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School Firewalls And Their Blocks On 'Gay/Lesbian Issues'
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While I don't disagree that they have their place, the practical application of internet content filtering software and hardware seems to suck when it's applied large-scale. There are several reasons for this. The general category blocking that's done when settings are low flat out doesn't work. Some inappropriate content will be blocked while some won't be, with the same holding true for appropriate content. Yay. And, gosh, wouldn't you know it, but kids are generally really good about getting around the filters we adults put in place. And even when government groups that should know better have the best of intentions, they often end up blocking sites that shouldn't be blocked out of a misplaced sense of prudishness. That's how you end up getting WiFi on the Maryland Amtrak, but don't you go reading about gay topics (non-pornographic) because that's just icky icky.
It gets more interesting in schools, because everyone's sensitivity jumps up a notch when children are involved and because there's entirely too much sensitivity from different groups of parents who instill different values, religious traditions, and morals in their kids. I get that. If you're a strict Christian, you may teach your children the strict dogma about homosexuality. That's absolutely your right. That isn't the argument. Like, at all. But here's the fun question: exactly how verboten is the topic of gay marriage or homosexuality going to be in our schools now that the topic is regularly discussed on the news and amongst our lawmakers? And how is that question going to butt up against the way webfilters work, are programmed, and utilized by schools?
Here's one example of how this is done wrong. Full disclosure: Paul France is both a teacher here in Illinois and a very close friend of mine, but what happened when he wanted to look into teaching tools to discuss the recent marriage equality law passed in our state provides a partial look into why webfilters need to make some changes.
As a teacher of young children, and in light of Illinois' recent ruling on gay marriage, I decided that I wanted to find out if there were any resources or news articles that would be relatable to and appropriate for children.Now, while I can appreciate that not everyone will agree, I would hope that many/most will think that discussing current events and a major law being passed in our state would be a good topic of discussion amongst school children. After all, they live under this law. More importantly, as France notes later in his post, this was to be an open discussion with no push on telling kids they should "agree" with the law. It was purely a teaching moment. Unfortunately, in his search for appropriate resources, he came across a webfilter message that said sites were blocked as a "forbidden category: gay and lesbian issues."
Same-sex relationships are not inappropriate for children; the physical and explicit nature of sex is, and an article related to same-sex marriage does not always mean there will be sexually explicit content. Having said this, the website that I visited did, in fact, end up having some content that would be inappropriate for children. However, this content should have been more correctly coded as Forbidden Category: Sexual Content.If you happen to view homosexuality as a negative, which is again your right, you might find this to be nit-picky...until you read that second paragraph. Because he's exactly right; gay and lesbian issues are no more a legitimate target for a block than African American issues. Sexual content should of course be blocked on school networks (assuming it isn't gobbling up sex-ed class material as well), but that's not what we're talking about. In what world is blocking "Gay and Lesbian Issues" appropriate? That's sending all the wrong messages about how children in schools (and the rest of us too, by the way) are supposed to be engaging in an educational dialectic. Banning the topic gets nobody anywhere. This isn't about pushing anything, it's about having a discussion in a secular public school system.
In my mind, it would be like filtering an article with explicit photos on slave mistreatment in the 1800s as "African American Issues." Of course, we would not want children to see disturbing photos depicting violence; however, we would code them as Forbidden Category: Violence.
Let's try something new. Let's open up our minds, accept that there are many diverse viewpoints, and come to terms that we don't all agree. Let's have a discussion, encourage debate, and promote divergent thinking. I think we'll all be better off for it in the long run.I'll add to that a couple of things. Parents, give yourselves credit for your parenting. Mere discussion isn't going to change the values you've taught your children. And let's also give our kids some credit. I think they can take on more serious topics than we imagine, no matter which side of this or any other argument you might be on.


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Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 12:48 pm
NIL8, very likely the longest-running, continuously together rock band in Springfield area history, continues to draw crowds, produce original music and entertain at a magnificent level after some 25 years on the local scene. With the brother team of Jeff Williams (guitar, vocals, songs) and Bruce Williams (bass) leading a long and illustrious parade of a who's who of area drummers and lead guitarists through the years, (positions currently occupied by Wes on drums and Damon Soper on guitar), the quirky quartet has no equal in the really alternative rock music arena in the capital city. Just to give the unacquainted a brief snippet from the world of these punk-funk-pop-rock poets of positive deconstruction and seminal caterwauling, we will leave you with the official invite for Friday's show from the NIL8 My Space page: "after you eat tofu turkey with gravy after you drag yourself out of old navy after you shop on the blackest friday PUT ON YOUR LIPSTICK AND COME OUT TO PLAY!!!! START YOOOUUUURRRR ENGINES CUZ ITS RNR TIME!"
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Answer following questions showing your work for all problems
Part I. Describe in words the graph of each of these curves below. Include in your description the shape, along with other possible relevant information such as length, width, and center points.
a. (X+2)2 + (Y-4)2 = 36
Iam haveing trouble getting started on this problem. All i have worked out is (X+2)^2+(Y-4)^2=6^2 I dont know if that is right i know i have to get the x and the Y then pin point them on the graph. Since these are to the second power iam getting confused.
Ok I think i might have got it i tried another problem can someone please tell me if it is right?
So when i go to graph i would look to graph X=1 and y=3 which would would give me the shape of a parabella right?


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Stars are not eternal. They're born, they live, and they die.
Their birthplaces are vast clouds of gas and dust. The best-known of these stellar nurseries is the Orion Nebula. It's home to thousands of newborn stars, and it's so bright that it's visible to the unaided eye on winter evenings.
Astronomers recently found a much farther stellar nursery that's one of the largest in the entire Milky Way galaxy -- more than 10 times bigger than the Orion Nebula.
CTB 102 is 14,000 light-years from Earth. It's in the constellation Cygnus, the swan, which floats gracefully through the glow of the Milky Way on summer nights. Look for the swan well up in the east at nightfall, with its body parallel to the horizon and its wings extending above and below.
Like the Orion Nebula, CTB 102 probably has thousands of newborn stars. But thick clouds of dust between the nebula and Earth block the visible light from its many stars. Fortunately, though, radio waves penetrate the dust. Astronomers have used radio waves to map the nebula's total extent.
They estimate that CTB 102 is about 380 light-years across. It may owe that enormous size to the very stars it's created. The hottest and most massive of these stars blow strong winds that push the gas and dust outward -- making this unseen stellar nursery one of the biggest in the galaxy.
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A 69-year-old man visiting Las Cruces in order to volunteer with a local Habitat for Humanity build was struck by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon in a bizarre crash as he bicycled along Hadley Avenue.
The man, from Rapid City, S.D., was seriously injured in the crash and transported to University Medical Center of El Paso.
Las Cruces Police traffic investigators learned that the driver of a green Saturn sedan was traveling northbound on Solano Drive just before 3 p.m. when she apparently ran a red light at the intersection of Hadley Avenue. The Saturn, driven by 23-year-old Tonya Garcia of Las Cruces, struck a city-owned dump truck that was entering the intersection.
After striking the dump truck the Saturn veered left, traveled across the southbound lanes of Solano Drive and struck the bicyclist who was riding along Hadley Avenue approaching the intersection. The Saturn then jumped a curb and ended up smashing through a wooden fence.
The bicyclist was treated at the scene and then airlifted to El Paso.
Garcia had two passengers, a 9-year-old and a 10-month-old, in her vehicle but no serious injuries were reported. The driver of the dump truck also escaped injury.
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David Page, Director of Tennis, and the Tennis Committee at Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club in Coto de Caza, California, recently visited the home of Olympic gold medalist and World Champion alpine ski racer Bode Miller and his wife, Morgan, to cook them dinner. The "in-home dinner" was an auction item purchased by Miller and his wife during a "Coto for the Cure" fundraising event.
Miller invited fellow Olympic bronze medalist, 2014 Sochi MVP and Coto de Caza Member Teemu Selanne and his wife, Sirpa, to the special occasion. The Olympian dinner was amazing and everyone had a great time. Kudos to David Page and his committee!


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I went out to a buddys timber, drank a few beers with the guys, bon fired it, and slept in my new setup Saturday night. VERY comfortable and very satisfying to sleep in my own DIY hammock/tarp setup; BUT I wished it had gear pockets, to hold a flashlight/headlight, wallet, cell phone, and my handgun, so tonight, I made pockets for each of our hammocks. They are 15" long, 12" tall, and start 27" from the gathered end of the hammock. I think pockets are a must and are going to be a nice feature. You guys like pockets?
Pics from this weekend. These are all cell phone pics, so sorry for the poor resolution.
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My husband and I have set aside a little bit of money in an Education fund when we can since the kids were young and that helps gradually build up a fund plus the earnings compound over several years. We believe it is important to HELP fund college because we feel it is very important that our children get a good education - that will make a big difference in their future. However, we also believe that the child needs to pay some as well so that they have put some effort into the funding and appreciate it more. We currently have one in College and one about to start. We have told them that we will pay for half and they need to pay the rest whether that is through jobs or student loans. Both of our children have chosen to go into engineering programs with co-op work terms. Engineering can have a pretty heavy load so can be difficult to work during school but they are able to earn money in the co-op work terms in-between school semesters.
How can I pay for my child's college degree?
An education is expensive. How do you plan on paying for college? Do you expect your children to work while in college or pay off student loans on their own?
I think parents should try to HELP with college expenses, if they can, but the student should definitely know that college is a cost THEY are incurring. There are many loans and grants out there, and yes - the student should plan on paying back THEIR debt. (I guess the way this question is phrased puts my back up. It assumes parents are responsible for paying for their child's costs when they are adults!) Again, yes - most students can (and should) be able to manage a job while in college, if not during the first year, then in the following years. Students have years to pay off their college debt, while parents have less time to be funding their retirement (by this time, that's where the parents' focus should be).
In the UK, we have student loans which full-time University/higher education students MUST apply for when joining their course. Every student, whether from a rich or poor family must get the student loan. There is a long repayment term and the money is removed at source (as with tax) from their salaries once they're working for a living. If graduates are able, and they wish to, they may pay off their loans earlier - indeed some pay them off very swiftly if they've been fortunate enough to secure highly paid employment when their studies are finished.
We used to have a student grant system here in the UK. However it was means-tested. So students from less affluent families were given far more. There was a recommended amount which was a "full grant" which the poorer students got and other students got a percentage of this depending on their parents' financial circumstances. The recommendation was that all students SHOULD have the full amount and therefore, for those from the "better off" families, their lower grant be "topped up" by parents in order that they got the same amount as the other students.
Of course this didn't work! Wealthier people are often less inclined to sponsor other people financially - even their own children - that's exactly how they remain wealthy!!
So the current system of student loans is far better - it makes higher education a level playing field for everyone, regardless of family background/wealth etc....
Help them, don't fully carry them... they are not kids anymore.. reason.. some people never finish.. but do better a different way in life anyways..
I think you should let them know that you are willing to pay for books and supplies, or tuition if they pay for books and supplies.. I think it should be a bit of a partnership....
It is their education, they should own it. That way, imho, they make better decisions regarding the career they want and how long it will take to get the needed education for it. Our five children paid for their own educations while we helped pay for their rent, carried them on our insurance, paid for cell phones on our plan, those kinds of things. They all worked at least 30 hours a week while taking a 14-18 credit load. Also, stayed very involved in their religion, hosting children's classes, running the campus club and attending regular worship/fellowship meetings. They learned to effectively balance their education, with work, friends and their spiritual community. Prepared them for the multi-tasking of parenthood, that's for sure!!! The savings we had was NOT applied to a specific account for them so when they applied for loans/financial aid packages it did not jeopardize/impact that process. It was used for their living expenses. We made sure they didn't go hungry and had computers! Many of their friends went on the parents dime. Those friends wasted years partying, changed majors often, and some even dropped out after four years without any degree (and bitterness and estrangement from parents). Our kids said they were glad they paid for their education themselves. Kept them very focused and they didn't waste time in college, playing. On their summer "breaks" they traveled around the world with SED projects. After college, their choice as to whether go straight into a career or "play" for awhile. They earned the right for those kinds of decisions. They earned it in the truest sense of the word. You know, you make MUCH better decisions on the kind of "playing" you engage in when you are 21 and 22 with a degree that you paid for yourself in your pocket as opposed to 18, playing with mommy and daddy's money. You rarely make ignorant mistakes that you pay for for the rest of your life (ie: drinking and driving, running up credit card bill, stupid drunk "pranks", engaging in risky sexual habits, etc,..).
with pall grants and government loans.
already through college, got pall grants.
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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- American CoCo Vandeweghe earned a shot at Serena Williams in the fourth round of the Sony Open by winning a match that ended at 2:29 a.m. Sunday.
Vandeweghe, a qualifier ranked No. 104, rallied to beat 2011 U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur 5-7, 7-5, 7-5. The match began shortly before midnight and ended with only a handful of spectators in the stadium.
Vandeweghe has never previously been beyond the first round at Key Biscayne. She'll play the top-ranked Williams on Monday.


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Manchester United and Tottenham target Andrea Pirlo is close to signing a new deal at Juventus, according to reports in Italy.
The 34-year-old pass master has been linked with a move to the Premier League over recent months as his current contract is due to expire in the summer.
Manchester United and Tottenham are just some of the clubs linked with making a move for the experienced veteran at the end of the season, however Pirlo will dash their hopes by committing his future to Juventus.
Pirlo, who has also played at Inter and AC Milan, continues to play an integral part for the Old Lady.
The Italian international has featured in 15 of Juventus' opening 19 games of the Serie A campaign so far this season.
Manchester United boss David Moyes was in Italy yesterday afternoon to watch Juventus' game against Cagliari - but it has been reported that he was there to watch Serie A quartet Paul Pogba, Arturo Vidal, Claudio Marchisio and Davide Astori rather than Pirlo.
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K.A.C.C. Military Fuels is a military aviation fuel depot in the northern part of Las Venturas, San Andreas. Carl Johnson stole a Leviathan from the depot as part of the plan for the Caligula's Palace heist in the mission Up, Up and Away. The depot is inaccessible to civilians, but the K.A.C.C will open its gates for the Patriot, Rhino and Barracks OL. The player can use a jetpack or any aircraft to travel over the fence or a Packer (as a ramp).
There is nobody inside the base, but the player may rarely receive one wanted star if they jump over the gate. To get out of the depot, the player can use the Cargobob or any car from the parking lot inside (the gates will open from within). The name may be a pun on the word "kack", which essentially means "crap". K.A.C.C. is a sponsor for the Las Venturas Bandits baseball team, their advertisements can be seen on Las Venturas Bandits Stadium.
- Flamethrower under ladder to helipad.
- Tear Gas on backyard near containers.
- Cargobob on helipad.
- One Horseshoe
- The name of the fuel depot may be a reference to the computer club where soon-to-be members of DMA Design (now Rockstar North) used to go to. It was called KACC, which stood for 'Kingsway Amateur Computer Club.'
- The name could also be one of Rockstars many sexual innuendos, as the logo resembles a penis and K.A.C.C, when said as one word, sounds like "cock".


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In cosmology, fine tuning refers to the precise balance of cosmological constants that allow the observable universe to exist as it does. These constants include the speed of light, the rate of expansion of the universe, the force of gravity, the nuclear strong force, the electromagnetic force, and many other parameters of the observable universe. These constants exist in such a state of precise equilibrium that any variation to their values would have resulted in a drastically different universe. The fine tuning argument states that these values occurring in such a precise state by mere chance is highly improbable, and that there must have been a creator to fine tune these values in order for our universe to exist as it does and for life to exist on Earth.
The argument of fine tuning is a rather new one. It has only become popular since the mid-1990s with recent observations about the observable universe and cosmological constants. Cosmologists have theorized that even minute variations in the values of these constants would have resulted in a radically different universe or one altogether unsuitable for supporting life as we know it.
- Example 1: The rate of expansion of matter after the Big Bang had to occur at precisely the right rate to allow our universe to form as it has. If it had expanded any faster, matter would have dissipated too quickly for stars and solar systems to form. If it had occurred any slower, the universe would have collapsed upon itself shortly after the Big Bang, resulting in what is known as a Big Crunch.
- Example 2: The strong nuclear force is the force which binds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus of an atom. Scientists have calculated that variations in the strong force of as little as ±1% would have drastically affected the breakdown of naturally occurring elements in the universe, prohibiting the formation of stars, black holes, and other natural occurring phenomena.
There are studies of numerous other constants with similar results.
Deists cite this remarkable balance of cosmological constants as evidence of a creator, being a far too unlikely set of circumstances to have occurred naturally. This is quickly becoming the argument of choice of creationism proponents like Lee Strobel. Strobel presents this concept as incontrovertible empirical evidence of God in his book The Case for a Creator.
- Essentially this argument is just a variation on the argument from design. The key difference here is that it misrepresents actual scientific evidence in such a way to support an unscientific conclusion. A more scientific conclusion would be to state that there is some unknown natural phenomenon to explain this apparent "fine tuning". See below.
- A problem arises from the premise that the cosmological constants are in fact 'fine tuned' at all. This premise assumes that there is a certain range of values that each constant could assume. The greater these ranges, the more unlikely that a given set of constants would have assumed the values we observe. However, to simply imagine a certain range of possible numerical values that each constant could assume and calculating the probability that this value would be arrived at by mere chance is fallacious for two reasons. Currently, we have no access to data that would tell us a) what range the constants could possibly assume in reality and b) how many trials there were in which the constants assumed certain values. If in a lottery one number were drawn from a pot of five numbers, then winning the lottery would become comparatively likely. Likewise, even if a trial with an extremely unlikely outcome - say winning an actual national lottery - were repeated a sufficient number of times, the outcome would become likely to occur overall. (See next point)
- Scientists theorize that given the infinite nature of time and space, an infinite number of other unobservable universes could exist parallel to our own, each with infinite variations of constants. This is known as the multiverse theory. Given infinite possibilities, the formation of a universe such as our own is not so inconceivable.
- Another flaw with this argument is that it assumes our universe is finely tuned for the sole purpose of supporting life. This is not the case at all. Given the laws of our universe, scientists theorize that our universe is composed of less than 2% baryonic matter, that is matter consisting of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Dark matter is by far the most common form of matter in our universe. Our universe, if anything, is far more suited for the creation of black holes than it is for supporting life. Life on our planet constitutes only an insignificant portion of our universe.
- The Earth's total mass is 5.9736×10^24 KG while the estimated total biomass on Earth is around 7×10^13 KG. This means that the percentage of life on Earth is 1.17182269 × 10^-9. That is .00000000117%. The Earth, let alone the universe, is hardly fine tuned for life. Man has created and tested much more finely tuned mediums for simple life in the form of specialized agar solutions that support life/medium ratios far greater than .00000000117%.
- In order for the probability argument to be valid, the fundamental constants under consideration have to be independent. That is, one cannot claim that the gravitational constant and the speed of expansion of the universe were individually tuned, since they are clearly related. The electromagnetic force is mediated by massless photons which travel at the speed of light, so therefore the strength of this force is likely related to the speed of light. Similar relationships may yet emerge between other constants.
- If there were a creator who "fine tuned" the universe for our existence, who "fine tuned" the universe in order for said creator to exist? The argument of a creator is infinitely paradoxical.
- The initial premise of the argument is that in order for life to exist, the universe must have such properties that warrant a designer. However in this line of reasoning, the designer of those properties would exist in a state where none of these properties were true. Therefore any properties deemed to require a designer can't be necessary for existence in the first place, as the designer can exist without them. The argument is self-refuting.
- If one starts with the assumption that humanity is an accident, the fine tuning argument makes no sense since if we are an accident, no fine tuning was necessary. For the fine tuning argument to make any sense, one has to start with the assumption that humanity is not an accident, which begs the question of a creator. But since the purpose of the argument is to prove that there is a god who created us, any such assumption renders the argument circular.
Firstly, it has to be pointed out that for an omnipotent God the fundamental constants would be irrelevant. An omnipotent God could have created us in a universe with any set of constants had he chose to. But this is not the line of thinking the theist takes. The constants had to be what they are because, as they claim, if they were different we would have no life. If the constants necessarily had to be what they are than that implies that there is some set of governing rules that even God must follow, that supercede his power. If God HAD to fine-tune the universe to these particular set of constants because not doing so would not have allowed him to bring life into existence (and as they claim in their argument, a different set and theres no life) then God is indeed NOT omnipotent.
Not withstanding the obvious fact that the universe really isn't very congenial towards life, as 99.999% of the observed universe is uninhabitable, Vic Stenger in his book God: The failed hypothesis, quotes a private communication with Martin Wagner in which he points out that:
"In fact, the whole argument from fine-tuning ultimately makes no sense. As my friend Martin Wagner notes, all physical parameters are irrelevant to an omnipotent God. 'he could have created us to live in a hard vacuum if he wanted.'"
Bertrand Russell:
"Why did God issue just those natural laws and no others? If you say that he did it simply from his own good pleasure, and without any reason, you then find that there is something which is not subject to law, and so your train of natural law is interrupted. If you say, as more orthodox theologians do, that in all the laws which God issues he had a reason for giving those laws rather than others -- the reason, of course, being to create the best universe, although you would never think it to look at it -- if there was a reason for the laws which God gave, then God himself was subject to law, and therefore you do not get any advantage by introducing God as an intermediary."
We can view the universe as one of those massive safes that banks keep in their vaults, with a number of dials that must be set to specific values in order to open it. However, in our example, these dials can be literally set to any number, so that an infinite number of combinations are possible. The one combination that will open the safe is analogous to the values of the physical constants of the universe that allow the existence of intelligent life.
The "fine tuning" argument claims that it is, for all intents, impossible to randomly set the the values of the dials and, simply by chance, arrive at the correct combination that will open the safe. Only someone who actually knows the combination can open it. In the argument, this requires the existence of a god who knows the precise setting that will allow life to arise.
However, if this god is the creator of the universe and everything in it, then he is not limited to simply turning the dials on the safe. He must also have been responsible for building the safe itself, and setting the coimbination that allows it to be opened. This means he also has the ability to adjust the locking mechanism of the safe so that any combination he wants will open it. Therefore, it can no longer be said that only one combination is capable of opening the safe. Now, there is a literally infinite number of combinations that can open it.
Restated in the form of the argument itself: The (apparent) fact that only a specific combination of values of physical constants allows life to arise is, itself, an expression of a fundamental law of the universe. If God can change the values of those physical constants, there is no reason to believe he cannot also change the more fundamental laws that limit the conditions under which life will arise.
This has two fatal consequences for the "fine tuning" argument:
1) If God can, in fact, adjust the "combination" of the safe to any values he wants, this completely refutes the claim that life can only arise under a very specific set of circumstances. Rather, if such a God exists, life should be able to arise under any set of circumstances whatsoever, with infinite possibilities. The "fine tuning" argument, therefore, can no longer be used as evidence for the existence of such a God.
2) If, on the other hand, God cannot adjust the "combination", then this raises a situation that most theists would find unacceptable. It raises the question of who or what actually is reponsible for creating the safe, and deciding on its combination. God, in this scenario, is reduced to being a low-level employee of the bank, who is able to open the safe, but is not responsible for the operation of the safe itself, nor entrusted with the ability to set the combination of the safe. Those responsibilities must be taken over by some entity more powerful and important than God. This is incompatible with most theistic beliefs, particularly the Abrahamic monotheistic ones.
The theist can of course object that God is unchanging (as an appeal to his nature; the universe's laws are a part of his nature) and always chooses a certain combination (as a personal choice), but then the question why is the universe is the way it is? is the same as the question why is God the way he is?- a meaningless statement.
"What I have done is to show that it is possible for the way the universe began to be determined by the laws of science. In that case, it would not be necessary to appeal to God to decide how the universe began. This doesn't prove that there is no God, only that God is not necessary". [Stephen W. Hawking, Der Spiegel, 1989]
"One does not have to appeal to God to set the initial conditions for the creation of the universe, but if one does He would have to act through the laws of physics". [Stephen Hawking, Black Holes & Baby Universes]
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Affirming the consequent
The Fine Tuning argument presupposes that the phenomenon of life and it being presumably only possible in a universe with physical constants exactly like the ones in ours is what qualifies this as special or sublime, however, this is based entirely on nothing other than the entities that determine what qualifies this universe as special or sublime are living (humans). This is an affirming the consequent fallacy. It could also be seen as a confirmation bias fallacy. In a hypothetical universe with different physical constants, there may be an emergent natural phenomenon that is vastly more complex than the emergence of life, the evolution of life, and the ecology of life. This phenomenon, we will label "phenomenon x", would be impossible in our universe because our physical constants may not permit phenomenon x to occur. There is no objective reason why the possibility of life demands a fine tuner more than phenomenon x. There is also no objective reason why any natural phenomenon, no matter the complexity, should demand a fine tuner any more than another. Hypothetically, if it were shown that life of some kind is possible in most possible universes, but the phenomenon of lightning is only possible in this one, then an apologist might assert that because we occupy the only possible universe with lightning, this universe must have been finely tuned.
See also
External links
- Cosmology 101 at NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisortopy Probe website — This is an outstanding resource for understanding cosmological theory.
- Fine-Tuned Deception: Say hello to the new stealth creationism by Sahotra Sarkar


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Masna provides a simple graphical interface (GUI) to manage Nautilus scripts. For scripts that are part of the system-wide Nautilus script collection (by default /usr/share/nautilus-scripts; you can change this in the settings dialog of Masna), it manages symlinks in the user's Nautilus script folder. For scripts in the user's Nautilus script folder, it manages the file permissions.
Arronax is a plugin for Nautilus (the GNOME default file manager) to create and modify application starters (".desktop files"). It adds the menu item "Create starter for this file" to the context menu (the menu you get when you right-click a file in the file manager). If the file is an application starter, you get the item "Modify this starter" instead. If you have icons enabled on your desktop, Arronax adds the menu item "Create starter" to your desktop's context menu.
GTK+ Recent Files Scrubber is a compact, lightweight Python script which uses GTK's RecentManager to watch for updates to all globally-available "Recently Used" lists (the ones which appear in Open dialogs and the like) and filter out anything in the folders you blacklist. Blacklist entries are hashed to make reading the blacklist not worth the effort.
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President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney dashed across the map in search of votes Saturday, the hours growing short and polls showing still that either man still could win the presidency on Tuesday.
A hoarse Obama and a fast-talking Romney found fired-up crowds wherever they went, supporters who waited often for hours in the cold New Hampshire and Ohio morning cheering eagerly and constantly interrupting speeches with loud applause. The candidates fought over issues big and small, desperately seeking some edge that would inch them closer to the 270 electoral votes needed for victory.
Obama railed at Romney as a "talented salesman" who can't be trusted before urging the crowd to consider the economic gains from the depths of the Great Recession. Romney portrayed himself as a nobler alternative to an incumbent running a small campaign, blasting Obama for urging Ohio voters to vote out of revenge. "Vote for love of country," Romney said in his speeches and a hastily-crafted ad.
Obama started his campaign day in Ohio, then headed to Wisconsin, Iowa and Virginia. Romney began in New Hampshire, then flew off for Iowa and Colorado.
Polls showed a virtual tie nationally and in key states.
Obama averaged a 2 percentage point lead in Iowa, according to RealClearPolitics, a nonpartisan web site. He led by 1 in Colorado. And he led by 2.9 points in Ohio, whose 18 electoral votes are seen as crucial for a Romney win.
Romney had a 1.4 percentage point edge in Florida, the biggest state still up for grabs with 29 electoral votes.
Most of the results were within the polls' margins of errors.
Romney on Sunday plans to visit Morrisville, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles from Philadelphia, suggesting he sees an opening in a state where Obama has a healthy lead. Experts were divided whether Romney's strategy is a sign that the Democratic-leaning state might be in play, a concession he needs Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes to make up for a possible loss of Ohio, or merely a gambit to lure Obama into diverting resources into an expensive state.
Campaign talk Saturday centered on planting last minute thoughts in persuadable voters' minds and sending supporters home eager to spread the message.
In Mentor, Vanessa Pesec, 52, who volunteers full time on environmental issues, said she didn't mind the deluge of calls from the campaigns. "I take every call. I want everyone to know how well he's (Obama's) doing in Ohio," she said.
Obama has gotten a boost in Ohio in part because he backed the government's auto industry bailout. Romney opposed it. The auto industry employs one in every eight workers
Obama, his voice noticeably hoarse, took a few minutes first to speak about Hurricane Sandy, whose victims are still struggling with power outages and gasoline shortages in New York and New Jersey.
"I tell them (victims) that the entire country is behind them. We will work with people whose lives has been upended by this storm every step of the way", he said.
Before leaving Washington, Obama met with federal emergency management officials. After the storm hit the Eastern Seaboard Monday, Obama suspended campaigning for three days. His response was thought to have helped him politically, or at least stopped any Romney momentum.
Obama briefly mentioned his storm efforts to the Ohio audiences, then offered his standard fare. "We know what change looks like and what he's offering just ain't it," he said.
He got his biggest cheers talking about the auto industry, and the Romney ad that suggests Chrysler policies will mean Toledo, Ohio, jobs will go to workers in China.
"It's not true! Everybody knows it's not true,'' Obama said.
Romney Saturday told audiences how Obama told voters at a Springfield, Ohio, rally, Friday that they should vote for revenge.
The president was discussing Romney when he was interrupted by boos. "No, no, no -- don't boo, vote," Obama said. The crowd applauded. "Vote," he urged. "voting is the best revenge."
Romney seized on the remark Saturday, releasing an ad citing the remark and mentioning it in speeches.
"He's asking his supporters to vote for revenge," Romney said in Dubuque . "I'm asking you to vote for love of country."
The campaign said the messages underscored the two campaigns' different approaches. "The governor (Romney) was offering a positive message about change and President Obama was talking about voting for revenge, it's a stark contrast," Romney senior adviser Stuart Stevens said.
The Obama campaign defended the comment.
"It's important to remember that the context of when the President said that was as he was laying out the fact that Mitt Romney is closing his campaign with an ad full of scare tactics that's frightening workers in Ohio and thinking falsely that they're not going to have a job," said Obama spokeswoman Jen Psaki.
Romney got support in Dubuque from NASCAR legend Richard Petty , who said Iowa and North Carolina "messed up" in voting for Obama in 2008.
"It had four years to think about the mistake you made four years ago," Petty told the crowd.


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New economic board talks on tap for commission
NORTH PORT — For a year, the city's economic development advisory board has been defunct.
On Monday, city commissioners, who dismantled the old board, will review provisions for a newly created advisory board. The restructured board will also have new responsibilities, and be called the Community Economic Advisory Board.


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From the Vineyard Gazette edition of Dec. 23, 1909:
The "corner store" in Edgartown is the center of attraction for all shoppers just now. Everybody is enthusiastic over their magnificent stock of Christmas goods, the largest, finest and handsomest in this portion of the Western Hemisphere. If you once permit yourself to see their goods you will be sure to leave your money with them.
The usual Christmas services will be held at the Protestant Episcopal Church, William street, north, on Saturday, Christmas Day. The Rev. W.D. Manross expects to officiate in the morning. The other churches in town will celebrate by Sunday School festivals and Christmas trees.
The ladies of the Baptist society will give a Christmas entertainment on the evening of Dec. 23 and 24 in Capawock Hall. The entertainment comprises for the first evening a supper of the old-fashioned dishes, such as baked beans, brown bread, Indian pudding and pies of several kinds. An oyster stew will also be served and cake will be for sale. Not the least attraction of the evening will be an old-fashioned kitchen, where will be represented the employments of the women of the olden time, spinning, carding, knitting, etc. It is said that a wonderful Christmas pie will be cut, the plums in which will be presents for the children. On the second evening there will be a Christmas tree, and all are invited to come and decorate it with presents for their friends, old and young. Admissions fee on each evening is 10 cents.
Everybody that has or ever had or hopes to have any interest in the Lambert's Cove M.E. Church is specially invited to be present at the Christmas tree exercises on Saturday, Dec. 24 at 7 o'clock. There will be something on the tree for you all. Limber up a little, my brother, in these Christmas days and come and enjoy an hour with the child-ren. And don't forget the Christmas concert on Sunday evening. You will regret it all through the year, especially when people all tell what a grand concert they had at Lambert's Cove. You will be perfectly welcome and all the attention will be paid you which you deem necessary.
Some earnest holiday don'ts:
Don't think that you are too poor to keep Christmas. You can't be so poor as all that.
Don't spend so much on Christmas that you can't get even with the butcher and grocer until March.
Don't give presents that are a pleasure for 10 minutes and a burden and a worry for 10 years.
Don't try to find the price marks on the gifts you receive. If the gifts are worth having, they mean something above dollars and cents.
Don't check off each gift you receive against each present that you gave and calculate whether you made or lost. Christmas is not the time to be any smaller or meaner than you can help.
Don't oppress children who are satiated to sadness with toys already by giving them more. There are other ways of making them happy, or if there are not, it is because they are spoiled with many pleasures and are the most pitiful beings alive. In that case, let them try doing something for poor children, who are blessed in powers of enjoyment, and see if the capacity won't prove catching.
Don't let the little ones into the secret that Santa Claus is an imposter. Let them figure out for themselves how a fat man with a big pack can get into the parlor grate through the chimney of a modern house heated by steam. Imagination is a quality desirous to cultivate.
Don't set your own happiness up as the chief thing to be looked out for at Christmas time. Try to make other people happy and forget yourself, then you will be surprised to see how really happy you are.
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Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal is eagerly anticipating next weekend's match against Inter and expects a heated encounter at the Giuseppe Meazza.
Both sides have developed a fierce rivalry over the years, and Andrea Stramaccioni's men prevented the Bianconeri from going 50 league games unbeaten back in November.
It seemed like Inter's challenge for the title was beginning to take shape but a dip in form has left them well off the pace. However, Vidal believes Juve face a tough task as the Nerazzurri still have everything to play for in Serie A as well.
"It's the 'Derby d'Italia' and I think it'll be a tough game," the Chile international told Sky Sport.
"They need a good result against us to improve their league standing. They're fighting for a place in the Champions League next season and there is a lot of competition.
"Much like a final, the match will be a fight to the death."
The combative midfielder then went on to discuss Juventus' busy calendar and stressed that they are in fine shape physically.
"Physically, we're in good shape. The work we've been doing with the coach and all the staff is paying off," he added.
"Over the last year and a half, we have been training really well. Everyone is showing their great ability and we're ready for anything, be it the league or the Champions League."
Juventus currently sit atop of the Serie A table holding a nine-point lead over second-placed Napoli whereas Inter lie in 6th, seven points off a Champions League place.


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They are more than objects. . .
They are dreams made of wood, glass, and metal.
Impossible wonders you can hold in your hands.
- Adrian Delacroix
The land of Gaïa is ancient, and artifacts from eras long past can still be found in the forgotten corners of the world. Prometheum Exxet is a thorough compendium of some of the most powerful objects that have managed to survive the countless conflicts of Gaïa and the ravages of time. Prometheum Exxet: The Supernatural Artifacts, a supplement for Anima: Beyond Fantasy, is now via download at drivethrurpg.com and rpgnow.com.
Relics of a Lost Age
Centuries ago, supernatural artifacts were an established feature of day-to-day life for the inhabitants of Gaïa. Whole civilizations once built their societies around the use of such potent magical objects. Unfortunately, after the War of God, most of these items were destroyed or drained of their power. Magical artifacts are still created and traded throughout the land, but creations on par with the objects from Gaïa's past are few and far between. Most of today's most talented and knowledgable artificers know only a tiny fraction of the knowledge that has been lost to time. The Order of Magus and the Black Sun still create and trade in mystical objects, and some individuals still possess the skills to create wondrous devices. Still, the greatest artifacts—those whose mere existence shakes Gaïa to its very core—are all relics of a lost age.
Prometheum Exxet gives players the chance to experiment with magic items, from those of minor magical significance to those that contain godlike power, and everything in between. Each of these items is not a mere tool, but has its own tale to tell of its creation and history. Players can now create their own mystic objects to use in crafting their own stories.
Prometheum Exxet: The Supernatural Artifacts is available now, so head over to drivethrurpg.com or rpgnow.com to download your copy!. Then, forge your own legendary artifacts, and delve deeper into the history of Gaïa by exploring ancient relics of days past!...
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Got Shades, a colt by Pollard's Vision, has never raced on dirt, and Rainbow Trip, a gelding by Sightseeing, has been running on the grass for his last three starts.
Trainer Danny Pish, a former rodeo rider born in Cibolo, Texas, 48 years ago, is quick to answer the question.
"Circumstances change so much in this game," said Pish, a veteran of the Oklahoma-Texas-Louisiana circuit with 14 training titles at Retama, four at Sam Houston and one at Lone Star Park to his credit. "The fact that both these horses have so much grass experience is not by design. I originally wanted to get both these horses ready for some stakes at Louisiana Downs and Lone Star, but around the part of the country where I race, the only way I could get them any experience going long was in grass races. It's hard to find races going two turns on the main track in my part of the country. I wanted to teach them to go long early on. I didn't want to mess around sprinting them in dirt races.
"I've been high on 'Shades' all along," said Pish. "This is a horse that wants to go long. But, 'Rainbow' has started to come around real good for me lately, too, and I figured he deserves this chance. He had a nice race for me going seven furlongs on the main track at Louisiana Downs and he's gotten a lot better since then. Both horses are coming into this race in really good shape. 'Shades' has the quicker turn of foot. He's the key. But the gelding might come up and make a big splash of his own. I figure 'Shades' may sit just behind the speed, and 'Rainbow' might come from out of the clouds at the end.
"I realize that I'm sending them in against some pretty tough horses," Pish concluded, "but I'm not concerned. I like to do things my own way and it has worked out for me since I've been training. As far as I know, I think that's the reason they never payoff until after the race is run."
GRADE III LECOMTE AWARDS POINTS AS ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY KICKOFF RACE —As the showcase event on Saturday's Road to the Derby Kickoff Day at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, the Grade III Lecomte is also part of Churchill's system of points races that will determine the field in the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby on May 3.
Other Kentucky Derby preps that will be offered at Fair Grounds this winter following the Lecomte at one mile and 70 yards are the Grade II Risen Star Stakes at 1 1/16 miles on Louisiana Derby Preview Day Feb. 22 and the $1 million Louisiana Derby to be run at 1 1/8 miles on Louisiana Derby Day March 29.
The importance of the Lecomte as a prep of future racing stars in recent years is immediately evident through its recent winners.
In 2007, Fox Hill Farms' Hard Spun, trained by Larry Jones, won the Lecomte and went on to finish second in the Kentucky Derby, third in the Preakness and fourth in the Belmont Stakes. The Danzig colt later went on to win Saratoga's Grade I King's Bishop, Turfway's Grade II Kentucky Cup Classic and then in the final race of his career ran second to Curlin in Monmouth's Grade I Breeders' Cup Classic.
In 2010, Jack Hammer's Ron the Greek won the Lecomte under the tutelage of Tom Amoss. That horse later went on to win Churchill's Grade I Stephen Foster and concluded his career with a victory in Belmont's Grade I Jockey Club Gold Cup.
Last year, Calumet Farm's Oxbow, conditioned by Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, won the Lecomte, went on to win the Preakness and then ran second in the Belmont Stakes.
As a 17-point Kentucky Derby qualifying race, the winner of the Lecomte will earn 10 points toward Kentucky Derby qualification, while the Lecomte runner-up will be award four points toward that goal. The third-place finisher in the Lecomte will earn two points and the fourth-place finisher will earn one point.


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IRS2Go For Android, iOS
The IRS is committed to helping taxpayers access the information they need. Developed by the Internal Revenue Service, IRS2Go is a free Android and iOS app that checks the status of a taxpayer's tax refund or payment. By simply entering a Social Security number, filing status and the expected refund amount, a taxpayer will be able to check on his or her filing status. With IRS2Go, a tax return or account transcript (to be mailed within a few business days) can be requested. A user also can keep up to date with the latest IRS news, sign up for tax tip emails to help prepare for tax season, and contact the IRS with questions.


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Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 12:40 AM
My M4L in NYC!
Last week on 6th of April 2012, I finally had my M4L with Nicki!! :) Just a lil backstory: I couldn't meet Nic when she came UK in January 2011 cuz that was the same week I was on holiday in Spain :( Then last November I booked a 2 week trip to the US. I was so paranoid Nic was gonna be in the UK again when I was away in America but obviously something went right for me for onceee!! :)...


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KLRU Q Night at the Movies spotlights a classic film on select Saturday nights at 8 p.m. This month's feature films will be:
8/4: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot As much an eccentric character study as a road movie, Michael Cimino's directorial debut follows the adventures of a quartet of misfits in their life of crime. Retired thief Thunderbolt (Clint Eastwood) and sweet drifter Lightfoot (Jeff Bridges) meet cute when Thunderbolt jumps into Lightfoot's stolen car to escape a gunman.
8/11: GaslightA Scotland Yard detective (Joseph Cotten) figures out why a schizoid Victorian (Charles Boyer) is trying to drive his wife (Ingrid Bergman) mad.
8/25: Dial M for MurderMaster filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock mixes suspense and mystery with dangerous romance in the story of a three-cornered love affair that leads to murder. Cast: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Bob Cummings.


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is full of fun places to visit – and lots of them are
unique and quite different from the places you can find in
other states. Here are some of our favorite things to do and
cool places to visit in Vermont:
Find out where milk comes from at The Billings Farm &
Museum, a working dairy farm and a living museum of Vermont's
rural past, located in Woodstock, VT. The dairy barn, calf
nursery, milk room, and horse barn are stops along your self-guided
tour. Educational programs and activities featuring the livestock
and farming operation are offered each day. The afternoon
milking of the herd begins at 3:00 p.m. and explains the process
of milk production.
Get eye to eye with Snowy Owls, Peregrine Falcons, Red-tailed
Hawks, Bald Eagles and other birds of prey at The Vermont
Raptor Center, an educational facility and clinic devoted
to birds of prey. From May to October, you can also see a
variety of raptors demonstrating their flying and hunting
Get your hands on science at The Montshire Museum of Science
in Norwich, Vermont. The Montshire offers dozens of exciting
exhibits about the natural and physical sciences, ecology,
and technology. The building is located on a 110-acre site
near the Connecticut River, and the outdoors is a large part
of the experience. Outside is a network of easy-to-moderate
walking trails for visitors of all ages and fitness levels.
Visit ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain,
Vermont's premier lake aquarium and science center on the
Burlington Waterfront. Attractions include the Awesome
Forces Theater (800 million years compressed into 6 minutes of
crashing, flashing, caving glaciers and continental
collision!), a water-play space for kids to build dams and
float boats, and an Atlantic tide pool touch-tank filled with
creatures. From Abenaki story-telling to the dynamics of Lake
Champlain's underwater wave, the ECHO adventure immerses
guests in the sights, sounds, smells and feel of past and
present life in the Basin. A series of special touring
exhibits are showcased in the changing exhibit gallery three
times a year.
You can watch some of the world's most beautiful horses
at the University of Vermont Morgan Horse Farm in Weybridge,
VT (near Middlebury). This working horse farm is dedicated
to the preservation and improvement of the Morgan Horse. You
can see horses in the pastures and on the guided tours of
the stables, or a video presentation about the Morgan Horse
& Farm.
Find fossils in the rocks at Fisk Quarry on Isle LaMotte
in Lake Champlain, one of the oldest fossil reefs on Earth.
You can visit Montpelier, the smallest state capitol in the
country and explore the Vermont State House with its golden
dome and big, decorated rooms. The State House is the seat
of government and guided tours are available to tell you all
about this historic building and how it is still used today
by the Vermont legislature.
If you can't come in person, a photo tour of the Vermont
State House may be seen at http://www.leg.state.vt.us/sthouse/sthouse.htm
While in Montpelier, stop by the Vermont Historical Society
Museum. This museum preserves the past for use by
present and future generations. It collects artifacts dating
from the pre-contact period to the present for interpretation
and research. Using these artifacts, items from the Society's
library, and materials loaned by individuals and institutions,
it presents an exhibition on the first floor of the Pavilion
Building in Montpelier. More information is available at
Located in Vermont's scenic Lake Champlain valley,
Shelburne Museum is one of the nation's finest, most
diverse, and unconventional museums of art and Americana. A
robust schedule of creative, fun activities for children
throughout the season brings the museum to life for visitors
of all ages, and touch-and-learn components in many exhibition
buildings encourage interactive learning.
Vermont has a statewide system of museums and historic
sites highlighting a rich heritage - from prehistoric
times to present day. Revolutionary War sites,
presidential birthplaces, early taverns, a pioneer log cabin,
a stately gothic home, and underwater shipwrecks are set
amidst Vermont's natural splendors. All are unique and
all present Vermont at its best.
Of course everyone has heard
about Vermont�s famous Ben & Jerry�s Ice Cream factory or the Vermont Teddy
Bear Factory, but there�s a lot more to see and do � without spending a lot
of money. You can find all sorts of events, attractions, farms, and outdoor
recreation for every part of Vermont by visiting the state�s Official
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A new version 1.6 of America's Army Operations has been announced as a premium service download on the America's Army Website, where it says: "This Version 1.6 update expands the importance of rules of engagement and teamwork within America's Army due to its introduction of non-combatants in the new 'Radio Tower' non-combatant rescue mission. New functionality such as the addition of projectile penetration and ricochets add increased realism to game scenarios. Version 1.6 also marks the transition of America's Army to the production version of Unreal's version 2110 engine." This paid download is for the full version of the game, and meanwhile, an America's Army patch has appeared on several sites for download, but we have been told the official patch will appear on the official website, and event the developers aren't sure whether this is a beta or not. Here is a quote from Abraxas from IRC: "People, stop asking me about the patch. We only develop the game, we do not distribute. None of the Devs can tell you anything. Obviously, there has been a snafu. The Army is aware of it and is working on the situation." Meanwhile, there is now a mirror of the full version 1.6 download on FileShack (registration required).
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First-Quarter Earnings Look Weak Under the Hood
First-quarter corporate earnings are coming in better than expected, but the good news ends there.
The overall pace of growth, while ahead of forecasts, is still weak by historical standards. Sales are clocking in below already reduced analyst expectations. And companies are trimming their own earnings guidance for quarters to come.


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U.S. Attorney's Office
April 02, 2012
District of New Jersey
(973) 645-2700
Broker Pleads Guilty in Bribery, Kickback, Fraud, and Perjury Scheme Involving Toms River Schools
TRENTON—The former insurance broker for the Toms River Regional School District today admitted his role in a scheme to pay bribes and other benefits to the then-superintendent of schools to get and maintain a contract to provide insurance services for the district, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Francis X. Gartland, 70, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano in Trenton federal court to charges of mail fraud, conspiracy to defraud the IRS, and perjury.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
From 2002 to 2010, Gartland and co-conspirators Frank D'Alonzo, 54, a former administrator at the Toms River Regional School District; Frank Cotroneo, 61, an insurance broker; and others paid $1 million to $2 million in bribes and other benefits to Michael J. Ritacco, 65, who was then the superintendent. The payments were made to allow Gartland to obtain and keep the insurance contract with the district. Gartland admitted that in 2002, he, Ritacco, Cotroneo, and D'Alonzo agreed to have Ritacco approve a workers' compensation insurance contract between Gartland and the school district in which the contract fee would yield $500,000 to $600,000 per year in excess fees, which would be used to pay bribes and kickbacks to Ritacco.
Gartland admitted his role in conspiring with Ritacco to defraud the IRS by hiding these bribes and other benefits that were paid to Ritacco—and to other individuals at Ritacco's direction—during the same period. To conceal the scheme, Gartland and Ritacco agreed to use middlemen, shell companies, sham consulting contracts, and third-party payments to secretly pass hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash bribes and other payments to Ritacco. Gartland also admitted to filing fraudulent individual tax returns for tax years 2004 through 2007 and to conspiring with Cotroneo and Thomas O'Leary to evade their respective federal income taxes.
Gartland also admitted that on January 23, 2012, he committed perjury before the U.S. District Court in Trenton when he submitted a false affidavit that stated his payments to D'Alonzo and another individual identified in the superseding indictment as the "Intermediary" were not, and were never intended to be, disguised bribes to Ritacco.
Gartland admitted his role in a scheme to funnel thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions through straw contributors to the Democratic primary election campaign of Joseph Vas, 57, who was running for Congress in 2006. Gartland also admitted that he participated in a scheme with co-defendant Thomas O'Leary, the former executive director of the South Amboy Housing Authority, to use "straw" or "conduit" contributors to make contributions to the 2005-2006 Vas congressional campaign. During that time period, Gartland, through his various companies, was the insurance broker of record for the city of Perth Amboy and the Perth Amboy Board of Education. Gartland received thousands of dollars in commissions for those representations and split a portion of those commissions with O'Leary. The purpose of the straw contributions to Vas, then the mayor of Perth Amboy and a New Jersey State assemblyman, was to ensure that Gartland maintained the lucrative insurance brokerage representations with the city of Perth Amboy and the Perth Amboy Board of Education. Gartland acknowledged that he recruited approximately 10 straw contributors to contribute $2,000 each to Vas' federal campaign committee that he reimbursed by cash or check with funds provided by him. Straw contributions are prohibited by the Federal Election Campaign Act.
Gartland also admitted to filing fraudulent individual tax returns for tax years 2004 through 2007 and to conspiring with Cotroneo and Thomas O'Leary, 50, to evade their respective federal income taxes.
The mail fraud to which Gartland pleaded guilty in punishable by up to 20 years in prison; on the conspiracy charges, up to five years in prison; and on the perjury charge, up to five years in prison. All the counts are also punishable by fines of the greater of $250,000 or twice the amount of loss or gain. Sentencing is scheduled for July 9, 2012.
Pleading guilty to a related charge on March 27, 2012 was Carl Amenhauser, 66, a former insurance service provider in Hidden Valley, Pennsylvania. Amenhauser admitted that he made false statements to the FBI when questioned about monies that Gartland directed Amenhauser to pay to D'Alonzo in order for Amenhauser to obtain and maintain his insurance service contract with the Toms River Regional School District.
Amenhauser stated that in May 2002, Ritacco hired Amenhauser to provide workers' compensation consulting services to the school district. Gartland then instructed Amenhauser to pay Gartland $6,000 per month and D'Alonzo $3,000 per month under the workers' compensation consulting services contract. Amenhauser made these payments, believing that unless he made them he could not retain his contract with the Toms River school district. Amenhauser admitted that he made false statements to the FBI regarding the $3,000 monthly payments to D'Alonzo.
The count to which Amenhauser pleaded is punishable by a maximum of five years and a fine of the greater of $250,000 or twice the amount of loss or gain. Sentencing is scheduled for June 26, 2012.
U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Michael B. Ward, and IRS-Criminal Investigation, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge JoAnn S. Zuniga, for the investigation leading to today's pleas.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Dustin Chao, Harvey Bartle, IV, and Lee M. Cortes, Jr. of the U.S. Attorney's Office Special Prosecutions Division.


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Caley win Highland battle
Goals from David Raven, Billy McKay and Marley Watkins handed Inverness a comfortable 3-0 victory over Highland rivals Ross County on Tuesday night.
County looked a shadow of the side that beat their local rivals on New Year's Day as Inverness ran out deserved winners.
County forced two free kicks in dangerous positions in the opening skirmishes but it was the visitors who took the lead after just seven minutes.
Aaron Doran outpaced Brian McLean on the left and when Evangelos Ikonomou attempted to clear his cross at the back post, Raven forced the ball over the line.
A Richard Brittain free kick in the 14th minute resulted in an aerial battle in the box before McLean nodded wide of Dean Brill's right-hand post.
County had claims for a penalty turned down 10 minutes later when Jordan Slew's shot inside the box appeared to be handled by Gary Warren but referee Calum Murray was having none of it.
At the other end Graeme Shinnie charged past Brittain on his left but his angled drive just cleared the far post.
There was little in the way of goalmouth action as both teams battled for supremacy in the middle of the park.
Yoann Arquin tried to prise open the Caley Thistle defence with a pass to Alex Cooper but his first touch was poor and the visitors broke upfield but Richie Foran fired a shot well wide of the far post.
County were enjoying their fair share of pressure without doing too much with it and they were caught out again five minutes from the break.
Shinnie won the ball off Slew, drove forward and squared the ball for McKay who swept the ball into the corner of from 12 yards.
Inverness were going all out for a third and Doran had a shot charged down by Yann Songo'o in front of goal.
Arquin and Slew combined on the edge of the area in the opening minute of the second half but Slew lost his balance at the vital moment.
County had a great chance to pull one back in the 49th minute when Michael Tidser got on the end of a Cooper cross but his point-blank shot was parried by Brill.
The home side continued to push forward and Filip Kiss tried his luck from 25 yards in the 56th minute but his effort flew narrowly past the upright.
It was mostly County at that stage but in a breakaway move on the hour mark, Doran raced on to a long through ball from McKay but Erik Cikos got in a timely tackle just as the Inverness man was about to shoot.
But it was all over as a contest in the 77th minute when Doran slipped the ball through for substitute Marley Watkins and he coolly drilled the ball into the far corner of the net.
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Strolling through Dalaran, you see all sorts of characters with all sorts of names -- everything from Knaush to Xxarthasxxlol. But have you ever stopped to wonder why a character is named the way he or she is? There might just be a significance that you miss.
For example, my priest, Flintte, was named after Flint Fireforge from the Dragonlance series; I wanted a recognizable dwarf name, and with my having no creativity, I named him after the dwarf (though of course, Flint was taken, and so I had to modify it). Once I started raiding, no one could correctly pronounce my name over Vent; they always called me "Flintee" or "Flinette." So when I decided to roll an alt shaman, I named him "Flintee" just to confuse my guildies. (It worked.) And then I named my warlock "Flinnte." And my DK "Flinete." And pretty soon, I had a roster of characters all with names differing by a letter or so.
Anyone who knows me on my server can instantly tell who I am, thanks to my naming scheme. What started out as an unoriginal allusion to a novel became something that defined all my characters. Except Bellboy, who also has a significant name. When I played in the pit orchestra in junior high school, I was dubbed "Bellboy" by the conductor, since I was the percussionist.
Even randomly selected names can have significance. I know someone who just used the name generator to name her character, and then she got curious and looked it up. Apparently, the name they gave was her first name in Gaelic (she also happened to be Irish), and so that started a Gaelic naming trend for her.
So what's in a name? Why did you name your characters the way you did? Tell us in the comments.


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Nevada lawmakers were told Wednesday the state panel charged with protecting residents from incompetent doctors is taking new steps to keep the public informed of its efforts.
Attorney Keith Lee, representing the state Board of Medical Examiners, told the Legislative Commission that the steps include an update of the board's Web site so that people can get the names of any disciplined doctors.
Lee also said anyone who files a complaint with the board will get a written response and will be advised of upcoming hearings involving the complaint. He added that other changes are in the works, as a result of a recent audit and concerns raised by lawmakers last year.
The examiners board also was the focus of a lengthy Reno Gazette-Journal investigative report that quoted critics as saying the board goes easy in disciplining doctors, doesn't aggressively investigate malpractice allegations, doesn't follow up when numerous lawsuits are filed against a doctor and does a poor job of communicating with the public, doctors and the Legislature.
Dr. Ed Kingsley, head of the Clark County Medical Society, mentioned the Gazette-Journal report in saying the board hasn't adequately sanctioned or disciplined some of "the very few physicians" who cause problems.
But Kingsley also said the audit was off base in saying that some Nevada hospitals aren't reacting to malpractice cases by taking away doctors' hospital privileges. He also said that while the board's records should be open to the public, those records shouldn't include unproven allegations.
Kingsley also said most malpractice claims against doctors are ultimately dismissed, and the board shouldn't be obligated to investigate every single claim - only the ones that actually result in damage awards.
Dr. Bruce Wilkin of Ely, who said he's facing unspecified malpractice charges brought by the board, said the panel shouldn't be allowed to "run roughshod" over the rights of doctors.
Wilkin said the charges deal with his prescribing of controlled pain relievers to some of his patients who have chronic pain. He said he's done nothing wrong and is willing to explain what he has done for his patients "for all the world to see."
But Wilkin also said he wouldn't accept a "death sentence" from the Board of Medical Examiners by just giving up his medical license.
The lawmakers also were told by Randall Edwards, chief deputy Reno city attorney, that his doctor had been treated in an unprofessional manner by the examiners' board during a review of his bid for Nevada licensing.
Edwards said the audit of the board failed to look into the methods utilized by the panel in its reviews of applicants, adding that was "a gaping, glaring omission."
The audit by the Federation of State Medical Boards found the panel "meets or exceeds its statutory responsibility" in regulating the profession. But it said hospitals aren't doing enough to report medical errors, and there have been "strained relations" between the board and the Nevada State Medical Association, which represents many doctors.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 22nd Apr 2013 23:00 UTC
"The family of Android malware that slipped past security defenses and infiltrated Google Play is more widespread than previously thought. New evidence shows it was folded into three additional apps and has been operating for at least 10 months, according to security researchers." Google removed most of it, but not before it was installed anywhere between 2 to 9 million times - finally some figures from Google itself, and not scaremongering by antivirus companies. At 9 million, that's 1.2% of all Android devices sold.
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What kind of stuff did they add?
Most cracked games came with cracking crew intros and often "trainers" (cheat options).
It's hard to imagine any virus kind of software having much effect. It wouldn't survive a reset or power cycle, which you had to do when changing software. Also there was no boot sector or hard disk to infect.
The Commodore Amiga could catch a number of viruses.


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Dr. Langille is retiring as physician in Kane
Dr. Ken Langille was quite happy practicing medicine as a physician in a small town in his native Nova Scotia, Canada.This feeling of euphoria came to an unexpected end when the local hospital closed its doors.Langille had to explore other options to continue to practice medicine."I decided to look around and see what's available," Langille said.His search brought him to Kane and the Kane Community Hospital in 1994. He looked at other opportunities in the U.S. before finally deciding on Kane as his new home. He opened his practice in Kane on Oct. 10, 1995.Langille is retiring as a full-time physician next week."Kane is the epitome of a small American town," Langille said.Like many American communities, Kane is suffering from the economic downturn. However, Langille believes "we still have a lot to be thankful for" in Kane.Langille's decision to leave a small town in Nova Scotia to move 1,200 miles away to a small town in Pennsylvania was heavily influenced by Dr. Bruno Sicher, now a retired Kane physician."Bruno and I had several conversations," Langille said. "I said 'if I'm going to move, I'd like to work with that man.'"Langille received a masters' degree in chemistry from Acadia University in Nova Scotia and set his sights on becoming a college chemistry professor."I never planned to become a doctor," Langille said.Langille, 63, married his high school sweetheart, Jean, who became a nurse in Canada and a home health care nurse in Kane.Her experiences in medicine led Langille to enroll as a medical student at Dalhousie University—the oldest medical school in Canada."My father always wanted one of his children to become a doctor," Langille said. "On the other hand, my wife said she would never marry a doctor. We were married for a year and a half before I began medical school. She supported my decision and encouraged me."Langille practiced medicine for 19 years in Berwick, Nova Scotia and was the chief of staff at the local hospital when it closed its doors.Canada lost a hospital and a highly respected doctor, who left his native land to come to Kane.Langille and his wife have three children—Stephanie Strang of Nova Scotia, Matthew Langille of Kane and Adam Langille of Nova Scotia.Stephanie is married to the medical officer of health for Nova Scotia. Adam is an executive chef. Matthew is an x-ray technician at Kane Community Hospital.See full article by purchasing the Nov. 25 edition of The Kane Republican.


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Despite dioxins, heavy metals, decades of degradation and development, Sydney Harbour's marine life is richer than in more pristine marine parks along the coast.
Startling new studies reveal the harbour is teeming with more and bigger fish than realised, raising questions about whether marine parks are the piscatorial panacea they're trumped up to be. "It's a wonderful paradox," says Associate Professor Emma Johnston, who co-led a series of studies by the UNSW Ecology and Toxicology Group, in conjunction with Dr Melinda Coleman, a senior research scientist at NSW Fisheries.
The biological surveys of NSW estuaries revealed larval fish are more abundant and diverse in heavily modified harbours and bays. As well, adult fish in Sydney Harbour, such as flounder and snapper, are often larger than in less-modified estuaries.
Sydney scored best in comparison with Port Hacking, Jervis Bay and Batemans Bay, the latter two of which feature significant marine parks. So the science is in! The researchers used baited underwater cameras to film and count fish. They also used nets to sample and weigh adult fish, as well as sampling invertebrate creatures in sediments.
"The whole food chain turned out to be more productive in Sydney Harbour," Professor Johnston says. "It is a naturally productive waterway anyway, but humans have added all those extra nutrients and all those extra structures for animals to inhabit - such as wharves, jetties, sea-walls and bridge pilings."
Still, anglers need to remember that commercial fishing was banned in the harbour in 2006 because of world-record levels of toxic contamination in sediments. Eating fish caught anywhere west of Sydney Harbour Bridge is still not recommended.
Meanwhile, the fishing is firing for big kingfish on the reefs. Bonito are about the central coast headlands, marlin have been seen cruising in close, and there are oodles of flathead on the drifts.
The king tides have made Hawkesbury fishing tough, but the backwaters have good flathead on lures. There have been kingfish in Pittwater, with small jewfish and blue swimmer crabs in the river before the tides. Big tailor are getting around Flint and Steel. Narrabeen Bait says the local beaches are yielding plenty of whiting on live worms, big Aussie salmon on pilchards and lures, and prawns up the back of the local lake.
Sydney Harbour has kingfish but they're not exactly snapping. Port Jackson has bonito, tailor and Aussie salmon. Try the early morning troll. Also, try the Port Hacking flats at high tide for whiting.


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Hello FFXI players,
I want to put together a adoulin group to help new players get ready for the expansion coming out. I'll be leveling a fresh character from level one and invite others to join me so we can level together. I want my main to be a geomancer so I want to level ll the mage jobs to 49 or to the cap if the group gets big and wants to tackle missions/gear together. Looking for experience players to help lead and newbies a like, please let me know if you're interested?
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The White House wants you to know there's much more to Obama's foreign policy than meets the eye. Sure, it might seem that the president has lost the thread, and that America's interests are suffering in the Persian Gulf, the eastern Mediterranean, Europe, and Africa, just to name a few. But there's a secret world—details of which are regularly leaked to the media—where the reality is supposedly different. Here the Obama administration is—according to the Obama administration—conducting a robust foreign policy, racking up victory after victory and confounding our foes on a regular basis. You just don't know about it because Obama wants it that way, nice and quiet. Subtlety, after all, is the signature of smart power.
You might think, for example, that Obama has rolled over on Iran, and that he will allow the mullahs and the Revolutionary Guards Corps to get the bomb. But in the secret world, the president has engineered a clandestine cyber campaign against Iran's nuclear facilities that will continue to frustrate the regime's plans. In the secret world, the administration has intelligence operatives on the ground in Syria coordinating with rebel forces and regional allies to bring down Bashar al-Assad. Russian president Vladimir Putin may seem to display open contempt for Obama—but in the secret world, the Russian reset will soon pay rich dividends.
This secret world, not to put too fine a point on it, is a fantasy. In the real world, there are clandestine actions, to be sure, but the bulk of foreign policy—trade, diplomacy, and war—is conducted openly. Unlike an iceberg, foreign policy is almost all visible. This is especially true of the United States, an enormous power projecting global influence whose smallest movements and offhand remarks are monitored closely by all. Around the world, lives may depend on a decision made in the White House. When the United States is inert, as it is with the current administration, when it is not doing anything to secure its interests, its inaction is obvious to friends and enemies alike.
The administration's campaign of leaks, in short, is political theater. So what is the driving principle of Obama's foreign policy?
In the White House's hesitancy in acting to topple American adversary, and Iranian ally, Bashar al-Assad, Weekly Standard contributing editor Reuel Marc Gerecht sees evidence of an "administration trying not to commit itself." Indeed, lack of commitment would appear to describe Obama's foreign policy in its entirety. Ambivalence has been elevated to a guiding principle.
Perhaps the most instructive example is Turkey, whose prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is said to be one of Obama's closest confidants among world leaders. He earned his place on Obama's speed dial because the administration believed that Islamists were poised to inherit the political order of the Middle East, and that Turkey's Islamist premier would be well placed to help coordinate the White House's outreach—in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya, among other places. It is because the administration saw Ankara as a useful strategic partner that it tried to pressure Israel to apologize to Turkey for killing nine terrorists aboard the Turkish-flagged Mavi Marmara, dispatched in May 2010 to break the maritime blockade of Gaza.
The Turks never received their apology, but Erdogan won a role as the administration's proxy on Syria policy—until Assad illuminated the limits of Ankara's power and Erdogan turned against the Syrian president. Turkish diplomats have sought U.S. support to bring down Assad, while Turkish military planners are said to be explaining to their U.S. peers exactly how they'd do it—if the Americans were only on board. But Turkish efforts to convince the White House to join in a project that would advance U.S. interests have been in vain. Obama won't do it. So the Turks, as well as other regional partners, are spinning their wheels without the backing of their superpower ally.
Much has been made of the Obama team's tough-minded political cutthroats, but they're all deployed against Mitt Romney. When it comes to foreign policy, the White House rolls over. It's not just that Putin and Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei might be a little rougher around the edges than Chicago political bosses, but that Obama himself is not that hardy. Over the course of a very brief political career, he has always had the wind at his back—thanks in large part to an admiring press corps, which has now also proved to be a willing accomplice in crafting the fairy tale of Obama's secret foreign policy cunning.
The real issue then is this: Why has the administration felt the need to project a world of exciting secret images on the blank screen of his foreign policy? That is, who is the administration defending itself against? Whose criticism are they trying to blunt? Republican opponents, to be sure, as well as the party's candidate—but more significantly the large part of the American public that expects leadership from its commander in chief. Obama's handlers are busy behind the curtains making it look like he is a decisive leader because they fear the judgment that will be rendered on the president if the public sizes him up correctly: a character study in ambivalence, a man who can't commit.


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Savor The End of Summer With Yappy Hours
With the long summer days coming to a close, we all want to find ways to enjoy the outdoors with our friends and fur-kids. But finding time after work to do so, especially when we want to go home and spend time with our furbabies, can be difficult.
Yappy Hours, a growing pet craze, might just be your answer!
We've gathered everything you need to know about Yappy Hours, including what they are, how to join or host one and why yours could be the best yet.
What Is A Yappy Hour?
A Yappy Hour is a get-together, after work, between pet parents and their pups. Think happy hour, but where pups can roam free and socialize with fur-friends and parents alike.
Why Should I Attend A Yappy Hour:
Happy hours and other post-work get-togethers can be very enjoyable, but often, other obligations have us rushing home. Our pups need to be let out, fed or could use some love after we've been away all day.
Yappy Hours are the perfect solution for pet parents who want to give themselves, and their pups, a bit of fun after a day of work or errands. These informal events are great for pet parents to socialize and meet other like-minded pup lovers, while pooches meet new playmates or get more accustomed to social settings. The best part? Getting to spend time relaxing together!
How Can My Pup and I Join A Yappy Hour?
Yappy Hours are becoming more and more popular, and many bars and hotels are now hosting them for pups and their parents. However, it's still a relatively new concept. For a great list of many of the Yappy Hours hosted around the country. Additionally, websites like Meetup.com advertise Yappy Hours that others may be hosting, but are open to the public. Finally, don't forget to check local message boards or papers in your community. Your favorite local dog park or pet store is a great place to start.
If there isn't a Yappy Hour near you already, try hosting your own with friends and their pooches. Our tips will help you hold the first of what may become a trend in your neighborhood!
Hosting Your Own Yappy Hour:
Your own backyard, patio, or living space can be a great place for hosting a Yappy Hour! Or, even look to your local park for a nice change of scenery. Just be sure to check the rules about hosting parties or gatherings if you choose a public place.
Spreading the word effectively to fellow pet parents and their pups is key to a good Yappy Hour. While sending regular emails can do the trick, using websites like Paperless Post can make it easy to design and send invitations electronically while tracking who has RSVP'd. A simple search for dogs in Paperless Post returned the following two cute invitation templates!
If you're the artsy type, Etsy can be a great source for inspiration. Otherwise, you can always set up a Facebook event, where you can send updates (or pupdates!) to your guests or even ask them to share photos.
Hungry? Yappetizers are key for both parents and pups. For a fun twist, try serving chips and salsa in clean dog bowls for human guests. Looking for yummy, healthy Yappetizers for your puppy clan? Try Freshpet Dog Joy Turkey Bacon for Dogs, Chicken Treats or Sweet Potato Treats to really get those tails wagging – just don't forget the cooler!
Be sure that all pups are up to date on their shots and have friendly, agreeable personalities when around other dogs. This is a time to relax and enjoy, after all!
Lastly, we recommend collecting a small donation at the door, perhaps $5-10, to be donated to the local animal shelter. Not all pups get to enjoy Yappy Hours, but they all deserve a portion of love.
Want To Spice Up Your Yappy Hour?
There's nothing like great music to really bring the fun to a party. So here are some suggestions to keep you grooving and your pups moving. We call it the Pupper's Playlist:
- Hey Bulldog by The Beatles
- Hound Dog by Elvis Presley
- Who Let The Dogs Out by the Baha Men
- Low Down Dog by Big Joe Turner
- Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine
- Walkin' the Dog by Aerosmith
Finally, be sure to have a camera on hand to document your Yappy Hour!
Hosted or attended a Yappy Hour before? Have a Yappy Hour idea of your own? We'd love to hear your feedback or see your pictures – as always, you can reach us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
We hope you and your pups have a wonderful time exploring the world of Yappy Hours!


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BOSTON (February 14, 2014) - Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, and RightPlay.com announced today that they will partner for the sixth consecutive year to easily bring MLL game footage to coaches during the season.
With RightPlay.com, MLL coaches can privately edit their game film online, share it with their players, and exchange it with other coaches to prepare for upcoming opponents.
"We are pleased to partner with RightPlay.com again this season," said MLL Commissioner David Gross. "It has been an incredibly useful tool for our coaches and players for instructional use and studying opponents. We are happy to use RightPlay again for the 2014 MLL season."
RightPlay.com is the easiest way to review video with your team online. Coaches can edit video, trade it instantly with any coach in the country, and privately share it with players, parents, alumni, and fans - from any computer, mobile phone, or tablet. RightPlay.comwas founded in 2007 by MLL's Joe Yevoli, a University of Virginia lacrosse alumnus (2002-2004).
"We're honored to work with Major League Lacrosse for the sixth season. Lacrosse continues to be the fastest growing sport in the country, and we're really proud to provide the sport's premier professional outdoor league with our video analysis tools," said RightPlay CEO Yevoli.
About RightPlay.com
RightPlay.comis a video analysis platform that breaks down and stats game video for coaches and athletes. Teams can study their performance, prepare for upcoming opponents, and easily create highlight reels from any device at any time.