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Yesterday, we lost a brother in arms. A friend. A fellow Oleh, who like me, moved to Israel from the Western Hemisphere in order to fulfill a 2000 year old prophecy. A brother who in commanders course in the IDF, during the hardest week any of us ever experienced in training, carried a pack twice his size and probably equal his weight for a week straight. I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it myself. He never stopped smiling. He never stopped laughing.Though he was short in stature, he had the biggest, sweetest soul. I lost a brother that made me laugh every time he extended his pronunciation of the "R" in my name, poking at my American accent, because he could never get rid of that purr like rolling "R" that gave him that Latin charm. I lost a brother who shocked me every time he hopped the wall during our training exercises, all 5 feet and change of him, while I struggled. I lost a brother whose smile and squeaky loud laugh was so contagious I would try not to look at him when we were standing at attention. I lost a brother who could have left the army a long time ago and study whatever he wanted but decided to stay and go to Officers course and become a Company Commander in the IDF.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Brandon Ashley dominated his teammates in practice last week, which, at a school such as Arizona, is saying something.
He didn't stop once the next game came along.
Earning a start because of his hard work in practice, Ashley made the most of it, scoring 20 points while hitting all six of his shots and grabbing 10 rebounds to help the No. 10 Wildcats run over Long Beach State 94-72 Monday night.
``We want to reward players that are working hard and doing it every day,' Arizona coach Sean Miller said. ``You get 20 points and 10 rebounds in 24 minutes, he was the best player on the court tonight.'
Arizona certainly had the best time on this night.
The Wildcats (3-0) quickly turned what was supposed to be their toughest challenge of the early season into a rout, racing out to a 22-point lead in the first half.
Arizona started making shots right after the opening tip and barely stopped, shooting 53 percent while making 9 of 19 from 3-point range and 25 of 35 free throws.
They got contributions from up and down the lineup.
Ashley, one of Miller's four heralded freshmen big men, scored the Wildcats' first seven points and made 8 of 9 free throws.
Kevin Parrom was perfect on five 3-point attempts, scoring 15 points. Fellow senior Solomon Hill also had 15 points, making all 11 of his free throws. Nick Johnson added 12 points, five assists and three steals.
The Wildcats outscored Long Beach State by 16 inside and got 16 more points on 13 offensive rebounds, outrebounding the 49ers 41-23.
OK, so maybe the perimeter defense is still a problem.
Still, with nine days off between games, this was a nice way to go into the break.
``I thought tonight there were times in the first and second halves where it was our best play of the season,' Miller said. ``We looked how you hope we would look.'
Long Beach State (1-3) managed to keep it close against then-No. 11 North Carolina in its last game, down by just one at the half.
The 49ers never stood much of a chance against Arizona, unable to stop the Wildcats while falling into a deep early hole or able to shoot their way back despite making 14 3-pointers.
James Ennis led Long Beach State with 17 points and Peter Pappageorge added 16.
``Defensively, we were just a nightmare tonight,' Long Beach State coach Don Monson said. ``We have to go back to square one.'
Long Beach State's first game against Arizona since 1995 comes in the middle of a difficult stretch in the schedule.
The 49ers opened the season with a win over North Alabama, then lost at Southern California and by 15 to the Tar Heels.
After leaving Tucson, Long Beach State will play road games against No. 6 Syracuse, No. 3 Ohio State and No. 11 UCLA before starting the Big West season on Dec. 29.
It's no surprise; the 49ers play one of the nation's toughest nonconference schedules pretty much every season, a concept Monson brought with him from his Gonzaga days.
And they figured to give Arizona its first real test of the season.
With a talented mix of young players and some steady veterans, the Wildcats opened the season with a nine-point win over Charleston Southern and rolled over Texas-El Paso last Thursday.
Arizona survived Charleston Southern's quickness and out-bigged the tall Miners, grabbing 20 more rebounds.
Long Beach State is a combination of the Wildcats' first two opponents, the two-time defending champions in the Big West and the favorite to win it again.
A stiff challenge?
No. Arizona turned it into a rout right away.
Ashley, who replaced fellow freshman Grant Jerrett in the starting lineup, got things rolling, scoring on a three-point play and hitting a jumper. He had 11 points by halftime, hitting all three of his shots and all five free throws, showing no sign of first-start jitters.
``My teammates were looking for me and they put me in great position to score,' Ashley said. ``With that happening, I didn't feel the need to force up any shots.'
The rest of the Wildcats weren't missing much, either, building a 39-17 lead.
Even when the 49ers went on a 10-0 run midway through the first half, Arizona barely blinked, leading by 13 at halftime after hitting 17 of 27 shots, including 5 of 9 from 3-point range.
Arizona never let the 49ers get back in it in the second half, either.
The Wildcats shut down Long Beach State on the perimeter early in the half, Parrom hit a couple of 3-pointers early and Hill scored on a three-point play to put Arizona up 67-48 with just over 14 minutes left.
Arizona cruised from there, allowing the 49ers to hit six straight 3-pointers in the closing minutes without the lead dipping below 20.
``Arizona has the ingredients to be a very good team next month if they keep improving,' Monson said. ``They shoot the ball, they have great length, good size and good guards. They have all the components they need to keep coming together and really make an impact.'

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Absurd is kind. But rather than heaping scathing abuse...
Proxies, anyone? And for those as enjoy freedom, might I suggest the SouthWest corner of the U.S. (always excluding California, of course).
Ahhhh, ye are too pessimistic. Everybody knows that when the government monitors all we do on the internet, things will become doubleplusgood to crimsestop those filled with badthought regarding the children. Once we eradicate the need, or even desire, porn will no longer be needed. We will have artsem do the job of creating our progeny.
The next stop, beyond monitoring the internet, will be to install cameras so we can root out facecrime. We must not allow dangerous thoughts to continue. We can thank Eurosoc for their visionary proposal, and Eurojust for their vigorous enforcement against these sexcrime addicts. Praise the Europres, the Eurocommission, and the Europax.
Wow. What a scary message that was to write. Also a little sad.
It's a shame nobody has put the IWF list on Wikileaks by now...
If Daemon only hijack dns requests then they're doing it differently to everyone else. The 'normal' way to use IWF is to route the actual http requests via a logging/blocking proxy.
The whole "child abuse" thing is a lie. They pretend all those sites contain child porn, but they don't prosecute the owners or hosts of sites that are on the list, even if they are hosted in EU countries. They say it's about child abuse, but not overtly sexual forms of abuse are not even covered (see parent), while sexual abuse seems to include any image that can be construed as representing a minor in a eroticizable way, regardless of if they depict real people or are related to actual abuse. Censoring pe
people need to raise HOLY HELL to stop this
the STATE getting its claws onto censoring information and more importantly, *controlling information access* is a nightmare waiting to happen.
first it is some bogus threat to the children, 5 years later, then it is to "stop the insurgents", then a few years later, it is to "quell dissent", and then to "keep the peace" and so on and so on
slippery slope indeed
>>>people need to raise HOLY HELL to stop this
Or just aim a gun at your nearest politician's head. (knock) (knock) (knock). Uh oh. Apparently they're already monitoring the internet.
Nobody's going to raise hell about this, because then that person will be accused of supporting child porn and/or terrorism.
Indeed - the recent Wikipedia / Virgin Killer example shows that their definition is not just about abuse. Another example would be to note that the law now covers images up to 18, even though the age of consent is 16, so anything above that is entirely legal to do.
The IWF like to talk about "child abuse images", but their actual list covers anything which is potentially an "indecent" image of somebody under 18.
I'm particularly displeased at the BBC's bias on this article - they reproduce the spin that this
The Government have their 'block', ISPs are 'doing something' and we have our Internet. All of it.
If you depend on Google [google.com] for your searches, you don't have access to the whole internet [chillingeffects.org]
please share - how can we avoid this block?
from reading at wikipedia (so must be true!) the block happens at the routing level, so simply using a different DNS server like open dns doesn't help.
The block is implemented via DNS - avoiding it is trivial. It's a sop to the Government, rather than an effective censor.
Wrong. What they do is send all requests to the servers in question via a special transparent proxy. This is done at the IP level, so you can't avoid it just by using your own DNS server (well, I suppose some of the ISPs may have cheaped out and used DNS, but in general they didn't). If you visit a blocked page, you see a fake 404 message. I think, in some cases, they even used to go to the trouble of sending the correct 404 page for the site you were trying to visit.
It's always been done this way, ever
Child abuse is horrible, we can all agree...
Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop what you are doing. You and others.
Every time you or anyone else adds pandering disclaimers like this you are undermining your own argument and are undeniably contributing to the problem of censorship in our society.
Why do you think the "Think of the Children" brigade have gotten so far? How do you think that these people have been so successful at slowly introducing censorship to the Internet, and into society in general? It is because they rely on fear and intimidation to produce capitulations such as your disclaimer. Without fear, they are powerless in the face of common sense.
No reasonable person need declare their revulsion. Yet everyone does so, because they are afraid of a pointing finger. Our society has been intimidated into censorship, and no one dares speak against it.
Your statement even went so far as to seek greater consensus "we can all agree", adding to the cycle of intimidation and fear. This is where giving in has gotten us, and there is no end in sight to the injustices that will be heaped on us all "In The Name Of The Children". No end. These people will not stop, ever.
Please do not capitulate in this way. There is no need to, despite how fearful you may be.
Now, this might seem oddball, but wouldn't this be ineffective and worse than nothing for preventing child abuse, the whole reason child porn is bad?
My reasoning: If the pervs are unable to get it from non-domestic sources, they are more likely to look domestically for it; even producing it themselves instead of downloading it.
1 child abused to produce X images of CP downloaded 10k times is 'better' than 2 children abused to produce 2X images of CP, each downloaded 5k times because of blocking resulting in
Sadly this is another knee jerk reaction to a serious problem in society. Just by making access to the images difficult, child abuse will not go away. The British government should look at the roots of anti-social behaviour in society and put in place programmes of education to ensure that the next generation are not abusers.
This kind of popluist resonse fomented by the gutter press has never been effective and never will.
I honestly see this as less of a reaction, and more of an excuse to control the Internet in the country.
Next chance I get, I'm off.
Next chance I get, I'm off.
Shamefully reposted from the last time we had a story like this:
I left in 2007.
There wasn't one single thing that made me go, but the accumulative weight of paranoia and illiberalism.
Shamelessly ripped off from here [protests.org.uk]:
* The government can ban any groups it labels 'terrorist' (Terrorism Act 2000)
* The government can monitor any and all private communication (Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000)
* Armed forces can be deployed on UK soil in peacetime (Civil Contingencies Act 2004)
* Property and assets can be seized without warning or compensation (Civil Contingencies Act 2004)
* Spontaneous protest is now illegal around Parliament (Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005)
* Without trial, any British citizen can be tagged, put under house arrest and banned from using the telephone or internet (Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005)
* Any citizen can be imprisoned without charge for 28 days (42 days has passed the house of commons) (Terrorism Act 2006)
* The executive can change any current legislation without consulting Parliament, with very few exceptions (Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006)
* Arbitrary punishments with no legal precedents can be issued with little legal recourse, based on hearsay evidence (Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003)
* British citizens can be extradicted to the United States with no evidence presented (Extradition Act 2003)
* Compulsory identification for all British citizens, with an unlimited amount of details stored in a central database, which the private sector will have access to (Identity Cards Act 2006)
* Upon arrest the police have claim to your DNA, even if you are released without charge (Criminal Justice Act 2003)
Note that some of this predates 9/11.
The government is not-so-gradually putting in place all the mechanisms that a totalitarian police state needs.
What's sickening is that this is largely supported by or ignored by the public.
Every letter I wrote to my MP was replied to by a "we need it to keep people safe, and the public support this measure" fob-off.
In theory I should stick around to try and change things, but it's like staying in a pool that other people are shitting in.
I first left for France, now I'm living in Spain. These countries are not Utopias, but they are a hell of a lot better than the UK. There are no moral panics about predatory paedophiles, and the 'content industries' are not so powerful. And it doesn't rain so much.
So yes - this method in combating child pornography is probably not very good but hey we can use it also to block access to certain information to the sheeple (or to majority of them) and in a process you may also get some means to black mail the disobedient (who would like to be associated with civil right activists that are also child pornography users?).
This give them more control over their herd so not all is lost and affords of ISPs are not all wasted - rejoice!
Sadly this is another knee jerk reaction to a serious problem in society. Just by making access to the images difficult, child abuse will not go away.
In fact, it's likely to make the problem worse, since we're now blocking decent people from seeing what's really going on, and figuring out why.
The situation is bad, but it isn't quite as bad as this:
it looks like the writing is on the wall for unfiltered, uncensored Internet connections in the UK
They're only talking about broadband solutions marketed to consumers. Most ISPs offer "home office" broadband for just a few pounds per month more that isn't marketed to consumers, and hence would probably not fall under any legislation they may impose.
I'd be surprised if that was the case. Technically, "office" broadband and "home" broadband is usually identical, to the ISP. It all happens lower down the chain, at BT.
I agree the call for 100% is idiotic but I don't see it being a government forced initiative only that they'd like to see it.
The only people demanding 100% right now are the childrens charities, but I already knew they were the pinnacle of the "think of the children" croud hence why I'd never donate to them. In cases like this they ultimately do more harm than good because they simply just cover up the fact a problem still exists.
It's currently only the childrnes charities that are the problem here, the government, despite me hating them dearly for their repeated idiocy have not yet demanded 100% coverage, only said they'd like to see that. I'd like to see the existence of god disproved once and for all but that doesn't mean it's going to happen does it?
Just the fact that the government wants 100% is enough. They may not force ISP's yet, but when they find out that those 5% won't do it (I assume out of principle, there are a few of those ISP's left) they will probably turn to forcing them to comply.
We have our own filter here in Sweden, also supposedly for "child porn" (it's been proven to block other things too, and the filter is just as non-transparent). It doesn't have quite the same coverage (yet) but judging by our current government's previous actions, I wouldn't be surprised by them forcing ISP's to comply within a few years.
Just the fact that the government wants 100% is enough. They may not force ISP's yet, but when they find out that those 5% won't do it (I assume out of principle, there are a few of those ISP's left) they will probably turn to forcing them to comply.
The upside to having it mandated by law is that it can then by challenged on constitutional(*) and human rights grounds. How well this would fare in the UK I do not know but the fact that the govt hasn't already enacted a law along these lines gives hope - they may be in doubt as to whether they could actually get away with it. Much easier to just bully private organizations into doing their dirty work for them.
* - Yes, there is such a thing for the UK. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Unite [wikipedia.org]
I agree the call for 100% is idiotic but I don't see it being a government forced initiative only that they'd like to see it.
This is the same government that is bringing in voluntary ID cards. The definition of voluntary appears to be you are free not to get a card, but then you can't work at Manchester airport... how long until you won't be able to get CRB check without having an ID card? There definition of voluntary is swiftly shifting from free choice, to ability to choose to starve on the streets (as long as you don't get arrested) if you don't get one.
Internet filtering will go the same way. The government must love the work the IWF is doing here, as it gets to claim credit for any improvements and say it is taking in action, but when the IWF cocks up the government can wash it hands and point out it is an independent body. I find it incredible that people find the idea of this organisation covertly removing content acceptable.
I find it incredible that people find the idea of this organisation covertly removing content acceptable.
Firstly, until the recent Wikipedia issue blew up, the IWF was practically unheard of in the UK.
Secondly, while we'd all love to believe that something like "oh, by the way - there's a 95% chance that everything you do online is being monitored and censored" would have people taking to the streets with pitchforks and torches, the fact of the matter is it doesn't. I hate to say it, but a large percentage of the population fully subscribe to the idea that if you've done nothing wrong you have nothing to fear.
Thirdly, this is one of those hot potatoes that it's very difficult to argue against - anyone who does is likely to find themselves tarred as someone who's "sympathetic to paedophiles". This doesn't just apply to politicians - our mass media is just as capable of demonising people as anyone else's and I don't know many people who would have the stomach for being plastered all over the front page of the papers with headlines like "Sick pervert wants to allow photos of child abuse!!11oneone"
Same here. I would never give money to the NSPCC but I'm happy to support Barnados. I hope we can get them to change their mind on the subject - or at least, recognize that political lobbying is not one of the functions of a children's charity.
I was pleased to see that my ISP, Zen Internet, is one of those refusing to bow to the IWF. I will continue to recommend them to friends and family as a sensible, human-run provider.
I'd not heard of Zen before. Given that I'm shopping for a new ISP, guess who's now at the top of the list? I very much doubt I'm alone, either.
Zen are about the highest rated ISP on thinkbroadband.com [thinkbroadband.com] but they're not particularly cheap. You get what you pay for though, and the service and support are the best I've ever seen from an ISP. Beware though, of fairly low download allowances unless you spend a lot of money. I was with them for a few years and only switched away to get better value through a local unbundled ISP.
You get what you pay for though, and the service and support are the best I've ever seen from an ISP. Beware though, of fairly low download allowances unless you spend a lot of money.
You don't really get what you pay for with Zen anymore. They became bad value for money in my opinion when they introduced stupid, onerous monthly download caps. They lost me as a customer for that.
I wish they wouldn't refer to it as child abuse. While sexually/mentally abusing children is child abuse, child abuse often times focuses on the physical abuse (at leaset in my area of the country in the US). That said, this law is probably targeted at filtering pornographic images of children who were abused. There (is?) should be a better term to describe what they're trying to filter.
That said, I don't think the governments of individual countries should censor the internet. By all means, censor public access, but as far as I am concerned, my connection to "the internet" is (or should be) a "private tunnel" that means no interference (from anyone, including the ISP!)
But they have to refer to it as chld abuse, in order to justify blocking it. If they said "this is harmless but we want to block it anyway", then who would take any notice of them?
Of course it must be harmless: otherwise Cambridge (which is where the IWF offices are situated, according to their web site) would be a hotbed of child abuse, due to the number of people working for the IWF who look at this stuff for a living.
I wish they wouldn't refer to it as child abuse.
How about "Would-be-pirate abuse"?
UK statistics generally include "use rude words or making offensive statements" under the heading of abuse, and thus calling a child "ignorant" is lumped in the same category as raping them. While this strategy makes the problem seem worse to some, it makes the statistics completely worthless.
I think we should ban pencils and paper, because people might draw their own porn.
This "voluntary" and "recommended system" doesn't seem to be very voluntary all of a sudden. Why doesn't this surprise me?
What I want to know is... which ISPs are holding out? There should be a whitelist for the ISPs that take a stand on this stuff.
Maybe I'm missing something here. I've always wondered why there was a rush to block images of child abuse like this. As long as these sites are up, there is still a possibility for authorities to identify the guilty parties through the websites.
If every ISP blocks 100%, then not even cops can get an unfiltered connection. That means that they have stopped trying to catch the child pornographers, they just want to pretend they don't exist.
These are real children being abused. Their abusers are handing the police evidence. Why the rush to ignore it? Why not just monitor them? Keep track of who visits www.kiddieporn.com or whatever.
You forgot the last bit.
If the ISP's make it so that child porn isn't accesible then the people who bitch and whine can pretend that it isn't happening.
If there's no proof that it happens then they can pretend that that kind of thing doesn't actually happen.
And some people need a wakeup call now and then to remind them that if you're a teacher there is a decent chance that one or more of your students is being abused at home and to fucking watch for the signs.
But if everything looks alright on the surface t
If every ISP blocks 100%, then not even cops can get an unfiltered connection.
They don't want every day cops to have an unfiltered connection. They want a special organisation, very likely an unelected one, to sit in judgement. It's a lovely idea really.
If every ISP blocks 100%, then not even cops can get an unfiltered connection.
If you'd read TFA you would see it's all about consumer broadband and UK households, in my world that excludes the enterprise grade accounts from this mandate to filtering.
Can let me know who the 5% that arent signed up are so I can transfer over to them? If i wanted censored internet, Id move to China.
http://www.zen.co.uk/ [zen.co.uk] is one.
Try http://www.ukfsn.org/ [ukfsn.org] - they use Entanet as their upstream provider (no filtering, as another commenter pointed out). Additionally, you are supporting free software by using them, and unlike pretty much every other they are customer friendly - e.g. if you want a MAC code, you can get one instantly from their web site, without them making you go through multiple phone calls where they try and persuade you not to leave.
Check out their statement of policy:
Statement of policy regarding censorship, Phorm/Web
A&A have categorically stated that they will *never* filter (unless it's made compulsory, and even then they'd try to find a way around it eg. by selling their lines as business broadband instead of consumer).
http://aaisp.net.uk/news-censorship.html [aaisp.net.uk]
Child pornography? That's a shit reason censor.
It also happens to be the one reason people aren't able to argue with.
Where did all these child abusers come from?
1. They were already there, the internet changed nothing.
2. They were created by the internet. They spawned from caves just like a MMORPG.
3. The internet magically turns people into child abusers just like that ActiveX control you didn't want.
4. The whole thing was blown out of proportion by the media creating a moral panic.
I've lived in several countries that have extensive censorship of all media, and that is the most scary thing on earth. It breeds a level of ignorance and double-think that just blows your mind. Censorship has the power to destroy your nation, however powerful it is today.
Watch this space. As America and the UK among others become enemies of the internet, strangled by copyright laws run amok, and kids banned from playing with their chemistry sets, other countries will usurp us all.
---Child pornography? That's a shit reason censor.
---It also happens to be the one reason people aren't able to argue with.
Oh, it's VERY arguable. You just need to move the definition of "Child". Children, prior to the 1900's applied to the age group of 10 and under. Over that and you were an adult. And this word adolescent.. made up word in the 50's. I'll provide a framework that might work in your country.
"The 'Age of Majority' is defined to be the minimum age of a person who has been tried, but may no
When they came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I was not a Jew.
When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.
The crucial difference here is that nobody will admit to viewing kiddy pr0n, but the government has already set its sights on extreme and violent
Its not about the children, its about justifying interception and censorship. See how the anti-terrorist laws were used against people insulting Tony Blair - expect a law that insulting Gordon Brown is child abuse some time shortly before the next election.
Does this mean that Tor hidden nodes and I2P will finally gain some traction?
Some ISPs will never comply. Super Awesome for the win!
http://superawesomebroadband.com/ [superaweso...adband.com]
I'll get me coat
My position is that, given that we're not going to be able to avoid the basic problem, legislation is actually not necessarily a bad thing. It would plave the IWF on a legislative footing, which would alter the governance and the contestability in potentially a good way. But people I have immense respect who know a lot more about this stuff disagree, and think the upside (judicial oversight) would not be worth the downside (ministers making positions).
Sadly, it seems that a huge part of the e-crime agenda is being devoted to child porn, which is only one past of the issue and one where the end users aren't the victims. Fraud and other issues are being subsumed.
How does the cleanfeed system handle peer to peer? Because usenet, email, gnutella are all peer to peer. All it would take is for someone to implement a peer to peer static caching system for web sites and build it into an add-on or module for firefox.
As soon as you use those words, you have lost your argument in the eyes of the general public. Studies [newgon.com] have shown that most illegal images of children do not involve sexual abuse. Data from Garda (linked above) shows that the most serious image possessed in 44% of "child pornography" cases in Ireland (whose child pornography laws mirror those of the UK) decpited no sexual activity whatsoever.
Pictures of naked children, which presumably comprise the majority of blocked images, should not be called "child abuse images". That term is just newspeak designed to justify the vast powers of censorship and funding which are handed to the IWF.
I take my hat off to the UK Gov. for completely missing the point by several thousand miles.
Yes, images of child abuse (and a hell of a lot of other images on the net) are nasty.
But hiding them from public view is pointless
In the mean time, a new c
It's a list of URLs. Not a particularly good one either, from what I've heard.
All a site has to do to unblock themselves is change the URL. Or put the website on another port (it only filters port 80) or use https/irc/ftp/email. IWF appear to know nothing of how the internet actually works, which is somewhat lucky, because their attempts at censorship will completely fail.
Calling for legislation though is very worrying. The gov. want to give a group of unelected people the ability to control what the po
I think you are missing the point, daveime. I don't think the intent is to stop those that actually want to watch child pornography. That simply isn't going to happen. There are a zillion ways to bypass any filters the government could force on ISPs. I think the idea is to stop kids surfing around the net late at night and casually browsing onto really disturbing images. Look on youtube at the reaction videos to 2girls1cup, something even I refuse to watch, most of them are teenage kids.
Where the UK govt. m
IWF are the same group of self appointed censors whos system is so badly flawed that they included Wikipedia and threatened Amazon [slashdot.org] with black listing and were forced to back down after they it was discovered the image was an Album cover sold legal in the UK for years.
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Flyhalf Dan Carter has recovered from a calf injury and will start for New Zealand in their final Test of the year against England at Twickenham tomorrow.
Carter, the standout flyhalf in world rugby, missed the 33-10 victory over Six Nations champions Wales in Cardiff, but was named in the starting lineup to face England by coach Steven Hansen yesterday. Aaron Cruden drops to the bench.
The World Cup-winning All Blacks, undefeated in 20 Tests, swatted aside the Welsh with ease last Saturday and with Carter returning to the side a similar result is expected at Twickenham against a stuttering England.
England have not beaten the All Blacks since 2003, but New Zealand coach Hansen is wary of the opposition, who have suffered narrow losses to South Africa and Australia in consecutive weeks.
"There is huge motivation within the team to finish the season off on a high and real excitement ahead of this weekend, with a packed house at Twickenham always a great occasion," Hansen said in a statement.
"We know that the English will lift themselves for their final match of the year, especially following their two recent narrow defeats [to South Africa and Australia] and we need to be prepared to match them in all facets," he said.
England's traditional strength has been the power of their pack and Hansen made two changes to his forwards yesterday to combat the threat.
Brodie Retallick was preferred in the second row over Luke Romano, who scored a try in the win over Wales, while Keven Mealamu was named at hooker in place of Andrew Hore, who was banned for five weeks for striking Welsh lock Bradley Davies last Saturday.
"He has a couple of games off the bench and he has got a big motor and goes all day long and we just think that this game will suit him," Hansen told New Zealand media of the switch of locks.
"They [England] are big men and they are probably one of the biggest packs that we will come up against. They will bring a physical, combative game, there is no question about where they are going to come. They will have one-off runners and two runners round the corner, so they are going to come straight at you," Hansen said.
Mealamu, Carter and prop Tony Woodcock had all been injury concerns for tomorrow, but Hansen said they were ready.
Captain Richie McCaw is to start his 116th Test and lead the vastly experienced side for the 79th time.


text: While Iowa's youth spring turkey season ends today and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources wants to pass along safety reminders as the adult hunting season starts. Bob Bellmer, Park Ranger with the Washington County Conservation Board says to remain safe while hunting, don't wear the colors of the flag because they are the same colors as a turkey's head, be next to a big tree when calling a turkey, and know your target before attempting to take a shot. Bellmer adds to avoid wearing the blaze orange because a turkey will see you approaching. To find out more about the upcoming turkey season, follow the link here.


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Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora
Chiefs make it official and announce they "part ways" with Scott Pioli. The prelude to the forthcoming Andy Reid announcement.
Brian Costello @BrianCoz
Would you want Pioli Jets fans?
ProFootballTalk @ProFootballTalk
Todd Haley hasn't said yes to Cardinals interview http://wp.me/p14QSB-6Ss3
Brian Costello @BrianCoz
@TheBigLead: You shut your mouth RT @BrianCoz: Would you want Pioli Jets fans? Guess that's a no
i love the sky is falling, we are ****ed, **** my life, Zack Morris and Slater are the only ones who are going to take our GM job Jet fans...i dont think people realize how hard it is to get a GM job...the hottest thing is not always the best thing...i feel a heck of a lot better about Rex then i do about the SF guy bringing his BFF linebackers coach to be the HC.
The jets will get a competent HC, that will be the best choice for this franchise...i have confidence...you should too.
Manish Mehta @MMehtaNYDN
John Dorsey in Jets GM mix too RT @caplannfl Source said Andy Reid has Packers Dir of Fball Ops on radar to interview 4 Chiefs personnel job
Conor Orr @ConorTOrr
YOU said you wanted Parcells to help the search. #BlameCoz #BlameTebow RT @BrianCoz: Would you want Pioli Jets fans?
So the GM has to keep Rex for a year. Same thins is probably going down in Carolina and Jax.
We are screwed if the new GM gives Rex any kind of authority on personnel.
For all we know, keeping Rex may be linked to re-signing a couple of our FA (like Landry).
What will hurt us is if the new GM makes desperation moves in order to win in 2013 in order to give Rex a fighting chance. This could eat up a bunch of our available cap space n 2014 and we could see us passing on potential prospects for ones that cam come in and contribute immediately.
Ala wham Parcells was here. Any Competant GM will tell Woody that you can either you risk everything for a shot at the WC in 2013 or we build the right way and try to build a team that can over take Brady and Pats and then take the reign when Brady retires.
Otherwise, It's almost like playing poker and you have an open straight. Only we need two cards, we bluffing our way in, and everybody at the table know we are doing it.
Manish Mehta @MMehtaNYDN
RT @RobDemovsky John Dorsey & family love GB but I'm told his wife has strong ties to KC area. She even works for a firm based there #nyj
Another way to look at this is Getting the right staff together makes or breaks the HC. Tomsula has just recently been mentioned as a potential hire for who ever gets Gamble. But for the last few months, Reid, McCoy, Chip Kelly , etc. have anticipated getting offers to be HCs and have been recruiting staff.
By the time we make the GM hire, most of the quality asistants may be gone. Doesn't he Rex this year but what if....
We sign Thurman to a multi-year extension. He stays as DC next year and Tomsula has a year to recruit and build a an offensive staff. So next Black Monday we are already moving on implementing the staff turnover instead of listening to consultants tell us what every other team with a GM opening already knows.
Manish Mehta @MMehtaNYDN
Free agent-to-be Mike DeVito on Rex's tattoo: "I've never seen that. This is 1st time I've even heard that before.... I have not seen that"
Not sure, but I don't think Mike has ever seen Rex's tattoo before.
Ian Rapoport @RapSheet
#Jaguars are interviewing #Giants exec Marc Ross today for GM job, I believe, in NJ. He's received a ton of interest, is well thought-of
Albert Breer @AlbertBreer
Just to recap from last night -- Browns asked permission to talk to Gamble, Telesco interviews with SD and Caldwell with Jets today.
Albert Breer @AlbertBreer
... Gamble will interview with the Jets this weekend, and @RapSheet reports Ross is with the Jaguars today.
P. Schrager @PSchrags
Oh, stop with any Pioli praise. All of KC's best players were drafted by Carl Peterson.
Manish Mehta @MMehtaNYDN
Norv Turner may be on Jets' short list for OCs, but @UTKevinAcee noted couple weeks ago Turner won't end up with #NYJ. Acee would know.


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Australia's inaugural "report card" on mental health services has been described by the chair of the National Mental Health Commission as "confronting" after it found services need a major overhaul.
Professor Allan Fels said Australia had failed in its delivery of mental health services and the situation needed urgent attention.
"The statistics related to physical illness and early death among people with a mental health difficulty are appalling," he said.
"Their health is worse than the general community on just about every measure. People with a severe mental illness have their life expectancy reduced by 25 years on average due to the increased likelihood of heart related conditions, diabetes and obesity. There are many contributing factors and there are no simple answers, but this demands immediate action."
Launching the report card in Sydney today, Professor Fels said it was important that the prime minister, Julia Gillard, give mental health a seat at the "top of the table".
"The Commission has been given the independence and permission we need to 'tell it like it is'," he said.
"This report uncovers some difficult truths that it will be very difficult to walk away from."
The recommendations include reducing the early death of Australians with severe mental illness and improving their physical health; minimising the use of seclusion and restraint; increasing access to mental health services from 6 to 8 per cent to 12 per cent of Australia's population; making the mental health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples a higher priority; stopping people from being discharged from mental health services into homelessness or unstable homes; increasing the employment rates of people with mental illness and paying greater attention to supporting them at work; increasing access to home-based visiting to support families and children; and providing effective, local interventions to prevent suicide.
"We will be back with our second report card in 12 months' time, reporting on what's happened, whether people's stories have changed for the better and where things have improved," Professor Fels said.
"In the meantime, I urge political leaders to put their political tensions aside and continue their bipartisan support for, and investments in, mental health so that all Australians can live contributing lives."
* Support is available for anyone who may be distressed by calling Lifeline 131 114, Mensline 1300 789 978, Kids Helpline 1800 551 800.


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It's the dark underbelly of Jim Tressel's psyche that we all—or at least us Michigan fans—knew existed. Yes folks, this is the proof that a rude, bigoted, misogynistic, hedonistic, callous soul lurks underneath that pious persona Tressel cultivates .
Check out Coach Tressel's visit to a cancer ward: Whaaa Whaaaaa I Have Cancer
All these ugly, little cancer kids are really starting to creep me out.
Or, Coach Tressel's foray into rap music: Drivin That Train
I'm Coach Jimmy Tressel
With a Little confessel
I smoked a huge blunt
Now I'm a big messel
Or, Coach Tressel's views on the mentally handicapped: Fucking Retards
Hey... I'm just kiding.
I only let them give me head.
Or, Coach Tressel's Fiesta Bowl halftime report: Half-time Quickie
First of all, 21-7? I thought this guy was supposed to be an offensive genius. Did you see that sack by AJ Hawk. He stuffed him just like he stuffed his sister the night before...which was hot.
Or, Coach Tressel's Fiesta Bowl Victory party: Spoils of Victory
Some how part of our sectional and one of Troy Smith's hookers ended up at the bottom of my pool. But that's why I have a maid.
There's a lot, lot more. Someone is very sick and has entirely too much time on their hands.
Warning--The content of this site is simultaneously inappropriate and hilarious. If anyone catches you laughing--which is very likely--and then reads what you're laughing at, you will be shunned by decent people everywhere.


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One World, Multiple Standards
July 2004
In July 2000, the global AIDS community gathered at the XIII International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, to "break the silence" and bolster action to stem the devastating impact of HIV and AIDS in the developing world. Four years after this clarion call to mobilize both the political will and resources necessary to expand access to antiretroviral drugs, and to overcome social and political barriers to health and human development for all, we are called upon to ask: How far have we come?
As we gaze back upon the landscape over which we have journeyed since 2000, do we see mountains and gulfs that have been surmounted, or rather a gentle ripple of hills that were but the prelude to greater, forthcoming obstacles? While respect is due the various achievements that have been realized since 2000 in expanding access to care and treatment, I would argue that ultimate judgment about our progress in this respect will only truly be possible by evaluating what is occurring at the point of care for patients -- that point of intersection where the rhetoric of commitment meets (or does not) the beds, food, syringes, drugs, and care providers that collectively help to determine the fate of those who seek access to them. And so, where we have succeeded in focusing global attention on the AIDS pandemic and now prepare to gather in Bangkok this month for the XV International AIDS Conference to plan next steps and organize efforts aimed at ensuring that AIDS remains key among competing global priorities, it is my sincere hope that equal attention will be placed on continuing needs at the point of healthcare delivery, where the "rubber meets the road," as the saying goes.
It is a great understatement to say healthcare delivery in our world varies immensely in quality and availability. But we must address the nascent, ethical questions couched in that statement: Are we willing to accept multiple standards? If not, what does that imply, and subsequently, what does that then further require of us? It is revealing of our ambivalence on this matter that in the very calculus of our international public health efforts (HIV being no exception) we accept as a general precept and variable the very impoverishment of care capacity and the absence of important infrastructure in determining many of our responses and interventions. A common clinical rejoinder to this approach, as has been memorialized in ongoing debate between population versus individual health, is that by accepting these limitations and standards in order to provide some care for all and maximum benefit at the society level, individual health outcomes are very often sacrificed. It is a frustrating toss-up that is perhaps nowhere better exemplified today than through the lens of the global AIDS pandemic.
Where questions of what is required to optimize individual care in resource-constrained settings seem so often to rub uneasily against the imperatives of caring for masses of HIV-positive people, preventing further spread of disease, and accomplishing this feat within the narrow bounds of existing capacity, we face difficult choices. And so, while the progress that we have achieved in dealing with the pandemic bespeaks the fact that more and more of us seem to be appreciating that we are our brother's keeper -- as the spiritual saying goes -- just how well we are keeping him is the question around which I feel we owe greater attention.
As we reach the mid-point of 2004, the lion's share of our collective energy is currently dedicated to expanding access to antiretroviral therapy so desperately needed in most places of the world -- and rightly so. At the same time, however, we must ask ourselves whether we are being equally thoughtful with respect to accompanying care concerns, examining from both clinical and ethical perspectives what patients deserve -- be they in New York or New Delhi -- and in many cases must have, in accessing this life-saving and -enhancing treatment, and maximizing its benefit. Many challenging questions stand before us, and I fear that as we proceed with due haste to expand our treatment efforts in resource-constrained settings we risk allowing the ultimate consideration of patient outcomes and quality of life to be greatly overshadowed by competing arguments for cost containment, rapid response, and social benefit.
While certain of these issues have been raised in objection to our desire to expand access to antiretroviral therapy -- the "developing world is not ready for antiretroviral therapy" argument (which is, incidentally, a view not shared by the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care [IAPAC]) -- I would agree that the singular merit of this argument is that, yes, indeed, effective delivery of antiretroviral therapy will be a great challenge should healthcare capacity remain as it is in many places. However, rather than accept this state of affairs, as detractors from the antiretroviral therapy expansion movement may do, we are compelled instead to turn this question back upon ourselves and ask how it is that we allow these impoverished conditions to exist. When we adapt our responses too much to fit existing treatment capacity, without working to improve that capacity and the underlying poverty that holds it back, our responses risk being unsustainable or ill conceived. What we are now learning about the use of single-dose nevirapine (NVP) for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV stands as an example.
In raising these points, I contend that the best immediate prescription for this dilemma is increased attention to its persistence. My ultimate concern is that unless we submit these questions to debate, we risk losing sight of the single common denominator that must unite us and guide our various actions as we look to the future: an improvement in the healthcare standards, capacity, and tools necessary to ensure the optimal care of patients, regardless of where they live. I deliberately say "patients" here, not "HIV patients," recognizing that as we expand access to treatment for HIV disease we also risk pitting it against other diseases in our effort to secure and spend scarce resources. This, too, is an imminent danger that we must avoid.
While immediate, ad hoc solutions and interventions may be the tough pill that we must swallow in order to get us further on down the road, I would like to argue that we must accept as a terminal point no less than a single, equal standard of care and treatment for all people living with HIV/AIDS. It is with a view to contributing to global dialogue around this issue of concern that on July 15, 2004, IAPAC will be hosting an official satellite symposium of the XV International AIDS Conference that will be dedicated to examining the global state of AIDS care in 2004. Through this critical opportunity, IAPAC wishes to increase attention to continuing disparities in care standards globally, to examine their implications, and to address the serious needs of patients and care providers alike in ensuring optimal clinical outcomes and, as important, enhanced quality of life.
In ending this month's "Report from the President," I wish to quote from former United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld who, in championing human rights and international development in a manner unlike many before or since him, reminded us that, "to let oneself be bound by a duty from the moment you see it approaching is part of the integrity that alone justifies responsibility." If we have answered the difficult question of whether we accept multiple standards of care in the negative, then it follows that we have admitted responsibility for fostering and creating change. Our duty in redressing these multiple standards still lies ahead, and surely our integrity hangs in the balance. If I may venture a final personal thought, I would opine that the immediate answer is to insist on asking difficult questions, to not shy away from hard wars in favor of easy battles, and to not let our imaginations and actions be bound by the realities of the present.
José M. Zuniga is President/CEO of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC), and Editor-in-Chief of the IAPAC Monthly.
This article was provided by International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care. It is a part of the publication IAPAC Monthly.


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Edward's Secret
What if Edward had a secret?? a hidden secret of a tragic story that has been hidden for decades?? almost 80 years ago, Edward met a girl, he thought he was in love with her!
This story is a summary! I'll publish the big one, later if this one gets an audience!
1. Chapter 1
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Every time I enter the Cullen's house, I get this awkward feeling. It's just too mysterious. I mean it doesn't look like those houses of the devil like the stories, but still, I mean I still remember the room Edward showed me when he told me about the history of Carlisle, now that one was interesting. Edward's room is sort of mysterious, but it's mysterious in a normal way, but I like it.
I've decided to wait for him in his room, I thought it's perfect for it makes me think about us. He has changed some few stuff since I last entered it, still looks good though. While I was trying to close the window (the wind was kind of cold) I noticed a big weird object on the new table beside the window.
The object was as I suspected a huge box that looked ancient, not vintage, but rather antique. It wasn't locked, so I took the liberty of opening it and looking inside, to find it was nothing but books and documents. They looked like literature books or rather history, there were about a dozen books, I couldn't presume anything familiar from the titles: "the lost memoirs of Luke Richofious' 'the memoirs of John McRickon' 'Edward Yollinkaus' 'Matthew Curdrew' and there was one that looked different and even bigger "the tragedy of a thousand years". Accidentally while was holding the latest one I drop a little piece of paper, cut in a half with few typed words on it:
'Dearest Edward,
I love you and you have to be aware of my affections for you! I had come to a conclusion that I should be aware of the circumstances of my decisions.
I know that you love me, I have your voice echo in my heart everyday! I had received your offer and promised to come back. I considered living with you and promised I would make a proper companion.
It was never my intention to break my promise, but sometimes faith leads you to unpredictable positions.
That all was written, I stood for a moment thinking about it, what could be this, Who sent this one, how come Edward never told me about it, am I too stupid not to know. I felt betrayed.
Suddenly Edward walked in, "Bella! What you're doing here? I told you I'd be waiting in your room!" and he rushed giving me one of his sweet tender hugs, until the sight of the paper I was holding interrupted him.
"Of course you wanted me to wait in MY room so I won't see THIS!"
"Edward what it's all about?"
"it's… it belongs to the past"
"A past you never shared with me?… who is she?"
"An old… acquaintance" he said that as if he was looking for some more casual word.
"Acquaintance?! Do I look stupid Edward?"
"Bella! it's not how it looks like! She belongs to the past!"
"yeh… sure the past… was it 50 years ago?"
He just looked at me
"Why you never told me about it, I've been thinking you would never hide anything from me…and this" I throw the paper "what it was all about?…"
he stood there calm as ever, then he picked the paper, placed it inside the open book it fell from, and he put it down on the table.
He looked at me, and then bowed his head down, as if he was trying to think of an apology, explanation or excuse, I couldn't tell. At that moment I thought he's not ready to explain, so I took the first move and walked home, and wished he would at least say a word to stop me.
I lied on my bed recollecting my thoughts and thinking of the note written on the paper, Why she said she loved him, and what she means by 'if you truly love me..' What Edward meant when he said she was the past, and who is she?
I kept thinking, keeping a hope that Edward might finally show up outside my window and EXPLAIN. But he hasn't, and after 3 hours or so fell asleep.
I woke up from a weird dream, I tried remembering it, there was a girl, trying to follow a man, he looked so weird, he was dressed in these kind of costumes that looked like from between the 16th and 19th century, he was incredibly handsome, vampire beauty, although he wasn't running away he was mysterious, and there was a thirst in his eyes. I couldn't remember anything else, but the dream was awkward, and made me feel so cold but in the same time I was sweating, I looked outside the opened window, noticing it was opened and there was no sight of Edward and so I remembered what happened last night, I tried to look what time was it, it was 3:25 am, but then I found an envelope lying beside my bed, I rushed into opening the envelope, and I found 5 pages of written paper; a letter from Edward!!
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anyone know where i can find more pictures of thi hot bear i try to search yahoo,google etc but cant find anything help
anyone know where i can find more pictures of thi hot bear i try to search yahoo,google etc but cant find anything help
thats no bear....!!
Fur Lover
lol Scooter is right
can't tell much from look at that small thumb.
If you have big picture where i can see clearly i might able to help.
My free tube site: http://www.hungdaddy.com/
found this one
no still no bear...lol
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Yeah um that's just some guy with a hairy chest.
Give him 15 years and he will make one fine bear.
he could be called a cub
Any update on this hot stud?
found a short str8 porn video of him fucking a MILF. At least he was hot.
Anyway you can link me?
Bump. Any more info on this hot stud?
I found a site with a few pictures.
murdered in 2009, the other worked only in gay porn and retired after a while. You must been watching the straight one.
Update: Found another site with pictures of him.
Also there's an interesting comment about that post apparently from Damien Michaels himself.
This explains a lot.Dan (original Damien Micheals) said...
Hi my name is Dan and I went by the name of Damien Micheals. The name Damien Micheals was given to me by Yocham Frederick (the spelling of his name isn't correct, sorry) when he was the talent director of Advocate Men magazine. That was a layout back in May of 93. I was then invited back by the magazine to pose in the December of 94 issue. I did do some other layouts for other magazines and they would usually a different name for me. As for the other guy who used the same name, well we didn't look at all alike. Since his death I just figured I'd let him take the name to the grave. As for Yocham Frederick I did find out that he passed away too. I was sad to hear that. He was very professional and seemed like a super nice guy.
February 27, 2013 at 1:33 AM
So wonder what other names he had and I wonder if he is still modeling/making movies?
Found some of his videos on aebn.com but you have to pay to watch them. Both gay and straight vids.
Bump. Any links to this hot stud?


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Future Everything's Digital Public Space publication gathers a range of short explorations of the idea of the Digital Public Space. The central vision of the Digital Public Space is to give everyone everywhere unrestricted access to an open resource of culture and knowledge. This vision has emerged from ideas around building platforms for engagement around cultural archives to become something wider, which this publication is seeking to hone and explore.
This is the first publication to look at the emergence of the Digital Public Space. Contributors include some of the people who are working to make the Digital Public Space happen.
Editors: Drew Hemment, Bill Thompson, José Luis de Vicente, Professor Rachel Cooper
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RICHMOND, Va. - Smiles don't come easy to Head Coach Paul Kostin, a very calculated and focused coach who is nearing 1,000 career wins.
This week, Kostin was able to crack a small smile as his VCU men's tennis team returned to the ITA Top 25 for the first time in four years and the 18th time during his 23-year tenure with the Rams.
"I'm proud of the guys and earning a spot in the top 25 is a testament to the work they've put in," Kostin said. "But I think it also shows how much we can accomplish if we continue to put in the work and focus on getting better every time we step on the court."
Led by two of the top-75 singles players in the country, #21 Max Wennakoski and #72 Alexis Heugas, the Black & Gold have reeled off victories in eight of its past nine matches en route to a 14-4 mark.
This weekend, VCU will take on two Atlantic 10 foes at home with visits from Charlotte (Friday - 2 p.m.) and George Washington (Sunday - 1 p.m.). The Colonials are the reigning A-10 Champions.


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All in the family: Willow Coffee joins Magnolia
Dish hopes you're all familiar with Magnolia by now– chef Howie Velie's southern-inspired restaurant that blew into Scottsville's dining scene last year like a warm, fragrant breeze. Now, exactly one year after Magnolia's debut, another member of the Velie family Howie's mom, Barbara is preparing to bring her talents to this little riverside town.
While her son was busy preparing dishes like roasted sweet potato soup with country ham crisp and fried sage leaf, and a Granny Smith-manchego cheese ice for a wine dinner on Friday, November 19, Barbara became the official new owner of Laurel's Early Light Café, on the other side of Valley Street. Barbara, who just moved to Virginia from Poughkeepsie, New York, is calling her soon-to-open (any day now) new venture, Willow Coffee.
"Howie's Magnolia, so we figured we'd stick with the trees," Barbara tells Dish. She clearly has a sense of humor, a quality which– combined with a loving but no-nonsense approach to food ("a grilled cheese is just a grilled cheese," she says when I mention panini)– is perfect proprietor material for a classic coffee shop/café.
Willow Coffee will focus on good coffee at a good price, pre-made specialty sandwiches, salads, and soups.
"Everything will be homemade (by the Magnolia chef team) and as organic as possible," Barbara says. "We want to offer people things they can't get at the IGA." The Velie team will use products from local growers– including Dave Matthews' nearby Maple Hill Farm.
The café's retail section will include olive oils, wines, cheeses, and dry goods that are difficult to find "on the frontier." Scottsville is known for sleepy Mondays, but Barbara, a self-described workaholic, plans to keep Willow Coffee open every day of the week.
Italian food with a Brazilian flair
What better follow-up to turkey and stuffing than a Sicilian pizza or a bowl of spicy penne puttanesca? While an Italian might think to take advantage of the long holiday weekend with a few extra days of rest, the Brazilian owners of Mamma Mia decided to open their new Grady Avenue restaurant on the day after Thanksgiving. Now that's confidence!
After a long month of interior renovations and planning, Sandro Silva and Rodgrigo Dimas were clearly eager to share the fruits of their labor with Charlottesvillians and university students. Freshly painted walls, curtained windows, tables with cloths and candlelight, and a re-design of the once domineering bar (into two smaller side bars), have transformed the the former site of El Girasol in the Monticello Dairy building into a place of casual elegance.
The ample menu– everything from pizza and subs to pasta and seafood entrees is also very student-friendly. Open every day for lunch and dinner, Mamma Mia offers free delivery in certain areas. I don't know about the background music, but if you happen to hear a foreign language while dining here, it's probably soft, melodic Portuguese.
Panera Bread Bursts into Barracks
Well, come Sunday, December 5, Barracks Road shoppers will no longer need to peer into the windows of Panera Bread Co., because the doors will be officially open.
When Dish dropped in on Monday, November 29, the large, artfully designed café was already fully stocked with a cornucopia of fresh-baked goods– bagels, cookies, as well as artisan, specialty, and lower-carb breads. Enthusiastic employees were busy with their "realistic training," baking, memorizing the extensive menu and making sure they could distinguish sesame semolina from sunflower, ciabatta from focaccia.
This store will be the first "G2" model (the largest, most upscale) in a new Panera franchise called Blue Ridge Bread, passionately headed by Rick Postle, former president of Panera Bread Corp.
"Rick is the epitome of Panera," says general manager Janice Carr. "When he walks in the door, he gives me a hug first, then he talks business."
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Finnish Church confirmation class, South Thomaston, 1933Item 10792 info
Maine Historical Society
At church all women … had the tight basque with jet or glass buttons, the cameo brooch, the black skirts that swept in the dust, the black bonnet nodding with a bit of mignonette, tied with bows under the chin, and the dotted nose veil. The black gloves were silk or lisle … the black vici-kid buttoned shoes toed out precisely.
–– Lura Beam, A Maine Hamlet, 1957
Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1915Item 31478 info
Penobscot Marine Museum
I dressed myself with a nice brown leghorn hat a nice black broad cloth coat, a pair of white Linen Pants and their calf boots, a Turn down coller a span white hankerchief Said nothing to any one and started a sabboth about church time
–– John Martin, Bangor, 1843
Knights of Pythias ribbon, ca. 1900Item 48892 info
Maine Historical Society
Ceremonies ranging from graduations and religious observances to fraternal and social rituals frequently call for particular and unique adornment, for observers as well as participants.
Clothing, headwear, hair decoration, jewelry, ribbons, and other symbols of rank or achievement, along with the music and rituals, are recognizable as marking a particular ceremony.
Julian Rebekah Lodge ribbon, Fryeburg, ca. 1900Item 48930 info
Maine Historical Society
Members of fraternal organizations wear robes, badges, pins or other items that identify them and their rank. Graduates often wear matching robes and hats.
For christenings or naming ceremonies, babies might be dressed in long white or ivory gowns. Beauty queens often wear sashes along with crowns or tiaras.
Social norms may suggest particular clothes and accessories, but, as with other occasions for dressing up, subtle touches and additions often express individual identity, stature, or rebellion.
Thomas Smith family christening dress, Portland, ca. 1730Item 48486 info
Maine Historical Society
In his journal on October 14, 1738, Thomas Smith wrote, "My wife was delivered of a son today." On the next day, Sunday, October 15, he wrote, "We baptized our child, John."
It is likely that John, the couple's sixth child, wore the dress on that day and that his siblings – and perhaps one of his parents – also had worn the dress.
The infant's dress is made from linen or fine wool and decorated with needle lace that probably came off another piece of clothing. Sometimes, lace or fabric from the mother's wedding dress was used in christening outfits.
Lace was an expensive item and the quality of the workmanship on this lace suggests an experienced, perhaps professional, lace maker created it.
The gown follows a popular adult style of the eighteenth century with a mantua style dress and a underlying bib or stomacher.
Clothing rarely survives for many generations. That the family saved the lace-decorated dress attests to its importance and value.
Parson Thomas Smith, Portland, ca. 1800Item 48487 info
Maine Historical Society
The first settled minister in Falmouth (Portland), Thomas Smith (1701-1795) served what became known as First Parish Church for 68 years.
Thomas Smith and Sarah Tyng married in 1728. They were wealthy compared to many in Falmouth and the surrounding area the church served.
Smith's salary equaled a third of the town budget. The parsonage at the head of India Street was the only house in the city with wallpaper.
Man in Masonic regalia, Bowdoinham, ca. 1865Item 48488 info
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An unidentified man wears Masonic regalia as he poses for an ambrotype photograph.
Societe des Artisans Canadiens-Francais, Lewiston, ca. 1900Item 48887 info
Maine Historical Society
Fraternal societies served a number of purposes: social, religious, charitable, educational, or mutual benefit (insurance). They often involved ritual when members wore particular costumes, ribbons, badges, pins, or sashes.
Masonic locket, ca. 1800Item 48889 info
Maine Historical Society
Julia Stockbridge donated the ornate Masonic locket to the Maine Historical Society in 1894 with a note: "Formerly owned by Capt Bartol who was living in Portland about 1800 & who died there (probably) about 1805."
Franklin Grange ribbon, Woodstock, ca. 1893Item 48890 info
Maine Historical Society
A ribbon worn by a member of the Franklin Grange No. 124 in Woodstock features Grange symbols and the official name of the organization, Patrons of Husbandry.
Odd Fellows medal, ca. 1940Item 48891 info
Maine Historical Society
Fred. E. Jewett (1871-1949), who along with his father started the Jewett Corn Canning Co. in Norridgewock in 1910, earned this 50-year Independent Order of Oddfellows pin. Jewett, who remained single his whole life, listed his hobbies as his farm, his dairy herd, and flowers.


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IF one measure of a good team is that it can win while playing badly, then Bonnyrigg White Eagles are a good team.
The Eagles are better than good, of course.
They're on the verge of greatness.
Already crowned premiers, Bonnyrigg completed the competition 15 points clear after beating Blacktown City 2-1 at Lily Homes Stadium on Sunday in the final round of the Football NSW premier league.
Should their season-long superiority be capped by a grand final win, then the Eagles can claim the greatness tag.
Win while playing badly?
Blacktown City dominated possession for long periods and had more scoring chances by far, yet the Eagles still found a way to win.
The hosts squandered several first-half chances before Chris Payne latched on to a Chris Tadrosse delivery to give the White Eagles the lead on 58 minutes.
Blacktown City deservedly drew level courtesy of Yuchi Yamauchi.
The Japanese import was well-positioned to slot home from Travis Major's marvellous cut-back from the left.
Just as the match seemed destined to finish level, Harris Gaitatzis blasted a powerful drive past Brody Crane in injury time.
Bonnyrigg coach Brian Brown gave his men a real rev-up after the game, though that was more finals motivation than disappointment.
The experienced coach would know it's hard to get up when there's nothing riding on the result, and you can't be 100 per cent every game.
"I think that was the worst we have played this season, our standards dropped completely," Brown said.
"There has been a lot said this week amongst the group about boys playing in the A-League or the Youth League, though based on today's performance I don't think they could play in any such league.
"The sad part is that today's performance takes away from the good we have done.
"I rarely criticise my players though today I am very disappointed.
"The good thing about this team is that we can score goals, so in this sense it is fantastic, though we need to ensure we finish the season the way we have been playing."
Bonnyrigg have the first week of the finals off before raising their standard.


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This Week:
Sam Houston 31, Stephen F. Austin 0
During the program's first 40 years, no Sam Houston football team came into its final regular season game undefeated and untied.
The 1930 Texas Association for Intercollegiate Athletics (TIAA) champion Bearkats lost to Rice in the second game of the season on the way to a 9-1 record.
In 1953, on the way to another 9-1 record and a Lone Star Conference co-championship, the Kats fell to East Texas in the fifth contest of the year.
Finally in 1956, the Bearkats rolled through the first eight games of the year without a loss or a tie. All that stood between Sam Houston and a perfect regular season was the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks.
Head coach Paul "Red" Pierce's Bearkats were rolling through the 1956 Lone Star Conference campaign dominating teams on both sides of the line of scrimmage. The Bearkats ranked number one in the league both in total offense (322.9 yards per game) and total defense (147.7 yards per contest).
Halfback Bobby Grisham was the Lone Star Conference's leading rusher and scorer and end Tommy Davis led the LSC in pass receiving.
Upset-minded SFA, under first-year head coach Harold Fischer, came to Huntsville for the season finale after back-to-back victories over Sul Ross and East Texas State. The Lumberjacks were the Lone Star's top passing team with quarterback Votto Gaddis averaging more than 100 yards per game total offense.
"The slender quarterback is the key to the Jacks' success this year," a pre-game publication said.
More than 3,500 fans packed Pritchett Field when the Kats and the Jacks took the field on that mid-November Saturday.
"The Kats completely bottled the vaunted Lumberjack aerial attack," the Alcalde reported.
The Bearkat secondary picked off seven interceptions and limited Stephen F. Austin to only 73 yards passing as Sam Houston shut out an opponent for the fourth time during the season.
Grisham and Gayle McGinty each scored twice. Grisham opened the scoring with a one-yard dive and put the Kats up 14-0 on a 20-yard pass from quarterback Ronnie Choate.
The speedy McGinty broke the game open with a 50-yard touchdown run then added a four-yard tally later. Ben Nicholson booted an 18-yard field goal and four extra points as Sam Houston rolled to a 31-0 win.
After the game, the Esquire Club of Sam Houston and Sawyer Club of SFA presented a trophy to the Bearkats, a traditional ceremony that began in 1952.
The victory clinched league title, the second year in a row for Sam Houston to hoist the Lone Star Conference trophy. With their 9-0 mark, the Bearkats were one of only 10 unbeaten NAIA teams nationally.
The perfect season earned Sam Houston its third post-season invitational in five years as the Bearkats returned to the Refrigerator Bowl in Evansville, IN, where the Bearkats defeated Middle Tennessee 27-13.
Davis and Grisham both were named to the Associated Press Little All-America teams and, with guard Ken Daw, also were first team All-Lone Star Conference honorees.
McGinty, guard Dan Thomas and fullback Herman Hodges were second team All-Lone Star Conference selections.
The only other Sam Houston football team that rolled up a perfect regular season mark -- the 2011 Southland Conference champion Bearkats -- return 50 lettermen and 19 starters for the coming 2012.
The next chapter in the "Battle of the Piney Woods" football rivalry sees Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin battle at Reliant Stadium in Houston Oct. 6 at 3 p.m.
Crowds of more than 25,000 have packed the lower bowl at Reliant each of the past two years and tickets are going fast.
Battle of the Piney Woods Tickets are now on sale through the university's athletic website. Fans also can purchase tickets at the Sam Houston athletic ticket office located in the Ron Mafrige Field House in the south end zone at Bowers Stadium or by calling ticket office at (936) 294-1729.