loaded walk in the second.
Yan Gomes hit a leadoff homer in the eighth.
New York scored three times in the second when Masterson allowed four hits, walked two and hit a batter. Brian Roberts had an RBI double, Brett Gardner drove in a run with a single and Jeter was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
Ichiro Suzuki's infield hit and Francisco Cervelli's fielder's choice added two runs in the third.
Masterson's struggles have become a growing concern for the Indians. Over his last five starts, the right-hander has allowed 19 runs, 27 hits and 17 walks in 18 innings. Masterson has pitched more than four innings once in that stretch.
Masterson was given extra time off because of a sore knee after lasting four innings against Arizona on June 24, but that didn't help. He didn't retire a batter in the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday and a stint on the disabled list is a possibility.
Asked about Masterson's knee Francona said, "It's hard to ask somebody when they're pitching. I think we need to sit and visit with Masty. The middle of a game's not the time to do that."
"We'll talk about it, I guess," Masterson said. "If that were brought up I guess that would be something to talk about to work through."
Masterson is a free agent after the season. The two sides talked about a contract extension in spring training, but didn't reach an agreement.
NOTES: Yankees OF Carlos Beltran didn't play because of swelling behind his right knee. He said following the game that he might return to the lineup Tuesday. ... Indians OF Michael Bourn will miss three to four weeks with a strained left hamstring. .... McCarthy will make his first start for the Yankees on Wednesday. ... Cleveland acquired OF Chris Dickesron from Pittsburgh for cash or a player to be named. He started in left field and had a sixth-inning single. ... The Indians honored their former television/radio announcer Mike Hegan, who died in December, in a pregame ceremony. Hegan, a native of Cleveland, began his major league career with the Yankees in 1964. ... All-Star RHP Masahiro Tanaka (12-3) faces Indians RHP Trevor Bauer (2-4) on Tuesday.


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There have been several noteworthy developments in the drug space recently, which will likely have a material impact on the companies in this sector and the markets they serve. Companies mentioned in this review include Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY), Merck & Co. (MRK - Free Merck Stock Report), Amgen (AMGN) and Onyx Pharmaceuticals (ONYX).
Eli Lilly's New Cancer Drug Shows Promise
On August 13th, Eli Lilly announced that its potential lung cancer treatment Necitumumab met its primary endpoint in a recently completed Phase III study. The trial found that patients with an advanced form of lung cancer (stage 4 metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer) experienced increased overall survival when administered Necitumumab in combination with two different chemotherapies, as compared to chemotherapy alone. Indeed, it was some much-needed positive news for Lilly who has struggled in recent years due to patent expirations on several key franchises. The drugmaker plans to present results from this study at a scientific meeting in 2014, and currently anticipates submitting to regulatory authorities before the end of 2014.
Merck Suspends Zilmax in the U.S. and Canada
On August 16th, the New Jersey-based drugmaker announced that it would be temporarily halting sales of its Zilmax animal feed additive in the United States and Canada. The growth-promoting drug, which is given to cattle to increase their weight before slaughter, is widely used within the U.S. beef industry and Merck estimates that roughly 70% of the cattle supply in the country is fed with either Zilmax or its competitor Optaflexx, made by Eli Lilly. However, concerns regarding the drug's future arose last week when Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) announced it would no longer be accepting Zilmax-fed cattle. Tyson indicated in a letter to its suppliers it would stop buying such cattle effective September 6th because it believed Zilmax may have been a factor in some cattle showing up to its plants unable to walk or to move. Merck noted that its decision to suspend sales will allow the company time to conduct a scientific audit that will monitor the feeding process of Zilmax to determine potential causes of lameness and other mobility issues, but offered no set timetable of how long this may take. Shares of Merck's stock slipped modestly on the news but are still up more than 15% year to date.
Amgen Emerges as the Favorite in Onyx Bid
Since announcing it was "actively exploring" a merger partner back in June, California-based drugmaker Onyx Pharmaceuticals had generated significant interest from potential suitors including big-time players Pfizer and Novartis. However, with recent reports indicating that these two companies have removed themselves from a possible bidding war, Amgen now appears to be the most likely to strike a deal.
Amgen, a biopharmaceutical company based in Thousand Oaks, California. was one of the first to express legitimate interest in taking over Onyx back on June 30th when it submitted a bid of $120 a share. However, the offer, which represented a premium of about 38% at the time, was quickly rejected by Onyx with the company indicating it significantly undervalued its prospects. After several weeks of deliberation, Amgen reportedly increased its offer to $130 a share and currently appears to be the last man standing. While Onyx looks poised to accept the offer, no official announcement has yet been made. It is possible that a third-party bid could still emerge in the coming weeks.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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The View From Western Europe's Tallest Building
See our slideshow of The Shard here.
This week, the developer behind The Shard building in London gave a sneak preview of The View, a viewing gallery atop the tower that boasts the claim of being "the tallest in Western Europe" at 1,016 feet.
The View will open to the public on Feb. 1 and offers 360-degree views of the British capital from the 68th and 69th floors — as well as its open-air viewing platform on the 72nd floor.
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About Hawkmoon
It's just a matter of time before the tire companies start suing each other over "trademarked" tread patterns. I wish judges would see these ridiculous lawsuits for what they are and fine the companies who do it. Time for some common sense in our judicial system.
I'm hoping the RIAA is next. When my friend has to pay those scumbags just so she can play cds in her salon it's gone too far. What would happen if every place that played music just told them no? It would be awesome.
It is a sad thing indeed when the lawyers have now essentially become the mafia of this generation. They roam the land threatening people for posting a picture of a public person on their website. If I had been the recipient of such a form letter I believe returning it with a big "F*CK YOU" scrawled across said letter would be appropriate. Shame on the system for allowing these things to happen and shame on us for letting things get to this point. Is there no more common sense left?
In my opinion, this rush for hydrogen fuels is a lost cause. There is a virtually limitless supply of energy under our feet called geothermal. Unfortunately the coal companies have a virtual stranglehold on energy production and permitting for geothermal plants can take 3-6 years for approval. Places like Iceland generate 100% of their energy this way, and though the US is the largest producer of geothermal energy, the overall percentage generated vs coal or nuclear is quite small.
Seems to me that scientists used to research and invent for the betterment of mankind, not a get rich quick scheme. But everyone knows there are very few independent scientists these days, everyone works for a company. And the company model is there is no money in the cure, but the treatment of the disease.
For the moment, everyone is getting up in arms over nothing. 3d printers use a resin which for the moment, is good for pretty little objects and rapid prototyping. The largest 3d printer can make an object roughly 24" x 24" and those are prohibitively expensive. In fact a Medium model which prints objects 10" square runs $25k. So Joe Blow on the street isn't going to just wander into the local Best Buy and purchase one like he would a dvd burner. In 20-30 years we may get "replicators" of some sort, but for the most part, we are a long way off from "printing" durable goods or electronics.
I think it's all a crock. If I was the judge I would toss it out. Once it's purchased, the guy should be able to do what he wants to it, regardless of what the almighty Microsoft says. Do you think Ford is going to care if you swap motors or slap a turbo on a car that you bought from them? Nope. They might as well say that you paid $300 for it, but you're just renting it. They might as well put sensors on it to alert the Xbox police if you crack the case.


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(Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS (UBSN.VX) faces a fine of about $1 billion next week to settle charges of rigging the Libor interest rate benchmark, a person familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
Such a penalty would be more than double the $450 million fine levied on British bank Barclays (BARC.L) in June by U.S. and British regulators and would be the third massive U.S. fine to hit big European banks this week.
"The global settlement is about $1 billion," the source said. "It's expected early next week - on Monday or Tuesday."
UBS declined to comment. Britain's Financial Services Authority and the U.S. Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) all declined to comment.
Barclays was the first - and so far only - bank to settle charges of rigging the London interbank offered rate, known as Libor, a benchmark used for trillions of dollars worth of loans around the world. Tiny shifts in the rate, compiled from daily polls of bankers, could benefit dealers in complex products. Read More


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Built in the early 16th century for Lord Sandys, Henry VIII's Lord Chamberlain, the house acquired a classical portico (the first of its kind) in the mid 17th century and contains a fascinating Tudor chapel with Renaissance glass, a Palladian staircase and a wealth of old panelling and fine furniture. Attractive grounds feature herbaceous borders and a wild garden with lawns, lakes and woodland walks. There is also a newly developed wetlands area.
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Ben Dunlap
Wonderful points — but I'd take slight issue with your use of the term "design".
In the article it seems like you're using "design" to mean "look and feel". But I'd argue that, properly understood, "designing a web site" means structuring the content so as to meet the site's business goals.
In other words, what you're advocating is not preparatory to design — it is design.
In that understanding, look-and-feel is just one part of design, a part whose importance will vary depending on the subject matter and target audience of the site.
Thus one can argue, as for example Andy Rutledge does, that Craigslist is extremely well-designed. It's also ugly. (Amazon's a different beast; that really is a poorly-designed site, and I think it succeeds simply by being the biggest, baddest, and cheapest there is, not to mention a pioneer in its field).


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Deux Jours à Tuer (Love Me No More) (2008)
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A middle-aged man decides it's time to stop hiding his feelings, with explosive results, in this dark drama from French filmmaker Jean Becker. Antoine (Albert Dupontel) is a successful advertising executive who owns his own firm and has a wife, two children and a mistress. On his forty-second birthday, a switch seemingly goes off within Antoine and after a lifetime of being civil he begins telling others just what he thinks, usually in a blunt and hurtful manner. Antoine insults one of his best clients and bad-mouths their products before quitting his job and releasing a volley of insults upon his partners. That evening, his wife Cecile (Marie-Josee Croze) throws him a birthday party, but if anything Antoine's mood grows darker; he tells his wife he's never really cared for her, scolds his children for their behavior and poor spelling, and chastises all his friends in attendance. Angry Antoine packs a bag and leaves for a long voyage, which leads him to Ireland and a volatile meeting with his emotionally-distant father (Pierre Vaneck). Deux Jours a Tuer (aka Love Me No More) also features Alessandra Martines, Mathias Mlekus and Cristiana Reali. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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To be a winner in the New Game requires an understanding from the bottom to the top of an organisation that if you are going to make best use of people's talents to provide the goods and services folks want, in the way they want, you will - sooner or later - have to embrace three key concepts:
- Openness (of information, innovation and internal/external communication);
- Collaboration (among diverse groups of people including employees, customers and communities);
- Sustainability (since this is the only viable future for business and civilisation).
The web and advances in technology allow us to organise ourselves in a fundamentally different, and more productive way - bringing people and information beyond old boundaries together to solve the challenges we face as businesses, societies and an interdependent planet. Some sectors will have to face this challenge sooner than others, but the direction of change is now clear and even those who feel they have some years' breathing space need to accept that change will hit every sector eventually, as nimbler competitors who "get it" emerge to challenge the status quo.
But among senior and not-so-senior people in traditional organisations who can see or sense the arrival of these changes, many feel they are a "generational thing". They believe their current senior management and overarching culture just aren't ready for these ideas, so they do not push the agenda, preferring instead to wait until some mythical young turk steps up to take the reins of the business. But push we must. Because even in organisations where change is likely to be slower, decisions you make now could impede your ability to succeed in future.
One reason many are reluctant to take on the mantle of 'change agent' is that they don't feel they have appropriate ammunition or language to persuade sceptical boards and colleagues of the need to move in this direction. Well, here are five talks which provide a good primer on the key rules of the New Game. They do so with clarity and passion, as well as containing some great quotations and examples to counter detractors' arguments, bring waverers on board and inspire.
1. Charles Leadbeater on Innovation (TED)
Business thinker Leadbeater explains back in 2005 why decentralisation, collaboration and openness are key to successful innovation, and why incremental innovation is not enough.
2. Clay Shirky on Institutions vs Collaboration (TED)
In another prescient 2005 talk, social media guru Shirky talks about how the social web will bring vast changes to the organisational landscape.
3. Ray Anderson on the case for Sustainable Business (TED)
Floor-tile entrepreneur and former environmental offender Anderson provides a compelling business, as well as moral, case for pursuing sustainable business. It's worth watching in full, but those turned off by equations might like to forward to his conclusions, which start at the 9min 10sec mark.
4. Jeff Jarvis on "What Would Google Do?" (YouTube)
Author and journalist Jarvis gives a comprehensive talk on how businesses need to change, based on his book "What Would Google Do?". There are some great concrete examples of game-changing ideas for different sectors.
5. Tim Berners-Lee on the "Next Web" (TED)
The fact the inventor of the web has thrown his weight so passionately behind the idea of open, linked data is crucial - particularly since those you're trying to convince will likely have heard of him. In other words, his is a highly credible name to drop when you're making that New Game business case.