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As it's obvious this ruler was Imperial.
boom - tish!
What these tyrants fail to realize, is that nobody takes anything anyone states on social media seriously. The Internet is a community of screwballs, nitwits and the outright bat-shit crazy.
On the Internet, folks will say to you stuff like, "Your mother's muff is astroturf!" and "Heidi Klum is actually an investment-grade Lego Mindstorms collectors' edition set!"
So what? "Twits and stones will break your bones . . . ?"
> nobody takes anything anyone states on social media seriously
Until you put them in jail.
That was sort of true. Then Arab Spring happened.
You may want to note where Kuwait is located.
Let's review the Arab Spring just for giggles. Tunisia: moderate government but the Islamists are grinding their teeth and threatening people. Egypt: elected an Islamist who appears to be governing by decree...admittedly attempting to lead a failed state. Libya: warring clans, no central government. Syria: civil war. Saudi Arabia: Arab What? Yemen: weak central government, Islamists wandering the hills in search of victims...errr...followers. Kuwaiti: still ruled by the fat boys in robes. The rest of the Gulf States: see Saudi Arabia. Algeria: still fighting the Islamists, central government has heard of democracy but is having none of it. Morocco: still has monarchy which is fighting tooth and nail to remain relevant, Islamists don't yet have a significant foothold. The other African countries have Islamists cutting off heads, arms, legs, etc....gotta wonder what they have against those limbs.
Some spring. Allah-forbid summer should come, the Islamists won't rest until every Arab is under their boot.
If the choice comes down to a western-style dictatorship that's friendlier to us than a bunch of islamists, and said islamists imposing their authoritarian regime, I'll support the former.
As we've seen in concrete examples, locals prefer the latter. And they're the ones that get to vote.
Notably their locals would have probably preferred islamist authoritarian regime in Western countries too. But here, we get to vote.
Long-term, you should support not the regime that is friendlier, but the regime that builds schools and generally educates people and keeps the economy more or less relevant - rulers come and go, but populace remains, and educated populace is much less likely to condone dictatorships, and is more likely to be friendly with the West.
From that perspective, though, secular dictatorships are still preferable to "Islamic republics".
Egypt: elected an Islamist who appears to be governing by decree
Not anymore. They had an vote in Egypt last month, and 64% voted to approve [wikipedia.org] the new constitution. You may not approve of the way Egypt is heading, but the Egyptian people do approve, and it is their country. They replaced non-democratic authoritarianism with democratic authoritarianism, and I think that is an improvement, because now there is at least a mechanism in place for future reform.
Your mother's muff is astroturf!
Ever since the divorce, you might say she's really been playing the field.
What these tyrants fail to realize, is that nobody takes anything anyone states on social media seriously.
"The tyrant fears the laugh more than the assassin's bullet." -- Robert Heinlein
Cripes, reading this makes the US sound like the Land of the Free.
The Kuwaiti family fails to realize that if they want to have real power and control they need to let go of the "ruling family" thing and get themselves put in charge of the money supply there. Let people say whatever they want, but make 100% of their wealth subject to confiscation for collateral on that money and make their every activity subject to arbitrary rules for enforcement. But let them say whatever they want, because that will mak
The Kuwaiti Royal Family already has control of the money supply. They figure that gives them the power to tell everyone what to believe and say.
The U.S. screwed up after the Kuwait war, they should have offered it to the Palestinians. It would have removed a royal pain in the tookus. "Say, Pals, have we got a deal for you. How'd you like yer own country so you could have yer own civil war, it's got oil, a port or two, verrrrrry friendly neighbors. Warm sunny climate....location, location, location!!!"
After the US kicked Iraq out of Kuwait, the Kuwaitis ethnically cleansed the Palestinians from Kuwait. Hundreds of thousands forced to move. Let's blame Israel.
Cripes, reading this makes the US sound like the Land of the Free.
It sure does, doesn't it? That's why I yell so loudly about every little infringement of our freedoms. We'll miss them when they're gone, even the ones we didn't think we were interested in.
The Compass or the Set-Square ?
What did they post? "Your numbers aren't fully in line!" "You don't take exact measurements! " "Being flat and metal with writing all over you is evil!"
I still remember with bitter disappointment the day I discovered that the 30cm on one edge of my ruler didn't exactly line up with the 15" on the other side after all.
Why would you be disappointed? They should be out by approximately three inches!
Oops. 12".
Up until that fateful day, I'd never looked closely enough to see that, while the 0cm and 12" marks lined up, the 30cm and 0" marks didn't
Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah al-Streisand effect.
Didn't the west stop an invasion of Kuwait a few decades ago? Kinda a big thing at the time. Hmmm if this is what that conflict led to maybe stopping the invasion was not entirely a good idea hmmm
This isn't true. For instance, the Taliban banned the education of women, but education of women was allowed before that. Schools had to close down--why would they have to close down something which according to you never could have existed?
The Taliban were also known for destroying some historical Buddhist statues for religious reasons. If what you were saying is true, and the people of the area have the same beliefs as the Taliban, those statues would have been destroyed already by the locals.
It's true that the people of Afghanistan want what would by Western standards still be a dictatorship, but some dictatorships are bad, and some are really bad.
This isn't true. For instance, the Taliban banned the education of women, but education of women was allowed before that. Schools had to close down--why would they have to close down something which according to you never could have existed?
The areas where there were schools (like Kabul) were mostly under the control of DRA government before Taliban took over. To remind, that's the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan - i.e. the pro-Soviet government that Soviets fought to defend in the 80s, and abandoned by early 90s. It was a secular authoritarian but progressive government, and yes, among other things, it also built schools (one of the things that drew ire of islamists way back then was that DRA schools were mixed, boys and girls together). I
Hmmm if this is what that conflict led to
The conflict led to an end to Iraq's slant drilling under the Kuwaiti border, ensuring a smooth flow of OPEC exports.
Yup. The US also protected the Saudis and U.A.E. from being oppressed by the Iraqis so they could instead by oppressed by their own monarchs. And then we wonder why a bunch of them got mad at the US and flew some planes into buildings (which the US responded to by helpfully invading Iraq).
They're scions of freedom in the only ways that matter: free to quietly support our policies and actions in the Gulf region, and free to sell us all the oil we can buy.
I hope this isn't some kind of shock for you. Our foreign policy is pretty consistently utilitarian. The moral considerations are, at best, icing.
The only government that Al Jazeera might have a tough time criticizing is Qatar, because that's who owns them. And that's why I like their coverage of Middle East affairs: They don't pull punches, no matter what they're reporting on.
Coverage on the English Al-Jazeerah is of no value. They usually just follow / copy other English media.
I would like to know if they cover these abuses on the original Arabic Al-Jazeera. No the news are not the same on those two channels. The news on each of these channels is tailored according to the audience. Arabic channel is pro-fundamentalism to say the least...
Coverage on the English Al-Jazeerah is of no value. They usually just follow / copy other English media.
Right, that's why they report stories that a lot of the American media won't even touch, and report the same story from a different perspective. That's why they've won the Columbia Journalism Award [columbia.edu].
Some examples of what you're missing if you ignore them:
- They covered the Egyptian revolution very very different viewpoint from, say, the New York Times. If you read only American press, you'd think that Mohammed Morsi was a dictator. If you read or watch Al-Jazeera English, you'd know that he was the duly elected winner of a hotly contested election.
- They exposed the details of a negotiation session between Israel and Fatah over who was going to own what in the West Bank, including actual video. The editorial aftermath was highly critical of both sides.
- They've reported on the effects of US drone strikes beyond the typical "US officials say that 15 militants were killed in a drone strike in Pakistan today."
I think we should have let it become part of Iraq and then taken Iraq.
Sometimes, most of the time, I say we should stay the hell out of the middle east. It's not the "American peoples' business." Sure, there are some people in the US who have business there and so be it. Let THEM pay for their armed assistance defending their business. Why should US tax payers pay for the armed defense of their business? Do we get tax breaks or rebates? Sure, we get cheaper prices at the pump, but cheaper compared to what? I think the result of higher gas prices are well known... higher cost of employees and a shortage of the ones employers want. That would lead to more use of public transportation and/or telecommuting and all the things the oil industry dreads because it's all a reduction in the use and dependency on big oil. It all serves big oil's business interests which are:
1. Maintain everyone's dependence on big oil
Short list of interests right?
I think we should have let it become part of Iraq and then taken Iraq.
This would make more sense to me than what we are doing. But remember, it's not based on what makes sense for humanity in the long term. It's based on what makes sense for the people in power right now. On one hand you have the interest of The People, who would like to see the amount of work they have to do to survive fall, the level of comfort in their life rise, and the amount of violence in their life decline so they can relax and enjoy life. On the other hand you have the interest of a tiny slice of the
"I spent thirty-three years and four months in active military service as a member of this country's most agile military force, the Marine Corps. I served in all commissioned ranks from Second Lieutenant to Major-General. And during that period, I spent most of my time being a high class muscle-man for Big Business, for Wall Street and for the Bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism."
- Major General Smedley Butler, 1933 (2-time Medal of Honor recipient)
In the future, just let the neighboring despot invade and take over, THEN invade and "liberate", that way you get two countries for the price of one!
Of course one might argue that Iraq might have used the additional resources in money and oil to further militarize the area. Then again, so long as you don't wait overly long it shouldn't be a problem. Might take 4 days rather than 3 to totally wipe out their forces. Additional, that way rather than having to fight insurgance all day long, you automatically re
I'm so glad we liberated Kuwait, so that they could get their tyrannical regime back.
Darn, Kuwait is pretty progressive - most countries in that region would have sentenced them to death!
Seriously though, as much as I might complain about what's wrong with America, it's comforting that we are free to criticize our government without fear of prison or worse.
If I want to say that the House of Representatives is the most wretched hive of scum and vil... *pounding at door*
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_Buddhi [wikipedia.org]
Same thing happened in India also last month - http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/11/19/facebook-comment-tests-freedom-of-speech-in-india/ [wsj.com]
There just ain't no justice!
Aren't we all just thrilled that we have been ensnared in two costly wars in that region all started by (supposedly) us protecting this ruler's power?
In Washington, the US state department said it had seen the reports of the two men's sentences and had raised the issue with the Kuwaiti government, which it urged to respect freedom of speech.
"We call on the government of Kuwait to adhere to its tradition of respect for freedom of assembly, association, and expression," spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said. "You know how strongly we feel about locking people up for their use of Twitter."
Yeah, how many Americans have been locked up or are now labeled terrorists for saying dumb things on the internet?
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Cowboys & Aliens – Silver City Defense Review
Cowboys and Aliens – Silver City Defense is a game that lacks both a cowboy's quiet charm and an alien's advanced technology. It doesn't do much to promote the Cowboys and Aliens movie that's in theaters, and it's not enjoyable on its own, either. You'd think a premise as simple as Cowboys and Aliens would be perfect video game material, but this game struggles to be anything more than tedious.
Silver City Defense puts you in the role of Zeke (a character from the comic, not the movie), a gun-for-hire who is protecting a small town against an alien invasion. If it wasn't for the dull cutscene dialogue, you might not even know the creatures attacking the town are aliens. Your opponents look vaguely reptilian, and the only advanced technology you see are some lasers and floating scooters. There's also no sense of scale, which is important for an alien invasion story.
Don't just stand there. Shoot them!
You defend the town by engaging in dual-joystick shooting, which looks and feels terrible. You can aim 360 degrees around you, but the character only rotates to face eight directions. It makes for a dissonant experience, especially when many other App Store shooters don't have this problem.
There's also a tower defense aspect to the game, as you try to keep the aliens from destroying any of the four most important buildings in town. You'll earn money by completing levels, and you can use it to upgrade the other buildings in town to help keep the extraterrestrials at bay. These buildings can be used to attack or slow down your enemies, or to provide Zeke with health.
Can't say no to a lady in trouble.
You probably won't need any extra health to complete the game, though. It's pretty easy to begin with, but the AI is so buggy that your enemies will often just wait for you to kill them. The aliens often get stuck on the environment, each other, or sometimes on nothing at all. They'll also stack up in the exact same place, meaning half a dozen aliens will fall dead after you originally thought you were only shooting at one.
In addition to the enemy behavior and your character's animation, the rest of the game looks cheap, too. Cowboys and Aliens' sole environment is detailed, but most of the sprites look blurry. Most importantly, the game has a very dull, lifeless tone that doesn't help to combat the repetitive nature of the gameplay.
For $2.99, Cowboys and Aliens simply isn't a good value. The developers boast 'hours of pulse-pounding gameplay', but it's really just 90 minutes of bland shooting. The game also has no leaderboards, achievements, or anything that could entice you to play through it more than once. Given how unrewarding one playthrough is, we encourage you to spend your time and money somewhere else.

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Communication is key
July 3, 2013
To the editor: The number one issue I see with the current state of our city, is the lack of communication between the members of our local government and our citizens....
The one problem that I have with your leadoff is that you are using your stepson to bring attention to yourself. Start with what solutions that you have qualifying why you should be elected. Just my opinion..
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Give specific examples to what you will do for the Cape. Stop talking in generalities. Lack of communication? The Council can't please everyone when the Council makes a decision, so someone is going to say, they are not listening to me.
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Things that make you say hmmmmmm -"lying off" employees? 20 years of unidentified "business experience." Renting cars qualifies you to run a city? "Black sheep of Lee County?" Really?
Absolutely no identification of the city "problems" nor any specific "solid solutions" or "new courses of action." How about some specifics for starters? What are the problems? What are your specific, detailed solutions? How will you implement them? This doesn't cut it, Ashby. It just sounds like the same old, same old meaningless nonsense.
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Mr Ashby, anyone can speak in vast generalities. What are your specific ideas? This non-sense of speaking the obvious is maddening when delivered from anyone seeking office. Tell us your ideas, what you intend to do, and most importantly...how you intend to do it.
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Is it a travesty that you use your step-son's war injuries to advance your own personal agenda? You mimic the RAG chant of "there is waste and corruption" which over the past 4 years has been disproved. RAG-osours are now responsible for a crumbling infrastructure in this city. Repairs and upkeep neglected and no funds available to correct the situation. All you can say is 'cut spending'. No wonder Dillie danced all over himself attending Cory--the family are RAGs!!!
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Welcome to Cape Coral politics. Mr. Ashby there is no problem with communication between the majority of citizens and the council. They are only representing the union and city workers. They are paying back the unions through providing a steady stream of revenue to fund the bloated salaries of the unions. Making more when you retire than when you were working is disgraceful but that will never be corrected. Read the new contracts. These group just rolls over or should I say bends over. Why you would want to join this group is beyond me. Give me specifics and I might vote for you.
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Here is a question for Mr. Ashby. You got special treatment to build an addition to your house for your stepson. I have no qualms about that. I would like to know who is paying the taxes on that addition. State law gives disabled veterans who are 100% P&T a break on their real estate taxes if they are the owners. Did you transfer ownership of the property to Cory so you could avoid the taxes?
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Grumpy19: Just FYI. Mr/Mrs Ashby are paying the normal/fair tax on their home as of 2012.
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CapeCoralCuestions: the question was not for you. The question actually wasn't answered either. What about the 2013 taxes that were paid or not? Mr. Ashby needs to answer to the taxpayers, this question.
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@grumpy19: Duh, we haven't gotten the 2013 taxes yet, how can he have paid for them?
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Sorry, I misspoke concerning the tax year. My bad. Goes to show a person what happens when they don't handle the house finances.
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The discovery of two kiwi mauled by dogs is a stark reminder of the need to keep dogs under control at all times, a Department of Conservation ranger says.
The dead kiwi were found on the Hihi Peninsula, near Mangonui in Doubtless Bay, where a group of land owners set up the Whakaangi Landcare Trust in 2003 to control predators, conserve kiwi and restore native forest.
Ranger Irene Petrove said a shocked and upset Whakaangi woman alerted DoC's Kaitaia area office to the deaths, which an autopsy found had been caused by dogs.
The dogs were traced to a Hihi resident who was at work when his animals slipped their collars and travelled at least 4km to the Hihi Peninsula.
Ms Petrove said dogs could kill large numbers of kiwi in a short time. "Dogs are a major threat to kiwi and other wildlife. It is the owner's responsibility to keep their dogs under control. Control means that an owner knows where their dog is and what it is doing at all times," she said.
Ms Petrove urged dog owners to book their pets into a kennel when going on holiday.
"When you're out walking keep your dog on a lead and remember, just because you have your dog tied up, doesn't mean that it can't get free. It's your responsibility to ensure that it doesn't," she said.
DoC Kaitaia spokeswoman Carolyn Smith said the dogs had been picked up by a council animal control officer in the area where the kiwi were found, and had been roaming at the time the birds were killed.
While it was highly likely the dogs were responsible, the owner could not be prosecuted because it could not be proven.
No one had seen the dogs attack the kiwi and the bodies were too decomposed to get dog DNA from their feathers. Ms Smith said uncontrolled dogs were the number one killer of kiwi in Northland.
"Over the past few years, there's been an intensive campaign to alert people to this fact. Despite this, some people are still choosing to not keep their dogs under control, resulting in continued slaughter of kiwi. It's not the dogs' fault, they're acting out of instinct.
"Remember that kiwi can be living in your hedge, in pastureland, even in pampas and scrub on the side of the road. And all dogs can be kiwi killers," she said.


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Although this isn't iOS related, our friends at OUYA have been extremely excited of us and have supported us to be a OUYA launch title so that's been a fun development for us. OUYA players will be connected to the same servers as the iOS and Android players so everyone will be able to play against each other!
We'll have Regional Servers so those from the US-West/East/Europe can play at optimal connections vs others from the same region. There will be an ability to switch your region in the menus, but you're going to really want to play at the best network connection for the best performance.
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Ribery, Benzema acquitted in Paris trial
Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema have both been acquitted of charges of soliciting an underage prostitute.
Ribery, 30, and Benzema, 26, faced up to three years in prison if found guilty of having sexual relations with Zahia Dehar, now 21, when she was under 18.
However, the judge at a court in Paris ruled there wasn't enough proof that the pair were aware of Dehar's age at the time.
Bayern Munich forward Ribery, who admitted having sex with Dehar in Munich in 2009, argued he had not known how old the Algerian-born woman was at the time, while Real Madrid striker Benzema denied Dehar's claims the pair had spent the night together in Paris in 2008. Dehar had always insisted she had lied about how old she was, and neither player had been aware of her true age.
Ribery's brother-in-law was also acquitted, but five other defendants were given sentences ranging from three months suspended to a year in prison for procurement.
Prostitution is legal in France, but prostitutes must be over 18. The case has been hanging over the players since July 2010, when a French judge issued preliminary charges against them.
Ribery arguably had the best season of his career in 2012-13, helping Bayern win the Bundesliga and Champions League. He finished third in the recent Ballon d'Or vote behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The former Galatasaray and Marseille attacker missed Wednesday's 2-1 win over Stuttgart through injury.
Benzema scored his 100th club goal for Madrid at the weekend in the 2-0 win over Granada.
Dehar, in her new capacity as fashion designer, attended the Versace haute couture fashion show in Paris on Sunday.


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Lately posted on Slashdot, an article written by Joel Spolsky mentioned the trouble through which Microsoft went to make each version of Windows backwards compatible. In one case, for the game Simcity, they even changed the way memory handling was done when running that application. You can find additional stories of software tricks that recent versions of Windows have to perform in order to run these bug-dependant applications on the web. After reading the story, I discussed with a couple of friends how weird this was and how Free Software completely avoids this problem.
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Actually it isn't naive as it has been done allready a couple of times.


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- September 22, 2013 - 9:40 AM
LOUDON, N.H. — Roger Penske says his team didn't do anything wrong in the Richmond scandal that rocked NASCAR.
Penske was at New Hampshire and back at a NASCAR track for the first time since the sport's big embarrassment. He insisted his team was in the clear and knew nothing about a deal with Front Row Motorsports to get Joey Logano in the Chase.
Penske says his team had "no deal" with Front Row.
He also says he's yet to make a decision on Sam Hornish Jr's future. Hornish leads the Nationwide Series standings but has no Cup ride for 2014. Penske says he told Hornish to look around at other offers.
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I try to hunt a few times each season. It's kind of like fly fishing, not nearly enough!!
I mostly hunt Bobwhite around southern VA and northern NC, work in a couple of trips in late winter up along the Blue Ridge of VA or Shanandoah
for the Ruffed Grouse. I've always wanted to hunt Pheasant, never been. I have a German Shorthair, she is about 8 years old now. Good dog, probably too close working for the Pheasant though since I broke her and trained her close for Grouse and we don't have huge fields around here so even the Quail dogs can work fairly close.
The Quail is a story in itself. I see all of the conservation efforts with TU and similar groups, and I'm a member of TU. Also a member of Quail Forever, QU, and Grouse Society. That's been my focus for about the last 6 years, planting and managing for the Quail on our farm. I've followed several programs, and am now working with biologists from the VA DGIF on the Northern Bobwhite Quail Initiative program. We've definately had some successes, just hope we can continue in the long run. I saw 2 seperate coveys of young (3-4 week) Quail this year, first time in 5 years I've had that pleasure!!
You would love to come visit here, my neighbor has about a 50 acre Rabbit pen/ training pen for Beagles. I've got Rabbits everywhere!!


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Arsene Wenger claims it is his information that Cesc Fabregas will remain with Barcelona for at least another season, amid reports Manchester United are closing in on a deal for the ex-Arsenal captain.
The future of Fabregas has been under constant speculation over the summer months, while Manchester United tested Barcelona's resolve to keep the player with a bid for his services this week.
Manchester United offered €30 million for Fabregas, which was rejected by Barcelona, although an improved offer from the Premier League champions for the 26-year-old midfielder would appear to be imminent.
The club's vice-chairman Ed Woodward left the pre-season tour of Australia on Wednesday to attend to important transfer business, with suggestions that he hopes to conclude a deal for Fabregas.
Tito Vilanova, however, maintains that Fabregas wants to stay with Barcelona and Wenger finds it unlikely his former charge would quit the Camp Nou after just two years, even if Manchester United did come calling.
"Fabregas has decided to stay one more year at Barcelona," Wenger said, as reported by The Guardian. "Unless he has changed his mind, I don't know - but that's what I've been told."
Should Barcelona decide to sell Fabregas, however, Arsenal would be given the first option on the Spaniard having negotiated the clause when selling the player during the summer transfer window of 2011.
And Wenger admits he would be interested in signing Fabregas were the opportunity to arise, although that possibility is not something occupying his mind at present.
He added: "We have the clause in the contract so would be on alert but at the moment that's not something we're after."
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ARGENTA - Robert Wayne Thomas, age 65, died on February 12, 2011 at Decatur Memorial Hospital at 12:21pm. Born July 29, 1945 in Taylorville, IL, to William (Dub) Thomas and Roberta (Hobbs) Thomas, he graduated from Mt. Auburn High School in 1963. Robert served two years in the United States Marine Corp and received honors as a Platoon Honorman and Expert Rifleman. He later attended Richland Community College and Sangamon State University. He also taught at Richland Community College. He lived in Blue Mound, IL, Decatur, IL, and most recently, Argenta, IL with his sister and caretaker, Cheryl Willenborg. He retired from Caterpillar after over 30 years of service. Robert had been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1976. Robert will be especially remembered for his love and passion for sports and his family. He immensely enjoyed watching competitive cycling and supporting his children and grandchildren in their sports endeavors. Survivors include children Shelly Seitz and Stephanie Richardson (Carrol) of Cerro Gordo, IL, daughters of Linda (Ealey) Born; Curtis Thomas of Fayetteville, GA; Michael Thomas (Aleath) of Sycamore, IL; and Julie Carter (Josh) of Wichita Falls, TX; children of Polly (Campbell) Thomas. He is also survived by brothers Leonard Thomas of Blue Mound, IL; James (Jimmy) Thomas of Centrailia, IL.; and sister Cheryl Willenborg (Ted) of Argenta, IL. Robert had 15 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Robert was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Diane. Services will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3955 Lourdes Lane, Decatur, IL 62526. . Burial will be at Mt. Auburn Cemetery following the service. Visitation will be at the church on Tuesday, February 15th from 5-8 pm. Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion is assisting the family with arrangements. Messages of condolences may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com Special appreciation to Dr. Perdekamp for her diligent care in treating Robert's courageous battle with cancer. A special thank you to his sister, Cheryl Willenborg, whom cared for Robert for the last several months. Obituary written by family members. Online guest book at http://legacy.com/obituaries/herald-review/Visit his Guest Book.
On a personal note,
IG was one of the bravest men I've ever known. He fought a brave fight against his cancer, never giving into it. He used to say that commenting on the blogs, helped him relax while he fought the battle.
It was IG that inspired me to write my first blog entry. Both of us had talked about posting something on Rightosphere. I emailed him a draft of my piece and he liked it and told me to go for it. Since that day, I haven't stopped. I know I will miss his sharp wit on issues.
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local Madison students learn about the law and art of Oral Arguments
Needed: Law students
willing to co-coach teams of four middle school students for the annual
mock trial competition taking place on Saturday April 18th.
Commitment: Coaches will be expected to meet with their
team at least once a week for one hour practices leading up to the
competition and during the day of the event.
Experience: No mock trial or moot court experience is
required!! 1Ls, 2Ls, and 3Ls are all strongly encouraged to
participate!!! This is a great chance to give back to the Madison
community and help local students get excited about law school.
When and Where: The event will take place on Saturday,
April 18th in the law school, and individual practices will
be conducted weekly at the local Madison Middle Schools beginning the
week of February 16th.
How to get Involved: Contact Paul Manrique at firstname.lastname@example.com with the following information – Name, Law School Year, telephone number, availability to drive to weekly practices, and preference of co-coach.
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Branch's letter re. WHITELADIES PICTURE HOUSE in The Post
15 August 2012
Recent success by our branch and the Whiteladies Picture House project, saw the proposal to convert the grade II listed 1920s cinema on Whiteladies Road, Bristol into flats and a gym unanimously refused.
It was suggested by branch member Arthur Duncan that the branch should write an open letter congratulating the City Development Planning Committee on their decision.
This letter was written to the Development Management and copied to various arts and cultural institutions in the city as well as regional politicians, councillors and union representatives . This open letter can be found here.
An abridged version of the letter was later published in the Bristol newspaper, The Post.
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Stephen Carlson wrote:As for what the term voice refers to, I think the best practice is to use it for the inflectional / morphological forms and use the term diathesis for the more abstract or conceptual notion of how a verb's synactic subject and object relate to the verb's arguments
RandallButh wrote:So Greek diathesis has two formal categories in some tenses and three formal categories in other tenses. But I don't recommend calling the morpho-syntactical categories "voices". That word is already defined in English, and it is always more difficult to erase a common, errant meaning, than to create a neologism built on a zero-meaning word. It may be simplest, and better, to say that some tenses have two categories of diathesis (whose FORMS are called ἐνεργητική and μέση ) and some tenses have three categories of diathesis (whose FORMS are called ἐνεργητική, μέση, παθητική). When a student inevitably asks, "is the παθητική like 'passive voice' in English?", the teacher can say "No, the Greek uses this category for many things that are not passive in English, like πορευθῆναι 'going away'."
At the stage of explaining, not naming, the categories, then [κοινή] and [ἑαυτική] become useful because they unite the μέση and παθητική categories, something that the Greeks did in some tenses, and then add the special use of παθητική with transitive verbs as 'passive'.
By the way, shall we call these three κατηγορίαι τῆς μορφῆς, or something like three σχήματα? I have tended to use σχήματα for different classes of forms, like verbs ἀγαπᾶν ποιεῖν πληροῦν.
Let me try this out and check my understanding.
There are 2 categories of endings in the present and three in the aorist and future:
- ἐνεργητική κατηγορία τῆς μορφῆς -- αἰτῆσαι, αἰτῶ, αἰτήσω, ᾔτησα"
μέση κατηγορία τῆς μορφῆς -- αἰτεῖσθαι, αἰτοῦμαι, αἰτήσομαι, ᾐτησάμην
παθητική κατηγορία τῆς μορφῆς --αἰτηθῆναι, αἰτηθήσομαι, ᾐτηθην,
The respective διάθεσις of these three κατηγορίαι may be one of these διαθέσεις: κοινή, ἑαυτική, παθητική
The κοινή διάθεσις is consistently indicated by the first category, ἐνεργητική κατηγορία τῆς μορφῆς -- αἰτῆσαι. The second and third category may indicate either ἑαυτική or παθητική διάθεσις.
- κοινή διάθεσις signifies a "common" or default sense. In English we would call this the "active voice" sense.
ἑαυτική διάθεσις indicates an emphasis to one degree or another on how the subject is affected. The action may be done very personally by him, to his advantage/disadvantage, or may be done to himself. The extreme degree of affectedness on the subject might indicate an action which in English we would call "passive."
παθητική διάθεσις is a label used when the verb is clearly, by form and usage, carrying a "passive" idea.


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The IPPF recently was recognized by the Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals with FOUR awards! The MarCom Awards signify excellence in marketing and communications projects such as print, online, and video.
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The 2008 competition had over 5,000 entries from the United States and several foreign countries. MarCom entries come from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies and freelancers. The competition has grown to perhaps the largest of its kind in the world. A look at the winners shows a range in size from individual communicators to media conglomerates and Fortune 500 companies. The competition is so well respected in the industry that national public relations organizations, local ad clubs, and local business communicator chapters are entrants.
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I would find it useful if there were a preview or screenshot of the selected program. I run across all these beautiful desktop captures and wonder..."WOW... I wish I knew what app/widget/utility, etc... that is". A visual hint would keep me from randomly installing stuff thinking "That's the one", only to end up messing up my system. (I know I shouldn't... but sometimes I get a curious on) .
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Input on preserving wetlands, aquifers, and other natural resources needed
LAFAYETTE, Co. -- Starting in March, 1,800 farmers and ranchers across the southern High Plains will receive a survey in the mail asking for their opinions about the Ogallala Aquifer , wetlands, and other natural resources in the region. The questionnaire -- entitled the "High Plains Landowner Survey" -- is being conducted by the Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV), a non-profit partnership of wildlife and agriculture agencies, corporations, conservation groups, and landowners dedicated to conserving wildlife habitat in the Ogallala Aquifer region.
The survey aims to assess agricultural producers' experience with and willingness to conduct natural resource conservation. The data collected will help resource managers create future and modify existing conservation programs to better serve producers' needs.
"Private landowners and land managers are key to our country's agricultural productivity and natural resource conservation," said PLJV Communications Team leader Debbie Slobe. "Their viewpoints are critical in development of programs and incentives to maintain sustainable working lands and wildlife habitat. That is why we seek their opinions, and we urge every farmer and rancher who receives a survey to fill it out and send it back."
The survey covers 21 questions and takes about 15 minutes to complete. If it is more convenient, the survey can also be completed online at www.playasurvey.com. In return for completing the survey, the PLJV will send participants a free 30-minute DVD or VHS copy of the newly-released film, Playas -- Reflections of Life on the Plains, which explores the ecological and economic values of playa wetlands, the primary source of recharge for the Ogallala Aquifer.
PLJV partners include the Colorado Division of Wildlife, ConocoPhillips Corporation, Ducks Unlimited, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Pheasants Forever, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, The Nature Conservancy, USDA Farm Service Agency, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oklahoma Wildlife and Prairie Heritage Alliance, Nebraska Partnership for All-Bird Conservation, Kansas Alliance For Wetlands and Streams, Ogallala Commons, Texas Prairie Rivers Region, and the South Platte River and Prairie and Wetlands Focus Area Committees in Colorado, and hundreds of private landowners.
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18 U.S. Code § 2426 - Repeat offenders
§ 2426.
Repeat offenders
(a)Maximum Term of Imprisonment.—
The maximum term of imprisonment for a violation of this chapter after a prior sex offense conviction shall be twice the term of imprisonment otherwise provided by this chapter, unless section 3559(e) applies.
(b)Definitions.—In this section—
(1) the term "prior sex offense conviction" means a conviction for an offense—
(Added Pub. L. 105–314, title I, § 104(a), Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2976; amended Pub. L. 108–21, title I, § 106(b), Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 655; Pub. L. 110–457, title II, § 224(c), Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5072.)
2008—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 110–457 substituted "chapter 110, or section 1591" for "or chapter 110".
2003—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–21 inserted ", unless section 3559(e) applies" before period at end.
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Attorney General Lockyer Asks Movie Studio Chiefs to Include Anti-Smoking Public Service Announcements in Home Viewing Products
41 Attorneys General Offer Free Use of Specific Messages to Counter Depiction of Smoking
(SACRAMENTO) – Attorney General Bill Lockyer today announced he has sent a letter to the heads of Hollywood motion picture studios offering them free, unlimited use of three anti-smoking public service announcements (PSA) to insert on DVDs, videos and other home viewing formats of movies that depict smoking.
"This may not be an offer they can't refuse, but it should be an offer studio executives will be happy to accept," said Lockyer. "Public service announcements already appear on DVDs for many worthwhile causes and organizations, and they are often linked to themes prevalent in the movies they precede. I'm pleased the industry has been willing to work cooperatively with Attorneys General to address our shared concern about the potential harm caused to young people's health by exposure to tobacco use in movies. I'm hopeful the studios will take advantage of using these anti-smoking messages whenever the movie depicts smoking."
Along with the letter, Lockyer and 40 other Attorneys General sent each studio a DVD containing three anti-smoking messages created by the American Legacy Foundation, a tobacco-use prevention and cessation organization created by the 1998 tobacco litigation Master Settlement Agreement. The Attorneys General made the anti-smoking PSAs available at no cost for the studios' unlimited use. Titled "Body Bags," "1200," and "Shards O' Glass," the messages have been audience-tested and proven to be effective with youths.
Today's letter was sent to the chief executive officers of the major studies, including Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Company, Miramax Films, DreamWorks SKG, Sony Pictures Entertainment, MGM Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Brothers Studios, Fox Filmed Entertainment and New Line Cinema. The recipients also included the heads of three independent studios: Lionsgate, MTV Network and the Weinstein Company.
"We hope you will embrace this wonderful opportunity to deter young viewers of your movies from smoking – the leading cause of preventable death," the Attorneys General said in the letter. While studies show the overall proportion of movies depicting tobacco use or imagery declined from 96 percent to 77 percent from 1996 to 2004, the letter notes, tobacco use continues to be shown in 73 percent of all youth-rated movies. The Attorneys General said they believe "running effective anti-smoking messages before movies that depict smoking is a strong, preventive measure that your studio can take now, without any possible impact on the creative process of filmmaking."
Today's letter marks the second time the Attorneys General have asked motion picture executives to include anti-smoking messages on home viewing formats of movies that depict smoking. The first request came in a November 14, 2005 letter to the heads of the major studios from Lockyer and 31 other Attorneys General. Ultimately, in response to the first letter, Motion Picture Association of America President Dan Glickman told the Attorneys General that only the individual companies could decide whether to run PSAs on DVDs or videos. He also said the industry would consider PSAs as one possible step in an overall anti-smoking campaign effort. The Attorneys General have received no further indication from the studios or MPAA of progress on an anti-smoking PSA campaign.
In June 2003, a research team from the Dartmouth Medical School published research that showed exposure to smoking in movies has a significant impact on youth initiation of smoking. The study, funded by the National Cancer Institute, found that children ages 10-14 who watched the highest amount of smoking in movies were nearly three times more likely to start smoking than those children who observed the least amount of smoking in movies.
While recognizing the need for further study, the Dartmouth researchers concluded: "The effect of exposure to movie smoking is important, both because the effect on smoking initiation is moderately strong and because the exposure is almost universal. Based on the lists of 50 randomly selected movies, only zero to two percent of participants were unexposed to movie smoking. If the link between exposure to smoking in movies and smoking initiation proves to be causal, our data suggest that eliminating adolescents' exposure to movie smoking could reduce smoking initiation by half."
In addition to Lockyer, today's letter was signed by the Attorneys General of the following 40 jurisdictions: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and Washington D.C.


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WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath brings together images by more than 185 photographers representing more than 25 nationalities, covering conflicts from the past 165 years—from the Mexican-American War through present-day conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Culled by organizers from more than a million photographs and collections in 17 countries, the landmark exhibition features more than 275 extraordinary images: from 19th-century works by Timothy O'Sullivan and Roger Fenton to Robert Capa's legendary documentation of the Spanish Civil War and D-Day, to Eddie Adams's infamous image showing the execution of a Vietcong prisoner, and Susan Meiselas's groundbreaking coverage of the Nicaraguan Revolution. WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY includes the first print ever made of Joe Rosenthal's legendary Old Glory Goes Up on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima (1945). Among the photographers included are such notable figures as Abbas, Diane Arbus, Shimon Attie, Richard Avedon, Dmitri Baltermants, Felice Beato, Cecil Beaton, Nina Berman, Margaret Bourke-White, Bill Brandt, Larry Burrows, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Carolyn Cole, Donna DeCesare, Luc Delahaye, Alfred Eisenstadt, Dan Eldon, Alexander Gardner, Phillip Jones Griffiths, Lori Grinker, Tim Hetherington, Chris Hondros, Evgeny Khaldei, Don McCullin, Lee Miller, James Nachtwey, Simon Norfolk, Gilles Peress, August Sander, W. Eugene Smith, David "Chim" Seymour, Gerda Taro, Larry Towell, Nick Ut, Damon Winter, and Georgi Zelma.


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It would be near impossible for the first-time visitor to conceive that this charming and elegant community on Lake Michigan once was blighted by a dust-spewing cement plant, but for the better part of a century, mining and cement were the principal industries in the area. But after the plant closed in the 1980's, a concerted effort by local government converted 2.5 million cubic yards of kiln dust into an extraordinary reclamation project of which Michiganders should be exceedingly proud.
Shortly after 11:30 that evening, the plane touched down at Harbor Springs Airport, and out popped the Red Wings' Darren McCarty with the Stanley Cup. "Here it is, boys," he shouted, hoisting the trophy over his head. There, waiting for the Cup, was McCarty's teammate and dear friend Kris Draper, as well as a small group of friends.
The lead 'shouter' of Grinder, the band in which McCarty performs, carefully handed hockey's Holy Grail to Draper, and the entourage headed off to Teddy Griffin's Roadhouse.
Griffin, Draper and McCarty filled the bowl of the Cup with beer, and until 3:00AM, guests got to sip from the greatest beer stein ever created, and on this memorable evening, they partied like�.well, partied like they did when the Wings won the Cup in 1997, 1998 and 2002.
At oh-my-God o'clock, the Stanley Cup was packed away and taken by Draper to a fabulous nearby hotel, tiptoeing in so not to disturb his wife and kids.
After the championship in 2002, Darren played in Calgary for two seasons and suffered a number of personal setbacks. To start the 2007-08 season, he didn't even have a team, and was out of hockey until December 2007. McCarty and Draper met over lunch and talked about their lives, and Darren expressed interest in returning to hockey. When Kris asked him how serious he was about returning, McCarty vowed to make every effort possible to rejoin the Red Wings.
Draper insisted that McCarty get back in shape, and set him up at CORE, a sports fitness facility he co-owns. Kris then agreed to arrange for a minor league contract with the Flint Generals of the International Hockey League, a team in which he has a financial stake.
McCarty worked hard both on and off the ice, and in March, he was summoned to join the Red Wings. "To get him back on the team was exciting, not only for me as a friend, but for him as well, considering everything he's been through," explained Draper. "When we won the Cup, he jumped onto the ice and skated up to me and said, 'Thanks!' To me, that really meant a lot." Kris added, "You have to remember that in November, he wasn't even playing hockey, and by June, he's a Stanley Cup champion again. That's just great."
Kris then took the Stanley Cup down to the waterfront so that local fans and hotel staff could get a look at hockey's biggest prize.
That afternoon, the Stanley Cup was flown back to Detroit, and was prepared for a party beyond compare as part of the International Freedom Festival.
Detroit, Michigan and neighbouring Windsor, Ontario share a border (the Detroit River), and collaboratively, celebrate their respective countries' birthdays (Canada Day is July 1st and Independence Day, July 4th) with a gigantic celebration called the International Freedom Festival. Traditionally, more than 3 million people celebrate the multi-day festival, which is kicked off with one of the most massive (and impressive) fireworks displays staged anywhere in the world. The fireworks are set off from barges in the Detroit River, so that spectators on either side of the water can view the spectacular event.
Prior to the fireworks, the Stanley Cup was taken to a party for 700 Joe Louis Arena suiteholders staged in a multi-level parking garage that had been impressively converted into a multi-level party. Guests enjoyed food and drink and photographs with the Red Wings' finest silverware the Stanley Cup.
At dusk, the fireworks began. "Ooooh! Aaaaaah!" For a trophy that has been around the world several times, seen the greatest sights and met the most wonderful people, the Stanley Cup couldn't help but be impressed by the dazzling and delightful pyrotechnics.
June 24, a Tuesday, began with Chris Ilitch, vice-president of the Detroit Red Wings, taking the Stanley Cup to News/Talk 760, WJR, a perennial powerhouse in Detroit's competitive radio market. Morning announcer Paul W. Smith welcomed Chris and his Cup and chatted about the importance of the win for Detroit. In their conversation, Ilitch stated, "This is the championship for the entire community and as such, we are working very hard to get the Stanley Cup out to the people." He then added, "It really is about inspiratiion. Our intent is to use the Stanley Cup to really show the people of this region that, like their team, through hard work, teamwork and perseverance, we can accomplish anything."
Next, the Stanley Cup was again polished and preened for a visit to City Hall, where Deputy Mayor Anthony Adams greeted the prize Detroit had claimed earlier in the month. Although Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was not able to be there, the elected officials present got an up close and personal look at hockey's championship trophy.
That evening, Jennings Trophy co-recipient Chris Osgood, one of the 2008 playoff heroes, took the Stanley Cup to a local Irish pub. "It's going to be a small affair," he suggested. "I invited about twenty-five people." Oh my! Each told a friend, who then told another friend, and when Chris and the Cup arrived, the pub was more loaded than a few of the patrons. Nevertheless, a great (and safe) time was enjoyed by all.
Afterwards, is was back to Detroit, and a special visit to Cheli's Chili Bar. But rather than a riotous celebration, this visit was decidedly different. Chris Chelios, the owner of the restaurant, made the Stanley Cup's trip to his restaurant this time an occasion to reflect on the memories of some members of his extended family. In 2007, two employees of Cheli's Chili Bar, Mark Barnard and Megan Soroka, were murdered. Then, as if the Cheli's family hadn't suffered enough, in late May, assistant manager Brandon Rotz drowned. Chelios used the occasion to thank his staff for holding things together. "I feel so sorry for the families, but this kind of helps a little bit and soothes the losses a little. But in the end, they're still not here." He then asked all the staff to always remember their former co-workers.
On Tuesday, Canadians will celebrate Canada Day by enjoying meals of back bacon with maple syrup, dropping loonies into ceramic Mountie banks, petting beavers and reading Stanley Cup Journal entries about the Stanley Cup's visits with Aaron Downey and Kyle Quincey. Hope you'll join us!
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ATLANTA--Trips to Alabama and West Virginia highlight the non-conference portion of Georgia State's 2013 football schedule, announced by Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick.
The Panthers will host non-conference games against Jacksonville State and Chattanooga at the Georgia Dome in 2013.
The 2013 season will mark Georgia State's first year in the Sun Belt Conference and the second year of GSU's FBS transition process. The Panthers will play a 12-game FBS schedule in 2013, including an eight-game Sun Belt schedule, but GSU will not be eligible for the Sun Belt title or postseason bowl games until 2014.
The complete Sun Belt schedule, including opponents and dates for GSU's conference slate, will be compiled by the league office and released early in 2013.
Georgia State will host Chattanooga on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, at the Georgia Dome, and then travel to West Virginia the following Saturday, Sept. 14. That will mark GSU's first game against an opponent from the Big 12 Conference.
The following week, the Panthers return home to host Jacksonville State on Sept. 21. The two teams have met twice previously, with JSU winning in 2010 and 2011.
Georgia State will make its second visit in four years to Alabama, the reigning national champion and current No. 1-ranked team in the nation, on Saturday, Oct. 5. GSU faced the Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium during the inaugural season of 2010.
Georgia State has also finalized contracts for several non-conference games in the future. The Panthers have scheduled a two-game series with Air Force, with games in Atlanta in 2014 and at Colorado Springs, Colo., in 2016. In 2015, GSU will play at Oregon.


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Colorado Sen. Evie Hudak's resignation and replacement (2 letters)
Re: "Evie Hudak is latest victim of recall games," Nov. 28 editorial.
Your editorial got it right. If recall proponents were truly incensed by Sen. Evie Hudak's actions in office, they'd be delighted by Hudak's resignation. Instead, Republicans complain bitterly that they've been denied an opportunity to gain the Senate majority without winning a general election.
The former senator will be missed by the majority of Senate District 19 voters who returned her to office just last year. We can only hope that her sacrifice is enough to end the perpetual election season, so that Colorado can enjoy a Christmas season free of partisan campaigning. Thank you, Evie.
Jelena Woehr, Arvada
This letter was published in the Dec. 3 edition.
Re: "Field of Democrats vying for Evie Hudak's seat narrows to two," Nov. 30 news story.
Voters in Senate District 19 are getting railroaded a second time. First, the elected senator from the district, Evie Hudak, was forced to resign. It was not because she engaged in malfeasance or because she was derelict in her duty. Rather, 10 percent of the district disliked her well-known stance on guns.
Now, a vacancy committee comprised of party members who happened to show up to a party re-organization meeting get to decide her replacement.
Colorado's method for filling vacancies is moronic and an affront to democratic principles. Voters didn't elect a party to the office, but rather a person.
Russell Weisfield, Arvada
This letter was published in the Dec. 3 edition.
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Larry Hagman, whose portrayal of a rapacious, roguishly charming Texas oilman on the nighttime soap opera "Dallas" left a worldwide television audience wondering, "Who shot J.R.?", has died, the New York Times said. He was 81.
Hagman died in a Dallas hospital Friday of complications from cancer, the paper reported, citing a statement from the family.
The son of Mary Martin, the musical-theater star indelibly linked to the role of Peter Pan, Hagman also had a knack for creating memorable characters. One of them was Major Anthony Nelson, the U.S. astronaut who meets and marries a 2,000-year- old genie-in-a-bottle on "I Dream of Jeannie," which aired on NBC from 1965 to 1970.
The long-running CBS series "Dallas" enshrined Hagman in popular culture as J.R. Ewing, the ruthless, hard-drinking heir to his father's oil business who pursued riches and women with an impish grin and without regard for family, friends or scruples.
"My concern was just how bad could I make this bad boy and still keep him lovable," Hagman wrote in "Hello Darlin'," his 2001 memoir, written with Todd Gold.
He said the show "made greed, treachery and blackmail seem like good, sexy, all-American fun. As J.R. said, 'Once you get rid of integrity, the rest is a piece of cake.'"
It was at the end of the second full season, in an episode that aired on March 21, 1980, that J.R. received comeuppance, in the form of two bullets fired by an unseen assailant who entered his office as he worked late.
The cliffhanger episode left viewers debating a list of prospective assailants, all with the requisite resentment to pull the trigger. Was it J.R.'s put-upon, alcoholic wife, Sue Ellen? Her onetime lover, Dusty Farlow? J.R.'s business rival, Vaughn Leland? J.R.'s own brother, Bobby?
For six months, the question "Who shot J.R.?" fueled conversation around the TV-watching world. President Jimmy Carter, visiting Dallas, told supporters he came "to find out confidentially who shot J.R." Bookmakers in England and Las Vegas took bets on the shooter's identity. There were "I Shot J.R." T-shirts. Time magazine put Hagman on its cover, under the word, "Whodunit?" Besieged by autograph requests, Hagman began handing out fake $100 bills engraved with, "In Hagman We Trust."
"I won't ask you," the Queen Mother, Elizabeth, told Hagman after a charity gala in London, according to a United Press International account. "I couldn't tell you anyway," Hagman replied, "not even you, ma'am."
The answer -- Kristin Shepard, J.R.'s scorned former mistress and sister of his wife, played by actress Mary Crosby, daughter of Bing -- was revealed in the fourth episode of the following season.
That broadcast on Nov. 21, 1980, set a record for viewership, with 53.3 percent of U.S. households with televisions tuning in, according to A.C. Nielsen Co. That translated to about 41.4 million homes, or 83 million people. The previous record-holder was the final episode of the ABC miniseries "Roots" on Jan. 30, 1977. (The "Dallas" viewership mark would last until the finale of "M A S H" in February 1983.)
Hagman said he began drinking heavily as a teenager and kept up the habit right through the 14-year run of "Dallas," which went off the air in 1991. Diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver, he underwent a transplant in 1995 and became an activist for organ donation.
In his memoir, he described with wonder, not regret, his experiences with drugs ranging from marijuana to peyote and LSD. Once a two-pack-a-day cigarette smoker, he quit that habit and became a spokesman for the American Cancer Society.
In a real-life battle over money, Hagman and his wife challenged how the Smith Barney brokerage, when it was part of Citigroup Inc., had run some of their investment accounts. In 2010, three arbitrators ordered Citigroup to pay $1.1 million in compensatory damages and, as a punitive award, $10 million to charities chosen by Hagman. After a federal judge dismissed the arbitration ruling, the two sides reached a settlement on confidential terms.
"Dallas" returned to television in 2012 on the TNT network, with Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray reprising their roles alongside a new generation of Ewings. "Evil Never Dies," Entertainment Weekly declared on its cover, alongside a photo of Hagman as cowboy-hatted J.R.
"Look at the money I'm making," Hagman told the magazine. "Look at the fame I have. I love every moment."
Larry Martin Hagman was born on Sept. 21, 1931, in Fort Worth, Texas, the only child of then-17-year-old Mary Martin and Benjamin Hagman, a criminal-defense attorney. He grew up in Weatherford, Texas, his mother's hometown. Hagman was raised by his maternal grandmother as his mother pursued her career, first by opening the Mary Hagman School of Dance in Weatherford, then moving to Hollywood to perform and audition.
His parents divorced when he was about 4, and Hagman split time between them. After his mother married Richard Halliday, a story editor at Paramount Pictures Corp. -- the two had a daughter, Heller -- Hagman moved with them to New York and enrolled in the Trinity School. In his book, he portrayed Halliday as a heavy drinker who tormented him and his stepsister "with ridiculous head games."
At 13, his mother sent him to Vermont to attend the Woodstock Country School. He finished high school back in Texas, where, one summer, he hit the road with his father, who was running for state senator.
Texas Characters
"I met all the dudes down there," he told Time in 1980. "Oil, cattle, politics, everything. Let me tell you, my character is milquetoast compared with some of those people. Fratricide, patricide, brothers and sisters shooting each other -- it was unbelievable."
Hagman spent a year at Bard College studying drama and dance. After making his professional acting debut in a 1951 New York production of "The Taming of the Shrew," he joined his mother in a London staging of "South Pacific."
He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, landing a London-based post arranging entertainment for troops and for visiting military brass. On Christmas Day, 1954, he married Maj (pronounced "My") Irene Axelsson, a Swedish clothing designer. They would have two children, Heidi and Preston.
Back in New York, Hagman landed a two-year recurring role as a police officer on the daytime soap opera "The Edge of Night." He appeared in "Fail-Safe" (1964), with Henry Fonda and Walter Matthau.
"I Dream of Jeannie," co-starring Barbara Eden, premiered in September 1965 and lasted 139 episodes, through 1970.
In 1977, reviewing scripts sent by Lorimar Inc., Hagman was drawn to a proposal by writer and producer Leonard Katzman for "Dallas." As Hagman recalled, it "was Romeo and Juliet set among the oil fields, except there wasn't one likable character in the entire episode. Not one nice person. For television at the time, that was a real breakthrough."
Hagman said he shaped J.R. Ewing based on his memories of working after high school for Jess Hall Jr., whose Weatherford- based company made equipment used in oil drilling.
Of Hall, who died in 2011, Hagman wrote: "He was a respected pillar of the community. But he also once drove his Jeep up the front steps of my dad's house at 2 a.m. and left it on the porch for a week."
--Editors: Charles W. Stevens
To contact the reporter on this story: Laurence Arnold in Washington at larnold4bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Charles W. Stevens at cstevensbloomberg.net


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The beef and onions he starts off with are freeze-dried chunks, and all the vegetables and spices are powders scooped out of No. 10 cans (of which there are plenty more on the shelves behind him). He adds a lot of water and stirs. This process is pretty much the same for each of the five dishes he makes over the course of the half-hour episode, including a dessert of peach cobbler. Not even Rachael Ray is as fast, he proudly points out. I notice, though, that he never shows us what the finished product looks like.
This show, "THRIVE Live," is produced by Shelf Reliance, a company that sells a wide range of emergency preparedness products: freeze-dried food kits, solar ovens, water purifiers and even gift baskets and cookbooks. It also has a celebrity endorsement of a sort: The company provided a year's worth of food to Matt Rutherford, a young sailor who completed a 27,000-mile solo circumnavigation of North and South America without stopping once.
Self-sufficiency without government services is not just a point of pride for many libertarian-minded citizens. But whether or not they're Ron Paul supporters, Americans have never had so many motivations to stockpile food. Stock market crashes, job losses, extreme weather and the lingering trauma of terrorist attacks all do a number on our national psyche. So-called once-in-a-lifetime storms lately feel like regular, yearly events. Reasonable worries about the next layoff, or the next hurricane, can grow into paranoia - about, for instance, martial-law-enforced food rationing following a natural disaster or catastrophic terrorist attack. Bombastic politicians and screeching television commentators vocalize these secret fears, and fictional TV dramas (like "NBC's Revolution") and reality TV spectacles (like National Geographic's "Doomsday Preppers") reflect and perhaps magnify our angst.
Thankfully, reality rarely bears our fears out. In 2010, Glenn Beck quoted "inflation experts" on his Fox News program in predicting that food prices would soon rise "700 to 1,000 percent." He brandished a loaf of wheat bread that he calculated would cost $23, and a 2-pound box of sugar that would cost $62, as early as 2011. (In New York City in 2012, they're about $4 and $2.50, respectively.)
But our anxieties, whether founded or unfounded, prompt the question: How much time and money should we be spending preparing for the very worst? Packing a "go bag" of essentials makes perfect sense if you live in a frequently evacuated flood zone, and having some extra flashlight batteries and bottled water in the cabinet in case of a power outage is smart thinking for just about everyone. But even in extreme cases, we generally understand that power outages, floodwater, road closures and other obstacles to hot, fresh food are temporary. Even for people in New York and New Jersey who have been made homeless by Hurricane Sandy, donated food and shelters are available, thanks in part to charities both official and spontaneous.
But companies like Shelf Reliance aren't just selling food for tragic scenarios like the one Sandy brought to the East Coast this fall. They're selling a lifestyle. How bad would things have to get for a family to have to survive for an entire year or more on what they had stockpiled, an eventuality for which many survivalist food kits are designed? Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" bad, I'm guessing.
Survivalism's new, softer sell acknowledges all of these fears - it trades on them - but with savvy and subtlety. A quick search for "gourmet survival food" uncovers a number of websites displaying beautiful-looking food that can apparently be made from companies' bulk ingredients - ingredients with a 20- to 30-year shelf life. Auguson Farms advertises "delicious peace of mind." Prepared Planet's tagline is "The art of self-sufficiency." The "Sean Hannity special" kit by Food Insurance includes freeze-dried ice cream sandwiches. My favorite website, Survival Gourmet, features a picturesque log cabin on its homepage and offers a wider selection of meals than a Greek diner, from "Beefy Stroganoff With Mushrooms" to "Thai Coconut Noodles." Of the noodles, the website brags, "You'll think you are in the heart of Thailand when you enjoy the robust flavors of this seasoned spicy delight!"
The threat of danger is lurking just beneath the high Web-production value, however. "Is the government secretly stockpiling food?" asks a provocative "in the news" link in a sidebar of Prepared Planet's site. "Not being properly prepared only puts you at a disadvantage and at the mercy of civil authorities and other prepared individuals around you," declares the Survival Gourmet website, adding (as if it were necessary), "This is not the situation you want to be in."
Whatever the motivation for consumers to stock up, there's no question that survivalism is entering the mainstream. Many of the products I've mentioned are available through major retailers: Wal-Mart sells food storage kits from Auguson Farms. I first learned about Shelf Reliance from a promotional email from CostCo offering $300 off the usual $1,999.99 price for "THRIVE Essentials Grains and Proteins Kit," which included 15,698 servings of food in 36 buckets. Hardly an impulse buy, but a bargain at about 11 cents per serving.
That particular kit, while massive, only includes the most basic staples: wheat, rice, oats, beans, instant milk, etc. It barely scratches the surface of the Shelf Reliance line of products. The website offers vegetarian and gluten-free options, freeze-dried whole strawberries and grapes, and bacon and chicken and beef. With ingredients like butter powder, egg powder, and spices and seasoning, you could make just about anything by just adding water and heat. You could live on this food in your everyday life, even in the absence of a new world order. But would you want to?
I decided to order some of this stuff to taste it for myself. First, I got a sampler pack from Survival Gourmet's "Go Foods" line (slogan: "Feed your freedom"), which contained a generous selection of freeze-dried entrees and drink powders, plus an audio CD narrated by a co-founder of the company (Track 1, "Hunger in America," Track 3, "Challenges of Our Times"). The drinks I made from the Orange Passion Green Tea powder and Kona Joe instant coffee mix both smelled pretty good, but tasted like sugar-free gum and dirt, respectively. Of the entrees, the Creamy Tuscan Pasta ("Best if used by August 23, 2027") was the best; its bow-tie noodles and sun-dried tomato sauce were reminiscent of Hamburger Helper. The Chicken Cheddar Rice and Western Potato Chowder had a similar sort of creamy, salty, comfort-food vibe, but their inclusion of vegetables highlighted the biggest problem with re-constituted freeze-dried food: the texture.
This was also what made the Shelf Reliance cooking ingredients hard to love. From them I ordered the ingredients of my favorite breakfast, a cheddar-tomato omelet - which in Shelf Reliance terms means a can of powdered eggs and a Mylar pouch each of shredded freeze-dried cheddar and diced freeze-dried tomatoes. I added the prescribed amount of water to each ingredient before frying them together, and it all cooked easily enough, and again, smelled great. But I couldn't get over the squeaky texture of the eggs, the sad, sour sliminess of the tomatoes, and the chewy cheese that just didn't want to melt.
In other words, not the best food I've ever had, but I'd happily eat it in an apocalypse.


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The Barclays Premier League is now at its golden age. Over the years we have seen goals of the highest quality from some unforgettable players. With this season just 6 games old, why is it already the best ever Premier League season?
Financial backing:
The Premier League has never been richer! This season, English clubs spent a record £630 million in the summer transfer market, over-taking a previous record of £500 million in 2008. This has been mainly due to a large financial package all Premier League clubs received during last season, as the Premier League signed a deal with TV rights companies to bring a major sum of money into the English game.
Title race:
Never before has the Premier League had so many contenders for the title. With the 'big four' dominance almost extinct, there are now in fact six clubs in which are fighting for the right to be called 'Champions'. Chelsea, Spurs, Man United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City are all in the frame this year. It's been an even start to proceedings this year for these clubs with Arsenal leading by a mear 2 points at the top, so it's ever so close so far.
New talents:
With the extra money in the game, it's never been a better time for English clubs to bring in new, exciting talent. Some examples of this have been retained from the previous campaign with the likes of Juan Mata, Christian Benteke and Michu. But now for this season we are presented with a more wider range of skilled players with the signings of Christian Eriksen, Mesut Ozil, Wilfred Bony, Maarten Stekelenburg, Willian and Ricky Van Wolfswinkel. There has been the introduction of a few future England stars with Andros Townsend and Ross Barkley in particular presenting themselves in the Premier League.
Premier League upsets used to be major shocks- not anymore. So far this campaign we have seen Manchester City losing 3-2 to considerably 'weaker' opposition. We have seen Manchester United losing 2-1 to West Brom, we have seen Chelsea under Mourinho lose 1-0 to Everton. Villa took all three points at Arsenal and Southampton stunned Liverpool by winning. We, this season, have had proof that the Premier League is a lot more tighter than anyone else would've suggested.
With commercial items, video games and packed stadiums, the Premier League has never had so much support for all of its clubs. The Premier League is now accessible from all corners of the globe, so everyone can watch the best league in the world.
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Stable Families Initiative
The City of Chicago Department of Housing
The goals of the Rapid Re-Housing: Stable Families Initiative are to:
This program will serve at least 50 family households currently residing in shelters/interim housing programs. Eligible families will have had prior experiences in the shelters systems and/or will have been living in shelter for at least the
past 45 days. Research has shown that families that meet this criteria have been unable to utilizie existing resources to solve their crises.
August 11, 2008------Application issued
August 26, 2008------Responses due to DOH
September 22, 2008--Anticipated Announcement of Grantee
November 1, 2008----Program Year begins
Leslie Levy
City of Chicago
Department of Housing
33 N. LaSalle, 11th Floor
Chicago, Il. 60602
(Date Summary Prepared 8/13/08 C.W.)


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As I was getting my MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, everyone was speculating in real estate, and commercial property developers came to recruit, and yellow ties were in and denoted boundless future wealth in real estate, and people bought and flipped homes, and they all knew that you couldn't lose money in real estate. The year? 1985. Two years later, with impeccable timing, Stephen Brooks founded Grand Homes in Dallas.
Oil had been tanking. Restaurant shuttered their doors. Housing spiraled down. Builders went under. Banks collapsed. The FDIC auctioned off foreclosed properties when no one wanted to buy. Dallas too got hit, and people in the industry who'd gone through it wouldn't forget that you could lose money, a lot of money, and very quickly, in real estate.
So when the Fed blew the nationwide housing bubble, with home prices doubling in six years to peak in mid-2006 only to give up much of that during the following three years, Texas mostly missed that psychedelic drama. The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index for Dallas stood at 100 in January 2000, meandered up to a high of 126 in August 2007, meandered back down to hit a low of 112 in February 2009, and revisited that low in February 2012. But suddenly things took off and the index has jumped 13.4% in 15 months to an all-time high of 127.58.
While Dallas hadn't experienced the crazy run-up in prices – they'd lumbered up "only" 26% over those six years – it did experience a collapse in demand for new homes. And for home builders the story was bloody.
They'd been selling 50,000 homes annually just before the crisis, but in 2008, that plunged 70% to 15,000. Over half of the builders either collapsed or left the market. One of the survivors, Grand Homes, which had been selling over 1,000 units in the Dallas market, saw sales swoon to 328 units, all of which were done in the first seven months of the year; because from August through December, according to Builder Magazine, "it only sold two homes and both contracts were cancelled."
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To survive, the company did what other companies in the US did: reorganize its business model and cut staff – from 330 full-time employees before the crisis to 214 in 2010 and to 129 by the end of 2011.
"It's a retail business in selling the house, it's an investment business in the land, and it is a manufacturing business, as well as a service business," Grand Homes CEO Stephen Brooks told Texas CEO Magazine in late 2011 after the crisis had hit bottom. His prescription for failure: "If you're average in this business at buying your land, average at buying labor and materials, and average at running your overhead, marketing and finance, then your costs exceed your income." And you're finished.
But by September 2012, prices and demand for new homes had perked up to the point where builders were caught in a squeeze. "We lost over half of our production builder companies, and the subcontractors were enormously gutted as well," Ted Wilson of Residential Strategies told CNBC after he'd surveyed Dallas/Ft. Worth builders. "It's not like these guys are waiting by the phone. It's been six years. These guys have moved on and found other jobs."
This shortage of skilled labor – and the associated higher costs of labor – impacts builders financially. "You sell a house, and you typically could deliver it within 6 months," said Mr. Brooks. "Now the cycle time, today, with the shortage of labor it takes 9 months. Instead of being 6 months of overhead, now it's 9 months of overhead for the same house." Hence pressure on the margin from two sides, he said: increased cycle time and higher labor costs.
But the party may already be over. On Friday, the Department of Commerce reported a real downer: new home sales in July plunged to an annual rate of 394,000 when pundits had expected 485,000; and June sales were revised down by 42,000 to 455,000. The median price dropped to $257,200. The low sales rate catapulted inventory supply to 5.2 months, highest since January 2012. In June, it was 4.3 months! An ugly report. The home-builder ETF ITB dropped 2.5% in sympathy; it's down 19.2% since May. A shot before the bow.
Housing bulls called the report a statistical fluke and pointed out that these numbers were highly volatile and subject to big revisions. And besides, July sales were still 6.8% higher than a year ago. It would work itself out over the next few months, they said.
But real-estate site Trulia also saw slackening demand and an inflection in the home-price curve in some of the most sizzling markets. Higher mortgage rates – they've jumped over a full percentage point from 3.59% in early May to 4.68% in August – are colliding with home prices that have soared in some cities over 20% on an annual basis, a double-whammy for strung-out home buyers.
"Recovery of the housing market," is what this phenomenon is called. Everyone has taken credit for it, particularly the Fed, whose handiwork this is. But there is a very ugly fly in this illusory ointment – and more challenges for builders like Grand Homes. Read…. How The "Wealth Effect" Mucks Up The Housing Market.