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Granick Slate Card: November 6, 2012 ElectionPosted by jennifer under politics , slatecard
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Friends, Romans, Republicans:
Welcome to the Granick Slate Card for the November 6, 2012 National Election. I missed the last opportunity to opine on all things voting because I didn't have the time to do the kind of analysis I like. This year is no different, but rather than sitting out, I'll just be terse, under the theory that one should not let the perfect be the enemy of the Done. So, without further ado, the picks.
Barack Obama: On the issues that are closest to my professional heart — government surveillance and due process – Barack Obama has been just awful. But I will be volunteering to call voters to get out the vote and I will be voting for him. I've come to see that this is no time for complacency, even if your support is lukewarm. Romney is a disastrous liar and the Republicans are horrific on women's rights.
Proposition 30. YES
Temporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding — State of California (Initiative Constitutional Amendment – Majority Approval Required)
Should the California Constitution be amended to (a) temporarily increase sales and personal income tax rates; (b) guarantee certain revenue transfers to local governments; and (c) eliminate state funding of certain mandates to local governments?
If this doesn't pass, we will have three less weeks of public school next year.
Proposition 31. NO
State Budget. State and Local Government — State of California (Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute – Majority Approval Required)
Should the state constitution and law be amended to require government performance reviews and two-year budget cycles, to prohibit the Legislature from creating certain expenditures unless offsetting revenues or spending cuts are identified, and to make changes in certain responsibilities of local government, the Legislature and the Governor?
Proposition 32. NO!!
Political Contributions by Payroll Deduction. Contributions to Candidates — State of California (Initiative Statute – Majority Approval Required)
Should unions, corporations, government contractors and state and local government employers be prohibited from using payroll-deducted funds, or in some instances their own funds, for political expenditures?
This is an effort to hobble organized labor and other left-associated forces from participating in government.
Proposition 33. NO
Auto Insurance Companies. Prices Based on Driver's History of Insurance Coverage — State of California (Initiative Statute – Majority Approval Required)
Should automobile insurance companies be permitted to offer a discount to drivers who have continuously maintained their insurance coverage, even if they change their insurance company?
We voted against this before, in June of 2010. Its mostly funded by insurance companies that want more flexibility in pricing.
Proposition 34. YES
Death Penalty — State of California (Initiative Statute – Majority Approval Required)
Should the death penalty be repealed and replaced with life imprisonment without possibility of parole when someone is convicted of murder with specified special circumstances?
It's the moral thing to do, and the money saved will go to solving otherwise unsolved murders and rapes.
Proposition 35. NO
Human Trafficking. Penalties — State of California (Initiative Statute – Majority Approval Required)
Should the definition of human trafficking be expanded, penalties for traffickers be increased, convicted sexual traffickers be required to register as sex offenders, and additional training for law enforcement officers be required?
There's no need to expand the definition of these crimes.
Proposition 36. YES
Three Strikes Law. Repeat Felony Offenders. Penalties — State of California (Initiative Statute – Majority Approval Required)
Should California law be amended to provide that a life sentence should not be imposed for a third felony conviction unless the third conviction is for a serious or violent felony?
Right now, we incarcerate people for life for stealing and other non-serious felonies. This would fix that.
Proposition 37. YES
Genetically Engineered Foods. Labeling — State of California (Initiative Statute – Majority Approval Required)
Should labeling be required on foods containing genetically modified ingredients when such foods (whether raw or processed, plant or animal) are offered for sale to consumers in California?
We have a right to know
Proposition 38. NO
Tax to Fund Education and Early Childhood Programs — State of California (Initiative Statute – Majority Approval Required)
Should California's personal income tax rates be increased during 2013-24 to provide funds for public schools, early childhood education programs, and state debt payments?
This is a sloppy measure put on the ballot to interfere with Prop 30, on which you should vote yes. If both pass, the one with the most votes wins, so make sure to vote no here.
Proposition 39. YES
Tax Treatment for Multistate Businesses. Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Funding — State of California (Initiative Statute – Majority Approval Required)
Should the California tax code be changed to require multistate firms to pay income taxes based on a percentage of their sales in California, with roughly half of the resulting tax increase to be used to fund clean/efficient energy projects for five years?
This would incentive businesses to locate in and bring jobs to California, as currently companies locate outside the state to avoid the in-state California tax. Half of money goes to renewable energy for 5 years, expected to raise $1B/year.
Proposition 40. YES
Redistricting. State Senate Districts — State of California (Referendum – Majority Approval Required)
Should the current state Senate districts be retained?
A yes doesn't change anything
San Francisco Propositions:
Proposition A. NO
City College is mismanaged, it doesn't need more money now. It needs to be fixed first.
City College Parcel Tax — San Francisco County (Parcel Tax – 2/3 Approval Required)
To provide City College of San Francisco with funds the State cannot take away; offset budget cuts; prevent layoffs; provide an affordable, quality education for students; maintain essential courses including, but not limited to, writing, math, science, and other general education; prepare students for four-year universities; provide workforce training including, but not limited to, nursing, engineering, technology, and business; and keep college libraries, student support services, and other instructional support open and up to date; shall the San Francisco Community College District levy 79 dollars per parcel annually for eight years requiring independent audits and citizen oversight?
Proposition B. YES
Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond — San Francisco County (Bond – 2/3 Approval Required)
SAN FRANCISCO CLEAN AND SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS BOND, To improve the safety and quality of neighborhood parks across the city and waterfront open spaces, enhance water quality and clean up environmental contamination along the Bay, replace unsafe playgrounds, fix restrooms, improve access for the disabled, and ensure the seismic safety of park and recreation facilities, shall the City and County of San Francisco issue $195 million dollars in General Obligation bonds, subject to independent oversight and regular audits?
Proposition C. YES
Housing Trust Fund — San Francisco County (Charter Amendment – Majority Approval Required)
Shall the City amend its Charter to: create a Housing Trust Fund that supports affordable housing for low-income and moderate-income households; and change the affordable housing requirements imposed on some private residential developments?
This will direct SF money previously allocated to affordable housing via the state Redevelopment Agency to that same worthy purpose, with more help for middle income families and additional flexibility for developers.
Proposition D. YES
Consolidating Odd-Year Municipal Elections — San Francisco County (Charter Amendment – Majority Approval Required)
Shall the City amend its Charter to change the election cycle for City Attorney and Treasurer so that these officers would be elected at the same time as the Mayor, Sheriff and District Attorney?
Less elections
Proposition E. YES
Gross Receipts Tax — San Francisco County (Ordinance – Majority Approval Required)
Shall the City: create a gross receipts tax designed to eliminate or reduce the tax on payroll costs; and increase business registration fees?
Keeps startups here, though it won't encourage established businesses to move here from the 'burbs.
Proposition F. NO
Water and Environment Plan — San Francisco County (Ordinance – Majority Approval Required)
Shall the City prepare a two-phase plan that evaluates how to drain the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir so that it can be restored by the National Park Service and identifies replacement water and power sources?
$8M for a study that is step one is draining Hetch Hetchy, the marvelous source of our pristine drinking water, brought to the City by gravity, without need for (polluting) electricity or filtration.
Proposition G. I don't vote on these non-binding things, especially because they are woefully ignorant. The same theories that give us corporate personhood give us First Amendment rights for unions and NGOs. When you figure out how to parse that under our law, I'll read your ballot measure. Until then, you are wasting trees.
Policy Opposing Corporate Personhood — San Francisco County (Declaration of Policy – Majority Approval Required)
Shall it be City policy that corporations should not have the same constitutional rights as human beings and should be subject to political spending limits?
Sorry I didn't do picks for School Board or Community College Board. I did some research and realized that it was hard. For School Board, I'll be voting the Chron/Guardian overlap, which is Fewer, Wynns and Walton.
SF Chronicle: http://www.sfgate.com/endorsements/
Bay Guardian: http://www.sfbg.com/endorsements2012
That all, Race Fans! See you at the ballot box.
President: Obama
|San Francisco
|Prop 30: Yes
|Prop A: No
|Prop 31: No
|Prop B: Yes
|Prop 32: No
|Prop C: Yes
|Prop 33: No
|Prop D: Yes
|Prop 34: YES
|Prop E: Yes
|Prop 35: No
|Prop F: No
|Prop 36: Yes
|Prop G: blather blather
|Prop 37: Yes
|Prop 38: No
|Prop 39: Yes
|Prop 40: Yes
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Sue Hespos
All Faculty
hespos [at] northwestern [dot] edu
Other information
SILC Faculty Member and member of our Spatial Network.
Biographical Sketch:
Susan Hespos
Department of Psychology
Northwestern University
(a) Professional Preparation
Reed College
Emory University
University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
Developmental Psych
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Brain and Cog Science
(b) Appointments
2009 - Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychology Northwestern University
2005 - 2009 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology Northwestern University
2001 - 2005 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University
1998 - 2001 Research Associate, Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1996 - 1998 Research Associate, Dept. of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(c) Publications
(i) Publications closely related to the proposed project
Hespos, S.J., Ferry, A., Rips, L. (2009). Five-month-old infants have different expectations for solids and liquids. Psychological Science, 20(5), 603 - 611.
Hespos, S. J. & Baillargeon, R. (2008). Young infants' actions reveal their developing knowledge of support variables: Converging evidence for violation-of-expectation findings. Cognition, 107(1), 304 – 316.
Hespos, S. J. & Baillargeon, R. (2006). Decalage in infants' reasoning about occlusion and containment events: Converging evidence from action tasks. Cognition, 99, B31 – B41.
Hespos, S.J., Gredebeck, G., von Hofsten, C., & Spelke, E.S. (2009). Occlusion is hard: Comparing predictive reaching for visible and hidden objects in infants and adults. Cognitive Science, 33, 1483 -1502.
Ferry, A., Hespos, S.J., & Waxman, S. (2010). Categorization in 3- and 4-month-old Infants: An Advantage of Words Over Tones. Child Development, 81(2), 472 - 479.
(ii) Other significant publications
Hespos, S. J. & Spelke, E. S. (2004). Conceptual precursors to spatial language. Nature, 430, 453 – 456.
Hespos, S. J. & Baillargeon, R. (2001b). Reasoning about containment events in very young infants. Cognition, 78, 207 – 245.
Hespos, S. J. & Baillargeon, R. (2001a). Infants' knowledge about occlusion and containment: A surprising discrepancy. Psychological Science, 12(2), 141 – 147.
Hespos, S. J., & Piccin, T. (2009). To generalize or not to generalize: Spatial categories are influenced by physical attributes and language. Developmental Science, 12(1), 88 - 95.
Hespos, S. J., Saylor, M., & Grossman, S. (2009). Infants' ability to parse continuous actions. Developmental Psychology, 45(2), 575-585.
Hespos, S. J. (2010) What is optical imaging? Journal of Cognition and Development, 11(1), 3 - 15.
(d) Synergistic Activities
- Refinement of optical imaging techniques for use with human infants
- Founder and manager of the infant/child subject pool at Northwestern University (acquisition of participants for 6 Northwestern research labs: Booth, Gentner, Hespos, Maye, Waxman, and Uttal)
- Speeches to lay audiences about cognitive development: parent groups, birth classes, preschools and high schools to disseminate science concerning development.
(e) Collaborators and Other Affiliations
Renee Baillargeon University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
Chris Cannestraci Vanderbilt University
John Gore Vanderbilt University
Gustaf Gredeback University of Oslo
Sohee Park Vanderbilt University
Paul Reber Northwestern University
Megan Saylor Vanderbilt University
Elizabeth Spelke Harvard University
Claes von Hofsten Uppsala University
Sandra Waxman Northwestern University
Lance Rips Northwestern University
Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors
Philippe Rochat Graduate Advisor Emory University
Renee Baillargeon Postdoctoral Advisor University of Illinois
Elizabeth Spelke Postdoctoral Advisor Harvard University
Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor
Alissa Ferry current student Northwestern University
Noa Ben-Amotz Thesis Advisor Tennessee Tech
Total number of graduate students advised = 2
Total number of postdoctoral scholars sponsored = 0


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A BlankTV Premiere Presentation:
Auburn - "I'm Over The Ups and Downs"
"'I'm Over the Ups and Downs' was an easy choice for the first video off of Parallels because it showcases almost all aspects of the composition that reoccur in the entire album," explains Auburn frontman Brian Colantonio. "Personally, I like how the chorus is both lyrically and melodically uplifting while still maintaining how 'heavy' the song actually is."
"The filming of this video was a lot of fun. We were fortunate to work with our close friend Robert Nordberg, who is not only very talented, but he really helped bring out how we take our music very seriously while not taking *ourselves* seriously at all. Thinking back I'm not sure who came up with the concept...I believe it was a group effort...excluding myself," laughs Colantonio.
"We were going for the 'Thriller' of our time so make sure to check it out and let us know your thoughts on the surprise ending! As always, thanks to our existing fans for your continued support - we'll see you on the road!"
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Eliana Lopez, the wife of suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, briefly testified under oath for the first time Wednesday night in her husband's ongoing official misconduct proceedings. She was asked by attorneys for The City about the Dec. 31 domestic dispute with her husband that eventually led to his arrest, conviction and suspension in March by Mayor Ed Lee.
The mayor's case to remove Mirkarimi relies not only on his guilty plea to misdemeanor false imprisonment, but also evidence that the newly elected sheriff used his position in city government to suggest he could easily gain custody of the couple's 3-year-old son, Theo.
But despite earlier statements in a highly publicized video in which Lopez said Mirkarimi told her he was "very powerful" and could win custody, she testified Wednesday that she was actually referring to his status as an American citizen compared to her position as an immigrant from Venezuela.
"In this country, I think he's in a better position than me," Lopez said. "As the sheriff, no. As an American, yes."
The Ethics Commission, which will eventually make a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on whether to permanently remove or reinstate Mirkarimi, will hear more from Lopez tonight.
Wednesday's proceedings also included extensive questioning of Linnette Peralta Haynes, Mirkarimi's former campaign manager who called and texted both Mirkarimi and Lopez dozens of times Jan. 4 — a tense day in which the domestic violence was first reported to police by neighbor Ivory Madison.
Haynes said she was simply trying to protect both Lopez and Mirkarimi by providing emotional support and advising them to get separate attorneys. Haynes — who has limited training in domestic violence advocacy — said although she determined Lopez had suffered a bruise on her arm as a result of the Dec. 31 incident, she also concluded that the sheriff's wife was in no imminent danger of being abused again.
As attorneys tried to establish a case that Mirkarimi dissuaded witnesses from coming forward about the abuse, Haynes repeatedly denied allegations that she told Madison not to talk to police about the matter in order to protect the sheriff.
That contention is clearly refuted in a written declaration by Madison, who said Haynes told her over the phone as police investigators were at the door to "refuse to talk to them, or tell them I had lied, or that I was mistaken and was talking about another couple."
Haynes testified that she was skeptical of Madison, who was acting "fishy" in her dealings with the fallout of the abuse.
Tonight, the commission will consider whether to explore allegations of untruthful testimony against Lee and Mirkarimi himself. That scenario could require lengthy questioning of at least five more witnesses.


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Boy Scouts Of America Doomed?
A Commentary by J. D. Longstreet
The Boy Scouts of America will have a chance next week to practice what they have preached all these past decades: How to be a man.
The head honchos of the Scouts will meet next week to decide if the Boy Scouts of America will allow homosexuals into the organization as members -- and as leaders. If they decide to allow homosexuals in, then thousands upon thousands of scouts will leave the organization as will untold numbers of sponsors, many of whom are churches, especially the churches of the evangelical persuasion.
If the Scouts maintain their current stance of NOT allowing homosexuals into the organization, then they are set to lose sponsorship support from many, many businesses and corporations which have been shaken down by numerous gay organizations.
David Kupelian, at WND says the following:
"Right now, multitudes of current and former Scouts, adult Scouters and their families and friends are contacting the Boy Scout executives and board members and telling them, in so many words, to man up. For over 100 years, BSA has taught boys how to be men. Now, those in top executive roles are being told this is their chance to exemplify genuine manhood. Not by demonstrating knot-tying or rappelling or first aid. But by being real men – who do the right thing on the battlefield of life, even if it costs them dearly.
Because the truth is, it is going to hurt – a lot – either way. But then, this is the fate of all noble people, organizations and causes in today's America. We are at war, friends. Not a shooting war, but one of conflicting worldviews, which ultimately boils down to the battle between fidelity to God's laws versus the prideful rebellion against His laws." Read more at: http://www.wnd.com/2013/01/the-boy-scouts-braveheart-moment/#GLkLCIPwlOTe0srY.99
"Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian group and lobbying organization, declared his opposition and accused the Scouts of bowing to pressure.
"If the board capitulates to the bullying of homosexual activists, the Boy Scouts' legacy of producing great leaders will become yet another casualty of moral compromise," Perkins said in a statement." SOURCE: http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/nationworld/la-na-bsa-gay-20130129,0,7272219.story
The Scouts didn't go looking for this fight. It came to them. But such is the way of evil.
There is no way out without pain for the Scouts. No matter the decision, the Scouts are going to be hurt -- not just the organization but the millions of former and current Scouts. Either way, sponsorships will be pulled, lots and lots of sponsorships. The Mainstream Media will lambast the scouts at every opportunity if thy choose to maintain their no homosexuals allowed policy. If they don't, multiple numbers of Christian organizations will abandon the Scouts.
This is a singular moment for the Scouts -- a "High Noon" moment, if you will, for the national leadership of the Scouts. Seems to me that of they are going to be "creamed" no matter their decision, then why not make the right decision and practice what they have taught all these decades by taking a stand, as men, and doing the "right thing."
Now. Having said all the above -- do I think the leadership will hold fast and maintain their no homosexual policy? No, sadly, I do not. See, there are very few men of sterling character and conviction these days -- in any organization. Doing the right thing because it IS the right thing TO do, is seen as quaint, and frankly, a little weird these days. And it has taken a huge toll on American society. It has hollowed America out. It has removed our core and left us a limp relic of our former selves.
"On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight." (The Scout Oath)
Come next week, there is a very good chance the last phrase of the BSA oath above ( ... and morally straight) will, of necessity, be removed from the Scout Oath.
What a world we have created, eh? The decline and fall of America certainly is painful to those with enough sense to see it for what it is. The few Americans who retain situational awareness understand that America "is in an advanced state of cultural decadence." Let's face it: We have become degenerate in mental and moral qualities.
As evidence (as if MORE evidence was needed) the problem the BSA is wrestling with should not even be in question. But we, as a nation have so deluded ourselves and so submerged ourselves in moral relativity (political correctness) that we are -- finally -- blinded to the truth. It is all around us, but we can no longer see it. We are simply too far gone.
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Rhetoric, Discourse and Knowledge
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News, notes and quotes from Wednesday's open locker room and post-practice press briefing from coach Tom Cable:
— The only two players players coming off long-term injuries that have a chance to play against San Diego, according to Cable, are left guard Robert Gallery (broken fibula) and wide receiver Chaz Schilens (foot).
Gallery practiced in warmups and drills and got in a few reps. Schilens is still "real sore" and didn't practice at all. It's conceivable both could be back after the bye.
— Running back Darren McFadden has been a ghost since his minor knee surgery. He hasn't been seen in the locker room during media availaibility since being injured nor has he been on the field during initial rehab stages during practice with the athletic training staff.
McFadden will be inactive for his fourth game, and it's no slam dunk he'll be back after the bye following the Chargers game.
— The Chargers have morphed into a passing team in part because of injuries on the offensive line as well as the health of LaDainian Tomlinson. With scatback Darren Sproles more suited to getting into pass patterns, joining wide receiver Vincent Jackson and tight end Antonio Gates as targets, San Diego plays a different style than the run-heavy teams primarily responisble for 12 consecutive wins over Oakland.
With the Raiders playing better against pass-first teams, San Diego could play into their hands much the same way Philadelphia did.
Coach Norv Turner stressed he wasn't willing to abandon the run and believes the Chargers must get better at it if they hope to reach the postseason.
"We do have a talented group of receivers and we have a quarterback who is playing at a real high level, so certainly we want to be able to throw the football," Turner told Bay Area reporters by conference call. "But to be the kind of team we want to be and continue to grow, we need to be able to run the football."
— With the Raiders ranked 30th in run defense, Cable isn't about to assume the Chargers will come out throwing, regardless of their more wide-open style.
"Based on what we've been through a couple of times now in terms of run defense, we'd be fools not to think they would try to run it," Cable said.
— Some nighmarish rushing defense numbers _ the the Raiders have given up 200 or more yards rushing in three games (214 to Denver, 220 to the New York Giants, 316 to the New York Jets) and has lost those games by a combined score of 105-3.
The Raiders have given up 11 rushing touchdowns, tied for St. Louis for the most in the NFL, and have given up 133 touchdowns in 103 games (winning 26 of them) since the start of the 2003 season, the most in the NFL.
— Defensive end Richard Seymour was at a loss as to why the Raiders were struggling with a skill as fundamental as tackling.
"It is such a basic thing and obviously we need to do a better," Seymour said. "We need to do a better job in practice. Maybe we make practice live, I don't know."
Cable was asked if he would consider live-tackling and said, "If it gets to that point, absolutely."
After giving up 316 yards on the ground, you wonder what "that point" would be.
— Cable went to his farm roots for an analogy about playing with the kind of electricty the Raiders showed in Week 1 and again later against Philadelphia.
"You look at the first San Diego game all the way up to the last 2 1/2 minutes," Cable said. "You look at the last drive on both offense and defense at Kansas City, you look at really the entire game in Philadelphia, and if you set that film aside and look at it, there's a much different . . . electricity . . . If you look at the other four games you see a different team. As I told them, 'it doesn't look like you have a cattle prod up your rear.' "
The answer?
"To me, that's making sure that we're doing it right," Cable said. "Eating, sleeping right, taking care of our bodies, doing all those things. We've had good effort on Sundays. But there's a difference in having good effort and playing with the electricity you talked about."
An inference that perhaps a few players have been staying out a little late and eating a little too much, perhaps?
— Turner on Russell: "Well, for young guys, the expectation is always there that everyone wants you to go out and play completely mistake-free, and that's not going to happen. That's how you grow. You go out and play and you have those experiences, and you learn from them. That's part of, unfortunately, being a young quarterback."
Turner is paying little attention to the 38-0 pasting the Raiders took against the Jets, instead focusing on the win over Philadelphia the previous week and a 24-20 season-opening win over Oakland, with Rivers finding Sproles for a 5-yard scoring pass with 18 seconds remaining.
"The Jets started two of those drives in that first quarter on the 3- and 4-yard line. It's tough when you get down by 14 right off the bat," Turner said. "I watched the Philadelphia game very closely in all three phases. The Raiders in that game were as physical a football game as you're going to play in this league."
— Khalif Barnes said he usually gives a loss 24 hours of "mourning" before he moves on, but that the Jets' loss lasted a little longer. He has since put it aside and is focusing on outside linebacker Shaun Phillips, who got his first two sacks of the season last week against Kansas City and has 9.5 against the Raiders for his career.
"I know Shaun a little bit from playing against him at Purdue a couple of times,"' Barnes said. " To me, he's just as dangerous as Merriman. He's fast, he's elusive, he'll sneak on the edge, sometimes try and lull you to sleep and then he'll hit you, he's good with his hands."
— Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson delivered a triple crown of cliches in his conference call with an "it is what it is," a "one game at a time" and a "we can only control what we can control" in a matter of a few sentences.
— Isaiah Ekejiuba missed practice with a stomach ailment, and was joined by quarterback Bruce Gradkowski. Others who have missed time for the same thing include tight end Brandon Myers and defensive end Richard Seymour.
Cable said all players have been examined to make sure they don't have the swine flu virus and that no coaches have been affected.


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DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 15 November 2011—OCLC, the nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization based in Dublin, has been named among the "Best Places to Work" in Central Ohio.
OCLC was ranked fourth in the category for organizations with 500 or more employees. The rankings were determined by questionnaires completed confidentially by employees and data collected by Quantum, an Omaha, Nebraska-based research organization. Awards were presented during a luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Columbus November 9.
"OCLC is honored to receive this award," said Jay Jordan, OCLC President and CEO. "OCLC staff work together in pursuit of a common goal—to connect people to knowledge through advancing technology and library cooperation. This recognition demonstrates OCLC's commitment to attracting and retaining highly talented and motivated employees. We will continue our efforts to make OCLC a great place to work, not only in Central Ohio, but around the world."
OCLC headquarters in Dublin employs 750; a total of 1,200 employees work in OCLC offices around the world.
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We're getting multiple reports that Blizzard has shipped Wrath of the Lich King out to stores -- one of our readers in Australia ordered the CE and actually got his edition shipped to him already (the game will install, but won't run yet), a few Gamestops around the country have confirmed that they have copies in store (though not for sale yet), and a few people have told us that they've already picked up their copies at 7-11 (notorious for suddenly selling games, and then very recently selling them early).
So odds are that you might be able to grab the game early from stores that are breaking the street date, but it does appear that Blizzard hasn't actually flipped the switch on the expansion, and likely won't do it until tomorrow evening. We'll keep an eye out for more places Wrath may have already popped up.
Update: Thanks to one of our readers for sending along the pic of his Wrath box and the receipt above. The game is indeed shipped and being sold, though Blizzard is saying Northrend won't be available until Wednesday evening. Another reader picture of a purchased game after the break.
Are you ready for the challenges that await you in Northrend? WoW Insider has you covered with our 8-day guide to Preparing for Wrath. Also, check out our feature on AddOns new, old and outdated and Essential AddOns for Wrath written especially with the expansion in mind.


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Below are season previews for local baseball teams.
ADDISON: With their top two pitchers and several experienced players returning, the Panthers will look to improve upon last year's 17-16 overall finish (6-8 Cascades Conference).
"We have a blend of experienced pitchers and positional players and a few new athletes this season, in Tyler Corbin and Shawn Coleman," Addison coach John Nicholl said. "I think we have some very good athletic outfielders and a couple of experienced players up the middle in the infield. We have better team speed than last season, but may lack some power hitters. We have a couple of athletes that have lifted all year, and they may fill this role."
The Addison senior group has won nearly 60 games over the past three seasons.
Senior pitcher/Drew DeFay leads the returners. DeFay received All-Cascades, All-County and All-District honors last spring.
Junior Nick Burt will be the team's other top pitcher. Other returners are senior catcher Collin Haag (All-Cascades), senior outfielder/pitcher Jacob Voss and senior shortstop Quinton Dean. Junior outfielder Blaze Valdez and junior pitcher/outfielder Skylar Halliwill will also make a big impact for the Panthers.
"We do not have a lot of depth and this could create some situations for us," Nicholl said. "Staying healthy is a key to this season."
ADRIAN: The Maples look to get the program back on track with seniors Brad Horn and Nick Campbell and junior Matt Clark leading the charge this spring.
Adrian went 13-16 last season (9-7 Southeastern Conference White Division) and advanced to the district finals.
"We are very young and face some growing pains early in the season," Adrian coach Greg Jackson said. "But we expect to be very competitive in the SEC, competing for the White and district titles by the end of the season. As a coaching staff, we are very excited to work with this fine group of players this season. They seem to be a high-character group of student-athletes."
Campbell will move to the outfield, where he will be joined by center fielder Horn. Michigan State recruit Matt Clark leads the infielders at shortstop. Sophomore second baseman Noah Solis, and Dario Gauna has previous experience starting at first and third. Sophomore Mitchell Dempsey, who started at Addison last season as a freshman, will play infield and outfield for the Maples. Junior utility/pitcher Zach Burk also returns.
Campbell, Horn, Clark, Solis, Burk, Gauna and Dempsey are also listed as pitchers.
"With being inside for the better part of the start of the season," Jackson said, "we will be taking advantage and stressing fundamentals."
LENAWEE CHRISTIAN: The Cougars fell just short of a district championship last season, and a quartet of seniors look to lead LCS to a district title and beyond this spring.
LCS went 12-9 last season and was edged by Sand Creek in a Division 4 district final.
All-State infielder/pitcher Grant Hohlbein leads the returning seniors. Pitcher/infielder Brad Harrah, pitcher/infielder Jacob Baker and outfielder Austin Eagen will also provide leadership.
Other players to watch will be sophomore infielder/pitcher Jacob Land, junior infielder/pitcher Alex Eberly, freshman catcher John Gamel, freshman infielder/pitcher Jacob Single and sophomore infielder/pitcher Jonah Schmucker.
"I am very excited about this group of players," LCS coach Josh Erd said. "We have expectations as our program continues to grow with this being year two of a JV team at LCS. With the group of seniors, we should have a strong showing in the tournament this year."
TECUMSEH: The Indians have some big holes to fill, but look to continue their recent success. Tecumseh captured SEC White Division and district championships last season, finishing 25-11 overall and 13-3 in the SEC.
"There are four seniors returning, and we will be looking to them for leadership," Tecumseh coach Tom Bullinger said. "One of our strengths will be our pitching. We have some top of the rotation guys that we believe can go deep into games, and there are nine guys we can call upon to pitch."
Senior Phil Carey, an All-State performer and Lenawee County Pitcher of the Year in 2013, leads the pitching staff. Carey has signed with NCAA Division II Hillsdale College.
Senior pitcher/outfielder Nick Cowen, senior second baseman/pitcher Ben Vannatter, senior second baseman Ricky Azelton and junior catcher/first baseman Grant Anschuetz also return for Tecumseh.
Other players to watch will be sophomore pitcher Sam Benschoter, junior outfielder/pitcher Jeff Arnett, junior pitcher/catcher/third baseman Alex Mukensturm
"Our seniors all have experience, so our underclassmen will really have to step up for us," Bullinger said.
Local baseball teams striving for strong seasons
Below are season previews for local baseball teams.


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A winner was selected from 10 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
This is not an ecommerce site! It's more brochure-ware. We need a fun but parent friendly website needed for a local family own toy store.
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This is not an ecommerce site! It's more brochure-ware.
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Each record in a SEER*Stat incidence database represents one tumor. Therefore, it is possible for a person to have more than one record in a database. SEER*Stat allows you to select records for an individual within Frequency and Case Listing sessions. To do so:
- Turn Person Selection ON from the Session Menu.
- Specify the selection criteria for the index record (if a selection statement is blank then all records meet the criteria). Only individuals with a tumor matching the index record criteria will be considered in the session. The first tumor (based on diagnosis sequence) matching the index record will be used as the index record for that individual.
- You may narrow your selection further. That is, you may want to select people only if they have a tumor matching the index record and:
- Do not have any other tumors
- Have at least one other tumor diagnosed at any time, at a time prior to the index record, or at a time after the index record. You may define criteria for the other tumors (for example, you could specify that the other tumor is lung cancer).
In Case Listing Sessions, all records for a selected person are always included in the table. In Frequency Sessions, you may choose whether to include all records for a selected person, only the index record, or all records other than the index record.
Multiple Primary Ready Databases
Person Selection can only be used with databases that are "multiple primary ready", that is, databases in which the records are grouped by person and are in order of diagnosis. A database is multiple primary ready if
- each record represents a tumor or case, and
- the records are sorted such that a person's records are grouped together and are in chronological order. That is, the database must be sorted by patient identifiers and a variable such as date of diagnosis or sequence number. For example, the SEER incidence databases are sorted by SEER registry, Patient ID, and Sequence number. Patient ID is only unique within a single registry, therefore, SEER Registry and Patient ID are used together to identify a person. Sequence number defines the order of diagnosis of the tumors for an individual.
The following are Case Listing sessions that illustrate different Person Selection options. Selection used for the index record: malignant female breast cancer cases diagnosed from 1996-1999 in Iowa (ages 50+).
Open and execute these 3 session files in SEER*Stat to view the results and compare the tables. Case listing examples are provided as session files instead of results matrices to ensure they may only be opened by those who have signed a SEER data use agreement and have permission to view individual records.
- ps.off.sl: Person Selection is OFF. This table only contains records matching the index record selection (look at the site recode and behavior recode columns, all records are malignant breast cancer cases).
- ps.on.sl: Person Selection is ON. The only change made in the session was checking "Person Selection" in the Session menu. No changes were made to the Selection Tab. Therefore, all records in the first matrix (ps.off.slm) are also included here. If the woman with the breast cancer case in 1996-1999 had another diagnosis of any kind, that other case is also shown. Look at the data columns. Notice that the "other" records may have a diagnosis date earlier than 1996 or later than 1999; they may be malignant or in situ. In other words, the other records are not restricted to any of the search criteria used for the index record.
- ps.on.narrow.sl: Person Selection is ON and "Narrow the Selection of Persons" was checked on the Selection Tab. The default setting for the other records was used, that is, "Select only records with a matching index record and at least 1 additional record matching the following:". No selection statement was added to the box that follows, but because Malignant Behavior and Known age was selected in the Select Only box (default settings), each person in the results has at least one other malignant cancer. There are far fewer records in this matrix than in #2. The breast cancer records for women with only one tumor record, or whose other tumor records do not include at least one malignant tumor, are not shown.
Note: In all examples, the selections for malignant cases, known ages, and cases only in the research database are made using the checkboxes at the top of the Selection Tab. When Person Selection is ON and "Narrow the Selection of Persons" is checked, the subset of records will match any selections made in the Select Only box.
Try to answer the following questions using Case Listing or Frequency sessions in SEER*Stat before viewing the answers.
- How many people included in the Nov 2017 data submission for the SEER 18 registries have 10 or more tumors?
- What is the total number of tumor records for those people?
- How many of these tumors are primary tumors?


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 28th Feb 2012 23:11 UTC
Linus Torvalds on requiring the root password for mundane tasks. "So here's a plea: if you have anything to do with security in a distro, and think that my kids (replace 'my kids' with 'sales people on the road' if you think your main customers are businesses) need to have the root password to access some wireless network, or to be able to print out a paper, or to change the date-and-time settings, please just kill yourself now. The world will be a better place." Yes, it's harsh (deal with it, Finns don't beat around the bush), but he's completely and utterly right. While there's cases where it makes sense to disable certain settings (public terminals, for instance), it is utterly idiotic that regular home users have to type in their root password for such mundane tasks.
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I don't exactly agree with Tom's opinion - it makes sense for me to use different OS than OSX on Mac - that's just my personal preference (I find OSX GUI, albeit smooth and flashy, rather limiting).
But then there are two points I agree with him:
- Mac was designed for OSX and OSX was designed for Mac. This is difficult to beat as the detail hardware specs are only known to Apple devs. Contrast it with a PC - an OEM may design the hardware for Windows but Windows (just like Linux) is only made for a generic PC.
- Linux and OSX both are Unix-based systems. There are simply less incentives for switching the system. In most cases the user can simply install missing apps.


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With all-over sequin embellishments and clean cropped cut, this shimmering bebe jacket is sure to be the star piece of your outfit. Try it over strapless cocktail dresses for a little something extra.
- 100% nylon.
- Center back to hem: 17" (43 cm).
- Hand wash.
- Fully lined.
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- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S.
Sequin Soft Crop Jacket is rated out of 5 by 3.
Rated 5 out of 5 by austinbebefan from Liked it a lot. The XXS fit me perfect and wasn't too small at all. I might could say the jacket runs a little large but from the style of it I did order the correct size. I ordered the silver one but the color was not as silver as it looked online. It looked more like a murky-colored metal color, so I ordered the black one in hopes I cannot go wrong with that color. Overall it is a great jacket for when you need a light cover to dress up an outfit. Good buy.
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Is there such a thing as a typical traveler? Not anymore. Travelers run the gamut in age, interests, preferences, likes and dislikes. For couples, families and solo travelers alike, travel preferences have never been so diverse. Nor has the world of travel been so accessible and appealing. And, if you're thinking about traversing the world as a solo traveler, there's never been a better time to go.
"In addition to seeing and experiencing different cultures, foods and traditions, when you explore the world, you also discover new things about yourself," says Scott Nisbet, president and CEO of the Globus family of brands. "And that fact couldn't be more true when traveling on your own."
Traveling alone can be nerve-racking at first, but it can be equally exhilarating. Solo travel is about setting your own terms and pleasing no one but yourself. It doesn't just push you beyond your comfort zone, it gives you carte blanche to indulge your interests and passions and get to know yourself in new and exciting ways.
Perhaps that's why more solo travelers than ever before are venturing off on their own. In fact, according to Cosmos – an international tour company – 11 percent of Americans travel solo each year, including 9 million women.
"Discovering the world can become a much deeper experience when traveling alone. Especially if your trip is well-planned," Nisbet says. "One of the best ways for solo travelers to see the world is going on an escorted tour with a company like Cosmos."
An escorted tour ensures all the logistics and details are taken care of for travelers so they can experience the "best" parts of a destination while letting someone else be in charge.
And when you're traveling solo, an escorted tour ensures you're never really alone. Expert guides are there with you, securing the right accommodations for the best price and transportation from place to place. They're also there to help you prioritize your schedule, seeing the must-see sites first while also leaving you plenty of time to wander and discover each destination on your own. Even better? An escorted tour allows solo travelers the chance to keep the door open to meet a few like-minded travelers and friends on a journey of discovery.
Whether you're traveling on a tour or on your own, here are solo traveler-friendly tips from Cosmos:
1. Start smart. Before you decide where to go, consider perusing guidebooks and conducting online research to get a feel for the people, culture, sites and excursions you're bound to experience. There are even guidebooks geared toward single travelers.
2. Choose a solo-friendly destination. In general, Europe is the top destination for solo travelers. English-speaking countries such as Ireland, Britain, New Zealand and Australia are great choices.
3. Think about safety first. You might be worried about standing out as a solo traveler, but the reality is that you can blend in more easily than a group when you're on your own. You can also avoid being identified as a tourist. You should, however, always remain alert while carrying an ID and keeping valuables away from prying eyes.
4. Look for single-supplement deals. What is a single supplement? While most hotels charge a room rate, travel package providers (tour operators, cruise lines, etc.) charge per person, and a single supplement is a common charge for travelers requesting solo accommodations (it is the amount typically charged for two travelers per room).
There are two ways to avoid this charge: 1) Ask for a single room. Sometimes a small inventory of single rooms is available, but they book fast. 2) Look for a special offer. Some travel providers offer limited-time deals, waiving the single supplement, or "room share" programs.
5. Enjoy the ride. You get to make your trip all about you. Take advantage of that fact and do as the locals do. Talk to strangers and eat well.
For more information about traveling solo, download Cosmos' Solo Traveler Guide at www.solotravelingguide.com.


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Where: Madison Square Garden
Network: MSG
Starting Lineups (Subject To Change)
Hornets (11-25)
SG: Eric Gordon
SF: Al-Farouq Aminu
PF: Anthony Davis
C: Robin Lopez
Knicks (23-13)
PG: Jason Kidd
SG: James White
SF: Chris Copeland
PF: Carmelo Anthony
C: Tyson Chandler
In many ways, the Hornets are a perfect team for the Knicks to face right now because they are a bad team, but not an untalented one. It's a game they should win, but certainly one they could lose, and how they play could go along way to telling us just how deep a funk this team is in. With Eric Gordon and Anthony Davis back healthy, New Orleans does have players who could pose problems for New York, but even given the Knicks' injury woes it's a team they should be able to handle.
New York got some good news this week when Iman Shumpert was cleared for a return in next week's game against Detroit in London, but they'll still be without him this afternoon.
Sunday, we'll be looking to see if the Knicks can keep Davis and Gordon in check, along with containing Ryan Anderson off the bench, while also keeping a close eye on how Mike Woodson handles the Knicks' lineup. It's almost beyond question at this point that the Knicks have had their greatest success this season with Carmelo Anthony playing heavily at power forward, something they've gotten away from given all the reshuffling of the lineup to account for their consistent injury woes.
Naturally, all will still be looking to see how Amar'e Stoudemire continues to progress as he makes his way back. Stoudemire's return has gone a little along the lines of everyone's worst fears, he's looked awkward and a step slow and hasn't really found a way to make a significant contribution, but he's showed enough flashes to earn a certain amount of leeway.
Bottom line, Knicks need a win, folks.
Update (11:09 am): Looks like Anthony will be back at the four this afternoon, along with James White and Chris Copeland in the starting lineup. It's kind of an interesting lineup, as White and Copeland have both impressed on the offensive end of late, but it's certainly something we didn't really expect to see as this season began.


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Configure an SAP Web IDE project for hybrid builds
You will learn
In this tutorial, set the target device configurations in SAP Web IDE which will be used when the project is compiled by the Hybrid App Toolkit.
Open SAP Web IDE in a browser window.
Right-click on the
northwind project folder and select Project Settings
Select Device Configuration in the Project Settings window.
In the Application section, fill in the information shown below.
|Field Name
|App Name
|App ID
hybrid version of northwind web app
Note: The App ID field here must match the string you entered for Application ID when creating the HCPms application.
In the Build Options section, click the radio button for Release Mode.
In the Platforms section, select the options applicable for your development machine:
- Windows: Android
- Mac OS: iOS or Android
In the Plugins section, you specify the plugins the application will use. For this exercise, do not check any of the standard Cordova plugins. Click the Kapsel tab, and select Logon Manager.
After selecting Logon Manager, the plugins section will update to allow you to select the type of server the app will connect to. Click the radio button next to SAP Cloud Platform mobile services and ensure your HCPms Host URL is correct.
Note: Do not use the
hcpmsadmin-pxxxxxxxxxform of the URL here.
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The Provisional Navy of Virginia was established by an ordinance of the Convention of Virginia on April 27, 1861. The ordinance called for the enlistment of two thousand seamen and marines to serve terms of three and four years respectively. As a result of a shortage of warships, most of these seamen were employed in the construction and manning of harbor and coastal defense batteries. Governor John Letcher issued a proclamation on 6 June 1861, transferring "all officers, seamen, and marines of the Provisional Navy of Virginia" to the Confederate States of America. Overall, nearly 6,000 men served in the Confederate States Navy. The most famous naval battle of the Civil War occurred off the coast of Hampton Roads between the ironclads known as the CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor.
Conduct a keyword or subject search heading in the catalog using the following examples of Library of Congress subject headings.
Confederate States of America Navy
United States Navy History Civil War, 1861-1865
Merrimack (frigate)
Virginia (ironclad)
Coski, John M. Capital Navy: The Men, Ships and Operations of the James River Squadron. Campbell, Calif.: Savas Woodbury Publishers, 1996.
Driver, Robert J. Confederate Sailors, Marines and Signalmen from Virginia and Maryland. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2007.
Jack, Eugenius Alexander. Memoirs of E. A. Jack: Steam Engineer, CSS Virginia. White Stone, Va.: Brandyland Publishers, 1998.
Miles, Barry W. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors of the Eastern Shore of Virginia: Confederate & Union. Eastville, Va.: Hickory House, 2006.
Park, Carl D. Ironclad Down: The USS Merrimack–CSS Virginia from Construction to Destruction. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, 2007.
Scharf, J. Thomas. History of the Confederate States Navy from its Organization to the Surrender of its Last Vessel. New York: Rogers & Sherwood, 1887. Reprinted as The Confederate States Navy. 2 vols. Salem, N.H.: Ayer Co. Publishing, 1988.
Tucker, Spencer C. Blue and Gray Navies: The Civil War Afloat. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, 2006.
Confederate Navy Index (Click Here for Database)
This collection pertains to Virginians who served in the Confederate States Navy. The information was compiled primarily from 1924 to 1925 by Captain W. H. McElroy, Navy Department, United Confederate Veterans. While this is not a comprehensive source, it contains considerable information about each sailor's service. The information source is noted and ranges from printed and documentary material to the testimony of other veterans.
Martha Buxton Porter Brent. Reminiscences. Accession 26501.
Reminiscences of Martha Buxton Porter Brent of Portsmouth, Virginia, written in 1934. Topics include Porter family genealogy, her Methodist upbringing, childhood in Portsmouth, Virginia, and Pensacola, Florida, her education, relationships with the family slaves, the 1856 presidential election, her father's career in the Confederate States of America Navy, including his work on rebuilding the Merrimack-Virginia Frigate, the capture and evacuation of Richmond, Virginia, in 1865, relationships between the Union soldiers and Richmond citizens after the war, and her marriage to Brent in 1883. Also includes notes and a drawing of the Merrimack by John Porter and a copy of his parole.
Confederate States of America. Navy Dept. Office of Provisions and Clothing. Letter Book, 1864–1865. Accession 37082.
Letter book, 29 December 1864–1 April 1865, of the Office of Provisions and Clothing containing copies of outgoing letters of the paymaster in the Office of Provisions and Clothing in the Confederate States Navy, located in Richmond. The letters were signed by John de Bree, paymaster, or John Mellen, clerk. The second half of this volume was used as a scrapbook, 1877.
Douglas French Forrest. Journal and Diary, 1863–1865. Accession 24771.
Journal and diary, 26 November 1863–25 June 1865, of Douglas French Forrest (1837–1902) as an assistant paymaster of the Confederate States Navy during his stay in Calais, France, as an officer of the CSS Rappahannock. The diary begins with the abortive attempt of the Rappahannock's officers to board her off the coast of Calais and continues through the majority of their detention while awaiting clearance to sail. Of interest are Forrest's reactions to French society's morals and mores, and the maneuverings of the Confederate representatives to gain permission to sail.
Douglas French Forrest. Memorandum Book and Travel Diaries, 1862–1865, 1871. Accession 31505.
Memorandum book, 1862–1865, and travel diaries, 1871, of Douglas French Forrest (1837–1902). The memorandum book includes accounts, 28 October 1862–1 February 1863, and journal entries, 27 May–9 September 1863 and 14 December 1864–24 February 1865, documenting Forrest's service in the Confederate States Navy, including service on the commerce raider CSS Rappahannock, based in Europe. The travel diaries consist of four volumes documenting his trip to Europe and the Holy Land in 1871.
French Forrest. Letter Books, 1863–1864. Accession 24769.
Letter books, 1863–1864, of French Forrest (1796–1866) of the Confederate Navy commanding the James River Squadron and Station concerning day-to-day operations of the squadron, including personnel, supply, and ordnance matters. Also orders and correspondence concerning the observation of the movements of the United States Army and Navy up the James River.
French Forrest. Order Books, 1861–1862. Accession 24768.
Order books, 1861–1862, of French Forrest (1796–1866), commandant of the Confederate States Navy Yard at Gosport, Virginia, containing orders and correspondence concerning the day-to-day operations of the Navy Yard and the Naval Hospital, including movement of supplies and personnel, coordination of efforts with the army and civilian authority, and patrols to watch the Union navy. Forrest also exercised general supervision over alterations to the USS Merrimac, which transformed it into the ironclad CSS Virginia. Both books contain indexes and the second volume is a letterpress book.
Virginia. Navy Department. Records of the Navy Department, 1861–1862. Accession 36794. (Click Here for Finding Aid)
Records, 1861–1862, of the Virginia Navy Department including accounts, correspondence, payrolls, transfer rolls, requisitions, returns, vouchers, and other sundry items dated between 1861 and 1862. The records document expenses accrued by the Provisional Navy during the early part of the Civil War, primarily between April and June 1861. Vouchers are the most prevalent and provide the name of the vendors and list the supplies along with the quantity and cost. Some vouchers include an abstract that provides a summary of all the vouchers submitted during a specific time. The number on the abstract corresponds with the number of the voucher. Whenever an abstract exists for the vouchers, those vouchers are arranged in order by voucher number. Unnumbered vouchers are simply arranged in chronological order. The vouchers document a wide variety of expenses, but are mostly for supplies, pay, rations, transportation, ammunition, and other items.
Samuel Gilbert Webber. Papers, 1863. Accession 39597.
Papers, 1863, of Samuel Gilbert Webber (1838–1926), including correspondence, photographs, and a biography. Includes a letter, 27 January 1863, from Samuel Webber, Norfolk, Virginia, to his wife in Massachusetts. Topics include his visit to Norfolk and a drawing of the Norfolk Naval Hospital, religious services, troop movements, and family. Included is a transcription of the letter. Also included are photographs and a biography of Samuel Webber.
A. O. Wright. Collection of Confederate Navy Service Records, 1922–1925. Accession 20976. (Click Here for Finding Aid)
Collection, 1922–1925, of A. O. Wright (1844–1928) of St. Augustine, Florida, containing correspondence, reminiscences, questionnaires, and lists relating to his efforts to obtain military records of men who served in the Confederate States Navy. This collection pertains to Virginians who served in that branch.


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Skip to comments.Sean Hannity Show,"Let FREEDOM Ring!"3PM-6PM,EDT,M-F,WABC AM,Oct 31-Nov 2, 2012
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We should send him the link to the Yahoo story of O'Bummer & Christie touring the storm damage in NJ and the word ROMNEY was written in big letters in the sand on the beach!
If you had the link, do that.
Hey, BG!
Good to see you are O.K!
Hi Bob! Happy that power has been restored to me. The southern part of CT got the brunt of hurricane Sandy.
LOL... No thanks... My current blender is actually much bigger than that one, although it is not gas operated!!!
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Just wanted to let you know: today I received my 2013 Social Security Stimulus Package. It contained two tomato seeds, a 12oz packet of cornbread mix, two discount coupons to KFC, an "∅bama Hope & Change" bumper sticker, a prayer rug, a machine to blow smoke up my ass and a "Blame It On Bush" poster for the front yard. The directions were in Spanish. Yours should arrive soon.
Thanks, but NO THANK-YOU to such nonsense.
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Haha, awkward moment.
Haha, awkward moment.
OOH NO lucy doesn't have any arms! :o
why the fake tags?
Now if that was AFV Missletoe...
Oh no! Not a sprig of holly! How did lily know cats hate holly?
I think they also hate mistletoe, but that has tone green leaves and white berries.
Cute concept though.
kiss i say...KISS!


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Lipscomb track and field squads wrapped up day one of the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invite with similar outcomes as they have seen in previous meets this season.
Friday's clash saw victories and the demise of even more personal and school records.
"We had a really great day one!" said Bill Taylor, director of track and field. "The highlight was definitely Dani Walker winning the Invitational 1500 meters in a new school record of 4:21.34. That's a nine-second personal record. Madi Talbert also ran a nine-second personal record and moved to No. 3 on our all-time list."
While Walker took first in the event, Talbert was not far behind finishing sixth in the race with a time of 4:28.26. Both girls continue to work hard this weekend to saddle up for next weekend's competition as they head to California.
"Dani and Madi are racing the 5000 meters in the Stanford Invite next weekend," Taylor said. "Tonight's race has to give them both big confidence about what they are capable of right now."
Ki'Ana Christy saw her own school record in the triple jump fall after she landed a jump of 11.36 meters, bettering the record that she just broke last weekend.
"Ki'Ana broke the school record for the second week in a row in the triple jump," Taylor said. "She has really been hitting her stride this outdoor season.
"Our throwers had a really good first day as well. Jazmyne (McGill) set two personal records and Del (McSpadden) got a personal record in the hammer."
McGill lofted a throw of 38.09 meters in the hammer throw in addition to her shot put throw spanning 11.38 meters. McSpadden also excelled in the hammer throw with his launch of 39.08 meters.
Tucker Peabody's absence from outdoor competition did not seem to pose any issues during day one of the meet after he placed second in the 200 meters closing in a time of 21.03.
"Tucker ran a great 200 meters in his season debut," Taylor said. "I know he feels he should have run faster, but we are happy and see it as a great opening performance."
Kevin Floyd and Aaron Beckwith pursued strong performances despite an initial stroke of bad luck in the pole vault. Floyd went on to clutch second with his vault of 4.75 meters.
"Our guys in the vault looked shaky early, but rallied well," Taylor said. "Kevin and Aaron jumped well."
The teams put together a day's worth of flourishing results, but they still have another crucial day of competition to endure on Saturday.
"The weather was terrific tonight," Taylor said. "That was helpful. It might be a bit more challenging Saturday, but this start should give us positive momentum."


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Town to cut 13 jobs, slice $1.9 million a year to pay for MLLA settlement; Police could lose nearly half its force, Watson takes big pay cut
The Mammoth Lakes Town Council on Thursday put the town's police department on the chopping block, proposing deep cuts as a result of the $29.5 million settlement with Mammoth Lakes Land Acquisition, Inc.
In addition to losing seven of its 17 officers, the council also proposed slicing Police Chief Dan Watson's compensation package by $25,000 this year and $50,000 in the 2013 budget year.
The cuts to the police force were part of an austerity proposal that also would affect other departments.
In total, the town's first round of austerity proposals would slice 13 jobs from the Mammoth payroll, reducing the town's workforce from 130 at its peak three years ago to just 70.
"This is a very, very tight presentation," said Town Manager Dave Wilbrecht during an extraordinary special Town Council meeting Thursday night. "The town now is probably as precarious as it's ever been."
Speaking to a standing-room-only crowd in the Town Council Chambers, Wilbrecht laid out the first outlines of a plan by which the town could meet an obligation of $2 million a year over the next 23 years.
Left untouched in the plan were tourism, transit, and housing.
Nor was the plan a final version.
Over the course of the next two to three months, the community will join with the town's administration in fine-tuning a five-year budget plan.
"It's very, very, very thin," Wilbrecht said of the town's margin for error, "and it's going to take a sense of discipline. It's going to have to be debated.
"But my advice to the community and to the council that once that debate is over, we're going to take a very hard and firm approach to keep this thing on a target for a long time."
On the proposed hit list is one position from the finance department and the elimination of a full time information systems specialist. All information systems duties (computers, networking, etc.) would be handled by an outside contractor as needed.
The town's recreation department would lose one full-time and one part-time position.
In public works, which would be merged with the parks department, the council proposed a cut of one full-time and one part-time position, while at the airport, the proposal calls for the elimination of three full-time positions and one part-time spot.
In all, the proposal would shave $988,361 from the current 2012 fiscal year and $1,889,418 from the 2013-14 fiscal year, which begins next July 1.
Also on the chopping block were the Whitmore Pool and the Whitmore Park, both of which would close under the proposed austerity measures.
Watson, meanwhile, would take a big hit in accepting salary and benefit cuts from his $183,547-a-year base salary and $304,842-a-year total compensation package.
Wilbrecht said Watson was close to quitting earlier in the week, but pulled back later on.
"When I first mentioned that we were going to go through some very difficult times the next year or two years," Wilbrecht said, his first thoughts were, 'I don't know if I can do what you're asking me to do. This goes against my training, my professionalism; this is not the way I've done my busines in the past. I don't know if I can do this.'
"I interpreted that as 'Maybe he's going to go.' These things happen in life. Since then, he's had a chance to think about this, and he said, 'You know, Dave, these are difficult decisions and difficult processes. I've got a wonderful working group; this is a great community. I want to stay and work through this thing.'
"So we had a choice. We could either take that reduction out, or we could leave it in and I thought we'd leave it in."


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After graduating with a degree in European History from Princeton, LD Tuttle co-founder Tiffany Tuttle went on to study fashion at FIT, subsequently working at Givenchy in Paris and as an associate designer at Rebecca Taylor. Realizing that her true passion was accessory and footwear design, Tuttle moved to Milan to study patternmaking at Ars Sutoria. In 2005, with her husband Richard Lidinsky, she launched the LD Tuttle collection of footwear and handbags and has since achieved international acclaim.


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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The posters located around the Pacific Northwest were a study in contrasts. "Wanted" they screamed in bold, red type, "Should be considered armed and dangerous."
Pictured inside the space usually reserved for hardened and dangerous suspects was instead the slight, unassuming countenance of a 25-year-old Canadian, her hair pulled back, her mouth pursed.
It was this image that defined Rebecca Rubin during her seven years on the run, from the month before charges were filed in January 2006 until Thursday, when she eased herself into a leather-backed chair in a Portland, Ore., federal courtroom and pleaded guilty.
Rubin, now 40, was a member of the eco-terrorism group "The Family," which claimed responsibility for 20 fires across the West that caused $40 million in damage between 1996 to 2001, when the group effectively disbanded.
But federal investigators, working under the aegis of "Operation Backfire," used a former member's drug habit to turn him into an informant, and one by one, members of the group fell into prosecutors' hands. Ten of them pleaded guilty to arson and conspiracy charges in 2007. Two of them remain in hiding.
That only left Rubin.
She tried to turn herself in once, in 2009, but the state of California wanted a 30-year minimum sentence for crimes committed there in 2001.
No deal, her Canadian attorney said. So she waited. And the U.S. government waited.
Her attorney, Richard Troberman, asked again last year, and this time, California was willing to be more lenient.
Rubin arrived at the Canadian-Washington state border in 2012, and on Thursday, in a voice so soft a judge asked her to speak up, Rubin said, yes, she had helped with the burning of a wild horse barn in 1997, and, yes, she helped ferry equipment for an attempted arson at a U.S. Forest Industries building in Oregon.
She listened to Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Peifer lay out the rest of the incidents: a burned ski lodge in Colorado in 1998 and a fire at a California wild horse facility in October 2001.
None of the crimes to which she pleaded guilty involved her actually setting fires. But Rubin accepted responsibility for helping those who did set the fires, and will face a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison. Prosecutors will seek seven years imprisonment at her sentencing on Jan. 27.
Troberman revealed some of his strategy for the sentencing hearing outside of court on Thursday. Rubin is a changed woman, he said, and sorry for the actions that didn't kill anyone but damaged private and government property.
"Of course she feels remorse," Troberman said after the plea hearing. "She's a very different person."
Rubin is not specifically charged with terrorism, but the indictment alleges that she and other members of "The Family" tried to influence and retaliate against businesses and the government.
The terrorism allegation serves as a potential enhancement to her sentence, something her attorney calls "grossly unfair."
As part of her plea agreement, Rubin must have "disclosure sessions" with the U.S. Attorney's Office for Oregon, something Troberman said she's already done and would continue to do if asked. The sessions do not require her to name or give the locations of any of her co-conspirators _ including the two still on the run _ but do require her to remember conversations and describe events to the best of her memory.
The U.S. Attorney's Office has final say over whether she has been cooperative.
"Look, she's 40 years old now," Troberman said. "There's no question in my mind her motives were always pure, but her methods were not."
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Five years from now, no one will even remember the joyless Dodge Caliber, a comatose crossover born to snooze on rental car lots.
Five years from now, no one will even remember the joyless Dodge Caliber, a comatose crossover born to snooze on rental car lots.
Most of us already forgot the Plymouth/Dodge Neon, a mean jellybean of a compact that — like writers and Washington politicians — suffered frequent bouts of self-destruction.
My favorite Neon sighting was on a cobbled patch of Interstate 30, where a badly faded maroon model with no muffler bobbed along in the slow lane on a wave of sparks and oil.
It kind of redefined basic transport, which was all Dodge's last compacts ever aimed for.
And the infamous Caliber and Neon still pose two large lumps that the 2013 Dodge Dart will need to clamber over if it's going to attain compact-car credibility.
All it needs is a little push.
Fiat ultimately became the controlling owner of Chrysler Group in Chrysler's bankruptcy, bailout and restructuring in 2009, giving the Detroiters an intriguing Italian accent.
And with the new Dodge Dart, we get a sedan based on the Alfa Romeo Giulietta in Europe, which should be pretty decent DNA.
So I had high hopes for the metallic blue-gray Dart Limited that arrived recently at The Daily Planet.
It seemed to possess some of the same one-world charm as the new Ford Focus — a sedan that could tackle curvy European back roads with grace and still be comfortable at an American backyard barbecue.
With its long wheelbase and short front and rear overhangs, the Dart looked as contemporary as your average Gen Y Zippie attached to this week's version of the iPhone.
Its long hood abutted a curved grille and large, aggressive headlamps. A blacked-out grille with Dodge's quasi-menacing crosshair center gave the sedan some sporting flair.
Meanwhile, a conventional character line that ran through the car's chrome door handles connected the front neatly with a similar wrap-around rear.
The car's large doors looked efficient, promising more space in back than the Dart could actually deliver, and highly polished 10-spoke wheels carried substantial 225/45-17 tires.
But the exterior, while crisp and well-proportioned, was overshadowed by the gray-and-white interior — whose bold color scheme looked like something you might find in a 1959 Olds 88.
A gray dashboard had a stitched hood over the instrument panel and a prominent center stack trimmed in piano black.
Gray leather covered the steering wheel, and the seats were wrapped in luxurious-looking pleated white leather in gray shells.
I'm not sure how wine- or grape-jelly-resistant they would be — depending on your country of origin. But they looked great in a $25,000 economy sedan.
Although the swoopy door panels were mostly gray plastic, white centers with padded gray armrests added some pizzazz.
The passenger seat even had a compartment hidden beneath its center cushion where lovely wife Legs could have stashed her .38 — not that she would ever consider such a thing.
I was less impressed with the legroom in back, which was reasonable but not as generous as I had expected.
In fact, that close-but-no-cigar theme prevailed beneath the hood as well.
My Dart Limited was equipped with the standard 2-liter "Tigershark" four kicking out 160 horsepower.
That power is identical to the Ford Focus SE. But here's the deal: The Focus is nearly 400 pounds lighter than the Dart — 2,907, according to Edmunds.com, compared with 3,295 for the Dart, says Motor Trend.
Even a fairly good six-speed automatic can't do much to move that bulk, which is close to the weight of some midsize sedans.
Though the engine is smooth and refined with a rich exhaust note, it needs a mediocre 9.9 seconds to propel the husky Dart to 60, according to Motor Trend.
The Focus, incidentally, is nearly two seconds quicker to 60, the magazine calculated.
While the 2-liter motor is rated at a reasonable 24 miles per gallon city and 34 on the highway, that's about all the performance it can muster.
I suggest you choose the optional turbocharged 1.4-liter engine, which also has 160 horsepower but generates 40 more pound-feet of torque and is considerably quicker in tests.
Fortunately, the Dart rides on a solid platform that felt more sporting than the engine.
The steering, for example, was lively and quick — an unusual combination in a front-wheel-drive compact like the Dart.
It turned into corners crisply at moderately fast speeds, with minimal body motions. Though the car wasn't overtly sporting, it felt quietly confident in a sort-of flingable, European way.
So did its ride. While the Dart moved with a Euro-tautness most of the time, it maintained a long-legged composure over big bumps that belied its econo-car roots.
Dodge got really close with the new Dart. If performance is less important to you than utility, style and fuel economy, then your sedan has probably arrived.
If not, I would opt for the turbo version of the Dart or hold out for an SRT version.


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Fort Edmonton Park Loop Trail is a 4.7 kilometer moderately trafficked loop trail located near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that features a river and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and birding and is best used from March until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
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Providing the best in historically authentic living history, Fort Edmonton Park is nestled on 158 acres of beautiful wooded parkland along Edmonton's picturesque river valley. The Park is just 15 minutes from downtown Edmonton and 10 minutes from the world famous West Edmonton Mall. Fort Edmonton Park first opened in May of 1974 and has grown to become home to more than 80 historical buildings arranged into four eras of Edmonton's history. The 1846 Hudson's Bay Fort, 1885 Street, 1905 Street and 1920 Street. The Park is also home to the historic Hotel Selkirk, a 1920's Midway, the Yukon & Pacific steam engine and train, four original early 1900's street cars as well as buggy rides, wagon rides and a stagecoach. In mid-summer of 2011, the new 250-seat Capitol Theatre will be opening to the public featuring an extraordinary short film on the history of Edmonton. Historical interpreters dressed in period costume bring Fort Edmonton Park to life by engaging visitors into Edmonton's world 100-150 years ago. The attendance figures for visitors to Fort Edmonton Park over the past few years has averaged in the area of 200,000 people. The Park is open on a seasonal basis in the summer, and in 2011 it opens on May 21 through to August 28, as well as all the weekends in September. Not only is Fort Edmonton Park a top tourist destination, it is also home to a very pleasant walk around it's borders. Easy access to the Fort's parking lot makes for an easy starting point. You pass the John Janzen Nature Centre on the way to the trail head on your left with Fort Edmonton Park on your Right. If you time it right, you will get to see the Park's fully operational steam engine pass by. The first half of the trail is all paved with gentle changes in elevation and is accessible for all people. On your way you will pass information markers discussing the history, tree and animal species you will see. Something new this year, and jointly funded by the RVA, is the new Fort Edmonton Footbridge and connecting trail systems. The trail system linking the new bridge is all paved and the bridge itself is spectacular. You get tremendous views of the River Valley and of the massive staircase up the Patricia Ravine. Don't pass up the opportunity to take some great photos. Walking back, you enter the bottom half of the trail system which is a packed gravel path. There is a elevation change at the beginning of the trail, but after that, the trail runs parallel to the park with little change in elevation. It is very pleasant to walk in the trees with the river on your left. You can continue walking up to the WhiteMud Ravine on the connecting trail system or head back to the parking lot.
Great little walk to do with the family! We did a couple adventures off this path, but generally a good on for those with little kids!
Did this loop with my 2 small kids (1 and 3yrs) and a double stroller. Great easy loop with little sight seeing peakaboo trails. The first km is paved, rest is packed gravel that was easily managed pushing a heavy stroller for part of the way.
Only criticism is the lack of signage at the end of the paved trail; YOU NEEDTO TURN RIGHT on what looks like a gravel alleyway or backroad. Also no washrooms along the way just FYI
Nice walk by the river ,beautiful bridge , natural site ...
An easy hike anyone can do. The view from the bridge is wonderful!
Very woody for the first half and the river isn't always visible coming back. Still, a pleasant walk.
Very pretty but also very busy!


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Staten Island, NY – Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, says he has just one question about Judge Sonia Sotomayor as she is nominated by President Obama for the Supreme Court: "Does justice include the right to tear the arms and legs off of babies, crush their skulls, and treat them as medical waste?"
"We all draw the line somewhere. An avowed racist or anti-Semite is not acceptable on the Supreme Court. Why should we give a pass to the violence of abortion?"
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.