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A WODONGA street was evacuated after explosives were found near a car yesterday afternoon.
Wodonga police Sgt Damian Bould said a highway patrol officer pulled over a suspected stolen black Ford Territory in Wigg Street about 2pm.
He said a neighbour reported seeing the driver allegedly drop a small blue bag on the footpath near the car.
When the officer opened the bag, he found a stick of power gel explosive, similar to dynamite, and electrical wiring.
Sgt Bould said about five houses were evacuated and the street cordoned off from Lawrence Street to Prague Avenue.
The driver was taken into custody.
Sgt Bould said police contacted the Melbourne-based bomb squad which gave local officers instructions over the phone on how to handle the bag, including how to separate the components to make it safer.
The device was left by the roadside until it was deemed safe enough to be taken away by WorkSafe at 6.40pm.
The sight of police cars, police tape and a fire truck drew the attention of neighbours and passers-by on the hot afternoon.
"We thought it was a drug raid or something," one woman said.
"It's very scary for us."
An elderly man, sitting nearby with his two dogs, said his walk was cut short by the drama.
"I just hope it's a fizzer," he said.
A man living next door to where the car was stopped — and where the explosives lay — casually walked out of his house with his dog under his arm and a camera slung around his neck.
He said he thought he had "better evacuate" after his wife, returning home from a trip out, rang him to say there was an explosive outside their house.
"Usually it's just houses burning around here," the man said.
"We've never had explosives before."
His wife was slightly less nonchalant.
"I'm pretty nervous because it's near our home," she said as she stood with her husband and the dog on the corner of Wigg Street and Prague Avenue.
"We just hope it doesn't go off."
Wodonga police have charged a Wodonga man, 31, with possessing explosives and car theft.
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January 04, 2013
ALLIANCE, Ohio — Complimentary tickets are now available for the University of Mount Union's 2013 Schooler Lecture featuring Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory A. Booker.
The lecture is slated for 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 in the Timken Gymnasium. Booker will speak on "How to Change the World with Your Bare Hands." Walk-up tickets are available the day of the event until the lecture begins at 8 p.m.
Booker made headlines recently as he opened his home and personally delivered supplies and food to Newark residents who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy. In addition, following a conversation on Twitter, Booker recently initiated the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Challenge in which he lived on a SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) equivalent food budget for seven days. According to his website, Booker's goals for the challenge were to raise awareness and understanding of food insecurity, reduce the stigma of SNAP participation, elevate innovative local and national food justice initiatives and amplify compassion for individuals and communities in need of assistance.
According to the Greater Talent Network, Booker took the oath of office as mayor of New Jersey's largest city in July 2006 following a sweeping electoral victory and was re-elected for a second term in another overwhelming majority in 2010. Booker has a bold vision for the City of Newark, and the city's mission is to set a national standard for urban transformation by marshaling its resources to achieve security, economic abundance and an environment that is nurturing and empowering for individuals and families.
As his second term gets underway, Booker and his administration have made meaningful strides toward achieving the city's mission. As of July 1, 2008, Newark led the nation among large cities for reductions in shootings and murders, achieving decreases of more than 40 percent in both categories. Radical transformation of the Newark Police Department under Booker's leadership, along with the deployment of more than 100 surveillance cameras throughout the city, has led to Newark setting the nationwide pace for crime reduction.
About the Schooler Lecture
The Schooler Lecture Series was established in 1988 with grant funding from the Schooler Family Foundation. The Foundation's philanthropy has enabled the University to provide a dramatically enhanced opportunity for young men and women studying at Mount Union and for the residents in the greater Alliance area to experience the breadth and depth of American culture.
Fore more information on the Schooler Lecture, visit www.mountunion.edu/the-schooler-lecture.


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Live blog of MDUSD 3-27-13 closed session regarding dismissal of two employees
By Theresa Harrington
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 at 5:36 pm in Education.
The Mt. Diablo school board is currently holding a closed session meeting to consider possible discipline, dismissal or release of two contracted employees.
Here is the agenda for the meeting, which began at 2:30 p.m.:
"1.0 Call to Order
1.1 President will call the meeting to order Info
1.2 Pledge of Allegiance and Roll Call Info
2.0 Public Comment
2.1 The public may address the Board concerning items that are scheduled for discussion during closed session only. These presentations are limited to three minutes each, or a total of thirty minutes for all speakers or the three minute limit may be shortened. Speakers are not allowed to yield their time. Info
3.0 Adjourn to Closed Session
3.1 Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Complaint Action
4.0 Reconvene Open Session
4.1 Report out on Closed Session Info
5.0 Adjournment
5.1 Adjourn meeting Info"
I shot video of the portion of the meeting before trustees went into closed session, but am unable to upload it right now because YouTube is blocked from the district's WiFi. I will upload it later. Also, Joe Estrada is recording the proceedings.
Here is a recap of what has happened so far:
Pledge of allegiance and roll call, with all trustees present.
1. Trustee Linda Mayo asked how and when the trustees would sign the contracts approved Monday. She said she believed some trustees agreed with district resident Wendy Lack that contracts should be signed at public meetings. She suggested that the board sign the contracts when closed session is reported out.
Hansen said the board should probably discuss that. Mayo said she believed it should be done expediently, especially after criticism that contacts were not signed quickly after they were approved last year. She asked that the contacts be attached to the April 8 agenda for signature and Hansen agreed.
2. Rebecca Jensen: Spoke in support of the superintendent. "I see a good man accomplishing good things." She said a question was raised at the last meeting: Is this a man we would want to hire for another year? She answered yes and said the decision to be made could have long-term implications for the district and the superintendent's family.
3. Carmen Terrones: Referred to Mayo's comments regarding signing the contracts. She said there should be no rush to sign the contracts and urged the board to take the time to make sure the right decision is being made. Said she is a union rep and she visits school sites often. "The morale in this dist is very sad. People are very frustrated."
On the subject of adjournment: Mayo asked who would provide legal counsel to the board during the closed session. Hansen said Deb Cooksey would be on standby in her office. Mayo said she believed it was important to have legal advice and she did not support the use of advice from a third-party legal counsel that has not been approved by the board. Hansen said that would not be the case today.
4. District resident Kent Caldwell spoke in support of the superintendent. He said the superintendent has achieved many accomplishments. He said nothing the superintendent has done warrants early dismissal. He asked why anyone would want to work for a school board that makes negative comments about the superintendent publicly. "How many prospective candidates would be interested in serving in such a toxic environment?" He questioned whether it would be ethical to fire Dr. Lawrence. He said Dr. Lawrence has all the attributes that Hansen said in the CC Times that a superintendent should have. "If you fire Dr. Lawrence, are you building trust and morale within the district?" He said firing Dr. Lawrence would have consequences and that he would shift from a district advocate to an adversary and he would immediately withdraw from UMDAF. "An organization I helped create and served tirelessly for four years." He said he and other Northgate HS parents would seriously question whether Northgate should remain in the school district if the board fires the superintendent. "As we know, there is another option out there for Northgate. I strongly urge you to not prematurely dismiss Dr. Lawrence as superintendent."
Hansen announced that she expected to reconvene and report out at about 4:30 p.m.
During the closed session, Deb Cooksey walked back and forth between her office, Rolen's office and the closed session.
At around 4:30 p.m., Hansen came out and said she expected the closed session might last until 5:30 p.m.
At around 5:25 p.m, Hansen came out and said she expected to report out in about 10 minutes. She asked Deb Cooksey to join trustees behind closed doors.
5:40 p.m. The superintendent's wife is waiting to hear the report out, along with three union reps and me.
6:15 p.m. Still no sign of trustees.
6:30 p.m. Hansen announced the board took action on two employees, but she would not say what the action was. She told me afterwards that there were two separate votes and there will be another meeting April 2 and she will see if she can report anything else at that time.
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bit thin on the ground for new stuff? anyone got anything? jack? anyone?
if the link works scroll down the page
anyone got any new pics/videos??
Kell brook...
thanks for the links
My apologies if this one has already been shared....
cool video
Vanes Matirosyan (left) and Erislandy Lara (right)
Peace Love and Handjobs
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Don't know his name..
Jon Jones...
Guys weigh-in - NAKED!
3 minutes of video with about 30 naked guys!!!!!!
Love it!! if only all boxers did this
This one's old but it's one of my favorites: Jason "Mayhem" Miller
While he's not "classically beautiful" I've always found him hot for some odd reason. Here's some random weigh in pics of him
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Saturday, October 11, 2008
I'll have Classic, with a Twist
My opinion, of course.
I write romance. In romance there are sixteen main plots. I know this because I saved the list, but for some reason I'm having trouble finding the link right now. Grrrr.
Anyhow, in my zealousness I took TWO of these plots for my manuscript, The Bridegroom's Revenge. Hehehehe, can you guess one?
That's right. Hero Comes Back for Revenge. The other plot is Secret Baby. So I use two plots in this story. How do I give them a fresh twist?
The child died. The hero comes back for revenge, finds out he had a child who died at the age of seven. It's heartbreaking and adds conflict to the hero's plan.
That's my twist.
What do you do to try to make your story fresh and new, while remaining marketable?
8 comments:
- Susan J. Reinhardt said...
Hi Jessica -
I didn't know about the 16 plots. This genre is new to me and has a whole new set of rules.If you find the link, I'd love to check it out.
Your story sounds intriguing. My romance novel is a former battered wife (widowed), who thinks love will never find her. (And no, it's not autobiographical. My beloved was a sweetie.)
Susan :)
- October 11, 2008 at 6:42 PM
- Susan J. Reinhardt said...
Jessica -
P.S. Did you see you won a contest on the Seekers? Hop over there and claim your prize. :)
- October 11, 2008 at 6:45 PM
That's kind of interesting, I way I create stories is: I take a million good ideas and figure how to link them all together, thus creating a universe. Like the Marvel universe. Out of all the stories I have ever fabricated, they always fit in one of two universes I made.
- October 12, 2008 at 7:02 PM
Hey Jessie! I'd like to see that 16 plot link, too. If you find it. No pressure! Heh.
Honestly, I just research and write. I tell a story. I've actually never thought about how I come up with it or what archetype it's based on. Weird, huh? So I guess, in that respect, although I do plot somewhat, I am still an organic writer in some ways. Hmm.
- October 13, 2008 at 1:23 AM
- Jessica said...
Hi Susan,
I think their must be more than 16 because I just checked and revenge isn't on my list. This list is pretty much for straight romance I think. Don't worry. It's not professional :-)
Just what is generally used.
- October 13, 2008 at 1:21 PM
- Jessica said...
Hi Xavier,
the whole universe thing is very interesting. I wonder if your genre has a list of plots used?
- October 13, 2008 at 1:22 PM
- Jessica said...
Hi Anita!
Hmmmm, but you don't write purely romance either.
So, organic means seat of the pants, right? lol
- October 13, 2008 at 1:23 PM
Teehee. Spoken like a fellow pantser. Do you have a platinum membership card or a gold? :-)
- October 13, 2008 at 10:42 PM


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Over the past year I've been hearing a lot about the new photography center that is coming to LA, and found this article that will be of interest to all of you, LA-based or not. The commitment of the Annenberg Foundation to photography is outstanding; the Foundation was instrumental in bringing the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection to LACMA, the largest gift of photographs in the museum's history (selections from the Vernon Collection on view through February 1, not to be missed). I met Patricia Lanza, Talent and Content Manager at last spring's Palm Springs Photo Festival, and with Pat guiding programming with guest curators (Anne Wilkes Tucker is serving as Special Advisor for the inaugural exhibition) it is going to be an exciting new venue for all to enjoy. I look forward to posting notices of activities at launch and beyond.
Read this article from www.artdaily.org on the Annenberg Space, as well as the website for the Space, here.
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"Sam Thorpe: Remembered" is the October art exhibit in the Townsend Meeting Hall. Thorpe, a well known and highly collected artist, died in 2005. He maintained a gallery in Kennebunkport, Maine as well as in Townsend.
More than 30 works are on loan from private collections and include paintings ranging from local scenes, to ocean landscapes, to winter settings featuring sugar houses. At times the artist was commissioned to do special scenes. Hirk Fortin employed Thorpe to paint the Fortin home (from the back) as a present to his wife Louise. Susan and Ken Gerken's children surprised them with a painting of their home. Another painting was 'Best in Show' at the Springfield, Massachusetts Art Show, while another painting reminds owner Lindsay Morand of her great-uncle E.B.White's "Charlotte's Web." In sharp contrast to New England scenes is a large painting of a western landscape complete with stagecoach. The picture of a horse's head is a special favorite of hers, Louise Thorpe said. "Sam painted it for me when he was in the Air Corps in Japan."
Sam's wife Louise, who helped the committee arrange the art, requested that works of her great-granddaughter be included. "I want people to know that the family tradition of art talent continues," she said. And a new painting is included in the show: Local artist Jim O'Rourke recently painted the Sam Thorpe studio in its woodsy Townsend setting where many of the works now on display were created.
All are invited to a free public reception on Saturday, Oct. 13, from noon to 2 p.m. Prints of Thorpe's work will be available for purchase and other items associated with his art work will be shown.
In the meantime, the Meeting Hall Gallery, located in the library/senior center complex at 14 Dudley Road, is open to the public during regular hours of the Townsend Library and the Senior Center.


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Ya, it's short notice.
And it's all newer subaru's so far. But if you guys are interested, here's the original thread.
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Posted 17 February 2006 - 05:35 PM
could be entertaining... roll up amongst lots of pretty cars, with my not so pretty car...
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sounds like Bobs Burger and Brew at Barkley at 7:00 , have to see what Im up to tonight , its been really cold out.
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Stansbury's response to Calipari: 'My guy isn't considered a pro'
HOOVER, Ala. – Mississippi State head coach Rick Stansbury said he was less than thrilled when he heard Kentucky head coach John Calipari compare his situation in attempting to get freshman center Enes Kanter eligible this season to the current NCAA ruling that get State's junior point guard Dee Bost his eligibility back.
Needless to say, the Stansbury made that point very clear at the Southeastern Conference media day after he missed the NBA Draft withdraw deadline of May 8.
"There's no comparison to Dee Bost, let's get that straight right now," Stansbury said Thursday. "Our guy was in college, there was a changing of the rule, he never had any workouts, he is not a pro. He took his name out 12 hours after the fact with zero NBA workouts. My guy isn't considered a pro."
During Kentucky's Blue Madness celebration last week, Calipari said on ESPN that he hoped the logic used in the NCAA's decision to reinstate Bost's eligibility on Sept. 29 would be comparable to the pending NCAA investigation on Kentucky's 6-foot-11 center.
"I love what the NCAA did with Dee Bost," Calipari said in a statement on his website. "Dee Bost decided to put his name in the NBA Draft; stayed in the Draft — meaning he was then a professional and could not come back and be an amateur. Yet, they looked at it and said, wait a minute, common sense says, we're going to let him play, sit him out some games and let him play."
The NCAA did issue State's junior point guard a nine-game suspension when he becomes academically eligible. The suspension by the NCAA Student-Athlete Reinstatement Staff is specifically for Bost failing to properly withdraw by May 8 NBA draft deadline.
The pending decision on Kanter is based on whether he received expenses beyond what is considered necessary while playing for a club team in Turkey in 2008-09 prior to his year in an American high school. The NCAA has been made aware that Kanter, projected as a top-five pick in the June 2011 NBA draft if he declares, was paid $100,000 by this Turkish professional club team.
"The NCAA is not working against us or this young man," Calipari reiterated Thursday at SEC Media Day. "This is a hard decision. He played for the club when he was 14, 15 and 16. They know that. They also know that with the decision they make, with (another) kid in a similar situation, (this ruling) is going to be it."
Kanter was chosen the Most Valuable Player in the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship after averaging 18.6 points and 16.4 rebounds while leading Turkey to the bronze medal. After the championships, that same Turkish team called Fenerbahçe and Olympiacos B.C., a Greek basketball team, both offered Kanter professional contracts but to pursue the opportunity to play high school and college basketball in the United States.
Stansbury acknowledged that, like many college head coaches across the country, he is paying close attention to whether the NCAA will allow Kanter to play college basketball at all. The Bulldogs head coach also added he, a Kentucky native, is paying extra attention to it to see if the NCAA will give favorable treatment to a traditional powerhouse program like Kentucky.
"There is a lot of eyes watching this situation and a lot of coaches understanding what this situation is," Stansbury said. "Everybody across the situation and landscape of college basketball understands what that situation was. I think everybody is probably waiting to see does Kentucky get something because (it's) Kentucky and there's something different that it may be at another school. I think that's the biggest thing."
The two schools will meet for the first time since last year's SEC Tournament final when State travels to Rupp Arena on Feb. 15 for a 6 p.m. matchup on ESPN.


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Since the departure of Robin van Persie last summer, Arsenal have been on the look out for a star striker - Stevan Jovetic could well be that man.
Here we look at why Jovetic would be a great addition to the Arsenal line-up and what qualities he will bring to the club.
Jovetic is known to be a smart operator in attack, he uses his pace, passing, dribbling and finishing abilities to the fullest by his sound movement and intelligent decision making which makes him a menace for the opposition's defenders.
The Montenegro forward is just 23-years-old which means that he is at a stage where he can still develop working under Wenger. He also brings a wealth of experience at both club and international level to make an instant impact. He has already notched up more than 25 international caps and is closing in on 200 club appearances.
The forward is a versatile performer and he could not only play upfront on his own but he can also be deployed behind the striker or the wide positions on both flanks. He will be a great addition and will provide Arsenal with quality and his versatility which will only enhance the squad depth.
If Jovetic was to sign for the Gunners, Arsenal fans should be excited by the prospect of seeing him playing for the club. He will improve the chances of Arsenal ending the trophy drought and become genuine challengers for the league title.
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- The Image Color is Not Natural. If the tape monitor records the image normal and five color or color negative, in general, failure occurred in the video section: On the contrary, if the tape recording monitor image is not normal and normal, was caused by AC adapter or a bad connection. If both are negative, the fault in the camera circuit
- Image Blur, Focus is Not Good. If the manual focus well and auto-focus poor, often malfunction in the automatic focusing circuit. If the manual and automatic focus are bad, the fault component, mainly in the lens focus
- No Audio Playback Images. In such cases, can be taken with a tape recorder into the common normal replay, monitor sound effects. If the sound normal, the fault in the AC adapter; the other hand, failure in the audio and microphone recording microphone circuit or circuits
- The Machine Does Not Work. After booting the keys had no role in the viewfinder no light, the box body does not work. Such power failures are usually caused by abnormal or power circuits. Should first check the battery voltage or AC AC adapter output voltage is normal, if normal then the fault in the power circuit.
- Tape Handling Failure. Viewfinder and monitor can be displayed the image when shooting, but the tape is not loaded into or take it out. Such failure generally occurs in the movement and its drive circuit
- Avoid highlight, high or cold temperature, water, shock, collision, corrosion, smoke, dust, magnetic, X-ray etc.
- Only when it is in great need, a little bit of dust will not affect the image quality. When you need cleaning, it shall use a soft brush, such as the sable brush or hair dryer to remove dust. If you want to wipe the lens, you should use the pump to blow away the dust, wipe it with lens paper
- You can use a transparent display protection sticker to protect the screen
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i think it is finally time for inzamam to resign as pakistan skippper or he should be sacked.
quite frankly everybody has become tired of his sloppy running between the stumps and his poor form.
it will be hard to find any captain who is up to the task but the matter still stands that inzi mst shift his considerable weight and be sacked.


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Halo 3 Demo Date Announced 27
CVG has word that the Halo 3 Beta is coming May 16th. "The beta will run through to June 7 at 7:59am - giving you just under a month to tone your Halo 3 fragging skills. Three maps will be available for you to stomp around in your 360 Spartan armour; Snowbound, High Ground and Valhalla ... New guns and vehicles available for sampling include the nippy Mongoose all-terrain vehicles, Brute Spiker, Spike Grenade, all-new Assault Rifle and Warthog-smashing Spartan Laser." They also point out the functionality behind the much-talked about X button: "The secret function of the little blue button is for deploying equipment and you see three different kinds in action in the latest video documentary. While the developer doesn't specify exactly which pieces of equipment are exposed in the video, we're guessing that the new bubble shield, trip mine and mobile gravity lift are all assigned to the fancy new X button functionality."


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Rebels have overcome the shortages of arms that plagued the early days of their fight to topple Syria's government, when their commanders complained of running out of ammunition.
Though they still lack the kind of heavy weaponry that might help them decisively drive back the military, rebels in central Syria are constructing bigger and more effective bombs, and a steady flow of money from the militants' leadership in Turkey has allowed them to purchase sufficient amounts of small arms.
Some groups have said recently that they have an increased number of modern anti-tank rockets, and others say they're manufacturing so-called explosively formed penetrators to increase the killing power of their roadside bombs. EFPs, cone-shaped copper plates that are blasted into vehicles when the bombs explode, wreaked havoc on U.S. vehicles in Iraq.
"They are hard to get and expensive," complained Abu Omar, a 25-year-old former university student who spends his days making bombs with fertilizer, mostly by packing it into empty cooking-gas containers. Syrian state-run news agencies routinely have reported seizures of such materials in past months across the country. For targeting tanks, he packs truck axles cut in half full of explosives, he said.
Members of the armed opposition say the more sophisticated weapons are being transported across the border from Turkey with the knowledge of the Turkish intelligence service, an allegation Turkey has previously denied.
The improved supply of weapons to the rebels is clearly evident, both to reporters traveling in rebel-held area and in the rising death toll among Syrian security forces in clashes with the rebels. On Wednesday, the Syrian government announced the funerals of another 27 soldiers and police officers who died in clashes with the rebels, bringing to 322 the number of such deaths so far in June. Rebel casualties are uncertain, but in the same time period the Syrian Network for Human Rights has published daily tallies of 751 deaths it attributed to pro-government forces, including 78 at Qubeir who allegedly were killed by local militia known as shabiha.
Many rebel commanders in this part of Syria, where rebel units can travel largely without encountering military forces, didn't want to address the subject of increased arms supplies, fearing that admitting they're better armed and funded than before might make the world less sympathetic to their cause. The would-be revolutionaries have gone to lengths to paint themselves as the victims in what's become an all-out civil war.
But they hint at arms shipments. A Turkish-speaking Syrian who arrived in Khan Sheikhoun earlier this week to drop off communications equipment acknowledged the arrival of more sophisticated weapons, but he wouldn't say exactly what they were.
"It's a surprise. Just wait," the man said, smiling and promising that the rebels would be going on the offensive in coming weeks. Other commanders in the area have said the same.
The promise of a rebel offensive also carries the promise of more destruction and displacement. According to the Turkish government, about 4,000 Syrian refugees have crossed into Turkey in the last week, bringing the number of Syrians taking refuge in seven camps just inside the Turkish border to nearly 30,000. The cramped camps have become training grounds for the rebels, who share expertise with one another before slipping back across the border.
Much of the rebels' improved firepower appears to come from local innovation.
"Before the revolution, I worked with electronics," said Isam al Hamadee, the leader of a group of fighters from the town of Kefar Nbouda who's become well known among local rebels for his expertise in building remotely detonated bombs.
The rebels also are manufacturing their own rockets, including remote-controlled anti-aircraft and anti-tank rockets.
But for some groups, the lack of heavy weapons has prompted a shift to more extreme tactics.
Ahrar al Sham, a group that coordinates with the rebels who operate under the name Free Syrian Army but isn't directly under its leadership, carried out a suicide bombing against a checkpoint near this battered city last Thursday.
The leader of the group here, who uses the nom-de-guerre Abu Hamza, said the bombing was the first of its kind that his group had carried out, though other branches of Ahrar al Sham, which has proliferated across north-central Syria, had done so.
Members of Ahrar al Sham said the bomber was a 19-year-old man from Khan Sheikhoun who'd been present when Syrian soldiers fired on a group of demonstrators in the city last month, killing a number of them. The man, who took the nom-de-guerre Abu Abdullah, had seen one of his friends die.
"Of course some of the people had reservations," Abu Hamza said. "But Abu Abdullah wanted to do this. He put it in his mind and couldn't sleep."
"It is better to die this way rather than be slaughtered like the people in Houla," Abu Hamza said, referring to the 80 women and children who were killed last month, allegedly by supporters of the government of President Bashar Assad. "These operations will continue if the world doesn't give us weapons. We have more people ready to do this."
"What would you do if the government was killing your family? Your children?" asked one rebel who'd gathered with hundreds of others to watch smoke rise from the massive bombing. "We don't have heavy weapons, and they have tanks and helicopters."
Rebels frequently express concern that they'll be seen as terrorists in the West, sometimes joking with reporters, sometimes serious. It was the selection of a military checkpoint as the target for the bombing that was the issue, not the tactic of a suicide bombing itself.
"We don't care what the outside world thinks," another member of Ahrar al Sham said, when he was asked whether such bombings might be seen as counterproductive to their cause.
Syrian and international media didn't report the bombing, which engulfed the checkpoint in smoke. It's unclear how many people were killed and whether any civilians died in the blast.


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From coreboot
iPXE is a tool for loading an operating system over a network. It is a fork of GPXE.
Like GPXE uses legacy BIOS callbacks, and it works well with SeaBIOS. See GPXE.
Building and Running in seaBIOS howto
Here are the goals of this howto:
- fits in 128k for easier building process
- boot over an ath9k WiFi over an open/unencrypted wifi to an image that resides on the internet...
Identify your wireless network card:
# lspci [...] 03:06.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR922X Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
Identify its PCI IDs:
# lspci -s 03:06.0 -nnn 03:06.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR922X Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0029] (rev 01)
get ipxe:
git clone git://git.ipxe.org/ipxe.git cd ipxe/src/
Copy the following into
- keep pressing ctrl+b while booting
- it will give you a shell:
- You will then need to type some commands to make it boot on the WiFi from the Internet.
- Identify your ESSID
- set the ESSID
- get an IP Address
- test the official demo (requires a ps2 keyboard)
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Myrtle A. Sailors, 91, of Fargo, N.D., formerly of Devils Lake, N.D., passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Sanford Health South, Fargo.
Myrtle A. Sailors, 91, of Fargo, N.D., formerly of Devils Lake, N.D., passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Sanford Health South, Fargo.
Funeral services for Myrtle will be held at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Devils Lake on Friday, July 19 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Jeff Nicla officiating. Graveside Services will be held at the Folden Cemetery in Newfolden, Minn. on Saturday, July 20 at 2 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
Myrtle Alma, daughter of Andreas and Johanna (Stromsmoe) Hanson was born on April 9, 1921 in Holt, Minn. Myrtle was reared and educated in Newfolden, graduating from Newfolden High School in 1939.
Myrtle was united in marriage to Marlin Z. Sailors on April 18, 1944 in Seattle, Wash., where Marlin was stationed with the US Navy. After his discharge, they moved to Cavalier, N.D., where they owned and operated the City Shoe Shop for ten years. In the summer of 1960, they moved the business to Devils Lake and continued operation of the business until 1986, when he retired. Marlin passed away on December 5, 1987. Myrtle continued to make Devils Lake her home until moving to Fargo in 2010 to be closer to family.
Myrtle was an active member of St. Olaf Lutheran Church and the WELCA. She also enjoyed membership in the Sons of Norway and the Rebekah's. She enjoyed working on genealogy, reading, gardening, as well as scrap booking.
Myrtle was a devoted wife and mother, caring for her family was her number one priority. Faith and family sustained her through the years; she always had a smile and greeting to everyone she met.
Myrtle is survived by her daughters Gail Ziegler of Valley City, N.D., Carol Frison of Stockton, Calif., Marsha (Don) Kringstad of West Fargo, N.D., Debra (Conrad) Freeman of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Amy (Ken) McDowell of Monroe, Wash., 12 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.
Myrtle was preceded in death by her husband, Marlin; infant daughter, Sherry Lynn; parents; sister, Bertha Folden; and brother, Harold Hanson.
We would like to express our appreciation to Bethany on University (Willow Lane) and the Palliative Care Unit at Sanford South for the wonderful care they provided for her.
Friends may sign the online register book and share memories of Myrtle at www.gilbertsonfuneralhome.com
Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, is in charge of arrangements.


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Stardock has hired Derek "Kael" Paxton, creator of the Civilization IV mod 'Fall from Heaven', to "oversee Stardock's ongoing development and expansions of the recently released fantasy strategy game, Elemental: War of Magic."
The launch of Elemental was, by some accounts, "disastrous" and bringing in some external talent is a good move. Brad Wardell, Stardock's CEO, "will serve as the executive producer and lead AI developer on Elemental," and had previously served as the lead designer on the game.
Wardell has explained the next steps for Elemental in a post on the official site.
We are going to have Elemental: War of Magic v1.1 be the transition between he and I. After that, we'll begin work on the first expansion pack for Elemental which will be given to all people who currently own Elemental: War of Magic. I won't go into any details on that expansion since our new Producer will be heavily involved in the specifics of the design.
Stardock could work on and release Fall from Heaven, either as an Elemental mod or retail product, since Paxton owns the IP. When asked about plans for future games, including Fall from Heaven, Shacknews was told:
"To date we have not announced anything past Elemental expansions and post-release support," said Stephanie Tinsley Schopp, PR representative for Stardock.


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Tate Forcier's Michigan offer letter is still online. It says that the offer is "contingent upon the satisfactory completion of your junior and senior years, both athletically and academically."
The word "athletically" in the above quote strongly suggests that the kid still needs to be able to play the sport, or the offer would no longer be valid. I am sure that Michigan and other schools are still using that same wording. I've never heard of a case at any school where a letter of intent was signed, and the athlete had already retired from the sport.
I can't imagine allocating a scholarship to someone who can't play.


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By M. Allirajan
The Times of India, Mumbai
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Even as the government is considering schemes like gold deposits to rein in the huge surge in gold imports, such initiatives haven't yielded much success in the past. Bank-led schemes to garner gold have not been able to mobilize the holdings of the yellow metal from the public in any significant manner.
SBI, which launched a gold deposit scheme in 1999, withdrew it as it was not successful. Though SBI re-launched the scheme in 2009, gold was mobilized largely from temples, trusts, and wealthy individuals.
Bank-led schemes collected only 36.1 tonnes of gold till 1996, a mere 0.4% of the gold stocks that were available at that time. The country has 18,000 tonnes in gold stock now. ...


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"I'll support amnesty," Limbaugh said this week, "but they can't vote for 25 years" (FREE audio).
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Rush pointed out, "The Democrat Party needs a permanent underclass in order to stay in power," adding, "The Democrats become the providers. Santa Claus. And then on the other side of that, who is it that wants to take it away from them? That would be the Republicans, who are mean-spirited, cold-hearted extremists, so goes the story" (FREE audio).
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This week, Dr. Savage celebrated another victory in his conflict with former syndicator Talk Radio Network.
A federal judge upheld an earlier ruling that, in effect, made Savage a "free agent," no longer obligated to work on what he called "a radio plantation."
Savage told WND the ruling "should free talent from the threats and extortionist behavior of ruthless Old-Hollywood types who can still be found in the corners of the radio industry. For me, personally, it finalizes a struggle to perform for my audience in an atmosphere of freedom."
After his win, Michael Savage was profiled in the influential Radio and Television Business Report, which called him, "relevant, unpredictable, witty and wise."
In a wide-ranging interview, he talked about growing up listening to "The Green Hornet" on the radio, which sparked his imagination and nurtured his passion for the medium. Savage also acknowledged the role an expert call screener can play in a host's success, and talked about his latest novel, "A Time for War."
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Levin calls the mainstream media's coverage of the Benghazi hearings "a pathetic joke."
He added it is obvious that a "full fledged White House cover-up" has been going on, yet the major networks are ignoring the scandal (FREE audio).
Levin is now offering a free cell phone ring tone of his impersonation of Hillary Clinton's infamous question about Benghazi: "What difference does it make?" (FREE audio)
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Broadcasting live from Tel Aviv, Aaron Klein served up exclusive insider information about Israel's bombing of Syrian "military research centers" and other targets. Are the two nations now officially at war?
He also reported on the scandalous number of other accused Chechnyan terrorists who currently live in Boston – the site of the most recent attack on American soil.
Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., called in to talk about his bill to limit amount of ammunition the government can buy; he believes the Department of Homeland Security is intentionally purchasing millions of rounds of hollow point bullets simply to keep them out of the hands of ordinary, law abiding Americans.
In addition, Klein has new information about the Spanish company that purchased the largest electronic voting firm in the United States, a move that some suspect will negatively impact American election results (FREE audio).
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Is General Motors subsidizing Chinese jobs with American taxpayers' money? Laura Ingraham's guest, Edward Niedermeyer of the Wall Street Journal, says yes, pointing out that thanks to the government's $50-billion bailout of GM, the automaker is now building new factories in the People's Republic.
Heritage Fellow Robert Rector joined Laura to blast the immigration reform planned being pushed by Sens. Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan. The Heritage Foundation's new study shows that "amnesty" will cost American taxpayers trillions of dollars over time.
Larry Kudlow and Laura sing Sen. Ted Cruz's praises after Cruz blasted fellow Republicans who want to bring in an Internet sales tax. Kudlow agreed that such a tax would stifle economic growth, punish consumers and burden businesses large and small with outrageous compliance costs (FREE audio).
Glenn Beck
The Anti-Defamation League has targeted Glenn Beck for criticism before, which strikes many observers as strange, considering Beck's highly vocal support of the state of Israel.
Their latest criticism is especially off the mark. The ADL rushed to condemn Beck's lengthy speech to the National Rifle Association's annual convention last week, because, they said, part of Beck's slideshow included a photo comparing New York's Mayor Bloomberg (who is Jewish) to Adolph Hitler.
The trouble is, the photo depicted Soviet leader Lenin, not Hitler. Beck has asked for an apology.


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Alcohol or drug use starts with experimentation or voluntary use. In this stage, the use is infrequent and, in the case of teenagers, the substance is usually obtained from and used with friends in response to peer pressure to drink or use drugs.
Older people who start to use drugs or drink heavily often do so in response to problems in their lives, such as losing a spouse or a job.
Some people in this stage are able to stop using by themselves. Others, however, who believe their substance abuse is solving their problems or making them feel better begin drinking more alcohol or taking more drugs, thereby moving on to regular use.
This stage is characterized by use on a regular basis. The person may continue to use with friends or acquaintances or may use the substance alone.
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This article was originally published January 30, 2013 at 9:46 a.m. Updated January 30, 2013 at 11:18 a.m.
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WASHINGTON Wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher curbs on guns, saying, "too many children are dying" without them.
"The time is now. You must act. Be bold, be courageous, Americans are counting on you," she told the Senate Judiciary Committee at Congress' first gun control hearing since 20 elementary school children were shot to death in Newtown, Conn., late last year.
She spoke haltingly, a result of the wounds suffered when she was shot in the head in an attempted assassination two years ago that left six others dead.
But in conflicting testimony a little more than an hour later, a top official of the National Rifle Association rejected bans on certain assault weapons and high capacity magazines advocated by President Barack Obama and gun control advocates in Congress.
Under persistent questioning from Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the panel's chairman, the NRA's Wayne LaPierre also conceded that in a reversal, his organization no longer supports universal background checks for gun owners. He said the current system is a failure because the administration doesn't prosecute potential violators aggressively.
"Back in '99 you said, 'no loopholes, nowhere,'" said Leahy, referring to testimony delivered more than a decade ago. "Now you do not support background checks for all."
Read tomorrow's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.
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PaulRevere says... January 30, 2013 at 10:33 a.m.
Warped logic. "I got shot, so we should ban all guns." "I got hurt in an accident so everybody should have to wear a seatbelt." "I backed over my own child, so all cars should have rear cameras." Why should all of society be saddled with more and more regulation, just because of the actions of a very small group?
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Packman says... January 30, 2013 at 11:09 a.m.
I may be as confused as Gabby, but when she says: "Too many children are dying", is she talking about the 3,000 unborn children killed each day via abortion on demand or the fractional percentage of that figure murdered by madmen with guns? Is she concerened about all innocent children dying or just those that fit a liberal cause? Hey, I'm just asking.......
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LETSBEREALISTIC says... January 30, 2013 at 12:03 p.m.
Gifford, like most liberals, is totally out of touch with reality. The Democrats are focusing on guns when guns aren't the issue. It's a small segment of the population that have mental issues that drive them to do these killings, just like a suicide bomber except using different tools for destruction. I'm sorry but Gifford is just a pathetic poster child who has lost her mental faculties and is being used by the liberals to garner an emotional based response rather than dealing with the real problem!
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HotSpringsLawyer says... January 30, 2013 at 12:18 p.m.
Really - what a whiner. What does she have to complain about?
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rainbowharold55 says... January 30, 2013 at 12:28 p.m.
The next time I hear that tired comparison of reproductive choice and the culture od gun violence I'm gonna puke.
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lazybar says... January 30, 2013 at 12:35 p.m.
rainbow hopefully you will do it on one of your liberal cronies
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toddm76 says... January 30, 2013 at 12:52 p.m.
Only in Arkansas do you see the kind of comments that have been posted about this issue and Mrs. Giffords. You people are truely back woods, brain washed people. I pray nothing like this ever happens to YOU or YOUR family. YES, I did say "you people".
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HotSpringsLawyer says... January 30, 2013 at 1:47 p.m.
Toddm, I hope you recognized the intended sarcasm in my comment. Otherwise, I agree with you. Absolutely unbelievable.
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kalessin1977 says... January 30, 2013 at 1:48 p.m.
toddm76, I will gladly take my back woods folks any day over bleeding heart liberals who have a narrow and shallow view of human nature in relation to historical perspective. If liberals in Conneticut and other states want gun control then it needs to be enacted on the local level. National mandates are not the means of achieving anything but resistance, and distrust of the national mechanisms and thought processes. Conneticut already has state bans against all the kinds of weapons that the liberals are trying to push through Congress and it worked just great to defend those babies in Newtown didn't it? The harder the libs push for their great new world order the further they push us apart as a nation. When the world falls apart and the real criminlas are running around unfettered, Arkansas will stand on its own backed by people who you thought were backwards. Don't come asking for protection.
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Dontsufferfools says... January 30, 2013 at 2:26 p.m.
Packman, Fair and Balanced answered your question before you asked it. In America we hold some principles higher than life itself. It is more convenient to use cars and highways and sacrifice 30,000 lives or so each year than to not drive. We allow women who don't want to carry babies to term and then raise them, the option of abortion. We allow wide-ranging gun rights so people can hunt, target shoot and feel safer knowing that many thousands will die each year because the guns will be misused. Of course we all have personal choice. No one is forced to drive, have an abortion or own a gun. Even you argue that it's better to sacrifice a few — the innocent slaughtered by madmen with guns — than deprive everyone of a right. Now imagine the gestapo tactics needed to protect life at conception. Registries for pregnant women; inquiries when miscarriages occur; doctors and women going to prison.
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How a 'Seismic Cloak' Could Slow Down an Earthquake 101
Daniel_Stuckey writes "The United States is currently gripped in a bout of earthquake mania, following a series of significant tremors in the West. And any time Yellowstone, LA, or San Francisco shakes, people start to wonder if it's a sign of The Big One to come. Yet even after decades of research, earthquake prediction remains notoriously hard, and not every building in quake-prone areas has an earthquake-resistant design. What if, instead of quaking in our boots, we could stop quakes in their tracks? Theoretically, it's not a crazy idea. Earthquakes propagate in waves, and if noise-canceling headphones have taught us anything, it's that waves can be absorbed, reflected, or canceled out. Today, a paper published in Physical Review Letters suggests how that might be done. It's the result of French research into the use of metamaterials—broadly, materials with properties not found in nature—to modify seismic waves, like a seismic cloaking device."


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Official Site | Heat Sheets | Directions to Blodgett Pool | Video Stream
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Ivy League men's swimming and diving championships at Blodgett Pool, March 3-5, is being streamed live on GoCrimson.com. Watch all the action from home with any of the three packages being offered.
Preliminary sessions will take place at 11 a.m. with finals at 6 p.m. all three days. The Crimson enters the meet as the top-ranked team in the Ivy League and looks to reclaim the Ivy title from two-time defending champ Princeton.
The official meet site features all the relevant information about the meet, including the event schedule and results, directions and ticket information. The newly posted psyche sheet lists the possible competitors for each event by their best time this season.
There will be streaming video available to fans for the entirety of the championships. Streaming packages are as follows:
1. Weekend Pass ($24.95) - Covers the entire weekend's action, including morning trials (with partial diving coverage) and evening finals, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
2. Daily Pass ($15.95) - Covers the morning trials (with partial diving coverage) and the evening finals for a specific day.
3. Session Pass ($9.95) - Covers any one of the six sessions that will be broadcast (can be either a morning trial session or an evening finals session).


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Obama meets with Rice, signs Russian trade bill
- Associated Press
- December 14, 2012 - 3:12 AM
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is meeting privately with U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, a day after she withdrew her name from consideration to be the next secretary of state.
In a busy Friday schedule, the president also will sign into law a Russian trade and human rights bill.
The measure opens new export opportunities for American businesses. But a section that would punish Russian officials who allegedly commit human rights violations has antagonized Moscow.
The bill establishes permanent normal trade relations with Russia and eliminates a long-obsolete 1974 provision, called the Jackson-Vanik Amendment, that tied trade relations with the former Soviet Union to the emigration of Jews and other Soviet minorities.
The president also will likely work on trying to strike a deal with Republicans to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.
© 2018 Star Tribune


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A Central Point man accused of leading police on a car chase through Medford last week already was awaiting trial for his alleged role in a drive-by shooting late last year. And he has not had his day in court on drug charges in yet another case.
Cody Ledezma, 24, was indicted Tuesday on three counts of attempting to elude police, reckless driving, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of oxycodone, according to Jackson County Circuit Court records.
Early on April 11, an Oregon State police trooper attempted to stop a car driven by Ledezma on Highway 99 at its intersection with Highway 62.
Ledezma allegedly sped away from the trooper and travelled into Medford.
Medford police heard about the chase and placed themselves in Ledezma's route. They threw down spike strips as he cruised by East McAndrews Road and Royal Avenue.
With his car's tires flattened, Ledezma attempted to flee the scene on foot, but was soon captured.
It was just Ledezma's latest brush with local police, according to Medford Lt. Mike Budreau.
"We've had several dealings with Mr. Ledezma over the years," Budreau said. "In this past year alone, we've had contact with him several times."
Ledezma has been named as the second suspect inside wa red BMW that is tied to a drive-by shooting in the 6000 block of Truax Road in Central Point.
The shooting occurred in November, with witnesses saying a gunshot came from within the car as it rolled by a house.
Investigators believe Ledezma was behind the wheel and his passenger, Andrew Caucutt, 24, fired the round out of the passenger side window.
In that case, Ledezma was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and menacing. His trial is scheduled for July.
Court records show Ledezma has additional pending cases for methamphetamine and heroin possession.
Budreau said it's not uncommon for career criminals to commit crimes while waiting trial for other cases.
"It can take months or even years for a case to appear in court," Budreau said. "Meanwhile, these suspects will continue their criminal activity before they see the courtroom."
Ledezma remains lodged in the Jackson County Jail without bail.
Reach reporter Chris Conrad at 541-776-4471 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Three strikes, not yet out
A Central Point man accused of leading police on a car chase through Medford last week already was awaiting trial for his alleged role in a drive-by shooting late last year. And he has not had his day in court on drug charges in yet another case.


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Bill O'Reilly of The O'Reilly Factor generally doesn't mince words. He misuses them. He misconstrues them. He even abuses them. I'll go so far as to accuse him of lying from time to time. So it's certainly amusing when he chooses to sum up his fellow blowhards on Fox News Network. He gave his assessment of his cohort noisemakers to Fox stalwart Geraldo Rivera last night and it was covered by The Daily Beast:
Answering a question from fellow Foxer Geraldo Rivera—does the right-leaning network cut President Obama enough slack? Does it treat him fairly?
To put it into perspective, here's how O'Reilly treats the President. He says President Obama is "clueless, feckless, insular, indifferent to facts that contradict his lefty belief system, and otherwise incompetent."
So someone who's so opinionated with his assessments of the President might be a bit more "conservative" with his co-workers. But after all, this is Bill O. :
If you watch Fox & Friends, [Steve] Doocy is an Obama-basher. He bashes Obama like clockwork. But the other two—Elisabeth [Hasselbeck] and Brian [Kilmeade]—they'd rather whip up a soufflé."
Bill thinks morning hosts Bill Hemmer and Jenna Lee "have no ideology."
When it comes to the on camera talent involved on, "Outnumbered or Outsmarted, Bill gave a dismissive shrug. Basically he's not a fan.
For the 3 PM offering, O'Reilly labels Shepard Smith as a liberal." He added that Cavuto, hosted by Neal Cavuto, "is a business show…He's not an Obama fan."
Following that comes the Factor's assessment of the quintet of hosts on The Five -- "they don't like the president so much"… At 6,there's Bret Baier. Big Bill says he's not anti-Obama.
"Then you have Greta [van Susteren], who's a liberal. At 8 you have me. I'm tough on everybody. At 9 you have Megyn [Kelly]. Again, not an ideologue…Then you have the Republican show, Hannity, at 10"
I sure would love to see the reception Bill gets today when he shows up to the studios. I'm confident he's going to get more cold shoulders than congratulatory pats. He might even get called into the principal's office (Roger Ailes) to caution him to tone it down a bit.
In baseball it was Manny being Manny. At Fox, it's Bill being Bill. No difference. Both are crazy. Perhaps I give Manny the advantage though. He hit a lot more home runs than Bill.


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The future of a professional basketball franchise in southern Nevada remained on hold after the NBA Board of Governors decided to continue monitoring developments on a new arena.
NBA commissioner David Stern on Thursday cited a report by a seven-member owners committee that said an NBA-quality arena would enhance Las Vegas' chances.
But Stern added there were no immediate plans for a new franchise in the league, and he didn't promise Las Vegas would be first in line for a team.
"The report was generally positive," Stern said at a news conference in New York City. "We looked at various arena sites, there are several prospective owners for a Las Vegas franchise, and we're talking to a lot of people."
The committee was formed in April after Las Vegas Mayor Oscar
Goodman submitted a proposal seeking an NBA franchise for Las Vegas without saying he would ask casino sports books to take NBA games off betting boards.
Stern remains uncomfortable with that position, but the committee did not ask Goodman to reconsider his stance.
Goodman called the report encouraging.
"There's no arena yet, so there's no way the NBA would commit (to Las Vegas)," said the mayor, who has long pushed for an NBA franchise in Las Vegas. "(Stern) speaks so glowingly of our city. I believe one day we'll have a (NBA) team."
Two arena projects are being discussed, but neither has begun
A $500 million, 20,000-seat arena is slated for a June 2008 groundbreaking behind Bally's hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip. It would be built by Anschutz Entertainment Group with private financing, and could open by September 2010.
Michigan-based REI Neon LLC is proposing a downtown arena as part of a multi-billion-dollar casino and hotel development that may seek tax rebates. No plans have been made public, although REI officials have said they hoped to have the arena open in 2010.
Information from: Las Vegas Review-Journal, http://www.lvrj.com
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


text: A resolution approving the Federal Aid Agreement for Pella's North Main Street reconstruction project is among the items on the agenda for this week's city council meeting. Other items on the agenda include the third readings of ordinances regarding wind energy conservation systems and site plan requirements for parking spaces, as well as a proclamation declaring May 2010 as Building Safety Month. The Pella City Council meets Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Pella Public Safety Complex off of Liberty Street.


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Pinehurst Inn loves all the great ways WBBA (Wisconsin Bed & Breakfast Association) promotes Wisconsin. The latest addition to their website is the Wisconsin Microbreweries Map providing opportunity for a great tour around Wisconsin enjoying these artisan brews.
Of course the Chequamegon Bay area is proud to have the northern-most brewery recognized: South Shore Brewery which is connected with Deep Water Grille located in Ashland, just 25 miles south of Bayfield.
South Shore is known for their flavorful and innovative products. On tap, there's usually always a Cream Ale, Honey Pils, Nut Brown Ale and Stout. Seasonal beers rotate between
Red Lager, Mai Bock, Bavarian Wheat, Applefest Ale, Bracket
and Porter.
Word has it that the Applefest Brew went into the fermenter about a week ago! This annual favorite is anticipated by locals and visitors.
It is also great to share that South Shore Brewery and their affiliate restaurant Deep Water Grille are actively involved as a local "Green Team" working to create more sustainable and green operations within their business.
So enjoy the microbreweries all around this great state – but be sure to come north! We look forward to seeing you.


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A VIOLENT hailstorm that lasted only 20 minutes left a path of destruction across Tamworth and outlying areas when it hit just after 3pm yesterday.
Emergency services were kept busy for hours after being inundated with calls from residents seeking help, with the Tamworth SES reporting more than 100 calls for assistance.
The worst reports came from South Tamworth, where the storm caused a huge amount of damage in only a small amount of time and dumped 25mm of rain within an hour.
Hailstones, in some places bigger than golf balls, damaged cars and smashed windows.
A maximum wind gust recorded at Tamworth's automatic weather station at the Tamworth Airport registered at 98km/h.
Small planes parked at Tamworth Airport had their wings twisted by the force of the wind.
At the national equine centre, the wind peeled back the iron roof of the main arena entrance like a tin can. The downpour caused flash-flooding over a number of main roads, including Goonoo Goonoo Rd, Kable Ave and Bridge St.
Firefighters were called to a number of businesses after the weather set off false alarms.
Residents in Mount Falcon Estate first reported the storm just after 3pm, but it appeared that as it moved around its ferocity and the hailstones grew in size. South Tamworth was the hardest hit.
Resident Beverly Jennings, who lives in Petra Ave, watched the storm roll over and said by the time it arrived at her place – about 3.10pm – the stones were "bigger than golf balls" and had "rough edges".
Not only were the hailstones huge, there were reports of a mini-tornado, too.
Heavily pregnant Cathy Miller's two-storey house in Wilga Place, off Kurrajong St in South Tamworth, was significantly damaged.
Hailstones the size of golf balls punched holes through three windows on the top floor. The accompanying winds blew the guttering off the front of the house and water came pouring into the home.
Mrs Miller was in one of the bedrooms on the top floor of the home talking to her husband when the storm hit.
"I watched the storm roll in and the clouds turn from green to black and started to panic a bit," she said.
"I honestly thought there's no way this is going to miss us."
Fellow Wilga Place resident Geoff Myers had been watching the storm come across and thought it would blow over.
"It didn't hit the way it normally would," he said.
"I thought it would blow over, but it turned full circle and hit our street at a 45-degree angle."
Mr Myers' had a large hailstone break one window and the wind rip of some of his guttering.
He said the hailstones were as big as he'd seen in 30 years living in Tamworth.
Other storm-spotters said the stones were anywhere between the size of a five-cent piece and cricket balls, and reported their gardens being stripped by the force of the wind and beaten by the hail.
Road signs were buckled and brick fences were knocked over in the South Tamworth area.
At The Leader's office on the corner of Brisbane and Marius streets, the kitchen and a number of offices on the first floor were flooded.
It's understood parts of Centrepoint Shopping Centre and its underground car park were inundated with water.
Firefighters were brought in to try and push the water out, and customers were evacuated from the complex about 3.30pm.
Essential Energy confirmed at 4pm more than 3000 houses and businesses were experiencing power outages.
Staff at their offices in Electra St were being evacuated after damage was reported there.
An elderly woman living in Wahroongha Dr was terrified after a trampoline was picked up in the wind and thrown onto her roof.
A tree that blocked Calala Lane about 3.15pm and stopped traffic in both directions was one of a number of trees reported down, while a large tree fell over Arinya St, causing problems for cars and school buses ferrying children home.
Lightning was reported to have hit a number of light poles in and around the city.
Lines were reported to be down on Somerton Rd, and at the intersection of Roderick and Peel streets.
Emergency crews called to the lines at Roderick St were told to assert extreme caution when they attended, because there was concern the lines were still live when they fell on the ground.
Traffic lights were out across four intersections on Bridge St for some time; traffic controls were called in.
Although thunderstorms were forecast, a severe warning was not issued until 3.45pm, after the first wave of the storm had hit.
While the clean-up was under way in parts of Tamworth, residents in Kootingal reported the arrival of hail about 5.40pm.


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However, according to the Milwaukee Elections Commission and the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, voters do not need to provide proof of age in order to register. All they have to do is check off a box on the registration form certifying that they are a qualified elector, a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years old by the time they vote.The new voter ID law is not currently being enforced (because of the judgment of 2 Dane County judges). Interestingly, the new Marquette Law School poll, surveying likely voters in the recall election found that "61% percent favored requiring a government-issued photo id to vote, while 37 percent opposed that." People really do worry about voter fraud. Given the polls that show Walker leading — the Marquette poll has him 7 points ahead — if Barrett wins, people should be suspicious.
"The whole system relies on the honestly and integrity of the individual," Sue Edmond, Milwaukee's Election Commission director, told the MacIver News Service. "If we find after the election that they lied, they could be charged with a felony."
Here's Reince Priebus on the subject:
"I'm always concerned about voter fraud, you know, being from Kenosha, and quite frankly having lived through seeing some of it happen," Reince Priebus said. "Certainly in Milwaukee we have seen some of it, and I think it's been documented. Any notion that's not the case, it certainly is in Wisconsin. I'm always concerned about it, which is why I think we need to do a point or two better than where we think we need to be, to overcome it."..."The Big Lie" is indeed a well-known propaganda tool, but it is not simply something that's repeated a lot. "The Big Lie" refers to "colossal untruths" of the sort that ordinary people don't even think of telling, which they don't suspect because "they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously." I'm quoting Mein Kampf there. It's Adolph Hitler's term. Know it. Use it, but know what you're saying when you use it and only use it when you mean it, Mr. Pines. Don't make casual, vague allusions to Hitler. It's not right.
Lester Pines, an attorney involved in a separate legal challenge to the voter ID law, also denounced Priebus' comments, saying they were baseless.
"His statement that Republicans need to outperform Democrats by one to two percent to account for vote fraud is an absolute, total, 100% lie," Pines said. "It is a fantasy. And Reince Priebus and his ilk are saying this and they're saying it over and over and over because they're using the well-known propaganda tool called 'the big lie.' If you say it enough times, people will believe it. There's no other way to characterize this except that Reince Priebus is a liar."


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Andrew Alden will lead us on another walk exploring Oakland geology. This will be a shorter but hilly walk in East Oakland, crossing the Hayward Fault and with views of the bay, the hills, and various fault-related features. We'll meet at the corner of Greenly and Keller.
5 thoughts on "Rock and Walk II"
Hi, I just posted this at my site:
"This will not be a stairway walk. The off-street passages are steep, weedy dirt paths that have not been maintained. The land along the fault is steep, making for nice residential view lots. I haven't finished the route yet but it will take no more than 90 minutes, 10 to 11:30—I have a lunch destination I'm anxious to make. So I would like to set a good geologist's pace."
Ok, the route is at
and it's almost 4 miles. Steep streets and some striking earthquake fault features.
Thanks Andrew! We'll be putting the Paths in Oakland Urban Paths this weekend.
Another great walk! Thanks guys.
For those interested in the Oak Knoll hospital implosion from April of 2011, check out the video at http://youtu.be/A4yRr6dmS6s . After the warning siren that begins the video, there's a 1:00 wait before the countdown and the actual implosion.
I enjoyed myself a lot, and I hope you all did too. Any questions?