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DOJ Tells State Licensing Boards and Occupational Training Schools That It Is Illegal to Bar People With HIV
HIV Advocacy Groups That Urged DOJ to Issue the Guidelines Praise the Agency for its Leadership
July 17, 2009
Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a new fact sheet yesterday informing state licensing boards and occupational training schools -- and the general public -- that it is a violation of the Americans for Disabilities Act to bar people with HIV from professions such as barbering, massage therapy and home health care assistance. The new guidelines were issued in response to requests from AIDS Legal Council of Chicago, the American Civil Liberties Union, The Center for HIV Law and Policy, Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders and Lambda Legal.
"The DOJ has sent a loud and clear message to the state licensing boards and occupational training schools that HIV discrimination won't be tolerated," said Catherine Hanssens, Executive Director of The Center for HIV Law and Policy. "Even this late into the HIV epidemic, we continue to hear from people who are being barred from professions out of fear and ignorance about how HIV is spread. We are grateful for DOJ's leadership in helping to end this irrational discrimination."
As the fact sheet states, state licensing agencies and public trade schools for barbering, cosmetology, massage therapy and other occupations are covered by the Americans for Disabilities Act, and, because HIV is considered a disability under the ADA, any state licensing agencies or trade schools that bar people with HIV are in violation of federal law. The fact sheet concludes that it is safe for people with HIV to work in these professions and explains, "circumstances do not exist for the transmission of HIV in a school or workplace setting, including those involving massage therapy, cosmetology, or home healthcare services."
In urging DOJ to issue the guidelines, the HIV advocacy groups provided DOJ with several recent examples of people with HIV facing discrimination from state licensing boards and training schools. These included a Georgia man whose massage license was revoked by the City of Atlanta, an Arkansas man who was kicked out of a cosmetology school because of the school's interpretation of state licensing requirements, and a Tennessee couple who had their foster parent license denied because one of them had HIV.
"For far too long state licensing boards all over the country have been allowed to wreck havoc on the lives of people with HIV out of ignorance about how HIV is spread," said Rose Saxe, a staff attorney with the ACLU AIDS Project. "We've known for years that you cannot get HIV through a hair cut or a massage, yet state laws have kept many people from these professions. Thankfully DOJ is now making states get rid of these senseless policies."
The fact sheet is available here. A PDF of the document is available here.
The Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rights of Persons With HIV/AIDS to Obtain Occupational Training and State Licensing
This article was provided by AIDS Legal Council of Chicago, the American Civil Liberties Union, The Center for HIV Law and Policy, Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders and Lambda Legal.
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My MT is a converted keg and my FB sits on the transition from the sides to the domed bottom. I have about 2 gallons beneath the FB. Since I fly sparge and draw from the bottom, and I vorlauf 2 gallons, I have not found any problems with getting up to 80% efficiency.


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Peggy Noonan wrties in the Wall Street Journal today on the decline of the MSM:
"The Rathergate Report is a watershed event in American journalism not because it changes things on its own but because it makes unavoidably clear a change that has already occurred. And that is that the mainstream media's monopoly on information is over…"
"Is it annoying that the panel that issued the report did not find liberal bias in the preparation and airing of the Bush National Guard story? Yes, but only that. It's not as if anyone has to be told. I hate to be cynical, and this is cynical, but the panel that produced the report was not being paid by CBS to find liberal bias. It was being paid to do the anatomy of a failure with emphasis on who did what wrong."


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Coastal Cooking with John Shields "Fry Babies" Everything you need to know about frying but were afraid to ask. Artist and chef extraordinaire Joyce C. Scott makes her Maryland Fried Oysters Remoulade along with Church Hall fish fry-style fillets. Other recipes include Puffy Conch Fritters with Orange Dijon Sauce and a sweet-treat dessert from the Gulf coast - Beignets. D
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Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Eat Your Vegetables" Joanne eases the anxiety that can sometimes set in when a vegetarian is coming to dinner. Working with her fitness specialist student Randy she prepares a satisfying bulgur and feta salad and fried potato and spiced red pepper frittata that would satisfy vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. Recipes: Bulgur, Feta and Oven-Dried Tomato Salad and Fried Potato and Spiced Red Pepper Frittata. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Paris: Embracing Life and Art" Rick rides a unicorn into the Middle Ages at the Cluny Museum, takes a midnight Paris joyride in a classic car, and gets an extreme close-up look at heavenly stained glass in Sainte-Chapelle. He goes on a Tombstone pilgrimage at P?re Lachaise Cemetery, and then savors the Parisian caf? scene.G
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Invitation to World Literature "Candide" A satirical novel following the travails of Candide, a hopeless optimist whose faith in his tutor's mantra that his is "the best of all possible worlds" is tested beyond all limits. Volaire's challenge to the aristocracy of his day proves refreshingly amusing and biting today. Original illustrations, songs, and comic book figures plumb the depths of this satire. D
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Invitation to World Literature "Things Fall Apart" In this foundational modern African novel, Chinua Achebe's story follows the lives of people trying to understand which belief systems deserve their loyalty. The protagonist, Okonkwo is a tribal leader who battles neighboring villages, the English, and his own demons in early colonial Nigeria. The perspectives of readers from around the world reveal the novel's universal themes. D


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Beyonce and her husband, Jay-Z, will be ringing in Valentine's Day with the title of Hottest Celebrity Couple of 2013.
The singer and her rapper partner have topped the annual list compiled by Zimbio.com for a third year in a row, seeing off competition from Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
Editors of the website praise the couple's "solid relationship, flourishing careers, and fantastic family life" for landing them the number one spot every year since 2011, writing, "There hasn't been another couple who's been able to dethrone these two. Just when Jay and Bey looked like they were at the tip-top of their game, they went and had a baby. And recorded new albums. And continued to be the highest-paid couple in showbiz. They make it look easy."
British super-couple Victoria and David Beckham came in at three, ahead of model Gisele Bundchen and sports star Tom Brady in fourth place.
Another pair of Brits round out the top five – Prince William and his pregnant wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.


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This story is featured in the August 2012 issue of Canoe & Kayak Magazine which can be purchased here.
Words: Hendri Coetzee
Photos: Greg Von Doersten, Chris Korbulic
About the only thing going for us was that the left side of the river belonged to Rwanda. A relative fortress of stability in central Africa, Rwanda's army lacks humor and kicks ass, whenever and to whomever it sees fit. The other side of the river belongs to Congo. It's a tense border, made more so by the presence of two strategic hydro stations. We were looking for a place to put in near the base of the second dam when a Rwandan soldier halted us. He refused to let us proceed without permission. We didn't have permission because no one in authority wanted to take responsibility for something that made no sense to them. Being that we were in Rwanda, possibly the only country in Africa where a U.S. bill can't negotiate and will offend if offered, we turned around.
After numerous dead ends and two days of delay, we were no closer to knowing who was qualified to give such permission. You might think that was reason enough to walk away from the project, but the goal of advancing river exploration in central Africa is always going to involve some bending of protocol, and the line was looking as blurry as ever. With a new dam proposed farther downstream and the area likely to remain on a political knife's edge, we realized that this might be the last chance anyone gets to run the Ruzizi River. And we really, really wanted to paddle it.I started to make alternative plans while waiting for the boys to return from a scouting mission with some hired motorbikes. When they came back bearing photos of monstrous rapids taken from the rim of a truly spectacular canyon, desire overtook common sense. Ben was keen and Chris was undecided.
As leader I would have the final say, but for once it was a decision I did not want to take. We still had precious little information on what we would find on the river. The greatest source of stability and sanity for hundreds of miles around, the almighty Rwandan army, had become an obstacle to be avoided. Their reaction, were they to discover us in a delicate area with bags full of cameras and no official papers, would be less than accommodating. Yet with all this on the table, I was surprised that I still wanted to have a crack at it.
The river would be enough challenge under any circumstances. With the added element of paddling it without permission, we all knew that we were on the line, possibly already past it. We promised ourselves that if any more complications arrived we would back down, pack up and go our way.
The plan was simple. We would go down to the river, nice and slow and as far from the soldier who had stopped us as possible. Unfortunately, the only put-in we could find was within sight of the dam, and as soon as we were on the water we could see people watching us from there.This really should have been the end of the trip, but I was again surprised on how easily we decided to run the first drop and then see what happened. The river was beautiful, but I have walked away from beauty for a lot less, and rationally should have done so again. My mind was spinning with the decision, the repercussions and the consequences. But strangely, inside it felt right.
So we went.
The first rapid lasted five minutes. We eddied out and waited a few minutes for hell to break loose. When it didn't, we did another rapid and then another and another. The whitewater was everything we had hoped for and more, the rapids flowing into one another in uninterrupted continuity.
I thought I had been to most of the big gorges in Africa, but it turns out I'd only seen the known ones. To find myself in a place of such scale, yet that remains almost unknown, was worth every drop of sweat, every public bus ride, every fly-infested nowhere border town I have invested time in, ever. Dwarfed by lush green mountains rising 3,000 feet above us, the river drew us ever deeper into the canyon as we kept a constant eye on the banks for trouble.
The three of us quickly fell into our roles, leapfrogging, filming, and scouting without instruction. Keeping an eye on each other, but hardly ever talking, we let the hush of the river static fall over us, thick and comfortable in the narrow valley.We spent the night under an overhanging cliff, waking sporadically to stare at the full moon and the silhouette of the mountains overlapping in the cut behind us. We rose with the sun to begin another big day. In a rapid below our camp, I changed my line to accommodate the camera—making the schoolboy error of not scouting first—and I paid the price. Being ahead of the boys, I knew that swimming was not an option and that made the beating easier to endure. As the day wore on more portages appeared, and in the whitewater I struggled with the unusual reactions of a heavy boat. It seemed a bit too fast or too slow most of the day. At times I was annoyed, other times I was scared. But most of the time, I would have rather been nowhere else.
To avoid detection from possible soldiers downstream, we took out at the last big rapid. An army of impromptu porters appeared, eager to carry our boats out of the gorge along what seemed to me a challenging route. Three-quarters of the way up, a storm unleashed, dragging a curtain of water toward us through the warped valley. As hard, warm drops trashed at our little selves and a pair of goats, we stood precariously on an unknown slope deep in the heart of Africa.
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Rihanna's Pacific Palisades Mansion Nearly Broken Into… Again!
Rihanna is Down Under on tour, which made her Pacific Palisades home a prime target for a break-in. Would-be burglars tried to gain access and entry into the mansion this weekend.
According to TMZ, the intruders drove up the private road onto the property, which has a $12 million price tag. The wannabe burglars proceeded to walk into the backyard and tossed a chair through a sliding glass door.
The alarm was triggered, thus scaring the failed thieves away. They never entered the home.
The home is loaded with security cameras and RiRi (or her security detail) has a sense of humor, since there is a sign reading "Smile! You're on camera" when visitors turn onto the private road to approach the home.
Authorities are still looking for the culprits.
Last February, someone else tried to enter the home but screwed up royally by entering a neighbor's crib instead. A man was found lurking on the roof in June.
The crib was also the target of a swatting prank -- remember that trend? Thankfully that wasteful nonsense has died down.
Even so, this property feels cursed and seems to be more accessible than it should be. It keeps getting creeped on.
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Small Stone Finalizes SXSW Showcase Lineup; Poster RevealedPosted in Whathaveyou on January 21st, 2013 by JJ Koczan
Truth be told, they've been putting on shows during SXSW since 1997, but 2013 makes it a full decade that Small Stone has been doing an official SXSW showcase, and the venerable Detroit imprint are celebrating in style. I always get a little wistful thinking about my days in Austin at these parties — I went four years from 2003-'07 — and from seeing Suplecs touring on the strength of a post-Man's Ruin demo to watching Sasquatch and The Brought Low lay waste to the room. Good friends, cheap beer, occasionally Mexican food. Some of the best times I've had at shows were at those things, and not just for the refried beans.
I won't be making the trip this year, but consider it highly recommended nonetheless if you can get down that way. Brian Mercer has once again provided the poster for the shindig, which is below, followed by the lineup and set times:
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Marking 10 years of official SXSW showcases, Detroit's Small Stone Records returns to Headhunters (720 Red River) on March 14 with some of the finest in heavy rock. This year's Small Stone showcase is headlined by New Orleans veterans Suplecs and Connecticut upstarts Lord Fowl, and features Virginia's Freedom Hawk and Texan natives Wo Fat along with Luder, Supermachine and Mellow Bravo. For lovers of classic guitar and motor-ready grooves, it gets no better than Small Stone, and with a decade under their belts, they still throw a party like none other. Expect the epic.
Date: Thursday March, 14th, 2013
Venue: Headhunters – 720 Red River – Austin, TX – 78701
1 am: Suplecs (New Orleans, LA)
12 mid: Lord Fowl (New Haven, CT)
11pm: Freedom Hawk (Virginia Beach, VA)
10pm: Wo Fat (Dallas, TX)
8pm: Supermachine (Dover, NH)
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Indigenous Self-Determination
This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. Please check back later for the full article.
All over the world, indigenous peoples are engaged in domestic and international struggles over their ability to self-determine. Though the specific character and aims of each struggle are different, most resonate with the definition found in the 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), which states in article 3 that "Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social, and cultural development." The rights extended to "all peoples" under the UN Charter (1945) now explicitly include all indigenous peoples. On the other hand, the right to a State, or what could be called external self-determination, does not seem to follow as article 46, section 1, UNDRIP stipulates that "Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, people, group, or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act contrary to the Charter of the United Nations or construed as authorizing or encouraging any action which would dismember or impair, totally or in part, the territorial integrity or political unity of sovereign and independent States." Even singular documents like the UNDRIP highlight the tension that exists between indigenous peoples' quest for self-determination and national majorities who exercise control over them through the international state system.
The topic of indigenous self-determination is approached from many angles. Legal positivists strive to understand the implications of legal documents like UNDRIP, the International Labour Organization Convention 169, treaties, domestic laws, and, increasingly, sui generis, indigenous law. In debates about the nature, extent, and importance of self-determination, normative political theorists continue to study relationships between territory, citizenship, sovereignty, colonialism, human rights, justice, and institutions including the various legal orders previously mentioned. Increasingly, and combining the legal and normative with the strategic, indigenous scholars have taken the lead in debates that evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of various political approaches in promoting and securing what they believe to be their inherent right to self-determination under difficult circumstances. These range from local cultural revitalization to international indigenous social movements, and often involve evaluating trade-offs between direct action and co-operation with states or between treaty negotiations versus legal actions. In summary, indigenous self-determination is a broad field of study with many approaches, most of which endeavour to understand and ultimately help achieve the emancipation of indigenous peoples from centuries of problematic colonial relations.


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The Harbaugh family's youngest coach is excited, proud and a little sleep deprived.
But he is most definitely not torn.
Jay Harbaugh is the son of Jim and the nephew of John.
Jay is also in the employ of John.
Yes, Jay works as a coaches assistant for the Baltimore Ravens, who on Sunday will play the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII.
For those watching, and especially those of us who make a living essentially exploiting human conflict, this dual loyalty represents a fascinating subplot.
Oooh, he works for his uncle. But his father is the coach of the opposing team. The drama!
Deep breath. Eye roll.
"Really, I understand the questions," Jay said this week. "But frankly, it almost gets to the point where they're insulting. If someone genuinely asks and wonders where your loyalties lie, I almost want to ask, 'Have you ever competed in anything? Ever been a part of anything bigger than yourself where you're pouring yourself out for the cause of a group of men?' It's not open for discussion. It doesn't even cross your mind. It almost strikes me as crazy."
You don't get much more Harbaugh than that answer.
Jay Harbaugh is 23 years old and still encumbered by the politeness that no longer burdens his father. Make no mistake, though, the kid is deeply Harbaugh.
Right down to the fact he now makes his living coaching football and plans to do so forever.
"It's a little off the wall," he said, so deadpan it took a moment to realize he was joking. "When I told my parents, they couldn't believe it."
He has his father's dry sense of humor, for sure.
Sure, we can (and he can) look back now and see this was his destiny. But he didn't always know it. Growing up in Coronado, he thought he wanted to be an FBI agent.
Then something occurred to him, as he realized his St. Augustine High classmates were beginning to plan their futures.
"I was thinking, 'What am I good at? Well, I know a lot of about football. I love it. Why am I not doing that?' " Jay said. "That's when it hit me. I never really thought about it. It's not like that was a revelation ever."
Over the course of his final years of high school, Jay also came to realize, through the dual reality of injury and genetics, that he wouldn't be a player for much longer.
"I was a defensive end," he said. "I had a decent junior year. But, luckily, I was both undersized and slow. It was really a coveted combination. I got hurt the summer before my senior year. I played one game my senior year. I had knee problems. I went to prep school for a year after that, hurt my knee again there. I said, 'I want to coach anyway.' "
Of course.
He was raised to do what he's doing, what he endeavors to do, even if no one meant to rear him that way.
His grandfather, the revered and beloved patriarch, was a college football coach for the better part of four decades. His father always knew he wanted to coach after his NFL career was over, and when Jay was in high school got his first head coaching job at the University of San Diego. His uncle, John, has been the head coach of the Ravens since 2008. Another uncle, Tom Crean, is the head basketball coach at Indiana University.
"Certainly, it's a credit to my parents nothing was ever forced on me," Jay said. "They gave me tremendous freedom and opportunity to create my own path. Wouldn't you know, it took me the same path."
Jay left San Diego for college at Oregon State, making the decision in large part so he could work as an undergraduate assistant to Mike Riley, the former Chargers Head Coach now in Corvallis. It was at Oregon State that he first was part of a team facing his dad, who spent four seasons as Stanford's head coach prior to taking over the 49ers in 2011.
After his last final exam this past spring, he packed his car and drove across the country to Baltimore to work for Uncle John. A coaches' assistant does everything from running errands to setting up meetings and holding the play board for the scout team during practice.
"It's a little bit of everything," Jay said. "Whatever needs to be done. It's the perfect job to have."
He chose to work for the Ravens rather than the 49ers for myriad reasons, one of them being that his uncle has been a head coach for longer and Jay had sort of planned to go to Baltimore.
Asked about his son working for the other side, Jim said this on Friday:
"I'm really, really thankful and proud at the same time that Jay is doing what he loves to do," Jim said. "That is a real blessing, and he's doing it with the Baltimore Ravens, with a tremendous organization, great coaches around to mentor him and to teach him, especially John being there and hiring him. I hear he's doing a phenomenal job, which again I'm really proud of.
"This week I haven't been talking to him or calling him or anything. I've sent him a few texts just letting him know how I feel about him and I don't want to give reason for people to think I'm talking to him."
Not that Jay would give him anything anyway.


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Tara Marks, 1L, Testifies Before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee
Tara Marks, a first year law student from Pittsburgh, Pa., testified before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee during a hearing on the impact of federal budget decisions on families and communities. Marks described how federal programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Pell grants, provided aid in her time of need. "I was able to lift [my son] and myself out of poverty by finishing school. SNAP was a critical factor in my success."
She asked Committee Chair Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and other members of Congress to "invest in life-saving programs so that families like mine all across the country can get the support they need to get back on their feet, back on track, and back into a job." Senator Murray recognized Tara's accomplishments of graduating college and going to law school as proof that "taxpayers got a pretty good return on their investment."
Stephanie (Spirer) Crandall, BA '03 and president of the Capital City Polar Bears, ONU's Washington, D.C. alumni chapter, was in the audience. "Tara's story served as a great example of how federal aid programs were designed to be safety nets when people needed them most. If Washington took a lesson from Ohio Northern and treated people as more than just budget numbers, perhaps more people could reach their potential and become leaders in their communities like Tara," she said.


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Budget remains steady in 2013
The local judge charged with overseeing the budget for the Auglaize County Common Pleas Court says it is hard to predict what funding will be needed in 2013.
Judge Fred Pepple requested $229,193 in his budget for next year during a meeting Tuesday with the Auglaize County commissioners. It is the same amount his office requested for 2012.
The highest costs reflected in the budget include $141,000 for employee salaries, $22,000 for juror fees, $21,150 for employee benefits, and $11,000 for contract services.
Other line items include, supplies, equipment, travel, witness fees, transcripts, foreign judge, and workers compensation.
"Sometimes line items are a little misleading," Pepple said, explaining that in some cases the money is spent, but fees are collected to compensate for it.
"We do get the majority of it eventually," he said, talking about drug tests and supervision fees charged to defendants. "The number of heroin and drug cases and the number of people asking for treatment in lieu of conviction is way up. The costs involved for some of those evaluations were going way up and we have tried to rethink the way we were doing that."
Money budgeted for transcripts isn't actually an expense, but he needs to be budgeted for in case someone pays for more pages than needed.
"It's there if we need to pay them back," Pepple said.
"Juror fees, we never know what we will need," he said. "We pray we won't spend near that, but you never know and we have to have it in there."
To date, the court's jury trial schedule is full with a trial scheduled each week through April 1.
"You never know, they could change their minds, but everyone says they are all going to go," Pepple said.
He said his department also has had some equipment issues this year, so it's something to always be prepared for.
With employees who have earned more than four weeks of vacation each year, the judge said the budget also needs to be able to provide backup support for when those employees are off work.
"We have to replace them when they are gone," Pepple said.


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In an unusually critical oversight hearing Wednesday, lawmakers from both parties warned national security officials that they must change their use of sweeping National Security Agency surveillance programs or face losing the provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that have allowed for the agency's mass collection of telephone metadata.
"Section 215 expires at the end of 2015, and unless you realize you've got a problem, that is not going to be renewed," Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., author of the USA Patriot Act, threatened during the hearing before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.
"It's got to be changed, and you've got to change how you operate section 215. Otherwise, in two and a half years, you're not going to have it anymore."
More than a month after former defense contractor Edward Snowden revealed the NSA's sweeping data collection, lawmakers attacked the veil of secrecy that separates the agency's surveillance operations from the public, and they challenged the idea of adequate oversight by the court that reviews applications for warrants under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
The secret court, established in the 1978 act, is composed of 11 judges appointed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court. Despite defenders of the NSA's programs hailing the court as balanced judicial oversight, critics have called it a rubber stamp, citing annual reports filed to Congress that show it's denied only 11 of 33,900 surveillance requests since it was established.
Deputy Attorney General James Cole and NSA Deputy Director John C. Inglis cited the court's oversight in defending the constitutionality of the NSA's surveillance activities.
In defending the court's jurisdiction, Inglis also suggested that the agency's data sweeps extend further than previously stated, saying the court has allowed for data analysis extending "two or three hops" beyond an original suspicious telephone number. NSA officials had said previously that data mining was limited to two hops, meaning it could look only at the numbers dialed from the original suspicious one and the numbers dialed by that second set of numbers.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., challenged Cole's defense of the program's constitutionality, and he said the secrecy in which the court functioned negated the validity of its review.
"The fact that a secret court unaccountable to public knowledge of what it's doing . . . may join you in misusing or abusing the statutes is of no comfort whatsoever," Nadler said. "So to tell me you go to the FISA court is irrelevant."
Scrutiny of the court has grown on Capitol Hill since Snowden's revelations. Although many lawmakers have defended the court's oversight, steps are being taken to change its formalities. The latest is from a senior member of the House Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who introduced a bill Wednesday that would require presidential appointment and Senate approval of judges on the court.
Despite dogged questions on the opacity of NSA's surveillance, officials tried to explain why the general nature of the programs needed to remain classified, and they defended decisions to keep the veil of secrecy in place. Lawmakers, however, pushed for greater openness, saying an operation as massive as the NSA's cellphone sweep couldn't have stayed secret forever.
"Why not simply have told the American people that we're engaging in this type of activity in terms of gathering information? It doesn't give away any national security secrets, but it might have engendered greater confidence in the public," said Committee Chairman Robert Goodlatte, R-Va. "Did you really think this could be kept secret?"
Robert Litt of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence struggled to find an answer.
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Hat Tip to Burt: "This is good: Popular Mechanics puts together a well written article on the crap that passes for Forensic Science in light of numerous prosecutions based on bite mark evidence, ballistics IDs, and fingerprinting being overturned as a result of more reliable data becoming available (e.g., DNA analysis). Good stuff to think about if you're ever called to Jury Duty." - Burt Hoovis (Lance Armstrong Doped)
Article lead: "Forensic science was not developed by scientists. It was mostly created by cops, who were guided by little more than common sense. And as hundreds of criminal cases begin to unravel, many established forensic practices are coming under fire. PM takes an in-depth look at the shaky science that has put innocent people behind bars..."
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The wait is over. The iPhone 5 is on the loose. Those who have the new phone in their hands have already been voicing their thoughts about the device.
Although there are many grumbles about its inaccurate maps app, Apple customers still remain excited about the iPhone 5. The new and improved camera that allows users to take panoramic pictures is a big hit, along with the faster cellular network. "LTE screams on the iPhone 5. I am blown away. Way faster than my home wifi," tweeted one iPhone 5 user. Unfortunately for some customers who pre-ordered the phone, shipping is going to be delayed three to four weeks due to high demand and less availability. Take a look at our Storify on the initial feedback on the iPhone 5.
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So if you want to help this is your chance Pm me and i tell you what to do.You can Sign up for :
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Harry potter mod v0.2 available Download This new Beta Includes A whole new Diagon alley there are Wands, Npc's, and spells
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thanks to Ryan for making Wands.
Thanks to Diederik for making the Music. he can be found at YT : here
Thanks to me for having this Great idea for the mod
Thanks to all the people who wants to do the Voices
you can go to Diagon alley to go to ROHSAN Shop, please if you download. say if it good or wrong or something that must be better ! Thank you stef538 - moderator !
we will go over the 1 5 7 and 8 year if harry potter and in the next beta there will be an example of a quest and the next beta will include a little part of hogsmeade
If it is possible and when the engine is realesed then we will try to port the mod to skyrim
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Jenncutler needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 107 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
In Home Fitness
I am a new mom who has a passion for a healthy lifestyle. I started personal training six years ago and have always dreamed of owning a business of my own. My business fully represents me. I am energetic and understand that my clients are looking to me for inspiration and motivation. I fully understand that most people just dont have time to workout.
What I do is show up at the clients house and design a program that is personalized for them. Sessions range anywhere between 45 - 60 minutes 2-3 times a week. I work them out as hard as possible to get the results they want.
My audience ranges from kids, pregnant moms to be, busy business people, all the way to seniors. I would like my logo to get everyones attention. One main characteristic that all my clients share Young or old is they are very busy and time is something they don't have a lot of. They also all have a lot of $$. They pay a high end price for training and that is the clientel I want to continue to reach. I am in direct competition with big name gyms. I want them to train with me versus spending all there $ on a gym membership. I want to make working out as easy for them as possible.
I want the image to scream "we come to you"
#1 -Image or outline of a house or a home
#2 -dumbells or other exercise equipment inside the house image
-picture of a car in the driveway (shows that we bring everything to workout with us) - not a must
-a person (trainer) in the picture
-I want this to look professional no cartoons
These are just some idea I have as to what I would like to see. I am open to anything you the designer come up with. Personal trainers are known for having really low end cheesy logo's. I want to go in the complete different direction.
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clickalifecoach needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 127 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
Online Life Coaching company needs professional logo, which is inspirational and motivational.
Click A Life Coach
Our website is http://www.clickalifecoach.com and is currently undergoing a redevelopment so the future layout will be different as what you see.
We start with the logo and will design the new website after.
Keep the design simple, not too busy.
We like the colour blue as currently used on the website, happy for different shade though.
Will give feedback throughout the contest.
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Clean and atttractive for web and print
Original design from scratch
no complex designs
no clipart
no stock images or designs
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neverbee needed a new wordpress theme design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 54 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
Simply Search Marketing
We are friendly, focussed Niche Ecommerce Specialists with a passion for putting your product directly in front of customers. We believe, simply, that a relevant, targeted search marketing campaign is the cornerstone of successful visibility, traffic and conversion
We offer select clients (those with a fantastic product, service or offering) straight forward help with developing a site and selling within their specific niche.
We have uploaded our requirement as a word file as its over the 1400 limit.........we are very specific in the look and feel, however there are a few aspects that we will leave to your design skills
this is a very easy task...but needs someone creative to bring it all together
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Make $900 in 30 days guaranteed driving in New Jersey
What is Lyft?
Lyft matches drivers with passengers who request rides through our smartphone app, and passengers pay automatically through the app.
Whether you're trying to offset costs of your car, cover this month's bills, or fund your dreams, Lyft will get you there. So, go ahead. Be your own boss.
Why Lyft?
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Earn tips from your passengers and keep the whole amount — they're yours.
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Open the app and turn on driver mode.
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Lyft provides additional insurance policies, at no cost to the driver. We worked with leading insurance carriers to provide various coverages including: commercial auto liability insurance up to $1M per occurrence, contingent comprehensive and collision insurance for drivers who carry comprehensive and collision coverage on their personal auto policy, and coverage for bodily injury caused by uninsured/underinsured motorists when you are engaged in a ride. If you already carry commercial insurance or personal coverage providing specific coverage for ridesharing, Lyft's policy will continue to be excess to your insurance coverage. Please note, the above coverage may be modified to comply with local regulations or state laws. Our policy is available in all states in the U.S., except for those rides originating in New York City with a TLC (Taxi and Limousine Commission) driver. Get information about our insurance policies.
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Frequently Asked Questions
I already have a job, so can I just drive a few hours in my off-time?
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Drivers get paid for every trip on a per minute and mile basis. Money is deposited into your account each week automatically, or you can cash out instantly with Express Pay.
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Our community's safety is our top priority. We run extensive background checks on drivers, provide up to $1M commercial automobile liability policy, and designed numerous safety features into our app. Passengers must provide a valid credit card and phone number for identity verification purposes. Drivers and passengers also rate each other at the end of a ride, so that we're always upholding our high community standards.
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You must be at least 21 and own an iPhone or Android phone. As part of our approval process, you'll undergo a DMV check, plus a national and county background check. This will require a Social Security number, in addition to an in-state driver's license that is at least a year old. Learn more about our background check standards on our Safety page, and our comprehensive driver requirements in the Help Center.
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At Simmons, leaders make themselves. You won't sit back and wait for eureka moments. You won't hope for explicit instructions to land in your lap. Rather, you'll work, discover and evolve.
Accessible and accountable, our administration leads by example. And we hold firm to one purpose: to work for you.
At Simmons, you'll roll up your sleeves and contribute to a unique community of curious, compassionate and ambitious people. Your future starts here.
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Marketing and Communications leads university-wide efforts to increase Simmons' brand awareness through the development of publications, media and government relations, external and internal communications, advertising and digital communications (website, email marketing, social media, and multimedia). We're here to provide communications support for Simmons' events and activities and have posted a simple form to request help.
A brand encapsulates a promise about who we are, what we do, and our reason for being. It finds full expression when our constituencies perceive and act on our inherent values and distinguishing characteristics through the communications we craft.
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Creator of contemporary and super stylish shirts Staunton Moods are hitting the web to raise awareness of their brand so we've added an awesome image gallery and blog to their e-commerce website
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NYPOS needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 268 designs submitted by 48 freelance designers.
Tunnel Vision Technology
We are a Residential and Commercial Technology Company We specialize in Home Automation (Smart Home) and Building Control-- We control the music, lights, temperature, TV's and window treatments in a person home or office. Everything is controlled via a master touchscreen or controller. Think "The Jetson's" for your home. We also build real Home Theaters in people's homes. website is http://www.tunnel1.com -- Main Suppliers are http://www.Crestron.com
http://www.AMX.com, http://www.control4.com, this will give you more of an idea of what we do.
This is for a National Interior Designer/Architectural magazine. It has a circulation of 4 million. It is a full page ad. It will run for 8 consecutive months. Winning designer will get name of magazine once winning design is announced. It needs to be a very elegant, clean, powerful ad. Something 'smart' and 'different.
Want ad to be unique. Clean looking. Simple. Elegant. Nothing too busy. We are reaching a very high end audience. People with Money and High end Interior Designers and top architects. I will provide logo and some pictures. Feel free to use them if you wish. You do not have to use the pictures I supply. You can create your own tag line -- your own ad text, etc. I added a bunch of pictures to use -- use which ever ones you want to make your creation work -- I also included a sample ad idea we did in house (PDF) -- we did this here as an idea -- quality lacks. We like the basic idea of it. Again -- you are free to do whatever.
I GIVE FEEDBACK ON EVERY SUBMISSION. So I will guide you if you are on track and work with you.
Please feel free to email or ask more questions.
http://www.tunnel1.com is the company website.
Dimensions of Ad:
Trim Size is 10"x12"
Bleed Size is 10.5" x 12.5"
Live Area is 9"x11" (keep all text within this area)
Text Area margins are top .5"---Bottom .5"---Sides .625"
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Space Shuttle Endeavour's wheels make first contact with runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility after completing the 13-day, 18-hour, 48-minute, 5.74-million mile STS-113 mission to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 2:37:12 p.m. EST, nose gear touchdown was at 2:37:23 p.m., and wheel stop was at 2:38:25 p.m. Poor weather conditions thwarted landing opportunities until a fourth day, the first time in Shuttle program history that a landing has been waved off for three consecutive days. The vehicle carries the STS-113 crew, Commander James Wetherbee, Pilot Paul Lockhart and Mission Specialists Michael Lopez-Alegria and John Herrington, as well as the returning Expedition Five crew, Commander Valeri Korzun, ISS Science Officer Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Sergei Treschev. The installation of the P1 truss on the International Space Station was accomplished during the mission. (Photo Release Date: 12/07/2002 )
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St. Martin's, Jan 2003, 35.00, 480 pp. ISBN: 031230711X 's contention is that the �Glorious Revolution� of 1688 occurred due to religious differences that came to a head due to royal pregnancy. King James II was a Catholic and his two daughters were Protestant. When James' Catholic wife became pregnant, leading Protestants including James' oldest daughter Mary, married to the King's nephew Prince William of Orange, encouraged her spouse to take...


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SAN ANTONIO-- Police have made an arrest in the murder of San Antonio Police Det. Benjamin Marconi.
Otis Tyrone McKane, 31, was taken into custody around 4:30 p.m. Monday.
SAPD Chief William McManus said that McKane is the same person seen in surveillance footage at police headquarters the day of the shooting. McManus said they also believe McKane is responsible for the shooting death of Det. Marconi.
Marconi was shot twice in the head while sitting in his patrol car outside of police headquarters late Sunday morning. He was taken to San Antonio Military Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
McManus said McKane was picked up Monday afternoon while traveling with a woman and a 2-year-old child. He was taken into custody without incident near an overpass at Interstate 10 and FM 1516 in far east Bexar County, near Converse.
Marconi was a 20-year veteran of the department. McManus said they have not yet been able to establish a motive in the shooting.


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April 29, 2008
Division III (The Social Sciences) has announced the following awards given at a recent Student Honors, Awards, and Prizes Chapel held at the College.
The awards and their recipients are:
• George D. Lovell Award: Bradley Armstrong
The George D. Lovell Award is presented to a junior or senior majoring in social studies. Established in 1986 by family, friends, colleagues and former students of Dr. Lovell, long-time chairman of the Psychology Department and Beesley Distinguished Professor at Wabash. The recipient is chosen by the chairman of Division III and the dean of students, with preference given to a student of racial or ethnic minority.
• Distinguished Senior in Psychology: Aaron Spolarich
The Distinguished Senior in Psychology Award is given to the senior psychology major who best represents the department's ideal for outstanding research, scholarship and service.
• Wall Street Journal Award: Scott Gallant
The Wall Street Journal Award is presented to the senior economics major who has exhibited the best analytical ability in his major field, the award consists of a one year subscription to the Wall Street Journal and an engraved paperweight.
• Schmutte Award for Outstanding Economics Paper: Ty Benefiel
The Schmutte prize is awarded to the student paper which, in the judgment of the department, best reflects the qualities of cognet analysis and clarity of exposition which were the hallmarks of Stephen Schmutte, a dedicated and very effective teacher in the department since 1968.
• Warren Shearer Prize in Economics: Collin Smith
The Shearer Prize was established to recognize the contributions made by Warren Wright Shearer during his long years of service to Wabash as an economist and a teacher of economics, it is presented to a member of the junior class who, by vote of the faculty of the economics department, has the best command of economic theory.
• Benjamin A. Rogge Memorial Award: Jackson Price
The Rogge Award is awarded to the academically outstanding member of the senior class who best articulates the free-market philosophy and ideals of Ben Rogge,
• American Legion Byron Cox Post 72 Theodore G. Gronert Scholarship: Adrian Mendoza
The Gronert Award is presented by the American Legion Byron Cox Post No. 72, in memory of Dr. Theodore Gronert, a long-time professor of history at Wabash and a former post commander. The award is given to the senior who had demonstrated excellence in the study of United States history and government.
• John F. Charles World History Prize: Brian Weil
The John F. Charles Prize is awarded to the senior history major who is considered most outstanding in a field or fields of history other than American. It is presented by the History Department of the College in honor of their friend and colleague, John F. Charles.
• F. Michael Cassel Political Science Award; Christopher Serak
The Cassel Award is made to a senior for graduate study in political science.
• George A. Lipsky Award in Political Science: Michael Hotz
The Lipsky Award is named for a former chairman of the political science department at Wabash, the award is based on a student's breadth of learning within the liberal arts curriculum, his commitment of human and civilized values and his ability to analyze and evaluate contemporary social issues.
• Waldo Stephens Scholarship: Sean Clerget
The Waldo Stephens Scholarship was established in memory of Dr. Waldo Stephens and awarded annually to a junior who plans a career of government service.
• N. Ryan Shaw II Political Science Award: Collin Rudnik
The Shaw award, a Wabash captain's chair, is presented to the senior chosen by the political science department as the department's outstanding major. The award is in memory of the late Mary J. Shaw's husband, Wabash class of 1953.
• William Nelson White Scholarship: Aaron Spolarich
The White Scholarship Award is given to a senior selected by the college on the basis of scholarship, personal integrity, and an understanding of the professional requirements of the practice of law.
• Irwin-Garrard Pre-Law Prize: Jesse James
Irwin-Garrard Prize was established by the Honorable William I. Garrard, Class of 1954, to honor his grandparents, William and Grace Irwin, and his mother, Doris Garrard. The Irwin-Garrard Prize will provide a cash award to a student who has accepted admission to the Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law.
• Daniels Prize in Constitutional Law: Gary James
The Daniels Award is given to the student whose paper provides the most effective understanding and evaluation of the philosophical bases on which the Anglo American legal order is constructed. It was established in 1974 by Katherine D. Kane in memory of her father.
• Caleb Mills Teacher-in-Training Excellence Award: Ryan Nuppnau
The Caleb Mills Teacher-in-Training Award honors the memory of the founder of the public school system, Caleb Mills. It is awarded to a member of the graduating class whose achievement and contribution to teacher education and student teaching have been the most distinguished.
The Student Honors, Awards, and Prizes Chapel is held every year at Wabash to honor students with awards and prizes for their outstanding work they have demonstrated throughout their college years.


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6th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI)
Trials & Errors
Studies look at which combinations are better
February 1999
A note from TheBody.com: The field of medicine is constantly evolving. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!
For many, the scare of fat redistribution that seems linked to PI's has people looking for good drug alternatives that don't include a PI. The most significant naïve therapy trial presented shows that a regimen that includes three NNRTI's work as well or better than the classic cocktails with a PI. The update on the trial conducted by DuPont, compared three treatment groups:
After 48 weeks of follow-up, efavirenz plus the two nRTIs is at least as effective as the indinavir plus two nRTIs regimen. Based on an intent to treat analysis (including all patients who began on the trial) after 48 weeks, 71 percent of people receiving efavirenz/zidovudine/3TC had viral loads of less than 400 copies/ml, compared to only 48 percent for people assigned to indinavir/zidovudine/3TC.
When evaluated based on people actually on treatment, after 48 weeks, 98 percent of people on the efavirenz regimen had viral load levels below 400, compared to 86 percent for the indinavir-containing regimen. (There was a much higher dropout rate in the indinavir arm, compared to the efavirenz arm, explaining the very different results in the two analyses.)
After 48 weeks, viral load levels were below 50 in 71 percent of people assigned to the three-drug efavirenz arm, compared to only 47 percent for the three-drug indinavir arm. When viral loads were examined at 48 weeks, below 90 percent in the efavirenz arm were below 50 copies, compared to 80 percent with a below 50 viral load in the indinavir arm. There has been concern that an NNRTI regimen may not be as good as a PI-containing regimen, but the DuPont 006 trial shows that even in people with viral loads above 100,000, the NNRTI regimen performed as well, or better, than the PI-containing regimen.
The most common toxicity resulting from efavirenz was central nervous system complaints, noted in 55 percent of people. Those who were instructed about these problems before beginning therapy seemed to have less trouble. The most common complaints were vivid dreams and feeling confused or even depressed. These symptoms were usually mild and resolved after 3 weeks in almost everyone.
The Atlantic Trial.
Another large treatment strategy trial presented was the Atlantic Trial, which compared three different treatments:
There were about 80 people in each group, all had CD4 counts above 200 and no prior therapy, and the follow-up was 24 weeks. At that time, the number of people with viral loads below 400 was 71 percent with three NRTIs, 69 percent with two NRTIs and one NNRTI, and 78 percent with two NRTIs and one PI. Based on all patients who began the trial, the numbers with viral loads below 50 were 56 percent, 67 percent, and 71 percent respectively. After 24 weeks, the numbers of people who stayed on therapy who had viral loads of less than 400 were 80 percent, 89 percent, and 91 percent, respectively.
This study can be summed up by saying that the three drug combination in the study is better than the two, but still not good enough. The follow-up data presented by Margaret Fischl on this trial compared two drug combinations:
Abacavir is also called Ziagen, and is the most recently FDA-approved nRTI antiretroviral agent. The study was modified last year when it was observed that the triple-drug regimen was much better than the two-drug regimen. After 48 weeks of therapy with the triple nRTI combination, the number of people with viral loads less than 400 was 60 percent. However, in people who had viral load levels above 100,000 at the beginning of treatment, only 33 percent of people had a viral load less than 400 after 48 weeks. So, while this triple nRTI regimen may be effective in controlling HIV replication in people with low viral load levels, it is not potent enough to control HIV replication over the long term in people with higher viral loads. This combination had very low toxicity and has the advantage of saving two major classes of drugs -- the NNRTIs and the PIs -- for later use.
Preliminary data was also present by Schlomo Staszewski on a trial of two drug combinations in people with no prior therapy:
The follow-up is only 24 weeks. In both groups, 65 percent of people had achieved a viral load of less than 400, based on all people who began the trial. For people who were still on the therapy, the numbers increased to 85 percent. Longer follow-up from this trial will be available later this year.
Other Trials.
There are several similar treatment strategy trials ongoing at the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), and in the next year or so it is hoped there will be more long-term data comparing similar types of regimens as first-line selections.
However, it will still be difficult to know whether it is better to begin a regimen based on three NRTIs, or one that includes an NNRTI, a PI, or even two PIs in addition to two NRTIs. It may well be that one size does not fit all.
Also, the efficacy of the second-line regimen must be known, as really you need to know which sequence of regimens provides the best control of HIV over the course of many years. It could be that A is better than B, as a first-line regimen, but the sequence B before A is better, overall, than A before B.
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Abstract No. 116: Mutations in the Reverse Transcriptase Genome of HIV I Isolates Derived from Subjects Treated with Didanosine and Stavudine in Combination
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From your mobile phone: visit google.com, select the 'Personalized Home' link, then sign in with your username and password.
You can restrict Google Reader to a feed, to a label or you can view the latest feeds. If you click on a post (or type the corresponding digit), you'll read the text from the feed. Any link from the feed will be treated the same as Google Mobile Search does: Google automatically translates (or "transcodes") these pages by analyzing the original HTML code and converting it to a mobile-ready format.


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Oct. 5 Ron Washington postgame interview
Q. How do you explain what's happened to your offense here at the end of the season?
RON WASHINGTON: We just didn't get it done. It came down to being able to execute against good pitching, and it wasn't the base hits or anything like that, it was just the fundamentals that we just ‑‑ we tried and we just couldn't get it done.
Q. How do you explain what's happened to your offense here at the end of the season?
RON WASHINGTON: We just didn't get it done. It came down to being able to execute against good pitching, and it wasn't the base hits or anything like that, it was just the fundamentals that we just ‑‑ we tried and we just couldn't get it done.
Q. What is your thought process when you pulled Yu and went with Derek Holland?
RON WASHINGTON: I wanted to match upright there, a lefty against a lefty. That was the fourth time they were coming around, and I just thought in that situation try to keep the game at 2 to 1. I thought Derek could come in and make some pitches on McLouth. It just didn't work out. Once again, you make moves, and if the players get it done, great move; players don't get it done, you're left open. So I'm left open.
Q. Was there strong consideration going with Koji or Robbie Ross instead of Holland?
RON WASHINGTON: No, I went with who I wanted to go with, Derek Holland.
Q. Are you kind of stunned by what's transpired? This all happened in like five days' time.
RON WASHINGTON: I'm not stunned, I was right there watching it. I mean, as I said, a little execution here and a little execution there in some certain situations, it's a different situation. But it isn't, so I've got to live with it.
Q. What did you think of Darvish tonight?
RON WASHINGTON: I thought Darvish did a great job for us. He actually kept us in the ballgame. They only put one run on the board. Even if they don't get any more, the sacrifice fly they got and the first‑and‑third situation, that won the ballgame. We didn't score another run. He did his job. Everyone else I brought in, I expected them to do the job. It didn't work, so we have to live with it.
Q. What happened in the middle of the fifth inning with Darvish?
RON WASHINGTON: He said he had a little tightness in his shoulder, he threw a slider and he felt a pinch, so he tried to throw through it, and he was able to do just that. Everything worked out because he went out and got us another inning.
Q. How do you account for Josh Hamilton's performance, two strikeouts, double play ball?
RON WASHINGTON: I don't think that's anything you haven't seen before. I wasn't ever asked before to account for it. Sometimes when he swings like that he catches it, and sometimes when he swings like that he doesn't. Tonight he didn't.
Q. What did you think of the fans booing Hamilton after the last few at‑bats?
RON WASHINGTON: I think Hamilton has done a great job for this organization. I can't feel for the fans. That's something they have to deal with. Baseball is strange. When you're doing well, they love you; when you're not doing well, they show their disappreciation of you. So I guess tonight that's what they were doing.
Q. You had to face a lot of adversity this year and you talked about this being an extremely tough season for you guys to get through. Was there any point at which you said or thought to yourself something like this might happen?
RON WASHINGTON: You know, to be honest with you I never thought anything like this
would happen. I was very positive. After we played Anaheim and went into Oakland I was very positive. A few situations, a ball bounce our way here or there, it may have changed. I'm not a negative person, I don't get pessimistic, I always stay optimistic, and when things like this happen, I am shocked. And right now I'm shocked. And that's the way winners feel, and I'm a winner. I mean, we're not going any further, but we're winners and I'm a winner.
Q. What did you say to your team after the game tonight?
RON WASHINGTON: Well, I told them I appreciate the effort they gave me throughout the year. We all have a piece in what happened, and I appreciate the fact that they never pointed the finger at anyone for anything, and I'll get in their foxhole any day of the week. And what we have to do is think about what happened over the winter and how we can get better coming into next year. That's what I told them.


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FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2010 (HealthDay News) -- Slaving over a hot stove -- make that a hot gas stove -- might raise your risk for certain types of cancer.
Researchers in Norway have found that cooking with gas produces more potentially harmful fumes than electric cooking.
But, in a report published online Feb. 17 in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, they also point out that professional chefs and cooks are more at risk than the average at-home cook.
"The risk to average at-home cookers is low, at least under Norwegian conditions, where most homes have a kitchen exhaust fan," said study author Ann Kristin Sjaastad, who's with the industrial economics and technology management department in the division of health environment and safety at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. "Yes, professional chefs/cooks are most at risk, but further studies are necessary to estimate their risk level."
The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified cooking fumes from frying at high temperatures as "probably carcinogenic." The fumes have been found to contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), heterocyclic amines, higher and mutated aldehydes, and fine and ultrafine particles.
But a remaining question has been what role, if any, does the energy source -- gas or electric-- or type of fat used in frying play in producing the fumes.
The researchers created a kitchen typical of those in Western European restaurants, measuring 19 square meters (62 feet) and containing both a gas stove and an electric stove with a canopy hood.
They fried 17 pieces of beefsteak, each weighing about a pound, in both margarine and soya bean oil for 15 minutes. The only PAH found was napthalene (now banned, but once found in mothballs), most notably when frying with margarine on a gas stove, according to the report.
The highest levels of all compounds, including ultrafine particles that more easily penetrate the lungs, were produced while frying with gas.
However, even the higher levels of particles found in the study were below accepted occupational safety thresholds. But the researchers noted that cooking fumes contain various other harmful components for which there is as yet no clear safety threshold and that gas cooking seems to increase exposure to these components.
Regardless of the level of risk, cooks should follow certain "safe cooking" guidelines, said Dr. Lisa Ganjhu, an attending physician in the division of gastroenterology and liver diseases at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in New York City.
That means don't barbeque or char meat, don't overheat the oil because that increases the level of toxins in the food, do use a drip pan so that grilling fat doesn't touch the fire, make sure the exhaust fan is on and microwave meat before it's grilled.
"In their homes, people can make sure that they have a powerful exhaust fan, preferably one that is vented directly to the outside and does not have a charcoal filter, Sjaastad emphasized. "Also, the fan must be run on the highest level of capacity to be efficient. Suction is improved if the fan is placed between two walls, between two cupboards or up to a corner. It is also very important to let the fan run for 15 minutes after you're done cooking. In addition, people may reduce the amount of pan frying, for instance, by frying their steak shortly in the pan at first, and then bake it in the oven until it is finished."
More information
The U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has more on PAHs.


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Daniel William Hawes Jr., 49, Leavenworth, Kan., died July 12, 2014. Mr. Hawes was born Aug.17, 1964 in Leavenworth, the son of Daniel William Hawes Sr. and Charlotte Louise Hawes. He graduated from Leavenworth High School in 1982. Dan married Arlene L. Castello on June 12, 1987 in Leavenworth.
Dan owned and operated Mid America Recovery and Tow. He enjoyed working with law-enforcement and helping people in need in his community. He worked in the automotive body repair industry at various companies in the Kansas City and Leavenworth area. He enjoyed car racing, fishing, boating, mushroom hunting, good food, and his many friends. Dan was known for his generosity and being there any time you needed him.
He was preceded in death by his father in 1994.
He is survived by Arlene Castello of the home; step son, Shawn Kiper; son, Max LeHew; mother, Charlotte Hawes; three sisters, Sharon (Jim) Houppert of Shade Gap, Pa., Donna Noll of Lansing, Kan., Cathy Hawes of Gilbert, Ariz.; brother, David (Dee) Hawes of Kansas City, Mo.; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 18, 2014, at the R.L. Leintz Funeral Home. A memorial service will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, at the funeral home. Inurnment will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Leavenworth Animal Welfare Society, 728 Cherokee St., Leavenworth, KS 66048 (phone: 913-651-5297).


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Here's another something from ANOTHER account. Still the same Twitch though. Hope you like it.
fixed tag
"Is it already time to beat the fan-characters?"
That line had me in hysterics.
David + Paulo - Taeshi's back-up crew!
Said "Fan-character" looks an awful lot like Abbey though.
This picture was good until the fan character showed up.


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HOTSEAT- Cox on Council: Keeping the part-timers in line
In 1983, Jeanne Cox had a small catering business in Charlottesville that was so successful that before long she knew she had to either expand it or change jobs altogether.
When she heard of an opening for City Council clerk, Cox jumped at the opportunity. In those days, the Council seemed less like a governing body, she says, and more like a group of friends with more on their minds than just their part-time job running the City. She was happy to be the stable center of the shifting group.
Now– 23 years and many councils later– Cox finds the atmosphere less clubby, but her daily tasks have stayed pretty much the same. She takes the minutes at the twice-monthly City Council meetings and acts as a liaison between the public and the officials. All of this keeps the city running, but Cox prefers her other tasks such as organizing business and leisure trips between Charlottesville and its sister city in Italy, Poggio a Caiano.
Cox finds that working with Italians isn't perfect. "It's like moving mud with a pitchfork," she says. "Time just doesn't apply to them."
Most of all, Cox loves helping with the Drewary Brown "Bridge-Builders" award, an annual honor for local residents who have figuratively built bridges. Many of the awards are given to individuals bridging racial barriers in Charlottesville.
But perhaps the best part of Cox's job is the most bizarre, she says. For years she's been responsible for verifying that Charlottesville residents receiving foreign pensions are, in fact, alive and breathing. There's no medical exam or even signed paper– the pensioners just wander in, say hello to verify they're legit, and leave.
Cox says she isn't slowing down or retiring any time soon. But when she does, she says she won't miss the late nights every other Monday for the meetings.
"It gets old after 23 years," Cox says. "We come back to the office from 6 to midnight and then are back in early the next morning."
The popular belief around town that Cox is the real head of Charlottesville doesn't seem to hold water.
"It's totally bogus," Cox says. "Someone started it years ago, but it's just that the public feels comfortable calling me. I'm not a bureaucrat cutting through red tape; I've been here long enough to get things done."
Age: 55
What brought you here? Graduate school for my husband
What's worst about living here? Traffic
Favorite hangout? Home
Most overrated virtue? Patience
People would be surprised to know: I used to ride in rodeos.
What would you change about yourself? I'd be more photogenic.
Proudest accomplishment? 36 years of marriage
People find most annoying about you? I tend to get involved in things I should probably stay out of.
Whom do you admire? My daughter, Ara Duszak
Favorite book? No best book of all time, but in the last few years I'd say The Secret Life of Bees
Biggest 21st-century thrill? My two grandsons, Cason and Tyler
Biggest 21st-century creep-out? Government intrusion (i.e. Patriot Act)
What do you drive? Toyota Camry
In your car CD player right now? Les Mis when I travel
Next journey? Colorado for a family reunion
Most trouble you've ever gotten in? I've avoided getting into trouble by not answering questions like this.
Regret? I prefer to accept things and move on rather than dwelling on regrets.
Favorite comfort food? Good bread
Always in your refrigerator? White wine
Must-see TV? None
Favorite comic strip? For Better or Worse
Describe a perfect day. Boating, fishing, reading, relaxing at the river with family or friends. Cooking a great meal in the evening.
Walter Mitty fantasy? Owning a private jet and beach-front property on a tropical island
Who'd play you in the movie? Ingrid Bergman (Yes, I know she's unavailable, but it's my fantasy!)
Most embarrassing moment? Having 80 people show up for a reception for which the restaurant totally failed to prepare.
Best advice you ever got? Pick your battles.
Favorite bumper sticker? Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.
Jeanne Cox


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The staff of Make and Craft magazine are calling for anyone who has a do-it-yourself project that might be inspiring or inspirational to audition for the Maker Faire 2007. Check out that example above—hey, what is that, an electric giraffe? Yes, indeed it is. The tryout is this Sunday (February 18), and will be held at the Machine Project in Los Angeles. The winners will be invited to share their accomplishments at Maker Faire 2007, a gathering on May 19-20 at the San Mateo, California Fairgrounds.
We invite proposals for Maker workbench exhibits, workshops, presentations and performances for the Maker Faire. We are interested in proposals from individuals as well as from groups such as hobbyist clubs and schools.
Make and Craft editors Dale Dougherty, Mark Frauenfelder, and Natalie Zee Drieu will be at the audition. Keep in mind, you perverts, that this is a family-friendly event, which last year had 20,000 people attending. Keep it clean.
Maker Faire Auditions [Machine Project, via boing boing]