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Urge to play rising…rising…
Interplay's latest strategy title, Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising, is easy
to grade but almost impossible to describe. In a way, it's like an interactive
movie in the best sense of the term. Built around an engrossing, well developed
plot, Antaeus Rising puts you in command of a scuttled carrier which had
been forgotten off the coast of an island in Oceania.
It's the year 2032 and nano-technology has transformed the world. War has been
forgotten and science, industry and healthcare are thriving. Earth is a utopia…until
a group of generals and captains of industry (disgruntled because they have
nothing to do now) start blowing cities back into nanodust. Sadly, the world's
governments are no longer prepared to deal with a large scale war, and are forced
to try and rebuild the only remaining nano-carrier on the planet.
The good news is that since the carrier (dubbed 'Antaeus') uses nano-technology,
it can convert almost anything it encounters into building materials to repair
itself and build a fleet of tanks and helicopters. In addition, as you discover
new technologies you will be able to design increasingly unique units that are
tailored to specific kinds of combat. The bad news is that the Antaeus is almost
completely crippled, crewless, and under attack when you take command.
Fortunately, you don't actually need a crew – you can resurrect the Antaeus'
original one. The minds of the Antaeus' best and brightest have been preserved
in microchips called "Soulcatchers." Almost any unit that you can design can
be equipped with a Soulcatcher unit, and then you can assign one of the resurrected
crewmembers to that unit. Creepy, but effective.
If you match the right crewperson to the right unit, it will pay off in spades.
The pilots and tankers assigned to the Antaeus really know their jobs, and they
are the best wingmen I have ever had in a PC game. Watching the pilots bob and
weave to avoid missile fire or use terrain to sneak up on a target is a real
In fact, the AI is sufficiently strong that you can play the entire game without
taking advantage of one of Antaeus' coolest features: being able to take control
of one of your units and get into the thick of battle. This sets Antaeus
apart from other RTS games, though it has been tried in past efforts like Uprising.
When you move into the 3D view, the graphics are gorgeous and are certainly
comparable to what we have come to expect from a first-person shooter. The actual
combat is pure arcade action. Shoot them before they shoot you, and remember
that there are a lot more of them.
Jumping into one of your units also allows you to see the battlefield up close
and make command decisions in real time. I use the helicopter solely for this
purpose. I'll jump in and select targets for my units and then provide roving
cover where needed. The interface for giving orders and marking waypoints is
extremely intuitive, and is the same whether you are on the map screen or using
the first person view.
The types of strategy that will work for various missions is almost completely dependent on your play style. If you can secure a large area and process its raw materials, you will be able to crank out new units as fast as the old ones are destroyed. Since the only place you can produce units is the carrier, however, you may not be able to get your units back into the thick of battle very quickly. On the other hand, you can take a covert ops approach and try to surgically accomplish your mission goals with minimal casualties.
the mission scripting assumes that you cannot figure this sort of thing out
for yourself and tends to walk you through the golden path to success in each
mission – whether you want it to or not.
Of course, much of the scripting in those missions is intended to further
the plot of the game, which is a pleasant change from having the plot exist
solely to provide an excuse for the action. Fans of a good story will find that
the scripted events, cutscenes and professional voice acting are just as engrossing
as the first-person gameplay. In this regard, Antaeus hopefully offers
a glimpse of how developers will be looking for new ways to create fun, engrossing
experiences that do not fit easily into a particular genre.
Which Antaeus certainly does not. With only a few units (up to eight)
under your control at a time, it's not a typical RTS game. Yet with a hefty
strategic element and the requirement that you rely on your team's excellent
AI, it's not a first-person shooter.
Too bad it's not more things as well, since there is no multiplayer or random
scenario generator. Antaeus is only what you make of the plot and the
21 (very time consuming) missions. Though the story is strong enough to carry
the game, this kind of experience is just screaming for multiplay and the omission
is odd.
Antaeus is best taken as what it is: an experience. It is a graphically
beautiful, fully engrossing story that lets the player take the role of combatant
and commander. If, in this kind of game, you tend to zip through missions only
once without playing with different strategies or fully exploring the scenarios
or the maps, Antaeus is probably not for you. On the other hand, if the
multi-layered change of pace appeals to you, the richness and quality of the
limited gameplay make the game well worth the price of admission.


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Click through to see what happened to Isiah Ordiz's femur after he wouldn't tap out of a heel hook from Rousimar Palhares. I cannot stress this enough: this is a Faces of Death-level photo and you will wish you hadn't seen it.
UPDATE: The photo itself is real, but apparently shows the aftermath of a motorcycle accident in Colombia earlier this month. Good one, guys!!!

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Ann Curry, the veteran NBC News correspondent who was pushed from the "Today" show in 2012 after not being able to strike a rapport with co-host Matt Lauer and the show's producers, is leaving the network to start her own production company, according to a person familiar with the situation.
A formal announcement from NBC News is expected later Tuesday, this person said.
Curry did not respond to an email seeking comment. Robert Barnett, an attorney who has represented Curry in her dealings with NBC in the recent past, referred an inquiry to the correspondent.
The New York Post previously reported news of Curry's agreement to depart.
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Mesh forwarding table
From OLPC
The Mesh is a dynamic configuration through which two laptops can communicate with each other through a dynamically updated path. This path can be direct(single hop) if the two laptops are close to each other. However, when this is not the case, it includes several hops. When a new laptop enters the Mesh it configures itself in the network using a routing protocol. Eventually it builds up a forwarding table, which determines the path to each individual laptop in the Mesh.
In order to forward a packet to a specific destination, the laptop checks the forwarding table and sends the packet through the correct direction. In fact the complete routing is transparent to the interface. The table only includes the next hop to the path. For example if the path from xoA to xoB is
the forwarding table of xoA will only link xoB to xo1. Each possible xoA's destination(like xoB or xo3) is paired with its corresponding first hop of the path. The first hop must always be a neighbor to xoA. In the next hop the packets check the new forwarding table and send the packet accordingly. The routing protocol belongs to the Layer 2 interface, and therefore includes the MAC addresses of the laptops.
Accessing the Forwarding Tables
The Marvell WLAN Linux Driver used in the laptops provides several ioctl calls to examine the Mesh configuration. The most useful command is
iwpriv which focuses on the forwarding table. By applying
iwpriv eth0 or
iwpriv msh0 we have access to several commands, the most interesting of which are
iwpriv msh0 fwt_list n # gives the n-th entry of the forwarding table iwpriv msh0 fwt_list_neigh n # gives the n-th entry of the neighbor table iwpriv msh0 fwt_reset # resets both tables
The parameters
eth0 and
msh0 indicate the interface you need to examine. Note that one can examine the interfaces through
ifconfig/iwconfig. In both cases you have the same MAC address and
iwpriv gives the same tables, so one may use either. It is unfortunate that using the above commands you only have access to a single entry defined by parameter
n. To examine the whole table one must execute the
fwt_list[_neigh] commands for all desired values of
n. Each single entry is displayed as
iwpriv msh0 fwt_list n output is a string of the following form: da ra valid metric dir rate ssn dsn hopcount ttl expiration sleepmode snr precursor where the different fields are: da -- DA MAC address (in the form "00:11:22:33:44:55") ra -- RA MAC address (in the form "00:11:22:33:44:55") valid -- whether the route is valid (0 if not valid) metric -- route metric (cost: smaller-metric routes are preferred) dir -- direction (1 for direct, 0 for reverse) rate -- data rate used for transmission to the RA ssn -- Source Sequence Number (time at the RA for reverse routes) dsn -- Destination Sequence Number (time at the DA for direct routes) hopcount -- hop count (currently unused) ttl -- TTL (only used in reverse entries) expiration -- entry expiration sleepmode -- RA's sleep mode (currently unused) snr -- SNR in the link to RA (currently unused) precursor -- predecessor in direct routes
iwpriv ethX msh0 list_neigh n output is a string of the following form: ra sleepmode snr references where the different fields are: ra -- RA MAC address (in the form "00:11:22:33:44:55") sleepmode -- RA's sleep mode (currently unused) snr -- SNR in the link to RA (currently unused) references -- RA's reference counter
If the entry number requested is beyond the length of the table then you receive a null error message
Forwarding Table Characteristics
The forwarding table updates by adding additional lines not by replacing previous ones. An entry however can be removed when it expires. The starting expiration time may be checked though
iwpriv msh0 fwt_time # in ms(or chip ticks)
When a new path for a specific destination becomes available it is updated in the forwarding list, and this is usually long before the previous entry for the same destination has expired. Subsequently, most entries are not up to date.
The neighbor table is similar to the forwarding table, but only includes a list of the neighbors, which also represent the first hops for all other destinations. These neighbors are also included in the forwarding table but of course destination and first hop are the same.
How to get viewable results
In order to view the complete forwarding table or neighbor table, a linux script is available check for all entry indexes. The script can be executed to an XO from a USB stick. To access the stick do
ls /media # list of connected USB sticks: useful to see the stick's name cd /media/[name of your stick]/ # access the USB stick folder
Make sure the script is named in the proper case. It can be executed as
bash mesh.sh param1 [param2] options for param1: table -- forwarding table neigh -- neighbor table options for param2(optional): reset -- resets the current table before displaying the table
When not using
reset mode the script will show the current table and terminate right after. However, when using the
reset mode the tables are completely cleared, and the script waits for each entry to show up. It will run indefinitely and can be stopped at any time with
Ctrl^c. Usually the forwading table will rebuilt itself in less than a minute. The neighbor table, which is technically easier to fill, requires a few seconds. A typical view of a neighbor table is
neighbor addr 0 00:11:22:33:44:01 slp 0 snr 39 ref 3 1 00:11:22:33:44:03 slp 0 snr 49 ref 0 2 00:11:22:33:44:10 slp 0 snr 60 ref 2 3 00:11:22:33:44:04 slp 0 snr 53 ref 3 ...
A typical view of a forwarding table is
dest addr neighbor addr 0 00:11:22:33:44:f1 00:11:22:33:44:01 data ... 2 00:11:22:33:44:ba 00:11:22:33:44:01 data ... 3 00:11:22:33:44:70 00:11:22:33:44:04 data ... ...
Translate MAC address to XO name
It is desirable to view the OX names instead of their correspondig MAC address. Then it is easy to observe in the lab how the Mesh really works. For this purpose a table is required which links each MAC address with its corresponding name (A01, B02 etc). An excel file will be available in Google Docs for testers to update any additional pair of MAC and name.
Testing the MPP configuration
An interesting configuration of the mesh is the Under a Tree model. In that case there is no access point to provide infrastructure for the mesh. This can be examined with a few(5 to 10) XO's that none has access to any AP. In fact you can force a laptop into this and skip connecting to any available mesh or access point. One of the laptops can turn on the MPP cabability and create mesh. This can be implemented in the lab by using channel 6 or 11. The other XO's will connect to this mesh and their tables will be observed as they are updated.


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There's also the fact that all the Campiones we've seen so far had an authority that made killing them difficult.
Godo has the ram incarnation, Volan revived after getting fried by lightning through some unknown authority, and Salvador had an authority that made himself nearly impervious to damage.
I suppose that's only 3 of the 7, but still...
There's also the fact that Campiones have superhuman constitution beyond any mortal. That alone makes them much harder to kill by mundane methods. Their innate magic immunity also makes magic worthless against them...
So yeah, my interpretation is that they're not impossible to kill via mundane means, but they'll take a lot more killing to put down, and if they happen to have the right authority, they might get up from that anyways...
|2012-07-25, 19:30
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|2012-07-25, 20:45
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Im fairly sure a 1 megaton nuke would pretty much waste whatever authority any campione had and leave nothing left for it to reincarnate or resurrect from.
But that would also leave a 5 mile radius completely flat.
Also whise did say he was balanced and he learned to use all his authorities
I found Fanta's and whsie's spoilers.
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Paraphrasing what the author said, Godou is basically like a videogame character with all supers and no normal moves.
|2012-07-25, 21:14
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|2012-07-25, 21:32
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Yes, I know about his upgrades but I was just wondering if there could be any way to make it possible for him to fight like how Verethragna did, dual wielding the golden swords, or using one of his authorities twice a day
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do you mean clean as in direct no hiding behind the bush?
Or clean as in Yuri clean?
Cuz we know Yuri is probably the least dangerous next to Lily.
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|2012-07-26, 00:34
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Jeez, why do people always want summaries? We're making plenty of progress, just wait another two months, or three. Compared to the real translation, summaries suck anyway and V9 is not a volume you'd look at to find out whether you like the series at all.
Anyway, Godou has only one true love, and it's neither Erica nor Ena.
Spoiler for Don't look, you'll regret it!:
On a more serious note, it's ridiculous to ask for a true love in a harem as balanced as Campione's. That said, Erica is probably closest.
|2012-07-26, 00:40
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Erica is #1 by a good margin. He's most wary of Erica due to her manipulative nature, but he loves her the most. Deep down he knows that Erica is 100% loyal and dedicated to him. What really separates Erica from the others is that Erica had the most development with Godou in his early campione days (seen in vol 3 and 11, which are the two prequels). Erica went through some really down in the ditch moments with Godou and survived through them. These are the experiences the others lack because the others hadn't met Godou yet. It's also why I said if the anime followed the novels' chronological order that Erica would win the race before it even begins because she has 2 whole volumes to herself before another girl even has a sniff of Godou.
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you sure its not
Lily although seems to be left in third place regardless.
Does this change whsie?
I know he's the most compatable with erica, able to send out commands just by looking at her.
He's more intimidated with Erica, because he knows if left alone, he will do something he will really regret.
^ i think this was mentioned in almost EVERY vol... :P
Lets face it, she isn't the divalo rosso for nothing...
Id hate to compare DXD with Campione.. but..
Erica -> Akeno
Ena -> Zenovia
Then you got Yuri -> Asia
Personally if you were protecting your virginity, who would u be more afraid off?
Definitely not the last choice...
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Our background with Fonterra
Fonterra is a global co-operatively owned dairy nutrition company which includes well-known brands such as Bega and Mainland cheese and Western Star butter among others. In August 2013 FCm commenced the task of implementing 16 individual markets for a travel program comprising more than 6000 travellers world-wide.
Here's how we made it possible.
Previously this account was managed by a single TMC however there was no global structure or unified global program, each country operated independent of one another.
Fonterra previously utilised multiple reporting platforms across its 16 markets to manage travel reporting requirements, this has subsequently been consolidated into a single platform using FCm ClientBank.
Prior to joining FCm Fonterra had a single account manager based in New Zealand. FCm has introduced a multinational account management structure (AM) including local AMs in each country and a global account manager to oversee the entire program.
The FCm global account management and implementation teams worked in cohesion to develop the program proof of concept and blueprint for Fonterra which would serve as the guideline to implement the program efficiently in all markets. A tailored change management and communication plan was launched, including new travel booking and approval procedures to assist in controlling costs.
The team worked to deliver:
- FCm technology ecosystem in all markets including 12 FCm Portal sites and 3 Online Booking Tool sites utilising Serko Online
- National and Multinational FCm ClientBank reporting implementation
- International SOS deployment across 12 markets
- 49 FCm Roadshows globally at Fonterra sites
- New booking process and form launched to offline markets
- On-site implant at Fonterra NZ site for unique groups/events management
- Pre "Go Live" launch for New Zealand and Australia due to service risks with incumbent agency 2 weeks early due to cut off by previous TMC
- FCm were required to source, develop and load hotel program of 138 properties into the GDS including sourcing accommodation in remote farming areas where regular corporate hotels were not available
There were a number of challenges that presented during the implementation process that the FCm account management and implementation teams worked to resolve:
- Initial scope of implementation changed from four countries to twelve, representing an increase in total transaction volume of 26m USD.
- Incumbent agency in Australia and New Zealand were not agreeable to a transition period and provided a specific cut off date which meant FCm had to implement and Go Live with these markets weeks earlier than the original agreed Go Live date.
- Fragmented Human Resources data including cost centre structure which FCm implementation and account management teams rectified within the first six months of trading by completely rebuilding all cost centre structures.
- Never had a true global program before which made implementation more challenging. Many staff in regional areas lack of understanding about travel programs and were resistant to change.
- FCm were required to take the lead on communication between head office and regional staff.
The multi-faceted implementation process was completed in 12 weeks with each market completed within the scheduled 4 week period. Some early results post implementation included:
- Online adoption in OBT markets increased to 89% for Australia and New Zealand from previous 70% (New Zealand) and 89% (Australia)
- In Singapore where previously no OBT had been implemented, online adoption of 75% was achieved.
- Purchasing card use in New Zealand increased from 30% to 70% after implementation –allows Fonterra to reconcile in Spendvision so faster and more efficiently
- New travel policy and approval process launched in mid December 2013, driving compliance and increasing cost savings
- Global Travel Program Fine Tuning during Q1 based on transparency and findings in program expenditure with monthly compliance reporting which drives best practice
- New Travel policy was implemented including online travel approval reflecting the Fonterra management hierarchy of 11 levels
- FCm ClientBank Connect has delivered global dashboard reporting for Management team at Fonterra
Fonterra's Response
"FCm have been instrumental in transforming our travel program into a truly global structure. After an initial implementation of 12 countries we are about to commence phase two of implementing another 10 countries. FCm took the lead on rebuilding from scratch Fonterra's segmented human resources data which was a big task – this was all completed while also transacting and managing live bookings."
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CSU Student Leadership Programs
Both the four, long-established student-led programs featured in the Advancing Community Engagement With Student Leaders How-to Manual and our newly funded campus programs demonstrate the multitude of ways campus programs have been developed to address individual campus attributes —from campus history to geographic setting to student culture and demographics to available resources.
Following are profiles of each campus program:
CSU Featured Model-Programs
- Chico: Community Action Volunteers in Education (CAVE)
- Humboldt: Youth Educational Services (YES) and Service Learning Interns
- Los Angeles: Educational Participation In Communities (EPIC)
- Monterey Bay: Student Leaders For Service Learning (SL)2
Newly-Funded CSU Campus Programs (2009-10)
- East Bay: Leadership By Design
- Fresno: Richter Center Ambassadors
- Fullerton: Center for Internships and Community Engagement
- San José: Legacy Building Initiative
See tools for getting started to begin developing your student leadership program!
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Obama to visit storm-hit Louisiana on Monday: White House
President Barack Obama will visit Louisiana on Monday to meet officials in the state dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Friday.
President Barack Obama will visit Louisiana on Monday to meet officials in the state dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Friday.
Obama intends to visit first responders and survey the damage from Hurricane Isaac, and is "making sure that unmet needs are being met," Carney said. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has led the storm recovery efforts.
The president has steered clear of the U.S. Gulf Coast region as emergency responders dealt with the damage. Obama held campaign events in Colorado, Iowa, and Virginia this week that coincided with the Republican national convention in Tampa, Florida.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is making a trip to Louisiana on Friday. Romney, fresh from accepting the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, is scheduled to join Louisiana's Republican governor, Bobby Jindal.
The memory of Hurricane Katrina that battered the Gulf in 2005 and led to heavy criticism of Obama's Republican predecessor in the White House, George W. Bush, has prompted the administration to go to great lengths to show it is on top of the response to Isaac.
Carney said the president has not gone to visit the region because of to logistical challenges.
"It was the assessment of the president's team working with all the people involved in operations, as well as people on the ground, that Monday was a good day for the president to visit," Carney said.
Obama made several references to Isaac in his campaign remarks this week and said he had personally been in contact with various federal agencies.
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The Ravens will hold their first full-team practice of training camp on Thursday. Each day leading up to the official start of camp, The Sun will examine several key position battles that will be decided during preseason.
The competitors: Billy Cundiff, Justin Tucker
Breaking it down: This will probably be the most analyzed competition in camp, all because of how the last possession of the 2011-12 season ended. Though Ravens' fans don't need a reminder, Cundiff's 32-yard field goal attempt, which likely would have forced overtime against the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game, sailed wide left, ending the team's Super Bowl hopes.
Since that miss, there have been constant questions of Cundiff's psyche and calls from the fans to let him loose and sign an experienced kicker. But the Ravens have stuck by the veteran who converted 28-of-37 kicks in the regular season including just 1-of-6 from beyond 50 yards.
Instead of signing an experienced kicker to compete with Cundiff, the Ravens added undrafted free agent Justin Tucker who both kicked and punted for the University of Texas last season. In the last two seasons at Texas, Tucker converted 40-of-48 field goals.
Tucker did exhibit impressive leg strength and accuracy during the organized team activities and doesn't appear intimidated at all by the opportunity to go head-to-head with Cundiff.
The bottom line: Cundiff has said all the right things and claims that he won't be defined or affected in the long run by missing the biggest kick of his career. But the reality is every miss in the preseason will prompt questions about whether he has mentally gotten over that day at Gillette Stadium. Still, the Ravens stood by him and didn't go out and sign a veteran kicker like the Washington Redskins did in bringing in Neil Rackers to compete with Graham Gano or the New York Jets did in signing Kris Brown to challenge Nick Folk. No disrespect to Tucker, who has been impressive thus far, but an accomplished veteran kicker would have turned up the heat even more. Tucker would probably have to significantly out-kick Cundiff to make the team. The Ravens have a good amount of money tied up in Cundiff and they feel like he's a nice weapon on kickoffs. It would be quite a leap for a team with Super Bowl aspirations to put their kicking game in the hands of an undrafted rookie.


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James S. Rogers is the principal lawyer in Seattle's Law Offices of James S. Rogers. His practice is limited to automotive product liability litigation, product liability litigation, and serious injury and wrongful death.Mr. Rogers is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (Washington State Committee), a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Board of Directors), a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (President, 2007, Washington State Chapter). Mr. Rogers has been selected for inclusion in the 2003-2015 editions of "The Best Lawyers in America" (Product Liability and Personal Injury).Mr. Rogers has been selected as Best Lawyers® 2015 Seattle Plaintiffs Product Liability Litigation "Lawyer of the Year". Mr. Rogers was honored by the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers as 2010 "Outstanding Plaintiff's Trial Lawyer of the Year".Mr. Rogers was the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association's 1998 Trial Lawyer of the Year. In May 2002, he was honored with Washington State Trial Lawyers Association's President's Award for his contribution to the civil justice system.
Mr. Rogers was the subject of a profile by Todd W. Gardner in the May, 2011 King County Bar Bulletin, which can be found at http://jsrogerslaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/kcba.pdf. In 2014 and 2015, the Law Offices of James S. Rogers was selected by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers as a Tier 1 law firm for Seattle's Best Law Firms in Plaintiff Product Liability Litigation.Mr. Rogers has served as president of the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, and the Western Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Rogers was a nine-year member of the Board of Governors of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Mr. Rogers is on the Board of Directors for the Attorneys' Information Exchange Group, a national organization of plaintiff attorneys handling automotive product liability litigation, as well as the Boa rd of Directors of the Endowment for Equal Justice.
Mr. Rogers is certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Rogers has lectured at well over one hundred legal seminars sponsored by state and national trial lawyer and bar associations. Mr. Rogers was Editor-in-Chief of Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit, 3rd Edition, published by ATLA Press, and was co-moderator of Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit: The Video Series. Articles by Mr. Rogers have appeared in many legal publications. Most recently, Mr. Rogers was co-author of "Civil Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions", published in the Washington State Association for Justice Product Liability Deskbook, 2014.On April 10th, Mr. Rogers will moderate a panel of three plaintiffs' lawyers at the 2015 ABA Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Liability Litigation seminar in Phoenix, Arizona, which is a three day seminar, primarily presented and attended by in-house counsel, outside counsel, and experts who defend and testify on behalf of automakers in automotive product liability litigation.On May 15th, Mr. Rogers is chairing and speaking at a seminar in Seattle, presented by the Washington State Association for Justice, "What Trial Lawyers Should Know about Automotive Product Liability".
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Notice of Meeting
Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council
Date: Thursday, June 20, 2013
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place: Department of Workforce Development
GEF-1 Building
Room F305
201 East Washington Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin
Agenda Items and Tentative Schedule
- Call to order and introductions
- Approval of Minutes of the May 2, 2013, Council Meeting
- Remarks from John Fandrich, DWD Executive Assistant
- Report on Unemployment Insurance Reserve Fund and LAB audit report
- Preview of DWD Misclassification website
- Council Discussion of Correspondence by Representative Tittl, May 10, 2013, Related to Eligibility of Certain Employees who are Affected by Labor Disputes for Unemployment Insurance Benefits
- Review of proposal from Wisconsin Association of Staffing Services
- Department Update
- Work Share
- Budget bill provisions
- Legislative Update - SB 200 and AB 219
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Take Monday Off: Trinidad
An extra-long weekend packed with beaches, beats and Indian-Chinese-African-French-Caribbean fare
THE ALL-INCLUSIVE resort may be de rigueur in the Caribbean, but someone forgot to tell Trinidad. The larger of the two islands of Trinidad and Tobago is a mere seven miles from the coast of Venezuela. Its living, breathing local culture takes its cues from the myriad foreign influences—Indian, African, French, British, even Chinese and Lebanese—that have mingled over the centuries. In Port of Spain, the capital perched on the Gulf of Paria, that means listening to a steel band, dancing to calypso, "liming" (hanging out and relaxing, in Trinidadian English), watching cricket or eating delectable roti wraps. A measure of self-sufficiency is necessary; travelers don't get coddled in Trinidad. But that means the island's abundant natural wonders, including stunning beaches, are blissfully devoid of the usual tourist trappings. Or, in fact, any tourist trappings at all.
Day One: Friday
10:30 p.m.
Arrive in Port of Spain and take a taxi from the airport to the Carlton Savannah hotel, with 157 modern rooms (and a delightful pool) at the foot of the appropriately named Cascade suburb (from $169 per night; 2-4 Coblentz Ave., thecarltonsavannah.com). Get a good night's rest in preparation for tomorrow's activities.
Day Two: Saturday
8:30 a.m.
Hire a driver for the day from Kalloo's ($150 for 10 hours, 868-622-9073) to avoid the sanity-testing experience that is driving in Port of Spain. Head downtown to the Femmes du Chalet, commonly referred to as the Breakfast Shed (International Waterfront Center). This women's collective is run by descendants of those who founded it in 1936. Order a hearty Trini breakfast of cooked vegetables, meat or eggs, and a fresh juice. Enjoy it at a picnic table overlooking the Gulf of Paria.
10 a.m.
It's about a 15-minute drive to Y Gallery (26 Taylor St., www.yartgallery.com) in Port of Spain's trendy Woodbrook neighborhood. Check out the impressive selection of locally produced art.
10:45 a.m.
Continue on (about 30 minutes) to the town of Chaguaramas for a visit to the quirky Chaguaramas Military History and Aerospace Museum (Western Main Rd., Chaguaramas, 868-634-4391). Its exhibits span the 15th century through the present, and even nonarmy buffs will find them engaging, especially the recreated World War II bunker. The museum is hard to miss—just look for the out-of-commission airliner out front.
12:15 p.m.
Since the museum isn't air-conditioned, you're probably in need of refreshment. The open-air Lighthouse Restaurant (Point Gourde Road, Chaguaramas, 868-634-4384) at the CrewsInn Hotel & Yachting Centre is in the marina five minutes down the road. Ogle some of the Caribbean's most extravagant yachts over a drink and snack. The cucumber salad is particularly tasty.
1 p.m.
On the way back to the city, you can't miss the sign for kayak rentals on Williams Bay. Snag one (about $7 an hour) and paddle out to the palm-covered Carrera Island, the most inviting prison you're likely to ever see—a seeming paradise a couple thousand feet off the mainland, still housing inmates.
2:30 p.m.
Return to Port of Spain for a taste of roti, Trinidad's national comfort food—a delicious meat, veggie or potato filling wrapped in a soft flatbread. Nowhere does it taste better than at Hosein's Roti Shop, a hole in the wall in Port of Spain's commercial district (corner of Independence Square and Henry Street, 868-627-3036). Eat your roti on a bench out on the square. You'll see all walks of Trini life here.
3:30 p.m.
Meander up Charlotte Street, taking in the exotic fruit, vegetable and spice stalls, then turn into Woodford Square, a charming park with a bandstand and the occasional political speech, a la London's Speakers' Corner. On the south side of the square stands Holy Trinity Cathedral, built in the early 19th century; it boasts a stone labyrinth in the garden. Continue up Frederick to the National Museum and Art Gallery (117 Frederick St., 868-623-5941). The ground floor covers many aspects of the country's history, including colonialism and the rise of major industries. The second floor houses art by local artists and pieces from the permanent collection.
5:30 p.m.
Take a drive through the logic-defying streets of the Laventille neighborhood, with its colorful, precariously perched houses. They are run-down yet oddly appealing. It can be an iffy area, so keep to the car.
6 p.m.
Stop at the hotel to freshen up, then walk up St. Ann's Avenue. Turn left on Nook Avenue, which more than earns its name, to the cool, sophisticated Chaud Creole (6 Nook Ave., 868-621-2002). Its upscale, Creole-based menu incorporates African, Indian, French and Chinese influences. The corn soup is
a must.
9 p.m.
Soak up Trinidad's vibrant music tradition starting with a steelpan band, which can include up to 120 musicians. (The instrument was invented in Trinidad in the early 1900s.) At the Silver Stars Panyard (56 Tragarete Rd.), order a Carib beer and, on the right night, settle in to hear some of the best.
10:30 p.m.
The musical genre of choice among the young is soca, a variation on calypso. Stumblin (42 Ariapita Ave., 868-223-5017), a friendly club on hopping Ariapita Avenue, hosts DJs nightly. Even if you're not moved to take part in the rear-end-focused dance that usually accompanies soca, you'll probably be tempted to join in the sipping of Angostura rum. For live soca and other Trini music, including calypso, head down Ariapita to the De Nu Pub (Ariapita Avenue and French Street, 868-627-4042).
Day Three: Sunday
8:30 a.m.
Check out of the hotel, rent your own car at Kalloo's and head out of the city on the North Coast Road for a stunning hour-and-change drive to the fishing village of Blanchisseuse.
10 a.m.
After checking into the tiny Second Spring Bed & Breakfast (from $75 per night, Lamp Post 191, Paria Main Road, secondspringtnt.com), located right on the rugged coast in Lower Blanchisseuse, journey five minutes down the road to Cocos Hut (65 1/5 Mile Marker, Paria Main Road, lagunamar.com) in the Laguna Mar Beach/Nature Resort in Upper Blanchisseuse to pick up a picnic lunch. Put your order in for dinner tonight at the restaurant (the local catch is highly recommended).
10:30 a.m.
Strike out walking east along the 19-mile stretch of untouched coastline. Stop at any coves or streams that seem appealing, but your ultimate destination is Paria Bay, a remote swath of beach devoid of human presence. The jungle creeps right up onto the soft sand, waves crash into the outlying rocks. A 15-minute hike into the jungle brings you to Paria Falls and its swimming hole, just in time for your picnic lunch and a dip.
5 p.m.
Wash up back at your room, then take a 10-minute walk to L'Anse Martin Beach, better known as Surfer's Beach. At dusk, locals emerge for some liming. Rum and a game of cricket are likely to appear as the sun sets.
7 p.m.
Return to Cocos Hut for dinner. The owner, Fred, is there nearly every night and will share his knowledge of the country's culture and industry over dinner and, if you are so inclined, some Carib beers.
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8 a.m.
Eat Second Spring's hearty breakfast (bread, pastries, eggs and fruit) on your terrace, then take a cup of coffee down to one of the two decks jutting dramatically from the cliffs.
10:30 a.m.
Bobb's Artistic Creations (Paria Main Road in the Upper Village), a 10-minute drive away, is known for its carved walking sticks, wall hangings and other local crafts. Do a little shopping, then start the drive back to Port of Spain.
12 p.m.
Forty-five minutes outside the capital, Maracas Bay is the weekend escape of choice for urbanites. Its biggest attraction isn't the gorgeous shoreline but the "bake and shark" sandwiches—hunks of fried shark meat (some allege that it's catfish) tucked between two pieces of fried bread—sold in stalls across the street. Locals refer to Richard's Bake & Shark as the ruler among kings. After piling on the fixings, take your sandwich down to the palm-tree-dotted beach. On the remaining drive, make sure to take in the views and stop by the roadside stalls for coconut candies, fresh juices and trinkets.
3 p.m. Back in town, ask the Carlton Savannah to hold your luggage, then go to the Georges X food cart near the corner of Carlos Street and Ariapita Avenue, a 10-minute drive away, for "doubles." This is the classic street food of Trinidad, made of curried chickpeas and a fried bread called bara. Be prepared for a long line, and ask for no pepper if you'd like to preserve your taste buds.
4:30 p.m.
Return the car, then walk north to Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain's main park and the only true open space in the city. What seems like the entire population of the town comes out as evening approaches. You can walk the circumference in about 45 minutes; stop on the western edge for a fresh coconut water. You'll pass the Magnificent Seven, a series of mansions, each more ostentatious than the last, built in the early 20th century by plantation owners with competing egos. Also look out for the botanical gardens and the new National Academy of the Performing Arts.
6:30 p.m.
Head down the eastern edge of the park to Apsara (13 Queen's Park East, 868-623-7659) for a refined northern Indian dinner. The menu showcases a number of treats that will be unfamiliar if you have only experienced Indian food at restaurants in the U.S. The dishes here are thicker, creamier and likely to be served over an open flame. The cholle paneer, made with chickpeas and cheese in tomato-based sauce, is excellent.
8:30 p.m.
If time allows, grab a cab to Smokey & Bunty (97 Western Main Rd.) in St. James for a farewell drink. This corner bar has long been a center of alternative culture in Port of Spain. Take another taxi to the airport for the red-eye back home.
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(Boston, Mass.—June 11, 2012) Ed Linsdsey, a teacher at Old Town High School, was recently awarded the President's Innovative Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE). Mr. Lindsey is one of two teaches selected to receive this award in EPA's New England Region.
As discussed in the "America's Great Outdoors: A Promise to Future Generations" report, in order to make environmental stewardship and conservation relevant to young Americans, environmental and place-based, experiential learning must be integrated into school curricula and school facility management across the country. The PIAEE recognizes outstanding kindergarten through grade 12 teachers who employ innovative approaches to environmental education and use the environment as a context for learning for their students.
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A year after joining Acadia Learning, Ed developed a hands-on environmental chemistry course for Old Town High School to teach about mercury, convey core chemistry concepts and demonstrate the usefulness of dragonfly larvae as indicators for mercury in fresh water. During the course, Ed takes his students to the local Sunkhaze National Wildlife Refuge to search for dragonfly larvae. Students learn scientific field practices such as sorting and identifying methods and the Clean Hands-Dirty Hands technique for bagging samples. Ed then takes his students to the University of Maine to deliver their samples and learn about the process of mercury analysis. The students use the analytical data to develop conclusions about the presence of mercury in the watershed and present their results at a student poster symposium attended by scientists and resource managers. Based on the field data, the students define the watershed at the Sunkhaze Refuge involved in the study and calculate how mercury affects their watershed every year.
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My daughter is 21 months and we nurse several times a day, anywhere from 5 to 10. At night she goes to sleep without nursing, but for her naps I lie down with her and she nurses to sleep. (The nighttime routine does not work for naps; first of all, her dad can't do his part because he's at work, and secondly, she just isn't tired enough for it to work.)
She naps once a day, at about 1 pm. When she wakes up, the tantrums are epic!! If I nurse her immediately upon waking (I usually stay in bed with her and rest while she naps), she will usually not freak out. But I am getting so tired of all the nursing. She will usually have only slept about 20 minutes, and I just can't handle nursing her again after just having nursed her. Sometimes I do it, but it just makes me feel so trapped.
On occasion, she will roll over and go back to sleep after the 20 minute waking -- sometimes without nursing (she only half-wakes) and sometimes with it). Then she will sleep about another 45 minutes, and I can even get up out of the bed while she sleeps. But more often, she is just awake.
She will do the same thing if I nurse her to sleep and then put her down in her crib -- wake up hysterical. She did not used to do this to nearly the same degree -- we did naps in the crib for months -- and used to nap longer, too (about an hour at 18 months or so), although she has never been a "great" sleeper. She does sleep through the night, and has done so reliably for about 4 months.
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Digital label printing, while enabling a printer to process a higher number of orders and art files, can create administrative bottlenecks in both order processing and prepress. Label Traxx offers a suite of tools to streamline and optimize a printer's digital label workflow.
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Limited by injuries the past five seasons, the 35-year-old gives the Yankees a designated hitter with power potential from the left side of the plate. He essentially takes over the role filled last season by Raul Ibanez, who signed a $2.75 million, one-year deal with Seattle in December.
Hafner played in only 66 games for Cleveland last year because of knee and back problems and hit .228 with 12 homers and 34 RBIs in 263 at-bats. The Indians declined a $13 million option, electing to pay him a $2.75 million buyout.
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With Pakistan's elections postponed and turmoil there continuing, the United States is reviewing its options – including a warming toward former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the top opposition leader in the absence of the slain Benazir Bhutto.
Ms. Bhutto, not Mr. Sharif, had been the Bush administration's preferred candidate for nudging Pakistan, a key war-on-terror ally, toward democratization. Bhutto was thought to be open to a power-sharing arrangement with President Pervez Musharraf, while Sharif was not.
But recognizing that President Musharraf is weakened and increasingly isolated, the US is taking the pragmatic step of cautiously reaching out to other possible winners in Pakistan's political strife.
The US action "recognizes that, very likely if there is going to be a viable and acceptable leader of the opposition in the near future, it's going to be Nawaz Sharif," says Marvin Weinbaum, a former Pakistan analyst at the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence.
Sharif, a conservative Islamic politician never accused of pro-Americanism in a country sensitive to that charge, is a close ally of Saudi Arabia – his country of exile until his return to Pakistan in November.
If Sharif were to rise in Pakistan, it could advance Saudi Arabia's goal of becoming a weightier force in regional and Muslim–world affairs – a scenario the US would not be disposed to fight. A key reason is the Bush administration's interest in containing the Saudi rival, Iran – which is a Pakistan neighbor.
Saudi Arabia "has right along had considerable influence in Pakistan," says Mr. Weinbaum, now a scholar in residence at the Middle East Institute in Washington. "Some people [in Washington] are uneasy at the thought of Sharif in a position of power that would mean that Saudi influence would be extended, but let's not forget the Saudis are still our allies."
Sharif "may have very good relations with the [Saudi] royal family," he says, but "one thing for sure, he wouldn't be taking his orders from Iran."
The US has stepped up contacts with Sharif and his camp since Bhutto's assassination last Thursday, helping to persuade Sharif to call off his boycott of parliamentary elections originally set for Jan. 8. But those contacts may have been complicated by the Musharraf government's decision to postpone elections until Feb. 18.
The US had argued for elections to be held as scheduled, but had also left room for a short delay for organizational reasons. But the opposition, including Sharif's faction of the Pakistan Muslim League and Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, had said no delay was justified and would only be the government's transparent attempt to put off the victory of an opposition galvanized by Bhutto's assassination.
Sharif's party responded Wednesday to the six-week election postponement by renewing its call for Musharraf's resignation and for the creation of a "neutral caretaker government." Spokesmen also said the party would work with other opposition forces, including Bhutto's People's Party, to forge a united response from the opposition over the coming days.
Meanwhile, Musharraf addressed the nation Wednesday evening for the first time since Bhutto's assassination, pinning her death on "terrorists." He also announced that Pakistan would accept assistance from Britain's Scotland Yard in the investigation of Bhutto's assassination, which occurred in the midst of a bombing and gunfire as she campaigned in Rawalpindi, the headquarters of Pakistan's powerful military. With demands mounting for outside help in investigating the circumstances of Bhutto's death, Scotland Yard was seen as a less controversial alternative to assistance from America's FBI.
After Musharraf's speech, Bhutto's widower, Asif Ali Zardari, repeated a demand – already rejected by the government – for a United Nations probe like the one of the 2005 killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
In his speech, Musharraf endorsed postponement of the elections and called for all political forces to work together to make them a success. "This is a time for reconciliation and not for confrontation," he said.
Despite Sharif's call for opposition parties to unite around a goal of removing Musharraf from power, most observers say this will be difficult as opposition parties scramble to improve their own prospects.
"Public pressure may well be for opposition unity, but the prospects are complicated by Zardari's assuming control of the People's Party," says Selig Harrison, Asia Program director at the Center for International Policy in Washington. Other People's Party leaders, including some under house arrest, would be more open to such a common cause, says Mr. Harrison, but a lack of foreign pressure on Musharraf to free those leaders led to Mr. Zardari's rise and a more divisive stance based on ethnic and regional divides.
What Sharif is really doing by calling for opposition unity, though he knows it probably won't be forthcoming, is "positioning himself as the new opposition leader," Harrison adds.
The US should take up Sharif's idea of a neutral caretaker government, not as a means of support for Sharif but as a way to better ensure that the February elections are not rigged in Musharraf's favor, he says.
US influence in Pakistan has waned, many experts say, as the Bush administration has shown unwavering support for Musharraf and showered his regime with billions of dollars in aid to fight Islamist extremists.
But "our influence could still be considerable in bringing about an interim caretaker government," Harrison says, "if we are prepared to use our leverage." The US should also pressure Musharraf to release key opposition leaders under house arrest, including Aitzaz Ahsan, leader of the opposition lawyers' movement and a potentially strong leader in the February elections of the People's Party, he says.
That means threatening a cutoff of military assistance if such a step were not taken – something experts say the Pakistani military would be loath to see. Short of such a forceful step, Harrison says, US influence will keep declining – while Saudi influence grows.


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Hello Gen! Thank you and thanks for stopping through and visiting my blog:) Yes, my son had a great time but I sure am beat..lol! Have a great Week!
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Thanks for the nice comment. Have a great week-end.
Hey Gen! Thanks for the warm welcome. I look forward interacting more on this site.
Thanks, Gen, for your kind words. It sounds like we do have a lot in common. Motherhood is an adventure, isn't it---and the best one I've ever been on. My writing partner and I started the blog as a way to connect with other moms, particularly ones with special needs kids. We wanted to help create a community so that moms os special needs kids would not feel so alone. We have found that, rather than creating the community, we are joining one that has been here all along. :)
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Such a great blog--I loved the post about changing our mindsets and not letting them get in our way! Thanks for stopping by my blog--wow, a 2 year old and a set of special needs twins--and I thought my hands were full! How old are your twins? Thanks for connecting and have a great day!
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November 11 2013
IOWA CITY, Iowa—Only about a third of ACT®-tested high school graduates selected a college major that is a good fit with their interests, according to a new research report from ACT titled College Choice Report Part 1: Preferences and Prospects. The findings suggest that high school students need more help planning for college and career—and that the majority want such assistance.ACT's research looked at the 79 percent of ACT-tested 2013 high school graduates who reported a college major that they planned to pursue, comparing their ACT Interest Inventory profile with profiles of college students in the same program of study. Students complete the ACT Interest Inventory when registering for the exam. Interest profiles for students with the same majors were based on a national sample of undergraduate students with a declared major and a grade point average of at least 2.0.
Although the majority of ACT-tested graduates selected a major that was at least a moderate fit with their interests, only 36 percent selected one that was a good fit, while nearly as many—32 percent—selected a major that was a poor fit with their interests.
"It's important for students to have the information they need to make the best decisions about their future," said Jon Erickson, ACT president of education and career solutions. "They should be made aware that choosing a college major that reflects their interests will give them a better chance of succeeding and could also contribute to their satisfaction and happiness in school and on the job."
Previous ACT research has suggested that students whose interests are similar to those of people in their chosen college majors are more likely to remain in their major, persist in college and complete their degree in a timely manner. Students who change their major while in college may have to take additional courses to satisfy degree requirements or even transfer to a different institution, potentially delaying their graduation.
ACT's report indicates that a student's intended major can play a significant role in which college he or she chooses to attend. Half of those students who indicated a planned major reported that the availability of a particular major was the most important factor in selecting a college.
"Students who start out with the right major choice can save significant time and money, which is increasingly important given the rising cost of attending college," said Erickson. "Far too many colleges require students to select a major without looking at how well the students' interests fit with their intended program of study."
The ACT report suggests that students would welcome help with their planning. Around three out of five ACT-tested 2013 graduates indicated that they needed assistance with their educational and occupational plans. Among students who were undecided on a college major, the number indicating that they needed assistance rose to more than seven out of ten.
"We must do more to help students connect their majors and, ultimately, their careers to their interests, so they can be on a path for success," said Erickson. "ACT offers a number of free resources to help students plan for college and career, and we are working to develop more to help in this area."
ACT's free resources include the World-of-Work Map, which is included with every ACT score report, and the new ACT Profile, the first college and career readiness social community. ACT's website for students, www.actstudent.org, offers other free college and career planning resources, including tips, checklists, and information on topics such as academic preparation, choosing a college major, choosing a college, and applying to colleges.
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- Architect: KWK Promes arch. Robert Konieczny
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As you may recall, there was some chance I might go to London for a celebration of the life and legacy of legendary barman Harry Craddock.
With the help of many friends, especially including Trevor Easter, H. Joseph Ehrman, Brian MacGregor, Steven Liles, Jared Brown, Anistatia Miller, Pernod Ricard, and the San Francisco chapter of the United States Bartender's Guild, I will be able to attend that function.
I promise to represent our community with as much style, grace, and honor as possible.
I will also take as many notes as I can muster and lots of pictures.
Thanks again to all of you, it is truly humbling to find so many good people wishing you well and supporting your dreams.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chuck Hagel has told Congress that if confirmed as the next defense secretary he would ensure America's military is prepared to strike Iran if necessary but stressed the need to be "cautious and certain" when contemplating the use of force.
Hagel's views were detailed in 112 pages of written responses to wide-ranging questions by lawmakers submitted ahead of his confirmation hearing on Thursday. In them, he also voiced support for a steady U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan.
It was unclear whether his comments would help blunt what is expected to be harsh questioning by mostly Republican lawmakers following a public campaign against his nomination by critics seeking to portray him as soft on Iran and anti-Israel.
Hagel, himself a former Republican senator from Nebraska, assured the committee that the United States would maintain an "unshakeable" commitment to Israel's security and voiced support for President Barack Obama's position that no options should be taken off the table to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. That language is generally used to suggest the possibility of a military strike.
"If confirmed, I will focus intently on ensuring that (the) U.S. military is in fact prepared for any contingency," Hagel wrote, according to a copy of the questions and answers obtained by Reuters.
"While there is time and space for diplomacy, backed by pressure, the window is closing. Iran needs to demonstrate it is prepared to negotiate seriously."
Like other defense chief nominees before him, Hagel noted that he would use caution before committing troops to war. But he said his experience as an infantryman in Vietnam would inform his role as defense secretary, where he would be entrusted with winding down the conflict in Afghanistan.
The decorated Vietnam veteran, who fought alongside his younger brother, Tom, for 10 months that included the bloody Tet Offensive, told Congress: "I understand what it is like to be a soldier in war."
"I also understand what happens when there is poor morale and discipline among the troops and a lack of clear objectives, intelligence, and command and control from Washington," he wrote.
He said he would draw on that experience to "ensure that we are cautious and certain when contemplating the use of force."
As for Afghanistan, Hagel said he agreed with Obama's plans for a steady drawdown ahead of the end-of-2014 deadline for NATO to formally end the war, leaving behind a small contingent of foreign forces.
"At this time, I do not foresee any realistic conditions that would preclude this transition from being completed responsibly by the end of 2014," Hagel wrote.
Hagel is expected to have a tougher time with the Armed Services Committee, where he will testify on Thursday and which must clear his nomination, than in the full 100-member Senate, where Republicans hold 45 seats.
There are 12 Republicans on the 26-member panel, but many are among the Senate's most conservative members. At least three, including the panel's top Republican, James Inhofe of Oklahoma, said they would oppose Hagel even before hearing his testimony.
Some Republicans view Hagel as a traitor for questioning the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq War, which he initially supported. Asked about "lessons learned in Iraq," Hagel noted the need for proper planning for post-combat situations, something even war supporters acknowledge was lacking.
"I believe we must think very carefully before we commit our Armed Forces to battlefields abroad," he said. "Our forces deserve policies and planning worthy of the sacrifices they make in combat."
Some Democrats and moderate Republicans, meanwhile, question Hagel's social conservatism, saying it raises concerns about how strongly he would support equal rights for women or homosexuals in the military.
In his written responses, Hagel said he fully supported gays and lesbians serving openly and outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's move to end the ban on women in front-line combat positions.
He also echoed Pentagon opposition to automatic spending cuts due to kick in on March 1 that he said would be "devastating" to the Pentagon and harm military readiness.
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I'm outta here until after the new year.
Happy and safe travels, fun, parties, etc. mmmmmmwah! *M
Having no formal training in photography, Leiter began shooting New York street scenes in the 1940s.
He once noted his love for using expired colored film for its result of surprising and odd shift in color.
Saul Leiter's work was the subject of a major 2008 exhibition at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris.
Christmas at the White House 2009 from White House on Vimeo.
we need to talk to them about using at least one living tree next year.
I bet Santa uses something like this. Originally meant to haul around bricks and mortar I suppose, the Heritage Leather Co.'s Mason bag is sturdy as all get out and cool looking too. found here for $70.00
Fabric originally from Kojima Japan, the kyoto selvedge chambray scarf. Great for those of us in mild temps in a beautiful 'violet' colorway. found here for 80 bones.
Using old perfume recipes from the 1920s and 1930s, these exquisite and unique scents contain essential oils of cedar, hiba, patchouli, vetiver and vanilla with a twist of lime and spruce. Beautifully masculine in scent, definitely unisex for you gals who don't like to smell too sweet and perfumy. Found at the Portland General Store for as little as $10.00
I love the work of I'm Smitten {and they have the rare site with music playing, that doesn't make you scramble for the mute button} . I've especially had my eye on this lovely piece for some time. "Foxes in Trees" print - $40.00 found here
Tom's shoes. LOVE these. I was in line {as opposed to on line} the other day, the women in front of me had a pair of flats with the ubiquitous {around here at least} TB logo across the toe. I, then, looked at my own casually canvased, espadrilled foot and wondered if TB gives a pair of shoes to a needy child with every purchase of a pair of her shoes. Tom's "One for One" plan only makes these shoes that much more awesome. And now they come in all kinds of groovy colors and designs. I take mine solid- but the above are kind of sail-club worthy.
And finally, while we're on the, gift for a gift idea, check out Walk With Sally's- shopping cart. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to this non-profit mentoring program {started by my husband} helping children and families dealing with cancer. The Skarf is the newest edition to their growing line of product. The site also, offers One Hope Wine as well as various tshirts {one of which I designed}. So, that's all I got for you all today. Now, excuse me as I must go deal with one case of strep throat and a dead opposum under the house. Oh, and I need to order those holiday cards.
For more information and photos please visit Paloma's blog, La Dolce Vita or go directly here to make a donation to this worthy cause today.
Along these lines, I'm so happy to have met Timothy Dahl and his beautiful wife, clothing designer, Laura Dahl. Timothy has the super, you-need-to-bookmark-it-now site called 'Charles and Hudson'. Dahl has grown to become the leading voice among independent home improvement websites and has been featured in Real Simple, the Washington Post, and Martha Stewart's Sirius radio show.
I'm so flattered, as Timothy included me this week on his 'interview' segment. So if you want to know a little bit more about me, check it out. But mostly, check out this great site filled with all kinds of design introspection and inspiration. thanks Timothy, you rock , and when can we hang out next?
My podcast pardner, Joni, said to me the other night that 'handmade and artsy' is so me. She's right. I'm all about it. It makes me giddy with excitement, takes me back to my years at the Art & Design building.
This is the 2nd year {and so they can officially call it an 'annual' event } it takes place right before the Holidays, just in time for gift buying.
Hey! round the corner and there was Sharon Montrose. She's the one that does those CRAZY precious photographs of knuckle biting cuteness. Baby animals.
If a Saturday afternoon of letterpress, great t-shirts, beautiful photography, artwork, clothing, DJ spinning tunes and great food is 'so you' you should go next year.
oh, and of course, no Unique L.A. experience is complete without a whacky photo op.
C. wearing her Unique L.A. purchases- a cape and a hat.... thing. She hasn't taken it off yet {yes, even sleeps in it}Here's who we loved/bought from :
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50WEAPONSRMX02 follows the much sought after Shackleton, T++ and Headhunter Remixes of Moderat, released as well as a hand stamped white label on 50 Weapons in summer 2009. 3 years later comes only the second remix record on Modeselektor's rapidly expanding 50 Weapons empire.
Addison Groove's "I Go Boom", taken from his recently released "Adventures In Rainbow Country" EP, get's reworked by Chicago's finest Juke producer DJ Rashad, as well as Swansea house ambassador and Ten Thousand Yen owner Doc Daneeka.
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Awesome PPV, 2 awesome moments on the same show, I never thought Danielson would win the breifcase, seeing him in tears after he won was an amazing moment.
And Punk is the fucking man, what a fantastic main event, booked to absolute perfection and the best Cena match ive seen. One of the best matches this year.


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In San Francisco for a speaking tour, Lauri Lebo, who reported on the Kitzmiller v. Dover case for the York Daily Record and then wrote The Devil in Dover: An Insider's Story of Dogma v. Darwin in Small-Town America (The New Press, 2008), was interviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle's Nanette Asimov, with the result appearing both in the newspaper (October 31, 2008) and on its podcast.
NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott spoke on science education at the Innovation 2008 conference, and video of her talk is now available (from 7:40 to 27:15) on-line.
A recent survey among Eastern Orthodox laity in the United States provides interesting data on their attitudes toward creationism and evolution. According to the report (PDF), published as Alexei D. Krindatch, The Orthodox Church Today (Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute, 2008), the survey was conducted from September 2007 to May 2008. Information was gathered by a mail survey of a nationally representative sample of lay members of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North America (GOA) and the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), the two largest Orthodox denominations in the United States. There were nearly 1000 respondents from 103 parishes.
Writing in the Houston Chronicle (October 22, 2008), the chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Alan I. Leshner, deplores the recent appointment of three antievolutionists to a committee charged with reviewing a draft of Texas's state science standards. "The new standards will shape how science education is taught in Texas for the next decade, and it would be a terrible mistake to water down the teaching of evolution in any way," he writes, adding, "At a time when most educators are working to prepare students for 21st century jobs, the board members' action threatens to confuse students, divide communities and tarnish Texas' reputation as an international science and technology center."
"The State Board of Education's decisions in the coming months will affect both the college preparation and future job qualifications of our children. Our students deserve a sound education that includes the latest findings of scientific research and excludes ideas that have failed to stand up to scientific scrutiny." That was the message of the 21st Century Science Coalition's advisory committee -- Daniel I. Bolnick, R. E. Duhrkopf, David M. Hillis, Ben Pierce, and Sahotra Sarkar -- delivered in twin op-eds recently published in two Texas newspapers, the Waco Tribune (October 19, 2008), and the Austin American-Statesman (October 21, 2008).
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