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Environmentalists warn Ontario-Quebec pipeline will lead to oil exports through east
Technicians work on an Enbridge pipeline near Fredonia Township, Mich., in this 2010 file photo. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, EPA)
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Published Friday, November 30, 2012 8:32AM EST
Last Updated Friday, November 30, 2012 8:37PM EST
Environmental groups have mounted a campaign against a plan to ship western crude to Quebec, saying it's just one step towards creating an eastern route for "dirty" oilsands crude exports.
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver, meanwhile, shrugged off concerns that environmental opposition could hinder Enbridge's plan to reverse the flow of its Line 9 pipeline from Montreal to southern Ontario.
He said opposition is inevitable to a project that has otherwise garnered a great deal of "enthusiasm."
"That certainly has been my experience since I became the minister of natural resources -- there hasn't been a single project anywhere in the country, irrespective of what it is, that isn't opposed by someone," Oliver told reporters after a speech to a Calgary business audience.
Enbridge announced Thursday it has applied to the National Energy Board to reverse a stretch of its Line 9 pipeline that currently runs from Montreal to Westover, Ont. It also wants to increase the line's capacity from 240,000 barrels per day to 300,000 barrels per day.
However, a group of environmentalist organizations that have been arguing Enbridge wants to create an eastern export route for "dirty oil" from Alberta, said Friday that they view the pipeline reversal as a preliminary step in that plan.
"With this application, the evidence becomes overwhelming that oil companies are planning to send tar sands through eastern Canada, Quebec and New England," the groups said in a statement Friday.
Patrick Bonin of Greenpeace said in the statement that "Quebec cannot count on the Harper Government, Alberta or the National Energy Board when it comes to the environment, and must refuse this project for the common good of Quebecers."
The groups say they don't believe Enbridge's assurances that it has no plans for creating an eastern export route and that the "the full reversal of Line 9 is almost certainly a precursor to a reversal of the Portland-Montreal Pipeline "
Oliver says critics of energy development can be divided into two groups. One is going to be opposed to energy development under any circumstances, he said.
"There's another broader group of people who care deeply about the environment, are uncertain about the facts and are worried about the potential impact," said Oliver.
Communicating with the second group is the "single biggest challenge," which the government is trying to address through advertising campaigns, among other things.
"We need all the help we can get in raising the profile of this issue, making people understand what the critical points are and communicating also on an emotive level," said Oliver.
"I think facts, and information, is crucial, but it's not enough. I think people have to understand how it will impact on them."
An example of ways the government can appeal to Canadians' emotions is looking at the role resource development has played in this country's history, Oliver told reporters.
"That's something I think that a lot of people in this country feel proud about."
Enbridge's Line 9 flowed from west to east when it was built in the 1970s, but it was reversed two decades later to respond to market conditions at the time. Now, Enbridge wants to restore its original flow so that eastern refineries can have access to western crude.
During the summer, the NEB gave Enbridge the green light to reverse a segment of Line 9 between Sarnia, Ont., and Westover, which is close to Imperial Oil's (TSX:IMO) Nanticoke refinery.
The application announced Thursday covers the remaining stretch to Montreal, where Suncor (TSX:SU) has a refinery.
Eastern refineries currently rely on crude imported from overseas, which is more expensive than oil that comes from Western Canada. It's one of the reasons why gasoline prices are much higher in the East than they are the West, though there are many other factors at play.
A lack of adequate pipeline capacity has meant Alberta crude hasn't been able to find its way to the most lucrative markets, leading to a supply glut that has depressed prices and eroded producers' profits.
Enbridge says the environmentalists' claims are "false."
"The market demand driving the Line 9 reversal projects, from Ontario and Quebec refiners, is for light crude oil, which is generally sourced from regions other than the Canadian oilsands," it said.
"However, crude oil derived from the oilsands region of Canada, sometimes called diluted bitumen or dilbit, could also be shipped on Line 9."
Enbridge added that dilbit is safely shipped every day through pipelines across North America.
"Decades of transporting heavy crude proves there is no evidence that pipelines transporting this product are more susceptible to internal corrosion than pipelines transporting other crude oil types."
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51 neglected dogs found at grooming shop
Metro Police investigating a stolen car ring discovered 51 dogs without food or water Wednesday night at a pet grooming shop at Flamingo Road and Torrey Pines Drive.
Officers arriving at Artistic Pet discovered a couple of stolen cars parked near the shop, police said.
When they went inside the shop, they discovered the dogs packed in boxes and cages without ventilation, food or water, police said.
Seven puppies were packed inside one small box. The floor was covered with dog feces, as were many of the cages, police said.
Police arrested the shop owner on auto theft charges, and charges of animal cruelty were pending today.
The dogs were taken to Dewey Animal Shelter, where owners who had not picked up their pets can find them.
David Marsh, senior animal control officer for Clark County, said a total of 51 dogs, including 12 very young puppies were taken to the Dewey Animal Shelter late last night.
"Many of them are a little underweight and dehydrated," Marsh said.
Although Marsh is not a veterinarian, he said it appeared some of the animals would need additional medical treatment. A veterinarian was scheduled to conduct assessments of all of the animals later today, both to ensure the dogs' health and to help the county build a case against the groomer, Marsh said.
A longtime Las Vegas resident said the raid of Artistic Pet has given him hope that his dog is alive.
The man, who asked that his name not be printed, said he dropped his 9-year-old Yorkie off at the kennel on Oct. 27 prior to taking a trip to Chicago. He said he chose the place because it looked clean and was near his house.
"The business called my friend (who was watching his home) on Nov. 1 and said my dog died in his sleep," the man said. "My friend arranged to have my dog cremated, but he did not go to the place. And he did not want to upset me, so he didn't tell me about it until I got back to Las Vegas on Nov. 8.
"I just accepted that my dog had died and was in a lot of grief. I still cry every night about it. After watching the news last night, my stomach turned. Now I think maybe they sold my dog. I don't know what to do now."
The man said his dog, despite its advanced years, was very healthy and a purebred, so it would have fetched a good price even without papers.
"If anyone bought a Yorkie from this place between Oct. 27 and Nov. 8, I can only ask that they call the Sun so that I can get in touch with them in hopes that it is my dog," the man said.
"I just really think the county should keep a better eye on these kind of places," he said.
The county had issued a business license to Artistic Pet in 1995, but that license had lapsed, according to county records. An application for a new license, filed in July of 2001, was listed as "pending approval." No owner information was available.
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Look out romantics: Half of all sexts are lies
In a survey of college students, nearly half of those who had ever sent a sexy text had lied while doing so. Shockingly, sexters aren't always wearing or doing what they say they are, according to the new study.
"This already exists in face-to-face interactions, like with orgasms it's common," lead author Michelle Drouin told Reuters Health. "I expected people would also be 'faking it' in sexts."
Drouin worked on the study at Indiana University – Purdue University in Fort Wayne. She and her coauthors gave 155 college students who had been in at least one committed relationship an anonymous online survey about their sexting histories. The surveys included questions about lying to committed relationship partners via text about what they were wearing (or not wearing) and what they were doing. There were also questions about the participants' attitudes toward relationships and commitment.
Of those who had ever sent a sext, 48% had lied, according to the results published in Computers in Human Behavior. At the end of the survey, an optional fill-in-the-blank section let the students explain why they lied: For themselves, for others or neither.
Two-thirds said they lied to serve their partner and one third lied to serve themselves. About twice as many women as men had deceptively sexted, which is comparable to the research on lying during sex itself, Drouin said.
"Women are more likely to fake orgasm than men, for obvious reasons, but more likely to pretend enthusiasm as well," she said. "Women lie to serve other people more than men (do)."
We know that people can fake orgasms, or general enthusiasm, in face-to-face interactions, but texting allows people to fake entire sex, which is new, she said.
"The fact that deception can occur so easily over text, I think it is a problem," Drouin said. "Especially because this generation uses it for so much."


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My name is Kim Powell, so if a headline mentions Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-il, Kim Kardashian, Colin Powell, Julie Powell, Baden Powell or Powell Peralta, I'm gonna notice it.
So of course I noticed this, on the SMH homepage:
It's a column by Paule Joye, What's with the outfits Kim?:
I've been sitting on my hands trying not to write this one. Predominantly because I believe we/me/society should leave pregnancy and pregnant women alone. Give them a break.
When you're pregnant everyone has an opinion. About your body, the sex of your baby and what type of birth you might have. Suddenly you become public property and for nine months you must endure a peanut gallery whose members range from the neighbours mother-in-law to a stranger at the supermarket.
I'm pretty sure you can guess where this is going.
I know all to well what it's like to be told 'you must be having a girl because it's stolen your beauty'. So Kim, it's important you know that I write this from a place of love.
I know, I know, it's easy to confuse "love" with "mean-spirited body-shaming". I do it all the time.
What's up with the maternity outfits?
Someone has to let that poor girl know that fashion and pregnancy go together like socks and sandals. Or nails down a blackboard. That the second trimester is not the time to be posing in a pink, neon jumpsuit underneath the statue of Jesus in Brazil. Or the moment to trial a dominatrix-inspired organza cape. Or a feather mini-skirt. Now's the time for elasticised waist bands and no under wire. Now's the time to take a fashion sabbatical.
Why isn't it the time to wear those things? Seems to me that the time you want to wear a pink neon jumpsuit is the time you should wear it. So when she says "I believe we/me/society should leave pregnancy and pregnant women alone", what she really means is "people should leave me alone when I'm pregnant, but I'm allowed to be mean and silly towards other pregnant women".
Now Kim wears the kind of clothes we're used to seeing on fashion editors, supermodels and Cate Blanchet. Not small, curvy women. Particularly not small, curvy, pregnant women.
You're missing a t in Blanchett there, love. But typos aside – because we all do them and she did quite a few of them and god I hope there aren't any in this post – women can wear whatever the hell they want to wear. And that includes "small, curvy, pregnant" women.
I'd like to draw Paula Joye's attention to this video she created in August 2010, praising Instyle editor Kerrie McCallum for "breezing through" her pregnancy looking "glamorous" and "like a supermodel":
In this video, Paula Joye says she still wore heels when pregnant – yet apparently Kim Kardashian needs to ditch the heels and wear ballet flats. In this video she also says you should wear things that "accentuate your bump", and that you should wear skinny jeans so you don't look frumpy and that, even when pregnant, your outfits should always be flattering. (The video also shows paparazzi shots of pregnant married celebrities to Beyonce's 'All the Single Ladies'. I'm really not sure what that's about.)
I'd also like to draw Paula Joye's attention to this piece she wrote in June 2012:
Meet the most stylish pregnant woman on the planet – Bronwyn McCahon.
At 37 weeks pregnant with baby number two she looks as she always does – cool, chic and polished… what I love so much about her maternity style is the ability she has to still dress like herself no matter what the bump is doing.
Ah, so it's praiseworthy when her friends dress this way, but when a celebrity that she'll most likely never meet does it, then it requires a nasty, body-shaming article on the website of a major broadsheet. Silly me for not seeing that difference.
And I'd like to draw Paula Joye's attention to this piece she wrote in March 2012:
I went through pregnancy wearing non maternity clothes – except for a single pair of jeans – opting instead for lots of stretch jersey in jumbo sizes because I couldn't relate to the pregnant bodies in the maternity catalogues.
Seems to me that Kim Kardashian is doing the same thing – wearing non-maternity clothes. Besides, between her reality show and the paparazzi mobbing her every time she's out in public (to get photos that editors like Paula Joye buy), is it that surprising that Kardashian is making sure they don't get a bad photo of her?
I guess Kim all I really wanted to say was that even though you're a Kardashian and Mrs West you're also pregnant and you should be allowed to dress for it.
But you're not allowed to dress the way you want, obviously.
If pregnancy taught me anything it was that people like me need to learn to keep their opinions to themselves (clearly, I'm still evolving), that fashion will always be there and that elastic is a truly happy place.
That doesn't even make sense. You either learned that lesson or you didn't. And you didn't. But keep trying, Paula, and maybe one day you'll be mature enough that you don't feel you have to body-shame a pregnant woman.


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Our readers sound off on workplace privacy
"You have zero privacy anyway," McNealy said. "Get over it."
Government workers apparently have embraced this notion – at least where agency-issued laptop PCs, handheld devices and smart phones are concerned.
Our story on the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling that the Ontario, Calif. police department had a right to review the text messages on a SWAT sergeant's department pager drew a healthy dose of comments from readers. And, as with comments on our earlier coverage of the 'sexting' case, readers were mostly in agreement with the police department -- and now, with the Supreme Court.
Related stories:
Sexting case outcome changes the rules on workplace privacy
Where does government draw the line on sexting at work?
High court to settle 'sexting' at work case
Supreme Court opinion (PDF)
The court's decision, which overturned an earlier appeals court decision in favor of the officer, was fairly narrow, in that it ruled that the department's reason for examining the texts was valid, and did not violate Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure. Department officials had noticed that the number of text messages were exceeding monthly limits and was trying to see if its text contract should be expanded. That the sergeant got caught using most of his texts to send racy messages to his wife and mistress was incidental.
Readers, it seems, would go further than the court, saying that users of agency-issued devices have no reason to expect privacy and that the agency, which is paying for the devices and the service, has a right to monitor their use. (in the specific case before the Court, the city and the police officers had worked out a deal whereby officers who exceeded the cap for text messages under the flat rate would pay the additional charges themselves. That system faltered, however, because it meant an officer had to collect the money every month, which became a tedious task.)
A reader at Fort Monmouth, N.J., said the answer is obvious to Defense Department users. "Dept of Defense (DoD) has a privacy banner that is loaded when you boot up your PC that states 'This is a United States DoD computer and all transactions are subject to monitoring.' The individual did not own his beeper.....and he is ignorant to even believe his privacy was violated ... he stole money from the city by using his beeeper for personal matters which went over the contractual amount. If the courts rule any other way, you have to wonder about our legal system."
In fact, rather and expecting privacy, several readers said they assume the opposite. "If I'm using an employer issued laptop/phone/PDA, I don't expect that anything done on that device would be private," wrote one reader. "I actually expect that anything done on that device would be monitored by the employer."
"If I use a device paid for by my employer, then I would expect that they would have the right to see what I was doing," agreed RayW, "especially if it was costing them extra money in overages."
A reader in Nashville, Tenn., claimed to be ahead of McNealy in saying privacy was a thing of the past: "I was telling co-workers as early as 1998 that there should be no expectation of privacy while communicating on any employer-owned equipment (computers via email, cell phones, anything that communicates). If it truly must be private, use your own equipment and communication service (cell service, mobile/Wi-Fi, etc.). For anyone to see/expose any communications on equipment owned by and services contracted and paid for by individuals should require a court-ordered 'tap.' Otherwise, employee communications on company equipment and services should be considered as if you were putting it on a billboard on Main Street."
Local County Government Worker Upstate New York also backs the court: "I agree with this ruling. Too many government employees utilize these communications devices as their own when it is their employer's (phones, PDAs, computers, etc). There needs to be a clear-cut line between what is business and what is personal. The employer issued the device. Since it is theirs to pay the bill it is also theirs to monitor. I'm curious how this ruling would affect an incident where a FOIA request was made on the government employee. Could the public potentially obtain the records too? Shouldn't they be able to since they (the taxpayer) are flipping the bill? Then maybe the employees would begin to act like professional adults instead of children with toys."
And Blondie agreed that properly using any communications device is just part of being a professional – and surviving in government service: "A wife and a mistress? Sounds like the guy was very busy. All kidding aside, his behavior was dumb, dumb, dumb. I've seen two GS-15s relieved for pilfering government property, cheating on expense reports, etc. My mentor told me, don't cheat on the little things because if someone is looking for a reason to get rid of you, that's a giveaway. Keep your timesheet, your government cell phone and computer, and your travel voucher above reproach. He also told me, clerks and admin people rule the world in federal service...be nice to your support people and don't make them your enemy unless they are incompetent, then you can't afford to keep them. He was so right on both accounts."
In short, get over it.
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I think you have to realize that all the hand helds can be monitored, anytime, anyplace. Professionals must realize this fact and act accordingly. Using a City provided device to cheat on your wife with a fellow employee? What were you thinking?
I think there is a line of pragmatism here. I don't use my work issued laptop or phone for these things. So, I carry dual devices, so my private life and work life are separate.
What does that mean? When I am on personal time, which machines get taken along? Which do I pay most attention to? Which do I pay attention to within "work to the rule?"
It's not the Government Machines. Does that really help the taxpayers. The US taxpayers have not financed equipment on which I am sexting or anything else. Sooo...
They get less attention and focus than if I could dual-purpose the machinery.
I think busting an employee for texting on a Government phone...especially if there was a legitimate plan in place to pay for private messages...is rude. It is like saying verbally "people working long shifts can park in these reserved spaces" then towing their car because there is a Reserved sign. Sure, it's the letter of the law, but it goes against reasonable expectations of good faith on the part of the employer.
I have no doubt this guy could have afforded a separate phone. He was lulled into a false sense of security by being offered the option to pay to dual purpose his Government equipment and also run his private life on it. He trusted that the people around him would be courteous and professional and no go snooping into his private business.
And he got burned. Lesson? Leave work in the workplace and in your pocket and have your personal device be the one you pay attention to. Is that really good for the taxpayers. I doubt it.
Until then? Smart employees will "dual source" their machinery.
Long term solution? Stipends to buy personal equipment, and secure thumb drives and logins for accessing work? That's been seriously proposed by some GSA leadership. In the end most of us would like our lives integrated on one or two devices, and our work will get more attention if the device we do it on can be the one which we also use in our private lives.
Had to deal with this very issue recently, on a Satt phone issued to a fellow over in the sandbox, who ran up $1500 in overage charges calling a couple of non-work numbers back home.As an unoffical policy, we turn a blind eye to a little personal usage, especially for people in a forward area. But this guy went way over the line. Sent a gentle reminder through back channels to the command types over there, and so far it has not happened again. We did have one guy on long-term TDY with a company cell phone who ran up 10k in charges- senior manangement let him off with reimbursing the govt.
Users have no right to privacy while using devices owned by the employer, period. If you are using a personal device in the workplace, you do have a right to privacy in this case (doing personal activities on the employers time, however, may be another matter).
The fact that such expense was made to appeal this decision to the Supreme Court show what little common sense people have. To the Court of Appeals, they should be challenged with "what were you thinking" and in the long run bill them not the taxpayer for these costs.
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Complainant is a Swiss limited liability company founded in 1866 by Henri Nestle and sells products and services all over the world in various industries, in particular the food industry, including baby foods, breakfast cereals, chocolate and confectionary, beverages, bottled water, dairy products, ice cream, prepared foods and food services. It is the owner of over 100,000 international and national trademark registrations worldwide, consisting in or including "NESTLE". Complainant has also registered the world "nestle" in domain names under several different gTLDS and ccTLDs and operates the website www.nestle.com as a main portal aimed at promoting its activities worldwide.
Respondent registered the domain name, "nestle-cereales.com" in September 2008, without Complainant's authorization, which at the time of the Complaint's filing pointed to a website"wwwnestle-cereales.com" where Internet users could find several sponsored links (pay-per-click pages) redirecting mainly to third party websites. There was also a link reproducing the "Nestle" brand and by clicking on it, Internet users were redirected to an additional pay-per-click page where other dedicated links also displaying the brand "Nestle" were published.
As soon as Complainant became aware of Respondent's registration and use of the disputed domain, its legal representatives sent the domain holder a cease and desist letter, which went ignored.
Although the disputed domain included the descriptive term "cereales" (meaning "cereals" in Spanish), the Panel held that this did not exclude the confusing similarity with Complainant's NESTLE trademark, which was incorporated in whole in the disputed domain. In addition, the evidence showing that Respondent used the domain name to host a "link farm", i.e. a list of sponsored links, was sufficient to determine that Respondent did not have any right or legitimate interest in the domain and had registered and used it in bad faith. Indeed, the Panel noted that the circumstances amounted to unduly taking advantage of the well-known nature of Complainant's mark to attract more Internet users and generate revenue presumably to Respondent's benefit in the form of pay-per-click.
As a further element evidencing Respondent's bad faith, the Panel noted that there was an attempt by Respondent to avoid submission to the UDRP proceeding, apparently by means of a privacy service. The initial Respondent as per the Complaint initially submitted was "PrivacyProtect.org" of the Netherlands, who had been involved in prior UDRP proceedings, all of them decided for the transfer of the disputed domain name. The WhoIs details of the disputed domain in this case were then changed to "Private Registration" of Panama and the Complainant chose to file an amendment to the Complaint. The Panel noted a change in the ownership of a domain name after a cease and desist letter has already been dispatched by a trademark owner is often an indication of bad faith, i.e. a way to create difficulties for a trademark owner to assert its rights in a UDRP proceeding. Similarly, a change in the WhoIs details is another evidence of bad faith. The Panel ordered transfer of the disputed domain. Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. v. Private Registration, WIPO Case No. D2009-1021


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The Police Cadet Program is designed to offer an introduction to law enforcement for young men and women interested in pursuing a career in this rewarding profession. The Program provides mentorship, classroom instruction and hands-on training.
Upon completion of the Program, we encourage Cadets who wish to continue in the field of law enforcement to apply with the Portland Police Reserve Unit and, when eligible, take part in the Portland Police Bureau testing process.
What are the Cadet Program's Objectives?
- Instill an understanding and appreciation of the criminal justice system, and the professional ethics applied to law enforcement.
- Develop an appreciation and understanding of Oregon laws.
- Our goal is for the Cadets to become future Community Police Officers for the Portland Police Bureau.
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What will I do as a Police Cadet?
Once accepted into the Program, Cadets are assigned to one of three Precinct Posts. Police Cadets work many details and assignments in uniform and are involved in the following areas of community events and services:
- Attending weekly meetings
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Police Cadets gain valuable experience and training in preparation for a career in law enforcement. Although Police Cadets have no police powers, they receive the following training:
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Those interested in the program must meet the following criteria:
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Applications are accepted on a continuous basis. Applications will begin to be processed during September in preparation for the Cadet Academy which begins in January of each year.
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While Officer Tonya Ford travelled to Harrisburg on Feb. 8 to advocate for a youth crime prevention program with local State Rep. Jake Wheatley and City Councilman Daniel Lavelle, controversy surrounding the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and Chief Nate Harper was rising to a fever pitch.
A few days later, a Channel 4 News crew ascended on Ford's home to shoot footage of her house for a story on her private business and connections to Chief Harper. The story produced by Channel 4 included the value of her house, how much she made in take home pay last year, and footage of the vehicle her husband uses in work for the FBI.
Ford has been thrust into the spotlight due to controversy surrounding Chief Harper, who is currently involved in a federal investigation regarding a city contract with a firm that was paid to install radios and computers into Pittsburgh police cars. While new allegations seem to be sprouting daily in the media against Harper and his subordinates, none has been charged with a crime, or disciplined within the Police Bureau.
Among the media's allegations of impropriety is Harper and Ford's involvement in Diverse Public Safety Consultants LLC, a company formed along with colleagues Cmdr. Eric Holmes, Sgt. Barry Budd, and Tamara Davis, who works in the police personnel and finance office. However, Ford said the company does not violate any laws or policies because it is not yet operational.
"They are attacking me as if no other police have businesses," Ford said. "Are you investigating the people who you know have these companies? I don't really care, but if you're coming after me, it (shouldn't) be a double standard."
The media has also attacked Ford for selling goods and services through her private business D&T Enterprises, which provided catering at a police event, and for selling police memorabilia through her company Police Memories. According to the city code of conduct, Ford's actions could be considered an ethics violation because employees are prohibited "from using official title, insignia or position in connection with any private business from which the public official or city employee receives compensation."
But how common are side businesses like Ford's among other police officers? According to news reports on the Jordan Miles case, where three police officers were accused of beating a then 18-year-old CAPA High School student, a private polygraph firm owned by a Ross Township police officer administered polygraph tests on the three officers. In the city, police officers are trained in self-defense techniques at Wright's Gym, which is owned by a veteran officer on the force.


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Ericsson has unveiled the first model in its second generation of digital Advanced Bus Converter (ABC) products. Based upon the FRIDA II platform, which was announced earlier this year, the Ericsson BMR456 3E* Advanced Bus Converter delivers unprecedented performance to system architects who are developing equipment for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) applications that require fast response time, tightly regulated intermediate bus voltages and high efficiency at any point of operation to reduce power consumption. This new generation of fully regulated digital DC/DC converters is based on a 32-bit microcontroller that embeds the family's most advanced firmware to date. The FRIDA II firmware has been developed by Ericsson to guarantee the highest possible performance at any point of operation from low load to high load.
"While new competitive power module products are close to the level of performance that Ericsson delivered back in 2008, Ericsson has raised the bar again with the launch of world's most advanced power modules, integrating 32-bit processing and industry-leading power-consumption-control capabilities via embedded firmware," said Patrick Le Fèvre, Marketing and Communication Director, Ericsson Power Modules. "The BMR456 is the first product to be based on the FRIDA II platform and firmware and is the culmination of technology innovation that demonstrates Ericsson's firm commitment to reduce energy consumption."
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In June 2008, through close cooperation with board and systems designers, Ericsson was the first company to release a 21st century 3E power architecture composed of PMBus-compliant ABCs and POL converters that can be fully integrated into the rest of the digital chain of processors and associated components.
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PHOENIX (AP) — A woman charged in the 2008 death of her lover in Arizona has resumed testimony after the judge denied a mistrial motion based on claims of prosecutorial misconduct.
Jodi Arias faces the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of Travis Alexander. Arias began her sixth day of testimony Wednesday. Defense attorneys have repeatedly requested mistrials, all of which the judge has denied.
Jurors on Tuesday were played sexually explicit phone conversations between Arias and Alexander. On Wednesday, Arias continued recounting her troubled relationship with Alexander and his physical and emotional abuse.
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This online article is from Science Explorations, a collaboration between AMNH and Scholastic designed to promote science literacy. Written for students in grades 3-6, this article from SuperScience magazine has the following content:
- An introduction to Hazel Davies, who manages the animals that star in exhibitions at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
- A look at how animals are selected for Museum exhibitions and the ongoing care they require.
Teacher Tip
Supplement a study of biology with an activity drawn from this online Science Explorations article.
- Ask students if they can think of any live animals that are on display at the AMNH.
- Send students to this online article, or print copies of it for them to read.
- Have them write a one-page reaction to the article, focusing on what they learned about how live animals are selected and cared for in Museum exhibitions.


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No Conference Blues
Using 4squaredand7yearsago, I discovered that I was arriving in Seattle for Gnomedex on this day last year. Sadly, Gnomedex was discontinued after it's ten year run. So, there's no Gnomedex this year.
I'm coming to terms with the fact that I likely won't be attending SXSW this March. I also doubt I will be going to PAB and PodCamp Toronto. These are conferences I really wish I could be there for.
I'm not complaining, because I'm lucky to have a great job with amazing people. The thing is that my vacation days are too few to spend away at conferences, I spend what I have with my family.
I miss you
The thing is that I miss you. I miss my friends from the aforementioned conferences. Each one is like summer camp to me (ok, not PodCamp Toronto, because that's in February).
The less often I am able to attend, the more these friendships become dreaded long-distance relationships. We all know how they end up, right? I'd sooner be always connecting, but I know it's not always possible.
I try to stay in touch online, but it's next to impossible to do so. With Google Plus being added to the equation, it's even harder to remain connected to everyone across so many social networking sites.
So consider this a message to you, my long-distance conference comrades. Know that I'm thinking of you. Know that I miss you. I hope our paths cross again one day sooner than later. Slan go foill!
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By Liam Twomey
As Arsenal prepare for Sunday's north London derby showdown with Tottenham at White Hart Lane, no one knows better than Arsene Wenger that there is more than local bragging rights at stake.
Cup humiliation at the hands of Bradford City and Blackburn, combined with a timid Champions League first-leg submission at home to Bayern Munich in January, have all but condemned the Gunners to eight years without a trophy. The Frenchman's stock has never been lower.
For those who frequent the Emirates Stadium, a chronic lack of silverware is compounded by some of the highest ticket prices in world football and a squad stripped of star quality on a yearly basis. Disillusionment is growing, protests are gathering pace and booing has become all too regular.
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"I understand the fans. If you are a supporter of your club, you want to win something every year and if you don't win anything for six or seven years or even longer, the fans get a bit critical."
Any mention of Overmars will, for many Gunners fans, instantly evoke memories of a time when their club first threatened to displace Manchester United as the dominant force in English football and Wenger was viewed as one of the most progressive coaches in the game.
Some 15 years ago the Dutchman, now enjoying the position of director of football at Ajax, tormented Premier League full-backs with blistering pace and dazzling trickery as an Arsenal side boasting Emmanuel Petit, Patrick Vieira and Dennis Bergkamp romped to the title.
It was the club's first for seven years and, although United responded in typical fashion by dominating for the next three, Wenger remained Sir Alex Ferguson's most capable challenger.
In 2002, two years after Overmars had departed for Barcelona, the Frenchman's next great side, inspired by Thierry Henry, Robert Pires, Vieira and an evergreen Bergkamp, triumphed again. In 2004, the 'Invincibles' made history by going an entire league campaign unbeaten.
These successes, and the scintillating style in which they were achieved, are what have sustained Arsenal fans through the barren years.
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Now their patience is wearing thin but, while he admits that he does not know what the future holds for Wenger, Overmars insists that the Gunners boss – together with much-maligned majority shareholder Stan Kroenke and chief executive Ivan Gazidis – still deserve backing.
"They should still support Mr Wenger and the board," he declared. "They had unbelievably good years before and it's still possible that in the future they can create a new team that reaches that level.
"I understand the situation of the fans but they still have to support the club."
One of the most persistent accusations levelled at Wenger is that he is unwilling to spend the money on acquiring new talent required to keep Arsenal competitive in an age where Russian oligarchs and Middle Eastern investment funds are transforming the landscape of European football.
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The frugal style of Wenger - part manager, part economist - has in recent times seen the Gunners miss out on, among others, Juan Mata and Eden Hazard, two of the continent's finest creative talents. Both were persuaded that Chelsea were the only London club with the resources to match their ambition.
In the meantime, the Frenchman is finding it increasingly difficult to unearth hidden gems and rough diamonds as his rivals compete with equally comprehensive scouting networks.
Now, with their top-four hopes in the balance and Wenger under increasing pressure, the Arsenal board have reportedly revealed a £70m summer transfer kitty for the manager to spend as he wishes.
But for Overmars, the idea that splashing the cash can cure his former club's ills is a misguided one.
"These days it's very difficult because the whole world is searching for young talents," he continues.
"I work with Ajax and I can see everyone searching for the best players in the world from the age of 15 or 16 years old.
"It's not about spending. Of course you can spend if you buy the right players. But you can't just spend to get out of a crisis. That's the wrong way."
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Gopal is married to Ekta. She loves her husband but doesn't trust him. Ekta's brother, Lucky, is dumb and he loves Daisy, who doesn't know that he can't speak. ACP Madhav Ghai is in love with Gopal's sister, Esha. However, Gopal and the ACP hate each other. Then there is Laxman Prasad Apte who is in love with Mira, but will not be accepted by her family until he gets a job. One day a body is found at Blue Cross Street, and Gopal is the prime suspect for the murder, because he was heard threatening to kill the victim, Subodh Mehra. Although innocent, Gopal is hard pressed for an alibi on the night of the murder. That night, he had saved a damsel in distress from a few goons. Both their cars were damaged in the fight and they had no option but to spend the night on a friend's vacant yacht. Unless Gopal finds the girl, he can't prove his innocence. As luck would have it, the inspector investigating the murder is Gopal's archenemy ACP Madhav Sing Ghai. Gopal insulted him when he came to investigate a drug smuggling charge at Golden Fisheries, the company where both Gopal and the victim used to work. Now Gopal has two problems -- explaining to his very suspicious wife Ekta where he spent the night and explaining to the police that he is innocent. Meanwhile, a jobless Laxman Prasad Apte requests Gopal to give him Subodh Mehra's now vacant post. Gopal agrees to give him the job on the condition that he pretends to be Anthony Gonzales. While all this is happening, Lucky tries to help Gopal, who he knows is innocent. Nobody knows who Anthony Gonzales is. And there is still no sign of the girl Gopal saved on the night of the murder.
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The Tennessee Titans have released RBs Herb Donaldson, Stafon Johnson, Kestahn Moore and Joe Tronzo, WR Michael Preston, TEs Riar Geer and Cameron Graham, OL Thomas Gray, DE Julian Hartsell, LB Rennie Curran, CB Lequan Lewis and S Myron Rolle.
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The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms with undrafted rookie free-agents LB Jonathan Cornell (Mississippi), P Chad Cunningham (Tennessee), TE Cameron Graham (Louisville), G Thomas Gray (Samford), FB Patrick Hill (Miami), WR Joseph Hills (Tennessee State), DE Julian Hartsell (Catawba), G Anquez Jackson (Alabama A&M), WR James Kirkendoll (Texas), CB Lequan Lewis (Arizona State), WR Orentha Murdock (Fort Hays State), WR Michael Preston (Heidelberg College), WR Owen Spencer (NC State) and LS John Stokes (Vanderbilt).
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Finally, Monarchs are homeBy IAN CLARK
New Hampshire Union Leader
October 18. 2013 12:28AM
Monarchs weekendTonight: At Hartford Wolf Pack (N.Y. Rangers), 7 p.m.
Saturday: vs. Providence Bruins (Boston) at Verizon Wireless Arena, 7 p.m.
Sunday: vs. Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh) at Verizon Wireless Arena, 3 p.m.
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Fast fact: Providence boasts two Dartmouth College products: Matt Lindblad and Nick Johnson. Lindblad was the Big Green's second-leading scorer last winter as a junior, then turned pro.
The road has been kind to the Manchester Monarchs, but now it's time to come home.
The Monarchs (3-0-1) have one more road game tonight at Hartford at 7 before the home opener at Verizon Wireless Arena Saturday at 7 p.m. against the Providence Bruins. Manchester will then host Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday at 3 p.m.
"It'll be nice. Our building is a fun atmosphere to play in and everyone feels real comfortable there," said Monarchs forward Brandon Kozun. "We've managed to do well on the road so far, which is huge. We know we'll be ready to go once we get back to the Verizon."
The five games on the road to start the season did wonders for team bonding, but skating at home will still be welcomed by the team.
"It's going to be great. It's been a long time coming and I think the boys are anxious to get back there," said goalie Martin Jones. "Sometimes playing on the road early in the season is not the worst thing. You get everybody on the bus together and those are good team-building things."
The Bruins (2-1-1) will come to town looking for revenge after the Monarchs overcame a 2-0 deficit and went on to win 3-2 in a shootout a week ago. With players like Jordan Caron, Matt Bartkowski and Torey Krug now up with the big club in Boston, Providence has a bit of a new look this season.
"They're a little different than they were last year. They had a few more guys that have progressed on to the Bruins lineup so they're breaking in some newer players," said Monarchs head coach Mark Morris. "They still play a very aggressive game and they're a dangerous team if you give them too much time and space."
Much like the Monarchs, Providence has benefited from varied scoring in the lineup, led by Ryan Spooner with two goals and three assists for five points. Spooner had a strong camp with Boston and is one of the top contenders to move up should a need arise.
Dartmouth College product Nick Johnson (3-1-4) is next on the scoring sheet and then three rookies who bear watching. Centerman Alexander Khokhlavhev (0-3-3), left wing Jared Knight (2-0-2) and right wing Alexander Fallstrom (1-1-2) have all started the season on solid footing.
"They're a good team," Jones said. "We've got to worry on our game and focus on what we need to so, skate and stick to our systems. You make any mistakes against them and they can make you pay."
Providence also has two young goalies that Boston is watching closely. Niklas Svedberg is 2-0-1 with a 2.25 goals-against average. Rookie Malcom Subban is 0-1, giving up four goals in his pro debut.
Tuukka Rask's backup in Boston is Chad Johnson, a veteran journeyman who works well as a stop-gap measure while Svedberg and Subban develop. Svedberg shows promise while Subban will continue to learn the pro game as the season unfolds.
As for the Monarchs goaltending situation, Jones will likely get a night off during this three-game weekend to allow J.F. Berube to get his first start of the year.
"We'll probably have to get a start for Berube at some point and give him a shot and see how he handles things here," Morris said. "We'll have a few decisions to make and hopefully, we stay healthy so that chemistry continues to build."


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Selected content from volume 27, numbers 1-2, of Reports of the National Center for Science Education is now available on NCSE's website, including Tim Heaton's report on his visit to Answers in Genesis's Creation Museum and Eugenie C.
Over two weeks after it was first reported that Christine Comer was forced to resign from her post at the Texas Education Agency, apparently because she forwarded a brief e-mail announcing a lecture on "intelligent design" by Barbara Forrest, the state's newspapers continue to provide a steady stream of news and commentary. And groups with a stake in the integrity of science education in Texas continue to voice their concern.
The Alliance for Science -- a non-profit organization which seeks "to heighten public understanding and support for science and to preserve the distinctions between science and religion in the public sphere" -- is holding its second annual essay contest. The theme is "Climate, Agriculture, and Evolution." Students are encouraged to submit essays of up to 1000 words on one of two topics: "Climate and Evolution and "Agriculture and Evolution."
As Florida continues to consider the draft of a new set of state science standards, there are reports about mounting creationist lobbying against the inclusion of evolution and for the inclusion of creationism.
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Your friend is about to lead her first board meeting, or walk out in front of 300 students to give her first lecture. You text her your best encouragement: "Everyone thinks you can't do this. But you can!"
She Persisted , a new book by Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton and former US president Bill Clinton, does the same thing for young girls. Released May 30, with illustrations by Alexandra Boiger, it delivers an anxiety-laden lesson to its readers: The world wants to bring girls down.
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Virginia Apgar, who developed a standardized way to evaluate newborns, persisted as an anesthesiologist, because she was told women couldn't be surgeons. Maria Tallchief persisted as an American prima ballerina, despite being teased for being Native American.
A representative passage about 19th-century journalist Nellie Bly:
Nellie Bly became a reporter in part because a male writer had said that working women were "a monstrosity," and she wanted to prove that women could do anything.
Though well-intentioned, the 20-page book tells its readers they're in for a lifetime of injustice. Each historical figure is measured by the obstacles they overcame, and the word "no" repeats in both the first and closing passages of the book.
"Sometimes being a girl isn't easy," the book begins. "At some point, someone probably will tell you no, will tell you to be quiet and may even tell you your dreams are impossible."
It ends on an only slightly more uplifting note: "So, if anyone ever tells you no, if anyone ever says your voice isn't important or your dreams are too big, remember these women. They persisted."
Of course, women do face systemic obstacles, institutional and social; there's no need to pretend otherwise. But the negative language that pervades She Persisted risks doing more to undermine than empower.
She Persisted follows on the success of a similar collection that came out last year. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls , by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo, 100 illustrated stories about women including Sylvia Earle, Jane Austen, and Serena and Venus Williams, raised $1.2 million in crowdfunds. Another iteration on the concept, Women who Dared , by Linda Skeers and illustrated by Livi Gosling, with 52 stories of relatively unknown circus performers, drag racers, and sailors in disguise, will come out this September. Both these books, the first aimed at readers four and up, the second at readers eight and up, are more positive, celebrating heroic women for their intelligence, curiosity, creativity, and athleticism.
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As io9 points out, this Kubrick video may be a little "too good to be true," especially since there's no definitive visual evidence that he's actually talking. Still, the explanation does hold weight when taken with Clarke's writing, but after 50 years and countless essays and theories on the subject, it's doubtful that this will put an end to the discussions on one of the most complex endings in all of film.
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Are all of the people who wanted Coleman Kcaj OK with Pablo Jill and calling it good or do you really want the holo version?
Ok I'm axing Kcaj from the list. Btw...Prequel Jedi continuity is one of the stupidest things ever
Also Kcaj is wearing a dark undershirt.
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Que se la llevaron! (They carried her off!),
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Technology Rules The World
Our team here uses electronic tools for just about everything from online applications that feed directly into our HR information system, to leveraging social media that helps us stay connected with all of you.
In a world driven by so much technology, including iPads, smart phones and Microsoft Office tools, it is safe to assume the resumes we receive would be done in a reasonably current format, right?
Cutting and Pasting...Literally!
Some time ago we received a resume that was, we think, typed as a sort of template many years ago. However, this shrewd candidate intentionally left spaces blank so that the job titles of future positions could by typed (with a different typewriter) into the old template.
No, I am not making this up.
Needless to say that resume looked so unprofessional, it clearly was not written to match the opening here at the hospital, and showed ultimately that this candidate was not excited about joining our team, that we were unable to seriously consider them as a legitimate candidate.
We don't expect you to have the latest and greatest software, nor do we expect your resume or cover letters to be worthy of winning a Pulitzer prize.
We do however, expect you to put the time in to demonstrate that not only do you know what position you are applying for, but you are genuinely excited about our mission to be the best children's hospital in the country.
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Because of my work with the Hawaii Karate Museum, the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai, and the Hikari Dojo, I have the opportunity to speak to many people who practice and have practiced Karate. Most people have had a positive experience.
However, I have spoken to to a number of people who had to quit training due to injuries, sometimes serious ones. For the most part, these injuries were caused by kumite (sparring), often when the student had only practiced for a few months or only a couple of years. People have described serious knee, back, and neck injuries, as well as broken jaws, skull fractures and concussions. And again, these were Karate ending injuries -- not minor injuries.
Sometimes the injuries were caused by kumite within the dojo or class. More often than not, the injuries involved sparring with students from other dojo or classes, in tournaments or otherwise.
In some cases, the injuries left the students crippled for life.
My dojo does not participate in tournaments and does not engage in kumite training with other dojo. I will not kumite with a person unless I know them very well -- and am confident in their control, both physically and mentally.
It makes no sense at all to me for beginners to engage in free kumite. Kumite should be controlled, at least until the student becomes sufficiently advanced. A student should be able to strike his partner's skin reliably.
In Karate, we should be training for our 70s -- like the Tai Chi Sifu. Part of the strategy for this is to avoid injuries as much as possible. An occassional minor injury (a bloody nose or sprain) is hard to avoid, but major injuries are often the result of poor supervision or premature exposure to advanced sparring. We are training to learn self defense. The process of learning self defense should not harm us more than that against which we are preparing to defend.
I always say that safety must come first. And for those who might call me a "wimp" or overly cautious, please tell that to the people who have had to quit Karate due to injuries.
Charles C. Goodin
Busted Up
Because of my work with the Hawaii Karate Museum, the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai, and the Hikari Dojo, I have the opportunity to speak to many people who practice and have practiced Karate. Most people have had a positive experience.
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FAQ's Attack of Progrock
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|Wars of Stanley the Tool
|Stanley's Historic Battles, The Gobwin Knob Campaign, Destruction of Unaroyal, Assault on Jetstone, Faq's Homeward Blitz, The Magic War
|Previous battle: Battle of the Expository Bridge
|Concurrent battle: Siege of Spacerock
|Next battle: None
|FAQ's Attack of Progrock
|Conflict: Wars of Stanley the Tool
|Date: 66 turns after the Battle for Gobwin Knob, 75 AW
|Place: Progrock
|Outcome: Undetermined,
Gobwin Knob
Gobwin Knob
Gobwin Knob
After ending Gobwin Knob's turn early by Turnamancy, Queen Jillian Zamussels of FAQ left the Siege of Spacerock before it ended.
She and her Chief Warlord Duncan Scone planned to raze several Gobwin Knob cities on their way back to FAQ, including Brookstone and Progrock Erf-b2-p30.
Charlie initiated a Thinkagram to her, telling her to return, but Duncan was able to convince her to keep to their original plan, partly through the implication that Charlie might have been trying to influence her with magical suggestion Erf-b2-pT32
Because Vanna had already ended Gobwin Knob's turn prematurely and then tried to turn Prince Ansom to FAQ, she began the Attack of Progrock at zero juice.
The Attack
Queen Zamussels initiated the entirely aerial assault with basic screening maneuvers and a relatively unopposed move on the Tower through the air space. Her prisoner, Ansom, chided her for skipping protocol of circling the garrison to scout before attacking, but she ignored his comments and did not encounter any unexpected traps or resistance. During the battle, with victory imminent, Queen Zamussels began taking prisoners (with the implied intent of having Vanna mass turn them to shore up Faq's infantry), but only with living units; she ordered decrypted enemy units destroyed and crushed several to dust with her Megalogwiff mount (by engulfing them as Ansom was and then squeezing them to death). As the battle ended, Ansom indicated to the Queen that he did not approve of her conduct regarding the decrypted units.
The loss of a city did not escape the notice of Gobwin Knob's Chief Warlord, Parson Gotti, who made a note to deal with retaking the city and possibly hunting down Queen Zamussel's strike force on the next turn (and left orders to have his successor do the same if he were to croak in the action at Jetstone that turn).


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Pleasure to meet everyone here. I'm a high school Junior lost on the road of life with an interest in learning the Latin language and speaking it with fellow Latin enthusiasts. I first fell in love with the language not too long ago, and I recently picked up a copy of Teach Yourself Latin by Gavin Betts.
My interests lie in History. I love pretty much all history, but I have a fond spot in history for classical history. I have recently come to learn of the exploits of the Romans via research into the Latin language, and have come to desire learning of their history as well. I find the Greeks and the Byzantines to be interesting civilizations as well.
Aside from history, I enjoy Philosophy, Linguistics, and Law. These interests I can't really pursue in my High School, so I teach myself about these subjects on the side. I don't find science, math, and most aspects of computers to be exciting at all, and in fact dread math, so I am a bit of an odd ball at school.
So, at the moment I am almost knowledgeable of the language to be considered a beginner, but eventually I hope to be able to communicate in Latin with my fellow enthusiasts.


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What the Eagles hoped would be an uplifting home opener against a struggling divisional rival turned into a multi-faceted nightmare Sunday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field.
For the second straight week, the Eagles had to finish without quarterback Michael Vick. Against Atlanta, Vick left the game with a concussion, but he recovered quickly enough to start Sunday against the New York Giants. He didn't finish, however.
The Eagles blew a fourth-quarter lead and lost 29-16 to the Giants, falling to 1-2 on the season.
Vick suffered a broken bone in his right (non-throwing) hand in the third quarter. He apparently sustained the injury on a quarterback sneak attempt. Not only weren't the Eagles protecting Vick from banging his head into the line, they weren't protecting him in any way.
Of course, that had been the case from the start of the game. On the first offensive series of the afternoon, the Eagles called a quarterback sneak on 3rd-and-1, sending Vick headfirst into the line.
The Eagles drove well on that first series, but it ended with an interception and the Giants then took early control with touchdowns on their next two possessions. Both scores highlighted deficiencies in the Eagles defense, with Casey Matthews unable to cover running back Brandon Jacobs out of the backfield on the first, and safety Kurt Coleman failing to bring down receiver Victor Cruz on the second.
Linebacking and tackling have been issues for a while for the Eagles and those departments helped put the Eagles in a 14-0 hole. Nate Allen replaced Coleman at free safety after that second score.
But while the first quarter went to the Giants, the Eagles came back in the second quarter to make it a 14-13 game at the half, sandwiching a pair of field goals around a 70-yard drive that was highlighted by an 11-yard LeSean McCoy touchdown run, his fifth TD of the season.
The Eagles took a 16-14 lead in the third period when the series on which Vick was hurt ended with a field goal. After a punt, Vick returned from the locker room where he had received X-rays and went back into the game. Maybe someone misread the X-ray results.
In any case, Vick drove the Eagles into Giants territory, but they stalled and Andy Reid elected to go for a 4th-and-1 at the Giants 43. If they missed on it, the Giants would have good field position in a game that required only a field goal to give them the lead. They missed, with LeSean McCoy losing three yards. It was a terrible decision by the head coach, but the defense didn't bail him out, either.
Eli Manning promptly took advantage of the good field position and took the Giants downfield for a go-ahead touchdown, scored when Cruz outleaped Nnamdi Asomugha and Jarrad Page. The Giants converted the two-point conversion and the Eagles were going to have to come back with Mike Kafka at quarterback.
That didn't work. His first pass was an interception, the Giants drove for another touchdown and, yes, everything that could go wrong had gone wrong.
There weren't many silver linings in the cloudy sky. The defense had been awful when really needed, Vick couldn't stay healthy again, and Reid had gaffed on the only tough decision of the day.
Consolation? The home season has to get better. Can't get much worse than this one.


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A raft of positive economic news is the latest elixir for collector plates that have suffered basement bargain prices for more than a decade.
"We are seeing some values return on plates from the 1920s, but they must be in Mint condition,'' according to William Antonacceo of A.C. & E Auctions and Appraisals of Verona, Pa. "One of the challenges with these collector plates is that so many were mass-produced, and coupled with shrinking market demand, made them difficult to sell."
But the collector plate rally is now being driven by Baby Boomers anxious to capture some
of the nostalgia of their parents' generation, where collecting everything from Franklin Mint plates to Thomas Kinkade and NASCAR collectibles was a rite of passage.
Molly Perkins of Waynesburg, Pa., reports that her Thomas Kinkade holiday plates are now valued at more than $250 a plate since the artist's death. The self-described "Painter of Life'' won success with brushwork paintings and collectible plates that focused on idyllic landscapes, cottages and churches – highly popular works that continue to be big sellers for dealers and collectors nationwide.
"I think much of Kinkade's work is so collectible and popular because his work resonates in the personal lives of his fans,'' said Perkins, a retired school nurse.
Other Kinkade fans like Minnie Monk of Burlington, Vt., said her Kinkade collector plates remind her of the late great Norman Rockwell, who traversed the backwoods of Vermont for characters to help illustrate Saturday Evening Post magazine covers,'' said Monk. Ironically, Kinkade called Rockwell his earliest hero.
And that remains a big theme for many collector plate clubs.
Rita Rohm of Chicago collects the famed NASCAR plates and never misses a new addition to her overcrowded cupboard shelves.
Bill Rodgers of Pittsburgh still cherishes his dad's collector plates featuring old Western landscapes and scenes by the famed Charles M. Russell. "They are simply part of the family,'' he said.
Bob Simon of Royal York Auction Gallery in Pittsburgh said collector plates are reminiscent of an era when families collected a cache of nostalgia in hopes of cashing in on their vintage values.
Sluggish job growth and changing demographics put collector plates in the dust bin of history for the past decade. Plates once valued at $50 to $75 are now selling for $10 a plate.
Still, optimists like Jim Johnson believe that people will continue to buy specialized plates. Johnson has a set of collector plates featuring dogs on the sales block at E.N. Miller Antique Mall in Verona, Pa.
And Jill Oberman of Washington, Pa., reports that her Franklin Mint "cat plates'' just fetched $100. "I sold two of them to my neighbor for her aunt's 90th birthday.''
Few companies in the entire world have touched the lives of more people than the Franklin Mint. For more than 45 years, the Mint has created works of fine art, magnificent art objects and treasured collectibles to share with friends and family.
"I think we will see a resurgence in the value of these collector plates as more and more people seek new ways to connect with their past,'' said Frank Willis, a retired history teacher from Franklin, Tenn. "For example, interest in all things related to the Civil War has made a big comeback, as well as plates with a pioneering, Western theme,'' said Willis. "What we need to do as collectors is to get more young people involved with collecting instead of being glued to the computer. ''
And Willis' sentiments are echoed by Barney Cole of Pittsburgh, who plans to help his two sixth-grade daughters appreciate his mother's old collector plates of elegant European ladies.
"Old is best, and I think we need to start helping our children see the future in the past. The value of hard work, family and history so often featured on these collector plates is worth preserving for the next generation and for generations to come,'' said Cole, a freelance graphic designer.
About the author: Chriss Swaney is a Pittsburgh-based freelance journalist for Reuters, The New York Times, Pittsburgh Engineer and Horse World, and an avid antique collector.
| Things to Know About Collector Plates
• Most limited edition plates are reproductions of original paintings, and artists will often license their artwork to more than one plate manufacturer. This means you'll likely see the same art on plates from various makers and they all may be genuine limited edition plates.• First edition does not mean a plate is automatically more valuable – it only means it was the first plate in a series. Value is based on supply, demand, materials and workmanship, not necessarily because it was issued first.• Limited edition plates are often numbered – and if they are not, then none from that certain template were numbered. It's all or nothing. Plus, plates cannot be identified by serial numbers alone.• The Bradex number is important in identifying a collector plate. All limited edition plates are assigned a Bradex number, however the number is not always listed on all plates.• Keys to deciphering a Bradex number: if the number is Bradex: 84-B10-18.2 it means the plate was produced in the U.S. (84 is the code), by Bradford Exchange (B10 is the indicator) and it is the second edition plate of the 18th series (represented by 18.2)
Source: "Demystifying Limited Edition Plate Identification," by Lillian Glockson, The Plate Lady™® of Tampa Bay, http://theplatelady.com/sandraplates.htm#21


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Yee-Haw! CIU Students Celebrate Fall
Columbia International University undergraduate students got into the spirit of autumn with an ol' fashioned hoedown under the picnic pavilion at the CIU Lake. Students put on their cowboy hats and pulled on their boots for square dancing, a wood chopin' contest and a pie eating competition.
Meanwhile, graduate and seminary students had their evening under pavilion as they gathered around the fire and warmed themselves with bowls of hot chili. It was a good time for the children of the married students who joined mom and dad for pumpkin carving.
CIU Media Arts major Hannah Jones blogs about the good time she had at the Hoedown at "Diary of a Missionary Kid." Check it out:
Also check out the CIU Flickr page for more photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciuimpact/sets/72157637120791503/.


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Some python web frame works are using pickle to store session data. Pickle is a well known poor choice for secure systems. However it seems to be more widely known by those writing network applications, than those making web frameworks.
Is your web framework using pickle for sessions despite the warnings in the python documentation about it being insecure?
By using sessions with pickle people who can write to the database servers session table can execute code on the app server. Or people who can get data into the session file/memcache data store can execute data.
This might be an issue if the database server is run by separate people than the app server. Or if the session table is compromised by an sql injection attack elsewhere.
There are some more secure ways of storing pickled data.
Pickle is deemed to be untrustworthy for data. In that it is not certain that code can not be snuck into the data that will be executed by pickle. So if some data from user input is put into the pickle, then it is possible that code could be run.
There are some people who know more about how to exploit pickle, however the warning in the python documentation is this:
The pickle module is not intended to be secure against erroneous or maliciously constructed data. Never unpickle data received from an untrusted or unauthenticated source."""
Cerealizer might be an alternative option...
Or maybe these other two.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Python pickle and web framework security.
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In this study, we propose an absorbing boundary domain (or condition), which is really simple but still efficient for the 2.5D finite element (FE) analysis. The main application is to simulate the electromagnetic (EM) waves related to the marine controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) method, where the EM wave propagates with extremely low frequency in the conductive media. In the near future, we will extend this paper to evaluate the simple boundary domain in comparison with other, more advanced, absorbing boundary domains or conditions that we have experienced.
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Its sitting right there, waiting for you to sign on the dotted line and drive right off the lot ~ that 2008 Dodge Avenger that you have been searching for ~ forever. It not only looks sleek and polished on the outside, but, because it is a vehicle from the lot of Stevie D's Auto Sales & Service, you can be sure it is also tested for road worthiness, is affordable, and has passed Steve Davis's strict standards of excellence. That 2008 Avenger joins over 100 other similar vehicles available at any given time at this popular auto sales and service business, now at two locations in Warwick.
Stevie D's Auto Sales & Service is a family-owned and operated business that has built a reputation of honesty, integrity, affordability and true customer service for over twenty years. Now with lots on both Warwick Avenue and Oakland Beach Avenue, its constantly changing inventory of previously owned vehicles has expanded and become even more diversified.
Just ask one of Stevie D's newest sales consultants, Christian Arroyo. Hand selected by Davis to run his Oakland Beach Avenue store, Arroyo is a readily approachable and knowledgeable salesman who loves cars . . . and people. Along with the talented team of consultants at their Warwick Avenue shop, Arroyo's first priority is to help you find and purchase a vehicle that fits your lifestyle and your budget, but also to fulfill that "wish list" you have dreamed of. Just like that 2008 Avenger. Or that silver 2003 VW Beetle. Or that 2004 Hybrid Sante Fe SUV
Each of these vehicles must not only meet Davis's standards of quality and road worthiness, but also be available within a price range of $4,000 to $10,000. The team here will work tirelessly with you to find the financing options that best fit your budget, regardless of your credit. The vehicles sold here also come with a broad range of warranty options. Come find the vehicle you have been searching for here at Stevie D's.
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