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So many fans worldwide of The Bold and the Beautiful have been hoping for a return of Steffy Forrester, who seemed to really shake things up for Liam (Scott Clifton) and Hope (Kim Matula), and the Forrester family, whenever she was around.
Steffy's portrayer, the popular Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, left the soap world to pursue many projects including her series on E! Party On and numerous film roles. While Jacqui has made a few returns since her departure, the actress took to her facebook page to post this message as to the status of her with B&B:
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood: "As much as I love The Bold and The Beautiful and still wanted to be apart of it, unfortunately we weren't on the same page contractually/scheduling etc. These things happen in this industry and I hope all my fans can understand that. I am a huge supporter of Brad Bell and the entire cast and crew. Love and kisses to all of my fans. I really do care about you all."
She later followed up after that with another post after receiving an outpouring of support from her fans: "Hey! If characters can be recast, shot, fall down elevator shafts and come back to life months/years later lol then never say never. XOXO Love u all and will DEFINITELY keep u posted on future projects."
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They have managed to make each subject thoughtful when it could otherwise be interpreted as mundane. It's a blend of simplicity and nostalgia, and as perfectly described by them- "Each image is a portrait, a memory, a sensation—the smell of salt air, the magic of a glitter-infused comb, the endless possibilities housed in a box of colored pencils. ".
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Raptors 2013 first round pick (protected top 3 and 15-30 in 2013, top 2 and 15-30 in 2014-15, top 1 and 15-30 in 2016-17, unprotected in 2018).
Looking at the worst case scenario would have the raptors finish outside of top 3 and that pick is 4th. That would mark this season as a truly lost one as the raptors would not have progressed at all and to make matters worse lowry who we traded that pick for could bolt after his contract is up. The best case would be that raptors actually snap out of this and somehow get that 9th seed (
) and that pick ends up being 13th or 14th. Which at least shows this squad is progressing to a playoff berth. Another scenario that could be better than the above would be raptors turn into the craptors and tank it and get the best odds possible for staying in the top 3. This would allow raptors to pick up a stud and make a serious push next year for the playoffs.
Idk things are really looking bleak after that depressing game....
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Lorraine Ann Kraniotis
1947 - 2017
Obituary of Lorraine Ann Kraniotis
Lorraine Ann (Jakemer) Kraniotis, 70, of Vineland passed away on April 10, 2017 in Stuart, Florida. Lorraine was born in New York City to the late Michael and Margaret Jakemer on February 11, 1947. She attended Levitttown High School and graduated in 1965. She was employed by United States Rural Development as a loan technician for 26 years prior to retiring in 2011; she loved her job and worked very hard in her career with the government. She made a lot of friends along the way, some of whom she held very dearly. Lorraine loved to read, one of her favorite authors was Stephen King and she also loved to read about history. She could speak eloquently about many topics and proudly instilled her love of reading in her oldest granddaughter, Athena. Lorraine was an honest soul and those who got to know her and understand her treasured her honesty, it was one of the many reasons she was loved by all. Lorraine and her husband Angelo recently purchased a home in Stuart Florida, where they loved spending time together.
She is survived by her husband, Angelo Kraniotis; her daughters, Margaret and Stephanie Kraniotis; sister Joyce Bernardini and her three grandchildren, Athena, Evangelos & Ariana. She was predeceased by her brother, Michael Jakemer Jr.
Friends may gather at the church on Friday from 1pm to 1:30pm followed by a funeral mass at 1:30 pm from Christ The Good Shepherd Parish - Church Of Saint Isidore The Farmer, 1655 Magnolia Road, Vineland. Final disposition will be private.
ARRANGEMENTS are under the supervision of Rone Funeral Service, 1110 East Chestnut Avenue, Vineland, NJ 08360.
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hey guys, searched around, but couldn't find anything.
how do you clean your boxing gloves?
mine have gotten pretty damn stinky, to the point where i'd almost rather not use 'em. my instructor (used to be a boxer) told me i should try putting in some sort of powder, then using a blowdryer on it, that it'll suck up the humidity and get rid of the smell.
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With so much talk about climate change and initiatives to be more conscious of the impact we have on the environment it is no wonder that many of the top web hosting companies are taking the lead to "Go Green". The question is what does it mean for a hosting company to go green or to be considered a green web host? Before we answer this you should understand the impact that the web hosting industry has on the environment.
When you sign up with a hosting company your website is placed on one of the hosting companies servers. Depending on the size of the web hosting company they may have as many as 100 servers or more. Companies such as GreenGeeks.com and HostGator.com currently manage thousands of servers. Each server produces emissions much like a vehicle and these emissions can be particularly harmful to the environment. In fact it is estimated that with the size of the hosting industry rapidly increasing and with thousands of servers running 24/7 daily that the hosting industry will become just as much of a polluter as the airline industry by the year 2012. It is critical that the hosting companies take the proper steps to become as environmentally friendly as possible. So how do they do this?
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As you can see there are many ways that a hosting company can become green. One benefit to you to host your website with a green web hosting company is that your website will be green. This is a fact that you can then advertise on your website so you can demonstrate to your visitors that you care and are conscious of the impact your website has on the environment.
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NFL Power Rankings: Where Each Team Stands as Week 3 Winds DownSeptember 23, 2013
Week 3 of the 2013 NFL season was as tight as the first two weeks, and the Miami Dolphins were one team that made a statement over the weekend.
The Oakland Raiders and the Denver Broncos will close the week out on Monday Night Football, but that game shouldn't have much of an impact on the rankings.
Seven undefeated teams remain, so the 1972 Miami Dolphins still have some worrying to do.
How can one separate teams that have the same record? These rankings will be based on how teams have played and whom they have played. Having a better record than another team doesn't guarantee a higher ranking. Teams with the same record will be ranked based on which ones have the potential to have better seasons.
Let's take a look at how each team stands as Week 3 nears an end.
1. Denver Broncos (2-0)
The Broncos own the NFL's top offense, so a game against the Raiders could turn ugly. Peyton Manning led the team to a 13-3 record in his first season with the team, and the Broncos look even better this year. Until a team can stay with them for four quarters, they will remain in the top spot.
2. Seattle Seahawks (3-0)
Seattle shot up to No. 2 after beating up on San Francisco last week, but it still ranked behind the Broncos. Beating up on the Jaguars did nothing to change that.
3. New England Patriots (3-0)
A team that needed a big win this week was New England. The Patriots had squeaked out victories against the Bills and the Jets to start the season, but they dominated the Buccaneers. Their schedule may be one of the easiest in the league through three weeks, but Tom Brady has earned the right to be ranked this high.
Everyone wanted to know who would suit up for the Patriots this week. Brady again had to play without Danny Amendola and Rob Gronkowski, but it didn't matter.
They fell behind 3-0 in the first quarter, but a big second quarter showed signs of promise. Brady led the team to 17 points in the quarter, but it was the performance of rookie wideout Kenbrell Thompkins that stood out. He caught two touchdowns in the quarter and finished the game with three catches for 41 yards. He came into the game with six catches for 89 yards and no scores.
Aaron Dobson also had seven catches, so it was a big day for the receivers. Brady's confidence in them increased, and now the team will wait to see if it can get some players back in the lineup.
4. Chicago Bears (3-0)
After two fourth-quarter rallies against the Bengals and the Vikings, the Chicago Bears took it to the Pittsburgh Steelers. They were up 17-0 at the end of the first quarter and 24-3 midway through the second. The Bears had their way with the Steelers and took control of the NFC North. Chicago owns a one-game lead over Detroit and a two-game lead over Green Bay.
5. New Orleans Saints (3-0)
Sean Payton continues to work his magic. The New Orleans Saints just don't lose in the Superdome. When the game was still competitive in the second half, the Saints scored on three consecutive possessions to put the game away. They fell behind 7-0 after one drive but scored 31 unanswered points to end the game.
6. Miami Dolphins (3-0)
Huge day for the Dolphins. They trailed the Atlanta Falcons by 10 two different times, including in the third quarter, but managed to win. With his team trailing late in the game, Ryan Tannehill led his team on a 75-yard drive to victory in the final minute. It was a clutch drive that should have Dolphins fans feeling good.
7. Cincinnati Bengals (2-1)
Cincinnati lost to Chicago in Week 1, but it has pulled off two consecutive wins. This time the Bengals got out to a quick 14-0 lead before allowing the Packers to score 30 straight points. However, the Bengals ended the game by scoring 20 unanswered points. Not many teams can win a game after turning the ball over six times, but the Bengals defense came through when it mattered most.
Had they held on to an 11-point lead in their opener, the Bengals could be sitting at 3-0.
8. Kansas City Chiefs (3-0)
The Chiefs are a good story so far because they have a quarterback and a coach who have something to prove. Alex Smith once led the 49ers to the NFC title game, and Andy Reid led the Eagles to a Super Bowl appearance. Now they team up in Kansas City.
After only two wins a season ago, the Chiefs have already surpassed that total through three weeks. There is plenty of talent on defense, and the offense has come through with big plays when needed.
9. Baltimore Ravens (2-1)
The defending champions faced a critical game against the Texans. A loss could have sent the season in the wrong direction, but a win gave them a boost in confidence. The way they blew the Texans out showed the rest of the league that Baltimore is still a contender.
10. Dallas Cowboys (2-1)
An easy victory over St. Louis has Dallas atop the NFC East. Only one other team in its division, the Philadelphia Eagles, has a win. The Cowboys are the only team in the NFC East to win a game outside its division, so the Cowboys could run away with the division if that trend continues over the next few weeks.
11. Indianapolis Colts (2-1)
No team had a bigger week than the Indianapolis Colts. They lost to the Miami Dolphins last week, so they found a way to improve the team.
The Trent Richardson trade will pay off for the team over the course of the season, even if he didn't have a huge impact this week. The running back scored a touchdown from a yard out on his first carry. Other than that, he didn't have much of an impact this week.
It would've been tough for him to be heavily involved in the team's offense after coming over in the middle of the week, but look for the Colts to get him a lot more touches next week against the Jaguars.
12. Houston Texans (2-1)
The Texans made incredible rallies in the first two games, but they were unable to do anything against the Ravens. Houston led 6-0 after a few seconds went by in the second quarter, but Baltimore went on a 30-3 run to end the game.
Houston has shown a lot of vulnerabilities through two weeks, so it needs to figure out how to get back to last year's success.
13. San Francisco 49ers (1-2)
San Francisco managed to beat the Packers in its opener, but two straight losses have the team searching for answers. Colin Kaepernick has 272 yards combined in the last two weeks. He has not thrown a touchdown in either loss, and the 49ers have lost by a total of 46 points.
Their next two games will be in prime time, so the entire country will be watching to see if the 49ers have fixed their problems.
14. Atlanta Falcons (1-2)
At home, nobody beats the Falcons. They are a different team on the road, and they are 0-2 away from the Georgia dome. They allowed Tannehill to drive down the field for the game-winning score, but this loss shouldn't be looked at too much. It was against a quality team, and the Falcons are already banged up.
Steven Jackson did not play and will still miss another game or two. Receivers Julio Jones and Roddy White are both dealing with injuries. White's ankle injury has affected his play all season, so Atlanta will have to hope that he can recover in a hurry.
Without a healthy set of playmakers on offense, the Falcons can't be viewed as serious Super Bowl contenders.
15. Green Bay Packers (2-1)
Green Bay allowed a long touchdown drive to open the game and then fumbled the ensuing kickoff to fall behind 14-0. After that, it appeared to be all Green Bay. Aaron Rodgers helped the Packers take advantage of six Bengals turnovers to grab a 30-14 lead.
However, a fumble return for a touchdown on a fourth down cost the Packers the game. They could've opted for a field goal but risked it. Their two losses have come to good opponents on the road, so there's no reason to panic in Green Bay.
16. Detroit Lions (2-1)
Even without Reggie Bush, Detroit was able to win relatively easily against the Redskins. The Lions had never won in Washington, but that changed on Sunday. They sit in second place in the NFC North and could be serious contenders.
17. Tennessee Titans (2-1)
A late rally by Houston cost Tennessee a win last week. Otherwise the Titans could be one of the remaining undefeated teams. With just over two minutes remaining, Jake Locker led his team on a 94-yard touchdown drive to win the game. It's a big performance out of a quarterback who has yet to show that he can lead the team to victories.
18. San Diego Chargers (1-2)
San Diego was on the losing end of Tennessee's great comeback. This joins the opening loss to Houston as a game that the Chargers should've won. If they had been able to hold onto those two losses, they could've made a surprise playoff run. Now they've dug themselves too big of a hole to get out of in the AFC West.
19. Philadelphia Eagles (1-2)
It looks like the rest of the league is adjusting to the Eagles' new offense. Philadelphia ranks last in the league in time of possession at just over 24 minutes per game. It's nice that the offense can score quickly, which could pay off in key situations later this year.
However, it puts the defense in a tough spot. There's no way for the unit to get any rest when the offense only holds onto the ball for two minutes.
Chip Kelly's uptempo offense is explosive, but the team is prone to turnovers. Until it learns to take care of the football, it's going to be tough to win games consistently.
20. Carolina Panthers (1-2)
A blowout win over the New York Giants has to feel good. The Panthers hung tough with the Seahawks in Week 1 and lost in the final seconds to the Bills last week. Cam Newton finally looked like the quarterback that everyone expected him to be.
21. St. Louis Rams (1-2)
St. Louis has fallen behind 21-0 and 24-0 in the last two weeks, so it has been out of games early. A last-second field goal in Week 1 gave the Rams their lone victory. They haven't been able to stay competitive against a good opponent, so it could be a long year in St. Louis.
22. New York Jets (2-1)
Geno Smith was able to show the Buffalo Bills that they made a mistake drafting EJ Manuel over him, but the Jets will have a hard time keeping up their current pace. They committed 20 penalties, which was only a few away from the NFL record, and lost the turnover battle 2-0. The Jets have managed to beat bad opponents, but those mistakes will be exposed against good teams.
23. Arizona Cardinals (1-2)
The Cardinals took a 7-0 lead over the Saints to start the game, but they were dominated the rest of the day. A pair of interceptions by Carson Palmer in the fourth quarter ended any chance the team had of coming back. Receiver Larry Fitzgerald was battling an injury, so he wasn't as dominant as usual.
24. Buffalo Bills (1-2)
The Bills and the Jets have a lot in common. Both have rookie quarterbacks, and both have had all three games decided by one score. When it came time for the teams to play, the Bills couldn't find a way to win. This loss has the Bills poised for last place in the AFC East.
25. Pittsburgh Steelers (0-3)
Who are these Steelers? Pittsburgh fell behind 17-0 at half and 24-3 late in the second quarter. It cut it to four in the fourth, but five turnovers cost the team the game. It's crazy to think that a team was able to come into Pittsburgh and drop 40 points on the Steelers, but it happened.
The Steelers outgained the Bears 459-258, and Antonio Brown had 196 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He made several outstanding catches, but he wasn't enough.
Pittsburgh heads to London to take on the winless Vikings before a bye week. They have only one bye week from now until Week 10, so it could be a long couple of months for Steelers fans if the team doesn't work out its issues.
They'd be lower on this list had they not been competitive against the Bengals and the Bears. The final scores indicate otherwise, but each game was close in the second half.
26. Washington Redskins (0-3)
No team has ever allowed more yards than the Redskins through three weeks. They allowed the Lions to throw all over them, but it was the best game the team has played this season.
Washington's offense scored in the second quarter, which marked the first time the offense had scored before halftime all season. It was also the first time that the team had stayed competitive throughout a game, so there are some positives to take away from Week 3.
27. New York Giants (0-3)
The Giants have allowed at least 36 points in every game this season. Eli Manning has thrown eight interceptions in three games, including seven in the last two weeks. The running game continues to be absent, so there are a lot of issues to work out in New York.
Carolina scored 17 points in the first half, and New York gained 18 yards. That's all that needs to be said.
The Giants have the talent on offense to turn it around, which is why they are ranked ahead of the next few teams.
28. Cleveland Browns (1-2)
So the Browns traded their starting running back and named their third-string quarterback the starter. That didn't seem to make a difference against a bad Vikings defense. Brian Hoyer threw three touchdowns, including the game-winner in the final minute. They ran some fakes on special teams and scored 24 points in the first half.
However, Hoyer also threw three interceptions. The quarterback didn't lead the team to any points in the second half until the final drive. The Browns aren't going to be able to win many games with their quarterback turning the ball over that many times.
29. Oakland Raiders (1-1)
Terrelle Pryor has exceeded expectations through two weeks. Oakland has had an extra day to celebrate its victory over the Jaguars, but now it will have to find a way to stay competitive against the Broncos. It doesn't look pretty for the Raiders this week.
30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-3)
The Buccaneers regressed this week. They managed to put themselves in position to win their first two games before allowing last-minute field goals. This week Tom Brady torched the Buccaneers. Josh Freeman's time with the team is likely nearing an end unless the team can figure out a way to pull it together.
31. Minnesota Vikings (0-3)
The Vikings had one of the worst games of the week. They allowed the Browns to come to Minnesota with a backup quarterback and a new running back and find a way to win. Luckily the Vikings will play the winless Steelers, but this will be a long season for Minnesota.
32. Jacksonville Jaguars (0-3)
Seattle went up 31-0 early in the third quarter. The game was over early, but there are some positive takeaways. The Jaguars outscored the Seahawks 17-14 over the final 22 minutes. This was a team that had scored only 11 points all season, and Seattle had allowed only 10 points. The Seahawks took their foot off the gas once it was up 31 points; otherwise, this game would have been a lot uglier than 45-17.
Jacksonville fans should be watching a lot of Louisville games to see Teddy Bridgewater play quarterback. Knowing that he will be a Jaguar next season should bring some excitement to the fanbase.


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An elderly invalid.
- Invalid is defined as not correct or provable or not legally recognized.
- An example of invalid is a theory that has been proven wrong.
- An example of invalid is a marriage without a proper marriage license.
- The definition of an invalid is a sick, weak person.
An example of an invalid is a feeble old woman in a hospital who cannot walk.
- not well; weak and sickly; infirm
- of or for invalids: an invalid home
Origin of invalidFrench invalide from Classical Latin invalidus, feeble: see in- and valid
a weak, sickly person; esp., one who is chronically ill or disabled
- to make invalid; disable or weaken
- Chiefly Brit. to remove (a soldier, sailor, etc.) from active duty or from a combat zone because of injury or illness
not valid; having no force; null or void
Origin of invalidClassical Latin invalidus
One who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or disability.
- Incapacitated by illness or injury.
- Of, relating to, or intended for invalids.
transitive verbin·va·lid·ed, in·va·lid·ing, in·va·lids
- To incapacitate physically.
- Chiefly British To release or exempt from duty because of ill health: "I was not quite sick enough to be invalided out, even though I was of no more use" ( Mary Lee Settle )
Origin of invalidFrom invalid 2 ( influenced by French invalide sickly, infirm )
- Not legally or factually valid; null: an invalid license.
- Falsely based or reasoned; faulty: an invalid argument.
Origin of invalidLatin invalidus weak in- not ; see in- 1. validus strong ( from valēre to be strong ; see wal- in Indo-European roots.)
Related Forms:
- in′va·lid′i·ty
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(comparative more invalid, superlative most invalid)
- Not valid; not true, correct, acceptable or appropriate.
- Your argument is invalid because it uses circular reasoning.
- This invalid contract cannot be legally enforced.
in- + valid
(plural invalids)
- One who is confined to home or bed because of illness, disability or injury
- Any person with a disability.
Usage notes
- The sense of a person confined to home or bed is considered insensitive, outmoded or politically incorrect by some.
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- Intended for use by an invalid.
(third-person singular simple present invalids, present participle invaliding, simple past and past participle invalided)
From Middle French invalide, from Latin invalidus ("infirm, weak"), from in- ("not") + validus ("strong")
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Legally ineffective; unfounded.


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After a 8 star performance and grabbing a goal against Walsall, Keith Southern has earned himself a place in the League One Team of the week.
Southern has scored three goals so far this season from 34 appearances. However the former Everton player is one booking away from a suspension, as he currently stands on 9 yellow cards for the season.
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While traveling today, I turned my car radio to the Patriot channel on SiriusXM to listen to Glenn Beck, and I couldn't believe the striking similarities between he and our Dear Leader, Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street.
In this Age of Empires, both men are world class trolls who rule their subscription based services with an iron fist from high atop thrones constructed from the broken hopes and discarded dreams of their subscribers; Glenn Beck at The Blaze News, and Greg Street at Activision Blizzard.
Beck, not being satisfied with the standard model of earning income through advertising on his news channels, chose to bend over his viewers and listeners for a monthly fee like a prison shower scene.
Ghostcrawler wasn't satisfied with a monthly fee, so he has decided to gouge his customers with a cash shop where World of Warcraft players can spend real life money on goods and services which give them an advantage over other players who either too poor, too stupid, or too stubborn to min/max their characters.
Each of these men work tirelessly to leverage the fame of their platform to pedal their own brand of conservative justice with their belief that the only avenue to success should be through hard work, dedication and excruciatingly long hours, and not by giving everyone an equal opportunity.
In Ghostcrawler's case, this is evidenced by him forcing his PVE Encounter Design team to focus on creating increasingly, and often times exceedingly difficult encounters in order to meet the rigorous demands of WoW's most hardcore players.
He does this all while unabashedly dismissing and neglecting the wants and needs of the casual players who often times find themselves out in the cold despite the fact they pay the same subscription fee as those to whom are consistently and systematically catered.
Both men also appear to be staunch pro-life supporters. When Ghostcrawler penned Thrall's back story, he was a little heavy handed with the standard pro-life talking points which were expertly woven into the rags-to-riches story.
For those of you who aren't a lore junkie like myself, you might be interested to know that as a baby, Thrall was found lying amongst the bodies of his dead parents by Aedelas Blackmoore, and instead of aborting the unwanted child on the spot, Blackmoore took him prisoner, named him "Thrall" (meaning "slave" – racist, much?), and raised him in a broken, abusive household.
As Thrall's story progresses, the young Orc rises to power as the Warchief of the Horde.
What this story attempts to teach us is that for every million unwanted children whom are born into abusive homes or orphanages or are raised in internment camps, and/or are forced to compete in gladitorial combat every day, one of them might actually grow up to make something of themselves, so we had better not kill any of them no matter how much sense it makes.
When it comes to the environment, both Beck and Street seem to value capitalism and corporations over clean air, clean water and a sustainable future on the planet of Azeroth.
This is evidenced in WoW by Ghostcrawler's glamorization of the industrial and anarcho-capitalist Goblin faction who have endlessly polluted the Lost Isles, Orgimmar, and The Barrens.
Street has also failed to address the effects that global warming has played on the flooding of Darkshore, the drought in Durotar, the giant, sweaty asscrack that separates the Northern and Southern Barrens, or the massive maelstrom puckerhole separating Northern and Southern Stranglethorn Vale.
To make matters worse, I believe that the Burning Crusade storyline of Thrall traveling to Nagrand to commune with the elements is nothing short of clever satire and the tongue-in-cheek lampooning of Barack Obama's Presidential campaign claims to "heal the Earth".
Good one, GC – but you're busted.
Both Beck and Street also have a history of sensationalizing tragedies. How could anyone forget his smug "TO THE GROUND!" quote which he made when previewing pre-Wrath Ret Pallies nerfs? Or the way he cherishes reporting unwanted, unneeded and unnecessary nerfs like the ones which Mages, Hunters and Feral Druids will be receiving in Patch 5.4?
Street also seems to remain in lockstep with conservative values in his apparent support for the death penalty. Every expansion pack, the quest and encounter teams do nothing but task us with hunting down and executing thousands of villains and evil-doers, often times in the comfort of the their own homes, with no due process of law.
The only perp we ever successfully brought to justice was Hogger, but that was only a brief reprieve, as only a few levels later we were ordered to break into the Stockades and murder him in cold blood.
At the end of the day, Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street has us all by the short and curlies and he knows it.
It only takes a few seconds of browsing his Twitter feed to see him skewering wide-eyed, hopeful and passionate players who have done nothing but ask legitimate questions, with his short, curt and snarky replies.


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College Night brings students together from across campus and across disciplines to participate in a unique theatrical and athletic competition that has no rival, and alumni return year after year to support their "side" – either Purple or Gold. While games of basketball, soccer and volleyball contribute to the point total, the musical shows are the focal point of Homecoming weekend. Written and produced entirely by students "from the ground up," College Night shows are original in every dimension and are judged by professionals on a number of criteria. Bragging rights are won or lost for the remainder of the year.
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It's been four months since graduation, and though the Marauders hate to admit it, they're breaking apart. With Remus gone to a University that's located four hours away, James so concentrated on Lily, and Peter becoming ever so distant, Sirius is left alone. He finds company in firewhisky and women he picks up late in the evenings. But, when Sirius finds a homeless, 17 year old girl and decides to take her in, will he find the friendship he's been longing for? Or something a bit deeper?
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INDIANAPOLIS – One of the first things Chuck Pagano did to help install his 3-4 defense in Indianapolis was to phone a friend in Baltimore,
Pagano wanted to import Redding to play and tutor the new scheme. It was a bargain for both.
"Cory's a very, very unselfish guy. On the field, he was solid, but he was a leader in the locker room and in meeting rooms. I can't say enough good things about Cory. He was voted captain by his peers, and that pretty much sums up everything about him."
Redding espoused in training camp the team would be defending every blade of grass. There were spurts in 2012 when it happened but like many times with a new system, inconsistency bubbled up, too.
For the five times opponents were held under 100 rushing yards, there were as many times they topped 150. Creating turnovers was a challenge, yet there were times the defense held in the clutch and allowed the offense to produce seven comeback wins.
"We accomplished a lot with it being the first year in the defense. Expecting everyone to get it right away and compete at the highest level (was a challenge)," said Redding. "To go as far as we did – the playoffs – I think we did some tremendous things.
"There is room for corrections and to get better. We need more pressure on the quarterback. Stopping the run is first and foremost. On the second level, our blitzes from the linebacker area (could improve). From the corners and secondary, we want to defend every ball in the air and eliminate (some things). There is plenty of room to improve."
Redding saw the defense prosper in Baltimore. He sees components in place here, too.
"I think (the young guys) did fairly well. It was frustrating at times," said Redding. "Once they got the system, we'd throw two or three more plays down their throats and ask them to get it right away. They had to learn all over again.
"Drake (Nevis) got hurt and couldn't contribute as much as he wanted to. He showed flashes of playing the style the 3-4 requires. Fili (Moala) did as well. He was making tackles, flying all over the place, being stout against the run and then he got hurt. All the young guys stepped up, even guys like
Redding started 14 games, producing 46 tackles, two sacks and one forced fumble. The line was in a state of flux with injuries. The line had seven different starters, with late arrivers like
Part of what bonds a team occurs away from the field. Redding was a bonding agent in Indianapolis with a tactic he used in Baltimore.
"We had all the big names and big stars (in Baltimore), but Cory came in and made a difference," said Pagano. "We didn't have the cornhole game in Baltimore, but one day the guys came in and there it was. There were two burnt orange Texas Longhorn cornhole boards, and Cory brought it there. He brought a lot of things with him, but he brought that.
"We had a tight locker room and a close-knit family, and he galvanized it even more just with something as simple as that game. Before you knew it, everyone on the team was playing. They had tournaments. It's sounds silly, but it tightened us up even more than before, and we already had been close."
Cornhole happened here, too, and Redding emerged as an unquestioned leader in every regard.
"We competed. We made the best of our situation," said Redding. "I felt like I contributed in ways my team needed me – vocally and by example. That's why they elected me as a captain."
Pagano got exactly what he wanted in Redding, style and substance.
"His motor never stops running," said Pagano. "He's an emotional guy on the field. I've seen guys who can make a lot of noise, but don't make any noise where they need to (on the field). Cory's play matches his motivation style. He's all hat, all cattle."
Pagano is fond of saying, "The sky is the limit," when referring to a player. Redding says the defense will aim higher.
"Beyond the sky is space, the galaxy. We're trying to go through the Milky Way (laughs)," said Redding. "We can do so many things. We've just hit the tip of the iceberg of what truly this defense can be. We didn't live up to our expectations last year. We didn't meet certain goals that we set. That gives us something to work harder for this year. We can do better. We're always looking to improve. That's what we're going to do."
Moala played in eight games before an ACL injury ended his season. He had 21 stops prior to the injury. Nevis started three of nine appearances before landing on injured reserve. He can play at end and tackle.
Tevaseu joined the club off waivers for the start of the year and appeared in 13 games. Geathers and Guy joined later in the year and found playing time with the rash of injuries. They added sacks in the season-ending win over Houston.
In 2012, Jean Francois played in 16 games for the third consecutive season and tallied career highs in tackles (51) and sacks (2.0). He capped the regular season registering 21 tackles (13 solo) and 2.0 sacks in the final three games, while adding five stops in team's run to Super Bowl XLVII. Jean Francois was a seventh-round pick by the 49ers in 2009 and has started five-of-51 games, totaling 106 tackles, 54 solo, 3.0 sacks, two passes defensed and a forced fumble.
Franklin was a fifth-round of Baltimore in 2003, appearing in 36 games in four seasons. He opened 60-of-62 games with San Francisco from 2007-10, amassing 312 stops and three sacks. He had 88 tackles and two sacks in 2009. He opened 16 games for New Orleans in 2011 before joining San Diego last year.


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STRUTHERS, Ohio (WKBN) – Struthers Police arrested two men Saturday evening after witnesses said they pulled their pants down and yelled obscenities at one another in a woman's front yard, according to a police report.
Police arrested William Anderson, 54, and Michael Susak, 34, charging Anderson with disorderly conduct, public indecency and resisting arrest. Susak received charges of criminal damaging and public indecency.
Police received numerous calls regarding a large fight in the rear yard of 253 Maplewood Ave. in Struthers Saturday evening. One witness said that the argument started when Anderson knocked on a woman's door, telling her to quit letting her dog urinate in his yard.
Anderson then exposed himself from the waist down, according to witnesses, and yelled obscenities to a number of people who had gathered near the house.
When Susak arrived, Anderson began yelling at him with his pants down, according to the report. Susak then lowered his pants and started yelling back at Anderson, according to the report.
The report states that witnesses then separated the two, and Susak ran over to Anderson's porch, ripped an aluminum downspout off the house and threw it in the yard before fleeing the scene of the incident.
Officers arrested Anderson on his front porch after he gripped a chair he was sitting in to resist arrest, according to the report.
Susak arrived back at the scene as officers were leaving, and police arrested him as well.
Calls to both Susak and Anderson were not immediately returned.
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According to an August 29 article on Yahoo; California has passed the controversial "yes means yes" law. The law forces universities to further refine its definition of consensual sex. The bill uses words such as affirmative, conscious, voluntary, and agreement in an effort to further and better define consensual sex. According to the LA Times, over 50 universities are under investigation for their handling of rape allegations. California is the first State to pass such a law.
According to RAINN (Rape and Incest National Network), the statistics surrounding rape are horrible. 44% of rape victims are under the age of 18. 80% are under the age of 30. 60% of all assaults go unreported, and a staggering 97% of all rapists never spend a day in jail.
The Bible, in the book of Deuteronomy (chapter 22) allows for the family of someone sexually assaulted to chastise the one who committed the act, as long as it is proven. In the book of Genesis (chapter 34), rape is viewed as a humiliating and defiling act. With regards to the law; Jesus encouraged followers (when answering questions) to let their yes be yes and their no be no.
100 parents (with children from age 5 to 25) were asked their opinion of the "yes" law. Almost all of the parents (93%) agreed with the law. 57% of those polled felt that the law did not go far enough. 27% of those polled felt that the law should apply to high school students as well. The 7% that did not support the bill were concerned that it did not address the possibility of one participant changing their mind and saying "no" after sexual contact had begun, and after initially saying yes.
As a civilized society; rape represents our darkest hour. The fact that so many sexual assaults go unreported makes the issue that much more dire. Should the courts adopt stiffer sentences for those found guilty of rape? Should plea bargains, probation, and reduced sentences no longer be offered to those guilty of rape?


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Houston ladies brought their Southern charm to welcome "The Help" author Kathryn Stockett to the Society for the Performing Arts' 16th annual fall luncheon. The event, held onstage at Jones Hall and featuring Southern cuisine by Jackson and Co., was hosted and underwritten by Lucinda Loya
Speaking with a distinct drawl, Stockett, who was born and raised in Jackson, Miss., entertained the audience with her humorous thoughts on being a Southerner. "It's a peculiar thing for a Southerner to know that you're not being discussed," she said. "We are genetically predisposed to talk about each other."
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Work the Shell - Converting HTML Forms into Complex Shell Variables
I know, there are a million shell scripts waiting to be written to help administer your computer, run your server and fine-tune your back end, but I'm obsessed with scripts that interact with on-line data, so that's what I'm focusing on. My last column marked the end of our Twitterbot, a simple script that listens and responds to Twitter queries. You can try it by sending an "@" message from your Twitter account to @davesbot.
This month, I thought that given the issue's Entertainment theme, it'd be fun to dig into another facet of shell scripts that interact with the Web by looking at how to emulate a complex form. The form we'll emulate? Yahoo Movies advanced search.
Start by checking out Figure 1 (it shows the form). You can see it live by going to movies.yahoo.com/mv/advsearch too.
We can crack open the HTML and read through the source, but I think it's more interesting to reverse-engineer it, because, like most search forms, this one uses the GET method and, therefore, exposes all of its parameters within the URL of the results page. For example, a search for the title "Strangelove", without any other tweaks, produces the URL below. Normally, this URL would be all on one line, but I've separated the URL and the parameters onto multiple lines to make them a bit easier to see:
http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/search ?p=strangelove &yr=all &gen=all &syn= &syn_match=all &type=feature &adv=y
The search engine itself is at the URL shown in the first line of the listing above. The rest of the lines are parameters sent to the search engine. You can see that the search term is "p" ("p=strangelove"). You can infer the other parameters by looking at the form: yr = release decade, gen = genre, syn = synopsis keywords and so on.
Because there are so many possible values, however, we're going to have to look at the source after all. For example, those genres? Here's how Yahoo Movies breaks it down:
act = Action/Adventure
ada = Adaptation
ani = Animation
... (lots of entries skipped for space)
tee = Teen
thr = Thriller
war = War
wes = Western
It's quite a list, really!
The question is, can we turn a form of this nature into a simple interactive shell script that will let users specify constraints on a search and pop open a Web browser with the resultant search? Of course we can!
It would be cool to normalize the problem and come up with a general-purpose solution, some sort of parser that would take HTML form tags as input and produce shell script segments as output. Uh, no thanks.
Instead, with a few hacks in vi (yeah, I don't use Emacs), I have the following, as part of a usage() function:
usage() { cat << EOF USAGE: findmovie -g genre -k keywords -nrst title Where -n only match those that have news or features -r only match those with reviews -s only match those that have showtimes -t only match those that have trailers and genre can be one of: act (Action/Adventure), ada (Adaptation), ani (Animation), ... tee (Teen), thr (Thriller), war (War) or wes (Western). EOF }
This makes life easy and pushes the trick of remembering the three-letter abbreviation for the genre onto the user. Sneaky, eh? Now, to be fair, good interface design would have me writing a more sophisticated script that lets users enter a variety of abbreviations (or the full word) and converts them into the proper Yahoo-approved abbreviation, but that's actually work, so we'll skip that too, okay?
Now, note the actual usage I've created:
USAGE: findmovie -g genre -k keywords -nrst title
This means there are a couple elements of the form that we are going to ignore in the script, including which decade the film was released and some of the more obscure conditional parameters. Still, it's enough to keep us busy.
I've talked about the splendid getopts within shell scripts before, without which parsing the six parameters—two of which have arguments, four of which don't—would be a huge hassle. Instead, this is straightforward. Here are the first few lines to give you the idea:
while getopts "g:k:nrst" arg do case "$arg" in g) params="${params:+$params&}gen=$OPTARG" ;;
There's a lot to talk about here, but we have covered getopts before, and you can <cough> check the man page too, right? In a nutshell though, a letter with a trailing colon means it has a required parameter, so g and k have arguments (g:k:), while n, r, s and t do not (nrst).
The params expansion is a nifty little shell trick that's worth a special mention too. The notation ${params:+$params } expands to the value of the $params variable, plus a trailing space, if the variable already has a value. Otherwise, it's the null string. The point? To avoid leading ampersands in the URL that we're building.
Let's have a quick peek:
$ findmovie.sh -g war -k peace -r finished. params = gen=war&syn=peace&revs=1
As we'd hope, the params variable has been expanded to reflect the specific values that the user has specified on the command line—in this case, War films that have reviews and contain the word "peace" in the synopsis.
Dave Taylor has been hacking shell scripts for over thirty years. Really. He's the author of the popular "Wicked Cool Shell Scripts" and can be found on Twitter as @DaveTaylor and more generally at www.DaveTaylorOnline.com.
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Nice work, but I have a couple of quibbles:
1. vi vs Emacs detracts from the article - it's largely irrelevant
2. You use params="${params:+$params&}..." to keep off the leading '&' if params hasn't been defined yet, but then you stick params to a string (baseurl) that has a trailing '&', so it's unnecessary. Why not just use params=$params&... and leave the '&' off the end of baseurl? Or stick $params to the end, like so:
The url will have an extra '&' at the end but that's valid.
I recognize that the point is to teach these kinds of things, but to add them when not necessary is generally bad style.
3. Aside from that, in the paragraph where you explain the ${:+} notation you use a space character to illustrate it but it's probably not the best choice. Better to use a more visible character.


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Your Main Character Raslei
Account type: (gold, silver or f2p): gold
-Name: Raslei
-Class: Shaman
-Race: Iksar
-Level: 70
-Number of AAs: 0
-Magelo Number (if you have one): http://eq.magelo.com/profile/2479849
-List which keys and flags you have: none
-List your alts on this server (name, level, class): none
A Little Bit About Yourself
-What are a few things you enjoy most about playing EQ? (For example: raiding, grouping, soloing, tradeskilling, exploring, questing, etc): I am still learning so I like to explore, do quests, and lately have been duo-ing a lot with Keim trying to get me a few more levels and experience some different zones.
-Tell us some of your short and long term goals for your character. (For example: quests, epic, tradeskills, leveling, AA ability, etc) Make friends here, learn how to play my character better, level up, learn where to place my AA's when I get some (haha), experience more game content and help others as I can although my experience in game is limited thus far. Eventually I would like to experience end game content and perhaps raid and be a part in that respect too.
-When do you normally play EQ? What is your time zone? Usually everyday in the evening Monday thru Friday and depending on plans, flexible on the weekends. Central time zone.
-CN generally raids Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8 pm Eastern Time. Raiding is not required, but we would like to know what % of raids you think you will attend. Right now not interested in raiding but I might be once I feel more comfortable with my toon.
-Please tell us which other guilds you have been a member of and why you chose to leave. Never been in a guild before and I am new to the game so I hope you guys will take me under your wing and help me to be a part of your family.
-If you are still a member in another guild, please explain: Right now in TM only for guild access.
Your Experience with CN: I have no exp with CN other then my RL BF is in CN (Keim) and although he has been off game for a while, he has friends in CN that he likes to group with and I want to group with him and make friends here too.
-Which members of CN do you know? Have you had a chance to raid or group with us? Keim and Cruelia only so far
-Why are you applying to CN? Is there a specific reason you chose to apply to our guild? Keim loves the guild atmosphere and the casual style and I think regardless if we raid or not that I will enjoy being in the guild and I want to be where he is =)
-Tell us what your goals are for applying. What do you hope to get out of the guild? I hope to make new friends, experience some things that are only experienced being in a casual atmosphere guild and CN has just that. And, once again I want to be where Keim is.
-Have you read the CN Rules and Policies and understand them? Yes
Optional Info
-What do you do in real life?
-Where are you from? Oregon
-What is your favourite colour? (with Canadian spelling) Purple
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Other articles in the series Macworld NYC '03
- Macworld Expo New York 2003 Superlatives (21 Jul 03)
- Macworld Expo New York 2003: Highly Concentrated (21 Jul 03)
Switching to a new email program is a harder decision than swapping other software - Matt Neuburg explains why Mailsmith 2.0 is the email client for him. Also, Adam questions IDG's Macworld Expo policy barring children under 13, and Jeff Carlson reveals how to use iDVD 3 on Macs without SuperDrives. We also note the releases of Palm's Tungsten T2, BBEdit 7.0.4, Griffin's iTrip Station Finder, and Steve Wozniak's new wOzNet wireless network.
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Palm Tungsten T2 Improves on Original
Palm Tungsten T2 Improves on Original -- Last November, Palm's Tungsten T marked a new beginning for the handheld maker. Thanks to its a bright color screen, capacious memory, fast processor, and Palm OS 5, the Tungsten T proved innovation was still possible for Palm following several years of humdrum activity (see "Tungsten T Marks New Beginning for Palm" in TidBITS-655)Show full article
BBEdit 7.0.4 Released
BBEdit 7.0.4 Released -- Bare Bones Software has released BBEdit 7.0.4, a bug fix update that the company recommends for all owners of its flagship text editor, BBEdit 7.0Show full article
iTrip Station Finder Released
iTrip Station Finder Released -- When Travis Butler reviewed Griffin Technology's iTrip, a $35 FM transmitter that works with the iPod to play music over any radio, he gave the device high marks for design and ingenuity, but noted that it was sometimes difficult to find a clear frequency, especially in urban areas (see "Taking an iTrip: Three FM Transmitters" in TidBITS-681)Show full article
wOzNet: Wheels in the Sky Keep on Tuning
wOzNet: Wheels in the Sky Keep on Tuning -- After co-founding Apple Computer and teaching computer skills to fifth graders, what's next for Steve Wozniak? Last week Woz took the wraps off wOzNet, the project his new company, Wheels of Zeus (wOz), has been working on for the past 18 monthsShow full article
Using iDVD 3.0.1 on Non-SuperDrive Macs
A few weeks ago, Apple released iDVD 3.0.1 Update, an apparently minor patch that provides, in Apple's brief description, "improved performance and stability for encoding, burning, and managing your iDVD projects." (The updater is a 4.1 MB download.) What Apple didn't mention at the time, but recently revealed in a Knowledge Base article, is that the update makes it possible to run iDVD 3 on any Macintosh with a PowerPC G4 or G5 processor - not just Macs with a built-in SuperDrive, as previously requiredShow full article
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In last week's coverage of Macworld Expo in New York, I ran out of space to discuss one of the more subtle differences between this year's Macworld Expo and previous ones: the banning of children 12 years of age and younger from the exhibit floorShow full article
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Email clients are a lot like dogs. Why? Well, for one thing, their owners are in constant denial. The unfortunate passerby may have the dog's teeth embedded in her shin, with blood running down her leg - the owner will still look her right in the eye and deny that the dog is biting herShow full article
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I have a job lined up requiring something new for me. The client wants to have the ability to put daily videos up on his website. All these videos will be converted to flash before putting them on the website. He tells me each video will be approimately 10-15min. I've been doing some searching, but so far haven't really found what I'm looking for.
I do know that I can purchase a "PHP UPLOAD2" from DMXZone program that can do this, but I was thinking this should be something I can do myself.
So here's what I'm trying to do.
1) Create a page to upload the file. This will include an HTML based page with a name field and also the file upload, and then submit it.
2) Then a PHP page will dump the file into a 'video' folder, and place the name and location into an SQL database.
3) Over on the display page I have a different problem.
3a) I will place an imageholder on the spot where the flashvideo will play
3b) Under this video spot, will be an entire list of the videos given by name (the name field from the upload). This would be done by a pull from the SQL database
3c) Upon clicking one of this links, it will play that video in the video holder spot.
This upload section will be in a sql-based "user authentication" part of the website. So there is some security there, and I will make it so it only uploads flash files.
Some direction would be most helpful. Perhaps pointing to some tutorials that you think best fit this scenario. I've been finding tutorials on 'picture uploads' similar to what I'm going for, though I know I'd have to increase the size limitations that they have placed in those. Just trying to get some further insight on this.


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Watching the House of Representatives vote on the Wall Street bailout plan Monday from the press balcony, I happened to be standing next to a House employee one of the wizened guys who's been there for years working the lights and audio for the chamber. As the vote stretched out and looked increasingly doomed, he nudged me, "Look at the center aisle, those Blue Dogs, when they need votes that's who they go courting."
As it turned out, 25 of the 47 moderate but fiscally conservative Democrats, more worried about the economic crisis than the price tag of the rescue package, voted for the measure, which went down to defeat after two-thirds of House Republicans voted against it. And when the House takes up the latest compromise version of the bill that the Senate overwhelmingly passed on Wednesday, those same Blue Dogs will once again be the center of attention.
In trying to woo wavering Republicans with a revised version of the bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her Senate counterparts risked souring the moderate Democrats she can't afford to lose. The bill the Senate passed included a $100 billion extension of unrelated tax benefits provisions like tax breaks for business R&D and alternative energy and money to prevent more Americans from being hit by the Alternative Minimum Tax that the Blue Dogs have fought for years. This increasingly powerful bunch of Democrats isn't opposed to tax cuts, but they are against passing them without offsetting the costs with spending cuts.
Not surprisingly, the Blue Dogs aren't too happy about being put in such an awkward position. "I am so thoroughly disgusted with the Senate this morning," said Rep. John Tanner, chairman of the Blue Dogs, who originally voted for the bailout but now is undecided on the package. "It is just breathtakingly hypocritical for them, particularly the minority leader in the Senate, to claim that this is their finest hour and they're sending us the bill here and we've got to make some tough decisions."
When Tanner talks about financial crises, he means not just the credit crunch on Wall Street but the massive deficits breaking the back of the federal government. For Blue Dogs, if there's a silver lining to the crisis that has shaken the financial markets, it's that it has highlighted problems they have been warning about for several years; their gripe is that the supposed solution now includes the same out-of-control pork barrel spending that they have been decrying. "The way I see it, the bailout forced us to go into the flooded basement and pump out the water," says Rep. Jim Cooper, a Tennessee Blue Dog, "and while we're down there we see there's termites everywhere."
Cooper says he plans to vote for the measure, and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, who has always stood behind the Blue Dogs and isn't happy about the Senate's maneuver, will likely sign on reluctantly as well. But even with Barack Obama calling some of the Blue Dogs to get their support, not all of them have been convinced. "I don't believe this bill is the right medicine to cure the disease," says Rep. Jim Matheson, a Utah Democrat who co-chairs the Blue Dogs. "The Senate version is even worse. It's larded up with more debt and doesn't include long-term reform language that would prevent this kind of crisis from happening again." Matheson, who voted against the first bill, remains a solid no.
Many of their Republican counterparts are equally ambivalent, even with the tax sweeteners and an increase in the maximum amount of bank deposits insured by the FDIC, from $100,000 to $250,000. But several influential conservative Republicans who oppposed the first bill, like John Shaddeg of Arizona and Zach Wamp of Tennessee, have signaled that they will reluctantly support the new Senate version. Still, the vote promises to be a nail-biter, and by Thursday evening, the White House and Congressional leaders were still not convinced that they had secured the additional 12 votes to guarantee passage. With the outcome still uncertain, the business community has launched a full-court press of every member of Congress, reminding fence sitters like the Blue Dogs of provisions in the bill help their parts of the country. "Some of them are from states that are affected by the state sales tax deduction [a measure that makes sure the seven states without income taxes do not lose money under the federal code], others come from Midwestern states affected by floods and need the disaster relief in the package. Still others live in areas affected by Hurricane Ike," says Bruce Josten, a senior vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which represents three million U.S. businesses. "I think they're going to carefully going have to noodle out how they're going to vote on this."
Their importance to the bailout measure is a reflection of the Blue Dogs' growing clout within the Democratic Party. Decades ago, when the South was thick with Democrats, there was a saying that Southern Dems were so loyal they're rather vote for a yellow dog than a Republican. As the party moved to the left, forcing moderates like Billy Tauzin and Jimmy Hayes (both former Blue Dog leaders) to switch parties, one member joked that the remaining moderates had been choked blue by the left thus rechristening the group Blue Dogs. For a while their numbers dwindled but in recent years, they've seen a resurgence, gaining 11 members in the 2006 elections and another two in special elections earlier this year. That has boosted their power, and they've been instrumental in passing a series of balanced spending bills over the past two years, as well as a rule that requires that all new spending is offset by cuts.
Former Texas Rep. Charlie Stenholm, once a leading Blue Dog, says if Democrats want to maintain and grow their majority, they must take the Blue Dogs' fiscal conservative demands seriously. "If they don't you will see one of the largest turnovers of Congress in 2010," Stenholm says. "Blue Dogs that do not vote for fiscal responsibility, they'll be held accountable in their districts. Blue Dogs didn't get elected by beating liberal Democrats, they got elected by beating moderate and conservative Republicans, so those seats will flip if constituents aren't satisfied."
All of which could lead to some major battles next year when the Blue Dogs try to force the next President, whoever he is, to pay for whatever new programs or tax cuts he is trying to pass. "Nothing will pass without a majority of Blue Dogs voting for it, that's true on this vote," Stenholm says. And if they do help pass this bill, the Blue Dogs will be sure to remind Nancy Pelosi of it next year.
(See the ten steps to the financial meltdown here and TIME's photos of the global financial crisis here.)


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MHIA-funded research reports on the distribution workforce and technology acceptance
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The Material Handling Industry of America's (MHIA) second year of direct funding of materials handling and logistics research has resulted in the completion of a study on the "State of the Distribution Workforce and What It Means for the Material Handling Industry," by Bryan Edwards of Oklahoma State University (OSU) and Kevin Gue of Auburn University. The $53,000 research grant was provided by MHIA through its College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE).
The purpose of the study was to determine the factors that influence attitudes, performance, turnover, and technology acceptance. It examined the factors that affect worker turnover, satisfaction, commitment, and performance. It also examined how the adoption of new technology is influenced by the acceptance and training to use the technology.
The researchers found that employees were generally satisfied across all job categories. They also discovered that job satisfaction and intent to leave the organization were associated with change, uncertainty, social isolation, coping mechanisms, and adaptability. Historically, only technological solutions were applied to labor shortages and demographic shifts. This research demonstrates that there are other key variables and potential interventions that could help attract and retain qualified employees with benefits for the bottom line.
The research also indicated that employees appreciated technology once it was in place, but found the initial process of technology implementation stressful. Employees enjoyed the automation and work autonomy that technology provided, but raised concerns regarding the communication process during implementation and their ability to assimilate the training required to use the new technology.
The researchers used both qualitative and quantitative techniques by using focus groups with employees and workplace observations at distribution centers across the United States. The findings from these activities were used to develop two surveys to learn more about the causes of satisfaction and dissatisfaction in distribution centers, the jobs of material handlers, and the general work environment in distribution centers. The first survey was completed by managers at participating distribution centers to evaluate the jobs of material handlers and the work environments at their distribution centers. The second survey was completed by employees at the distribution centers and included measures of job attitudes, perceptions of the work environment, change in the distribution center, social isolation from the company and their colleagues) and behavioral intentions.
The research project supported and developed two graduate students who plan to continue conducting research within the material handling industry. Kristin Cullen, M.S., is a Ph.D. student in her final year at Auburn University in industrial/organizational psychology. She was funded in the fall 2009, spring 2010, and summer 2010. Kristin served as the project coordinator. Wm. Camron Casper, SPHR, was funded in the summer 2010 and is a 2nd-year student in the Management Ph.D. program at OSU.
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How Internet Can Help Us Meet Our Learning Goals
It was interesting to note last weekend that Wales' wealthiest person, according to the new Sunday Times 'rich list,' is an early dot.com investor who has benefited from the Google search engine phenomenon. Cardiff-born Michael Moritz's overtaking of Sir Terry Matthews to claim the top spot with a pounds 1.35bn fortune, served to remind us of the increasingly pivotal role the internet plays in our lives.
Like many innovations over the years, the web has faced its sceptics, and the dot.com crash of a few years ago seemed to indicate that the potential of the whole thing may have been greatly over-hyped.
However the popularity of the web is now beyond question.
Learning online has faced similar scepticism. Many feel that the educative power of computers is limited and can only be really effective if accompanied by extensive face-to-face support from teachers or tutors.
That may well have been true a few years ago. Download times, the cost of connections and the quality of equipment did indeed put a ceiling on what could be achieved for an individual by delivering learning in this way alone.
But things are moving on rapidly and we in Wales' learning community need to keep our eyes and our imaginations wide open in order to seize the opportunities technology provides.
The cost of broadband connections has plummeted, giving people, including learners, infinite time online at low fixed prices plus the ability to download images, video, text other material in seconds rather than minutes.
BT figures out this week showed that 208,000 Welsh households and businesses have already subscribed to broadband internet and, by this summer 99.5% of homes and premises will be able to connect to the service.
Moreover rapid advances in compression technology mean that massive files containing complex lessons, with extensive illustrative material and interactive content, can be shrunk and delivered even faster again.
Such advances are unlikely ever to displace current learning resources - with their valuable human interaction - but they do have the potential to expand greatly the total volume and scope of the learning on offer to people in Wales. …


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asa— This Solaris utility is a Fortran output filter for printing files that have Fortran carriage-control characters in column one. Use asa to transform files formatted with Fortran carriage-control conventions into files formatted according to UNIX line-printer conventions. See asa(1).
fdumpmod— A utility to display the names of modules contained in a file or archive. See fdumpmod(1).
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